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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
IT'S INITIAL RUN.
"Palm Limited" a Palatia1 Train on
Southern Road. Makes Great Run.

In the face of heavy snowstorm "The
Palm Limited of the. Southern railway
yesterday started from New York city at
1910 on its initial run of the season from
that city to st. Augustine, Fla. It made
stops at Philadelphia. Baltimore and WASH
ington. 1t was met at the local depot by a
party of the officials of the road. including
General Passenger Agent Hardwick. The
storm did not retard the progress Of the
palatial train. and according to reports re-
ceived today it arrived at its destination
ION time" making the great run in fourteen
hours.
In point Of equipment. appointment and
grandeur The Palm Limited is regarded
as one of the finest trains that ever trav-
eied the rails 1t is. IN fact, moving
palace. with every detail of comfort and
convenience. The officials of the Southern
railway exerted every effort to have the
season open auspiciously. and this purpose
was fully realized. The train was abso-
lutely brand new, and was made up OF
seven cars Of the most modern Pullman
type. including a composite baggage and
club car. diner, d compartment car, two
drawing-room sleepers, "a state-room car
and an observation ear! The locomotive
hauling the train was ore Of the latest Pa
cif1c type with six drfve1 wheels. four pony
wheels and trailefs. The train was well
filed with passengeys.sA
Tho Chicago ana Florida Special OF the
Southern railway, operating between Chi
oago and st. Augustine also started on its
initial run yesterday a. tz !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
Chapter Of Accidents.

Mary French. thifty-ssven years old. lv-
ing at Ola 9th street southeast. took small
quantity of iodine last night by mistake
and was made sick. The police patrol
wagon was summoned TO the house to be
used as an ambulance for the removal of
the woman to the hospital. but Mrs. French
had Improved so much by the time the
wagon arrived that She decided to remain
at home.
William Green, twenty-eight years old.
guest at the National Hotel fell In the
snow last night while attempting to board
9 street car in front of the Baltimore and
Ohio depot. The soft covering on the stone
pavement prevented injury.
John K. O'Hare, tfirty-seven years old,
slipped and fell on the sidewalk near North
Capitol and H streets last night and sus-
tanned fracture of the right ankle. The
police removed him to the Casualty Hos
pitaL where surgical treatment was given.
The fntared man lives at % X street north
east.
Lewis Piper. colored. twenty-six years old.
whose home Ii at 437 Washington street
northwest, fell on the slippery sidewalk at
18th and = streets northwest this. morning
and injured bis right knee He was taken
to the Emergency Hospital for treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
AGAIN IN TROUBLE.
Colored Attorney Arraigned on Charge
of Engaging in ARRAY.

