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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15
Plea FOR
NATION s
YOUNG
President Sends Special
Message to Congress
on Care of Depend
ent Children.
(By United Press Leased Wire.) }

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10.
Recommending legislation IN
behalf of the nations dependent
children, which, he believes, pre-
sent one of the greatest problems
Of today, President Roosevelt to-
day sent a special message to con-
gress. The proceedings and f1nd-
ings of the recent national con-
ference on the care of dependent
children are made a part of the
message, and are presented IN
such form as to give highly i'm
portant setting to the question IN
hand.
The president says that he
deems the laws recommended not
only important for the welfare OF
the children Immediately concern
ed but for the future welfare of
the nation, II its high moral
standing is to be maintained.
The most salient features of the
message follow:
On January 1926, 1909. there
assembled in this city, on my in
Ivitation, a conference on the care
of dependent children. To this
conference there came from near
ly every State in the Union men
and women actively engaged in
the care of dependent children,
and they represented all the lead
ing religious bodies.
"The subject considered is one
|of high Importance to the we'll
being of the nation. The census
bureau reported in 1904 that there
were in orphanages and children'sI
homes about $4,000 dependent
children. There are probably 50,-
900 more (the precise number
never having been ascertained)
in private homes, either on board
or in adopted homes provided by
the generosity of foster parents.
In addition to these there were
1000 children in institutions for
Juvenile delinquents.
Nations Interests Involved.
Each of these children repre-
Isents either a potential addition to
the productive capacity and the
enlightened citizenship of the
nation, or, If allowed to suffer
from neglect, a potential addition
to the destructive forces of the
community. The ranks of crimi-
nails and other enemies of society
are recruited in an altogether un-
due proportion from children be-
lreft of their natural homes and
left without sufficient care. The
interests of the nation are in
volved in the welfare of this
lrmy Of children no less than in
Jour great material affairs.
Keynote of Conference.
"The keynote of the conference
was expressed in these words:
Home life is the highest and
finest products of civilization.
Children should not be deprived of
it except for urgent and compell-
ing reasons ;,
Surely poverty alone should
not disrupt the home. Parents Of
good character suffering from
temporary misfortune, and above
all deserving mothers fairly well
able to work but deprived of the
support of the normal breadwin-
ner, should be given such aid as
to maintain suitable homes for
the rearing of their children. The
widowed or deserted mother, II q
good woman, willing to work and
to do her best, should ordinarily
be helped in such fashion as will
enable her to bring up her chill
dren herself in their natural home.
Children from unfit homes, and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15
BILL TAFT LADY WEIGHS
JUST TWO POUNDS-FACE
AS BIG AS BISCUIT.
(By United Press Leased wire. J

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PODUCH, KY. Feb. Is. -
Learning that their youngest child
which weighs just two pounds, is
probably the smallest baby In the
world, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. p. Lady Of
this city, today decided to name
the mite after the president-elect.
At birth "Bill Taft" Lady was
IL inches long and weighed 20
ounces. but Was perfectly formed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15
ON
WRAPPED
BREAD.
WOMEN MAKING DETERMINED
FIGHT FOR CLEAN FOOD.
DOGS TO BE BARRED FROM
ALL MARKETS.

