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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
The STREETS OF CITY OF TOXIC
FAIRLY TEEN WITH SOLDIERS

Gus as they are, have long since been
filled. The capacity of every house in
the city is known by the military authori-
ties and the men are divided up among
the residents as they can be cared for.
There seems to be no objection to this
on the part of the residents. The bill
letting of a company of soldiers is a very
brief operation and one of the most polite
imaginable. The soldiers present them
selves at the door of the house to which
they are assigned and, with many bows,
present their order. 1t is received with
more bows on the part of the householder.
Then the soldiers bow again, the house
holder bows back, and then they bow
many times together After five minutes
of this politeness, the soldiers remove
their shoes and are shown into the house.
There is no loud talk or roughness and
everything is done in the most approved
Chesterieldian manner.
The entraining of troops is just as
quickly and just as quietly DONE The plat
forms and the streets around the station
where the entraining is done, are cleared
and there are no crowds allowed. There
are no weeping relatives in sight and if
Cuere are any leHuer ledNe Jdklngs, phey
are all completed before the soldiers get
within sight of the trains. Everything is
done in the most methodical manner pos
sible and there is absolutely no confusion.
The men are all quiet and well behaved,
and l have yet to see drunken soldier in
Japan. The discipline of the men is per-
feet and they behave themselves as no
other soldiers in the world behave.
WILL ii. BRILL.
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Russia is now using the Trans-Siberian
railway as was originally intended. Russia
built the eighth wonder of the world
to carry soldiers.
The line is over 5000 miles long. 1t
originally cost 4OO,OOO,OOO, and another
$lOO,OOO,OO has been spent within the last
two years on improvements. There is not
much in the way of engineering. When
hill is approached the track makes
half circle around it. In the course of
my travels from end to end | recall having
passed through only one slight tunnel
Siberia is the land of many rivers, and
from Moscow to Vladivostock there are
30 miles of rivers.
1t is a single line laid with varying de-
grees of excellence. Between Moscow and
Irkutsk | have been able to shave every
morning, but east of the great Lake Baikal
l have been jerked from one end of the
carriage to the other.
The ordinary passenger traffic is now
suspended. The blue frst-class carriages,
the yellow second, the green third and
the gray fourth are all packed with Mus
covite troops fastening to Manchuria
Siberia, which in early summer is a
garden of flowers, is now a region of
snow, The cold is down to 40 degrees be-
low zero. The wind blowing off the
steppes makes the cheek feel as though it
were being stabbed with thousand nee
dies. MI HssT 5a3
1t is lone land with towns hundreds
of miles apart, and then often six or
eight miles from a station But every
verst (three-quarters of a mile) is little
signal hut. Here are stationed good
conduct prisoners. As the train comes
rumbling up a man energies and signals
that the line is clear for a verst. When
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LEGAL NOTICE.
NOTICE TO SCHOOL ELECTORS.