John A. Moss, the colored attorney who
was arrested several weeks ago on charge
Of contempt Of court and sent to jail by
Justice Wright Of the District Supreme
Court, and who Is at liberty pending hear
Ing on a writ of habeas corpus, by which
means his release from jail was secured, is
again in trouble as a result of a charge of
Objectionable conduct in front of the Police
Court yesterday. He was arrested with
Burton H. White an electrician, on a
charge of ARRAY, but hearing of the case
was postponed until Wednesday.
Moss was the attorney for defendant in
Judge Kimball's branch OF the Police Court
yesterday morning in which White appear
ed as a witness for the government. The
witness took exception to the style adopted
by the colored attorney in asking questions
After the case was concluded the parties
interested left the court building, and 1T
was while on the sidewalk Immediately in
front of the court that White and the col
ored attorney met. White and several by
ISLANDERS declare that Moss called him a
vile name. Both men clinched during
which several blows were exchanged, and a
fierce combat was in progress when Police
men Flynn, Springman and Stevens sep
arated the men and placed them under ar
rest They were escorted to the United
States branch of the court, where charge
OF affray was filed against them by Prose-
cutting Attorney Ralph Given.
White asked for and was granted a post
ponement until Wednesday. and at the sug-
gestion Of Prosecutor Mullowny was per-
mitted to leave So collateral. Moss, who APP
peared In court with his left optic decorated
and with a large welt on the side of his
face, intimated that he should not be re-
quired to leave security, claiming that
White was the aggressor and that he only
acted in self-defense. Judge Scott, how
ever, failed to see the matter in the same
light, and gave him the alternative Of leav-
ing IS collateral or giving 500 bonds. He
was permitted to leave the court to secure
bondsman and later in the day the neces-
sary paper was filed, Jacob Diemer qualify
ing as surety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
AZ an American I can freely voice the
sentiments of King Henry Nv. Being
awaked, do despise my dream" and how
apropos to the Gar of Russia are the words
from the same monarch: But If It be
sin to covet honor. I am the most offending
soul alive Be this as 1t may, the writer
with unprejudiced mind and moral right
halls the present moment with the lofty
reverence of q thanksgiving day for the
opportunity of thanking and saying, "Au
hail. to the independent, fearless and out
spoken Evening Star, that has taught q
wholesome lesson to dreaming Journalists,
legend hunters and inspired diplomats, who
never cease their maudlfn cry about the
Stars and Stripes during the dark days Of
1868; also for bringing to the light of day
Count CassinPs fallacy. the entente cor
dale, which prompted Alexander II, with
empty Golfers and per cent gold bonds
selling at y1H, to offer treasures of gold
to Uncle Sam. AS the Germans are wont
to say when a good joke Is told Them it Ia
to laugh. Is 1t not time for the
historic followers of ancient mythology,
especially those who fraternize with
tho class who protested 50 nightly
against your editorial Of December 80. 1901.
wherein you spoke Of Brutal and faithless
Russia" and broke the long spell of decep-
ton. to turn a new leaf and face the truth.
no matter how painful, and thank the
press, the boundless educator OF the people.
for teaching war history as she should be
Writ To the Muscovite sponsor Of human
souls would, as an ordinary mortal, say
Correct a false tradition and make peace
with your God. CARL Won HEIDEL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
DEPARTMENT HOURS
VIEWS OF CLERKS ON OPENING
AND cLosTNe TINE
One Suggests Sliding Scale, One Q
Compromises ana a Third Favors
Nineuo Clock.

To the Editor Of The Hsenins Star:
Here's to your health and happiness and
will you please ask Uncle Sam not to
obliee US to go to work at $50 in the morn
ing? am a government clerk and an old
maid. I was born in Maine. SO 1t goes
without saying that am smart--smarter
than some maids twenty years younger
but I don't see how / can make It at $3.50
in the morning. live N Falls Church and
keep chickens besides three Maltese cats.
q stray dog (picked up on Pennsylvania
avenue), and one tramp cat. / have q
small sister to look after and no servant.
1 tend my fires, sweep snow paths, when
necessary, and feed my stock (above men,
toned, sometimes by candle light. eat my
breakfast while watching the clock. walk
more than a quarter of q mile to the sta
ton, and arrive at my office desk. all Sc
rene at ten minutes of 8. have no doubt
there are others in the same predicament.
or worse, any and all of whom have my
sympathy We thank Senator Stewart for
lis timely words and dear old heart in
this matter 1 am willing to work any
length OF time Uncle Sam requests me Che
il a good old man to work for). but please
let me begin at O'Clock az heretofore.
FALLS CHURCH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
A Sliding Scale.

To the Editor OF The Evening Star:
have read with interest your editorial
on the question Of $50 am. or 4:30 pm,
and 1 suggest the following as the most
logical and absolutely the best solution:
The old hours Of o to and the proposed
hours of to 4:3O ignore what. In my judg-
ment, is the controlling element, to wit,
the hours Of daylight. On the 21st of De-
ccmber, 1913, the sun rose at 722 am. and
set at 4:38 pm. Now let the official day
be arranged so as to include as much OF
this sun-measured day as possible. The
hours Of attendance being in practice 7:3O,
the business day should commence at S:15
and close at 3:45. Then when we are re-
stored to the seven-hour day we would
have the hours from $50 am. to $50 pm.
This was the rule when the hours were
to 3, and the mistake was made when the
extension was added entirely to the latter
end Of the day. II we desire astronomical
accuracy, let eight minutes be added. and
we have the hours per standard time-S:2S
in the morning and 1853 in the afternoon.
ARTHUR GRAHAM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
S:45 to AIS.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
As there seems to be so much discussion
as to whether the departments shall open
at $50 or close at 4:30, and as there seems
to be many able champions of both sides.
I suggest q compromise. Let the depart
ments open at S:45 and close at 4:15, then
the difference of fifteen minutes at either
time will be hardly noticeable either to the
clerks or business men. A. B. G..
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recover damages In the sum of 5000 for
personal injuries. It was held that there
had been contributory negligence on the
part Of the plaintiff. The latter was rep
resented by Attorneys Barnard and john
son, while Attorneys r. Ross Perry and q
T. Dunlop appeared for the railroad DOM.
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
Feminine Way.

