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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
GROUND IS CLEARED FOR
TEMPORARY DEPOT

Ground has been practically
cleared for the temporary depot OF
the Northern Pacific railway, to
be built on Dock street to take
care of the people while the new
structure is being erected.
The big steam shovel which has
been sticking Its snout into the
blum in the depot yards has now
made one complete trip from Fiji
teenth to Twenty-nrst street, taxi
ing out wide swath of about 40
feet of the bluff. Tracks will be
laid on this leveled space now for
the passenger coaches and the
new depot Will be started In q
short time.
The steam shovel has been tak-
en- back up to Fifteenth street
again, and 1t will be STARTED down
for another cut. 1t will take sew
eral trips TO excavate all the
ground that Is TO come out.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
BURGLARY CASE
DISMISSED

1t appearing that the prosecut-
ing witness, John Tedesco, had
failed to appear, the case of JOS
eph Cimini, accused of having
broken into Tedesco's home on
December 2S last, was dismissed
today, and the prisoner was re-
leased. Cimini has been in Jail
since the time of the alleged bur-
glary, and the case was to have
come up before Judge Easterday
today. Tedesco, however, stated
that he would not appear before
Cimini and the prosecuting attor-
ney's office refused to prosecute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
NO TRACE or
ABSc0NDIIa0 /
SALOON MAN

No trace has been found of
William Dawne, the proprietor of
the N. p. Bar, at East Twenty
fourth and d streets, who is al
legged to have absconded Friday
night after Withdrawing cash to
the amount of $4,000 from the
saloon safe. Fred Haskell, the
remaining partner, claims that the
money represents the firms bank
roll, and that the large amount
Of cash had been put in the safe
Friday night SO that the saloon
could cash the Northern Pacific
time checks On the following day.
1t is believed that Dawne went
south and stopped midway be-
ween here and Portland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
FURNITURE FLIES RAPIDLY
IN HOTEL FIGHT

ling rooms Of the hotel. They
|shifted the scene Of conflict to the
hall, and before any one realised
what had happened, chairs, sofas
land all manner of house furnish
|ings were flying through the air.
A number of windows in the
hotel were broken, and several
heads were battered. The people
|arrested are Make Beinier and
A.ack Stevenson. coloreds and
Frank Wilson and Jessie Cum
|mings, white. They are being
|ried this aftsrnoon for fighting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
TORTURE
ALLEGED
PLAINTIFF IN DAMAGE CASE
CLAIMS DEFENDANT DREW
HIS HEAD AND FEET To-
GETHER WITH WIRE.

With the startling allegation
that the defendant tied his head
and feet together with a coarse
wire, drawing the extremities of
his body toward common center,
William Roberts today began the
presentation of testimony IN
Judge Easterday's court in his
$4,000 damage suit against
Owen O'Farrell. Both men are
residents of Kapowsin. Wash.
The trial comes as sequel to a
justice court assault and battery
case, In which the plaintiff averred
that O'Farrell beat him unmerci-
fully and rendered him uncon-
scious.
Roberts states that It was the
night of July 13, 1908, when
O'Farrell tied his head and feet
together with the wire, and he de-
clares that. he was left In this
cramped and dangerous position
from 10 o'clock at night until IL
O'Clock the next morning.
Roberts Is a cripple, having lost
one arm In q mill accident. Z
He claims that as a result OF
the torture to which O'Farrell Is
alleged to have subjected him, his
Of health has been
greatly impaired and that he is
now subject to frequent violent at
tacks of headache. Over-ind ul-
gence in liquor is given as the
cause for O'Farrell's alleged cruel
actions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
SEN I ENCE.
IN KLEIN
CASE
Nav Know Fate today
Arguments for New
Trial Being
Heard

