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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
HOME BUILDER
BELL STILL
MISSING

Archie G. Bell, the home
builder is still missing and so u
the money creditors have paid
him.
1t appears now that he has been
living under two names and that
he has a wife and family at 371Q
Thompson avenue living under tho
name of Sherer. His wife says
she does not know where he ~
and she knows nothing Of his fin-
ancial affairs.
Creditors were besieging hip
office yesterday but they found
nothing encouraging. Some of hj1
office force even ciai INTO hayo
loaned him several hundred dol
lars, for which they see nothin9
that can be chained to rocompeneo
them.
The grand Jury is looking inf4
the case and testimony Wes -
cured from men yesterday vho
have some Of his worthlorr
checks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
ODD FELLOW : To
CELEBRATE ON
MONDAY

The ninetieth anniversary of
Odd Fellowship will be celebrated
by Tacoma members of the order
with a big meeting at Masonic
temple Monday.
The program will open at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon and last
until evening, at which time re-
freshments will be served, to be
followed by big street parade.
At the conclusion of the parade
there will be a grand ball and
card playing to top of the even
ing.
An interesting list of attrac-
tions has been provided with Dep
uty Grand Master J. M. Ralston
rs orator of the day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
GOVERNOR
| IN EFFICYs

(By United Press leased wire.) }
FRANKFORT, KY, April a..
Governor A. b. Wilson was hang
ed "a effigy here early. today fol-
lowing the announcement that he
had pardoned former Governor
w. r. Taylor, former Secretary OF
State Charles Finley and others
charged with completely In the
murder of William Goebel in
1900.
Bearing aloft the effigy OF the
governor, q mob of seevral hun
dred persons proceeded to .
bridge over the Kentucky river.
Amid the shouts and jeers OF thl
crowd. the figure was swung from
: support Of the bridge
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
PROBE: FOR
GROCERY
TRUST
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING
LOCAL COMBINE--GROCEIEY
MAN PUT OUT OF BUSINESS
BY BOYCOTT TES-TFIES.

The grand jury has at last COM
menced an Investigation OF the lo-
cal grocery trust.
pendent grocer, who was put ont
of business less than a year ago by
the boycott of the Grocers ass0-
citation, appeared before the In
quisitorial body yesterday and
gave testimony of most import
ant nature. Hagen conducted .
grocery at South Eleventh and q
streets for some time, having bor-
rowed money in order to go into
business for himself.
He would not Join the associa-
tion, and boycott was put on
him by the wholesale dealers and
the producers, with the result that
he was forced to suspend and 60
into the hands of receiyer.
1t is understood that several
other Independent grocers will be
called to appear before the Jury
Monday. when 1t reassembles. II
Is known that the so-callcd 0ro-
GERS association has not ceased it,
operations in the least. The en-
tire matter will be threshed out
by the jury before its adjourn-
ment.
Prosecuting Attorney McMurray
stated his surprise today that the
matter had not been presented to
the Jury sooner.
Each of the county commissions
ers will be called before the Jury
before the body adjourns It II
understood that matters Of Inn
portance will be investigated with
reference to Commissioner TorgeR
Peterson and his son.
The park issioners were
the principal topic for inqufsiti0l1
today. Among the witnesses were
former Councilman Alex Reed, his
son, w. H. Reed. Calvin 8. Bars
low, Park Commissioners Shaw
and Craig, M. o. KongsH, foreman
Of Point Defiance park, and O. ..
Ellison, a teamster employed ct
the park.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 24.-From two to
,hree thousand dead bodies and countless thousands

of wounded soldiers lay
Istrewn about the garrison
of Yildiz Kiosk, the sui
tan's palace, early today
when it surrendered to the
Young Turks after a night
of the bloodiest fighting
in the history of the coun-
try.
! Following the surrender
of the garrison the invad-
ers threw a column of
troops around the palace
making the sultan a pris-
Oner.
Foreigners Killed
Two foreigners were
killed during the engage
ment, and Frederick
Moore, an American news
paper correspondent, was
wounded while attempt
ing to take a photograph
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
CASTRO SORE
AT US.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PARIS, April 24.-Cipriano
Castro, the Venezuelan dictator,
deposed from the presidency of
the South American republic,
through the Intervention, he be-
lieves, of the United States. who
ig here today, regards himself as
the sacriflcial victim Of America
aud as prisoner of war of
France.
In an interview the former pres
ident comented sadly upon his
own sitaution and bitterly inveigh-
ed against the United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
100000
FINE IS
PAID
OIL COMPANY SETTLES WITH
STATE OF TEXAS-TAKES A
BIG WAGON TO HAUL THE
MONEY.


