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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10

ries, jr., in 1.-The Third Degree" is ac-
knowledged to be one of those close
touches of nature for which Mr.. Klein
is SO justly noted. In this, his latest
creation, however, critics have de-
clared he has outdone even himself,
for they say every character in the
play is a living, breathing prototype of
the human being he or she represents
here on the stage of the real life
drama. The junior Mrs. Howard Jeff
ries, despised by her husbands rich
family because she was not of his sta
tion in life before marriage, is deserted
by her husbands father in her most
trying hour, but heroically rises to the
occasion, and by her perseverance and
determination enlists the services of
Richard Brewster, the most eminent
lawyer in New York City, and thereby
ultimately clears her husband of the
charge of murder. Her devotion to her
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10

husband, her belief in his innocence
despite his confession, wrung from him
by the police through inquisitorial
methods, and her soul-stirring efforts
to save him from the electric chair,
make her the most lovable of creatures,
one of those truly human and sympa-
encountered in everyday life.
The tremendous scene al the beginning
of the play, from which it derives its
title, is modernization of the terri
flying ordeals and tortures to which in
nocent victims were subjected during
the Infamous Spanish inquisition.
Fernando Eliscu, Paul Everton, NAL
colin Duncan, E. A Eberle, H. H
Forseman, Alfred Moore, 7. L. Cole
man, A H. Symmons, Ralph Ramsay
and Irene Oshier, constitute the pre-
senting company of "The Third De-
gree ~
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10

TIE TIThD DEOhEE
hEW if any of the home-loving citi-
zens of America really under
u stand, or for that matter have
devoted any thought to the methods
used by the police in some large cities
in extorting confessions from supposed
criminals. For that reason, if for no
other, Charles Klein's latest dramatic
success, THE Third Degree" which
will open at the Mason opera house
tomorrow night, will prove a genu-
inely interesting evenings entertain
ment
Mr.. Klein's story is said to be in
tensely dramatic beautifully human and
relieved throughout by subtle vein of
brilliant and scintillating humor.
The author Charles Klein, was on the
dock at Marseilles, waiting to go
aboard steamer for Egypt. Picking
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10

Cant we instruct the poor about
how to live properly and improve their
general condition."
why, certainly we can. Let us get
up a series of lectures at one of the
fashionable hotels.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
What Is It for Short?

It's pity that spelling reform can't
strike those public men in Greece.
The new minister of the Greek in
terror bears the name of Trlantafyal-
lako.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
POVERTY A SOCIAL DISEASE
BUT NOTA CRIME

At present 1t is in the hands, in
each locality, In committee
known as "the board of guard
ians." Frequently corrupt and
generally incompetent, these
bodies have been recklessly vast
ing the taxpayers money for a
century, while their charges have
either been entirely neglected or
pauperized in the most humiliat-
ing fashion.
Able-bodies Must Work.
1t is with regard to the able
bodies but temporarily destitute
the involuntary idle or those who
refuse to work-that the most
startling innovations are propos-
ed. For those who will not work
when given the opportunity semi
penal establishments will be ere
ated and here the offenders will
be kept under almost prisonlike
discipline until they give evidence
of a disposition to become indus
trious and respectable members
of society.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
LET'S Uncle Sam
Garry His Money:
Cant Get II Back

Rather than carry the money
on his person. Robert Randall, of
Aberdeen, sent an advance money
order payable to himself to the
Tacoma postoffice. This morning
he applied at the postoffice with
an order for $S5, the amount
which he deposited with the pos
tai authorities at Aberdeen, and
was refused the money because
he had no one to identify him.
Randall. lie a stranger In the
city and says that he is not &C
quainted with anyone here. He
went to the central police station
today bat the police officials could
not help him out. The only way
out of the difficulty, as far as
Randall could see, would be to
telegraph to Aberdeen to have a
friend come to this city to identi-
~ him. Meanwhile Uncle Sam is
holding Randall's money In sin
voluntary trust"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
GOOD POLICE
RECORD

