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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-03

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Joy! Every Home in Seattle Can
Now Get the Auto-piano!

The Auto-piano which Tctrazzinl loved to play; the
Auto-piano which made Mary Garden think of Paderewsk
the Auto-piano praised by His Holiness the Pope, by Victor
Herbert and by hundreds and thousands of muscoving
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-03

,ollod oats ana barley
mined .'''..s.'''''''''
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04
ANGEL[NO H|KER HEROINE
OF NEW SNAKE INCIDENT
Girl, Who Killed Rather
With Whip, Rescues Baby
From Reptile

Miss Alma Bledsoe, who with Miss
Ruth Towne walked to this city from
Los Angeles on wager to win art
scholarships. is again the heroine of a
snake story. On the long walk from
the southern city Miss Bledsoe had an
exciting encounter with rattlesnake,
which she killed with q mule whip.
Her latest experience occurred yester-
day in san Anselmo, where she is visit
ing.
The young woman was walking along
Saunders avenue when she came upon
two children playing beside the road.
baby boy of Is months and his sister
years old. The baby, dressed In
loose fitting rompers, was playing with
a short piece of discarded garden hose
when small copper snake wrisgled
out of the end which the child was
holding and crawled into his sleeve.
Almost in convulsions with fright
the baby tore at it's dress, screaming
and fiinging itself into the road.
Miss Bledsoe, to the horror of several
women who were drawn to the scene
by the babys cries, calmly inserted
her hand into the neck of the baby s
dress and drew forth the squirming
and kissing snake by the neck
II didn't know whether its bite was
poisonous" she said. but l took a
chance 1t would hurt me less than the
aby. anyway l just reached in and
grabbed and then I threw 1t. as far
as / could
The baby laughed. but the other
women walked away shudderins.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04
FOUR men IN 4 BOAT
SAIL Her WITH An Ak
Mast Nailed to Craft, Yards
Nailed to Mast and Sail
to Yards =

Before several hundred isherfoik.
Fred Jones, Sam Beale. Jake Wilson
and Frank Contour yesterday enacted
a maritime comedy.
The four men set sail from the How
ard street wharf in a decrepit hunters
rowboat apparently oblivious to the
comment evoked by the fact that their
solitary mast was nailed to the boat,
the yards nailed to the mast and the
sail nailed to the yards. Once on the
bay they discovered that the boat. dis
regarding its helm went just as the
wind listeti. There were no halyards
to pull away on. Before the startled
crew knew what was about they We're
being carried up the bay on the wings
of a stiff breeze.
/ Then one of them had an inspiration.
Acting upon his orders the entire crew
laid violent hands on the mast yards
and sail and tore the whole structure
apart.
When they put about and started to
row back. one of them dropped one Of
the two oars.
s. Ultimately a Crowley launch came
lalong and took the party ashore.
/ The rowboat was left to its fate, to
I be salvaged later by two sailors.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04
TRIAL OF D|GGs
BEGINS TOMORROW.
T. ]. Roche, Special Prose
cutor, Announces There
Is to Be No Delay


Maury ]. Disgs will be brought to
tria tomorrow morning before United
States District Judge Van Fleet on a
charge of violating the Mann white
slave act.
Special Prosecutor Theodore J. Roche
announced last night that there would
be no delay in the trial.
The case OF Drew Caminetti will be
taken UP Immediately after the Diggs
case and this Will be followed by the
case against piggs and Attorney. Har-
ris charging conspiracy
The Indictment against Diggs is on
six counts, three in the Marsha War
rington case and three In the Lola Nor
Tis case
The conspiracy charge against At
torney Charles II. Harris and Diggs
Is based on an alleged attempt to force
the Warrington girl to leave the state.
The limit sentences on the charges
are ten years.
Diggs will be represented by Marshall
Woodworth, former state senator; Nate
g. Coghlan, former. assemblyman. Rob
ert T. Devlin, former Il. s. Attorney
at San Francisco, and $. Luke Howe Of
Sacramento.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04
NEW COMMITTEES AND
HEADS FOR |, 0. 0. /. AID
General Relief Body Holds
One Hundred and Twenty
First Annual Meeting


