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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
MISSING:
HUSBAND DIES
OF GRIEF
Nelson, Wealthy Switchman
Passes Away Constant Brooding
Over Mysterious Disappearance
of Wife Responsible

Grief over the loss of his wife,
who mysterious disappeared in
New York six months ago, and
dependency over his in effectual
attempts to locate her were the
primary causes of the death today
of Andrew p. Nelson, the wealthy
ex-switchman. Nelson died un-
expectedly at st. Joseph's hospital
at 1890 this morning. Pneu-
monia brought on by worry and
heavy drinking Is given as the
immediate cause of death by DR..
F. j. Stewart, who attended him,
Spent Thousands In Search.
Nelson's fortune is estimated to
be between $4,000 and $4,000.
He is known to have spent thou
sands of dollars within the past
few months in a search for his
wife, and he has kept q standing
reward Of $4,000 for information
concerning her.
Woman's Disappearance.
Mrs. Christinne Nelson left her
home at 14O9 Puyallup avenue
August "a last to make a visit
with relatives in Denmark. She
reached Denmark safely, and re
turned to New York on October q
on the Kron Prinz liner Cecilia
Mrs. Nelson stopped at a New
York hotel the night of Octobe
20, as has been ascertained, bu
from the time of her entering he
room until the present day n
trace of her has been found.
Mrs. Nelson was student @
thought transmission, and of sey
eral of the higher mysteriou
sciences. For two weeks afte
|she left Tacoma on her visit Ne
son claimed that he could con
municate with her with though
messages, but he afterwards sal
that the thought messages wer
suddenly broken off, as thoug
some great calamity had occurred
Since the day Of the disappear
ance Nelson has made two trip
East, and made a thorough In
vestigation of facts, engaging at
torneys and detectives In all tn
larger oiktes. Later he returne,
to Tacoma and engaged rooms a
the Tourist hotel, where he re
mained until yesterday, when h,
was taken Ill.
During the three weeks of Mel
sons stay at the Tourist he hal
been apparently trying to drown
his sorrow with strong drink. AL
though seldom out Of his mind
employees of the hotel say tina
he was partly intoxicated durinI
the entire time. His will has no
been made public.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
KING Ed Able
TO attend
GAMES

BIARRITZ, April 2.-King Ed
ward was a spectator at the
Basque sports today, and he was
by no means suffering from a
stroke of paralysis, as reported,
although he was plainly not so
vigorous as he was a year ago.
He declared to his party, that he
had no apprehension as to his gen.
eral health and he expressed the
greatest surprise at the report cir
culated to the effect that he was
in q serious condition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
FILIPINO PLEADS
FOR HIS PEOPLE

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2.
Pablo Ocampo, delegate from
the Philippines, in a speech In
the house today declared that the
Payne tariff bill establishes nov
ell free trade system, in that 1t
provides for the free admission
of American products into the
islands without limitation, while
1t puts a restriction and limitation
upon the importations from the
Philippines to this country.
He presented resolution
adopted by the Philippine legisla-
ture asking for the abolition Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
BINDS MOUTH AND Then
TRIES TO H Nc HInlSEL +

(By United Press Leased WIre-)
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.--
Dependent and half erased
through lack Of sleep and harrow
ing experiences since his break
for liberty last Monday, Alezan-
der Hagan, one of the Folsom
convicts rodaptured and now Inn
prisoned In the city prison, made
an unsuccsssful attempt last night
TO commit suicide In his cell.
With the torn strips OF his over
alls he made rope with which 10
hang himself from the barn OF his
tiny room, and he took the pre-
caution to gsg himself and bind
up his face 20 that any outeries
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
REALTY SALES
BREAK ALL
RECORDS

A comparison of the monthly
statement OF receipts for the
county auditors Office shows more
clearly than anything the won
derfu1 activity which has sprung
up recently In the real estate
market. In January the receipts
were $1,000; in February they
were $2,009.32 and In March they
were S3,074.S5. As much as
$500 has been taken In during
one day at the recording window
Of the auditors office during
March. The record. according to
Auditor Stewart, ID the best ever
made in Pierce county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
BooTLEaaEa FINED

w. A. Bell, the "bootlegger,' -
who was arrested three times in
this city on the same charge be-
fore he could be brought before
the police magistrate, pleaded
guilty to selling liquor. without q
license yesterday afternoon and
was nned 500 and costs. He could
not pay the flne and was taken
to the county jail
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02

the Dingley tariff upon sugar, un-
manufactured tobacco, cigarettes,
agricultural machinery and ap-
paratus for repairing roads. He
said:
eff the retention of the Philip
pines really is not for the purpose
of exploiting them, but to uplift
and iberate them, the house
should not pass thees objection
able features of the BILL"
Ocampo formerly was one Of the
revolutionists under Aguinaldo.
He speaks broken English and
read his address from manuscript.
He was heartily applauded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
W|LkESON'
SCENE Of !.
TRAGEDY
Miner Shoots His Son and
Then Puts an End to
His Own Life by
Hanging.

