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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
THOSE GREEN THINGS OWENS BACK YARD
LOOKED GOOD TO BoSSY-THAT STARTED TROUBLE

They didn't call her Maud. But
that wasn't because she was not
stubborn, but because she didn't
have any name at all. So far as
that characteristic went, she had
the comic supplement mule cowed
out of existence. eYt she meant
no harm, but she liked to browse
where the plants looked greenest,
and the verdant pastures in Mrs.
Edith Owens back yard would
tempt any cow.
That is why this particular one
Istubbornly persisted in grazing
there, and obdurately stuck to the
program evolved in her bovine
mind some time ago to make this
spot the one above all others from
which to gather the daily bundle
of herbs for her quadrangular
chew.
Mrs. Owen protested; she re-
Imonstrated; she supplioated; she
Threatened, but 10 no avail. Final
lly she determined to use force,
land led the errant COW out of the
back yard and tied her to post
in an alley nearby, with intent to
turn her over to the poundmaster.
But Fate could not be so cruel.
$50 Fate sent 9. H. Frye. the own
Ter OF the COW, past that alley,
land the bovine face lighted up
with Joy as shs gave him the sig
nal of distress. and the bovine was
soon liberated. Whereas, Mrs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
Sl25,OO0 FOR
MOUNTAIN
ROAD
Big Appropriation Recon-
mended for Mt. Tacoma
Project.

Chief of United States Engi-
neers Colonel w. L. Marshall N
his report prepared for congress
recommends the appropriation nt
S125, 900 for the further construc-
ton of the Mt. Tacoma road from
Tacoma up the mountain, accord
ing to United Press message re-
ceived by the Times today.
This road was pushed through
to Nerada Falls by Engineer Rick
seeker last summer and was the
pride of thousands who went I'D
from here. General Bell, a
member of the engineering STAFF
at Washington. took the trip and
he said 1t was the finest thing he
had ever seen and that he would
do all he could to have the road
completed and maintained.
The recommendation of Chief
Engineer Marshall indicates that
the work is to go right ahead
1t is the intention to push
through to Paradise valley and
finally to Reese's camp.
For Puget Sound.
Among other important recom-
mendations for appropriations af-
fecting the Pacific coast are:
For Puget Sound and Tribu-
taries, $4,000.
For the inner portion OF Grays
Harbor. $4,000.
For a waterway to connect Pu-
get Sound with Lake Union and
Lake Washington, $1,000.
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CAIRO, H., Nov. 12.-With
the arrival here of state troops at
dawn, Cairo is practically under
martial law, after three days of
mob spirit, eliminating last night
in the lynching of two men.
In the presence of 10000 cheer
ing men and women, a mob late
last night hanged Will James, the
negro accused of numbering Anna
Pelley, a white woman, riddled
the body with 500 bullets and
then dragged it along the streets
for a mile and burned the re-
mains. ..
Still filled with the lust for
blood, the infuriated gathering
closed in on the Jail. battered. Its
way through the steel bars, drag
ged out Henry Salzer, a white
man accused of wife murder, and
hanged him.
Troops Rushed to City:
In the meantime the authorities
with Governor
Deneen and state troops were
rushed to the city.
All night long the mob surged
through the city streets clamoring
for more victims.
Fearing a repetition of the
scene at Springfield of two years
ago when a mob ran amuck,
shooting and hanging negroes, the
blacks of the city stormed the
various police stations, pleading
for protection.
Although the troops have par
TALLY restored order today, the
negroes still are in state of
frenzy and are afraid to show
on the street.
Great difficulty was experienced
by the eleven companies of state
troops IN dispensing the mobs and
a race war Is feared.
Sensational Chase.
The lynching of James followed
a sensational chase Of many hours
in which a stolen freight train
figured.
When a mob formed Wednes-
day night with the avowed inten-
tion of lyuching James, Sheriff
Davis saved the negro's life tenn
porarily by spiriting him out pf
the city.
Davis al his prisoner alighted
from a tr& at Dongola with the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
TRUSTS PLOT
AGAINST
TEDDY
SOLVE THE SUGAR TRUST
AND GET ALL THE CREDIT.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-
Friends of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt are preparing to fight
what they call a diabolical plot
to discredit the former president S
administration.
They openly assert that the
giant monopolistic interests,
alarmed over the sentiment for
Roosevelt displayed throughout
President Taft's tour, plan to
check it by an attempt to show
that Colonel Roosevelt protected
the sugar, tobacco and powder
trusts through Charles J. Bona
parte.
The recent canard of Roose-
Ivelt's death, it is declared, was
simply a feeler to see how strong
public sentiment really is for the
former president.
The result was unmistakable
and he now seems as much an lido
as when he was in office.
A New York paper, supposed to
be close to the money powers, has
printed a page and half article
to show that Roosevelt protect
ed the sugar trust and prevented
its prosecution.
J The Interests" have not much
love for the sugar trust. 1t is g
close corporation and will be
sacrificed.
Everything known about 1t will
be placed at the disposal of At.
torney General Wickersham, sc
that President Taft will have the
credit of dissolving, according to
the Rooseveltians.
If that is insufficient. they
say the tobacco and powder trusts
must go. These also are close
corporations.
The dissolution of these cor
porations would ruin one of the
greatest financial powers, except
Thomas F. Ryan, who already
has announced that he is retir-
ing from business.
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Owens became indignant, especial
ly because she had no more rope
left with which to tie the truant
cow again, in case she should re-
turn to finish her interrupted
luncheon.
"I'll have you arrested for al
lowing that COW to spoil my
yard" she said to Frye.
81 wouldn't give a dime" an.
swered Frye. "for your whole
yard"
At this, Mrs. Owens became
more indignant, and yet more so
when, as she told Judge Arnt.
son this morning she could plainly
hear that Frye did not say
dime" Accordingly Mrs. Over
made trip to the police couri
this morning from away out 4911
North Bristol street, and that ac
counts for the warrant issued b,
Judge Arntson charging @. II
Frye. 40 North 60th street, Will
ALLOWING bis COW to stray in pub
lie streets contrary to the city or
dinance.
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CITY IN TWO
BIG CASES