The expense of the police auto
patrol for February was only
$18.S2, according to the monthly
report just finished by Clerk AL
Terry. This is the lowest ex-
pense account since the Inaugural
ton Of the machine, and it is be.
lieved that the figures can be kept
equally low each month in the fu-
ture. The patrol travelled a total
of 603 miles during the month.
In February there were 1853
inmates of the Tacoma police sta
ton, 1,348 of these occupying cells
at the Central station in the city
hall, and the remainder at the
various sub-stations.
City chef, James Shiel, prepar-
ed and served $500 meals during
the % days of the month. The
classification of the most common
arrests is as follows: "Plain
drunks," 219; disorderly conduct,
1876; suspects, So; on warrants, 27;
larceny, 6. Police activity, accord
ing to Chief Duley, has almost
doubled itself within the past two
weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08

(By United Press Leased Wire
LONDON, March Son the
strength of report recently made
to the English ministry by a COM
mission appointed four years ago
to Investigate methods and de-
rise improvements in the coun-
try's system of caring for its de-
pendent poor, the liberal party's
leaders In parliament today befan
the drafting of a new code of laws
for the care of those in the COM
munity who must rely upon 9TH
ers for assistance or support.
Not q Crime.
The liberals central idea is that
poverty should cease to be regard
ed as q crime and be recognized
~ q social disease, the scientific
treatment of which is the coun.
try's duty. The most drastic
changes will be necessary to &C.
GDmplish this result.
At the very outset the existing
system of administering poor re-
lief" Is to be entirely wiped out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
officer Shifts ''Hop'';;
Opium Den Is Raided

the scent like a trained
hound, the detective led the way
to the Swope hotel. and directly
to the door Of the room occupied
by the two colored men.
For some time the men would
not open the door, but when the
detectives threatened to burst
their way in, the colored men
withdrew the bars, ad the officers
entered. The room was full of
smoke, and with little difiiculty
the detectives found pipe, and
a quantity of opium. After TAX
ing the men to the central station
the detectives returned and found
another pipe and a full "hop"
smoking paraphenalia. One of
the pipes taken in the raid is the
most elegant affair of It's kind
ever confiscated by local officers.
Porter and Philip are being
held on the charge Of smoking
opium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
THE TACOMA TINES
Obs and ABS" From Society
As Lady Constance Dances

cert, except that the music was
there.
The ladies "Ohed'' and "Ahed''
politely, as Lady Constance was
revealed, by opening curtains in
her flowing robes and naked feet
and ankles. Her knees appeared
once or twice In the first number.
In the second number she knelt on
the floor several times, exposing
ticklish soles.
In the third number Lady Con-
stance stretched herself on the
floor repeatedly. The carpet was
of velvet.
Lady Constance declared to the
reporters that half the money
was going to her proposed boys
school, and that the other half
would go to the Society for the
Improvement of the Poor and the
School Fund.
I'm surprised that Americans
should think my dances immoral"
said she, as she was being posed
for pictures. why, just think of
'Salome'!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08

inowned make, in a little palmer
Istyle of case; sells everywhere fol
$500; now $500.
Hobart M. Cable-This make oil
instrument is used more extensive.
/ y in Washington schools than IL
any other, IT being in use in the
State school at Pullman; a $3.50
style goes for $295.
Schubert - This time-honored
make is represented by a very
beautiful instrument of excep-
tional tone; a $3.50 style for 5000
Kimball-A make of pianos we
have sold for more than 20 years
without dissatisfied customer;
was $3.50; now $3.50.
Cable-Nelson--Would be a bar
gain at 1915; will be sold for
1910.
Story & Clark-The name on
this piano is sufficient guaran-
tee as to its quality; $435 style,
1888.
Johnston-The most popular
piano in Tacoma today; a large
size $3.50 style; now 1927.
JOhhotOl--An WhOoO SaoO
is a little more scratched; worth
every cent of $3.50; will go for
$165.
Observation-Disclosures as one
of Americas leading pianos; a
$525 style. for $36S.
Marshall & Wendell--this piano
is like new; almost without a
scratch; $425 style, for $40.
Schubert-In a plain case; ex-
cellent tone; $475 style, 1855.
You can buy new pianos for a
great deal less than the prices
asked for these; in fact, we have
them as low as $165, but 1t is con-
ceded by all who have ever made
the subject a study, that slightly
used or secondhand piano of good
standard make represents more
actual piano value than any new
piano that could be bought for the
same money. This offer is worthy
of your closest investigation and
Very easy terms
may be had on all pianos listed
above. D. s. Johnston Co., 943-
945 @ st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
PIANOS one YEAR OLD
Mould You Buy a Piano That Has Been Used
Year?
Twelve Pianos Used In the Studios of the Temple of Music
Offered for SaIe--Bargaln Prices

