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closer together. If necessary. he may
break the corners a little bit. But lie
doesn't squeeze very hard. When he gets
through the basket looks Just about the
same as it did before. Not one man or
woman in fifty. using the naked eye. could
tell any difference. But when he begins
20 refill the basket i, becomes appareht.
on of . ,.ya.;e o. berries he will be able
IA -! every one of the boxes he mas
~,,:eey.I and have enough fruit left over
- I'll ten, twelve or maybe fourteen other
askets besides-it all depends on now
hard he has squeezed. So it's an easy
thing for him TO sell at wholesale prices
and make a nice fat retailers profit.
sometimes a huckster. selling at just
what the market man had to pay, actually
makes a bigger profit than the latter.
Then the crooked dealer has another ad-
vantage in the matter Of fruit that spoils
When a quart of berries offered for sale
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dealer a crooked rake-off Of about 20 per
cent. In other words. by using that meas
IRE he could make five pecks sell for
six"
Still another common form Of trickery
practiced on the unsCspectinS house
wife is known to the office of the sealer
basket graft. In the museum of crooks
there are several score examples or the
article used in this form Of arder 90
berry The scheme is clover -. -
for even when examined + "a. - :,
fiscated articless.l.C';.' ie'i "a Z,
little thic-;,o.r.: ask III. wn.cn
every ho;,Err /, .l:- pur-
chased from -, -, * ianiliar-seem
g, "rfectly NJ. t. lat they are not
f:.- :-o:i, il. II. face that they are not
1T explains incidentally why some
80. listers can buy wagonload of prod
i-,r ION the market and then go about
i..- streets and sell their wares cheaper
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is a story. See this can said sealer
Haskell. picking up big oil can of the
recognized five-gallon size. There's a can
that had us all fooled for a good many
monthS-had my men fooled and had lot
of hOusehOlders fooled, too. Its story
goes to show, too. that you must not al
ways blame the dealer himself if you get
short weighted or short measured. Lots
of times the dealer is perfectly honest,
and wants to give you a square deal. but
his clerks are not. We have a number of
cases where a clerk devised a way to
put one over on customers. and pOcketed
the difference himself-sort of double
crossing both public and employer, as it
We're.
This can, for instance, was part of the
equipment of an oil wagon a good many
years ago. When it was given to the
driver it was perfectly all rig full
measure right up to the last drop There
were other cans on the wagon. too. Of
course-One quart, half a gallon. gallon
and so on, but they weren't used mucn.
The drivers route was mostly stores and
big consumers. who never bought less
than five gallons at time.
Things went along pretty We'll until
the driver began to get the idea that his
boss was making too much money. He
then decided he'd get share. So he took
that fve-gallOn can to a timer and had
the bottom cut out. Then he had a false
bottom made and inserted inside the can.
fixing it SO it would hold only four GAL
Ions instead of five. Then the old bottom
was soldered back on. and the driver was
ready for business. OF course lis profits
were big. He'd start out, say. with 200
gallons of oil. enough to supply forty
customers with five gallons each. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

