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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11

TOLEDO, Ore, Sept. 9.-The
of women's pets is usu-
ally run with dogs, cats and birds.
But Miss Charlotte Beckwith, the
daughter of a prominent local at
torney, has chosen a 10-foot py-
thon, a milk snake, and q four
foot RATHER to entertain her dur
ing leisure moments.
The python and milk snake are
already tanned and she allows
them the freedom of her boulder.
where on chilly evenings it is not
uncommon for members of the
family to find her seated in an
before the fireplace with
the milk snake coiled in her lap
and the big python stretched laz-
lily at her feet enjoying the CRATE
full warmth from the blazing logs.
The education of the rattler,
however, has not advanced far
enough for such liberties. At
present the poisonous reptile is a
prisoner in closely woven wire
cage. There every day the dia-
is given a course of
treatment that tends to make him
become trustful and lose his in
herent fear of humankind" as
Miss Beckwith explains.
The treatment consists of
gently stroking the back and tri-
head of the snake with
kid glove stuffed with cotton and
fitted into a sleeve.
AT first the rattler was afraid
of the glove and struck it repeat
edly," said Miss Beckwith. "tSow
he likes to have his head rubbed,
and in time will lose his fear
entirely and will become as tame
and harmless as my other two
pets. I'll let him out =" III" =.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11

Pierce county loses seven dele
gates by the apportionment of the
congressional committee in the
second district here yesterday,
and instead of 70 out of 23S, she
will have but 60 out of 226.
The deal was put through by a
combination of the small coun-
ties in the district, by which each
county was given six delegates
at large and one to each 200 votes
cast for Cushman, instead of TAX
ing the old plan Of one for each
loo votes straight.
The convention will be held at
Olympia, September 20.
j. NJ. Ashton of Tacoma, e. E.
Beard of Vancouver, Judge A. U.
Harmon of Chehalis, and e. c.
Finch of Aberdeen were all at the
convention. F. l.. Stewart of KEEL
so is also a candidate, and Thurs
ton county yesterday lined up for
DIR. p. H. Carlyon, Charley Clay
pool withdrawing and getting out
VI the race.
BY the new apportionment,
while Pierce county loses seven
votes in the convention, Chehalis,
the home of Finch, loses 10, SO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11

then,' she adds in a matter of
fact way.
Miss Beckwith says she has felt
a strong attraction for snakes
since she was a child.
Some people," she says, think
snakes are 'crawley.' but really l
find them to be like cold ivory
and pleasant to touch"
In addition to a comprehensive
scientific knowledge of reptiles,
Miss Beckwith has a number of
original ideas regarding them
From observation she states that
snakes have individually" aud
personality" and are in many
ways "just like people she
knows" They love and hate and
when treated rightly are charm
ing"
Outside her peculiar love for
her strange pets, Miss Beckwith
lis like any other healthy young
woman. She has acquired none
of the coldbloodedness of her
pets. Her manner is engaging
and friendly and she is a leader
in the social life of Toledo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
Democrats May Not
Nominate Candidate

1t is possible that there will be
no opposition to the republican
candidate for congressman at
the election November 3.
James H. Neil, prominent in
the democratic counsels here, stat
ed today that he doubted If the
democrats would nominate at all
for the special election.
THE district is hopelessly re-
publican, and you cannot get
people to think anything else. No
matter how many times they are
held up and given the worst of it.
they come right back and vote
the ticket again, SO what's the
use?" said Neil.
Z II the democrats do not nomin-
ate 1t is possible the prohibition
lists may get in the race. Walter
F. Mcdowell of Olympia has
been talked of by the prohibition
lists as a candidate for congress.
and if the democrats keep out
and the southwest counties and
Pierce get into squabble over the
republican nominee, the prohib
fellows see chance to step in
and make a showing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
CRAFT FIGHTER
Gets DOSE OF
POISON?
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased wire.)
PTrTSBuRG, Pa, Sept. IL
District Attorney William A..
Blakeley, the prosecutor of Pitts
burg's '0boodling" councilmen, Is
in a precarious condition at the
Allegheny general hospital today
following his attendance at a DO
utlcal picnic. Friends of the mil
lionaire prosecutor claim that he
has been poisoned by members of
the underworld because of his
activity in the wholesale prosecu-
ton of city grafters.
1t il reported that certain inter-
ests have been unusually active IN
smothering the facts surrounding
the district attorneys Illness.
Blakeley has sent some of the
city's most prominent bankers and
politicians to jail and as other
"boodling cases are soon to be
brought to trial It Is intimated
that friends of the accused men
have attempted to get the distri It
attorney out of the way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
HIT ON HEAD
WITH Stone;
ASKS $4,000

