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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
81. LOUIS 1--WE STOCK.


New York, May 11.-Money call steady
Il az per cent; ruling rate per cent;
closing bid III per cent; Offered at per
cent.
Time loans fairly active and firm; sixty
days az cav per cent; ninety days IN %
2& per cent. and six months S93A per
cent.
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THE nEETAL MARKETS.

New York May 1.-The London tin mar
kst was lower today with spot quoted At
f432 1ss and futures ut f133 15k Locally
the market was dull and lower with spot
quoted at $3e 260B.
Copper declined to 1853 It's Cd for futures
IN the London market. Locally the market
was quiet and unchanged with lake quoted
At sI5 i'm @37h; electrolytic at sl2.1b@
si3; and casting at ei2 s2A @e1h
Lead was lower ct f13 Sc ID In the Lon
don market. Locally firm and a shade
higher with spot quoted at 81. 1905.
spelter unchanged at f21 15s in London.
Locally. the market was quiet at IS. o2h a
$5.0TM
Iron was lower with Cleveland warrants
quoted at ass And in the English market.
Locally, the market was unchanged; No.
foundry northern is quoted at t16 so; No.
2 at sis. rs 4$16.25: No. 1 and No. South
ern soft at s15.751S16.25.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Grain etatistfc&
Total ciearances Of wheat and flour were
equal to So, 600 bu.
Primary receipts were a13,o 900 bu.. compar-
ed with $4,000 bu., the corresponding day
year ago.
The WORLDS visible supply as shown by
Bradstreets decreased s.To0.0o bu.
Estimated receipts 10. tomorrow: Wheat
cars. corn So cars; cats Iii cars: hogs
$4,000 head.
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sT. IOTTa cRAVN
FRENCH MONEY.

Paris May II. Closing: Three per cent
rentes 81 francs 52h confines for the ac-
Exchange London 25 francs 1s GEN.
times for checks
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COTTON GOSSIP.


Liverpool's market with an increased
spot salesr OF 5000 bales was q feature
yesterday.
The advices from Texas by mall are
very bullish.
The weather has been most favorabl"
In this vicinity.
Spots were quiet and market steady
In New Orleans yesterday.
Liverpool cabled:-- Manchester re-
ports there Is better demand for
yarns and goods generally"
The OFFICIAL forecast for last night
by the government was light frost In
the northern portion Of Alabama and
Mississippi. and interior OF North Car.
olina. Northwest South Carolina and
extreme northern section of Georgia.
New Orleans wires; Lots Of profess
sional buying on bull support at New
York"
Dallas SAYS: Worst condition in
thirty wears. Cold winds killing what
little cotton that was up"
New Orleans wires: Late reports say
$50 bales sold last lialf.hour at lis ad-
vance"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

New Orleans wires again: Market
quieter, but few sellers. People seem
to have confidence in Mr.. Prices pre-
diction of II cents for January this
week land New York news that several
large short lines are nervous and in
clined to cover. under aggressive bull
pressure"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

NEW ORLEANS COTTON OH.
New Orleans May 11.~-Cotton seed oil;
prime refined In. barrels Per pound $40
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

New York Wires: Yields travelling
man writing from Greenville. Texas.
May z. says he Is greatly disappoint-
ed In the crop of North Texas and re-
ports 1t In bad shape because OF dry
weather.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Liverpool. May 11.-Ciose wheat No. 2 red
winter nominal Futures firm July IS
1f&d; Sept. So 5Ad: December Sc I'd.
Corn spot strong new American mixed
So $40. Futures steady: May nominal; July
ss4Ad.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
REDUCTION IN ON.

New York May 1.-THE Standard Oh
Company today announced another &c re-
duction in the price OF crude OIL bringing
It down to 81 6s per barrel.
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charieston. Nay ii.[TuTrsntiaa quiet
Ros,n quiet: ABc s.oo: d ss.45: =
1856. r S3.s5: O $3.50; H $5.so: ". 90:
X e4.TB; NJ 40: N sS.ss; WIG ISIS; WV
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

