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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
Boundary Of
."Gredter
Tacoma"
COMMITTEES FIX LINE FOR
PROPOSED ANNEXATION DIS
TRICT-SUCCESS OF MOVE
MENT is NOW CERTAIN.
Annexation is a winner.


The movement started by the
Times 10 days ago has swept the
city and whole suburban COM
munity, and the details Of the
program are being closed up at
the chamber of commerce rooms
this afternoon, where the repre-
sentatives of the suburban terri
tory are meeting with the annexa-
tion committee.
The boundaries of the territory
to be taken in have been all fixed.
They start at the county line at
Browns point, run out the coun-
ty line to a point just beyond
Milton, then strike south to a line
that crosses an east and west
line, starting below Steilacoom,
taking in Puyallup, on the east,
Spanaway and Lake City at Ameri-
can Lake on the south and west.
1t adds five miles of water
front to the city around Browns
point. 1t adds five miles more of
waterfront to the city along Steil-
accom- way. 1t gives the city a
dozen miles of Puyallup river
that will all be dredged some day,
and, withal, puts Tacoma in pos
session of opportunities for COM
|merce such as no city on the Pa
cific can ever attain.
1t adds over $4,000 npopula-
ton, and over 100000 in tax
able value to Tacoma.
This is the program. Petitions
are out, and will be before the
county commissioners in q week
or ten days. The men back of
the movement in the suburbs say
there is practically NO opposi-
'tion.
sHeorge Stone of the Commercial
club committee and the cham
ber of commerce committee on an
nexation for the city says 1t is
almost unanimous in the city. and
that there is not enough opposi-
tion to consider.
The whole matter is being push
ed systematically and with en-
and those In charge say
there will be no hitch.
All the committees declare an
nexation is assured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22

When they were stolen from
their homes in August, their
mothers asked 100000 mothers
all over the United States to help
find them. 1t was due to this ap-
peal that Mrs. Anna Venzeg, who
found them here shivering In the
street, knew they were the lost
boy and girl.
The children, who are cousins,
are son and daughter of two
brothers of the same name, Pietro
Viviano, in st. Louis.
The photograph of $25, 900
worth of babies was taken just
after they were put in charge OF
a police matron at the Chicago
avenue station.
Their return shows that the
money was paid to the Black
Hand as charged by the police.
1t is the first time in the his
tory of crime in this great city
that such ransom was demand
! ed am dpaid.
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$500
IN bUNCO
CANE:
Unsuspecting Austrian Is
Cleverly Swindled BY
Three of His Coun-
trymn - Two Un-
der Arrest

Alleging that he was the victim
of a cleverly worked bunco game,
operated last evening by three of
his countrymen, Kaco Jvanow, an
Austrian, is today mourning the
loss of 5000 in bills which he car
ried in his money belt. Two OF
the alleged con" men, Nick Ku-
kic and Mike Warichak, were
identified by Jvanow last night as
members of the robber trio, and
were arrested by Detective Bar
rett.
Warichak had $212.05 upon HIS
person when arrested, but Kukic
had only 55 cents. The third
man is still at large.
Game Cleverly Worked.
Jvanow, according to his story,
was an easy dupe of the con
men.
Jvanow and a friend returned
to Seattle from Alaska recently
and they came over on a steamer
to Tacoma yesterday, preparatory
to going to Portland. On board
the boat they met the two other
Austrians, and later had several
drinks with them in a Pacific ave-
nue. saloon. One of the allege
robbers declared that he, too, was
going to Portland, and started to-
wards the depot with Jvanow.
When they got to the corner oi
Pacific and Twenty-second street
second member of the trso
stopped them and told them he
had been robbed of $500, adding
that he thought Jvanow was the
guilty man.
He Plays "Cop."
BY this time the third member
of the gang appeared and. flashing
star, demanded the right as an
officer of the law to search
Jvanow.
The latter quietly submitted
and $500 in bills was discovered
by the "officer" in his money
| belt. AS that amount did not
correspond with the sum alleged
to have been stolen the police
man" went through the form Of
returning 1t to the belt. but sub
stituted a bundle of newspaper
clippings raped in 81 bill.
The trio then disappeared and
Jvanow discovered the deception
soon afterward and notified tn,
police.
Detective Barrett found War
ichak playing cards in saloon a.
Pacific avenue and Twenty -fourtf
street, and later picked UP Kukic
1.-THE "officer" has not been appre
hended yet. Jwanow had thres
Canadian $50 bills in the bundle
stolen from him. Two similal
bills of the same denomination
were found on Warichak wher
searched at the city Jail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22

