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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19

81. 250-BLACKSSuTH AND HORSE SHOEING
SHOP: absolutely the best location IN San
Francisco; 3 fires; men; deluged with work
all the time: shoeing 1T5 horses every month
now winter shoe from 200 to 225; shop COM
plete in every detail; does all kinds black
smithing and wagon work. never offered be-
fore . partners now; retiring: viii sell
his half for 81 go. BLACKSMITHS WITH
81 $50 see BAIRD & PETERSON, $50 Mar
ket ST.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19
FURNITURE WANTED

ALWAYS ready TO buy furniture. carpets. desks.
merchandise, etc, for spot cash. MARK j..
levy, 1l40 McAllister St; phone Park $50.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19

WELL furn. 13 rooms. central: rent S54: full.
leaving for Alaska; sacrifice for $3.50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
ANNEXATION
WHAT II MEANS
TO CITY AND
SUBURBS

Expand Tacoma for the census of 1910.
This city has an opportunity to leap from the 100000
class to the 10000 class at at a single bound nd.-.-.
The suggestion OF the Times that the Wy to meet the rate boost @
the suburbs to come into the city has been adopted by practically
all OF the outlying 81 territory already and active campaigns are now
Milton Fife Brookvle waverly Cushman Willow Junction
National puyalup Larchmon Midland,
stelacoom Regents Park secoom Lake American Lake. Lake
City and spanaway are all in the move for annexation
be itself if the
en steel plant project at Chambers creek goes He has
Milton Saturday night voted solidly to join Tacoma
$50 to finance the campaign to start with
Hill unanimously in and put s44 on
the preliminary expense of the campaign
The fact suburban people putting their money
snS ma % any b
and a more prosperous Tacoma
the suburbs instead of Is and 2ocen fare
ne % would % amoun & 10 % h entire % h H h
sections natural growth in the ouy
market t4'0' WIN 'S''N''-' 'N0' ~ '''
# do for he city?
a such the city known
Throw this fecent fare and thousands
be the building in Tacoma known
The city waxed enthusiastic the expenditure of couple
Of millions in p terminals but this would not
with demand that would be made
skilled mechanics this territory taken in and the
opened for the people build rural homes with low fare
Tacoma builders have the last two done quarter Of
million dollars worth of work erecting homes around
lake alone at the fare Cut the fare to cents and this
Tacoma the city will march to its great destiny
But won't these sections want city advantages will wall some
they they pay people
If the suburbs streets they will for them If
they mains will them just
citizens do they electric light they will have to
form to the requirements that customers do Many
pie in the city limits because the
conditions do them. When they do get them they
furnish these cy to the outlying territory
The annexation of this territory will be great benefit to
Tacoma 1t will bring the but the will
be which otherwise the railway
There never has been such admirable chance for Tacoma
"grow"
Everybody for just watching" it
make
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
HOW TO
ANNEX

In the plans for taking in the
outlying suburbs to Tacoma, two
plans of campaign will have to be
carried out, one for the incorpor-
ated towns and the other for the
unincorporated.
/Steilacoom, Puyallup and Mil
ton are incorporated towns. They
cannot be annexed" but can
consolidate" with Tacoma. Ac-
cording to attorneys, to do this
will require affirmative action on
the part of the people of both
places. For thesrest of the terri
tory, however, all that is necessary
is for the people in the district de-
string annexation to so vote at a
special election, and the city coun-
cill then passes an ordinance ac-
cebting them as part of the
city.
in order for Tacoma and Stella
COON or Puyallup or Milton to
unite, Tacoma win have to first
anpex the territory up to the cor
poFation lines of these towns. then
the question of consolidation will
be, submitted to both places, and
If both agree, the cities are con-
solidated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11

