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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-02

and vification of John L. Wilson, the free and
limited coinage of silver? Did he not repeatedly adj
the United States has ever had, William Jennings
Bryan to the presidency? Locally has he not abused
and vied every Republican that has run for office in
a manner more shameful than any other newspaper in
the United States ever did to fellow citizen?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-02

II am for Senator Wilson because he has always
been willing to share the loves and fishes with the
members Of my race, and secondly because his
newspaper has always been fair to the coored
man, |. Walker, president of the club
while in the past have never been a bowling
advocate of Senator Wilson, yet l know when IN
power he never overlooked the black man. and
that is more by thousand times over than can be
said of any of the other senatorial candidates. -
j. E. Hawkins, attorney at law.
II am an Insurgent in political temperament
but l recognize the fact that Senator Wilson was
quite fair to my race when he in the senate,
and honor and respect him for that II. F.
Norris, president and manager of the Southern
Express Company.
Some time ago learned from friends and rela-
tives that Senator Wilson was as true as steel to
his friends and always did what he could to help
the black man along and for that reason am for
him for senator at this time. '-Andrew r. Black.
attorney at law.
''While my sympathes are more or less Insurg-
ent yet personally am for Senator Wilson. Be-
ing black man | cannot consistently be for any
one else in the present contest. Rev. j. M.
Webb, the evangelist.
am always for the man that is for right on the
broad principles of right and justice and from Sen
ator Wilson's record feel that he is one of those
persons, and, for that reason, am for him. -
Rev. w. I. Osborne pastor A. M. E. Church,
"The Citizens Club has endorsed Senator Will
son ana even IL L were not personally Tor him
ill vote and work for his election because propose to-
We up to the obligations of the club. John F.
ragWell.
Whatever the club decides to do, whether in the
ase of Senator Wilson any else, every member
hereof should live up to the agreement, whether it
eets his personal approval not being secretary of
lie club mean to support it's choice not only for u
Senator, bnt for all of the other Offices. John T.
ayton.
II am with the club and will vote for the candi-
ates endorsed by it. 1t is the first time since have
in Seattle that the coored voters have acted with
ny degree of unanimity and propose to help the
BOD work along"-P. A. De Bow, editor and publish
of the Searchlight.
Charles S. Parker of Spokane sends greeting to
colored voters of Seattle and adds the coored cit
ems of Spokane will do as we'll by Senator Wilson
will the coored citizens of Seattle.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-02

Hundreds of other things, from colored mans
standpoint could be cited why they should vote for
him in this coming primary election, though they
were thoroughly satfed he would only get their
votes.
The club will hold it's final meeting next Tuesday at
the ro-American Hail. when it will complete its
of candidates that it will recommend to the coored
voters for their suffrage at the primary election At
the polls it will have workers who will distribute ad-
visory ballots of it's make up. The club hopes to
sufficiently concentrate the colored votes that the
vote will be benefcally felt by those in whose inter-
est they will cast their ballot.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-02

Candidate for the Republican nomination for United
States Senator He is a Republican without suffxes
or affixes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

standing or values. for they are the ones
wao distribute the contents of the paw
envelopes The wageearner OF tn house-
hold brings home his pay enveloI e, keeps
out what he needs for his pers pnal re-
qurements and the rest is left: in the
wires hands m provide the nee6s of the
nousehoid Sls Is the one. as a rule, who
decides what tird Of home there VIII he
she apporfions' the rent and Sc cts the
furniture, she buys the food land the
ciothes. sees TO the care and eda eaton OF
,he children anGsfthe welfare of tho house
mold Is proporthnate with the Wisdom
Win which she discharges her reseonsibii-
ny And II is surprising wIt6, what
snrewdness and ability she does tt: how.
without special, knowledge and special
training. she so often not only msboes both
ehds meet but has something Icft over
Tor Injuries or emergencies
let III is true thar want ~ spacfa,
knowledge and c-aining and jud sment re-
sun IN much waste in buying. and that
women through failure to inform them
,.etNes or nj themselves FOR this RESPONSE
pllitN do rot get the GILL bentEf OF the
incomes their husbands.place atStheir dis
posal''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
WOMEN AS WAGE DISPENSERS.
Wife's Usefulness Is Now Reduced
to Spending Husbands Money.