From the Chicago News.
Smith-"Brown il painfully hard up just
now"
Jones-"Did he lose his jobf''
Smith-"Oh. no; the boss raised his SAL
airy last month, and his wife is trying to
Aye-up tolk" 500 80 =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12

August Peterson and companion were
capsfxed in q row boat OF the American
Yacht Club at Rye. on Long Island sound,
and when almost frozen stiff Peterson drop
ped out OF sight His companion. who was
rescued, died on reaching the shore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
RAILWAY COMPANY WINS.
Verdict in It's Favor In q Suit for
Damages

A jury in Circuit Court No. 2. by direc-
ton Of Chief Justice Clabaugh. yesterday
rendered a verdict In favor of the defend
ant as the outcome of the proceedings at
law instituted by Isaac r. Van Arsdale
against the Capital Traction Company, to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
G O f f q q

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gradually quantity
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He drank nothing but and the vomiting ceased entirely the burning the
"A. End three months 1 began give him pta ps a hs wa"
year takes
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11
FAMOUS HORSES
WERE ON PARADE

SEATTLE, June l1.--Aupng the 800
horses which took part in the parade at
The Meadows this afternoon were more
than dozen stake-winners Of national
reputation, heroes Of turf victories which,
nre talked of everywhere. The worlds
record quarter horses, Wetma and Judge
Inomas, attracted considerable attention.
The park was in gala attire and hun.
dreds Of flags and streamers huttered from
every available point.
Judge Egbert had prepared an especial
ly attractive program for the opening
day, and in each Of the events, save the
two -year-old race, il became necessary to
refuse entries, so great was the desire of
the stables 10 participate in the initial
events Of the meeting 0utsid Of the two
yearold race, fields Of ten and twelve went
to the post IN each event
Owing to the danger attendant upon
fields in excess OF twelve, the association
has limited the entry 10 this number in
the ordinary daily events
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11
TACOMA RAILWAY AND POWER
COMPANY SEEKS A MONOPOLY

1860 for only 1896, 44O kilowatts, at a
rate that was slightly in excess of Ii
mills per kilowatt hour In other words,
the city paid the T. r. & P. $ls,-
l6l,70 more than it did Mr.. Baker. and got
less current If the franchise asked for is
granted the I. r. & P, that corporation
having monopoly for furnishing electric
current. will be in a position to charge
the old rate, or as much more as 1t
pleases. Estimating the natural increase
in the business of the city, long before the
expiration of the franchise the citizens OF
Tacoma will be paying the I. R. & P,
between 100000 and 100000 in excess
of the present rates.
Besides this enormous loss to the city, il
the franchise is passed in its present form
it will mean that Tacoma will not secure
the Felt line of electric railways, for
the T. R. & p. would never furnish power
to a competing line.
1t would mean, further, that the new
manufacturing establishments which it is
now proposed to draw to this city by an
offer of cheap power would never come
here, and Greater Tacoma, which has been
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11
Makes Move to Shut Out Competing Electric
Companies and Secure Contract of
the City Light Plant