Dogs will have to stay out of Ta-
coma grocery stores and markets
where foOdstuffs are sold when
the new ordinance Is passed by the
council. The health and hospital
committee today Incorporated an
anti-canine section In the new
law.
Women Want Bread Wrapped.
The women of the city were
considerably wrought up over the
action of the committee In last
week eliminating the section OF
the ordinance providing that all
bread must be wrapped at the
bakery to prevent 1t from becom-
ing contaminated and they de-
scended in force on the committee
at the city hall this morning.
| Eighteen women, representing
over 1900 members in the prom
inent women's clubs, were on hand
and they gave unanimous and
emphatic testimony In favor of the
wrapping of bread, and all bakery
supplies that must be delivered t0
groceries.
Mrs. o. G.. Ellis, president or
the Pure Food Council OF Wom-
en-, led the battle.
She was ably supported on the
floor by a dozen or more who told
some very unpleasant facts con-
cerning the present methods OF
delivering bread In Tacoma.
How Bread Is Contaminated.
Incidents were given of bread
falling in the street and then be-
ing carried into the house. One
woman said she saw a driver blow
his nose with his fingers and then
pick up the bread and carry Il
into a grocery. They demanded
that the bread be wrapped or pro-
tected at the bakery so dirt and
flies cannot get to 1t in its jour-
ney to the consumer.
Doctors Agree.
The doctors Of the city stood
by the women to a man. DR..
Yocom, former health offfcefci
said 1t certainly was importau&
that the bakery supplies should be9
wrapped. DR.. Love seconded his
statement. DR.. Sargentich, pres
ent health officer, declared It was !.
necessary to protect little chill
dren.
"The children eat brs all the
time and we ought to protect
them. They are getting diseases
every day from contam3nate6
foods. 1t is easy for the child 70
get serious diseases / cannot me-
tion here from food handled "
drivers who might be AFFLICTED.
We ought to protect the children.
They are especially susceptible 70
everything" said the health of
ficer.
Committee Split.
The committee stood two to two;
on the proposition of putting tho
wrapping of bakery supplies n
the ordinance and another light
will be made to get it in before the
judiciary committee.
The ordinance without this pro-
vision will be recommended 70
the council Wednesday night and
will then go to the Judiciary conn
mittee for another hearing next
week. 1t will provide q regular
food Inspector who will keop an
eye on all foodstuffs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 15.-
William ]. Lemp, the millionaire
brewer, underwent cross-examina-
tion today In the Lemps' counter
suits for divorce and withstood
the ordeal with composure. Lernp
denied the charges made by his
wife.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15
Rem EN- Der
THE Maine
You had better clean up.
Health Officer Sargentich

You had better clean up.
Health Officer Sargentich
has started out his argus
eyed sanitary inspectors and
a general spring cleaning Is
to be inaugurated in Tacoma.
Any who do not clean up
their places but allow old
rubbish heaps to accumulate
will be brought into court.
"There will be some ar
rests now in a few days."
said DR.. Sargentich today.
I'VE are going to insist on
the people cleaning up"
The cleanup campaign
will include a continuation of
the rat catching and also
preventive measures to avoid
fees this summer. Flies
} breed in stable refuse and all Z
stables must be cleaned and
kept clean and no piles of
refuse allowed to accum-
} ulate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15
KNOX BILL
PASSED
(BULLETIN.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, w. c., Feb. 10.
a special rule providing
for reconsideration of the vote,
the bill enabling Senator Knox to
take his place as secretary of state
in the cabinet of President Taft,
passed this afternoon by a vote or
147 ayes to 120 noes.
Earlier in the day the measure
had been defeated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15
80 LIVES
ARE EL0ST

ALGIERS, Feb. 15.-Thirty
lives were lost when an unknown
sailing vessel rammed the Belgian
steamship Australia during a
storm near Alboran island in the
Mediterranean sea 100 miles from
Gibraltar last Friday, according
to word received here today.
Both vessels foundered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15
BOY HOLDUP SENT
TO REFORM
SCHOOL

James Taylor, q 19-year-old
hold-up, was sentenced last Satur-
day afternoon by Judge Easterday
of the superior court. to the re-
formatory, where he with remain
until he is 81 years old. Taylor
pleaded guilty to holding up Ia
CONAN and taking $1.40 from him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15
STIRLING DIVORCE
TRIALS End

(By United Press Leased Wire.,
EDINBURG, Feb. 15.--
The counter divorce trials Of
Clara Elizabeth Stirling ana
her husband, which have
stirred society In the British
isles, were concluded today.
Lord Guthrie. who presided,
reserved Judgment. ..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15
ANTI-vACC1NATIoN
SOCIETY no MEET

The ADMINISTRATION society
will hold It's regular meeting In
room sal, Provident Building. to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15
FAMOUS HOTEL
TO Be CLOSED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The Audi
torium hotel, the most famous
in the Middle West, will
pass out of existence September
80 of the present year, according
to the statement made by Mana
ger w. S. Shaffer today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15