Tr1na TIE san Francisco Chronicle.
Woman, lovely woman. has nothing left
o do nov bat spend money
IL i a simple. serious statement OF fact
by q most serious-minded, thoughtful
woman. professor IN political science and
social economics. DIR. Sophonisba p.
breckenridge. who Is here from the Uni
vsrsity of Chicago delivering an impor-
TAFT aud interesting course of lectures on
the relations OF the household and the
public AZ the Berkeley Summer School.
Dr. Breckenridge SAYS that the only le-
Ultimate occupation left the non-Hage-
earning woman. now that everything
comes into the Household ready made and
in packages. Is spending her husband :
money.
She saws that to = large extent the pros
I,erity. The material well being. az well as
the comfort OF the family. depend on how
wisely and how well the woman dis
tributes the money that the man brings
In
1T j. Of the utmost importance that
women should be educated 10 the under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
KING EDWARDS BOOKSHELF.
George Is Like His Father in Seem.
ingly Caring Little for Literature.
From the Bookman.

4 writer in the london Sketch has
an article entitled THE Bookshelf of Two
Kings" the gist of which is that Meth
er Edward VII nor his successor has
had a very strong interest in literature.
Novels, ii Is true. engaged a certain por-
ton of King Edwards time, and Marie
Corelis fiction is popularity associated
with the bookshelf of the royal resi-
dences. 1t is less generally known that
Edward perused the more knotted pages
Of George Meredith Before the master
novelist had reached the height of his re-
pute the king had read The Egotist."
and had expressed a desire to meet the
author. Thackeray and Dickens, accord
ing to the writer, were known personally
to King Edward and thu list of his liter
airy friends was exceedingly long One
discovery he made without knowing the
writer personally. When staying at eigh
Court he asked for a book to beguile pos
sible hours OF s!seplessness. Hugh Con-
ways called Back" an obscurely is
sued book. was given him. He liked it.
praised 1t. and caused 1t to be the most
read novel OF its year. All of which is
very far from being impressive His
example however, is one for monarchs to
emulate rather than that of his royal
mother. Queen Victoria's published
journal contains some of the drea REST
doggerel ever penned. Take the follow
ing typical passage from Our Life in the
Highlands:
we got up at a quarter TO 6 O'Clock
We breakfastod Mamma came IN take
leave OF. us: Alice and the babv We're
brought in, poor little things, to wish
US goodbye Then good BERTHE came
down to see us. and vicky appeared as
voyageusa and was all impatience to 90.
At we set off with her for tho RAILROAD
vicomtes earning and Lady Caroline
Cocks in our carriage very wet morn
ing We got irfo the carriage again at
FaodIusDi anu proceeded to Woolwich,
which We reached at .. Vicky u,as .afair
put into. the boat, and then CAREFULLY car
ried on deck of the zach: BY Renwick
the sc .es5:t-luotman. whom we tool
with nsiin The boat on purpose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
OLD WASHINGTON
By James Croggon.

