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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

Editor The Start seems "a
be about time that the people Of
Seattle and their public representa-
lives SETTLED the question of The
social evil The public objects 1Jic
subject IL TOO revolving 10 be-
hfaueht before our minds every
time We rick up ouf newspaper
i Il aeomn very plain that what
can't be cured must be- endured
Hut We can choose our method VI
endurance In obedience 10 The
olhmar " the narrow minded, tho
rcd liHht district was abolished and
It's occupants vent to our hotels
and apartments Il was oon found
that an attempt at eradication N
this evil meant an assimilation " u,
and tho laat state 9as worao than
the first
Why can We not be- honest and
sensible In settling this question,
and settle II right No district
should have a colony Of dlsropu,able
OF diseased persons thrust upon
them. Il destroys the value Of their
property and the dealnhiliiy Of
their homes. and without any com
p~onaatiun. This is unlawful ~ vel
a. unjust The burden should be
borne by the city We have public
places for legal criminals. and why
not for moral criminals They have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
ASSASSINS
ARE JAILED

NaN
HHEfupAN Wyo4 May To
prevent threats against their lives
from being executed By fellow prla.
afisfr, two Of the ssYen men arrested
on the charge Of killing three sheep
men slx weeks aso In their camp
near basin. wYo. ser brought 10
Sheridan today and siaesd In jail
here 10 await trial
The authorities at Basin my that
after two N the prisoner confessed
10 The crime duplicating the other
five ihsy were threatened win
seath Albert y KeYos and Charles
Ferris. two n tbs suspects were ht
taken 10 Sheridan. The murder
II The three sheepmeu resulted from
a bitter fmid between men u their
class and oaiiiemeH# # h supposed
that he victims were slain while
they slept
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
WEALTHY WOMAN STEALS
ANOThER'S HUSBAND

nit. vehsmsntiy declared Mrs
Grace yelie Harper today discuss.
lif the charges that che, the danEh-
ter Of \ ~ Veiie. n Moline Ill.,
manufacturer nnd niece Of the late
Charles Deere millionaire implement
manufacturer. had iured sidney
Harris. cnachnan and chauffeur
from his sp0usea slide
afH Jane Harris wife q the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

eeaebman. filed a suit in Los An.
feiss yesterday afternoon fDf ilie
600 damages charming that Mr.
Harper had hiirnhied the goodman.
ehauffcurn affections Mfn Harris
declared that she had followed Mr..
Harper who h. the wife m FiuHri
Harper ~ Rock Island illn thfouFil
many cities ~ the United HATES.
and even 10 Europe and Japan.
Experimenting tbe cry NJ black
mall Mrs Harper declared thai Tie
suit was foroshadoNed three yeats
ago when Hhe refused 10 give mDnef
10 afa Harris
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
ROBBED OF
. HIS MONEY
NEW Conner 10 6rbrrtp
PROVES TO DC An
EASY MARK.

Peter sardelllaUaa Italian. O,
19z4 Second as exported n
Capt " Detectives Tsnnant m,
morning that be- had been busoa,a
by two Of his oaIntrymsB ana
had Lost il22 IN the deal Ths
scheme ID he old old game. known
o. the cigar graft Eafdells ra
Gently came TO Seattle. thus hi,
acquaintance was Feg limited. ana
when he met tso neat appeatnr
strangers last HiRhi. Who apoks
bis native language II cheeei Nh
heart and made him FORGET M
h6mealckneas.
After d few rounds of drinks ths
three repaired 70 sardellis room
= suddenly n remarked that he
had purchased q few b1ref n cigars
At a retail establishment. and al.
ed safdollis 10 get them Tor him.
saying at the time that be- would
leave a few FOR him 10 smoke after
they were gone
= Ever willing 10 aid Il friend and
a countryman. safdaiiis agreed.
and took the m0aw for which be
vas 10 pay for the cigars
oh by the way one anddcnly
remarked. what security vim We
have that you will return with The
sm0keag We never saw you b.
fore. you know.
oh. we'll replied a~ardsllis,
here's my purse You can Keep
that until ! return
sardeilia returned alt right but
his friends had grown tired of walt.
ms. and were gone The purse con.
tained ti22.
"A million policemen couldn't
protect a man like that remafked
Capt Tenant after sandelliE had
gune
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
WANTS $4,000 FOR
A DOG BITE

