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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
NURSE BRUTALLY
BEATEN ON STREET
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SAN FRANCISCO, April g.
Lying almost unconscious and
bleeding, Edna Wilson, aged 49,
was found by Policeman A. Wag-
ner, at 3:45 o'clock this morning
in the gutter at Duboce avenue
and Webster street. She was re-
moved to her apartments where
she now rests in precarious con-
dition. In her lucid intervals she
tells startling story of her en-
counter with a man who, while
on her way to her home, sprang
upon her in the darkness and bore
her down to the gound, beating
her and robbing her of her purse
which contained $40 and some
trinkets.
Miss Wilson, in her capacity as
a nurse, is frequently about the
streets late at night on her way
to and from cases. Last night as
she left the home of patient and
passed along Fillmore street, II
occurred to her that she was fol
lowed. When she neared the cor
ner of Duboce avenue she was
seized from behind, and before she
could utter cry was struck a
blow with some instrument.
She fell on the ground and was
kicked and beaten by her assail-
ant. How long she was there she
does not know. 1t is presumed
that she was attacked some time
shortly after midnight.
Miss Wilson has been able to
furnish a good description of the
man who attacked her, and the
police are now searching for him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
TRAITOR IN
RANKS Of
PR0bERS
Frisco Detective Starts
Sensation by Saying
Some One Has Sold
Information
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SAN FRANCISCO, April g.
Special Agent William ]. Burns
makes the declaration today that
a traitor in the Office of the dis.
trict attorney was bribed by the
United Railroads graft defense to
reveal the plans of the prosecu.
tion to raid the offices of Patrick
Calhoun last Saturday and Sun
day. Burns says that 1t was or
this account that the search fol
stolen papers was not more fruit
full.
"They got news OF our inten.
tions on Friday night" said
Burns today, "and so they had
[plenty of time to remove much oi
1.-THE evidence. which we wanted
evidence which would have been
of great value in the Forthcoming
trials of the men whom we have
arrested for grand larceny.
s Luther Brown, head Of the
IIE.ted Railroads detective bur.
Ieau, took load of documents in q
rush to his mothers home in Sar
Leandro, where they were closely
guarded. George Francis, CHIEF
!elerk Of Calhoun, took another
load to the Hotel Holland, where
they were locked up in the safe. >
Burns says that he Is investigat.
ing the leak in the district attor.
Iney's office and sensational ex.
pose may follow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
NO ACTION FOR
! CITY HOSPITAL

After skirmishing around
among the private homes of peo-
pie who have measles and other
contagious diseases DR.. Sargen-
itch. the city health commissioner,
finally found place where the
people were willing to take in Mr..
Sims, the young man. who was
held in the city hall Office all yes
terday afternoon, suffering with
measles and diphtheria.
In the meantime he called the
health board together to take
action on the situation but moth
ing definite was done. 1t was
the general opinion the city need
ed q city hospital but 1t was not
decided to 30 ahead and get one.
Dr.. 6argentfch was informal ~
urged 70 see what could be done
1n this line and IL Is likely the
matter win be taken up in q few
days and movement launched to
provide regular city hospital.
9uch An Institution Has opened
last month ii 8oattle ~ thS mu-
nicipality and pr. 8arGentich ana
Mayor Linck have both been ure-
Ing It for Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
BODY Of PIONEER
JUDGE IS LAID
IN GRAVE

The funeral of the late Judge
Frank Allyn was held at 2 o'clock
this afternoon from the residence
401 North X street. Rev. Horace
H. Clapham of Trinity Episcopal
church officiated. Music was
furnished by a quartet from the
Trinity choir.
'Ihe honorary pall-bearers were:
James M. Ashton Judge Fremont
Campbell, John A. Parker, Judge
w. A. Worden, Judge Thomas
Carroll, Judge w. o. Clifford and
c. M. Riddell. The pall-bearers
were. Felix Babcock, s. r. Balk-
will, Frederick Mottet, Joshua
Peirce, John Whitney and P. c.
Kaufman.
Interment was made in Tacoma
cemetery the Masonic order hav.
ing charge of the ceremony at the
grave.
Seventy-five members of the
Pierce County Bar association
gathered in Judge Yesterdays
court room this morning, and with
bowed heads listened to the read
ing of condolences over the death
of the Judge. The resolutions OF
coincidence were drawn up by F.
Campbell, James M. Ashton, John
D. Fletcher and G.. L. Stiles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
Election Scandal to
Be Investigated Again
MAN SAYS HE sWORE FALSE
LY WHEN HE TESTIFIED no
STEPHENSON BRIBERY.