In an effort to show that
Charles F. Newcomb was insane
at the time that he killed Martin
Kvalshaug, his attorneys today
called a number of persons per-
sonally acquainted with the de-
fendant and they related incidents
showing peculiarities Of New
combs mind previous to the ira
gedy. Although the witnesses
expressed the belief that Newcomb
was eccentric no one could be in
duced to say that he believed him
insane.
"Roscoe, the Snake Charmer."
One of the eccentric acts re-
lated by the witnesses was that
Newcomb pitched a game of base
bah at American lake while ct
tired in tights.
Charles G. Aldrich, who told of
this occurrence, also stated that
he had seen the defendant ride a
bicycle from Tacoma to American
lake in an equally abbreviated
costume. At the baseball game
he was nicknamed Roscoe, the
Snake Charmer," by the specta-
tors.
Aldrich has known Newcomb
more than twenty years, having
been a childhood friend of his
back in Connecticut. He did not
notice any peculiarities, however,
until Newcomb came to Tacoma
about six years ago. When asked
directly by Deputy Prosecutor
Burmeister whether he considered
the defendant insane, Aldrich an
swered that he did not.
During the examination of wit
nesses this morning Attorneys
Murray for the defendant aud
Burmeister for the state exchang-
ed numerous cutting remarks
across the table. bringing forth a
severe reprimand from Judge
Chapman.
In cross-examfning Arthur j.
Kitchen Burmeister asked him II
he had not made a statement to
George Dilley, Newcomb's broth
er-in-law, to the effect that he did
not believe that Newcomb was In
sane at any time.
Attempt at Impeachment.
Kitchen replied that he did not
remember having made that
statement. The deputy prosecu-
tor then asked dozen other ques-
tions of similar nature, stating
that he was laying grounds for an
Impeachment OF the witness tes-
timony.
-Four other lay witnesses, Chas.
A. Smith, George d. Sweeney,
Matthew 8. Mordicott and Mrs.
Ada Westoott. testified on behalf
OF the defendant but none ven-
tured to express belief in insanity
Each told. OF his nervous actions
and related various incidents
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
MASS MEETING At
PARKLANO
TONIGHT

Residents of Parkland and VI
cinity will hold mass meeting
there tonight for the purpose of
discussing annexation to Tacoma,
and there is little doubt but that
they will decide in favor of coming
in.
The increased car fare hits
Parkland hard, and will prove a
serious drawback to the big Luz
theran university there. so the
people are generally strongly in
favor of annexing.
Midland residents will meet
Wednesday night to consider an
nexation. and there also the move
ment is favored.
No definite action has as yet
been taken in Spanaway, but the
people there are considering the
annexation Issue, and q meeting
will likely be held some time this
week. The city of Tacoma owns
1870 acres of land adjoining
spanaway lake, and this tract is q
natural park. A cent fare would
convert IL into q popular retreat
for the city people, aud would In
nraase its vstue tenfold-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
HOLDS UP OFFICE,
BINDS TWO CLERKS,
GETS OVER $4,000

ting the cords that bound his
hands and feet.
The two then gave the alarm.
In the office they found sack
containing about $500 in silver
which they are of the opinion the
robber discarded because he was
unable to carry so much weight.
Although the amount of the
robbers loot is placed at $4,000
by the express company officials,
1t is generally believed by detec-
tives who have been assigned to
the case that the correct figure is
several times that sum. 1t has
been the custom to keep all Of the
money received from the transcon-
tinental trains in the safe from
Saturday until Monday, and 1t Is
believed the robber secured a
large amount of these funds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Oct. IL. - The
United States circuit court of ap-
peals today affirmed the decision
iu the case of Charles w. Morse,
who was sentenced to ID years.
imprisonment in the federal pris-
on at Atlanta for alleged violation
of the federal banking laws.
Morse surrendered himself to
United States Marshal Henkel
shortly before noon, and was i'm
mediately taken to the Tombs to
await his transfer to prison.
The court of appeals has grant
ed him forty days. stay of execu-
tion.
Judge Hough originally sem
fenced Morse. The financier will
appeal to the supreme court but,
as today's decision was unanim-
GUS, 1t Is not likely that this body
will interfere.
Morse is this afternoon confer
ring with Martin Littleton, his
counsel, to decide what course 10
pursue. The convicted banker
has been out on bail since last
June. Since that time he is said
to have succeeded In reorganizing
a number of companies with
which he was connected before his
first trial and is said to have re-
trieved at least one-fourth of the
100000 which he lost when
his troubles first began.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
Great Loss Feared.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. II.
"A destructive hurricane is CEN
tered so miles west of Key West
today, according to Director
Moore, head of the weather bu-
reau service. Moore predicts that
the storm will bring devastation
and death. The hurricane is trav-
cling from the equator toward
the Gulf coast, and it is feared
that it will be repetition of the
recent storm which swept Florida,
Louisiana, Alabama and Texas,
when three hundred lives were
lost and millions of dollars worth
of property was destroyed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11

