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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DEATH

G. A. Beachwood, of l40S Fast Twenty
eighth street, had very marrow escape
yesterday from fatal accident As It
was he was so badly hurt as to be in u
sem-cOnscous condition for over ~ hours.
lie was at Easton, on the Northern
Pacific, aud while making a coupling he
was caught between the engine and tram
and by miracle escaped being crushed
to Jelly.
Bedchwood was brought to Tacoma last
night and taken to the Fannie Paddock
hospital, where he recovered sufficiently to
be removed 10 his home this morning.
lie is bruised badly and is feeling pretty
sore, but the doctors assure him that he
viii suffer no permanent injury
About Il year ago, his brother, r.. A.
Beachwood who is now the proprietor OF
the Demonico restaurant at 402 puyallup
avenue, met with a terrible accident I'm
which both legs were cut off. Mr.. Bench.
wood bears his handicap in cheerful way
and thinks his brother George came on
lucky.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
PASSENGERS
FRIGHTENED

SEATTLE, May 25.---Eighty.nine pass
engers Of the steamer Corwm, which sailed
from this city for Nome May 49, had an
experience during the first four days after
the vessel left here that they viii not
soon forget The croakers who watched
the little steamtr out Of sight aud predict
ed that she would prove top-hcayy in case
rough weather was encountered made
good.
Before she was out Of sight Of land
the cargo shifted and the boat nearly cap.
sized several times. May 20 the vessel
was forced to put into Ketchkan to right
the cargo The passengers were badly
frightened and letter mailed at Ketchl
kan by one OF them says
u am afraid this boat is not safe. III,
passengers are scared to DEATH It look,
as though we may not get Go Nome, On,
side OF the boat is very low down Sh,
looks as il She might turn over. She ha
nearly oapsized twice, but the guards
saved us.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
A HARD NUT

The privileges, fran ehses and corpora
tions committee OF the city council has
hard nut to crack in The shape Of an
ordinance granting TO Frank Mortimer u
franchise to operate telephone, tele-
graph and alarm system in the city OF
Tacoma The advisability of granting this
franchise is the question which the com
mittee is trying to decide.
The committee reports that the business
men are opposed TO a second telephone
company in this city. becauses they would
be put to additional expense in procuring
extra te .lephones.
Chairman Lambon will announce the
time of the committee meeting at the
council meeting tonight. and when the
committee does meet it is desired that a
large number of business be present and
make known their attitude in regard TO
this matter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
EASIER TO BUILD RAILROADS
THAN OCEAN STEAMSHIPS

NEW YORK, May 25.--James j. Hill,
president of the Great Northern railroad,
was the principal witness yesterday be
fore the merchant marine commission and
the joint congressional commission, which
are investigating the causes of the decline
in American shipping
"Our conditions on the high seas said
Mr., Hill, are hard to meet. Buy, why we
have been unable to meet these as we
have dealt with affairs on land | do not
know
"They can build ships in England much
cheaper than we can here Citizens Of
other countries have owned ships for 1
forty years to greater extent than
we.
81 have had experience in building two
ships-the largest freight carriers in the
worldahd / don't want any more.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
HORSEMEN MUST PAY FOR
SPRINKLINC The SPEEDWAY

charge In the past several months local
institutions such as the White Shield and
Children's home have appeared before the
committees OF the council in an effort to
obtain free water, but they were denied
because a city ordinance forbids it.
Councilman Salmson will draw the at
tention of the city council tonight to
section 33 of ordinance No 1928, which
regulates the use and price of water sup
piled by the city of Tacoma 1t reads
as follows;
"Street Sprinkling. Private: When the
full width on more than one-half of the
street is sprinlled, cents per lineal foot;
when but one-half or less in width OF
street is sprinkled, l cent per lineal foot;
minimum charge, 25 cents"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

