davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
WHY NOT
SAVE
It?
No Reason Why City
Should Spend $4,000
for More Experts, Says
State Senator Fatland.

Experts want $4,000 to go
over the city's books, or about
$26 day for the time employed.
The council is in a quandary
over the matter to know whether
it will be worth 1t. The finance
committee is in touch with the
treasurer and controller, and they
are satisfied nothing serious is
wrong, and some of the solons
do not know where the city will
get $4,000 worth out of the
expert.
State Senator Fatland says the
expenditure is entirely unneces-
sary anyway. The last legislature
passed law providing for a
uniform system of accounting and
inspection in the state. The state
auditor is head of the department,
and he has already appointed
three inspectors. They are now
checking the states books, and
one of them is back in Ohio
studying the law there, as the
Washington law is copy of the
Ohio law, which has saved mil
lions of dollars to the people
there.
Senator Fatland took the mat
ter up with the attorney general
and state auditor recently, and
they declared that If Tacoma
wanted her books exported the
state experts would do it. And
it will not cost any $4,000
either.
In view of this fact, and that
the council is undecided about
the matter now, when the question
of hiring the $4,000 fellows
comes up tonight it may be
knocked out.
The new law amply covers the
inspection of city offices in every
city in the state, according to the
attorney general, and If Tacoma
wants her books looked into 1t
would not cost more than the
salary of the state inspector. This
would be but $4,000 a year, and
he would probably finish the Job
in much less time than that.
The councilmen say they know
nothing about the state inspec-
tion law.
And they are making no effort
to try to find out anything about
lit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
THOUSANDS FIGHT TO.
SEE RED WIDOW
Twenty three Thousand Persons Storm Palace of
Justice Where Trial Of Nine. Steinheil for Muir
der of Husband and Mother Is Commenced =
Women Barred from Court Start Near Riot and
Are Clubbed by Police

tickets for wives of government
Officials. society leaders and
reigning actresses.
In every instance these requests
have been denied.
Big Offers for Moving Pictures
Moving picture concerns have
offered fabulous sums for permis-
sion to photograph the trial. AL
though the government turned
down these offers. the moving pic
ture men came in squads today in
the hope of securing a photograph
of Madame Steinheil when she ar
rived at the court room.
Woman Weeps on Stand.
When she was examined at the
opening of the trial Madame
Steinhiel, with the facility of an
actress, changed from sarcastic
to weeping humility
in defending herself from accusa-
tions.
Justice De Wales, in question
ing the accused woman, elected
the admission that among her
lovers was prominent politician
whose name has not yet been
made public. She denied that she
had had an unnatural son by the
politician, or that she committed
the murders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03

Only three jurors have been
passed for cause in the trial or
Mrs. Martina Kvalshaug for the
murder of her husband, although
the examination of the talesmen
has been going on since yesterday
morning. Even more technical
and exhaustive than in the New
comb trial are the questions asked
the jurors by Attorney Kelley.
One of the questions put to
each talesman by Kelley is wheth-
er the fact that Mrs Kvalshaug
was really guilty of illegal rela-
tions with Newcomb would cause
him to bring a verdict of guilty,
and whether he would be desirous
of Furnishing the womna for un-
|faithfulness to her family by find-
ing her guilty of murder in the
first degree.
Woman Shows Embarrassment.
When her attorney referred TO
her misconduct and Illicit rela-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03

poll a good vote but he never had
any idea of such a reputation by
the voters of the county of his al
ministration.
In the other counties there were
some close fights also, although
the large republican majorities
saved the Vancouver man. OF the
42,OO0 votes in the district not
more than 80 per cent voted.
Pierce county will have about
$500 or 1000, and will be for
Lister by probably 600.
Clark county. the home of
Judge McCredie, gave Lister less
show than Pierce did McCredie.
1t was pretty near unanimous for
McCredie there. He had about
2,500 to 400 for Lister.
In Mason 1t looks like Lister
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03