The general relief committee of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows held
its one hundred and twenty first semi
annual meeting in Odd Fellows hall
Yesterday These were elected for the
six months term:
President. K. s. Atom Pacific lodge No, I55.
wee president, r. r. whitesidn. Fort Point
'odgs sds,. No 100; secretary. 4 NJ Brand. Western
iouey. Unity lodge No. i3I.
The reports showed that during the
last term the receipts were $9.93ss s6
and the expenditures $s.592.s4.
During that time the committee ad-
vanced in money to. 25 brothers and /
sister $212 out Of the friendship fund.
during the same period dona tions of
S2l5 We're returned The expenses OF
administration were <61o.75.
The new officers were installed by
"a I M Ludlow, after which the new
president appointed the following
standing committees
Finance-B. E. Highland Presdo lodge No
@ ri; j. Ether. Farnswortli lodge No. 95: ". ].
Thorpe Western Addition lodge No. 2SJs w.
Larner, ., Fort Point lodge No. 4o6; =. RlntouI.
Employment IL r. Husted. California lodge No.
i a. b Whittier. sa~-scnt lodge No, a6s: F.
Golden Gate lodge &c. 2o4; " ". Garratt occl.
dental lodge No. 179
Southern Pacific hospital CLARK. Yerba
Buena lodge No. 10; z. CarIyon, Golden West
lodge No. 322. H. n Olesen, San Francisco
lodge No. 3:
French hospital--I-. vergez, Franco American
lodge No 207; L. Dnmonteil Franco American
lodge y. 201; A. G. Atwood. Golden West lodge
No. 322
ST. Luke's hospital NJ Wilson. Morse
lodge No. 257: E. johnson. Abon Ben Adhem
lodge No. 112; O. W. Silleman. Excelsior lodge
No. $40.
German hospital--G j. Ramsay ycrba Buena
ledge No. Is: G. A. Peterson. 0din lodge No.
393; H. Gawellek Gcrmana lodge No. 116-
Lane hospital. Sfrasser. Bay City lodge
No. IL: " Henderson. Alta lodge No. 205; W
~. Rakestraw. Western Addition lodge No. 2S5
Buena Vista sanatorium--J. Gflley. Fidelity
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04
CALVARY CHURCH MEN
TO SELECT MINISTER
Successor VIII be Chosen to succeed
rev. william RAIDER, who
Has Resigned

The committee selected from inc
Calvery Presbyterian church 10 con-
slider ca ndidates for the pastorate mace
vacant by the. resignation of Rev VII
liam RAIDER. will meet this evening a.
8 o'clock to organize. ~
The Rev. Mr.. L.angdon- presloen,e
the San Anselmo theological scnooi,
preached the sermon YESTERDAY MOI
ing. declaring the pastorate Vacane.
rs.an occunied by Rev. William Carter
who is understood to be a candidate.
The members of the committee -
pastorate are A. S. Johnson. =. ~.
Steele. D. W. Horsburgs, William rse-
maine and Charles Watson.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04
P0RTOLA FUND $4,000
IN EXCESS OF 1909
Ready Response of Contributions Indi-
Gates October Fefe Will Set New
Record for Bfgness

Announcement was made yesterday
by the Portoia finance committee that
funds in hand to date exceed those
contributed on the corresponding date
in 909 by $500
This is a net gain in the surplus Of
$1,000 in the last month.
The funds are coming in splen-
idly" said Chairman J. Frank Mo-
roney San Francisco is making it
palmer every day that the October
celebration OF the four hundredth an
niversary of the Pacific oceans diseov-
cry will be the biggest fiesta ever
sta ged in the west
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04
NINE FIRES IN
ONE DAY KEEP
F|REMEN BUSY
Two Serious CONGREGATIONS
Take Place in Fashionable
Boarding House and
Department Store
SPARKS MENACE
FLOOD MANSION
Pair" Is Totally Destroyed,
Causing $4,000 Damage,
Partly Insured
This Was Their Busy Day
Fires Came 3 Times Three