as before. BY this time the second coh'
troller and several auditors were author
lied, but most of them were located in
the other building. That west OF the
PRESIDENTS was first known es the West
and the Treasury as the East Executive
building, but when about tsiD two ethel
buildings were added the Treasury was
the Southeast Executive building.
In March, 1888. the third fire took place
here, and the destruction of the building
was complete, The Offices were re-estab-
lished in rented buildings on the site now
covered by the Hotel Regent. at the
southeast corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street. BY the act or July 4, 1886
the President was directed TO erect
fireproof building Of such dimensions as
may be required for the present and fu-
ture accommodation of the department
The plans of Mr.. William p. Elliott. Ions
known as an architect and surveyor.
were accepted. This was that portion or
the building originally built of sAnd=
stone, with columns of the same ma l.
terial, the front of which has recently
been granite-plated and the old columns
replaced by more substantial ones. The
work on that portion on 18th street was
first completed. and by 1910 most of the
wing was completed the building was
fully occupied.
Cost Of New Structure.
In the fofties the Attorney General.
first auditor, the third auditor, treasurer
and solicitor We're in the first story: the
Secretary's Office and those of the frst
controller and register were in the sc eohd
story. and the general land efice had
been moved from the state Department
to the third story. The cost of this build
ing up to IsF was over $4,000. The
halls were supplied with furnace heat
FROM the basement, but the iirep,aces In
the rooms were for wood and coal, mostly
th9 former. Where now are the courts
were the water closets and fuel houses.
In the north court was an engine house.
and though there was water which came
by pipes from Franklin Square, there was
at least one pump in the yard. The con-
tinuation of the building. and II seems
that this was contemplated from the hrst
for the north end Of the sandstone struc-
ture was closed by temporary wall
was authorized by the act Of 1853. The
first appropriation was for S30O,oGo. and
under the plans OF Thomas L. Walter
at that time architect Of the Capitol, the
work was carried on to completion, nu-
merous additional sums being approprt-
ated. and about 1870 the building was
completed. The aggregate was over S.
100000. Repairs. alterations. ETC., have
probably cost well on to million more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
SMOKES EFFECT ON BRIDGES.
Instances of Structures Which
Materially Injured.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
When a locomotive is making u
against a grade with its full compkst
Of cars and tonnage behind II t1ost
from the smokestack may attaiYhow
explosive force. But regardleSbiown
many pounds dead weight migH heat
from the stack. its corrosiYAnd via
effects in passing under b1r careful
duct structures have beeY
study by engineers. In BOSTON
.rna ..co,,on Farm. fance OF only
u hni,, IN Isos with <6f the Boston
fifteen feet above the OF me bridge
and Maine road TKene arcnes. rest
was supported by hers ,rn, beams
i re upo u,..a he above were rem
Ihese see saee Element tiles, -
deSed rust proS comotive's blast ~
In ten yearT
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DYING, SEES A PATIENT.


PHILADELPHIA, August 20.-Dr
Walter Franklin Atlee. one of the
city's best known physicians. who died
at 210 South 18th street from conees-
ton of the lungs Thursday. to the hour
OF his death continued TO receive pa
tients He was conscious until within
a short time before he passed away.
When he was told that = woman pa
tient had called TO see him he directed
that she be admitted to his room While
dropped up on pillows he wrote a pre-
scription for her. and as soon as she
left tbe room he said goodbye to mem
hers OF his family. instructed his wife
about his funeral and lapsed into un-
consciousness.
Or. Alice was born in Lancaster in
a .s anu SURGEON geo of wide reputation N''ee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
Mill Fully Equipped.

! 1t is equipped for the complete process
of wooden manu- facture from lifetime the
unsecured wool is delivered at the factory
IN the finished product of tailored uni
forms and bbinkets. The heavy machin-
cry came fc,m England and the dyeing
equipment from Germany. The sewing
machines are from America.
Four skilled workmen from Yorkshire.
England, have been engaged on a two
wear contract to superintend the opera
ton OF the mill and the training of native
workmeR The latter are young men from
Picking. 1'ientsin and Paotingfu.
The mil is at the entrance to the vast
wool producing district. of Asia, that lies
to the north and takes in Manchuria and
Siberia. The worknen are paid IS to IL
cents a day in gold and get their house
rent fred. The mill is talrnng out forty
patterns. and drumrpers are busy intro
ducing the goods throushout the empire.
4 khaki. suit of wool has been manufac-
tured ibr The emperor. The mill makes
Waterproof blankets. too. and heavy over
coating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
CHINESE WOODEN MILL
TURNING OUT GOODS
DespitelloW Cost of Material,
! the Finishd Product.
! Comes High.

: PEKING August aO.-The imperial
ywoolen mill lis now turning out cloth at
1.-THE rate of i.o,OO0 yards a year. and its
, success Is snch that other plants of the
1kind are in prospect by the government.
Ito the end that Gina will get. along
jeventually. il is hored in official circles.
swithout much importation from England
Aand other countrisi.
The P'u Ii mill. the pioneer of its kind.
bis on the Pekivg-Eaigan railway. six
Sniles north of P5dng. 1t was built unde
the supervision OF, the board of military
CHAIRS for the parpose of making uni
Spr1ns for the Cainese army and navy.
The plant is of brick, with steel-trussed
,soof and cement floors. and covers four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

uniform, The next mills are to be built
at Hankow and Shanghai So far, In
spite of the cheapness Of the raw ma.
teriai. the total cost Of production In the
Piu Ii mills is higher, it Is said. than the
prices at which the same goods might be
got from abroad.
The Japanese are competing with the
United States for the cotton goods trade
of China. They are sending thousands of
bales into the empire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

