t::z crccu Sunday journal, rc htl and, . Sunday morning, decemsss zi, iscs.
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& OF IHHDELL
Former General Agent Tells How
He Was Taught Art of
Rebating.
COMMITTEE REFUSES
TO WAIT FOR HILL
Final Adjournment It Taken, Al
" though Governor and Senator En
ter Protest Against Such Action
Until Hi Testimony la Taken,,,
.(SpeoUl DUp.tek It Uw4 Wirt t TIM I rami)
, ; New York, Deo., 10. After refusing
'. to (rant tha pie of former Governor
and United States Senator David Ben
nett 11111, to bold over a -weak In order
to permit him to testify, the Joint leg
islative Insurance . Investigating- com'
in It tee adjourned finally today. Tbe
chief Incident of note today waa the tee
tlmony of a former general agent of tha
Equitable LUf Assuranoe society, -who
tarnisnea the heretofore Immaculate
halo of (hn f Tarhall K, au pin.
that in 18t Mr. TarbeU had taught him
how to rebate premium commissions
wunout making himself amenable to
xne law. and that Mr. TarbeU 1
known as the -prince, of Rebaters."
in answer to a telegram Mr. Rill
wired he could not possibly leave Wol
' fort's Koost at this Urns, and stated
- be desired to enter a protest against
the adjournment of tha eammltta
fore be bad a ohanoe to testify. - He
. requested at least the appointment of
a subcommittee to take his testimony.
He said he had been ready, since- the
. appointment of tha committee, to tes-
tify, and was desirous of doing so, .
' Ejt -Governor Hill's request that the
committee hold, through a. uboommlt
v ' tee. to take his tesUmonrwas regarded
as a "Harrlmin" plan. Chairman Arm-
- strong stated that It was Impossible to
comply with Mr. mil s request, t
that he believed Mr. Hill to be 1U la
... his home. He did not think an Improper
, motive could ha attached to Hill's ao-
' Tbe testimony of Oeorgs H. Sickles
" of Buffalo, a real estate - dealer, and
, formerly general agent of the Equltabls
in that place, was by far the most In
terestlng of the day. He placed Gage
t Ji Tarbell before tha oommlttas as a
master of the art of rebatlna- and ta4
of a hew school la this art. Mr. Sickles
if testified that he bad been under the
- - - - -"- - W. AmWVU ,M - ,
f being at that time employed by toe
; Kqultable as a general agent In Buffalo.
"Did the question of rebating come
- up In any of your discussions with Mr.
TarbeU r' asked Chief Inquisitor Hughes,
after Mr. Sickles had testified that he
i had been expected to pay bis sub-
, agents it per cent.
- 'Yes.- replied MrT Sickles. Us talked
about It , I told blm that I considered
him the prince of rebaters. He told
Z nie that I could - get around tho law
i against rebates by eollectlng the full
... amount or tne premium from the person
' taking tbe policy. - Hs told . me that
nouu arrange , beforehand with, the
person., insuring- to give me letters of
v introduction to others likely to take In
surance These letters were to be gives
f me after tho premium had been- paid
Y and I could then pay the policy-holders
v 11.19 each for them. This would give
blm his rebate without causing me to
violate me letter or the law."
- After some arcing. Mr. Sickles ad.
mined be bad been guilty of rebating
4 in litl. It was not until It was pointed
, uuv iw nun ina toe perioa or limitation
'had run as Inst him long enough to
make him safe that Mr. Sickles would
make this admission.
. ine committee will submit Its resort
, with a letter of recommendation to the
- legislature and then remain- hers for a
month or mors engaged la preparing
tne report caeca on the Investigation.
JACK O'BRIEN-flOBBED OF
: ; $2,800 ON TRAIN
e Conqueror of Fitz Brings a Valet
- and la Welcomed by
Brass Band.
(Sc-rtat Dtopatrh by Leased Wire te The JesrnaU
Philadelphia, Deo. I. Jack O'Brien
landed In Philadelphia today after bis
" bout with Fltsalmmons. Three thou
r sand people and a band greeted him.
v When the train rolled In some hundreds
' made a rush to the platform. Those
-nearest O'Brien hoisted him upon their
shoulders and carried him Into- the
' street. O'Brien testified -that bS bad
t been touched -for the first time, not by
ins oemonatrstion, but by a thief.
t; "I have traveled all over the world."
