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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
SPLENDID
CONCERT
IS GIVEN

One of the most delightful con-
certs ever given by the popular
st. Cecilia club of Tacoma was
given last evening in the First
Christian church, the large audi
torium being completely filled
with enthusiastic music lovers.
The club has grown much larger
during the past season and the
large stage was we'll filed when
the entire company OF singers had
assembled.
From start to finish the pro-
gram was huge success. each
number being of sufficient diver
tisement and variety to enhance
the preceding one and give the
program a spice of distinct new
ness.
Mrs. Lolita Ashby Othick sang
to good advantage, sharing hon
ors for the evening with Mr.. Har-
old B. Broomell, son of Mrs. B. B.
Broomell, the club president. A
picked orchestra accompanied the
singers In all their songs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
9,I9I VOTERS
REGISTERED FOR
THE ELECTION

The registration books have
closed for the special election of
the charter revision committee
next Tuesday and only 9,191 vot-
ers are eligible to vote. This is
considered not much more than
half the total vote of the city.
There Is no contest on the can
didates for the committee, which
may account for the lack of inter-
est in the election. Only 81 men
have registered since the last eyec-
ton.
Following the election of the
freeholders, the committee will
organize within ten days and get
busy on a new charter. When it
is finished, which must be within
60 days, it will be submitted to
the people at another special
election. If 1t is adopted by the
people then it will become thefun-
damental law of the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
CUPID WORKS AT
THE HANDLE BARS

GODDARD, Kas., June g.
Horses, carriages, boats, trains,
autos-all these have served from
time immemorial to aid clippers
escape to Gretna Greens and wed
in spite of angry daddies. 1t re-
NAMED for Alonzo Wilder of this
town-usually called "Lon"-and
Miss Goldie Whelpley, the lady of
his choice, to spring something
new.
At midnight, with the smiling
moon hiden behind a great cloud,
Goldie escaped from her room,
with her travelling clothes, smell
ing salts and chatelaine bag. All
that is old, though. Lots of 'em
have done that. Stealthily they
slipped down to the railway sta
tion. Horrors, the train was gone!
But Lovesick Lon wouldn't be
stopped. He scratched his head,
signifying thought. Hal" he cried.
In the baggage room was a rail-
road "speeder"-one of those
three-wheeled red things that
you work forward and backward
with the hands. Just the thing.
He helped Goldie aboard and they
pumped away IL miles to the next
town and happiness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
LAND AGENT
IS ACQUITTED

Every evidence pointing to the
fact that he himself had been a
victim of a serious mistake and
that he had not made any attempt
to jswindle his customers, F.
Danuser, a Jefferson avenue real
estate dealer, who recently con-
Quoted a party of fifteen men 70
Lewis county to file on timber
claims, and who failed to discov-
er the claims, although he had
collected $25 from each member
of the party, was today discharg-
ed by Judge Graham of the Justice
court. Danuser, according to tes-
timony, had each purchaser sign
an agreement, by which he paid
Danuser $25 for locating him on
a timber claim which was at the
time in litigation between the
state and the N. P. railway. Dan
user piloted his men to the place
where the land had been repre-
scented to him to be, and found
that he was away off the track
The party at once accused him
of attempting to swindle them
and had him jailed on the charge
of obtaining money under false
Ipretenses.
Danuser, It appears, has spent
1.-THE money, but he promised tc
Ipay each man his $25 as soon as
he could get 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
N tPHE SPOTLIGHT
ssGIeAkkY andGNl1ZRos NE IZXGE
BIG PILE OF BIDS
on SCHOOL SUPPLIES

A great pile of bids was receiv-
ed by the school board yesterday
when 1t met to open bids for
school supplies and furnishings.
The board had previously deter
mined to grant some of the con-
tracts yesterday, but the flow was
SO great that they recommended
to the purchasing corn
mittee, contracts to be made later.
Secretary Lister was directed to
advertise for bids for the interior
decoration of four rooms at the
Horace Mann school, and also for
bids on painting the roof of the
high school and kalsomining the
walls of the halls and stairways.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
MURDER IS
SEQUEL TO
BIG SCANDAL