BANK CLEARINGs.
Clearings. $962,132; balances,
$41,992.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-15

Continued on Page Three.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
LOCOMOTIVE SPARK
BURNS so ACRES BARLEY

Waitsburg, Wash Especial. 1.-The
most destructive fire reported thus
far in this vicinity since harvest COM
menced, destroyed over so acres of
barley near Menoken on the o. r. &
N. railroad yesterday Locomotive
sparks are thought to have started
the blaze, which burned 40 acres be-
longing to Mrs, Carrie Wright and
tenanted by ]. w. Green and ten
acres owned by Reid Jonas before the
fire was finally controlled. The loss
Is estimated at $4,000 and is about
three-fourths covered by insurance.
Passengers and train men Joined
with harvest hands in fighting fire
when the fire was discovered. Only
desperate fighting with grain sacks
soaked with water and the turning of
furrows around the burning area pre-
vented the burning of several hun
dred acres of the finest grain in Co
lumbia county.
All trains on the main lines have
been supplied, 1t is reported, with firo
watchers who are stationed on the
rear platforms to watch for fires.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
LOW NECK GOWNS ARE
BARRED BY THE POPE

Chicago, Aug. "A special cable
to the Daily News from Rome says:
Much comment has been caused by
the pope's decision that women are
not to be seated with the men on the
tribune on the occasion of the solemn
ceremony in the Slstine chapel Mon
day when the sixth anniversary of the
pontiffs coronation will be celebrat-
ed.
The pope has also given orders that
no woman in decollette dress is to be
admitted.
When some prelate remarked that
it was the fashion nowadays for
prominent women to wear low neck
gowns and the hot weather Justified
it, the pope replied:
Nonsense. If the women find it
too much of sacrifice to deprive
themselves of the pleasure Of follow
ing an immoral fashion, it is useless
for them to attend church ceremo-
MES They would better 60 to the
theater or some other profane spec
tacle."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
WIRELESS STATION
At THE DALLES

The Dalles.-A wireless telegraph
station will be established in The
Dalles within 80 days, according to
r II. Armstrong, of Seattle, manager
OF the United Wireless Telegraph
company's business west of the Mis-
sissippi river, who has charge of the
construction and operation of all lines
of the concern in the Pacific coast
and Western division.
Mr.. Armstrong was in the city yes
terday making arrangements for the
establishment of the station here.
I'VE will start work here within
couple of weeks" he said. Il hope to
place the station on the top of the
new hotel and am going to Portland
to see If l can make arrangements
for the same with Mr.. Clark. If l fail
to get location, the station will be
erected at the corner of Washington
and Second streets.
"The board of directors OF the COM
pany placed The Dalles on the list of
stations seven months ago but / could
not get here before to attend to mat
ters preparatory to the erection OF
the same. Another station is to go
IN at Wenatchee. That place and The
Dalles will be the only inland points
in the Northwest which will have
stations. We have at present Al sta
tlons on the coast and will soon have
100. This city will be on a line with
Portland, Walla Walla, Spokane. We
natchee and Seattle, and other cities
on the sound
I'VE must have a pole 100 feet in
height or two S0-foot poles. If Mr..
Clark should not like to have the pole
OF the hotel, we will put in an aer-
motor steel tower. The operator we
send here will work a IL hour shift
and if business farrants it, we will
run 20 hour trick. In that case we
would station two operators at this
city. The system we establish here
will be a Ok. W. set, consisting Of a
transformer, condenser, helix, spark
gap, autenna switch and 1900 feet OF
aerial wire. The station will have
normal range during the day time OF
125 miles and at night time 1000
miles more. All long distance work Is
done at night because the sun makes
the ether dense and then the mes.
sages do not carry nearly as far
Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
WEDDING DELAYED
BY KIDNAPPED GROOM

