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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
FATHER OF y
CHILDREN
HERE'S A MAN WHO DOESN'T
BELIEVE IN RACE SUICIDE
BY ANY MEANS.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-
Ole Bjarks, who recently bought
a farm near Lindsey in Tulare
county, started to return today 20
his old state, Minnesota. where he
will gather together his children,
numbering nineteen, with their
families and bring the entire clan
back to California with him. AS
a result of his trip the population
of Tulare county will be increased
by forty persons.
In speaking of his family, the
size of which would bring a "de-
lighted" smile from Colonel
Roosevelt, Bjarks said:
II had twenty-five children.
twelve girls and ten boys. Two of
the girls and one of the boys died
however. which leaves me with
nineteen. was married twice.
Nine children were born as a re-
suit OF my first marriage.
After the death of my wife I re-
NAMED single for two years. as I
though / had enough children and
most OF them being very young
demanded my special attention
and care.
Il married again, however.
when I was 45 years of age. NV
second wife was twenty years
younger. In twenty-one years we
had thirteen children. Twins were
born only once. My eldest child
is thirty-six years old and my
youngest is three months Of age. !"
Btarks is native of Sweden
and he is 60 years old.
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The controversy into which
local unions have been plunged
over the boycott declared by the
Central Labor Council against two
local papers will be threshed out
at a meeting of the local Typo
graphical union tomorrow when
three delegates from the Central
and three from the Building
Trades Council will be present.
At present there seems to be no
chance of compromise among
The local unions and 1t is possible
that an appeal to the American
Federation of Labor will be taken
unless the difficulty is soon ad-
justed. The official statement Is
sued yesterday by the Allied Print
ing Trades Council, which is COM
posed of the printers, pressmen
and stereotypers, denouncing the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
LITTLE TOTS RULE
AT THE FAIR TODAY

children this afternoon and fifty
pupils of the Edison school sang
In chorus. Games of all sorts for
the children will be awarded with
prizes before the day ends.
Grand Carnival Tonight.
The stock show at the fair, ex-
hibiting mainly home pets of the
South Tacoma district, is tl,e spe-
cial feature of the day. At night
the fair will be brought to close
with a grand carnival and con-
fetti battle. ALI barriers have
been let down and merrymaking
and fun will run its own gay
course from 8 o'clock until mid
might.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
Prosecutor Has
Graft Evidence

Some specific and serious
charges were made by the wit
nesses before the commissioners,
against several of the employees in
the surveyors office and those On
the inside believe that sufficient
evidence has already been obtain
ed to warrant legal action.
The article printed by the Times
yesterday telling of the secret in
vestigation and giving the sub
stance of the evidence secured by
the commissioners came as a
great surprise to the politicians.
Fo rseveral weeks this paper has
known of the alleged irregulari-
ties in the engineers office but II
refrained from printing anything
about the case until official actio !
could be taken in the matter.
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5())
FEE 7 To
OEA I H
Big Balloon Blows.
Up and Four Men
Are Dashed
to Death

(By United Press Leased Wire.l y
MOuLINS, France, Sept. 25.-
Four daring aeronauts attached to
the French army were Instantly
killed near here today when thu
dirigible army balloon Republic 10
exploded while sailing along at q
height of 500 feet. The dead
are:
Captain Marshall.
Lieutenant Chaure.
Lieutenant Vincenot. +
Lieutenant Reux.
The cause of the explosion has
not yet been determined. The bid
balloon was sailing gradually
along when suddenly there was o
loud report.
Fell 500 Feet. !
The bag collapsed and the fouH
men fell to the ground. a distance
of 500 feet. Life was extinct,
however, before they fell to the
earth as 1t is almost certain that
they were killed by the force Of
tn explosion which cut the balloon
into ribbons.
The aerial craft was In charge
of Captain Marshall. Only recents
ly the Republique was commis-
stoned after It had been badly
damaged by being blown from its
moorigns.
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THIRD VICTIM OF
AUTO WRECK DEAD

