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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-15
COMMENCEMENT rs
STRONGEST LODGE

Commencement lodge No. 7, Knights Of
Pythias had work in the second rank al
the last session, and tonight viii driH ID
the third rank preparatory to going to the
district convention at Olympia newt Thurs
day. II is expected that Commencement
lodge win 90 there 75 strong.
Commencement lodge is the largest
Knights of Pythias lodge in this district
and is probably The strongest fnancially
in the state. The lodge has assets 40
gregating $4,000 and not cent Of labilI
ties. In the near future class Of rs can
didatea will be initiated, and it is intend
cd 10 make the occasion one Of the most
memorable in Washington Pythian circles.
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REGISTER IN THE
PRECINCTS TODAY

City Clerk Woodruff this morning, IN
accordance with the provisions of the
new state law, sent out the registration
books to their respective precincts, where
they will be kept open from 8 a. IN. to
Q p m. each day until Wednesday night.
The total registration SO far has been
1898, and it is a question yet to be de-
cided whether the new plan will be any
more successful in getting a complete
registration than the old way Of doing
business, when every voter was obliged
TO go to the city hall to register.
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ARNsTOM
rs NOMINATED

Attorney John Arnston has been nom
mated by the local court Of Ben-lIur as
representative to the supreme meeting Of
the order in Crawfordsvlie, Ind next
May Mr. Arnsion has been chief Of Ia
coma court and captain Of the degree team,
which has made a reputation for rs splen-
did complication Of the rituallstic work
of the order
At the first meeting in March Tacoma
court viii celebrate The tenth anniversary
Of the order On March 25 a social and
literary program win be given for the
friends Of the order and other invited
guests
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ANOTHER VICTORY
FOR TACOMA PLAYERS

The Tacoma Y. M. C. A. basketball
team was too fast for the Seattle team
Saturday night and consequently they came
home victorious by the score Of 80 to "a.
The game was fast and furious from the
start, with Tacoma always in the lead,
although Seattle frightened up at times.
The star work for the local team was
done by Mattison, who made IA out Of the
30 points scored by Tacoma. Mattison is
known as the fat man" Of the Tacoma
team, and the way he handled himself waa
a revelation 10 the Seattle men.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. l5-There
was most unusual scene in the house tins
morHing. Immediately after the reading OF
the journal. Shafroth Dem) OF Colorado,
whose seat is being contested by Robert
Bonyfe Of Denver, arose. In the stiffness
following he said:
Gas it would be necessary to separate
fraudulent from genuine ballots in 20 pre-
cincts it would only be fair to throw
all Of them out This | say regard
less of what congress may decide. The
frauds were not with my eonnivance nor
to my advantage, but without majorltiess
in the contested precincts | could not hold
my seat. Therefore l ask the house to
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wherever Russian supremacy is established
in the Far East.
LONDON, Feb l5.-Douglas stated in
the house of commons today that Russia
had made no report that she desired to
pass warships through the Dardanelles, nor
did he believe she contemplated such vio-
lation of the treaty
LONDON, Feb. l5.-There is some short
age in transports causing delays in
dispatching Japanese troops to Korea.
Forty steamers are available for this pur-
pose The Central News learns today from
japanese official sources that another Rus
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very HONEST MAN ASTOUNDS
THE LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS-

unseat me Immediately"
Shafroth thanked the election committee
for the fairness with which it had treated
him and concluded BY wishing every mem
ber of the house a happy and prosperous
future. Then the congressman said good
bye to the entire house, irrespective of
politics. He was wildly applauded
Chairman 0lmstead Of the election com
mittee and Hogg Rcp) Of Colorado arose
and Tad high tribute to Shalroth for
his high honor and integrity.
The committee on elections today has
under consideration the election contest Of
Reynolds against James Butler of the
Twelfth Missouri district.
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MRS. BOTKINS
TRIAL FIXED
FOR MARCH 10

