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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

A tale of suffering brought about
through the head OF the house becoming
professional gambler was related to the
Times this morning. The man in question
is capable of earning SO day but for
several months has not contributed one
cent to the support of his family, consist
ing of wife aal one child.
The mother. who is a consumptve,
manages by sewing and making lace TO
earn enough to barely clothe and feed her
self and little child and pay the rent OF
a room Meantime the father, an able
bodied man, is spending his entire earnings
at the Warwick
Knowing that her husband was spend
ing all his money there this woman at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
ALL ROADS WILL LEAD TO TACOMA

Puget Sound The last celebration COM
mttee has $500 TO turn over to the new
association and as several offers Of large
subscriptions have been made, the asso-
citation anticipates no trouble in getting
all the money that is needed
II is estimated that celebration Will
bring into the city many thousand dollars
Of outside money. The day after the last
celebration the local bank deposits showed
an increase of over 100000.
Another meeting will be held Tuesday
night at the chamber OF commerce. Every
body interested in Fourth Of July cele-
bration is urged to be present
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
GIRLS ASSAILANT
IN COUNTY JAIL

W. A. Russell, arrested some time ago
for attempting to commit criminal assault
on Louise johnson, has been bound over
to the superior court. His bail was
fixed at $1,000 in default Of which he
was committed to the county jail
Russell is said to have lured the girl un-
der the sidewalk in rear of Ltcherberq' $
grocery on jefferson avenue. where the
girls cries brought the neighbors to her
assistance and Russell was captured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

AT meeting held last night at the
Donnelly hotel the organization Of a Fourth
of July Celebration association was com
pleted and officers elected. After much
urging + G. Fisher consented to act as
president of the association; Mayor
Wright was elected vice president; Charles
Manley secretary, and William II. Dick
son treasurer. These four, with three
Others to be selected BY them will form
the executive committee,
Business men are taking hold Of the
matter vigorously and the outcome will
be the biggest celebration ever seen on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
SHIP GOLD
TO FRANCE

NEW YORK, May H.-Additional en-
gagements OF two millions in gold were
made this morning at the assay Office
for export Tuesday. making total OF ten
millions to be shipped to Paris that day.
This win completely exhaust The supply
of gold bars at the assay office for the
present. Five millions in gold bars were
exported today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
FIREWATER MADE
THEM BAD INDIANS

Frank Jakeup and Albert Zell, two
young bucks belonging over on the reser-
walton, were booked at the police station
early this morning for fighting. The two
Indians had been spending the night drink
ing and carousing and while on their spree
they began to quarrel and fight.
just as they were finishing the first
round of a lively set-to Patrolman Mohr-
back stepped in and led them off to the
city bastile.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
ENCLISHMEN
ARE COMING

LONDON, May l4.-The steamship St.
Louis, which. sailed from Southampton
today. carries an imposing delegation of
English, Scotch and Irish mayors, ex'
mayors and chairmen of borough councils,
and other varieties OF city fathers, who are
going over TO see how some of the prin-
cipal American cities are governed and
to pick up points for the possible i'm
provement of municipal government in
Great Britain. incidentally they are
taking their wives and daughters along
to see the st. Louis exposition and to
have a good time generally.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
CANDIDATES TO MEET

There will be a meeting Of the nominees
on the Pierce county Republican ticket
held in the vacant store neSi dahr 10
the DoHnelly hotel teataurant. MAY NJ
az O'Clock in the evening The purpose
OF the meeting is to discuss affairs of in
terest to the candidates and the county
central committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
INSTANTLY KILLED

Charles Willard, logger, was run over
and instantly killed at Lester by logging
train on the Northern Pacific
Willard was attempting to board the
train, when he slipped and fell beneath
the wheels. He was almost cut in two
by the wheels before the train was stopped
Nothing is known at Lester of the rea-
tives of the dead man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
CEMENT WALKS
ARE VERY BUM

