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Evening star., 1913-05-22
7. DUDLEY RIGGS DIES.
Baltimore Society Man Succumbs to
Long Illness.

BALTIMORE. Nd. May PIT Dudley
Riggs. well known society man. athlete
and sportsman. died today after a long
illness from pemphigus. q disease that ID
rarely encountered in humans. being gen.
orally confined to cattle. Il Is thought he
contracted the disease In the stables of
Ais country place in Green Spring Valley.
He was thirty Eight years OF age. and
&ux4ng h3mcoliege years o noted foot ball
Olays6 q Princeton Untvsrsity.
Evening star., 1913-05-22
Hanged on a Picket Fence,

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 22.-Early to-
day Patrolman Skala saw a dark object
hanging to an iron picket of the Union
station fence. He Investigated and found
1t to be the dead body of a one-legged
man. in whose pockets were found two
cards, one reading, Arthur w. Ilgie,
Columbus and the other, James De
We're, jr., 163 Charleston avenue, Louis
VILE" It is believed the dead man tried
to climb the fence, slipped and was
hanged.
Evening star., 1913-05-22
Iron and Steel Workers Meet.

FORT WAYNE. Ind. May 2a.--Dele-
gates to the annual convention or the
Amalgamated Association OF Iron, Tin
and Steel Workers today voted approval
of the course Of President John Will
liams. and declared in favor of continuing
the conference policy with reference To
wage matters. The convention also Went
on record In favor OF a closer relation
with other labor organizations having
common interests.
Evening star., 1913-05-22
DETAILED Expert Accountant.

James B. Peat. special agent in the
bureau OF corporations. was detailed to-
day to the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce, as expert account
ant, to assist in the Investigation Of
the pottery industry.
Evening star., 1913-05-22
Daniels Statement.
Wants No concealment in Bids.

'If we are going to subsidize the Car
negie, Midvale and Bethlehem compa-
MES" said Secretary Daniels. 80 as to
have the advantage Of their armor plants
in time of war. then let us do SO hon
estly and man-fashion by statute, with
out concealment or attempt at hypocrit-
tcal evasion Of the intent of Congress to
force competition and to award contracts
to the lowest bidder.
IF we are. on the other hand. going
to honestly award our contracts to the
lowest bidder let us do so. The effect
will be, possibly, to encourage real COM
petition among the companies, provid ed
always that the present contention Of the
Department of Justice that the steel
companies are a combination Is dtsproved
by the evidence.
Evening star., 1913-05-22
Nipponese Disappointed That
No intention to NuIIify Land
Law Is Indicated.
NATURALIZATION DEMAND
IS GENERALLY FAVORED
Atmosphere in Island Empire Calm.
Hope Answer Is Not Amer
ica's Final Word.

TOXIC, May 22.-The reply of the
United States government to the Japa-
nese protest in regard to the California
alien land ownership legislation in
saying that it does not involve any
violations of the treaty between the
United States and Japan, has caused
great disappointment in official and
other circles here.
The Japanese foreign Office considers it
unsatisfactory as it does not mention any
intention on the part of the government
at Washington to take official steps to
nullify the act passed by the California
legislature.
The Japanese foreign minister is urging
upon Viscount Chinda, Japanese am
bassador at Washington, the necessity OF
pressing the Japanese Interpretation of
the American Japanese treaty.
Secretary of State Bryan's proposal
to refer the question to q referendum
in the state of California is not re-
ceived with favor here, as the result
is considered doubtful
Atmosphere in Japan Calm.
The committee Of the Japanese par
lament today made favorable re-
port on the proposed appropriation of
100000 for the representation of Japan
at the Panama-Pacific exhibition to be
held at San Francisco in 1915.
The war talk emanating from Europe
and reaching here by cable regarding the
controversy between Japan and the
United States on the land ownership
question is not understood in official and
other circles here. The atmosphere is
calm and great reserve is shown.
Some of the newspapers, however, have
begun to speak out more freely. The
leading daily newspaper, the OSAKA
Nainichi, finds amusement in what 1t calls
the American fear of Japanese aggres-
sion. 1t says. "All Japan wants for the
Japanese is equal treatment with white
men. Japan's progress has reached the
point where she will no longer consent to
discrimination being shown to her sub
jects''
Hope Reply is Not Final.
The general hope is expressed here
that the reply sent from Washington
IL not Americas final word, especially
as the United States government by its
Intervention in California inspired the
belief here that it would adopt strong
measures in behalf Of the Japanese.
It Ia believed in Japan that the diff
Guilty will eventually be settled by
| diplomacy, but the question Of how ia
pan is to proceed next Is puzzle to
the authorities Japan Is a stranger to
| the technicalities of American laws
| and does not see her way clear to take
the initiative. in law suit. while ma
| tional patriotism prevents q formal re-
| quest that naturalization be granted
| which would mean the virtual ex-
patriation Of Japanese subjects.
Public opinion. however. seems to be
in favor OF n demand for naturalixa-
| tion as the most feasible means OF
| satisfying Japanese prestige.
Evening star., 1913-05-22
PAGE NOW FACES
TERM IN PRISON
Linen Merchant, Convicted of
LibeIing Representatives,
Violates Parole.
ARREST OF new YORKER
ORDERED BY JUSTICE
Action Follows President Wilson 4
Receipt Of Document Attacking
Courts.

