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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-25
GAMBLERS CONE?
MAIL LIST is BIG
Accumulation at the POstoflice
General Delivery Indicates
an Exodus.
IS UNFAILlNG BAROMETER
Card Sharks and BunLO Men, Follow
ing Recent Closing Order,
Under Cover for Present.

Have you noticed the length of the
advertised letter list during the week
or two Just passed?
ON several occasions it has been
nearly half column in length,
which is a most unusual thing
in a city Of this size, where
the dclIcry of mail is reduced to
such system as it is under Post
master H. \ j. Mcdonald. The cas-
uaI observer. even if he did notice
the list. would probably fail to draw
any conclusions from it. But there
is Il reason which few would SuS-
poet
The advertised letter list is good
barometer TO indicate The number Of
strangers in the city and also 10 what
class of people they belong. For in
stance. if there is an thrush of Il
large number of gamblers and
confidence men TO a city for
4 certain period. there Will he
Il marked increase III the uumber Of
letters which have - be advertised.
Md then again il there is a sudden
exodus Of gamblers and sports from
. city. the result is that the adver-
tisod letter list grows 10 a large size
fer a time. The recent exodus of
gamblers from this city following
their being ordered out OF business
is undoubtedly the reason for the
large advertised letter list which has
appeared fer the last TWO weeks.
Either that or they are under cover
for the time being.
t." G;crerui Delivery.
This is how it comes about, When
gamblers and confidence men flock
into q city they have no idea
where they are goug TO stay
and thcir only address is thc general
delivery. They orten neglect to call
for their mail. however. and the re-
sUit is that thr letters which are adj
dressed to them have to be adver-
tisCd. After thcv have boon cyorat-
ms with a fire" rein in city for
time. they settle down and have their
mail sent to wherever they are stay
ing. ana the result Is that the post
Office is not troubled by their mail
acCumUIatin& ANA remaining uncaIIed
for The next thing which happens
to the gambler after being fairly 10
Gated is 70 be @ivcu orders 10 quit
his operations and thcrcupou he
bikes Oft 20 NOW fields CT goes
in hiding. lie Invariably fails
to leave his new address at the
pO&toiiice because tho chances are
that he does not know himself " here
he will end up. Therefore when the
mail cannot be delivered 10 him at
his former address il is hold af tho
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-25

~ he instructed his agent to make an
offer adding $1,000 TO the price that
Smith was willing to pay. He would
have made good and taken the prop
cry. but when he was informed that
smith was still on the wire. as he had
hoped he would be. he stood pat and
left him an opening. Smith, while
temporarily dazed by the band framed
up by his old friend. eventually revived
aud covered the boost.
So now they both claim to be sat
iSfiCd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-25

Continued From Pax" F"ur)
Zones vas sold thc place at ~. price
made by Smith.
\ year rolled around Smith had his
eye on another fine corner The fam
lily owning it had removed from the
city also. Smith had about satisfied
himself that he could secure the place
mt bargain that would cause surprise
among his neighbOrs when they were
appraised of the sacrifice figure that he
got it for. He was operating quietly
lie made an offer Of $1,000.
Jones had been Keeping his ear TO
The ground and was acquainted with
every move that Smith was making
Jones Saw his agent and found that
it was All open game and tha. lie could
take hand if ne chose TO. According
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-25

veterans attended. Perfect weather
brought out 10000 people. Troop
ID, Second cavalry. carried off tho
h0nors in the saddle drill Battery
Z of the 9th field artillery took first
prize in the gun race, crossing the
tape in 1:UI. Battery +, 5th artiI-
Icry, won second horors. The tour
nament viii close tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-25

ply such information as Hubbard may
desire.
Il think best not to make a state
mcnt after my conference with Peary."
said Hubbard. 'as it is a matter which
officers OF the Peary Arctic club should
pass upon I'll call Il meeting OF the
officers shortly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-25
BALDWIN AiRSHIP BREAKS
BcsCcndo at Army Tournament When
the Ruddcr Fails.

nes Moines, Iowa, Sept. 25.--After
an accident 20 its rudder while cir
cling Camp Corse yesterday. the
Baldwin dirigible airship was forced
to descend and effect repairs. The
aiIship made a beautiful fight late
in the afternoon.
This was old soldiers day at the
army tournament and hundreds of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-25
TEXAS TO SELL Oil PLANTS
New Action Taken to Drive Trust
From State.

