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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
MANY HORSES ON SPEEDWAY
UNUSUAL DISPLAY OF TROT-
TIERS. PAGERS AND HUNTERS
President Taft, Accompanied by
Capt. Butt, Spends Over Two
Hours in the Saddle.

1t was gala day on the speedway and
Potomac Park drive yesterday. President
Taft and more than !, 500 lovers of horses
took advantage of the Indian summer
afternoon to enjoy spin along the fash
ionable driveway of the capltai. L ne
President, mounted on his sorrel single
footer. and accompanied by Capt. Butt,
left the White House at $40 o'clock and
rode through the bride paths of the
Ellipse and over the speedway for more
than two hours He was greeted on all
sides by horsemen, parties in automo-
biles and carriages, and pedestrians.
While the cars were parked along the
roadway the work of Washington's trot-
tcrs, PAGERS and thoroughbred hunters
was watched with keen interest by the
occupants of the motor propelled vehicles.
Fort Myer Officers Present.
Officers from Fort Myer We're out in
force and had large and interested gal
lery while putting their mounts through
different kinds of stunts. Lieut.. Ham,
mond of the Sd Field Artillery, who won
third prize in the hunters class at Madi-
son Square Garden, spent most of the
afternoon breaking in a promising hunter.
Mrs. Hammond, also, who is said to be
one of the best hOrSewOmen in the coun-
try, sent her black polo pony Buster over
the bar. lockwood and dirt jumps, in
manner which won much applause.
Driving his span of handsome blacks,
President De Graw of the Road Drivers
and Riders Association was out for
several hours, and his team was declared
to be one of the best seen on the speed
way for long time.
Others who were out with their PAGERS
trotters or jumpers yesterday afternoon
were Z. e. Taylor, secretary of the Road
Drivers and Riders Association; NJ. c.
Hazen, Clarence Weaver. l.. d. Sale, Ben
jamir +. McCaully. Charles Javins. Ed
ward Daniels, Capt. Byrnes, DR.. King,
J. E. Roots. William Collins and j. p.
Clarke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22

right through the watchers and made his
point. 1t is thing l have often noticed
both with stag or fox, that the quarry
seems to distinguish between real and
false dangers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
Stability!

Waltham Watches are as
perfect in material and con-
struction as anything can be
yet a perfect watch may
leave the factory and be
damaged in transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
CAN'T GET BY MIRRORS
Every Passenger in Elevator Takes
a Look at Himself.

FROM The New York Times
NO." said the elevator man, mo mir
rors in the elevators for mine. I have
worked in cars where they have mir
rors, and I've worked in cars where
they haven't, and you can never get
the people in and out of the mirror
cars as you can the others.
Cause why?" Well, where do thev
put the mirrors usually? Just in the
center of the car. and there is where
you'll find the people.
You can't get one person in ten past
those mirrors without stopping to look
in and straighten up bit. That makes
the jam in the center of the car. and
you cant get the people in or out as
quickly as you can in a car where
there are no mirrors and they don't
have to stop for last look.
Women? No, Stree, It's not a bit
the women more than the men. There
are good many men who are twice az
bad as the women. A man Is just as
anxious to know whether he is looking
all right"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
VISIT TO A MOORISH HAREM
WOMEN NEVER GET A PEEP
INTO OUTER WORLD.
Ladies Dress Richly and Live in
Lavish Understanding the
Principal Pastime.
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail.
l have just returned from long visit
to Morocco, in a large and harborless
seaport at which my brother trades 1
was introduced to the governor. l am
over twenty, and he was courteously
amazed that 1 was still unmarried. He
told me that the ladies of his harem
would be pleased to see me.
So l went upstairs to the women's
apartments. My guide was a little black
slave with big black eyes. His idea of
conducting visitor was to seize her
dress and drag her. violently after him.
Breathless. we reached the top and I
was literally rushed into the presence of
-four Moorish ladies, dark faced, gor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
Dashed to Death Against Wall.