New York, May 11.--Spectal cable and tel
egiephic communications received by Brad
<treet's show the following changes in
available supplies. as compared with prev
ious account.
Available supplies.
Wheat. United States. east Rockies de-
creased $780, 900 busels. h
Canada, increased 80. 900 bushels.
Total United states and Canada decreas-
ed 3.411.0 bushels.
Afloat for and in Europe. decreased 81
800, 900 bushels.
Total American and European supply de-
creased 8. Ill, 600 bushels.
Corn, United states and Canada. decreas-
ed l.s2s. 900 bushels.
Oats, United states and Canada. decreas-
ed 9s3, 900 bushels
The leading decrease aud increases re-
ported this woke follow:
Manitoba, decreased $4,000 bushels.
Chicago. private elevators. decreased $50
900 bushels.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

New Orleans. May 1l.-epot cotton was
steady; receipts s.7ss; stock 1sR72s:
Low ordinary. nom 49,. :. eMo
QF0inAfft nom 80 49, t-ioe
Good ordinary 80 shc
Low middiing -. .'.r..
A4tuotIu4 ~ s-hoc
Coed middling -. $685.. -. 40 t1-1sc
MidalinG fair 80. III !.lee
S8E - - sAA Ao-AoC
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st Louis. May 11.-Flour unchan red. raa
winter patents 50. so o 81 90: extra iancy
and straight IS. 1886 40; hard winter
clears -. 50@t4.e 90. e
.,d Hex steady; timothy s1s. 5oGs1s: prairie
Whiakey 81. ssh
Iron cotton ties soc.
Bagging Lie.
Hemp Irvine To-
Pork higher; jobbing sl7s5
FORK higher: prime steam $40 25A3B
Dry salt meats steady; boxed extra shorts
l04c; clear ribs 10&c short clears i0Xe
Bacon steady; boxed extra ~h-rts liz e.:
clear RIBS ike; short clears 11Xe.
r, Receipts. Shipm'ts
T r5Sur -. '.'' '... N..... 1900 5000
Mneat ....2 $4,000 $4,000
S o.n 80 -. $50 $500 10000
Sats - =. ..-. $500. 73,600 90, 900
ST. LOUIS GRAIN,
st. Louis. May 11.-Close Wheat No . red
cash 81 50454: No 2 hard 81 90 a as: July
si.do% @Ml1; May s1.s2: September
Corn; No. 2 cash zee: No white 7sX a
rs hc; July se@Kc: September eTc.
Oats; No cash 561sc: No white ssxe.
July Boo: September 4sKc.
Poultry; chickens f3c: springs 2smssc.
turkeys iS@lsc; ducks lie; geese &C.
Butter; creamery 21625c.
Lead - 20.
spelter S4.s2h.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Naw orieans. Nav il.-Rsceipts 1856 bar
reia roeir; so barrels turpentine.
Exports sss barrels rosin; SIC barrels tur
penttne for New York.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

DRY UUUDS NAHAET.
New York, May 1.-THE dry goods mar
ket was a trifle more active during the
day on printed goods and there was q
steady tone in the yarn market. Some
sergss for spring 1910. The export trade
is genrally quiet on cotton goods.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

savannah, May li.-spirits turpentine
flrn s7c. sales ISL; receipts $40: shipments
nosln firm: sales s.ss6; receipts l.sss:
shipments skS: stock io7s?os, Quote; ,
= es.fs: 81 80; X S4.75: NJ $3.50; N
81 ss: VIC SKIS WV sS.15.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
WOOL AIrCTTnN SALES

London, May lI.--The Offerings at the
wool auction sales today numbered 1870
bales. The selection included large lot
OF fine merinos which sold quickly to all
sections. Continental buyers were eager for
seoureds. home traders for Ereasise. hut
Americans took the best parcels OF merinos
and light cross breds at prices ranging from
y Or TO Is Sd. The market was @xremsiv
Today's sales follow:
New South Wales. .. 200 bales: secured
shdH1s I'D: greasy shd61s AVID.
Queensland 1900 bales: secured Is 1910
Is Nd; greasy shd91s AVID.
Victoria. 1000 bales: secured Is Id 92s;
greasy 1s91s Sd.
South Australia 700 bales: secured Is:
greasy 6hd61s Sd.
West Australia. 100 bales: greasy 6s@1s
ID.
Tasmania 1900 bales: greasy 7kd@ts Id.
New Zealand $500 bales; greasy 7Ad@
IL I'd.
secured Is idols skd greasy sd0SMd.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

selma. May 11-(Speciai 1.-The price Of
spot cotton was quoted today as follows;
800. miuunnns -. -, ....''lohc
81 ~ tuiuoiihS s...s.l0kc
Strict low middling =. -. 49,. ....ioe
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Wilmington. May 11.-spirits turpentine
steady SIC; receipts IL casks.
Rosin nothing doing; receipts TO-
Tar firm 81 so; receipts 20.
Crude turpentine firm t1.T5; $2.75 ana
II IL: recefpks e.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