S:5S n. nis--TsyO alarms for fire
that destroyed "'The Fair" de-
partment store. I149-1161 Mar
ket street.
9:34 "A. Tn.-Two alarms for fire
that partly destroyed board
ing house at 1926 Broadway,
IA Pacific Heights district.
9:35 n. m.-Fire at Second and
Mission streets, small dam
age.
1927 n. m.-tIre Mt Hamiin
school, caused by Broadway
Gre.
1:I5 D. m--Fire mt Post and
Fillmore streets. small dam
age.
2:i3 %. m.-Grass fire at Her
mann and Webster streets.
$40 u. m.-Srass fire, jackson
and Larkiu.
3:::s2 u. m.-GrasS fire at Twelfth
and Mission.
4:5s u. m.-Firc in butchershop,
1896 Folsom street.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04
BODY FOUND IN BATHROOM
Corpse of Laborer Lies i'm Lavatory OF
Lodging House for Several DAYS

The body of George Brown, a laborer
who has been missing for several days,
was found yesterday morning in the
bathroom of lodging house at 744
Clementina street by William Chart
rand, another lodger. The bathroom
was full of gas, a tap being turned on
full. 1t is supposed that Brown com
mitted suicide and that the corpse has
been in the lavatory since the date of
his disappearance.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04

lodge No. 222: S. Bryan. Alta ledge No. 2o5;
W. Hustorf Pacific lodge No l55.
Printing de Wall. spartan lodge No s125:
+. Farciough, Golden Hate lodge No. 204;
81. Abrahams. Magnolia lodge No. 20.
A. T. McCreery, retiring president,
was given a gold watch.
The adjournment of the meeting was
followed by banquet in dow wntown
grin.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04

Mrs. ID. O'Malley, 1892 Twenty-fffh
street reported to the police yester-
day that while showing a prospective
roomer through her house Saturday
night she was attacked by the man,
who grabbed her by the throat and
threw her down. She fought him and
her screams scared him away. She
gave a good description of her assail-
ant to the police.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04

James Copnors. J7s Paelhc street.
was. treated at the central emergency
hospital yesterday morning for a deep
wound in his forearm. He claims that
he was stabbed by a Filipino
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04
TO YOSEMITE IN A NIGHT
1850 Reduced Round Trip Rate
During August

Pullman Sleeping Car via Southern
Pacific Leave San Francisco Ferry sta
tion $40 r. m. daily; Oakland. Six
.teenth street station. 1917 p. M. ar
8riving- Ell Portal Z a. m. Rate of $3.50
from San Francisco includes stage be-
tween El Portal and Sentinel hotel In
center of park, IA miles. Stage thence
to W ausona fMsAiposa Big Trcesl. 26
miles. and return, SIS extra.-Adver-
'fieen1ent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07
MINERAL WEALTH
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Advance Report of the Produc-
ton of Metals and Clay
Last Year.