TVENING slippers in all the delicate
r. shades are now decorated with
rosettes buckles and bows that can
be made at home by even the amateur.
For little gifts to your friends who are
in the social whirl these suggestions are
offered with a hope that the puzzled mind
will find a solution of the question Of the
hour.
Flowers of ribbon are in great vogue
for party slippers. as are also leaves OF
lace and Of gold or silver tissue. A clus-
ter of pink rosebuds nestled in rosette
of lace is worn on the slipper, which
matches the pink party gown. or blue
forget-me-nots are twined with the OBJ
long bow of white lace and, sometimes the
flowers are all lace with thread Of gold
or silver running through.
A silver tissue rose is quite easily made.
The central portion is of folded ribbon,
white in color. two petals on each side. a
quilting of the tissue cut on the bias and
folded around the center completes the
simple ornament. Two of these with a
little wish for many dances would be an
acceptable gift.
Bows on slippers should be so tied that
they will point upward and not down.
ward. A dainty bow Is made Of long
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to set the pole on which the garments
are to hang far enough forward. so that
the garments will not interfere with the
hats. Every hat hung in this way should
be incloscd in a strong cotton or paper
bag. with drawstrings to keep out the
dust. A loop of tape may be sewed to
each bag to hang it by.
Wardrobe cabinets are useful for men
and women. They are handy. practical
little space savers, and do not cost very
much. In cabinets for men the garments
are supported on hangers. and there are
trays for shirts. and lockers for collars.
cuffs and ties. Cabinets for women have
trays for skirts to be laid out at full
length without folding.
If one has a wardrobe trunk it will no:
be necessary to use wardrobe cabinet
for the trunk may have a pretty cover of
figured chintz, which could be easily re-
moved when the trunk is needed for
travelling. The trunk may be used for
clothes all the year around. and they
will be kept free from dust and damp
ness.
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less. too, it saved her many sleepless
nights.
"Another type that is common to every
public stenogra pher is the man who IN
yariably forgets the most important part
of his letter and then gets angry because
the girl he is debating to is not MIND
reader. These have to be smoothed down
carefully for one disgruntled customer
may seriously impair public stenog-
rapher's entire business. In fact. high
on the list of qualifications for thi; bust
ness, / would put the word tact One
must learn to edit as she goes along. too.
A man was debating to me just the
other day whose English was excruc!-
ating but ] managed to correct his mis-
takes as I went along and when ] hand
ed him the completed copy h, read II
with bean.;ng face. 'I'n pretty sup'!
dictator amt T. he "e,nlrket. as lie
went out and ] enthusia icaIi:- agreed
that he
Again there - tie type of man who
expects you to know the exact distance
of the from the earth. the number
of cubic inches in the Washington Monu-
ment. and half hundred other little
things Ike that But troublesome as this
type is. he is not to be compared to the
man who takes it for granted that you
know absolutely nothing.
rapher is rather pleasant than otherwise.
The little annoyances are all in days
wOrk-and in the end they probably serve
to make it less humdrum and more in
teresting.'
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CT they might be taking little cohsu'u
tionaI. Never in the world would they De
taken for detectives
Yet that is what they are-and detect
ives of the most important sort Ihey
are even more than detectives. Ihey are
watchdogs-and they guard the 1aHliy
larder of all Washington. Theirs is the
gigantic task of Yrever~>Sc, the housewife
from being wo>sted by disho>Sst %Hers'
who, bitter experience has shown. are all
100 many and who, like Banquo's ghost,
will no. down.
Wen the average householder COM
p/ins of the high cost of living he is apt
To confne his objection solely to prices
Perhaps this is all with which he need De
concerned. All too frequently, however
he is not only paying high prices. but he
is paving for a whole lot he doesn't get
Frequently he is being both short-weight-
cd and short-mea assured. So these larder
detectives stroll about the city Keeping
their eyes open to see that Washingto-
mans get what they pay for-and :hey
have plenty of work.
Spoken of officially. they are employees
of the office of the District sealer OF
weights and measureS-under the direct
supervision of w. c. Haskell 1t is their
duty to see that every scale and every
measure owned by every one in Washing
ton who has something to sell Is correct
On its face it is gigantic task-fOr there
are hundreds upon hundreds of stores
throughout the city. hundreds more small
stalls in markets and Out-Of-the-way cor
ners still more hucksterS and peddlers.
and. -Inally. a small army of itinerant
merchants.
Even if it were only necessary to test
the weights and measures of all these,
the task would be Brobdignagian-but in
addition to the plain testing, it is neces-
sary for these house old detectives to be
constantly on the lookout for trickery.
The average householder. perhaps. is ig-
norant of even the existence of the men
who are detailed by the city to guard his
larder. but the dishonest dealers are not
AS a result between the two latter there
is a never-ending battle Of wits. the dis
honest dealer striving to invent new
tricks to gain a few ounces here on
weight and fraction of peck there on
measures while the other invents new
tests and ways to offset them.
Whenever a weight or measure DELHI
erately made imperfect is found it is
promptly confiscated. Usually. also, there
are consequent proceedings in the Police
Court, but convictions are dilncult to Sc
cure. The dishonest dealer has become
crafty that nowadays he manages his
trickery i'm such fashion that when dis
covered he can claim it to have been acct
dental and entirely unintentional- and
though the watchdog of the larder knows
better, il is hard for him to prove it.
The confscation of crook, the
men call dishonest weight or measure.
however, goes a long way toward check
ing the evil, for, once detected. that par
ticular trick can never be used with any
degree of success again. The dealer
caught trying to employ the same trick
twice would not only be practically GER
tain of being convicted. but would stand
an excellent chance of not getting OF
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Dainty Petticoats.

