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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
Traction Lines
Have Paid No
Profits
Manager Dimmock Says Some Cars Will Be Taken
Off Independent Line Unless Under New Owner
ship Present Service Will Pay-T. r. & p. Rules
Now in Effect

The Pacific Traction company
has never made a dollar In profits
since it began operating cars In
Tacoma about two years ago and
unless under the new management
the present service is justified fin-
ancially some of the cars will be
taken off.
This Is the substance of a state
ment made to the Times today by
Manager Dimmock of the T. r. &
P. and the Interurban and who
also today becomes manager OF
the Traction line, the latter hav-
ing been taken over by the Stone
& Webster interests yesterday.
"We will run the new line on
the same rules as the old and will
aim to give the best service possi.
BILE to the public at the same time
doing justice to he company" said
Manager Dimmock. "If on inves.
tigation we find the service Is moi
justified by the patronage we will
take off some cars. The road has
never paid a dollar in profit YET
and we do not intend to keep uI
the present service If it is shown
that 1t is not justified and does not
pay"
Transfer Question Unsettled.
Whether transfers will be given
between the two lines remains to
be seen. No provision has been
made for 1t yet. We have moi
even considered the matter as
yet," said Mr.. Ddmmock this morn
ing.
T. r.. & p. Rules in Force.
The rules of the T. r.. & P. will
be applied to the new company
lines. No passengers will be al
lowed on the platforms and nc
smoking will be permitted on the
cars at all.
eve find these rules better than
the old rules and will therefore
apply them. It is matter OF
safety to the public. The acci-
dent at Spokane it appears was
due largely to the fact that pas
sengers were crowding on the plat
form and thus attracted the at
tentio nof the motorman from his
work." said Manager Dimmock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02

LONDON, Eng, August a.
London confidently expects that
the fall social season will see Con-
suello Vanderbilt and the duke OF
Marlborough reunited after their
long separation.
Though the duke objects to his
wife's friendship for a we'll
known English nobleman, and
Consuelo is very angry at the
duke for layishing money on an
Englishwoman, it is thought that
a truce will be reached so that
they will outwardly, at least, be
again man and wife.
w. X. Vanderbilt, the duchess
father, has threatened to cut the
Marlborough allowance from
100000 to $4,000, which, with
the renewed taxes proposed fol
landowners, will leave the duke uI
against it financially.
King Edward and the queen are
helping by refusing to meet either
the duke on Consuelo till they are
reunited. Between royal aid and
parental pressure, 1t is thought
the separation will end.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
pUYALLUP Man
DIES SUDDENLY
in OREGON

ALBANY. Ore. Aug. AFTER
selecting a place In which to spend
his declining years, G. P. Eber-
hart, who came to Albany a week
ago from Puyallup. Wash, died
suddenly this morning. Only q
few days ago he purchased a small
place one mile east OF Albany and
had erected tents for the use OF
his family while building q house,
work on which was to begin at
once. He was walking about the
place this morning when he was
stricken with heart disease and
lived but half an hour.
Eberhart leaves . wife and five
children. He was 6S years OF age,
q veteran Of the civil war and +,
member Of the Masonic order Al
Puyaliup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
KNIGHTS WILL
INSTALL new
OFFICERS

Commencement lodge No. z
Knights of Pythias. will hold the
installation of the semi-annual of.
ficers at the temple, 922 @ street
tonight. The officers to be In
stalled were elected the first part
oN June, and are as follows:
Chancellor commander, Joseph
Beck; vice chancellor, w. N. Gar
lick; prelate, A. q. Wilbur; mas
ter at arms, Il. r. Ziegler; master
of work, w. s. Lee; inner guard
F. }. Laube; outer guard. j. M
Lassiter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02