QuEfTA Northern India, 22-Exhaused
riving here villages
Northeastern Baucsan and Western Punab
quake shock Hundreds dead in villages
Dela kanda kurani
scattered through
where the loss is believed
According
OF the country between here Kea
an has been changed The quake lifted hills
wreeking whole towns crevce is reported
center of the village Kurian
buildings.
CITIES WIPED
1t runored that Kheela cities
inhabitants each entirely
received from either place.
REPORT OF DISASTER CONFIRMED.
LONDON Oct 22.-Dispatches received to-
ern Baucistan Inda many reported
understood that the Belpat
with heavy losses Bepat 27 Quetta
widest India.
all the public buildings Bpat
five bodies have been taken from the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
ELECTRICIAN sUCCUMBs TO
INJURIES RECEIVED BY
FALLING FROM THE COURT
HOUSE.

After lingering at the Fannie
Paddock hospital for 80 hours IN
constant pain from his many In
iuries, Alex Mclaughlin, the elec-
.rdcian, who fell rs feet to the
cour house steps Monday noon,
died at 10 o'clock last night. Drs.
Case, Tanner and e. M. Brown
we're In almost constant attend
ance upon him, but the man could
not be saved. The immediate
cause of his death was peritonitis,
induced by injuries to the liver.
Maclaughhn was At years old,
and had been employed by the
Tacoma Electric company. He
has no relatives in the city, but
has a brother in Tallahassee, Fla.
The remains were removed u
Hoska's undertaking rooms. No
funeral arrangements have beer
made yet.
Maclaughlin was the :ontracto,
who installed the illuminations OF
the court house. He was en-
gagged in erecting a new flagstaff
for the same building when the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
SHELTON THAT OF
A BRIDE

IsLIP. L. l., Oct. 22.-The po-
lice received word from Germany
today which has convinced them
that the skeleton of the woman
found near here several days ago
is that of Anna Latter Mueller. a
bride OF few months. Prior to
her marriage the woman was a
maid in the. home of Isaac Selig-
man. q New York banker.
The woman, who came to Amer
ica from Germany in February.
1908. has been missing for some
time. according to the informa-
|tion received from Germany. Her
husband. who 10 an architect, ii
also missing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22

the inquisition we're outdone.
Women had been killed by having
stakes thrust into them. When a
Mortified missionary asked the
chief If this was personally known
to him, his answer was: They
killed my daughter Nsinga In this
manner; found the stake in her.
Last year, or the year before. -
reported Mr.. Harris, missionary.
"a young woman Imenega was
tied to forked tree and chopped
In half with hatchet, beginning
at the left shoulder, choppins
down through the chest and abdo-
men and out at the SIDE"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22

One aged chief was held back
from the commission and was
punished, by witnessing the kill
ing of his wife. for trying to tes-
tify.
He brought with him, in the
hope that he might lay them be-
fore the judges, 1872 long twigs
and 76 smaller ones to represent
so many adults and children who
had been killed by the A. B. ]. r.
company in the past few years.
ellis account of the method by
which these unfortunate people
met their deaths will not bear
printing. The widest dreams Of
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Bitterness Of Death Past in the Sacked Kongo
But Shall Human Hyena's Satisfy Jusicte

In spite of the fact that such
evidence as this did not reach the
commission, the result of its re-
search was that. one man was
punished. And this was Mr.. Stan
nard. one Of the accusing wit
nesses, who was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment and
to pay 5000.
He was convicted of criminal
libel for saying that certain evil
dence from Lontulu, chief, had
been presented to the commission.
Stannards could prove neither by
the chief, who had been tortured
CONTINUED on Page Eighth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
HOWELL IN MASONIC
CELEBRATION

The big Masonic celebration
that has been on at the temple
here since Monday will close this
evening. Degrees are being con-
ferred from the fourth to the
thirty-second and twelve candid
|ates have been up.
Acting Governor Howell attend
|ed the sessions yesterday.
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DE LARA MAY
BE FREED
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire }
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. %.
The department of commerce
land labor today sent telegram to
the federal authorities at Los An
geles, authorizing the release OF
lDe Lara, the Mexican held as an
alleged anarchist, upon $4,000
bail. 1t is understood that while
|De Lara is penniless, his sympa-
thizers have set on foot a move
ment which will result in the
bail being furnished.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
REJECT ALL BIDS

