The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 19, 1912, Page 3

*S MEANEST GRAFT FOUND IN SEATTLE ja in a cell at the city jail, trial, a plump little man who, if all the po Je true, must be the in town. Anyway, ja the meanest. ae Hittle eyes, like @ pig's, together, and they bogus humor. Me af salty Mhat is bogus. He ear ‘ie Mean Graft fe pretending be is a fend preying on frightened | To carry out the phoney wore an officer's badge | dar, such aa country constables L tthe comic page, & star with aunts, ‘a knob on each potnt - ut a frightened woman Ate fooled by such a phoney " ective, disguised foie ot tens" be haunted He got “the goods” on ‘women—some of them t, but the great: | Ot Soa women who had| a little indiserete. he would say, “a police You may consider your. white hand, he bis coat, disclosing ing, phoney star, be would then explain, De arrested got from 30 te this gg in Dated to do It. It hurt to have to en ed him fo hag some risk | “would let bis Lng | would pay bim $26. have the money, | } | hand would now fish a handful of coatly trinkets. He Was Nabbed pluckier than most ESS F. COCHEMS e: in football star, fa front of Col. Roowe f the shot had been fired jumped upoa $EDS KILLED IN BATTLE Oct. 19.—How| and Montenegrin by Prince Peter, | force at Pielo | slaughter is told in Just received here. Hua et dead and wounded, the re- Bid, were left on the battle | na eae ae F € |phoney star, and laughed. complained to Detectiv: bee, The detect! an two marked “Give bim th again for money. Barbee wax hiding in the wom ans room when the meanest man came again. Two dollars!" exclaimed the meanest man. “Say! What do you think my time's worth?" Then all the braggadocio fell from him like @ castoff garment. His fat cheeks were pasty with fright His piggy eyes were popping. His Jaw sagged and his teeth chattered Por he was looking Into the mus ate of a gun. Behind the gun was 4 large man. The large man was Barbee. Barbee turned back the lapel of the meanest man's coat, saw the It was Lee Bar e gave the wom- ver dollars, when he calle hot a humorous laugh "I felt like swinging on the little skunk,” the detective confessed af. terward “Officer, eh? Well, thin is the way a real officer does,” The handenffe clicked together. At headquarters the meanest man was searched. There were many rings and costly baubles and some money, There were, among other things, Barbee’s two marked dol lara, INGENIOUS CAISSON ROBS THE DEEP ‘ OF ITS SUNKEN TREASURES a While watching some small boys trying vainly to & workman of Hornsey, Eng., Home-Builders May we submit for your for you w home? Looks High Priced But Not “eeutve Adds greatiy the exter house ‘und many times its cost to the ting value of the property Portable Houses Portable Garages Classy and substantial. 9R15, $75; 12KI8, $100, erected A double constructed house for $110. Why pay $500 to $1,000 for your home Oar when you can buy one from ue all ready to set up for leas th half what an ordinary house wou't cost? Our Portables conta! layers of heavy building paper and two dead air spaces between the walls, thus making them warmer tn winter and cooler in summer than an ordinary plastered house. We have o the city. NUDD & TAYLOR Columbia Lumber Company Everything in Building the Rainier Material for Valley. Soft Interior Finish our specialty. Phone Beacon 51. Cedar on the outside and fir on the inalde, many of these Portable Houses and G We invite your inspection of them. Se CO., Seattle, Wash. Phones—Ind. White TT), Kenwood 128 Fletcher Brothers . Flew eed. Brick, Lime, Cament, Sand and Gravel, Coal and Wood. 6719 Green Lake Rowilevard. STAR WANT ADS BRING RESULTS sink a sealed) empty can In water, E. J. Parsons, | THE STAR—SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1912, calsnon