nv FnITed ffrasl
FRESNO Cal, May h-Claim'
Ing nearly $1,000 damages because
she vas bitten by her employer
dos. Mrs Annie Davis. a servant,
has nled suit against Miss ~ H.
Pereiyal. Of iathugp Mrs Davis
charges that last February Miss
peruival removed a vicious dos
from It's accustomed place In the
yard aud chained It near tho door
Of the house She wan not inform.
ed Of tho removal Of the dos step
ped from the door and was bitten
BY the pot"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
SEhREh
NOT JAILED

CARACAS. May tt-Aftor IN
ycatlratlnr the report that the creu
Of an American shin was conhnct
In a prison In Venezuela, Minister
Russell today authorized tho INIT
cd Press To say that there d not
the least foundation for the story.
The report which caused the min
lsters Investigation was 10 the Fl
feet that the rev Of tho Carrie
D. Knowles. which sailed fnum
rroyinoctown. Masa five year.
aeo. had been held prisoners here
Tor years.
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MINISTER is TO
Be ARRESTED

PORTLAND, ORE May u The
Rev W r. Euatrf, pastor NJ the
aunnyaidr church. Of Portland and
formerly Of the Methodist church
Al fundletnn waa notified today
that sheriff Martin Of Walluwa
county. b. en- route to Portland 10
take him into custody on an To-.
dletmout voted against him yoHicr
daf IN roudletnu The charge IN
reported 10 be- that 81 settling fire
10 u forest or permitting the fires
10 burn through ca%fuieauueaa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

wAaLEs 4. PEW. IN AN IMPARTIAL STORY ON ACTUAL CON-
plTioNs, TELLS HOW IT HAS WORKED IN DECATUR, NJ.
MOT A DEAD TOWN FiNANc tALtY iNpusrRAltY on so
oiALLV, But A DEAD SPORTING rowN-oHiNK IN CLUBS
soorLeeoERs AND BOOZE 7 RAINS, BUT ARRESTS HAVE
BEEN CUT IN sAlF-rAxATioN AND BUSINESS LITTLE
AFFgcrEp-ptVoRcgs INCREASE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
MILWAUKEE, ROAD
SCORES VICTORY

kALlsrELL. Mont May IA
victory was recorded today for
the Chicago. Milwaukee a Puget
Sound railroad in TIA war with
the Great Northern. A nghtof
way map nled BY the Rockefeller
road shows that It had previously
acquired lands which the Great
Northern believed Il had secured
BY beating the Milwaukee an hour
In filing condemnation suits Tn.
Milwaukee 10 nov within i've miles
Of the Canadian border and viii
cross the limo In a few days
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
noRolcA TO RETIRE.

LONDON. May IL Madame la.
iian Nordioa said today that after
her marriage with George ".
Young tho banker. neHi spring
she will retire from active profess
sional work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

Merchants view the conditions OF
trade variously. The majority OF
tfadespenple say that they notice
no difference. and the LARGER de
paftment store people prove that
their trade has not decreased One
department store man says that his
business has improved. A meas
furnishings outf1ttef declared that
some Of his trade had gone out OF
town" A sho. merchant reports =
loss Of 4 per cent. but considers ad'
verse weather coalitions. There
was Increased sale Of childrcn's
shoes" he says.
Druggists have lost some busi'
mesa. They cannot sell alcohol In
any form. even upon a doctors pre-
ncription. Physicians nov carry =
supply u liquor for medicinal pur
poses, but they are using subsii'
tutes wherever peakibie-strych'
nine. for lnstance-for stimulant.
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At LEAST THAT is THE ALE
CATION. OUT WOMAN SAYS
TT's BLkcknAlL.