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb l5--The second
trial Of Mrs. Botkin was called this morn
ing but the case was postponed until
March 10 at the request Of the state. The
defense announced its readiness to proceed,
but the prosecution produced afhdayits
showing that it could not get important
witnesses to come here from Delaware be-
fore March l5
The defense then demanded the dismissal
of the case in accordance with the tflal
judges promise TO release Mrs Botkin Il
the state failed to proceed with the trial
today but the court held that the state
had showed sufficient cause for postpone
ment.
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TO BE
TRIED TOMORROW

j. G. Enfield, who was arrested in Ta-
coma several weeks ago for altering Unit
ed States postal money orders, will have
a chance to tell his story before the fed
eral grand jury tomorrow.
Emfeld's wife, who lives in Davenport,
Ia, is suing for divorce. Chief of Police
Fackler has been asked for information as
to his career here and it will be used as
evidence in the divorce proceedings.
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ANOTHER ROBBERY
SATURDAY NIGHT

Thieves broke into the home of Mrs N.
Stevenson, 1901 North Cheyenne street,
Saturday night and the loss of 5000 worth
of valuables is reported. They entered the
residence during the evening, while the
occupants were all away. The thieves made
good their escape with a gold watch and
chain valued at $3.50 and few other arti-
cles
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THE WAR DANCE
REPLACES CAKEW ak

PARIS Feb. 49, The cakcwaIk, which
has amused Paris for year. has a new
rival il IS the war dance Of the Ameri-
can Indian.
Oi course it is not a war dance II is
only series OF graceful French poses by
Frenc dancers attired in buckskin and
feathers but Parsians are going wild over
IT,
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WRESTLING MATCH

Young Youseff and Chris Person win
meet for a wrestling bout at Germania hall
~>xt Wednesday evening. They will wres-
tie catch-as-catch-ean, best two out of
three falls. Person is in the pink of con-
dition and a good exhibition of wrestling
is antieipated
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ROBBED OF GEMS
WORTH 100000

NICE. Feb. l5.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Mclaughlin of Salt Lake have been robbed
of jewelry valued at 100000. They at
tended fancy dress ball at Mentone last
Tuesday and when they returned home
placed the iewelry case in a bedroom.
Crooks are believed to have imperson-
ated British officers at the ball, and, see
ing the gems displayed by the couple, fol-
lowed them home
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INTERURBAN OFFICES
MOVED TO TACOMA

The consolidation Of the Tnterurban elec.
trio line and the Tacoma Railway Il powe,
company took effect today. All the Inter
urban trains will now be operated from
Tacoma instead of Kent. G. j Franklin
superintendent OF the local street railwa,
company, took charge this morning Of la
entire system.
IN addition to all the offices coming "a
Tacoma, the shops Of the road are alss
being moved here for repairing and "a,
building One interurban train may IA,
over at Seattle at night to afford am earIl
train ont Of that city for Tacoma Ti,
new time schedule viii not be announced
Tor several DAYS the trains meanwhile on
Grating on the old schedule.
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DESTROYED PALACES,
SPARED THE H0VELS

BALTIMORE Nd, Feb ia freal, of
the Baltimore ire was displayed on Lex
ingtoa street Fine, modern buildings that
had lined one side Of the thoroughfare
were destroyed Ramshackle structures
across the street remained untouched.
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sian cruiser has been sunk at Port Arthur
LONDON, Feb. l5.-The report from
Tientsin that the Russian batteries at Port
Arthur had sunk three of their own tor
pedo boats through a mistake last night
is unconirmed
CHEF0O, Feb. ia report has reach
ed here that portion of the Russian fleet
escaped from Port Arthur harbor last
night.
LONDON, Feb, l5.-In the house of
commons today Under Secretary of For
eign Affairs Percy said Great Britain was
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A FIREPROOF BALLET

LONDON, Feb. l5-One result Of the
Chicago theater fire horror is found in the
announcement Of "All the Year Round,
an original ballet with ifeproof scenery,
freproof dresses and fireproof properties,
which is now being produced at the Al
hambra.
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MONTANA SHERIFF
rs AFTER FISCHER

