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‘THE SEATTLE STAR—FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1919. If You're Going to Be a Crook you in a simple, agreeable and thoroughly satisfac- CLEAN, HEALTHY TEETH tory way. : | —it practical demon- \ i} stration of the value and help of STANDARD credit and store service. 5 years servi for the e to the homefurnisher'! lawn or camp the --an all metal }machine--is the practical musica instrument. ‘ A vour --THE UNIVERSAL Is @ perfect talkin machin entiry vd of beautifull eabinet made metal, i trim- jot a par- tin or wood in entire construction, \ } Credit Is Goo yy *TACOMA- 4. SONMEMAYED & 50 xreCo Sond, ° To the layman, criminal slang is a strange jargon. The ordinary yeggman (the most feared thief because of bis treachery and sudden blows) can sit and talk and not one-tenth of his language be intelligible to the ordinary person Under stress of excitement, detec tives and patrolmen often fall uncon sciously into the jargon of the crim inal, An instance of this was admir: | ably illustrated by a city detective a} few days ago, It seems that a well- todo Capitol Hill woman was telling the detective that her residence had | been entered, The thief used a pass) key and had ransacked the house from cellar to cupola. ‘The main loot | comprised several diamonds “What did she tell you?" asked one of the police reporters “The gun used a screw, tumbled the dump and glommed the rocks," | the detective answered, | Recently Captain of Detectives! Charles Tennant ran across a letter written by one thief to another: Here it is: “Will Puff Some Boxes” “Wyoming Whitie—Say, Bo, I would have written before this, but) | was unable to on account of having ; bum mitt. I took a wallop at a/ greasy yess (cheap thief) and put my lunch hooks on the blink. Things have been breaking rotten since I saw you last. Was out with a mob of moll buzzers (thieves who steal from women only) the other night and boosted a few skins (stole a few purses), The best draw made in any |of them was a powder rag, thirty | meg (dollars) and a transfer (railroad | ticket). One old bowser (husky wo- man) swung on my roof (head) with her mush (umbrella) and put my/ thateh to the cleaners (destroyed my hat), And I was just after slipping John B.'s widow five smacks for it, | too (paid $5 for a Stetson hat) I) blew this mob (quit this crowd) as) their work was out of my line and took Jimmy the Mouse with me. We | soon sights a guy (met a man who! looked like easy prey) with a swell go-away bag (fine suitcase) and he) stops to lamp a bunch of red neck ties in a glass front (inspected goods | | nn ) Scandinavian Countries May en WASHINGTON, D. C, July 18,— The three Scandinavian countries— Sweden, Norway and Denmark— united already by bonds ef common | language, laws and customs, will in | the near future be united as one na~ tion under one king. That's the belief of Lars Larsen. Ledet, one of Denmark's greatest pen Ee een thee ye Unite | oe oles oI acot tia co-operation to keep alive. The united nation probably would take the name “Scandinavia,” “Since Sweden and Norway were separated in 1905," said Larsen-Le | det, “the friendship between the two | countries has increased and has been immensely strengthened by the war, | “Denmark and Norway speak prac | Uoally the same language—differing | only as the English spoken in Eng- | land and in the United States dif fers, Sweden is a trifle different, but still every Norwegian and every Dane can understand Swedish, and every Swede can understand Danish, “Our civil laws are practically the same; our customs are the same—in neariy avery particular we are one \Feople, Why not one large nation instead of three smal) one: | Mr. Larsen-Ledet believes Finland in a show window) and sets it down, | MeWspaper editors, who has ben slow-| would become 4 member of such & Jimmy stalls (blocked the view) and I glommed (stole the suitcase). Well, we fenced | it for sixty bucks (pawned the suit case for $60) as it was full of good junk (pawnable articles). Met Hop: | head Kelly, Suds Corman, Big Lar. | non and some other yegas (a class of thieves who make a specialty of rob- bing country banks and postoffices; —they will not hesitate