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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27

ELLENSBURG, Wash, July 81.
lines, excerpts from a bit
of descriptive verse dedicated to
the engineering profession and
written by Miss Rita Clarke, a
society girl of Ellensburg, was the
direct cause of a romance which
set the wedding bells ringing for
the fair poetess and Ralston Whit
tlemore, a civil engineer in the
employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad, which is con-
structing its lines through to the
Pacific.
Miss Clarke penned the verses,
soon after her return from college,
this spring. The poem was pub
lished in local paper. Later one
of the papers was stuffed into a
box of canned supplies and ship
ped to the mountain camp where
Whittlemore was stationed. Far
away from any settlement the
|young transitman scanned eagerly
the news columns till his eye rest
ed on the poem. He read it over
repeatedly and was particularly
impressed with the lines:
Sturdy, courageous and true;
The engineer struggles DER scar
ed desert sands
And braving the dangers of strange
frontier lands
Marks out the path SO the weak
can pass too"
That's great" exclaimed
Whittlemore. And then he care
fully cut out the verses signed by
Miss Clarke, placed them In his
wallet and vowed to meet the girl.
Several weeks elapsed before he
was gladdened by the news that
he was to be sent to Ellensburg to
take charge of the drafting work.
There he sought the acquaintance
of young men until he was reward
ed by meeting one who was a
friend to Miss Clarke and who in
troduced the future bride and
bridegroom to each other.
The engineer liked the Verses
and he liked the author. 1t was
not long before the wedding bells
were ringing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
| OOk FOR
MISSING
WOMAN
Police of Burlington, N.
j., Seeking Pretty Girl
Thought to Have
Been Murdered

BURLINGTON. N. j., July 81.
-Searchers are dragging Rose
pond, IL miles from here, today
for the body of a beautiful wom-
an, guest at the local inn, who
mysteriously disappeared last
Thursday night.
Following the disappearance of
the woman, whose name was not
learned at the hotel, articles of a
woman's attire were found near
the pond. There we're evidences
of struggle in that vicinity. and
1t is feared that the woman was
murdered.
Police officials here believe that
the woman committed suicide,
but the public is not inclined to
agree with their theory.
Sensational Scandal.
Details of sensational scandal
are expected to develop IL the
woman's body is recovered. She
came here early last week in the
company of handsomely dressed
man. The pair registered as "Mr.
and Mrs. Watkins of Brooklyn"
but it is thought that the woman's s
true name is Miss A. M. Wilson,
letters found in her room since her
disappearance being addressed to
that name.
One of these, both of which are
unsigned. requested her to call at
the writer's business office, and
another asks her not to address
letters to the writer's office.
Violent Quarrel.
Thursday the couple, who engag-
ed an expensive suite of rooms at
the local inn, had a violent quar-
rel. Soon afterward the man left
the place and the woman hired a
rig and followed him. She has not
been seem since, but portions OF
her clothing found near Rose
pond, near which her horse was
tied, leads to the belief that hei
body will be discovered in the
water. kA
/ Search is being made for "Mr
Watkins.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27

Learning that warrant was
out .or his arrest for. wife de-
sertion, Robert P. Smith appeared
at the sheriff's office this morning
and gave himself up. He stated
that he had never run from any
thing yet and was willing to take
his punishment II he had done
wrong.
The warrant was sworn to yes
terday by Smiths young wife, who
alleges that he has not supported
her since May. She also charges
brutal treatment and drunkenness
ON the part of her husband.
They were married IN the spring
Of 1908 and separated in July OF
that year. Some months ago Mrs.
smith attempted to get q divorce
hut this was denied by Judge Cliff
ford and reconciliation was ef-
fected between the young pair.
For a while they lived together but
separated last April.
Mrs. Smith is now Ia the county
u1ital seriously VI. She ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
TACOMA ELKs TO
MAKE GREAT
SHOWING

Tacoma Elis are expected to
make a great showing In the par
rade at Seattle Tomorrow, during
the festivities planned for the an
nual reunion of the order. The
local Elks will leave here at 7:3o
on the Flyer, special trip being
made by this boat for the occasion.
and plans are being laid to care
for delegation of from 600 to
700.
Attired in prince albert coats.
silk hats and light trousers, and
carrying canes decorated with the
ribbons Of the order, the Tacoma
delegation will head the process
sion. and win make a strong bid
for the prize offered tor the best
arpearing lodge and the one hay
Ing che sreatest number ON line.
After = xreat day Ia Seattle. che
Tacoma Ellis viii return on tbs
koet leesiuE thers et 11 odo1o(1I
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27

