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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-22
Advertisers Make
Use of Directories.

ume An average has been made of the
size of the directories issued in the 161
cities Of 5000 population and upward.
and it has been found that the average
directory contains 1864 pages. There are
1872 city and town directories now pub
lished. to say nothing of the many state
and county directories and gaZetteers.
The principal publishers of these books
keep a full list of all printed directories
in the United States. These are acces-
sible to the general public for cOnSulta
ton. and are extensively used by those
who have need of large lists of names.
In many of the principal libraries of
the country hundreds of directories are
found and many firms maintain large
force for copying names from them.
Practically every business, trade and
profession in the United States has its
own directory. The most important OF
all these are the big financial ones of the
two great commercial agencies Of the coun-
try-Dun and Bradstreet. These direc-
tories contain list of all American bust
ness men concerning whom the com
mercial world may wish TO know some
thing. Whenever a new nrm or lndlVld-
ual appears upon the trade horizon of
the country Dun and BradStreet I'M
mediately address some business man or
firm in that community and make definite
Inquiries as to the financial status OF
the newcomer. This information is pub
lshed in the next issue of the big di-
rectOry.
There are also directories of the manu-
facturers of the country. If man wishes
TO know what firms manufacture any
article. from a steel pen to a railway
locomotive. ne need only consult one of
these big volumes They list articles by
the tens of thousands. and show that
there are many thousand manufacturers
in the United States
4 X
There are directories of the lawyers Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-22
Society Blue Book
Popular Directory,

ton TO the ordinary business directory
there are many social directories,
Familiarity known as blue books" These
are prepared with a great deal of care
and the lists are made from those re-
ceiving invitations to certain social func-
lions during the preceding year. Many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-22
Few Firms Engaged +
in Directory Business. .

Few Firms Engaged few firms.
in Directory Business. est expense
is in the canvass required in listing the
names. The principal profit lies in the
advertising space sold. There is no spot
from cover to cover sacred from the de-
mands of the advertiser. In some cases
the advertiser who succeeds in proclaim
ing his wares on the front cover has to
pay thousands of dollars for the privi-
lege. Some of the best solicitors in the
advertising business are found in the
employ of the half dozen or more firms
who engage solely i'm the compilation and
printing of directories Chicago pup
Usher has made a new departure which
will undoubtedly be popular. Instead OF
making a book of small dimensions with
many pages he has enlarged the book
and put more names to the page. In
this way he has overcome the unwield-
ly volumes that one finds in such cities
as New York. Chicago and Boston.
The Post Office Department in Wash
supplies a long-felt want. 1t is a di
rectory of the streets in all the cities
and towns of the country. There were
SO many instances where letters were
addressed to streets in cities that had no
street of such name that it became nee
essary to have informat ton concerning
the streets of the country. When the
department had succeeded in getting this
information into proper shape it decided
to publish it for the use of the general
public. 1t is good-sized volume and
may be consulted at all important libra
ries or purchased from the Superintend-
ent of documents.
The government blue book. as the Of
fetal register of the United States is
known, is one of the most representa-
tive directories published in the world.
In it is found the name of every post
master, letter carrier, star route con-
tractor. United States marshal and
everybody else on the government salary
roll.
TOmOrrOw-THE THEATRICAL SEA.
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Although the telephone directory is
printed in larger numbers than the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-22

The publication of city directory is
a distinct business and is done by COM
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There are directories of the lawyers of
the country, of the college professors, of
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
ACCUSE TWO Of DEALING
POISON DEATH TO WOMAN
Santa Fe Engineer and Foster
Mother Are Arrested by Ar
kansas City Police