The Cahmber of Commerce last night in open
meeting, with the membership present and
participating in the discussion, voted in favor
of the annexation program and Greater Ia
coma"
George Stone summed up the situation in an
address to the meeting and then submitted the
resolution committing the body to the annexa-
ton plan.
Talks were also made by W. H. Dickson, Mar
shall K. Smell, J. F. Fitch, James A. Sproule and
Mayor Linck. No one opposed the annexation
but all were for the Greater Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03

to Murphy. Though Gaynor was
bitterly attacked in the campaign,
the men fighting for Hearst and
Barnard directed most of their
shafts at the ticket on which Gay
nor ran, rather than at him per-
sonally.
The charge was made over and
over that Murphy had caused the
nomination of Gaynor, not be-
cause he wanted Gaynor, but be-
cause he hoped that Gaynor would
carry the Tammany ticket
through.
Charles H. Whitman, the fusion
candidate for district attorney
was elected as the successor of
William Travers Jerome, defeat
ing George Gordon Battle by near
ly ten thousand. This was
heavy blow for Tammany, as the
office of the prosecutor of New
York county is one of the most
important at stake in the election.
Another decisive defeat for
Murphy was scored in the cleo
tion of McAneny, for years presi-
dent of the City sclub, to the Of
flee of president of the borough
of Manhattan, defeating Haug, the
Tammany candidate.
Cyrus Miller. the fusion candi-
date, was elected president of the
borough of the Bronx, and George
Cromwell was elected president
of Richmond borough. Alfred
Esters was chosen president of
the borough of Brooklyn.
The full extent of the defeat of
Tammany is shown by the fact
that the board of estimate, which
controls the expenditure of. a
'billion dollars a year, will stand
as follows:
Fusion-Thirteen votes.
Tammany-Three votes.
This will not give much patron
age for Murphy to apportion be-
tween the faithful"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03

Mrs. Jessie Moore, wife OF
West Moore of Eatonville, died al
the st. Joseph's hospital at !
O'Clock this morning, as the result
of the injuries sustained last Sat
urday night, when she was
struck by an automobile driven
by Elmer S. Boldman, a chauffeur
employed by w. B. Sanford.
Mrs. Moore and her husband
and Mrs. Emma Kneff of 1888
Center street, her sister-in-law
were standing at the juncture OF
Center and M streets waiting for
car when the accident occurred
Both women were hit by the auto
as it rounded the corner. 1t is
alleged that a warning signal was
given.
Mrs. Kneff received several
minor bruises, but will recover.
Mrs. Moore sustained a fracture
across the forehead, and never
regained consciousness from the
time the accident occurred until
she died. She raved continuously
at the hospital, except when drugs
were administered to make heI
sleep.
Boldman attributes the cause OF
the accident to a skidding of the
car one the slippery pavement
causing it to swerve in the wrong
direction and thus hitting the
woman. Mr.. Moore charges the
blame entirely to the careless.
ness of the chauffeur, and has
placed the case in the hands OF
an attorney.
He states that there was but
one headlight on the car at the
time of the accident.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
ALLEGED WHITE
SLAYER TO TRY
TO PROVE ALIB]

nearly three days and a great
many witnesses have been called
Young women who were engaged
by LIE Plante to work in his ice
cream parlor told the jury of their
temptation by LIE Plante, some
of them admitting that they had
yielded to his propositions.
That he was to get half of the
proceeds from the appointments
which he arranged was testified To
by the young women.
When placed on the witness
stand in his defense this morn
ing LIE Plante stated that his Ice
cream business brought him little
revenue but that his principal
business was the treatment or
skin diseases and dealing in a
certain hair tonic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
WILLIAMSON IS
CANDIDATE FOR
SCHOOL BOARD

Attorney George G. Williamson
Of the well known law firm of
Williamson & Williamson, today
announced his candidacy for the
position of school director. Mr..
Williamson consented to become
candidate only after his numer-
Gus friends had repeatedly urged
him to do so and because, he says,
he is deeply interested in the well
fare of Tacoma public schools.
Mr.. Williamson has lived in Ia
coma 81 years, his home being
at 1914 North X street. He has
two children attending the Lowell
school, and makes it point to
keep closely posted on school
work and school affairs in general.
His father, Judge Williamson,
served as a school director in 1896
and '97.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
COLD MEDAL is
AWARDED TO
PEARY