when they thought he acted queer
ly.
The defendants attorneys will
call great number of lay wit
nesses ,and the expert testimony
will probably not be taken until
Wednesday. The state will then
call a large number of alienists
and other witnesses In rebuttal.
Mrs. Charles F. Newcomb was
placed on the stand Saturday af-
ternon. Her testimony was rela-
tive to the peculiar actions of her
husband for several months pre-
vious to the murder. She stated
definitely that she considered him
insane when he committed the al
legged murder, IL he did 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
PLANNING FOR
The CHARTER
ELECTION

The charter commission which
framed the new charter to be vot-
ed on by the people next Saturday
held meeting at the Comm ercial
club this afternoon to take action
looking to the manning of the
polls and the carrying of the
measure by, getting out the vote.
The Improvement clubs are sll
working for the new charter and
business men generally seem to
be in favor of it. The CONNER
cial club has endorsed 1t and
President John T. Dibb said today
he believed it would carry threa
to one.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
TREE BREAKS
HIS NECK

A monster tree striking small
er one and crashing it down to
the ground. caused the death of
Thomas Hedland, young Nor
wegian, while at work as log .
ger near Eatonville Saturday
morning. Hedland was standing
about 450 feet away from the big
tree, getting out of its way. In
falling, however, it knocked a
smaller tree down at right angles
to 1T, the top of which struck He'd
lands head and broke his neck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
TRYs DAMAGE SUIT.

s The $4,000 personal injury
suit of H. Benson against the St
Paul & Tacoma Lumber company
was placed on trial before a Jury
IN Judge Clifford's department. of
the superior court today. Benson
alleges that he sustained very
severe fracture of the leg by be-
ing crushed by q log while in the
employ Of the company Febrs-
airy 8.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
FAVOR
Annexation OF
SUBURBS

Tacoma citizens generally favor
the proposed annexation of the
suburbs, and indications are that
the move will meet with no oppo-
sition in the city council.
A number of citizens and coun-
cilmen were interviewed on the
subject today by the Times, and
the following statements show the
trend of opinion:
Frank G. Ross-"Take them all
in. We ought to do 1t. Let us
extend. the city limits now and be
done with it. Why, generally ii
is hard to get smaller places to
come in, and this is a great
chance.
This is opportunity for Taco
ma. 1t may never come again.
To embrace 1t now will give the
city a wonderful advance. There
ought to be no hesitancy about
it."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
Citizens Of ParkIand. Mid

Citizens of Parkland, Mid
land and National City did
not attend the annexation
mass meeting at Fern Hill
Saturday night. for the sim
pie reason that the cars were
not running.
From z until about Q
o'clock no cars ran on the
Spanaway line beyond Fern
Hill and the people there
were scoring the street car
company's officials, believing
that they had deliberately
taken the cars off to prevent
the citizens from attending
the meeting. This was not
the case. however, as the
poor service is said to have
been unavoidab1e-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
HURRICANE
SWEEPS
CUBA
Many Ships Wrecked in
Terrific Storm = Death
List Heavy-Blizzard
On Great Lakes
(By United Press Leased Wire }