Austin. Texas, Sept. 23-.An order
WAS issued Yesterday afternoon by
Judge {. A. Wilcox, of the 26th dis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-25
TALES TOLD ABOUT TOWN

Continued From Page rourJ
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-11-25

Accident Insurance now on the market. Excellent opportunity for wide awake agents. Refer ences required. For full particu- lars write the Arkansas Mutual Life Insurance Company, Hope, Ark.
 Will winter your stock cheap. 700 acre pasture and cane-brake. Plenty hay.
 l.. B. Roberts,
 Blevins, Ark. The Prescott Ice < Milling Co. will run their gin only on We'd nesday, Thursday anu Friday of each week.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-11-25
AGENTS WANTED

A good live responsible man in every town and community to sell the best Life, Health and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
JOSHUA KLEIN TO
BE SENTENCED
TOMORROW

Josua Klein will receive his
sentence tomorrow morning, ac-
cording to a statement made by
Judge Easterday of the criminal
department of the superior court
today. In explanation of his
statements yesterday afternoon
the court. says that the verdict
of the jury will stand as 1t was
originally made, but that the SEN
tence will be made as though the
case were that of plain assault.
According to this explanation,
Klein will not escape with a fine,
but will be given a Jail sentence
not exceeding six months. The
verdict of the jury, declaring the
prisoner "guilty or assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to
do bodily harm" is punishable by
a Jail sentence, although the fine
may be added to the six months IL
the court deems 1t necessary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
8 PERISH
IN TEXAS
STORM
Whole Family Extermin.
ated BY Fire Following
Tornado 40 Houses
Wrecked.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
DALLAS, Tex, March
24.-J. d. Welsh, his wife
and five children, and a
farm hand whose name
could not be learned, were
burned to death in the
ruin of their home, which
was wrecked by a tornado
today. The house was at
near here.
Forty houses were de-
stroyed at Slidell and it is
reported that the bank
building was the only
structure to escape the
blast unharmed.
Reports are meagre as
the wires were thrown
down during the storm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
HORSE MEDICINE
CAUSES MANS
ARREST

With the complaint that "Babe"
Simple had entered the sleeping
tent of her son, Charles Williams,
near American lake, and had
poured horse medicine on the bed
clothes and furnishings of the
tent, Mrs. Louise Williams, who
lives near the lake, appeared be-
fore Deputy County Attorney
Ralps Woods late yesterday after
noon and swore out a warrant for
Simple's arrest. ~
Mrs. Williams declared that
Babe" became angry over some
slight argument, dashed into the
tent and seized two large bottles
of horse medicine, which he pro-
ceeded to smear all over the place.
As soon as Simple heard that
the warrant had been issued for
bis arrest, and before Constable
Mohrbacker could apprehend him,
he appeared at the court house
and gave himself up. The case
will be tried in Justice Graham's s
court late this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
n I, WILL
LAY NEW
LINE
President Howard Elliott
Announces New Feeder
for Road in East
End of State.

For the purpose of opening up
the region bordering Moses lake.
in Douglas county, where 100,-
600 acres can be irrigated, the
Northern Pacific railroad will con-
struct a line from Adrian, on the
Great Northern to Paseo, passing
through Othello, on the Milwau-
kee line. This is the announce
ment of President Howard Elliott
of the Northern Pacific, who Is
on the coast for the purpose of
completing the sale of some of the
lands of the company in this
state.
The statement was made to a
Times correspondent today. Pres
tdent Elliott will arrive in Tacoma
tonight or tomorrow morning to
attend to business matters here.
.'This line Will be a very i'm
portant feeder to the Northern
Pacific" said Mr.. Elliott, "for it
will give an outlet to all our
wheat tonnage from the Big Bend
country instead of sending it back
to Cheney or over the mountains
by transfer to the Great North
ern. BY connecting with the
North Bank road at Pasco, we
have almost a water level haul
from the wheat country
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
Gets OFF WITH
LIGHT FINE