Sheriff II w Thompson of Missoula,
Mont. arrived in Tacoma Saturday eve.
ming and has identified the nan captured
recently at Puyailup As Theodore Fischer,
wanted in Missoula for embezzling $225.G5
belonging to the Sons Of Herman.
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HE'S ALL RIGHT

BERLIN, Feb. l5.--The kaiser is not
i'll. The London story is an untruth.
NEW YORK, Feb. ia dispatch to
Wall street new agency from London says
the report in circulation today that the
kaiser has severe attack Of illness is un-
confirmed as yet.
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Fawcett hall February %. Assurances are
given that this viii be one Of the best
dances Of the season and the refreshments
will be a special feature,
The ball given by the union last year
was one of the largest ever given in Faw-
cett hall.
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At 1890 a. m. Secretary Dover an
nouneed that Senator Ilanna's condition
was unchanged and he was barely alive.
Dr. Osler left for Baltimore and may not
return, as he received word this morning
that his mother, who is 9s years old, is
critically i'll in Canada, whittier he may
go. All the members of the cabinet and
nearly every senator in Washington called
this morning.
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gees who were trying to get out of the
country and were arrested by the Rus
slams Miller is likely to be successful.
While Miller was attending to his official
duties Russian trooper interfered The
latter was severely disciplined and Rus
sian officer fastened to apologize
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singed and burned, but, despite her suf-
ferings, resisted the kindly efforts Of the
men to remove her from what had been
her home.
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TRAINS WRECKED

BUTLER, Pa, Feb. l5.--A passenger
train on the Pennsylvania railway was
derailed this morning near Warwood. Thir.
ty-tiye were injured, but none, it is be-
leved, fatally.
BRUSSELS, Feb. l5.--In train COLI.
sion near here this morning three persons
were killed and forty injured.
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Sewer Larsen, shot by a robber, is still
in critical condition. DR.. Il. M. Brown
stated to The Times today that there was
not much danger of gangrene, but that the
source of trouble is the heart and lungs.
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KITTEN LIVED
THROUGH FIRE

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 49, Something
Ike miracle enabled u kitten to live
through the big fire Men exploring the
ruins for property found her Ia the cellar
Of commission house. Tho kitten was
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ONE OF THE BEST

At the last meeting Of Tacoma Butchers
union No 235 final arrangements were
made for the ball which it will give at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-15
BANK FAILURE

GALLON, s O., Feb. I5-The Gallon
National bank has closed its doors owing
to inability to meet coming dNmands. The
assets and liabilities are eaoM half mill
ion.
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PLUNGED DOWN
To THEIR DEATH

