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lecture upon "Paris." This will be the
last opportunity afforded the public to hear
this brilliant French scholar in one Of
the series Of lectures which have been so
greatly enjoyed, not only by the French
pupils, but also by many outsiders. The
final lesson of the course of ten weeks will
be given tomorrow afternoon. at which
time the adeus of the class will be said to
their instructor, who, with his wife, will
leave Thursday for Spokane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-04-04
LYCEITM THEATER

My Wife" at the Lyceum by the
Platt-Stevenson stock company last night
proved to be genuine comedy of real
merit The bill was handled in a manner
that is bound to win favor during its
production. MY Wife" will continue
through the week, with a matinee Satur
day afternoon. Arrangements have been
made whereby the election returns will be
read from the stage between the acts on
Tuesday night.
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FOR SALE-HORSES.

NOTICE TO OWNER-I have taken up
one sorrel horse with bald face and one
yearling colt, bald faced, sorrel. 1 have
kept and fed these for sixty days. The
owner is hereby notified that he must prove
property and pay costs or these horses
will be sold at public sale to pay charges.
r. Calhoun, 56th and So. Yakima Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-04-04

SPOKANE, April 4.-Patrick Henry
Winston, former attorney general of the
state of Washington, and a we'll known
political figure, died suddenly of heart
failure yesterday He was a strong sup
porter of Governor Mcbride Last August
he founded Winston's Weekly, a publica-
ton which was widely read on account Of
its wit and sarcasm.
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CHIMNEY ERUPTED

The apparatus at fire station No. s re-
sponded to call at 1911 North Eleventh
street at 1880 O'Clock this morning. The
cause Of the alarm was the burning out Of
a aue. No damage
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SOCIAL AND PERSON AL

Colonel C. p. Ferry returned to Tacoma
Saturday night, after five months tour
through the Eastern states and Europe.
Ivanhoe eommandery No. 4, knights
Templar, in full uififofm attended Easter
morning services at Gle First Presbyterian
church About LOO people were present.
Rev A. H. Barnhfsel extended a cordial
welcome to the visiting Templars.
--2---
This evening at Tacoma Music hall. Pro.
fessor Nesbitt Wilt deliver an illustrated
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The first large social affair that will
mark the opening of the festivities follow.
ing the solemnites of Lenten time will be
the ball given by Vida chapter No. So
Order of the Eastern Star, tonight at the
Tacoma hotel. Over 500 invitations have
been issued, and the event promises to be
quite brilliant. Music will be furnished by
Professor Schmidts orchestra. The com
mittee in charge of the arrangements are;
Mrs Rose Peyran, Mrs Alvin Moore, Miss
Eva Fairweather, Mrs. Louis Anderson and
Mrs LOOMS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-04-04

en- here with the complete New York
company and the elaborate scenic effects
used in the Victoria theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-04-04

r. NJ Hogue and Sam Carl have gone to
California on a business trip. They expect
to be absent several weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-04-04

Badly & Badly, Osteopaths, moved to
Provident Bldg. Offices open on Monday
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The Eureka club will be entertained
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Mary Libby
and Mrs. Anna Schlarb at Odd Fellows
temple. a cordial invitation is extended to
the Rebelahs and their friends.
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A pretty summer frock is here shown.
The skirt is simply made with three deep
flounces, each edged with narrow yalcn-
eiennes lace. The yoke of Russian lace.
cut square in the neck. is outlined in
bertha effect with ruffle OF the goods
falling in a fluffy cascade on either side
and slightly below the belt of crushed
ribbon. Point d'esprit is pretty made
after this model
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The Str Greyhound Is now on the run
from TacOmA to Olympia. sss
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of their fortune, and still fewer Of their
time.-C Chesterfield,
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Mrs James Heasley is in the city, the
guest of Mrs. Rose Peyram.
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CLASSIFIED ADS.
HELP WANTFD-FEMATE