New Orleans wires: Late reports say
$50 bales sold last lalf.hour at is adj
vance"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

RrocKs, GALES lIsishl Lewlcless
Hid
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12
OIL CITY BALANCES

OIL city. Pa. May 11.-Credit balances
16s. Runs 3s.s2s: average 37,4Ol; ship
ments 1919: average 1899.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Liverpool. May 1ls-Closing: Cotton spot
quiet prices unchanged:
American middiing fair 80. ..''s.lt
Mioditng 49,. y. -. %. os
Low middling -. i.... '.e.to
The sales Of the day were 5000 bales. Of
which 500 were for speculation and export
ard included $500 American. Receipts H.
BGB bales all American.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Dallas saws: Worst condition in
little cotton that was up"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Car Lot Receipts.
. Wheat 10 cars, with 1 OF contract grade.
Corn 1s1 cars with io5 contract grade.
Oats 248 cars.
Total receipts OF wheat at Chicago. Min
neapoiis and Duluth today were 1877 cars,
compared with 1se cars last week and 210
cars the corresponding day q year ago.
Produce Market.
Butter-Steady; creameries 22R2bMc:
dairies 10 q 24c.
Esgs-steady: firsts zoe; prime firsts 2ic.
Cheese--steady; Daisies 15A q he: Twins
l4h o. Ne: Young Americas IAN q Nc; Long
Horns 1Ah 9hc.
Potatoes-Easy: choice to fancy sS9s1c;
Fair to good 80 @s3e.
Poultry-Steady turkeys lie; chickens
15hc: springs i5c.
Veai--eteady; SO to 80 h. WITS B@ec; 90
to IS ID. WITS. 6h Sc; IS to 10 Id. WITS. sh
Gee.
TREASURY BALANCES.
Washington, May l1.--Today's statement
OF the treasury balances in the general fund
shows: ss 4
Gold coin. and bullion -. ....s 4s.4sS.ss
Available cash balance. -. 12s,os0,s50
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WosKNG STOCK Inst.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

United State Department. Of AriepltusA
weather Bureau. Local Ohservatiou
Central Time.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Liverpoors market with an increased
spot salesro OF 5000 bales was q feature
yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Kansas City, May 11.-Cattle, receipts TO-
900 including 400 Southern; steady to o
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Daily Cotton Market.

IT 500; ship continent sso22s
5A57f; ship to Of Britain 1t4ls France S7ss;
ports net ssSi 40; ST. Britain st7so4s to
1ss,s44; Japan isi,sss; Mexico 1919.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Maximum temperature for day. rs deg.
Minimum temperature for day, 50 deg.
Normal temperature for day, 60 deg
Accumul. excess since Jan. /, 321 deg.
Av. relative humid. for day. IS per ct.
Total rainfall since Jan. I, IS. Is inches.
RIVER BULLETIN.
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Spots were quiet and market stead
In New Orleans yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
PASTORS DEAL With
SOCIAL EVIL QUESTION

then every man who enters COM
PEELED to take out a license SO the
community will know who infest
the place.
In the meantime society should
begin a systematic course of edu-
cation to eradicate the evil. The
pastor thought three generations
would wipe 1t out with proper edu-
cation.
Rev. Whites Opinion.
Rev. Herbert Judson White of
the First Baptist church also dis
cussed the social evil question as
brought to public attention by the
council report and laid the burden
of enforcing the law and obliter-
ating teh vice at the door of the
public officials and administration
of the city.
Would Arrest Landlords.
He held that the greatest male
factors in the enterprise are the
men backing the disreputable bus
mess and he urged prosecutions
under the law which makes the
owner, agent or employee who
rents the building for immoral
purposes liable to arrest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22