to kill if cor- | |vorite expression for thief, taught them the neceasity of close other British provinces. A “holster” may be either a shoplifter or an ex press wagon thief. A “gun” or a “cannon” ix the fa and a@ is instructor of “gunmaker” an young thieves, If one thief refers to man’s | ly and quietly advocating a union of| united state beeause of the prepon. the keister| the three nations ever since the war|derance of Scandinavian people in Finland, “Cen $9” is the [up Salt creek.” morgue. ] Laying “Bees and Honey” | If you encounter an Australian yeezman and he should spill this, “I laid my ‘bees and honey’ on the nered, and are considered the most | another as “dead,” you may rest as-/‘near and far,’ for an ‘Oh, my dear,” dangerous outlaws in America today) They are going down state and puff a few boxes (dynamite a few safes) Hophead has been over the route | (knows the ground thoroly) and has | sured that said thief has reformed A “dress suit burglar” is a lobbyist or a high-toned fixer, a slippery fel- Jow. An “elbow” or a “dick” is a Dlain-clothes detective. The “bie | you will know that he laid his mon ey on the bar for @ glass of beer And if he goes on to say that after a "Jimmy Blake” he hit the “roses red” and “plowed the deep” until ARE A PRICELESS POSSESSION | { Do you have this kind of teeth? If not, youu CAN HAVE. i _. And it won't hurt your feelings, nor it won’t hurt your pocketbook, to have the work done at this of fice, either. We have here one of the largest, finest and best equipped dental offices to be found in the entire country. Every appliance for the better performance of modern painless dentistry will be found in our equipment. We have spared no expense in fitting up these offices to see that the people of Seattle shall have the very best to be had in den- tistry. We have also a staff of high grade gradu- ate registered dentists here for your service. Eyery one of them has his certificate from the state dental board hanging right on the wall in front of his dental chair in plain sight of all. Each is a thoroughly good den- . tist, who knows just how to do your work the way it ought to be done to give you last- ing satisfaction. You will not have a stu- dent or bungler experiment on you when you come to this office, but your work will be done scientifically by a man who understands DRL ROARK OG his business thoroughly. 4 You will find our prices right. ) Materials used here are the best; You will find it one of the best obtainable, , : investments you ever made to have All work guaranteed with an iron-| an expert dentist give your teeth a clad guarantee that means just what | thorough examination. © There it says—that if for any reason what-| be nothing wrong with them ever your work does not give entire| then again there may be a wi po eg = back to us and we | lot wrong with them. It takes will make it right. | practiced eye expert Bad teeth may very easily work a | Ls rei te ». sad havoe with your health, and where are you, we ask, if your health is not good? Your chances for success are greatly reduced — you don’t feel right—you don’t get the proper enjoyment out of life. You may have stomach trouble—and it ma coming as a direct result of bad teeth. Heart disease in many FREE EXAMINATION We invite you to call. One of our © experts will give you a thorough examination and tell you just whg | is necessary to put your teeth perfect condition, and also about™ what the cost will be. This exam- § ination and estimate won't cost you a y/ all the gophers pegged) knows the €% | ain is the sigthin. ot: detentivantl “the. Ena it Deen,” you sal: Rie act location of the safes to be dyn |e thief refers to a aicsgin us ahaa adeee aetlue dtieaks ha red mitrd). the soup planted (nitro-elycer: | soroaker,” and the hangman's noose |to bed and slept until morning. in hidden where it can be readily ob |s. yiown ay a “halter.” The waset” Toa sitienad at the pean tay to tained) and the speeders planted (85 | «crane @ rattler” when he boards a| spire somebody to accumulate a yo. made all arrangements for escape), If train, and if he meets hia end in the | cabulary of it, hut who wants to be I don't cop a bundle of kale Gf he} cases is now known itively to|a cent nor