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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
TWO GROUND TO
DEATH UNDER
WHEELS

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BELLINGHAM, June 1.-two
workmen at grading camps south
Of the city ground to death under
the wheels of Great Northern
trains within eight hours of each
other, is the record on file today
In the offices of Coroner Wear.
One of the men, Victor Bergs-
from, 80 years old, was mashed to
pulp last night on the Great
Northern trestle over the What
com creek waterway. 1t is thought
that he lay down on the track
while Intoxicated, though a sui
eide theory is also advanced.
Gus Fosberg, the other unfor-
tunate, crawled under fiat car at
the camp this morning to escape a
blast which was about to be set
off. A work train bumped into
the car under which he had taken
refuge and the wheels passed over
Fosberg, completely seyering his
head.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
PROJECT
IS TAKING
SHAPE

The subcommittee of the tide
flats viaduct committee are get
ting right to work. The commit
tee on location of viaducts is go
ing over the ground today. The
legislation committe is already at
work, and in a very few weeks
a. n, est g. fe h~li~-.ss tba whole
project will be in shape to IUss
Just what 1t is desired to accom-
plish and how much II will cost.
Some of the railway engineers
and others are now figuring the
cost of steel. wood
.piIing. concrete and concrete pill
ing viaducts, and when they get
through 1t will be possible to tell
Just what can be done.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
BITTEN By SNAKE,
bnY DIES WHILE
HuRRYlN0 NOME

wENATCHEE. June 19.-John
Moon, a wheat grower, who lives
near here, and HIS wife are today
almost prostrated with grief over
the tragic death of their 15-year-
old son, whose body was found
lying in a field where he had been
bitten by a rattlesnake.
The boy, accompanied by his
dog, left home Monday to catch
ground squirrels. He did not re-
turn at night, and two younger
brothers went out to search for
him. discovering his dead body.
An Investigation revealed the
cause of his death. He had reach
ed his hand into a burrow to drag
Iout a squirrel, when he was bit
Item by a rattlesnake which had
taken up its home in the hole.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
WRITES LETTER
TO FREE HIS
FRIEND

In a letter received by the Times
today, Oscar H. johnson, whom
'tke sheriff's office has been look.
ing for this week for an alleged
attempt to kill his former wife
Marcia Cook, of Sunshine Sta.
ton, revealed the fact that he
went from here to Aberdeen and
that he Is now In San Francisco
He did not leave Tacoma, he says
for fear of arrest, but because OF
an agreement with his former
wife, by which he should leave hei
alone and turn over all his prop.
erty to her.
Johmson's purpose In writing
the letter, he says, Is to free hi
friend, Ray Smith, a Hveryman
who was arrested as an accomplict
of johnson, from all guilt in th'
supposed attack. Johnson say
Smith was an onlooker to fam
lily squabble and did nothing more
than attempt to separate the mar
and woman. The report that n
had used a razor and am ak tt
que,ll his wife's spirit is denied b!
johnson. He takes all the blame
for the trouble, however.
A. few days after Mrs. Cook has
sworn to the warrant for her ex
hus5band's arrest, she appeared a
the court house and withdrew thu
complaint.
I'm the meantime Smith has
bee in arrested and confined unit
he thad furnished $1,000 bail
johnson has promised his ex-wir
notf to trouble her again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19

!. LIANT
BOMBS
British Officers Charged
of Resorting to Black
Hand Methods-Big
Scandal To Be Un-
q earthed.

CALCUTTA, Jane ia
|searching investigation is under
way today, at the direction of the
governor, of the charges
that the police have been manu-
featuring evidence against sus-
pected plotters of treason against
the British government, extorting
confessions from them practically
by torture, and even planting
bombs in their houses as means
of securing convictions against
them.
The investigation promises to
develop into shocking scandal,
and may involve not only the ma
tive ranks and file of the police
department, but high English Of
ficials as well.
The Investigation results di-
Irectly from the expressions of high
court justices here in overruline
the conviction Of three natives
tried in a bomb plot. In support
of their accusation, the police Of
fered the evidence of a large num-
ber of native informers, produced
la bomb which they said they found
In the house of one of the prison
lers, and laid before the court the
confessions of three of the twenty
|six men under arrest.
AT the last moment a number
|of prosecutions strongest wit
|nesses admitted that they really
know nothing of the case. and the
accusations virtually collapsed. The
charges against the twenty-three
of the prisoners were dropped, but
the three who had confessed were
sentenced to long terms of impris-
onment. On appeal. 1t was shown
to the satisfaction of the superior
that the police forced the
confessions by third degree"
methods.
/ The defense maintained that
they also planted the bombs of
which the prosecutions made SO
much. and the justices agreed
that the manner In which the rest
of the case had been conducted
made this theory seem reasonable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19