The Pacific Traction company,
with lines running from Ninth and
Comerce streets to South Tacoma.
American lake and Steilacoom.
has passed into the control of the
Puget Sound Electric company,
the Stone & Webster corporation
operating the Tacoma-Seattle In
terurban lime and the formal trans
fer of the property will be made
on Monday OF next week.
Dimmock Notified.
w. S. Dimmock, general man
ager of the p 8. e. company,
was notified of the transfer by
wire yesterday afternoon and he
expects details 10 reach him by
mail the latter part OF the week.
To the Times today MIR. Dimmock
said: ..st...t
II was advised late yesterday
afternoon that the Puget Sound
Electric company had bought all
the tracks and franchises of the
Pacific Traction company. The
deal was practically consummated
in Boston several days ago and all
papers were signed up yesterday.
The Pacific Traction company will
continue to be operated as an inde-
pendent company. probably under
the name 1t now bears. cannot
say as to what changes will be
made officially until l. receive full
information from our people in
Boston.
Won't Give Transfers.
mo, 1t is not likely that we will
give transfers from the T. r. &
P. cars to those on the Pacific
Traction lines. AS / said, the
company is independent of any
other company In the city. The
formal transfer will be made Aug
ust 1, and ! cannot say what we
will do until this event takes
place. I have never been over
the line, but will make a thorough
inspection of the property as soon
as the transferSis made.
May Not Build Extensions.
l.3T'Tt Is not likely that any of the
Iextensions planned by the Trac-
tion company will be built by the
new owners at present. The street
car lines are not making enough
money now to warrant the build
Ing of new lines. 1t is probable
that the line from American lake
to Olympia will be built in the
near future. l shall be able to
say more about that later"
Felt Not Surprised.
Il. ]. Felt, the man who built
the line of the Pacific Traction
company and did all the prelimin-
airy work in the getting of fran
chises, etc, was not surprised
when he learned that the deal was
made, for he knew that negotia-
tions had been pending for some
time.
Deal Bad For City.
II am sorry that the transfer
was made said Mr.. Felt to the
Times. 81 wanted to see Tacoma
have an Independent company. 1t
is better for the city. l have no
desire to say anything against the
T. R. & p. but everybody knows
that they were running things as
they pleased when we came in and
stirred them up. guess they
found us rather unpleasant CAD
fly when they were forced to divert
cars from other points to which
they had been ordered and send
them to Tacoma in order to give
the people good service"
Won't Effect "Short Line"
Mr.. Felt says that the transfer
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27

The provisions in the Pa
cific Traction company's fran
chise framed by the council
to prohibit the sale of that
hne to the opposition and
to insure competition in the
street car business In Tacoma
are worthless.
The Traction company
franchises. lines, cars, bags
and baggage have been sold to
the Stone & Webster syndi-
cate, owners of the T. r. a.
p, the Interurban, etc. and,
despite the provisions put IN
to the franchises guarding
against just such a deal, the
city Is helpless.
Former city councils
Thought they were safeguard
ing the city In granting the
Traction company the most
liberal concessions by insert
ing in every franchise pro-
vision forbidding a sale with
out the consent of the coun-
Gil. Either the councflmen
and the former city attorney
were deceived or they pur-
posely deceived the people.
The provision was eyaded
simply by transfer of stock,
the Traction company's stock
holders handing over their
stock to the stone Il Webster
interests, while the company
remains legally an tnde-
pendent corporation.
1T Is an evasion of the
spirit of the franchise abso-
lutely, but not the letter. and
/ don't suppose there is any
relief" said Assistant City
Attorney Baker.
"The legislature passed a.
bin some years ago allowing
corporations to buy con-
trolling interest in the stock
of a competing. company and
this apparently is the way the
franchise is evaded In this
case"
The city Is buncoed.
The T. X. a II. owners now
get the liberal franchises
granted to their opponents to
encourage competition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
Z KILLED
IN STRIKE
RIOT
Blood Is Shed in Clash
Between Rioters and
Troops in Spain
Many Injured

