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Iditarod pioneer. (Iditarod, Alaska) 1910-19??, 1912-05-18

All roads lead to Boas', the clothier.
Iditarod pioneer. (Iditarod, Alaska) 1910-19??, 1912-05-18
-cce guaranteed the best to be
-oVo had. Sunderbruch'e.

Cut Glass. jewelry. W, Taylor, Flat.
Iditarod pioneer. (Iditarod, Alaska) 1910-19??, 1912-05-18

New shoes. bargains. Paulsou's.- Flst.
Iditarod pioneer. (Iditarod, Alaska) 1910-19??, 1912-05-18

Fsnoy waInuts and aImonds
5unGerhTucl1's.
Iditarod pioneer. (Iditarod, Alaska) 1910-19??, 1912-05-18

,cs cream served. Miss Kotch, Fiat,
Iditarod pioneer. (Iditarod, Alaska) 1910-19??, 1912-05-18

William Gray William Schniea arrived from the old dig
gngs yesterday Gaines Discovery
Otter, in three days. 1t hard trip.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

necked dresses and hats. That's simply
never done here at ALL
It was to be a real innovation. and was
probably intended to give dashing. wick
ed. French touch to a British ball. They
all said they'd wear casino hats. the kind
you see at the casinos on the Continent
after the night shades have fallen. You
know. big hoppy hats, with droopy plumes
that men think look inexpensive. and
which have caused many an apopIectic
stroke when the head Of the household has
learned the cost of them. -.
And do you think they did wear them
Not at all. They fooled each other.
Every blessed woRan came in her Sun
dsy-best tiara. exactly as II she had never
pledged herself to wear anything else or
her head. The only women who did ap-
pear in hats were some of the untitled.
unsung ones. who thought they were doing
just what the Social Elect were.
There were several young people who
came in fancy dress / don't think they
were deceived also as to what was to be
worn. believe they just pleased them
selves. The Mere Man said that Society
was getting so used TO dressing up and
pretending to be some one of another CEN
fury that few of its members couldn't
stop. Anyhow. there they were. Indian
girls, clowns. harleGuins and beaus and
Doors of Shakespeare's time.
OF course, the most beautiful frocks.
the most gorgeous jewels and the loveliest
women were in that huge front tier box
They seemed to sort themselves out from
the others by hereditary right They
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

Fairly active for just plain floor. eh!
What?
l must say think it is a real nice. eco
nomical idea don't you?
was such a village maiden that actu-
ally supposed that all the ladies who hal
helped to get up the ball had assisted
with the decorations. and was quite pre-
pared to lavish praise upon them for their
work, but when / chirped out a question
as to this the Mere Man rather laughed at
me-you know, the "my-dear-child- how
absurd" laugh of the superior male. Then
he went on to explain that an Italian de-
signer always decoTates the bathrooms
when the social elect here buy tickets to
dance.
His name. which is certainly pure Daeo,
Is Pietro Tantappie. His mission in life,
it seems, is just TO go about decorating.
One time he is in Madrid, Frightening
things up for the marriage Of the King Of
Spain; then he skips over TO Paris for
somebody or others state visit. He was
on hand when King George and Queen
Mary were crowned at Westminster
Abbey. and decorated that as much as
they would let him.
We took our seats in the very frontest
front row and watched the people come in
of course, We accepted dance cards Just
as II We were going to venture on that
CLASSY floor, but, my dears. I never meant
to for a moment. know what suits me
best. It's perfect repose for your Auntie
Kate.
As soon as we got settled in our chairs
the most beautiful little italian boy, one
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
THEY TURNED HER HEAD.

