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The oasis., 1909-01-02
yAQUI VALLEY NOTES.

MT. J. P. Vance arrived at Espe- fanza last week, and has taken up the duties of stenographer at the office of the Richardson Construc. tion Company.
 MT. Felix Cremer has accepted the position of head bookkeeper and cashier for the Richardson Constructor Company, and is now at work at Esperanza.
 Mr. Jack DeMers of Los Angeles, has arrived at Esperanza, where he is at present actively engaged in the erection of a frame hotel building for the Richardson Con- struction Company.
 MT. w. T. Garrett, of O'Brien < Garrett, exclusive land agents for the Richardson Construction Com pany's delta lands, has returned from Guaymas, whither he went to notify Santa Claus that his ser vices would be welcome in the val ley Christmas week.
 Among improvements planned for the immediate future Is frame hotel building for Yaqui. The ed. ifice will contain twelve sleeping rooms, commodious parlor and dining room, beside kitchen, bath room and layatory. Work will be started as soon as the hotel build ing now being erected at Esperanza is completed.
 Mir. J. A. Mcfarland, who for some time past has been develop ing some mining properties near Chinipas, has returned to Es peranza. He will re.enter the em ploy of the Richardson Construc- ton Company's construction de partmentin the capacity foreman Early in the new year he will take up his specially in the construction of the Limones dam, to prosecute which new pile driver hoist k to be installed shortly.
 Recent sales of land in the val ley have been made 10 the follow ing gentlemen: J. w. Bucknart Fred Barroza, Santa Rosa, Cal. w. w. Wilson, William Milburn Los Palos, Cal; John B. Moeller San Francisco, Cal w. T. Lavell Healdsburg, Cal; M. H. Goodman Victor Piezza, Santa Rosa, Cal. L. Stolp, Orange, Cal; Svetsfa Igali, Oakland, Cal. All of thes gentlemen have visited the valle, in person, and better lot of boom CTS never left the country. The, all expect to return early in tn new year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
PROBING
ME AND
METTLER

The official actions Of County
Commissioners Mettler and Peter
son were the object of investiga-
ton by the grand jury today, and
will probably continue to be for
several days. Incidentally more
information regarding the social
evil was also ELECTED at the morn
ing session today. The three
county commissioners will be sum
moned before the jury before the
session Is ended, and full ex-
plantations will be demanded con-
corning charges OF extravaganza
which were made by the Times
last fall.
At the afternoon session yester-
day Mayor Linck was closeted
with the jury for more than an
hour. After the mayor had nm
ished two women faced the Jury.
From the bulk of testimony al
ready received on SO few cases, It
is believed that the Jury will be
in session all of next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
TEAM GETS CLEAN
BILL OF nEALTN

(By United Press LEASED Wire.)
RICHMOND, Va, April g.
After thorough examination to-
day by the health authorities, the
members Of the New York Ameri-
can league baseball team, sup
posed to have been exposed to
smallpox at Augusta. Ca, were
given q clean health. bill. The
team Will prob sbly be permitted
to open its SEASON Monday on the
Washington grounds as scheduled.
Hal Chase, crack fre baseman
OF the team, fs conhned in the
SMALLPOX hospital In the Geor-
eia city sullerinG from what Il
eapposed % - a attack of vari-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09

HITCHCOCK
PASSES
AWAY
Secretary of the Interior
Under President Nc
Kinley, Dies in
Washington.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April g.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, secre-
tary of the interior under Presi-
dent Mckinley, died today at the
home of his son-in-law, Com
mander w. s. Sims, u. s. NJ, in
this city, His death has been ex-
pected for some time, as he has
been critically i'll of kidney trou-
BILE resulting from cold con-
tracted at st. Louis seven weeks
ago.
He was hurried here In order
that he might have the services
of the best specialists but recently
he underwent several sinking
spells and It was known that he
could not survive.
Eyentful Career.
Ethan AllenHitchcock was born
in Mobile, Ala, September 10,
1885. He attended the public
schools of Nashville, Tenna com.
pleting his education at a military
academy in New Haven. He en-
gagged In the mercantile business
In st. Louis, remaining there un.
| til 1860, when he went to China
to enter the commission house oi
lQlyphant & Co., becoming a part.
lrer In 1866. He retired from
business In 1879.
After two-years' tour oi
Europe he returned to this zcoun.
try, accepting the presidency OF
several manufacturing and mining
companies and serving in the d.
rectorate of many others.
Minister to Russia.
For two years he was u. s. min
lister to Russia and In 1889 was
appointed first ambassador to that
country.
He was named secretary of the
interior In President McKinley's
cabinet December FL, 1893, and
Ire-appointed March s.. 1901.
When Theodore Roosevelt sue
ceeded to the presidency in 1901,
Hitchcock remained in Office at his
request, and was re-appointed on
Roosevelt's reelection. He re.
signed March 4. 1907.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
GREAT OIL
TANK ON
/. FIRE
SEVEN SERIOUSLY. HURT BY
EXPLOSION AT BIG PETROL
EUM PLANT-ONE DIES.
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

