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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
SIeuth Dresses
As Woman; Feet
Give Him Away

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10
Just because he neglected to don
French heels to fill out the fem
inine gear in which he was at
tired, Emil Henri Witzel, a detec-
tive, is under arrest here today.
Attired in a handsome silk
gown with a modish peach bas-
ket hat of blue resting on an elab-
orate blond wig, Witzel attracted
the attention of many as he stood
last night in front of the st.
Francis hotel. AS he started to
Gross the street. Policemen Nc
Kivitt and Cameron were attract
cd by the size of his feet and his
peculiar stride.
Asked for an explanation, Wit
eel stated that he was detective
and waiting for woman. whom
he refused to name, to come from
the hotel, and said that he was
preparing to follow her automo-
Bile in his hired car.
witzeI admitted that he was
shadowing the woman to get df-
sorce evidence, but the policemen
took him to police headquarters
Dor further questioning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
TRAIN BURNS UP:
EIGHT ARE KILLED
GOING UP-TAFT

FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY VIM. H. Taft N
Cincinnati o. the of Judge AIphonsO
of Grants cabinet and minister to Russia.
FORTYSIX YEARS AGO started to school,
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taft graduated rom
Woodward high school, Cincinnati.
THIRTY-ONE YEARS AGO Taft graduated
Yale.
TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO made assistant
city OF
TWENTY-sEVEN YEARS AGO Taft appointed
ed States internal
TWENTY-FOUR YEARS was named assistant
county solicitor i'm Hamilton
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taft Judge O.
the superior
NINETEEN YEARS became solicitor general
the United
SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO appointed to the
federal circuit in
NINE YEARS AGO Taft appointed president of the
Philippine commission by President Mckinley.
EIGHT YEARS AGO he first civil governor
of the Philippines.
EIGHT YEARS AGO Taft became secretary Of war.
THREE YEARS AGO Taft provisional governor off
SIX MONTHS AGO inaugurated president of the
United
TODAY Taft starts a record-makng ourney-the
president to the boundaries shake
ruler of foreign country-his meeting
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
FALLS OFF BRIDGE:
IS FATALLY HURT
Fireman Tumbles Headlong From
Eleventh Street Structure
Slight Hope for His Life
Tried to Go to Bed.

Taking his coat and vest off as
though preparing to go to bed,
Ed Nicholas, who gives his occu-
patton as fireman, stepped off the
Eleventh street bridge early this
morning and plunged headlong to-
wards the shore of the city water
way.
He was picked up a few mo-
ments later unconscious and ia.
tally injured by Bridge Tender
G. r. Kelley.
No one saw Nicholas fall, but
according to 'he policeman he was
In a bad state of intoxication al
the time, and had probably wan
dered along aimlessly until he had
vaguely decided he had reached
home and that 1t was time &c
turn in.
Kelley at once notified the po-
lice, but when the man was ex-
amined at headquarters he was
found to be in so precarious O
condition that he was immediately
removed to st. Joseph's hospital
There 1t was discovered he had
sustained internal injuries that
will probably cause his death.
Nicholas is about 38 years old
So far, nothing has been learned
of his family. There is little
hope entertained for his recovery
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
SENATOR FLINT
LOST IN The
MOUNTAINS

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15.-
Senator Frank p. Flint today is
recovering from the experiences
of a narrowing six hours when he
was lost in a deep canyon on San
Clemente island, according to
news that has just reached the
mainland.
Flint, with Chief Forester Gift
ford Pinchot, Steward Edward
White of Santa Barbara and G. F.
Holder, have been fishing at San
Clemente, which lies 35 miles at
sea, for the last week.
Monday, according to the report
received here today, the party
started to explore the Indian
mounds that lie in the interior OF
the island. On the return trip
Flint saw what he thought would
prove to be a short cut to the
camp. He journey down a mar
row gorge for more than half an
hour, only to find that it ended
abruptly at the foot of a huge face
of granite. When he attempted
to retrace his steps he lost his
way.
He arrived at the camp just as
his companions were organizing a
searching party to go back over
the trail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