The Dalles, Ore.-After rather
unpleasant experience with his friends
yesterday afternoon w. A. Sechler out
witted them last night and was unit
ed in marriage to Miss Ruby Moore
at the home of her parents in this
city. They had planned to surprise
their friends. but news of the ap-
preaching wedding reached number
of young men yesterday. Mr.. Sechler
was invited to take an automobile
ride by a party of friends, who kid
naped him and held him a prisoner at
a point three miles from the city on
Shenowith creek until 6 o'clock last
night.
Mr.. and Mrs Sechler left on the
early morning train for Portland to
spend n few days in that city. and
will probably visit the A-Y-P. fair be-
fore returning home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
CHILD Or SIX WALKS
80 MILES IN SIX HOURS

Newport, Ore.-Mrs. George G.
Stanley and daughter, Thelma, aged
six years, and Miss Grayce Dunn, Of
Eugene, have earned the champion
ship as walkers at Newport this sea-
son. Last Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock they left Newport for "The
DEVILS Punch Bowl" walking the
distance of 1 5 miles and arriving there
at $50 p. m. They spent an hour
and 40 minutes viewing the Punch
Bowl" and eating supper, and started
on their return to Newport at Z
o'clock that evening, arriving at Rus
sells photograph gallery at 1920 p.
m, thus completing the 3O-mile trip
in six hours and 40 minutes walking
time. On the trip to the punch
Bowl the party took the wrong road
at one point and Travelled two miles
out of its way. Just six years ago
the Telegram published picture Of
Miss Thelma aged 4 months, as an
bright child being able to
walk and talk at that age.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
An Interesting Horse Race.

PendIetOn Vlsltors Who had Occas-
ion to visit Stanfield yesterday were
treated to real horse race The
contest was for 800 yards and was be-
tween Levi Fanning's bay horse and
sorrel owned by Billy Barker. It
was a handicap race, it being stipu-
lated that the bay horse must win by
daylight and three feet" He won
by daylight and a length" The
winning horse was ridden by E. Spike
while Tobe Thornton rode the other,
each jockey having put up 500. The
general betting was to 1 on the bay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
Will Be Buried Here.

John Lawrence Robinson, the young
Englishman who died in this city, Sat
urday morning after a brief illness
with typhoid fever, is to be inferred
in Olney cemetery, a cablegram CIV
ing instructions to that effect having
been received this morning from the
father by NJ. A, RAIDER, the undertake
er in charge of the remains. The
correct address of the young mans
father was secured from Tom Kirk,
a boyhood friend and lifelong chum
of the deceased. The two young men
attended the same college, a Jesuit
school in Liverpool. Funeral services
will be conducted at the st. Marys
catholic church tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock, interment in the local
cemetery being at 10.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
HOW THE CZAR is
GUARDED IN TRAVELLING

st. Petersburg t-Three exactly
similar trains were i'm readiness at
Peterhof for the cars journey to
Poltava for the recent national cele-
brations there. All the court dig
nitaries and many members OF the
cabinet were assembled at the station
awaiting the emperor's departure.
Nobody knew in which train his
majesty travelled. On such occasions
he generally occupies the second train
but often for reasons of safety, a
change is made during the journey.
One of the trains acts as a pilot and
the others follow at a distance of
about two miles
The imperial trains have the most
luxurious equipment, each being COM
posed of sleeping and dining saloon
cars and of kitchen car.
The apartments of the imperial
suite are beautifully decorated, while
the czar's own bedroom is adorned in
white and gold and contains beautl-
full cabinets. A smaller dressing room
adjoins the bedroom. The czar's valet
and Cossack retainer sleep in the
same car as the czar.
The troops lining the railway turn
their backs to the roadway as the i'm
perial trains approach, and watch the
fields with loaded rifles No one is
ever allowed to approach the line.
The cost of imperial Journeys is al
ways enormous and the luxury dis
played is probably unequaled in any
other country
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
CHURCH FOLK ATTEND
ENGLISH PRIZE FIGHT

