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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
EXECUTION
BY DRUGS
PLANNED
Would Give Condemned
Murderers Choice of
Death Drugs to Be
Given Secretly.
(Times SpeciaI Service. J

OLYMPIA, Jan. ga bill to
permit condemned murderers to
make their choice of three deaths
is being prepared for introduction
in the legislature and it is said
to have the sanction of some of
the members of the state prison
board.
The bill In a measure is intend
ed to head off any anti-capital'
punishment legislation which may
come up, but in itself 1t Is so radi-
cal as to make its serious consid-
Grafton a matter of grave debut.
According to the trainers of the
bill prisoners condemned to death
may elect to die either ON the
scaffold, by electricity or by the
administration of secret and pain
less drugs. When sentence is
passed on a murderer and he is
taken to the penitentiary the
choice will be put to him, and
one having selected method Of
expiating his crime he will not be
allowed to change 1t.
The law will also provide that
no certain date be set for the
execution of ~murderers. The
court in passing sentence will
specify two dates, probably with
in a month, and the death PEN
atty may be inflicted at sny time
between these. dates.
The arguments in favor of the
bill are that since all executions
are in private in the state peni-
tentiary they lack the warning ma
ture that made hanging by the
neck a lesson to all beholders, and
trere is no further use of a capital
punishment that inflicts mental
torture on the condemned person.
With the date of <ecution un-
certain and the possibility of dy-
ing by painless drugs, a person
sentenced to die would be put out
of the way with ease to himself
and executioners and with no le-
gal brutality.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
BLOWN
OFF BY GUN
Sixteen Year Old Sumner Boy Accidentally Killed
While Taking Loaded Weapon from Closet OF
His Home.

Patrick Murphy, a 16-year-old
schOolboy residing with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Murphy,
two miles north of Sumner, was
killed by the accidental discharge
of a shotgun at 1880 o'clock this
morning, as he was taking the
wepon from a closet in his home.
The entire top of his head was
blown off by the charge.
A telephone message from DR..
Corloss of Simmer, who was call
ed on the case, says that the
charge evidently entered the un-
fortunate boys mouth and that
deth was instantaneous.
The distressing accident was
such a great shock to his father
and mother that they are pros
trated with grief.
chastity Sight.
Only few minutes before they
hurried into the hallway. of the
house to find their son lying in
a pool of bloow with the death
dealing gun by his side he had
to go to his bedroom and prepare
for his morning trip to school.
Young Murphy had given no in
timation of his intention to use
the gun for any purpose. The
shooting, however, is believed to
have been purely accidental.
A Heavy Charge.
The gun is of large bore and
contained heavy charge of bird
shot. He was evidently lifting it
down from a shelf with the muzzle
pointed toward him when the
trigger became caught and ex-
ploded the shot.
Filled with terror at the ex-
plosion Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy ran
into the hallway and the horror Of
the sight which met their gaze
is indescribable.
The entire top of the young
mans head had been blown away
and the shattered bits were strewn
over the floor.
Died Instantly.
Mrs. Murphy swooned and her
husband hurriedly summoned DR..
Corliss but the visit of the physi-
clan was useless, as, upon an ex-
animation of the body, It was
found that young Murphy must
have died instantly.
Coroner Shaver was notified as
soon as possible and, from a state
ment of the case, decided that an
inquest was unnecessary.
James Murphy, father of the
dead boy, is a well-known dairy-
man. The boy was an only son.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22

BLOCKADE
Of ROADS
BROKEN
BREAKS CAUSED by WASH
OUTS AND LANDSLIDES ARE
REPAIRED AND ALL LINES
ARE OPEN.
TRAINS ARRIVING
FROM the EAST