NEW YORK, Feb. l5.Four worlmen
today plunged down II stories. They fell
from scaffold on new building on East
Twenty-frst street. One was picked up
alive, although fatally injured.
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Hanna is breathing his last
WASHINGTON d. G., Feb. l5.--The
chapains of both houses Of congress today
prayed for Senator Hanna. Senator Frye,
in the senate, wiped his eyes. He is one
OF Hannas warmest friends.
At 2;l0 .. m. the physicians stated that
Senator Hanna was still alive, his respira-
tion being 90 and his pulse scarcely reeog-
nizable. Later Medill Mccormick, Hanna
son-in-aw coming from the room, said the
physicians were still lighting death and he
would not be surprised If the senator lived
three hours.
AT 9;l5 p m, although senator Hanna
was not yet dead, arrangements for the
announcement Of his demise had already
been made. He has been absolutely un-
conscious since early this morning.
President Roosevelt called, but remained
only short time.
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He said 60 the newspaper men: Senator
Hanna is breathing his last"
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CHICAGO Feb l5-The grand jury Is
today examining survivors Of the Iroquois
hoIocaus
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ROME, Feb. l5.-The papal secretary -
state. Mgr. Merry Del Val, had a long
interview with the Russian minister today
to ascertain what assistance the Vatican
can give TO Russia in exchange for pro-
section and tolerance Of Catholic missions
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LONDON, Feb. l5-A dispatch from
Newchwang reports that Henry Miller
American consul, has vigorously interced-
ed in behalf Of a number OF Japanese refu
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taking no active steps to secure an agree.
ment among the Powers regarding the
naturalization Of any territory occupied
by the belhgerents.
LONDON. Feb. Is. The Tientsin core.
spondcat of the Star. wiring under Sun.
days date. says the report that another
japanese victory has taken place at Port
Arthur is confirmed The Japs sunk eight
Russian vessels and captured ten.
The latter statements is unofficial.
BERLIN, Feb. l54.A dispatch from st.
Petersburg states that the car is pros
trated over the disasters which have over
taken his fleet and weeps.
LONDON, Feb, 15.- Reuters agency has
dispatch that China notified the powers
that she cannot assume the maintenance of
neutrality while L portion Of her territory
is under foreign control
NAGASAKI, Feb. b. Eighteen hun
dred japanese soldiers reported to have
been destroyed, presumably by the sinking
of a transport
PARIS. Feb. 15.--The foreign office con
firms the report that Russia and France
have agreed to Secretary Hays neutrality
note, making an exception, however, in the
case of Manchuria.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch from
Newchwang reports that Henry Miller.
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At ll40 a. m. Secretary Dover said the
senator was weaker His pulse strengthens
once in awhile, but there is no possibility
of lasting Improvement. Hanna is simply
failing and is being kept alive by the CON
stant use of oxygen. II it were discontin-
ued for moment he would die.
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CHICAGO, Feb. Wheat, oea4a97A
corn. 55A@50A, =
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WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. l5.-Mins-
ter Takahira called this morning on the
state department to request this govern
ment to intervene with Russia in behalf
of 400 Japanese residents detained at Port
Arthur by the Russians. This is taken to
mean that Japan intends heavy lombard
ment of the city. The government will
make proper representations to Russia, but
entertains little hope of success.
No reply has yet been received from
Russia to Secretary Hays Chinese note.
Italy announces that she looks fayoraby
upon the note, but is not yet prepared to
make a formal reply.
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At 1880 p. m. Secretary Dover an
nounced that Senator Hanna was barely
alive. Two fresh tanks Of oxygen had been
taken to the sick room. A few minutes
later DIR. Carter said that Hanna might
live for an hour and a half.
Bulletin, l;50.--Dr Rixie is leaving the
Arlington hotel His departure is taken
to mean complete abandonment of hope.
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TOXIC, Feb. l5.,-A late report said to
come from the japanese feet near Port
Arthur indicates the probable loss last
Wednesday of the Japanese cruiser Taxa
shiho, which is alleged to have been
rammed and sunk by the Russian battle
ship Czarevitch. when the latter, after
receiving torpedo was hurrying back into
the harbor at Port Arthur
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ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. ia tele-
gram from Viceroy Alexieff confirms the
report of the landing of $4,000 japanese
troops at Chemulpo. 1t also states tina.
attempts have been made by japanese to
cut telegraph wires along the Chinese East
ern railway and to destroy the Sungari
bridge
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sian cruiser has been sunk at Port Arthur
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VLADIVOSTOCK, Feb. l5.-The Rus
sian government departments here have
been transferred to Nikoik and the Russo
Chinese bank has removed its valuables to
Khabarovs These moves indicate that
Russia considers an attack on Vladivostock
imminent
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-16