Crazed with excessive drinking
and enraged because his eldest
son, Frank, 21 years old, had
dared demonstrate with him, John
Purse, a Bohemian coal miner of
Wilkeson, a small mining town
80 miles east of Tacoma, last
evening shot his son In the fore
arm with a 38-caliber revolver,
and later hanged himself with a
pair of suspenders while locked
in a cell of the Wflkeson Jail.
Purse, who was 45 years old,
had lived In Wilkeson for Is
years. He had a wife and eight
children.
Drinking Heavily.
For some time he had been
drinking heavily and last night
was in the condition known as
lighting drunk" He went to his
little home and commenced abus-
ing his wife and children In a
cruel manner. His son Frank
stepped forward and quietly in
terceded in his mothers behalf.
Yelling in rage, the father rush
ed at his son, brandishing his re-
volver. The young manwill re-
cover.
Ends Life BY Hanging.
After Purse had been locked in
the city Jail of Wilkeson by Dep
uty Sheriff Charles B. Hunt, he
was found hanging lifeless from
the ceiling, his head caught in a
loop and hung there until stran-
gled to death. When found his
body was doubled up as though
he had died suffering from
cramps.
Coroner Shaver will leave for
the scene of the tragedy this
afternoon. He would have gone
last night but for the inquest over
the body of Frank Morzin, which
was called for this morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
ALABAMA CONGRESSMAN Is 8
Hooked BY TREATMENT AC-
CORDED FEMININE ARTICL
ES BY PAYNE TARIFF BILL.
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., April q.
Representative John F. Bur-
nett of Alabama yesterday made
an attack upon republican ex-
|travagance" and declared that che
Payne tariff bill is a Sham and
a fraud" He said in part:
at seems that the republican
members of the ways and maens
committee, in the preparation Of
the bill, aimed a deliberate and
premeditated blow at American
women. The course of the more
ancient members of the commit
tee has not surprised me, but the
unprovoked treatment accorded
women by thatwomeA by that
prtncely gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Longworth), by that gallant
and chivalrous gentleman from
West Virginia (Mr. Gaines), BY
that fiery and impetuous youth,
from Michigan (Mr. Fordney) ,
and by the committee baby (MH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
Young Heiresses
Dance In Tights

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PITTSBURG, Pa, April a.
-Heiresees whose aggregated
wealth is asquarter of a million
dollars, wore tights and danced
in striking pantomimes last night
at Carnegie Music hall In a public
exhibition for the benefit of the
Y. w. @. T. U. Scores of young
women who performed for charity
last night are the survivors of
the famous half billion chorus,
which created such-a furore last
July. Their companions have
since married.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02

q M death skrngEles would be
nk111ed.
Then, erouchins doubled up On
q bench. he kicked II over and
denGled until he lost conscious
nc4M Z wea hle convuleiys kick
fRx which aroused HIS sleeping
nlnta, Michael AEe1kenna, and calns-
e. him p summon tho guards.
hou H&GAn Wes cut down he
N1e more 69c4 than a1fve. he
het blood pourins from his mouth
sp9 g n's wrists we're bleeding pro-
With the aid Of the Guards ana
M9lk Gonna he Wep ro1fore1 to con-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
GAIN IN RECEIPTS
OF POSTOFFICE

The postoffice receipts in Taco.
ma last year ran over 100000
and Postmaster Votaw will there
fore get boost in salary July 1
from $500 to $4,000 a year.
Some additional clerks will also
probably be added. A new sub
station will be established soon at
Regents park.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
Improvement CLUB
At LEMONS BEACH

