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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
HILL PROMISED
TOO MUCH

SPOKANE, Oct. with the
resumption of the freight rates
hearing before Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Charles j.
Prouty here today Attorney
Stephens, representing the city,
introduced testimony for the pur-
pose of proving that James j..
Hill, owner of the Great Northern
railroad, expressed his willingness
to give Spokane terminal rates
but that Hill was prevented from
doing so because the Hartman
lines were unwilling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
INDIANS STARVING

Stephens evidence was based on
a remark to that effect said to
have been made by Louis Hill of
the Great Northern to A. w. Do
and of the Spokane Drug company.
1t was brought out that the elder
Hill told a convention of freight
traffic men at Chicago that they
would break their own necks II
they did not quit imposing high
rates ON Spokane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
The FdtOeSS of lie alt
Samose Fills Out the Curves and
Makes Thin People Fat,

Samose Fills Out the Curves and
Makes Thin People Fat.
Perfect health and good. solid
beautiful flesh can only come
through the use of Samose, the
flesh-forming food.
This makes the thin and
scrawny, plump and robust; 1t
mixes with the tood sc that all of
the elements that make solid bone,
firm muscle aud good flesh are
thoroughly assimilated and retain
ed in the system.
These statements are confirmed
by Ryner Malstrom Drug Co, who
offer to refund the money to any
one buying and using Samose who
does not gain In weight as prom
sed. The risk is all theirs. The
thin and scrawny can buy Samose
at Druggist Ryner F. Malstrom's
store, with the knowledge that II 1t
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
70 JURORS REPORT
IN MURDER TRIAL

talesmen are excused for every one
passed for cause. 1t is possible for
the work of securing jury to run
on for several days yet.
The panel of talesmen, which
reported this morning. was tho
regular October panel. OF the go
summoned, 81 reported and IL
who were excused from the panel
last month also reported, making
a total OF rs from which to draw.
1t is thought by the attorneys
that jury will be secured from
this panel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
TO talk

Ernest Lister, democratic can
didate for confress from the Sec
ond district. will be among the
speakers at the discussion of the
commission form of government
proposed by the new city charter
at a meeting of the Puget Park
Improvement club tomorrow
night. The meeting will be held
at "a Proctor street. @. f. Bar
now and sveral other prominent
men in the city will also speak
on this subject.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
GIVE HIM >jW4h,
STAMPS dSsSG1. ".
EVERETT TRUE.
Mary Garden,
"Salome Girl,
to Be a Nuu?

NEW YOR, Oct. 4.-Mary
Garden, the opera singer, who
originated and was the first to
startle the world with the "Sa-
lone" dance, is to enter a nun
merry and become a member of one
of the Catholic orders, according
to a letter which was received
from her today by one Of her
friends in this city. Miss Gar
den is in Europe. where she is
studying Roman Catholicism pre-
paratory to becoming a nun, 1t is
asserted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 4.
Congressman Herbert Parsons
of New York, chairman of the
New York county committee,
probably will be called before a
congressional investigating COM
mittee to substantiate the charge
made by him that New York DEM
ocrats, who aided Cannon to de-
feat the amended rules at the last
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04

The kitchen bouquet which is
SO often called for in recipes. for
soups consists of several sprigs OF
parsley. one OF thyme and one of
margoram, one stalk of celery.
one blade of mace. small pepper
and q blade of cinnamon, tied to-
gethsr or sswed In a chessecloth
bag.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By UHIted PTeSS IeaSeu Wire.
MUSKOGEE, Okla, Oct. A
Several thousand Cherokee Indians
today are facing starvation as the
result of a drought, according to
a report brought here by John
Benedict, superintendent of Indian
schools, who has just returned
from a trip of inspection. ,a +
According to Benedict the chill
dren are not attending school be-
cause they have not sufficient
clothes to cover their bodies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
To the Citizen $
of Tacoma

OF Tacoma
wynkoop Vaughan Co., Druxxists
have In their possession what can
be honestly termed Godsend to
Humanity, and they will prove II
II given the opportunity. 90 to
their store IL you are troubled
with Rheumatism, in any form,
Eczema or Salt Rheum. Buy a
bottle of Gilhooly's Irish Lini-
ment, follow directions as found
on page three of the little book
that goes with the bottle, give II
a fair trial and then IL Gilhooly's
Irish Liniment does not relieve
you. to your entire satisfaction,
go back to the Wynkoop Vaughan
Co.. tell them so, and they will
on your word, pay back the
amount OF money you paid them.
Besides the ailments mentioned.
please see the little book about q
burn or sprain. II will remove
soreness and stop Neuralgia pain
instantly.
This leaves the matter entirely
In your hands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
GOOD PROSPECT OF GETTING
JURY TO TRY NEWCOMB
NOW BUT 1T MAY TAKE SEW
ERAL DAYS.