(By United Press Leased .Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 8.
The board of manager of the
National Geographical society to-
day unanimously approved the
findings of the subcommittee
that Commander Robert Il. Peary
succeeded in reaching the north
pole.
1t also appointed committee
to Investigate the claims of 9TH
er explorers" Although the So
ciety did not mention the name
of DR.. Frederick A. Cook, it is
known that the committee will
Investigate his data, observations,
etc.
The society awarded gold med
ais to Commander Peary and Cap
tain Bartlett of the steamer
Roosevelt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
Lister Takes Pierce Co.
From Republicans

Judge w. w. McCredie, republi-
can, was elected TO congress yes
terday to succeed Francis w.
Cushman, but Pierce county went
democratic.
The loyalty of Tacoma citizens
to this city and county and th4
fact that Judge McCredie tied up
to the Joe Mitchell crowd here
and put Mitchell in as campaign
manager, lost the baseball mag
nate this county and nothing but
the rock-ribbed partisanship Of
fhe rest of the district saved him
from utter defeat.
The McCredie majority will
probably not be more than 1000
|or 5000, as against 1900 for
ICushman last year. There was II
very light vote out and Ernest
Lister surprised everybody the
way he rolled up the ballots in
this city.
Lister Carries Every Ward.
Every ward in Tacoma went for
Lister. Puyallup, Larchmount,
Milton, Ruston. the Reservation
Gig Harbor. Hillhurst, Lakeview
Parkland, Fern Hill, Sumner,
Wilkeson, South Prairie and Car
bonado all went for Lister. Lis
ter carried the city of Tacoma in
a total vote of about $500 by
SOC over McCredie. The country
precincts cut this down some and
the final figures will probably givs
the county to the democratic can
didate by about 600.
Politicians Repudiated.
The result is a sumner for the
Joe Mitchell crowd of wire-pullers
Joe says he looked for Lister to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
HOPES THROUGH TECHNICAL.
ITY TO ESCAPE SERIOUS
CHARGES - YOUNG WOMEN
GIVE MORE TESTIMONY
AGAINST HIM.

Frederick lie Plante will at
tempt to prove an alibi in his trial
on the charge of soliciting men
and women for immoral purposes.
The complaint against him points
out specific instance and names
Augurst 10 as the date upon
which the offense was committed.
lie Plante declares that he was
absent from town on that date
and that, therefore, he could not
possibly have committed the crime
charged.
The trial has been in progress
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03

round his head, and just laughed
when / warned him it might go
off,"
Standring was affected by oc-
casional attacks of nervousness,
that would cause him to toppie
from the seat he was occupying.
Outside of that, he seemed to give
no reason for believing his own
diagnosis that he was out of his
mind, as he wrote in the note
which he left before firing the ia
tai shot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
IS
TURNED
| DOWN
FAMOUS GRAFT PROSECUTOR
LOSES HIS GAME FIGHT FOR
ELECTION IN SAN FRANCISCO

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. g.
With the count proceeding slowly
today it is estimated that P. II.
Mccarthy, union labor nominee,
was elected mayor yesterday by
plurality of between 1000 and
$4,000 and that the majority OF
Charles M. Fickert over Francis
]. Heney for district attorney IS
more than ten thousand.
Labor Has Majority.
It is believed that the board OF
supervisors will stand about as
follows:
Union labor, 10; republicans. 8,
and democrats 8.
At noon today less than half the
Official count had been complet-
Cd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
Especial Correspondence }

Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. g.
When an army officers wife has
a lot of money % nd a good many
or them have.it's great fun to
put 1t all over the rest of the army
wives with new sensation, social
or otherwise. So Mrs. r. H. Van
Deman, wife of captain stationed
here, has all the other Washing
ton army wives jealous-oh, ter
ribly jealous.
She is the first woman in the
world to steer an aeroplane, and
the first woman to fly in America.
When she came down after a
flight with Wilbur Wright she
said: Nov l know why the bird
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03