WILMINGTON. Del, November ~
Andrew B. Taylor. aged thirty years, Of
Newcastle, Del, was killed and William
NJ Moore, aged twenty-four, of Whining
ton was injured today as the result of the
wrecking of Taylor's automobile in
in which they were riding.
While crossing a bridge near Greenville
the machine swerved and dashed into a
wall Taylor was thrown out against the
wall. Moore's injuries are not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
CONSTIPATION
MUNYON'S
PAW.PAW PILLS

Munyon's Paw.paw
Pills are unlike all othar
iaxatives or cathartics-
They coax the liver into
activity by gentle meth.
DDS. They do not scour :
they do not grippe; they
do not weaken; but they
do start all the secre-
tons OF the liver and
stomach in a way that
soon puts these organs In
a healthy condition and
corrects consultation. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22

geously attired and decked with, many
one of these was too fat to mOve-but
two were, to put 1T mildly, quite plain
Rut they were all kind and took me in
n troop to the governors own ROOM
It was a charming apartment. but after
the Moorish fashion, 1t had no furniture
except a magnificent carpet. numberless
cushions and silken, wall hangings. AS
was a guest l was specially allowed
to walk on the carpet in my shoes.
I was presented to the governors little
son. a boy of about seven. He was bright
and precocious. rather than intelligent.
He informed me that he had two moth
ers. the two handsome women above
mentioned.
The real mother. the thin beauty, told
me i'm confidence that she and the other
mother were leagued together against
the governors remaining wives. The
poor creatures have no other occupation
than to quarrel. l found that they could
neither read nor sew; they had scarcely
any visitors and never went out
Wives Locked In.
They were not even allowed the luxury
of peeping into the world through win
dow In fact. there were no windows to
peep through. The house. like all Moor
ish ahodes, was built round court
yard; into this leads long passage
from the street and all the doors and lat
tices open into gallery. which runs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
VlAl1hAm
WATCHES

"A jeweler will recognize and
repair any such damage be-
fore he sells the watch. The
moral is-Never buy q watch
from anyone but a regular
.jeweler.
N. B.-When buying Walfham
Watch always ask your jeweler
for one adjusted to temperature
and position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
It's Worth Your While to Remem-

Der that Piper Heidsieck chewing to-
baccO has always been regarded the cri-
terion Of excellence.-Advt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. T.
What promises to be one of the
most sensational criminal cases
ever tried In a local court was
begun before Judge Willis today
when Harper e. Bennett, a real
estate man, appeared to stand tri-
al for the alleged murder of his
wife, Eugene Thompson Bennett.
Mrs. Bennett died, supposedly
from ptomaine poisoning, Febru-
airy 10, 1909. She and her hus-
band had eaten canned chill con
carni, purchased from the Roy
stone Grocery company of this
city. Both were taken seriously
Ill about four hours later and
were attended by DR.. Pratt. who
diagnosed their case as ptomaine
poisoning.
Soon after his wife's death
Bennett recovered. He immedi-
ately commenced suit against the
Keystone company for $4,000
damages. Attorneys for the gro
Gerry company during the suit,
conculted with the district attor-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
OUTLAW GANGS
KILLING OFF
GUARDS

BARCELONA, via Corbere,
Sept. 7.-Eeveral detachments of
troops were ordered into the
country today by Captain Gener-
al Santiago from Barcelona to at
tempt to exterminate desperadoes
who have been successful recen:-
Fly in a numbr of pitched battles
with the civil guards.
The Catalonian province Is
much disturbed and it will take
an army to subdue the bands of
outlaws who are running about.
mrdering, pillaging and kidndp-
ing.
AS neary as can be learned n
the fact of official reticence, about
20 civil guards have been killed
within the past fortnight, and
a number of private individuals
have lost their lives at the hands
of outlaw gangs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
' F5tt|E}E}RI|3REE AEE |y!A ht FEB

