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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08

lstreet. in which he is extensively
interested. Mitchell didn't get
anything from me. No chance.
George Evans of the Union Meat
company, knew him pretty we'll,
though"
Evans, however, could not be
reached this morning. Neither
could j. W. Knloch, former clerk
of the Tacoma hotel, with whom
Mitchell had been intimate, be
found. Mitchell had his offices
in the same building and on the
same floor as the Morris Invest
ment company, while in Tacoma.
and was the senior partner of the
firm known as Mitchell & Dennis,
civil engineers. In fact. it is re-
puted that Mccormick first intro
duced Mitchell to Dennis. Be-
sides failing to pay up his share
of the debts OF the firm. Mitchell
took some of the firms money to
San Francisco, and Dennis had to
make everything good, with the
result that the name on the door
is the only asset of the firm still
left TO show that it had been in
existence.
Mitchell. II seems. took all he
could get hold of in Tacoma. for he
didn't hobnot with sons of wealthy
fathers for nothing, and left onthing
except the city, his wife. and a great
many debts and several silent
mourners. His wife was formerly
Miss Jessie Wand of Portland, and
broken hearted, she left the city
shortly after his disappearance, and
is supposed to have returned to her
former home in Portland.
With the chase for Mitchell. now
started in San Francisco. reports
from Portland, Seattle and Denver
Indicate that he has trimmed" So
ciety in those cities also.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08

Alma Bell was prompted toskill
Armes through hatred, jealous and
desire for revenge.
The defense indicated that it
will depend upon the plea of in
sanity, undoubtedly backed up
with the unwritten law, which
will be forcibly implied If not
actually pleaded.
Talesman F. A. Tyler was ex-
cused when he frankly stated that
he is prejudicied in favor of the
defendant.
Manuel Armes, a witness, said
today that he will testify that Joe
Armes was never engaged to Alma
Bell.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08
Dramatic Incident In
Alma Bells Trial

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
AUBURN, Cal, Nov. S.-A
dramatic feature in the trial of
Alma Bell for killing her sweet
heart, Joe Amres, today was the
appearance in the courtroom of
Minnie Foster, the girl whom
Alma charged with having won
the affections of her lover and
whom Armes took to the Decora-
ton day celebration, precipitating
the final crisis, which resulted in
the shooting.
Miss Foster walked into the
courtroom with Mrs. Joseph
Armes, ST., mother of the dead
youth, her daughter and two sons,
and other relatives, all dressed in
deep mourning.
The Foster girl Is a beautiful
brunette, with large black eyes
and rosy cheeks.
AS she took a seat on the side
of the room opposite from the
prisoner their eyes met. There
was a great contrast between the
beautiful Miss Foster and the pale
girl prisoner, who is half i'll, suf-
fering severely from a cold and
the results of four months in Jail.
Alma was surrounded by her
four brothers.
The proceedings stopped for a
minute as the two girls stared
at each other. Alma soon turned
her eyes to the floor and dropped
into a downcast attitude. Miss
Foster sat erect with chin high
and accepted the situation without
any sign of embarrassment.
Ten Jurors were in the box at
noon, all subject to peremptory
challenge. When Talesman Her
ring was put on the stand Attor-
ney Hamilton. assisting the prose
cution, asked:
Suppose it had been contended
by the defense in a case that a
girl had been wronged and de-
ceived, would that mere fact
alone, in your mind, excuse or
Justify homicide?"
81 think possibly 1t would" he
replied.
This started a wrangle between
the attorneys, which finally ter
minated when Hamilton chal-
lenged Herring for bias, and he
was dismissed.
A. Olson, a man who has no
family, was passed temporarily.
Olson is Norwegian. Attorney
Prewitt, assisting in the defense,
asked him:
Would you have any prejudice
against a girl If it were shown
that she had yielded to the impor-
tunities of a lover?"
mo, l would not" replied Oh
son.
He also said that he did not
believe that the betrayal of girl
by man would excuse homicide
The questions today indicated
that the prosecution n basing its
ease ON Its effort TO prove thai
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08
SENATOR CAMERON
DROPS DEAD

