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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
Is
FILED BY
MAYOR
ASKS THAT INDICTMENT RE-
TURNED BY GRAND JURY BE
INVALIDATED.

Mayor John w. Linck today
filed demurrer against the indict-
ment returned against him by the
grand jury recently in which he
was charged with failing to en-
force the law in regard to the So
cial evil in Tacoma.
The mayor asks the court that
the Indictment be invalidated on
the grounds that 1t does not state
facts sufficient to charge an Of
fense against him and because 1t
improperly joins four separate and
different alleged offenses.
T. L. Stiles, city attorney, filed
the demurrer and is named as the
attorney for Mayor Linck. Judge
Easterday, in whose court the
grand jury was called, and who re-
ceived the indictments as they
were returned, will probably hear
arguments on the demurrer this
week. Prosecutor ]. l.. McMurray
will appear personally for the
county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
GEN TRIAL
STATES
SHAKEN
Trembler Terrorizes the
Residents Of Michigan,
Iowa, Illinois and
Wisconsin.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, May 26.-Reports
from Oak Park suburb say that al
most every chimney was leveled
by an earthquake shock there at
$40 O'Clock this morning. Sever
al small fires were started by
stoves being overturned by the
tremblor. The weather bureau
reports that the shocks lasted
from three to five seconds. The
motion apparently was from the
north to the south.
Reports of tremors this morn
ing come from points throughout
Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois, the
shakes in some sections lasting
four seconds or more.
No great damage has been re-
ported, though many were terror
stricken. Dispatches from Dubu-
que, Iowa, say that the shocks
were felt there and that the larger
buildings were badly shaken. MIL
waukee and other cities in Wis
consin report shakes at 8:34 this
morning. Muskegon, Mich. re-
ports a shock at $3.50 but no dam.
lage was done there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
REVERSAL IN
The PIT

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, May 26.-Over night
there was a reversal of sentiment
the course of wheat
prices and the market opened de-
cidedly bearish this morning, clos
ing 1-8 to ga bushel lower
than yesterday. While home crop
advices were not improved in the
slikhtest degree, there was a
somewhat better feeling regarding
foreign crops and this is what af-
fected prices everywhere.
Broomhall sent a special cable
from Liverpool suggesting the fol-
lowing facts as the cause of the
rally of the bear forces and the
loss in the worlds wheat prices
today:
beneficial rains in the United
Kingdom and Hungary. Italy re-
ports that country fully supplied
with wheat until harvest. India
and Russia It is said, will con-
|tinue to ship literally.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
SteiIdCOOnl
Protests

Strenuous objection is made by
the town of SteilacoOm and the
property owners along the water
front on the west side to the plan
of the Northern Pacific railway for
bottling up the waterfront.
According to the plans laid out
for the Narrows railway, the
whole waterfront will be practi-
cally ruined for pleasure and bus
mess purposes.
Steilacoom has entered a pro-
test, as we'll as the property own
ers at Chambers creek and other
places along the line.
Major Kutz, government engin-
eer for this district, today accord
ed a hearing to both sides at the
Commercial club. The property
owners insist on drawbridges at
the Wilton waterway, at Cham
bers creek and at the little bay in
the south end of Steilacoom. The
railway wants to bottle the whole
thing up tight SO no one can get
to the bay without consulting the
company.
Major Kutz will take the evi-
dence under advisement and will
make his commentators to the
government at Washington, which
will settle the matter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
L0R|MER
ELECTED
SENATOR
Noted Chicago Pol.
itician Wins Long
Battle
(By United Press Leased Wire. !