PASADENA. Cal, May n-"ita
hiaekmaii Plain vanton hlachmaili
TO which l viii not and cannot sub
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

One small merchant. shoes. com
planned Of business and gives this
novel reason Men r usually
more generous to their families
when intoxicated. A man used 70
buy his children new shoes or bis
wife a new hat when he got drunk
Nov these men can't get drunk and
they seem to be holding onto their
money
There r records OF many lndi
yldHhl cnaes Of families made more
comfortable and happy. One WON
al. name known to the writer, said
that her husband is nov supporting
her for the first time IN years He
has always worked. but could never
get his pay envelope by a saloon.
= now get dollars where ! used to
get pennies" she said MY hus.
band rarely goes out evenings
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

since Decatur went dry There IA
not a great number OF people, how
ever. who 80 out Of town 10 got
full n railroad men may be be-
liufcd.
Divorces on Increase,
Rar some reason the number of
divorces has Increased On the
docket for the May term Of the
circuit court arc 30 pasou For the
May term a year ago thcru were -
cascs Half of the cases brought
against husbands arr upon the
grounds OF lntomperanre or alleged
abuses. Half OF the cases against
wives arc upon statutory
grounds
when local option eamc into
power. 90 saloons. paying $751; 300
eity license. were killed M small
LEGAL hrewery lost lis valuable local
tlade and several wholesale houses
or liquor agencies left town These
combined had TAXABLE property
listed At $4,000 This the town
lost.
The vets claimed for a while
that local option made 500 vacant
dwellings and a large number OF
vaeant stores This has been de
proved A canvass Of the town
showed that on January 70 there
we're a7s vacant dwellings, a.
against SgS IN January ot the pre-
eIaus year Real estate transfers
Increased 1851 zoe In the first nine
weeks Of the dry year And in
1905 $50 . dwellings ven built
at a cost Of ti.igi,Sss There
were some elaborate dNellingn, but
most Of tho dwellings were modest
sis00 homes nulldinga other
than dwellings have bccn con
stmcted at a cost Of half a million
BANK Deposits increase,
The number Of bank deposiiors
have Increased, bankers say How
ever. the bank statement shows 10
dlvidual deposits for the last wei
year at s5.20t,b25 -. a asalnsl
the first dry years ts.osRslel2
Leans Increased. There has been
during the last quarter an Increase
IN Individual deposits Of sssi 80 "
Local or general trade conditions
that cannoi be enumerated here
maj have Influenced these figures
somewhat
The 1905 postal receipts we're
uifs7sss, IN 1907. ti0tti9ts
Last Christmas showed tho blsEest
postal receipts In the history Of the
city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

The vets always cry higher
taxes The Decatur city Tar rate
for 1907 was $3.50. for 1905 i2se.
and for 1909 t27z The county
consolidated tax rate for 1901 was
1871. In 1908 F7.ss. and In 1908 IL
$500 The school tax rate, includ.
ed in the consolidated tar. has In.
creased ~ cents In three yarA
The writer heard no one com.
plain Of Increased tax burden ex-
cept a few saloon men. who seem
cd insincerc. County Treasurer C.
7. Tandy said he heard few com
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16