line tank of the machine exploded.
She is the third victim of the ter
rible wreck. -
Miss Fraser, or Mrs. Lowe, as
she was also known. was a wait
ress and recently came to Seattle
from Mount Vernon, Wash. Her
two women companions. Mable
johnson and Goldie Porter, died
|of their injuries soon after the ac-
cident.
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Phenom
Paralyzes
Wires
AURORA BOREALIS INTER-
FERES WITH ALL CIRCUITS
AND CUTS OFF CONiMUNICA-
TION BY ELECTRICITY.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 25.-Wire
throughout the
middle west was interrupted today
by the aurora borealis. The
northern atmosphere was sur
charged with static electricity
which interferred with all wice
circuits and made wire service ex-
tremely difficult.
The telegraph and telephone
first felt the effects of
the aurora borealis at 6:35 o'clock
this morning between Des Moines
and Chicago.
The natural phenomena is not
uncommon in Canada and often IS
felt in Minnesota and at other
points along the northern tier of
states.
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} Ibroken into from the rear, leaving

Ibroken into from the rear. leaving
their fronts undamaged. Guer-
chard, great detective of Paris,
is put on the case. after the Gour-
nay-Martins have been robbed
three times.
Guerchard, in a scene at the
Gournay-Martin chateau, discov-
ers that servants seem to be in
the plot. He orders them held
and calls for a patrol wagon. A
wagon rolls up, takes the prison
ers-and Guerchard discovers that
it was fake patrol wagon sent by
Lupin. This is only one of many
tricks shown in the play.
While the detective is in the
house, q message comes from Lu-
Din that at IL that night he will
steal the Martin pearl
necklace from the chatueau. The
Duke of Charemace, who is to be
married to Germaine Gournay-
iartin, and who has hunted lions
In Africa, travelled in balloons,
fought in many wars, and hunted
the north pole, is a guest at the
chateau. Old Gournay-Martin
hurries his family in automobiles
from the chateau to Paris at once.
"If he says he'll come" says the
old man, he'll come, and I don't
want to be here with my family"
The Duke of Charemace, whose
chivalry and courtesy have made
him the social lion of the day in
Paris, agrees to remain in the
chateau with Guerchard to guard
the pearl necklace.
Guerchard places the necklace
on the table and the two men sit
down in the big lonely room. Then
| (Continued on Page Eight
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TWO TEMPORARY
JURORS PICKED

to the box. The defendants at
torneys then moved to dismiss the
whole panel on the grounds that
Judge Chapman had not the pow
er separately to call for a new
panel, but that all four of the
superior court judges must concur
in the order. The motion was
denied.
The examination of talesmen
will continue until late this aftec-
noon but at the present rate, 1t is
probable that a jury cannot be 'e-
cured in less than two or three
days.
Newcomb was attired neatly. as
usual. and still kept his air of in
difference. During a greater part
of the time. wheL the jurors were
being questioned he sat with his
back to them. He offered no
greeting to his father nor. his
brother-in-law, who sat near him.
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Always Contented-Except.

Contest Editor: Can a couple
live on SIS a week? Well, I
should say yes, for 1t has been
demonstrated i'm our home. / have
only been keeping house eight
months, and have had all the les
sons In economy to learn, as
didn't know a thing pertaining to
housekeeping and it's many mys-
teries when I started out.
Our living expense seldom ran
over twelve a week.
Besides our clothing and other
necessities, we lay a sum aside
each month to provide for that
eventful rainy day.
do all my own work, including e
laundry, baking and sewing, that
saves on an average of $5 and Sc
a month; sometimes more.
I find it much cheaper to buy
the staple groceries by the quan-
tity, and above all, pay cash for
everything. try to use good
Judgment in what I buy and trads
where / can get the best for tn :
money.
l will give you a sample OF
weeks expenses, according tt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
BY w. q. Shepherd

NEW YORK, Sept. 25. - New
York is aquiver, as Londan and
Paris have been, over the French
detective play, "Arsene Lupin.
Qbas. Frohman made a lucky
strike when he brought it to this
country. Already he is form
Ing road companies. So the whole
country is likely to see it.
Francis de Croisset and Maurice
Leblanc, who wrote "Arsene Lu-
pin," did something brand new in
the detective-play line.
See for yourself: A brilliant
thief, who calls himself "Arsene
Lupin," is working in Paris, and
Is the talk of the town, because he
always leaves his calling card and
always gives warning, in advance.
of his coming.
Gournay-Martin, rich, with a
home in Paris and a chateau in the
suburbs, is particularly the mark
of Lupin. Every courteous threat
that Lupin, has sent him has been
fulfilled. Pictures have been cut
from the walls; safes have been
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
PRIZES in TIMES CONTEST
AWARDED: HERE ARE WINNERS
Authors of the Six Best Letters
VIII See "Paid In Full" To-
morrow Night at Expense Of
the Times.
Here are the winners;