NEW ROAD
PUSHING
WEST.
Northwestern Puts Party
in Fl eld to Run Sur
vey Line to the
Coast.

FORSYTHE, Mont, June
19.-Added color to the re-
port that the Chicago North
western railroad plans to ex-
tend its line to the Pacific
coast was given today by the
arrival i'm this city of a party
of Northwestern surveyors.
The men came directly
from Belle Fourche, South
Dakota, the western terminus
of the road.
The party, which will be-
gin operations at once, will
work westward up the valley
of the Yellowstone river,
along the right of way Of the
Northern Pacific road.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
1900 old
SOLDIERS
COMING
Veterans and Their Wives
from Many Cities to
Meet in Tacoma
Monday.

g. A. r. veterans, members Of
the Woman's Relief Corps, and
delegates of the Ladies of the G..
A. R. began arriving in the city
today for the joint state conven-
tion to begin Monday at the Ia
coma theater. More than 1900
delegates to the big meeting are
expected to gather in Tacoma
Monday. The first meeting of the
four-days' convention will be held
at the theater Monday at 9 O'Clock.
The great feature of the first
days session will be the parade
which will form al the theater at
noon. About $500 persons--vet-
Grams and women of the two or
ganizations-will be in line. They
will march south on G street, turn
east to Pacific, and return on the
avenue to Ninth street, disbanding
at the theater.
An encampment will be held at
the Tacoma theater during the
afternoon and big campfire SER
vices will be held in the evening.
Merchants along the line OF
march and elsewhere through the
town will erect elaborate decora-
tions for the weeks convention.
The Tacoma theater has been en-
gagged by the delegates for the en-
tire week and will be open each
day for the convenience of strang-
ers.
Wednesday will be one of the
big days of the convention. On
that day the delegates will all go
to Orting, where dedicatory exer-
cises will be held at the soldiers
home. A big monument given to
the home will be unveiled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19

The letters found In the room
cover a period of two years, and
among those bearing lateedates are
many containing similar pleas,
and showing the mental anguish
Miss Sigel's love for the Celestial
had caused her.
Miss Sigel was interested In
slum work, and it is supposed that
she met Ling, who is known to
his American associates as Will
lam II. Lion, during one of her
settlement trips. Ling is edu-
Gated and speaks English fuently.
He Is said to have been converted
to Christianity through Miss
Sfgel's efforts.
Find Body I'm Chinatown.
The room in which the body
was found is in building in the
Chinese district, at 1872 Eighth
avenue. The upper floors Of the
place are occupied by lodging
house.
Miss Sigel disappeared from her
home in the Bronx June O.. Since
then the police have searched the
city for her In vain, and the only
word received by ner family dur
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
CAMPAIGN FOR
PURE FOOD Is
BEARING FRUIT

Mrs. Macready, pure food in
|spector, and DR.. La Casa, the city
health commissioner, today made
la careful inspection Of the food
and produce stores in the city
|They found conditions gradually
Improving.
Mrs. Macready has been active
lin the last week, and has secured
the cooperation of many dealers
lin foodstuffs. Some are still care
less, however.
Much complaint, she reports
comes from the storekeepers be-
cause of the way the street de.
partment sweeps the streets. She
says streets are swept without
proper sprinkling, thus scattering
dust over everything in the
Istores.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19

OUTOF
JAIL
of Fake Prize
Fig hit Game Gains His
Liberty On Bonds
After 10 Months
Imprisonment