NOTICE TO SCHOOL ELECTORS.
Books Of registration for Tacoma School
District No. 10 are open daily for the
qualified electors from 0 a. m. TO p. m
at the following named places:
Central School Building, &c. 18th and G
Sts., daily;
Edison District - Enger's Hardware
Store, Monday Tuesday, Mich. p, %;
Whitman and Horace Mann Districts
Whitman School Building, Wednesday
Thursday, Mch %, "a;
Hawthorne, Willard, Longfelow and
Sheridan Districts-C II. Plass's Grocery,
Friday, Saturday, Mch. %, 20;
All Districts-lnstitute Week, Mich. 49,
April 2, inc, Rhodes Bros Store;
Sherman Dstrict-Sherman school, Mon.
day, Tuesday, Apr. 4, B.
Lowell and Washington Districts Low.
ell school Wednesday, Thursday, April
o, 2:
Franklin aud Grant Districts Roice's
Drug Store, Friday, Saturday, April 8, o;
Emerson District--Emerson school, Mon.
day, Tuesday, April IL, IL;
Bryant DistFiet-Bryant school, Wednes-
day, Thursday, April 10, IL;
Logan, Lincoln and Irving Districts
Logan school, Friday, Saturday, April IS,
10. G. y. Witty,
Secretary.
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Section 0: That If the amendment here
matter contained shall receive a majority
Of all the votes cast by the qualified cleo
tors voting upon such amendment at said
general city election. April 9th, 1904. it
shall be deemed to be carried and the same
shall become operative and part Of the
City Charter Of the City OF Tacoma within
ten days after aaid election, to-wit, upoa
and after the 10th day of April, 1904; the
City Council shall canvass the returns OF
all votes cast for the said amendment on
the same day that II canvasses the yotes
for the officers voted for at said election
Section 7: That the said amendment
so, as aforesaid, voted upon and adopted
by the City Council Of the City OF Tacoma.
be and it is hereby submitted to the vote
of the qualified electors Of said City at
the general city election to be held in said
city on the 9Th day of April, 1904, for their
adoption or rejection, which said amend
ment is as follows:
AMENDMENT XIX.
To amend Section ZIG, Article II las
amended by amendment No. Ky, 80 90 to
read as follows:
Section ZIG; All elective officers provid.
ed by the charter shall receive In full
compensation for all services Of whatso.
ever kind rendered by them the salaries
following, which shall BIO payable in orders
on the Salary Fund at the end OF each
calendar month:
Mayor, $l700 per annum,
City Treasurer, $500 per annum,
City Controller, $l70O per annum,
Each Councilman, $500 per annum.
The City Council shall fix by ordinances
the salary Of all other officers and EN-.
ployees provided by this charter or that
may be created by ordinance; provided,
that unless such ordinance shall receive
the vote of two-thirds Of all members Of
the City Council said salary shall never
exceed the amounts following:
City Attorney, S2a0000 per annum,
Chief of Fire Department, $4,000 per
annum,
Chief Of Police, $4,000 per annum,
Commissioner Of Public Works, $4,000
per annum,
City Engineer, $4,000 per annum.
ANY other officer or employee, $1200.0g
per annum.
Passed Feb. "a, 1904.
JESSE s. JONES,
President Of City Council.
Attest: r. u. WOODRUFF,
City Clerk.
Approved Feb. 20, 1904.
LOUIS ID. CAMPBELL,
Mayor.
Pub Mar to Apr 4, 1864, inclusive.
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TWO FEATHERS
BESTS PERSON

One of the most interesting wrestlins
matches ever seen in Tacoma took plac,
at Germania hall last night, when Chri.
Person, Of Tacoma, went down to defeat
at the hands of Chief Two Feathers a
Nez Perez Indian, from Montana. the In
dian securing two falls in succession. tn
hrst IN 2S minutes and the second in s.
The match was a splendid contest from
every standpoint. The Indian, while bu
% years of age, is feet Az inches il
height and weighs 300 pounds with hi.
blanket. He Is a mass of bone and sinev
and is man of remarkable strength and
endurance. Although still inexperienced
he Is not slow for a big man, and in time
his manager, Jack O'Neill. of Kalispel
Mont, expects to have a world-beater.
W hen Person agreed to meet the Indian
ON even terms he was unaware of his
proves, but in spite Of the odds agains
HIM the Tacoma man struggled gamelv il
an effort to defeat his opponent. but wa
unable to do so on account of the latter
great strength and weight. Time and
again the Indian lifted Person up like g.
child, but the Tacoma mans superio.
agility and training enabled him to stan,
Oil his opponent for a long time
During the first bout the Indian was
slightly more aggressive than the white
man and after desperate struggle LASTING
almost half an hour he secured a fall b.,
an arm grapevine and back crotch hold
In the second bout Person made a number
OF game attempts to throw the redskin
h11t I14-n To- IL
holds and keep his shoulders off the mat
This bout lasted 10 minutes longer than
the previous one, the Indian securing a
fall with hammer lock and crotch hold
The match was for a side bet Of 500
and 10 per cent of the gate receipts. A. j.
Carroll acted as referee and his decisions
were entirely satisfactory to the large
crowd of spectators present
AT the close of the contest Manager
O'Neill offered to match his protege
against both Person and John Berg, the
well known Bellingham wrestler, who was
present, the Indian to meet both the same
night in five bouts, of which he agrees tc
win three If Person and Berg together
win three falls, they are to take the for
felt. The two white men accepted the
Nil"iNiiSS anu the HtttCu VIII PROBABLY take
place in this city some time before April
Tomorrow night Two Feathers will
contest at Vancouver, B. c., with Frank
Gotch for the championship of America
AT Victoria Saturday night the Indian
agrees to throw ten sailors and five sol.
diers within an hour or lose the match
Last nights preiminaries were good
Chris Mack of Butte. Mont, and Ed Blum
Of Tacoma wrestling a draw. Carl Muehl-
enbeacn and ArcHe stewart, both of Ia
coma, appeared in the second preliminary,
which was won by Muehlenbruch.
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WILL KEEP SALOONS
UNDER SURVEILLANCE