| (By United Press Leased Wire.)
POINT RICHMOND, CAL, April
I9.-Seven men are known to
have been injured, four of them
probably fatally, by terrific ex-
plosion. at the great Standard Oil
works here this morning, which
was followed by a FIRE that threat
ened to wipe out the entire plant.
One of the great tanks, with a
capacity of 100000 barrels, was
burning at 10 o'clock, sending up
great volume of black smoke
that darkened the skies for miles
around.
The explosion shook the earth
like an earthquake for wide
radius from the plant. There are
100 tanks at the plant.
Calls for aid were sent to the
Berkeley and Oakland fire de-
lpartments.
1T was impossible to obtain a
definite estimate of the loss at
noon as the fire was still raging,
but It Is believed that 1t will reach
into the hundreds of thousands
[of. dollars.
Workman Dies.
| &c. W. Lawrence, q workman
who was struck in the head by q
flying timber, sustaining y frao-
ture of the skull. died this after
noon. Two Of the other injured
men are dying, After heroic
work, the fire department succeed
led In confining the flames to one
txnk. Late this afternoon the
loss was estimated at $160,0O0.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
PASTOR IN
A SORRY
MESS
Filing of Suit by His AL
legged Wife Causes a
Sensation
His Pulpit.
(By United Press Leased Wire j

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Ind, April o.
The official membership OF the
Christian church here today re
ceived the resignation of the Rev
e. q. Davidson as pastor follow.
ing the filing Of a suit by Miss
Bum Clark, the crippled daugh-
ter of former Mayor Hale Clark
who claims she Is entitled to be
known as Mrs. Davidson.
She alleges that Davidson mar
rfed her In st. Louis and that they
both signed the marriage vow.
The suit asks that the marriage
be declared legal. The preachers
only answer is his resignation and
he has offered no defense.
One of the letters alleged tc
have been written by the Rev
Mr.. Davidson and made public b,
Miss Clark's attorney says:
Il come to you with an oceaI
of love and good will to assure
You that your manifest braver,
will bring glorious victory. TIL,
ordeal must have been terrible ans
the loneliness Of It! But 1t wal
borne with such success as onl,
an imperative will makes posi-
bit. My little colonial queen, a
times like this, tests the blood d
her ancestors and only royal blcot
produces such results. (Signed)
Elmer"
Another letter refers bitterly, tc
Miss Clark's mother, mentioning .
letter from her which the preach.
er says he burned because 1t wal
"simpiy to roast" him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
SENSATION
IN HIGH
LIFE
Noted Beauty Is Named
as Co. Respondent ia
an Action for
Divorce.

(By United Press Leased Wirc.H
NEW YORK, April e.--Attor-
neys for Talbot ]. Taylor ana
Mrs. Marie Zane-Cowles. formers
ly a noted San Francisco beauty.
today are endeavoring to md
grounds on which they may take
to the court Of appeals the case n
which Mrs. Taylor, daughter of
James R. Keene, was given 4 de-
cree yesterday on her petition II
which she named Mrs. Zane.
-Cowles and alleged statutory
grounds.
Mrs. Taylor alleged that her
husband and Mrs. Zane-C Cowles
had been friendly for years, ana
have occupied adjoining apart
ments for several months.
She also claimed that TAYLOR -
sisted Mrs. Cowles to procure Z
divorce from her husband within
eight weeks after her marriaeo.
which she charged was arraug7d
partly by Taylor in order that ~
woman might call herself "Mrusf
and have the freedom of Z mar
ried woman.
These statements are denied
emphatically by Mrs. Cowles ana
Taylor, who claim that their
friendship was the result Of ! mn.
tual love of art. Mrs. COwles ~
plains their many excursions TO-
gether on the ground that she
was assisting Taylor In COLLECTING
art treasures. -
All the persons concerned ~
the affair are well known in N6k
York and San Francisco society.
Mrs. Cowles. as Marie Zane.
was a dazzling and popular mem-
Der of the social set OF the Cali
fornia city prior, to her marriaeo
with Cowles in 1909, Cowles VA
associated In many business intof-
ests with the Crockers. and made
his fortune with them in the ~.
phalt business.
Taylor, against whom tho
charges wer6 brodgiit.. Is Z wall
street broker. the failure OF whoss
firm during the Southern Pacifl6
pool OF 1908 created national
sensation.
Mrs. Tayior's decree Of divorces
was affirmed yesterday by the an
pellate division. s3|
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
PURSE CONTAINING SIS
IS SEIZED BY THIEF
WOMAN is ROBBED WHILE
SHOPPING-CULP MAKES
HIS ESCAPE.