We have Just called in the pi-
amos that have been in use in the
teachers studios in the Temple OF
Music building, replacing them
with new ones. This change Is
made once a year for the reason
that we do not want the instru-
ments to remain there long
enough to get too badly shopworn.
These studios are occupied by
some of the leading teachers of
the city, who, as might be expect
ed. would be satisfied to use
nothing but the very best pianos
in their studio work. For that
reason this collection of instru-
ments is one of the most excep-
tional as to quality ever offered.
Each and every one of them was
selected because of its good tone,
responsive touch, ETC., from our
entire stock by the teacher.
Among the makes represented in
this lot will be found Hobart M.
Cable, Lester, Haddorf, Schubert,
Kimball, etc., every one well
known to the musical public.
Now, as far as tone, action and
playing qualities go, these pianos
are as good as ever they were. OF
course, the cases were somewhat
marred and scratched, as might be
expected after having been used
a year. ALI have been thoroughly
cleaned and polished in our repair
shops, and while they do not look
quite like new, we have succeeded
In removing most all of the mars
and scratches.
The twelve teachers pianos are
now offered at prices that will
insure their speedy sale-prices
that are bound to appeal to every
economically inclined man. Read
the detailed description below, and
II you are considering the pur-
chase of a plano at all, you will
certainly be on hand when the
store opens tomorrow morning.
Lester-One of the largest and
most elaborate styles; an ARTISTS
piano, never before sold for less
than 5000; now $39S.
Lester-Another one of this re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
SAVAGE LOSES SUIT
AGAINST the CITY

william Jones gets the rebate
on the lot at the corner of Sew.
enth and Commerce paid by the
Pacific Traction company, instead
Of George Milton Savage. the own
Or OF the lot.
Jones owned the lot when the
street was paved and he paid the
assessment for the job. Later
when the Traction company put
Its tracks on the street 1t paid a
rebate for fits share Of the paving
In the meantime Jones had sold
the lot to Savage. Savage claim
ed the rebate of $40. Judge
Stiles thought 1t belonged to Jones
who paid It and not to Savage
who owns the lot now.
Savage sued to collect and
Judge Shackleford on Saturday
decided against him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
WOMAN AIDS IN
CAPTURE Of
HOlDUPS

LOS ANGELES. CAL. March 8.
Joe Jola and Bert Carter, al
legged highwaymen, are in Jail to-
day after running pistol battle
with a posse last night. The cap
ture of the men was due to the
quick wit of Mrs. Thomas Pres
ton, who saw from the window OF
her home two men hold up and
rob q third.
She promptly telephoned to the
police who organized a posse and,
after hot pursuit, during which
!a dozen shots were EXCHANGED
overlook the bandits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
MODEL ARMY CAMP
PLANNED FOR FAIR
(By United Press Leased wire. !

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, March S.-The mil
itary features of the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacific exposition will include
a model army camp, maneuvers of
armed troops and music of mill
tary bands. II the plan of the de-
partment of events meets with
success.
Senator Piles has been asked to
request the war department to
order the Fourteenth u. 8. cavalry
now stationed at Walla Walla, to
make camp on the government
right of way from May 15 to the
close of the exposition. The
Fourteenth Is splendid regiment
and has its own mounted band.
An assignment Of West Point ca
diets is also requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
TWO COLORED MEN TAKEN
IN RAID ON ROOM FILLED
WITH FUMES OF BURNING
OPIUM.

The remarkable ability Of
James Milone, city detective, to
detect the odors of burning opium
resulted in the capture last night
Of Asa Porter and A. j. Philip,
colored, and the siezing of two
Chinese opium pipes and full
equipment of smoking paraphe-
MALTA. The men were occupying
3 room in the Swope hotel, a
rooming house near Opera court
and Thirteenth street.
Milone, together with his part
ner, George Ashby, were walking
down the court, when suddenly
the former stopped, shifted few
times, and exclaimed. There's a
hop joint some place near here"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
Balloonist Drop
Into Sea; Recovered