be out again after being sick a few
days recently.
Several important foot ball games
will be played on the Howard Uni
versity campus this season. The
most important being these, with
Shaw, Lincoln and Hampton. Watch
for the dates.
1t is probable that a triangular
debate will be held between Atlanta
and Fisk Universities. Arrange
ments are being made now.
Rev. G. T. Long, presiding elder
of this city, preached at the Holsey
A. M. F. Church, in Philadelphia,
Pa.
Rev. DR.. Teanpean and Rev. DR.,
Taylor, delivered address to the Con-
ference in Philadelphia, Pa.
Social news will be put in this pa
per free of cost.
Miss Modena Gowens who taught
school in Berryville, Va, last year,
has entered the conservatory of
music to study the violin, and the
commercial college of Howard Uni
versity. Miss Virginia Gowens will
teach school in Falls Church, Vir-
ginia, where she taught last year.
MT. Frank Payne, of Denver, Col,
is in the city the guest of his neice,
Mrs. Fannie Mitchell, of 42o L St,
N. w.
The singing school, at the Metro
politan Wesley A.M.E.Zion Church
will begin October u, at 3.45 P. NJ
Special for the opening services are
Mr.. Ewell, instrumental solo, Mr..
Macintosh, baritone; Lieut. Tooney
poet, and Mr.. Fred Scabbs, tenor.
Rev Ray is pastor of the church.
church.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
MASONIC NEWS.

The Grand Commandery of
Knights Templars, of the District of
Columbia held her annual grand con-
clave on Monday, and elected the
following officers:
John P. Urner, Rt. Emit. Grand
Commander.
John P. Davis, Very Emit. Depu-
ty Grand Commander.
w. w. Walker Grand Generals
simo.
P. H. Simmon, Grand Captain
General
w. H. Severson, Grand Prelate
S. S. Thompson, Grand Sr. Ward
en-.
I. D. Bennett, Grand Jr. Warden.
Brooks Burr, Grand Treasurer.
]. o. Dampfeld, Grand Recorder.
H. Lancaster, Grand Warder.
The grand inspection and review
this year was a success, and the
grand prize a past commanders jewel,
was awarded to Henderson Com
mandery No. 2, and was presented
by Grand Inspector General n. E.
Weatherless, in his eloquent style.
1t is to be hoped that the inspection
next year will be held earlier than
it was this year. Sirs R. L. Pendle-
ton and others will attend the session
of the Supreme Council, to be held
in Kansas City, Mo.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16

ers, etc, seemed at their best and
carried the audience by storm. The
evening programme which began al
o'clock was a powerful missionary
sacred concert and was a treat to all
lovers of music, who availed them
selves of the opportunity of being
present.
The orchestra seemed to make a
new record under the leadership OF
Prof. William d. Giles, while the
choir, under the usual direction OF
Prof J. T. Newman gave sweet mu-
sic; also with Mrs. NJ. Harvey Clink-
scales, the organist, who seemed to
have never played better.
Mrs. Lizzie Scott Jones, the pres
ident of the society, and who, with
the able support of her fellows has
led the society to unexpected sue
cess, and had caused that particular
society to be a powerful factor in
the Conference to which it belongs,
has received many congratulations.
The amount realized through the Gel
ebration was $65.5 which will be
used for the missionary work home
and abroad.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
ENTHUSIASTIC MISSIONARY
MEETING.

Fine Speeches and Good Music.
The WOman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the Metropol-
itan A. NJ. z. Zion Church, D street
between Second and Third streets
southwest, celebrated its annual''Wo-
mans Day exercises at the above
church Sunday, October 10, with
great success in every respect. The
celebration included three services
morning, afternoon, and evening. The
missionary sermon at II o'clock am.
was preached by Rev. DR.. Joseph
Edmund Smith, secretary of the Am
erican Society of Religious Educa-
ton, and who made a strong plea for
the missionary work and highly COM
mended the society for the great
work in which it is engaged. DR..
Smith is one of the greatest speak
ers and writers in the cause; it IS
from his pen that readers of a local
paper are favored with the Sunday
School lesson.
The afternoon programme consti-
tuted a monster missionary mass
meeting, in which the following we'll
! known speakers and participants took
part: Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey
of the Board of Education; Mrs Ju-
liza Mason Layton, who made the
missionary address; Miss Matte R
Bowen. a teacher in the public
/ schools: Miss Cora B. Mason, th6
soloist of uncommon talent; a sole
by Mr.. Joseph H. Carroll, a recita.
ton by little Miss EdytheMay Welch
known as the Sunday School Star oI
Zion Baptist Church: address by tht
Hon. John c. Dancy, Recorder o
Deeds. D. c, and Miss Katie J
West of Galbraith A. NJ. E. Zior
| Church who acted as mistress of Ger
emonies. All of the speakers sing
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
HOME WEffK ENTERTAIN
MENTS.