(By United Press Leased Wire.
AUSTIN, Tex, April "a
A wagon load of real money,
$2,00O,O00, guarded by two
men, was removed from the
local express office to the Of
fee of the state treasurer to-
day and rendered by the
Waters-Pierce Oil company in
payment Of its fine as result
of conviction of violation of
the state antitrust laws.
Before the money was paid the
treasurer, $90,487.75 was deduct,
ed for the states attorney.
j. P. Gruet, former private sec
retary of H. Clay Price, will re-
ceive $4,000 of the attorneys
share of the money. His testi
mony led to the conviction of the
company.
The money was in one huge
package.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
Fight All Night.


The fighting which resulted in
the surrender of the garrison and
the Imprisonment. Of Sultan Abdul
Hamid started at 7 o'clock last
night. The first clash took place
when the sultan's soldiers return
ed from attending Abdul Hamid
to the Selamlik ceremony, where
1t was reported he had reached an
agreement with the Young Turks,
and found the invaders, including
battalion of Salonica chasseurs,
had occupied Daoud barracks.
A brief engagement followed in
which two soldiers were killed.
This incensed the soldiers of both
armies and there. was fighting
throughout the night. At s
o'clock this morning the final en-
gagement took place. The Pera
quarter where large part of the
reactionary troops were barricad-
ed, was the scene of the fiercest
engagements,
Rages For Ten Hours.
For ten hours the battle at
Yildiz Kiosk ragged. and the de-
tenders Of the garrison fought
with the greatest courage, refus-
ing to surrender until their bar
racks had been demolished by ar
tillery. When the white flag was
finally hoisted, the earth in the vi
cinity of Lildiz Kiosk was liter
ally covered with the bodies of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
NINE -YEAR-OLD
BOY A MURDERER

After teasing the boy for some
time, Jones threatened to spank
him. Late yesterday afternoon he
was romping with the littlss fellow
and catching him Jones admlnis-
tered the threatened chastisement.
Enraged at the spanking, the
bay ran into the house and got his
fathers shotgut. He found Jones
In the parlor talking to his filpcee
and without warning. tired upon
him with fatal results.
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of the fighting. His mistaken for an in
fernal machine
Massacre Imminent
Danger of bloody massacre is imminent. The
entire Mohammedan population is aroused to fury
and threatens to wreak terrible revenge for what it
considers the Christian victory of the Young
Turks The Young Turks army is far to insufficient
ito combat the fanatics and the worst is feared
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
LAD SHOOTS MAN BECAUSE
HE SPANKED HIM.

KEOKUK, Ia, April ~. -
Charles Alexander, aged . years.
stands branded murderer today
after shooting and killing George
Jones, who spanked him. Jones
was . guest ct the Alexander home
sand was to have been married to-
day to Mrs. Lena Hammond. The
boy's aunt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
TO OPEN FAIR
ON SUNDAYS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, April 24.-The Alas
|ka-Yukon-Pacifio exposition will
be open Sundays. This was def
|nitely decided yesterday at q meet
ing of the executive committees OF
the fair. Between the hours OF
1 o'clock In the afternoon and midi
might on Sunday, every department
|cf the exposition save tho gov
eminent buildings will be open to
the public.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
NOTED WESTERN
AUTHOR IS
DEAD

(By United Press Leased Wirc.p
PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, April
24.-Charles Warren Stoddart,
the famous Western author, died
at mis- home at Monterey at 10
O'Clock last night. He was sc
years of age.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
P. F. C0LLIER.
DROPS DEAD

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, April 24.-Peter
+. Collier, founder and publisher
of Golfers Weekly, dropped dead
with apoplexy at the Riding club
yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-24
Thousands Are Slain
in An-Night Battle
Young Turks Force Government Troops to Sur
render After BloodIest Fighting iu History of
Country Martial Law Declared
SULTAN MAY HAVE ESCAPED.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 24.-Messages Stamboul
today state that Abdul Hamd has taken refuge aboard Ger
ship the This has not
been confirmed contradics the report from Constantine
pie that the sultan Is prisoner.
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(Continued on Page Eight.)
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
A WHISTLER DINNER.
Sealing Wax Played an Important
PART at the Banquet.