After struggling against land
slide and flood for the past three
or four days in vain endeayor to
get trains through, Northern Pa
cific officials announced this morn
ing that all the lines are now open
and that several of the belated
trains will arrive during the day.
I'VE expect six trains In over
the main line today" was the
word from the office of Geenral
Superintendent Palmer this morn-s
ing.
Yesterdays floods In the vicin-
ity of Sprague, In Eastern Wash
ington, halted all rail transporta-
tion, but by night the tracks had
been repaired to an extent that
permitted trains to again get un-
der way.
One of these delayed passenger
trains from the East reached Ia
coma early this morning and 9TH
ers are expected to follow regu-
larly from now on.
On the Grays Harbor line to
Olympia, where several landslides
blocked traffic yesterday, trains
are running as usual today, the
Instructions having been removed
late last evening.
The freezing weather of last
night, together with the cessation
of the rain, is expected to put an
end to the difficulties of the rail-
roads in this section Of the state
for the present.
The situation was made unusu-
ally seriosu for the railroads be-
cause of the extreme cold and the
heavy fall of snow.
The thaw which followed, with
the soaking rains, loosened the
earth on the bluffs wherever there
was a heavy cut and the hillslides
along the railroad lines came
tumb bling down onto the tracks,
The continued rains added tho
menace of floods and caused se-
we're delay in traffic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
COLUMBIA RIVER
RECEDES

PORTLAND. Jan. 22.--Reports
received here today from the dis
tricts affected BY the floods In
idaho, Washington and Oregon in-
dicate that the swollen rivers are
receding and that railroad traffic
is being resumed on lines that
have been blocked from two to
four days.
The Columbia river dropped
two feet during the night. The
principal fear here now is from
ice jams.
The first trains over the South
ern Pacific from California in So
hours arrived at Grants Pass to-
day.
At Portland the Willamette
river is at standstill and Is ex-
pected to begin to recede soon as
the storms have been broken in
the Willamette valley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
RAILWAY HIT
FOR $4,000
Big Damages Awarded in Northern Pacific Con-
demnation Case Break Record - Lumber Co. Get
Four Times What Plaintiff Estimated Land Was
Worth-Other Gases Settled

All records were broken In the
condemnation suit verdicts against
the Northern Pacific today when
the Jury in the North Shore Lum-
ber company case reported in fed
eral court, giving the defendant
500, 900.
The railway witnesses had
sought to impress the jury that
the value was not over $4,000
and the defense had held out from
anywhere from a quarter of a mil
lion to $750,000.
The case against the Pacific
Shingle company was also ended
this morning with q verdict for
the shingle mill Of $3,100.
Peter David, who owns property
at Old Town, has settled his case
with the company, the latter maxi
ing an offer David concluded to
accept without litigation in court.
This morning the court took up
the Eltonhead case. 1t will not
be possible to finish all of the
suits before the converting of the
regular term of federal court in
February at the present rate of
progress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
HOUSE PASSES BILL FOR
NEW PIERCE COUNTY JUDGE
mo OPPOSITION
EvINCED
MEASURE DESIGNED TO RE-
LIEVE THE CONGESTION IN
ROE COUNTY HAS
SMOOTH SAILING.
(Times Special Service.)


OLYMPIA, Jan. 22.-The house
this morning passed a bill for the
appointment of new superior
judge In Pierce county. Little
opposition was experienced with
the measure.
Senator Cotterill of King this
forenoon introduced a bill in the
senate calling for the restoration
of the Seattle harbor front. This
will cost in the neighborhood of
1,000,0 900. A fight was ON i'm
mediately and the success of the
bill is doubtful.
Senator aPlmer of King this
morning introduced local op-
tion bill which excepts incorporat-
ed cities. Villages and rural set
Elements will by this bill have the
privilege of outsing saloons II a
forty per cent vote is secured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
BAN ON PULLMAN

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Jan. 22.-When the
faculty committee on athletics of
the University of Washington
makes it's report to the board of
control tonight it will suggest that
no game be scheduled with the
Washington State college at Pull
man.
This action was anticipated a
few days ago, but the action taken
was not official, the members only
expressing their personal opinions
without taking official action.
The report tonight, however, will
be official, and the board of con-
troll will have to abide by It.
The basis for the cancelling of
the game is that Washington s
schedule is now in the making
without Pullman, and to schedule
a game with the CANCERS would
mean that post-season contest
would have to be played.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
LEGISLATORS EASE FEELING OF
TACOMA C0LORED ''EDIT0R'' BY
GIVING BROTHER JANITOR JOB

careful what It does with the
Afro-American votes.
For yers one Ryan, colored, of
Tacoma, has had the inside track
on the manual "easy money" This
year there came a competitor in
the person of the son of Repre-
sentative French of Vancouver.
Rivalry was keen and most of the
secrets of the trade were dis
closed. Hence the rundown.
Representative Fancher of Spo-
kane got through a resolution ad-
ding five members to the house
staff of employees and among them
was Mr.: Ryan's brother.
Ryan will get his 81 a day now
together with a half dozen other
janitors' who spend most of their
time shining shoes at 10 cents pei
shine and drawing their pay from
the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
MURDERER
CHEATS
POSSE
AFTER BEING TRAILED ALL
NIGHT FOR THE KILLING
OF, FARMER, HE SHOOTS
HIMSELF TO DEATH.