The county commissioners de-
cided today to reject all the bids
submitted for the construction of
the Kapowsin-Electron road, and
will either call for new bids or go
ahead with the road under some
kind of a contract. The commits
sioners considered the bids far
too high, and think it will pay to
do the work by day labor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
CYCLONE

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
DECATUR, ILL.,, Oct. IA
small syclone struck this city this
afternoon, partially wrecking the
Mckinley interuriban shops and
injurfng a dozen workmen. Two
of the victims probably will die
of their injuries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-As ram
som for two kidnapped children,
stolen by the Black Hand in st.
Louis, Pietro Viviano, rich Itai-
ian, paid the plotters the weight
of the children in gold.
Capt. Schoppe of the st. Louis
police force, who came here to
run down the plotters, declares
he is positive $4,000 was given
TO the Black Hand before little
Tommy and Grace Viviano, the
ransomed children, were released
Tommy is years old and
Grace, his little cousin. is aged 2,
Their combined weight Is less
than the weight of the gold,
which, If piled upon the scales,
would make "a pounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Tha
greatest fighter that the world
has ever seen is in New York to-
day. He is looking for a fight
too, and II Champion Jack John
son will use some of the gasoline
that he has wasted in San Fran.
cisco in making a record breakinS
automobile trip to the eastern me
tropolis 1t will be better to the
liking of San Franciscans and in
cidentally to Jeffries and fight
fans the world over.
Ready to Fight Any Time.
Looking fit and ready to dc
battle at the drop of the hat, Big
jeff arrived here this morning on
the Lusitania. Here Is what he
said to the sporting writer's when
they gathered around him on the
pier:
II am ready to enter the ring
at any time, and | also am ready
to sign articles Immediately with
the big dinge. tip the scales
at 232 pounds and feel better
than ever before.
''Just leave all this talk
about upholding the suprem-
acy of the white race to me.
When I get this alleged Gal
weston cyclone I'm the roped
arena somebody is going to
get their head knocked of
and ii will not be James j.
Jeffries. Just take this tip
from me.
There is going 10 be a fight
unless Johnson does the 'craw
fish act. We can't get together
any too soon to suit me. / could
enter the ring tomorrow and clear
up this alleged champion, but
will be at my best after tive
months of training"
Gets Great Ovation.
Jeffries looks to bear out hi
statements, too. Intimate friend
of the undefeated white man, witt
thousands of others, gave the al
|fa1fa farmer the greatest ovation
OF his life when he stepped iron
the steamer today.
The crowd present to welcom
the man who is expected to TAX
the measure of the conqueror o
Tommy Burns and Stanley Ketch
|el, rivalled the one that crowdet
the pier when the Lusitanla mad
her maiden trip.
When Jeffries stepped from tn,
queen of the seas" the big crowt
let out a whoop that could b.
heard away back In the Bronx
Cries of ooh, you Jeff,' "Wher,
is the big smoke now?" and Gar,
you going 10 fight?" were Just {
few of the expressions heand OF
all sides. Jeff grinned. showed
his molars, and then smiled ;
smile that bespoke trouble fol
confident" Jack II he ever en-
ters the ring with James ]. JEFF
fries In the opposite corner.
Everybody seemed bent OF
grasping the paw of the bI,
scrapper as he attempted to max.
his way down the gangplank
They woul d|have done 1t. too, haa
not the police been compelled tt
for ma flying wedge and forced 3
way for the fighter through the
thousands of enthusiastic and by
.terical fight fans.
Jeff grinned through 1t all
There was nothing else for him t
do.
When he finally reached hi,
carriage, which was to carry hin
10 the Hotel Albany. where he hal
engaged suite OF rooms for him
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22

Dickson for the Times today,
shows what the tax rate for each
of the various suburbs was last
year, and also what 1t win be this
year. The tax for the three Taco
ma districts average 35 mills. and
this is about the figure the sub
urbs will have to pay when they
are annexed.
The table In detail follows:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
DANISH CABINET
RESIGNS

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 22.-The
Danish cabinet resigned this aft
ernoon. 1t has been in power but
q few months.
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when Get This Alleged Galveston Cyclone in
the Roped Arena Somebody Is Going to Get
Their Head Knocked Off and 1t Won't Be Me-
Presses About Him Alfalfa Farmer Gets Re
markable Ovation as He Steps from Steamer To-
day = Comes Back in Splendid Condition
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
Cities
Swallowed Up
By Earthquake