BARCELONA, July 27.-Twelve
persons were killed and so were
wounded this afternoon in a clash
between the troops and the riot
ing strikers. The dead include
a military captain, three gend-
armes and eight rioters. The sit
uation is critical and more blood
shed is expected before night.
Scores Hurt.
Scores of rioters weer injured
this morning In clash with the
troops. A demonstration to show
the displeasure of the people at
the governments course in con-
tinuing the war in Morocco, was
turned into a fierce riot and the
troops were called to the scene.
The rioters defied the soldiers.
Unable to dispense the mob
without force, the commander of
the troops ordered a charge and
a fierce street fight followed, the
soldiers finally gaining the victory.
Although the largest mob was
dispersed, smaller bodies of angry
men and women congregated in
various parts of the city and small
riots were almost continuous
throughout the day.
Although martial law was pro-
claimed yesterday, following the
strike of several thousand work
men, the government soldiers are
experiencing great difficulty in
preserving order.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27


lin the construction of railroads
IN the states of Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho, Montana and North
Dakota, approximately $4,000
600 will be spent within the next
two years. The figures are based
on contracts that have been let
within the past three months and
official estimates made by the va
rious lines running into this sec
ton.
N. p. To Spend $40, 900, 900.
1t was semi-officially announced
in st. Paul more than a month
ago that the Northern Pacific had
appropriated $10,000.000 for the
Improvement of it's main line be-
tween Mandan, N. D., and Glen
dive, Mont. In the meantime the
Hill lines had provided for the
construction of two important
lines in the wheat belt Of Wash
ington. Contracts have already
been let for more than 700 miles
of road and further contracts will
shortly be made.
Surveying for Double Track.
The engineering department OF
the Northern Pacific is busily en-
gagged in making surveys for the
double track between Vancouver
and South Tacoma and tracklay-
ing between the former city and
Kalama has already been COM
menced.
Milwaukee To Spend &25, 900, 600
The accompanying table shows
the magnitude of the operations
of the various lines. In the next
five years the Chicago, Milwaukee
and Puget Sound Railroad will
not spend less than $25,000,00
in the construction of branch lines.
Contracts now under way and
approved lines projected will cost
$5,450,000 in Washington and
Montana. This is said by railroad
authorities to be conservative
estimate of approved projects of
the Milwaukee System.
The North Coast.
Contracts now running, on the
North Coast System, recognized
as a bona-fide transcontinental
scheme, aggregate upwards of $3,-
100000, including the Columbia
River bridge. No consideration
is taken of costly terminal facili-
ties, aggregating In value more
than $2,000,000, which the North
Coast is acquiring in Spokane,
Walla Walla and North Yakima.
The Pittsburg & Gillmour VAL
ley road. sixty-five miles in length.
projected from Armistead, Mon
tana to Salmon City, idaho, and
now under construction, is vari-
ously reckoned as q Northwestern
and Hartman line.
In Central Oregon, James j..
Hill is said to have projected sur
veys up the valley Of the Deschut-
es river. in opposition to the Har-
riman extension from Deschutes.
on the o. r. & N.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
STRIKERS MAY
WIN YET

(By United Press Leased Wire
PITTSBURG, Pa. July 27.-
Striking employees OF the Pressed
Steel Car company will probably
return to work at the company 8
plant at McKees Rocks next Fri
day. according to an announce
inent made today by G. A. Wise,
chairman Of the strikers executive
committee.
Wise said that the meeting OF
the committee and tine ofricials of
the car company would probably
result ia the 1907 wage scale be-
ing adopted by the company. This
scale II satisfactory to the strik-
ing employees but was clangoa hy
the company az the beginning OF
the financial panic about eighteen
months ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
MUST ANSWER FOR
! DEATH OF SUTTON

This action was taken when a
letter, written by Mrs. Sutton and
sent to the navy department, re-
questing the present inquiry, was
introduced in evidence Just after
the dead officers mother mad been
sworn as witness. Mre. SUIT
ton will not be allowed to testify
until Utley arrives.
The letter which caused the rul-
Ing OF the Judge advocate read:
my own Investigation con-
vfnces me that my. son did not
commit suicide but was killed by
one OF the other officers"
The persons present when SUIT
ton died were Lieutenants Willing,
Beyan, Adams, Utley, Osterman
and Rocker and Sergeant De
Hart.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
$4,000
INTO FIRE