will it put you under come from infected teeth. Eye, ear | any obligation to have work done or throat troubles often have their | unless you want it. : origin :ight around the roots of a| We offer you this service freely ~ doesn’t make a good haul on | hike) you'll find me kipping (lodging) at Hogan's Flop instead of the An-) nex in Chi. (He'll be living at a cheap | lodging house instead of the best ho | tel in Chicago). | “Say, bo, from the tone of your) last Jeter I'm Beginning to think that you are in wrong with yourself (some. thing wrong with his brain), You had better Igy off the stem (quit smoking opinm) or get a new chef to} cook your hop (get somebody who knows how to “cook” a “pill”). Pass | up the yellow label furnished by the, Hip Ling Tong and try the blue label | imported by Hi Sam Tong (advises; the use of a better brand of opium). | this} — electric chair at Sing Sing he “goed 4 yess in order to learn” NAVY BAND TO “PLAY IN CITY Concerts A 56-plece navy band will play at Woodland Park Friday eve ning at 8 o'clock, 'ALL-AMERICAN ~ MARKET URGED |60 Sailors to Give, Three Big Homekeepers to Incorporate for $50,000 | Furthering their plans for the es. | tablishment of an all-American mar ket, the Homekeepers’ league met in the Frederick & Nelson auditorium tooth, in pus sacs which distil their | and gladly. j deadly poisons into the system day| For your own sake take advantage by day. of it now. nl Regal Dental Offices DR. L. R. CLARK, Manager . , ; N. W. Corner Third and Unien Leading 1405 Third Avenue In Every Respect Seattle's Dentists, Diagemally Acreas the Street From the Postoffice. Be Sure to Get to the Right Placa, LADY ATTENDANTS ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES i ‘This band, one of the finest in the | Thursday afternoon, Tan “al a ae Depay Benen, enya it's the Beet UU rm ry eosin 4 HH} | | weil ever, and she ought to know, be-|service, was selected from the best| The site hax been seoured, the mar { | Me | | cause she's performed on the bam-! bands of the | Ket Will be incorporated for $50,000. ! “ ! musicians in the navy is of the| 000, ei (THE ATR &) lj hoo (xmoked opium) for 27 years,” | will be supplied by a rural auto ex- fil ;uy w | | a h | | He signed it “Slim Jake.” jcountry, and is touring the states) prexs company, operating from the } d od Swell Mouthpieces under the leadership of Chief Band-| farmers, and the city will be divided il) ill Weel hn lin mee | There is a wealth of concentrated |master T. J. Kennedy. ‘The purpose | into district. ‘The units of division aes pe mT MLE patnoas in the glomary of the Uhlet.|of the tour eto make everybody bet-| Wil) be wards, precincts and blocks. Mc ommeatn piece.” | Whenever a car of produce arrives 10¢ WEEK-DAY MATINEES oot Sane SE SEU ie ea net Tatas | the heads of the units will convey money on forged deeds. To the) the information to the women in tee’, raxaatt fee “hand-painted their units, and rapid disposal is thus shoestring.” When he refers to a| expected, “bum shat you know he means a At the meeting of the league next BD) | come Jew. Among thieves a "amar ‘Thursday in the Frederick & Nelson ie | auditorium, a report will be mad fellow" In one of the Prt wate ana (tures of the United States navy in| the relation between the price of action will be shown on an open-air |mitk and that of butter, screen. ‘The concerts and pictures are | aaa plans for the band concerts | WIFE DID NOT NEED epi SNEEZE AS SIGNAL KENT BARN BURNS GOES TO BELLINGHAM DROPPED HER PURSE _ NEWPORT, R. I, July 18.—Rear| KENT, July 18.—Only charred tim-| IssaQUAH, July 18. — George| Mrs. Joseph Anderson, 384 E, Admiral William 8. Sims, formerly | bers are left of Dr. G. M. McGregor’s| Clark, for years superintendent “of | st., dropped her purse containing overseas of United|barn, which caught fire and burned|the Pacific Coast Coal Co,’s mines|in bills on Pine st., near Wes States naval forces, is a good|Thursday. The contents of the barn| here, has resigned to accept the su-|jave., some time Wednesday after- jSneezer. The admiral admitted this|were removed to a place of safety | perintendency of a coal mine in Bel-|noon, Now she has asked the police | fact to his wife and told her he would| before the