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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
To HEAR REPORT
ON VARM|NT
HUNT

Big things are expected at the
banquet of the Game Protective
association tomorrow night when
reports will be brought in on the
varmint hunt that has been on for
six weeks. Already six cougars
have been slaughtered and there
will be about so wild cats, ac-
cording to the leaders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
10 SELL SEATTLE
! CITY HALL

SEATTLE, March 30.-Who
wants a city hall? Seattle's ven
cradle wooden structure, a land
mark of the city, which has been
pointed out to generations of tour
lists, is to be auctioned of to some
wrecker who is willing to cart
away the pieces. The city hall
dates back into early Seattle his
tory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
ISACCIDENTALLY
KILLED while
HUNTING

ELY, New, March 30.-John
Blotnick, a resident of Duck Creek
near here, dragged a shotgun
Through some brush while holding
the weapon by the muzzle. The
trigger caught on twig and was
Edischarged, the load entering Blot
hicks breast. Blotnick ran sew
eral yards before he fell dead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
WANT BIG DAMAGES

Alleging that Charles AIexon,
their husband and father, had
been killed in gas explosion In
the Gale Creek Coal company's
mine, Emily Alexon, lynne and
Ina AIexon have commenced suit
to recover $4,000 damages. The
mine accident occurred January 8.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
MILL LEASED.

Wheeler-OsgOOd G Co. have |
leased the sawmill of the Far
West Lumber company, located at
the head of the city waterway,
near Twenty-frst and East d
streets. The Reliance Lumber
company, which has held the Far
West mill under lease, relinquish-
ed its lease Saturday afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30

Indian motor cycle. am going
to Alaska. will sell 3245 machine
for SITS. Address O. g. 46. caro-
TimeG- $50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30

. Two Mongolian pheasants,
. valued at $50, were today I
. added to the Point Defiance
. park zoo, through the gener-
. osity of Terry Summerfeld, Z
. who lives near the county I
. farm. The beautiful birds
. weer taken to the park to- [
. day. 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30

Fine trout streams along the
Acoma Eastern r. r. Phone 1888
Tor rates. ss'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
CONSTRUCTION SCENES ON THE PUGET SOUND EXTENSION
CHICAGO, MINIATURES g ST PAUL.

Upper-Layng
the where the golden spike that
line LOwerSome
builders Driving the rails trou drifts
The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
A Apiece Dinner Set

Given with every range purchased here. II
contains dinner plates, pie plates, 8 Ain
plates, 6 fruit dishes, cups and saucers, 2
vegetable dishes, 1 10-in. platter, a sugar
bowl and dreamer. The pattern is very
pretty.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-12
will act as catcher. Both gentlemen
are artists in their line.

will act as catcher. Both gentlemen
are artists in their line.
The Spooner ball park now pre-
sents as good an appearance as
any park in the state. The diamond
has been graveled and drainage has
been provided. The grand stand
has also received its share of i'm
provement. The main entrance.
has been changed to the side, which
will give more seating capacity.
Architect Frank L. Young of
Duluth, who is drawing the plans
for Spooner's new school building,
arrived in town this morning to be
present at the bidding on the
contract for the school building
The gentlemen who are here for the
purpose of bidding on the contract
are J. Schlemers of Duluth, C. M.
Severtson of Crookston, and c. E.
Wierscks of Glenwood, Wis.
The school of Baudette closed
their school year with an interesting
program last evening. The follow
ing program was given:
Vacation Song,' school; opening
address, C. S. Dalquist; remarks,
William Hoelscher; music, The
Holy City," Prof. Hoelscher; open
ing speech, Laura Gunderson; "Hir-
ing a Servant Girl" three girls; drill,
twelve girls; recitation, The Blue
and The Grey;'' Mature Token"
seven boys; song, THE Blue and
The Grey Together" intermediate
department.; THE Flag" three girls;
recitation, Little Orphan Allie"
Frances De Curtains; Squirrel
Song" ten pupils; recitation, "A
Teachers House," Julia Hanson;
song, Vera Gibson; song, Little
Boys Gone to Sleep" six pupils;
The Jolly old Pedagogue of Long
Ago." Lucille Trip; The Freckled
Face Girl" Laura Currey and
Minnie Pollard; group song, first
grade; song, Annie Laurie" seven
pupils; orchestra. r..
THE School Mister and School
Mistress," a farce in three acts was
also given. The cast of characters
were as follows;
The school mister, "Mr. Hobert,"
Clarence Murrey, Board of Educa-
tion-Squire Jones, John Stone;
Squire Smith, Walter Orr; Doctor
Brown, Alfred Grphine; The School
Mistress, Miss Barton, Marguerite
Manville; pupils, fifteen boys and
seven girls.
Act 1-school three weeks after
opening of term; act 2-store of
Squire Jones, president of board;
act 3-sCene l, entry. Conversation
among the boys; scene 2, school;
scene 3, the boys poem; scene f.,
school again.
Dialogue, six boys; remarks by
president of the school board, T. J..
MCGUIRE. Orchestra.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-12
Majestic Receiving Good Support.