THE latest styles in petticoats are very
! fascinating, the colorings and ma
terials being particularly attractive. They
are fitted to follow the figure lines as
closely as possible, and fit snugly at the
waist line.
Crepe de chine models are worn with
lingerie dresses and are made in the
washable varieties Of silk in soft pastel
colorings and in white. Lace landings
are used in the body of these new gar
ments, with lace edgings in various
widths IS n finish for the f1ounce. In
some instances shadow or colbert laces
are used to make the complete hounce.
but In simple models the f1Ounce is trim
med with a scant ruffle Of lace at the
edge.
Pompadour satins. satin charmeuse,
chiffon cloth and China silk petucoats
are lace-trimmed, with accordion pleated
fiounces at the edge. or straight lace
bands finished with a lace edge to match.
Slashes appear at one or both sides Of
some models. especially when a narrow
effect is used.
Jersey top petticoats in wool and in silk
continue to be popular. They usually
have a deep accordion section flounce of
messaline with fiat silk underlay. Some
of these petticoats have fiounce of
crepe or charmeuse as a bottom finish.
Doesn't Mind the Bumps.
From Judge.
Sillicus-The way Of the transgressor is
hard
Cynicus-Oh. well. he can generally at
ford pneumatic tires.
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about
t n e re e I S of
Washington every
day. year in and
year out, seeming
~ leisurely and
without purpose,
are perhaps a score
of pleasant-faced
men whom one Is
apt to meet over
and over again. To
the casual observ-
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To T'riinm EVENING Slippers

fold Of gold net placed over a frill of gold
tulle and tied in the center with a
straight band. 1t is very easy to make
of ribbon and chiffon. The center of each
ribbon bud is formed by twirling the
stitched ends and fasilioning the sur
rounding petals of folded ribbon The
space between the two bud forms is filled
with duillings of chiffon. wound around
each end. This idea is beautiful in any
color and is very inexpensive when made
Of remnants picked up at odd moments
A round rOsette OF figured net may be
made by box-pleating a long folded piece
Of net and gathering the rough edges in
to the center. A jeweled button should be
fastened at this center to give a spot of
glistening color and incidentally conceal
the junction Of the shirred lines Any
young girl would be delighted with pair
of these attractive ornaments for even
ing slippers.
Lace on boudoir slippers is a pretty
fancy. A ruffle of lace. is now shirred
around the top of crocheted or knitted
slippers. A rosette of lace sewed on the
silk boudoir slipper is a strikingly pretty
addition.
Enough Is Plenty.
From the Boston Transcript
Casey--DO you ever play cards,
O'Brien?
O'Brien "a gardener)-Faith. no! OF get
me full av handlin' spades IN the day.
tonne.
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u ONE day some public stenoSra-
pher of Washington IS going to
write a book on men and types
she has known-and that book
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-29

Britain collided with collier Hell
vetia in St. Lawrence river during
dense fog. Collier sunk. Crew
was rescued. Steamer, badly dam
aged, turned back to Quebec.
Oyster Bay.-Sen. Dixon arriv-
ed for another conference with
Roosevelt. Predicted that Albert
]. Beveridge would be elected
governor of Indiana.
Fl. Wayne, Ind.-Carl Roden-
burg, candidate for nomination as
sheriff, entered store, masked, and
robbed owner, who recognized
him and had him arrested. Rod
enburg escaped with handouts on
wrist. Still at large.
We can't understand why Rod
enburg should do such foolish
thing as practice those tactics be-
fore election.
FL PaSo.-NeDelS nave given
Mormon colonists the alternative
of aiding fight against Madero or
having weapons taken from them.
Charlston, w. Va.-Gov. Glass
cock ordered another battalion of
national guard to proceed to
Paint Greek, where strike riots
are in progress.
Austin, Tex. = Rep. Morris
Sheppard was chosen at Demo
cratic primary to succeed Joe
Bailey as u. S. senator.
New York.-Coroner's inquest
decided that Marie Barsuto, 8,
whose body was found, tied in
burlap sack, in East river, was
dead before she was thrown into
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-29