Henry Mosebach, farmer of
Long Branch, wants $4,000 dam
ages because his neighbor, Joseph
Brooks, threw a large stone at
him on April 2, last, which struck
him on the head, inflicting a Sc
we're wound.
The trouble occurred at Nose
bach's farm after the men had
exchanged uncomplimentary re-
marks about each other among
their neighbors. Mosebach al
leges that Brooks came to his
place and engaged in an argu-
ment with his wife. When he
attempted to interfere, he de-
clares, Brooks picked up the stone
and hurled it at his head.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
SMALL COUNTIES
FORM A COMBINE
AGAINST PIERCE

Ashton is well satisfied. Ashton
will have to get 81 to win, how
ever, out of 1853, instead of so out
of 16S, as the old apportionment
would have made it.
b. w. Coiner, the committee
man from Pierce, protested
against changing the apportion-
ment, but the deal had apparent
ly all been fixed, and it went
through.
The committee voted that coun-
ty committees may either person
ally select the delegates to the
district convention or hold a
convention. AS this county vot-
ed to allow the successful candi-
date to name the men, Mr.. Ash
ton will be asked to do 1t, and
the county committee will then
ratify his choice.
1t was apparent in the district
meeting that the smaller coun-
ties in the southwest are inclined
to get together against Pierce
county, and it will probably take
some clever work in the conven-
tion to line things up right and
land the congressman for Taco
ma again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
REPLICA OF FAMOUS SHIP,
THE MAYFLOWER, SAILS
INTO A.-Y.-P. HARBOR To-
DAY-IT'S NEW ENGLAND
DAY.
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Sept. 1.-THE re-
enacting of the scene of the land
ing of the Pilgrims from a real
"Mayfiower" this morning mark
ed the beginning of New England
day at the exposition and afford
ed a pleasing spectacle.
The Mayfower carried e1O2
members of the local New Eng
land club, which, as nearly as can
be ascertained, was the exact
number which landed on the bleak
and rockbound coast 2S9 years
ago.
Dressed in the old Puritan fash
ion, they sailed up Lake Union
on the ship which is a reproduc-
tion of the original Mayfiower.
The vessel, sailing under her
own canvas, came to anchor off
the foot of the Pay Streak and
the Puritans disembarked in small
boats. They were met at the
shore after landing on plymouth
rock" by band of Indians, one
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
20 MEN To GUARD
THE PRESIDENT
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. IL,
Chief of Police Dishman today
announced tentative plans for
guarding President Taft from the
moment he arrives in Los Angeles,
October II, until he leaves for in
terror Southern California towns.
A special guard of 20 Pinkerton
detectives, according to Dishman,
will meet the chief executive when
he arrives and will accompany
him every minute of the time he
is in the city.
mo one will be permitted to
shake the presidents hand or lay
hands on him in any manner,
said Dishman today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
MURDERER MEETS
FATHER; REFUSES
TO GREET HIM

who have been near Newcomb
since he was first arrested stated
yesterday that they were convine-
ed that he was making a play at
insanity to help his case when he
comes up for trial September %.
The father, almost broken-heart-
ed, stated that he would return
to his home in Massachusetts, and
would not be present at the trial.
Deputy Prosecutor Burmeister
states that he will probably ask a
change of venue on the grounds
that Judge yesterday is opposed
TO capital punishment for any
crime. Mrs. Kvalshaug was be-
fore the court yesterday and her
trial set for October IS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
WAR VETERANS OFF
TO SEE THE FAIR

Resolutions of appreciation for
the courtesies extended by the
city and people of Tacoma were
adopted by the convention before
adjournment.
Women Adopt Mascot.
The closing session of the
Women's auxiliary was marked
with music and special social rea-
lures and the adoption of little
Margaret Eleanor Fait, a Spokane
baby, by he order as mascot ior
the state of Washington.
Following the adjournment, the
Massachusetts, ladies were ban
quoted by Tacoma Massachusetts,
people at the Tacoma hotel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
ADJOURN NATIONAL CONVEN-
TON AFTER SELECTING
DENVER AS NEXT MEETING
PLACE.

The national meeting s OF Span
ish-American War Veterans and
the Ladies' Auxiliary to that or
der closed last night, after elect
ing officers and selecting Denver
as the meeting place for next
year, and today all hands left for
Seattle to take in the exposition.
The delegates voted to drop the
word United" from the title of
the organization, making 1t simply
"Spanish-American War Vetsr-
ans"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
Light Bills Due.