After examining and excusing
nine talesmen in the Newcomb
murder trial today, the attorneys
passed upon teh twelfth man and
he was temporarily accepted. The
defense then emptied another
chair by its seventh peremptory
challenge. This leaves eight per-
emptory challenges still to be ex-
ercised and as an average of ten
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04

DANVILLE, ILL.,, Oct. Al
do not know what the political
contingency was that forced Con-
gresham Parsons to make the
statement, but If he is looking
for a scrap he will have plenty
of chances to get one" This
was the statement made today by
Speaker Joseph G.. Cannon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
NO DISCUSS OHARTER

The South End Improvement
club will take up the new char
ter for discussion at their meet
ing tomorrow night. Henry
Rhodes and o. G. Ellis have been
secured for talks on the subject
and II will then be thrown open
for general debate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04

Household sanitation" is .
fine phrase for cleanliness. II Is
costly in labor. soap and dfsin-
fectants. but II is a real economy
In medicine. Doctors bills and
comfort.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04

She: What does the moon say,
dear?
He (hungry for a kiss): 1
guess it's saying, What a long
time between clouds!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
Says Cannon Was Saved
By Republican Treason

session of the house, did so be-
cause the New York republicans
promised them to kill the election
regulation bill then pending at
Albany and opposed by Tammany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04

CONGRESSMAN PARSONS
MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST NEW YORK RE-
PUBLTCANS-CANNON Isl
WRATHY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
YES sM
HER! &

My Dear Everett: MY stenog-
rapher deprives me of her SER
vices about half the time by In
dulging in goo-goo conversation
over the telephone. How may ]
dispense with this nuisance with
out discharging her?-A Mer-
chant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
GIVE II
- 3 Is { e! * r. !,
ANSWER,

Dear Everett True; My wife is
a constant theater goer and every
time / accompany her she persists
in telling me just what is going
to happen next. Can I put stop
to this ?-Bored Husband.
ANSWER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04

My Dear Mr.. True: My husband
has queer ideas of economy. For
instance. his straw hat looks
about as fresh and new as a dig
ger Indians moccassin, but he has
stored it away, expecting to wear
1t next year. How can I get him
out of the notion?-Mrs. Wadd.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18

prsctfcs has bssn anothsr. ana 10 the
naat the. money has been dished out
Of the state Trsasury without regard
to appropriatiou. The new law pro-
poses to legalise the practice and fore
stall the suit Of any individual against
the Teasuref. seeking to enjoin his dis
bursement OF any money except for the
purpose to which 10 belongs. ssesi
II now develops that the admins.
tration does not Intend TO increase the
franchise tar ON foreign corporations.
A misintsrpretstion was given Section
20 Of the 0ovenor's call proposing
amendment to- 6ectiona 3ei7 and 364e
Of the new Code. The real purpose OF
the amendment ~ learned yesterday.
n to re-enact q part or the original
bill which was nullined by the Supreme
Court on account Of the failure to get
the Governors signature. The change
would be more for the bensnt Of the
foreign corporations instead Of against
them.
1t develops also that Q geater per-
centage Of the proposed legislation 10
to re-enact laws unconstitutional than
one ever supposed who has not baen
intimate with the administration. II
has not been deemed wise to mention
those acts that are unconstitutional be-
cause they are among the most Inn
portant Of the Code, and chaos would
follow. They have not been declared
Unconstitutional, but II IL safe that
they would fall II ever put to tho con-
stftutional test Of the Supreme Court.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18

