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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23

assassin
. IS STRUCK
DUMB
Threatened With Death il
He Tells About Muir
der, Black Handler Is
Speechless Before
Court.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, June 23. - When
Bruno Nardi left Sicily sos e years
ago he stood well In the estlma-
tion of his brothers in the island
branch of the Camora. He had
obeyed its every precept and oc-.
casionally saw to 1t that others
gave unwavering obedience to the
society's decrees.
That is why today he is chang
ed from defer OF the "Black
Hand" to a trembling wretch who,
even with the promise of immun-
ity from punishment for murder,
dares not testify against former
fellow member of the secret band
of assassins.
Nardi went upon the witness
stand yesterday afternoon secure
in the promise of the state that he
would not be punished for his adj
mitted share In the murder OF
Giusippi Bertucci. He was ~ have
told OF the crime and, to save his
own neck, to have recounted how
his companion. Vito Umbrella,
shot down Bertucci.
Hardly had he taken his seat
|and faced Prosecutor Fleming FOR
the ordeal when q figure appear
ed at the window of the court
room, mysterious signal was
given the witness, a bandana
handkerchief was waved and, with
a gasp, Nardi collapsed.
81 won't testify, he mumbled
| In broken English. Threats,
promises of protection by attorney
and court, failed to move him and
he was assisted from the stand
pale and unstrung. Signora Mari
Idi, the wife, was called. as 1t was
thought Nardi had described the
Crime to her.
She started to speak but her
husband with gestures said BE
ware and the woman became
dumb. The trial was postponed
| i4Ha
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
NO HEAT
w AVE
HER

While they are dropping dead
with the heat in New York and
Boston, and the whole east is
sweltering, Tacomans are COM
Portable these days.
According to the weather man,
the temperature yesterday in Ta-
coma ranged from 81 to 81 de-
grees. Nobody will suffer sun
stroke at that.
In New York 1t got up to 80,
and 1t was the same in Washing
ton. 1t did not get below 10 all
night in Chicago, and it started
this morning at 76 ct Washing-
ton. Here the thermometer start
ed business this morning at SO.
The little sprinkle this morning
was not enough to record. This
has been a dry June. 1t is 1.43
inches below the average normal
precipitation.
There was OF of an inch June
II, and .02 more the 18th and
18th. making in all only .09 of
AN inch all month.
The Indications point to show
ers for this afternoon and tonight,
however.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
MOVE FOR Low
LUMBER RATE
DEFEATED

(By United Press Leased Wire)
WASHINGTON. D.. c., June %.
Senator McCumber's amendment
to the tariff bill, fixing rate of a
dollar a thousand feet ON rough
lumber was defeated today by a
vote of "a to A.
Fourteen republicans voted for
McCumber's proposition to lower
the rate to 81 per thousand, and
eleven democrats supported the
higher rate.
McCumber then resented an
amendment reducing the differen-
tial designed to cover the cost of
finished lumber, declaring the
differential in the Aldrich bill was
far in excess of the difference in
cost in the United States and
Canada.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
GETS 80 DAYS
FOR TAKING
WATCH

A.. G. Henning, arrested at mid
IN sht Monday, charged with hav-
|sag stolen q watch from a young
woman, pleaded guilty to charge
IF petit larceny before Judge Arnt-
3on this morning and was SEN
fenced to 90 days in the county
jail. Henning maintained that he
merely took the watch as a JOKE
and that he intended to return It,
The fact that he had hidden the
timepiece under carpet, together
with other suspicious ACTIONS, IN
duced the Judge to Give him the
limit - llf 8 ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23

1.-TWO or three days before Taft
issued his .'feeler" in regard to a
dividend tax he had been seen by
Aldrich, who was excited and
scared. Aldrich informed the
president that there was a major
|ity of three in favor of the income
tax amendment and that unless
something was done the amend
ment would pass. Aldrich called
upon Taft to help him out of the
hole. The president responded.
whether the idea was his is not
disclosed, but shortly after Aldrich
had blown out of the white house
the dividend tax scheme was
sprung on the public.
Before Taft's special message
recommending a tax on corpora
tion incomes had been sent to con-
gress the deadly work had been
done. 1t had broken the forces in
favor of an income tax. 1t had
pulled away Bourne, Jones Of
Washington, Brown of Nebraska,
Sutherland and Nelson. This
meant that the Cummins-Bai
Borah income tax amendment
nn re.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23