The city attorneys are In law
books up to their ears today with
two big corporation fights on
hand. Judge Stiles is devoting
his attention to the controversy IN
federal court with the Bell tel D.
phone companies. The case comes
up Monday before Judge Don
worth. The city expects the in
junction stopping the city from
proceeding against the companies
to settle the status of their fraa-
chise to be dissolved.
Assistant City Attorney Baker
is handling the prosecution of the
T. R. & P. company for failure to
run five minute cars, according TO
ordinance on the South Tacoma
line. This case. comes up Tues
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
TWO PAY THE DEATH PENALTY
BOOST TAFT TO DISCREDlT |T.R.'
ACOUITTAL OF NINE. STEINHEIL
MAY OPEN NATIONAL SCANDAL
FRANCE WOULD SOLVE MYSTERY

PARIS, Nov 12.-f Madame Steinheil is ac-
quilted, as appears likely today, the government
will Immediately resume an investigation of the
murders of the "red Widows artist husband
and stepmother, Nine. Japy.
The government is convinced that there are
grave secrets of national Importance behind the
garroting of Madame Steinheil, and the author
tiles are anxious to get at the bottom of these.
On several instances when the prosecutors
were pressing the woman closely, she threatened
to disclose secrets that would cause sensation
unless the prosecution desisted. In every in
stance her threats had the desired effect and
the prosecutor general started on another line OF
questioning.
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Nurse Gives Damaging
Testimony Against
Mrs. Kvalshaug
TELLS OF FREQUENT MEET.
INGS OF ACCUSED MURDER.
ESS AND c. F. NEWCOMB-
ALWAYS HELD HANDS AMI
KISSED EACH OTHER.