While Mrs. ]. A. Boyer, accom-
panied by her husband, was exam
lining the spring suits in Feist G.
Bachrach's store yesterday after
noon a clever thief siezed her
purse, which she had laid on the
counter, and made on with 1t
through the crowds. The purse
contained money and jewelry to
the amount of SIS.
Mrs. Boyer, who lives at South
Thirty-fifth and Pacific heish q,
had come down town with the IN
tention of purchasing a suit, and
had a quantity of silver and gold
In the purse. While she and her
husband were examining a suit,
she laid the purse down ON the
counter and momentarily forgot
about 1t.
In a minute the purse was miss
ing. A man who had been idly
standing near the counter, AMI
who could not be found after the
robbery, is suspected and the po-
lice have been given a fairly ac-
curate description of him.
Mr.. Boyer is a street car man
in the employ of the Tacoma Rail-
way & Power company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
WON'T PAY AllM0NY
Nay 90 TO JAIL

Ernest McCrea, who. 1t is claim
ed, has q three-year sentence
hanging over him for failure to
support his wife, will be hailed be-
fore Judge Easterday this after
noon and be given an opportunity
to show why he should not be
forced to serve out the time.
McCrea was recently brought be-
fore Judge Clifford on the charge
o. failing to pay alimony, and II
was later found that he had been
eentenced In the Pierce county
court several months ago and the
sentence suspended.
The suspended sentence will
probably be brought to bear
against McCrea as his divorced
wife has been forced to support
herself and her little child for
more than year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09

PHILADELPHIA, April o.
Friends of Mrs. Iona Nowlan Muir
ray, Girard college instructor, are
convinced since her death that 81 =
led a Jekyll and Hyde existence,
frequently dropping out Of the
good society in which she mingled
to live for weeks at a time in the
tenderloin.
Death Revealed Secret.
The body of Mrs. Murray was
found in cheap lodging house,
where she had been living with an
ex-policeman.
Mrs. Murray was the widow
of a wholesale grocer who died
two years ago. They had been
married five years. She had been
prominent in society theatricals
and as cast for a leading part In
"The Second in Commad.
When she disappeared from
her home the last time she failed
to give any excuse for her alb
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
vvDTNE11
TO JAIL FOR
CONTEMPT

When the case OF Chris John.
son. accused OF stealing valu.
abIc watch from w. &. Bluhm
was called yesterday In, Justice
Graham's court, It was found that
the complaining witness Was 10
intoxicated that he could hardly
testify. BIuhm was put on the
stand, however. but after short
time the Judge dismissed the case
and ordered Bluhm sent to prison
for contempt OF court.
BIuhm will be liberated when
be has fully recovssed from hfs
Jag.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
WASHINGTON, D. c., April Q.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 9.
Upon motion of Chairman
Payne of the ways and means
committee, the house, in commit
tee of the whole, this afternoon
placed petroleum and its products
on the free list.
An amendment adopted We'd
nesday had reduced the ia -iif to
one per cent ad valorem.
The Standard OIL interest have
been fighting for a retention OF
the tariff. The question will be
given considerable prominence IN
the senate, 1t is said.
Lobbyists Busy.
Lobbyists were busy about the
capitol today and the galleries
and Railways were thronged with
people. -..-
Representative Foss of Illinois
attempted to get before the house
a petition from Chicago against
the tax on gloves and hosletry, but
there was objection and the pc
tition remained before the house
only In an informal way.
Morse Of Pennsylvania objected
to Foss submitting the petition to
the open house unless it was pro-
vided that he should be given
an opportunity to submit statis-
tics.
The ways and means committee
today had printed in the record
list of articles on which a max
mum tariff should be imposed n
the event of tariff wars with 9TH
er nations.
Result Of Action.
The result of the action of the
house in committee of the whole
I In placing petroleum and It's pro-
ducts on the free list is that no
tariff may be levied on oil even
in retaliation to hostile duties lew
fed on American oil by other coun.
tries.
The committee Of the whole
also took from the list on which
the maximum tariff could be lev
fed in case of a tariff war, wood
pulp and basic Stag. other I'M
portant comodities exempt from
the maximum duty are coffee, fur
skins, potash and various potash
salts. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
Train Runs Race
With Fire
NAIL AND BAGGAGE CARS
ARE DESTROYED, BUT
TRAIN REACHES STATION.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
VALPARAISO, Neb., April g.
Enveloped in mass of flames,
the Union Pacific westbound train
No. ~ succeeded in reaching this
city last night after the mail and
baggage cars, with their entire
contents. had been burned. The
femainfng cars were saved with
difficulty.
No one was seriously burned,
but the mail agent was compelled
TO leap from the speeding train
to save his life. Sparks from the
engine are supposed to have caus-
ed the fire. A large quantity OF
mail was lost.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09