passengers.
The Tacoma Maru will remain
here until she completes her cargo
and will steam direct to the Orient
not stopping at Seattle at all. The
Seattle Maru, which will come
later, will come to Tacoma and
discharge her cargo and will stop
at Seattle returning to load there.
Public May Inspect Her.
Captain Yamamato said he was
sorry to miss the reception
planned by the people OF Tacoma
Tor. the boat but as soon as the
Cargo is off he will appoint time
for public reception and every
body can then go over and visit
the ship.
Ferry service has been establish
led regularly from the Kirby boat
house at the foot of the Eleventh
street bridge to- the Milwaukee
dock and launches will run at
is: 40 In the morning and again at
e7.40 and every two hours there
after. A fare of 5 cents for the
"trip will be charged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
WHITE Man
IS LyNChED
BY MOB
|SLAYER OF FARMER is SEIZED
BY MEANS OF A RUSE AND
CARRIED FROM JAIL AND
HANGED TO TREE.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. a.
George johnson, a white man,
slayer of j. W. Moore, a farmer
was removed from Jail at Plate
City this morning and lynched by
la mob.
Johnson's trial had been set for
toay. Johnson shot Moore from
ambush on June 20.
The mob secured possession OF
johnson by ruse. Three men
told Sheriff Perry that they had
a message which they wished to
deliver to the prisoner. When
Perry opened the Jail door to ad-
NIT them they sprang upon him.
pinioned him to the floor and
called in other members Of the
mob, who were In concealment
near the jail.
The invaders then broke in the
door of Johnson's cell, dragged
out the terrified man, carried
him into the street and hanged
him to a tree.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
COND[ [MN[O Man
SAVED FROM
GALLOWS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
OLYMPIA, Aug. 2.--Gov. Hay
has granted a reprieve to Charles
Umphry FilIpot, who had been
sentenced to be hanged at the
Walla Walla penitentiary tomor-
row for the alleged murder OF
Mes Cole, Spokane county pio-
neer. The reprieve is to Septem-
ber IT. 1909. before which date
the governor will decide whether
sentence Will be commuted to life
imprisonment or the death pen-
atty carried out.
FilIpot has a wife and seven
children. VINO learned today for
the first time OF the reprieve.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
Gov. JOHNSON IS
INVITED TO
TACOMA

For the purpose of inviting Gov
ernor Johnson of Minnesota to de-
liver an address in this city. com
mittee of Minnesotans composed
of Robert L. Mccormick, August
Cultum and A. Ose, went over tc
Seattle this afternoon. The com
mittee was appointed at an enthus-
iastic meeting of Minnesotans al
the Commercial club this noon.
If the governor accepts the invita-
tion, elaborate preparations will
be made for his entertainment
while in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
CREMATE
BODY Of
CUSHMAN
REMAINS DIsINTERRED AND
REMOVED TO TACOMA
CREMATORY TODAY--CON-
GRESSMAN BELIEVED IN
CREMATION.

The body Of the late Congress-
man Cushman was today cremat-
led, in accordance with the wishes
lof the deceased. The body was
disinterred and moved to the Ta-
coma crematory. located In Oak
wood cemetery, and few aside
from the family knew of the plan
to cremate the remains.
Congressman Cushman always
believed that cremation was the
proper way of disposing of the
dead, and members OF his family
shared his views in this respect.
The cremation was not carried
out at the time of the death, as 1t
would have interfered with the
funeral arrangements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
TARIFF HITS
A SNAG IN
SENATE
REPORT of b CON q = sgINCE
COMMITTEE ON Bill Is At
TACkED BY THE DEMO
GRATIS. as

WASHINGTON ID. c., Aug. q.
The tariff bill was received by.
the senate from the house at 10
O'Clock this morning. Senator
Aldrich Immediately had the con-
ference committees report laid
before the senate and read.
The reading of the conferences
report required three hours and
|25 minutes. Senator DenieI then.
on behalf of the democrats, ar
gued that the report was not le-
gally before the senate. He said
that 1t was not considered by q
properly constituted committee;s
the democratic members of the
committee were not allowed to
share in its preparation.
Not q Joker.
President Taft told congress-
men who called upon him today
that the alleged Joker" in the
leather schedule was not joker
and that the hide schedule was
agreed upon by him with Senator
Aldrich and Representative Payne.
The progressive republicans this
afternoon practically abandoned
hope Of recommitting or defeating
the report in the senate.
The conference committee went
into session this afternoon to con-
sider proposed changes In the
tariff report, not waiting for the
senate to adjourn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
Tacoma Maru Didn't
Wait to Be Welcomed
HERE ARRIVES DAY AHEAD i)F Observation-Disclosures
RECEPTION PLANNED UNSET - FREIGHT TRANSFERRED
AND SENT EAST ON MILWAUKEE TRAIN THIS MORNING.

