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Evening star., 1911-08-15
How to "Shed" a
Bad Complexion

It's foolish TO attempt TO cover up
or hide a sallow complexion. when
YOU can 50 easily remove the sallow
ness. or the complexion itself. Rouge
and the like on brownish skin. only
emphasize the defect. The better way
is to apply pure mercolized wax--the
same as you would cold cream-put-
ting it on at night. removing it in the
morning with warm water and soap,
following with dash of cold water.
The effect of few applications is
simply marvellous The half dead
cuticle is absorbed by the wax-pain-
lessly. gradually, in tiny impercep-
tible particles-revealing the beautiful
velvety white new skin beneath.
No woman need have a salow,
blotchy pimply or freckled COM
plexion if she'll just go to the drug
gist's. get some good mercolized wax
and use as suggested.-Woman's .
Realm.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Value Of Machinery.

The summary Of the census report
says that I'm 1895, for the first time.
census was taken OF machines leased or
held under royalties, and the amount
paid for their use. The number of es-
Establishments reporting such machines
was 931 tout of Il total of 1910. the
number of machines reported was 1895.
and the amount paid for leases was
s3.3 425. The sum paid for the leased
machines is not fair basis for an esti-
mate as to the valuation of such ma
chimes. since the amount of the leases or
royalties depends on the kind and amount
of work done, and not on the value of
the machines. The result however with
due allowance for machines the useful
ness of which makes their income-pro-
ducing power out Of proportion to their
intrinsic value. and for the fact that the
figures given are less than they should
be, because some establishments failed
to make returns, proves that the amount
Of capital invested in leased machines is
very large
Massachusetts reported the largest
amount of capital invested in machinery
in 1905, namely $6S11 ,412 or 35.9 per
cent of the total of the country For
1905 as compared with 1900. eleven states
show decreases in the amount of capital
invested in owned machinery, the great
est amount of decrease being S246, 794
for New Hampshire, and the greatest
percentage OF decrease being 6S.5 for In
diana. This means that more factories
are renting, and fewer are buying ma
chinery.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Growing in Ohio Town.

The largest percentage Of increase for
any shoe town in the United States dur
ing the five years ending i3pj. was in
Lancaster. Ohio. where the industry has
developed even more rapidly than Brock
ton although on a smaller scale. Brock
ton has very much larger factories. and
naturally produces a very much larger
volume of goods. but Lancaster increased
her product from $36S, 100 i'm 1900, TO
50 iH,.tsn in 1903.
The manufacture of boots and shoes
was carried on almost entirely in east
ern Massachusetts until well along
toward the end of the last century. Dur
ing the past twenty-five years. however,
important centcrs of production have
arisen i'm the west. st. Louis being the
most notable and Cincinnati. Columbus.
Chicago Detroit and two or three other
cities making notable progress.
No other industry has shown greater
prosperity, and we are not only supply
ing our own markets. but are now selling
shoes i'm every corner of the globe.
| The export of boots and shoes from the
| United States has increased as rapidly
as any other manufactured product. and
| mas surpassed several of our most inn
! portant agricultural products. l have
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Increase in Population.

The population of Brockton was 1.5o9
in 1880; il was 1O2o in 1890: ii was
3O579 in 1900, and is 5&.s7S now At least
1900 of the people are of foreign birth,
and $1,000 more of foreign parentage.
The entire population of Brockton is
engaged in making boots and shoes and
in feeding. clothing and waiting upon
the operatives in the shoe factories. The
profits of shoemaking are very large. but
that is a subject which cannot be safely
discussed by an amateur. 1t is sufficient
to say that all of the shoe factories are
busy six days in the week throughout the
year; that the business is In a very
prosperous condition.
The manufacturers who are making
the most money. according to common
report, are those who have specialties
that extensively advertised in the
newspapers and magazines Certain pat
terms of shoes produced here are known
to everybody in the land who does not
go barefooted, and they would instantly
recognize the owners of those particular
factories, because their cheerful coun-
tenances always appear in the adver-
tisements. Some time ago a witty adver-
tising agent suggested to the manufac-
turer Of q popular shoe that he put
his picture in his trademark as we'll in
his advertisement. and stamp 1t on the
soles of his shoes: but the latter shook
his head gravely and replied:
Il never wanted body to tread on
my face"
Evening star., 1911-08-15
These cities are, In the order of the
lue of their product, as follows:
Factories in Thirty States.