BY special arrangement with
Judge Easterday of the superior
court and with Prosecuting Attor-
ney ]. L. McMurray, arguments
for and against the motion for a
new trial in the case of Josua
Klein were commenced at 3
O'Clock this afternoon. Klein will
probably be sentenced today, as it
is generally believed that Judge
Easterday will overrule the mo-
tion.
According to the verdict of the
jury, as submitted to the court,
in which Klein was found guilty
of assault with a deadly weapon
on Miss Dora Culbertson, with
intent to do bodily harm, the pris-
oner may receive a sentence not
exceeding two years in the penf-
tentiary or $4,000 fine. Owing to
the recommendation of clemency
urged by the twelve jurymen
Klein's sentence will no doubt be
not more than half of the maxi
mum.
Since the rendering of the ver-
dict the prisoner has dropped his
spirit of levity, and has become
sullen andi inpatient. The argu-
ments for new trial were hastened
on this account. Saturday after
noon Coroner Shaver and Dr.
Schug visited Klein at the county
Jail and asked him to demonstrate
mis- magnetic" hynotic, or "ra-
dio-active" powers, but the pris-
oner stubbornlyr efused.
When seen after the interview
with Klein the physicians refused
to give an opinion on the mans
mental or physical powers.
According to the local United
States immigration offices, Klein
will be deported as an undesirable
citizen as soon as he either serves
out HIS sentence or pays the fine.
Inspector A. S. Fulton, who at
tended Klein's trial, and who had
Prosecutor McMurray draw some
damaging statements from the ac-
cused man when he was put on
the stand, says that he Is ready to
deport the nerve specialist" at
once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22

There was q lively rough
house, in the early hours OF
mcrning today in the corridor OF
the vendome hotel. 1897 South D
pt.. and, as q result. two white
people and two colored people
wero given lodgings in the city
fail. The nature Of the fight could
net be ascertained, but ove1-in-
dulgence IN ffsry liquors ia sup
posed 70 be At the bottom Of Il.
AZ any rate. 1 quarrel began be-
tween The inmates Of tuo adtoin-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
GOVERNOR SEALS FATE OF
MARY FARMER BY REFUS-
ING EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
ALBANY, N. Y, March "a
Governor Hughes today declined
to exercise executive clemency on
behalf of Mrs. Mary Farmer, SEN
fenced to death for the murder of
Sarah Brennan, and nothing now
stands in the way of her electro
cution at Auburn on March 20.
Despite the awful crime which
she committed there are many
who believe that the woman is In
sane and who have worked albeit
in vain, to secure a Communication
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
GREAT SACHEM
TO Be HERE

In order to meet Great Sachem
q. f. Barker Of Walla Waiia, Chi
nook tribe No. 10 will hold q
large meeting this evening In the
Odd Fellows hall. A program
will be given and refreshments
will be served. It Is expected
that 500 guests will be In attend
ance from the various tribes of
Pierce county. Mr.. Barker is
head OF all the Red Men tribes of
Washin gton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
cAPT.WlAcYESTER
Is LAID At
REST

The funeral of Capt. Harry
Winchester, the Glen Cove pio-
neer, was held at 2 o'clock this
afternoon from Hoska's chapel, a
large number of friends Of the de-
ceased attending. Interment was
in Tacoma cemetery. Captain
Winchester leaves q daughter and
two sons, both of whom are
steamboat pilots on Puget Sound.
He also leaves four sisters, three
OF whom are in London, England.
The fourth, Mrs. Markham, who
arrived here recently, was with
him at the time of his death.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
Woman Must Die in
the Electric Chair

Of her sentence.
Let the woman die. I cannot
interfere for mere sentimental
reasons" declared Theodore
Roosevelt, when, as governor of
New York, he was asked to save
Martha Place. the murdress, from
the death chair.
She was executed at Sing Sing,
the first and only woman eletro-
cuted in the state.
In effect Governor Hughes has
followed the example of his pre-
decessor. The persons seeking at
least an investigation into the san
ity of the murderess were led by
the Rev. Father Hickey, Of Water
town, N, Y.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
FORMER PRESIDENT IN
YORK TO ARRANHE
TRIP TO AFRICA.

NEW YORK, March 22.-For-
mer President Roosevelt arrived
in this city today from Oyster Bay
accompanied by his daughter
Ethel ana his. son Kermit, to In
epect his quarters "a the steam
hip Hamburg. which will aai1 with
his party tomorrow. !. K
He sp<nt part OF the dag 4 ne
offices Of the 0utlcok nleGozlne
seeding callers end transes eznk -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
MAY AVERT COAL
STRIKE

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
VANCOUVER, B. c., March %.
to a special received
here today the Crows Nest Coal
company has withdrawn from the
Western Operators association
now In session at Mcleod. and
has offered to sign new agreemen4
with the men. This Is the laSg-
est coal company in the South and
such action, will undoubtedly pre-
vent the strike threatened by
Western Canadian miners, when
their agreement with the opera-
tors ends on April 1.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
BUY LOTS FOR