After being in jail for ten
months, during which time his
case went to the supreme court,
Frank III. Pilhng, the victim or a
fake prize fight game, operated
on the banks of the Duwamish
river last August. was released
this morning by order OF Judge
Easterday under $4,000 bail. He
was convicted in the superior
court for obtaining money under
false pretenses and sentenced to
one year. His case was appealed
to the supreme court and he was
granted a new trial. Until this
morning he was held under S6.-
600 bail, but Judge Easterday is
sued an order reducing 1t by half.
Pilling was the victim OF a gang
of fake prize fight promoters who
operated In various cities in the
Northwest. He got In with these
men at Spokane last June and was
induced to go into a fake deal by
which he was made to believe he
would make pile of money. At
the request of the swindlers, he
borrowed $4,000 from James Il.
Thompson of Tacoma. whom he
knew personally, giving him q
check for the amount. The check
was returned, marked mo funds"
and Thompson had Pilling arrest
ed.
The supreme court reversed the
verdict of the superior court ON
the ground that the judge in Civ
Ing his instructions to the jury
spoke in such way as to lead
them to believe that the man was
to be found guilty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
side. so / took it,"
Calhoun Is Pale.

slde, so / took it,
Calhoun Is Pale.
When the case went to the jury
Calhoun was not ordered into Gus
tody, but remained IN the court
room paler than he has ever been.
Calhoun Nervous.
For the first time since his trial
commenced more than Ave months
ago, Patrick Calhoun, who is ac-
cused of brfbfng ex-Supervisor
Fred p. Nicholas to vote for an
overhead trolley franchise, appear
ed nervous today. He was trifie
pale and his fingers twined about
each other in manner which in
dicated a troubled mind.
Heney Shows Vim.
Francis ]. Heney, special prose-
cutor. entered upon the closing
- - 9rs OF his final address with
80, aoteristic energy and showed
two a ere vim than he did in the
idly and succeaaggs. succe.aags. He spoke rap
attempts of counsel fofp
fense to continue their tactics 81
yesterday. when the prosecutor
continually harassed BY trivial OBJ
Jections.
Concluding his argument Heney
said:
"You jurors have but one con-
sideration before You when you
retire for your deliberations, and
that is that you may leave here
and go home to your families
with a full conscience that you
have performed your duty toward
God and man, according to your
conscience. so help you God.
leave this case in your hands con-
fidently expecting that San Fran
cisco will have no reason to ques-
tion the conscientiousness OF your
verdict in this case"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
SIXTEEN CHIEED
ARE STRUCK By
LIGHTNING

SPARTA, Ga, June 1s.---A bolt Of
lightning that struck q tree under
which sixteen children had hnad5ed :
storm. rendered them all uncon-
scous. and injured several 20 sekt-
ously that they are expected g die
Springs. near this city, where the
children had gone ON q Sunday
school picnic. Physicians who were
lat the party immediately set 70
|regained consciousness, while the
others have not yet been rerfved-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
THOUSANDS SEE
BIG AUTO RAGE

CROWN POINT. Ind. June H.
Thousands of automobiles wit
trophy race over the Crown Point
Lowell course today. The race In
cluded IL laps of the course. making
a total distance of 395.6b miles, and
automobile tests ever attempted.
Twelve cars started in the race.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
BIG STRIKE
THREATENED

HONOLULU, JT
Japanese laborers at Z lseej
Hakalau, Honomu and regsklos
Ison plantations on the Island Of
Hawaii. will strike soon ualees the
demands OF the strikers - the
Honolulu plantations are met, ac-
Icording to an announcement to-
day. Leaders of the stfikers de
clare other plantation laborers
will follow their Lead and that the
strike will become general
throughout the island.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
WILL CLOSE BRIDGE.

Persons going 90 Olympia via
thee Nisqually bridge at Sherlock
W, i'll now be compelled to go
afSound by Roy, as the bridge viii
be closed for repairs next Thursr
,sday. The county comnkier rtonefl
nave let the contraet 20 Efxpk r.
Slater and the repairs VII prDba-
bly, cover about three weeks. A
sign will - pl&H6d X dupont %
save traxe1<rs <h& trip to the
brfdGc ana baok. The distance Is
lencthened by about ten miles by
. thts Qbetaa1ss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
PARK BOARD TO
Be ON GRILL
TUESDAY