&. .
With a cargo of fine silks
aboard that had to be rushed to
New York at once, the Tacoma
Maru could not wait to notify local
reception committees to- be on
hand, but she steamed into the
city and tied up at the new Mil
waukee docks last evening at 4:45
O'Clock and Immediately began un-
loading.
First Through shipment.
This morning two carloads Of
silk went out attached to the MIL
waukee passenger train to hurry
It on its way as the first through
cargo of Oriental freight to be
shipped from coast to coast by the
Milwaukee lines.
Brought Valuable Cargo.
The Tacoma Maru, which opens
up the business of the Osaka Sho-
sen Kaisha line from Tacoma to
the Orient, is a staunch vessel of
modern type. This Is her maiden
voyage and she brought cargo of
nearly half a million dollars, In
cluding 1000 tons of silk worth
$325.000 and an ample shipmezh
of tea.
Reception Upset.
Great preparations had been
made by local commercial bodies
and by the city to welcome the big
liner but she could not wait for
the social features of the occasion.
Her mission was business and she
came right through without q
hitch.
The city failed to receiye Word
from Port Townsend Of the arrival
of the ship there and therefore no
public arrangements were made to
greet the officers Of the boat. ),
Welcome Was Informal. s
After she was sighted ~
Brown point launch load ~
citizens ran over to the MtlWati-
kee docks from the boathouse and
these with the tugs over at che
docks and the launches Of nd
White and Hosmer Brokaw Of the
city treasurer's Office constituted
all the Tacomans who were on
hand to signalize the ADVENT Of tho
visitor at the Milwaukee ware
houses.
At Port Townsend American Of
ficials OF the Osaka Shosen Kaisha
company boarded the steamer and
came on to this city. including r..
Fukao, comercial agent here; Ed
win Orett, traffic manager, and
also J. T. Steeb. customs broker,
and Captain Brotherton.
Captain Yamamato reported a
fine voyage and the smoothness Of
the sea enabled tho boat to COM
plets the trip one day ahead of
The ship Is q nne one and the
customs OFFICIALS ana quarantine
agents at Port Townsend COM
lnended the officers Of the boat
and company highly for the oar<-
ful manner IN which the records
Of the cargo had been made up.
and the sanitary regulations TOR
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
WORK BEGUN ON
new ROAD

MONROE, Aug. 2.-Application
made to the town council for per-
mission to build a temporary
track over certain streets and al
Ieys to permit of the connection
of the new Snoqualmie Valley rail-
road with the main line of the
Great Northern has been granted
and work commenced. The Ever
ett & Cherry Valley Traction COM
pany, which is building the road,
has not yet asked for franchise,
rather depending upon showing its
good faith in commencing active
operations in the building of the
road before getting the town to
give any franchise.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
Anarchy Rampant.

HENDAYE, France. Aug. a.
News smuggled through the from
tier today says that the revolution
is spreading rapidly and that an
archy is prevailing throughout the
entire province of Catalonia. The
rebels are pillaging and sacking
villages, burning houses and kill
ing stock
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
CONDUCTOR OF
WRECKED TRAIN
NOW MISSING

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
SPOKANE, Aug. 2.-Investiga-
tion into the causes of the fatal
wreck on the Spokane & Inland
suburban line, in which IL per-
sons were killed and 102 injured
Saturday evening, were delayed
today through the disappearance
of Conductor Cook. of the wrecked
extra train. Efforts to find Cook
are being made, as his testimony
win be OF first Importance at the
coroner's inquest. Independently
of the railroad officials the coro-
ner's deputies spent the day inyes-
tigating the accident.
Two others of the injured prob
ably will die before nightfall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02

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Los ANGELES, CAL. Aug. 81
Carrying out O suicide pact. Mrs.
w. A. Findley shot her husband
yesterday In their apartments at
2O40 Hover street and then took
cyanide OF potassium herself. Be-
fore she died she carefully ar
ranged his arms In loving atti-
tude about her, then embraced
the corpse and thus the remains
|Nere found clasped together.
y She seems 70 have hidden the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
100000 HOUSES
BURNED AT
OSAKA

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 2.--It is
estimated today that fully 100000
buildings were destroyed in the
great fire which devastated this
city Saturday. Thousands are
homeless and facing starvation.
Confusion prevails as a result or
the blaze, and the number of cas-
Iualties has not yet been determin-
ed, although the list of dead will
reach into the hundreds. Thou
sands OF injured are crowded to-
gether in the remaining buildings
of the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
SHE SHOOTS HER HUSBAND;
PUTS HIS ARMS ABOUT HER
AND THEN TAKES POISON

with which she killed
Findley, but the glass containing
poison dregs was found beside
the bed. AcQuafntances attribute
the murder and suicide to insane
and unnecessary jealousy on the
part of the woman. The pair
were devotedly attached to one
another and seemed to care only
TO be together.
The police think the couple
were financially embarrassed and
agreed to die BY common consent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
NEGROES SHOT
TO DEA TIL