Beach yesterday when he learned
that the professional balloonist,
scheduled to appear, had been de-
tanned by illness.
A fresh breeze carried actor
and balloon a mile to seward.
Then the amateur aeronaut cut
loose and dropped into the waves.
Hope of his reaching the beach
in safety had been abandoned
when the wind changed its course
lifting the parachute half out OF
] the water and driving 1t ashore
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08

LOS ANGELES, March S.-Aft-
Or being driven out to sea, mar
rowly escaping drowning and fin
ally being rescued by being drag
ged q mile through the surf by
= parachute. Eugene Savage, an
actor, whose family lives at Port
land, Ore, said today that he felt
no Ill effects from his perilous
experience.
Savage, who takes an amateurs
interest In aeronautics, consented
to make an ascension at Lonf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
CLUBHOUSE IS
ROBBED AGAIN

For the third time within a
month, the clubhouse of the Coun-
try club, at American lake, was
burglarized Saturday night, and
more than 5000 worth of provis-
ions and furnishings stolen. Sew
eral of the club cottages were also
broken into and rugs, furniture
and provisions taken.
Deputies from the sheriff's Of
flee are working on the case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
AN APPEAL TO PRESERVE
OUR PARKS.
o the Editor of the Times:-

OON hASEAOs
To the Editor of the Times:-
Are the taxpayers of Tacoma
aware of the destruction going on
in Point Defiance park? Briefly,
the present superintendent, Mr..
Nelson Bennett ESQ listed in the
Association of Park Superintend-
ents of America) Is using railroad
and not park ideas of construction
in his work there, and there
should be concerted action by all
right thinking people to stop 1t
before it Is too late. He has al
ready cleared a spot over 800 feet
long and So feet wide to make a
borrow pit for fill of about 800
yards of dirt, where an ornamen-
tai rustic bridge had fallen out
last winter and should by all
means be replaced, because there
is no dirt to fill the whole without
leaving a borrow pit ESQ Mr.. Dav-
export informs me, the engineer
who parted from Mr.. Bennett and
the park on this point). A "bor-
row" is borrowing dirt and leav-
ing q hole-the place 10 about 20
minutes walk beyond the rustic
bridge on the road above the
cliffs. There occurs gulch which
should be left as nature formed
it and spanned by a bridge. Mr..
Bennett is for filling 1t, packing it
tight with dirt dug from the park
AS II you would tear a hole in
your wall to get some needed
plaster. Why should the ravine
be made solid enough for heavy
freight traffic, where none will
pass? It is good engineering and
atrocious park building. What
would the people think IL the
other gulch were closed Gas was
threatened by putting some mon
strosity of a building there?). I
hereby appeal to the people to
save the parks from such vandal-
ISM
Mr.. Bennett and Mr.. Smell
make a practice OF shooting crows
and even pigeons In the park,
which is against park rules. On
Thanksgiving day they shot nine
pigeons, 1t is said, and they have
admitted 1t. Why should big,
heavy railroad man and park COM
missioner be allowed to do what a
boy would be arrested and fined
for doing? I am told on reliable
authority that five kangaroos were
frozen to death through neglect
during the last cold snap. Mr..
Smell fatty denies this and says
they are all alive. Inquiring at
the park and elsewhere / find that
there were IA kangaroos there
last spring; in the fall, Mr.. Dav-
export says, there we're about IL
or IL, some having died. There
are now seven. The animal keep
err told me, when asked, that
"two escaped into the brush
and presumably have never been
seen since, rather unluckily-and
admitted before four witnesses
that two died in the cold. There
are all sorts OF conflicting stories,
deaths from old age. etc., accord
ing to who Is speaking, but the
fact remains that there are only
seven of these expansive animals
left. There has been but scanty
provision for howerp this spring
for the fair. There were $4,000
bulbs last year. Mr.. Bennett
'avors dividing the zoo for the
fair--another unwise move, for
no matter how label
ed, seen In Seattle Is . Seattle at
traction. and cur depletof roo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
TEACHERS
IN SESSION
TODAY

Pierce county pedagogues today
assembled in the Tacoma high
school for the annual institute.
There are over 200 In session and
the program opened with an ad-
dress by r. ID. Bailey on the A.
Up. exposition.
The schools this week are en-
joying the regular March vacation
to allow the teachers chance to
attend the institute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
Declares Park Is
Being Ruined

will be judged against us by the
same visitors.
There is bill before the judi
ciary committee Of the legislature
designed to let this park board
draw on the public funds without
limit, and to order a special cleo
ton for park purposes, when 1t is
hard enough to get voters out to
regular elections. The people
should wake up.
G. L, b,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
PRESIDENT TO ATTEND
GRAND ARMY MEETING