My, wouldn't you think it would make
them dizzy?' Easped. after my head had
begun to swim from watching a pair OF
elderly aristocratic teetotums. and, would
you believe it. lady passing said 10 her
escort: Aren't there a number of Amer
leans in town this season."
The younger set danced very mulch
our college boys and their best girls do.
gliding along with sort of dreamy ex
preston on their faces. They Bostoned
and five-stepped and twO-stepped and
'Turkey-Trotted' in a small and modest
way.
They never seemed to sit out dance.
suppose with so many chapsrons about
II just simply isn't worth while.
After / had watched the Titles to my
hearts content and studied dresses and
jewels so that l could have gone in To-:
society reporting on the spot the Mere
Man suggested dash for the light re-
freshment. which was included in the price
OF our tickets. so We cut through the yew
hedges and passed the peacocks. making
our way into the very heart OF Warwick
Castle, and there was the lightest Of light
refreshment. tiny sandwiches, lemonade.
cake. tea. of course. and ices IL you par
ViCuldTly WdHlcu anu OEutlcu
We did ourselves as well as We could
without running beyond what expense our
tickets covered, then as I yawned three
times in the shelter of my handkerchief
the Mere Man asked me politely II could
tear myself away.
/ said 1 could. And ii wouldn't be much
Of a tear at all at all
As We went out big men In stunning
liveries were calling Lady So-and-So's
carriage" The Duchess-of-This-and-
That's carriage" etc. just like a society
novel, So nice of themi
Our taxicab didn't block the way. though
we had particularly mentioned to the
chauffeur that II he came back he would
find us on the same old spot. We picked
up another, however, without any trouble
at all, and were whisked back to my hotel
in the twinkling of an eve.
1 thanked the Mere Man as prettily as
I could and then ITO Bed" as Pepys
says.
No. my desrs. I can't say was exactly
disappointed in the ball, but when I do
think Of it at all realize 1t was not what
expected
copyright. 1912. New-York rrfbunsJ
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
WOMEN OF THE MAuRueR TYPE.

Most of them were certainly beautiful
women, the kind Du Maurier used 10 pict-
ure. with long lines. delicate features.
wonderful skins and large eyes.
And, oh. I did like their hairi All
smooth and slick and plain tried nv
own locks that way when I got home. but
il didn't suit me a little bit.
When I turned my eagle eye upon the
dancing did smile some and If only the
Mere Man had been more sympathetic
I'd have laughed merrily. because they did
you can't imagine how funny a Turkey
Trot'' can be till you see a British Matron
do IL.
Now. mind, I'm not saying they Turkey
TTotted" in any extreme sort Of fashion.
but they certainly did cute little steps, side
by side and facing each other, and then
swung into the regular again. and you
never saw anything more decorous and
solemn. That Frenchman who said The
English take their pleasures sadly has
got me right on his side.
They even get depressed over the soo,i
old Turkey Trot," and that is stunt"
If you like,
There was as much variety in the dane
ing as there was in the costumes. The
older people waltzed around in the good.
ancient way Round and round one way,
then round and round in the other. No
reversing. It's only recently that has
been considered good form in Great
Britain.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

danced, but Immediately the music ended
back they went to their retreat. from
which they could see everything and be
seen from every corner of the hall.
There were statesmen In that box. Sir
Edward Grey and Winston Churchill both
spent much time there. and there were
Dukes and Earls and Baronets and Duch-
esses ard Countesscs-
4 don't say there weren't Titles at the
ball that didn't go into that box, but what
do feel is that the very cream of them
all were there.
II gave me a sort of impression Of the
sheep and the goats in the Bible. you
know. We were the goats.
To be perfectly frank. I didn't like II
II makes yoh feel lonely. to be shut ou,
like that.
l enjoyed the ball very much. but it was
not altogether what l thought IT would be
In some respects. and this was one.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

Of Pietro's suite. should think. came up
with great tray of purple pansies. 1
thought he was selling them, and as
was just crazy about that angel-faced
child at first sight thought I would buy
some. and tried to press coin into his
hand, with the air of great lady dis
tributing largesse.
But he would have none of it. Not he.
The littls punches of love-in-idleness
were souvenirs of the ball. to be given to
all and sundry there present.
I didn't hope for much excitement as
far as dancing was concerned. ] thought
Titles would probably valse (never waltz,
In stately and decorous fashion. SO de-
cided that I'd better study the clothes
first. and that kept me busy quite while
You see. there was such n variety of
costumes 1t was this way:
The ladies of the committee and the
hostesses had agreed to come in low
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
Travesw to of
n Shakespeare Exhibition. Cornwal
She Observes Dukes Ddhss Attracted and Charmed in Many
of

not content with hundreds Of private
dances. the Titles buy tickets for heaps
of semi-public ones. for Charities or
Causes. you know. ..
In the first place, there were the host
esses to talk about. There was Our
Own Duchess of Marlborough. the Count
ess of Essex, also hsiling from America: !:
the Countess of Clancarty, the Lady
Maude warrender. Lady Alexander and
two poor souls who were Just plain Mrs.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