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MADISON, Wis, April 3.-Fol-
lowing the alleged confession of
State Game Warden Stone before
the senatorial investigation COM
mittee that he swore falsely when
he accused Senator Isaac Stephen
son of giving him 5000 to buy
votes, the committee today, in Sc
cret session, began laying plans
for a thorough Investigation of all
previous testimony given before
the committee.
Stone, who is said to have ad-
mitted voluntarily that his form
er testimony was false. is believ-
ed to have accused three of his
deputies of a similar offense.
The investigation COMMITTEES
learned that a fund of $1,000 had
been subscribed by deputy state
game wardens and that the
amount had been forwarded to
Governor Davidson, through
Stone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
EIGHT BIDDERS on
STANOP|PE
WORK

Eight bidders wish to build
that new standpipe for the city
water works In the West End.
On the face of the figures Il looks
as II the Northwest Bridge cem-
pany of Tacoma will get the job,
IL the engineers estimate OF 531
yards Tor concrete work is corr
rect. Bids on concrete and steel
work wee submitted separately
today. and, complete, they f1guo
as follows: Northwest Bridge COM
pany, $1z,503; Wells Construction
company, $14.114: Gawlcy Foun-
dry & Machine company, $13,666;
Chicago Bridge & Iron Works,
$12,013; 5. d. Bader & Son, $14.-
434; Pacific Engineering company,
s13,964; Western Steel Plate Con-
struction company, $14,7G7; Des
Moines Bridge company, $13.501.
Commissioner McGregor will 80
over the estimates and see just
how much concrete there is before
awarding the job.
The Wells Construction COM
pany got the contract for the cul-s
vert under Yakima avenue for
1920 against l.. Y. Stayton, who
bid $5,253.60.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
TANG[E IN
ELECTION
LAWS
Dates for Closing of the
Registration Books
Conflict
CLERK TO REQUIRE
PARK BOARDS RULE

Registration books at the city
clerks office will open next We'd
nesday after the city election and
they will remain open until the
night of April 13.
The park board is advertising
that the books will close April
but City Clerk Roys after digging
up the law this morning decided
to kee pthem open until the thir-
teenth.
The law is bundle of contra
dictions and Inconsistencies. The
general election law provides for
keeping the books open until the
night before the special election.
Th special act of the metropolitan
park board declares the general
election law shall govern and
then 1t proceeds to say it shall not
by providing that the books shall
be kept closed five days before the
metropolitan park election.
The city clerk has no way of
telling whether voters want to
register for the election next fall
or for the park election and he
will keep the books open under
the general law. If the park
board wants to exclude all who
register after April 9 it will have
to do SO by refusing to let those
vote whose registration shows
after that date.
Another freak In the registra-
tion law was shown up by the city
attorneys this morning. Ed
Cushman applied to Assistant City
Attorney Baker to know whether
the law the legislature passed to
compel citizens to declare their
party affiliation when registering
would be applied here.
Mr.. Baker told him the law was
unconstitutional, un-American,
anti-Christian, vicious and i'm
potent. Furthermore the title OF
the act by which the primary law
was amended does not conform to
the body of the amendment and
the thing is therefore void on
technical grounds. Baker was of
the opinion that the city should
pay no attention to the freakish
attempt of the legislature to de-
stroy the secret ballot and build
party machine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03

GOVERNOR
ORDERED
HOME
Ballinger Requests AL
aska Executive to
"Attend to His
Knitting
HAS BEEN IN CAPITAL
Z YEARS OUT OF 3

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WASHINGTON, ID, c., April 8.
Secretary OF the Interior BALI
niger today ordered Governor
Hoggatt to return to Alaska to
ATTEND to his knitting"
Hogatt has been here nearly
two months on this trip and hap
spent nearly two years in this city
during the three years that he hao
been governor.
In accordance with the wishes
OF President Taft, the territorial
governors will remain at their
posts of duty instead OF spending
a large proportion of their time
here.-
Hoggatt was given a weeks
grace on account of the difficul-
ties involved in taking his infant
child to Alaska and also was giv-
en- the privilege Of stopping Z few
days In New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03