Bacon Of Georgia and Money Of
Missfssippi are wearing wash SUITS o.
tan color which are comfortabie " nos
80 showwy as flanneis. Jeff Davis 81
Arkansas is still hanging ON 70 DIE
sPrince Albert" coat OF light color, Dut
has sacrificed his vest to the season.
: The niftiest shirts seen in the senate
are worn by Root OF New York and
Lodge OF Massachusetts,. Both these
eminent statesmen display some peau-
tiful shades of madras goods stynsn-
iy made. Knute Nelson. the veteran
Norwegian senator from .Minnesota.
evidently became infected with the gay
spirft OF the season and left his vest
al home the other day. And TO make
the play strong he sported snlrt Una.
had ali the creations OF the younger
men fadded to a FRAGILE. 1t was pleat-
ed bosom effect OF q shade OF green
that would be hard to duplicate. It's
n ten 10 one bet that none OF MT. Nel-
sons women folk bought IL for him;
h,,1 sure picked II out himself. IL was
the incest piece of wearing apparel IN
the Senate chamber and created quite
a sensation. ~.
Nv. actual count on a humid day put
fifteen senators stuck to high collars:
and there were forty-seven pairs OF
oxford shoes in the Senate chamber.
Bir palm leaf fans are distributed by
the page boys for the use OF the Sena-
tors and about fifty gallons OK Iemon-
AIDE are consumed during Gay w
these statesmen.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18
Amusen1ents
Ruth Grey This Week.


,rhs mysterious Ruth Grey Is to be
seen this week, beginning tonight, at
the tent on Dexter avenue immediate
~ IN front OF the capitol Miss Grey
arrives in Montgomery from Meridian
Miss. whore her success as an ehter.
tafr,er was most favorably commented
upon by the press.
The very word psychology strikes
the average mind as something TOO
dry, too deep. for possible entertain
ment It is therefore usually from
mere curiosity that anyone except the
thinker and student IL attracted TO q
nrblic presentation NJ mental magic"
Nevertheless. when these curiosity
seekers once witness the fascinating
phenomenon, they find themselves both
highly entertained and Fascinating.
s.Miss Grey" says The Omaha Bee.
"is n dainty wisp Of q woman, young.
beautiful, and possessed with strong
uersonaiity. In these respects she has
Anna Eva Fay very much outpointed.
while her work 10 30 FAR removed from
that Of other exponents. one easily be-
iisves In the assertion that she starts
at the conciuding point OF othera'"
There IL no dark seance, no myste-
rious quakings or hypnotic devices in
Miss 0rey's performances. Miss 0rey's
mind accurately reads the minds Of
those asking her questions although
unspoken. Miss Grey denies that shs
is possessed OF supernatural powers
emphatically denies that she is a medi-
UNI, clairvoyant. and detests the
term "fortune-teller." She says hsr
work Is higher and on o plane above
all that, and explains the results she
obtains by saying that she has Q sixth
sense. which we all possess. merely
developed to higher degree than Is
the case in the average person.
Miss Grey will be seen In q weeks
engagement in Montgomery at the tent
on Dexter avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18
NEWS OF sCOTTsB0Ro.
Death Comes To Egbert sisk, q Well
Known Man.

Death Comes To Egbert sisk, q Well
Known Man.
Scottshoro. July E.-(Special. )-Eg-
bert Sisk died at his home here yes
terday afternoon Of typAoid-pneu-
monta. .i,
Mr.. Sick had been i'll for several
weeks and his death was not unexs
pected by his friends. He leaves a
wife and three children.
His remains were inferred in the city
cemetery this afternoon.
Miss Louise Driver. of Larkinsville,
and Bun wann, Of Woodville. were
married in. Chattanooga Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. wann are making their home
at Woodviile.
John Jones ana Miss Mary Prenell
were united in marriage near this
place recently.
The storm which visited Stevenson
was great deal worse than was at
first reported There were several res
idences completely demolished. The
Star hotel is 80 badly damaged that 1t
will be torn down. Allison and Rud-
der's store and a numb err of other
buildings were damaged. Telephone
wires were blown down and crops in
that section almost ruined.
Henry Fl. Smith and Miss Lille wis
ant were married near here last weey
James Armstrong. editor OF The
Scottsboro Citizen, and member OF the
Legislature has been quite I'll tor q
week.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18
SENATE NEGLraEn.