Killed. .
Digger, Ind.-2 slain, 4 SCI
riously wounded at ice cream So
cial. Result of feud. 100 shots
fired. Il
St. Louis, Mo.-Arthur Bit
ner, said to have been shot by his
son, Arthur, Jr., died after being
unconscious for "a hours. d
Omaha, Neb. - Mrs. Lena
Goodman killed by bullet from
rife small boy was carrying on
his shoulder. Accident, Woman
was on porch holding baby. 4
San Juan, Porto Rico.-Epi.2
demic of typhoid fever has broken
out in Penuelas, near here. s
dead and 20 sick in last 2 weeks.
Muscatine, Ia.-Emmett Kee-
ley, 19, killed in trying to stop
runaway auto which contained
sweetheart, Emma Harrison, II.
Girl finally got control of ma
chine.
Philadelphia. - Police investi-
eating Photographers Associa-
ton convention recently held
here. Champagne orgies during
which several girls were mistreat-
ed charged against members.
Seattle, Wash Sidney C..
Love, former Chicago millionaire
and divorced husband of Marjorie
Burnes, is wearing her appendix
as watch charm.
Washington.-Taft used up
10000 words answering Roose-
velt's charge of theft at Chicago
convention.
Berlin, Conn.-Chas. K. Ham
The Washington times., 1912-04-09
Feast of Passover
Ends With Ceremony

The feast of Pesach Is over. The
roasted lamb bone, the unleavened
bread. the symbolic wine will disappear
for another year from the churches and
houses of Hebrews. Concluding services
were held at the Eighth Street Temple
yesterday. when a beautiful ritualistic
exercise was carried out, Rabbi Simon
preaching. Services were also held in
the other Hebrew Synagogues, Talmud
Tovah, Adas Israel, and Above Sholem.
The feast OF Passover is celebratory
Of the escape. OF the Hebrews from
more. and it's mora primitive meaning
Is understood TO be that of a spring
feast TO observe the change of season.
The Washington times., 1912-04-09
a .
POLICE WILL QUIZ
SERVANTS in BEACH !
ASSAULT MYSTERY
Colored Girl Thought to
Have Thrown Light
on Case.


AIKEN. s. c.. April 9.-After three
h3lrs of cross-examination at the hands
ofethe policeItoday Pearl Hampton, col
ored Is believed to have given valuable
Information concerning the mysterious
attaekson Mrs Frederick Q. Beach, wife
of the New York society man whom the
authorities accuse. The police refused
to give any information concerning her
revelations, but declared that their case
had mot been weakened by what the
woman had, told them t 7 i,'s' S
Two maids employed in the home of
Joseph Hartmann, the valet OF Clarence
w. Dolan. of Phiiadeiphia. and two
other servants. all of whom are said TO
have witnessed the attack on Mrs.
Beach, will be Questioned later in the
day. The authorities said that the flight
of the Beaches TO Europe would mot
end the case. Asssoon as Beach returns
TO America "a warrant charging assault
him. -
Beach's diamond studded knife, picked
up near the scepesof the struggle and on
~on4 Of the blades. of which was found
blood stains,s wassl locked in vault to-
day and will be Fheld until the case is
brought to trial.
The Washington times., 1912-04-09

. y N
Teport: the location OF its office In the
Distrlct! the amount OF. itg' authJrlsed
.apitnl stock aiid the nniornt actually
ISSUED un'l Jutstnn1inE: amount OF It's
nelts, "r amount which they do not
exceed; amount OF ITS sssesis, or an
amount which Us assets at least equal,
and the nam, uni address OF all direc-
tors aiIl officers OF the company, and
when tho term of office expires.
Registration Fee.
The bill provides an annual registral
'tion fee OF $40 for companies having
an authorized capital stock Of $4,000 or
less, and for companies having a cap
ital stock OF over $4,000 and not ex-
ceeding sl,O00,000. II the capital stock
exceeds si,oo0.000. then the bill provides
having a capital stock of 100000 the
annual fee Is $50 and 81 additional for
every 100000 of capital stock not ex-
ceeding sl,000.0OO then the bill provides
that the company shall pay a still
further additional fee OF 81 for every
500, 600 above 100000.
The Washington times., 1912-04-09
New York Society
Folk Agog Over
Alleged Assault