Isence, as she had always done
before, and search was begun for
her by police.
The ex-policeman testified that
he had known his companion
three months, and had lived with
her for several days on three oc-
casions.
Evidence showed the man had
endeavored to save the woman
from deeper degradation in the
tenderloin, rather than to entice
her away from her home.
"She led q dual life," said
Coroner Ford. The entire matter
is strange beyond belief. We
thought at first she might have
been enticed into the tenderloin,
but we find that she sought 1t
out for herself. cannot con-
ceive the reason for her actions" a"
Mrs. Murray was q graduate
Of the Philadelphia normal school
and had taught several years in
the public schools.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
Babes Cause of
Double Tragedy
Birth of Twins Drives Father to Com
NIT Suicide and Shock is Fatal
to Grandmother
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

BY United Press Leased Wire.
PITTSBURG, Pa, April 8.
Following the birth Of
twins to Mrs. William. Medin-
ger, her mother, Mrs. Martha
Smith, is dead today OF
shock, and Mrs. Hedinger's
husband is a suicide through
grief, while physicians are
endeavoring to save the lives
Of the mother and babies.
When the announcement
that twins were born was
made, Mrs. Smith became 20
excited that she collapsed
and died shortly afterward
of heart failure. Medinger
who was q farmer and lived
at Boquet near here became
disconsolate Of the increase
of his family and, when he
heard that the event had
caused the death of his moth
er-in-law, he retired to the
barn and shot himself.
The condition of Mrs. He'd
niger is critical and news OF
the double tragedy is being
kept from her. The twins,
e. boy and girl, are healthy
and probably will live.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09

Tho new city council win be-
organized Tuesday, April 20. and
it Is whispered among the opun-
eilmen tHat ]. B. Hawthorne rim
turn the fsblee on b. A. Lynn fhI1
time and finally land tho pradl-
dency. Lynn VIII probably b IL
the race but from president IxIdi-
cations Hawthorne has the better
show Of winning out.
Last year Lynn went into q
caucus deal with the new coun-'
cilmen to elect himself after. Il IS
said, he had promised to vote for
Hawthorne and as q result there
has been q row In the council
throughout the year which has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
REVENUE CUTTEA
To be HERE
MONDAY


The United States revenue cut
ter Snohomish. which Is engaged
In the life-saving service on Puget
Sound, will be brought here Nom
day by Captain Francis Lewis.
Captain Lewis has sent an In
vitation to Mayor Linck ON behalf
OF the people inviting all Taco
mans to visit and look over the
boat between the hours Of / and 8
o'clock Monday afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
GORDON'S LAWYERS
ARE EXONERATED

admitted that they told each other
what they testified to before ths
grand jury. The inquisitorial
body declared that this act consti-
tuted contempt Of court. but Judge
Huneke. before whom the matter
was brought for settlement, he'd
that the Jury's citation directed
against the three men did not
show any intent on their part to
defeat the ends of justice.
The proceedings were therefore
dismissed. Huzum and p. G. Sui
lllvan are Gordon's attorneys.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
POINTS GUN At WIFE;
she SECURES DIVORCE

being tried before Judge Shackle-
ford today. Mrs. Gartner, whose
husband is street car man,
claims that Gartner came home
late at night and often pulled her
from her bed with curses and
made her prepare a meal for him.
She also claims that Gartner
found fault with everything about
the house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
KILLED BY TRAN

