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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
WILL FILE
CRIMINAL
CHARGE
Noel and Roben Must
Answer Graft ACCUSE
tions in Court

A complaint charging County
Engineer Jacob ID. Noel and
Chief Deputy Don r. Roben with
|malfeasanoe and non-feasanee in
office will be filed IN the superi Or
court by Deputy Prosecuting At
torney ]. T. 8. Lyle. This action
was ordered yesterday afternoon
by the board of commissioners
subsequent to a final hearing ,f
the charges brought by s. p, Jud-
son against the two officials,
In his complaint Judson charges
Noel with having contracted On
private work during heuFs fer
which he was paid by the county,
and failed to turH In the proceeds
OF his private jobs to the county,
He is also accused of having failed
to account for So paid him by
Judson July Is fer filing and re-
cording a survey,
Roben Is charged with sigaing
the name of B, A; Frey, an en-
ploye In the county engineers Of
flee to an incorrect plat of Sterl-
ing addition, without having OBJ
tanned the peYmisssB OF Frey to
do so. He 8 also accused of pad
ding an expense account, particu-
laI1y one in which he charged the
county for Q trip to Sumner
which IN reality was Of a strictly
personal nature. Roben Is also
charged with having acted as
clerk during two park beard cleo
ltions, receiving So day for that
Job, while drawing SO a day fer
This Job in the engineers Office.
The entire matter Is now in the
hands of the prosecuting attor-
iney's office and fermal actien will
probably be taken In the superior
court within a few days,
Roben was represented IN the
Investigation yesterday by Attor-
nay r.. n Mvana and upon his
advice r EN- refused to produces
certain iwate books which ara
|'a1leged show his irregularities.
Noel i no attorney as yet but
Twill tnp1oy one If charges are
fled in the superior court.
Roben has been suspend ded ny
Noel. but the latter says the
charges had neth3ng to dc with
tho suspension.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
He HAsN'T 7 EATEN
MEAT FOR 30
YEARS

CLEVELAND, Oct. S.-The
Rev. Henry s. Club. eighty-three
years old, president of the vege-
tartan Society of America, resi-
dent of Philadelphia. and tenn
|porary sojourner in Cleveland. is
hale, hearty and happy, having
subsistei nearly eighty years on
potatoes, cabbage, corn and on
ions. according to statement
just made by him. Never a taste
OF meat, never q pork chop, never
ia leg Of turkey, not even a clam
or q crab or lobster.
The Rev. Mr.. Club is In the
ministry because he can't help 1t,
II wouldn't feel at home in any
other calling" he said.
Religion Is this octogenarian's 4
natural element, as water Il Q
ducks or air 10 birds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
KREGER NOW AFTER t. r.. 8 p.

Councilman Kreger is now aft
er the T. r. & P. He wants the
tracks fixed up on South Yakima
avenue SO a team can drive across
the street over them without
breaking a wagon, and unless
they remedy the matter he says he
will have the company stopped
from using the tracks entirely, as
it has no franchise.
Before Yakima avenue was put
through from Fifty-sixth to Sixty
fourth street the company had a
private right of way ten feet
wide. When The street was put
through the right of way came on
one side of the street. The city
had the company move its tracks
to the middle of the street, and 1t
used the right of way for street.
But no franchise was given.
Now the company refuses to till
up its tracks.
Kreger says they will either fix
1t or he with see why.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
DID WIFE
SHOOT HER
HUSBAND
Testimony in Newcomb
Case Today Shows
There Was Interval Be-
tween First Three and
Last Two Shots Fired
Into Body of Martin
Kvalshaug.