Anybody can ride round all they like in
this country!
While We were spinning through the
streets. swinging round corners and just
touching the high places sometimes, the
Mere Man told me whom / could expect
to see at the ball. / was little disap-
pointed to find that II was a buy-your-
ticket sort of affair. 1t seemed to take
the gilt of my first piece of English
gingerbread, but he explained to me that.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

Naturally. I did no; expect TO danC
with a Duke. I'm not quite so silly "a
all that, and besidfs they didn't seem to
dance very well, anyhow, but I did think
We would mlngle in one vast throng. as it
were.
1 kept on studying that big box OF
aristocracy. and sorted out the Duchesses
from the Countesses and so on. and it
kept me real busy.
/ thought the Duchess OF Westminster
very stupning. all in gold tissue from the
tips of her toes to the top of her head. and
! found our Duchess looking a little tired
and bored. / thought Lady, The Lady,
Maude Warrender a sturdy Anna zon type.
and l was much interested in Lady BeryI
lie Poer Trench, who is the daughter of the
Earl of Clancarty and his first wife, the
late Belle Billion, of music hall fame.
Lady Beryl is a great, handsome Irish
colleen. who has been kept in the school
room till this her first season.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

One Of these was Mrs. George Corn
wallis West, the organizer. promoter gen
eral manager and everything else YOU
can imagine of the Shapespeare Exhibi-
tion and the dances In connection with IL,
besides being the Napoleon of the whole
Shakespeare National Theatre movement.
She is n most wonderful person. this
Mrs. c. C. West Cbetween ourselves she's
an American. as ever was. II would
make you feel quite at home to hear her
talk)
She seems to be able TO get Just about
what she wants from good old England.
She has Dukes and Duchesses perform
ing at all her functions. and she dresses
them up in armor and crinolines. and
they pretend they are their own ances-
tors at balls and tournaments or any
other form of entertainment she decides
TO have for the benefit of the great
Shakespeare Cause.
When We got to the Empress SHall
where the dance was held, our taxicsb.
which had never stopped TO breathe since
II left my hotel slowed down and got IN
line. and l don't mind telling you / Of
fered up little prayer of thanksgiving.
for a steamer motion and a taXicab mo-
tion mixed together are something awful.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
MADE A REGAL ENTRANCE.

We had to wait till several beautiful
ladies stepped from carriages in front OF
us. and then We slithered out Of our cab.
unostentatiously, gathered ourselves to-
gether and swept into the hall as II We
had come in a royal coach. when is the
very last word in conveyances.
When I had disposed OF my cloak and
given the puffs which never grew On my
head final pat. l drew myself UP to my
full height. and the Mere Man led me
into the ballroom.
He is on a newspaper, so. of course.
he is very nonchalant, and debonair, and
blase. and all the other things about
any kind of festivity, but, oh. girls.
did gasp bit, because you know l am
not debonair. I'm just plain Jane all
through, and / did think that ballroom
was a beautiful sight.
1t had been converted into a semblance
of Warwick Castle. There We're the grim
old walls, the turrets and towers and the
great gates. Overhead was the blue sky.
with myriads of lights like stars peeping
through il.
All round the great oval ballroom, with
its gold columns, were purple pansies
gil. baskets. Then. as If that weren't
enough in the way of floral decoration.
there were ropes of laurel leaves as well,
and the Mere Man, who must be light
ming calculator (or else he had seen the
Press Agent, told me about thirty thou
sand psnsies and fifty-four festoons Of
leaves had been used. .-.'.-E
! L liked the yew hedges which marked
the boundary of the dancing floor. They
were just rows of cute. little trees Topped
and cut so that they were all exactly
even, and in front Of each entrance they
had the cunningest yew peacocks perching
on top of them.
quite like an old English garden" said
the Mere Man. twisting his eyeslass.
THE INITIATIVE MALE.
Really. he has grown dreadfully Brit
ish since he has lived over here. And
they say men aren't initiative. Don't you
believe it. though. Your auntie knows a
thing or two, IL she is little. and she tells
you from the depths of her being the male
is just as initiative as the female:
There were plenty of seats back of the
yew hedges (say those words over and
over again quickly. and see how you like
/ II >. and inside of the line Of baby Christ
mas trees. as I've said. was the space re-
| served for dancing.
Oh, girls. what floor
1t was like a beautiful big mirror. and
the funny part of II is that 1t can be taken
up and put down about as easily as you
can move the piano on cleaning day.
1t is in blocks of oak and teak, each one
about six inches square. These are al
numbered. and they fit together with no
trouble at all.
OF course. don't for a moment suppose
that it is the onls dancing noor In London.
but 1t certainly is busy, because some
. times it is out at Albert Hall, and then
again part Of it or all Of II is somewhere
else, and here 1t was at the Empress Hall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
GAMBLERS READY FOR RAID
Cards and Dice Boxes Decorat.
ed with Crepe.