NORTH YAKIMA. Nov. State
Senator Sam J. Cameron dropped
dead at his home early this morning,
where he has been confined for sew
An affection of the heart is believ-
ed TO be the cause. He came to the
Yakima valley in 1884. where he had
been engaged in shep raising.
ell is survived by a wife, two
daughters. a son. four sisters and a
brother.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08

street vacated and then selling II
to the electric line.
The T. r. & p. could not ask
for a franchise without FORGETTING
a bond of $4,000 which it has VI
to guarantee that it will build the
Bismarck line before asking for
any further franchises.
By the city vacating this strip
to the U. p. and the U. p. then
selling it to the T. r. & p. the
Stone-Webster people are saved
this $1,000, and it can fix up the
deal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08
LOOKS LIKE
QUEER DEAL

The vacation committee of the
council this morning agreed to
vacate East M street for the
Union Pacific railway from
Twenty-fourth to Twenty-fifth
street providing 1t is to be used
for railway purposes.
The Union Pacific has made a
deal, 1t is said, to sell strip to
the I. r. & P. for it's approach
to the Puyallup bridge, and to
save the Stone-Webster company
from coming to the city for a
franchise the u. p. is getting the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08
SCHOOL SECTION

One-half a block lying between
North 18th and 18th and between
Mason and Stevens. This Is partly
cleared; has a small house, electric
lighted; city water and street lamp.
|nual payments. This is nearly SO
per cent less than market price.
Phone A 1870 bet, and on Sat-
|urdays, or Main 1855 bet. and . on
Fridays or Saturdays. q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08
BUICK CAR WINS

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. S.-The
Buick car, driven by ]. X. Mix
rent, won the annual Los Angeles
to Phoenix road race today,
crossing the finish line at the ter
ritorial fair grounds at 1:06:03
O'Clock this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08
TACOMA SOCIETY LIGHTS
STUNG By ENGINEER WHO
DECAMPED WITH AFFINITY

Lionized by Tacoma society
admired by the women and hail.
ed as a Jolly good fellow" by
the rich mems sons, J. B. Nit
chell, civil engineer, who ungra-
ciously left them all about six
weeks ago, after cashing a few
worthless checks, and making
several temporary loans, but fail
ing to bid the local smart set good
bye, has decamped again.
This time he is missing from
San Francisco, where he went
after leaving his wife, formerly
Miss Jessie Ward of Portland, in
Tacoma without any means of
support. Mitchell is said to have
run away this time with a fair
affinity.
After going to Frisco Mitchell
immediate effected his entree into
the 400" of the Golden Gate city.
1t was a continual round of din
ners and eXtrava giant revels for
Mitchell and an unknown hand
some woman in San Francisco,
but he didn't stay there either,
and now the "loidies" who cashed
his checks are looking for him.
Tacoma people, however, are
good sports. They could have
started six weeks ago in the
search for the pleasant, good
looking Mitchell, but they never
said a word, and even today re-
fuse to admit that they have been
Istung.
"Oh, No." Says Bob.
ooh, no." said Bob" McCor-
mick, son of r. L. Mccormick,
at the office of the Morris Invest
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CLAUDE F. GRAY
1902 South M St.

Point
only
North End I
cash; posby.1s cash might take them
North Ferdinand
$1,000 cash.
idenceS
North goth St. AND CORNER all around;
81 work
ReaIE Loans andIns
Conn ST. NJ 1882 A232S
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CALIFORNIA BUNGALOW
106 Tenth st.

CALIFORNIA BUNGALOW
New broom California bungalow
on car line; full concrete basement;
laundry tubs beamed settings, fire
place, electric fixtures; $500; ST.
600 cash, balance monthly.
= BARGAIN
New 5-room bungalow on No.
baltimore St. lot 50xS6; east front
strictly modern; $4,000; terms.
Poi
VIEW PROPERTY
full lots, 60x120 feet on bluff
overlooking the bay, small 3-rocm
house, sewer and water; $1,S00;
terms,
VIM. e. FARR
M 1901, A 1912. COS Fidelity Bldg.
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LEGAL NOTICE
summons for Publication

summons for Publication
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, County of Pierce.
Mrs. CHLOE Clark, Plaintiff, VS..
OrVy Clark, Defendant.
State of Washington to said Oryv
Clark. Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appera
within sixty days after the date of
the first publication of this sum
mons, towit: Within sixty days after
the Sth day of November, 1903, and
defend the above entitled action in
the above entitled court and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff and
serve copy o. your answer upon
the undersigned attorneys for
plaintiff at their office below stat
ed; and in case of your failure so
to do, judgment will be rendered
against you according to tho de-
mand of the complaint which has
been filed with the Clerk of this
court. The object OF the above en-
titled action is for the purpose OF
securing a divorce from the defend
ant by said plaintiff
RICKABAUGH & McELROY.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Office and p. o. Address: Rooms
603-604 Bank of California Bldg
Tacoma, Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08
REAL
ESTATE
HOMESTEAD