sHILLSBORO, Ore, Jan. "a
Munro Huber fired a bullet into
his brain shortly after daybreak
today. at the Thornburgh farm,
Is miles from this city, and when
Sheriff Hancock's posse arrived a
few minutes later, after an all
nights chase for the murderer
Of William Heltzel, they found
that death had cheated them of
thedr quarry.
1 Heltzel, who was prominent
Washington county farNer, living
Above, Banks, about ten miles
torth of Forest Grove, was killed
last night by Huber.
/ They were no eye-witnesses to
the tragedy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
THE CLAM is NOT A CLAM
IT'S A GAME BIRD

ity to the quail. The court decid-
ed that clam was q clam and
would always continue to be q
clam.
But the governc,r's message
came to the house with q wealth
Of historic detail, running back
to King John and the Magma
Charta. Therein according to the
governor the principle was laid
down that the sovereign people
were for all time confirmed in
their inalienable right to hunt,
chase, pursue and capture the
clam upon the littoral reaches of
any navigable stream.
The eruditfon on the subject of
CLAIMS so overwhelmed the house,
that Notwithstanding the fact that
the cause sought by the bill Ia al
ready on the statute books by the
decree Of the supreme court. the
house sustained the veto and went
on record as adherents of the fowl
nature OF the lowly and succulent
bivalve.
It was q distinct triumph for
Governor Mead, but some OF the
legislators fall yet to perceive the
pathological aspects Of the clam.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
(Times Special Service. J

: OLYMPIA, Jan. 22.-The house
of representatives stand back OF
Governor Mead in his contention
that the clam is a game bird. the
supreme court of the state, and
the testimony of natural history
experts OF the contrary notwith-
standing. f-t
Last session an attempt was
made to pass a bill relative to
clam protection. The bill came to
the governor too late to be vetoed
pnd returned to the legislature, so
1t came back this session with the
gubernatorial disapproval. The
governor took the ground that the
proponents of the bill were nature
takers and b va process of biolog-
icai deduction In Latin and Eng
lish, arrived at the conclusion that
the clam was game bird and as
such entitled to such protection
as is offered the quail and grouse.
While this veto was awaiting q
legislature that matter came be-
fore the supreme court which ju-
dietary denied that relationship Of
Che clam by affinity or consaquin'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
HEAVY DAMAGE IN
GRAYS HARB0R
by United Press Leased WIRE }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
HOQUIAM, Jan. 22.-The ex-
ceptionally high tides of the past
week have done several thousand
dollars, worth of damage along
the shore on both sides of Grays
harbor.
The tracks of the Northern Pa
cific have been washed out at sew
eral points where they follow the
bluff around the harbor, and in
other places they have been COM
pletely undermined.
The Humptulips river has over
flowed and all the cattle have
been driven from the valley to the
foothills.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
(Times Special Service }

OLYMPIA, Jan. %. While
both branches of teh legislature
have come to. the conclusion that
they will no longer tolerate the
biennial Legislative naval bun
CO they are nevertheless willing
that the state should help pay
the freight. They turned down
the Tacoma colored man who
made a speciality of getting out
these manuals, and then to make
the rundown ice and gentle the
house promptly created the posi-
ton of janitor for the colored
mans brother.
And the house never cracked a
smile at the transition from au-
thor of a book selling at about
$25 volume, to he cleansing of
cuspidors. The house is lacking
in a sense of humor, even IL 1t is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22

Bertha and Kamenetzky there, in
tending to kill both. But Bernard
was not there.
81 am sorry, dear, Bernard has
not come" said Anna. "Were he
here we might all go together
AS 1t is, only you and l will go.
Farewell, dear"
Thrusting out the revolver she
shot Bertha In the breast. She
Is now lowering between life and
death. Anna then put the revol-
yer against her own body and
fired. She lived by short time
Kamenetzky and Bertha va
blonsky say they have "only pity
and love for the memory of Anna
Rabinovitch." They will be mar
ried If Bertha RECEIVERS and COL
laborate to finish the novel Of
their former unhappy companion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
THIEF Is
STUNG!