Natty, Nifty And Hilarious Clothes
wss. ~ The soions.
Just how hot Il has been In the
Senate chamber do not know. 1t has
been hot enough to take the starch
out OF any linen and to timber the
vetebras Of the most ardent insurgent
No weather has yet been discovered
that will make Senator's stop talking.
hut the kind we have experienced has
done the next best thing-it has
caused them to cut their speeches
down vefy materially. During the
past few weeks there were several
days when the temperature of the
Senate chamber must have been at
least 100, andsit really was great
hardship upon the older members to sit
there during the long sessions. Z q
But the heat caused q sacrifice OF
senatorial dignity In the matter Of
Vice President Sherman appears very
often Creased In white duck. with white
stockings and shoes. Senator'S Scott
of West Virginia, Dick of Ohio, and
Fletcher of Ohio are attired likewise.
except when their pretty suits are in
the laundry. Senator Newlands of
Nevada evidently has laid In o supply
of summer fiannels. He appears al
most every day In q new suit of white.
some of them with small black
stripe, and others cream colored. Mr..
Newlands has a rather thick supply
of sandy red hair. which makes strik
ing contrast to his summer garb-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18
Story Telling For Boys
In Neu York Library

to which the story told has called their
"They will listen to any story. sns
had as much success with Poe as with
Hans Andersen. It depends on how
story e toid-the BACKGROUND o.
Children are admitted to the story
hour by ticket. The number given out
varies. the limit being fifty. The pro-
crane Il, sd Sssnss , on the ssls'sn
advance. Children. librarians find are,
on the whole reasonable. When told
tickets are exhausted. there Is not
will have TO wait for another time.
they accept the situation without pro-
test Some Of the larger branches have
two story hours week: smaller
ev verSHe other 0 week. The hour SsA is not
confined TO afternoon. Saturday morn
ing being popular In some localities
open until eight or nine O'clock in the
evening. and where children are large
" breadwinners the evening hour -
preferable.
In the Yorkvilie Branch, in EAST
ing was first tried. the purpose was
to subdue the obstreperous boys Of the
neighborhood bent on turning the
SrsrE .sH s ssd rsrn ae oa tsr aoa m
Overton. the librarian. is woman Of
resource. Discovering In one OF her
assistants-Miss Layxier-a natural
gift for story telling. Miss Overtcn set
a night apart and distributed admfs-
zion tickets among the most troupIe-
ut was a rainy night said Miss,
Lawyer, recalling the event, and only
twenty Eight boys came. CONFESS
/ was afraid TO face them. There was
no room. no quiet in the department..
and we took them to corner on the
"'Boys, you will have to sit on the
floor I said there are no chairs
They refused and stood with eyes hxed
upon me; they were eaten UP with
curiosity and spelling for a SCRAP
/ gave each boy square Of biotting
| I told three stories-'Johnny Cake
| why the Sea IL Salt and another fairy
story. Not u boy left until the end.
The next time they not only game
back, but brought others with them
and ever since the 'arst nighters h.ss
out of this beginning grew two
story hours-one for boys. the other
for girls. To the boys were given
heroes, Alexander the Great. etc.
while the girls had nsi. heroines ST., ouss zen
the like. until they began swapping
stories between them and the boys
ask ed II they might come girl night
The upshot was consoiidation-one
story hour for both boys ana girls
From this has sprung boy and girls
cally doing settlement work. for the
| stan visit the children in their homes,
and in many instRnces are In personal
touch with the parentA
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18
II You Are Fat and
Hot Read This Article

There IL no necsssity Of fat people
suffering as they do. Most fat people
are go good natured they do not care
how they look or how they get along
during the, hot weather. As a. matter
of fact there IL o natural fat reducer
that In the past several years has been
demonstrating that II will reduce fat
and not tear down the body or leave
big. flabby rolls Of skin and wrinkles.
This method H. the famous Marmoia
tablet form to meet the demands OF fat
people In the summer and to enable
them at all times to take their fat re-
Queer after each meal One Of these
little tablets taken after meal turns
that meal into good food for the blood
and stops all fat-producing elements
from going into the system. Marmola
Tablets has an army OF men ana wo-
men. who testify to Its success and you
would tire reading what they says OF
It's triumphS Marmoia Tablets not only
stop producing fat In the body but they
reduce flesh at the rate Of from II TO
Is ounces day. They are harmless
and do nothing but assist nature 20
give to the bodE the nourishment II
requires. They are sold At ali drug
stores. price rs cents, or you may
write The Marmoia Company. Detroit.
Mich
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18