That Charles Newcomb called
upon Mrs. Kvalshaug while she
was inthe hospital and sat on the
bed holding hands with her fol
long periods at time was the
evidence Of Mrs. Olive Roberts, q
nurse, who was called to the
stand by the state in the Kval-
shaug trial this morning.
Mrs. Kvalshaug was at the hos
pital about three weeks during
last March, she stated, and New
comb came to see her very often,
always waiting upon her and do
ing small favors for her.
More Holding of Hands.
Later, Newcomb went to the
hospital, and then, according to
the nurse, the woman would call
upon him, wash his face and hold
hands with him. This was always
in the daytime and during the
hours when Martin Kvalshaug,
the husband, was at work.
"They always kissed each 9TH
er," the nurse went on, "and
were very demonstrative when
they met"
The state next called George
Dilley, brother-in-law of the mur-
dered man. He related how Mrs.
Kvalshaug had come to his home
after the murder and had awak-
ened him and his wife, telling
them that Kvalshaug was shot.
He stated that she appeared very
calm and speculated with the
rest of them as to who could
have done the deed. When some
one ventured to mention New
comb, she stated that it could not
have been he because she had
seen him at the dance before they
left.
Made Appointments Over Phone.
Dilley went on to tell of Mrs.
kvalshaug making appointments
over his telephone. When he re-
mcnstrated with her for doing
this SO repeatedly, he testified,
she said, "For Gods sake don't
tell Martin about it or he will go
Wild" Dilley said that he was
familiar with Newcomb's voice.
and that lie was sure Charles
Newcomb had called up and ask
ed for Mrs. Kvalshaug several
times.
Wearing Dead Mans Clothes.
When Dilley was given over to
the defense for cross-examination
Kelley began by asking:
When you called at the Jail
to see Mrs. Kvalshaug, is 1t not a
fact that you were wearing Mar
tin Kvalshaug's clothes?"
The witness was visibly con-
fused.
will you speak a little plain
err" he said. ~ didn't quite un-
derstand YOU"
Again the attorney shouted
the question.
Yes, / was wearing his over
coat" the witnessed admitted.
Anything else2"
az might have been wearing a
shirt of his"
The spectators began to litter,
and Dilley grew angry. He was
then excused from the stand.
= Chief-of-Police Duley was call
ed for the third time by the prose-
cution. He verified the sworn
confession of Mrs. Kvalshaug,
stating that he was present when
It was made.
Testimony All In Tomorrow.
The states attorneys think
CONTINUED on Page fhree.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
FINE GIFT 7
FOR CITY

Tacoma now owns land for mu-
nicipal docks on the Narrows.
A. r. Titlow and wife this
morning presented to the city a
deed for block 100 feet square
at the head of the Wilton water
way as a nucleus for municipal
wharves on the west side, and the
deed is on file in the court house.
The gift was made without cost
to the city. Mr.. Titlow wishes
the west side protected for dock
purposes and he simply made the
city a present of the most advant-
ageous site nearest Sixth avenue
for municipal wharves with a
view to later developments that
will make the entire Wilton wat
erway and lagoon valuable for
commerce.
The city council was hastily
called together in special session
this morning to accept the gift.
Giblett, Armstrong and Eberly
opposed even accepting the prop
erty at all and wanted to lay the
matter over until next week but
eight of the other councilmen vo.-
ed the proposition through and
the city secured the land.
The necessity for haste in the
matter was emphasized because
of the action of the Northern Pa
cific railway in trying to close up
this Wilton waterway for COM
entirely. On its first plans
the government issued orders for
the road to put in lift bridge.
Then the railway appeared in fed
eral court this week asking TO
change the route SO the bridge
would be eliminated. 1t would
cut off the lagoon entirely, how
ever.
Titlow was fighting this and he
gave the city this block to get the
city lined up with him.
The city will now also. demand
that this be kept open so it can
utilize the property for docks and
it Is believed the government will
refuse again to permit the rail-
way to further bottle up the best
wharf site on the Narrows.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
BOUND over FOR
FRAUDULENT
DEAL

Clarence G. Smith, the young
piano salesman who was extradit-
ed from California some weeks
ago charged with having swindled
his employer, T. S. Mckinley, out
of a part of the payments on two
pianos, was bound over to the
superior court under $4,000 bonds
by Justice Card this morning.
Smith acted as his own attorney
in his preliminary hearing and
when on the stand himself stated
that the whole deal into which
he and Mckinley had entered
was a swindle and that he only
got his legitimate share OF 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
BUD BARNES
EXP|ATES
CRIME
Executed at Walla Walla
for Brutal Murder of
Aged Woman.

