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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12
Boiling 200 Egg. at once.

If one would be familiar with all the
latest electrical novelties, he must
make tour of the kitchen If q big
Atlantic liner. The automatic egg
boilers, like those on the Lusitania and
Mauretania, are able to cook 200 eggs
at once, clock arrangement causing
the basket containing the eggs to hop
out of the water at any half minute up
to six minutes. Another novelty Is a
self-dumping oyster cooker for stews.
At the expiration of a given time the
cooker pours Its contents into soup
plate and automatically shuts OF the
electricity.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12
RUFUS for short Neck..

Surely every article in the realm or
fashion may be SO modified that II will
BE- becoming to almost every woman.
For instance, the lovely neck rufrs,
that were the despair of the short
necked woman, are now fashioned In
way that she may not only wear one,
but find that 1t suits her. In the front
from ear to ear the ruff Is quite plain
and fiat, fold Of ribbon or strip
Of fur. perhaps, while the back portion
Is augmented by the conventional ruff
ding or frilling, bow In the back be.
ing the finish.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12

A stunning visiting gown Of Copen-
hagen blue corded silk with empire
skirt and short-waisted blouse. On the
latter there is a plastron effect Of silk
beautifully embroidered in silver
thread. A bow Of black satin caught
with a buckle of brilliants furnishes an
attractive finish. Worn with this CO.'S
tune IL a striking hat of black satin
and plumes.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12

1t Is quite the fashion to put fur on
some Of the smart pieces of nect wear
that are worn with elaborate gowns.
The sketch shows one of the best
models. The collar band Is of Irish
lace, with frills of old pink chiffon at
top and bottom. The long, full jabot
Is of the pink, and is edged. like the
stock, with narrow black fur. There
are loops Of pink satin ribbon down
the center, held In place with an ablong
gilt buckle.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12
Lost, seven Million Childr.,

The birth rate in the United States
In the days of its Anglo-Saxon youth
was one Of the highest In the world.
In the course OF a century the pro-
portion of our entire population con-
sisting Of children under the age of
10 has fallen from one-third to ono
quarter. This for the whole Unitsd
States Is equivalent to the loss Of about
100000 children
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12
Table Appointment..

Table Appointments.
Fruit trays are made with very high
handles.
Some are incased in finc wicker.
Bonbon dishes are made in novel
styles.
Shallow silver dishes are used to
hold olives, pickles, and cheese.
Miniature forks are used for numer-
GUS purposes
They are graceful and dainty.
The straw for drinking soft drinks 10
now made of silver and found on oil
modern tables.
There are wine coolers Of silver and
porcelain.
Fine platters hold egg cups.
Pierced silver trays are used for
various purposes.
Quaint milk jugs have a pitcher to
match.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12


Muffs are gigantic in size and In
cost.
Cloth top boots again are to be in
vogue.
Paris declares that all hats must be
dark.
Squirrel pelts are in great demand
for Innings.
Startling effects in millinery are now
discouraged.
Many skirts are unlined, and cling
as never before.
Directoire hat scarfs come in colors
to match any hat
New wells are SO long as to be al
most cumbersome.
Touches of color smarter many cos
tunes Of neutral tint.
Net and lace are the most used waist
materials Of the season.
Two faced cloths are much in vogue
for long automobile coats.
Louis XVI. designs are most popular
among couture ornaments.
The Russian Cossack cap is one Of
the leading turban shapes.
New turbans are roomy, coming
down on the head to the ears.
Boots with uppers in harmony with
the costume are much affected.
The directoire glove is laced up the
sides instead Of being buttoned.
One of the newest fancies Is for stir
linen collars, trimmed with color.
Many new dancing frocks are made
OF tulle, embroidered with beadwork.
The simulated button hole, elaborate
ly worked. is seen on every variety Of
gown.
| Net waists, lined with China silk,
have tucked fronts and backs and long
sleeves.
The most fashionable coats are al
most perfectly straight from shoulder
to hem.
The extremes in hat, muff, and
couture sizes were never more pro-
nounced.
For the first season in many years
all white Is overshadowed by colors,
even for dancing frocks
A favorite hat will be the merry
widow, reduced in size, but with in
creased ornamentation.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12
Rules for Sick Room.