Justice Barnard Of the District Supreme
Court has revoked the probation of Hem
ry w. A. Page, New York linen mer-
chant, convicted May % last and SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $1,000 and serve
five years in the penitentiary for crimi-
nally libeling Representative Clayton of
Alabama and his associates on the Judi
ciary committee Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
At the time of his release Page prom
ised Justice Barnard that he would re-
frain for three years from further sour
rilous writings
He was allowed to go to Europe and
attend to his business, reporting quar-
terly to Probation Officer Porter by let
ter Three quarterly reports came to
carrying out his promise.
Saturday last there was received at
the White House through Adams Ex-
press a portfolio Of 113. typewriter
pages addressed to the President of the
United States, and praying for executive
action to right the supposed and alleged
wrongs which the merchant had suffered
in the New York state courts. and SUBJ
sequently in the criminal proceedings in
the District Supreme Court growing out
Of his attack on the judiciary commit
tee.
Warrant Is Issued
! When this ''screed" was forwarded to
United States Attorney Wilson he SUBJ
mitted 1T to Justice Barnard. who re-
voked the probation and issued bench
warrant for the apprehension OF Page
This warrant was sent to New York for
service today.
Unless Page opp oses the removal from
New York he will probably be turned
over to United States Marshal Palmer to
be forwarded to the penitentiary at Still
water. Mimi, to serve his sentence.
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ARMOR PLATE
BILL IS INTRODUCED
Senator Ashurst's Measure
Appropriates $1,000, 900
for Great Factory.