At the last meeting of the city council
a petition was granted allowing the Rid
ing and Driving association free use of
the city water mains to sprinkle the Yalli-
ma avenue speedway. The petition was
granted by vote of 10 to 6, but much
opposition arose on the part of the mem
bers in the minority.
They claimed that it would be unfair to
give water away free OF charge to a certain
class of people to sprinkle a speedway,
while the business men had to purchase
the water that is used in sprinkling Pa
cifc avenue.
Tonight Councilman Salmson will bring
the matter up before the city council for
further consideration. 1t is claimed thar
the city can not give water away free OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

also noticed that the water pressure is low
and that a number of the water mains
are merely two-inch pipe. consequently
little force can be obtained.
The residents of the Sixth addition are
clamoring for better fire protection and
the councilmen from the Fifth ward.
Christoffersen and Wright, are presenting
the situation before the council. The cit-i
zens claim that, as the city has two fire
engines lying idle. one of them should be
placed in commission in that section OF
the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
NO TRACE OF
RUNAWAY WIFE

No trace OF Mrs Louis IT, Rudnick and
William Edwards. the waiter, With whom
she is reported to have eloped last satur-
day, has been found. II is believed that
the couple left ON an early train Saturday
and were at least as far away as Port
land before the husband knew OF his wife.s
departure
MIR. Rudnick is undecided as to what to
do. Thus far he has made very little
effort to locate his wife,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
BAD ROADS HINDER
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT

The consolidation Of school districts is
receiving the attention Of County Super
mtendent Benhow these days The mefg-
ing Of county districts has proved to be
OF immense advantage to public school ed
ucation. There are two consolidated dis.
tricts in Superintendent Benbows i,uls-
tion and he says the results are emincntly
satisfactory.
There are some places where this plan
can not be carried ont, notably around
Eatonyille, where the roads arc 80 bad
tnat the attempt to convey the children
in anything but airohips would be lmprac
ticable. Until the balloon is established
as a means Of safe transportation, consoli.
dation Of school districts must 70 hundin-
hand with good road development.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
INJURIES ARE
NOT SERIOUS

Young George Ellsperman who was run
down by northbound Point Defiance car
yesterday afternoon, was removed 10 the
Fannie Paddock hospital and there Dr.
Wagner found he had sustained two Sc.
we're scalp wounds, one three inches long
on the back Of his head and another one
inch long. The boys raht arm was
bruised and badly wrenrhed. Last night
he was sent to his home, on the corner
of Northern Twenty street aud
Lawrence avenue. This morning he was
able to sit up and no serious results are
anticipated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

ent school, aud in the interest Of these the
division was asked for.
Superintendent Benbow advised strongly
against the division, stating that graded
school of three or four rooms was much
more efficient than two schools Of one
room each. He thought it would be very
easy and much more economical for the
residents TO provide wagon to take
the children TO school in bad weather.
A vote was taken at the close of the
meeting and about two.thirds OF those
present voted to keep the school district
as it is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
BURGLARS IN
COUNTY JAIL

Thomas c. Stevens and Joe Davis, the
young burglars who broke into the Gehri
hardware store on the night OF May l6, are
now in the county Jail awaiting trial. The
boys will likely plead guilty before Judge
Smell as they did in the police court.
Young Stevens was living at his mo-
theirs home when he committed the crime,
and although he took the bulk of the
pmnder to his home his mother never
had an intmatiou that anything was
wrong until policeman called to search
her sons room.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
GAVE LOGICAL AND
FORCEFUL ADDRESS

Rev, DIR. A. L. Hutchisou gave logical
aud foreeful address at the meeting OF
the Prohibition alliance last evening, point
ing out the individual responsibility Of
Christian men who vote to legalize the
liqnor traffic. The alliance meets every
Tuesday at o'clock p. m. at W. G. 4. q.
headquarters IN the old Puget Sound uni
versity building, South Ninth and q
street.
DIR. J. Lewis Smith viii speak next
Tuesday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

convicts are in the position of wage earn
ers
and this also:
Lieutenant Kimlirs, serving on board
the battleships Mars, Of the British Chan
mel squadron, has been ordered to return
to Japan. Before leaving his ship he
ratified his bicycle for SIPS, and, with Vice
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford's permis-
sion, signaed to the feet that he would
devote the whole amount to the fun Wis
countess Hayashi israising to aid the wild.
ows and orphans q the japanese killed
in the war"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
SECOND OFFICER
LEFT IN JAPAN