London.-The Welsh Josephs re-
cent battle in Wales has caused more
excitement among lovers of boxing
than anything that has happened in
years in that line of sport. Fresh
from his American victories. Welsh
was looked upon as an easy victor.
Although Welsh never extended him
self, he had Josephs staggering and
bleeding before the end of the fourth
round. When the boys came up for
the fifth Welsh started in to settle
matters then and here. Afer a min
ue of fighting Josephs went down for
the count of nine, and rising and TO-
lowing the audible instructions of his
seconds, deliberately fOuled Welsh
the fourth committed in the fight. G..
T. Dunning, England's most famous
referee, Immediately awarded the
fight to Welsh on a foul. Welsh pro-
tested against allowing the fight to
end in that way, but the referee paid
no heed to his protests.
Probably never before in the his
tory of ring battles in England has
such a fight been witnessed as that
when Welsh and Josephs entered the
ring. Welsh is as his name implies,
a Welchman. The biggest hall in
Wales was hired and turned into one
of the finest of fighting amphitheaters
in the world The hall has held 49,
600 people, and in this instance it was
packed to the ceiling. Among the
spectators were colliers and gentry,
tradespeople and church folk, with a
sprinkling of aristocracy seldom seen
outside of the exclusive National
Sporting club of this city. There was
fair sprinkllng of women, and in the
press box sat woman writer known
all over the world. 1t is even said
that a few clergymen were in the au-
dience.
The receipts from the fight are stat
ed to be $4,000, probably the largest
sum taken in at a fight outside of
London in this country Welsh is
said to have received $4,000 for his
end and Josephs $110O
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
Many Go TO Spokane.

This is the week of the National
Irrigation congress in Spokane and
as a result this weeks troffic over the
Washington division Of the o. r. &
as well as over the Northern
Pacific will probably be as heavy as
during the rush to the Indian reser-
walton land drawings. Many are
passing through this city from South
ern Idaho, the Twin Falls delegation
having started the rush yesterday
morning. Several are going from this
county also Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w.
Phelps are among those who have al
ready gone from this city, while L.
p. Croarkin Of Echo, left last evening
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
ranch Sunday, it became necessary

branch Sunday, it became necessary
Tor Dill and his monkey to drive ac-
ross country to Echo and come in on
the early train this morning, in order
to be here in time for the afternoon
performance. This trip was accom-
plished without incident but with con-
siderable inconvenience to the man.
ager of the circus. Doctor Dooly'
did his part this afternoon as if moth
ing had even happened.
There will be only two productions
of the show in this city. One is in
progress this afternoon while the 9TH
er will be at o'clock this evening.
Despite the fact that this is the fourth
circus to visit Pendleton this season
and that this is the busiest time or
the year. the number attending the
afternoon performance is not small.
Still more will probably be out to-
night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
Five Drunlls This Morning.

Five individuals answered the roll
call in Judge Fitz Gerald's court this
morning. Four We're Indians and one
was white, The white man was John
Jurgles. the well-digger. The Indians
were Ti-co-ni, Half" or
George Dixon, Mou-tan-ic and George
Davis. AS none of them seemed to
have the money with which to llqui-
date their fines, the Judge ordered
them turned over to the street COM
missioner to be used on the street. I'M
mediately friends were summoned to
the rescue and all but Davis secured
money enough to get them out of JAN
and out of work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
HOOD RIVER BOY WINS
AUTO IN post CONTEST

Hood River, Ore.-Thirteen-y year
old Donald Briggs Of Hood River has
received a telegram from the pub
fishers Of the Saturday Evening Post
stating that he has won the $3.50
Ford touring car or $3.50 in cash. as
the result Of making the best record
Of any boy in the United States in
cities Of his class. Donald Briggs al
so recently won a Shetland pony from
the same company as the result Of
his high record in the sale of the
Post, and also a solid gold watch, val
ued at 800, presented by Cyrus II. x.
Curtis, president q the Curtis pub
fishing company.
The award was on account Of the
highest record made in this state cov-
ering a period Of eight months. This
award makes Donald the champion
Post boy Of Oregon. Last reports
from the company show him in the
lead for the champion OF the United
states. which carries with It purse
Of $500. Should he win this his priz-
es won this year will total over 5000.