THOUSANDS OF LIVES LOST IN DISASTER INDIA
Wholesale DESTRUCTION WROUGHT TERRIFIC
sHoCk, WHICH CHANGES ENTIRE FACE CoUN-
TRY-PEOPLE FLEE IN TERROR FROM
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
RICH COLO STRIKE

(By United Press Leased Wfre.)
NEVADA CITY CAL. Oct. 20.
The richest gold strike discov-
cred since the famous ne to
strike last spring has been found
in Allegheny mine No Al. The
vein, which was struck last night.
is expected to assay 100000
ton. Great excitement prevails
here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
Vesuvius in Violent Eruption
ONLY SMALL RAISE
IN SUBURBAN TAXES

COMMISSIONER DICKSON COM PILES TABLE SHOWING
AVERAGE TAX AFTER ANNEXATION WILL
RATE IN SOME SUBURBS NOW HIGHER THAN THIS,
BUT MAJORITY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22

Herewith Is the concluding in
stallment from "The Crime of the
Congo" by Sir Conan Doyle, In
which the author calls for justice
for the victims of the white op-
pressor.-Editor.)
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LONG FALL CAUSES
WORKMAN'S DEATH

accident, resulting in his death,
occurred. He lived with G. G..
Grosser at 1921 South Ninth
street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-22
BY Sir A. Conan Doyle.

BY Sir A. Conan Doyle.
When Belgian commission
was appointed to investigate Kon-
60 matters after the publication
OF Mr.. Caseman's report OF
astounding atrocities. the soldiers
kept many natives from appear
fng before the commission with
their stories.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-12-09
Miss KelSo Ahead.

The Farber Forum contained
this item las: week:
Misses Lucille Tanner and Den
ME Kelso, of Mexico, were here
Friday and visited Miss Alice Tan
ner. The young ladies were sole.
iting subscriptions for the st.
Louis Times which is conducting
a voting contest. Some valuable
prizes are offered. First prize a
fine home in st. Louis, second an
automobile, and third $1,000 in gold
Miss Kelso is one of the contest
ants. She was ahead at the time
of her visit here and is very desir-
GUS of one of the prizes,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-12-09
Don't Miss
This Feature
It's a Wonder!
0ne-Dollar Bargain.

The Twice-A-Weck Republic, of St.
Louis, Mo-, is makinga special Christ
mas offer of three-year subscription to
their paper for Sl.OO. This rate will
positively not be good after December
81, 1909. Any number of subscriptions
will be accepted at this ridiculously
low price while the rate is in effect,
from December LIST to the 3lst, but pos
itively no premiums or cash commission
will be allowed. The 81 90 price is alb
solutely net.
The Twice-A-Week Republic is the
oldest, biggest and best metropolitan
semi-weekly newspaper in the South
west. You should take advantage of
this liberal offer and tell your friends
and neighbors about it.
Send your money to The St. Louis Re-
public, st. Louis, Mo, without delay.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-12-09
SOME CASH; SOME NEWS.

s. G. McGee subscribes for th,
/ MESSAGE.
Gus Steinman renews for tbi,
paper
j. G. King and +. ) G MiIlei
renew ia, the Message.
Miss Emma l. Barrett i "
MESSAGE ,ubscr her.
r." Me, a. Is ga ,o r.rall
G. w. Todd As II new subscriber
j. A. Chiffon, the real estate
man IF Vandalia, subscribes fuI
the MESSAGE.
Martin Hildrbrand, at Martins
burg, sends MS one dollar on renew
al aud says, $50 not wish to be
without the Message.
Mrs. Clarence A. Lucas, ut Penn
broke, Va, will get the Message
for a year. Wen t,v 10 ken her
20 It'd tn aarruu rs ]. '.
girihood h M. Mexico.
James w Walden. well rrmem
bered by mary in This county, is
moving from Green Ridge, Mo, to
Lakenan, Mo-, aud orders the
Message to him at the latter ad-
dress.
s. V. Stone, down Martinshurg
way, was in to see the MESSAGE
few days ago. He renews for
the paper; says he could not well
get along in his home without the
MESSAGE.
James Wilkins of L4ddonia re-
news for this paper. We are
proud of jim; he was our first sub
scriber, volunteered the first sub
scription for the new paper, the
Message, wh"n it was first issued
here, in November, 1899.
ii. j. Dugan, down Laddonia
way, was in to see the Message a
few days ago, renewing for the
paper. About three weeks ago
Mr.. DUNCAN bought the Mark Wa
tiers place from Lakeuan & Barnes,
two miles southwest of Benton
City, and will move to it in March.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-12-09
HIGH HILL DISTRICT. /"
Joe Rodgers Proudness-Rey.
Presser's Call.