Every woman ought to acquaint her
self with the generalities to be OBJ
served in caring for the sick. Do not
cit on the edge Of the bed. sway back
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12

The deposit Of dew is greatly infiu-
eneed by color. 1t will be found thick
est on a board painted yellow. but not
at all on red and black.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12

A great many Of the tailor-mades of
the day are being made with two skirts,
one short and the other long. For the
woman who makes one or two suits do
duty throughout the season, It il an
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12

tances and shrouded the great cone, but
volumes of dreadful heat found the earth.
Though the Madame lay well In the har-
Dor, she was invisible now. even from the
terraces. There was no line dividing the
shore from the sea, nor the sea from the
sky. 1t was all an illimltabls mask.
whose fabric was the dust which had lain
for centuries upon Pelee's dynamos.
There was no carriage for hire. The
day had driven the public drivers to cover.
Breen walked to the plantation house.
The servant was long in answering his
ring. Mr.. Wall was In the hallway. The
fall from guest to an enemy Of the house
pulled hard upon Breen's philosophy.
''Come in, SIR" said Uncle Joey. His
tone was repressed as he added "Had
known your address. should have sent
your effects to you"
II wasn't thinking about that, but look
Ing for Mr.. Constable" Breen declared.
you are Nicholas Stsmbridgefy
EYES,"
The elder man stared at him savagely.
Don't you think you have done enough
damage?"
"More than enough, Mr.. Wall: but
there remains, from my point Of view, an
unfinished sentence"
HE il not here"
"Then need trouble you no further
Breen had not the heart that instant
to ask to see the ladies. At the pier he
learned from Ernst, who had charge Of
the launch, that Mr.. Constable was moi
aboard the ship, and had given up the
idea Of sailing for the day, apparently
At the Roxelane, Breen found that Con
stable had made his way beyond toward
the River Blanch, which had flowed blacl
and boiling yesterday. At the Hotel de-
Palms there was definite word Of M. Con
| stable, American. The proprietor bor'
witness that the gentleman had stopped
at the establishment long enough to pro
cure food, mules and guides-the last a
great cost, since the natives were In dead
ly fearEfor trip to the craters Of Pc
lee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24
Little Lester johnson, the
Jail Baby, Laughs and
Romps no More.

Poor little Lester johnson. the
baby up In the iall
Three months Ia iail IA pretty
hard on a baby Swallowed walls
and prison air are telling their own
story on this little hit ~ a fellow
When Lester went 10 iaii with his
mother he was a rusv little chap
with laughing eyes and round face
Everybody smiled az his happy
gurgles and baby "goo. COOS Sc
never cried The men called him
"a game Md. and bounced him
around like a ball Lester liked a.
Strong aud well. he thought those
big jail officials were great A bump
and a bounce we're fun for him
The more they towaled him the
more he laughed.
But Lester doesn't laugh any
more. Hes wasting away In
the jail A pitiful little within
per comes from the pale lips
where the laugh used 10 gurale
out. a thin. white little face
buries itself on the matron's
shoulder. He doesn't want 70
see folks. He doesn't want 10
play. He's too weak for
romp. The pink is gone from
hiE checks. His head droopa
like little white wllted flower.
Hls eyes don't dance now. They
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24

As the RraybcardeA foreman
aruae and IN trcmulous voice. tears
running down HIS cheeks announc.
ed The verdict. the aged mother 81
the defendant fcll into her dauRh.
ier'a arms and wcpt couyulsiyely
overcome by Joy
Tears stood IN the eyes % every
Juror nA che affecting scene was
enacted Attorney Chamberlain
FASTENED ncroBa the court room and
ioined the family tn their thanksgiy.
inS. with their girl ITO wfuug the
hand Of every Juror
Alma Bell. radiant through her
tears. exclaimed
z ana 90 thankful. 80 glad. Wen
an have a great Thanksgiving up al
thv farm tomorrow That turkey
viii taste 70 good I'm going 10
rct, % after an this. Aud I'm 60.
iug % be good Eirl aud try to live
down this awful thing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24
Hi GILL FIGHTS
COURT FOR TWO
NEGRO GAMBLERS