A large number of smaller cities pro-
duce annually between S1.n0.O00 and
81 OOn Ofn worth of boots and shoes. and
they arc scattered in various parts of
the country. Massa Chusetts is no longer
the only boot and shoe state. There are
31S shoe factories in more than thirty
states which have altogether a capital
Of about S12252i,hc employ 1929 oper-
atives and pay them about S1O.OGN,UD a
year. OF these operatives 5.23I in 1909,
when the latest census was taken. were
men sixteen years and over. 4a,535 were
women sixteen years and over. and 5,132
We're children under sixteen.
The total value of the products of all
the shoe factories in the United Sta tes.
1..a6 in number in 1885 was $500. lO1 SIS,
which was an increase of about - per
| cent during the previous five years. 1t
is estimated that the increase in the sue
ceeding five years since the census was
taken has been even greater and is prob
ably about 30 per cent, which would bring
the totOl value of the shoes produced
last wear up to S423.iO0O0O and more.
These tables show an average of IA
employees for each establishment and
an average of S52.427 for each annual
| pay roll. which makes an average OF
$40 as the annual wage of the men,
| women and children employed. I doubt
whether any industry of. comparative eX-
| tent will show so high an average.
| Massachusetts is the first state in the
volume of product, and the other four.
| producing more than twenty millions
| worth of shoes in 190J are as follows:
Evening star., 1911-08-15
LEADS SHOE CITIES
Brockton, Mass, Has Wrested
Premiership From Lynn.
ST. LOUIS CROWDING HARD
Likely to Be in Second Place Before
Another Census.
BUSINESS GROWS RAPIDLY
Value of Output Goes Up by Leaps
and Bounds-Monopoly Con-
trolls Machinery.
BUSINESS GROWS RAPIDLY
EY WILLIAM T.. CURTIS.

Special Correspondence of Tho star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
RROCkTON. Mass, August II 1911.
The little city of Brockton fifteen miles
south of Boston, produces more than
~ per cent. and probably I. per cent. of
all the boots and shoes made in the | nit
ed States with an aggregate value of
about S37.:JO,0G6 a year. Lynn. which
has been the boot and shoe capital for
$50 years. lost its coronet in 1900 and
has since held the second place. 1t still
makes from twenty-five to thirty million
dollars worth of shoes perhaps per
cent or more of the total for the whole
country.
Lynn is being very closely pushed by
st. Louis, and ii is a question if the west
ern city will not soon be entitled to sec
ond place. 1t had an annual output of
more than S25nOO.OU at the latest re-
turns, and jumped from the ninth place
in 1890 to the third place in 1905 among
the shoema king centers st. Louis in
creased its output from 1900 10 1919
more than 13O per cent. while Rrockton
increased II per cent and Lynn -
per cent. Unfortunately the statistics
of the census bureau. which | am using,
were made up on the returns for 1903,
and everybody familiar with the business
knows that the increase during the six
years since that date has been greater
than ever before in history.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
NAGEL WANTS BUILDING
FOR HIS DEPARTMENT
Writes to Speaker Clark Sug-
gesting Renting Structure
at $65,OO0 a Year.

A. . new building is wanted for the De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor. and
Secretary Nagel. with a view to housing
the various branches of the department.
with the exception Of the large bureaus,
under one roof, and thus increasing the
efficiency of the various forces, has writ
ten Speaker Clark of the House of Rep-
resentatives explaining the matter, and
pointing out that II an annual rental
contract of $4,000 can be entered into
ed by local capitalists In a suitable To-
cation.
The names of those who propose to
erect the building and the location sug-
Sested are not given out by the Secre-
tary. One rumor, however, has ii that
the site is on the G street northwest, be-
tween 18th and 14th streets.
The annual rental Of $65.nOO means an
increase of $4,000 year over the rentals
now being paid by the several branches
OF the department for quarters in differ
ent parts of the city. but Mr.. Nagel is of
the belief that with the entire depart
ment under one roof the efficiency will
- so increased that Congress will feel
amply REPAID for. the greater outlay.
Views of Mr.. Nagel.
An inquiry made by this department
extending over period of several
months, says Mr.. Nagel In his letter.
indicates that the only way in which
the department can expect to get its
scattered bureaus into one building prior
to the completion of the proposed govern
ment building. at reasonable cost. is to
obtain authority to make a contract of
rental for term of years. Several ten
tative offers have been received by the
department from persons who appear to
he responsible to erect buildings which
would be sufficiently large to take care
Of the department. and there is one now
before the department which is appar-
emily advantageous as to terms, location
and arrangements.
In the proposed new building would be
housed all the bureaus Of the depart
ment except those of the census. fish
cries coast and geodetic survey and
standards, which are located in buildings
of their own.
Evening star., 1911-08-15