two feet wix inches long, having @ lifting capacity of 116 pounds, which he claims will work Wonders beneath the water's sur face The small model shown tn the pic ture was filled with water and low ored with a heavy weight attached The wolght represented a part of a submerged wreck, At the bottom was expelled fro & the weight, the empty caisson doing the lift The development of this prin ciple, and the use of additional | calssons will raise wrecks of large size,” suyn Parsows, “and will bring up things which now cannot be raised Parsons ia shown in the photo eraph hauling in the weight, the! calsson floating on the water ONE IN TEN ANTIQUES REAL CHICAGO, Cet Vaated at the hearing of customs protests yenterday before #8. B. Cooper, general appraiser, that a Chieago capitalint had r ntly been defrauded out of $10 by | paying this amount for 100 pleces of porcelain which he believed to be genuine antiques. In connection with the swindle submerged | George P. Davis, chief examiner of He went ahead experi |the apprainer's office, declared that 1%-—It waa re ceived the idea of utilizing the prin- ciple in recovering wreckage, con-|menting and finally invented a most of the trouble in the office 1s $1 Down $1 a Week Will Buy a Lot in WEST HILL ADDITION 40x123 feet. Water ready to butid on, J. GOODFELLOW & SO! 511 Bailey Bldg. in and and Furniture Co. Incorporated. R. C. WAKELIN, Manager. Builders’ Hardware A Specialty. Let Us Furnish You With Eatimates. STAR WANT ADS BRING RESULTS Green Lake Station, Seattle. The combination structure and at the time 3O this is*especially noticeable same is unusually attractive this an ideal home for the family of ordinary means provided, the large reception room and lavatory adjoining, the roomy living room and the well lighted dining room are features that appeal to the prospective builder. No mistake will be made in the selection of this design for a family of three or four as ample room is provided. The large veranda is also a feature that adds over art antiques Only about 10 per cent of European antiques brought Chicago are real,” he said in not come over here a consequence mense frauds money, One and the are on fab be antiques, but what 1 of a [Premiums | HOME OFFICE, Paints, Varnishes and Stains Made in Seattle Hatfield-Bernhard Co. 112 Second Av. 8. of rough siding and stucco makes a very desirable and serviceable In a home the design of our No. This and the practical arrangement of the interior makes much to the comfort Burope | allowing the old treasure rs practieing Americans with Chicagoan purebs 100 pieces of what he believed to | they really and attractiveness, and surrounded by an ample lawn no more desired home could be found LITTLE WILLIAM TELL were was the work of a modern pot ,s#isting of 7,000 rien, took fight be- town by Balkan foree, however, i# sald to have pur- taken 000 prisoners and three field guns, fore the | Montenegrin capture of that the [tery in Austria.” 4 | ge troops. The into| LONDON, Oct. 19.—Offieial die patches here from Cettinje declare the Turkieh garrison of Berana, con. | to sued the Turks and to have as im to Hoom Delivery Service Pike. Mate 5800 need OLICY ROVIDING ERFECT ROTECTION LIFE HEALTH ACCIDENT INSURANCE Home Office. Send This Coupon te the WHITE BLOG, On improved property or for build- ing purposes. ne Borrower has privilege of paying loan in full at any time after one year. ——_— Cost of closing a loan of $1,000 only $10.25; other amounts in pro- portion, Write for circular or phone Main 351. Every necessary convenience is Washington Savings and Loan Association 810 Second Avenue MORTGAGE & BUILDING CO. 100 WHITE BLDG, AMERICAN Invite you to come out any day and look at the ¢ and 5-room cottages we are building at Nom 6507 to 6543 Sixth Av. N. W. Take