with iii GIN. candidate for
mayor. as their attorney. Oscar and
VIII Collins. two notorious negro
gamblers, are fighting inch by
inch 10 keep out Of the penitentiary
for violation OF the state law
which makes the maintaining Of a
gambling house a felony.
The case went TO the jury this
morning NJ 80 o'clock, and al
noon no verdict had been returned
Prosecuting Attorney George F.
Nanderyeer and Special Agent c.
Is Peyton and the two defendants
we're the only Witnesses called.
The prosecutor and Peyton told
OF the notorious dive AZ 5i7 King
St. conducted especially for negro
patronage. and explained TO the
jury how the games were played
Nanderyoer testified that Oscar
Collins came 10 his home one Sun.
day morning and wanted to make
arrangements TO run the dive with
out police or county interference.
a raid conducted soon after.
wards resulted tn the arrest of the
two proprietors and two other men
as witnesses
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24
JOBLESS MEN ARE EASY
GAME in This SCHEME
Here Is How to Get Rich by Taking Money From I'm
fortunates - Those Who Are Doing II Tell Star
Reporter How.

Ft handsome Inspiring lrs.alsnt plan
start an Employer Cooperative Association"
Advertise you help are out Of work and up
against H.
First take 81 initiation away unfortunate Promise
him much nothing takna Is cents month
from him as long you I'm on he strine
Half
a day IN initiation secured.
After city out 70 come other ee,
riehquek sShemer Jump o another town.
There's chance TO DO right here you
T. see msa sraek'n Hotel knssbuy A.
Bank building
And the joeesa man ~omaneh WE'LL right
beirs . a job
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24
is THIS BABY'S LIFE TO
BE THE PRICE OF A GAME?

have the sick look" Of a baby
whose life is fliekering out.
Poor little tad when he went
to Jail With Mrs. Mary Johnson.
kHoSn as his mother. who was ar.
rested Tor alleged attempt 10 de.
fraud the Seattle Electric company
hy claiming damages for fake IN.
inrica. nobody guessed the cost to
the baby II IT'S true. as charged
b. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
John Perry. that Lester Johnson In
az incubator baby. procured hy Mrs.
Johnson to work the sympathy
racket. then the haby'a life Is the
probable price o. the game.
Cold milk and sunless prison
are doing sorry work for little Les.
ter Johnson He's cutting teeth.
too. and has been too sick to hold
M bis tlny head Not once has his
father" been 20 see him and take
hinl out for an airing in his strong
mans arms Relatives have re-.
fused to take him TO their homes
that he might have air and sunshine
and proper care
Neglected by his mother. for
saten by his father. slowly fading
away In Jail Poor little Lester
Iohnaoni
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24

az tnitsd pF~ss1
AUBURN. Cal. Nov 2ts-Alma
BELL Is free
indicated In the eyes of ~ stur.
dF. red.bloodcd mountaluecr Tor
the elayiug 81 her lover. Joe Armon.
20 whom rhe had rellnquished her
honor under tho false promise oi
Fpparnti0n az the altar. the YOUNG
klfi ia frow tD go bef wAy
In iuHt one hour aud Is minutes
the iury brought IN verdict of
acquittal Three bai.0fa wrfr taken
on the first eight stood for acqult.
tai. one for mauglauEhter and one
for s0cund degree murder. while
fwo dld not vote.
On the second ballot there wero
~ votes Tor acHwitiai and two for
manainughter Jurors Raiatnn and
Iliii werc the ones % hold out
On the third ballot all wore unanl
mous Tor acquittai. on the Eruund
Of Insanity
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24
WITNESSES TELL GRAND JURY DUNN'S STORY is TRUE
MAN LIES FOR TWO DAYS WITHOUT CARE THEN DIES
1853 BODIES
FOUND TO-DAY