patient RECEIVERS this feeling seems to
disappear. and as time goes on they
actually 'begrudge the payment of their
just bills. =
This does not seem to be confined to
any special class of persons. One
might think that poor people were
the worst pay, but the condition is
exactly the reverse. have had sew
eral wealthy patients, who only paid
their bills after being threatened with
a lawsuit.
Indeed. the average man will pay
his whisky bills, his gambling debts
and even go to the seashore for a
vacation that he does not need. and
yet at the same time hold up the
doctor, who needs the money just as
much, if not more, than any of the
tradesmen with whom the patient has
business dealings. II the doctor in
sists on being paid for his services
he is denounced as brute" and an
"inhuman man."
But the successful doctor must be a
philosopher as well as a man of medi-
cine. He must be willing to give and
take, and, If possible, to constantly
look on the bright side of life and of
humanity.
Not long ago 1 attended a little
child that was threatened with typhoid
pneumonia. 1t was a case that re-
quired careful nursing more than med
lead treatment. Something within me
told me that if the child once con-
tracted the dreaded disease il would
prove fatal. My work was to ward
1t off. AS a consequence, | had to
give the case careful and constant at
tention.
/ felt that visit of once or twice
day would not suffice. So delfb-
erately sat down at the bedside Of
that child and remained with it for
two days and three nights. The only
intervals were for two hours each aft
ernoon, when ] made hasty visit to
my more urgent cases. At the end
of my vigil the danger point had been
passed, and within forty-eight hours
the child was well and out of bed.
do not claim any special credit
for my action in this case. I can't
say that it was dictated solely by a
love for humanity, although that fig
ured in it quite extensively; but il was
more like a passion; il was a desire
to conquer the disease. The case alb
sorbed me wholly. l determined to
save that life at any cost, and I am
glad to say that / succeeded. II is
not too much TO say that so per cent
of the physicians OF my acquaintance
would do the same thing under the
same circumstances.
A Doctors work is never done. He
is the servant, the slave. the martyr
to humanity. His condition under any
circumstances is not one to be en-
Wed. When he begins his practice and
hangs out his single. the venture
seems like a lottery. II he fails Ia
get patients and is not able TO build
up a practice. he is the most forlorn
of men. He has nothing else to turn
20 and has TO vote himself a fail
ure.
II. on the contrary. he Is successful
his practice acoumulates az such a
rate that he is not able TO give Il
his attention. He IS compelled 10
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indeed; in fact, looked so grave that
the man became thoroughly alarmed.
and offered me fabulous fees if
could only effect cure.
+ made a pretense of giving him
medicines and then prescribed daily
routine which trusted would change
his condition. First l told him that
automobiles would be fatal in his case,
that his nervous condition was
wrought up to such a state that he
could not stand the strain.
What / really wanted was to force
him to take more exercise. 1 told
him to leave his house at o'clock
every morning and walk two miles
to a certain country place, where he
was to drink a quart of spring water.
He listened to my advice humbly,
agreed to take the medicines that I
prescribed, but begged me to cut out
the two-mile walk to the spring. /
refused to do so, and he consented
to follow my advice literally. This
kept up for three months and at
the end of that time he was in per-
feet health.
To this day he is impressed with
the belief that / cured him of a serious
organic trouble. Why should 1 UNI
deceive him? L certainly have the
consciousness of having improved his
condition.
/ had another patient-a woman
who insisted that she was troubled
with some serious organic ailment.
l knew better, and told her so. and
she threatened to employ another ply
stefan. In order to satisfy her i made
another examination. and then told
her that the only remedy for her trou-
BILE was electric treatment.
'sWill 1t be severe?' she inquired,
in a voice that suggested fear,
Yes I said. in a serious tone. ut
will be severe, very severe; but it
will be effective, and after four or
FIVE treatments you will be entirely
cured"
WELL" she replied Il am glad of
that, but I won't take it to-day. I'll
come here tomorrow afternoon and
receive the first treatment" And she
went away all in a flutter.
About 2 o'clock the next afternoon
the telephone bell rang, and when /
answered it / found my woman pa
tient was at the other end of the wire.
ooh, DOCTOR" she exclaimed, ut will
not be necessary for me to come to
your office this afternoon. That pain
has left me altogether
"Altogether?" | inquired.
yes" she said. II have not felt
II since ] left your Office yesterday
afternoon.
The punishment fitted the crime. I
knew that her i'll was only imaginary.
and that the suggestion of a drastic
remedy would make her forget 1t alto
gether.
Rich slow to Pay.
one. of the greatest difficulties that
physicians experience is in the collec-
ton OF bills. When a person is In
need of "a doctor he or she is usually
in great need of the medical man.
For the time being they feel entirely
helpless and throw themselves upon
the mercy and learning OF the ply
slcian. Their gratitude at the time
is often intense, but as soon as the