Mr.. Martin writes: ST am we'll
pleased with my homestead and
country" Become independent, get
$50 acres from government in a rich
valley which grows anything. Fine
climate and country now rapidly
being taken up. Free information
Room 305 National Bank of Com
merce Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08
BUY FROM OWNER
Owner Must Sell Part of
Following. Cash or Easiest
Kind of Easy Payments


balance The
SCI South list
from assessments paid for 4O19 SO. X
ur
X St Would desirable
5room house, bath with upstairs oored and for two
cupboard and cooling closet WIN rent to desirable party Sl5 Wn
X. tS =
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GOOD BUY

Three nice corner. lots, blocks
from car line; good SOIL lots clear
ed; sewer in and paid for; close in
property at half price. For the next
few days can sell these nice lots
for only $500; $40 cash, bal. on easy
terms. Better look this good buy
up today. Ask about my $25 lots.
They are worth looking up.
H. p. LAwHORN
Ga Bernice Bldg.
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FOR SALE-5-acre tract, " clear
ed and improved; 4-room house and
parn, fruit trees. running water.
Price $4,000. Terms. Address Box
IL, in care Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08

THREE NICE HOUSES for sale on
S25 down payment and $40 monthly
thereafter. Also houses to rent.
containing from to 10 rooms
Those desiring to build may OBJ
tain vacant lots in walking distance
on . years time-nothing down,
Talk with us.
LENNOX TRUST co.
9521s Pacific ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-08
81 PER MONTH HOME

A COZY LITTLE HOME
To begin housekeeping in, on the
Point Defiance car line. Three
water. electric light. and telephone.
All for $1,000; $3.50 cash, balance
$40 per month. Furniture can be
bought at a bargain.
See us at once. Don't pay rent.
DARLING d ASPINALL
403 California Bldg.
Il. w. Asphalt o. e. Darling
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"Oh, No." Says Bob.
ooh, no." said Bob" McCor-
mick, son of r. L. Mccormick,
at the office of the Morris Invest
ment company, sol Commerce
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TIMES CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS

PIANOS from the factory to you di.
rect. See samples, lib Commerce
street.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
Irriqators Incorporate,

Articles of incorporation of the Col
orado Irrigators Association have
been filed with the secretary of state.
1t is designed to bring into one asso-
citation all those interested in topics
connected with the disposal and use
of the waters of the state, and to fight
for the farmers against any other class
that shall try to take the states water,
and to defend the rights of Colorado
against any who may attack the same.
The association includes men from all
parts of the state, and represents
nearly every ditch and reservoir COM
pany of any importance in the bound
aries Of the state.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
Scott Bill Amended.

The Senate in committee of the
whole Wednesday agreed to number
OF amendments to Senator SCOTS pri-
mary election bill.
One amendment reduces the allow
arce for expenditures by candidates
for nomination at the primaries so that
no aspirant for n nomination for Il
federation or state office may spend
more than $1,S00 and no aspirant for
an office affecting district smaller
than the entire state may spend more
than $500.
Another provides that candidates for
the United States senate at the pri
maries shall go on the regular election
ballot and candidates for the Legisla.
ture have the choice of pledging them,
selves to vote either for the choice OF
their party at the primaries or for
the choice of all of the voters at the
general election. They are not
obliged to make either pledge.
Another amendment withdraws the
ban placed upon political organiZga
tions to prevent their getting behind
certain candidates before the primar
les. The judiciary committee believed
the organizations would do this by in
direction regardless of restrictions and
1t might better be permitted in the
open.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
House Proceedings Monday.