John Kristenson, alias Brodine,
the young man who was arrested
several weeks ago in the Lansing
hotel on the charge of having
burglarized some of the rooms,
was released from the county jail
today after pleading guilty to
petit larceny. and paying his fine
of $50, and left for Seattle with
a friend.
Thomas Shanks, who captured
in the hotel, was ready
to swear in court that he had
found stolen articles upon the
young mans person and that he
Kristenson in the act of
bureau drawer. The
case was so strong against the boy
that the police were highly indig-
nant today when they learned of
his release.
Captain Fitzgerald telephoned
to the Seattle police that Kristen
son was coming.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
COUNCIL WILL
AcCEDE TO
PEOPLE

The city council will probably
grant the petition of citizens for a
special election for the choosing
of freeholders to revise the char
ter so the commission plan OF
government may be inaugurated.
The election committee will so
recommend at the meeting tonight
: and 1t is not believed that the 9TH
er members will dare oppose the
movement openly.
The petitions have been signed
by hundreds of voters already and
It will be an easy task to secure
signatures of the required one
fourth of the voters to the petit
tions II the council refused to
grant the election. This will then
force the officials to act.
In the meantime the council
will tonight have to vote on the
scheme 1t has Matched UP to kill
the civil service and put the mu-
nicipal service in the hands of
political clique in the council,
headed by the president.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
Girl to Flee With
Her Jap Suitor
SAN FRANCISCO, March "a

SAN FRANCISCO, March "a
Unrestrained by public opinion.
Helen Gladys Emery the young
daughter of Archdeacon John EN-
cry of the Episcopal diocese of
California, aided and abetted by
her mother, is preparing today to
evade the law of the state by mar
rying Gugfro Aoki outside Calf
fornia. according to rumor ex-
tant here today.
Remaining obdurate in the face
OF objections of her father and
her friends, Miss Emery and her
mother are packing their trunks
preparatory to flight from the
jurisdiction of the California
statutes where the girl may be-
come the bride of the Japanese
dishwasher, whose soul, according
to Mrs. Emery. is white. though
his skin Is brown.
at is Christian to object TO
the marriage because of difference
in race" are the quoted words
OF Mrs, Emery. "Christianfty
teaches that all souls ,are white. .
Mrs. Emery's theory as to the
soul color of the Japanese suitor
of her daughter Is not borne out
by the remarks Of Aoki's relatives
and Japanese friends, who are re-
ported to have offered him 1000
TO forsake his plan to marry the
white girl. These friends and
kin declare that Aoki's astral raj
ment Is not spotless; rather that
he is Japanese Don Juan of no
mean reputation. They aver that
he has successfully invaded and
riven the homes OF several Jap
anese gents and that It is not the
first time he has practiced his
wiles on the heart of a Caucasian
girl.
Gunsiro, unheedlng the pleas
of his brother, the Rev. @. Aoki,
who has been asked to resign his
pastorate OF the Japanese mission,
indignantly spurned the proffer-
ed ethou, Of his compatriots and
refused 60 relinquish his claim
to Mies Hmery.
The family of the Emerys, how
ever, Is seriously divided and the
women : continued defInnco Be dia~
approval Mzx Fe6aIf s. <ht br1ol-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
HEAVY
STORM

SAN FRANCISCO, March
PA heavy storm is sweep
ing through Nebraska, Color
ado and Wyoming. All tele-
graph lines are crippled and
communication for several
hours this morning was al
most entirely discontinued.
Denver is isolated and no
wire message can reach Col
oradO points.
The snow is reported to be
unprecedented i'm some parts
Of Wyoming and the storm is
said to be one of the most Sc
we're of the winter through
out Colorado. The loss to
stock in Nebraska and Wyom-
ing Is heavy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
C0SGROvE
GAINING
FAST
Will Probably Return to
Washington From Paso
Robles Before
May /.
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PASO ROBLES, Cal, March "a
Cosgrove of Washing.
ton, has improved SO much In
health that he now takes long
walks and goes for extensive au.
tomobile trips.
He looked SO much better today
when he made his appearance In
the hotel lobby that it is believed
he soon will be able to start fol
Olympia.
There is no doubt that he is
rapidly overcoming the disease
which threatened to end his life
last winter, and it is probable
that he will decide to go north
before May /, which was the date
recently announced for his proba-
BILE assumption of duties as chief
executive of Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24