BALLARD, Wash, March 22-Ballard
BUSINESS men are opposed to the licensing
saloons in the residence district. Re
emily an effort has been made to estab
ish saloon in part of the city where
lew factories are being built, and which
vii be populated by workingmen and
heir families. The application of the
)wners was turned down by the council
tter a petition signed by 300 people had
been presented protesting against the
place.
The present police force is not large
'nough to cover any larger district than
q hat to which the saloons are now CON
lned, and it was the sentiment that the
'ouncil should be requested not to grant
my licenses outside that territory, so that
The saloons might be subject to police
surveillance.
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POLITICAL PROGRAM

Tuesday evening = Democratic rally
South Tacoma, Spicer's hall.
Tuesday evening Republican rally, Fifth
ward, Horace Mann school.
Wednesday evening-Republican mass
meeting, Lyceum theater.
Wednesday evening Democratic rally,
Sixth addition engine house.
Thursday evening Republican rally, Old
Town.
Thursday evening - Republican rally,
South Tacoma, Ffty-fourth and Washing
ton streets.
Thursday evening Democratic rally,
Fifth ward, 1901 South Twenty-ffth.
Friday evening Republican rally, Fourth
ward, Raymond hotel.
Friday evening Democratic rally Sew
enth ward, Gilbert hall.
Saturday evening Republican rally,
Seventh ward, Gilbert hall
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SINNaal&I

the train passes, then the man in the next
box can be seen.
SO the signal goes rolling eastward over
the Ural mountains, across the wastes
day after day until the Pacific is reached
have Travelled with Russian troops in
Siberia. Differentiated kinder-hearted
men I never wish to meet. The men,
whenever there is a halt, delight to get
out on the platform, and while one of
their number plays an air, not unusually
on a wheezy accordion, the others sing
and dance.
Whatever a Russian has to do without
he must have tea, and even in time of
war each company carries a samovar or
tea urn. Huge samovars are erected at
the stations, and when train stops the
soldiers rush to fill their pannikins with
the beverage, Then they amuse them
selves with songs and dances until the
train starts.
Every station, great and small has it's
buffet. And when the cold has frozen
ones limbs it is pleasant to seek the
shelter of these refreshment bars-though
usually overheated and impregnated with
an odor that is not appetizing- throw off
oiiC LUIS anu thdN OiIeSell by Jne drink
ing of innumerable cups of the delightful
amber-hued, lemon-fayored Russian tea.
On the train there is much vodka drink
ing, much playing Of cards among the
officers, much hospitality to the stranger.
They overfll his glass with wine-for not
to spill the wine is regarded among Rus
sian officers as proof of niggardliness.
In all the great towns by the way are
huge military establishments The bar
racks at Omsk are as finely equipped as
any we have in England. Bodies oA
troops are also at Irkutsk-the Paris of
Siberia'-as some call it, when abiding
to its friyolity, or the Chicago of ST.
IBERIA" as other people describe it when
referring to the business done.
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tinous Next it is placed on ceramic
slab, rolled out and cut into squares. The
squares are then placed in the sun to dry
and often turned.
When hard as sea-biscuit and greatly
reduced in weight, they can be stored. A
certain number are allowed each day to
the soldier. All he has to do is to break
up square in boiling water and to
add the dried fish. In a few minutes he
has what seems to him delicious thick
soup.
If he cannot procure boiling water he
simply eats his rice cake dry. In the fruit
season he substitutes fruit, when he can
obtain it, for the fish.
The japanese soldier has muscles like
whpcord, is a sure shot, has an eye for
landmarks and a memory for locality. He
can do with three hours sleep out of
the "A, is cleanly, attends to sanitary in
structions and is ardently patriotic.
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NTERuRBAN TIME CARD.