Here are the winners;
First-Mrs. Freda Carol, 4O1O
East q street.
SecOnd-Mrs. Annie Rosenberg,
st. George apartments, Ninth and
G street.
Third-Mrs. J. ii. Roberts, 1910
South Adams street.
Fourth-Mrs. Fred Spearow,
3728 South Eighth street.
Fifth--Mrs. Leonard Lunquist,
East Thirty-second and Portland
avenue.
Sixth-Niary Zenker. $50 South
FOrty-ninth street.
From all Of the letters submit
ted in the Times contest on the
subject "Can Couple Live on SIS
Per Week In Tacoma" three
members Of the Times editorial
staff selected the six written by
the above persons as being the
most interesting and the most sat
isfactory, all things considered.
More than a dozen letters which
did not reach the Times office un-
til today could not be counted as
the contest closed yesterday at
noon. Some of these letters had
undoubtedly been delayed IN the
malls but the contest editor had
no way of solving the matter other
than to leave out all letters that
arrived after the hour for the
close.
Some other letters were held ut
the postoffiee because the writer's
placed only one cent stamp on
them. The Times obtained these
delayed letters today, but they
were too late.
The winners may obtain their
tickets for paid In Full" which
Will be presented at the Tacoma
theater tomorrow night, by calling
at the Times Office this afternoon,
or up to 7:45 tonight. The Times
office Is not open on Sundays, but
IL any one of the winners cannot
come TO the Times Office tonight
for the tickets she should telc-
phone the office, Main 733 or
A1733, and arrangements will he
made so that she may secure her
prize at the Tacoma theater tomOr-
row any time before the perform
ance of paid In Full"
The tickets are here ready for
the winners and the contest editor
hopes that they will all be able 70
call for them tonight before 7:45.
To the winners and to the scores
of other Times readers who par
ticipated the contest editor ex-
presses his sincere thanks for
their aid in making the contest
both highly successful and intense.
ly interesting.
Here are the six letters award
ed the prizes:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-All
New York today is paying homage
to the memories of Henry Hudson
and Robert Fulton. Commencing
with this morning a nine-day cele-
bration is ON which will be marx
ed by great historic pageants, both
on land and water.
With the break of dawn thou
sands of persons began to gather
on the banks of the Hudson to
witness the naval display and
when the big war vessel, repre-
senting many of the worlds big
gest nations, started on the par
ade, followed by hundreds of
smaller craft, several hundred
thousand persons lined the river
banks.
The din from hundreds of
whistles completely drowned out
the cheers from thousands of
throats as the naval spectacle, the
greatest seen here since the cele-
bration Of Admiral Dewey's VIC
torious return from Manila, wend-
ed its way up the bay and up the
historical Hudson river.
Great Britain and Germany had
sent some of their finest vessels to
New York to participate in the
celebration.
England in Honor Position.
England was represented by the
warships Infiexible, Duke of Edin-
burgh, Argyll and Drake, while
the German feet was represented
by the Dresden, Bremen, Heretha
and Victoria Louise. Three vessels
were given position of honor.
FultOn's First Boat.
One of the features of the par
ade was the clumsy little Cler-
mont, reproduction of the vessel
in which Robert Fulton made his
first successful steam voyage. This
ship was given one of the most
prominent places in the line. As
the replica of Fulton's boat passed
the spectators cheered uproarious-
ly.
A feature Of today's land cele-
bration was the unfurling of twin
rainbow flags Of peace from the
roof of downtown skyscriper by
two little girls. While this cere-
mony was being enacted the great
chimes Of Old Trinity church took
up the refrain of "Glory to Go
in the Highest; Peace on Earth,
Good Will Toward Men"
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LABOR CONTROVERSY WILL
BE DISCUSSED TOMORROW

other unions of the city for declar-
ing the two papers unfair, has
thoroughly aroused the carpenters
and other building trade work
men who maintain that the lea st
the three unions not at war with
the papers could have done was to
keep their hands off. Instead of
that, however, the building work
ers declare that the statement of
the Allied Printing unions was a
direct slap at them and defen Sc
of the man who is erecting his
building with non-union laborers.
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WORK OF EXAMINING TALES
! MEN NOW IN FULL SWING IN
NEWCOMB MURDER TRIAL.