story telling as an art 10 being de-
veloped by the children's department
of the forty public Libraries of New
York City says The New York Herald
Story tellers are provided for the
STORY hours" In each library and are
under the personal direction Of Miss
The story teller. however, 10 not the
mere elocutionist or the actress or the
professional reader. She 10 In her own
class and she must have had expert
in this new idea. ,.,o -.
There ts srron ..gs, . imRpssssio nan
il IL an art to be studied and mastered
as any other art. No one. however
skilled as public reader or entertain
er. can be OF service in the childrens
training and experience in library
work. That Is the essential back
ground, for the main object Of the
STORY hour Is not TO entertain or to
good literature by calling their at.
tention TO books they might otherwise
never hear of or come in contact
"in helping q child to select q book.
in going with 1t from shelf to shelf. q
librarian unconsciously hnds herself herself
interest. to draw It out ana discover
STORY telling Il a gift. in which
comparatively few librarians are rich.
In several Of the chiidren's depart
ments where members OF the resnia r
telling they utilize 1t to the children
advantage. but the majority are with
out 1t, and 1t Is to reach libraries
onaiiy trained story teliers have been
employed. They are attached to staffs
of the children's department., but, like
soldiers In standing army. they 80
there is no separate fund to compen-
safe their services as exclusive story
tellers" -
The travelling story tellers--Miss
ates Of the library school Of Pratt
Institute. Aside from Pratt Miss
Douglas has had a years experience
in the children's department OF the
the movement originated and story
telling has been brought to an art II
not reduced to a science. Brown eyed,
rosy tinted, auburn haired, Miss Doug
to win and hold the heart OF child
regardless OF any story telling GIT
while Miss Tyler before taking up hb-
rary work was professional actress.
Colt Tyler, of Cornell University. and
to the culture and the poise OF inheri-
| tance brings knowledge OF the Worio,
"Few realize" said MESS Tyler, n
speaking of the Morse heroes. with
which she is at present making an
itinerary. "the immense amount OF
reading and work back Of story telling
The story teller must be full of her
subject in order to tell It simply and
effectively. Children are keen critics
thew detect in a minute a story tellers
weakness No. do not simplify the
Morse legends very much. and retain
| the almost unpronounceabIe names. &C
that the children will recognize them
when they meet them later In tbs
printed page. But uppermost In ms
teller's mind must be the object Of the
whole, which is to guide the child &
good literature.
"Do l tell children what to read
Never! I think 1t is better to let them
ind out for themselves what pleasei
them. I know that was my privilege
and pleasure when 1 was a child. Blu
at the end OF q story hour II Is anus
ing TO see them scamper home for
hook they have and return II for on
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18
Exams At Unlver.l.s.

University, July 17.-cspectal.)-The
examinations for teachers certificates
conducted by the State 3oar1 Of "a
aminers at thu Unlvevsitv Summer
School have begun and will continue
through cuesday of next week. OF
one hundred and nifty applicants for
certificates; eighty-five are seeking the
FIRST grade, eight life certificates, for
ty-four second grade. and thirteen
third grade. This is considered a re-
markable percentage for the higher
grade certificates. Over one hundred
summer school students were not can
dldates for certificates, being already
licensed to teach.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18
TALK ABOUT
LONG CALL
Prohibition Fight VIII
Be Pre-
INSURANCE BILLS EXPLAINED
Considerable Curiosity Over Com
pulsory Education.
xethi.s n Gsvsrnsr,s Preclanatien -
Allow DsrGsets Or Ceu.tie. t.
vste Aaaitie.ai Taxes fs~
New Pupils.
~ j
INSURANCE BILLS EXPLAINED

All interests to be affected by the
passage OF the laws. proposed In the
Governors call for an extra session
81 the Legislature had mot recovered
from the first impact and for that
reason the consensus OF opinion Of the
numerous matters mentioned could not
be gathered. But the knowing ones
Without reserve.
i It begins to look as II the powers
that be will overlook no sign of au-
thority or enactment to allow the es-
cape of blind tiger. The prohibi-
tionists. whose every wish Is writ
across the proclamation, have borrow
ca from Maine. have borrowed SEEM
tngly from all States that have tried
statewide prohibition. with the idea