That five shots were fired into
the PROSTATE body of Martin
Kvalshaug by his slayers and that
there was am interval between the
first three and the last two, was
brought out this morning in the
trial of Charles Newcomb for tho
murder of Kvalshaug by the test
imony of John s. Webb, janitor
ait the city hall.
This fact tends to corroborate
the allegation of Newcomb in his
confession when he declared that
Mrs. Kvalshaug fired the last two
shots. According to Webb and
also Officer Darnell, who heard
the shots, the last two came after
a considerable pause and were not
fired In as rapid succession as the
first three.
Heard Shots and Screams
Webb and Officer Damell, who
was not on duty at the time, were
standing ON the corner of South
Eleventh and Junette streets
about midnight, May IA, when
they heard three shots, followed
by scream, coming from the
west of them. Both men started
on a run toward the direction
whence the reports had come and
soon heard two more shots and
another scream.
The officer stationed Webb at
the corner Of Twelfth and Lawr-
ence streets. Webb states that
Newcomb was the first man to
appear.
Traced Newcomb's Footsteps
Webb proved to be a strong
witness for the prosecution. He
examined the scene the next
morning and traced Newcomb'
foot prints from the place where
the body was found to within a
few feet Of where he had stopped
him on Twelfth street. A small
stick on which he had taken the
measurements was introduced as
an exhibit by the state.
Newcomb was arrested the fol-
lowing morning and after a severe
sweating made a full confession
as did also Mrs. Kvalshaug, who
admitted having entered into q
conspiracy with Newcomb to get
her husband out of the way. A
written copy of this confession is
now in the possession of the pros
ecuting attorney and will be In.
troduced as evidence.
Judge Chapman ordered all
witnesses except the alienists t.
leave the court room until called
to testify. William Newcomb
father of the defendant, and O
w. Lewis, his brother-in-law, were
permitted to remain, but Mrs
Newcomb was compelled to with
draw.
The Jury
At $3.50 yesterday afternoon, Il
days after the opening of tbs
CONTINUED ON Page Eighty
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
Fatal Auto
Wreck

KENOSHA, Wis, Oct. 8.-Har-
vey Gibson, an autoist, was kill
ed; Edward Collier, once famous
as an automobile racer, probably
fatally injured; Mrs. Arthur Gard
|ner, wife of well known bicycle
rider, seriously hurt here today
in an automobile accident. The
party was going to Antioch to
visit Mrs. Gardner's relatives
when the automobile turned tur-
tie. The accident occurred on a
lonely road II miles from here,
and 1t was some time before as
sistance reached the party.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
SPANISH TROOPS
TAKEN CAPTIVE;
THEN MASSACRED
LARGE FORCE OF SOLDIERS
TRAPPED AND THEN
SLAUGHTERED BY BLOOD
THIRSTY MOORS TODAY.
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LISBON, Oct. S.-A large force
of Spaniards in the Melilla penin-
sula was slaughtered today in a
reconnoiter Of the position of the
Moors about the Notifications,
according to dispatches received
here from Melilla.
The Spanish infantry and cav
airy was trapped by the tribes
men in a shallow ravine. With
ranks enfiladed, the Spanish were
exposed to a whitening fire from
the Moorish rifles.
The Spaniards threw forward
their cavalry to cover the retreat
of infantry. When this was done
the Moors charged the retiring
cavalry, and scores of the Dons
were killed and 70 horsemen cap
tured.
1t is reported that the tribes
men then massacred their cap
tives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
NORTHWEST WILL
|. DEMAND H|GHER
STANDING.
BASE BALL MAGNATES TO
ASK FOR CLASS A STANDING
WILL MEET TOMORROW.

The Northwest league magnates
will hold their annual meeting at
Seattle tomorrow afternoon, and
the outcome Of the session will
probably ultimately decide wheth-
er this league will have organized
or outlaw baseball.
The league magnates are de-
termined to have class A stand
ing, the same as the Western and
Coast leagues, or else desert or
ganized base ball and become out
laws. At least this is the story
given out.
1t is not likely the national
commission meeting will grant
the class A standing. despite the
insistent demand, and 1t will then
be up to the magnates to decide
which course they will take.
AS 1t is now, the Northwest
league is being used as a dupe by
the class A leagues. The North
west cities gather up good mate
rial and train 1t ready for major
league baseball, and the class A
leagues draft the players for a
paltry 5000 and then sell them
for as many thousands to the
majors.
Naturally the Northwest league
opposes this sort of thing. They
want higher classification, so the
class A fellows cannot work them.
But the class A fellows know they
have a good thing, and they will
vote against any change. They
have more votes than the north
west.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
Street Car Co. Has No
Franchise for Short Line
County Commiss i o n Q r S
Have Whip Hand-Can
Compel Lower Rate on
Puyallup Line or Re-
fuse Grant.