VILLA PLATTE. La. 4ne. 2
Ed jackson and VIII Miller me-
eroes. accused Of robbery and
with iufimIdatinB white women,
we're taken, into Che W6oda hy
mob today aud shot 70 DEATH
Twelve men were eHpscH from (te
mob to act aa {,IFy 31d <fex
were given z brief SOFT 9f 3 trla''
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
OIL MAGNATE
Is MARRIED

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
LONDON, Aug. 2.Henry Clay
Pierce. the oil magnate OF st..
Louis, Mo-, was married at noon
today IN st. Georges TO Mrs. Vir-|
Rfnia Prickett Burrows, daughter
OF Major William Russell Priekett
Of Evansville. III.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02

PARIS, Aug. z.Thousands OF
refugees are arriving on the
french frontier, having fed for
their lives from Barcelona, bring
ing the most terrible tales OF dis
ress and suffering.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
Thirty-five Thousand Dead.

HENDAYE, France, Aug. o..
Brief reports from Barcelona to-
|day Indicate that conditions
there are very serious and that
1.-THE rebels are holding their own
against the troops.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
THREATEN
TO OVERTHROW
GOVERNMENT
General Strike Is Called Today and Many Industrial
Plants Are Tied UP -Monstrous Upheaval Is
Threatened - King Alfonso Becomes Alarmed
and Implores Ministers for Advice
BY CHARLES T.. STEWART
European Manager of the United
Press Association.

LONDON, Aug. 2.--If the gener
al Industrial strike threatened In
Spain within the next As hours
succeeds, 1t is possible that 1t will
result in the establishment OF a
republican form OF government.
| returned to London today
after a weeks tour of the main
cities of Spain and am convinced
that only sudden weakening on
the part of the strike leaders can
prevent monstrous upheaval OF
Industrial conditions.
The strike will include all the
employes of the water and light
ling plants of all the big cities, as
we'll as the street car employees and
the men engaged in nearly all the
other municipal institutions.
Many Laborers Walk Out.
Messages received here today
say that the laborers have already
walked out at Bilbao. Sargossa,
lvalentia and Palamos. Not a
wheel is turning in any of these
cities.
In most of the cities the strike
order called upon the men to stop
work on Wednesday of this week.
To Overthrow Government.
1t is expected that the strike
will overthrow speedily the pres
x,,A ,,opow,, ~, a,taI raotpnn
If the strike is general, as is
Iexpected by the leaders, the gov
|ernment undoubtedly will be COM
|pelled to abandon the campaign
against the. Moore in Morocco al
most Immediately on account of
the lack of sufficient troops.
Officers Efforts Fruitless.
The authorities at Madrid tried
desperately to prevent the issuance
of the strike order, by arresting
scores of labor leaders who we're
engaged in distributing the strike
notices throughout the country.
This policy, however, proved of
little avail and 1t is believed that
1.-THE order has reached most all the
local labor organizations.
The sitaution at Madrid is IN
tensely strained and there is the
greatest anxiety on the part of
the cabinet officers and the king
himself. .sf-
General Strike Pending.
At Madrid / found that the la
Dor leaders were confident of
bringing about a general strike,
which would shut down almost
every big Industrial institution in
the country.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02

LICENSED TO WED.
Al marriage license was granted
by the county auditor today TO-
Andrew Fergus and Hazel a..
Kelly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02
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(By United Press Leased Wire
MADRID, Aug. king AL
phonso today ignored the advice
of his ministers and his military
advisers, declaring to, support the
policy of Premier Maura in Nor
|occo.
The military advisors told the
king that a continuation of the
war against the Moors could
mean nothing but repetition OF
1.-THE disastrous war in Cuba, when
the flag of Spain was defeated
and dragged in the dust by
American and Cuban troops.
The premier thought differ
emily, however, and the young
king announced his intention to
stand by Maura and to give him
all the support possible in his
campaign.
110 Shot to Death.
1t was stated officially that 119
arrested at BARGE
Iona, were lined up against wall
and shot to death by the soldiers
yesterday in the. fortress OF
Montejuich, in accordance with
the givernment's policy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-02

Fair tonight and
3.yy: Tuesday. Warmer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
FILM OPERATOR PERISHES.
Burns to Death In Box When Ap-
paratus ExpIodes.

