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The evening world., 1911-04-10
RAILROAD MANS
WIFE IN TRAP SET
FOR SP|R|TUAL|ST
Mrs. William H. Plat Ar
raigned on Charge of
Woman Detective.
HER FRIENDS
Many of Them in Court De-
clare They VIII Make This
Test Case.
HER FRIENDS INDIGNANT

Fifty Brooklyn Spiritual SITS. mainly
women. displayed indignation In the
Rsdford and Fia,busA avenue court TO-.
osy during the a~rraignment OF one OF
the prominent members of their cult
Mrs. Ida Plat Of No. 1900 Bedford ave-
nue.. whose husband. william II. Plat,
10 the secretary and treasurer OF the
Rome. Watertown and Ogdensburg
Railroad
The charge against Mrs. Pat. tech.
nically. was dIsorderly conduct. Her
sccuser was Mrs. Isabelle Good win. a
police matron who has been success
ful In ferrcting out ~clairvoyants, sooth-
sAyers and fortune %iellers. Mrs. Good
win testified that she called By APP
pointment OF Mrs. Plat on March %.
The seance, she said. was private.
Watched Over by silver Fox.
After she had paid a stipulated price.
Mrs. Plat appeared to go into a trance
and while in the trance gave Mrs. Good
Win advice regarding the disposition Of
certain property, told her tina an
Indian spirit named silver Fox was
Watching over her, stated that her hus-
band would be offered a very Influential
position and ought to take IT.. and
wound up with the warning tina a dear
one answering to the name Of Ed"
would shortly take a trip abroad and
meet with a terrible danger.
1T was all very interesting said
Mrs. Goodwin to Magistrate Dodd, be.
cause my husband has been dead for
fifteen years. the only relative I have
named Ed Is a schoolboy aud not liza
ole 10 take a trip to Europe or anywhere
else. ] haven't any property to dispose
Of and ] never had any proof of the
watchful care OF this silver Fox"
Mrs. Plat. who Is perhaps fifty years
on. took the stand rs a witness In her
owa behalf. She insisted that she was q
s%pirdtusist. pure and simple. and that
she was not . fortune teller and had
never posed as one. A a medium she
only transmitted such messages and i'd
vice - were sent through her.
Defends s%plrituallsm.
Dr. George G. warne. President OF
the National s%pirltuaiistic society. had
ON ali the day from his h~eadduarters
In Chicago to testify for Mrs. Platt. lie
SAID that communication between hu.
mans and those who had died had be-r
recognized a. q scientific fact, ths al
Mown spirit mediums were acknowi'
edged ministers OF the church, and tina,
the right OF S~plrituaiists TO accept
money for their services had been UP.
held by the courts. He announced tina
The Sptrituslists proposed 20 make
est case o, Mrs. Platt's prosecution.
Magistrate Dodd withheld his judg
rnent until April = TO give Mrs. Plate,
lavyer. Frank q, Nelson. time In
which TO file a brief, Mrs. Plat lef'
the court In the midst Of a swarm oi
her advocates. Among them wers
Mrs. Emily Miller OF Nc. 3s7 Madison
street and Mrs. Alice r. AShley o.
No. . Irving place. who were latel;
put under bonds by Magistrate O'Reill.
In the Gates venue court. after Mrs
Goodwin had worked up evidence
against them.
The evening world., 1911-04-10
IRf:xEs',%a"sscsn .N.Y
Pssvs What Svane.Rost Will Do For You

Nsvs Whst SShnp'N's' WIN DO y" lou
Send TO DIR. Kilmer * CO., Bingham
ton. N. y, for u sample bottle. 1t will
convince any one. You will also receive
a booklet Of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing. be sure and mention the New
York Evening World. Regular ffty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
Founding of the Red Cross,

The world owes a vast debt of graft
tude to the aged Henri Dunant, founder
of the Red Cross NJ. Dunant acted as
a volunteer nurse at the battle of Sol
ferino in 1859, and his description of
the awful sufferings Of the wounded on
that occasion, published under the title
Of I'm Souvenir de SolferinO," caused
q profound stir throughout Europe.
The Geneva Society for Public Utility
invited NJ. Dunant to propose a scheme
for the relief of the miseries of the
fallen in wartime He responded by
proposing that corps of trained nurses
should be established in every country,
and that a system of neutrality be-
tween warning nations should be insti-
tuted whereby those engaged in tend
ing the sick and wounded should be
protected by wearing a distinctive
badge. The direct result was the sum.
moning Of an international conference
and the signature of the famous Geneva
convention in August, 1864, whereby
the neutrality of doctors and nurses in
wartime was established. The Red
. Cross on the white ground-the Swiss
fag-was adopted as the badge of neu-
trality out of compliment to the coun-
try OF Dunant's birth.-LOndon Chroni.
Gle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
SOME FAKES OF CHINATOWN
"Heiress to Enormous Fortune" Talks
Freely Of the Way in Which Gull 3
lible Tourists Are Fooled.

