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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14

Malone Joyce of the Colorado Mid
ianu, with headquarters in Los Ange-
les, is In the city on business.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14

q. M. Pomeroy has left for the grand
canyon OF the Colorado TO accompany
some eastern friends on their trip to
that wonderland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31

sioner's office In the papers In the
morning and again at night. 1t ,s
all hot air and the people are suf-
fering for water.
Hanging Wouldn't Surprise Him.
Il tell you it's a wonder the
people dent rise up and put some
ropes around the necks of us coun-
cllmen for sitting there and ex-
perimenting with this water ques-
ton when we know what ought
to be done and don't do it. Ihays
fought for the gravity system
which will give us water all the
time, but 1t has done no good.
The commissioner comes into the
council with his hot air and 1t Is
all off,"
DR.. Brand, chairman OF the spe-
cial water committee, is off on a
vacation now and this may cause
the water question to lie over I'M
til he gets back, but more than q
majority of the council have ex-
pressed themselves within the last
few weeks as determined to quit
spending the peoples money in
the present costly experiments,
which are failing to give results
and to be in favor of going after
the gravity system at once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31

G.. William Schultz. an engineer
and scientist, offered to build
what he said would be the great.
est airship In the world in Taco
mo, to fly the ocean and deliver
mail from New York to London In
S6 hours. but the Chamber OF
Commerce refuses to back him
with 100000 and he will leave
September 22 for England, where
he will prosecute his work.
Tacoma might have had this
honor and the glory of the first
ship to fly the American flag on
an airship across the ocean, but
now it is going to England, and
she will carry the British flag"
said Schultz in In decidedly
peeved manner this morning.
Mr.. Schultz is a graduate of the
Polytechnic high school of Char
lottenburg, Germany. He says he
has travelled all over the world as
an engineer. worked in some Of the
greatest enterprises on both hem
ispheres and claiming to have
placed 16 important inventions in
the world. including seismographic
electro train operating systems by
which accidents may be absolutely
avoided. He has also co-operated
In the invention of differential
axle for railway trains, which is
now being placed ON the Santa Fe
railway.
And Mr.. Schultz believes he has
solved the problem of aerial navi-
cation.
He recently came up from San
Bernardino. CAL, where he con-
structed a model for the airship.
He will use special metal for en-
gines of tremendous resistance, he
says, and will make an engine
weighing 218 pounds generate
1000 horsepower. Twelve of these
will be employed on the airship
The machine will have a capacity
to breast the highest wind and will
be able to make 20 miles an hour
against 100 mile an hour wind.
Across the Atlantic in SO to 40
hours with so passengers and mil.
lions of letters and light freight is
the optimistic program outlined
by the inventor, and 1t was toe
much for Mr.. Virges of the Cham
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
lin 1PHE SPOTLIGHT
eIIsAlt)NCa ndGIllJZporz1z s5ZNGE

dell perform their parts credit
ably, but have little to do.
George Yeoman, a German COM
edian, is one of the cleverest seen
at the Pantages for many weeks.
His versatility, perhaps, goes be-
yond bounds of propriety in sever
ial instances, but he has an end
less number of original and snap
|,py jokes.
4 1.-THE Spiller Musical Bumpers
give a fair musical act, which
grows rather monotonous foI
many. Some of their pieces, how
lever, were we'll received.
Dorothy Lamb and company
present a clever little skit en-
titled "a Night With the Red
Men, The best part of the act
consists of new jokes. The act
Ing is fair, except the drunken
part, which is not well taken.
Professor Buckley's dogs are
very bright. but rather common
place. Bert Vincent sings "Shine
on Harvest Moon" and the Pan
tagescope shows two films.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
WA!!R} VETERAN! TERI! |: !. MEET
HERE NEXT WEEK

The coming convention will be
the first ever held ON the Pacific
coast by Spanish war veterans and
for this reason It is believed that
the attendance will be exceptional
ly large. There are eta camps
of the veterans. scattered through
out the United States. and all have
large memberships. Il
Business men have co-operated
with the local veterans TO make
the stay of the visitors In Tacoma
delightful. Arrangements have
been made to literally display
and otherwise decorate all
conspicuous blocks and buildings
and many private residences will
also be handsomely decorated In
honor OF the visitors.
In addition to the veterans
there Will be prominent men from
all sections OF the United States
here during the sncampment. in
state officials. senators and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31