Senator Ashurst introduced bill to-
day to appropriate $l,6OOOOO for a gov
ernment armor plate plant.
The bill would have a board of three
navy officers seek site and report with
in three months after the passage of the
bill. The erection would begin within six
months. Secretary Daniels. who favors
a government armor plate plant. has con-
Sum Considered Sufficient.
In a statement regarding his bill Sen
ator Ashurst said he selected $l.GO0.O00
as the amount to be appropriated because
a Senate committee in 1896 estimated a
government armor plate manufacturing
plant could be established for that
amount.
1t also said that just about that
amount would have been saved to the
government on the superdreadnoughl
Pennsylvania had the government man
ufactured it's own armOr plate.
1T seems to me that the government
should proceed to erect a factory" said
the senator, 'fnasmuch as the commit
tee of 1896 demonstrated that the gov
ernment could manufacture its armor
plate at about one-half Of the price
charged by these companies that pre-
tend to compete. but in truth are In col
lusion and are not competitors at ALL
Daniels Statement.
Secretary Daniels Of the Navy Depart
ment has issued a formal statement in
support of the plan for the establish
ment OF government-owned plant for
the manufacture Of armor plate for war
ships. He declared that the former pol
Icy of the department in dividing plate
contracts among all bidders at the low
est figure offered makes all pretense OF
competitive bidding to get the lowest
market. price a farce that cannot posi-
bly, deceive any one acquainted with the
facts" ~
How contracts for armor for the new
battloship Pennsylvania were let by Sec
retary Meyer last MafShs sRasi hSld IN de-
panies submitted Virtually identical bids
and the contracts wste dis1ded among
them.
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PLENTY OF MONEY
IN UNITED STATES
People Saving More, Says Comp
troller-Per Capita Wealth Is
S34.56, a High Mark.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-There is
People are apparently saving more
than they used to. And the banks as
rule are richer.
These were the salient points in the
annual report of the comptroller of the
currency submitted to Congress this
week. The document shows that on
June 80 last, if all the money in cir
culation, exclusive of the treasury re-
serves, were a. ided among the popu-
lation, every citizen would have $34.56.
This per capita wealth is greater than
it has been for number of years. If
ed among the people every man would
get $3.50. Tha, is the highest per cap
tia amount siuce 1908.
On June 30, 1912, there were 2S,995
banks, with $4,000, S43,5O5 capital and
ST., 494, 067 ,606 deposits. A year later
the totals were: Banks, 29,254; capital,
$2,161, S49,S61; deposits, $17,935,764,-
1874.
Based on capital and surplus, the
gross earnings of national banks dur
ing the, fiscal year were greater by
over per cent than during the prior
year. The banking power of the Unit
ed States in 1918, as represented by
capital, surplus and other profits, de-
posits and circulation of national and
other reporting banks, together with
the estimated amounts of funds of this
character in non-reporting banks, is
1923, 1S1, 545,433, against $22,54S, 706,S35
in 1912.
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for the villain had just been arranging
with one of his confederates to rid
himself Of the hero of the play by toss
Ing him down the aforesaid well. The
villain. after the laughter subsidized. ar.
ranged his part Of the plot by cancel
ing the order to have the hero tossed
down the well and instead to have
him tied to a railroad track. However,
the audience refused to take the play
seriously after the well disappeared.
There Is probably more real Christ.
mas sentiment in plays that have tc
carry children as a part Of the produc.
ton than in any Of the others. With
these shows there is usually Christ
mas tree between the matinee and the
evening performance In which every
one joins in and makes merry.
A hard lot Is that of the actor who
happens to be playing what is known
as 1.-The small time" around the holt.
days. "Small time" contracts call for
three shows day. and on Christmas
day an extra one is usually added. A
vaudeville actor on big time" prob.
ably has more time to appreciate
Christmas-if Christmas really can be
appreciated away from home-thap
any other because he Is usually In the
theater but an hour in the afternoon
and an hour In the evening. and the
rest Of the time is his own unless the
house manager has promised to TASK"
him to go over to some club and en-.
terrain the guests at their Christmas
reception. OF course the actor doesn't
have to do this. but If the manager is
Of any standing at all in the vaudeville
world the actor usually finds it expe
dent to grant the request.
But the man probably who spends
the lonesomest Christmas of them all
is the poor advance agent-recognized
on the program as business manager,
advance representative or manager In
advance. Unless the advance agent Is
close enough to his home town to
Jump" for Christmas he usually gets
genuine attack OF the simon pure
blues. True. the advance man who has
been on the road for any length OF
time can usually be depended upon to
meet people he knows. but they are
people who live In the town. and he
usually finds himself dining alone
when the time comes for him to eat
his christmas dinner"
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ence. This comes from the fact that
II the dog doesn't like show he will
start to howl and he has to be re-
moved from the theater before the per-
Torrance can be continued.
Only Il month before q well known
concert singer was appearing at the
theater. She had about finished one
of her best selections when the dog
pOked his nose over the railing of an
upper box and began to howl his dis
approval That led to the temporary
Punishment of the dog critic from the
theater. But when the stock company
came along the manager heard about
the dog, and. willing to take chance
that the dogs judgment of his show
would be favorable, he suggested that
the dog be allowed to sit by big well.
which was a part Of the scenic effect
in one Of the acts. just for the sake Of
realism.
Now. this same manager had con-
cluded to give his company dinner
on the stage after the performance.
In the course of the play the dog was
brought out and tied to the well.
Everything went all right until the
dog shifted the turkey and the other
good things at the side Of the stage.
and without waiting for the finish Of
the act he made for the food. dragging
the heavy rock walled well" behind
him.
This action on the part of the dog
critic-actor disturbed things generally.
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tients here, many of them have no
friends, and I would kindly ask all
people that have friends or relatives
in this institution to remember them
with some toker of the day, and to the
good people at large who want to
make some po)r unfortunate one hap
ply, to send gift of some kind.
1--WE are some distance from the
shopping district, and therefore we
would prefer our friends doing their
own buying. All articles for our
Christmas tree addressed to the North
ern Hospital for the Insane, Sedro
Woolley, will reach us and be &C.
knowledged at once"
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(Ellensburg DAWN