There remain but three days
more to pay water and light bills
without a penalty, and about half
the entire number of bills are
still left at the city treasurer's
office. 1t looks as If a lot of
citizens will be mulcted with the
penalty this month. unless there
is an awful rush next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
1000 0DDFELlOWS
TO TAKE IN FAIR
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.
NORTH YAKIMA, Sept. IL
One thousand Odd Fellows from
eastern cities will stay over a day
in this city on their way to the
annual conclave at Seattle.
Plans for their entertainment here
on Sept. II have been made. In
the party will be sovereign grand
lodge dignitaries from Great
Britain, Canada, Sweden and Dem
mark. Automobile trips and a
banquet will be. features of the
entertain ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
ESTATE
WORTH $70,266

The appraisers of the estate of
the late Col. Clinton P. Ferry
made their report in the superior
court yesterday, stating that the
total value of the estate is $780,
266, of which $51,450 is real
nStntn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
CHARLES F. NBWCONIB WON'T
RECOGNIZES PARENT WHOM
HE HAD NOT SEEN FOR SIN
YEARS.

When brought before his faith
er, whom he had not seen for six
years, Charles F. Newcomb, con-
fessed murderer of Martin Kval-
shaug, refused to recognize the
old man and turned away with q
seowl. The father, w. ]. New
comb, lives at South Bedford,
Mass, and came to Tacoma yes
terday for the express purpose of
seeing his son and to cheer him
as much as possible.
The jailer and other officials
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
PILGRIMS AGAIN .lAN0'

hundred in number.
After a pow-wow the procession
marched through the fair grounds
to the Puritan inn, where an old
fashioned New England dinner
was served.
Formal exercises were held IN
the Auditorium. A reception and
grand ball will be held in the
Washington state building this
evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
Rather Quick.

From Tacoma to Seattle via
steamer Flyer. Five round trips
daily. Actual time each way one
hour and thirty minutes. Leaves
Tacoma s:36 .. M. 12:15, s:56,
1880 and III p. m. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
HERE TO TAKE
CHAIR At THE
VARSITY

Rupert Eicholzer of Minneap-
oils, who has been elected to fill
the chair of modern, languages at
the University of Puget Sound,
arrived in Tacoma yesterday and
is preparing to take up his new
duties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11
Ihin?Pde?

All run down, easily tired, thin, pale,
nervous7 And do not know what to
take2 Then 60 direct to your doctor.
Ask his opinion Of Ayers non-slco-
holic Sarsaparilla. No alcohol. No
stimulation. A blood purifier, a nerve
tonic, a strong Alternative, an aid to
digestion, makes the blood rich.
Consult your doctor freely about medical mat
tors. He knoos. Trust him. Do as he says,
Foiiow his odcice at all times. yY;c; Aver Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-11

st. Jeans Orchestra for good
dance music. M. 1890, A4390. So
The Washington times., 1909-03-09
COLLEGE ATHLETES
IN GOTHAM GAMES
Princeton and Yale Lead
Scholastic Entries in
Club Carnival.

NEW YORK March 9.-With teams OF
thirty athletes entered from both
Princeton and Yale, the indoor meet OF
the New York Athletic Club at Madison
SQUARE Garden. next Tuesday night, VIII
take on an intercollegiate aspect. par
ticularly as representatives will be on
hand from Harvard, Dartmouth, Column
bia, Carlisle, and several other colleges
Among the prominent entries just re-
ceived from Yale are those of Splitter,
the long-distance runner, who viii ap-
pear in the 1GO0-yard invitation race
and the one-mile handicap; Cooney, IN
the shot-put and weight-throwing;
Carey, In the 70-yard dash, and Kiryas-
soft, Vitas, and Baird, in several Of
tire track events. The last three men,
with Splitter, made up Yale's winning
relay team in the rwo-mile run against
the University of Pennsylvania and
Cornell in the recent Columbia games,
Among the leading Princeton men viii
be Gamble, Deehorn. Black, Sawyer,
Granger, and Martin in the spTints:
Frantz, Whitley, Bassett, Laird and
Congo in the half-mile and 1.O00-yaTd
run; MCGEE, Chapman. and Porter in
the mile; Bredemus, the au-around
champion; Vein, the indoor champion,
and Bennett and Moore in the pole
vault TalcOtt, in the high jump:
Dwight Purnsted. and Turner. in the
Toward high hurdle race
The Washington times., 1909-03-09
BOWLING OF WARD
TOURNEY FEATURE
Another Chicagoan FORCES
to the Front in Pitts
burg Event.