Der OF Commerce board OF trustees,
and the Tacoma man threw cold
water on the proposition and the
chamber refused to put up the
money for the first machine.
Wanted Only 100000
Mr.. Schultz wanted $4,000 a
month for the work while II was
in progress. He figured IL would
take a year to build the airship.
so the cost would be 100000.
Mr.. Schultz presented the sit
uation to the Chamber Of Com
merce some days ago, and when
turned down he consulted the Brit
ish vice consul. and then the con-
sui at Seattle. and through him
got in touch with the British gov
eminent.
Schultz says he begins where
Zeppelin left off In his great air
ship. and he is going forward to
make machine that will be able
to fly around the world.
He says he is sorry Tacoma did
not take advantage of the chance,
but wants the city to remember
when. in the future, the great air
ship becomes famous, that 1t might
have been built here and might
have been used to help make Ia
coma grow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
SURPRISED THAT S0LONS HAVE
ESCAPED THE MOOSE THIS LONG
DR. ARMSTRONG SAYS IT'S WONDER PEOPLE DON'T
RISE UP AND PUT ROPES AROUND COUNCuNfEN,s NECEs
FOR DELAY ON WATER PROBLEM

There promises to be something
doing on the water question at thu
council meeting tomorrow night.
The city water supply is a
source of continual trouble to the
people and the administration is
bending every effort to make 1t
produce. Something is eternally
wrong. When the reservoirs are
working the commissioners says
1t is the small mains and that the
city will have to have new mains
over most of the town. When the
reservoirs go wrong then the ex-
cuse is made that the reservoirs
are being repaired.
No Water at Bismarck.
Last night Commissioner Nc
Gregor and Councilman Giblett at
tended an improvement club meet
dng at Bismarck. The commits
Bioner made his usual water
speech, telling what fine things
were to be accomplished by the
present plant, and urged the citi-
Gems to be patient.
Then he tried to start home
with his automobile and found It
was out of water and in danger OF
burning up.
He went to the drug store to get
water and turned the faucet and
not a drop could be secured. lhe
pipe was dry. Finally he found a
citizen who had stored some wat
er in a tub and he was able TO
get enough to see him home.
McGregor's Usual Remedy.
To remedy this the commission
er advised another reservoir to be
erected at Bismarck.
The recommendation bids fair
to strike a snag In the council.
There are about II or IL city dads
now who are tired of experiment.
ing and declare they are going to
go after the gravity water sys-
tenn and get water where they
know 1t is.
"Reservoirs!" calculated DR..
Armstrong, this morning. "What
this town needs is gas plant. I'm
in favor of the city going into
the gas business. All we will
need is Just tank. Then attach
our commissioner of public works
and we will have plenty of gas.
1t is hot air from the commits
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
HUGE ROCK FROM
GLACIER FALLS
ON TOURIST

LONGMIRE SPRINGS, Aug. 81.
"A man, whose name could not
be obtained, was seriously injured
Sunday Afternoon by a rock falling
from the face of Nisqually glacier.
The accident, occurred while a
party of sight-seers was examining
the terminal cliff of the glacier,
which is a solid wall of ice over
$50 feet high.
One stone tore the brim from
his hat. Frightened and dazed
by this, he failed to get out of the
way before a second, dislodged by
the first, came crashing down,
tearing the flesh from his shoulder
and breaking his collar bone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
AT THE GRAND.