Governor Lister is doing good job
of house cleaning and the Lord be with
him to the end. Before his term of
Office has expired he will have saved
the taxpayers Of the state millions of
dollars that would otherwise have been
wrenched out of their pockets to sup
port drones and grafters-and not one
cent given in return. What we need
is more Listers and less blisters.
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Actors on
Christmas
There's lots of work,
And there amt no play,
So what's the use
OF a Christmas day?


"HAT little verse. paraphrased
from iron . one familiar to soldiers;
Christmas sentiment existing
among people connected with the the
africa, business. No. that doesn't
mean that the actor. the manager and
the advance agent do not appreciate
the giving and receiving of presents
that people connected with the stage
have come to look upon the Christmas
time as season of short pay and hard
work.
1t isn't generally known. but it is
none the less true that most actors
have a clause in their contracts which
calls for half pay the week before
Christmas. This clause was inserted
in the days when the week before
Christmas really was tough" one in
the theatrical business. But nowadays
there are Hyany productions which
pack the theaters to the doors the week
before Christmas as well as any other
WYNN Ill tIc yCdl. A>CNCtthClc>S oOiIC
of the managers live up to that con-
tract and deduct the half weeks pay.
That Is one reason why actors aren't
particularly merry at Christmas.
There are other managers who
make practice of laying off their
companies the week before Christmas
and some Of them ten days or two
To- %I,o& To
no salary at all forthcoming. That
probably. is another reason why the
average actor cannot understand why
Christmas is an occasion to be unduly
joyful.
1t was only last year that some Of
the managers came to the conclusion
that stage people. like other human be-
ings. might like to spend some part OF
the Christmas holiday with their
friends and relatives. Up to that year
it had been the custom Of all man
ayers to give special matinee on
Christmas day. That meant. Of course
that about all the actor had to do on
this festive occasion was to rush to
the theater almost as soon as he had
acquired his regular amount Of sleep.
give an afternoon performance and
then. If fortunate enough to have
friends or relatives living in the city.
to hurry through his Christmas dinner
with them or leave before it was half
over to go back to the theater to play
the evening performance.
But few Of the managers changed
that last year by emitting the Christ
mas matinee and giving it on the day
following There were other managers.
however. who not only gave the Christ
mas matinee. but acted on the sugges
ton of their more charitable competi
tors and gave the matinee the day aft
er too. However. this omission of the
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It's beautiful theory--though per-
haps it's also gratifying to some of us
the federal comptroller got off on us
the other day when he said that every
person in the United States has $34.56
this year, % cents more than we had
in 1912. But then there's no harm in
his figuring ont that we "hoi polloi"
are worth % cents more apiece than
we were a year ago, even though it
does strike blow at Democratic hard
times.
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CHRISTMAS FOR INSANE.
Supt. Cnss Plans Entertainment for In
mates ut Northern Hospital.

Inasmuch as this is the first Christ
ern Hospital at Sedro Woolley, Super
tendent W. E. Cass wants to make it a
memorable one to all the inmates, and
he spoke recently of his plans, saying:
"The state will provide an excellent
Christmas dinner for all and the usual
customary gifts at this time will add
much to their Christmas day and in
crease their happiness. There are at
present 100 female and 200 male pa
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A Real Santa Claus,