PITTSBURG. Pa, March 9-Today' s
score in the ninth annual tournament of
the American Bowling Congress shows
another Chicago tenpin artist in the
lead, Daniel Wards phenomenal work
last night lifting the high individual
mark to 627.
In the twO-men events. five new
names appear among the leaders, two
Pittsblrg teams. one from washington,
Pa, and one from Chicago. taking
fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh places
respectively in the roll OF honor. The
Plaza team of Baltimore broke into the
honor roll when its team, captained by
William Swiger, captured fourth place
in the five-men events Tonight the
Cincinnati delegation will reach the
city. Two hundred and fifty people Will
he in the crowd. consisting OF the va
rious members of the teams and large
squad OF rooters for each
The leaders in the several events fol-
low:
Five-men teams-Lpmans. Chicago.
1852; Klondike. Toledo, 2.7s6; Blue Rib
bon, Buffalo, 2,7S9; Plaza. Baltimore.
2,7Z5; Webers, Toledo, 2.6S6.
TNo-men teams-McQuown and Seng.
Braddock. l,1T9; DAILY and Mccormick,
Toledo. 1,161; T. Schindehutt and Frank
enberry. McKees Rocks. 1.159: Swift
and Mcpherson, Pittsburg, LAO; Sugre
1ndividual-Dan Ward, Chicago. So
Lebner, Pittsburg. 615; II. @. LitHer,
PittsOurg, 601; John Locks, BraddOck,
5H, {. ". Cattley, Pittsburg, 596
The Washington times., 1909-03-09
ATHLETICS ON WAY
TO ORLEANS CAMP
Party Will Number Fifty
When They Assemble at
Training Quarters.
BY HORACE S. FOGEL.

PIIISBURG, Pa, March 9.-'The Ath-
ietic baseball club special. en- route 70
New Orleans, carrying Connie Mack $
baseball party of Philadelphia -Alueri-
cans, arrived here on time this morn
ing. The train is made up of two Pull
man sleepers and a diner
The party was made up of Manager
Mack, Business Manager John 5hibe
Director Samuel Fl. Jones, Sam Erwin,
manager Of the -'Yanigans;" Trainer
Martin LAWYER. Catchers Thomas, Pow
eTs, Lapp. and Kocher, Pitchers Plank.
Nickers, Bender. Flater, Files, and
Salve, Infelders Davis, Murphy,
Nichols, Eddie Collins, McInnes, Baker.
and Barry, Outfielders Hartsel, Strunk,
Oldring. and Hoffman.
Pitcher KrHuSe and Outfelder Mite
mueller VIII so direct from their homes
in California TO New orleans, as VIII
Outfielder Jackson and General Utility
Player Barr both of whom live in the
South. Catcher Bert Blue will meet
the team which leaves here tonight at
Cincinnati tomorrow
Pitchers Dygert, Coombs, Schlitzer,
and Showers will await the arrival Of
the Athletics at New Orleans on We'd
nesday. Dygert and Schlitzer have been
at New Orleans all winter. Coombs and
Showers went down there several weeks
ago
There VIII be nearly fifty in Connie
Nack's party, after they all get to-
eether at New Orleans. where the Ath-
letics will be quartered at Hotel Dene-
chand-
The Washington times., 1909-03-09
GEORGETOWN FACES
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
Prep Diamond Scene of Ac-
tivity in First Regular
Practice.
lNFIELD STRONG,
EXCEPTING SHORT
Pitching Staff Has Full Roster of
Youngsters, Who Show
Rare Promise.

At this stage OF the baseball season
when the college aggregations are fall
ing into line for outdoor work. manv
local sport followers are asking the
question. is the Georgetown team as
good as il was last season.
To those who were on hand to wit
ness the first practice Of all the can
dhdates the answer is strongly III the
affirmative
The condition of the varsity field made
the Prep diamond the scene of activities.
The large campus being fairly covered
with those candidates who viii strive
10 retain the prestige gained on the
diamond by last seasons nine. With
the exception OF CantweH and Mont
Somery nearly all Of the experienced
players reported for work After a
half hours limbering up practice and q
prolonged batting bee. the tossers were
sent around the track for several laps.
and then turned over TO the tender
merciAs Of Tacks. the dusky heavy
weight kink remover always found on
the blue and gray athletic lists
While the absence of Smith. the for
Iner captain, and Diamond, who per-
formed c-editably in the box in last
little extent in the early part Of the
schedule, it now looks as If the George
Town squad, when il gets under wsv
VIII surpass the aggregation which
with record precisely similar 10 the
one made by Princeton. was picked by
many critics as the best college aggre-
cation in the East last year
With seven regulars on hand and last
years utility man, Larry Smith. and
The largest and most promising crew
or new material which has renorfed "a
Georgetown captain for many years
ana the same coach who wOrkeS Won
ders with the team last year. it is hard
10 figure how the squad can lose out.
georgetown has one of the strongest
pitching STATS that ever wore the blue
and gray, Is wei fortified for infelders
with the exception OF a shortstop. AID
has two capable Outfielders who have
had experience in college baseball Add
10 this the overflow Of proved fast
tossers who are out for the team for
the first time this season and YOU have
the nine that will represent the west
end university when the season begins
on March p.
HARRY NJ. DODD.
The Washington times., 1909-03-09
PRESS AGENTS VIE
IN MERRY WARP ARE
Manager Thinks Dorando
Can SurpasS Showing of
Johnny Hayes.