Home Week was celebrated at the
A. NJ. E Zion Church of Ithaca,
N. Y, beginning with Monday eve
ming, September 27, 1909, given in
homo rof Miss Mary Curtis, Ph.B.,
formerly of Ithaca N. Y, now of
Washington, D. c.
Miss Curtis delivered an address
each evening, the principal one of
which was 'An Appeal to Reason" ="
Colonel Lester delivered an address
in which he spoke of the early days
of his life in Ithaca.
Miss Curtis is the guest of Mrs
Clara Nelson. Mrs. Nelson rendered
several vocal solos during the week,
Mrs. Nelson bids fair to be one of
the leading prima donna singers in
Ithaca.
Israel c. NJ. E. Church, corner of
B and | streets southwest, Rev. R.
R. Harris pastor, is taking on new
life. The special rally held there re-
Gently was a success, and the mem
bership is very much encouraged ov-
er the outlook. Rev. Harris begins
his revival services this week. Go
out and enjoy the services and help
in the work of soul-saving.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
FROzE SOLID DURING MIGHT
hushin9 Mountain Torrent SiIenced
IN Few Hours by the In
tense Cold.

Running water is usually the last
thing to freeze solid, and when it does
50, the cold must be extreme. ].
Claude White, in the Wide World
Magazine, gives the following descrip-
ton OF this very rare occurrence
the freezing of a mountain torrent in
a single night.
The phenomenon was one that I
have never before experienced-a run
ming river frozen solid in a night,
When we arrived the waters of this
stream, tumbling over the great boul-
ders and rushing through the tortuous
channels, made a deafening roar.
Gradually, but almost perceptibly. the
tumult decreased, while, worn out
after a hard day. we fell asleep.
A few hours later, when we awoke,
a deathly silence prevailed. and on
looking out, to ry intense surprise, I
found that the rushing torrent of the
previous night had been transformed
into a solid mass of ice! In this re-
glon OF extreme temperatures | had
on other occasions seen torrents froz-
en-, but never under such startling
conditions On looking round, we
found that everything we possessed
was also frozen solid, including our
saddle OF mutton, which was merely
a block of ice. We were ravenous.
but we got no satisfaction from gnaw-
at Jumps of rock which ought to have
been succulent joint, and so, despite
our hunger, we had TO content our
selves with little tea-to make
which we melted ice-and a few bis
cults
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
BLUE LODGES.

Rt. WOrshipful Brother w. A,
Warfeld, Grand Master and his of
fcers have been paying the annual
grand visitations on Tuesday by pay
Lodges during the past two months.
r. A. M.-Chapters.
Most Excellent Grand High Priest
Companion w. H. Judd Malvin and
his Council officers commence their
garnd visitations on Tuesday by pay
ing a visit to Charles Catcher Court,
Heroines of Jericho, and was receiv-
ed in grand style. A beautiful pro-
gram was rendered, after which the
following officers of the Court were
elected for the ensuing year:
Sister Mamie A. Gibbs. NJ. A. NJ
Sister Agnes A. Smith, Asso. NJ
Sister Anna Jackson, Sr. Attend
ant.
Sister Mamie Frazier, Jr. Attend
ant
Sister A. R. Robinson, Treasurer
Sitser Mary T Miller, Court Sec
retary.
Companions James o. Bampheld
Worthy Joshua; J. w. Freeman, ]
F. n. Wilkinson and w. II. Sever
son, Court Directors.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
DAY O. E.-5T AND PLEASURE
Filipino Ct Ec'h cexee axe cunday
Time Of Crjoyn e-t-The
M1rkct WonsG.