The Majestic Theater, under the
new management, is meeting with
the hearty approval of the lovers
of good, high class vaudeville and is
receiving loyal support. Manager
Ellis is installing an electric venti-
lating system, also one of the finest
electrical signs in the north country,
and intends making that playhouse
modern in every respect. Change
of vaudeville tonight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-12
Attention, N. B. A.

The members of Bemidji lodge
M. B. A. are requested to meet in
the I. o. O. F. hall Sunday afternoon
to attend in a body the funeral SER
vices of Walter Howe, which will be
held in the Norwegian Lutheran
church at 100 p. M, and will also
act as an escort of the body to the
G.. N. depot at $3.50.
&C. M. Hammond, Pres.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-12
2-YEAR- old BOY BROWNS
AT SPOONeR YESTERDAY
Wandered to the Dock and Fell Into
the Rainy River.-Body Was
Recovered.

Spooner, June II. = Especial to
Pioneer. Little MILFORD Swedberg,
the adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Swedberg, proprietors of the Lennon
hotel, wandered to the Lennox dock
and fell in the river. He was
missed and search was made. His
mother, fearing he had gone down to
the river, ran down and discovered
his hat floating in the water and
part of his body was seen. He
was brought to shore and a doctor
called but life was extinct. The
little fellow would have been years
old tomorrow.
Spooner and Baudette News Notes.
Mrs. Ole Imsdahl of Big Woods
Marshall county, is here on a visit
with her sister, Mrs. I. r. Seyertson.
Mrs. Slater, mother of Mrs. Ball,
and Mr.. Grenauch of Crookston are
here on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Ball.
P. I. HoIen, president Of the
First State Bank of Baudette,
arrived here last Tuesday and is
looking after his interests here.
Magnus Koeford, brother of Attor.
ney S. M. Koeford of Baudette has
accepted position as assistant
cashier with the Security State Bank
of Baudette.
Wubbens, Baudette's second base
man, had the misfortune to break
the third finger on his right hand
while practicing for the ball game
last Sunday.
{ Mrs. T.. J. Williams left for Crook.
ston last week. She was accom-
panied by Miss Mollie Westerberg,
who has been here on visit for the
last three months.
Miss Blondina Sitz left for Duluth
Tuesday evening, where she will
spend the summer with her brother.
Miss Sitz taught the primary grades
at the Spooner school.
William Curry and son, Chester,
arrived from Wicksburg, Mich, for
an extended visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
H. V. Curry. Most of the summer
will be spent at Curry's Point, on
the Lake of the Woods.
A launch party, consisting of
Messrs. Albert Berg and Odin
Hidden, went to Lommens homestead
Wednesday and visited there for the
day. Mr.. Lommen and daughter
Ruth returned with them and left
last evening for Duluth.
The Spoouer public park is now
presenting fine appearance. 1t
has been fenced, two iron gates have
been purchased and erected. The
grounds have been seeded with
grass seeds. When the boat house
and dock are completed it will be
an ideal place for recreation.
The Spooner public school closed
on Friday evening last. The CON-
mencement exercises were appreci-
ated by all present. The opperatta
was we'll rendered to a crowded
house. The eight grade presented
the school with a handsome large
flag.
Thomas Shevlin, Jr., of Mime
apolis looked after the Shevlin inter-
est at the Rainy River Lumber
company's mill at Rainy River and
the Shevlin- Matthew Lumber CON-
pany's mill at Spooner. While here
Mr.. Shevlin was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Matthew.
George Sandland of Stephen, who
has been attending the state uni
versity for the last two years,
arrived in our village Monday in
company with Mr.. Larson, who will
act as pitcher for the Spooner ball
team this summer. Mr.. Sandland
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-12
Owls Meeting Tuesday Eve ming.