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, April 3d.
Louis r. Potterton and Mrs. Emma
Allen, his foster mother, were arrested
here early today upon a coroner's war
rant that charged them jointly with
having caused the death by poison of
Mrs. Frances Kimmell Potterton, wife
of G. w. Potterton, a bride of a few
months, who died suddenly in January.
The arrests were the elimination of
an investigation into Mrs. Potterton's
death, begun by E. J.. Fleming, the
county attorney, and c. S. Beekman,
his assistant, that extended over a
period of three months.
Mrs. Potterton died after a brief ill
ness. The cause of death was given as
"Addison's disease"
After the county prosecutors office
had worked on the case the coroner
took it up and late last night a war
rant was issued for the arrest of
Louis w. Potterton and Mrs. Allen.
The warrant charges that Mrs. Potter
ton came to her death "Eom poison,
namely, arsenic, administered by the
said Mr.. Potterton and Mrs. Allen"
Potterton was released, supplying a
$4,000 bond to appear for trial May
H. He is "a years old and is an engi-
neer on the Santa Fe railroad.
Mrs. Potterton left real estate valued
at $4,000 and a life insurance policy
for $5OOO The policy, which was made
payable to her estate, has not been
paid.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
Don't Let Your
Piles Grow
Every HemOrrhOidal Ulcer is a Fertile
Field for Cancer and Other
Deadly Diseases.
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Constipation unchecked brings in
flammation, Inflammation begets piles
and piles too often superinduce tumors
of malignant nature.
Piles Cor hemorrhoids) rarely kill,
but they cause more agony in a few
minutes than much more serious
troubles.
They are easy to cure if you go at
it right.
An operation with the knife is dam
gerous, agonizing and rarely a per-
manent success.
There is just one way to be cured
one sure way, painlessly and private
ly--and that is with Pyramid Pile
Cure.
We mail a free trial package to all
who write.
1t will give you instant relief, and
start you we'll on the way to a perfect
cure.
Then you can get full-sized box
from any druggist for 5 cents, and
often one box cures.
Insist on having what you call for.
Just send your name and address to
Pyramid Drug Co., 81 Pyramid Build
ing, Marshall, Mich, and receive free
by return mail the trial package in a
plain wrapper.
All druggists. so cents. Write today
for a free package.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
AN / OLD LOG CABIN IS
DAN BD0NE'S MEMORIAL
Replica of Indian Fighters Boy
hod Home Dedicated in
North Carolina

SALISBURY, N. c., April 3O.-To
the memory of that famous pioneer,
Daniel Boone, civilizer of the North
Carolina and Kentucky wilderness,
founder of Boonesborough, KY, and
central figure and hero in the many
boyhood stories of Indian fighting and
hunting tales, memorials were cere-
moniously dedicated at Holman's Ford,
near here, today. These promise to
become a Mecca for patriotic pilgrims.
On the historic spot where Boone
spent nineteen years of his vigorous
young manhood, hunting and resist
ing the skulking redskin, patriotic
North Carolinans have erected on the
exact site of the old homestead, a few
hundred yards from the Yadlkin river,
a new log cabin, replica of the one
occupied by the intrepid hunter and
his family.
Directly in front of the simple build
ing stands a handsome shaft of native
Rowan granite forming an Indian ar
rowhead fifteen feet high and mount
ed upon massive base. Ornamenting
this is a bronze tablet bearing the
name Daniel Boone and the date of his
residence in North Carolina. Both of
these memorials were dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies in which many
of the direct descendants of Boone and
a score of others who boast of their
relationship to the pioneer partici
pated.
An elaborate program of exercises
had been arranged for the event. ].
r. McRary, president of the Daniel
Boone Memorial association, was mas
ter of ceremonies and Governor Will
liam W. Kitchin presided. The chief
addresses were delivered by Judge
Peter C. Pritchard of the United
States circuit court of appeals and
Representative Page of the Seventh
North Carolina district.
The picturesque cabin which was
dedicated today, the relics of the great
pioneer that it contains and the unique
tablet designed to perpetuate his mem
ory are fruits of the work of the DAN
iel Boone Memorial association, incor-
porated by the general assembly of
North Carolina in 1909
The exercises today took place on a
temporary stand erected near the
cabin. The music was furnished by
the Pilgrim string band, augmented by
a large choir from the Churchland
school, while sixteen male students
from the same school acted as mar
shals. Picnic dinner was served the
visitors on the grounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
threw some additional light on the con-

troversy.
If subordinates of Secretary Ballin-
gers office have any information
which would shed light on the prepara-
ton of summary, Mr.. Brandeis may
have it. So decided the committee. In
opposing Brandeis' request for the pa
pers Vertrces asserted that the demand
for them was simply part Of plan to
discredit Ballinger unfairly.
Mr.. Vertrees charged there was a
conspiracy afoot against advisers of
a president who happened to be dis
tasteful to the conspirators. He inti-
mated that former Secretary Garfield
and former Forester Pinchot were the
chief consirators.
For the first time Mr.. Brandeis
openly stated his belief that the attor-
ney general had antedated his sum-
mary with the Idea of making that
appear proper which was not proper
when DONE" He had reference to the
dismissal Of his client, L. r. CLAWS,
by the resident on September 13 last,
and was intimating that the attorney
general, months after that date, had
drawn up the summary in an effort to
justify an error of the president and
in order to make the deception COM
plete had dated in two days before the
presidents action was taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
SHUBERTS AND CORT PLAN
GOOD SHOWS FOR COAST
Combine Will Mean Better Attrac-
tionS in Western Field