uey and secured permission TO
exhume the body. A chemical
examination showed traces If
strychn.ne in the woman's Wis
cera.
Bennett at this time was In
Mexico. He was ordered to re-
turn to Los Angeles and immedi-
ately was placed under arrest.
The motive suggested for the al
legged crime was Benefits rumor-
ed fondness for the wife of To-
cal street car conductor.
A jury for the trial Of the real
estate man was secured this morn
ing and the taking of testimony
began late this afternoon. Ben
nett is represented by Attorneys
e. B. Drake and Tom Johnson
Assistant District Attorney Nc
Comas appeared for the prosecu-
ton today. Since his arrest Ben
nett has maintained his inno.
Icence of the alleged crime. He
has been visited almost daily In
lis cell by his two small daugh'
tiers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07

The second part OF the city
suit for acquiring rights to build
its power plant on the Nisqually
river will probably go to the jury
in the superior court this after
noon The city attorneys called
several witnesses In rebuttal this
morning and arguments are being
made this afternoon.
The defendants in the present
action are the Aztec Timber COM
pany, John l.. McMurray and the
Cascade Public Service corpora
ton. The MeMurray tract Is the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
MARKET

NEW YORK, Sept. South
ern Pacific came in for considera-
BILE attention from those who be-
lieved that something serious had
happened at the Hartman house
hold today. Much the same sort
of pressure was displayed in this
issue as in Union Pacific and its
loss for the day was within one
point of the latter. It closed
8 "a points under Friday. Rail
shares were principally affected
by the adverse sentiment in Har-
riman's and allied roads were hit
rather serevely by the general
selling. New York Central lost
3 Is points and st. Paul Q IA
points. Other heavy losses were;
Amalgamated Copper, 1; Anacon-
da, 1 Is; Atchison, / ga; Chesa-
peake & Ohio, 1 Ia; Great North
ern, IL; Northern Pacific, 3-4;
Pennsylvania, 3-8; United
States steel, common, 1 IS; Unit
ed States Steel, preferred, l 1-8
points.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
CRUMBLING WALLS REARED
AGAIN where RAMONA'S
VOWS WERE GIVEN

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. T.
Where long years ago Ramona
historical heroine of Helen HUNT
Jackson's famous story-became
the dusky bride of her Indian
lover, at Old Town, the original
San Diego, native craftsmen are
now rapidly completing the RESI-
Grafton of the most famous of all
the ancient adobe buildings.
Generations have come and
gone since Ramona lived and
loved and suffered. But in South
ern California, and more particu-
larly here in San Diego, where
her troth was plighted and her
ma sriage celebrated, her memory
is kept as green as in the other
days. And this is why her old
adobe marriage place is to be
preserved against the ravages of
Time.
Years ago the idea of restoring
the old relic at Old Town present
ed itself to Ramona's own people
still living in the picturesque lit
tie village within the corpora
ton limits of San Diego, and only
a rev miles distant from the
heart of this city. They did not
want to change it-they would
have deemed that sacrilege.
Help us to preserve it," they
pleaded. Help us to rebuild it
as it was"
The work was started several
times, only to be abandoned for
lack of funds. Finally the appeal
was heard.
Jno. d. Spreckels, the sugar
king, now residing in this city,
provided adequate funds, and at
his request Mrs. Hazel Waterman,
a recognized authority on old In
dian and Spanish-American archi-
lecture, prepared plans for recon-
the ancient adobe. Ma
tive labor alone was engaged, and
Today finds the task nearly done.
With the approaching winter pill
srims to Old Town will find there
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
He Sees Wonderful
Growth in Tacoma

ship lines in operation between
the two countries have had a
great deal to do with cementing
Pheasant commercial relations.
The coming of the Osaka Shosen
Kaisha line to Tacoma will do a
great deal to help you out In
your foreign trade with us.
Interest Is High.
'It strikes me that your In
terest rates here are rather high.
Money is cheaper in Japan. /
am told that you have to pay 6
and z per cent here, while we
can get money at 5 and 6 per
cent. On account of our war debt
1 had supposed that money would
be cheaper in this country than
with us. We are making good
progress in paying off our war
debt. 1t will take time to wipe
it out, but we are not worrying"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
OF Benefit to Farmers