The Puget Sound Electric com-
pany has no franchise to operate
trains over what is known as tbs
Puyallup Short Line. This start
ling discovery was made this
morning when a delegation OF fiji
teen leading ciuzens Of Puyallup
appeared before the board OF
county commissioners to protest
against the 20-cent rate an
nouneed by the company to go In
to effect October II.
Hold Whiphand
The commissioners now have Q
whiphand over the Stone-Webster
interests sufficient to compel
them to reduce the rate to where
it formerly was, or even lower.
Notwithstanding that no franchise
has been granted, an expensive
track has been laid. a $4,000
bridge over the Puyallup has
been erected by the company and
cars have been operated for near
ly a year. Unless the demand
for a reduced rate should be ac-
ceded to all this outlay ma,
prove to be total loss. ~
The citizens of Puyallup say
they would rather walk than have
the franchise granted without
stipulating a reduction from the
proposed 20-cent fare. The dele
CATION that appeared at the court
house this morning was headed
by Mayor Rose of Puyallup and
the most emphatic protest against
the action of the company was en-
tered.
Never Took Action
The commissioners have sci
Thursday, October %, 1903, ID
the date for hearing the petition
of the Puget Sound Electric com
pany for franchise over the Puy'
allup short line. This petition
has been filed with the boart
since December 8, 1908, but me
action upon 1t has been takeI
lowing to some matters of adjust
ment that have not been final!
settled.
AS the matter stands now thu
company is left without any lega
basis for operating its cars, ant
lshould the increased rates be N
sisted upon, recourse could b.
had by any citizen through tn
|courts to stop the running of car
lover the Puyallup line by a wri
OF injunction.
With the Puyallup short lin
tied up the Stone-Webster inter
ests would be left with only tn
old T. R. & P. line to handle tn
traffic of that city. The com
Imissioners hold the upper hand /
lthis peculiar situation, and the
apparently intend to use it IL tn
lcompany fails to meet the de
limands for a reduction in rates.
| Citizens in all the suburbs o
the city have been calling on tn
, comm issioners for some action y
their part relative to the highe
rates. Protests have also beeq
filed from all the towns in Pierc
county on the interurban Line
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
IS BURNED TO
Death

EVERETT, Oct. 8.-Blown
back by an explosion into flaming
gasoline, Eldon Graham of Bal
lard, was burned to death ON .
launch near Mukilteo late last
night. Gasoline was being trans
ferred from one launch to an
other when the fumes became
ignited from a lighted lantern. j
Everett and Francis Alkys, COM
pantons, escaped by leaping over
board.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
SEAMEN OBSERVE
anniversary

The sixth anniversary of the
Tacoma Seaman's Institute was
celebrated asst night at the local
headquarters here. Speeches
were made by James H. Dege, DR..
Frederick T. Webb, Bishop Keat-
or, Mayor John w. Linck and
Rev. Charles Y. Grimes.
Miss Emma Bloom gave a read
ing and splendid music was fur
nished by Olof Bull, Miss Rouble
Holmes, Mrs. Bertha Pentecost
Ballinger, Frank ]. CRUDE and w.
j. Craig.
The local institute Is growing
and making preparations for ak
banding the work here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
|WRESTLERS FACE
FRAUD CHARGE
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Oct. 8.-Joe Car
roll, we'll known as manager of
wrestlers, and Bert Warner, a
Minneapolis mat artist, are un-
der arrest at the county jail here
today on charges Of using the
United States mails for fraudulent
purposes.
The men are said to be under
Indictment by a federal grand
Jury at Council Bluffs. lows, and
they are alleged to be connected
with the Maybray gang, the lead
ers of which are already under
arrest in the east.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
COFFEE RATE WAR
IMMINENT
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(By United Press Leased Wire. J
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "a
rate war which promises to affec,
the coffee trade OF the South
American continent is imminen,
Tor the reason that the Pacific
Mail Steamship line, the Kosmos
line and the Jensen ostrander
Steamship company have indiyid.
ually started to fight for the cof.
fee trade of the south.
Trouble began several days ago
when the Kosmos people Withdrew
from the coffee pool" and n
was unofficially announced that
the company would Ego It alone !
Today 1t is reported that the com.
pany will make q out under the
present coffee transportation
rates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
STEAL FROM CITY
FIRE STATION