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, June a.
News of the murder of Lew Sue
Kay, imperial inspector of indus
tries, at Hongkong last Monday
received, by local Chinese, reveals
the sequel to a scandal of inter-
national proportions in which the
use OF the name of Minister WI
Tnag Fang led to the circulation
of the report that WI might with
draw from his post in Washing
ton.
The murdered OFFICIAL and two
companions were arrested in
Pittsburg last April, accused OF
mining swindles which were said
to have netted them $1,000, 900.
Minister WI interviewed on behalf
of the prisoners and they were
released a few days later. Lew
returned to China and Monday
was found dead in his apartments
in a Hongkong hoter. his body
pierced with eight knife wounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
HE|NzE ROUTS
HIS ENEMIES
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, June "a hasty
meeting of stockholders of the
United Copper company yesterday
elected new directors headed by
Augustus He.nze, and 1t is sup
posed he has completely routed
his enemies and secured control
of the company.
The old directors will confess
the election.
The missing books demanded in
court in the case against 'Heinze
are causing a lot of trouble. Geo.
Begin, an old director, sent to
prison for refusing to produce the
books, was released. Stanford
Robinson, another director, has
until Friday to show why he
should not be locked up for the
same reason.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
W. sHACKLEToN WIFE, AND CHILDREN, RAYMOND
ECuY.

LONDON, Eng, June 3.-Lieut.
Ernest Shackleton will soon reach
England to be the hero of the
hour. He's the man who restored
England's prestige as a nation of
daring explorers, the man who
penetrated Farthest South, who
planted the Union Jack on the
South Magnetic Pole and came
within 100 miles of the South
Pole itself.
There'I be demonstrations,
speeches of welcome, honors from
the king. cherished decorations,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
lsgE5 \ EE'
TURKEY

BYSANTIUS MOSCHPOULOUS
Star Correspondent United Press,
CONSTANTINOPLE, June g.
Six innocent Amendane were
hanged at Adana yesterday, &C.
cording to advices received here
today from missionaries there.
The Armenians were hanged
with nine Mohammedans, convict
ed of participation in the recent
massacres.
The innocent men were execut-
ed, the missionaries allege, to give
a semblance of truth to the asser-
tions that the Arme nians were
partly responsible for the out
RACES. These charges were made
by the investigation committee
which returned a report white
washing the Mohammedans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
There's a Hump
In The Street

1T say here that officials Of this
city have been fixing things with
the T. r.. & p SO the city is estab.
fishing and grading streets for the
benefit of the company, rather
than the City,. A. Lynn, coun-
Gilman from the First ward.
The foregoing pointed and pithy
statement was made by the ex-
council president on the floor OF
the council last night. 1t grew
out of the recent establishing OF
the grade of P.uyallup avenue
When there was call for the paw
ting of Puyallup avenue and Bay
street, Commissioner McGregoI
and Engineer Davis, 1t is said
went out in an automobile with
II. r. & P. officials and agreed to
put a hump in Puyallup avenue
30 that while the street stands for
all time to come teams will have
to drag all the produce that comes
to town through this great artery
of trade and all the produce that
is carried away, up hill and down
again-just to save the T. R. & p
some money in fixing up the ap-
proach to the bridge.
Lynn fought the thing all the
way, but every time it came UP
the councilman would appeal to
the engineer and commissioner for
an opinion, and they would come
through with advice to have the
hump.
The grading down of the hump
was demanded by the property
owners. But their requests were
denied and the hump was put in
the street. And the people will
forever have to climb up and
down that hill
Lynn objects, but 1t is all fixed
now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
MORE PAY BUG
HARD At WORK

Everybody wants more pay now
The vote of the committee on
officials and salaries in the coun-
Gil to boost policemen from SIS to
$50 a month has stirred up other
city employees. Chief Clerk DAN
iels of the light department last
night asked for more pay. All the
water and light clerks also asked
for a boost. Then came the fire
men with a request for an increase
all along the line. There does not
seem to be a city employe any
where but is willing to take a
raise.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
Worlds Congress to
Discuss Alcoholism

King Alcohol, his antecedents,
actions and effects, will come in
for an international discussion at
q big congress on alcoholism, to
be held at London, July 1924. In
view of the temperance agitation
in this country of the last few
years the findings of the congress
will attract much interest this Side
of the water.
The Duke of Connaught, brother
of King Edward, who is deeply in
terested in the subject, will preside
at the sittings of the congress. The
American representatives will be
DR.. T. D. Crothers, Connecticut;
Mrs. Edith Smith Davis, Wiscon-
sin; Mrs. Martha M. Allen, New
York, and Judge w. Jeff Pollard,
Missouri.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
CITY TO CANCEL
OLD DEBT

Tacoma Is going to pay up its
old liquor licenses to the state.
The attorney general recently
gave notice that unless the city
settled he would start suit, and
the council last night appropri-
ated $2,903.10 to cancel the old
debt. This account was for the
year 1905. The city officials never
sent the state its share of the sa-
loon license money that year
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
AT THE TACOMA.