Two years ago the stock COM.
panies were charging farmers.
$2.25 per year for insurance on
barns and all contents, including.
horses and stock. Their policies
covered horses only while In the
barn. The Northwestern Mutual
Fire Association of Seattle has re-
duced the cost to the farmer from
$2.25 to d5 cents under a liberal
policy that covers not only In the
barn. but any place on the prem
ises against both lightning and fire,
and also in any livery stable. Thus
at one-fifth the former cost to the
farmer they are giving double pro-
lection. This is no experiment,
but is the actual cost as demon
strated by the management after
fifteen years experience in carry
ing many million dollars of insur-
ance in Oregon and Washington
on this class of property.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07

one of the most perfect specimens
of old Mission architecture to, be
found in Southern California
Ramona's marriage place.
One pretty feature lies in the
fact that all the adobe used in
the work is being dug right onfdhe
ground. Much of 1t is the same
material of which the original
structure was fabricated. Except
ing for the roof, the main part of
the building is intact. From this
will be extended two wings, as or
iginally, which will form three
sides of a square, the center of
which will constitute a spacious
patio. This patio will be sur
rounded by a wide porch or piaz-
"a in real Mexican style and
paths bisecting it will lead to a
fountain in the center. The pa
tito, as of old, will be planted as a
garden.
At the end of the two wings,
traversing the patio, will be a
wide court enclosed with adobe
walls. This court is being plant
ed with native shrubbery and a
portion of it will be used for
orange, olive, fig, pomegranate
and almond trees.
In mixing the adobe the native
workmen use their bare feet,
forcing the clay into crude moulds
where the bricks are formed. The
corridors and veranda flooring
will all be paved with adobe
tiles and curvel tiles are used on
the roof and walls of the entire
structure. BY the use of care
sa" or white willow poles, laid
upon the rafters for the support
of the tiles, the pictures Sag" of
the old tile roofs is secured.
Working with methods identi-
cal to those used "a century ago
by their forefathers the natives
hope to construct replica of the
original and to secure the effect
of age to the smallest detail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
THROWN INTO STRAITS,
NARROWLY ESCAPE.

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Sept. z.
bringing the news of a terrible
experience in the straits when
their pile driver was cut loose
from the tug Hoycon and turned
turtle, almost drowning them, the
crew of the driver reached Ana
cortes today in safety. John Ian
terman was in charge and with
him were Engineer Charles Lam
terman, Fireman ]. @. Durrs, Vic
tor Hermann, man named Pier
son, a cook called Scotty and
three others. The accident oc-
Cured at night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
WHEAT MARKET.

CHICAGO, Sept. THE wheat
market was quiet today, opening
and closing with little change. At
the closing the market stood with
&c lower to NC higher than pre-
vious session. Foreign markets
were not much of an Influence to-
day, except for the dizziness at
Liverpool. The market there was
firm and " d higher at the open
ing, but the closing was un-
changed to Vs. lower than Satur-
day, the previous closing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

GARRISON CITY, New, Sept. t.
The coroner today received word
of the drowning of George Ivy,
33 years old, formerly shift boss
of the Ward Pumping association
of Virginia City, who lost his
life in Shaw's springs last night.
He had been in bathing with his
wife and a number of friends.
who were enjoying a Labor day
outing. Ivy was missed from the
party and after search his BODY
was found by men who dived in
the pond where he had been
swimming.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
POWER PLANT CASE MAY
GO TO THE JURY TODAY