The University Improvement
club of Lemons Beach will hold a
meeting at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon at the new grocery store.
All property owners of the Mar
rows, University Place, Lemons
Beach and Higgins Beach are in
vited to attend the meeting as
matters of interest to the whole
section will be discussed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
SERVES FREE DRINKS To
WEARY PASsENcERS

new transcontinental service, has
il&ugurated this custom. and trav-
Ie}efs, over that line who have
Ir4a< he'd Portland In the past week
lof 70 are enthusiastic In their
Ipr&ln1s Of the innovation.
Z Aon you e1toE 1he dining car,
TIN <Ini4G eas oc1i1 1Ne<cr Gtepo -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
PI0N EER CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT

The Pioneer Improvement club
meets tonight at 1880, in the en-
gine house at South Forty-third
and l. streets. The park ques-
tion will be discussed. Members
of the park board have been ask
ed to deliver addresses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
MILITARY BAND 70
PLAY AZ MARKET

Merchants OF the public market
have engaged the Military Band
for Saturday afternoons and the
first Of series OF concerts viii
be given at the market place to-
morrow. from I to s p. IA. The
Military Band is one Of ohe best
OF the local musicaa organisa-
tiops.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
TREASURY REPORT.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2.
The treasury report today
shows: Receipts, $2,044,O18;
disbursements, $2,250,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
CUPID'S DARTS.

Marriage licenses have been is
sued to Otto Lund and Rosa Oleg,
to Clint Brennan and Verna MUIR
ply, to Spencer Crawford and
Rhoda ]. Pangburn, and to Robert
Clifford Snyder and Jean Ethel
Cameron.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
O|PH7HER|A
IN CITY
HALL

BIG SCARE WHEN MAN sUFS
FERING FROM CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE APPEARS AT THN
HEALTH OFFICE - WITH
HOSPITALS ALL CIsOSED no
HIM DIR. SARGENTICH SUD-
DENLY DETERMINES no
OPEN A CITY HOSPIrAIAs RE-
GARDLESS OF COUNCIL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
Ambassador to Meet Ship.

ROME, April 2.-Theodore
Roosevelt's projected trip to view
the ruins of Messina will have to
be abandoned. The Italian Office
today, after a conference, decided
that time would not permit the
ex-president to make the journey.
OnNSunday morning, when the
Hamburg arrives at Naples, it will
be met by Ambassador Griscomb
and state officials. Roosevelt
will be escorted to a hotel, and,
If time permits, he will be driven
abotu the city. In the evening
he will be given a dinner by the
Duke and Duchess of Aosta.
The hotel where Roosevelt will
stop is being kept secret in order
to prevent possible interference of
anarchists.
1t is not believed that King
Victor will go to meet the dis
tinguished visitor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
ROOSEVELT
GIVEN BIC
SEN[)OFf
Teddy Warmly Greeted
in Gibraltar and Sent
On His Way Amid
Many Cheers.
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
GIBRALTAR, April 2.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt landed here at 10
o'clock this morning. During the
two hours in which he was the
guest at the fortress, he was the
center of an enthusiastic demon
stration.
City Decorated.
General Frederick Walker, gov
ernor of Gibraltar, and Richard
l.. Sprague, the American consul,
escorted their distinguished guest
and his party to a reception COM
mittee awaiting with automobiles
to take them on a sightseeing
tour throughout the city, which
was profusely decorated in honor
of the occasion.
Roosevelt was particularly in
terested in inspecting the inter-
ior of the fort. The soldiers cheer
ed him Justify when he arrived,
and gave him a rousing send-off
when he departed. AS the boat
left the dock on its run to Naples,
Roosevelt waved a farewell, re-
marking to a bystander, wasn't
1t splendid?"
Saved From a Fall.
The Hamburg touched at sew
eral islands on the trip from the
Azores. At San Miguel, while
the ex-president was stepping
from the boat to the companion
way, he stumbled and would have
fallen had not the fourth officer
and quartermaster seized him.
At Ponta Del Gado Roosevelt
and a party went on a wild fowl
hunt. On Wednesday the passen-
gers devoted themselves to sports
Roosevelt umpired the foot
races on deck but refused to Of
f1ciate at a cock-fighting exhibi-
tion. Kermit Roosevelt won two
prizes in the athletic contests and
received the awards at the hands
of his father.
Thursday morning Roosevelt
inspected the ship and on Thurs
day night the "Kaiser's Dinner
was given.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-02
WOMAN LIVES TN A
MATRIMONIAL JUNGLE.