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
TAMPA, Fla, Oct. 11.-Ad-
vices received here from Havana
today convey the information that
a terrific hurricane is sweeping
Cuba and that alread va number
of smaller craft hae gone down
in the harbor at Havana.
Trees have been uprooted AMI
1t is reported that a number of
buildings have been wrecked.
News is meager. but 1t is feared
that many lives have been lost.
The storm is reported to be head
ed In this direction
Two children were caught In-
der falling building, wrecked
by the terrible force of the wind,
and crushed to death. The bay
is strewn with wreckage and the
streets are scenes of tangled con-
fusion.
The hurricane has struck Pinar
Del Rio and already has caused
much damage in the province.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
Masked Bandit Robs the
G.. N. Express Company
In Seattle-Escapes
With Sacks of
Gold Coin
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Oct. II. - Every
available detective in the city is
today engaged in making search
of all the possible hiding places
for the lone bandit who at an
early hour this morning bound ths
chief clerk of the Great Northern
Express company at King street
station and his assistant and car
ried off several sacks of gold coin
and a large amount of paper
money estimated at more than
1900. He overlooked a strong
box containing $4,000.
No trace so far has been OBJ
tanned of the robber, who Is de-
scribed as being a short heavy set
man. who when perpetrating the
daring holdup wore black mask.
Looked Into Gun.
The office was In charge of g..
w. Simonson, the chief clerk, last
night, while his assistant, A. P.
White, went out for his lunch at
12 o'clock. At about the time
when White was due to return
Simonson says he was startled by
a knock at the door. He immed.-
ately opened II and was surprised
to find himself looking into the
muzzle of a big revolver in the
hands of a roughly dressed man
wearing a mask. The holdup man
stepped into the room and de-
manded that the safe be opened.
Binds Victim.
Simonson says he complied and
opened all of the compartments
of the safe where the money Is
kept. Then the robber threw
him in chair and bound him.
The bandit then awaited the
coming of White. who shortly
afterward knocked on the donr
for admittance. The door was
opened and White was confronted
with the gun that had cowed his
superior. He, too, was then
bound.
Ont Telephone Wires.
The bandit then cut all the teie.
phone wires in the office and taxi
ing ell OF the money he could
carry, left.
m q short time after the rob-
berry, gimonsor says, he succeeded
IN rpieAstng himself and then find.
ing white, he set him free by ani
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
NEWCOMB PITCHED BALL GAME
WHILE ATTIRED IN TIGHTS

ALSO RODE TO AMERICAN BICYCLE EQUALLY
ABBREVIATED COSTUME WITNESSES FOR DEFENSE IN
MURDER CASE TELL OF PIE CUIIAR ACTIONS OF KVAL-
sHAUGS SLAYER-CALLED HIM "ROSCOE, THE SNAKE
CHARMER."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
BALLOONS FALL
into BAY

fBy United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. liz
Following the perilous ending of
the balloon races yesterday when
the pilots on the Greater Oak
land and the Queen of the Pa
cific" were rescued but short
time before their balloons fell into
San Francisco bay. J. @. irvine.
president of the Pacific Aerial
club, stated today that another
contest probably will be held next
Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
Blizzard on Lakes.

DULUTH, Mimi, Oct. 11.-A
blizzard is sweeping over the
Great Lakes today and all traffic
is practically at standstill. Lake
Superior is running high and con-
siderable damage already has been
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11

Councilman A. Il. Lynn be-
lieve we should take them all in
right away" said he this morning.
"I am for annexing Fern Hill,
Steilacoom and the rest of them.
Let's expand and develop the city.
We will not stop our improve
ments any in our present city be-
cause we take in these other
places. We will keep right on and
grow and develop faster than
ever"
Albert O. Phillips-"I hope to
take them all in. We ought to
have them in at once before the
next census" ~
Councilman RUSSELL am for
the annexation and everything
that will advance Tacoma. / told
the Fern Hill people when they
came to me that would support
the proposition in the city coun-
cil."
H. E. Wright-"We ought to
take all this property in. II
would make great boom in real
estate and would give hundreds
of people chance to get homes
that now do not feel like invest
ing in the city at the higher
prices"
Dan CorneII-"It looks to me
as IL we have everything to gain
and nothing to lose by the annex
alton"
Mayor Linck and Mayor Church
of Steilacoom had a conference
this morning over the annexation
of 6teilacoom. and both are
heartily In favor Of the move
msnt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
MORSE MUST
SERVE Term

CONVICTED BANKER LOSES FIGHT IN CIR
CUT COURT OF APP EALS, WHICH RULES
THAT HE MUST GO BEHIND PRISON BARS
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11