CHERRY. III. Nov 2f-En,omb.
ed In the 81 Paul mine and slowly
starving 10 death. Sam ID. How
ard. "a years old scrubbed a dra-
matte diary ln lead pencil on loose
leaves torn from an account book
The diary Was found In his cloth.
Ing II follows
Alive at 1880 o'clock yet
Brother Alfred ~ with me yet a
good many dead mules and men.
tried 10 save some. but came al.
most losing my life. II am dead
give my diamond ring 20 Mamie
Robinson The ring - coming At
the postoffieo.
II tried my hes, 10 Get out, but
could not. II Is five minutes past
eleven and the air 10 fine, but some.
times II lie 50 bad IL almost puts a
fellows light out. II 10 something
fierce 20 sec men ard mules lying
down all over like this.
ITO keep me from thinking. !
thought would write these few
lines There Il rock falling all over
We have our buckets fuil Of water.
stump water. aud We drink II and
battle our heads with A. Ten 10 ~
O'Clock. Z after I O'Clock. 2 O'Clock
o'clock and poor air and black
damp. ti5 o'clock change 81 place
one man tried 10 get out aud could
not yet back
Seven and fifty O'Clock 10 the
sy.gr,fra rIsEfa L.. Es..H... 49,.
ls no air We famed ourselves
with the lids Of our buckets Twen.
ty-flve after 9 aud black damp com
Ink both ways Twenty flye after
10 We gave np all hopes We have
done All We could Tire fan had
better start above soon Twenty.
five after 10 a m Sunday. We are
s,lll alive. The only hope Is the
fan.
Strength 10 Failing.
- think won't have strength 10
write soon. Fifteen after - .. n.
Sunday. II TREY can't give W. air
VIC will make fans ourselves We
take our turn at the fans. We have
three Of them going. T~er;y-seven
20 , o. m. ard the black damp ia
coming IN on Us. Only for the fans
we would be dead.
Eleven 10 .. m. dying for the
want Of air. We have six fans NOV.
Ing One fan after another. fifteen
feet apart twenty-five after 10 D
m. Sunday evening. We all had 20
come back We can't move front
or backwards We can stand II
with our fans until Monday morn.
Ing
Fifteen after n. m. Monday
morning am still alive We are
cold. hungry. weak. sick and every
----.a-ea-.--=a=s.---.-
Continued on PAGE sev-n.l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24

other cities 4 Tacoma man who
bought 0us was arrested for run.
ming a fake employ mcut office and
Slmons beat e. to Alaska with my
$500
vanderVser Her Friend.
'Vandcrvcer. tho prosecuting AZ.
iorucy. who is a good friend o.
mine. said 10 me You got pretty
well stuug on that proposition.
didn't youy Hetter 20 ON with Il
aud yet your $500 back but crmem
Der not 10 sell ans agencies. FOR
that " against the law We will
hack you up
So I've been working along since
then. but SIS pretty hard. aud I
want I've young man go SO 10
with me and do the outside hustilnF
= need about $50 90 got some
swell furniture for the reception
room 80 as to put up a front They
q fall FOR u quicker that way
With that nifty We can make
the first payment on some furni
turc--get Il on the instalimcut plan
you know"
NO Way to Stick Her.
There seems TO BE- no way that
anyone can stick you. said the
reporter
No. Any time a man wants TO
make q holler he will have 10 20
10 the prosecuting attorney and he
won't listen 10 him
She took the reporter 10 her Of
fees "a the American Bank build.
INK On the way over she coutiu.
ued her talk.
we can clean up a couple Of
thousands here ard then 40 70
Portland and work the same
scheme there. You sec. We can
sell the office and the business
here for a thousand or So
some easy mark will buy a."
How about the furniture?" asked
the reporter.
Let the furniture company
come and get g. What do we careg
We don't lose anything
At the bank building several
wurkmen were waiting Come In
and SEQ how it's done said the
girl gaily She introduced the re-.
porter TO n Mr. Watts. her office
man. Watts name Is on the door
watts told more about the scheme.
telling what a good friend the two
had In Nanderveer, and how safe
the scheme WAS.
We don't promise anything. you
notice. They've got no come back.
N there's a boiler. We can say that
Continued on Page SeVen.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24
1I DIE IN
N TENEMENT
HOUSE FIRE
Many Hurt and More Miss
ing-One Woman Gave
Her Life to Save Her
Year-Old Child.