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 26.-
William Lorimer of Chicago, MEM
ber of the national house of rep
resentatives, and prominent for
years in Chicago politics, was
elected United States senator to-
day.
Many years ago. when electric
cars were unknown in Chicago,
Lorimer, familiarly known as the
blonde boss" was street car
driver. He mixed in politics on
the side and gradually became
such a political power that he gave
up his job with the street car COM
pany and devoted his time to his
new calling.
Lorimer was chosen on the 95th
ballot after the deadlock had ex-
tended over months. The result
was:
Lorimer, 1O8; former Senator
Hopkins, SO; Stringer (Dem.) i,
20; others scattering. Necessary
for choice, 1903.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
KRU TSCHINIT1
CONF IRmS
REPORT

(By United Press Leased Wfre.1
I NEW YORK, May 26.-Krutt1
schnitt, director of operations o1
the Hartman lines, today officially
announced that arrangements have
been completed through which the
Union Pacific, the Northern Pa
cific and the Great Northern rail-
roads have agreed to use jointly
the Northern Pacific line between
Tacoma and Portland. IS
The Northern Pacific will be-
gin at once double tracking it,
road.
The agreement between HIN
and Hartman, 1t is believed In
Wall street today, will end the
legal battle between the Union
Pacific and the Northern Pacific
over rate questions affecting the
Portland gateway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
SEEKS ARREST
OF HUSBAND

Mrs. Alice Goetz appeared be-
fore Justice Graham today and
swore to complaint charging her
husband, Adolph B. Goetz, with
desertion and failure to support
her. Goetz is butcher. Accord
ing to his wife he has provided
for the family, which lives at 1903
South j, until a short time ago,
when he suddenly refused to have
anything further to do with the
family.
Mrs. Goetz is In destitute cir
Gumstances, she says. land can
barely earn enough to support
herself, although she has to pro-
vide for her family. Goetz will
be arrested this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
POLICE BAFFLED
BY MURDER OF
GIRL

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 26.--
With the capture of the much
wanted Ben Elliott at Redondo
and his absolute elimination for
the Poltera mystery, the quest to-
day changed from man hunt to
a old-blooded picking of man or
men from the Griffith park local
ity to be put through the most
rigid examination known to police.
With this in view Sheriff Ham
mel and others from the sheriff's
office left early this morning for
the scene of the tragedy.
The various examinations to
which young Elliott was subjected
after his arrest convinced every
one who has been active in the
search that he had no hand in the
atrociOus AFFAIR.
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Hill stood out as long as posi-
BILE. Hartman never wanted to
build north from Portland owing
to the engineering difficulties
ahead, but he was determined to
get into Puget Sound. He is now
going clear to the British Column
bia line.
Hill turned down every sugges-
tton of an agreement to use the
N. p. lines until he saw that actual
constructive operations were to be
started on the Oregon & Washing
ton from Portland. To have this
line built meant ruinous competi-
tion. Hill signified a willingness
to consider.
Negotiations Opened.
At Burlingame, California, a
few weeks ago negotiations were
started. They were continued in
the Hill-Harriman conference at
Paso Robles. They terminated in
agreement at New York yesterday.
Instead of the fierce, determin-
ed competition that the people
have looked for by which shippers
and the public would profit, there
will be a working agreement be-
tween the roads. division of ter
ritory as far as practicable, and
instead of competi-
tion between the two great sys-
TENS.
Won't Affect Local Terminals.
This agreement means that Har-
riman can put his trains into Ia
coma just as soon as he can ar
range his business to do SO. They
will come up from Portland to
CONTINUED on Page Eighth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
7 RAILS
HENEY
Z YEARS
Detective Says He Has
Been ShadOwing Noted
PrOSecutor-Paid
$3.50 a r1outh