Nat Goodwin and Edna Good
rich appear at the Tacoma theater
Friday and Saturday in their lat
est successes, The Fastener
and 1.-THE Genius" Both plays
are of the farce comedy order,
but have been worked out to a
fine degree of keen humor.
The McRae company plays at
the Tacoma for the last time OF
the week tonight in what Hap
pened to Jones'" They go to
Olympia tomorrow, and return to
the Tacoma Sunday in Lord
|Chumley" The latter play, al
Though scarcely ever heard of In
Tacoma, Is said to be one of the
best ever attempted by the COM
Ipany. Phillip Sheffield, who has
made such an impression during
his first week, will have the stel-
lar role.
AT the Grand-Good vaude-
vile.
At the Pantages- Good vaude-
willie.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03

knighthood perhaps.
But in all the honors, there'll
be three people the adventurous
naval lieutenant will be most anx-
ious to see-his patient wife and
the two youngsters who can hard
ly wait until daddy comes home
again.
They're watching the blue ex-
panse of the ocean from their
home on the sea, are the kiddies
waiting for papa-more anxious
than anyone else in the British
Isles. He's England's hero, but
hes their daddy,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
BANK OFFICERS WILL
NOW FACE ARREST

Is made warrants will be issu ed
for the arrest of former Book
keeper Robnett and former Assist.
ant Cashier Chapman.
Mr.. Chapman, who has bsen IN
Tacoma and Seattle, wired TO mis-
father today that he was now Ell
route here and would be prepared
to face any charges. Mr.. Rob
nett, when last heard from, was
in st. Pau, and we. ihtn report
ed to be en- route home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
$3,234 VERDICT

A verdict of $3,234.35 was yes
terday afternoon awarded to w.
F. Sheard. in suit with the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty COM
pany. The guaranty company was
surety for a firm of contractors
who failed to complete contract
on time, according to the COM
plant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03

He: Do you ever use slang.
Maggie?
She: Milky. none Of that stuff
fer mine. MY old woman would
bounce a dornick off my bean IL ]
tried to get away with any Of that
dope.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
WOMEN LEARN JAPANESE ATTACK
TO GET the BEST OF POLICEMAN

the English suffragets are learn
ing jiu jitsu. When they have
the art mastered they hope to get
by the bluecoats and yank the
speaker from his throne, but the
guardians of law and order say
they have forgotten more about
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03
Warrants to Be Issued for Me-
Accused Of DefalcatiOn
I'm Idaho.

Try United Press Leased Wire.)
LEWISTON. Idaho, June D.
Defalcation in the Lewiston Ma
tfonal bank matter has been
placed In the hands of the attor.
ney general, and It is presumed
that as soon as an investigation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03

Seven Cheyenne Indians in
South Dakota have bought autos.
Poor Lo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03

Ayers Hair vieor inst Is promptly destroys the
aerms that's cause dandsuf- i removes every
trace Of dandrf Itself, and keeps the scalp
clean and IN healthy condition.
We wish you to positively and distinctly
understand that Ayers Hair Viaor does
not affect the color of the hair, even
T. the slightest degree. Ea o Az: ss e.,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03

At the Pantages- Good vaude-
Vile.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-03

n AT the Grand-Good vaude-
vile.
The Ordway new era., 1909-08-13
AS STRAIGHT MEN SEE HIM.
The Dead-Beat 10 Probably the Most
pespised Creature That Walks
the Earth.