the life of the contract, and giving the
city permission to string wires on the
L. r.. & p. company poles, the city gets
nothing for the franchise.
On the other hand, the franchise grant
ed to w. L. Baker, or the Snoqualmie
Falls Power company, has provision
which, after reasonable notice, binds that
company to furnish the city with power
for electric lighting and for operating the
water system at a stated price not to
exceed IA cents per kilowatt hour for
all the current required up to 5000 horse
power. This and other conditions which
are imposed would make it impossible for
the Snoqualmie company to compete with
the L. K. & p. company, operating under
franchise with no conditions attached.
1t would be only a question of time when
the Snoqualmie company would be forced
out of business by the unfair competition.
Then the city would find itself without
current for electric lights. The I. X. Il
p. company would be the only remaining
source of supply, and without provision
in the franchise stipulating the price and
amount of current to be furnished, the
city would be at the mercy of the COM
pany and would have to pay whatever was
| asked. Judging by the past action OF
the T. r. & p, the city would have to
pay so much for current that the electric
light plant would no longer be a source
OF revenue, and with no other means OF
getting electric current, it would be only
question of very short time when the
city would be compelled to get rid Of
| the plant. There would be no other way
of doing this than to turn it over to the
7. r. & p. company. That corporation
having bottled up the city, would then be
in a position to increase the cost of electro
| lights to individuals. An estimate OF
what that increased cost would be can bt
made by comparing the present cost OF
electric current furnished the city and the
amount paid to the T. R. & p. for inferior
| service.
In 1903 Mr.. Baker, of the Snoqualmie
Falls Power company, or as it is now
called, the Tacoma Cataract company, was
paid $25, ,2S49O by the city for electric
current. AT the rate of S.4 mills per
l1ilowatt hour, these figures show that the
amount of current furnished was about
| 3,0l0,lO kilowatts.
! For the u months preceding the time
| that Mr.. Baker began supplying current to
the city, the T. R. &. P was paid $43,-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11

The fate of Bob Taylor, the slayer OF
w. w. Barnes, will likely be in the
hands of the jury before court adiourns
this afternoon. The last evidence in the
case and the opening arguments We're
submitted during the forenoon session, and
at u o'clock, Attorney Bates, for the
prosecution, began the final rebuttal.
On the opening of court this morning,
DIR. Curran was recalled by the defense,
He testified that he had seen Taylor four
times. but could not say whether the man
was sane or insane.
Dr. T. Williamson of Portland was then
called on behalf of the state. He testified
that for II years he was assistant fhysi-
elan in the asylum at Salem, Ore, and
during his practice over i,500 cases of in
sanity and other nervous diseases had come
under his care.
When asked whether or not, from Tay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11
MURDERER TAYLOR'S FATE
GOES To THE JURY TODAY

lor's conversation and the testimony pre-
sented he would regard Taylor as an in
sane man, DIR. Williamson replied that he
would not. lie went on TO say that Taylor
told him that he was born and raised In
Indiana. and that he had met Barnes in
all three times. On the second meeting
Taylor told DR.. Williamson, there was
trouble between them, Here the defense
objected to DR.. Williamson's last state
ment The objection was sustained and
the testimony ordered stricken from the
record
On eross-examination DIR. Williamson
said that he found no evidence of In
sanity in Taylor.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Harvey
began the opening argument for the state.
He reviewed the testimony in detail and
stated that the question of the killing OF
Barnes by Taylor did not arise, as this
was admitted by the defense. Therefore
the only question for the jury to decide
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11

The ordinance which was introduced at
the last meeting of the council, granting
power franchise to the Tacoma Rail
way & Power company, proves, on close
investigation, to be an attempt to secure
monopoly on the business of furnishing
electric current for power, heat and light
With that monopoly once secured, the I
r. & p. can bottle up Tacoma tighter
than the Northern Pacific ever did.
The franchise was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Lamborn, chairman of the commit
tee on privileges, franchises and corpora
tiOns, and is almost a copy of franchise
vainly asked for by the company about
a year ago. The passage of that franchise
was the cause of one of the hardest fights
that ever occurred in the council, and
it finally met its fate in the veto power
exercised by Mayor L. d. Campbell. The
present ordinance differs from the other
only in the particular that it is little
more liberal and gives the company d
little better chance to kill all competition
in the business of furnishing electric cur
rent.
BY this franchise the company is given
the right to put up poles and string wires
and transmit electricity for power anC
heating purposes. After a paragraph which
prohibits the use of the current so fur
nished from being used either directly
or indirectly for electric lighting, there
comes the loophoe through which the
T. r. & P. can reach out and grab the
most profitable asset the city now has: L
reads as follows:
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO
THING IN THIS SECTION CON
TANNED SHALL PREVENT SAT-
CITY FROM GRANTING THE SAn
T. r. & p. COMPANY, IT'S SUCCESS
ORS AND ASSIGNS, BY SPECIAL PER
NIT, THE RIGHT TO FURNISH ANY
PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION
WITHIN SAID CITY, OR SAID CITY
ELECTRIC CURRENT FOR LIGHTING
PURPOSES, SUBJECT TO THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON"
The above clause gives the opportunity
to a council that can be manipulated tC
give the T. r. & P. the privilege o
furnishing electric lights in direct compe
tition with the city, and thus deprive the
city Of one of its largest sources of rev
enue.
Aside from the payment of ! per cent
on its gross earnings for the first three
years, and 2 per cent thereafter during
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11
ANOTHER MAYNARD GIRL LANDS
IN JAIL AFTER WILD DEBAUCH