| From less than forty rooms three-quar-
| ters of a century ago and to near hun
dred and fifty half Gentry ago, and to
about seven hundred at present, the
Treasury Department is adding on more
rooms for its force and remodeling the
main entrance to that portion OF the
building which half a century ago was
looked on as one of the finest pieces of
architecture in the capital of the ma
ton.
The story of its evolution from the
erection of the original building. which
became the official residence Of Oliver
| Walcott and his three dozen Treasury
clerks in 1900 to the present is not with
out interest. and needless to say, those
who worked in that building never
dreamed OF such building as the pres
ent one This was a brick structure of
two stories and basement, located at the
southwest corner of 18th and F streets.
had the latter street been projected
westward into the reservation, and, like
the Presidents house and corresponding
executive building occupied first by the
War Department. faced south. The ar
rangement of the rooms, about sixteen
on floor, was the same in each. The
Treasury building contained the oh1ces
of the Secretary and the controller Oh
lister and treasurer occupied the fi"st
floor The treasurer then had but four
clerks. and two rooms sufficed for the
force now represented by hundreds,
This building on the afternoon OF Janu-
arr ~ 1901 came near destruction by
ire 1t waS discovered in one of the
rooms of the register on the first floor,
|sind burned to the floor above. but the
citizens and clerks. with the fire engine
purchased a few months before for the
department extinguished Il before any
serious damage was done. A fireproof
building was erected i'm 1904 short as
tace northwest of this building. In these
buildings meetings of citizens We're fire.
uuently held in the early days, and one
church, DIR. Laurie's, long located on r
street west of l4th. was organized here,
Destroyed by the British.
In August, 1914. both the Treasury
building and the fireproof building were
destroyed by the British. What had been
saved of the books and papers were as
sembled in the buildings on F and 18th
streets and work was resumed. The
walls Of the larger building were found
sufficiently strong to warrant its restora-
ton, and about 1917 the department took
possession and the offiSes were located
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
N. l.. Sansbury 0., Assnt.
1921 18th SlN.W.
Z into the LEAD sbeatb,n
.ss,, s::sssssssssss::sssssssssss,s,

, INTO the lead sheathing and int
!. Tiing to such extent that mncb =,
e9aunS Tell TO the ground and All OF
4IAt another point in Boston is = hr;s.
shn,ng the road where Iocomotiyes IN
one direction take a heavy Trads IN
ssnh,s The height Of the clearance/
wooden strinsers, "se hasTe
on the up grade end OF tbs the
Mnere forced blast Is nece11y TO
dept nse rs are eroded and kshs down
Grade end damage IL NOT THAT eighteen
Judgment OF the enginee<I cheaper bridge
rect clearance allowsd than the more
ana q longer life DC minimum of NJ
costly structure >
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

NEW YORK. August aO.-The engage
ment is announced here tonight of Miss
Gussie Beutsco. daughter Of Day;d D.
assoc. ire playwright and maraeer IN
William ! Elliott, an actor Apo,b.r
ualiglter- was recently married m Nor
lis 'ies;,t associated with Os,a. Itam.I,,.
stein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
One Becoming an Artist.

Tho countess is also developing
latent talent for art in Antonio Tragic,
. .eyenteen-year-old Italian boy. The
hoy is without father or mother, and
makes a precarious living. He draws
excellent sketches, according to the
countess. and she believes that he will
succeed as an artist
Another of the countess proteees.
whom she found in Park row selling
neusnapers. was taught by her TO cook,
~ he now has a position with a pri-
ate family. getting good wages. -,
The countess declares that sne VIII
devote the rest OF her life to helping
Srisndless bows. She gives them lessons
~ siIyer-pIating bookkeeping, snow-card
writins. window trimming. embroidery
desipninr. tailoring. pattern making.
cocEinr and other things, according -
tTe hoy.s talents or inclinations.
~ have obtained positions for forty
,,.,,s already" she said. Il expect TO
eniarce my work. / have piece OF iand
down on Long Island. and when my boys
haye saved enough money l am going
70 LEI them build their own home on
BESIDES helping good BOYS. the coun-
&c. also is a friend of the bad ones.
She has been instrume in getting u
number OF youthful offenders out OF the
tolls of the law over in WILLIAMSBURG
In al! cases she says. she had been able
to reform them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
Very Likely.