NEW YORK, April 30.-For the first
time in a number of years the theatri-
cal productions controlled by the Shu-
berts and the managers associated with
them will be represented in the far
west and the northwest, as the result
of an agreement which has been
reached between the Shuberts and John
Cort, who controls about $50 theaters
in that territory.
The Shuberts announced today that
Mr. Cort had agreed to open his thea
ters to their attractions, and that as a
result of the agreement thirty of their
companies would be sent to the terri
tory at once.
The theaters controlled by Cort are
in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Ore
gon, Washington, California, Arizona,
Utah and British Columbia. Cort con-
trolls a number of theaters in cities in
the Pacific coast territory, to which the
Shuberts have not been able previously
to gain entrance.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
MY HANDS ARE UP
CRIES BALL|NCER
Secretary Makes No Secret of
Fact That He Wants
NeWelPs Scalp
CAN'T GET MITS DOWN, is CRY
Attorney IntimateS Secretary
Garfield and PinChot Are
in a Conspiracy
CAN'T GET MITS DOWN, is CRY
Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, April 30.-Secretary
Ballinger continued to contradict and
deny statements and accusations
against him from the witness stand in
the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation to-
day. He was still under, direct examin-
alton when the committee adjourned
until next Thursday.
Passing from the subject of Alaskan
coal lands. Mr.. Ballinger launched into
a justification of his attitude toward
the reclamation service. His most i'm
portant denial was of the charge made
by Director F. II. Newell and Chief
Engineer A. p. Davis of the service
that ne misrepresented to the president
that the reclamation service had rec
commended the restoration of the water
power sites withdrawn by Secretary
Garfield.
The reclamation service officials
swore Mr. Ballinger ordered them to
recommend these restorations. Mr..
Ballinger swore just as positively that
he made no such order, although he felt
the lands had been illegally withdrawn
and should be restored to entry, and
had so stated to the reclamation Of
ficials.
AFTER NEWELL'S SCALP
Mr.. Ballinger made no secret of the
TACT IndI ne would ike TO see MI.
Newell superseded as head of the recla-
nation service. He told the committee
he did not have much confidence in Mr..
Newell's administrative ability, al
though he denied hostility to the gov
ernment's reclamation policy, and said
many of the projects under way had
great possibilities for the development
of the west
Asked by his lawyer why he did not
''make change in the reclamation
service, Mr.. Ballinger retorted sharply:
Because my hands have been up for
months and 1 have not been able to
get them down."
4 Attorney Vertrees said tonight he
hoped to finish direct examination of
Mr.. Ballinger by midday next Thurs
day, when he will turn him over to the
'opposing counsel for cross-examination
Mr.. Ballinger probably will be on the
stand for three more days at least.
MORE LIGHT
Two hours of today's session were
consumed by the committee over the
question of granting Attorney Bran
deis' request for papers and documents
bearing on the summary of the CLAWS
charges prepared for the president by
the attorney general. The committee
again denied the request, though MAX
Ing one small concession. The opposing
attorneys argued the question and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
GUNMAN IN AMBUSH
DRILLS RANCHER'S HEART

SPOKANE, April sO-One man dead,
one seriously wounded, is the result of
a shooting last night near Rock Lake,
about twenty miles south of Spokane.
While they were going from the barn
to the house about o'clock last night
on the Aaron Harris ranch, James
Boone, a rancher, and Fred Rollin, his
hired man, were fired upon by some
person hiding behind the buildings.
Boone fell, shot through the heart,
dying about three minutes later. Rol-
lin was shot in the head. The crime is
suspected to be the work of some
jealous neighbor who had quarreled
with Boone, but no arrests had been
made at noon today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
REFUSES TO DISMISS
DOODLE INDICTMENTS
Attorneys for Gas Company Off
CiaIS Make Motion

SAN FRANCISCO, April SO.-Superior
Judge LaWlor today denied a motion
to dismiss the fifteen indictments
charging Eugene de Saba, John Martin
and S. G. Drum, officials of the San
Francisco Gas and Electric company,
with bribery of the Ruef-Schmitz board
of supervisors.
The motion was made by counsel for
the defense and concurred in by Dis
trict Attorney Fickert. The trial of
the defendants was set for July 81.
Fickert's concurrence was on the
ground that the absence of James j.
Gallagher, chief witness for the prose-
cution, precluded any hope of convic-
tion. The district attorney charged
that the absence of the witness was
due to the special agent of his prede-
cessor in office.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
TAKE HIM AWAY, I'VE HAD
ENOUGH, SAYS MRS. NJ KIM
Daughter of Bromo SeItzer King
Asks Divorce from
Society Man