blaze reached them. lingham. to assist her in the search for it, bring @ sneeze into play in aiding her o * to deliver a report at a meeting of Comedy in generous measure char-|the sub-committee of the Newport acterizes the new show which opened | memorial, home, Some thieves use the term | yesterday at the Palace Hip. It falls| “I¢ those in th. to designate a woman. A “benny” | to Logan, Donn and Hazel to provide is an overcoat and a trouser’s pocket /a nonsensical oddity that is the fea is referred to as a “butch kick.” Alture of the bill. It is screamingly “pull buster” {6 a thief who makes | funny when a “d millionaire and | a@ practice of assaulting policemen, |, rattle-brained ¢ ‘tive conspire to “snuffing a pete” or “blowing | upset some features of the universe. peter” means forcing a safe with! Frawley and West have a comedy the ald of explosives. A “blowed-in-| gymnastic act on the upright bars the-glass stiff” is a trustworthy pal|/and present a number of new and or a professional thief. The yegs-| exceptional tricks. man always refers to a lover a8 a) jfason and Austin are singers and| Rather than face prohibition Walter “boilermaker,” and diamonds with | cgmedians, but principally singers, | Walmsley of Roxborough hanged flaws are always “bum rocks.”| One painting pictures in ofl from |»imself at Fairmont Park, His VISITS OWN GRAVE ON FRENCH FIELD DIVERNON, It, July 18.—Serat. | Louis Chubboy has returned home after viewing his own grave in France. Captured by the Germans, he was held a prisoner for more than a year, When taken he abandoned his pack and other personal effects. ‘These were found and identified as belonging to Chubboy. A dead Amer- lean lay alongwide them. He was TRAIN IS HELD UP BY A WOODPECKER SAN FRANCISCO, July 18,—Ever hear of a woodpecker holding up a train? That is just what happened recently at Iron Point, Nev,, accord- ing to the president of the Eureka- Nevada railway. It seems the woodpecker took a | fancy to the '¥ apparatus of a sig: nal box and pecked at the wires until | they short-circuited, Immediately the buried as Chubboy, Chubboy, on re-jsignal swung up denoting danger. lease from the German prison camp Southern Pacific Overland No, 5 after the signing of the armistice, | came along and halted. After a wait came to France and saw his own |of one hour the engine driver investi- gated and found the woodpecker busy at “lunch” on the wires. HEARTS. OF ter acquainted with the navy and t boost recruiting. ‘The big navy band will give a sec: ond concert Saturday evening at o'clock at Woodtind Park and a third Sunday evening at Alki Beach. Following each concert war pie invariably makes good hauls and escapes arrest, | A “swell mouthpiece” is the best | When 4 thief Opportune Offering monde sb of Fine Tailored Clothes Stone the Tailor has just purchased a fine line of woolens from the well-known New York woolen house of W. Bianchi & Co. upon their retirement from business. attorney available. ; | | serves a short term in Jail he calls| .o25 made by Lieut, R. M. Robison, »|in charge of the navy recruiting offi woman thief, and a “swell booster” | i | ls a successful female shoplifter, If | °C? here. with the cooperation of the it a “valentine.” A “gun moll” is a tentiary he tells you he “drew a| five-spot.” “Stir” is the universal term used by the thief to designate He always refers “Trish club a thief serves five years in the peni-|Park board, | commander any penitentiary. to a police station as an house,” A “bundle” is 2 package from | ' THEATRES | # ‘Health and Happiness Women of today seem to listen to every call of duty except the supreme one that tells them to guard their health, Home duties, church duties, war activities, and the hundred-and-one calls for charitable enterprises soon lead women to overdo, Nervousness, headaches, backaches and female troubles are the inevitable result. Philadelphia, Pa—“I was very weak, ab ways tired, my back ached, and I felt sick! rear of the hall can not hear yo aid the admiral, “L will sneae three times, which will be signal for you t ak louder,” The admiral didi have to sneeze. FEARED PROHIBITION, SO HANGS HIMSELF PHILADELPHIA, Pa,, July 18.