The "heiress to an enormous for
tune walked out of the dive in China
town, New York, the other night, and
stretched her arms widely. She hadl
scrubbed the painted lines of her face,
and had abandoned the kimono of his
trionics for the close-fitting tailor
made of Broadway. She looked like
what she is-a wise" person, but
neither degraded nor depraved. Once
she was an actress in a burlesque
show, and, because of illness, failed to-
get an engagement So she posed as
the lost heiress" in one of the side
shows put on in Chinatown for. the
delectation of gullible tourists.
ION the level" she said frankly,
over a scuttle in what used to be
"Nigger Mikes" I'm glad the cops
have closed this Chinatown dump to
the come-ons. I'm a sort of an &C.
tress, all right, and played my part
the best ! knew how. But got mighty
tired pretending to smoke opium, and
handing out that talk about being tho
daughter of wealthy parents, who had
fallen for life in the Chink village. It
was twOa-day for me for the past
year, and I've made money at 1t.
What's more, I've saved it. These
heather Chinese, that the yaps come
down here to see aren't the worst in
the world When they found | was on
the level they sure treated me white.
I'm going to take trip to Europe, be-
fore go back TO work. I've got the,
glitter all packed away"
mo doubt" said the man who
bought the beer, your surroundings
during the year have been unpleas--
ant"
81 didn't mind that" said the heir
ess," candidly. 81 was brought up in
an alley. What made me sick was to
see these rubes stand for the hot air
the guides shove at EN-. Honest. Q
want to get out where can see wise
people-if have to go to the island
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
SOME DANGERS OF ARSENIC
Drug Used by Thousands of Women tos
Bleach Their Skin Is an Ae,
cumulative Poison.


You no doubt have observed the lily
white complexion Of some women
These women are sacrificing years of
their lives for that beautiful skin by
the use Of arsenic" said D. V. Duvall!
a chemist Of Manchester, England.
ut is a well known fact that tk6h+
sands Of women in all countries Of the
world use the poison in small Qtanti1
ties to bleach their skin. 1t is an eff
fective means of whitening and clear
ing the complexion, but the complexion
given by its use has no permanency
unless the absorption Of the drug be
continued.
Arsenic, as science has long told us
is an accumulative poison. When one
takes 1t either by prescription for the
upbuilding Of an appetite or fore the
bleaching Of the skin he does not feel
any Ill effects for several years. The
effect of the drug is bracing and makes
a person feel like eating. IL also aids
the digestion. The average user of the
poison takes 1t in such small quantities.
that he does not realize how much OF
1t Will accumulate in his system In,
the course of four or five years.
Being an accumulative poison It
often takes that length Of time TO see.
the results of the drug. Then the user
may complain of not being able to con-
troll his fingers or toes. Subsequently
he loses control of his hands and arms.
Arsenical poisoning is the result.
Five years ago in Manchester there
was an epidemic of paralysis. Several,
thousands of persons were stricken.
Several hundred died and the medical
profession of England made thorough
investigation of the malady and traced
1t to beer The investigators discov-
cred that the brewers were using glu-
cose in the brewing Of their product,
which was found to contain a small
quantity OF arsenic. This drug, i'm.
bibed in small quantities in beer. had
gradually accumulated in the bodies
OF thousands Of persons, had impover.
ished their blood and left a great per.
centage of them helpless. Washing.
ton Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
The Right Spirit.

"a painter" said Robert Henri, in
one of his luminous addresses in New
York on art, should have something
of Constable's feeling.
az hear you sell all your pictures? p
said Constable to a younger artist.
O why, yes was the reply. Pm
pretty fortunate that way. Don't you
sell all yours?'
NO said Constable, 4 don't sell
any of them, and I'll tell you why
When paint bad picture, don't like
to part with it, and when paint q
good one, like to keep it."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
WHAT MISS LIBERTY SAID
Verbatim Report of Her Protest
Against the Flying Machine That
WhirIed Around Her Head.