LADIES in Tacoma or suburbs, to work
at home during portion or all of spare
time, at entirely new work, requiring no
experience or talent; easy and fascinating.
Call between 9 and at Room Gil Wash
ington Bldg, Pacific Ave.
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The Mems club of the First Congrega-
tional church will give a dinner Wednes-
day evening in the church parlors. The
guest of the evening will be Hon. Edwin
Eells. who is the oldest native white son
of this state residing here.
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A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
Very few people are good economists
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Thursday, at 8 o'clock, there will be
given a recital by the pupils of the Annie
Wright seminary, in the music hall.
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FOR SALE-HORSFS.
FOR SALE-LODGTNG HOUSE.

FOR SALE-Family driving horse, gentle,
and buggy. E. L. Roberts, 400 So. l st.
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FOR RENT-FURNTSHED HOUSES

NEW house; 6 rooms; new Majestic range;
phone; hot and cold water; electric
lights; bath; Har line. So. 18th st. Call
Main 529 or at 22O Washington Block.
Dudley Eshelman.
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Pathfinder lodge will give card party
next Thursday evening at Odd Fellows
temple. Friends of the order are invited
Miss Annie D. Moeller. student at the
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WINSTON DEAD

Rear Admiral British Navy.
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The Children's home board will hold a
business meeting tomorrow at the home of
Mrs. Everett Griggs.
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The Royal Americans will meet tomol
row in Ellls hall.
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Mrss George Stuart has returned to the
city after an extended visit in the East.
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FOR SALE-LODGING HOUSE.
FOR SALE Groom lodging house; plain.
ly furnished; well filled; excellent loca.
ton. Price $l75, part cash. Call from
9 to at 1911 Jefferson ave., or from to 0
p. q. at 25l0 East G street. Mrs. G. w.
Crooks.
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The Jewish council board will meet this
evening in the vestry of Temple Beth
Israel
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John A. Logan circle will meet tonight
in their hall over the postoftice.
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RAG Carpets and Rugs. Rags made from
old Ingram or Brussels carpets. Eoit
Bros. III So. llth st. Black 2325.
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MoNE1 To loan on easy payments nc
commission. 937 Commerce St.
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DETECTIVE AGENCIES.
NORTHWESTERN Detective Agency
1867 Cal. Blk. See US. Tel. Black 1925
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN.
TO LOAN-$l 900 or less On real estate
j. A. frost, ga California Building.
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WEEDS CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS
City Is Badly Handicapped with An
tiquated Laws-Suffering from
Reign of Crime and
Police Laxity.