Sealing Wax Played an Important
Part at the Banquet.
In the Pencils "Life of James Mac
Neill Whistler is the story of q din
ner given by the eccentric artist in
which he was assisted by Mr.. Luke
Ionides, who describes the banquet:
81 remember calling one early after
noon, when Jimmy was busy putting
things straight. he asked me if I had
any money. told him had i
shillings. He said that was enough.
We went out together, and he bought
three chairs at two and sixpence each
and three bottles of claret at eighteen
pence each and three sticks Of sealing
wax Of different colors at twopence
each. On our return be sealed the top
Of each bottle with different colored
wax. He then told me he expected a
possible buyer to dinner and two other
friends. When we had taken our seats
at the table he very solemnly told the
maid to go down and bring up bottle
Of wine, one Of those with the red seal.
The maid could hardly suppress grin,
but alone saw it Then, after the
meat, he told her to fetch bottle with
the blue seal, and with dessert the one
with the yellow seal was brought, and
all We're drunk in perfect innocence
and delight. He sold his picture, and
he said he was sure the sealing wax
had done it"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
The CostIy Srier Pipe.

people don't understand brier pipe
making" said dealer. IF they did
they woaldn't consider five or six
dollar brier extavagant. Did you
know, for instance, that brier pipe
after it's completion is put away to
season for nine or ten years? French
brier is the best material for these
pipes. It isn't, though, brier, and it
doesn't come from France. It comes
from = -etymologically speaking the
word 'bruyere,' which means 'furze.'
French brier is really Italian furze
Soot, a growth of the Tuscan Alps.
The plant is as carefully cultivated as
tobacco itself. Ill the sprouts and
leaves are kept well Druned; thus all
the sap goes to the roots nourishment.
The root is cut when fully developed
and boiled and dried before shipment.
Afterward the pipemaker boils and
dries it again And when the pipe is
finished be stores it away for further
drying-a matter Of eight years or so.
The best brier pipe is one cut cross
wise Of the grain, and the grain should
be birdseye. Such pipe lasts q life
time-can be handed down from father
to son. Of course it's dear"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
DIGNITY or OWNERSHIP.
The Feeling of Pride That Is Born Of
PAVING Taxes


Paying Taxes.
Many time,' said policeman in
the southern part Of the city, when
arresting men, especially intoxicated
men, have been told by mysSrisoner
that he was taxpayer and that lie
helped pay my wages.
II always regarded this sort Of back
talk as merely drunken insolence and
never paid much attention to it until
about a year ago, when l bought 4
house and lot and became myself q
taxpayer. l had always rented be-
fore and never gave L thought to taxes,
but rs soon as I moved into my own
house I began to appreciate the feel
:.ngs of men who resented arrest be-
cause they paid taxes.
There is certainly considerable ad.
dition to the dignity Of the man who
helps support the government. he
feels degree Of responsibility that a
renter or roomer never understands,
and my idea is that every man in the
country ought to become q taxpayer
as soon as be can. And the mere fact
that he does help support the govern
ment and bears his share Of the ex-
pense makes him a better citizen.
Eabitual criminals are rarely taXpay-
ers. They know they may have to run
.ny day and perhaps never come back,
so they do not buy real estate, but are
roomers and dodgers al their lives."-
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
THE PARANOIAC.
Queer Delusions That Come With This
Curious Mental Disease.