SAN FRANCISCO, July ~
Mrs. ]. G.. Jacobsen, wife of a
salesman. today is on the verge of
nervous prostration and her hus-
band is mourning the loss of $5,-
600 in currency which Mrs. Jacob
sen accidentally threw into the fire
while burning papers.
AS his wife threw the fortune
nto the flames Jacobsen recognized
the envelope containing the money
and made wild grab for it. The
fire soon reduced the currency to
ashes, however. Hoping to be rec
ompensed by the government, ia
cobsen saved the ashes, and will
send them to Washington for ex-
animation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
OFFICERS IMPLICATED IN IN
QUIRY ARE PUT ON DEFEN-
SIVE BY JUDGE.

I ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 27.-
Officers and soldiers present at
the time of the death of Lieuten-
ant James N. Sutton, the Oregon
marine officer. were placed in the
position of defendants at the court
of inquiry into Sutton's death to-
day by the Judge advocate. The
court also ruled that Mrs. James
N. Sutton, mother of the dead
lieutenant, must assume the po-
sition of prosecuting witness. He
then postponed further hearing of
the case until next week when
Lieutenant Ntley, one OF the newly
designated defendants, will arrive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
10 -YEAR-OLD BOY
KILLS PLAYMATE
aNGERED BY BEING BEATEN
AT CROQUEr, HE HITS g.
YHAB-OLD CHILD IN HEAD
WITH MALLET, FRACTUR-
ING SKULL.

Los ANGELES, CAL. July
2z.--Angered because his g.
year-oId opponent was beat
ing him &C croquef, Jesse
Kfngley, 10 years Of age,
struck Levitt 1rbin on the
head with = xna1Ict yesterday
afternoon, frarturing the lit
tie fellows skull.
L<evirt died shortly before
noon today at the county hos~
pftal, after = surgical oper-
&flou- The Grief-sfricken pnr-
en<s o{ tho v1cfiln announced
<1hey wouId take no staps e.
Hzz1 prosecot'ps - kinzs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
DROVE FAMILY.
FROM HOME;
ARRESTED

On complaint of his wife, q.
Peterson, a carpenter 40 years old.
was brought to the city Jail at
noon today by Jailer Waddell and
Policeman Bradfield. According
to the story told by the woman,
Peterson drew his pay yesterday,
got drunk, and when he came
home he drove the family from the
house. When the officers reached
the house, at 1916 East N street.
today, Peterson was asleep and
was much surprised when told
that he was under arrest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
y Bncoed Again. Can't Prevent Sale Of Traction Co. Stone Webster
Franchise Provision
Against Transfer Is
Cleverly Evaded

Owners of T, R. 8 p Buy Opposition Street Car
Concern and City Is Helpless to Stop Deal,
Which Eliminates All Competition in Tacoma
Line Will be Operate Under Present Corpor-
ate Name and Transfers to T. r. g p. Cars May
Not Be Given
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27

NEW YORK, July 27.-That
John d. Rockefeller, the oil king.
is preparing to distribute a good
part of his numerous millions in
is predicted today by those
who profess to have acquaintance
with the Rockefeller plans. 1t is
said that Rockefeller already has
many millions to his
son, John D., jr., so that the
younger Rockefeller may have the
honor and fame of being the dis
pensator of princely gifts.
According to the accepted vers-
ion of the rumored plan, the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27

TUSCON, .Ariz., July 27.--
|Twenty-six Chinese today were re-
leased on bail aggregating $1,000.
which they deposited to insure
their appearance to answer to
charges of violating this city's
gambling ordinances.
The men were arrested late last
might in a Chinatown raid headed
by Mayor Ben Heney, brother OF
francis ]. Heney, San Francisco's
graft prosecutor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
Wanted for Deserving
Wife; Gives Himself Up

asked the associated charities to
assist her but the husband says he
knew nothing OF this.
Smith was placed in jail and
will be tried In the superior court
as soon as possible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
JOHN D. RoonEFELLER.