Trains leave Tacoma (corner Eighth and
A streets)-6:l0 a. M, 7:l0 a. M, $40
a. M, 9:l5 a. m. (limited, no stops), 1910
a. m, ll;l0 a. m, 1910 p. M, l:lO p. M,
2:lO p, m, $40 p. M, AIS p m. Omitted,
no stops), $40 p. m, 6:l0 p. M, 7:lO
p. m, 9;1O p M, l1;Oo p. m.
Leave Seattle Corner Occidental avenue
and Yesler way)-7:oO a. m, 500 a. M,
OILS a. m. Limited, no stops, 1000 a. m,
HOO a. M, 1900 m, 100 p. m, 200
p. M, 800 p. M, AIS p. m. Omitted, no
stops, 500 p. m, 600 p. M, 1900 p. m.
800 p. m, 900 p. M, ll;l5 p. m.
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and down the principal thoroughfares, to
give people chance to identify him.
Grin Brown, a well-educated, refined,
stylishly -attired man was caught after a
gun duel in an attempted hold-up. He
declared he had arrived here the same day.
Chief of Police Kohler believed he was re-
sponsble for other hold-ups and determin.
ed to parade him until he told when he ar
rived and where his room was.
Several people on the streets recognized
him and told the officers where and when
they had seen him before. For three days
now Brown has taken these daily strolls,
handcuffed to two big officers and followed
by a gallery of curious ones. But the
police have not found his room yet.
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A WITHERED ARM is
THE KAISER'S CURSE

One of the keenest trials of the German
emperor's life is the helpless condition Of
his left arm, which has been crippled since
his birth 1t is somewhat shorter than
the right arm, and hangs hfelessly at the
kaiser's side. To conceal this bodily de-
feet the kaiser invariably carries his left
hand in his pocket, and in this position
the deformity is invisible.
In view of this defect, it is astonishing
that the kaiser should have been able to
become an expert rife shot. When shoot
ing, he holds his weapon only with the
right hand, obtaining a sure aim in what
appears to the spectator to be an awkward
and helpless position.
In spite of the difficulty of holding a
rifle and aiming with one arm, the kaiser
has, by means of long practice, acquired
a wonderful proficiency. and on shooting
excursions, he almost invariably secures
the biggest bag of the party.
Using his right hand only, the kaiser
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THE LARGEST CLASS
IN THE STATE

twenty-five candidates were given tn.
ank OF page in Commencement lodge No.
Knights of Pythias, last night. This is
ne first instance in the history of that
rider IN the state where so many candi
ates were initiated at one time. The work
vas eXempliiied by Past Chancellor l. T..
richardson. as chancellor; Past Chancel
or ii. 9. Rooms, as vice-chancellor: Pre-
ate VIII Lee and Master of Ceremonies
:. A. Lunan After the ladge adjourned
etreshments were served.
A social dance viii be given by the
nights OF Pythias at Elks' hall on March
0, for which invitations have been issued
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as obtained the same proficiency in all
orts of outdoor sports.
The only time when the deformed left
'rm becomes conspicuous is at military re.
Jews. On such occasions the kaiser has
o carry 1t IN his pocket, although it is
ontrary to German military discipline to
so on the parade ground
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were never suspected, but a few days ago
he was attacked by bulldog at the FL
Paso end of the Rio Grande bridge, and in
turning to give battle dropped small
package from his mouth.
A customs Inspector standing near picked
up the package and found that it consisted
of expensive Mexican drawnwork.
II is now believed that the dog has
been smuggling daily, His owner has been
arrested.
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SMUGGLING DOGS

Ell PASO, Tex, March ia dog fight
has revealed a unique method Of Snug
Cling to the United States customs inspec-
tors here. An intelligent st. Bernard dog,
owned by Mexican, has been crossing and
recrossng the Rio Grande daily for more
than year.
His international visiting procliyities
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POLICE PARACE A
HANDCUFFED CAPTIVE

CLEVELAND, O., March 22.-For the
first time in police annals here prisoner
was ''paraded' yesterday.
10 parade, in police parance, means
TO handcuff a prisoner and march him up
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THE Jap SOLDIERS CARRY
THEIR FOOD WITH THEM

Rice and dried fish are the uniform food
of the japanese army in campaigning
times. This is the way in which the rice
is cooked
1t is boiled until quite thick and glu-
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Republican Ratification Meeting, Lyce-
UNI Theater, Wednesday evening, March
%. Good speaking. Good music. EV-
ERYBODY COME.
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Boat Leaves

n P. Wharf, Tacoma, 935 a. m. and Abs
p. m. Leaves Olympia, a. m. and 1850
p. m.
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Republican Ratification Meeting, Lyce.
UNI Theater, Wednesday evening, March
%. Good speaking. Good music. EV-
ERYBODY COME. $50
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FLY on THE FLYER.