No man is wholly free from sin, but
SO many lesser evils are tolerated that
man should hesitate long before be-
coming deadbeat. Criminals are de.
spised and abhorred. but to the dead
beat all that is coming. as well as the
contempt of his fellow men. There is
something at once so mean and SO lit
tie In taking advantage of the conf
dence which comes with friendship
that the hand of every man Is turned
against a dead-beat as soon as his
reputation Is well established. The
dead.beat may fondly imagine he is
living easy and making money with
out work. and. OF course. he takes no
account of the confidence he violates
and the hardships he inficts on 9th.
ers. But. that aside. he really has n
harder time than the man who is
honest and fair. He Is compelled to
move a good deal. and peace of mind
he knows not. Like other types OF
crooks, he doesn't prosper, and his
finish is more unpleasant than the be.
ginning.-Atchiso Globe
The Ordway new era., 1909-08-13

10 Penzance and not far from the spot
~here John Davidson. the poet. re.
cehtiy disappeared under most mys.
terious circumstances.
douglas Panton was 35 years of age
ana grandson OF w. p. Firth. the IA.
nous artist. On the day previous tn
the hnding OF his body Panton arrived
at Penzance by train from London
ana registered at the Queens hotel as
ID. Platten. London" His luggage
consisted OF brown leather suit case.
~hich he guarded carefully and in.
sisted on carrying to his room.
Ihat evening he went out for a
walk. taking Il big paper bundle with
MIN. Later he was seen walking along
the cliff near Mousehole, a picturesque
hshing hamlet about three miles from
Penzance. He still had his paper
bundle with him. This was the last
time he was seen alive. He did not
return to his hotel that night.
On the following evening n boy wan.
dering along the cliff spied what ap-
peared to be womans body. fully
dressed. lying among the rocks close
to the water. When the police and
the coast guard reached the place
they made an extraordinary discov-
cry. There were handouts fastened
to the wrists and ankles OF the won.
an. To add to their amazement the
woman had close cropped hair and n
beard. The body was later Identified
by Philip n. Panton of London as that
of his brother Douglas
Went to Death Dressed as Woman.
Scattered along the top OF the cliff
near where the body was found the
police picked up pair OF trousers.
one shoe. walking stick. n bracelet
set with paste diamonds. n waistcoat.
linen shirt, n pair OF cum links and
a collar and tie. These had evidently
been discarded by Panton In favor of
the other clothes In which his body
was found. These comprised n brown
jacket with black braid. n brown skirt
with black braid round the bottom. n
crepe de chine petticoat edged with
lace. n blue motor veil. n cashmere
blouse. black stockings, corsets. un-
derlinen and pair of lady's high
heeled shoes.
1t Is supposed by the police who In.
vestigated this remarkable case that
Panton changed his clothing at the
top OF the cliff. adjusted the handouts
to his ankles and wrists and then
either jumped or fell to his death. The
The Ordway new era., 1909-08-13

q spoonfuls Of sand.' partly because
ne likes sand and partly to win a
wager OF fve dollars. ]. M. Hubbard,
an architect, Of st. Joseph, Mo-, has a
theory that ordinary building sand.
eaten In small doses. has n very bene-
ncial effect on the human system. At
ieast' he says he has found 1t so m
ms own case. Mr.. Hubbard was In
minneapolis on business last month
ana while chatting with some travel.
ing men In the hotel he ventured to
express his opinion of the medicinal
value of building sand. Nobody
seemed to believe that the architect
ever ate any Of 1t.
Mr. Hubbard offered to eat a dozen
spoonfuls of sand Just to prove that
ne knew what he was talking about.
Ihen William Brand. the hotel clerk,
bet him five dollars that he couldn't
do any such thing. The travelling men
seemed to think that such dose of
building sand would kill the architect.
so he sent for the sand and they all
stood around him while he gulped
down IL heaping teaspoonfuls. He
seemed to relish 1t and he collected
the five dollars and did not suffer any
III effects.
sand In considerably smaller doses
than the one took Is one OF the best
things In the world for the stomach"
he explained after the performance.
The Ordway new era., 1909-08-13
Like an Earthuuake.