Herbert M. Loveland was ar
rested this afternoon by Detec-
tives Huckaba and Fackler and
lodged in the city jail ON a charge
of insanity. Loveland denies that
he is insane, and charges that a
certain Judge Lawrence is behind
the scheme to have him adjudged
insane. Judge Lawrence Is sup
posed to be married to Loveland's
niece. Lawrence has been a
cloven hoof in our family. He
drove me insane when l was In
sane, but 1 am not insane now,' e
said Loveland, in iafl.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
WOMAN s
INJURY
FA | Al
Mrs. Jessie Moore Struck
by Automobile, Sue
cumbs to Injuries =
Chauffeur May be Pros
ecuted.
MAY BE PROSECUTED

IF there was any criminal
negligence on the part of the
chauffeur, he shall certainly
have to answer for the con-
sequences, said Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Bur-
meister this morning, regard
ing the accident which caused
Mrs. Jessie Moore's death.
1--WE are investigating the
case now, and If the story of
the accident as told by Mr..
Moore is correct, Boldman
will be charged with man
slaughter"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03

Eisadore Vienna sued the
Northern Pacific railway for
$4,000 damages for false i'm
prisonment, but he failed to
come into court when the case
was called today, and after his
lawyer had stated the case and
heard other witnesses Judge Han.
ford nonsuited him and threw
the case ont
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
TAMMANY
GETS ITS
MAYOR
NEW YORK'S CORRUPT POLIT-
ICAL MACHINE, HOWEVER,
LOSES GRIP ON CITY'S
FINANCES III EAR ST IN
THIRD PLACE.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-The re.
vised returns of yesterdays elec.
tion this afternoon show the fol.
lowing for mayor:
Gaynor (DD, 250,67S; Ban
nard (RD, 177,662; Hearst Q.),
153,S43. Gaynor's plurality, 49,.
ole. McClellan's plurality in
1905 was 1886.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Tht
domination of Tammany hall by
Charles Francis Murphy and Dan
iel Cohalen is believed to be at ar
end, following the routing of the
Tam many ticket at the election
yesterday, with the exception OF
Justice William J. Gaynor, who
was elected mayor.
In political circles this is con-
|sidered the worst kind of a defeat
that could have come to Murphy
and Cohalen in their leadership
of the Tammany forces.
Personally, Murphy and Co.
halen detest Gaynor. They forced
his nomination on the democratic
ticket because they believed thai
his personal popularity would
elect the whole ticket.
The discriminating vote, which
chose the man put forward be-
cause of his good record, but re-
fuses to support the ticket behind
him, resulted disastrously to the
Murphy plans.
Gaynor has been for years q
"reformer," and there is little in
his record that offers satisfaction
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
MAN KILLED IN
LUMBER CAMP

Coroner Shaver was notified
this morning that man was kill
ed at Denston, Wash, in a lumber
camp. Neither the name nor the
circumstances could be learned
today. G. v. Mellinger was depu-
tized as coroner, and he left this
afternoon to bring the body here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03

sing. oh, I'm going to buy an
aeroplane and fly! fly! fly!"
And Mrs. Van Deman has the
money to fly, and fly high!
But, mercy! The other army
wives are jealous!
Il went out to College Parl
early to avoid the crowds" she
explained. MY friends, the
Wright brothers - of cours,
they're my friends. Why, I've
known them ever since they begar
to fly at Ft. Myer. l know theil
sister, too"
In her girlhood in the west
Mrs. Van Deman gained the titlt
of Lady Jack" That's what tn,
army folks call her now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
Toledo Elects WhitlOck,

TOLEDO, o., Nov. 3.-Com-
.plete returns today show that
Brand Whitlock independently
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03
Mrs.. Kvalshaug Hides
Her Head In Shame

WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR MUIR
DER is VISIBLY AFFECTED
WHEN POINTED QUESTIONS
ARE ASKED JURORS-SLOW
WORK GETTING JURY,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-03

UUUuM Showers tonight
sxvES and Thursda
0||S1 = Cooler tonight.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-26
BIGGEST DAMAGE
AWARD AFFIRMED
LAVENDER VERDICT FOR ELEVEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS UPHELD
BY SUPREME COURT.