PITTSBURG. Dec. 24.-While the
little nickelodeon at 1404
Fifteenth-ave.. was crowded with
Christmas shoppers yesterday after
noon, the moving picture Aim caught
FIRE. The dead: Joseph Estep. aged
Al, known as Leroy the magician,
burned to death In a box where he
had been operating the moving pic
lures.
Seriously injured Miss Della Estep.
aged IS, child-wife of Joseph Estep,
fearfully burned in trying to rescue
her husband.
Samuel Craft, ticket seller at the
American, burned and internally in
jured from being trampled by the
audience stampeding.
In addition to those, about eight
persons who had been at the theater
were injured more or less in the rush
to get out, but none OF them fatally.
There were about 100 persons crowded
into the room when the him exploded.
Estep, who was handling the pic
lures this week during the illness OF
the operator. was locked In n little
room with all his paraphernalia when
the explosion came and he had no
chance to escape. His young wife,
who was formerly Miss Della Turner,
of Wellsville, O., was almost SUMO
Gated in her frantic efforts to rescue
her imprisoned. burning husband.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
WILL FIRE MINISTER OF
WAR TO ASSURE PEACE
Gar 10 Determined That Russia VIII
Not Be Precipitated Into
Another Conflict.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 24.-For
letting Russia drift 30 near another
war with Japan. the imminence of
which Is seen In the plan to rush
thousands Of Russian troops to the
Manchuris frontier, Foreign Minister
Iswolsky must shortly relinquish his
cabinet post, according to high semi
oflicial authority today.
While Iswoleky has in the past risen
superior 81 repeated rumors to the
same effect there Is every indication
now that his days Of trouble-making
are over.
The popular theory Is that Japan
regards It absolutely necessary to Its
own Interests 10 control strip of the
eastern .ksiHtfc coast from the Corean
fronier up tos9nd ,including the Kan
chatham peninsula and that nothing
but a forcible resistance can prevent
the mikado from taking what he
wants from the car. II is agreed that
Tswolsky could probably not have pre-
vented this situation but his neglect
In failing to warn the car or the out
look Is looked on as serious blunder
Reports that former Premier Count
Witte will soon take up his residence
in the far east seem verified by the
announcement that the Russo-Chlnese
bank and the Banque Du Nord are soon
to be amalgamated under the name OF
the Central Asiatic bank and that
Witte will he managing director, prob
ably with Headquarters In Pekin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
CHRISTMAS WILL
SET MAIL RECORD
Biggest Days Business in History
of Detroit Postoffce in Sight
For Detroit.

Right now the Detroit postoffice is
working to Its full capacity and the
clerks and carriers are announcing
with a feeling far from good cheer that
Christmas, 1909, is TO be the biggest
day in the way of mail that has ever
been known hereabouts. Beside the
full force of clerks and carriers. all
the substitutes and extras are being
employed, making a total of 100 ad-
ditional men carried on the roll for this
emergency period. e.
So far. the rush has been of outgoing
mail. Fortunately, people began mail
ing their packages earlier this year
than they did last year. In this way
the department has had chance. by
working overtime and extra force, TO
keep up with the enormous receipts
Although the total mail receipts have
been larger than last year, there is no
stacking up OF mail sacks yet. The
crucial period for the postoffice is to-
day. The incoming mail Is pouring in
like a food tide and the prospect is
that, although every possible prepare
ton is being made, that the Christmas
deliveries will run over into Monday
1t will simply be impossible to deliver
all the mail Saturday.
Trains are getting into Detroit late
just now. and the local officials are not
yet quite in a position TO know what
the limit Is TO be.
The postoffice corridors have been
crowded all week and the lines OF peo-
pie waiting to have packages weighed
and to purchase stamps are long ones.
But the people who have gifts to send
take the waiting line patiently and
smile even II they find the tiled floors
rather hard footing.
AS usual. the Christmas cards are
the principal nuisance. There are
close to half million OF them stacked
up now and they are being handled as
rapidly as possible People never
learn the severe regulations govern
ing the mailing Of these cards. and
consequently. many OF them have to
he thrown our. to be returned TO the
seniers. or field for postage.