most important in the controversy
as the reservoir and power house
will be located on that tract. The
property in the first suit was
fixed at value of $94,934, but
it is not probable that the fig
ures in the present proceedings
will reach that figure. The first
suit involved the holdings of the
Nisqually Power company, the
Northern Pacific Railway compa-
ny, Hewitt and Moulton and the
Milw aukee Land company, be-
sides several smaller parties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
BOYS SnANGHAIED
and BRUTALlY
BEATEN
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. T.
Telling a horrible tale of brutal
ity and mistreatment, two boys
who claim that they were "shang-
haied" on a whaler in Alaska
were brought to this city today on
the Alaska packer steamer Lehu.
The boys are r. Burstard of Wat
and Edward Abrahamson
of this city. The lads are each
but 16 years of age.
According to their story, the
boys were enticed aboard a
whaler. where they were beaten
and kicked by the captain and
forced to endure other hardships
until rescued by Captain Weber
of the Lehu.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
SCIENTISTS ACCEPT
1 PEARY'S DISCOVERY
. WITHOUT QUESTION

first dezinite indication that
Peary's discovery Of the North
Pole has revived doubt as to the
authenticity of DR.. Frederick A..
Cooks claims, was the announce
ment this afternoon that DR..
Cooks lecture before the Copen-
hagen Geographical society has
been postponed. The postpone
ment was taken ostensfbly on ac-
count Of the limited time in
which DR.. Cook has to comply
with necessary formalities. 1t is
known, however, that the conser-
vative members Of the society OBJ
jected to the organization putting
its stamp of credence upon Cooks
story at this time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
wAsHoUT wRECKC TRAIN

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. T.
Owing to washout, q crowded
Burlington passenger train was
wrecked at Hall station, seven
miles south OF st. Joseph. early to-
day. Although the early reports
stated that II persons met death
in the wreck, the railroad officials
deny that any one was seriously
injured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
she GIVES up
INCUBATOR
BABY

KANSAS ITY, Mo-, Sept. T.
After signing away forever her
rights to the Bleakley incubato,
baby and agreeing to pay the
costs of the case, the charges of
kidnapping against Mrs. Barclay
were dropped today. The child
was turned over to the custody of
Mrs. Bleakley this afternoon.
The little girl was recently
stolen from the home of Mrs.
Bleakley at Topeka.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
STREETS OF TOWN ARE
FLOODED WITH BOOZE

MEMPHIS, Mo-, Sept. THE
streets of this town today are
flooded with whiskey." Indig-
nant at the inactivity Of the police
in their efforts to close the blind
pigs" temperance workers ami
farmers in the vicinity banded to-
gether and descended upon the
unsuspecting dealers this morn
ing. They confiscated every drop
of whiskey in sight. Then the
booze" was thrown into a wagon
and carted to the center OF iowa
while the raiders sang temperance
songs. Upon reaching their desti-
nation the temperance workers
knockd in the bungholes of the
barrels and allowed the liquors
to flow to the cutters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
JOYETTE WINS TAFT CUP

MIAFtIBLEdEAD, Mass, Sept.
THE yacht Joyette, competing
in the Sender races, today won
the cup donated by President Taft
by defeating the Ellen In the
sixth and final race. The Joyette
crossed the line just 20 seconds
ahead Of the Ellen. The cup Of
fered by Governor Drape was won
by the Ellen, 1t having captured
the most points in the series.
President Taft was an interested
spectator at all of the races.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07
CONTRACT AWARDED

Commissioner McGregor this
afternoon awarded the contract for
the grading and laying OF cement
sidewalks on Cove, Ferdinand and
Huson streets TO the Puget Sound
Land Development company. for
sg.13b. b. A. Keasal was the next
low bidder, being about $500 above
tks suo<cestcs enntreetcFs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07

LONDON, Sept. 7.-Command-
Or Peary's discovery Of the North
Pole is accepted without question
by the Royal Geographical society,
which Is regarded as the leading
scientific organization OF the
world. The society today cabled
to Peary asking that he deliver
lectures on his discovery before
the organization. Explorers a.e
never asked to lecture before this
society when there is the slight
est doubt of the authenticity II
their claims.
Doubt Cooks Claims.
(t(1PHNH AGEN Sent 1.-The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-07

There will be no plain skirts
this fall say the Paris authorities.
Trimmed skirts will not be much
n evidence, but pleats will be used
n the majority of the models, and
he skirts will be short.