Pearl johnson, l5-year-old Tacoma girl,
was arrested in Pacific avenue saloon last
night and taken to the city Jail in drunk
en- condition.
Miss johnson is not a stranger to the
city hall officials. Time after time Judge
Griffin has pleaded with the bright young
girl, endeavoring to turn her from the
wild life she seems bent on following, and
for nearly two months these fatherly adj
monitions kept Pearl at her parents home.
Her father, hard-working man, and her
mother, an invalid, have exhausted every
means within their power to make the
home life of their daughter pleasant, but
it has all been in vain. When Judge
Griffin induced the girl to return home last
March, and secured from her a promise
that she would reform, her father made
her present of a new piano. For several
weeks she applied herself diligently to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11

The ordinance relative to the granting
of a telephone franchise to Frank Morti-
mer is now occupying the full attention
of the privileges, franchises and corpora
tions committee of the city council. The
committee has had two meetings and will
have another session next week to consider
the proposition still further.
The members of the committee hold diff
ferent opinions in regard to the matter.
Chairman Lamborn expresses himself as
opposed to having two telephone systems,
willie some of the other councilmen are
on the fence.
In considering the franchise the commit
tee incorporated number of important
sections in the original franchise. The
company will be required to expend at
least 100000 in the city during the first
year, and must complete a telephone sys
tenn within two and half years to ac
eommodate 5000 s"h~eribers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11
BELL DECLARES 4,000 UN|ON|STS
WILL De SENT FROM COLORADO

COOLIDGE, Ken., June ll.Tbree Of
the Colorado union exiles arrived here to
day. Ninety-one were unloaded at the
state line, about two miles west OF here,
last night, and all excepting the three
mentioned have gone west into Colorado
again.
Mayor Standish has made no arrange
ments TO care for the men here and there
are no unions to attend to their wants.
After unloading the eSles, the Colorado
troops fired yolley and yelled to the
victims to hike, as their train pulled back
to Lajunta.
Ninety-one men struck out for Holly,
two miles inside the Colorado line, where
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11

her music, but the desire to resume a wild
career proved too strong for her to resist,
and three weeks ago she ran away from
home and, with two companions, went to
Elbe.
There the trio of girls spent two weeks
in reckless dissipation, when they all re-
turned to Tacoma. Until last night the
johnson girl evaded the police, and she
evinced considerable surprise this morn
ing when she awoke from her drunken
stupor and found herself in a dingy cell.
Miss johnson is an attractive appearing
girl, with rosy cheeks and dark auburn
hair. She is unusually bright and in a
short time became proficient on the
piano.
Her father called at the station this
morning and pleaded to be allowed to
take his daughter home, but she was held
to appear before Judge Griffin this after
noon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-11
MONROE'S MANAGER WILL NOT
ACCEPT GRANEY AS REFEREE

SAN FRANCISCO, June lI.-Reports
received by the management Of the Yo-
semitic club this morning indicate that
there will be no necessity for postponing
the Jeffres- Monroe fight. The greatest
difficulty now confronting the club is the
selection of a referee. While no serious
hitch is anticipated, the refusal of Mon
roe's manager TO accept Eddie Graney is
the cause Of much worry.
Manager Pollock reiterated today that