1t is the women who market the
produce. Early each l-orning long
lines OF these farm er wives, with great
cigars in their mouths and large bas-
kets OF wares on their heads, can be
seen striding along the narrow trails
toward the capital city where market
is held. says a Manila correspondent.
Strong and happy, they wade
through the streams and the mud,
calling out to one another as they go,
and only stopping to get fresh light
for their cigars from some one of
their number or some one whom they
chance to meet. Once at market they
chat, smoke, laugh and barter for
hours over a few small tomatoes,
some green squash, a live chicken,
eggs, fruit, sugar or anything they
happen to have, and toward noon they
straggle home, having had a good
visit and sold or exchanged their
wares.
Sunday is the one really strenuous
day for the Filipino Il is the big
market day when people come from
all the surrounding country, and it
Is the time when cock-fghts are al
lowed. Men spend a good share of
their time during the week in training
their pet rOOsters, and on Sunday,
early and late, they can be seen going
to and from the pit, carrying their
game-cOcks under their arms.
Excitement runs high and their joy
GUS shouts can be heard for a long
way. Some women attend the fights,
but most of them do the double duty
of attending mass and then patroniz-
ing the market, which is just across
the street from the church. All day
Sunday they are active and excitable
but the next day they settle back into
their quiet, uneventful lives.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS NOTES

PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS NOTES.
On last Monday evening October
II. the colored citizens of Fairmount
Heights held a great public mass
meeting, to which had BEEN invited
not only the citizens of Fairmount
Heights but all the colored people
in the various surrounding communi-
ties. This meeting was called for
the purpose of showing the people
without the boundary lines of Fair
mount Heights an insight into the
proper means and methods of trans
acting regular business in associations
of this kind.
Aside from the regular order OF
business a very interesting program
was carried out, including number
of helpful talks from representative
Negroes and a specia laddress by
Mr.. A. c. Deltwyn of New York on
the general commercial advancement
of the Negroes of the United States.
Mr.. Deltwyn represents the stock
brokerage firm that is floating the
stock of the Lincoln Memorial Build
ing Company and took the occasion
to make some very concise and plain
common sense statements regarding
the feasibility and certainty of this
great financial proposition that IS be
! ing launched by representative Ne
gro men of the District of ColumDIs
After the program the members and
visitors present were served free a
: generous outlay of refreshments. Not
! Notwithstanding the inclement wea-
/ ther that prevailed on this evening
! the committee in charge reports Z
very successful meeting and the citi-
ems of Fairmount Heights considered
as representative of the best anC
most progressive element of coloreC
people of the District are to be con
gratualte dupon this and similar ef
forts they are putting forward in th'
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16

direction of constant material i'm
provement in this Negro community.
The committee in charge of this
meeting was: w. Sidney Pittman,
F. Coalman, w. S. Grouse, Charles
E. Payne, James F. Armstrong, DIR.
w. w. Jones. They were assisted IN
the excellent buffet service by rep
resentative of the City Hall Lunch
Room, and so desire in this manner
to express their appreciation for the
very capable services of this assist
ant.
DR.. Willis w. Jones, generally
known as Fairmount Heights resi-
dent physician, has just returned
from a very pleasant and much-need-
ed vacation, which was spent iii Jer-
seyCity. New York, and other east
ern points. Dr. Jones reports him
self in good condition for the follow
self in goo demolition for the follow
ing years work eat Fairmount lights.
The Paramount HeightsMutual I'm
provement Company, Incorporated, a
financial organization composed Of
some of the leading men of Fair
mount Heights. and owners Of the
new town hall just completed in that
vicinity, announce that they will hold
dedicatory service on next Sunday,
October II. Many prominent minis
ters and workers in the extreme
northeastern section of the city are
expected to be present and lend their
services toward making these exer--
cises a success. The principal speak
er of the day will be Attorney Thos.
L. Jones, one of Washington's prom