School district No. 10 has
bought lots 1 to inclusive, block
1, of Pierce's First addition to
Tacoma. The lots adjoin the
Edison school in South Tacoma
and will be used for Fairgrounds
until the school district is ready
to enlarge the school. District
No. 10 has also purchased lots 26
and 27, in block 8, of Tisdale and
Hauke's addition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
ROOSEVELT SAILS TOMORROW

|ancial business with his brother
in-faw, Douglas Robinson. The
former president was met at the
ferry by Mrs. Robinson In her aus
tomobile.
Roosevelt first visited Mrs.
Mary Ledwith, who for many years
has been nurse to all the Roose-
welt children. After bidding her
farewell. the former president
wont % the Outlook office. He
refused TO meet score Or more
now9r8por representatives who,
|anciuo< <zn< EIn arrival, had gather
"a -16re q Interview him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
SCHEME TO BUILD UP
POLITICAL MACHINE
IN CITY COUNCIL
ERS PLAN TO WORK
AMENDMENTS THROUGH
ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF ALL
CITY JOBS.

Is the present scheme in the
city council a game to boost Presi-
dent e. A. Lynn into the mayors
chair and give Larry Turnbull
and some other politicians in the
council machine to back them in
their campaigns for office?
Some of the moro Independent
councilmen have been looking
over the amendments fixed up to
kill off civil service and when the
thing comes up this week for final
action there may be a break in
the ranks of the fellows who
have stood by the deal heretofore.
Lynn Has Bee.
President Il. A. Lynn has the
mayoralty bee in his hat, accord
ing to authentic report, and Turn
bull wants to be county commits
sioner A political machine would
come handy to both. Both are
boosters for the scheme to knock
out the civil service by the pro-
posed amendments.
Concentrates Power.
This amendment on investiga-
tion appears to make the presi-
dent of the council the whole
thing. 1t gives him power to ap-
point committee on Officials and
a two-thirds vote of this commit
tee can bounce any man in the
city service, in the fire department
engineering department, light de-
partment or water department.
With such power as that the
committee acting with the presi-
dent of the council could build
a hard and fast machine with
about 500 men in 1t that would
be a mighty help in time OF cam
paign.
The rest Of the councilmen have
nothing to say whatever, accord
ing TO this proposed charter
amendment. It is all up to the
com mittee on officials who are
appointed by the president of the
council.
This phase Of the subject has
not been discussed openly, but
some of the councilmen are now
discovering the possibilities for
machine politics with such a pro-
vision. 1t will cut out the rest
of the councilmen entirely from
any pull and make q close corpor-
alton of the committee on officers
that will hand out the Jobs and
lop of the heads.
Makes Mayor Figurehead.
Another feature of the amend
ments provides that the mayor
shall not have the power to ap-
point and discharge policemen !
This is to be put on the chief.
The mayor also will lose his DOW
er over the heads of departments
for the council proposes 10 take
this to itself and on a vote of a
two-thirds majority will eliminate
any head cf a department.
With the head of a department
thus brought under the control OF
the council machine he can be
forced to bring charges against
any man in his department the
combine wants out and then the
will bounce him and
make a place for man who will
work with the machine.
Politicians who have been look
ing into the amendments say 1t is
the finest thing they ever saw for
building a political machine to
local politics for the bene-
fit of the favored few who will
uoss the job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
PUGET PARK CLUB
MEETS TOMORROW

The Puget Park Improvement
club will hold special meeting
at its rooms, North Thirty-fourth
and Proctor streets, Tuesday ev-
ening, March 20. Important mat
ters of interest to the city will be
discussed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
GALLERIES OF HOUSE
PACKED WHEN DEBATE
ON TARIFF IS OPENED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, March a.
The galleries of the house were
crowded today with persons at
tracted by the announcement that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
WOMAN ENDS LIFE
WITH CARBOLIC ACID

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
instead OF leaving for Seattle this
ynorning ON her way to her home in|
Hood River, Ore, as she had plan
ned, Alice q. Marks. 20 years old,
drank carbolic acid with fatel re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22