: said O'Brien, "bat "never was touohed
until last night, prhen soms ons went
,' through me for a 12,(00 check, a tt30
J diamond stud snd a wallet containing
f, a 1100 bill. Just think of, going thou
- sands rf miles away and then losing
these things when close to Philadel
phia." f
K O'Brien brought on his new valet
Vand calls him Mortimer Swanson. The
valet, who la a Swede, has never been
V east before, and swears by bis new maS
iS tsr. i
"As fsr as my future plans are con
corned." said Jack, -I have done, noth
': Ing definite, but I am open for offers.
I .have been offered a lO-weeks contract
).at 1700 a week to bo Kht show. If I
-. aqcept that I shall be busy enough until
It, expires. After that I shall look
t. around for matches and sndeavor to
v tight until every possible rlvsl has been
i oeaien ana mere ace no mora claimant
-"to the heavyweight championship."
' WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER
HOBNOBS WITH PRINCES
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i Wire to The Joeraal.)
Cannes, Dec. . William Rockefeller.
t brother of tha multt-mllllonslre, John D.
Rockefeller, has arrived here In his auto
' mobile, accompanied by bis daughter.
Tbey will remain on the Riviera some
weeks. Mr. Rockefeller has been elected
heredltsry prince of Sase-Mehilngen and
" Orand Duke Cyril Vladlmlrovltch having
Joined at the same time. . .
. A Costly Klstaks.
Blunders ars Sometltnes very sxpea
slre. Onclmlonnlly life Itself le the
prlre of a mlHiahe, hut you'll never he
wmng If ymi Ink Dr. Klns's New Life
I'll for ryie'"ila, fplsslness, Hsd
rhn, I. Ivor or f'riwel trouMes. Thy
m, r'" , t1 tlmrmish. 2.'n at Skid
I rv-x Co., 161 Third street.
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Newark, New Jersey, millionaire, who killed himself -on her refusal ,
to marry him because of his convivial habits. - - ,
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TO FIGHT FOR MILLIONS
(Continued from Page One.)
Sixty-eighth street and Fifth avenue.
The Grlgsbys were old friends of ths
Terkes family and for several seasons
were friends of Mrs. Terkes. The
mother, who Is known to ths police In
Cincinnati, removed to New Tork after
meeting Mr. Terkes. and later a mag
nificent house of whits stone at No. MO
I
V
Charles T. Terkea.
Psrk avenue was erected and given to
the daughter ny the millionaire. MIhs
Orlgsby is .a tall brunette of strikingly
handsome'appearance. During his UN
time Mr. Terkes waa extremely gener
ous to- his young protege, giving her
every advantage that great weajth could
command. For a time she had a suc
cessful career In society, but later her
name and that of her mother waa not
to be found on the Hats of ths social set
In which she had moved.
Bare works of Art.
Art dealers and ram merchants who
have found Ml so Chrlgsby a lavish cus
tomer for years said today ' that tha
furnishings of ths Psrk avenue house
were worth aboht a quarter of a million
dollars. - .-'
The coetllest 'rugs snd rarest pic
tures, the most e penal Te tableware snd
hangings have - been lavished on the
domicile, and the bedrooms snd living
rooms are masterpieces ot the deco
rators art. ? . -r
Ths house Is of peculiar design. It
it feet deep and l'feet long on
Park -avenue. : The entrance Is In the
center ef the Park avenoe side and the
staircase divide 'the structure In half
so that It presents the possibility of
being used il jwo separate bouses.
Many Curious Tlsttors.
Mr. Terkes" body today rested In his
Fifth Avenue home, where eurtous Visi
S -iMWM,ssasssnywew'i 1
beauty, and R. D. Ballentine, ,
tors swarmed to thev house. Many of
them had known the capitalist during
his lifetime, but the major portion of
the visitors were drawn there by morbid
curiosity. They, wanted to see the In
terior of the multi-mill tonal re's home
or 'get a glance at Mrs. Terkea. xThey
were steadily refused a dm I salon.