West Woodland car, and when you have seen them, come to our office and we will arrange to bulld one for you on easy terms, just like rent. FINISH CO. 2011 California Av. tevens St. Best of Work— OTTO. W. W. NOYES ARCHITECT AND BUILDER 317 Boston Block Will draw your plans for a home, apartment house or hotel, secure the loan and erect your buflding. If I fail to get the loan the plans wij] cost you nothing. If you are thinking of building call and see me. INTERIOR Office and Mill and W Best of Material OUR 4 Phone, Ind. W Close Estimates on <DOWS AND CEN- » WORK DOORS, SASH. W ERAL Mil Hardwood Flooring, Spruce © Lumber. Office and Yard, ~ 2430 FIRST AV. S. Elliott 2198. $4,000, half cash, five-acre tract in Maple Leat Add. worth at least one-third more than thia, $700 per acre, ten acres three miles north of Green Lake station. See George W. Hill & Co., Green Lak® Station, GRO. W. Phone, ik Green Li LIPSKY BROS. Hardware and Plumb- ing, Furniture and Household Goods. Phone West 78. Ninth & California Ave. Station. CLARK’S FUEL CHUTE Made by T. F. CLARK CO., INC, Main 487. 604 R. R. Ave. Ask Us About Our Chutes. It Will Interest You, Giant Sheet Metal Works—All Kinds Building Work—Roofing—Heating. WE'LL SERVE YOU WELL Bolcom Mills, Inc. High grade Lumber, Lath, Shingles and De- tajl Flooring and Finish- ing our specialties. Ballard 141 Phone, Kenwood 377. A. W. MOON - 3 R8unse J. E. HOPKINS CO. Leaders in Woodland Park and North End Real Estate, Bungalows, Cottages and Acreage. 6501 Phinney Ave. Lots, Loans and Insurance. Phone—Ballard 2608. KITCHEN we CITY SASH & DOOR CO., Finish. Estimates Furnished. Builders’ Hardware and Roofing. 5000 Rainier Ave. a & RATER ER Sash, Doors, Frames and Beacon 1987. TENTS AND AWNINGS LINQUIST & LUND 220 Spring St. Phone Elliott 5340. Wallpaper Painting and Hai ging Interior Decorating a Specialty. 303 BE. Sevunty-second Street. GuEST CHAADER Anson POND CHAMBER woe ne W. A. BURLEIGH Phone Kenwood 2361 Residence Phone Kenwood 2321. REAL ESTATE AND LUMBER—BROKER—NOTARY 50 Cheap Lots. $200 to $400. $50 Down, $10 Per Month at 6 Per Cent. House Bills a Specialty. GREEN LAKE STATION. Groen Lake Station, WOODLAWN FLUMBING & HEAT- ING COMPANY, ‘That new furnace ought to be # NESBIT Phone us or call and we'll tell you why. North 1622 UNIVERSITY SHEKT METAL WORKS, 4140 14th Ave. N. E. CLOSE-IN Large lots (560x127), city water. Your own terms. Good title. We are the owners. SEE WEGENER 8553 Greenwood Av. TRY CURTISS FOR Hardware, Psints, Doors, Windows, Gla Piumbing, PAPER, Tinting. The Wm. M. Curtiss Co. Cor, Leary and 20th Ave. N. W. Ballard. Moved from 6869 Woodlawn Ay. to 7118 Woodlawn Av. Green Lake Sta Plombing, Gas Jobbing and Office Phon STANDARD WARM AIR FURNACES Phone, North 2241, Kenwood 715, R. JOHNSON CO. Plumbing and Heating Hot Water Heating a Specialty. Repairing tn All Its Branches, 4418 Woodiand Park Av. Office They are made right. This is a very attractive, ¢cozy little home, which should appeal to the prospective builder, Rough siding for the first story. Second story’ and gable stucco, and green stained shingles. Brick foundation with basement under the entire house. Size 28x30 feet with a veranda in the front 8 feet wide. Height of stories 9 feet and 8 feet 4 inches. Enamel wainscot in bath room and kitchen. Plastering, three coats. Good hardware and plumbing. Approximate cost to build in average locality $3,000. We install them right. right. The Daubersmith Co. 6835 Oswego Place, Kenwood 26, RESULTS WALL Phones, Kenwood 208, NORTH SEATTLE LUMBER CO., “The Green Lake Yard” Yard and Office, 6214 B, Green Lake Blvd, Lumber, Lath and Shingles. We make a specialty of High Grad Finishing Lumber. Dull Lumber and Fuel Co. Ballard 2704. Ballard 1827, Lumber, Coal and Wood and Building Materials.