Commissioner of Public Works Welsh,
City Engineer Davis and Street Inspector
SNYDER had a meeting with the contractors
last night at the city hall to discuss the
laying of cement sidewalks in Tacoma
There were twelve contractors present and
the question of laying cement walks was
discussed.
In speaking of cement sidewalks this
morning Commissioner Welsh said;
an the past the cement sidewalks have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
TWO HELD FOR
LAND FRAUDS

SAN FRANCISCO, May a. United
States Commissioner Heacoek this morn
ing ordered L A Hyde and II. r Digond
held for trial at Washington in connection
with land frand suits. They were released
on $4,000 bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
HEARSE ROLLS
DOWN A BANK

SCRANTON, May l4.-A corpse, hearse,
two men and two horses went tunbllng
down sixty foot embankment at Duryea
this morning. Driver Lavender was ia
tally injured The horses became fright
ened and ran away. The remains of Peter
Rovassi in the hearse were uniniured.
They were placed in a street car and the
funeral continued
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

been laid in any old way, regardless of the
city's specifications There has been no
provisions made for the city to employ
sidewalk inspectors, and consequently the
commissioner of public works has not paid
any attention to the laying of cement
sidewalks.
Since l came into office / have found
that an inferior class of walks is being
laid which are not in accordance with the
specifications
81 have decided to enforce the law in
regard to the laying of cement sidewalks,
beginning next Monday, and the contrac-
tors will be forced to live up to it"
Mr. Welsh says that at the meeting last
night the contractors agreed to charge 5G
extra per lot for the laying of walks here
after and this sum will be used to pay a
competent sidewalk Inspector.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
too MUCH MONEY.

NEW YORK, May A. The Jaanese
loan in tins country is over subscribed
about seven times. So far as possible small
subscribers representing people throughout
the country win receive tie full amount Of
their subscriptions. Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
say patriotism and per cent appear to
have worked together wonderfully well In
the United States in reference to this loan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

meeting to draw a warrant for $54 800 to
pay the interest on the water and light,
and the Eleventh street bridge bonds This
money is sent to the American Trust com
pany, New York City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

u of n. e. u Of N. +. u Of section 20,
township 2l, north range east; the west
h of S. w. "A Of s. +. a Of section l.,
township 90, north range east less ~
acres5 the Il y Of S. e. u Of N w. u
of section 81 township q range 4 east;
lots ! and 2, section 81, township q, range
4 east. and lot g. section 30 township 81,
range 4 east, $1,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
MANY KILLED ON BOTH SIDES

CONsTANTINOPLE, May IA re-
port reached here today that three hun
dred Turks and nine hundred Armenians
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
RUMOR Of THE FALL Of PORT
ARTHUR WITH 10000 CASUALTIES
Liao Yang.

Lao Yang.
ST. PETERSBURG, May Ninety
tubes of serum have been shipped to
various war camps 70 prevent the spread
Petersburg telegram seiterating the rumor
Of contagious diseases, A floating hospi-
tai with accommodations Of two thousand
will be established on the river at narbin
PARIS. May l4A special edition OF
the newspaper La France prints a St
that Port Arthur has fallen. The tee
gram adds that the port fell after fierce
fighting, in which i is estimated that
over 10000 men were killed and wounded.
The news is concealed in official circles
but leaked out through a personal friend Of
one of the officers OF the general staff who
is reported to have said that CONSERVATION
is painted on the ia 6 OF all of the gov
ernment officials.
ST. PETERSBURG, May l4-Rear Ad-
miral Wittsaeft was recently given posi-
tive orders not to take his fleet out of
Port Arthur.
IRKUTSI<, May li~-Adnliral Skrydlott
passed through here today en- route to the
East
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
WITH THE LAND
WHILE ENROUTE ACROSS ATLANTIC

NEW YORK, May l4.-Marconi arrived
today on the Campania The inventor an
nounced that he has demonstrated the pos
sibility of keeping steamship in com
muncation with the land throughout the
entire voyage and had talked to the station
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

at Poldhu until LOO miles from Liverpool.
Since this is over half the distance from
Liverpool to New York it would be a
simple mat8r to pick up communication
with the station at Cape Cod after Poldhu
had been lost.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
WEATHER FORECAST

