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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1908
Page
8
The piece surveys professional beggars who use misfortune and makeup to gain sympathy. It notes their tricks include posing as disabled or one armed, with fake stumps and concealed real limbs, common in large cities where begging persists as peddling.
At police headquarters yesterday Detective Peterson caused an arm to grow on a crippled beggar who objected along with patient George Webb. A wooden block hidden in the sleeve concealed a stump later revealed as a fake arm.
Mrs B B Steels hosts Modern Maccabees social on East Columbia Street. Women's Improvement Club meets this week with Mrs F P Martin. A concert benefit for Young Women's Home Club at Johnston's Music Hall Wednesday afternoon. Cotillion Club to stage second dance of the season February 23 at Renton Hill clubhouse. Samson and Delilah in ORATORIO form to close Seattle Choral Symphony Society season. Engagement announced for Elizabeth Ribbach to GO W Crawford with wedding set March 17. Beta Theta Phi fraternity holds smoker. The best shampoo is Soap Lake Soap available at local druggists.
The state university will host a smoker at the chapter house Wednesday evening. Several clubs meet weekly including the Monday Gridge Club and Thursday Afternoon Card Club at Mrs. J. Burton Davis's residence. Staged concerts announced by First Presbyterian and St Andrew's churches. Weddings include Gene Graham to Earl Potter Jamison at Trinity Parish church with multiple attendants. additional marriages listed with local venues and officiants.
Bert Davis and Charlee Weasley were arrested Sunday night on a charge of playing blackjack in a room at Section and Washington streets. A deck of cards and a dollar on the table were held as evidence.
Schuehard Optical Co specialists offer remedies for children's eye defects that hinder study. They advertise at 1207 Indy.
A woman identified as Mrs. Charles Holmes wife of a Portland traveler is detained in Wrangell by Deputy U S Marshal Shoup over a jewelry store theft in Juneau Alaska weeks earlier. Her effects were searched but the missing tray of jewels remained unfound. Shoup will travel to Seattle then Portland to pursue her statements and the case. The woman claimed her husband entered the interior of Alaska on business.
Republican meetings are scheduled tonight at venues including Seventh ward hall near Minor and Dennyway, St Annes hall on Eighth av N W and North Sixty fifth, Canadian American club, A O U W hall, and the Pioneer building with John F. Miller and A J Goddard speaking at the first three. Noonday sessions are planned at the Grand theatre tomorrow and Wednesday.
Brief notices report the 600 block on Main Street Stockton California dubbed Stork block due to many births. Idaho saloon gambling ban and wardner town leaders repeal limites. Mary Botha wed R C Hawkins in London. Alaska unionization, Wardner mine sale, and panics labor return cite activity. Oregon veteran Asa Jones dies at 92 in Albany. Bacon bill may shift liquor enforcement to states amid London parliament busy week.
Railroad offer lists March and April navigation rates from Chicago to West destinations. Chicago $38.00, St Paul Omaha Kansas City Missouri River points $90.00, St Louis $35.50. Deposit at Union Ticket Office 608 Fleet Ave. Agent E E Bilis.
Tiryean spoke in Topeka yesterday on The Prince of Peace. The talk touched on the Macedonian situation license bills and Congo discussions. Other notes included Baltimore unemployment issues and welcoming events for visiting fleets in Lima and Melbourne invitations.
Fort Casey artillerymen staged a minstrel show while North Yakima seniors defy school dancing bans only to yield to parental pressure. Roosevelt invited west to join hunts in Kilekitat county. Presbyterians of Vashon plan a $6000 structure. Montesano mills run at full capacity and Bremerton Navy Yard labor doubles. Washington State delegation notes elects A Locke as president, Hesa as secretary, Newberry as treasurer, Kidd as treasurer. Tacoma to host next meeting.
The Beattie Symphony orchestra repeated a splendid program at Moore Theatre yesterday with a well filled house. The next concert in the popular series is scheduled for the evening of March 4.
William L. Chellis a printer at his home 1014 Spring Place became insane yesterday afternoon from a nervous breakdown and was taken into custody and sent to the county jail. He is 46 years old.
A trip offered to the United States Navy Yard invites passengers aboard the Bound to tour battleships Oregon Wisconsin and Nebraska cruising ships Buffalo and Philadelphia training ship. features include vast dry docks torpedo boats and prison ships. Boats leave Pier 2 at the foot of r way. Round trip 60 dollars.
Seattle may host the state bar meeting this year as Spokane faces rivalry with local bar associations and the national association plans to meet in August, prompting sentiment to bring the state meeting to Seattle a few days before the national assembly.
Hazel Potter aged 17 and Harold True aged 17 from good families were arrested in Tacoma for a series of winter holdups in Tacoma and Airce on First Ave Seattle. The girl said True was her sweetheart and she aided in the jobs in boys clothes before the pair spent the loot at theaters and skating rinks. Police believe they solved several recent mysterious robberies.
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