Just as the steamship Hyades WIS ready
to leave Yokohama on the last trip over,
}. G. Bromield second officer. was struck
between the shoulders by sack Of -four
aud 10 badly injured that it was necessary
to send him to the hospital. After a delay
of four hours, the lyades was obliged to
sail without him. He win come over on
the Pleiades, which sailed Oh MAY II
and is expected to arrive here about June
4. While Bronifield was severely injured.
no SERIOUS results are looked for.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

81 would rather undertake to build 1000
miles of railroad than two ships Ameri
can business on the Pacific is hard. We
have to compete with ships of all ma
tions and the regulations imposed put us
at a disadvantage with them we have
been practically forced. out Of business
by this competition"
In regard to sailors on Americans ships.
Mr.. Hill said: "We have very few srII-
ors, even on pleasure yachts. In the Puget
Sound country, for instance, the boarding
house keepers are the heads of the sailors
unions. When we want man, they send
us those who are dead broke and broken
down from excesses instead of competent
sailors"
In conclusion Mr.. Hill said that In
his opinion the only way to build up a
American merchant marine was by an
export bounty or government assistance
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
CAR ESCAPES
DEATH AGAIN

BERLIN, May 25.Ihe Lokal Anzeiger
reports that an attempt to assassinate the
ear was made during his maiesty's recent
trip, the pAAn being to wreck the imperial
train near Krementzchug by tearing up
the rails.
The pilot train sent in advance was
wrecked ten minutes before the ears
train was due on the spot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
STATE BOARD MEETS

The state board of education will meet
in annual session at the office of r. b.
Bryan, state superintendent Of public in
struetion, in Olympia. ON the Dist day
Of June, 1914, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The board of higher education will meet
at the same place at 2 p. m. the same
day.
The examination of applicants for state
papers will commence in parlor Of the
Hotel Olympia at 8 o'clock a. M, june
%, and continue three days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
SLOT MACHINE OWNERS OFFER
$1,000 A MONTH FOR PROTECTION

The owners of 100 money-paying slot
machines in Tacoma have made a propo-
sition to the chief Of police which, if ac-
ccpted, will mean $1,000 in revenue per
month to the city. The slot machines peo-
pie offH TO pay license OF $40 per month
on each machine, providing they are al
lowed TO put in 100 machines and to op-
crate them under police protection.
These slots are unlike the trade ma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
FIRE PROTECTION
IN SIXTH ADDITION

Chief Dietsch of the fire department will
submit a report to the city council TO-
NIGHT in regard to fire protection in the
Sixth addition. Chief Dietsch made an
Investigation of the part Of the city this
week and found that a number Of streets
will have to be improved before they Will
be in condition for fire department run.
nd that more hvdlant~ are needed ~"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
GAMBLER PAYS

The sum of 5000 went into the city's
Golfers this morning from the proprietor
Of local gambling house. "Gus Weeks
is the name placed on the police blotter,
and "disorderly" is the charge against the
gambler.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
BIC CONFLICT IN
FRENCH COUNCIL

PARIS, May 25.-It is reported that at
Tuesdays meeting of the council Of nm
isters conflict arose between Premier
Combes and Foreign Minister Delcasse.
The premier advocated handing passports
to the papal nuncio while Minister Del
easse opposed. No decision was reached,
but the question will probably be re-
opened at the next meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
DELIGHTFUL TRIP

The Ferry museum excursion to Elbe
over the TacoiSa Eastern, the Pierce coun-
ty scenic line next Monday promises 10
be well patronized The Tacoma Eastern
railroad passes two beautiful lakes, fol-
lows the course OF the Nisqually river for
several miles, and passes through the
grandest conyon Of the Cascade noun
tains. IT will be delightful trip and
one well worth taking.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
STEAMER KERR rs
OUT OF THE RACE