A regular meeting of the Ameri-
can Order of 0 wis will be held in
the Eagles hall Tuesday evening,
commencing at 8 o'clock. All
members are requested to be pres
ent as business of importance will
be transacted,
Alvin Frost, Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

favorable criticisms out of eight. 1 asked
her if she was nervous that night.
well. j guess! Being an American
and a beginner. there was the real
thing before me for the first time. and 1
had TO get used TO the foOtlights and the
great audience. I knew / could do it.
though, When I first heard that Aenn-
chen had lot of dialogue. L expressed
fear that couldn't do it, but Herr Blech
said: You speak a beautiful German:
YOU need not fear that" So l said that
if he thought so it would surely be all
right So i learned IT, but / had dia-
Iogue for breakfast, dinner and supper
and even in my sleep. and every day
when 1 walked out with the girls they
heard me repeat it"
So far so good. She was then TO make
her second guest" appearance in May
as Zerline in Don Juan" but was asked
suddenly if she knew the role of Philina
in ''AIignOn." She said. mo. but could
learn it," There were only eight days
to September %, when it was TO be
given
But they all felt that 1 was helping
them out" Miss Gates said. cas- Frau
lein Dietrich who sings that part was
i'll, so that they need not send for
guest from another city. and 1 had
all the rehearsals I wanted-twO a day
sometimes. 1 just told them / couldn't
do it without lots of help, and that they
must realize that my contract hung
upon my success. and so every one was
perfectly lovely To me- and l got through
beautifully and my contract was ratified.
After that 1 was given the part OF the
page in 'Huguenotten,' to learn IN eight
days, but learned ii in two and sang ii
on May 10 without a scenic rehearsal.
and every one was gracious and lovely.
even the chorus prompting and helping
me.
in this part 1 have To ride a horse
on TO the stage. and they said l was the
first one who had ever galloped on. L
went 10 the royal stables twice before
the performance TO practise. and there l
found a groom with my horse ready sad
died. punctual 10 the minute. and
dresser TO dress me in the jockey trou-
ser1 and boots. and l. practised in the
riding saal where the princes and prin-
cesses are given their lessons The groom
was so ticlzled over my Western riding.
and said ii was easy To see that L had
ridden on a mans saddle before.
after that I sang Philina twice more,
Aennchen twice again and the Page
once more before the opera closed On
June H. getting paid FOR each perform
ance the same as any other guest
Since the opera opened again l sang on
August 23 as Berbchen in 'Figaro's
Hochzeit' and on the 29th Philina again
as guest and now my regular en-
gagement starts"
Here l interrupted with question
about her impression of the Royal Opera.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
6be Ir7VasfOr1 of Germany,
Continued from second page.

realizing 10y that time that proper prepa-
ration would probably mean an operatic
career. Under Nine Corelli she de-
velOped her voice into fine coloratura,
and learned i'm German all the big roles.
Early last spring Miss Gates sang for
the head stage director, Herr Dr6scher.
and he said at once: I'VE have no need
for a colOratura soprano just now, but
! like your voice and the way you use
IL. We have so many foreign singers
now, however, that there was but ore
German singer i'm the cast of recent
performance of 'Tannhauser.' and there
Is beginning TO be a cry against it,"
Mime. Corelli here spoke of Miss
Gates's thorough musicianship. and Herr
Dr0scher said he would have her sing
for Conductor Blech, and so this was ar
ranged. Herr Blech was very pleased
and said he would arrange at once for
her 10 sing for Intendant Graf Won HUI
sen.
ON the date set for this hearing Miss
Gates was i'll. however, and couldn't
sing. Fortunately she received another
chance when she sang from the stage
~ ''AtAA N'il llhlofn ana lllt rest OI
the powers the "Rosa' aria from The
Marriage Of Figaro. the waltz song from
Romeo Ct Juliette." the mad scene from
Lucia" the 'Huguenotten' aria, the
'Lakme" "BelT' song. and then was
asked Ia repeat the "Rose' aria
Here Herr Blech called To her and
asked her what she wanted. "An en-
gagement," was the quick and pointed
response. The Each is filled. Have
you ever been on the STAGE" Yes. in
America IN light opera Then you
KNOW II You can act?" She gave con-
fident answer in the affirmative.
When l asked her AT this point if she
were nervous, she answered i'm her naive
way, Il nearly died OF fright"
She was then dismissed, but went
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