Following are the House proceed
iitgs of Monday, the 18th inst, as re-
ported in the Denver Republican:
In committee of the whole, during
the morning session, the initiative and
referendum bill presented by Mr.. Skin
rer was taken up again. When it first
appeared In the committee several
days before, it had aroused a heated
discussion. Yesterday it was placid,
ly received. and supported by nearly
all of the majority. Mr.. Garman
moved to include in its provisions
what is known as 'the recall" that
the people may vote out of office by
petition those they have already voted
in. if dissatisfied with any of their
acts.
Mr.. Greenman was sorry to see the
amendment proposed, for he could see
a contingency in the near future when
aLegislature had been in session about
thirty days, that the people would rise
almost en- masse and vote from office
all those they had placed in. "Then,
he said, I'VE might have no Legisla-
ture at all"
Mr.. Skinner feared that the injec,
ton Of the amendment might kill the
bill, which was purely for the one pur-
pose. After some discussion the Gar.
man amendment was voted down. I'm.
mediately thereafter the House passed
the main bill on second reading.
Two bills providing for the immed:
ate needs of the Soldiers and Sailors
4 ~ ~,
passed on second reading in commit
tee of the whole.
When third readings were taken up
errors in the engrossment of two
bills and a desire to amend the title
in two others caused their being held
over for a day.
A number We're found to be all
right and were given final action
Among these were one to have the
law governing the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Home conform to the federal law
on such homes: one to facilitate the
consolidation of adjoining school dis
tricts, one to make Mountain Stand
ard time legal time in the state, and
bills to amend the charters Of the cit
les of Central City and Black Hawk
Hurd's eight-hour bill, applying tC
workmen in mines, smelters. mills and
like places, was also passed on third
reading
The House voted to give the use OF
the chamber Wednesday evening tC
the Joint committees of banking of the
House and Senate. Two former gov
ernors will appear to discuss the bank
guarantee law. These are former gov
ernor C. s. Thomas, who drafted the
bill, and former governor Alva Adams
who favors only the section in relation
to guarantees, declaring the balance tc
be vicious and poor legislation.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
Opposition to New County.

At hearing before the House com
mittee on counties and county lines
Monday hearing was given to permit
the people of Ell Paso and Ebert coun-
ties who have been holding numerous
meetings within the proposed new
county of Holt and at Colorado
Springs, to protest against the forma-
ton of Holt county. l.. w. Cunning
ham, C. l.. Dickinson, r. l.. Chambers
and o. E. Collins led in the presenta-
tion of arguments against the cutting
up of El Paso and Elbert in order to
form the new county.
They protested that the majority OF
the people in the district affected did
not want 1t and adverted severely upon
the position maintained by Represents
tive Cannon, who introduced the bill.
Messrs. Jones and Richards, who
would live in Holt county, II formed,
urged that it be erected, giving glow
ing accounts of the prosperity that
would follow it's being formed.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
LEAD IN WATER TURBINE WORK.
Swiss the First to Develop Long Dis
tance Electrical Power.

Switzerland produces no coal and no
iron. In the manufacture of ma.
chinery tha raw material is nearly all
brought nom Germany, which also
supplies the greater part of the coal.
The tools used in the machine shops
however, are for the most part, made
in America.
The country has an enormous
amount of water power. however, and
in its development the Swiss have
gained a prominence in the water tur-
bine work throughout the world, one
firm being called upon to design the
original water turbine which was in.
stalled at Niagara falls. Hand-in-
hand with this turbine development,
practically the superlative in electrical
engineering has been attained, and to-
day Swiss machinery is being sent to
all parts of the world.
The Swiss are able to maintain their
position only through their superior
technical knowledge. for which they
are indebted to their engineering in.
stitutions. In their vast experience
they lay claim to being the first to de.
velop the transmission OF electrical
power over long distances. and it is
believed that before long all the Swiss
state railways will be working under
electrical power.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
Question of Reference.

In the Senate on Thursday, the 18th
inst, Senator Burger signified his in
tention to move for the recall from
the judiciary committee Of all bills
that concern elections. The senator
has always insisted that such bills
should be referred to the judiciary
committee, but the Senate yesterday
refused to recall from the committee
on privileges and elections an election
bill that should have been referred to
the judiciary committee, according to
the practice of the body, and it was
after such refusal that Senator Burger
gave his notice. The effect of the
adoption of his motion, if he should
persist in his intention, would be to de-
lay indefinitely consideration of many
of the most important bills introduced.
The controversy started when the
committee on privileges and elections
made favorable report on Senate bill
No. POP, by Senator Napier, providing
for an educational test for voters.
Senator Burger at once made the
point that no bill should be referred
to the committee on privileges and
elections, holding that committee was
solely for the purpose Of hearing cleo
| tion contests. He moved that the re-
| port be not received and that the bill
be recalled from the committee. This
motion was defeated, the vote being a
| tie and the lieutenant governor voting
in the negative.
After more than an hour of discus
sion the bill was referred to the judi
ciary committee. whereupon Senator
Burger gave notice Of his revolution
ary motion.
Senator Crowleys bank guaranty
bill was reported.
Favorable committee reports were
also made on Cary's bill for a new fish
and game law and on Tobin's and
Carys bills for amendment of the live
stock inspection law.
Senator Barela's joint memorial to
| Congress, advocating the admission Of
New Mexico to statehood, was unani-
mously adopted, after Senator Scott
had secured promise from it's author
that he would introduce a similar me-
mortal concerning the admission Of
Arizona.
Senator Stephen introduced reso-
luton declaring it to be the sense of
the Senate that no county division bill
should be considered at this session.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
Plans for Denver BUILDING.