Two jurymen were accepted
Temporarily this morning by the
prosecution in the case of the
state against Charles f. Newcomb
for the murder of Martin Kval-
|shaug. They are G. w. Powers,
|5435 Sheridan avenue, and John
'Holloque, 1902 Thompson avenue.
Two veniremen, George Bosko
and Frank Otis, were challenged
by Deputy Prosecutor Burmeister,
because they do not believe in
capital punishment, and were ex-
|cused by Judge Chapman.
Defense Moves For Delay.
8 The sheriff's returns on the new
panel were made this morning and
d full twelve petit Jurors called
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
Aged Merchant and
Wife Assaulted
in Store by
Robbers
MCPHERSON AVENUE STORE
KEEPER AND WIFE AS
SAULTED BY BANDITS-ES4,
CAPE WITH SMALL SUM.

Beating their victims, an aged
couple, almost to insensibiiity,
two highwaymen escaped into the
night after a daring holdup at .
O'Clock last evening of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. E. Sheldon, who keep a
grocery store at 2121 Jefferson
street.
The holdup, which occurred in
the store, netted the desperadoes
only twenty cents in cash, few
keys and Mr.. Sheldon's eye
glasses.
Saves Pocketbook.
Sheldon, who is 20 years old,
had sufficient presence of mind i,
although struck by the butt of a
gun, to throw a pocketbook con-
tanning large sum of money un-
der the counter. The robbers con-
tented themselves with going
through his pockets only, and
made no attempt to search else
where.
Sheldon and his wife were con-
fronted by the highwaymen al
most simultaneously. At first the
old man thought 1t was merely a
joke when the guns were pointed
at them.
But when he realized that the
bandits meant business he seized
one of them by the wrist and his
wife started for the door to cry
for help.
Are Struck Down.
The robbers then struck them
both down with their guns, and in
doing so, shot was accidentally
discharged, which. however, did
no personal injury. Sheldon,
though half stunned, managed to
slip his pocketbook under the
counter, and the desperadoes,
after hasty search, taking sever-
al trinkets of little value, hurried
out, and were seen to go in the
direction of Pacific avenue.
Neighbors who heard the shot
were running to the store by this
time, and helped Sheldon take
care of his wife who was bleeding g
profusely from wound in the left
temple, where she had been
struck. Sheldon himself was
bleeding badly at the time, but he
paid no attention to that. His
chief concern was for his wife.
When Mrs. Sheldon was attended
to Sheldon went to the telephone
and notified the police.
Cover Their Tracks.
The police auto soon arrived on
the scene, but the highwayman
had made their escape good. A
fairly good description of the
men was obtained, and a rigid
search for them is being made to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon were TAX
en- to the Fannie Paddock hospital
in the police patrol, where their
wounds were dressed.
They had both recovered suf-
ficiently this morning to attend to
their regular duties.
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MAN WHO KILLED
PROWLER IS
FREED

SEATTLE, Sept. 25.-When
James Donofrio shot a man he be-
lieved to be burglar in the back
yard of his home on Bay View
street early Thursday morning he
killed demented man, who had
been for several days wandering
about the city. The victim of the
shooting was identified yesterday
as August Hillman, of Bellevue,
who disappeared Sept. 20. The
|coroner's jury has exonerated
the slayer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
SHIPS IN
I ERR|F
CRASH
Disaster Narrowly
Averted in Great
Pageant On the
Hudson

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The
great Hudson-Fulton celebration
narrowly missed sudden termina-
tion In disaster at its very open
ing today when the Clermont, an
exact reproduction of Robert Full
tons steamboat, crashed into the
Half Moon, the replica of Henry
Hudson's famous craft, off st.
Georges, State Island.
BY quick maneuvering at the
moment Of greatest danger, the ~
cident was minimized and the
ships escaped with only slight
damage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
u. 8. to Aid Stranded Men.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA
revenue cutter will Immediately
leave Seward, Alaska, for Nome,
where 100 American citizens, who
are stranded at the northern
town, will be transported to the
United States on the vessel at the
expense.
The vessel will sail on telegra-
phic orders forwarded to the col
lectOr of customs.
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TAKES SHOT At
FUGITIVE
DETECTIVE FIRES TO sToR
MAN WHO ESCAPES FROM
THE CHAINGANG BUT FAILS
TO CATCH HIM.