Esrly In the afternoon a young woman
who, said , that ahe was Miss - Alice
LJbbey .of Portland, ' Maine, drove up
to he house - In a stylish carriage.
After a whispered conference with
the- butler, ahe went sway, saying that
she had known Mr. Yerkes very well
during his lifetime Snd that she had
merely called to pay her last respects
to him now that be was dead. , -
DALLES MAN ARRESTED
BY. A GAME WARDEN
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(Bpeelal Dispatch to The Journal.)
The Dalles, Or., Dec SO. William
Robinson, a laborer, waa arrested here
today on a warrant a worn, out by Dep
uty Osme Warden I 8. Frits, charg
ing Robinson with hunting without
license. Robinson demanded a Jury
trial, which- was to have been held
today, but as witnesses for the ststo
were not on hand, the trial was post
poned until January S. Robinson - is
alleged to have been, hunting south of
the city when he was met by ths dep
uty warden, who demanded that he show
his license.
It Is alleged that Robinson refused to
do so and. removing his gnn from his
shoulder, threatened to do tha warden
bodily Injury. The Warden was un
armed snd hurried to the city snd swore
out a wsrrsnt focthe arrest. Robinson
claims that he was not huntlqg. The
warden says Robinson had a shotgun.
a gams bag and a hunting dog with
him. , V. . ..
This Is ths first esse of the kind' to
occur In this county and tbe outcome is
being watched with much Interest, ss It
Is said there are several technicalities
of the law . by which conviction may
be avoided. .;:"''.-. ' "
MARTIN WALLACE, WELL I
KNOWN SALESMAN, DEAD
,( Martin Wallace, one of ths mbst
widely known of the traveling men of
Portland, dled-'-about midnight lasfnight
at St. Vincent's hospital, death result
Ing from diabetes. He Was a noouUr
member of the local lodge of Elks. For
several years past hs had been traveling
In, the Coos bsy- country for the Port
land Flouring mills and the Union Meat
company.' Mr. Wallace- was about 40
yeare of 'age and unmarried. No ar
rangements have yet been made for the
funeral, but It wlir obably be under
the auspices of tho Elks.
estate Boom lag. .
.;. . (Soaefal rxroetrli te Tae ieeraat.l
Aberdeen, Lc. SO. The final week of
1906 is reported by the real stale firm
ef F. E. Jones 4k. Co. te be one of the
greatest activity of . any In ths year.
Among their numerous sales was that
of two lots In Fast Aberdeen to the
Carat nn Packing company as a location
for 'their- branch wholesale, house, sn
which work will begin early sett week.
SQED DfLlAD
IIEMHT
Fearing to Lose Millionaire
Busch's Daughter, Scharrer
Came From Europe. , J"
AT PISTOL'S POINT
. DEMANDED HER HAND
Wild With Jealousy Against Obscure
Rival, Carried Her Off, But Was
r Unable to Get Marriage Licensed
She Win Go West
(Special Dispatch by Leased Wire te The Joaraal)
St. &ouls. Mo.; Deo. 80. The1 sensa
tional 'trip- of Miss "Vrtrhelmlna BUsch
and Lieutenant , Edward Scharrer t to
Belleville on Wednesday night., which
has for two days been regarded "as enly
the manifestation of a whimsical spirit
of romance, proves to have been an
event directly - suggestive of tragedy.
Miss Buses, 'did not elope with Lieuten
ant Scharrer; ths rids to Belleville waa
not one of the delightful episodes of
love's dream. She- rode moat of the 14
miles In a stats of terror, and every
mile eastward was traveled under pro
teat and, nnder the awful apprehension
that ' to demand her liberty and her
safe return to her beautiful home might
precipitate a catastrophe which would
forever darken hnT life, If, Indeed, she
herself was permitted to survive the
-vent.
. Win Its to California. .