Mrs Lydia Ann Hargett widow OF
David Hargett, died at the home Of her
grandson, Charles Brutchey. near Walk
ersville, Nd, Sunday of general debility.
She was ninety years old.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
All Made by Mchinery.

All shoes are made by machinery. all
the machinery is patented. and nearly all
the patents of any value belong to the
United Shoe Machinery Company. which
is now undergoing an investigation as an
alleged monopoly in restraint of trade.
There is no question about the monopoly
part of it That company controls the
business and acquires every new device
of value. it leases its machinery to shoe
manufa cturers in every part of the coun-
try upon a royalty varying from cents
manufactured. This system was intro
duced by the late Gordon Mckay, who
was unable to sell his ma chimes. but sue
ceeded in inducing certain large manu-
factureres to borrow them, and pay him
percentage on whatever they produced.
The present company is combination of
competing interests formed many years
ago to control the machinery business.
and it has been very successful. 1t has
more than an patents. covering every
possible contrivance for manufacturing
shoes. from the trimming Of the lasts to
the polishing of the finished product.
There is a machine for securing and ink
ing the soles. for Furnishing their edges
with wax and even for packing them.
According to the census of 1905 the
amount of capital invested in machinery,
tools and implements by all of the shoe
factories in the United States was $1S.-
6i,51O. which was an increase of $2.157,
20b during the previous five years. but
these figures do not represent the actual
facts. They do not include the leased
machinery. which is three-fourths of all
that is used, and according to the under
standing of it's stockholders, the United
States Shoe Machinery ompany has not
in various shoe factories throughout the
United States.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Thirteen Big Shoe Cities.

Thirteen cities each produced more
than S5,OOO,OOO worth Of boots and shoes
in 1905, which was the census year of
this industry, or a little less than 80 per
cent Of all that were manufactured in the
United States. The total value of the
product of these thirteen cities was $156,-
46O,S7S In 1900, five years previous. the
total value of boots and shoes produced
in the same cities was S111,1lOS43, or
43 per cent of the total for the whole
country. In 1890, the total value of their
product was S93.076.3:,2. You notice that
the increase from 1880 to 1909 was
about S14.OOOOOO while the increase for
the next succeeding five years was S45,-
100000, and 1t is believed that the in
crease from 1868 to 1911 has been even
greater. Some experts think it is as
much as S60,OOO,OOO; the more conserva-
tive concede that 1t must be at least
S;N.OOOOOO
These cities are, In the order of the
value of their product, as follows:
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Close S PM.

42-inch Sicilian. with a rich silk
luster and permanent finish: the re-
versible kind: shown in a beautiful
crow-black: the quality YOU have
been paying Jnc for: to go ON
at the very special price oO9G
tomorrow, yard. d..
Evening star., 1911-08-15

the figures for every year from 1870 when
21611a pairs of shoes were exported, to
1905 when the number was a315.699. and
then teh total jumped to 12.4OS,57o in
1910. The increase during the previous
ten years was more than 800 per cent.
You can find exclusive American shoe
stores in every important European city;
YOU can find them in South America,
India and other far off parts of the world.
The commercial organizations of Ger
many. Austria and France from time to
time have made urgent demonstration to
their parliaments for protection against
American competition. and in some coun-
tries imports from the United States
have been reduced by legislative action.
placing embargos in the form OF high
tariffs uDOD thpm
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26

Tourist travel 10 Alaska picked
up In good force last night when
the Humboldt sailed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26
Easy to Smile, Laugh and Applaud
When Blanche Is on Stage, But