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.-
That Harry Laurensen, a detective
now in the employ of Luther G..
Brown, has been for the past two
years engaged in an investigation
of the work OF Francis j. Heney,
was his testimony in the Calhoun
trial today. The investigation, he
stated, had been carried on in this
city and in Portland. He denied
that it included Heney's work in
Arizona previous to his connection
with the land fraud cases in Ore
gon.
Under Heney's questioning
Laurensen admitted that he at
present is in Browns employ, and
that he received $3.50 a month for
his services. According to his tes-
timony, his duties consisted of
buying stamps and stationery,
pasting newspaper clippings in a
scrap book and filing reports of
his investigations.
Laurensen was asked to tell the
jury anything he knew about one
Hay Chapman, press agent for
Patrick Calhoun. The witness
stated Hay Chapman came here
from Los Angeles and occupied an
office with Luther Brown.
! New Sensation.
That Luther Brown, chief of
the United Railroads detective
force, hired him to secure private
papers and jury reports from Spe-
cial Agent William ). Burns, was
the sensational testimony given
today by John G. Lawlor, an en-
ploye in the office of the district
attorney. Lawlor said he was
hired by Brown in San Leandro
about a year ago. At the time he
was receiving $50 a month for
his services in the district attor-
ney's office.
He received two payments frou
Brown and carried each to District
Attorney Langd6n, who marked it
for Identification, and sealed in
separate envelopes. The coins
were produced in court today and
admitted as evidence over the OBJ
jections of the defense.
Paid to Get Papers.
Lawlor testified that Brown paid
him $45 and promised him a re-
tainer of $3.50 monthly to get GER
tain papers from the offices of
Burns and District Attorney Lang
don. The money was to be placed
in bank to the credit of Lawlor's
wife each month.
Payment of the $45 was made
on two occasions. Lawlor stated
he went to Browns apartments at
the Hotel st. Francis and asked
Brown what kind of water was
kept on tap in his rooms.
Fine" Brown replied, "try It,"
Lawlor then went into the bath
room where he found $35 in gold.
This he pocketed and left the ho-
tel. Ten dollars was secured q
week later in the same manner.
When asked how Broad approach
ed him with his offer. Lawlor
said:
"He asked me II did not think
IL / had $3.50 in the bank each
month, in my wife's name. she
would be able to buy many things
she could not afford now. 1
agreed with him and the bargain
was made"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
NELL WILL TRY
TO SETTLE STRIKE

ATLANTA, Ca. May 26.--Fu-
ture developments in the strike OF
the Georgia Central firemen de?
pend upon a conference scheduled
late this afternoon between repre-
sentatives of the contending par
ties and United States Labor Com
missioner Neill. Neither side has
shown signs of weakening, and
Neill is confronted with q diff
cult task.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
GUINNESS
MYSTERY
CLEARED
Sailor Admits Staying
Murder Farm WOm an
and Four Other
Persons

by United Press Leased Wire.
CHICAGO, May 26.-WOrd
reached here today that a
young American sailor is held
In detention at Frederikstadt,
near Christiana, Norway, after
cOnfessing that he helped
Mrs. Belle Guinness kill four
persons on her farm near La
Porte, Ind, and then killed
Mrs. Guinness.
He was placed under ar
rest by the captain of his ship
and H. II. ID. Pierce, Ameri-
can minister to Norway, was
notified. The captain of the
vessel stated that the sailor,
whose namo was withheld, ap-
peared to have been forced by
his conscience to make q con-
fession.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
ON TRIAL. FOR
BURGLARY

James o'Farrell and Andrew
Murphy, charged with having
struck down and robbed Henry
Woods OF "a on the night of May
IL, are on trial before Judge
Easterday Of the superior court to-
day. Woods claims that he was
waking with the men on lower
Puyallnp avenue, when suddenly
tlgy knocked him down. took his
money ana pa1< - ~ personal ef-
fects - m Gown : - soseee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26

Realizing that he could monopolize the traffic Of
decided better
than with e. H. Harri and in the third OF series
yesterday together here
n section
AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Portland Farrell
Of
Washington and p oBrien general Hartman man
the high of fca of the IN New
into Tacoma
1 fbaII lines
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
NOTE
IN BOTTLE

(By United Press Leased W1re.)
PORTLAND, Ore. May 26.-~
The recurrent joke of the message
in bottle was again uncorked ak
Clatsop beach last Sunday, when
J. Adams picked up from the sand
a bottle with smoothly worn cork
which, when opened, disclosed thiq
scrawled upon q small
page of checked paper from .
notebook:
Jan. 6, 1905. Lost at sea out
on raft. Prof. w. w. Wilson.
Stockton, Cal. Goodbye TO ell. "
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
DOC BIT CHILD;
OWNER IS FINED

L. r. Martin, arrested several
days ago on the charge Of owning
a vicious dog. was fined $25 and
costs of SGT by Justice Graham
this morning. II Martin allows
the dog to run at liberty here
after, Patrolman Shanler OF Bis
mark is authorized to kill the an
imal and send the bill to Martin.
II was charged In the original
complaint that the dos had hitten
the three-year-old daughter 81
Mrs. Gertrude Matshette.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
LICENsED TO WED.