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 8.
President Taft today told Sena-
tors Smoot and Sutherland of
Utah that probably he would &C
cept an invitation to attend the
forty-third annual encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic
to be held at Salt Lake City the
week of August 8 to IA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
FACES COURT FOR
STEALING 90 CENTS

John Carney, accused Of steal
ing 80 cents from the person of
William Hayes on January 20, is
being tried In Judge Yesterdays
court today. The case will prob
ably go to the jury late this after
noon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
MelOdie I'm ]
Mendelssohn's
Spring Song

NEW YORK, March S.-Lady
Constance Stewart Richardson
danced at Sherry's the other day
for sweet charity.
For sweet charity, and, incl
dentally, to see Lady Constance
appear in her bare feet and Gre
clan costume, with her hair down,
the socially elect paid SIS a head.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
It's your business, not the pub.
lies. when you homephonit. go

a merclless murderer e Appendi-
Kings New LIE Pills XIII IL By pre- re-
yention. They gently atimuiate
stomach. liver and bowels. prevent
ing that cloggfng that invites APP
pendfcitIs, curing Constipation, BIZ
ana indigestion. 80 6 ali drus-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08

Genuine HeatherbIoom Skirts,
$500 quality. special sale $2.1s.
W. 8. Hartzeli & Co.. $50 Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08

You get your party At once,
1h4n ron homsphoniti 49,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-08
...... Rubinstein
Asa's Death
he Halls of the King

Tickets were by invitation.
The dance program sounded
like a concert. Here 1t is:
Spring Song 1890. .Mendelssohn
Asa's Death Gfieg
Melodie in F. -. Rubinstein
In the Halls of the King. Grieg
Polka Strauss
But the affair wasn't like q con-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-15
New Weld County Reservoir.

Denver-A Greeley dispatch OF the
9Th inst says: Theodore Jones, a real
estate man. today filed maps and plans
for an addition to the Lower Latham
reservoir to be known as Farmers
Reservoir No. 2. The plans and map
stated that the reservoir will cost
100000 and will irrigate. in connec-
ton with the Lower Latham reser-
voir, 1000 acres of land. The Lower
Latham is already constructed. The
new reservoir site is south and east
OF La Sale. The water will be taken
from the unappropriated water of the
South Platte river and from fiood
waters
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-15
PE-RU-NA

For CEaApe In the stonanh q 1ix YeassP
Standing.
81 was troubled with cramps In the
stomach for six years. ] tried many
kinds Of medicine. also was treated
by three doctors.
"They said that ! had nervous dys-
pepsia. took tho medicine for two
years, then ! got sick again and gave
up all hopes Of getting cured.
81 saw testimonial Of . man whose
case was similar to mine. being cured
by Peruna, SO thought would give II
q trial. procured a bottle at once.
and commenced taking II.
81 have taken nineteen bottles. and
am entirely cured. I believe Peruna
Is all that 10 claimed for t."-Mrs. J.
c. Jamison. g Marchant st.. Watson-
villa Cal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-15
HAD A RIGHT MERRY TIME.
Presents and Souvenirs Distributed On
cassy's Birthday.

"Yis," began Mrs. O'Toole. "ye see.
II was Casey's birthday Yesterday. an
Casey brought home two bottles OF
rale stufY-one inside an one outside
to sillybrate the occasion. an they
fist had the tonne Of their lives last
avenin'. Iv'rybody happy an iv'rybody
handin' out prisents an souvenirs OF
the evint to iv'rybody else!
Casey gave his wife an his mother
in-law a black eye apiece; his wife
give Casey a punch in the bread
basket; his mother-in-law give him
side swipe with a skillet; an Casey
give the old lady another black eye to
keep company with the first one: an
the police come an give Casey ride
to the station house: an this mornin
the Judge took hand in the game. an
give Casey ten days!
"Oh, twas a gran sillybration they
had all round, wild remimbrances an
souvenirs handed out regardless OF IL
pense or who they happened to hit"