Chicago.-Nothing has awakened
even this breezy, busting city so much
within the last ten years as the fight for
a new charter that is to be determined
by the voters. not of the city alone, but
of the entire state, at the coming cleo
ton. Politicians of both parties are
working hand in hand with the business
and professional interests of the city to
arouse the necessary enthusiasm in the
subject throughout the state to get the
voters outside the city to vote on the
subject at the November election, for
without these votes, or at least some
100000 of them, the city will fail to
achieve a cherished ambition; without
hem it must remain simply an over
grown village instead of that which it
aspires to--a world metropolis.
Above all things else, new charter
means the means of raising money for
permanent improvements, and Chicago
needs them. The pay as you co. prin-
cipal under which the city is operated
under present state laws is handicap
which keeps Chicago out of the metrop-
oils class. Large sections of the city
are without drainage, for the city has
not the money to build the sewer sys-
tens that are required, and the people
of the southern portion Of the city, at
least. must continue to make RATS out
Of their sidewalks to get to and from
, their water-surrounded homes until
such time as the city has authority to
issue improvement bonds.
Among other things for which Chi
cago needs money are new bridges if she
is to maintain her supremacy as a lake
port Money for street car tunnels, if
she is to satisfactorily solve the trac-
ton problem. Money for permanent
lighting plant for the city streets. These
things Chicago must have if she is to be-
come metropolitan city such as will be
a credit to the state. These things she
cannot have. without the new charter
which she is now asking for, and which
the voters of the state can give her
without expense to the state by voting
yes" on the November ballot.
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bright, real turquoise blue for q fair
girl, as being shades that are sure to bs
becoming, and also to look well at
night
The little space left open at the neck,
above the vest of mirror velvet, is filled
in by a transparent chemisette of finely
tucked white silk muslin. This blouse
is arranged in quite new way, with q
number of fiat pleats on the shoulders.
the sleeves being draped round the arm.
and reaching only to the elbows. where
they are finished with killed frills OF
plain white silk muslin to match the
chemisette. A pretty waist belt Of soft
wLite satin completes this blouse, drawn
down to long point in front and fas-
tened on one side with small rosettes,-
made to initiate the leaves of flowers,
and wired invisibly to keep each separ-
ate piece in shape.
An embroidered silk frock for small
girl about nine or ten years of age may
be seen M our other illustration. In
white silk, with the rounds of embroid-
cry worked in pale shades of blue or
pink. this would make nice little party
dress, or even a rather uncommon kind
of frock for small bridesmaid. The
same idea might also be expressed very
successfully in soft cashmere, for a win
ter best dress, with the rounds of trim
ming carried out in silk braid, and
matching exactly the color of the cash
mere. In this latter case, the lace yoke
might be replaced by tucked or gath
cred chemisette of soft silk, arranged
in, eIod a. g 81, ;-&
belt, which might either contrast with
the cashmere, or match it. as preferred.
Among the prettiest of the new hats
for girls, suitable for every cay wear,
there are some particularly pretty
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ferred from the fact that within period
of three weeks the newspapers reported
20 hold-ups. IA people wounded and one
murder in addition to more than 50
burglarfeS.
Chief of Police O'Neii gave two rea-
sons for the reign of crime He at
tributed part of it to the West side
street fair, which attracted great
crowds to Madison street every evening
and gave the thugs an opportunity for
successful operations. His other rea-
son was the packing house strike, which
he said not only drew the crimina,
classes to the city. but necessitated the
detailing OF nearly one-third of the city
police force to the stockyards, and sc
leaving the city at the mercy of the
thugs.
But the street fair and the strike both
passed into history and the hold-ups
and robberies continued with unabateC
vigor until the business and profession.
al interests of the city organized for
public protection, and forced action on
the part of the police, and now Chicago
is gradually recovering from its reign
OF terror.
The remarkable feature of the history
Of Chicago's criminal classes is the num-
Der Of boy bandits the city has produced
Some Of the most desperate thugs the
police have brought to bay, as for ex.
ample the'car barn bandits and the STAY
ers OF Hans Peterson, were mere boys
They are the product Of the caves AND
shanties constructed by boys as loafina
places in the vast stretches of open ter
ritory within the city. These caves and
shanties serve as reading rooms for vel.
low back literature; as drinking places
and are the primary schools for Grim
mails Ostensibly they are innocent play.
houses of the boys, but in reality they are
the breeding places Of lawlessness and
anarchy
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should be well equipped for concerts or
theater-going, as we'll as for quiet even
ingS at home.
Of the two blouses shown in our
sketch, the one on the left is the more
suitable for smart occasions, since in
addition to its elbow sleeves. it is cut a
little low in the neck in that pretty,
round shape which is always so becom-
ing to young girls figure. This blouse
should be made either in white or in
cream soft satin, according to whether
it will be worn with a white or cream
colored skirt. The satin is cut as if for
a low bodice, and then arranged with
gathers and box pleats upon lining of
soft batiste, covered with Valencaennes
lace and insertion.
From under the lace, round the upper
part of the bodice the lining is cut away,
so that the lace is left transparent, but
if the wearer should be at all suscepti-
BILE to cold this need not be done, as the
bodice is quite sufficiently smart if the
lining reaches all the way up. A pretty
arrangement consisting of small straps
of stitched satin, fastened with tiny gold
buttons SnOulO De uOLeQ, as IL 0eiQS TO
hold the box pleats in place. The elbow
sleeves are box pleated in the same way
as the bodice itself and finished very
prettily with frills of Valenciennes lace.
The deep waist belt should be of Louis
inc silk ribbon, and can be either white
or colored as preferred.
The second blouse, of which we give
an illustration, is most successful ex-
ample of a young girls evening bodice,
which is quite high to the throat. but
which is nevertheless smart enough for
almost any occasion The blouse in
question is made in soft white muslin,
embroidered in white, with little sprigs
of flowers. The muslin is so arranged
that the embroidered edge (Which is
worked in the same way as the fashion
able broderie anglaise), comes down the
front on either side of the center, so
that it borders a little inner vest of
mirror velvet. This can be arranged in
any color that happens to suit the
wearer, but ] would suggest a deep
orange for dark girl, and rather q
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Police Laxity.