The actions Of the park board
will be open to investigation again
Tuesday night before representa-
tives Of all the improvement clubs
of the city. A special meeting
has been called for that evening
by the Tacoma improvement
league, and warm session over
board affairs is expected. The
meeting will be held at the rooms
of the club in the Provident build
ing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19

(By United Press Leased Wire }
SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-
The Jury In the case of Patrick
Calhoun, president of the United
Railroads, accused of bribing ex-
Supervisor Fred P. Nicholas to
vote for an overhead trolley fran
chise, retired at 11:49 o'clock this
morning.
Jurors Go to Lunch.
Unable to reach an agreement
after more than an hours DELHI
Grafton, the Jurors went to lunch
at 1905 o'clock.
The court then excused the de
fendant and the attorneys until 8
o'clock, at which time the jury
will resume Its deliberation.
Special Prosecutor Heney con-
Guided HIS long argument at 10:30
and Judge Lawlor began at once
TO give his Instructions When the
marks. the jurSTsal Jury rssalrrgydl gltss and Mich
ael Murphy, alternate Juror. the
thirteenth man in the box, was
discharged.
Eloquent Appeal.
Heney, hoarse of voice but still
fighting with hts old dominant
spirit, wound up probably the
most effective and sincere argu-
ment ever made before any twelve
men In the trial of criminal
case in the state of California
The case went to the jury with
as many friends crowded around
the prosecution and defense as
could get into the room.
The Fight of Heney's Life.
Heney was making the fight OF
his life. He seldom took his face
on the jurors, he. held their at
tention undivided. He scored all
of the alleged false charges made
by the defense. He fiayed the de-
fendant and all of the men VINO
have been with him in this trial
He made an elaborate appeal to
the jury not to let any fraternal
|prejudices interfere with them IN
the finding of their verdict.
Advises the Masons.
He read at length from speech
lof Chas. A. Woodruff, high Ma
|son OF Golden Gate commandery
lodge, made in this city last
Christmas. and told the Masoni
on the Jury that IL they did wnat
the defense wanted them to 40
they would be violating the oaths
of their order. He said the mar
who used the cover OF Missionary
Ito corrupt his brother was descry'
ing OF the condemnation of no
only every Mason but every man
why, in war;" said Heney
they shoot the man who sells tht
Icountersign and they hang tht
imam who bribes him. Why 4
|it they don't hang the hefrayel
land let the briber go7 No tne1
hang the brfber. It's more
graceful than bHinz shot"
Referring 10 tho SUPERVISOR
Heney said: S..
"Those men are not ali
hardened criminals. despite
the fack that they took
money Far from Il. Mich
olas' STORY is true. When ask
ed why he took the money he
| said: 4 knew they we're aIl
getting Il. ! would be shut
uIff and would he an the out
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19

v 6lLN 6JlANcrsco, June
j a. annual spring house
s&ning. In progress today.
It the mint. probably will
met the government thou
sands OF dollars. It Is ex-
pected by the mint authori-
ties that fifteen Thousand
Dances Of the precious dust
viii be collected before the
general overhauling Is COM
klr6zzlx ei<ht oiln1es
hhx9 t4en x4<42e6 <ro19 the
}V rs. eIH1 ~ wI4doW 6ftte
tvoa<< onnoee y ofEznen
are going over ne 1ooxs'
with eviction sweepers. and
amaxinS quantities are be-
! ing sucked up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19

London is In the midst Of its
lssMerry Widow" craze.
Miss Irene Desmond has the
title role in the presentation OF
1.-The piece at Days thsater IN that
lefty.
Il is interesting to compare
from 10 standpoint Of beauty,
Miss Desmond. the English "Mer-
Try Widow" and Rosemary Glosz,
who W. = : hrsk and most poput
liar se'M widow" IN tho United
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19

"You seem to be
growing tired of me.
Just think of the sacri-
fee have made for
you; my family, my
friends; everything. For
Gods sake don't forsake
me now"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
Mistakes Scarectow for
Bandit; FIees to Safety
and Horse Is Killed