Raleigh. N. c.. September e.-During
1912 the North Carolina Geological and
Economic Survey continued It's CO.
operation with the United States Geo
logical Survey In the collection of sta
tistics of the production of all the min
erals and ores Cncluding clay pro-
ducts) which were mined in North
Carolina during that year. These sta
tistics will be published In connection
with more elaborate data later in the
year; but on account of the Immediate
demand for the figures showing the
production of tho various minerals.
these are given publicity In an alb
breviated form In this press bulletin
One Of the most noticeable facts In
looking over the statistics for 1912 Is
the great increase In the production OF
all the metallic minerals. as gold. sill
YER, copper and iron: and the produc-
ton for the first time In recent years
In North Carolina of lead and zinc.
The bulk Of the gold output was, as
usual. derived from the lola mine In
Montgomery county, which Increased
it's output considerably over that OF
any previous year. Tho silver Ia re-
covered as by-product In gold milling
or smelling Of ores OF gold. copper and
lead.
OF the non-metallic minerals the
production Of clay products. building
Stones and mica increased enormous
ly over previous years. there being an
III value OF SZZf,iS0 In DOllC-
ing stones In 1912 over the 1911 pro-
duction. OF the clay products there
was an increase of sl94,734. and mica,
S3S,7I0. There was also some increaso
in the production OF tale, pyrophyllite
and feldspar
There was a decrease in tho value of
the production Of mineral waters. sand
and gravel. precious stones and
barytcs. There was a small production
OF tin.
On tho whole. II will be seen that
the mining and quarrying industries Of
the State are increasing rapidly; that
there was a very marked increase in
the production Of all the minerals
which are found in large commercial
quantities in the State, such as gold,
silver. copper, tale, stone. mica, iron
and clay products. Among the minor
minerals, graphite dropped out again
entirely. but there was a small produo-
ton OF coal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07
FACTS FROM AFFAIR.
Brief Items of nm Industrial Kind Tell
ing of Things of Outer World.

There. are 4,3s6,ooo mules and 90
$4,000 horses in the United States.
Denver is to open a chain of mu-
nicipal neighborhood produce markets.
San Franciscos police force of ga
men costs sl,5o5,o2o a year to main
tain.
More than atty tons OF tickets are
issued each year by one OF England's
railroads.
OF the $4,000 workers employed in
the German printing trade. 67,273 be-
long 10 the printers union.
Within the last two years agricul-
tural wages in Scotland have risen at
least $40 8 year.
China, has gutted Tie local market for or
human hair and has made foreign pur
chasers wary.
The GOSPELS have been printed In
Japan In. three little known. dialects
for circulation among the aborigines
OF Western China.
Cedar Point, Which is said to be the
contract for the building OF an electric
light plant. The town has a popula
ton OF 1873.
The coal production. of the Transvaal
FOR 1912 showed an increase over the
previous year the figures being S+,75l,
$50 tons, valued at s5.0s5.i24. com
pared with 4,343.ssO tons. OF si,s66,45S
value In 1911.
The value Of the Turkish. tobacco
from s3,9o2,G+3 in 1910 and sS.62o.324
in 1911 TO slo.oloa52 in 1912.
There are now licensed in England
320.lle motor vehicles. These are made
UP OF 1924 motor cars. 1925
motorcycles and l2.627 heavy motor We
hicles.
combined iinpor, and export trade OF
China for 1912 reached the total value
y t2os,sSo.5d9. or Ne increase of s62,-
= ~ or md
JU-,-ii imports.
The Chamber Of Commerce at San
t!aso d. Cuba held q meeting recently
20 discuss the preliminary steps for
the holding OF q national exposition,
which Is intended 10 be opened AT the
beginning OF the year 1915 10 cole
urate tie Official opening OF the PAN
anna Canal!
The. recent announcement that the
establishment OF passenger airship
service IN England was in contcmpla-
ton s. NOW followed hy the statement
that company Is being formed with
capital OF Si,250. 900 for the purpose
% running airships as commercial car
r!rrs from London TO Brighton Man
chester Birmingham and other places,
as well rs n Paris The ships Will
be so constructed that they can be
armed for war service II this should
WIN tn. completion by the Mexican
and power plants In Mexico, another
great hydTo-"lectric work - about to
De put IN service The total horse
power viii be ABOUT 10000 The work
Includes large storage reservoirs in
Inc MOUNTAINS. tunnels through tho in
tervening ridges OF rock and trans
mission lines The aggregate storage
capacity - suihclent 70 Keep the plants
~ operation Tor six months without
amy sain:al The current VIII furnish
!iRht and power for The City oil Mexico
aud us capacity is sufficient also to
gun ,ue trolley systems In The city and
he wholc Federal district
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07
The Old YirgInin xynx