Washington.-The following archi-
tects have been instructed by the Sec
retary OF the treasury to submit plans
in competition for the Denver public
building:
Biscoe & Homitt, E. P. Varian Fal-
lis, Stein & Willison, Cove & Walsh,
Denver; McLaren & Thomas, Colo
RADIO Springs; A. F. Rosenheim, Los
Angeles; Bliss & Faville, Howard &
Galloway. San Francisco; Whidden &
Lewis, Portland; Thomas Kimball,
Omaha; Eames & Young. ST. Louis;
Abraham Garfield. Cleveland; Tracy,
Swartout & Litchfield, A. W. Bruner,
Warner G. Weltmore, H. McGonigle,
Trowbridge & Livingston, New York.
The judges appointed to award the
competition are Z. B. Green, Buffalo:
c H. Walker, Boston; Irving X.
Pond, Chicago; E. w. Conn, Washing
ton; J. X. Taylor, supervising archi-
tect treasury department. Plans are
to be submitted on or before April LIST.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
TAFT SAYS KNOX
CAN NOW SERVE
SURE THAT PENNSYLVANIA SEN.
ATOR is ELIGIBLE FOR SEC.
RErARY OF STATE.
NO LEGAL QUESTION
PRESIDENT ELECT CONF FERs
WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
ON CANAL MATTERS.

Washington.-In the opinion OF
President-Elect Taft, Philander C.
Knox is now legally eligible to re-
ceive the appointment of secretary Of
state.
That he will be the premier in the
Taft Cabinet was again positively
stated by Mr. Taft Tuesday night ut
the White House, the statement being
made after two conferences between
the President-elect and Mr.. Knox.
Mr.. Taft declared no court could en-
tertain any action based on the con-
stitutionality OF Mr.. Knoxs coming
appointment, for the reason that the
first question that would arise in such
proceeding would be whether Mr..
Knox was de facto" official of the
government.
This question, he maintained, would
have to be answered in the affirma-
tive and there the proceeding would
end
With this question settled. with the
unanimous report of the board of en-
sineers indorsing the present pro-
cedure in constructing the Panama
canal in the hands of President Roose-
welt to be transmitted to Congress
Wednesday with a message of indorse-
ment by him, and with a demonsha-
tive scene of cordiality toward him
self by President Roosevelt, Mr.. Taft
concluded busy day.
1t was Z O'Clock at night when Mr..
Taft emerged from the Presidents of
flee. having had two-hours' confer
ence with Mr.. Roosevelt, participated
in by the board of engineers
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20

The story opens in New York. Roy Car
denhue, the story-teller, inspecting "a
queer reptile owned by George Godfrey of
Tiffanys. Roy and Barris and Pierpont
two friends depart hunting trip to
Cardinal Woods, rather obscure local
ity. Barris revealed the fact that he had
Joined the secret service for the purpose
of running down gang of gold makers
Prof. LAGRANGE, discovering the
gangs formula had been mysteriously
killed Barris received a telegram of in
structions. He and Pierpont set out to
locate the gold making gang. A valet re-
ported seeing queer Chnaman in the
supposedly untenanted woods. Roy went
hunting. He fell asleep in dell. on
awakening he beheld beautiful girl at a
small lake. A birthmark, resembling a
dragons claw, on Roy's forehead had a
mysterious effect upon the girl. who said
her name Ysonde Suddenly she dis
appeared. Fleeing in terror Roy beheld
a horrible Chinese visage peering at him
from the woods. Barris and Pierpont re
turned Barris exhibited a reptile, like
that owned by Godfrey. ball of sup
posed gold, he held. suddenly became
alive.