Inspector Lahey, OF the Sd District, ana
Captain McElroy, OF the Tendsrloin sta
ton, with several patroimen made raid
on an alleged gambling house IN West
S9th street yesterday afternoon. When
the raiders arrived they were met at the
door by a smiling negro. who showed
them through the building. The negro,
aside from tho police, was the only per-
son present Inspector Lahey summoned
patrol wagon from the Tenderloin sta.
ton and large roulette wheel, faro
table, cards. dice and chips were carried
away from the place.
AS though in expectation Of the raid the
wheel was inclosed in glass case. ~
was the table. while the decks OF cards
and dice boxes were decorated with crepe.
Inspector Lahey and Captain McElroy said
the raid was unannounced, and that had
they arrived a short time earlier they
would have made some arrests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
NEGROES ATTACK POLICE
Riot in 133d Street and Fifth
Avenue Over Arrest.

A riot between two detectives attached
to Inspector Dennis Sweeney's staff ARD
the reserves from the Lenox avenue sta
ton. under Captain Keleher. on one side
and several hundred negroes on the other
kept the neighborhood in the vicinity OF
Fifth avenue and 1891 street in a state OF
terror last night
The detectives, Thomas Eagan and
Harry Horn. were attempting 10 arrest
Charles Knapp, OF No. 90 West 1891
street. on charge OF dlsorderly conduct
when they were set upon by number o.
negroes. who attempted 10 release the
prisoner. The detectives showed the pris-
oner into 9 store. and while Eagan held
the crowd at bay with his revolver Horn
telephoned 10 the East 126th street sta
ton for the patrol wagon. When ths
wagon arrived with only the driver the
negroes climbed into the wagon. pulled
the patrolman OF the seat and again at
tackled the detectives az they were putting
Knapp into the wagon.
Some one notified Captain Keleher, OF
the LenoX avenue station, and he hurried
10 the scene with forty-five patrolmep-
The negroes ran 20 the housetops AMI
sbowered the patroimen with rocks Shots
were fred IN the afr by the patroln1en.
end they were forced 70 use their night
sticks. Three additional prisoners were
taken by the reserves and under strong
Gordon OF police the prisoners were taken
10 the LenoX avenue station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
AEROPLANES IN CRASH
Both Fall to Ground, but Pilots
Escape Serious Injury.

Garden City. Long Island. Aug. l.
Two airships. one Bleriot monopiane,
driven by James Steinhauer, Of Clevs-
land and the other a Walden mono
plane. piloted by William Heina, Of
Pittsburgh. were in collision In midai-
n the aviation field this evening. Tbs
machines were wrecked, but neither
aviator was dangerously hurt
Heina was about twenty feet from
the ground. when Steinhauer went up
and was flying just above him. II
seemed to spectators that Steinhauer
lost control of his machine. At any
rate. the monoplane piloted by him
dropped suddenly and landed on top OF
Ueinas plane. Both machines came II
the ground with a crash.
The men were dragged from under
the machines and were found 70 be not
seriously hurt. Heina was cut and
bruised and considerably shaken UP.
and Steinhauer was cut about the face
and arms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
LAWYER SAYS BECKER
MADE ROSE SURRENDER