(By United Press Leased Wire
WALLA WALLA, Nov. 12.-
Bud Barnes was hanged at $50
this morning for the murder Of
Mrs. Anna Aldrich April 80, 1908
He walked to the scaffold with d
nervous step and, although he
stumbled twice and swayed while
being strapped, he needed no as
sistance. Father Jones, his spir-
itual adviser, accompanied him.
The trap was sprung simultan-
eously by five guards and thirteen
and half minutes later Barnes
was pronounced dead.
About 500 people tried to gain
admittance, but only newspaper
men, officers and clergymen were
admitted.
Killed Aged Woman.
Barnes murdered Mrs. Aldrich,
who was 10 years old, to gain
possession of her land. He was
twice tried for the crime, the first
jury disagreeing.
1t was on April 80, 1908, that
Dali mes tnllCtu mIS Aund Alul NIL
to accompany him to a lonely spot
in Coppei canyon, where he beat
out her brains with pick handle
he had purchased for the pur-
pose.
Barnes was employed by Mrs.
Aldrich and represented to her
that he wante dto rent one of her
places, called the Keeney ranch,
on Coppei creek. Making these
representations he induced the old
lady to accompany him in a buggy
which he hired from a livery barn
in Waitsburg, to the ranch in the
lonely canyon.
Marks of Struggle.
The ground showed marks of a
struggle and her hair combs,
purse and other articles were
strewn about the ground. After
Barnes had broken her skull IN,
literally beaeing out her brains,
he threw the body into a hole
caused by the uprooting of a tree.
Here IT was found four days after
ward.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
HURLED OUT OF
WINDOW TO
DEATH

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12.
1T was learned by the po-
lice today that Quartermas-
ter Sergeant Roy Ford killed
Thomas Mullaly, an army
clerk, last night by hurting
him through a third story
window of the barracks to
the rocks below. after which
Nc blew ont his own brains,
An the stateroom of the bar.
racks ON Alcatraz island.
The murder and suicide
was the result OF q quarrel
between the two men, the
cause of which has not as yet
been ascertained. Both were
members Of the Third COM
pany Of prison guards, sta
toned on the island to guard
federal prisoners tncarcerat-
ed there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
BOYCOTT 7
SPOKANE
OOEUR D'ALENE MINERS TO
DIVERT TRADE FROM IN
LAND EMPIRE CITY BE-
CAUSE OF WAR AGAINST
UNION MEN.

SPOKANE, Nov. 12.-Spokane
has been boycotted by the local
union of the Western Federation
of Miners of Burke, Idaho, as un-
fair to labor because of its fight
against the Industrial Workers OF
the World.
The miners have adopted reso-
buttons shutting off trade to the
entire Coeur d'Alene mining dis
trict from Spokane, which here
tofore has been the distributing
point for the entire region.
Reports reached here today
that nearly 1000 miners In
Northern Washington and British
Columbia are also ready to as
sist the Industrial Workers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
NURSES FORM
ASSOCIATION

Articles of Incorporation of
the Graduate Nurses association
of Pierce county were filed with
the county auditor today. 1t is
stated that the purpose of the as
sociation is to improve the work
of the nurses and promote inter-
est In their work. The incorpor-
ators are: Edith Miller, Mrs. Et-
ia Cummings, Anna Juergens,
Helen B. Yuill, Olive Sill, Annie
Hosmer, Anna Phillips, Myrtle
Nagley, Angeline Shield ard Mary
Mann.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
FRUsTRATE ATTEMPT
AT BURGLARY

An attempt to burglarise otto's
saloon on Jefferson avenue, be-
tween Nineteenth and Twenty
first streets. was frustrated last
night by officer Mitchell, who
frightened the would-be burglars
into q hurled escape.
Mitchell passed by the place
and noticed a light In the hallway,
but as he turned to go In, the
light was quickly extinguished
and the burglars escaped by rum
ming up the stairway.
They had been working on the
door in the hall, intending to cut
Through it into the saloon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
REIGN OF. TERROR
FOLLOWS DOUBLE
LYNCHING IN ILL
White Man and Negro Hanged in Public Square by
Mob of 10000 Persons-City of Cairo Placed
Under Martial Law, and Race War Is Feared
People Now Hot on Trail of Third Victim,