Adviees have been received that on May
IL the Robert Kerr came safely out of
the ice at Fort Yukon and is there load
ing with frozen meats, hay aud oats for
Dawson. This cargo should have gone in
last lall, but was caught in the ice, At
Dawson the Kerr will load general mer.
chandise and gold for river points and
St. Michael
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
WILL NOT DIVIDE
SCHOOL DISTRICT

The residents Of Edgewood school dis-
trict gathered at the school house Tues.
day night to discuss the adsisability of
dividing the district and erecting new
school About 25 children, most Of them
small live in the southeast part Of the
district, about three miles IRON the prcs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
DAMAGE SUIT
is IN PROGRESS

The case Of Thorn against the J r.
Steeb Shipping company for damages Is
being continued before Judge Smell today.
Attorneys Ashton and Hayden are con.
ductng the case for the shipping company
aud Judge Harris appears foi the plaintiff.
Several ioremeu were examined hy the
counsel on each side as to the duties Of
hatch tenders and as to their knowledge
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
BOXER TROUBLE
IS THREATENED

HARDIN, May 25.-Missionares here
report that a movement has been started
among the Chinese in the north of Shan
tung province resembling that which pre-
ceded the Boxer uprising
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

CHEFOO, May 25.-Chinese junks con
tinue to arrive here with tales OF varied
assortment as to the alleged movements
of the japanese troops and warships In
the attack upon Port Arthur, but none
is susceptible of ready corroboration.
Heavy firing in the direction of Port
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
SEVEN DROWNED

KIEFF. May 25.-The steamer Gar col
lided with small vessel this morning.
The latter sank, drowning seven persons,
while 300 others had narrow escapes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
PAINTERS GO
ON STRIKE

BOSTON, May 25.-Sixteen hundred
painters and decorators voted today to
strike for an increased scale Of wages and
and eight-hour day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
CHIMES CO TO
fRANSVAAL

HONGKONG, May 25.--Sixteen hun
dred Chinese laborers sailed today for the
Transvaal. This is first importation under
the treaty which was recently signed in
London.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
ANOTHER FIERCE BOMBARDMENT
Of PORT ARTHUR BEGAN TODAY

Arthur is reported, indicating that land
attack is probably being made, as the
japanese feet has not been seen in the
vicinity,
Dalny refugees claim that General
Stoessel has taken all the money from
the Dany and Port Arthur banks, the
depositors being unable to secure cash
for their checks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

CHEFOO. May 25.--Eight japanese bat
thur Tuesday morning.
The bombardment began at II o'clock,
according to French refugees who arrived
here today.
Broadsides were fired at intervals Of 10
minutes, the warships crchng before the
harbor entrance for hours
A japanese attack on Dalny was ex-
pected hourly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

chimes TINT are now running in saloons
and eigar stores and are evidently greater
money makers. as the owners voluntarily
offer to pay double the license charged
for the smaller ones
This is the city's first monthly slot ma
chine payday, and the money has been
coming IN brislSy since morning There
are Just 40 slots running in the city
at present, and for each Of thee the license
is $5 monthly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25
IDE rs HERE

Collector OF ustomr G. w Idle Of pa,s
Townsendd is in Tacoma today on official
business
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

Henry Garretson, Mrs Agnes i. Mont
gomery, j. Lillian Upham, Josephine
Scholes, Mary s. Cowan, G. A. Russell,
Nepha d. Trip, Susanna J. McAIurphy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

TOXIC, May 25.--According to an Off
cial report made public today, 63 non com
missioned officers and 22O blueiackets were
the collision occurred between the cruisers
Kasaga and Yoshino the latter being
sunk.
The government officials are making a
searching investigation as to the cause OF
the accident,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

of the skill and ability Of Mitchell. who
was hatch tender when the accident oc-
CURED. Mr.. Welch, foreman for the ship
ping company, occupied the witness stand
part Of the forenoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