The best of a number of excel
lent acts ON the new bill at the
Grand is that of Boutwell, Browne
and company Of three. The act lis
a burleasque of the much talked
of Cleopatra death dance, or
snake dance. Mr.. Browne Is an
exceptionally clever female I'M
personator and does the dance
very creditably. The audience is
repeatedly thrown into fits of
laughter when the queen mixes up
slangy phrases with her sublime
talk, and the act Is full of sur
prises. In the snake dance a real
live writing snake is used and
the finish is extremely ridiculous.
Selbini and Grovini are light
ming acrobats of exceptional abil-
ity. The act Is fast and inter-
esttng one and does not grow
wearisome in the least. Many of
the feats are wonderful.
Mcfarland and Murray in their
skit entitled '"The Millionaire and
the Iceman," are clever and orig
inal. They have an entirely new
line of foolish talk and were we'll
received by the audience last
night.
Steel sisters are good singers
and dancers and present a pretty
and somewhat new feature. Both
have good voices and are graceful
performers.
William Morrisey Is a fairly
good singing and talking comedian
but a number of his Jokes aud
songs are old.
George Kean renders 'Shine on
Harvest Moon" beautifully and
the Grandiscope shows two films.
one an especially good one.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
SCORE INJURED
IN PITCHED
BATTLE

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. al
For three days rioting has been
in progress at Port Limon, Costa
Rica, over the elections, according
to dispatches received here today.
There was a pitched battle yes
terday at Reventacon bridge, in
which score were injured. All
Sunday night. the rioters fought,
and 1t is believed that some of
their number were thrown from
the bridge into the stream and
drowned.
The authorities have raided thu
headquarters and confiscated arms
concealed there, and sixty arrests
were made.
The raids are being continued
today. The rioting is general.
The balloting finished today. 1t
is predicted that Don Ricardo
Jimeniz will be elected president.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
TO ExTRADITE "CoONIE"

"Coonie" King, under arrest in
San Francisco for completely in a
robbery committed in Tacoma
nearly year ago, will be extra
dited. Sergeant Raymond of the
city police department went to
Olympia today to get Governor
Hays signature to the extradi-
ton papers, after which he will
go to San Francisco for the pris-
|oner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
FIRST NATIONAL
CONVENTION TO OPEN NEXT
WEDNESDAY, WHEN SOL
DIERS OF SPANIsH-ANfERI-
GAN WAR ASSEMBLE.

Arrangements are now practi-
caliy complete for the entertain
ment of the United Spanish Ameri-
can War Veterans when they come
here next week to hold their an
nual convention. This is the first
NATIONAL convention of any kind to
be held In Tacoma and no effort
viii be spared to make 1t pleasant
for the visitors.
The convention opens one week
from tomorrow. but special trains
bearing the delegates will begin
arriving here early in the week.
The sessions will be held In the
armory and will last three days.
For two days prior to the national
convention the state convention
will be In session At Bremerton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
AT THE TACOMA.
"POLLY" PLEAsEs AGAIN.

Another large audience was
we'll pleased with "Polly OF the
Circus" at the Tacoma last night.
The play is beautifully sentiment
tai and interesting one, and is \
delightful change from the usual
line. Miss McLeo is a charming
and versatile actress and, as she IS
very young, great things may be
expected from her in the future.
Her acting is unaffected and real.
The play will be presented for the
last time tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
OF STORE IS
FOLLOWED BY ARRESTS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
EVERETT, Aug. 31-Some time
between the hours of 10 p. m. and
8 a. m. Sunday the store of Will
lam Cook at Sultan, was broken
into and a number of shoes and
other articles of clothing taken.
The sheriff captured the men, CIV
ing their names as Frank Morris
and Wilbur Moody, with the goods
on them, as they were leaving
Snohomish for Everett. They are
now in the county Jail at this
place.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
LICENSED TO WED

Marriage licenses have been is
sued by the county auditor to the
Bernard J. Hyink and
Inez v. Lynn, Edward w. Stimp-
son and Edith F.. Keown, F. J.
Hall and Bertha M. Belts, Harry
Clarence Steele and Josephine
Carroll, John G.. Friska
and Mrs. Minnie M. Fox, Roy 1.
Taylor and Marie Gibson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
SLAVE
CHARGE IS
MADE

The case against Frederick Le-
Plant, who was to have been tried
in Justice Graham's court today
on a charge of vagrancy, was dis
and a direct information
which practically charges LIE
Plante with trafficking in white
slaves" was filed in the superior
court by Deputy Prosecutor Bur-
meister.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
College Band Coming.

The st. Olaf college concert
band from Mortified, Mimi, I'M
der the leadership of Prof. f.
Melius Christensen, comes to the
Tacoma theater Friday night. The
band is composed of students and
graduates of st. Olaf college, a
Norwegian institution, and num-
bers so pieces. It Is on its way
to the A.-Y.-P., where it will be
heard In a series of concerts. The
seat sale for the engagement here
will start Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
AT THE PANTAGEs.