These queer flying machines make
me so nervous" said Miss Liberty, &C.
cording to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Il don't like 'em. They haven't any
right to be whirring and chugging
around lady.
II may be French, but my standing
In this community has never been i'm
peached.
THE other day three of these impu.
dent things came whirling around my
head, one after the other. If | hadn't
been busy holding up my torch | might
have done something I'd be sorry for.
Really, l never saw such a reckless dis
regard for common politeness. When
the first of the sassy things came to-
ward me just closed my eyes and
shivered. How did know he wouldn't
stuff the nose of his flying contrivance
into my ear?
81 may be bronze, but won't toler.
ate any familiarities.
"And there's another thing strong.
ly object to being made the maypole
in any foolish cloud dance. Why don't
they use the Metropolitan building for
a center shaft? don't want the honor
this is sarcastic-and, what's more,
will not permit any sporting gentle
men to run rings around me.
mo, indeed!
Liberty isn't license.
so there, now!" '
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
Some National Anthems.

The Portuguese will have to seek a.
new national anthem, for the one
hitherto in use is by no means suited
to a republic. 1t was composed by. an
emperor, Dom Pedro Of Brazil, and.
like the British anthem, is an invoca-
ton on behalf Of the sovereign. Pos
sibly the new anthem will be shorter
than the old one, which drags some
what toward the end. The length Of
most national anthems is in inverse
ratio to the size Of their proprietary
countries. There are only l6 bars in.
the Russian anthem, and 2S. in Hail
Columbia" But in the Siamese an
them there are rs bars, and the in
habitants Of San Marine require 81
bars to express their patriotic fer
vor.-London Chronicle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
ONLY ABOUT COLLAR BUTTON
Spanlards Become So Excited and
Angry Over Every Small Topic
Of. Conversation.

Two Spaniards were conYersing
earnestly, then excitedly, at last an
grtly. The young American woman
who passed them looked with fright
ened eyes toward her Spanish guide.
What are they talking about, Senior
Jose?" she asked timidly. DO you
think they will fighter, maybe kill"
"Ah, no, Senorita Marie" replied
Jose, smiling and showing his pretty
teeth. One man-that one, you see,
Senorita, with the long mustachios-
be is saying: Me, prefer much the
collaire button which is STEEL and the
other one-look, Senorita-he is run
ming his fingers through his hair now,
and his sombrero has a gold cord-he
Is saying: All, no, Senor- the button
which is of gold-si, Senior, that is the
button for me.
But as for myself, Senorita-the
bone collaire button-that / prefer
above all the others.
DO | not speak with good sense,
Senorita? Listen. If the button is of
steel it will cut; if 1t is of gold, one
cannot afford to lose it; but if 1t of
bone-it does not cut, and if it goes,
what matter? have a dozen at home
in my little top drawer"
you speak with great sense, Don
Jose, but tell me-were the men real
ly angry?"
"Oh, not at all, Senorita; it is only
our southern way of being interested
IN what We discuss If it had been two
Germans, Senorita, or maybe two Eng
ishmen, you would never have no.
ticed them"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
Rats Dislike Petrol.

Rats appear to have aostrong objec-
ton to petrol. Not long ago a visitor
exploring the London sewers was told
by his guide as they walked under
Long Acre and Soho that the sewers I'M
this neighborhood are almost entirely
free from rats. This immunity has
been noticed only since the. develop
ment of the motor car industry and the
establishment Of its headquarters. in.
SALISBURY avenue and Long Acre. "A
large quantity Of petrol thus finds Its
way down the drains. and this, in the
opinion Of the sewer men, effectually
keeps the rats away.-Loudon Chroni-
ole.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
No Tragedy SITTING Down.

The queen Of Prussia received me
on the tragic note. At last to shift the
ground l asked her to sit down. There
is1nothing that cuts into tragic scene
better, for when people are seated 1t
becomes comedy.-Napoleon Quoted
from the "Corsican.).
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17
BIissful Ignorance.