— The purchase, which was only made possible by long business association, per- mits Seattle men to obtain woolens of as- sured quality with the skillful workman- ship and distinctive tailoring of Stone the Tailor service at a remarkable saving. The offering is especially timely as it seems certain that woolens will continue to be searce and costly and the price of clothes The discriminating dresser will do well to take advantage of this essen- tial economy in clothes. These fine materials will be offered at $65, $70 and $75. Come in and see them. There is a wide enough assortment to please every taste. | Stone the Tailor 1206-1208 Second Avenue (Adjoining Savoy Hotel) Established 1900 Z| condition of the blood, Among the “Broke a Leg” When arrested the thief will tell you that he “broke a leg." Police chiefs are known as “buzzards,” and an Irishman is tagged as a “boiled dinner.” “Hoptalk” is bragging, and a “herring” is anyone from Canada or Almost Every Human Ail- ment Is Due to Blood Impurities You can not overestimate the im- portanee of keeping the blood free of impurities. When you realize that the heart is constantly pump- ling this vital fluid to all parts of the body, you can easily see that any impurity in the blood will cause serious complications. that creeps into the blood is a source of danger, for every vital | organ of the body depends upon the blood supply to properly perform its functions, Many painful and dangerous dis eases are the direct result of a bad Perfect Health Is Yours _ If the Blood Is Kept Pure the back of his canvas while the other plays unusually well on the xylophone is the very novel and ex. cellent offering of Clifford and Marsh Davis and McCoy, in “A Bit of “Boobology.” have eccentric comedy and singing. sing and dance. most serious are Rheumatism, with its torturing pains; Catarrh, often a forerunner of dread consumption; Eevema, Tetter, Erysipelas and oth er disfiguring skin diseases; Malaria, which makes the strongest men helpless, and many other diseases are the direct result of impure blood. You can in a large measure avoid liability to disease by the use of §. 5, S., the wonderful blood remedy Any slight disorder or impurity|that has been in constant use for| Westminster, erected in 1850 by the |more than fifty years, 8 Ss. 8. cleanses the blood thoroughly, It is sold by druggists everywhere. For valuable literature and med jeal advice absolutely free, write to- day to the Medical Dept, Specific Company, Swift Labor: atory, Atlanta, Ga The Lavigne sisters | ~|PAVED ROAD OPENED; Swift|" | brother Richard said that Walter had always been a foe of prohibition, “He told me,” said Richard, “that he would rather be dead than living after the country went ‘dry, I thought he was only joking at the time.” NO MORE BIG DETOUR RENTON, July 18—That portion of the Mitchell road which has been closed for paving was opened Thurs- day. Motorists are no longer foreed to take the road over the Bryn Mawr | hill, but at Bryn Mawr'will follow the | |brick highway to Buffalo station, |where they cross the car tracks and proceed to Renton. ST. STEPHEN’S SPIRE I$ RAZED TO GROUND LONDON, July 18.--The spire of the famous St. Stephen’s church, late Baroness Hurdett-Coutts as a memorial to her father, has been con demned as dangerous and is being torn down. ing, think of The Star, 3 -$———-—_________» most of the time. I went to a doctor and said I had nervous indigestion, which, add to my weak condition, kept me worrying mo of the time—and he said if I could not at that, I could not get well. I heard so muc about Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound my hus! wanted me to try it. I took it for a week and felt a little better. I kept it up for three months, and I feel fine rs can eat anything now without distress or nervousness. Health and happiness? Yes, [have both now,"—Mrs. J. Wort! Ky 2842 North Taylor Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The majority of women nowadays overdo, there are so many demands upon their time and strength; the result is invariably a weakened, run-down nervous condition with headaches, back- ache, irritability and depression—and soon more serious ailments develop Avoid them by taking in time Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound asi