BANK CLEARINGs.
Clearings 49,. 1,149, $50
Balances ............ 1s0.221
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
Fourth Inning.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. went out,
Willets to T. Jones. Byrne popped
to Bush. Leach flied to Crawford.
No runs; no hits; no errors.
Detroit-Cobb went out, Mad
dox to Abstein. Crawford flied to
Clarke. Delehanty singled to left.
Moriarty forced Delehanty, Wag-
ner to Miller. No runs; one hit;
no errors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11

Albert O. Phillips-"I hope tt
take them all in. We ought tt
have them in at once before tn,
next census"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-30

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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-30

Jos ph Barrows. son Of Mr and
Mrs. g. n Harrows % this city,
preached q very interesting sermon
az The First Presbyterian church last
sunday
II, n Ban was business visitor
in Butler TUESDAY
The Bates 60. Medical Society VIII
hold q meeting in Rich Hln to-day.
Ed Royce departed for Tucson
ArIEona on "a business trip Tuesday
Lawrence Hrinith aud wife are
Visiting relatives iu Nevada
Miss Bertha Snith : visiting relo-
tivcs Ia Kunsas City this week.
J. H Kaylor of Nevada was a
hasiness visitor here Tuesday
Luther Fry was a Kansas city
visitor last week
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-30

Eod ID Mfhcyuoids " this eitF
npd Niss Gassie Ciay y B8fs wefa
nnitel in marriage - kaaaas cats
lasl Friday.
Tie bride u the dauehter 30 u a
Gas and wife of Builer The groom
O. TIE sem q eee. sfs .
ths city. Both aFe highly respected
and populaf young peopie ard ihe
ImpusE WISHES them i0na aDd
happg liie
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-30
GARNET

Uhe Rieh an Realty. Loan and
iuvestm nt Cc. WIN pas the follow
sag pmminns ou corn grown. ia 1903
on band situated in the south half
oi Bates on porih half oi Vernon
c0auty Missouri TORN % bs placed
ou exhlbltion at the said company .
office on ~ heiare December ist. 1909
aud awards 60 De made December
18TH 1859
lFIr best ilve ears %. white corn $500
For sccoud best nve ears same $3.50
For best dge ears yellow corn - co
For second best hve ears same s. SO
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-30
South S0ragas SparkIIags

September came and is al
most gone. We could not ask
Tor q more beautifui month than
il has been.
Mr Horton and son from Hume
were business visitors in our
section Monday afternoon.
Charley Staieup IS casting his
cane on the Brand farm.
Air and Mrs Cresap writing
from Southern California say
that they are highly pleased with
that part o. the Golden West
Mr. Reader Of Sprague is cut
ting his kadercorn on the Brauu
farm this week
( Sprague vas well represented
at the Hume Stock show Thurs.
da
/ Clarance Ward and Dudley
Nansant came home from Wes
Plains Monday.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-30

f fats atfv an.l
~ Topeka Karsas
u - at M ~ 20 gs
rh s. thss eitTg gester-
deg ~ r IN s e0upe
cepa - ~
Frfseo tar ta Ean- ne sseT
w5.s m44 ~ IS fslare-
TAv : es
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-30

r lTeiHiz oi Independence, the
owner of tie Rich TIiB Opera House
was here - business last Monday
ana Tuesday
steve lIamiaaek went - kansas
City last saturday
81 81 Done % kansas CITY. was
iu ouE city last Monday
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-30

a Bible class WIZ be started next
saturday Oct. 2nd az T.s9 3. m. At
tbc Baptist Church. II you are in-
terested in the study 81 the Book oi
az books yOu are invited 20 come.
The only text book iz the Bible TIE
purpose 81 the class win be ~ pnr-
sne without fear or prejudice tlorare
ful stndy Of the Scriptures Ii you
ARE one 0i the many Christians who
Houid Ike u study Gods word Dut
scarcely know how. this work nH'
b. especially I,eaefielal 20 go0. The
class II free and open 20 ala regard.
less d church membership or prefer.
ence Come, Il possible, with Bible
aud notebook.