= 6IIssIuI Ignorance.
Were you nervous when you pro-
posed to your wife?" asked the sent.
mental person.
NO. replied Mr.. Meekton; but III
could have foreseen the next ten
years would have BEEN"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
1OOTHACHE MAY COST
RAILROAD $4,000.
Suffering Passenger Who Was Elected
From Train Brings Suit.

Jurors in the Spokane county supe-
rior court. to be convened in Septem.
Der. will be called upon to decide what
Is a reasonable balm when q pas>en.
ger suffering from toothache Is elected
from a train and forced to walk TWEEN
ty-four miles to enlist the services q
a dentist.
John II. Larson wants $4,000 from
the Great Northern Railway company
for what is described in his complaint
as Humiliation, shame, disgrace and
physical pain" The complaint sets
forth that Larson boarded Spokane
bound train in Lincoln county on June
30. He was told by the ticket agent
to pay the conductor, as there was not
sufficient time to sell ticket. On the
train Larson rendered twenty dollar
gold coin, but Conductor Stedman re-
fused to accept 1t in payment Of fare.
saying the coin was spurious.
Larson had 1915 in silver, but that
amount was not sufficient to pay his
fare to Spokane, 80 the train was stop
ped and the passenger elected. He
sought the agent in the station at
Waukon and was told the next train
would be along in fourteen hours, so
he decided to walk. Meanwhile the
pain Of the aching tooth became more
aggravated. and when Larson reached
Spokane, following the long hike on
the grade, his jaw was swollen so his
friends failed to recognize him.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
GO TO THE RESCUE
Don't Wait Till It's Too Late-Follow
the Example Of an Aberdeen
Citizen

Rescue the aching back.
If it keeps on aching, trouble comes.
Backache is kidney ache.
If you neglect the kidneys warn
ing.
Look out for urinary trouble-dia-
betes.
This Aberdeen citizen will show
you how to go to the rescue.
Mrs. NJ. e. Wells, Ala No. F St,
Aberdeen, WASH, says: Il am a
friend of Doan's Kidney Pills for they
have certainly proven of benefit in
our family. l had occasion to test
the merits of this remedy when l was
suffering from a severe backache
which chung to me day and night.
could not get any rest and | took
Doan's Kidney Pills when a friend
strongly recommended them to me.
They completely and thoroughly re-
moved my trouble and up to this time
have not had any further cause
for complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's and
take no other. (26).
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
Dr.. WiIev.

with apologies to Rudyard Klplingl
"That makes the Potter Ham so green?"
said Files-on-Tarade
ITS feein' fresher than it is" the color
sergeant said.
What makes the ranks so white, so
white?" said Files-on-Parade.
They're dreadin' what they've got to
eat" the color sergeant said.
For they're bouncin DR.. Wiley. You can
hear the microbes cheer,
An the germs are all a-singin. 'Wiley's
goin away from here
An we're comm back far stronger than
we've been for many year.
For they're bouncn' DR. Wiley in the
mornin'.'"
For what do they be bouncn' him?" said
Files Parade.
e put the microbes on the blink" the
color sergeant said.
AN did the microbes 'urt the blink"
said Files Parade.
"They put the blink out Of Il job" the
color sergeant said
"They are bouncn' DR.. Wiley, an the
germs are runnin' free.
An the microbes an bacilluses are Choir
tim with Clee.
For they'll get their starvin' ooks once
more on folks like you an me
After houncin DR.. Wiley in the morr'n'."
Horace Dodd Gastit in Harper'sW
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
BIRDS SPREAD DISEASE.
Baltimore Physicians Wife Got Diph-
iberia From Pigeons.

DR.. Francis w. Hartley. Baltimore
physician. says he has demonstrated
that birds may spread disease. He
got five pigeons suffering from throat
trouble for experiments and kept them
in a coop in his yard near hammock
in which Mrs. Hartley rested.
Two days later Mrs. Hartley's throat
became infected, and he injected 5000
units of diphtheria antitoXin. This
was followed by 5000 more, and it
was not until the third injection had
been made that the trouble began to
abate.
The pigeons We're examined by the
health department. and two reports
were made. They are to the effect
that the pigeons have diphtheria.
81 communicated with the bureau of
animal industry in Washington" said
DR. Hartley. land I received a reply to
the effect that the similarity between
human diphtheria organisms and avian
dinhtheria has not been determined,
and II seems TO be the opinion that
there Is doubt whether an appli-
cato of organisms from diseased
fowls Il infect humans.
"a same. whether there is n
-0u1 the matter in the minds OF
SC Ill or not. Mrs. Hartley is slow
~ recovering from a disea5e that she
and I believe was given % her by the
ife, ed pigeons"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
THINKS HE CAN CURE LIARS.
Holy Cross Professor Says Prevention
10 First to Be Sought.