A clever thief slipped into the
front hall of G. H. Burdick's home,
1T North Yakima avenue, last
night, seized a full suit case
standing there and sped away. He
hid in a clump of trees in Wright
park, nearby, and dumped the
contents of the suit case out on
the grass. The loot, however,
happened to be quantity of fem-
mime garments and the thief left
the suit case and clothing in dis
gust.
The stolen goods were found in
the clumb of trees in the park
this afternoon. and returned to
the home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
SUSTAINS
FRACTURE OF
ANKLE

Slipping on Z sheet OF ice COW
ering the sidewalk near the alley
on South 9Th. between d and e
sts., this morning, Clay Anderson,
foreman Of the Commercial dock
fell heavily, sustaining fractured
ankle. He was taken to the Fam
nile Paddock hospital In the police
ambulance, where his injury was
attended to.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
GORDON'S SHORTAGE
MAY REACH $4,000

here.
Hints have been thrown out
that shortage of as much as
SIS, 900 may be laid at the door of
Judge Gordon. If there is any
thing like this and the Great
Northern does not want to prose
cute, the question naturally arises,
why?
Has the railway been involved
in some illegal transactions in
which Gordon was the agent and
which it dare not have come to
light?s
Judge Gordon arrived here to-
day and he will be given a hear
ing at an early date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
c. P. R. TO SPEND
MILLIONS IN
1909
fBy United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. ga
Vice President William Whyte of
the Canadian Pacific railway, an
nounced yesterday that the COM
pany will spend $6,000,00O in
Western Canada this year. Three
hundred miles of additional track
will be built.
The most important work will
be the cog struction of a new line
through Alberta. parallelling the
Crows Nest pass east of Calgary.
One hundred and thirty miles Of
the atoon-Edmonton branch
will be finished. Much work will
be done between Moosejaw AMI
Lacombe. The double-tracking
between Fort William and Winni-
peg will be finished.
The foundation for a huge
scheme of terminals at Fort Will
lam will be laid this year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
DISMISS CHARGE
OF EMBE EzzLEmEnI

The case against J. A. Gr1nfh.
charged with the embezzlemenf
of $500 worth of goods, was dis
missed by Justice Graham this
morning, with the explanation
that the evidence was unsatisfac-
tory. Elmer Jones brought the
suit against Griffith, claiming that
the man had sold the fixtures cf
cigar stand without permission.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
REVELATIONS EX-
PECTED IN CASE AGAINST
ATTORNEY-RAILROAD NOT
BACK OF CHARGE.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SPOKANE, Jan. 22.-New COM
plications and revelations may be
made in the arrest of Judge M. J.
Gordon on a charge of embezzle-
ment. 1t has developed that the
Great Northern is not pushing the
case at all, but that 1t was started
by the prosecuting attorney of
Spokane county, after a confer
ence with the superior judges
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
LEGALLY SEPARATED.

Judge Easterday Of the super
ior court this morning granted q
decree Of divorce to Alice s. Field,
who has been suing Elmer O..
Field. The complaint alleged me-
glect and non-support. Mr.. Field
did not apper at the trial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
finch GIFTS
RESPITE
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. "a
James A. Finch, the convicted
of Attorney r. B. Fish
er, will not hang on February 3.
Judge Bronaugh this morning
granted to him a certaificate Of
probable cause, suspending judg-
ment until further order of the
court. The certificate is granted
on the ground that Finch has ap-
pealed to the supreme court and
that there appers to be proba-
BILE cause for the granting of the
appeal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
DIE IN
FLOODED
MINE
MANY DROWNED WHEN WAT
Err RUSHES THROUGH BIG
NINE IN SOUTH AFRICA.