MIss'Busch Is now in seclusion st the
mansion of Adolpbqs Busob. la Busoh
Place and will goBis week to the
Grant farm, ths St. Louis eeoitry home
of her brother, August A. Bosch. Later,
her father announces, she wftl go to the
Bunch residence In Pasadena, Cali
fornia. , " '
Mr. Busofi Is determined that his
daughter shall have a thorough root
after her . nerve-shattering .! experience
snd that aha shall soaks up hsr own
mind at leisure as to whom shs wishes
to marry. - Eugene H. Ingert, a young
lawyer, sans wealth and sans fame, had
enlisted her very deep Interest. There
was mush correspondenoe between them
and much association. There was con
siderable objection on the parental slds.
to this young lawyer and an equal ob
jection on the young lady's part to
Lieutenant Scharrer.
Came Prom aiuope, ' ,
Tbe lieutenant finally grew importu
nate, however, and cabled he would come
over. Miss Busch wired hlna "Please
don't come." His response wss prompt
and brief. Tilling her tbe Injunction ar
rived too late, as hs wss slresdy on
the wsy, snd he came.
Wednesday he proposed a drive up
town, saying he had a little business at
tha Southern hotel, snd they would Just
make a quick tr-lp" and get soma fresh
air. - r
Before going be put 'a large revolver
tn bis pocket, but nobody In the Busch
home knew of it until later. .
- They halted. While he went Into the
Southern hotel." and on returning to the
buggy, he suggested, that he would like
to take a look at the Eads bridge, which
had a reputation In Germany as a great
American engineering real.
- Threatened Me Ufs,
This seemed natural enough and Miss
Busch offered no objections. Reaching
the bridge he did not stop but drove over
Into Kast St Louis. . , The young lady
now - bqgan to wonder what this meant
and she asked him. At first his answer
was light and evasive, but when they
proceeded n through East St Louis
snd out on the Belleville turnpike she
became more aerioua and Insisted on
.knowing where he wss taking her.
Then came a horrible awakening from
her state of complacency. He told her
that he was going to take bar right on
to Belleville and that they were to be
married before nightfall, snd that If she
refused he Intended to kill himself In
her presence. In token of his earnest
neas hs displayed his revolver, which, of
course, assumed an especially murderous
aspect In tbs eyes of the startled young
lady.
"I do not believe hs Intended to do It,'
said Adolphus Busch, the young Isdy's
father, ' this evening. "But I think he
believed that my daughter waa hesitat
ing arid that a bluff of that kind would
frighten her Into .making up hsr mind."
The msrrlsge" itoense office at Belle
ville was closed and ths couple returned
to St Louis. ' ,
BEATS - MAN INSENSIBLE
WITH WATER PITCHER
Mining Man Attempts to .KUI a
Seattle Woman Is Beaten
Into", Submission. ;
tSoeelal Dfanateh to Tae Jmnml.)
Seattle. Dec. SO. Dart Stewart, a
northern mining man, attempted to mur
der Hilda Dsvls.-'m variety theatre so
irees. In her room in tbs Detroit hotel
tonight He also shot at but missed
Prank Thomas, who wss In the room
snd interfered to savs tha woman.
Thomas - grappled with Stewart snd
threw him to the floor and held him
while the woman best him Into Insensi
bility with a water-pitcher. The police
were then called ana locsea mm up.
Stewart was insanely Jealous over
the woman, who refused to marry him.
JC note in his pocket reading. "Bury us
together: one Ihsll rise again, but the
other shall go to ths ever'aatlng habita
tion," shows that he Intended to mur
der 'the woman and then commit suicide.
HUMAN CROSS PITCHES
, HEADLONG TO DEATH
.' . '
(Copyright. Hearst Mews Merries, ' by Leased
Wire te The lunraal.)
Rome, Dec.' 10. Miss Anna Randolph
of .Sharon, Pennsylvania,' who aprsng
from a third-story window at her lodg
ings, wss left lying. where she fell for
ten hours before her body waa removed
to ths cemetery by members of the
Lesgus of the Holy Cross. - Her arms
were rigidly extendetT in the form of a
rroae. She was av martyr to- neurasthe
nia for seven years, snd believed thet
thieves snd assassins wsrs constantly
pursuing her .
Soore of Saloon Uoeases.'