ANTA CLAUS. / hang for you,
BY the mantel. stocking two,
One for me and one to 60
To another boy | know
There's "a chimney in the town
You have never travelled down.
should you chance to enter there
You would find room all bare.
Not stocking could you spy,
Matters not how you might try.
And the shoes you'd find are such
As no boy would care for much.
In broken bed you'd see
Some one just about like me,
Dreaming of the pretty toys
Which you bring to other boys.
And to him a Christmas seems
Merry only in his Dreams
All he dreams. then Santa Claus
stun the stocking with. because
When It's filed up to the brim
b Il be Santa Claus 10 him!
Frank DempA:tr Sherman.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Fritz IIutson A. T1utson NE1t T. rs,
~
Margaret Anderson r. p Fulkerson SW14 NW1t T.
IS, NJ r. 1000
Mary c. Meays J. H. B.
O.. N Hunosh and wife T.
H. NJ r. 1900
Subject
Lewis wife LIS 8,
b. Wright A.Cr L. 8, and II,
Riggs add
Adler wife o B.
Taylor, portion of S. 49, T.. N. r.
of s. T. 10, N r.
Sias Shumate wife Mole L. 1 3, B.
"a, Phoenix ........................
Northwest Electric & Water Works of E.
Shepard of Seattle,
tells in and the Tenno Wash, vested in
the the assignee
Light, Power Water ...................,....
Subject a 1913, $325OOO.
Olympia Light Power Chas. Burger,
of Woodland add,
Oliver p Spllman and wife Frank Stock L. 4,
&C. r. IS. NJ R. Observation-Disclosures.
John Mclaughlin Thomas L. Brighton
H. Mitchell to Dan ELa L. and B. 73, Syl-
veers .:.................: 100000
INC W to A..
of L. and 8, S. 49, N. r. 1 w. Exchange of
j. viii Brown, L.
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.HAT little verse, paraphrased
from one familiar to soldiers,
just about sums up the real
Christ canfiupnnt nyisfinu
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GAMES FOR YOUNGSTERS.
Pastimes With Which They Can Enjoy
Long Winter Evenings.

Pastimes With Which They Can Enjoy
Long Winter Evenings.
Squat Tag.
This is jolly, simple game. The
one who is sit" must give a certain
number of squats and kings;
thus, he might say, two squats
and three kings" Then he starts
to chase the rest of the play
ers. When the players squat or have
kings they can't be tagged. They must
use their squats or kings one after the
other, but VIXEN they are all used up
they can't have any more. AS soon
as one is tagged he must be "it," and
give some number of squats and kings.
Fruit Basket.
The players all sit in row. The
one that is ut" stands in front Of the
players facing them. Then he names
each of the players a fruit, such as
pear, peach, apple. etc. When this is
done he must call the name of some
fruit he has named, three times; If
pear, he says, pear, pear. pearl" as
fast as he can, while the player who
has that name must name it once. If
he fails to do this, or says 1t too late,
he must be ut" and proceed as be-
fore.
Motion, or sheep In MY Pen.
This game can be played by any
number of children above five. Like
hide and SEEK" one player blinds his
eyes at base while all the rest 60 and
hide. Then the one that blinded his
eyes goes out to hunt for the others
The first one he catches is ut" for the
next game. He then goes on to find
the rest. All those he catches must
stand in the pen marked around base
They must cry motion" and those
hiding must make some kind of mo-
ton with their hands. If those in the
pen see the motion they can 60 hide
again. But If the one that Is lit" sees
them run off he can call them back.
They must have a new, motion then.
Those that get in free may go and
hide without motion, but if they are
seen by the one that is "it," they must
come back. When ali are in the pen
the game ends.-Northwest Farmstead.
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Christmas matinee was confined almost
exclusively to few Of the first class
theaters in New York city.
On the road it is different The &C
tors have to work just as hard as they
ever did. and opposition from local
managers will probably prevent the
elimination OF the Christmas matinee
outside Of New York.
With some companies Christmas is
not the disagreeabe occasion that It
Is with others One or two owners
make 1t a practice to instruct the man.
ager with the company to have Q
Christmas dinner prepared ut the ex-
penSe of the show. Sometimes cater
er is called In. and the dinner Is served
on the stage between the matinee and
the evening performance. In that event
the dinner usually proves prolific Of
material for the house press agent. and
the affair Is duly recorded In the daily
papers. Sometimes 1t Is served on the
stage after the evening performance
Other times arrangements are made at
some hotel.
1t was one OF these aftes the per
Torrance affairs that came pretty near
putting a travelling stock company ont
Of business In n town ont In Iowa last
Christmas This theater. by the way.
boasts Of the only dog critic In exist