II Married Woman in One State,
Divorceo I'm Another and .
Widow In District Of Columbia.
(By United Press Leased Wiro.)
WASHINGTON. d. O., April q.
Mrs. Rachel Ann Goodman
Brown today enjoys the distinc-
tion OF being q married woman IN
Maryland. q divorcee In Virginia
and q widow by q bigamous mar
riage In the District of Columbia.
Mrs. Browns strange position was
brought about by q deoision hand
Cd down here In a case where the
heirs Of the late John II. Brown
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DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
Haring Beats Treasury

Johnny Harins is far from being all
in when 1t comes to pitching, as was
evidenced yesterday afternoon, when he
worked in the box for Post Office against
Treasury and allowed the latter team
only four hits. The game resulted i'm the
score of to . in favor of the Letter
Fingers.
1t was thought for time that Haring
would get away with a shutout 10 his
credit. but in the eighth with man on
the bag, Tip O'Neill got a slant to his
liking and hit for three bags, and little
later he romped home.
Post Office got an early start. getting
as many in the first inning as the
Money Counters got in the entire nine
innings. Orrison was safe on Belaski's
error and stole second. Callahan singled,
but fast fielding held the former runner
on third Both men counted on a healthy
swat by Fenton.
The fielding of both aggregations was
good. and although four miscues were
made they hardly figured in the run-ge
ting. The Treasury team made errors
but It seemed that it played the best
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Victory for Commerce and Labor

After the Commissioners had trailad
them in the dust for four innings yeSter.
day afternoon the Commerce and La Dor
headed. winning by a score of IL to s.
The game was a long-drawn- out con-
test in which there was considera BILE
wrangling with the umpire. msplays and
plenty of hitting. Balzer was on the
rubber for the winners. and for a time
it looked as if he would get a defeat but
afterWard his teammates batted in Il
number of runs, which put them on the
safe side AL Handiboe took up the
flinSing and held the Commissioners safe.
Mooney. who has done some of the work
hack of the bat for the losers. went on
the mound and. despite the fact that
he was wild. kept the hits of the Labor
ties we'll scattered until he weakened.
Will Handiboe then took up the stunt
and did better work.
A. Handiboe, Kinney and Barnes, for
the winners. each connected for triples
while Shoemaker and Evans drove out a
double each. This tells the story of the
game, as all of these drives resulted in
runs Hurley. in the first inning with
a man on base. made the longest hit
that has been seen on the White Lot
run and was in before the ball reached
the intield.
In dsputing a decision at the plate the
Commerce boys showed little judgment
as Umpire Colliflower was right in the
work as could be seen from the right
side of the field. AS a result of the
strenuous kicking and threatening Ian
out of the game.
The score.
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PITCHER MCCONNELL SOLD.
Stallings Turns Back Tall Twirler
to Jersey City

NEW YORK, July ".-Manager Stall
ings yesterday sold Pitcher George Nc
ConneIl to the Jersey City club of the
Eastern League. Mcconnell is one of the
oddities of base ball in that he stands
over six feet four inches in his bare feet
No taller player has ever broken into
professional company. with the possible
exception of Pitcher Falkenberg of
Cleveland. Mcconnell established an en-
viable reputation with Buffalo in the
Eastern League the past several years.
where, at first base, he twice helped STALL
ings to win pennants for the Bison City
club
Mcconnell is spitball pitcher. and
vas shifted to the box regularly only last
season. He helped keep the Yankees up
in the race early this spring b. a fine
game at first base until Chase recovered
from attack of smallpox. AS the re-
suit of playing the intield Mcconnell was
not given much opportunity to show what
he could do as pitcher, He will I'M
doubtedly be back with the club next
year.
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Sewerage bumpers Win.

The Sewerage Pumping. Station tea~
s"amped the Cherrydale nine yesterday
by the score of Is to >
Inc game was an exciting one. thera
being but two innings in which no runs
were scored. The offensive play on both
sides was very strong. the Pumping Sta
ton aggregation taking the lead by heavy
smuggling.
Moore. the crack left fielder for tha
pumping Station, came TO the front with
TOUR timely hits, three of which drove
III tallies
ne game was played on the Cherrydale
Pumping Station shortly.
The score by innings:
p,, s,.t II. III. l..
pumping station. = u - :. u IN ~ a
eheTrydHn y u D O. q
Understanding Station. Barton and H,s
man. Cherfydale. Payne and Payne
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pOCGHk EEPSIE, y