WHeertal Dtepatrb te The JoerMl. .
The iMlles, Or., Dec. 10. A special
council meeting was held hers tonight
Twenty saloon licenses were granted.
The council reconsidered the drug store
license mf two weeks sgo snd pISred
the license of drug stores St S0, In
stead o 1100.'
FBI! DARK HAS
CLOSE GALL
Rescued From Serious Situation
by Tugs and Brought In
Safety to Astoria.
COLUMBIA BATTLES
WITH FIERCE GALE
Wind Turns Vessel Completer
Around and She la Handled With
t
Great Difficulty Homer Makes
Ineffectual Effort to Cross Bar.
(Rpedal Dispatch te Tbs Joorna1
Astoria. Or., Dec 10. The French
bark Jean Baptists arrived tn port this
afternoon in tow of the tugs Tstoosh
and Wallula after an exciting experi
ence off North Head. The vessel got
In too close and the constantly chang
ing wind caught her on a 4ee shore.
Yesterday morning she was compelled
to drop anchor and as her position waa
serious ' the tug Wallula passed a
hawser at 10:30 o'clock. At 11:10 the
Tatooah stood by and also at s o'clock
passed a line. The vessel was unable
to heave up anchor and the hook was
slipped. - when ths Tatooah started
ahead ths chock was pulled out and
another anchor precipitated Into the
sea. Tha tugs made off wtth the ves
sel, ths anchor dragging, nut after a
Urns this anchor, too, was slipped. The
vessel told off the Hver all night in
tow iof . the tugs and this afternoon
reached port She haa a coal cargo for
'Astoria, Tbe tugs had her la tow 0
boors. -. "a
Ths a tea ma hip Columbia arrived today
from San Francisco after a terrific
passage. Off ths Columbia rtver the
wind struck her and turned her clear
around, and It wss with difficulty she
wss handled. . ''
Tha steamer Homer mads another
effort to cross today, but wis compelled
to put back. It Is reported that shs Is
overladen' and., some of her' men say
they will not go to sea until the cargo
Is lightened somewhat Ths Homer has
been here nine days.
No damage has been done to the Jetty.
The work done during the year haa
been substantial snd a few hundred
dollars would cover the cost of replac
ing a few piles In ths old work which
has gone out this year. The engineers
are highly, elated. , '
'' ' '- Ooadoa reels .tha Wad. : : ,
fftpecUl Dlspatefc tnThe Jeornal.)
Condon. Or, Deo. 10. What might be
called a hllssard struck here about noon
today. Ths wind blew with the force
of a hurricane. Snow started to fall
and late In the afternoon the storm was
so severe thst It was almost Impos
sible to get out doors, 1 ;
NOBLEMAN IN U. S. ARMY. I
v From ths NV Tork World.
A nobleman, one who has bold high
diplomatic positions In various countries
tn Europe, snd who while holding such
a position became a personal friend of
Ambassador Andrew D. White, Is at
Port Ethan Allen as a private soldier.
st 111 per month. This strange man.
who has himself commanded organise-1
tlons as large as a brigade In his nstlvs
country. Is Erich Brlngolf, son of John
Brlnarolf. who waa ths first Swiss minis
ter to Toklo, Japan, which position hs
held for IS years. Toung snngoirs
mother Is a sister of General Kaulbers,
who Is at present in command of ths
Russian forces at Odessa
Brlngolfs first college course was at
Heldelbers university. This wss lot
lowed by a course In law at Innsbruck,
Austria. Vienna university. Rome snd
Berlin. At Berlin he received the' de
gree of LL. D. for his knowleilre of In
ternational law. While at Heidelberg
Brlngolf became a member of - the
Wuestphalle," a society of duellists. He
fought M student duels and carries aev
oral marks, which, ars plainly visible on
In - time Brlngolf entered ths army.
being made a second lieutenant He was
attached to the Swiss legation st Ber
lin, under Minister Arnold Roth, and It
as., while there that he gained ths
friendahlo of Ambassador Whits.