Take Blanche Rims out 'The
Yankee Girl and IL would last
about as long as a snowfall under
the tropical sun.
Not that good tunes are entirely
absent, bat alf-possibly excepting
one-ihai appeal strongly. are SO
old they're almost decropit.
But Miss Ring. with her winning
personality sparkling manners. trim
looks and catchy voice, gefs away
with en-. old or new In fact. she
made her biggest hits singing the
old hits-lt was the way she sung
'em.
For Instance. take these Top
Of the Morning. Come Josephine
in My Flying Machine. Nora Ma.
loue. Zip Addy ! Az. aud Rings
on Her Fingers. the latter two
stamped on the program by re-
quest One other song. -Where's
Mammal" in which Miss Rims is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26

aided by Harry Gilfoil. Miss Mar.
guerite Wright and Charles J. Win.
ninger. caught the public fancy aud
brought repeated eneorcs.
Perhaps the managers would
claim most OF the Yankees Girls"
songs have been copped and sung
out by vaudeviliains and other vii
lalus and there Is no denying that
when Miss Ring introduced the
show on Broadway all newt was
hummer, And it's hummer yet.
" ono can forget he's heard over
and over again almost every tune.
every song ia H.
Hut blanche Ring as blanche
Rims Is worth seeing any nieht and
-almost--eyery night It's EASY 10
81, In the audience and smile and
laugh and applaud while Miss Ring
u on behind the footiightn Just be.
fore You And. thank YOU. she Is
visible most OF the time the curtain
Is up. Wise managers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26
If YOUR NEIGHBOR CALLS TOO
OFTEN, GET OUT INJUNCTION

When your neighbor gets too
chummy and begins to camp too
steadily In your own homedont
get despcndent There's a remedy
It's our old friend the injunction.
the panacea FOR all us Il may DC
your only chance TO save your cot.
fee grinder or breakfast plates II
may even stop daily social visits
that weary you as I, did In the case
cf James T. Harrison who took
umbrage at the frequency Of calls
made 10 his abode By William Cas-.
saday. the neighhoring vidower.
when one Is a widower he y nat.
uraliy lonesome. say some authori.
ties. Cassaday. who lives at ans
goth av. n. evidently belonged 20
that class. and every evening. says
Harrison. he would visit the Harri.
soh home. next door Ills CONVEX
sationai prowess was unlimited.
Harrison said Il was the limit
So when Caseaday refused 20 dis.
continue his visits Harrison got
out the injunction.
Mrs Harrison thereupon left the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26

Vegetables. owing TO the lateness
of warm weather. are attn rather
high AZ the markets yet. except on.
Ions and rRdinhea. They're almost
giving them away At four and air
lunches for nickel Fine big AZ.
paragua can be had at 10 cents.
and California honey. nice looking.
n selling AZ 10 cents
Strawberries are working down
closer TO the pockethook Of every
body. being marked AZ Two boxes
for quarter this morning az the
markets. Fine grape fruit Is sell
INK at 2 cents each
Attractive specials are Swiss iui.
ported cheese az 80 cents. and con.
denaed milk az three for n quarter
Cherries are breaking into the
market. but Rtiil high. being quot
ID at 40 cents. NeW potatoes are
good They are quoted az two
pounds for rs cents.
Other vegetables ran. tomatoes.
20 cents; yellow wax beans. two for
Ia quarter. cucumbera. two for ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26
WOLGAsT FITS FINE

SAN FRANCISCO May 20. After
hard days Of training on the road
and la tho gymnasium. Champion
Ad Wolgast and Frankie Burns. who
fight for the lightweight champion.
ship here Saturday afternoon. began
today the drying out" process.
Both fighters loafed about their
camps entertaining their friends.
Confidence Is the marked feature
OF both camps WolgRst says he
cant lose. but nsrns Is expected 10
give the champion a hard run for
his money. Burns clever defense
and improved foot work are such
that most Of the local sports expect
to see a slump In the present 10 20 I
odds before the men enter the ring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26
BRITT AFTER BAT

SAN FRANCISCO. Mas IS jim
my Britt IL in the city today after a
long absence IN Europe. lie weighs
about is5 now. and with two or
three weeks work. says be could
get down to weight without any ar
ficuity. Battling Nelson - the first
man Jimmy has hankefinE 70
meet. His stay here IL Indefinite.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26
RAILROAD SUED