There just why the Northern Pacific desires
that Point Defiance franchise rushed through the council at this
tme excellent argument from the
peoples standpoint against the passage of the grant
The N P for immediate is the fact that the
people of this city WILL October 16 probably vote for the
adoption city charter which will take from the council
power give away the pubics heritage forever.
Northern Pacific wants this franchise before the
charter is afraid to trust the people
give probably bunco the councilmen out Of
deal framed push the thing through the council
tonight Councmen Rankin Gbet and others in the
working for weeks at the behes of the rail
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
SHIP Is RUSHED TO
RELIEF OF PEARY
ROOSEVELT BREAKS DOWN
AND FAILS no MAKE TIME
CANADIAN STEAMER SENT
OUT TO MEET COMMANDER.

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
MARCONI WIRELESS, VIA
CAPE BAY, Point Richie, Mild.
Sept. 15.-The Canadian cable
ship Tyrian en- route to meet Com.
mander Robert e. Peary at Battle
Harbor, arrived here today bear.
ing lage delegation of reporters
Captain Dickson Immediately sent
the following message to the ex.
plorer:
81 have been ordered to meet
you at Battle Harbor; please &C.
cept my congratulations. My
ship is at your disposal If you care
to return to Sydney aboard it,"
When it was announced that
the Roosevelt was making but five
miles an hour and that it would
be compelled to lay in Battle Har.
Dor until Friday for repairs, the
canadian government rushed the
Tyrian to Battle Harbor to be
placed at the disposal of the sx-
plorer in the event of his wishing
to use it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
Trainmen Are Gre.
mated in Flames
Which Follow
Collision
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(By United Press Leased Wirc.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. Is.
Eight men are known to be
dead as a result of one of the
worst wrecks In the history OF the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis railroad today when passen-
ger train No. travelling at O
high rate of speed crashed into q
freight at Pegram, 25 miles west
of here. A number are also miss.
ling.
The following are known to be
dead:
VIII Morgan, travelling en-
gineer, body burned.
Joe Cover, passenger engineer,
body burned.
Jesse Harrington, freight ,n-
gineer. body burned.
Joseph Roach, messenger, burn-
ed.
Sam Whiten, freight brakeman.
w. s. Stalcup, mail clerk,
burned.
L. T. Bailey. mail clerk. body
lburned.
Ellis Martin, freight conductor.
Train Catches Fire.
Following the collision the en-.
gines, which met head-on, were
overturned and the mail coach and
baggage car of the passenger train
were demolished. While the panic-
stricken passengers, many nf
whom were injured from flying
glass, rushed madly from the cars
Ishrieking In terror, flames burst
from the fire boxes of the engines
and caught in the slIntered wreck.
age, incinerating the bodies of the
train men caught underneath.
Call For Aid.
While the train crew and male
passengers worked heroically to
stay the progress OF the flames aud
rescue the bodies of the unfor.
tunate victims of the wreck, dis.
patches had been flashed to Nash-
Vile for aid.
A switch engine and a car load
| ed with physicians, nurses and
Iemployes of the company was in-
mediately rushed to the scene 20
render all possible aid to the ,n-
5ured. Men are now working IN
the wreckage frantically attempt
ing to clear 1t away in the hopes
of extricating the missing. whom
1t is believed are imprisoned un-
der the cars. +
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
START MOVE TO
OPEN UP LONG
BOULEVARD

Next Tuesday the city attorneys
will take up the trial of the con-
demnation cases for the opening
|of Jefferson avenue out to the
Narrows, through Center street. to
connect with the Sixth avenue ex-
tension. When this case is over,
the city will then have completed
the loop for the big boulevard go
ing out Sixth avenue to the water
and back by way of Center street
and jefferson avenue.
The condemnation and assess
ments will all be finished up by
the first Of the year, and early
next spring a district can be form
ed for the paving of the street the
entire distance. giving the city a
fine 12-mile hanievard from shore
TO shore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
CAR MEN SEE
VICTORY In
SIGHT