ST. PETERSBURG. May PA private
dispatch received here today from Nladi-
vostok states that Admiral Sllrydloif made
a long excursion Tuesday on board the
cruiser Russian.
ST. PETERSBURG, May pa dis
patch received here today says that the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

PARIS, May 25. The correspondent OF
the Temps at st. Petersburg reports that
General Kuopatkn aas succeeded in cut
ting the communications of the main Jap
anese force under General Kuroki and
the Second division, under General Oku.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

best obtainable intothation is to the et
feet that the Japanese have resumed their
forward movement, though the bulk of the
invading army is stil near Feng Huang
Cheng.
Reports of serious clashes near Kiachou,
on the Lao Tung peninsula, continue In
circulation. The japanese are said to have
been defeated with great losses.
Small parties of Japanese have been
seen to the northeast OF Mukden.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-25

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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
New Dry Cell Battery.

A new German patent relating to gal
yanic batteries of the class which is
composed of series of separate dry
cells has been issued. The improve
ments cover the production of battery
which is capable of being kept In store,
of being transported in an absolutely
dry condition and Of being rendered At
for use at moments notice by the In
PRODUCTION of a suitable liquid into the
separate cells constituting the battery.
The space between the two electrodes of
the cells is filled up with blotting paper
or other suitable material, capable Of
absorbing the electrolyte. When re-
quired for use the covers are removed
from the cells and filled with the blot
ting paper soaked with any convenient
electrolyte, such as ammoniac solution.
The covers are then replaced. and the
batteries are ready for immediate use.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
DANGERS OF CIVILIZATION.
Bashful Young Man Has Streak Of
Hard Luck at His Best
Girls Home.

A young man from Silver Lake
called to spend the evening with a
Castle Rock girl the other night, says
he Castle Rock (Ore.) Advocate. A
storm came up and the girls father
lsked him to remain over night. He
vas bashful young man and the next
morning when he was invited to a seat
1t the table he very reluctantly accept
ed. He was very nervous and agitated.
lie sat opposite the mirror and discov-
cred that he had forgotten to comb his
hair Then he dropped his fork on the
door and as he stopped to pick it up he
upset his coffee. Matters went from bad
to worse until the young man quit eat
ng and put his hands under the table.
The loose end of the tablecloth was ly-
ng in his lap and when he touched 1t
he turned pale. He thought 1t was his
shirt and in his nervous excitement
while dressing he had forgotten to put
the garment inside his trousers. There
was no time to lose. He hurriedly
stuffed the supposed shirt inside his
trousers. Two minutes later when the
family arose from the table there was a
crash. The dishes lay in broken mass
On the floor. The young man pulled
hree feet of the tablecloth out of his
pants and fed through the DOOR He is
now hiding and the girl is looking for
less bashful lover.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
MAKING PRECIOUS STONES.
Chips of the Ruby Turned Into Stones
Of Commercial Size---Are Pro-
nounced Genuine.

Rudolph Oblatt, a chemist and ex-
pert on precious stones, is reported to
have invented process for the fusing
Of particles of ruby, known as ruby
waste, into stones of a commercial
Size. The stones which he has pro-
luced have received considerable at
ention from local biologists and are
pronounced genuine. He selects, says
he New York Commercial, from the
small, rough. genuine ruby particles
whose colors and qualities are prac-
dcally the same. One chip he places
ipon the top of U-shaped platinum
ube. He then applies the heat, which
s concentrated by a special process
md forced upon the ruby with an air
pressure Of 800 pounds. AS the chip is
melted he adds other chips until he
has built up a genuine ruby whose
weight varies from five to ten carats.
The operation requires from one to two
hours.
After the ruby has been produced a
difficult task remains-that of cooling
Of the stone, which is at tremendous
heat. This is accomplished by sci
sntific process which prevents cracking
The ruby is sent to the precious-stone
cutters. where 1t passes exactly
through the same process as stone
from the Burmah mines