ssTen thousand women of Ia
coma should arise and go down to
this dive and clean it out by a
raid"
That Is the remedy for the
8andberg joint on Fourteenth and
court A, called to public attention
by the police and license report in
the council last week, as prescrib-
ed by Rev. Sharman Wallace Of
the Sixth avenue Baptist church.
Mr.. Wallace last night discussed
the presence of the evil In Ia
coma in his sermon. He spoke
plainly on the matter and then
threw the burden of solving the
problem on the women. What
are the women of Tacoma going
10 do about it?" he inquired. He
suggested that 10000 should go
down and raid the place.
Form of Social Disease.
Rev. William d. Buchanan of
Park Universalist church said the
immortality should be treated like
any other social disease. The
fallen women should be restricted
to a district for the present, en-
closed in high iron fence and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
DETECTIVE IS
SUSPENDED
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Feb. 22.-Mayor
John F. Miller yesterday ordered
the suspension of City Detective
Lee Barbee pending an official in
vestigation of the charges made
against him by Max Rudeensey
who was arrested following a fight
with Barbee on a Madison street
cable car Friday night.
Following the refusal of Acting
Mayor Hiram G. Gill to discuss
the case with Rudeensey and his
friends after the fight, the mayors
secretary, John r. Slattery, wired
the circumstances of the contro-
versy to Mayor Miller. AS a re.
suit, Chief of Police Irving Ward
yesterday received telegram
from the mayor, dated at Ashland.
Ore, ordering Barbee's suspension
until an investigation is made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22

Intention of congress to build up
a Spy" system.
CHARACTERISTIC the report as
misleading and Inaccurate, the
president presents evidence of a
vast amount of valuable work
done by the secret service In the
past seven years in bringing GRIM
inals, especially those who have
attempted by fraudulent means to
obtain possession of the public
domain, to justice. He says that
before the secret service was used
in the interior department the
prosecutions for land frauds we're
insignificant In their results. It
is urged that large appropria-
tion be made for carrying on this
branch of the governments work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
A Coo Cuspidor for
% Cents
at
THE e. H. HOOVER co.
900 Pacific Ave.
SUCCESS ATTENDS RATIONAL
PROCEDURE

Mrs. A. F. King, $40 Tacoma av.,
writes: your treatment is all you
claim for it. had concluded that
my constipation was incurable, as ]
had tried everything suggested BY
the best medical advisors, with tenn
porary relief only. I desire to ex.
press my gratitude that in the two
months since taking your treatment
1 have not been distressed by my
former condition for a single day. I
also thank you for the extreme low
price on the glasses. / find them
quite satisfactory"
A Rational Treatment for Asthma
Catarrah. Gottre, Rheumatism, Cons
stipation and all Intestinal Troubles.
All Nervous Diseases and Diseases
of the Eye, weakened conditions OF
any nature.
First and Oldest established drug.
less cures in Tacoma. Best equips
ment. Lowest prices. Consultation
free. Hours a. m. to p. m. Con-
sultation and treatment at other
hours by appointment. Telephones
A3010, Main 1927. Macy's Drugless
Cures and Optical Parlors, The Hy-
son, Corner st. Helens avenue and
d street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22

@2.50; tangerines. half orange
boxes, soc q $3.50.
New Cheese--Per pound, CALI
fornia flats, fancy. 14hc; firstst
12Mc; seconds, IL Nc; California
Young America, fancy, 16hcs
firsts, Ice; Eastern, New York
cheddar, fancy, Ito; Oregon flats
fancy, 14kc; Young America, FAM
cy, 16 NC; California storage, fan.
cy, 14hc; do Young America,
Ice.
Potatoes - Per GENITAL, early
rose, $1.75@2; fancy, $1.40@
160; No. 2 water soaked stock)
at s1@1.25; Lompoc Burbanks,
81; do, Salinas, $1.65 1.S5; do
Oregon, $1.65 OILS; sweet pota-
toes, per crate, $1.40Q 1.50; do
Onions-Per sack, Oregon, 81.
per sack, s1@1.25.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
RESIDENT ANSWERS REBUKE;
DEMANDS RECOGNITION OF
SECRET SERVICE

xBy United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. %.
Calling to his aid a mass of
acts and figures furnished by
Attorney General Bonaparte,
president Roosevelt has added an
6ther Interesting chapter to the
oecret service controversy in a
vigorously worded reply to the at
lacks made on this branch Of the
government in report recently
made to congress by Senator Hem
enway Of the senate committee on
appropriations.
Hemenway in his report upheld
the proposed limitations of the
scope Of the sercret. service, as
sorting that 1t had never been the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22