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
+ CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-It was
announced today that special
meetings of the various street rail-
way mems unions will be held
next Friday night at which new
scale of increased wages, submit
ted to the street car companies,
will be discussed. The men see
in the announcement a decisive
victory following their long tight
for more money.
DEFENDANTS WIN SUIT.
In the suit of the A. f. Ciz sk
Sheet Metal Works compa 1y
against the congregation of the
Emmanuel Presbyterian church,
the jury returned a verdict In the
superior court today finding FOR
the defendants. The suit was
brought for the recovery of $500
for the installation of a heating
plant but it was shown In the
trial of the case that the plant
would not heat as agreed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
)? CITIZENS MUST DECIDE---AND DECIDE NOW

way officials to get the franchise up and passed.
They being encouraged in their scheme by the subsidized
newspapers who under the cloak of urging progress shout
for the surrender of the last waterfront the railroad
combine These papers, all of them united in urging the
council to grant the Union Pacific franchise Pacific
last week and rdcung the peoples demand for property
for the valuable grant Now they united for the
p unless the citizens descend the
cmen and order them to Jim Hill will probably get just
what he the it, and Tacoma will be buncoed
again.
It looks there ought to be petition in boots the
city council chamber tonight that will bid the council pause be-
this thing the end of which
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
NO TRACE OF
YOUNG BOYS
ASSAlLANT

No clue has yet been found CT
the young man who enticed little
Owen Lehman into the Savoy the
ater and maltreated him, although
the police force has been ON the
sharp lookout for him since yes
terday morning, when the lad
managed to force his way out of
the playhouse. after being impris-
oned for nineteen hours. The
search, however, will be relent-
lessly kept up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
ARRESTED FOR
DESER TING
HIS wife

w. e. Peters, aged 22, was
arrested at Bismarck by Constable
Mohrbacher last night charged
with deserting his young wife. He
was released upon 500 bond
and will come up for hearing
within few days.
Peters told the officers that he
and his wife had agreed to sep
arate after the death Of their child
some months ago. and that they
had divided the household prop
erty. Under those circumstances,
he thought he was not responsible
for her support.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
I'M c!TR|KF
AGAIN
FIVE THOUSAND WORKERS OF
PRESSED STEEL CAR co.
QUIT JOBS TODAY,

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 15.-
Practically the entire 5000 strik.
ing employees of the Pressed Steel
Car company, who returned to
work last week after tying up the
plant for more than two months,
struck in a body this afternoon.
The men claimed that instead OF
the strike-breakers being dis.
charged, as had been promised,
many of them had been promoted
to bosses. A repetition of the
bloody rioting during the first days
of the strike is feared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
To Speak at Exposition.


SEATTLE, Sept. 15.-President
Taft will review the big parade OF
livestock in the exposition stadium
and will deliver an address to the
livestock men of the Northwest
October L. This Information was
received in a telegram from the
presidents secretary to J. w
elise, director of the livestock de-
partment of the exposition. Mr.
Taft's address will be delivered in
the forenoon. In the afternoon
he will 60 to Tacoma.
The exposition has appropriated
10000 for the livestock show.
Band Arrives.
The Philippine constabulary
band, (which played at the inaug-
uration of President Taft and
which will lead the parade at the
exposition when the president
makes his first visit, arrived today
by special train. The band Is a
military organization of SO men,
bers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
MAN WHO SHOT GIRL
EXAMINED FOR SANITY

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SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 15.--
The trial of James Cunningham,
the laborer who is charged with
having murdered Carolina Brasch,
a clerk in Gray Brothers con-
struction company's offices. was
interrupted today. and the Judge
ordered that the self-confessed
murderer be taken before the ex-
amining board this afternoon and
examined for his sanity. Camer-
on King, jr., Cunningham's att
torney. took the stand and swore
that he believes his client to be
insane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
N.P.W WORKS
. ITS OLD
GAME
BLUFFTNG ITS FRANCHISE
FOR NARROWS' LIN II
THROUGH COUNCIL - PEO-
PIE MUST INTERFERE TO
SAVE CITY.