Thieves have been stealing
from the city. Tacoma maintains
small fire station down ON the
waterfront and an investigation
today revealed the fact that the
building was broken into and a
brass nozzle and several feet OF
hose were taken. 1t is thought
steamboat men have done the jon
to get a piece of good hose to
wash down their decks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
DENVER Colo, Oct. s.--Fol-
lowing.the announcement of Ruth
Bryan Leavitt, daughter of Will
liam ]. Bryan, that she would ac-
cept a nomination to congress,
friends of, the Conmoner started
her congressional boom today.
Bryan, 1t is understood, has
consented to having Mrs. Leavitt
make the race and 1t Is predicted
that he will speak in her behalf
if she receives the nomination.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
F|F I EEN
KILLED

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Topeka, Kas., Oct. 8.-At
least fifteen persons were killed
this afternoon when a Santa Fe
construction train collided with an
oil train at Three Bridges, in the
outskirts of this city. Forty men
were on the two trains at the
time of the accident. Information
from the wreck is meager. This
afternoon a number of bodies have
been recovered. The exact num-
Der of dead is not known at this
time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
Would Force Opening
of Registration Books

tration books oren until 30 days
before November q.
The clerk closed the books 20
days before the special charter
election, which 10 according to
law. The complication arises be-
cause of special congressional
election which comes soon after
the charter election.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
DOC OWNER IS
ARRESTED

William Green was arrested
last night on g. warrant sworn
out by Soren s. Stevens. mail
carrier, charging him with being
the owner of a vicious dog, which
he permitted to run at large.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08

Eleven tickets for so cents,
good within the city limits. will
still be sold by the T. r. & p.
after October 18. 1t was rumored
today that the sac of such tickets
would be suspended but the repor
Is untrue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
MASAER FINED

Gus Staven was found guilty
yesterday afternoon Of being a
"masher" and Police Judge Arnt-
son fined him 500 and costs, tho
extreme penalty OF the law.
staye nsaye notice OF appeal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08
MISTER BEGINS ACTION ON
BEHALF OF VOTERS WHO
WE'RE NOT REGISTERED.

Ernest Lister. the democratic
nominee for congress, began q
suit in the superior court today
egainst Odty Clerk L. w. Rcys
r. compel him to keep the regis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
RENO, New, Oct. 8.-Desiring
to exact a promise from Margaret
Ellington, the actress, who is here
preparatory to a suit for divorce
from her husband, Daniel Froh-
man, Bert Reese, one of Froh-
mans closest friends, today is en-.
deavoring to secure an interview
with Mrs. Frohman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08

The promise Frohman seeks g
that in her suit Miss Ellington
will not refer to certain family
matters which the manager de-
sires to have kept secret.
Reese made arrangements for
an interview with Miss Ellington
while in San Francisco and Will
arrive here soon to place Froh.
mans request before her.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-09-16
Severed an Artery.

A singular accident befell Jack
Organ, IA years old son of Les Organ,
last Monday evening, reports the
Cliuton Democrat.
The lad had been driving cows
home, and lying down on the floor to
rest was soon asleep. Observing this
about 7 O'Clock, his mother procured
heavy tumbler of water intending
to sprinkle some on him to awaken
him.
As she approached the boy, the
tumbler struck the back of a chair
and fragment was broken out. The
sharp piece of glass fell on the back
of the boys neck and severed the
occipital artery in the back of his
neck. Blood gushed forth in tor
rent as the boy rose to his feet in a
dazed way and staggered about the
room. DR.. Wallace, who was sum-
moned and arrived in twenty min
utes, says when he entered the room,
blood was on the walls, the carpet
and every stitch of the boys clothing
was saturated. He staunched the flow
but the boy will be quite weak for
some time to come.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-09-16
OLD WESTMINSTER
COLLEGE BURNED;
SCHOOL TO OPEN.
Fulton, Mo-, Citizens Have New
Quarters for Students Be-
fore Fire is Out.