SlncS leaving ths Berlin legation young
Brlngolf has been on fluty ror ms gov
eminent at Paris and Vienna, leaving
the latter ' place, after tendering his
realrnatlon. to ses the world. He did
this thoroughly. Some months ago.
whlls still In this country, he became
the guest of Ambassador . Whits. He
was tired Of traveling and decided to
enlist In the United States army. -When
ssked st Fort Bthan Allen why be en
Hsfed. he said his Idea was only to get
tha experience of a private soldier Hit
'one of the finest srmles in the world
except the Swiss army," the letter words
belna? sonken with a smile.
Brlngolf ssked to be anowea to enter
cers, and when Tiot shouldering a gun
on oatroL washing dishes in the kitchen.
cleaning the , stables or grooming the
horses, or at any or us nunarea sna
one duties of a private soldier, hsrean
be found diligently studying ths tactics
of tha army. Hs ears that when he en
listed he immediately cabled bis govern
mant- and that e had- been placed oh
the lists of the Swiss army as an officer
wtth 'the United Btates army making
observstlons for the benefit of the Swiss
army. He receives hslf psy from bis
government. . ."' :.
Baglaee BUsks Ufa to Save W
From ths Boston Transcript,
Prompt snd hsrolo action on ths part
of George Williams, sn engineer efVfa
Boston bound express on ths Mew lock.
New IlaventA Hartford railroad, today
saved ths life of Mrs. Hsllock H. Hill
st Qutncy 'station. - Williams received
severe internal Injuries, but hopes ere
entertained for his recovery. (
Williams' train was taking on passen
gers st ths Qulncy station, and his en
sine was standing on the 8avllle street
crossing, when 'Mrs. Hill and her daugh
ter Masle started to cross the track.
Just then an Outward, bound sxprsss
from' Boston rushed up". Mesls con
tinued scroes the tracks and reached
the othes side In safety, but to the
consternation of the spectators Mrs. Hill
was slower In following. '
Shs realised her position when too
late, snd for a moment hesitated In the
nath of the oncoming train. Gateman
Mlitchln-rsn from his post snd attempted
to reach tha woman to pua nsr to
Safety, but he could not secure-a good
grasp on her arm. . Just then Engineer
Wllllsms leaped from his cab, gave the
woman a strons nush out of dsnser.
snd then, before he could lesp to safety,
the outward bound engine struck him.
hurling him SO feet Into the sir. He
wss picked up conscious snd murmured
Just before losing his senses: "I tried
to savs her, and I guess I did.
lie was removed to the Qulncy Cty
hhspltat, where a hasty examination
showed .that two ribs had been brnWtiu
Utd seven Interos Injuries sustained.
If.
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. ..'"''T - . ." J ' '
I Loyal Soldieri OT tn Ciaf Or
I . . ,.,
. uoruu io opojn issiuiur '
Age Nor Sex.
(OopyrifM, Reant Itews Service, by
"Wire te Tk, jesrsaU
Warsaw. Dee, 10,-Wrhe, soldiers of ths
csar at least all those whose loyalty
can be depended upon-ars to sweep
through ths Baltic provinces with cy
clonic fury? " ;'
Orders have been Issued that neither
sex, age nor condition among ths peas
antry Is to be takes into consideration.
The sword snd the torch ars to be em
ployed la a dreadful war of extermina
tion.' It Is expected that tha first onslaught
will be made within the next IS hours.
Ths First army corps will dash
through ths province of Courland far
to the south. Three-fourths of the in
habitants - ars Letts, accustomed for
years to Russian tyranny. They are so
childlike that they really believe they
will be able to make a resistance. After
Courland has been devastated, ths sol
diers, It Is believed, will sweep through
Livonia; " . ' .
WOMEN AS STORY-TELLERS
Carolyn Walls in ths New Tork World.
' Whether considered from a moral,
mental or physical , viewpoint, women
ars divided Into two classes -the aver
age and the exceptional. In a wide
spread' discussion like ths oresent ws
ere, of course, concerned enly with the
average woman.'- " 4
And It is s self-evident fact that ths
average woman cannot tall a ' story ss
well ss the average man. For story-telllna-
la an art. and ths average woman
cannot schievs prominence In ths srte.1
This Is proved by the masculine crowds
Jostling each other on Olympian heights,
while Rosa Bonheur, Oeorge Eliot snd
Felicia Hemans huddls together In their
exrentlonal loneliness. '
f Moreover, tbe art of story-telling de
mands certain qualities which the aver
age woman does not possess. Shs Is
(bless . her I) verbose, irrelevant, self
conscious, snd though these traits sdd
so her charm, ret they erd .fatal to ths
Fsuccess of a graphically told anecdote.