HIM to a hospital II !
himself in the bathroom T.. the
hotel, and was In the act Of cut
ting q deep cash into his body
with the dull knife when fha ~
Ieers arrived. II was noeesshf, !,
for tho police to break down thf
door to secure possos1Ion Of th<
dem ented man, and when they
had captured him be demonstrated
gently. stating that he was Just ex-
IperimeutinG with e little surgical
Operation.
The man has always been In
1.-THE best of health, 1t is said, and
has been perfectly rational for
some time. He ie slowly recover
ing today. although he viii be
weak from the effects OF his
wounds for many weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
EXPLOSION
TRAPS So
Hot Fire Follows Blast
and Workmen Are En-
tombed-Little Hope
of Rescue

(By United Press Leased Wire.
WEHRUM, Pa, June 23.
Am explosion occurred in
the mine of the Lackawanna
Goal & Coke company today.
One hundred men were work
ing in the mine at the time,
The accidentwas due to am
accumulation of gas.
Fire broke out in the mine
this afternoon and 1t is fear
ed that 65 men, who are still
entombed in the workings,
cannot be rescued alive. A
telephone message from the
mine, which Is come distance
from here, says that three
men are dead, six fatally
burned and 25 badly injured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
Great 5000 Mile
Auto Race Ends
KING DEAD
IMENELIK, RULER OF ABYS-
SINIA, REPORTED TO HAVE
PASSED AWAY - EMPRESS
ORGANIZING NEW REGIME.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
ROME, June 23.-Reports
from Abyssinia state that King
Menelfk is dead, and that Empress
Taitu is in charge of the govern
ment. The messages say that the
kings death is being kept secret
while the en- press is organizing
the new regime and making her
position secure.
Officials here are not inclined
to believe the report until 1t is
verified, but 1t is generally be-
lieved that Menelik is in very poor
health, IL not yet dead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23

TRAGEDY

(By United Press Leased wire.)
COLUMBUS, o., June 23.-W.
r. Puryear, student at Ohio
state university, where he acted as
assistant instructor of electrical
engineering, shot and killed his
brother-in-law, Fred West, shot
his sister, Mrs. West, and then
killed himself this afternoon.
The shooting took place In Pur-
years home. After shooting his
sister and her husband, Puryear
barricaded himself in his room,
set fire to the building and at
tempted to assassinate Policeman
Creedon, who was attempting to
place him under arrest. Domestic
trouble is believed to have been
the cause.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
ACCUSED OF
STEALING $25

G. F. Jackson came into the
prosecuting attorneys office thi.
morning and swore to a complain
charging G. Paterson with obtain
ing money under false pretense
He says that he was induced t.
go into the picture business wit
Paterson, and that after he ha
: put-.up $25 to help finance 1t, IL
man disappeared. An effort vii
be made to locate Paterson, but |
Is feared that he will not be found
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
|MIssTEP IN DARK
CAUSES DEATH
WOMAN FALLS OVER A BABY
BUGGY AND HER REVOLVER
GOES OFF.

CHARLESTON, Wash, June 2s.
What Is believed TO have been
fan accidental shooting, resulted in
1.-THE death Of Mrs. Mabel Tenney,
wife Of the foreman OF the steam
Engineering shop ii the nay yard
last night. Aroused n the might
|by 9 rap on the door. the woman
who Was alone IN the house. start
|td toward the door with q revol
ver. She stumbled against ar
Iempty baby carriage and dis
charged the weapon. The bulle'
entered the body near the heart
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23

The subcommittee appointed
asst night to formulate plans for
committees to take up the vari-
GUS branches OF the charter and
fhress 1t out met in the office Of
E p. Hodge this morning and
piep'red report. This plan will
pc submitted to the whole com
mittee for approved Friday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23

uni'E6d States G0mnSIssToner 3
Immixrsfien o'Keefe will 4rrl4.
q Tacoma this afternoon and vii
4e the guest OF the cham Der 8
commerce and Commercial olu1
until tomorrow. He will probabi,
he taken about the city ID an au
tomobile. and Will dine with mem
pers Of the two organizations to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
WELL, WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT THIS7
TACOMA cor Is TOUCHED" FOR HIS STAR BY CLEVER
A-Y.-P PICEPoCKET.