Weather Forecast For Tacoma and Vi
cinity: Fair tonight and Sunday; light
TO fresh westerly winds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

were killed in the first fight in the Sas-
soun district. Fighting has been reported
in this district on several occasions lately
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14
CRAZY PACE LOCKED UP FOR
PLAYING FRANKS ON THE CAR

ST. PETERSBURG, May IA page,
in the palace of the car has been placed
under restraint because he played pranks
on the emperor. such as covering his ma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

jesty's writing desk with toy japanese
soldiers and filing the czar's bed with
buttons cut from the emperor's own uni
forms, The %age's mind is unbalanced, it
is claimed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

LONDON, May l4.-The Central News
correspondent at Seoul reports that two
thousand Cossacks have reached Kyunang,
province Hamking, Northeastern Korea,
Further reports are that body of Cos
sacks had routed band of Chinese bri-
gands at Shzan, a few miles south of
Yalu. japanese gendarmes have gone to
quell the disturbances along the line of the
Seoul-Fusan railway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

LONDON, May l4.-Reuter's New
chwang correspondent wires that rumor
has reached there of an engagement be-
tween Russian and japanese forces near
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

PARIS, May l4--An mconfrmed report
is in circulation here to the effect that
Port Arthur has fallen after a desperate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

TOXIC. May 4-General KurolSi, com
mander of the first army corps, reports
that on May 7th detachment of Japanese
occupied kuantien Cheng May llth an
other infantry detachment pursued the
enemys cavalry which was retreating from
Shuelichan and captured two privates and
one lieutenant, the latter the son of
a Russian general.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

pied Kinliansan, sixty miles north of
Feng Suan Cheng In brief engagement
800 Russian cavalry were dispersed, leav-
ing one wounded officer on the field,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-14

in which there were ten thous-
and casualties.
TOXIC, May 4.-Japanese have occu-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20


chances Of escaping any punishment
In America we have been kind to the
criminal and unkind to the masses
who are not criminal. 1t is about
time to think less of the villain, and
more of the good citizen. Short SEN
fences for serious crimes do little
more than to encourage professional
criminals. In the first place they are
willing to take their chances. In the
second place, if chance, goes against
them, they will be out in few years
again to take up their nefarious work.
Life imprisonment for robbery,
where the offender is armed with a
revolver or other deadly weapon,
which he uses or threatens to use, is
none too severe a penalty.
We have not the slightest doubt
that within a month after the first
conviction under such law the hold
up' business would be practically
abandoned in this state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
OUGHT TO BE REPEALED.

We do not know under what condi-
tons the old law prohibiting the ex-
portation of spruce timber, or the
product of it, from Alaska, was adopt
ed. but it appears that there is such
a law which stands in the way of the
importation of wood pulp, or pulp
wood, from Alaska, and that it is to
be repealed by provision of the for
estry bill introduced by Congressman
Tawney.
Mr.. Tawney is doing a good thing.
On the islands of the southeastern
Alaska archipelago, there are hundreds
of thousands of acres of fine spruce
timber adapted to the manufacture of
wood pulp. The importation of this
wood pulp ought to stimulate the pa
per industry on the Pacific coast, and
even in the interior, now that the sup
ply in the United States is becoming
scarce. 1t would be interesting to
know under what conditions that old
law was enacted, and whether it was
for the benefia of the paper trust.
The opening of such a vast supply OF
pulp wood will naturally create an
opportunity for the establishment of
new paper making industries on the
Pacific coast, and in the long run the
repeal of this law ought to operate to
the advantage of all consumers of
paper.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20