Marriage licenses have been is
sued to Arthur Jones and Alice
Dickson, to George Carlson and
Emma Thorma Cannon, to Alfred
Wilhelm schulenberg and Sophie
Biek, to Joseph s. HALEY and
Pearl Parker, to William Albert
Henderson and Lillian May Ash
ley, and to Otto Herman Mueller
and Grace Wolberton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
Oar Started by Quake

Madison, Wis, reports that tre-
mors were felt in many places in
that vicinity. Two distinct shocks
were felt at Rockford, Ill. An in
|terurban car standing on grade
near Rockford, was started by the
quake and ran down hill at high
speed, nearly striking a wagon
driven by farmer, who barely
escaped sudden death. The car
was stopped when it reached a
stretch of upgrade track.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
Refuses Marriage License
Without Union Label

HUTCHINSON, Kas., May
26.-True to the principles
of unionism, even at the risk
of losing a chance to be a
husband, Colman G. Clinton
is cynosure of all eyes here
today because of his refusal
to accept q marriage license
that did not bear the union
label. Clinton is now married
all right, but he did not let
the ceremony proceed until
he was certain that 1t was go
ing to be a union wedding.
In other words, he induced
the authorities to find a certi-
ficate that showed it had
been turned out by union
printers. Clinton's home is
in Portland, Oregon, and he
is a linotype operator. His
bride is Miss Ethel John
son.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
Fleet Fires Salute
| In Governor S Honor
ton is being given.
Banquet Tonight.


At 1880 this evening a banquet
will be given in honor of Admiral
Ijichi and his officers by Tacoma
business men, at the Tacoma ho-
tel. Extensive arran gements have
been made for a splendid time.
Tomorrow will be "ships' day"
on the Japanese ships. The ad-
miral and his officers will receive
invited guests and some new
standards in entertainment are
looked for at the hands of the
Japanese, who appear to be adept
in social matters.
Thursday evening will present
the greatest spectacular sight of
feet week. All the ships in the
|harbor will be illuminated with an
electric display similar 10 that
given by the ships during deet
week lat year. .. q. 5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
UP. TO ENTER
OVER
MP. CO.'S LINE
Hill and Hartman Take Peace Agreement For
Joint Use of Line Between Portland and This
City-Union Pacific Trains Here By Aug.
HILL AND HARTMAN COMBINE.

trains will be Tacoma by August l.
building of Oregon Washington Portland
is abandoned.
Hill will both the N P. tracks from Ia
to Portland
The N p. will double entire distance
Hartman gets of the Columbia river bridge
Bot Hartman will enter the union depot at
Portland.
O. r N will build branch along Snake river to
with the North Bank.
Hill Hartman cooperate instead OF compete.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
Causes Terror.
(By United Press Leased Wire. \

PEORIA, ILL.,, May 26. - A
slight earthquake shock was felt
here at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
No damage was done, but the
trembler caused considerable ex-
element.
Reports received from Wyom-
ing and other central Illinois
towns say that a shock was felt
throughout that section at the
same time the shock recorded
here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
RECORDED IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, May 26. =
The seismograph of the United
States weather bureau, today re-
corded an earthquake at 9 o'clock,
Al minutes and 80 seconds, Wash
ington time. The shock was a little
over a minute In duration and was
not of great intensity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
MURDER IS
REVEALED
Body of Woman Washed
Up on Beach Gives
Evidence of
Crime 81