lcefved with extreme cooIness by
the Tacoma police officers, to
whom he reported the matter.
Roberts was an Eastern Wash
lfngton farmer before his appoint
Iment to the Tacoma police force.
His higher officers at the central
station announced this afternoon
that he would probably resume
farming In the near future.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
The Times was honored by

The Times was honored by
the G.. A. r. veterans last
evening, when several scores
of the old heroes marched up
to the front of the office and
halted while their band play
cd two martial airs. One of
the veterans then thanked
the Times for the manner in
which this paper had treated
them during their encomp-
ment here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
RECORD HEAT IN ,FRIsCo

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.--
This is the hottest day San Fran
cisco has experienced for nearly
five years, according to an an
nouncement made by the weather
bureau. At noon the thermometer
registered 92.5 degrees, which
shows an increase. of SO degrees
over the temperature recorded
for the same day last year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
GALVESTON, Tex. June

GALVESTON, Tex. June
23.-The police of this city
believe they are close on the
train OF Leon Ling. syaler of
Elsie Sigel. the New York
missionary. A strange Chi
nese dressed in American at
tire. was observed studying Z
map OF Mexico today. When
he caught sight of the Of
ficers he dashed away and
succeeded in eluding his pur-
suers. The police arc hunt
ing for him, believing that
he is the New York fugitive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
sWETS' AND tDRYS' IN HOT FIGHT AT OLYMPIA
No Tax On Wealth,
Burden For Consumer,
/ the Infamous Trick"

HOW THE INCOME TAX AND INHERITANCE TAX AMEND
MENTs WERE KILLED ALDRICH AND TAFT-HOUsE
u WILL BLOCK "DIvIDEND TAX" AND THE BURDEN OF
THE TARIFF MEASURE WILL YOKE THE COMMON PEo-
AND RICH ESCAPE AS USUAL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23

=
WASHINGTON. d. o. june 2s-The light is out in the pipes
Of citizens thought for
wealth in the tariff about to consummate
become law, and this is the of the
vast
III be
hostile Tas dividend
n "There
consuming public,
mostin as OF political Of q decade"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
FIFTEEN PERISH
. In HOT WAVE
Succumb to Intense Heat in New York and Boston
Intense Suffering Is Caused Throughout East
and Scores are Frustrated Thousands Sleep Out
of Doors Streets Resemble Large Bedroom -
Price of Ice Goes Up.

NEW YORK, June ga
Fourteen persons are dead
and scores prostrated today
as the result of three days
sweltering heat In New York
city. Suffering is intense on
the crowded East Side, where
the poverty-stricken inhabi-
tants are unable To buy ice at
the prohibitive rate of 40
cents hundred pounds.
Thousands of persons slept In
the parks, on roofs and on the
sands of Coney Island last night,
sufferings. 1t Is estimated that
10000 persons slept outdoors al
Coney Island alone last night.
Swelter at Midnight.
At 3 O'Clock this morning the
mercury had mounted to 81 de.
|grees, and steadily climbed up
ward. Later in the day the heat
became almost unbearable.
At no time during the night
were the heat-stricken people re-
lieved, for the temperature was
hiSh SNCh at uiiuhiButs
Sleep on Sidewalks.
Conditions on the East Side
beggared description. Hundreds
of mothers, bent on saving the
lives of their little babes, slept
upon the sidewalks. Mattresses
were strewn along the streets un
til they resembled large bed
rooms, and scores of heat victims
lay upon the bare sidewalks.
Horses Drop Dead.
Traffic blockades were common
sights throughout the day. Horses
succumbing to the heat dropped
dead In the traces, and thorough
fares were blocked with stree
cars, vans and vehicles of every de
lscription.
The most cruel blow dealt the
poor residents of the East Side
was the increased price of ice. Nc
sooner had the heat wave gripped
the city than It was announced
that an advance in the price OF
ice had been made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
CALF FORN|A
SEVERELY
SHAKEN
Heavy Earthquake Shocks
Are Again Experienced
and People Flee in Ter
ror From Their
Residences
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, June a.
Two severe earthquake shocks
were felt in Northern California
late last night, according to re-
ports received here today. No
serious damage was done, but the
tenn blors were of sufficient vio-
lence to awaken the people OF
several towns.
The temblors were felt most
plainly at Grass Valley and Ne
vada City, where the frightened
people rushed into the streets In
fear Of disaster.
Warmest weather of the season
was experienced here yesterday,
and it was unusually hot at an
early hour today. A blue haze
hung over the city.
News of the quake from differ
ent parts Of the state, coupled
with the weather here, created a
panicky feeling among visitors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23

PHILADELPHIA, June ga
More than twenty-five prostra-
tions have been reported here. The
maximum temperature recorded il
81 degrees.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
One Dead at. Boston.