Leaves Seattle-7:30 and 1l:15 a. m;
2:45 and 6;l5 p. m.
Leaves Tacoma-9:25 a. m. and 100.
4:30 and 500 p. m.
Friday-Steamer Flyer or Athlon. Leaves
Tacoma-9:25 a. m; 300 and 500 p. m.
Leaves Seattle-7:30 a. M; 1900 M;
6:l5 p. n.
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RUSSIA BUILT SIBERIAN RAILWAY
FOR JUST SUCH A WAR WITH JAPS

John Foster Fraser, fearless and
siberia tells for the Newspaper Association Of the
that o the difficulties o.
ton over the Iransian railway and how Russia built this railroad
purpose to which it Is being devoted war.Edor
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Steamer
Greyhound

Inc fast steamer Greyhound is nov on the
run from Tacoma to Olympia.
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r. /. ELLIOTT, 1913 Fidelity bldg. phone
Red 1862. Patents guara ntesd at lowest
cost. Send us your ideas. We make maps.
Machine drawings, tracngs, blue prints.
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by seeking he will surely find it.

f--py SCChlllS llS WILL SuIGly lAilu IL.
 He loves money, social position or po- ilitical distinction, or one or all of which he is in hot pursuit. When he realizes that the highest fulfilment of life does not lie in this way he will seek it else- where. To furnish such enlightenment is the aim of the church. If regarded as a spiritual school and it were sought for mutual instruction in the attain ment of holiness, or wholeness of life, the purpose of church attendance would be more fully realized.
 Our regrets are not confined to any one class of the indifferent; all are in cluded. There are many enriched by talent and education who have not yet learned that of such possessions 'it is more blessed to give than to receive. " From such we often hear: ''The church offers nothing to me" Sad, in deed! that the noblest opportunity of life, giving ones personal influence in the attainment of the souls enduring treasures, should be overlooked by persons possessing such resource. Only when willing and eager to impart, car they realize their highest mission and the blessing of their possessions.
 SOLITARY.
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committee at an adjourned meeting to be held on Saturday, May 21.
 It was agreed to meet at the monu- ment Friday morning at nine o'clock to mark the locations for the masonry on which the guns and shells are to be placed
 It was suggested that it would be we'll to give a special invitation to the Womans Relief corps and to provide carriages for them, as It was with them that the movement for soldiers mon- ument had originated, and they had worked for years to accumulate the original fund which had been the nu- cleus to which had been added the town appropriation of three thousand dollars. The suggestion was approved and the matter was referred to the committee on invitations. Captain Smith thought that some part of the Appropriation for the observance of Memorial day could be spared toward the expenses of the dedication.
 It was agreed that invitations be sent | to all the societies in town, and that the children be also invited to join in the march.-Seymour Record
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IN SEYMOUR.
The Soldiers Monument Dedication on
 June il.
SOLITARY.

The Soldiers Monument Dedication on
 June il.
 The committee of arrangements con- sisting of three members of the Grand Army and five other citizens, met in the office of the selectmen last Thurs day evening and commenced arrange ments for the dedication. After dis cussion of the time for the dedication was voted that it be held on Satur- day, June Ii. the services to be in the afternoon, at an hour to be decided upon later.
 Messrs. w. H. H. Wooster and E. Day were appointed to engage c. H. Pine, of Ansonia, if practicable, to de- liver the address. It was suggested that it might be desirable to have two speakers, but the matter was left to the discretion of Messrs Wooster and Day
 It was voted that Captain Smith and Mr Buckley on the behalf of the Grand ArIaX,s and Mr. Burke of the citizens committee, be appointed to arrange for the religious services and report to the
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 craft, and as the men headed for that direction word was sent here to arrest them on landing. Detectives McGrath and Frey and a Milford officer were at Austin's dock as the boat came in and they were immediately placed under arrest. They gave their names as All fred H.Stebbins, Winfield E. Frost, Max F. Kalscmit, William Clark, Geo. Maher. William Zimmerman and Con- rad Bowers.
 Several Holsters were found in the bot tom of the boat and it is. believed that the arrest of these men will clear up the mystery surrounding the pulling of large number of pots during the past two months.
 A big lobster was on exhibition at police headquarters last evening and will be used as an exhibit in the case.