Edward Blondell and company
head the bill at the Pantages this
week with funny sketch. Blon.
dell is the whole act and his face
is the funniest thing in it. The
opening part of the act is good,
but its charm declines as the aud
fence grows accustomed to the
queer makeup Of the comedian.
The two women who assist Blon-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
TWO HURT BY
EXPLOSION

tBy United Press LEASED wire.p
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. 81.
Two men were fatally injured
today when a gas tank in the plant
of the Minneapolis Acetylene Gas
company exploded.
The explosion was so violent
that the roof of the structure hous-
ing the tank was blown off.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
(PaId Advsrtisement)

To the Public:
am a candidate for representa-
tive In congress for the Second
District. State of Washington.
stand for the principles OF the
party.
I believe I'm a square deal for
everybody. and live within the law.
Yours respectfully,
JAMES M. ASHTON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
AIRSHIP WON'T BE BUILT
IN TACOMA AND HERE'S
the REASON

G. WILLIAM SCHULTZ. WHO
SAYS HE WILL BUILD 1T, Is
PREVENTED BECAUSE THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
TURNED HIM DOWN: NOW
HE'S GOING TO ENGLAND.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31

Go-carts retired by e. e. Peter.
on. 924 Tacoma Ave. zee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-31
Emma Hunting Coming.

fff" DuUtHS COffIIHEs
The attraction at the Tacoma
next Sunday night will be Emma
Bunting in dramatization Of the
popular noevl, LENA Rivers"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
TIE cosr OF BAD ROADS.

In considering the good roads propo-
zition, the element of cost always
comes up as one Of the great obstacles
and il is made TO appear that good
roads are very expensive luxury.
However, II figures compiled by ex-
perts are to be accepted. bad roads
cost infinitely more than good ones,
In his message to the Kansas legis-
lature, Governor Stubbs called atten-
sion TO the fact that figures Of the De
pertinent OF Agriculture show that the
cost Of hauling American products to
market is many million dollars in ex.
cess Of the cost of hauling the same
products over the fine highways Of
Europe, says press dispatch.
These figures OF the office of pub
1ic roads aren't guess work. Here is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
FIGHTING me FLY.

"The place to begin the war of ex.
termination against the house flies is
their breeding places in manure heaps,
refuse barrels, garbage cans. etc. And
from now on is the time to begin treat
ment whenever signs OF life are Wis
ibleN The housekeeper will be sur
prised how much can be done toward
reducing the number OF these pests in
one season with little vigilance and
persistence. And if all the housekeep-
ers combine in It for several seasons,
with the cooperation Of the boards of
health and similar authorities, there
is no reason why the house fly should
not become well nigh extinct. The
fly carries disease and filth with It
and is responsible for nobody knows
how much suffering and death. Make
war on it"
This from the st. Albans (vt)
Messenger. showing how widespread
IS this war upon the fly. What is said
here applies with equal aptness to
Beaumont. There are many places
about the city which are the breeding
places Of the fly. The city health de.
partment has paid its respects to the
mosquito, it should now get busy with
the fly.- Beaumont Enterprise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
FIRST RAILROAD BRAKE
MAN DIES AT AGE OF 81

John Elphick, the first railroad
brakeman of the United States. has
Just died at his home in PooIville, New
York, at the age of 81. He began
work on the Mohawk & Hudson Rail.
road. from Albany to Schenectady, in
October. 1880. His wages were STlk
cents day. with board. 121k hours be
ing accounted days work. Board
and lodging at that time cost about 81
week.
After following the occupation of
brakeman for the greater part Of his
life, Elphick retired from railroad
work in 1885, and had since resided
in Poolville. with daughter Miss
Lucy Flphick, who survives.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
the way they are got al