JOHANNESBURG, Jan. %.
Ten white miners and $50
natives were drowned today
by the folding of the Knight
mine, in the Witewatersrand
district. The bursting of dams
holding back large amount
of water in washing out gold
was the cause of the flood.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
CANNERY SOLD
TO SWIFT

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. a.
1t is stated here that the Swift
Packing company of Chicago has
bought out the plant of the Fraser
River Cannery company, New
Westminster. 1t will be operated
in connection with other. Swift in
terests by a large new company.
Mr.. e. j. Fader promoted the
scheme.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
ROYAL SALUTE.

(By United Press Leased Wfre.)
HALIFAX, N. s.. Jan. 22.-A
royal salute OF 81 guns was fired
by the Halifax garrison at noon
today In honr OF the eighth anni-
versary of the accession Of King
Edward.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22

cup to 10 ola'ock this morning we had had
forty direct calls for goods which we advertised
exclusively in yesterdays issue of the Daily
Times.''
This statement was made to Times adver-
tising representative shortly after 10 o'clock to-
day by s. B. Asia who yesterday inserted 49,
inch ad. in the Times as test.
Mr.. Asia NOW knows that the Times is a
great BUSINESS GETTER." His store was
busy place today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22
DIVORCE GRANTED.

A decree of divorce was granted
today to Elizabeth A. Manning in
suit with Richard B. Manning
The case was allowed to go by de-
fault.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22

LICENSED TO WED.
A marriage license has been
issued to Carlos Valquez and
Inez Shepard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-22

FLUSHING. L. l., Jan. 22.
That Captain Peter G. Hafnes, who
shot and killed William d. Annis
on the pier Of the Baysfde Yacht
club several months ago, will
never be brought. to trial. is the
belief expressed by attaches Of the
district attorneys office today.
The acquittaI Of Thornton Jen-
kins Hams, who was charged with
participation In the killing prob
ably means, it Is stated. that Cap
tain. Hains will be surrendered to
the custody Of his family or to
the federal government.
According to the attornoxs who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-29
Celebration Notes,

The fullest house of the campaign
was had last night. when the full com
mittee and all the subs met to consid-
or the further plans to make the cele-
bration q success.
Henry p. Clearwater. chairman, wa
at the cid stand doing business in the
same old way by announcing checks
that were coming in from Hallowell
hcys who have gone to other parts.
One letter fun of appreciation of his
old home, wishing prosperity to all
Hallowell citizens. expressing delight
in the opportunity to help make the
coming celebration success. with the
enclosure of $50 check from Thomas
y. Hubbard, sounded so good that en-
thusiasm became contagious.
| f. 3. Wood. chairman of the COM
mittee on decorations. reported that
no one had refused to decorate their
homes and places of business. Some
probably will not be able to be elah-
crate in their display, but along the
lire of parade and on the business
streets the decorations will doubtless
do credit to the city. The committee
expresses the hope that all patriotic
persons will take up this matter ana
have ehe bunting out before the close
oe the present week. Many persons arc
expected to be in the city next Sunday
and nothing will more thoroughly at
tract and advertise the celebration than
the flying of the national colors.
The report from Jos. T. Varney for
the committee on parade respecting the
firemen coming from distant points
with the local firemen, shows that there
will be 5ge- Aremen in line. The floats
| by business men are many. adding
Ilenrth to the line, while the antiques
and horribles will enhance the attrac-
lions ard make the line of march a
memorable one. Another opportunity
win be given for persons who desire q
place in the procession to confer with
| the chairman of the parade committed
or any member of it, The parade and
route of march must be decided upor
| by Thursday.
A summing up of all that was said
last night indicates that July VIII be
a big day never before measured up t.
in Central Maine in the way of cele-
bratiag our national anniversary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-29
WATERv|LLE.
Plans for Odd /, ~
Fellows Field Day,

President S. l.. Berry and Secretary
RI. j Toward of the Central Maine
odd Fellows Field Day Association.
have their plans for Thursdays cele-
bration well in hand, after several
weeks of hard labor. The day will be
the greatest in the history of the as
ISOLATION and hundreds of odd Eel
lows from the central part. also tn"
Grand Lodge officers will be present
to help make the day a banner one.
The management has decided that
there will be two baseball games in
stead Of one as formerly intended The
games will be: Fairfield VS.. Albion
and Oakland VS. Pittsfield. Suitable
prizes have been offered for the win
ners<of each game and both are sure
to be red hot.
The full list of entries. also the re :
vised order of parade will be given in
"a later issue.