Former High Sheriff Chesterfield c.
Middlebrooks. whose bungalow at
Highland lake stands partly over the
lake on stone and cement foundations.
was awakened at four o'clock the
other morning by loud noises which
he says shook his bungalow like an
earth tremor.
He says that after the household
had been shaken out Of n sound sleep.
he, not waiting to dress. went outside
to ascertain the cause of the noise.
He found. he says. that n monster
frog had its bed directly under the
bungalow. The frog weighed fully
six pounds. he says. and every time 1t
croaked the bungalow cracked and
shook.
Mr.. Middlebrooks bought an anchor.
strong rope and enough red flannel
to bait 100 hooks. and will try to save
his property by capturing the bull.
frog.-Winsted (Conn.) dispatch to
New York World.
The Ordway new era., 1909-08-13

ual. will culminate within the next
few days In the wedding of Joseph
Law. OF Sioux City. Ia. to Miss Mary
Kingsley. of Tillingsley. Conn. About
year ago. in a spirit of fun, she
wrote IL note on coffin In the factory
where she is employed. wrapped 1t
around the handle OF the coffin and
then waited to see what happened
The casket in due course reached the
Westcott undertaking establishment
at Sioux City. where Mr.. Law is en-
ployed. He found the note inclosed
In the tissue paper wrapper covering
one of the handles. He answered 1t.
Miss Kingsley replied and the cores.
pondence soon grew so serious that
after an exchange of photographs the
pair announced their engagement. Mr..
Law left Sioux City last week for Miss
KinSsley's home. where the wedding
will take place.-New York World.
The Ordway new era., 1909-08-13

fall killed him. Death was not due to
drowning. although the body had been
submerged at high tide in the night.
The body had been prevented from
being washed out to sea by protect
ing rock behind which 1t had lodged.
Panton was a rising young barris-
ter, single and fairly well-to-do. He
had not been considered eccentric and
no reason why he should want to take
his life has yet been discovered. But
that he did take 1t there appears to be
no doubt. and when he committed sui
eide he sought. like Mr.. and Mrs. Lin.
deman, a new way In which to do It.
Thinks Sand Dust Beneficial.
But the craze to do something new
IN mot confined to those Of a morbid
turn Of mind. Imagine . man eating
The Ordway new era., 1909-08-13
COOkLr LilHTEp
n CIGlRE"E v
QND WAVED IT.
AT the P1/y/C
STR/CHEN PEOPLE

Il don't place any faith In the theory
of those travelling men that sand is
poison or that 1t hurts the membranes
| am going to go on eating sand all
my life, because IL is better than
any other medicine know Of
Married In a Balloon.
Married In n balloon and by wire
less telephone is the latest word in
unusual marriages. Carey A. Beepe
of Seattle and Miss Margaret A. Hall
of Lewiston. Mont. both taken with
the craze to do something new and
original, were married that way at
Seattle a couple of weeks ago. In
the basket when the balloon sailed
skyward were only the engaged cou
pie. The balloon was equipped with
double telephone system of the wire
less variety. The wireless operator
was on the ground below. surrounded
by bridesmaids, the best man. other
attendants and the relatives of the
young man. An Episcopal minister,
DR.. Sundstrum. was also present to
officiate at this very odd wedding cere.
money.
While the balloon was sailing away
the wedding proceeded. The minister
read the marriage service and asked
Mr.. Beebe and Miss Hall the usual
questions by wireless telephone. and
their replies were promptly received.
After the ceremony was ended and the
newly. welded pair had received con.
a. hSy ,tyIrnlncu
telephone, Mr.. Beebe opened the big
valve in the top of the balloon and
they descended in safety to be over
whelmed with more congratulations
and kisses.
At Los Angeles, Cal, Mrs. Lillian
M. Hoag has broken all records ny
fasting for 40 days. The highest
known previous record was that of
Eta Priscilla Grove. a Chicago school
teacher, who tasted at Long Beach Al
days a year ago.
Her Long Fast Beneficial.
Mrs. Hoag's fast was broken few
days ago when she "dined" with her
brother. Her first meal" consisted
of a small cantaloupe. This long peri.
od of abstinence was due to illness
that the woman hoped to overcome by
refraining from food of any kind. The
result was even more wonderful than
she herself hoped for.
throughout this long fast Mrs. Hoag
did her own housework and wash
ing. cooked the home meals and per-
formed all the tasks Of housekeeper.
Rising every morning at 4:30 o'clock
she was active until between nine
and ten o'clock at night, when she re-
tired to sound sleep.
Romantic engagements and even
happy marriages have resulted from
notes written on eggs, boxes. wrap
ners or hidden In goods consigned to
Tar OF cities. The latest romance OF
this kind. and possibly the most unus'