the way they are got at;
The average cost of hauling over
American roads has been found to be
25 cents ton mile. The cost on the
fine highways Of Europe is only II
cents ton mile The average
length of haul Of farm products in
the United States is 9.4 miles. Were
American roads as good as the French
the farmers grain would be 9.4 times
~ cents, or S1.23 on each ton of stuff
hauled. The Interstate Commerce
Commission has estimated that 250,-
100000 tons are hauled annually. By
the European standard Of roads, the
extra expense entailed in hauling this
amount reaches 1906, 100000 year.
OF course this burden is distributed
throughout thre whole population. 1t
costs the farmer 1S cents a bushel
more to haul his wheat from the farm
nine miles to the railroad station than
II costs to carry the same bushel 3,100
miles from New York to Liverpool.
So part of this excessive cost goes
into the loaf of bread. The price Of
other necessities Of life is increased
in the same way.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Win the City Hold Up"
..... !: .'... '.H Continue
.nd them an he .aId possible.

lend them al the aid possible.
They had as well decide rirst as last
that this they must do il they would
see chickasha forge to the front as
she is capable Of doing.
There is such thing as throwing
so much on the shoulders Of the few
as to break them down. and It would
appear that this is the condition in
which the few real hard-workng. self
sacrificing boosters Of the city are
liable to get into in the near future
'if relief is not soon forthcoming.
Take this thought to yourself. read.
er. and if you are one OF the heretofore
inactive and thoughtless ones. make
up your mind to about face face, get
into line and be a booster proper.
Don't say. as is the common express
sion when work is wanted. 4 am too
busy"
You are seldom too busy to take up
at sight an apparently profitable bust
ness proposition
And vet
What can be more profitable 10 you
and your interests than the rapid
growth Of Chickasha to 3 great manu-
featuring and industrial city,
Take these thoughts to yourself.
reader. and resolve to from this day
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Big Farmers Union
EnCampment Proposed

IN all probability another big farm-
srs union encampment will be held in
Chickasha this summer
Union Center local has taken the
initiative in the matter and at the
last meeting adopted the following
resolution
Resolved. By Union Center Local
No, l4l5 OF F. E. 4 c. T.. that We in
vite Chickasha. Friend School House
and any other local union in Grady
county TO cooperate with Union Cen
ter in holding a three days encamp-
ment near Chickasha during the sum
mer. the time and place to be agreed
upon by delegates from the various
locals participating in said encamp-
ment.
"a. c. Anderson. Pres.
Mrs. w. L. Dawson. Sec.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
cBy Cad AIlard.)

~ No1 -A--e@ ~
Do the citizens OF Chickasha intend
to remain in the rut that the entire
city has been thrown into through
The do nothing spirit that has
been prevalent here among all except
bare bakers dozen?
What might not chickasha accom-
plish in way of city building
Locating of factories
Bringing to this vicinity grand IN
stitutions
If our citizens were awake to their
own interests as are the citizense OF
Oklahoma City. Muskogee. Tulsa. Enid
or even our neighbor to the north
chickasha has al the natural advan-
tages but Of what account are they II
not taken advantage Of?
It is 3 fact that less than a dozen
citizens have carried the greater part
of the burden Of the city building the
past year. and that might not be 50 dis
heartening were It not that some Of
the most active Of that few have much
less at stake than have hundreds in
the city who stand sloci.
Certainly the manhood in them and
the selfpreservation thought should
prompt the heretofore inactive ones
10 resolve to Join the boosters and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

Oslerism, the theory that man
ought to be knocked in the head when
he is about so years old, IS dead, and
ii was Uncle Joe Cannon who dealt It
the death blow. Addressing large
gathering in Washington. D, C. where
Dr. osler was present, Speaker Cannon
said, eDr. osler have reached the
age Of 7s and shake my fist in your
xace." Aaa 82 LAG 3o 32ifos
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

There are numberless people who
think they're No. /.
Even an indolent man is seldom too
lazy to run into debt.
A woman seorned hunts up some
other man and proceeds to get even.
A man could afford to buy diamonds
for his wife If he wasn't married.
One way to convince a woman is to
let her think that she is convincing
you. Hs t8Na
The ant can draw twenty times it's
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

own weight-and so can mustard
plaster.
The average mans sense of duty is
about as dense as a woman's sense Of
humor.
The average woman can't bit the
side of barn with a brick, but when
1t comes to throwing hints she hits
the target every time.-C Chicago News.