RENO, April 3O.-Margaret Emerson
McKim, society leader of New York,
Newport and Baltimore and the wife of
Smith Hollis McKim, late this after
noon filed a suit for divorce in the dis
trict court. The complaint was imme-
diately withdrawn by her attorneys
after being entered on the register OF
actions by the county clerk, and for
this reason the nature of the allegations
made by Mrs. McKim are not known.
Mrs. McKim has stated that she ex-
poets her husband to contest the suit.
Smith Eollins McKim is a prominent
physician of Baltimore, and Mrs. Nc
Kim's father is Col. J. E. Emerson of
Baltimore. known as the "Bromo Selt-
zer King"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
LESE MAJESTE! DUCKING
OF YOUNG TAFT PUNISHED

WATERFOWL, Conn, April SO.-The
ducking of pupils in the Taft school
here. brought sharply to the attention
of the authorities by the ducking ad-
ministered to Charley Taft, son of the
president, this week, has been put un-
der the ban by strict order from the
head master.
Mud baths are good once in a while,
I suppose" said Horace D. Taft, when
the ducking was called to his atten-
ton. "But shower baths will do the
boys more good and are readily avail
able in the gymnasium. There will be
no more open-air ducking."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
FIRE HAS $4,000 MEAL
ON STEAMER MCDONALD

STOCKTON, April SO.-The steamer
]. r. Mcdonald was badly damaged by
fire shortly after midnight while tied
up at her deck. The flames started in
her hold forward, and evidently had
burned for some time before they burst
through the deck The forward upper
portion of the steamer was burned
away before the fire was brought under
control. The loss will be about $4,000,
partly insured.
The boat is owned by the California
company. The origin Of the
fire is unknown.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
Art Goods
Many Near Half

Miscellaneous offerings
from the Art Dept.-sur-
prising reductions on many
an article for home adorn-
ment.
AT 81 INSTEAD OF $750-Coffee
sets of fine imported china, put up
in handsome satin lined boxes;
some with two creamers, two cups
and saucers and q tray; others
have four cups and saucers. Cups
are gold lined, with decorations in
green, blue or red.
SOC TO 85c CENTERPIECES 35c--
Centerpieces stamped on white
round-thread linen-many to be
embroidered in all white-to be
closed out at 35c each.
AT $3.50 INSTEAD OF $2.5o-20x
54-inch Battenberg scarfs with
fancy linen centers and handmade
lace edges, now $1.50 each.
AT 81 INSTEAD OF IS TO $3.50
Cut glass water pitchers, CANDLE
sticks, cologne bottles, berry DoWlS,
fern dishes, etc.-values up to $3.50
at 81 each.
Water goblets, French Sherry
Glasses, Sherbet Glasses reduced to
81 a dozen.
All of our bronze and marble
statues and marble pedestals buy
able now at heavily reduced prices.
All our Grayona centerpieces,
sofa pillows and scarfs, stamped
and embroidered-fringe to finish
same-at half marked prices.
Embroidery lessons free when
materials are purchased in our Art
Department. Hours to 4:30 p. m.
(Third Floor.)
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
NEW YORK TO CLEAN OUT
THE FEMALE HOP FIENDS

NEW YORK, April 3O.-The white
women of Chinatown are to be given
chance to free themselves of the
slavery of the opium habit A system
of treatment now in use in Bellevue
hospital will be used and the patients
will be under the care of mission work
ers who have started the movement
Attempts to "clean out" Chinatown
have always failed of permanent sue
cess because the women soon returned
to the places where they could get the
opium they craved cheaply and con-
Veniently.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
SLAP WRISTS OF STANFORD
CUTUPS WHO DUCKED LEAF

PALO ALTO, April 3O.-For their al
legged activity in the episode that re-
suited in the ducking of e. NJ. Leaf,
editor of the college paper, in Lake La
gunitas last Saturday night, L. l.. Will
son and r. H. Reynolds, students at
Stanford University, were yesterday
suspended from membership in the in
stitution under an order issued by the
students affairs committee, of which
Prof. A. B. Clark is chairman.
Similar action was also taken in the
case of w. p. Fuller, jr., editor of the
college daily paper, who commented
upon the affair in the columns of his
publication in a way not pleasing to
the committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
PIGTAILED PRINCE SEES
WAR DOGS OF THE WATER