gray uniform, trusted guards of
the great marble building of mys-
terry.
From the elevator we passed
into the empty gallery. What a
story its emptiness told! There
were few chairs standing about,
covered with dust. The railing
was dusty. Evidently not even a
porter had been within that gal
lery for many days.
The traders looked up at us in
|astonishment. Maybe they feared
a bomb from me. But Clews must
have treasured them, for he looks
harmless enough.
After this experience in Wall st.
the great gates of that quarter
have a new meaning for me. They
seem to tell fairly logical story.
There ARE lot of cranks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
FIRE: IN ]. STREET
RESIDENCE

Fire originating ma defective
fiue damaged the residence of B.
j. Weeks, 512 North streets, at
$3.50 this morning to the extent of
$50. The blaze was first noticed
near the fiue on the second floor
of the home, and before the fire
department arrived threatened TIC
destroy the entire dwelling. Chem
icals quickly extinguished the
flames.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
FORMER MICHIGAN
RESIDENTS TO
MEET

Former residents of Michigan
will meet tomorrow evening to
celebrate the birthday of Wash
lngton. The meeting will be held
In room 5, Maccabee hall. Among
the speakers will be Rev. M. A.
Casey and s. d. Hughes, both one
time Wolverines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
A GIRL HUNG

Around her fathers neck and
begged him to let her get a pair
of those swell looking eye glasses,
with the finger piece mounting.
that HAYES is getting out at such
reasonable prices. If you haven't
seen the kind she wanted. and.
by the way, she got them too.
come up to Ais Fidelity Bldg. and
let HAYES show you. 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
BAKERY SHOP
BURGLAR|zEL

Burglars entered the Boline
bakery, 1886 Pacific av. sometime
last night, and made off with a
rifle, a box of cigars and a box
of merchants exchange stamps.
The thieves entered by forcing
open a rear door. There was no
money in the bakery shop, and the
rifle was the only thing Of value
taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
BLOWN TO BITS
BY DYNAMI

(By United Press Leased Wire
PORT ARTHUR, Ont, Feb. %.
Nelson Hanson, work
ing on the transcontinental rail-
road, was blown to pieces today
by a premature explosion of dyna-
mite.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22

1t doesn't want them to come in
person. 1t much prefers the tele-
graph and mails.
Not long ago the Stock Ex-
change gallery was open to yisi-
tors. There you might see specu-
lators in their frenzy on the floor.
This was explained to me when
! tried to go into the gallery. I
knew that no one had been usher
ed into 1t for weeks. for a man at
the entrance told me SO.
l appealed at last to Henry
Clews, banker and broker. "IIl
take you over there IL you promise
to stay only a minute" he said.
NO one is allowed in the gallery
unless accompanied by a member
of the exchange" =
promised, and, on the way
across the street to the exchange,
he said: 81
"You haven't got a bomb on
you? No. Well, that's why the
exchange passed this rule about
the gallery. There are so MANY
persons in the country who think
that corporations don't treat them
right that there is danger of
cranks. Somebody might throw a
bomb onto the floor" n
followed my guide past sew
eral more great wrought iron
gates of Wall ST." down marble
corridors and mast busy man In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
WILL SEARCH FOR
MISSING ARCTIC
EXPLORER
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

SEATTLE, Feb. 22.-Whether
Dr.. Frederick A. Cook, who ac-
eompanied the expedition to Mt.
Mckinley out of Seattle in 1906,
las discovered the north pole as
10 set out to do, or has been lost
n the Arctic waters, is being dis
used today by friepds of the dar-
ng explorer in this city.
Cook is well known in Seattle,
nd his many friends here have
jeen appealed to by Mrs. Cook,
he explorers wife, who resides In
Brooklyn, to organize a relief ex-
edition to go in search OF him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-22
PIONEER CRUSHED
To DEATH

(Hy United Press Leased Wire.)
BELLINGHAM, Feb. 22.-F. F..
Lane, one Of the historic charac-
ters of the Northwest, is dead as
the result of being crushed by a
rolling log while clearing land
near his home.
Lane made the overland journey
I'm prairie schooner" from Bos-
ton to Bellingham bay in 1855.
He settled on Lummi island, being
the first white resident ON the
island. He was n years of age.