{he fe1Iejhs of Andrew r. Nell
son; who died at st. Joseph's hos
pifa1 yesterday mornlng after :
nlckness induced ~ worry over
t5e disappearance OF his wife. lay
dncalled for ct Gaffney's UNDER
taking parlors. The only rela-
tive Mr.. Nelson had IN this coun-
try IL his brother-in-1aW. Louis II.
Mikkleson, who lives at Mead,
Wash.
Although Mr.. MIkklesou was
communicated with yesterday, Inn
mediately after Nelson's death. no
answer has been received. M.
Nelson's closer relatives In Dom
mark have been communicated
with also.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
BOY victim OF
kIDNAPERS
Startling Developments Expected Following
Discovery Of Dead Body Of Child
Who Had Been Held for Ransom
MURDER THREAT CARRIED OUT

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DELAVAN, Wis, April Be-
Following the discovery today Of
the drowned body of Harold Moon,
ten years old, in Thread lake at
Flint, Mich, startling Develop
ments are momentarily expected
in this city, where the boys faith
or, Lyman N. Moon, expects to
bring about the arrest OF men
who, he is convinced, were impli-
Gated in the disappearance of his
child on February 81.
The theory of kidnapping was
advanced when the boy was lost.
But it was temporarily exploded
today, when news of the discovery
of the drowned body was made
public. 1t noows, however, as
If a foul murder had been COM
mitted.
Mysterious Letter.
The father OF the dead child
paid a'secret visit to this town in
response to a letter sent from
here by men who represented
themselves to be the kidnapers
of the boy. The letter stated
that If Moon would place $500 in
the omuth of the cannon in the
town park the missing boy would
be returned to him within half an
hour. On the advice of detec-
ltives, retained by the anxious
father, letter was placed In the
cannon, asking that the statement
that the boy was safe be substan-
tiated. Moon in his message to
the blackmailers explained that If
the purported kidnapers could
prove that they had possession of
the boy, they could have the sum
of money which they demanded
and that he would make no trou-
BILE for them.
Blackmailer Gets Letter.
Last night Moons detectives
saw a large man remove the let
ter from the mouth of the cannon
and disappear In the darkness.
1t is this man who is wanted by
the police. now that the discovery
of the lads drowned body points
to murder.
The last time the lad was seen
he was blithely on his way to go
skating.
The Threat.
The letter from the alleged
kidnapers was addressed to the
parents of the lost boy and ex-
planned that Harold was in the
vicinity of Delavan. 1t said In
part:
81 do this at his request as he
is tired of this life and wants to
come home. If you do not COM
ply with this demand you will
never see him again"
The writer of the letter then
went on to threaten the Moons.
declaring that II an attempt were
made to arrest any of the kidnap-
ers the boy would be killed. The
plan for receiving the money and
returning the boy was carefully
explained in this letter.
The $500 was to be placed In
the mouth of the cannon by the
boys father, who was then to turn
around and go straight back to
his hotel, where, inside of an
hour, 1t was promised, the boy
would be safely deliver to him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
CITY PAYROLL
JUMPS. $1,000

The city payroll has jumped
$1,000 in q month. Last month
when the February pay was drawn
by city employees and officials the
warrants called for $50,611. .04.
but the warrants signed by the
mayor this month to be paid Mon
day are for $57.943.80.
This is the first month under
the new salary ordinance. There
is a boost Of $2,2p0 in the light
department in linemen. The sal
aries of officials also took $4,000
more than last month, by the in
crease in the number of employees
and raises In salaries, and there
was $2,376.16 for the Nisqually
power plant salaries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03

Deiding that an inquest into
the Qeath OF John Purse. the Boz
nenF ian miner who attempted to
XIII his son, Frank, Thursday
eVening, and who later hung him
Tself with HIS suspenders in the city
fail Of Wilkeson. was unnecessary,
Coroner q. D. Shaver returned to
Tacoma early this morning. From
all the evidence he could get the
coroner is certain that Purse had
been In q state OF mental derange-
men TOR some time and that he
was out OF his mind at the time
when he tried to kill his son and
then ended HIS own life.
Frank Purse. who Is 81 years
old. and now Che head of the fam
ily. Is In q ward OF the Fannie
Paddock hospital. this city. and 10
sspidly recovering.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
MINISTER ARMED WITH GUN.
RESISTS AN ATTEMPT :
TO GUST HIM