Once more the Northern Pacific
is after valuable franchise and
once more the smooth attorneys
for Jim Hill are using the old
game of bluff and pressure from
'sbusiness" men to work their
game through and get what they
want from the city.
General Counsel George T. Reid
appeared at the city hall yester-
lay afternoon and got the judiciary
tommittee together to act on the
t'oint Defiance franchise. The
company has not even set its con-
lemnation cases on the Narrows
far trial, so 1t cannot go ahead
a.}d build this line now, but it
seems to want that franchise.
And the committee voted to
give it-all excepting Stewart
Lynn later, however came into
lsne with him.
Stewart declared he would not
vote for the franchise unless the
course was changed on the west
waterfront, keeping the tracks
away from the water, SO the city
would not be forever bottled up
Oh that side as it is on the east
side now.
Uses the Same Old Bluff.
Upon Mr.. Stewart stating Ills
position Judge Reid brought his
bluff to play.
II would rather have you kill
1t than pass it that way. You
might as well kill it and be done
with it," said the lawyer, ''it
would not be satisfactory"
And why.
If the Jim Hill interests simply
want to build their railway
around that way little change in
the course would not be serious.
The plans show that the tunnel
takes the trains up so feet above
the water grade so they are not
going around that way simply to
get water grade"
Will Bottle Tacoma Up.
Is the main purpose to bottle
up the west waterfront and there
BY forever have Tacoma commerce
at the mercy of the railway COM
bine?
When the Panama canal is COM
pIeted the water transportation
from New York is going to be a
mighty competitor with the rail-
ways. Then there will be just
one way for the railway to keep
up their rates-control the dock
facilities of the coas cities.
Los Angeles sees the point and
is going to spend $10,00O,000 for
city docks to be able to control
the situation there.
"But In Tacoma glib tongued
attorneys under the plea of as
sisting development and new rail-
way work are pursuading the city
council to close up the openings,
put the city forever at the mercy
Of the railway corporations and
leave Tacoma to remain bottled
up inland town despite the fact
that she has the finest waterfront
In the world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
SON OF JJDGE
BURk ESCAPES
FROM ASYLUM

SPOKANE, Sept. 15.-After a
sensational escape from the Medi-
cal lake asylum for teh insane
Fritz Buck, the insane son of the
late Judge Norman Buck. is at
large today and a posse has start
ed in pursuit. Young Buck is pos
sessed of mysterious weapon
and it is feared that he may COM
NIT murder unless he is caught
soon.
Buck escaped from the asylum
last night by prying apart the bars
of his cell and making rope of
his bed sheets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
STARTS FOR
TIE WEST
TODAY
PRESIDENT is CHEERED BY
THOUSANDS AS HE LEAVES
BOSTON IN PALATIAL
SPECIAL CAR.
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(By United Press Leased Wire }
BOSTON, Sept. 15.-President
Taft left here on the first lap OF
his 1900 mile western trip at
1903 o'clock this morning. The
presidents private car was at
tached to the Albany express. He
was cheered by thousands as his
train pulled out of the station.
President Taft was on the rear
platform and waved goodbye to
the thousands that had gathered
to see him off on his long jour-
ney.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
HEAT KILLS ONE
| IN Los ANGELES

(By United Press Leased Wire.) }
Los ANGELES, CAL, Sept. Is.
Joseph Mcclure. street car
motorman, was found dead In his
home early today. Physicians who
were summoned by members of
his family stated that his death
was. due to heart failure, probably
by the intense heat
of last night. This was the hottest
day Of the year here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

VIM. H. Taft started today for
the longest trip ever made by an
American president in office. 1t
will include 1879 miles and take
Sc days. The circles show his
stopping places between Boston
and Washington, where he will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
COOKS OUTFIT
UNION MADE