We had a big rain and creeks
were high followed hy a hard
freeze which we were glad o. ,rc.
GA acrom, Of SD much mud. as til
corn gathering was getting to b.
a serious problem.
Joe B,diger is all smiles thi.
week and j., moving around lively.
It's a 10 %. girl ~ his house
born Saturday. U.. 4ia They
have three dandy boys but this u,
their only daughter Why
wouldn't he be proud
Last Monday. hog killing was
the order of the day
w d. Pulls supplied the pulpit
at New Hope last Saturday. bur
owing to the bad weather thera
was no meeting Sunday.
The members at New Hope IN
animously called Hrr. prrs,,r. of
lIall>vi!Ir. as their pastor for the
coming year. We are hopeful Of
good work being done. as Presser
Is good man.
Lawrence Bodkin has been 81
the sick list. but is much better
now.
Miss Cleo Settles dismissed he.
school here Thursday to attend the
funeral of Mr.. David Mckee. He
formerly lived in Miss Clco's oil
neighborhood, and was COOL
man.
Grandma Marshall j, visiting
her granddaughter. Mrs. Ella
Pulls, this week.
Oliver Sims shipped IS head Of
cattle to -. Louis last week. 1t
S4.65.
Grace Smith and Emmitt Sims
have returned to their school
duties in Columbia after spending
Thank sgiving with home folks.
Aunt Margaret Pulls is visiting
her children here this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-12-09
+. D. WEBER
Mr.. SmoCk Liked.

The Message has received a copy
of the PortagevilIe (Mo.) Critic
and We find the following interest
ing item therein:
\. 7. Smock's return visit TO us
recently brought sad rerollectious.
the recall o! his yea of usefulness
IN tms rit,, where he cOudurte
o f he fl es drug >tO" in t e
S .~, aud for wars was eli h a
member f lie s.hor board or he
cry board. He WIS one of the
most popular gtntIcln ~ IN dis
section aud thoroughly comp tent
to dispense medicine. being =
graduate in pharmacy. Il was Il
great loss to Portageville when
Mr.. Smock and his beautiful and
highly educated wife and Little
Sickle" (their ouly child) left
here, aud we they will not make
Mexico their permanent home, but
return here to reside But we
hear they will not ss Mr.. Smock
has spoken in such splendid terms
of his new home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-12-09
First Yandalia Settlers.

| Some time ago the Message
printed an interview With Il d.
Weber, If near Laddonia, rela-
! tive 10 the first settlement OF Van
dalii, this county. ard zee sta ed
that Rufus Pa,son ..eN,rO.
now S3 ,'lrs .h, Us u. o. T..
first ha.iaess me- d.. the fIIc,
tn pgln o, iva Mr. " Jb F.
WIS disputed aud ar u.es tn fol-
lowing article in last weeks Lad
donia Herald:
Editor of Herald: | see in your
issue of Nov. 2jih an opinion If
Mr. John Bryning a. to my mis-
take about the correctness of the
first settlers If Vandaia. As re-
CARDS the King BOYS" l well
remember th"m in thu year 1870.
We rode sft-r "atll lie d our erds
W re adjn n;n n .n ne.
...a nra Nrma..a. uu sua
now purtof Nauaol Pearson
& Jrifries were the first merchants
of VaudtIia They optned up in
the spring of 1870 in rude, one
story, box building. The King
Brothers built the same fall a more
substantial building afterwards Oc-
cupied by Mr.. Canter. After a
year it was Canter & Crawford.
In the year 1868 | herded cattle
for Mr.. james Underwood. He
lived north of Vaudalia about two
miles, at what was then called the
Round Grove" and our sailing
ground was about i mile south
of the present Vandalia cemetery
at the head Of Spencer Greek. My
mother and brothers lived Just one
mile cast of where Farbcr is now,
on what was known rs the Will
liam GlascOck farm. The G & A.
road was graded in 1868. The
rolling stock was put on in 1871.
The year that Messrs. Pearson &
Jeffrjrs JaTte1 in bus II IS at Van
dalia, my herd lot was on Hickory
Greek, aud my cattle range was
from Hickory Creek to Vaudaia.
While I'm writing this from mem
DRY | feel there isn't shadow of
doubt about the correctness of
same.
IA ANrnnY,r