Queer Delusions That Come With This
Curious Mental Disease.
s'That curious form Of mental dis
ease known as paranoia is seldom or
ever cured" said noted Chicago
alienist.
"a paranoiac may be able to trans
act business with 4 fair degree of eff
cheney, but, as rule, few OF this class
can be made to stick TO work. as the
nature of the malady prevents concen-
tration Of mind One so possessed is
afflicted with strange delusions, espe-
cially with the notion that he is being
prosecuted. Many an individual who
is denominated q crank has paranoia.
In general these unfortunates are mis-
anthropic, have no social intercourse
with their fellows and are brooding
and introspective. Very often their
mania leads them to the notion that
they have been born to lead mankind
in religious way, and they proclaim
themselves prophets Of God Quite
often, too. they are discoverers Of
some wonderful invention that will as
tonish the world
1T was a paranoiac who followed
the great actress Mary Anderson from
place to place. declaring himself her
favored suitor and threatening to Kill
any man who sought her company.
These threats were what led to the
locking up Of the GeneIted creature,
and T believe he finally shot one OF the
ASYLUM attendants. ParanoiacS very
frequently develop homicidaI tender-
cies, and it is prudent to watch them
at all times."-Baltinore American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
cHINa's GRAND CANAL.
Sometimes 1t Holds Water Enough to
Float the Boats.

Sometimes 1t Holds Water Enough to
Float the Boats.
OF some of the crude and outSrown
methods used on China's Grand canal
writer in the North China Daily
News remarks: "The junction Of the
real canal with the Wei river was not
by p1eans of lock, but simply q high
and steeply sloping mud bank, over
which the grain vessels had to be
dragged by the force Of perhaps many
hundreds Of men. 1t should be borne
In mind that in China the lock Of
canal is not much more like our idea
of what that name con1otes than it is
like a paddock. amid constant and
often serious changes Of level, with an
uncertain and not infrequently
scanty supply Of water, and with
grain fleet which travelled in blocks OF
some eighty vessels under one officer,
it was necessary to devise some way
for keeping them together and for
transferring them as a consolidated
unit with this in view.
For this reason Chinese lock on
the Grand canal is nothing but stone
gateway into which large boards may
be lowered through groove In the
stones, restraining most Of the water
from it's flow, until there is depth
sufficient to float all the craft. when
the boards are pulled up and the en-
tire feet passes through.
after this the boards are again
lowered for another division Of the
grain boats. In case the water gives
out-a by no means unlikely occur
rence-there is nothing to do but to
wait until more comes from some
where
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
When John Was In Doubt.

John was coachman who took life
most seriously and, being very particu-
Lar, would return frequently in the
course Of the day to make sure be un-
derstood the orders that had been
given him in the morning. One after
noon he presented himself before his
mistress and began:
Mrs. T., Oi'E not quite certain ez
to Mr.. It's ordher this mornin'. Oh
was DROWN him to the thrain, an he
noticed that the horse was lame. an
he told me to do somethin' to him.
mum; but, sure, OF don't know whittier
he told ne to shoe him or to shoot him.
Mebbe ye can till me-"
a shoeing was evidently required.
but the execution Of the order and
likewise Of the horse was deferred I'M
til Mr.. T. returned
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
Serious Interruptions.

The truly lazy man is not a common
figure in this country. and when he
does appear he is not treated with
proper respect. Ideal iaziness is an
art as difficult as playing on the violin.
4 writer In the Washington Star tells
Of one member of the Sons Of Rest
who deserves recognition.
IT s'pose John is still taking life
easy?" said the woman in the spring
wagon.
-yes," answered the woman who
was carrying an armful Of wood
'tJohn has only two regrets in life
One is that he has to wake up to eat,
and the other IS that he has to quit eat
ing to p."-Youth's Companion
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
THE CHEROKEE ROSE.
Romantic indian Legend Of This Beau
tiful Flower.


tiTul Flower.
There is a beautiful romance con-
nected with the Cherokee rose. a
young Indian chief Of the Seminole
tribe was taken prisoner by his enc
mics, the Cherokees, and doomed to
torture, but fell so seriously III that it
became necessary to wait for his resto-
ration to health before committing him
to the fire.
AS be lay prostrated by disease in
the cabin of the Cherokee warrior the
daughter Of the latter, a young. dark
faced maid, was his nurse. She fell IN
love with the young chieftain and.
wishing to save his life, urged him to
escape. But he would not do so unless
she would fee with him.
She consented. Before they had gone
far, impelled by regret at leaving
home, she asked permission Of her
lover to return for the purpose of
bearing away some memento of it. So.
retracing her footsteps, she broke a
sprig from the white rose which climb
ed up the poles OF her fathers tent
and. preserving it during her fight
through the wilderness, planted 1t by
the door Of her new home in the land
OF the Seminoles. And from that day
this beautiful flower has always been
known throughout the southern states
by the name of the Cherokee rose
Philadelphia North American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
A SCRAP OF PAPER.
charred and Discarded, II Brought
Wealth to a Poor Widow.