The average man tells a story well
becsuse hs is by nature terse and brief
of speech,' he has a sense of construc
tion, snd his self-assurance precludes
elf-consclousness.
Indeed, ths root of ths mstter may be
found In the attitude of the eternal fem
inine' toward the masculine story-teller.
For. notwithstanding the popular esti
mate ot feminine garrulity, the average
woman (which term Is. of course, Idantt
cat with the eternal feminine) listens
snd listens sdmlrtngly when man talks.
This" is not necessarily because she Is
Interested, but because a flattering atti
tude, burn of a desire to please, haa be
come habitual wtth her. Thla. in turn.
ta becsuse hsr Intutlon and experience
has'tsught her thatwternar looking up
ta ths pries of being looked ap to. And
so, sfter all, we are glad that a woman
can't tell a story as well as a man, tor
If shs could it would argue her pos
sessed of traits whtrh would largely
detract from her Inherent and delightful
femininity. v
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THIEVES PREY OU
Local Theatrical Man Loses Val
uabts Property at Horn and
at Bowling Alley. ?.
ELEVEN LARCENIES
REPORTED TO POLICE
Houses Broken Into, Telephone Bos
Robbed and Drunken oan Loses
Watch and Chain to Dartaf High.
asninn.
Eleven burglaries and larcenies were
reported to the police Friday and yester
day and are now under Investigation
by the staff of detectives. Ths Isrgeat
individual lose was that sustained by
L. C Keating, tbs theatrical man. from'
whom n costly gold-handled umbrella
was stolen at the bowling alley, Seventh
and Stark streets, ' snd a ribbon fob
chain. With sn elk's tooth pendant. Val
ued st from his residence, 40 Stark
street.
Bowman brothers, engaged tn business
st Third snd Burnslds streets; reported
stolen a fcheck issi'ed by Lang A Co.,
msde payable to Kred A. Parks, Its facs
calling for Its. .
Jack Clark was picked up In a drunken .
condition oa the street by Patrolman
Anundson and Special Officer Cannon.
When he became sober at the city prison
hs discovered thst his gold watch and
chain had been stolen. He had no money
when arrested but Is unable to remember
how much be possessed when his senses
became so befuddled that he did not
Slesrly realise what waa taking place, -
David ( lars. wno nss a room ai ins
Victor lodging house, informed tho po
lios that a watch, chain and charm ami ,
an overcoat was stolsn from blm. He
nsmed a person whom be suspects of
tbs crime.
A locker at the American restaurant
was broken ' open, and 11 abstracted
from ths pocket of a coat owned by A.
Rolander, an employe. He thinks the
theft was committed by a fellow-employe.
" -
Andrew Lund notified the police that
lit was stolen from him. but he de
parted (from the police station before
his address was secured. He also had
susplolons as to the Identity ot the per
son who committed ths larceny.
Oeorge Fisher, who lives at M Knott
street, laments the loss of, a watch
cKsln, with charm attached, slo.clew
was left by the thief. - -
A bicycle wss stolen from ths nnlon
depot, ths loes being reported by W. K.
Oroh, th baggage agent. The Jarcenv
Is believed to,Aare been 'committal
some time agot It wss sot discovered
until yesterday.
A. Nelson reported that a gold watch,
chsln snd locket werw stolen trtin a
room occupied by hint rabove the l-orf
rabtn bakery at Mlselssli.pl avenue and
Kussell street- ,
A telophone box In a fi"iiee -ai t';s
corner of Stark and Weat J'ark sire-is
was broken open and robbed of Its in
tents by a boy, who w aeen' to r o
mlt the crime hv a little srl rl T,e
larceny was ri"r t-l l r W. M - i.