BOSTON, June 23.-One death
and sixteen prostrations In Bos-
ton from heat were recorded Off
lcially up to IL p, m. last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-23
People Terrorized.

NEVADA CITY, CAL, June 90.
Nevada and Sierra counties
were severely shaken last night by
two earthquake shocks.
Residents of Nevada City and
surrounding towns were badly
frightened by the temblor, being
driven into the streets in their
night clothes by the first shock,
which lasted 10 minutes.
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-26

per and bed time from waking to sleep
ing, and when the child begins to fight
sleep, and his eyelids seem heavy, he
may be undressed.
1t is usually considered by child-ex-
perts that the digestive apparatus
should not be working during sleep,
but often a cup of milk will overcome
a fit of unaccountable wakefulness.
Restlessness. fretfulness and other
wise broken slumber are entirely un-
natural and the mother should look into
the cause Immediately the trouble is
noticeable.
Children should never be permitted
to sleep with their mouths open. If
thew acquire the habit of breathing
through their mouths, there must be
some obstruction or growth in the nose
which should be removed. They may
be cured of the habit of mouth breath
ing by tying their jaws with a very
soft silk handkerchief.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-26
GLENN GUERNSEY TELLS WHAT
is DOING IN THE METROPO-
LIS THESE DAYS.
Miss Anna Morgan Is Having Hard
Time Trying to Get Rid of Some
of Her Money.
BY Glenn Guernsey.

NEW YORK; June 26.-Philanthro-
pists have troubles of their own. Miss
Anne Morgan, daughter of J. Pierpont
now touring Europe in blissfuf uncon-
seriousness of the storm she has raised
may learn this to her sorrow. Hard
ened professionals like A. Carnegis
and j. Rockefeller are accustomed to
rebuffs in attempting to rid them
selves of tainted money, but it is moth
ing less than a shame that amateur
humanitarians like Miss Morgan
should have their benefactions, so to
speak, thrown back in their faces.
Yet that is what is to happen to
Miss Morgan if the Downtown Tax
Payers association of Brooklyn can
bring it about. Miss Morgan recent
ly opened big restaurant at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, where the appe-
titles of Uncle Sans workingmen coulC
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-26

have their cars equipped wi,,
by next Thursday, while Mon,a
and Bronx companies must ,~
wheelguards not later than the ars, '@ :.
August If this order is strict,,
ried out, it will mean tbat
iirs' time In history the tran,no-.
ton companies of the metr,no,i.
be forced to have some regard for ~
lives and limbs of pedestrians
New York may well no cauo, 49,,
city Of sudden DEATH" and amonv -.
agencies responsible for this u,o.
viable reputation the traction c,u
panies are entitled to a plac. ~ -.
head of the list During last voou
the number of people struck. run ovo.
or otherwise injured by street co,.
reached the appalling total of 5sas,
Of this number "A were Killed. and ~,
serious injuries. including fractures
of limbs and skulls and amputationv
If limbs, numbered 2,147.
Experts believe that the insta,la.
ton of proper safeguards OF the moot
approved type will result in reducing
the number of serious accidents nv
half and practically eliminating the
fatalities. The only objection is the
expenditure of a million dollars which
the appliances will cost, and the order
of the commission now renders this on.
ligatory. A quarter of a million is
quite sum- but after all, il il only
an average of little more than $500
head for the people who would other
wise be killed. to say nothing of those
who will escape serious injury. Per-
haps they are worth it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-26
BIOGRAPHICAL CALENDAR
June 26.
HELEN ADAMS kELLAR,