Charging that the Northern Pa
cific last February sent out from
Centralia a box car aud an engine
with defective coupling. United
States District Attorney Elmer y
Todd yesterday filed suit asking
$500 penalty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26
TO WED HIGH UP

GRAND JUNCTION. Colo, May
a6.~~MiKs Beatrice Farnham. a
Boston artist. and John Otto. her.
init OF Monument canyon. which IL
TO be set aside as Monolithic Ma.
tional park by President Taft. plan
to be married on the top OF inde.
pendence monument The monu.
ment rises $50 feet No one has
yet climbed to the summit For
his marriage Otto is building a lad.
der OF iron spikes. driven into the
aide Of the monument
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26

cents. Salmon At 10 cents, crabs.
two for 20 cents Halibut. two
pounds for 10 cents. are fish Hpe
cialn.
Egge are getting lower, specials
being given a. two dozen for 30
cents
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26
TO PROBE SUITS

Condemnation suits TO the mum
Der Of 1850 and aggregating $1,000
600. are pending Ia Seattle. On the
suggestion Of Councilman Griffiths,
the streets committee yesterday
decided 10 probe each suit to de
iermine its desirabiliiy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26

family domicilc and began a d.
voree suit. charging incompatible.
~. Cassaday discontinued his Wis
Ia. and Judge Frater yesterday dis.
missed the injunction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26
GOLD STRIKE

YREKA. Cal. May 2s.--Excitc-
meut prevails here today over
gold strike made ~ the Little 10.
nanxa mine near Hawklnayiile.
Nuggets and other gold worth
81. 400 we're found.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26

Fred Anpevinc for Washington
and Charles W. Robinson for Ore.
gon viii take part tonight IN mn
annual intercollegiate oratorcal
contest with Montana. IN Mcany
ball
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26
MILLIONS IN
IMPROVE MENTS

ENENtTIl Way 70 = Over
si.7s0.000 viii be spent In Everett
this summer in new works. For
street improvements alone over
ss6e.O 600 will be expended under
council orders. Other Improve
ments include construction BY the
Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget Sound
and Great Northern. stone a Web
ster work. extensions by the Ever
EFT Gas company and $4,000 for
the fresh water harbor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-26

PARIS. p. moraan's gift the
religious relic known as 81 Mar.
tins head. IL being transported
from London to the French govern
Inent for the Louvre.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
General Bates UnIighted Cigars. Ganaral William R Rafa of INannos

General Bates UnIighted Cigars.
 General William B. Bate of Tennes- see after distinguished service in be- half of the south was governor and then United States senator. His bray. cry in battle was attested by dozen wounds, and in a single engagement three horses were shot from under him.
 ..It was a habit of the old warrior" 1" said a man who knew him we'll, ito continually carry an unlighted cigar in his mouth, but few of those who noticed 1t ever knew the reason of his failure to smoke the weed. At the battle of Shiloh he and brother were standing side by side when the broth CT asked General Bate for light, as he had a cigar, but no match. The general lit match and handed 1t to his kinsman, who had scarcely applied 1t to the tobacco ere a cannon ball came 'hurtliAg through the air and severed the smokers head from his body. The terrible tragedy of Shiloh's bloody field was why in all the years that followed the surviving brother was never known to light cigar"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
E. H. DILLON & CO

' . Uncle ItedbeI. tie village wfi.e washer and man of all work, was a: frequent borrower of small sums from his neighbor, Colonel Arkwright, a. d as rule Ie reaaid these listIe deJT3 at the appointed t.me, But on ore tsz-s casion when he had teen accom- asyy dated with loan cY $,Eo which "a. promised to return iii few days. isss allowed two or tilrt.. weeks to passE without making any nienJon of his isGs llebtedness and, i'll fact, seemed to' avoid his creditor. But one mOrnf the colonel urexpe fediy encounse-sI him at the pcstJffi c.
 Hello, Uncle I..ibe. Didn't you lozz row little money from me sr weeks agozy
 Oats right. cunnel." said the o,as man. T sholy cd You told me you'd pay fr back in< three or four days Have you had ba !. sluck:"
 No, suh.' responded Uncle TeuI s< I'll tell you how ii WIS. cu11el r. lacked jes' two dolichg an e. lsaee E havin' ten do'la,,s . put i7 Ce sas5.. q bank, an I used it fo' dat It's | right. cunnel l won't fo,g't @- r. Youths Companion
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