Fulton, Mo-, ept.-Westminster
College, the oldest in the State, was
destroyed by fire, all of the main
building and chapel which adioins it
having been consumed.
The dormitory, known as Reunion
Hall and Science Hall, on either side
of the main building, were saved. By
heroic work on the part of the citizens
hundreds of valuable books from the
library were taken from the building
before the flames reached them.
In less than an hour after the fire
President T. S. McPheeters, of the
Board of Curators, had consulted
with different members of the board
and faculty and arranged for tempo
rary quarters in which to open school
next Wednesday.
Westminster College is Presbyte-
rian school, and was founded in lS49.
The building which was burned was
erected in 1853. The loss is estimat-
ed at SIS, 600. The insurance is 500
600.
The fire is thought to have started
from electric wires in the roof of the
chapel. The Fulton Fire Department
was unable to control the flames, and
the apparatus and brigade from the
State Hospital for the Insane, which
is located at Fulton, was called out.
Some fellow with time accumulat.
ing on his hands has figured out the
meaning of the letter R at the com
mencement of physicians prescrip'
tons like this: The letter R at the
head Of all prescriptions is derived
from the Latin word recipe, the i'm
perative meaning take" The little
dart over the tail Of the R is the sym
Dol Of love of the Latin god Jupiter
and invests the writer with his au
thority--by the power Of Jupiter
therefore the sign properly reads
"By Jupiter, take this. !"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-09-16
OPENS 65 MILLION ACRES
Lands in 7 States Can be Home
steaded by Last Act of
Congress.

Washington, Sept.-According to a
statement issued by the Secretary Of
the Interior, almost 65 million acres
of land have been designated as SUBJ
ject to entry under the enlarged
homestead act of the last Congress,
which provides under specified con-
ditions for the appropriation Of 800
acres under the Homestead Law in
stead of 100 acres, as heretofore.
The lands are distributed as fol-
lows:
Colorado, 20 IA million acres.
Montana, 26 million acres.
New Mexico, 1850, 1000 acres.
Oregon, 100000 acres.
Washington, 8 IL million acres.
Wyoming, II, 10000 acres.
Large areas in Utah also have beer
designated under the special provi
sions of Section 6 of the act exempt
ing from residence.
The lands subject to entry under
the act are nonmineral, nontimberet
lands, not susceptible Of irrigation
and which, because Of insufficient
rainfall, will not produce remunera
tive crops unless cultivated by som'
unusual method such as the cdr!
farming" system. Residence mus
be established on the land by the en-
Try men within six months from dat
Of filing, and must be continued to
lgether with cultivation and improve
ment Of the land for five years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-09-16
County Court Proceedings.

County court met last week with
all members present, when the fol-
lowing proceedings were had:
Contract for county coal awarded
to the Peoples Elevator Company at
S2.85 per ton.
w. w. Park, trustee Charlotte
township, makes settlement with
court for school monies.
Maggie Livingston adiudged insane
and ordered to be taken to State
Hospital for Insane at Nevada.
Robt. Bradley, assessing Spruce,
1888.
E. F. Cook, assessing E. Boone,
$500.
Bal due Kansas City Bridge Com
pany, for bridges in River Drainage
Dist. No. |, amounting to $702.94, al
lowed.
Acct of J. F. Kerns, making fills in
Drainage Dist, $3.50 allowed.
Dick Barby, trustee Hudson town.
ship, settlement on school monies ap-
proved.
Settlement of w. d. Howard,
trustee of Spruce township, approx
ed.
;, Ordered that road appeal case of
Walnut twp board against j. A. Leon
, ard be dismissed.
w. F. Hemstreet, j. P, Mt. Pleas
ant, presented report of fines, which
is examined and approved,
School loan of $3.50 granted to
, ChaS. T. Smith.
Frank Littlefield presents physi'
clans certificate that he is physically
unable to work on road. Examined
| and approved.
County Treasurer presents paic
warrants for cancellation.
Curtis Goddard is sent to Missouri
School for the Deaf as a count,
= patient.
q The bonds of the following town
9 ship collectors examined and approx
o ed;
8 Lee Stith, East Boone; j. L. Mel
h son, Elkhart; E. f. Eckles, Lon
4 Oak; Jas. w. Hall, Deer Creek; c. F
r. Kineberger, Pleasant Gap; M. c
a Fortune, Usage.
The usual batch of accounts 70
r. current expenses present and allow
: ed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-09-16
Emmett Newton Fined SIS.

Sedalia, Mo-, Sept.-Maior Emmett
Newton, politician, and at one time
on the staff of former Governor
Joseph w. Folk, was fined $25 and
costs in Police Court on his plea Of
guilty to having defrauded hotel.
Newton was brought here from his
home in Springfield, where he was
arrested by Chief Of Police Boult, Of
this city. Newton cashed draft for
80, the draft being returned as
worthless. Later he left the city
without paying his board bill