away with raised hopes While waiting
for the final decision of Graf Won HUI
ssn Miss Gates's agent offered her a
very good engagement at Frankfort on
the Main, which she accepted. one is al
ways free TO break such an engagement
within twenty-four hours after sign
Ing, and twenty-five of those precious
hours had elapsed. when over the phone
came the message that little Miss Gates
was engaged for the Royal Opera, and
the Frankfort engagement was called
OFF. This meant the possibility Of liv-
ing with and having daily lessons from
Nine. COrelli, which is what Miss Gates
values particularly in being engaged i'm
Berlin. According To the terms of her
contract. which far exceed her expecta-
tions, she is engaged for five years. be-
ginning September / this year, with
salary on a sliding scale, and though
no stated number of performances is,
guaranteed the first year she will have
hundred appearances each following
season.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
The Napoleon of the Future May Look Like
Man Playing Upon Organ.

teries Of the wireless tragic side. II is i'm
aginable that feet OF bsttleships in the
Pacific may I'm some future day be manou-
vred by a strategist sitting in his office at
Washington This strategist might even
aim and fire the guns on the other side OF
the equator. II he obtained the secret Of
the enemy's wireless equipment, ho could
perhaps reverse their propellers, explode
their magazines or drive them altogether
10 he wrecked. This is simplifiei by the
scientific fact that wireless energy travels
upon ether waves. which penetrate the
most powerful armor plate as easily as they
enter an open window.
The Napoleon Of the future. it is prophe-
sled, Will seem 10 be playing an organ
while he is directing the carnage of on
army on a huge battlefield, with every bat
teTg and skirmish line in action plainly de
picted on screens Of white cloth. He will
probably not care TO hear the reVerbera-
uons Of the cann0n. the ycls of the living
and the grOans II the diving. for these
would distract his attention.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

cit seems TO me a wonderful music
factory-discipIine like the military
which never before appreciated
Everything goes off TO the minute
you're fined IL you're late. and there is
absolutely no nonsense going on in the
place. The stage hands alone are mar
veIlous. Everything is businesslike. and
people scarcely get 20 know each other
personally
Shaking hands in cordial "auf wieder-
sehen,' 1 came away with the impress
sion of a quick witted. sparkling. natu-
raj American girl. unspOiled. yet pleased
as Punch with starting her career at the
KaiserIlche- -Konigliche Hof Oper OF
the most musical country in the world.
At the Komische Oper there are two
Americans engaged. Helen Allyn. a
Chicago girl, is about TO make her debut
as lyric soprano. having a five years
contract. She will sing such roles as
two of the sweethearts in Jacques Offen-
bach's Tales of Hoffmann"-the Doll.
which is coloratura role, and Antonio.
which is a lyric part The Julietta is
dramatic. and this she will not attempt.
tlt DIES VI I1OllHldiui IL Otit VI tAAC
great standbys OF this house. and has
already passed it's 5OOth performance.
Miss Allyn says that she felt that good
acting would count for even more than
good singing In obtaining her a con-
tract here. and so she acted and sang
first the Marguerite aria for the direc-
tors, and followed this by the Barber
de Seville and Romeo et Juliette"
arias, after which she came away with
her contract signed. She has high DIS.
Els and F's in her voice. with big mid
die range, and great facility in the use
o, the organ. / asked if she did not
find German more difficult to sing than
the French or Italian. "No, not after
I learned 10 darken the tone as the Ger
man requires. After singing German
for a while / find ii difficult 70 go back
TO the other languages.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

manner. He does not send Jackie out
to cut strips oat of the atmosphere or rum
uD signal flags TO the masthead Instead.
he. for example, puts mis- mouth To the
transmitter beside him on his desk and
calls Hello. Smith. where are you now?
and out Of the receiver at his ear come
Smiths voice and the words. Five miles
astern. sir" And the admiral says. Would
like you to come and frave a bite with me
at nOon.' or Report on board the flagship
with the least possible delay" And over
the surging waters. on the wings Of the
wind comes the answer. in either case.
"All right, sir
Fighting Bob had the honor Of being
the first naval commander in the world TO
speak I'm this way with his captains,
whether they were two cable lengths away
or five or twenty miles. and to the Amerl-
can navy belongs the honor of having been
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