POUGHK EEPSIE. y. Y, July 3.-Cor-
nell swept the Hudson as clean yesterday
as Harvard did the Thames Thursday, and
the pert-up Ithacan enthusiasm of two
years broke loose in wild yell of JOY as
the Cornell varsity crew swept over the
line in the big eight-oartd shell race.
winner from Columbia by a scant length.
Columbia which finished second for the
third consecutive year, won nothing but
praise for wonderful and plucky race,
rowed in the face Of the deepest discour-
agement. The Blue and White had some
consolation in the thought that Syracuse,
winner last year. trailed in three full
lengths behind, a badly beaten crew.
Cornels splendid triumph in the varsi-
~ race came as a fitting climax to d
great day Courtneys four-oared crew
started by clipping more than fourteen
seconds from the record of the course,
finishing in 1901, against the Syracuse
record of 1915 20, made in 1905. Follow
ing this the freshmen from Ithaca even
a better crew than last years great one,
won a runaway race from Syracuse ana
Pennsylvania in 9.Ol 80. against the rec
ord, made by Cornell in 1908. of 9.lS.
The Cornell four won as ii pleased, but
Syracuse and Columbia had d great
struggle before Syracuse took second
place in 1910, against l0.12, both times
inside the previous record. The SYRIA
cuSe freshmen, VINO roWed good race,
too, were also inside the old record, while
the Wisconsin Cubs after holding third
place for mile and a half. mad TO yield
To Pennsylvania $ challenge. and finishe u
fourth, Columbia being a bad last.
Fast Race.
Cornell made wonderfully fast time III
;lac
in 1902, against 1904 30 for Columbia
This time of the first two crews was
beaten only in 1901, when Cornell set the
record of 1913 10. and in 1903. If condi-
tons had been as good when the big race
was rowed as they were earlier, the 1901
record would probably have gone. but the
tide had ceased to give its greatest help
to the crews.
The next time the intercollegiate Row
ing Association holds regatta here 1t
Will probably be on Saturday. The crowd
yesterday one of the smallest that
ever saw the races, and Poughkeepsie was
almost empty last night. Had the race
been rowed last Saturday. as originally
scheduled, one OF the greatest crowds
that ever gathered here anywhere
else would have been on hand. As II
was, the day lost good deal of its
spectacular effect AS a picture il was
not in the same class with the brilliant
one at New London Thursday, although
as a race the fight between Columbia
and Cornell made the Harvard Yale
struggle seem tame. Where there were a
one here, and the lane through which
the shells dashed to the finish was SO
thin that one could see them from the
observation train. So in that way, at
least, the weekday date was not an I'M
mixed curse.
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
Marines Trim Brookland.

The Brookland team Went down to de-
feat for the second time this week yes
terday in the Capital City League The
Marines defeated the suburbanites in a
well played contest by the score OF ! to :.
First cker Nuss performed the twirl-
ing stunts for the soldier boys yesterday.
and although he was hit harder than
were the opposing pitchers. the stick
work of his teammates was timely and
effective.
The soldiers tailed their seven runs In
two innings Five of this number came
In the second inning and they scored
twice in the eighth.
King and Snyder led with the stick.
The former laced out three singles while
the soldier lifted two over right-feld
fence The fielding of Howard and
O'Connor was good.
The score.
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Rhode Islands Win

Inc Rhode Islands. a newly organized
.eaih OF Lansdon. defeated the strong
i'i oohiahd Metnodists yesterday In a
game marked by the heavy hitting of the
i-ahsdon punch. Parsons of the Brook
iahos being found at least once by every
iheinoer OF the Rhode Islands Errors
ny the Methodists contributed toward
tnelr defeat. eight being made. while thu
score: INC
nhoue Islands .........5 4-l3 IL
Dlo"hiahd Methoulsts.... > u Al & 4
hattrries-iangdon, X. kause Love ana A
hause; Brookland. Parsons and Watson ..
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INDEPENDENCE, LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
Cant Bat Poets Pets.

Snag" Rawlings and Jimmy Fegan,
the crack Business High School battery,
were with Manhattan yesterday and both
boys played a great game. Rawlings not
allowing the Wallach outfit hit. and
Manhattan winning, 16 to =. F'egan had
d clean record. not stolen base being
registered by the opposition. The game
was one-sided affair, Manhattan get
ting a big lead in the early part of the