10 First to Be Sought.
The Rev. Robert Switkerath, pro-
fessor Of history and pedagogy at
Holy Cross college, in a lecture before
the teachers congress in Boston col
lege said that 1.-The so called confirmed
liar is not hopeless case, but may be
cured by patience and sympathetic in
terest."
The clergyman's topic was "Preven-
ton and Cure of School Evils, Espe-
cially Lying and Cheating"
american boys have more common
sense and fairer appreciation of
business than any others in the
world" he said. 1T is important that
we should know the cause Of evil in
the individual case. We should know
whether the cause Is pure egOtism,
excessive imagination, nervousness or
excitement or from misunderstood
motive of heroism. The treatment
will be different in different cases.
More important than the cure Of ~
ing is the prevention Of lying"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04

Ex-Congressman at Fortyone Begins
Study at University of Nevada.

George A. Bartlett, former congress
man from Nevada, has entered the
freshman class of the University of
Nevada. He will specialize in general
chemistry, mineralogy and mining and
will spend four hours each day in
University hall. He says he won't
play football
Bartlett is leading Democrat in
candidate for governor In 1911 He is
forty-one years old. He was congress
man at large from Nevada from 1907
to 1911.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
What He Advised.

A young man unhappily married and
practically pennilesS took mis- tale OF
woe to prominent divorce attorney
in Chicago and concluded with this:
I'm too poor TO pay much for Il di
vorce. but my wife makes my life mis-,
cradle After | get home at o'clock
in the evening | get no peace until |
so to sleep What would you adviser
After considering all the facts in
your case" said the lawyer. Il would
suggest that you get ii job which re-
quires you to work all night. "-Ex
change.
The Chinese Language.
The Chinese language is the chief
among that small class Of languages
which include the Tibetan. Cochin
Chinese. Burmese. Korean and Chi
nese and which is usually described
as monosyllabic. 1t is language in its
most primitive form. Every word is
root. and every root Is word 1t
is without infection or even aggluti.
nation. Its substantives are indeclina
bic. and its verbs are not to he con-
jugated. 1t is destitute of an alpha
bet. in the sense in which other Ian
guages have an alphabet. and finds its
expression on paper in thousands of
distinct symbols or picture FORMS
New York American
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
DRUMMED 80 YEARS.
And Now Samuel johnson Has Retired
From the "President's Own"

Samuel Johnson, first drummer Of
the marine band, who has handed in
his resignation after thirty three years
Of service, said he had Just naturally
tired of beating drum and intends to
try something else for while.
This is not the first time that John
son has tied up his sticks and laid
away his drum since he Joined the
band as lad. In 1894, when John
Philip Sousa retired from the leader
ship of the presidents own" Johnson
likewise retired. But the music Of the
kettle and the snare was too strong
for him. and three years later he took
down his old sticks and donned the
blue and gold of the marine corps
again.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
Happiness.

II am sometimes accused" writes
Sir John Lubbock. "of being too op-
timistic. But l have never ignored or
denied the troubles and sorrows of life.
I have never said that men are happy,
but only that they might be; that If
they are not so the fault is generally
their own; that most of us throw away
more happiness than we enjoy"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Aberdeen Printing Com
pany will be held at the office of the
corporation, 300 East Wishkah street,
on August 20, at s o'clock p. M, for
the transaction of such business as
may come before them.
JNO. ]. CARNEY,
TT. President.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
Pressed SEWAGE Cake.

In Bradford. England. the city au
sewage cake. Thousands of tons are
made annually from the city sewage,
100000 gallons Of sewage being
treated daily. The grease and moisture
are largely extracted. and the residue,
or cake. is disposed of for fertilizers
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
THE TRUTH ABOUT BLUINo.
Talk No. q.

Liquid bluing is mainly water
Given half or cents worth of
bluing and large bottle filed with
water and you have the frail excuse
that's called bluing.
Always use RED CROSS BALI.
BLUE The best blue anywhere at
any price 1t does make the laundress
smile for a week Large package s
cents AT ALL GOOD GROCERS.