There is IA long article in a magazine
teaching one how to swim. 1t is filed
with illustrations showing the various
attitudes and motions ono must OBJ
serve. Wo don't think any ono Will
ever learn to swim by reading such
articles. This Is ono instance where
tho old educational motto--we learn
by doing-comes into play.
me only way to learn to swim is to
swim. That Is the way everybody
learns One must plunge in and do it,
Begin ms the boys do--swirnming dog
fashion. Wade in, paw the water Wig,
orously and kick IT with violence In
this way one Will soon learn that he
doesn't have TO sink, and tho next
thing Is he will strike out with those
graceful side strokes and those beau
uful bullfrog ABILITIES OF the neither
limbs that adorn the perfect swimmer.
One lesson in dog fashion is worth n
whole course In perfected swimming.
And two lessons will save n mans life
In case of utter need. SO start dog
IN shion. That Is where swimming be-
gins to evolute.--Ohio State Journal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07
KEEPING noYs on THE FARM.
The Wisconsin I'inn nv Set Forth by
PrOfchnOr NIOOrc,' of SInte EnlNersItY


u; Moore professor OF agronony
IN the wisconsin State University, saws
~ chn Keep hoys on the farm. and
u DONG H. Thus he describes his
me university furnishes the boys
"lih pHr" bred seed and tells them
NJ" - plant IL. We have a one week
c1uIs" - the agricultural school for
n.pyA atf Eiria, and the county fairs
lhfouPhput tho State offer as prizes
~ l"c ".unlng contestants railroad
faIch ana living expenses In Madison
lof 'H" week. Tho university gives tho
tpuis" ifc" % the winner. County fairs
~ Nlhnnnf!n this year arc Offering
$4n."HY W ufiXc- winners
,,.n," ~ IN Furnished ono weeks
tnlron re" AZ the university. where
h' ~ iaGplt bow 10 prepare tho
promo ard plant then is furnished
~" pure brcN seed. and the corn no
!hlhfH TX ~rrtn {5,.to IS bushcl. coun-
~ Irl/cf ana the seed value, and If he
ia't"D 100 puHhc!s hc has 1900 to $500
IN nhnk Inlg is a great encourage
MN - tanning and puts Wisconsin In
W. I""d corn. barley. oats. clover.
"h.a' "rH alfa r. ms was demonstrated
~ lne iuterft'iGual show at Colum bia.
.. I"h' yHgr This encouragement
81 farm.inT among tho boys IL worth
M"m 'oHo.bbo 10 sl2,0on00o TO the
T.t1'tr "f"iy r"nr. Il * estimated. In
/ W ls.'nfin thcro arc $4,000 boys in
1 ipIty ipDf counties Interested In this
mo oHtcipr!hG this year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07
FREE TRANSPORTATION.
Exhibits for County School Fair ut
LynchburE Conference Go ns baggage.

LynchburE conference Go us Baggage.
Lynchburg, Va, September 5.GThe
Virginia Federation Of Womens Clubs,
which has been placed in charge OF the
state exhibit OF county school fair
work TO be held in connection with the
been notified by the Norfolk and West
orn Railway that all exhibits will be-
transported free from all points on It's
lines within the State. To insure quick
as well as careful transportation, the
the exhibits as baggage unaccompa-
MED by passenger, provided the pack
ages or boxes are within the pre-
scribed baggage measurements and
weight.
This arrangement will remove what
would otherwise be a serious obstacle
TO the gathering OF the prize work
from the various county school fairs,
which is to be placed on exhibit at the
Lynchburg conference, since In some
tation would he considerable. County
school fair officers and school superin-
tendents In counties through which
this road passes are planning to take
advantage OF the courtesy Tho ar
Crae. joint city ticket agent here
The arrangement includes the FREQ
transportation of exhibits from Lynch
burg back to the points OF shipment.
as well as their transportation to
The committee has provided for the
repacking of all exhibits. County
school superintendent and others in
charge of the school fairs are re-
quested by the committee to send care
fully prepared. lists OF all exhibits at
be checked on arrival here and for
repackinS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07
WAY OF LIVING IN
THE PHILIPPINES