Police officials are prone to place the
blame for laWlessness in the city to a
lack of numbers in police officers, and il
is undoubtedly true that Chicago needs
much larger police force if the public
are to be given metropolitan service.
But it is doubtful of the tax-paying pub
lie will willingly stand for greater tax
alton in order that the police force be
increased in numbers until those now in
the city service show what can be done
under proper and efficient police dis,
cipline
The unbiased report of Capt. Piper,
of New York, made to the City club q
few months ago, showed much laxity in
police discipline. 1t was pooh-poohed
by the police officials, but the public al
large and the newspapers accepted it at
face value, and demanded a change
which they did not get. Since that time
the Daily News has never dropped the
subject for a day. 1t has kept its news
paper sleuths continually on the track
Of the police department, and has day
after day pointed out breaches of disel-
pine and negligence in individual police
officers. Taking, for example, an Off
Ger stationed at one Of the downtown
street intersectiOns-a crossing police
man-whosc duties called for his pres
ence on that one street crossing all day.
A News reporter watched him for eight
hours and gave time and circumstances
! to account for his absence from his
post of duty for nearly half OF that time.
During that time that particular officer
patronized the back door of a near
| by saloon and secured liquor not less
! than half a dozen times.
| Reporters for the News have followed
policemen from one end of the city to
! the other with like results, finding a
laxity of discipline and a disregard OF
| standing orders in every police district
The result is the public demand eff
cheney in a small force before its mum,
bers are increased.
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The sleeve of the Directoire coat fts
rather voluminous cuffs, turned back or
falling over the hands; these cuffs are
generally of contrasting fur or embroid
cry of some bright color. The much.
trimmed fur coat is notable feature
of the early autumn fashions,
And now to tell you of the favorite
skins. Chinchilla almost threatens to
outrival Russian sable, so popular has IT,
become; but We may put these two furs
first on the list. Caracul in black, white
and gray will struggle for popularity.
all black and all white being the most
popular. Moleskin is somewhat at dis
count, though it is still used for beauti-
fur coats, lined or trimmed with ermine
The latter fur will be almost as much
used as chfnchilla as trimming for
glorious opera wraps, and mink, too, will
be used for the same purpose, as well
as for day wear.
Among the lesser furs, musQuash is
being dressed in a new way to resemble
sealskin, and Russian fox is wonderfully
initiated. Bear, too. hear, will be used
in various forms, and pony skin, for
ton by means of dyefng and dressing.
We now have 1T in lovely soft tones Of
brown and gray, and 1t is cosy to the
touch-yery different from the ugly
whitey-brown color and harsh texture
Of the motor coats of two or three win
tiers ago. In fact so beautiful has pony
skin become that 1t may be made into
delightful three-quarter coats and worn
with plain cloth skirts of the Same
shade
There will be the usual rage for white
fox, which Is 80 extraordinarily becom-
ing to some people. Sealskin, mixed
with ermine, will have certain shars
Of popularity.
Fur edgings will be great deal used
-ermine, chfnchilla and sable edgings
on velvet gowns and coats and mink
astrachan and caraculon cloth and prac.
teal frocks. Many Americans are IA
voring these edgings and boleros Of gray
Persian lamb
u; ANNETTE GIRvY.
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Some Postal Routes.