(By United Press Leased Wire. y
NEW YORK, Sept. 49,. Offt-
cials of the United Garment Work
ers today stated that the entire
outfit used by DR.. Frederick A.
Cook In his dash for the north
pole was union made and that tho
garments had been made from
the skins Of animals that he shot
while in the Arctic region.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

end his journey on Nov. 10.
The presidents longest stops
will be at Chicago, Is hours; St.
Paul and Minneapolis, day each !;
Salt Lake City, two days and a
half; one day at Tacoma, two
days at Seattle, and an afternoon
and evening at San Francisco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
Woman Horsewhips
Justice Who Made
Remarks About Her
(By United Press Leased Wire.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 15.-
Because Justice of the Peace O.
S. Bulkley made alleged disparag.
Ing remarks about her, Mrs
George s. Clark, wife of an An.
telope township rancher. publicly
horsewhipped the official.
You're just the man I'm look
ing for" calmly declared Mrs
Clark when she discovered Bulk
ley in the crowd. Then. 1t is al
legged, she belabored him abou
the head and body with the sting
ing whip until she was seized b,
a deputy constable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

foresee but by the terms which will be
dered hopeesy in the hands railway combine than
With the possible dock sites great Tacoma water
front all in the hands of the railways they may e water
competition what chance will this city stand in the years to
come with progressive cities like Los Angeles San Francisco
and others that ahead and get municipal docks and throw
them open to the world at a low wharf
Taeomas magnificent waterfront will count for nothing if
is in the hands of the interests it used but
who want to haul the freight the continent their
railways at high rates fol transportation.
Tacoma citizens had better hard thinking
and they had better attend the council meeting tonight
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

After three days in Yosemite ma
tional park, and four days at his
brothers ranch at Taft, Tex, the
president will reach st. Louis on
Oct. rs. From there he will &c
to New Orleans by boat, after
which he will spend a week in the
southern states.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
To Speak on Hay Platform.

NORTH YAKIMA, Sept. 15.-
When President Taft steps from
his special train at Ellensburg,
near here, in the course of his
western trip, he will mount a gi-
gantic platform of baled hay.
decorated with thousands of red
apples, from which to deliver a
brief speech. The PRESIDENT Il
train will stay at Ellensburg halt
m hour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
WRIGHT IN FRANKFORT

FRANKFORT, Germany, Sept.
15.-Orville Wright, the famous
American aviator. arrived here to-
day and will make a number Of
public flights.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-09
SOCIETY DEGENERATIN0.
Boxing Bout Held for the Enter.
tainment of -Four Hundred"

Another chapter has been added
to the psycho-pathological history OF
New York S Society,"" record of
deplorable, physical. mental and eth
ical degeneracy and decay. This
time II was not doe or monkey
dinner or an evening entertainment
with nude women as the principal
feature. but series of genuine
boxing bouts with actual knock
outs. which was arranged by one
member OF the Select" for the edi-
hcation Of party of guests also
gkelonging TO the -Four Hundred. "
What makes the thing even more dis
graceful Is the fact that the host.
on this occasion, was a woman and
that the pugilistic entertainment was
given at her country scat on Long
Island. where a house party was In
progress
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-09
ATTACKED BY PORPOISE.
Boys Have nm Exciting Encounter
With IA Big Fish.

The Charleston Post says Tom
bolger and Lewis Slender had nm
exciting experience Wednesday morn
ing. The lads had been marsh b.p
hunting In small batteau ana were
returning 10 tho city In the mid
uIe or the river a six and hair
root porpoise showed himself some
Instance ahead OF the boat. The
hsn nave very peaceful reputation
Dut as Is the case with many n man
the hghting properties can be finally
aroused and this is what ha1pouod
when one OF tho boys took q sb,t
at the porpoisc.
Stuhg by the shot. the fish raised
MIS- head juet htsh enough 10 yat
MS bearings and then he mado for
the boys in the boat. The fish gave
several hard elaps at the boat win
his nm and I'd all but actually get
into the boat after the bows Tho
young men saw their predicamont
and they knew now that IL wac q
nght Tor the finish. Fortunately
thefe was one shell left. and IL was
necessary TO put the shot ia the
right place. This was done inst
under the right FIN in one OF ,ba
slaps that tho porpoise made ANA
then the fish lay quiet