sheriff, hoping to reach the jail
at Murphysboro by driving across
the country before the mob could
intercept him.
News of Davis whereabouts,
however, reached the mob and
seizing a locomotive and a string
of Nboxcars they rode in haste to
Kamack.
Here they came upon the sher-
iff, who was hiding in the woods
with his prisoner, overcame Da-
Wis an dtook James away from
him.
CONTINUED on age Five.)
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made of black goods with big
polka dots in it.
She rushed up to Alma and en-
braced her, and the mother and
daughter INDUCED in an old
fashioned kiss.
The work of completing the
jury is being pushed rapidly, and
the attorneys hope that the box
may be permanently filled by to-
night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
NEWCOMB CASE
IN SUPREME
COURT

OLYMPIA, Nov. 12.-Attorneys
for Charles f. Newcomb, recently
convicted at Tacoma of the mur-
der of Martin Kvalshaug, argued
in the supreme court today that
there was no saving clause In the
new criminal code and therefore
no law to punish murder or other
crimes committed prior to the taxi
ing effect of the new criminal
code and asked that the convic-
ton be set aside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
AUBURN, CAL. Nov. IA
Mrs. Pike Bell, mother of Alma
Bell, on trial for the murder of
her lover, appeared in court with
her daughter today. She is a
quantity dressed, elderly woman,
whose deep-lined face shows the
heavy marks of sorrow.
Mrs. Bell wore a cotton dress,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
THREE WOMEN
DIE IN RIOT

(By United Press Leased Wire }
PARIS, Nov. IA dispatch
from Rome to the Fouriers News
Agency says that many persons
have been killed in an attempt by
a mob 10 invade the PIafici coun-
ell chamber today. Three wom-
en- are among the dead.
Stones and knives were used by
the mob In the attack. The troops
guarding the chamber are said to
have been put to flight and the
building fred. No cause for the
attack Is given I'm the dispatch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
BEN HUR TRIBE
HOLDS BIG MEETING

: Tacoma court No. 5, Tribe of
: An Hur, held an interesting ses-
,erin In the coprt reomat = pythiafi
&nle last eyonsnas N'zsA = losee
,dsa.oe 81 .sembers and !
6s,ar Of visiting Eons ana
s tors of Hur. A degree team
ga by Chief Chas. A. Park
conferred the court degree
Pf. Clarence Green and Mrs.
Ms. The chief announced
81 Hursday evening, Nov. 25. a
ri candidates will be initi-
Na Night refreshments were
Ind pleasant social hour
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13
PREPARING FOR COMPANY.

City Controller Meads Is today
shaping up things in his office
to get ready for the experts who
will scrutinize the city books. 1t
|in expected they will be getting at
work next week 70 earn that s1o.-
|00o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13

Probably show
ers tonight or Sat
urday. West winds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-13

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 12.-Under the caption O
In the defeat of Tom L. johnson for mayor of G
in states and in nation from the clutches of special prive
1.-The efforts of johnson to make free Cleveland,
corrpters of city government have quckened the pulse
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
VAUDEVILLE AND
MOVING PICTURES
TWO ACTS DIFFERENT FROM ANY
THIS SEASON AT OPERA
HOUSE NEXT THREE DAYS
FINE PICTURES.

Frank Hamilton, eccentric panto-
mime and barrel jumping. and James
and James singing. talking ard novel
" whistlnE artists, comprise the van
deville features of the opera house
vaudeville and moving picture show
today. tomorrow and Wednesday.
Here are three actors who offer some
thing different from anything seen
here this season. and they will u
doubleday make an excellent impress
sion. Both acts are brim full of com
ely. and the barrel jumping feature
of Mr.. Hamilton's act is replete with
wonderful feats.
The pictures fer today will embrac-
tho following subjects: AT the Al
tar, The Minstrels Sacrifice" AMI
The Sorceress' Scissors. The Il
illustrated song will be The Song NJ
Sweetheart Sang" rendered by Nj.
Jcha Nixon. This clever singer viii
also render a special song after each
set OF pictures Admission ten cent
Matinee and night performances.