NEW YORK. April 9.--The troubles of
Frederick o. Beauty, Beach and his
wife, and the search for Beach by
Aiken, s c.. authorities on a charge of
assaulting Mrs. Beach, set New York; q
-four hundred" by the ears today.
Beauty" Beach and his wife are
among the most popular Of New York's
society folk. Beach is a close personal
friend of w. K. Vanderbilt sr., who
was his best man when he married Mrs,
1Havemeyer. left widow by the tragic
self-shooting of Charles F. Havemeyer.
: Fashionable clubs and hotsl Hobbies
friends of the couple. who declared they
had, started for Europe on the Maui
retanfa asserted emphaticaily that Mrs.
Beach could have nothing to do with
the prosecution of her husband So
ciety has followed the case OF the
alleged assault on Mrs. Beach closely.
The warrant for Beach was obtained n
Is said, by NJ. s. Baughn, detective
According to Baughn, the generally
accepted story that Mrs. Reach was
assaulted by a negro was untrue. He
declared that he discovered that Mrs.
Beach was found in the yard near the
Beach home by her husband A
struggle ensued. Baughni asserted, and
Mrs. Reach was injured. Several hair
pins worn by Mrs. Beach, and gold
handled, diamond studded knife recently
presented to Beach were found at the
scene of the struggle. Mrs. Beach. in
addition to being badly bruised, had
sustained a slashed throat
New York authorities in communica-
tion with the Aiken police tried to get
trace of Beach in England
The Washington times., 1912-04-09
Aviators to Attempt
Volplaning to Earth

From attitudes OF $500 feet and great
er. the army aviators at College Park,
Md, this spring and summer will prac-
tice volplaning to the earth
After careful study 1t has been
learned that a great number of acci-
dents to professional avlators have been
due to the fact that with the stopping
OF the motor the fiiers have lost their
nerve and consequently the equilibrium
of their machines, resulting in fatal
plunges to the earth.
Last September from an altitude OF
1000 feet, Lieut.. Henry II. Arnold. who
flies the Wright biplane, volplaned and
spiral glided to the earth after his
motor had stopped This summer the
aviators will practice this so that In
case of accident TO their engine while al
great heights they will know just what
to do.
The Washington times., 1912-04-09
HEARING
ON MONDAY NEXT
Court Pospones Action on Case Of Alexandra Man
I Charged With Pandering, and Accused Will Renew
.ss F Bondsfor Appeara nee at That Time.

Dean, Bunch French, and William Dud-
ley, the latter colored were arraigned
In police court this morning before
Justice Thompson and fined $40 each.
Officer Scott testified that he had ar
rested several women last night when
the colored man interfered., IL becom-
ing necessary to strike him with the
blackjack. Dean and French refused
to come to his assistance. and when he
showed his badge. the former told him
to put 1t back in his pocket before he
got into trouble
Considerable routine business was
transacted at last nights meeting OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. II was stated
that the new electric sign on the river
front. advertising the city, had been
completed, and would be illuminated to-
morrow night
The list of questions recently pro-
pounded TO candidates for city council,
were received and read at last nights
meeting of the Allied Trades Labor
Council.
The regular meeting OF the city
council will be held tonight.
The case of Sinclair against Fairfax
& Co.. In the circuit court, is still in
progress.
The trial of Lewis Hoof on remain
ing indictments was set for April 2,
In the corporation court yesterday.
The Washington times., 1912-04-09
"A Permanent Cure For
Chronic Constipation

Although those may dispute 1t who
have not tried II. yet thousands OF
others, who speak from personal expert
ence, assert that there is permanent
cure for chronic constipation. Some
testify they were cured for as little as
NIFTY cents. years ago, and that the
trouble never came back on them, while
others admit they took several bottles
before a steady cure was brought about.
The remedy referred TO Is DIR, Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. 1t has been on
the market for over a quarter of a cen-
tury and has been popularized on its
merits, by one person telling another.
The fact that fts strongest supporters
most persistently, constipated-makes II
certain that the claims regarding II as
permanent cure for constipation have
not been exaggerated.
The Washington times., 1912-04-09

1t is not violent like cathartic pills,
saits or waters, byt operates gentiy,
the system. 1t contains tonic properties
that strengthen the stomach and bowel
muscles so that in time medicines OF
nature is again solely relied on. Among
the legions who testify to these facts
are Mr.. ]. W. Whitley, Marion, Va,
st., Baltimore, Nd. and they always
have a bottle of IL in the house, for IL
Is reliable laxative for all the family
from infancy to old age.
Anyone wishing TO make a. trial OF this
remedy before buying II In the regular
way of a druggist at fifty cents or one
dollar a large bottle 6amily size) can
free of charge by simply addressing DR..
w. II. Caldwell, 405 Washington st.,
Monticello, Ill. Your name and address
on a postal card will do