that are not deserving of much atten-
ton, but large per cent of the boys
are, so we should not condemn the
whole for the faults of few any more
than we would put a ban on all the
young men of our community because
of the failings of few. Some people
have the idea that our soldiers are
lazy fellows who seek the army to
make an easy living and avoid work.
This is a mistaken idea, and one who
goes over the program for the day at
the garrison will find different.
>. AS for the salary of the private it
certainly is small, therefore we should
all the more consider it a sacrifice on
the part of the young men who join
the army. They are daily being
schooled in drill and discipline SO as
to be able to defend our country at
moments notice.
The more respect shown a man the
more respect he has for himself. So
let us respect the boys in blue and
show them some of the courtesies that
were shown them on their return from
a glorious campaign Of defending our
flag and extending our territory.
FAIR PLAY.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
WORD FOR PRIVATE SOLDIERS.

Editor of the Statesman.
some of the people of our community
indulge in is the attempt to bar the
enlisted soldier from public and So
cial circles. This is indeed a great
wrong and is compelling many of the
boys of our garrison to purchase civil
ian clothes so as to be able to appear
at public dances, entertainments, ETC..
without having the finger of scorn
pointed at them as soldiers. Is it
such an awful disgrace to be a SOL
der? Are those boys soldiers because
they were outlaws or ruffians and
committed to the care of the govern
ment to be treated thus? No; one
will find that most Of the boys who
are enlisted today are from respect
able families living quietly on farms
and in small towns throughout the
country, and join the army through
the desire of adventure as we'll as for
love of arms.
The class of men that belong to our
army are young, men that can be in
fiuenced in either the way of right or
wrong and in place of stunning and
tramping them down we should invite
them into good society and endeavor
to build them up as well as show our
defenders It is true that there are
some characters among the soldiers
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
GOOD FOR ANY PURPOSE.

Two Boston men have recently dem
onstrated the value of advertising IN
somewhat untried fields. Douglas,
the shoe man, advertised himself as a
candidate for governor in much the
same way that he had advertised
himself as a maker of shoes. Result:
He romped into the Office by a big
plurality. More recently Thomas
Lawson has been able to rattle Wall
street and disturb the great house of
Rockefeller by means Of a stock
market raid in which display adyer
Using was his principal weapon. Thus
have both statesmen and financiers
learned that advertising has other
uses than that of persuading the pur-
chaser and the seller of dry goods,
groceries and other commodities to get
together.
Speaking of new uses of advertising,
did you notice what thorough and
discreet advertising campaign the re-
publican national committee conduct
ed in the interests Of the national
ticket? If we mistake not, this sort of
advertising is quite as novel as the
Douglas experiment, though little has
been said about it. Spacious adver-
tisements of the republican party ana
it's candidates appeared in all the lead
ing magazines. They were hand
somely illustrated, well written and
adapted in each instance to the ma
ture of the clientele of the magazine.
In the Ladies Home Journal we read
much about the president as a family
man; in Outing advertisements told us
about him as hunter and lover of out
door life; in the Century we found
him described as scholar and histo-
rian; in McClure's special emphasis
was laid on his record as an enemy
of evildoers and the incompetent.
Little attention has been paid to
| this able advertising in explaining the
wonderful triumph of the republican
party at the recent election, but why
should it not be accorded it's full share
of the honors? If advertising in Mas
sachusetts will elect a governor, and
! advertising in New York will give
! \
| vertising have had something to dc
with the size at least, of the unparal-
was elected president?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
GREATER THAN ANY WARRIOR

If the man who causes two blades of
grass to grow where one grew before
is greater than he who conquers a city,
what should be said of Luther Bur-
bank of California, propagation of the
Burbank potato. who has brought
forth grasses that will grow on arid
wastes. seedless prunes, plums and
cherries.
He has done even more Following
the production of a thornless cactus
Burbank has developed an everlasting
real flower that will not fade or lose
its odor. He calls it the Australian
Star Flower He evolved it after
crossing and recrossing selections from
half hardy annual found in west
central Australia. 1t is a unique and
beautiful plant, and grows readily
from seed in any ordinary garden soil,
preferring a rather sandy loan. 1t
blooms early in the season and con-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
FAITH LOST HIM $4,000.
Young Farmer SwindIed by Woman
Fortune Teller.