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DENVER, ColO., April 3.-De.
termined to preach In his own pul.
pit on Sunday, denpite the opposi-
tion Of a strong faction among his
parishioners. Rev. Adam Traudt,
pastor of the First German Con-
gregational church, barricaded
himself IN the sanctuary l1st night
and armed himself with q revol-
ver,k intending to repulse those
members OF his church who were
trying to oust him.
.raudt IL still standing guard,
while the two opposing factions In
his congregation are manifestine
the bitterest feeling and making
Wild threads akaInst the other. v
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
BIG FIRE IN
FORT WORTH

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FORT WORTH, Tex, April
3.-A fire which started in
the southern part Of the city
this afternoon, threatens to
wipe out that whole section.
The flames are spreading rap
idly and the local fire depart
ment seems incapable of sue
scessfully coping with It. An
appeal for aid has been sent
to Dallas and fire-fighting ap-
paratus is being rushed here
from that city ON q special
train.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
IS
!, NEAR Death

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& Los ANGELES, Cal, April g.
Madame Helena Modjeska, the
famous Polish-American actress
who has been seriously Ill for sew.
eral weeks, has been unconscious
for the last "a hours at her home
at Newport Island near here, ac-
cording to her physician, DR.. J.
F. Boyd, today. DR.. Boyd has
remained in attendance on the pa
tient constantly since last Friday
At the bedside is Count Charles
Bozenta Chlapowski, her husband
and her son, Ralph Modjeska. The
end is expected at any time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03

PARIS, April S.--Declarins
that the airship represented mans
upward tendencies and aims, Mem
sigror Ametta cast holy water yes
terday afternoon upon the light
framework OF the aeroplane near
which he was standing, christeD-
ing it the A1sace. Today the pre-
late christoned an aerop1ane, the
Isle de France. and also tho
aerodome landing. from which the
ships make their flights. The
archbishop was clad in his e.
olasIeetieaI robsa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
Business Men to Build Road.

MARSHFIELD, Ore, April 3D.
Backed by local capital, the busi-
ness men of Coos Bay have prac-
tically decided to build a steam
or electric road from Marshf1eld
to Roseburg, and not wait for b.
H. Hartman to.mend any of his
alleged broken promises.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
BUYS WATERFRONT

At a sale of miscellaneous
parcels of state lands, held at the
court house by the auditor today,
A. l.. Dillon purchased 21.09 linz
cal chains OF waterfront IN
Colvos Passage, known Ms the
West Passage, for $3,300.. The
state had appraised the land at
s210.90. The other sales were
small and unimportant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
lice Term For

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SAN RAFAEL, Cal, April b.
Giuseppe Pia, the Italian garden
er who was recently convicted OF
an assault on Miss Elizabeth
Grapes, was today given a life sem
tence In the state penitentiary.
Pia had not expected such q
stiff sentence. and when he learn
ed that he was doomed to life
Imprisonment. his face turned
ashen pale and fell over his chair
and collapsed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
TO PROTECT HIGHWAYS

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NEW YORK, April 3.-Henry
Clews, the banker, and a number
of wealthy men Of this city have
incorporated the National High
way Protective society, the object
of which will be to stop reckless
automobiling and prevent the
practice OF "scorching."
The organization will be extend
ed and branches will reformed
throughout the country.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03

The body of the man who was
run down and crushed to death
beneath the wheels of switch en-
gine, in the Dock street yards
Wednesday night, has been identi-
fed as that of Henry Hanson. The
was made by HAL
thar Nyman, proprietor of the
Baltic saloon, 1913 Pacific avenue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
CARRY AWAY SACK
Of MONEY