money will be given directly to the
poor through certain Rockefeller
channels.
Charitable institutions and col
leges will not benefit to any great
extent by the projected philan-
throphy.
Like all Rockefeller ventures,
the distribution or wealth to the
masses will be handled by a COM
pany duly Incorporated.
Just what method of charity
will be followed has not been IS
certained but it is said tha/the
money Will be given out right to
the needy and that little will be
handled as loans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27
NEW CHIEF CLERK
FOR VHE MITWaTfKEH

H. w. Fulton, for several years
with the Northern Pacific at I'll
lensburg. arrived in Tecoma yes
terday and is now employed in the
office of Hugh J. Nanny, CONNER
cial agent for the Milwaukee. as
ohief clerk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-27

Marriage licenseA have been ie-
eued from the county auditors a :
nee g Otto s<r1 uch md ORA q.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-06-12
La Villa de Madrid

Incompatible resulta ell surtldo
que esta recibiendo ola Villa de Ma
drid" Este establecimiento montado
4 Ia moderna no tiene comprehend
desde ell fino organdi de. centavos
hasta ell Pano de Lion de S y 4 plda
los mejores Cuellos Y Corbatas fran
cesas y Puhos de hilo, los mejores
Paraguas y Sombriilas francesas deS
de 75c. hasta S II, cada una los me-
jores rasos y piel de seda, Panuelos
de hilo y de seda y ell surtido mas
grande en- encajes Valenciens a O.lO
Ia pieza, ,nuestras tiras bordadas son
va conocidas tenemos ahora el sur
lido mas complete que nunca y con
gran rebaja de precios; En- flores ma
die compile en- buen gusto y balos
precios asi como en- materiales para
sombreros desde ell alambre hasta la
pluma de Oxtrichs de $40 cada una
Este establecimiento vende mucho
por que tiene la mejor mercancia a
los preeios mas reducidos. Es su le-
ma. Visitenos 9 pida muestras, Sc
guro de encontrar cuanto neceslte.
Pida nuestras lejitimas cintas Lau
rel Liberty de cuyo articulo somos
exclusives.
P. o. Box 764. Telefono 273. San
Francisco, 81. San Juan P. Rico.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-06-12
EL HIJ0 DEL DIbBL0.
P0r Paul Feval.
'ueito.

vueito.
Hans murmuro:
-iUna carta... Una llave!
-Acaso he obrado MAJ en- habia.
ros de este, Hans-diio Gertrddis;-
porque ia condesa me habia encar-
gado mucho ell secreto. 49,.
Los secretos de nuestra anna
estan bien seguros en- ei fondo de
mi corazon-respondi6 ei pale:
Gertrudis tomo una de las ma
nos del pale y la oprimi6 entire las
suyas, diciendo:
-iQue bueno sois!. -. icuantc
os amo!
Hans volvi6 Ia vista hacia los
tres hombres sentados junto al ale
trargado anciano.
-Cuanto mas refiexiono-dijo
ell joven respondiendo a sus pro,
pios pensamientos.-tanto mas te
rrlbies me parecen estos miste-
rios.
Gertrudis palidecio al oirle.
-SQue temeis pues, amigo mio?-
lie dijo.
No Sc -replic6 ell paje-ipero no
veis cual Sc asemeja ell conde de
Gunther a I'm moribundo?
Gertrudis, miro al anciano y Sc es-
tremecio.
-Es clerto-murmuro.
Ell conde esta agonizando-re-
puso Hans;-ia condesa en- las ma
nos de ese medico que Dios con-
funda. -.
-Hans-dijo la ioven con una
sencilia convicci6n:-puede ser que
os equivoqueis.
-Dios 10 quiera-murmur6 ell
pale.
ST debiera suceder alguna des-
gracia-contnu6 Ia joven bajando
los ojos -habrian venido va los
tres hombres roios.
Hans, no obstante la ailiccion
que lie oprlmfa, no pudo menos de
sonreirse al escuchar semejantes
palabras, d las cuales respondi6
-GY quien sabe 81 vendran?
Al mismo tempo Sc ievant6, CO.
mo 81 hubiese querido arrojar de
81 ei peso de su inquietud; Sc acer-
co a Ia ventana y dirigi6 hacia fue-
"a su mirada distrafda.
-Asf estaban tambien el patio
murmur6 lai6ven con ahogada voz-
aquella noche en- que vi q los tres
hombres rojos en- la sala en- que esta-
mos.
-Pobre loquilIa-dijo Hans ira