NoyATo Call june 1a1ziy head and face covered with
seratona body fghtfuly bruised, James Ross
raacher today home recovering from injuries
while fleeing from scarecrow he believed to be
ROSS was driving to bis home Novato late yeser
day Passing field he standing near fence shah
billy dressed man who upkAised
Terrified ashed mis- horse to Eaor and flashed
the scarecrow frfehtful He continued to beat
the horse it beyond his control In crosafng
bridge his home the frenzed horse the
Ross his fall. but dragged himself to the
ranch house. The horse was killed instantly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
MARTIAL LAW IN
PARAGUAY

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SAN FRANCISCO, June
19.-Martiai law has been
declared in Paraguay and
censorship established over
all messages, according to
advices received here today
by the Western Union ,Hele-
graph company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-19
"DEBAUoHER OF PUBLIC OFFICE"

SAN FRANCISCO June 1s--During the his
closing in the Calho
referring to the crucifxion of Christ, said:
'But this debaucher of public offices has
eruced but sits defiant clothed wealth igot-
ten gains securedby the bribery OF public officials"
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-11
FIRE IN CLEANING PLANT.
Disastrous Blaze In Brossys Causes
$1,000 Loss

A disastr blaze. supposed TO have
been caused from sparks, due to fric-
ton in a busting machine. Quilted a
one-story brick cleaning shed, in the
rear of Brossy's dyeing and cleaning
plant. Nos. 69-73 Larned-st. east, short.
ly before noon. Friday.
Mr.. Brossy and three employees were
at work In the place, which was filled
with gasoline fumes, and when the
busting machine started TO shower
sparks. they all fed to safety. No ex.
plosion was noticed. but a sheet II
flame quickly filed the building. and
for few minutes, the fire was decid.
eddy spectacular. Owing to the loca.
ton OF the building. the fire depart.
ment was hampered for a short time,
but when the hose was dragged into
the building, quick work was made D:
the blaze.
Mr. Brossy was unable to place the
damage, though he said that a auanti-
ty OF goods was destroyed The dam.
age TO tho building, machinery ard
the goods being cleaned. will probably
reach $1,000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-11
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT, June 11.-Close: Thurs
DAYS decline came from lot or short
selling by those who believed n break
should come about this time In the crop
wear June Is frequently bearish
month and so a lot of bears got In limo
TO profit by the slump. The market Is
now heavily short and those who are
buliish think a little scare would cause
enough covering TO boost prices several
points Kansas crop reports are not
bearish and small yields are predicted
elsewhere Stocks are going into con-
sumption at rapid rave and millers
are paying fancy prices for wheat
IJverpool was easy on promise OF large
exports from India. and some improve
inert in Russian weather. The Ameri-
can market showed some strength at
times but the trend was downward a
great deal OF the time. There was a
small advance from lowest prices at
the close Cash wheat was unchanged.
July nc lower, September unchanged
and December &c higher for The day
Wheat auotations--Cash No. red
s1.55; July opened without change at
si1sw. lost hc, moved up to sl19.
declined 10 sl.17k, and closed at
sf1si.: September opened at Sll2%
declined to si.12k. moved up to fi.13ls
declined ~ si12h. and closed at
si12&: December opened al 81 y.
dropped 10 s1.l2i4. advanced TO i.l3 q.
declined to s112. and advanced to
sl.t2s. No. red, sl.52; No. white.
Coarse grain quotations: Corn-Cash
No. .. TAc; No. yellow, i car at
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-11
BOY ASKS BREITMEYER
FOR FLOWERS FOR FRIEND
HE Always Stuck UP for Youse,' De-
clares Writer-Mayor Sends Rose
bush In Bloom.

Mayor Breitmeyer was the recipient
Friday morning OF a quantity misspell-
ed letter from a west side boy appeal
ing for a floral gift to friend. The
immediate response was the sending
OF a rosebush. In blossom. TO the lad
mentioned. The letter reads:
Mr.. mayor:
Last fall always stuck up for Mr..
Thompson and another kid always
stuck up for youse now he Is sick hes
got kunsumption sinse last december
and two oprations on his Ease and the
Measles and cant go out and tomorrow
he is seven years old i'm older and he
likes flowers and Fernses and plants
and things CROWN in pots and In
Glasses an you got such Mise ones In
your shop wont you please send the
poor kid some cause he would never let
anyone SLY anything about youse last
lession please do Mr. Mayor and let
him be glad on his birthday his name
is Harold Spear an he lives at $50 Mill
tary Ave