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO. May 26.-
Washed up on the rocks near the
new Cliff house by the incoming
tide, the body. of a well dressed
comely woman, was found early
today by Junius Schmidt, night
watchman. The woman apparent
ly was about 33 years of age and
the body had been in the water
but short time.
The police believe the woman
was murdered and thrown into
the bay. Upon this theory Detec-
tives Black and De La Guerra have
been detailed on the case. They
will be reinforced by half dozen
other operatives from the police
department.
The woman's hands were small
and well kept and her features
gave every evidence of refinement.
About her neck was hung a
scapular of the Roman Catholic
faith and two medals of the Bless
ed Virgin. The short time that
the body had been washed about
by the waves has led the police to
believe that the crime was COM
mitted at late hour last night.
The fact that the body was clad
in a light kimona and otherwise
was not dressed for the street, has
strengthened the belief of the p0-
lice that the woman was the vic
tim of fatal crime.
The body, was identified this
afternoon as that of Mrs. Della
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26

ST. PAUL. Minn., May u.s.
Above the grewsomeness of a ter
rible murder in St. Paul shines
the wonder of a mothers love.
Mrs. Louis Arbogast was awak-
ened at o'clock In the morning
by the cries of her beautiful
daughter Louise, who is "a years
old. Arising she met Louise and
two younger daughters, who had
also been aroused by Louise's
means, in the hallway.
Something is the matter with
papa. Something is the matter with
the gas" sobbed Louise.
Mrs. Arbogast rushed to the
room where her husband slept.
The room was filled with smoke
from a charring flame on her
husbands bed. The mother rush
ed to the bed and fought the
flames with her hands, calling
meanwhile to her husband. Then
she saw he was blood-besmeared
and that blood covered the bed,
pillows and sheets.
Turning to the moaning Louise,
she saw that the girls silken
nightgown was soaked in blood.
"Louise?" shrieked the mother
in q terrible question.
"Yes, 1 did it," said Louise.
The girl, who was engaged to be
married to Henry Spangenberg,
scion of well-to-do st. Paul fam
lily, had only recently returned to
her home from a sanitarium,
where she had been treated for q
nervous ailment.
The mother suddenly realized
that her daughter was insane.
The mother love, in the midst of
all the horror, rose to meet the
terrible occasion.
She rushed into the cellar with
the blood-covered ak; behind her
went her two daughters. fearful Of
the terrible scene above. Behind
them came the blood-bespattered,
beautiful Louise, moaning.
Then, the ak being hidden, the
grewsome procession went into the
large bathroom. It was, perhaps,
the most terrible bit of houseclean-
ing that women's hands have ever
done. UnaccustOmed as they were
to doing housework, the mother
and the two sane sisters washed
clothes with desperation. They per-
formed the terrible task of taking
the bloodsoaked sheets from be-
meath the body, as best they could,
from Louise's nightgown- The
mothers nightgown, which had
been burned in the fire, was de-
stroyed.
All this terrible task the moth
er performed with her hands lit
orally scorched.
Then, after this was done, the
called the police.
Louise would not keep quiet
when they arrived.
Something's the matter with
papa. Something's the matter with
the gas" she moaned over and
over. So the mother and sisters
did not add to her story.
The mother was 30 Ill the police
took her to the hospital. together
With the moaning Louise.
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II 1 were hanged on the highest
hill,
Mother o. mine, o mother o.
mine!
/ know whose love would follow
me still,
Mother o. mine, o mother o.
mine.
II 1 were drowned in the deepest
sea,
Mother o. mine, o mother o.
mine!
/ know whose tears would come
down to me,
Mother o. mine, o mother o.
mine.
If I were damned of body and
and soul,
1 know whose prayers would make
me whole,
Mother o. mine, o mother o.
mine!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26
WAsHlAGT0N A
MADE CONSUL

(By Unifod rxco1 I1eocc
WASHINGTON, H(
Frederick 8iznplc1 1G
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26

For three days the police were
on the case, but the mother did not
confess her daughters crime until
the police had worked it out in
their own minds.
Poor girl! Don't hurt her.
she pleaded.
The police arrested the girl, but
1t is not probable that she will be
prosecuted. Now she only smiles
and talks pleasantly with the sher-
iff, who is a friend of the family.
1t is feared that the young man
she was to have married in June
will lose his reason.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-26

The body was identified this
afternoon as that of Mrs. Della
Hines of 864 Sixty-first street,
Oakland.