Charred and Discarded, Il Brought
Wealth to Poor Widow.
Some years ago poor widow kept
small shop in Berlin suburb. One
evening as she was serving customer
a workngman stepped into the shop
and asked permission to light his pipe.
Drawing piece Of paper from his
pocket, he twisted it up and, after
lighting his pipe, threw down the spill
and walked off with word of thanks.
When sweeping the floor the follow
ing morning the widow took up the
chartej paper out Of idle curiosity and,
unfolding it, saw that it was lottery
ticket, only a portion Of which had
been burned. She folded it up. put it
away in her pocket and had almost
forgotten it, when the result Of large
lottery drawing caught her eye in the
paper.
She then remembered the crumbled
ticket IN her pocket, and on producing
it found. to her amazement and de-
light, that it had won prize Of S50.-
900. She claimed the prize, and. al
though she advertised widely for its
original owner, with the intention Of
sharing it with him, she was left in
undisturbed possession Of her fortune.
Exchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
A Queer Trunk Problem.

One Of the minor problems that pre-
sent themselves to managers Of homes
for elderly persons is the accumulation
Of trunks. Each new arrival brings
one or more trunks, often several, and
it is lot expected that these ever viii
be taken away, as the inmates are to
remain permanently. It is not, how
ever, considered safe to sell the trunks
or give them away, as they are the
private properly Of the inmates, and
there is a possibility that the trunks
may De needed again through some
change in affairs or fortunes. The
trunks therefore pile up until they
become the despair Of managers, and
it is a relief when some Of the older
or least substantial boxes break apart
from mere decrepirude and can con-
scientiously be consigned to the scrap
heap.-New York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
Eenloitinn the Antique.

A gang Of swindlers arrested by the
Toulouse police had for stock IN trade
a beautiful antique cabinet and con-
siderable stock Of audacity. With
these they took, for short lease, a
historic chateau near Toulouse. in
stailing a venerable old lady to play
the part Of owner. Then they found
a collector Of antiques, persuaded him
to visit the chateau and sold him the
really valuable cabinet at a good
round price. After the bargain was
concluded they invited the victim to
lunch, and while he was eating the
meal the real cabinet was replaced by
a perfect imitation, which the victim
carried off with him. The swindlers,
before their arrest, succeeded in selling
their cabinet thirty-three times, at
prices varying from $500 to S3'Ooo.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
AGED LIONS.
The Big Brutes Get Lazy and Spirit
less as They Grow Old.

less as They Grow Old.
AS he grows old lion gets lazy
and spiritless, says Everybody's. The
naughty beast that stares at the crowd
outside his cage usually IS as fierce Of
spirit as a fat night watchran who
blinks out upon the dark world
through the circle Of light cast by the
lamp at his feet.
With plenty to eat, nothing to annoy
him and a keeper to look after his
cage, the king Of beasts becomes as
peaceful. portly and self satisfied as
some Of our latter day human mon
archs, whose ministers Of army, navy,
state and other things take proper
care Of the regal edge and see to it
that the usual three square meals per
day await the royal gullet at the prop
er hours.
The story book impression that lions
are always on the hunt IN their native
jungle is quite at variance with the
truth. Indeed, the older lions will fire.
quently so hungry or seek the leavings
Of another beasts kill rather than
summon the energy to huat prey for
themselves.
In q group Of ten or twelve trained
lions two or three young, nervous anil
mails usually supply the act with all
its dash and spirit. The others are
somnambulistS.
Tigers, too, frequently grow lethar-
sic with advancing years. but never to
such degree as the aging lion. There
is always a pinch of ginger in the big
striped cat. For that reason he makes
a more spectacular performer than the
lion and usually q tougher proposition
for tie trainer.