Ed Kelly Is strongly ayerse to
working on the chaingang, ana
this he proved more concluslveiy
than ever by continuing to flee,
although pursuing detective
fred five shots after him on Pacii1c
avenu this morning. Kelly's
weakness Is the love OF good old
Bourbon, his worship Of Bachus IA
often SO zealously and uninter-
ruptedly pursued. that no never
discovers his persence IN the city
jail until day or two after be Ii
brought there.
But he Is certainly opposed 10
working for the city. and several
days ago he made his escape from
the chaingRng.
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STOMACH PUMPS ARE USED
TO FORCE FOOD DOWN
WOMEN'S THROATS

ture broken and the clothing OF
the women badly torn In the fight
that followed. After being over
powered the women were hand
cuffed and placed in solitary con-
finement.
The women were arrested re-
Gently for attempting to prevent
Premier Asquith from speaking
and in carrying on the struggle
with the prison authorities started
the hunger strike" refusing food
In any form
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RE.
FER FINDINGS TO COUNTY
ATTORNEY FOR ACTION -
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE.

The evidence of alleged graft
in the county engineers office is
now up to the county attorney,
and If there is to be any prosecu-
tion it is for that official to start
action.
After their secret session, last
ing for nearly eighteen hours, was
finally closed late yesterday, the
county commissioners referred
their evidence to the prosecuting
attorneys office and a clerk Is
today checking up the evidence
with the county records.
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IS ARRESTED
ON SERIOUS
CHARGE

George Deppish, a motorman, /,
2S years old, was, arrested by
City Detective Smith this after
noon at 2 O'Clock on a warrant
sworn to by Mrs. e. Ward. charg-
ing him with assault on q young
girl. The warrant was issued
yesterday by Justice Card. The
crime is alleged to have been COM
mitted January 3 last.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
BABY SHOW A FEATURE OF
BIG SOUTH END SHOW-TO
CLOSE THIS EVENING WITH
GRAND CARNIVAL.

Babies reign supreme today at
the South End fair. This after
noon fond mothers are entering
their little ones in the various
contests provided for the babies
by the fair management. Prizes
will be awarded for the prettiest
baby, the fattest, etc.
Besides being Baby day, this Is
also Tacoma day, and everything
points to the biggest day Of the
fair. Mayor Linck addressed thu
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
shrewd Buying.

Contest Editor: Can a couple
live on $18 per week?
Yes. / believe any woman can
IL she will only try. Here is my
way. We live In apartments
where light and heat is furnished
at SIS a week. We are four in
our family--myself husband and
two children. Now, where save
a nice little piece Of money is on
clothing for my family. When
the winter Is over / buy all our
winter clothes and lay them
away through the summer, and
the same with our summer cloth
ing. Thereby get first-class
coat or dress for little money.
True, am not in the latest style,
but my family is well dressed for
little money. I do all my own
laundry work, sewing and baking,
and do many little things that
count. Below is my account for
Affto.Af.,..aa -. r~- M - =
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@y United Press Leased wire.)
BIRMINGHAM. Eng. Sept. rs.
Nine suffragettes In jail here
yesterday started riot when doc
tors tried to break their hunger
strike by forcing food down their
throats with stomach pumps. Two
women submitted to the forcible
feeding but the Others revolted.
They attacked the doctors and at
sendants.
Windows were smashed. furni-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
HOW TO PRONOUNCE 1T.

"Arsent Lupin" - New
York had to learn to pro-
nounce the name of the play.
It goes like this: Are
Sayne Lew-pa." This last
"pa" is the stiekler. You pro-
nounce 1t as If you were be-
ginning to say the word
pants" and you say it
through your nose. The ac-
cents are on "sayne" and
"lew."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-25
Car Wreck
Victims to
Recover
ALL OF THE INJURED IN SEAT
TIE SMASHUP ARE DOING
WELL TODAY - NO MORE
DEATHS EXPECTED.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Sept. 25.-All of
the injured in yesterdays street
car wreck at the entrance to the
exposition grounds will recover, it
is thought today. Those suppos-
ed to be fatally injured yesterday
were more frightened than injured
an dare reported to be doing we'll
today.
Miss Helen Cardwell of Port
land, supposed to be internally
injured, is resting we'll at the
Provident hospital and the physi-
clans there say she is not serious
ly hurt.