Young Farmer SwindIed by Woman
Fortune Teller.
PARIS, Dec. 20.-An extraordinary
case of credulity on the part of young
farmer, who allows himself to be
swindied out of 6 800 by a fortune
teller, is reported from Clermont- Fer
For some months past Nine. Desiree,
the fortune teller, had established her
self at Clermont- Ferrand in well
furnished house, and the farmer hav-
ing heard of her reputation, called to
know if she could tell him whether he
would win a 100000 prize in a lottery
to be held on December IS.
He was shown into a drawing room
where he found an officer and a priest
engaged in conversation, which was in
praise Of the fortune teller's accom-
plshments. In reality they were rel
atives or employees of the lady, dressed
up W play Tic pdit VI ClIeHlS.
Nine. Desiree told the young farm
er that if he could provide her with
6 1900 in gold, to hold for week, SO
that she could work the oracle, she
could supply him with the winning
number.
He had only to wear the number
over his heart in an envelope until the
day of the drawing and kiss it three
times in order to win the prize.
The foolish farmer, in order to raise
the necessary sum, sold all his invest
ments. which realized $500. With this
sum he returned to the fortune tell
er, who told him it was not enough.
She added, however: LAS have
taken a fancy to you 1 will advance
the remainder on condition that you
pay it back when you win the prize,
with per cent. interest,"
On the day following Nine. Desiree
disappeared from ClermOnt- Ferrand
with the farmers $500, and a warrant
has been issued for her arrest.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
WEATHER..

Tonight partly cloudy; Wednesday
probably snow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20

The state of Wisconsin, on the
recommendation of Governor La Fol-
lette, recently changed her method of
taxing railroad property from the
license fee system of four per cent on
the gross earnings of the railroads to
the ad valorem system, the valuation
being determined by state tax COM
mission. AS a result the taxes col
lected from the railroads of the state
this year were increased by $545,00O.
The total valuation of the railroad
property of the state is, in round num-
bers. s21S,ooO 900 and the tax collected
this year was $2,404,O00.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
EASY SHEDDING FOR COMMITS
SION.

The unanimity with which both re-
publican and democratic newspapers
on the east side are advocating the
passage of a railway commission bill
before the election of d United States
senator is refreshing and it should
result in the accomplishment of the
end desired. The forty or more MEM
bers of the legislature from east of
the Cascades will unquestionably be
able to use the senatorial contest as a
lever to push a railway commission
bill through both houses, and Governor
Mead has given his word that he will
sign such a bill if it ever reaches him.
The only danger is that the COM
mission law will be made farce by
the appointment of tools of the rail-
road lobby as commissioners But the
governor elect has promised that he
will appoint men in thorough SYM
pathy with the purpose of the law,
and we should give him credit for sin
cerity so long as his official acts shall
be made to square with his words.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
SEVERE PENALTIES THE REMEDY

1t is too bad that some law cannot
be found in the Washington statute
books like that recently discovered in
Illinois. In that state the prosecuting
attorneys in Chicago have dug up an
ancient law that makes robbery ac-
companied by the use of a deadly
weapon an offense punishable by life
Imprisonment. Since the discovery.
about a dozen footpads have been sent
OF Joliet for life.
There is no doubt that the regret
table fact that America leads the
world in respect to crimes of violence
is largely due to the mildness of
the punishment inflicted for seri-
GUS crimes, and to the numerous
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
UNUSUAL EVENT.
Astronomers Predict a Peculiar Sight
In the Heavens.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. 20.-Ac
cording to the officials of the naval
observatory an unusual astronomical
night. This is the "Occultation by the
moon of Aldeberan, the bright red
star in the eye of Taurus Reduced
to plain language this means that as
the moon advances upon the star the
latter will suddenly and unaccount-
ably be eXtinguiShed and will remain
so for about an hour and eight minutes,
when the red star will suddenly emerge