Miss Helen Adams Kellar, who is
today receiving the congratulations of
friends and we'll Wishers in all parts
of the world in anticipation of her
18th birthday, is in many respects the
most remarkable young woman in the
world. Handicapped by both deafness
and blindness, she has gained fame
as an author of great ability, and has
won the admiration of millions by the
optimistic spirit which pervades her
writings. Looking upon her afflic-
tons as only SO many obstacles to
been a victor in the battle with un-
toward fate, and has now reached the
serene heights where she can extend
cheerful words and a helping hand to
those who, more blessed by nature,
are still in the valley of discomfort.
Miss Kellar is a native of Alabama,
but now makes her home in Wren
than, Mass She was born in Tus-
cumbia June 27, 1880. On her IA
theirs side she is descended from AL
exander Spottswood, colonial COVER
nor of Virginia, and through her mo-
Their she is related to the Adams and
Everett families of New England.
| Miss Kellar has been both deaf and
| blind since the age'of 10 months. The
loss Of sight and hearing followed a
severe illness. At the age of her
| education was taken in charge by
| Miss Anne Mansfield Sullivan, who
| continued to be not only her teacher
but her guide and mentor up to the
| time of her admission to Radcliffe
| College in 1900. Miss Sullivan took
a profound interest in the girl, who
| despite her infirmities. was able tt
| master any subject she undertook
She took the degree of A B. at Rad
cliffe with the class of 1904, standing
| high in it's ranks.
Since that time Miss Kellar has de-
voted much of her time to writing. be-
| ing an occasional contributor to the
popular magazines. In 1902 she pub
Ilished THE Story of My Life" and
year later, Optimism: An Essay"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-26
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF NEW YORK CITY

, be satisfied with pure and wholesome
food at reasonable prices. On the face
of it, this is a highly commendable pro-
ject, and one that met with the full ap-
probation of the navy department.
Howbeit, there are in the vicinity
of the Navy yard many restaurants
and saloons which aforetime catered
to the inner cravings of the workmen
When the restaurant within the yards
was opened, these set up a loud wall
They were not long in realizing that
Miss Morgan's eating house was a
veritabe monopoly with which they
could not compete. They pointed out
that Miss Morgan had secured free
rent, free light and free water for her
project, thus enabling her to under
sell private competitors who had no
such privileges.
Now the powerful organization of
taxpayers has entered the fight to
abolish Miss Morgan's restaurant and
has condemned the undertaking unre-
servedly. Meanwhile, the workmen
at the Navy Yard are very we'll salts
fed and are loud in the praises of
Miss Morgan and earnest in their de
tniued.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-26
Children
Recipes
Kitchen Helps
The Table
BED TIME FOR CHILDREN.

Sunset should be bed time for every
child under eight years of age. When
the chickens go to roost and twilight
begins to deepen, the country babys
head begins to droOp and he is ready
for his cot The more nervous town
baby. who has nothing for an example
except the sun, and who, at any rate
on rainy days, is used to a twilight at
mosphere at midday, seldom wishes to
go to bed with the chickens. If he lives
in an apartment, he must hear drifting
down the hall the tantaliZing voices of
his elders at dinner, and the smell of
savory things from the kitchen greets
his nostrils But, hard as it may seem,
the city mother must have even more
rigid rules about bed time than the
country mother. Her child is at
greater disadvantage in the first place
in not living where he can breathe the
purest air. in the midst of healthy
country sights and sounds. The dis
fractions of city life are so numerous
and so varied, from the changing of the
scissors sharpener's bell to the mad
dashing past Of the fire engine, that
city-bred children need more repose
than children in smaller towns or the
country. And between six and SIX
thirty they should be undressed and
put to bed.
In order to insure restful sleep, no
romping or other excitement should be
permitted for at least an hour before a
child retires.
An hour should elapse between
light supper and bed time. A famous
children's physician suggests that there
be a gradual transition between sup
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-26
TO KEEP MILK IN SUMMER.

One of the things for the housekeep-
er to consider, especially the mother, is
the Importance of being particular with
milk in the summer. To secure pure
milk one must sterilize or use the Pas
teur method. Either process is neces-
sary, although the child may have ar
rived at the stage when he or she can
take the milk full strength. The ster-
ilizing or pasteurizing kills the germs
and reduces the liquid to state SINH
lar to that which the baby has been
having, or at least, lessons the danger
of it's disagreeing.
The actual process of sterilizing Is
not difficult, and simply means that 1t