-. =.
BROOKLYN. Nov. 24-slx per.
- sso woren. q man and three
Nah children. were burned 10
- Yen persons were injured
= isially. and one woman Is miss
= : result Of a tenement house
y Ravens Place early today.
= u fslns Of the structure are be
8 NaFehed TO ascertain II there
aneF bodies IN the ashes.
- place gas occupied by eight
a'llnes, although Intended only TO
49, four families When the
- 80 Started IN the basement the
49, became frightened and be
= niiHs or revolyers from their
A panic was the result.
shable to escape down the
80 harrow stairway. many Of
y. sapania Jumped from the
One woman. MrR. Rose.
softe, leaped from window
pasing her One.yearold baby
y W crowd below The baby
7 saght by a man and was an.
The woman win die from
''eets Of her fan
Of persons we're rescued
- llfemen. who carried them
Aaaera. Among them was
hose carayllla. Upon reach.
l,s.sssle street the woman broke
issss $50 from the grasp of her
IA N, and ran screaming back
II ~ ~ naming frame building for
~ so children. Her BODY was
isss'ss , !. lying between the dead
1pF.f,, = her babies, for whom she
k,ass Der Iife in vain effort
<,sk.E ssee assert that fully 100
IL i,,,s Fs e n the tenement when
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24
NEGLECT Of
THE POOR At HOSPITAL
Grand Jury's Sweeping Investigation of Georgetown
Institution Reveals Same Honifying Facts Star Has
Printed-Of Patients Half Starved and Uncared
For, and Dying Without Attention

IL saw patient lie in the tubercular ward dy-
ing for two days, simply being eaten alive by flies.
Once or twice during that time the paid lit
tie attention to him. The flies were towering over
the mans head in droves. His mouth and lips were
covered with of flies He was too weak to
shake them off, Before he died the flies were crowd
ed on his mouth and lips hcky that it looked as
if a black sponge had been placed over them The
who died after two days of incessant attack by
the flies made vain attempts to shake the flies off,
but he was too weak to his hands and the slight
shake he gave his head did not disturb them"
This was the given by patient named Priest to
the grand jury the hospital yesterday afternoon when Fore
man Parker asked him he knew anything about The Stars
story of flies in the county hospital and Of the absolute neglect
Of patients by the Priest told jury that he could
coroborae by other patients statement quoted above
which he had made under OATH tho jury TO have it
done
Priests story OF the horrible conditions in the King county
hospital only OF the many heard by the grand
jury from patients who know that the telling Of the stories
only future punishment be melted out 10 them
by the hospital authorities in revenge
w. II. Witherow was sworn as a witness lie testified
that he had been in the hospital for than YEAR that
ne was iuoeronar patient that he formerly engineer
ana held good position engineer before consumption
wiped out his earning capacity and that he had resi-
dent OF Washington for many years Whcrows cNamina.
ton IN part was conducted By Prosecuting Attorney Wander
yee but after he got warmed up Foreman Parker and Juror
broehm did most OF the questioning
In response Juror Broehms interrogation .Nbat mis-
treatment do you know OF have YOU experenced' With
said:
know was put on bread and diet for two
weeks
Foreman Parker: What do you mean? Tell us all
about it,
Witherow well. you see it was this way Last spring
some women belonging church in Seattle went on
visit to the county poor farm When they came back they
stopped at the hospital One asked the food
and told her rotten told her thar
nearly starved. She to Seattle and told some
reporter about it, and got into The Star The nurse called
down for it, and for weeks that they would eve
me nothing to eat or drink but bread and suffered
terribly They said they did teach to keep my mouth
shut"
Juror Dahstrom did The Star tell the truth about the
hospital? How about the stuff in the paperl
Witherow: 1T is less than the truth. Last winter
the top tubercular was no stove
We nearly froze death told DR.. about it and
he said that we could have this winter RIGHT
after The Star told about it, put in the tent
1t is there now and il makes things much better"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24

Foreman Parker asked the wifi.
ness the following question:
What has been done in the hos.
pital to fix up for the grand Jury ?"
Witherow said; "As soon as The
Star began TO tell about things the
tuberoular tents, which were on
the river bank, We're moved M TO
where they are now, In the hos.
pital yard. Where they were the
stencil from the sewage. or rather
lack OF It, made the air sickening
to breathe. and made it almost inn
possible to eat food The dilapi.
dated clubhouse which was attach.
ed to the bedroom, and which was
connected with no sewers. and the
filth from which clotted the
ground, was torn off. It was left
standing By the river bank until
yesterday, Just before the grand
jury came here. when three en-
ployes tore it up and threw Il into
the river"
Were Given Clothing.
Asked TO relate other improve
ments since The Sar'ss exposure.
Witherow swore that underwear.
shoes and overcoats had been
doled out to the patients Last
winter Witherow told the jury that
he was refused underwear. and sui-
fored frightfully from the cold lie
told of a patient who was denied
shoes all winter, and whose uncov-
cred feet caused him eXcruciating
pain Shoes were withheld from
the patients unless by good luck
(Continued q, PAGE SevcnA