An unknown man, belleYo6 t6
be laborer, was run over onH
killed by Northern Pacinc tro16
No. ~ yesterday afternoon n69
Elma. He was lying across 1ll
tracks with his head on rail. IN 4
the locomotive could not be as s
ed up in time to prevent the oco
dent. e n
There were no papers BY WIZ
the man could be identffed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
Bishop Calls the New Hats
Korean Flap Doodles

(By United Press Leased Wlrc.)
CINCINNATI, April Women
OF this city are aghast over q con-
domination OF the prevailing style
In women's headgear, voiced il no
uncertain terms by Bishop Mopre
Of the Cincinnati conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal .churoh.
The eminent divine characteriza1
~ hate now n vogue as 'Soroan
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
ROOSEVELT HAS
BULLY TIME

(By United Press Leased Wire.
PORT SAID, April 9.-Former
President Theodore Roosevelt, his
son Kermit and the members OF
their African hunting expedition.
arrived here at 6 o'clock this
evening. All members of the
party are In the best Of health and
having "bully time"
Francis Warrington Dawson,
aboard the Admiral as staff cor
respondent of the United Press.
reported today that the voyage
here was without incident.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
COMPLETED HALE
Of 1850 NILE
TRIP !,

(By United Press Leased wire. J
H0QUIAM. April With near
y half of Ais g 800 mils tramp
around the United States complet-
ed, Starl Crowley h enjoying .
brief rest here today.
On q wager OF $4,000 that he
could circle the Unised States on
foot within two years and eight
months, Crowley left Toledo. o.,
Ion October 25 last, carrying four
suits Of underwear. one cent In
money and q rifle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS
BROUGHT AGAINST ATTOR-
NEYs BY GRAND JURY ARE
DISMISSED.

SPOKANE, April 9.-The con-
tempt proceedings brought against
Judge d. H. Sullivan, Of the su-
perior court, and Attorneys p. @.
Sullivan and M. d. Husum by the
grand jury investigating the Cor
don-Root scandal were dismissed
today by Judge Huneke.
The jurist and the two lawyers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
OHIO CLUB PLANS
BIG MEETING

I. The Ohio club Is making elabor-
ate preparations for meeting 10
be held in the federal court room.
Chamber of Commerce building.
Monday night Several promin-
-ent men, including among whoa
are Judge McMurray, will deIiyar
addresses, Light refreshment6
win be served. All former Buck
eyes are urged to be present. &
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09

Ida Witikka was today granted
Z divorce from Alba Witikka on
the grounds of cruelty and abuse.
Judge 6hackleford granted the de-
cree. In her complaint Mrs.
Witikka stated th,lt on the Fourth
OF July, 1908. her husband point
cd revolver at her with the
words, "I'll kill you," and pulled
the trigger. The cartridge failed
20 explode. thus saving the wom-
ans life.
Cruelty Again.
Alberta Harris was also given
Z divorce today from Charles Har-
Yis on the grounds of cruelty and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
IAN FACES COURT
FOR ScALDINc DOG

house this afternoon. The DOG
belonged to John A. Wolfe. GIL
North Anderson, who swore to
the complaint. A large amount Of
hair on the animals back was
scalded on, Il IL alleged. BY the
sudden application Of the hot
water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
SHAKES Sf. PETERS;
ENTY PERSONS INJURED

received by the Exchange Tele-
graph concern. The explosion Is
said to have shaken the founda-
tion of tho worlds greatest and
most imposing cathedral. Impro-
per storing OF dynamite by hsh-
ermen was the cause OF the acci-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09

ilap- toodles. /"
''For 7 woman TO pay ,5s or
80 for one of these hats" be
aaid, "is absolutely wicked. why,
one woman's hat would buy q
complete clerical outf1t.
One feels Hike hurting hymn
hook at them n church. he con-
}Inped. Hchrfa(Ian Homon should
kneQ suc1 hals out of the church. =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, April 8.
Cleveland Carroll, Pulaski
county lad employed as mail
carrier. has been sentenced by
Judge John F. Philips of the dis
trict court to serve six months in
the Missouri state reform school
for the theft of two Gets,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-09
HURLs SCALE AT WOMAN.

SAN FRANCISCO, April g.
Hyman Rosenthal, grocer, is to-
day under arrest charged with
a brutal assault upon Mrs. Annie
Hindan. 1t is alleged that dur
ing dispute over money MAJ
ters with the woman in his store
last night he huled scale weight
at her head, breaking the glasses
she was wearing, and infiicting In
juries that may destroy her sight.