sound comes to him from the thin wire
cropping against the sky. lie hears only
the throbbing of the blood I'm his head.
Nevertheless. the ether is turbulent with
sound waves.
There is little pointer that a thumb
screw can move over a dial. The man
turns this pointer past the 1000 mark. past
the 1,l0O mark. past the 1900 mark. and
then stops.
A voice bursts upon his ears, calling out
OF the emptiness:
Hello. Hello"
The instrument is in tune" with some
other instrument. perhaps far below the
horizon. and the waves OF ether. surging
across the charged wire that reaches tow
ard the sky. are Of the frequency TO which
the listeners instrument las been tuned
by turning the pointer across the dial The
two instruments, many miles distant from
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
A TYPICAL WESTERN GIRL.

j asked Miss Gates how she spent her
time and what she liked best 10 do. "Oh.
/ love TO cook and sew and swim and
ride horseback and row. but l haven't
time now for anything but studying and
attending rehearsals and my daily walk
of an hour. At home they call me a
typical Western girl because of my love
of outdoor sports. / once went on a
bear hunt out West with my father,
which was great spOrt-thouSh we didn't
shoot any bears this last ruefulIy.
This summer I'm Switzerland. at Vier-
waldstddter See, l did a great deal of
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

mountain climbing with a lot OF the
other girl students. Speaking of attend
ing rehearsals. I've been at them twelve
days out of the first fourteen of this
season, and / try besides TO attend all
the performances possible"
asked her IL she thought influence
helped to advance singer, and she re-
piled: "Of course, the influence of my
teacher helped me-to get a hearing. but
/ see now that If one can deliver the
goods one gets on. and that's all there
is TO it,
/ learned that Miss Gates made her
first appearance Gt takes two successes
out OF three appearances to ratlfy a
contract. as a rule) on April IL as Aenn-
chen in Der Freischiitz," receiving seven
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

the first in the world to be equipped with
system Of wireless telephony.
TO America win belong also the honor OF
opening the first transatlantic wireless ser
vice. and 10 an American will go the honor
of having originated the system which
makes such marvellous achievemnt pos
sblc
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
10 BE USED IN AERoNAUTIcs.

Its greatest work along this line in the
years 90 come VIII be in the field OF aero
nautics. The future Mauretauia OF the air
win carry in it's equipment the radiophone
IN its fOrty-eight-hOur light across the
ocean the giant air craft may at any time
signal the Metropolitan or Eiffel Tower, or
ia tire event OF accident 10 machinery. Rash
a c. q. y. 10 the nearest vessel Of the sea,
which would bring assistance ana a posi-
ble landing place" for passengers and
crew.
A forecast % some such use OF the device
is had IN the published papers of A. Leo
stevens. the well known aeronaut, who
ASSERTS that a wireless means Of communI-
cation IS essential 10 the development OF
tie airship. Mr.. Stevens IN a recent plea
f0r governmental regulation OF ballOOning,
said:
III should Dc compulsory that radiophOne
equipment for communicating with the
earth or airships be installed. 4 balloon N
trouble would simply telephone its location
or general direction. and rescue balloons
or automobiles would he sent 10 the scene.
Tie United States army balloon corps has
successfully experimental with an iEstru-
ment weighing Jess than one hundred
pounds. However. there is new Radio
sparlless telegraph and wireless telephone
al very light weight which any ballOnist
can safely carry. The Radio sp2rkless at
iachment docs away with the danger Of
setting Toe gas bag on fire.'
Br Dc Forest has also provided device
kindred to the gadiophone. 10 prevent coi-
lisious 81 vessels az sea. and which may
also serve the airsiip. This IL known a.
tie acropl0re, ana automatically warns one
vessel OF che approach ~ another, and in
forms The watch" whether the approach
ing vessel is straight ahead OF 10 leeward
or starbOard. With such su equipment
abroad, the accident 20 La Savoic or the
Florida ReDlblic disaster would have been
prevented.
Practically the same device may be used
10 avert accidents 10 railroad trains. The
apparatus placed ia the engine cab Nill
automatically warn the engineer Of the ap-
lIr0ach Of another locomotive or of any oD-
structiOu On the track Two luiles distant
from the danger point. The benefits which
Rll accrue 10 humanity through tire use
az ties. Inventions Glav not be measured
b. dollars aud cents. The annual toll n
human lives lost at and Ia railroad dis
ssfers Nll be reduced bv many thousands.
There l. ssso in this deiving into the mys-