WASHINGTON, April 9O.-Prince
Tsai Tao and his retinue today were
guests of Superintendent Bowyer of the
naval academy at Annapolis. AT mid
night tonight the prince and party left
for New York to pass Sunday in that
city. Monday and Tuesday will be
spent in an inspection of the military
academy at West Point, and Wednes-
day Sandy Hook will be visited Thurs
day the party will sail for England.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
DEATH GETS MAN WHO
PLANNED FAKE SUICIDE

BAKERSFIELD, April 30.-After bid
ding his friends good by and leaving a
note for the proprietor of the Union
stables saying that he wished news of
his death sent to his mother at San
Luis Obispo Abraham Adriance went
to Hudnut park here to commit suicide.
His body was found a few hours later
Beside it was an empty bottle supposed
to have contained poison, but upon an
autopsy being made it was found
Adriance had died of fatty degeneration
of the heart. There was no sign of
poison in the stomach and the bottle
had contained only sweetened alcohol.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
STOCKTON JUDGE LEAVES
BENCH; GOES TO BAR

STOCKTON, April SO.-Superior Court
Judge w. B. Nutter retires from the
bench today after eight years incum-
bency. Judge Nutter became famous
as trial judge in the case of Mrs.
Emma LIE Doux, now serving a life
sentence in San Quentin for the muir
der of her former husband, Frank Nc
Wicker, whose mutilated body was
found in trunk here.
He is succeeded by j. A. Plummer a
prominent attorney of this city. Judge
Nutter will resume the practice of
law as senior member of the law firm
of Nutter & Orr.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
CALIFORNIA PIONEER DIES;
LEAVES 100000 ESTATE

STOCKTON, April SO.-August E.
Muenter, sr., father of A. e. Muenter,
died here this morning of pneumonia.
His death was sudden, and Senator
Muenter is now in the east, his present
whereabouts being unknown.
The dead man had lived in California
since 1850 and was 70 years of age at
the time of his death. He leaves for
tune estimated at half million dollars.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
GOING UP! FREIGHT RATES
ON RAILROADS OF NATION

WASHINGTON, April 3O.-Railroad
freight rates throughout the country
will be materially increased by tariffs
filed with the interstate commerce
commission today by western trunk
lines. The rates changed primarily af-
feet points on and between Missouri
river and Mississippi river transfers,
and proportionately will increase the
rates from these points to Atlantic
and Pacific seaboard terminals.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
DIES FROM RERI-RERI

SAN FRANCISCO, April SO.-Anto-
nio Ranieri, the first white victim in
this city to succumb to Beri-Beri, died
today Two Chinese have died from
the effects of this unusual disease, but
Ranieri is the first Caucasian here to
suffer from the fatal attack of the
malady.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
TELEPHONE LINES between
CITIES TO GO UNDERGROUND

BALTIMORE, April SO.-Application
has been made to the state good roads
commission by the American Telephone
and Telegraph company for permission
to lay conduits in Maryland along the
state road between Philadelphia and
Baltimore, and continuing on to Wash
ingtOn
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
RICH CATTLEMAN SHOT
TO DEATH BY AVENGER

MUSKOGEE, Okla, April 3O.-The
body of Roy Crutchfield, a wealthy
cattleman living near Inola, with a bull
let through his head and two through
his back, was found on the roadway
near that place today. There is no
cIew to the murderer ]. X Crutch-
field, an uncle of Roy, was killed in
the same manner one year ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
.srAYED wIrHv RUNAWAY. DEAD

UKIAH, Cal. April SO.-Trown from
a runaway wagon which he was driv-
ing down the steep hill grade near
Noyo, Nick Lytals received injuries
which resulted in his death late last
night. Several other persons in the
wagon jumped before it ran into the
bank and escaped with slight injuries.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
WOMEN ESCAPE CHAIR

NEW YORK, April 30.-The annual
report of the district attorneys office
for 1909, made public today, shows that
for twenty years not one woman has
ben convicted of murder in the first
degree in New York county.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
FROST NIPs INTERLAKEN

INTERLAKEN, N. Y, April SO.-It
showed hard here yesterday. The mer-
curry is we'll below frezing point Ponds
froze over last night and much early
vegetation was killed