ing up of the houshold.
Recently Mrs. Emery sent a
message to her son. Charles, ask
ing him. how he viewed the ap-
preaching nuptials of Aoki and
his sister.
The answer w;ls succinct and
to the point. It read:
Dear Mother: You know how
I love a Niger"
The archdeacon still remains
away from the family rooftree at
Corte Madra.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
GILLIES MUST
PAY UP A
FORFEIT

City Attorney Stiles has drawn
up the Gillies subway franchise
but Gillies will not be allowed to
attempt to promote the scheme
under the franchise unless he puts
up $1,000 forfeit to protect the
city In case he fails to get the
proposition launched. 1t also
provides that the company must
pay the city one per cent OF the
gross revenues in case the subway
is built.
Some councilmen who favor gfv-
ing Giilies a better chance to
launch his plan will object to the
provisions that seek TO handicap
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24

NOW IN
JAIL
Web of Evidence Tight.
ems About rlan and
Women Held for
Abduction
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CLEVELAND, o., March 24.---
Upon his arrival here today Willie
Whitla. the Sharon boy who was
kidnapped. identified photographs
of Helen Falkner and j. H. Boyle,
suspects. as the man and woman
who abducted him. The pictures
were shown to him as he allghted
from the train.
When Willie was shown the
pictures of the suspects he said:
Eyes, that's the man. It's Mr..
Jones, all right, but he's got .
new suit of clothes on"
Attorney Whitla, when he saw
the picture, said he knew that the
mans name was Boyle and that
he had lived in Sharon.
The prisoners will be extradit-
ed to Pennsylvania as quickly AZ
possible. It is possible that the
trial. will begin at Sharon on
April 10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
FASHIONABLE
CAFE. R0BBEO

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
HELENA, Mont, March 24.-
Masked robbers entered the fash.
ionable Bon Ton Cafe early to-
day, and, after locking the few
employees, the only occupants OF
the place, in a room, smashed the
cash register with an axe.
The bandits emptied the nights
receipts into their pockets and
fled. A posse is now trailing the
criminals. The amount of money
taken by them is unknown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
MURDER SUSPECT
IN DAN eEROuS
POSITION


(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SPOKANE, March 24.--S. p.
Kline is the name given by the
prisoner held in jail here as q
suspect In the murder mystery
following the death Of j., Saudan-
ski. the Chicago cabinet maker,
whosss body with three bullet
holes in the head, was found on
the reservation near here.
1,he police found deed In
Saudanski's property in the pris-
oner's possession. Kline resign
ed his Job on the morning the
body was found.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
War Veteran Dead.

John o'Connor. 60 years old
died this morning az the home oi
his sister. Miss Nora O'ColAnnr
1623h South street. Mr.. 0scon,
nor was q veteran of the Civil war
having served in company /,
Twenty-fourth Michigan Infantry
He Is survived by two brotherl
and two sisters. The remainz
were taken 20 Gaftneys undor<nIk.
ing parloru and The funeral Kill
te held Friday morning o< T:4f
going ID s., IleQ,s church. NEert
uloGr NIll - - - , 3a11dc1E
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
clTY's SUIT IS ON

The condemnation case OF the
city of Tacoma VS.. James L. sveth-
erby. Anna Belle Wetherby. q. II.
Murray, Picnic y. Murray. Hugh
G. W. !lace, Mildred u. Wallace
and Thomas Carroll was begun Ia
Judge Easterday's court this
morning. The city Is condemnillg
for property needed n street con-
struction In Prescctts Second adj
dition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
TEACHER IS SHOT
DOWN BY HER
FATHER
by United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, March 24.-While
shew as talking to several friends
op a crowded thoroughfare, Anna
Mangano, a school teacher, was
shot and killed by her father who
was prevented from suicide by
persons on the street. The young
woman. was on her way to school
when her father killed her.
IL is said that hrs daughter left
him because of cruel treatment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
REPORT MAKES HIM WEARY.