The entire story behind the nocturnal
visit of John w. Hart, Becker's counsel,
TO Harry Pollok's house. where Billiard
Bail Jack" Rose was in hiding. was told
last night TO reporter of The Tribune
by James NJ. Sullivan, counsel for Rose,
as 1t had been related 10 the lawyer
earlier IN the day
Mr.. Sullivan declared that Il was Lieu
tenant Charles Becker who caused Rose
TO surrender when the public was clamor-
ing for action on the part OF the police
When Rose went In hiding at Pollok 3
house in Riverside Drive began Mr.
Sullivan, "he made 1t plain that he did
that he was there.
80 that same night-that is. Tuesday
night, some twenty hours or so after the
murder-for you remember that Rosenthal
was killed little before o'clock in the
morning-the telephone bell rang in Pol
lok's house and voice--it was Becker s.
asked for Rose.
Mrs. Pollok think II was she-an-
swered the telephone. and when she
earned that some one wanted Rose,
knowing that Rose didn't want TO talk 10
anybody she wanted TO know who Il was
that was calling.
But Becker-1n not sure about this
but I think Il is as I am telling it-re-
fused 10 give his name. Anyway. he In
sisted so strongly and declared several
times that he was all right that Rose
went TO the telephone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02

but that he had planned TO get a west
bound train and get away from New
York. He seemed depressed by his ar
rest. and admitted that he was eX-
tremely surprised 10 have fallen into
the hands Of the New York police.
lie talked freely on every subject but
the Rosenthal murder. the detectives
reported to Hughes, but on that he re-
NAMED silent, except TO repeat that he
knew nothing about il.
The police declare that Muller or
Lewis. has beer internationally serving
time in this state since 1904. In that
year. under the name OF Jacob Cold
berg. the police say he was sent to
Timira for attempted grand larceny.
According 10 the police, he has also
;ne following record: In May 1907
under the alias Of Frank Miller, ne was
committed 70 the New York City Re
formatorv by Judge O'Sullivan on a
similar charge. Judge Foster sent him
10 Sing Sing In September OF the same
wear on charge Of grand larceny.
After being IN Sing Sing for four
months he was transferred TO Dame
mora. IL December 1910. he was dis
charged. In June, 1912, he was AZ
rested on suspicion Of being implicated
in a shooting which took place In
Chinatown. in which it was believed
that Big Jack" Zelg's gang was i'm
Dlicated At that time he gave the
name of Frank Miller. lie was dis
charged b. Magistrate KernDchan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02

A sensational turn in the Rosenthai
case was the sudden appearance yesteI-
day before tho grand jury OF Lieutenant
Charles BeCker's counsel, John w. hsr''
Mr.. Harris presence was not voluntary
but due to the serving on him or SID
poena commanding him 10 appear forth
with before the body that indicted Ms
client for murder in the first degree
This action was brought about by IN
formation furnished District Attorhe!
Whitman by J. NJ. Sullivan, counsel Tor
Rose. that Hart visited the gambler At
Harry Pollok's house several houFs
after the murder, when all the ponce OF
greater New York we're supposed 10 Dc
diligently engaged in hunting Rose as
one of the murderers Of Rosenthai.
Hart had gone there to obtain an ain
dayit from Rose IN behalf Of the ponce
lieutenant to sUbstantiate Becker DE-
,,aI Of the accusations made by RoSen-
thai that the police lieutenant had
loaned him $500 and was his partner IN
the 18th street gambling house.
Mr.. Hart, who was subpGnaed as he
was about TO enter the Tombs, went ~
once 10 the District Attorneys ONCE ana
hogan 10 demand of Mr.. Whitman Why
no had adopted such a course when re-
ouest TO appear would have been sum
cient.
Fer answer Mr.. whitman. who was
MAINLY angry invited Mr.. Hart 20 30 be-
fore the grand jury at once. which Mr.
Hart did.
He was no sooner sworn than ne was
asked this question:
Did YOU talk to man chorged with
murder on the night of July 49, the date
OF the murder Of Herman Rosenthal?
Hart was unprepsred for this question
but he quickly came back with refusal
10 answer.
Mr.. whitman grew angrier than ever,
and directed Hart 10 go with him before
Judge Mulqueen.
Your honor" said Mr. whitman, Il
have here a recalc!trant witness. He has
refused TO answer a question put 20 Bin
by the District Attorney before the grand
jury"
MI whitman then had the question
read 10 the court
Mr. Hart. who had been sitting at the
counsel table, Jumped 70 his feet and said
Il object to such a statement to- Il, "
course. applies to me
Mr. Whitman shouted IN reply
Your honor this man is not an attor-
ney here. lie is witness He should
not be permitted to address tais court
Attorney Aggressive.
The attack upon me IS. ln effect u not
substantially. false" retorted Boxers
lawyer rebelliousiy. "f have been sub
pGnaed 20 testify AGAINST ny own client.
/ also want 10 say that wa not per