AsAANOAIChS In w <AAslxA oA1
NEW YORK, March 22.-Who
are the 25 most distinguished men
in America?
Whoever they are, her highness
the Princess Lowff Parlaghy-
who paints under the name of
Wilma Parlaghy-is going to paint t
them during the next year. Her
highness will not say who they
are.
Four names Of the 25 have got
ten out, in spite of the princess
caution. They are VIM. H. Taft,
Cardinal Gibbons, Thos. A. Edi-
son and Alex. Graham Bell.
The princess is now in New
York mixing her colors. She is
very reticent about her plans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22

Henry Kneff. arrested last week
|by Constable Coates on the charge
|of deserting his wife. Emma Kneff,
|is on trial in Justice Cards court
this afternoon. Kneff a the fefher
Is two ahildren. ana II charged witt
having Neft his VITO ana 1smi'x n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22

Score again for the United Press leased
1t the United Press Association which
sent its net telegraph wires
the kidnapping of Willie Whtla. which thrilled
D the whole country.
Throughout the country the taking Unit
ed Press scored decided the
other Leased wire concern known the Associated Press
In Tacoma the Tines the My able kid
napng the day that tn kidnapping
day. March 49, The which
wire that to Tacoma the Friday
D ty-four hours after the Times printed 1t.
The United Press day proving its claim of being
the greatest and best telegraph association for after
The Times brought the United to Tacoma
leased wire directly the Times editorial depart
D ment. That explains Times
articles which the other don get until the day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22

TREASURY STATEMENTS
WARRINGTON. March 22.--The
treasury. statement today shows.
Receipts, 32,1s6.743; disbursements,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
Letter From boy.

Letter From BOY.
SHARON, Pa, March 22.-N
was learned today that message
from Willie Whitla was enclosed
in the letter sent by the kidnap-
ers Saturday to Attorney Whit
la. 1t was written by the boy and
read as follows:
Dear Papa:-Tell mamSna
not to worry. will be Itome
with her tomorrow. I am
in q house with many txeeo
around 1t. / am we'll now.
Your loving son, Billie"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22

CLEVELAND. o.. March ~
Before his departure for sharon
today, Detective Ward Of Phtlo-
delphia gave out the following
open letter TO the kidnnpefa ~
Willie Whitla:
"The only unfortunate mistake
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
Ex-Bandit On Trail
of AbductOrS Of
Pennsylvania
Youth
Employed By Papers to
Conduct Search
Feels Certain of
Success

(By United Press Leased Wfrc.l
PONTIAC, ILL.,, March 22.-PaA
Grove, famous reformed kidnaper,
left here today for Cleveland, O.,
to assist in the search for While
Whitla, son Of Attorney James r.
Whitla, of Sharon, Pa. Grove II
employed by the Scripps-McRae
league of Ohio papers to help In
the hunt for the kidnapped child.
Grove today said he believed
that Billie was safe and that the
kidnapers will find the chase 20
hot that they Will have to release
him.
Something Wrong"
"I think something must have
gone wrong with the plans Of the
kidnapers," said Grove. "A kid
naping to be successful must b
planned to the minutest detail.
The easy time for them to get the
ransom Is passed. II kidnapers
get ransom they must get II
quickly and the whole thing must
be done swiftly.
81 do not believe the boy Ii In
any danger and I am sure that
the kidnapers are professionals OF
the shrewdest kind. It IL shown
that they are not novices by the
fact that they ordered the father
to advertise in several different
papers of different cities that NJ
was willing to pay the moneys
'sShow ProfcssiOmaliszn.r
"That they are professionals ~
also seen in the fact that they all
lowed the buggy 10 be found -
Warren. Ohio, which Is only FOUR
teen miles away from Sharon, but
is was not found until twelve
hours after the abduction.
81 believe the men are hn11nGz
in Mahoning valley. and Il tl6l
are not there, they are In eona1
suburb of Cleveland.
''May Be Lynched."
"Wherever they are they afo
going through a terrible strain
and believe they will be lynched
If caught.
'I hate to think OF the pangs
of Conscience I suffered during the
Cudahy kidnapping and l wouldn't
have hurt that boy for ali the
world.
"My advice to these kidnApers
is to return the boy at once be-
cause IL they get the money It Will
be a club to get them"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22

PLAN TO RANSOM &
BOY UPSET BY EBR0A9
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22