PORTLAND, Ore, March "a
J. p. O'Brien, who has charge of
the Hartman lines in the Pacific
Northwest, today put a decided
quetus on the persistent report
that he would soon succeed q. q.
Calvin as manager of the Southern
Pacific system.
THAT report makes me weary
said Mr.. O'Brien today. .'It Is de-
cidedly annoying. absolutely un-
true and altogether distasteful."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
TO BEGIN WORK ON
HARBOR EXTENSION

Major g. w. Kutz. United
States engineer, will get busy
at once on the surveys for
the PuyalIup river harbor ex-
tension.
He has notified the cham
Der of commerce here that
he will be in Tacoma for a
meeting with all persons In
terested 1f IL O'Clock, March
81, at which time he will
take up all the questions In
votved In the matter.
The government appro-
priation provided for q pre-
1imfnary survey Of the puy-
Aflup with 3 View to = hax-
Dor extension Of 5000 feet.
oMnnnn0Mmon0o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
MORE MONEY FOR
/ | NlHlI|nOR1H

1ndrew Carnegie and James J..
HUI have given $4,000 to Whit
worth college for an endowment
fund. according to President H. B.
Krbeze. The total endowment
fuKd is now $4,000, and 1t IL ex-
pected to reach the 500. 900 mark
In 3 few months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24

This KIDNAPPING affair incidentally further
the fact that the Times the pictures
first The Times printed the story of the kidnapping last
Thursday the On which it other
the story until the following day. The Times today
prints the first picture of the uchaked of boy Thas
ting the and the pictures first.
happens every day. Times leased
its special picture feature the
and the best maintain ed by Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
Hensatton Expected.

CLEVELAND, o., March 24.-~s
The woman under arrest here on
the charge of having abducted
Billie Whitla, of Sharon, Pa, gave
her name today as Helen Fallxner
and the man who was arrested
with her gave his name as ]. II.
Boyle.
There is still considerable spec
ulation as to the meaning Of tna
woman's remark last night:
"Tnere will be trouble for me
and hell tomorrow In Sharon.
Similarity Of Names.
Before marriage, Mrs. Whftla'n
name was Forkner and the simtl-
arity of the names has caused COM
siderable comment.
The woman under arrest ap-
pears to have been we'll educated
and probably comes from good
family. The police are inclined
to believe that she is prominently
connected in Sharon and that th0
disclosure OF her identity will
bring forth sensation.
Boys Prison.
The police today searched the
Granger apartment, where the
man and woman lived, and report-
ed that in every detail It hts the
description given by Willie or the
place where he was held prisonef@
Find "D0ped'' Candy.
Candy, containing chIoro-
form, was found In the
anartment and the DOHc0 b.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
or for Cleveland.

SHARON, Pa. March 24.-~
Willie Whitla, with his fath6:s
James p. Whitla, and his uncte.F
Frank Buhl, accompanied by Chief
OF Police Grain, left here this
morning for Cleveland WHARF they
will see the man and woman held
there under suspicion OF being the
abductors of the Whitla bow
Willie unquestionably will be abba
to identify the kidnapers II they
have been captured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-24
eAon 3 vbU GOING TO MOVE?

fget to give the Times carrier your new
ing this OF by telephOning the Times of
pr lad. A1733, you will be assured Of mot
Iie copy OF your paper. The Times carrier
the whole city and the suburbs. You can
- delivered to your door. matter where
ut remember to let MS know your new ad-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
Importance Of the Cache.

Men whose business takes them into
the wilds have to be very careful
about their supplies. 1t is of vital ne
cessity that they should be able to OBJ
tain provisions when required, and
that these should not be too far away.
The Canadian dominion government
surveyors, who were running the
fourteenth base line, located cache"
on the Mclean river, a tributary of
the Athabasca. The supplies were
taken in during the winter, when the
swamps were frozen. and placed on a
platform solidly built of logs, about
ten feet above the ground, so as to be
out Of the reach Of bears and other
animals. The depredations of hungry
animals who have destroyed caches"
which their unfortunate makers
thought secure have resulted in more
than one terrible tragedy by starva-
ton in these trackless wilds.-The
Wide World.