xScston Transcript
'i'" The author speaks Of the villain
Skg "shifty. suspicious eyes" Won
n what kind they are7 =
He-Croes-eyes. ! guess. They are al
ways watching each other, you know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
Uniforms of Soldiers.

for one.army division Of $500 soldiers and
also for the 900 students in the military
schools OF Ch'insho. A.flimited amount OF
the Australian wool ist made up into Off
GERS uniforms. This class of goods must
be faced, TO suit the taste of the Chinese
weavp
The, native wood is(a coarse. long-fber
variety brought from the districts OF
Mong ,iia Shsn.si ara Shens The iiber
srescE s,les hair, and jhas little curl. 1t Is
not suited for feti1g. Camers wool Is
made up into blankets. The materials
sufficient to make suit cost less. than
81 in gold Each of the thirty-six rooms
in thes.mill has q capacity OF forty yards
a day. Three.yagIs are sufficient for, one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
Is He the Husband His Dad Wa.

'FRONT.' the Boston TSsnSript
StiHings-po your wife.s MES eou,I vo,r
mothers:
Bilbngs-les: hat on The whole she
'doesn make asssood wife as mother
used To make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

unins of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
What Boys Have Achieved.

In telling of her school the countess
took great pride in recounting what some
of her boys have accomplished. One OF
Ter proteges, Frank Weiss, fifteen years
old. who lives in the Bronx, has been
taught by the countess to make embroid-
ery designs for dresses. Recently
tailor with an order for an expensive
princess gown went to the countess for
embroidery designs. She had young
Weiss do the work. He completed the
designs in three hours and got 81 for
his labor. -
frankie Goldstein, fifteen years old. OF
M, KS Manhattan avenue. Brooklyn, an
other pupil. has made discovery I'm COL
orinr laces while working under the
countess. The latter says that his work
i'm this line is nothing less than wonder
full. -,
who lives on Boerum street, Wiiiiams,
burg. is becoming an accomplished
ladies' tailor, while al the same Time
snnnorting himself selling newspapers.
The countess predicts that he Will soon
be able to make good living at tailor
ing,
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MANY HOUSES ARE SOLD
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
FOR WEEK REPORTED.
Three-Story Colonial Brick Dwelling
on Lanier Street Northwest
Brings $4,000.

Gardiner T. Dent, incorporated, real
estate brokers. report the following sales
during the past week:
For II. Clay Stewart. 1853 Lanier street
northwest, being the last OF row of six
dwellings recently erected by Mr.. Stew
art, the builder and owner. 1t Is a three
STORY colonial brick containing parlor,
drawing room; dining room, pantry and
kitchen on the first floor and six bed
rooms and two baths ON The second and
third floors. The lot has a frontage OF
221z feet, with a depth of about 125 feet
to an alley. The consideration i'm the
transaction is said to have been $1,000.
The purchaser, whose name is withheld
at present, will occupy the premises as
a home.
For s. l.. and r. +. Clements, the
three-story bay-window brick dwelling,
1908 Park road The house cortains
eleven rooms and two baths, and is neat
ed by hot water. The consideration was
For Harry waFdmah. 10 Madeleine
Giddinss, 2536 18th street northwest. one
of row of new two-story. eight-room
and attic houses recently constructed
by Mr.. Wardman. The lot has 'front.'
age of about twenty feet. with a depth
of about 1oo feet to an alley. The con-
sideration was $3.50 The purchaser
will occupy the property az her home.
For Mrs. Julia n. Slosson; the lot at
the northwest corner OF 4.h street and
Rock Creek Church road. The lot ha< a
frontage of about 81 feet on Rock Creek
Church road and Is feet on 4th street.
with an irregular depth, containing in
all about 1900 square feet. 1t is the in
tention OF the purchaser of this property
TO improve IL with semi-detached dwell
ings. The consideration in the trans
action was 81, 500.
For Charles NJ. Campbell. 1921 Harvard
street northwest, three-story bay win
dow brick. containing ten rooms; two
baths and hot-watef heat. The cansidera-
ton n said to have been 1850 The pur-
chaser, whose name Is withheld at pres
ent. will hold the property as an invest
ment.