Fair tonight and
r = 8 ~ Light
east Winds. Light
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-22
AER0NAUT6
LOST IN
STORM
Six Balloonists Facing
Great Danger in Bliz-
zard in Sierra Madre
Mountains.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Mar.
22.-Lost In u binding snow
storm which has been raging
I'm the Sierra Madre noun
tains and over the Moiave
desert for 80 hours, Captain
A. K. Mueller, the famous
aeronaut, and five companions
who ascended in the balloon
American at Pasadena Satur-
day, are in great danger of
death today.
The Washington bee., 1909-12-25
PASSING OF PARL0R CARPET
Modern Methods Of Living Turn q
the Rug az the More saH-
itaFy,

Modern methods Of living are assert
ing themselves more and more very
day. For some peculiar reason man
slways has assumed the prerogative
Of supplying what he considered the
untilitarian portions Of the home, and
to woman has been delegated its orna-
mentation, but in the last few years
ideas have been changing in this re-
gard and women have become noe
only the largest buyers, but the iness
judges Of the necessities, as well as
the luxuries of everyday existence.
Only q few years ago the height og
wOmanIy ami ition in household decor
alton or idea was a Brussels carpet IN
the "best ROOM" a floor covering that
was often put over q cushion of straw
and left to gather dampness, dust and
germs, sometimes for years, in the
unused parlor. Anyone who has been
around at spring cleaning and caught
. view Of the dirt which has sifted
through the carpet was certainly ap
palled at the sight For many years
this floor covering was considered the
acme of elegance, and the woman ia
comfortable circumstances who would
have had the temerity TO substitute
hardwood floors and rugs for the old
fashioned carpet would have been CON
Bidered as decidedly eccentric and en-
travagant
The Washington bee., 1909-12-25
Leuend Proved True.

A curious legend surrounding q
country estate in the Neon valley,
Hampshire, which has been fulfilled
with painful reality, has set the whole
countryside talking. The story con,
Germs the death at Corhampton house,
Corhampton, Of Mr.. CampbelI-Wynd-
ham, J. P, who on the death of his
mother on, September 8, last year, sue
ceeded to an estate around which 3
legend runs that a male heir will nos
live over II months after succession.
Mr.. Campbell-Wyndham was the first
male heir for generations. In the last
stage Of his illness. Mr.. Wyndham
prophesied that he would die in bed
IL months to the day his mother
passed away, and by a truly remark
able coincidence, he died q few min
utes after midnight on that very day.
London Mail.
The Washington bee., 1909-12-25
Haunted Alaskan island.

To the south and west Of Kodiak.
distant about 100 miles, and forming
one of the Semidi group, is the island
Of Chirikof, the haunted island Of
Alaska.
Enshrouded for a great portion Of
the time with almost impenetrabla
fog, the Tanna Tribune says, this lone
~ isle is an object of terror TO the
natives, who well not go near the
island, saying it means certain death
to invade the canny confines, and
there are few men in the far north
who have the temerity to test the
truth of the many and weird tales told
Of this forbidding and barren island.
Shipmasters and sailors passing the
place assert that the agonizing cries ok
Russian exiles sent there to starVe or
die Of torture are sometimes heard
on quiet nights, while the clink Of
chains and the sound OF blows are
testified to in an affidavit by a white
man Swho once attempted to remain
there for a week and who lost his
reason.
The Washington bee., 1909-12-25
SET AVERAGE MAN THINKING
Could There Be Anything Sarcastic
in What She So Quietly Set
Forthf

How sad il Is" said the Average
Man to the Average Woman, shat you
are 3 tiresoms creature-considered
OF course. from q purely impersonal
standpoint"
I am interested" said the Average
Woman. "Pray go on-as far as yo,
ike. I'm in the mood where real can
dor is- the only thing care for. Why
then, am tiresomsT"
Because Of your limited range
For example, your conversation is ex
clusively confined to babies and
bridge, servants and cigarettes
clothes and cotilIons."
"How Interestingly" exclaimed the
Average Woman" "and how true
That suggests an idea. / shall re
FORM
In what wayT"
She smiled Rmbitiously.
Hereafter" she said, 81 shall wider
my range Of thought to include bust
ness, sport, woman and the quality OF
tobacco and rum, interspersed occas
ionally By the telling Of indecent sto
Fies."
The Average Man had nothing to
say. Indeed, for the first time in his
life he was actually thinking.-Life.