Now YORK, March s-Harry. Pollok.
manager Of Dorando Pietri. the pluckv
Italian Marathon runner, does not thipl,
Johnny Hayes has much of a chance to
peat his protese and laughs at a re-
cent workout by Hayes.
see by the papers that Charley
Harvey, Johnny Hayes manager, Is
making big hurrah and throwing all
sorts Of bouquets at Hayes because or
the fact that the latter ran around
Central Park Sunday morning in 3
minutes and 81 seconds. If Johnny
hayes IS basfng his hopes of defeating
Dorando when he meets him in Madi-
son Square Garden next Monday night
over the Marathon distance upon a
workout OF that kind he has not a
chance in the world.
Granting even that the going be-
tween snow and mud, was pretty bad.
1 would be willing to bet Mr.. Harvey
as much as he likes that Dorando can
make that time look sick Harvey
states that the distance is six and one
eighth miles. that makes an average
OF about minutes and % seconds 10
the mile With the long stretches on
each side Of the park, any athlete who
really calls himself runner should be
able TO beat that time very handily.
You viii nave to show something bet
ter nan that, Charles J., before voIIr
chan. piOn can scare the hackers of the
little Italian
Thus the merry press agents war one
on the other.
The Washington times., 1909-03-09
HAUGHTON TO COACH
AT HARVARD AGAIN
Services of Football Instructor
Will Be Retained the
Coming Season.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March S.-All
dor bt as 10 whether Harvard foot
ball team will have the services of
Percy ID. HaugtOn, coach Of the eleven
which vanquished Yale last year after
six successive defeats. was set aside
today when the athletic committee
announced his appointment and ac-
ceptance as coach during the coming
season. Coach Haughton viii again
serve without compensation.
The Harvard freshmen football
team will meet the freshman eleven
Of Yale and Princeton. the team 5
schedule having been ratified today.
Yale VIII play at Cambridge on No
VEN beT Is, and Princeton AT Prince ton
on date as vet undetermined. This
will be the teams first game with
the Princeton freshmen.
The Washington times., 1909-03-09
.OUGAf SIGNS UP
FOR UMPIRE JOB
Makes Third Member of
Printers Nine to Join
Fast Company.

Members OF the Columbia TypoSraph-
zeal Union, No. 10f. and players OF the
Washington printers' baseball team.
viii learn with pleasure that Little"
Johnny Dusan. Of the Cincinnati print
res team, which participated in the
printers baseball tournament in New
York last September. has signed con
tract 10 become an umpire in the West
ern League AT salary Of 500 a month.
DuS2n- has had considerable expert
eHce IN handling the indicator in and
@fotiho cincinnati during the past few
lars. ana Is player himself OF no
lhe-.Ii aDlIlIy- DuGan PLAYED third base
IOF the Cincinnati club last year. Tie
success or the Printers Baseball
league OF TINS country, which viii hold
tournament each year in some city
represented in the league. is largely due
10 Dugan s individual efforts Besides
putting team in the field Tor Cincln-
h2tl, ne advertised the undertaking Px-
tepSlVely IN the Typographical Journal
ana succeeded IN getting the printers
from all over the country interested in
The signing of Dugan as an uupire in
the Western League makes the third
man from the Printers League to grad
tate into fast company the first wear
o. It's existence, the other two helm
First Baseman Barry and ShortstoO
LonerSen, OF the champion Boston club.
who were signed by the New York
americans on the recommendation or
arthur Irwin In the practice games
OF the Yankees at Macon, Ca both
these youngsters have shown up well.
out Ter lack OF experience StalIings will
probably turn them over TO the Atlantic
League.