According to a telephone message
received here this morning the SUI
preme Court has affirmed the Laven
der case, the largest award ever af.
frmed from this county.
The case grew out of the death OF
Joe Lavender, brakeman, at Craig's
switch, in June 1907. He was climb
ing ladder in the performance of his
duties when knocked against a box
car stationed on the switch and killed.
The lower court granted damages in
the sum of $1,000 and this verdict
was today affirmed
The Louisville & Nashville railroad
Is the defendant in the case. The
plaintiffs were represented by the
firm of Hatcher & Hatcher, who are
being congratulated by their friends
on winning the big suit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-26
TOBE DENIES
HAVING "SPELLS"
BLACK NAMED GREEN WAS ONLY
DRUNK AND WAS ON HIS
OWN PREMISES.

lobe Green, who was arrested Wed
nesday night on a charge of being
drunk came out with flying cOlors
Thursday afternoon. lobe admits
privately that he was drunk alright,
but he was on his own premises so to
speak, and the brand of goods he had
used was so thorough in its results
that lobe could not have raised dis
turbance had he so desired. So lobe
was dismissed until another day with
the admonition to go and sin no more.
lobe denies strenuously that he
has spells" His derivation of the
word spells" is fits and lobe says
he is not addicted to fits. OF course
there are sane spells and crazy spells,
sick spells and well spells rich spells
and poor spells, but it would be far
fetched to accuse a person of the high
standing and placid mind possessed
by Tobe f having any spells at ALL
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-26
NEW FIRM TO
OPEN A PLANT
VAUGHN G. NICHOLSON ENGAGE
IN THE CONCRETE BUSINESS.
HAVE A CITY CONTRACT.

Messrs. w. Ed Vaughn and Frank
Nicholson have formed partnership
to engage in the concrete business
and will open up modern concrete
plant at an early date. The firm will
put in a large modern rock crusher
near the Duck river bride, where they
will crush stone for the city, having
already secured a contract for fur
nishing from 10000 to 10000 bushels.
The screenings from the stone will
furnish an important part of the con-
crete material The firm will make
all classes of concrete blocks, build
concrete pavements and do general
concrete business.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-26
The TENNESSEAN AND The
WEEKLY HERALD FOR $500

In this paper will be found club
bling proposition which we think every
reader who knows good thing when
he secs it will accept 1t is an offer
of this paper, together with the Daily
Tennessean Sunday excepted) for
one year for So, CASH MONEY. You
may consider it good thing marked
down, If you like. 1t is a LESS
THAN COST PROPOSITION. What
we are after. what The Tennessean
is after, and the how" we got to-
gether is that we both want TO length
en- our lists of PAID UP IN ADVANCE
Read the proposition
and we think you will subscribe at
once.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-26
AMERICAN WOMEN
AWFULLY SLOW
ASSERTS SUFFRAGHETTE.-DoN'T
EVEN HAVE PUBLIC WASH
HOUSES, SHE ASSERTS.

CHICAGO, March 20.-"The popu
lar opinion seems to be that our Amer
lean women are getting too advanced
AS matter of fact they are the slow
est of all the English speaking women
on the face of the globe"
So declares Jane Adams In a com
munication to women on suffrage for
her sex in Illinois
In England and all her colonies, f"
she declares, ethe women have mu-
nicipal suffrage while American wom-
en- are just waking up to the fact that
we have rights and responsibilities
which without the ballot cannot be
properly exercised.
why is It that in Italy they have
public wash houses for the encourage
ment Of cleanliness among the people,
while in the Nnited States we have
none? Why is it that in Russia they
have public covered markets, to pro-
tect the food of the people from the
filth, while in this country we have
none
There are plenty Of things we need
In this country for the protection of
health and the morals of our people.
We could have them If we would ask
for them, and the women can't"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-26
RIDER CASE
IS REVERSED
JOHN GARDNER AND WALTER
HUNT GIVEN A NEW TRIAL.
GOES TO DAVIDSON.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 90
The Supreme Court today reversed
and remanded the case of John Gard
ner and Walter Hunt, convicted in
the Montgomery County Criminal
Court Of the murder of Vaughan Ben
nett and ordered that a change of
venue be given defendants. The
court did not pass on the merits of
the case, but held the lower court to
be in error in refusing a change of
venue, and also in the admission of
certain evidence.
Vaughan Bennett the man killed,
was masked and with a band of night
riders when shot and Gardner and
Hunt were with party that went out
from Clarsville to prevent night rider
depredations.
The Supreme Court ordered the
change of venue to Davidson county.