large rubber trees on fine avenues. Wo
don't have winter here, but many OF
the trees lose their leaves for about
week.
Manila is certainly pretty and In
terestlng city. and II the Americans stay
mere II VIII surely become beautiful.
The Americans in Manila live in Franc
or concrete houses. The men dress in
thin cotton clothes, which arc changed
once or twice day. Washing is chcap.
Inc small native children dress even
cooler. The women dress very beauti-
fully Skirts OF thick cloth. with long
trains. tight-htttng waist OF trans
parent cloth. with largo sleeves pre-
dominate. No socks are worn by
either men or women. Cocknghting ts
the national sport. on the slope OF NJ,
Moqu!lino, about ESQ feet above tho
surrounding country. IS the pleasure
ground. In front and to the left
stretches an immense lake with noun
tain islands, and to the right Is a
mountain chain
Tie way wa get our food is pnrticu
larry interesting. All meat comes
from australia. milk from Switzerland
or norway. crackers from Dublin.
canned goods from the United States,
potatoes from Japan Or Australia. Ali
hi. makes prices high. but not as high
as one would suppose. The natives live
largely on rice and dried fish.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07

him into 1t. but because he saw with
his own eyes and was convinced.
The demonstration work is cndeav
oring to raise the farmers earning
capacity and that is the foundation OF
the advancement OF rural society. II
is futile to work for good roads and
good schools until we have good farms.
When the farmer has solved his own
problems of food and clothing. then
his interest Will reach out to the we'll
fare Of tho community. Any attempt
10 uplift rural life which does not
recognize this vital fact viii fail,
heretofore, there has been missing
link between the sources of agricul-
tural Knowledge and the farm. 1 be-
lieVc the demonstration work is the
connecting link, and that new era
has dawned in the South where ono
Of the worlds greatest agricultural
sections awaits fuller development.
Augusta County Heard From.
w. w. Trmble. who. leads e. dem-
onstration work in Augusta County.
writes briefly. as follows:
Last year the excessive drought
was very much felt in Augusta Coun-
". and our crops suffered according
ly. This year our prospects are Tor
much better crop.
We have nfty-five boys in the corn
club this year, quite number OF
them planting five acres instead OF
the one required acre. one of the
boys exchanged his fathers seed for
some pure bred seed and. as far
that field OF corn can be seen, the
boys acre can be picked out. thus
showing tho superiority OF pure bred
seed am very much encouraged
with the prospect Of the boys this
year.
Owing to the drought last fall. very
little grass and alfalfa was seeded, but
where the demonstration methods
were followed, the stand was good
one particular plot l have i'll mind.
which was seeded the last of Septem-
her and aEainst my wishes. this sum-
mer not forkful of hay was cut and
reseeded. according to demonstration
methods.
Alfalfa, especially, does we'll In Au'
gusta. Last year on n field that suf-
fered greatly from the drought we cut
$3.50 pounds and $3.50 pounds. and
due TO the drought got no moro cut
tings. This same piece this year has
made almost as much as the first two
cuttings, and is now ready for tho
third.
At tho Shenandoah Valley Fair.
which is being held this week in
Staunton, We have good exhibits from
morning good speaker along agri-
cultural lines addresses the people
who gathers to see the exhibits.
More interest in demonstration work
is being manifested this summer than
ever saw before, and. after this good
season. l expect the interest Will
double.