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, April a.
The police are today looking for
two young men, dressed like col
lege boys, who called at the Mis-
sion Hardware company yesterday
afternoon, purchasing ten cents
worth of nails and carried out
with them a sack containing $6S
in coin, which they saw lying on
counter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
PRESIDENT STILL
PLANNING To
COME WEST
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., April g..
Taft still expects to
visit the Pacific coast this sum-
mer. Today he indicated very
clearly that he had not abandoned
his plan to make a western tour,
for he told Leo e. Alexander and
Michael Alexander of San Fran
cisco that he expects to visit their
city some time during the fall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
ADMITS GuIIN.

w. q. Harrington, arrested
March 18. charged with having
obtained money under false pre-
lenses, was araigned before Judge
Hasterday today and pleaded
guilty. He purchased paint and
p3Intors' supplies from the Pacific
Glass & Paint company on credit,
ind Immediately pawnsd them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
SENTENCED TO BE SHOT

HAVANA, April 2.--vincent
Cortes, of San Francisco, q former
sergeant in the rural guard, was
today found guilty of rebellion
md participation in the recent re-
volt. He was sentenced to be
shot. Corporal Pichardo, also ac-
cused of the same crime, was ac-
quilted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03

Thomas Leach, 65 years old
land Louisa Houston, 35, were
married this morning in the coun-
|ty auditors Office by Justice
frank Graham. The couple re.
|side in British Columbia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
Will Pay Bills

CHICAGO, April 3.-The man
ager Of the Chicago branch of the
John Dickinson company, whose
failure has been announced from
New York, stated here today that
the firm expected, to pay everw
dollar due their creditors. He
added that the concern expected
to be on its feet soon.
Stock deals In the East. he ex-
planned, were responsible for the
embarrassment of the company.
He could not state positively just
how great was the amount in
volved.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03

When the county all this week to make sketch OF
Josua Klein thought would nd the usual type Of fanatic the
which Northwest the Holy
Roller chy, unkempt rather fabby
with ignorant BRAIN
1t rather shock to "antevidentis" impression
scholarly smiling through the
of the Pierce county jail This man was Josua Klein.
The will of his and
figure entirely both First the figure
shoulders
the TALL the swordsman The arocratc
cheed which education and good
breeding. what
Gibscn would the to make
and lumn-
the of dreamer poet artist.
When explained him that artist and to make
pleasant smiles
myself. And could easily be-
iieve It,
distinguish him 'anima" body the man
whit will Klein
the spiritual type He lives his nerves His education tells
philosopher stole,
the him. He PAGES the
reminding of Gagged panther
MS past history or who he s-but
stamp breeding education and refinement
easily In his figure
riage and conversation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03

The funeral of Herman William
Jaeger will be held tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock p. m. from
the residence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-03
BROKERAGE FIRM
FORCED To THE
WALL

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
NEW YORK, April 3.-The
first big failure resulting from the
Chicago bull wheat market was
announced today when the broker
age firm of John Dickinson & Co.
OF New York and Chicago sus-
pended.
A receiver will be requested to
take charge of the affairs of the
concern In Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-11
G. WALTER BARR
IN BURLINGTON
Visited There on His Way Home from
Cedar Rapids and Talks Of
Rev. Sunday.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: DR.. T..
Walter Barr, of Keokuk passed sew
eral hours with friends in Burlington
yesterday afternoon on his way from
Cedar Rapids to Keokuk. He had
been in the former city visiting with
Rev. William A. Sunday, and attend
ing the meetings at the tabernacle
there. Barr can no more keep his
hands off reporters pencil when he
is in front of William A. Sunday in
action, than he can refuse wedge OF
fresh made raisen pie AS conse-
quence he gave the Cedar Rapids pa
pers some live wire descriptive writ
ing on the sermons he heard while
there.
Sunday Is the same as ever" said
DR.. Barr. He is physically worn. but
he has wonderful recuperative pow
ers, and when he opens in Joplin, Mo,
he will be as fresh and vigorous as
ever. Sunday will have about three
thousand converts in Cedar Rapids.
He is getting hold Of the city in good
shape, and the opposition there was
really less than in almost any other
city he has visited.
Il don't know thing about FIRST
district politics. continued DR.. Barr.
II am purposely keeping ignorant OH
that score. The little that has come
to me is to the effect that Kennedy
has a strong hold throughout the dis
! trict and has taken advantage of stu
atoms In such manner as to weaken
the opposition.
'"The best things | have read so far
this season are the college stories by
| George Fitch in the Saturday Evening