Among the many classes that suffer
from Chicago's lack Of civic improve
ments are the city postmen. The rural
free delivery carriers of the country dis
tricts have no need to envy their city CO.
workers, or at least that portion Of them
that serve the outlying districts of Chi
cago.
In the spring and winter the neat gray
uniforms so familiar in the business sec
ton of the city give place to hip boots
and slickers in the southern sections
that is as yet but little more than a
swamp. Here it is that the postman,
like the householder must utilize the
floating sidewalks as means of max
ing his rounds in the spring, and in the
winter must pillow through great drifts
Of snow and slush on unbroken road
ways.
Equally as bad conditions exist on the
North side, though not to so large al
extent One carrier there, with an
| eight mile route to cover, has been SUP
piled with a horse and blackboard to
enable him to get over the territory.
| 1t is a pleasant task in the bright days
of summer, but for some eight months
of the year it is a harder proposition
than that of any rural carrier in the sec
| tons favored with rural delivery
| Sidewalks or paved streets are unknown
quantities, and in places there is no bot
! tom to the mud. To get out of the buck
board is to invite disaster, and he throws
the mail at the front door and blows d
horn to announce his presence. Dan.
iels. the carrier. is one Of the Oldest men
in the service and is extremely popular
with the people whom he serves. His
EexperienceY including numerous res
cues of his horse from untimely dealt
In the mud, would make an interesting
book and he can tell more hard-weathel
stories than any other man in the posts.
service
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Nerve Wrecking Noises.

Experts have pronounced Chicago
city of nerve-wrecked people. A city
commission that has investigated the
subject among the children especially
say that at least one in three are suffer
ing from nervous disorders of one form
or another, and noise is given as the
greatest cause.
There is no other city in America,
and probably none in the world. where
noise is such a predominating feature
of city life as in Chicago. There is nj
other city in the world with anything
like an equal mileage of cable street
cable lines are far ahead of electric
lines. There are few cities in the world
with a greater mileage of elevated rail
roads. and none where so great mum
Der of trains invade so densely popu
lated business district as In Chicago
There is no other city in the world with
so many trunk lines of railway
entering it as Chicago, and thess
railways invade almost every sec,
ton of the city, and the rumble
of trains, the screech of the whistle ane
the changing of bells are never stilled
There is no other city in the world with
a greater number of manufacturing es
| adjustments in it than Chicago. ant
each of these contribute their full Quots
of noise.
When one has lived with the noises O
| Chicago for a few years, and has fel'
/ their effect upon the system, one ear
readily realize the truth Of the com.
missions statement that the city Il
populated BY nerve wrecked people
WRIGHT 4. PATTERSON.
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.TH the gaieties of the early
winter season in view, any
new and pretty suggestions
for evening blouses are nat
urally most welcome to
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The Reign Of Crime.

King Highwayman has held court in
Chicago since early in the summer, and
has ruled the city with rod of iron,
scorning the efforts of the police to
srive him from lucrative field. and be-
coming bolder in his operations with
the passing OF each Gay.
The reign or crime with which Chi
sago has been cursed for several weeks.
and in fact months, is subsiding little.
What Z has amounted TO may be In
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bly, knows by experience that one or two
Of these dainty blouses will be simply
invaluable to her between now and
Christmas. Last years skirts in soft
white silk, perhaps, or even in voile or
alpaca, where economy is an object, can,
easily be pressed into the service, and
will not need much in the way of renova-
ton beyond perhaps visit TO the clean
ers. With choice of one or two dainty
waist belts, and those charming blouses
which our artist has specially designed
and which may be seen in the accom-
panying illustration, MademoiselIe