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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
CHICKEN CASE MAY co
TO THE SUPREME COURT
MAN THREATENS TO CARRY
SUIT TO HIGHER TRIBUNAL
BEFORE PAYING $1O4.05
FINE,

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
VANCOUVER, WASH, Feb. II.
For killing spring chicken,
worth about Is cents, M. G. Char
1ebois was sentenced yesterday to
pay fine of IS and costs, making
a total of $104.95, by Judge w.
w. McCreedie, of the superior
court.
= Last fall Mr.. Charlebois, while
walking across his farm, noticed
that chickens owned by Edward
McIrvin, a neighbor, were scratch
ing up his crops. Irritated at the
sight of the fowls, Charlebois Sc
cured gun and shot one chicken.
! McIrvin had his neighbor arrest
ed and tried. The court fined Mr..
Charlebois 81 and $50 costs. Mr..
Charlebois refused to pay, and ap-
pealed his case to the superior
court, but lost his suit.
Yesterday Judge McCreedie pro-
nounced sentence, filming Charlie
bois SIS and $99.95 costs, a total
of $104.95.
Mr.. Charlebois threatens to ap-
peal the case to the supreme court.
Ex-Mayor e. M. Green defended
Charlebois.
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one character witness I want to In
troduce," said Harry M. Smith of
counsel for the defense. The an
nouncement created a mild sensa-
ton, but no one coupled the little
lady In brown with the ugly, worn
oak witness chair.
/ who is it," asked the court.
( And there sit" was, fatigued
with a long ride, that little lady
In brown. She walked bravely be-
fore the IL men who held the life
of her sweetheart In their hands,
and spoke in a sweet, girlish voice,
that wavered now and then ever
so little.
/ Nobody can tell what was in the
minds of the jury before they
heard the girls story. Many
thought 1t was conviction. The
prisoner at the bar turned slight
ly in his chair, caught a fleeting
glance of the girl, and smiled.
/ In less than five minutes the
jury came back. The clerk read
the verdict, mot guilty"
Then cane the handshaking and
good wishes and Roy Ward was a
free man--and he owed 1t all to
the little lady In brown.
Roy and his sweetheart drove at
once to the city jail. There, at
her request. the more than SO
prisonersrobbers and drunk
ards, highwaymen and second
story workers-shook hands with
he little lady in brown, and with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

HAVANA, Feb. 1.-THE Amer
lean colony here has received with
mixed emotions the news of the
Introduction in congress of bill
for the recovery of the wreck Of
the Maine and its dead. Presum-
ably the bill was prompted by Gov.
Magoon's final address, although
he had been here more than two
years without acting In the mat
ter.
Possibly congress doesn't know
that the wreck of the Maine
doesn't belong to the United
States. During the first Ameri-
can occupancy of some three
years absolutely nothing was
done to raise the Maine, and when
the provisional government with
drew the new republic OF Cuba
was informed that the United
States relinquished all claims to
the wreck. Presumably the dead
sailors went with the ship.
The Cuban government adver-
tised the wreck for sale, 90 be re-
moved by the purchaser. One man
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BIG TINS STENOG. DRAMATICALLY
SAVES her LOVER IN COURT

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. IL
"Oh, judge, and you, Mr.. Jury
men, love Roy so and I'm going
to marry him and / just had to
tell you this, because he never
harmed anybody"
With this declaration of faith
in her lover, did pretty Grace
Adams of New York, private sect
rotary to big Tim" Sullivan of
Tammany Hall fame, secure the
acquittal of Roy Ward, 90,
charged with having attacked
Miss Maggie Bauer, a young soci-
ETY. woman. With conviction the
penalty meant death.
Ward had been in jail five
Ward, who is a chauf-
feur, came to Richmond for the
automobile meets at the state fair.
He met Miss Bauer, and she &C
cepted an invitation to ride with
him. During this ride she leaped
from the automobile and made
her escape from her alleged in
suffer. Ward denied having
made any advances to the young
woman.
In the solemnity of the court
room his trial was in progress. A
little woman dressed all in tan
from her daintily clad feet to the
becoming hat upon her head, en-
tered the court room. She came
announced. Ali OF the witnesses
had been examined.
IF your honor please. have
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bought it, or went through the
form of buying 1t, paying a small
amount down. Then he proceeded
to organize a stock company to
capitalize his venture. 1t was pro-
posed to raise the Maine, peddle
the small bits of wreckage for rel
les, and tote the ship from harbor
to harbor, as a sort of patriotic
museum, but for private gain. A
great deal of the stock was sold,
but the government of Cuba never
received any further payments,
and the Maine and her dead sail
ors reverted to the ownership of
the Cuban government.
Nothing has been done about
the matter since. Presumably, IL
the American government begged
the wreck it would be turned over.
But it will have to be begged or
bought before the United States
can obtain possession of 1t, and
Americans over here are astonish-
ed at the bill Just introduced.
which assumes that the Maine be-
longs to America.
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time, and my highest desire is that
|you will grant me this favor"
This forced compliment betray-
ed the embarrassment of Vassili.
with pleasure! l rave about
the waltz" answered Wanda,
speaking gayly. so as to conceal
the feelings which strove within
her breast-the hatred with
which this German inspired her,
and her JOY at having captured a
high officer of the secret police.
They were soon talking freely.
What do you think, at the
third section, of these placards
that the revolutionary committee
are putting up everywhere?
asked Wanda.
1--WE laugh at them. There is
no revolutionary committee in Pc
tersburg; the police would surely
know about it; they have their
agents everywhere.
But" said Wanda, with won
derful discrimination, such inso-
lence should be put down, and |
suppose that the chief of police
VIII tdhe measures LOT the preV6u-
ton of such things"
They are going to make a
number of arrests tomorrow which
will strike terror to the hearts of
these nihilists.'
"Bravo!" cried Wanda, "ironic-
ally. All! what a noble mission
the government has confided to
you, and how proud you ought to
be of such an honor!"
Il am, and l hope to prove my
self worthy of it."
The waltz, which Wanda had in
terrupted several times, so as to
converse more at her ease, was
over.
The prince led her to her seat,
when suddenly she shuddered
Her eyes met a burning glance
fixed upon her.
Going straight up to the man
who was looking at her, she
asked:
Where is Nadege?"
"She did not come; she is no
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(Times Special Service. }

OLYMPIA, Feb. 17.-Amended
30 it can be lodged by canneries
by placing their female help on
piece work and working them as
long as they please, the law pro-
hibiting the employment of wom-
en- or girls longer than hours
day, was reconsidered by the
house yesterday afternoon, after
being defeated in the morning,
and was finally passed by a vote
of 81 to SO.
The defeat of the bill in the
morning, when the vote against
it was As to AZ, was due to the
failure of some of the members
to keep their pledges. Several
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ROOM WORKER
IS CAPTURED

John Kristenson, 20 years old,
was captured late yesterday after
noon by Tom Shanks, proprietor
of the Apex saloon, as he was
rummaging through the belong
ings in Shank's room in the Lam
sing hotel, opposite the postof-
flee. Shanks held the young man
until Detective Fackler arrived in
the auto patrol, and he was taken
to the station.
Kristenson claims that he just
came to Tacoma and was looking
for the hotel proprietor, when he
saw an open door. The tempta-
ton was too great, he says, and he
entered. When caught he had
several stick pins and pieces of
jewelry about him, and a large
bunch of skeleton keys.
The young man is believed to
be professional room worker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
8-HOUR
BILL PASSED ON
RECONSIDERATION

had agreed to vote for It IL It
would give relief to the girls in
canneries. 1t was found that can
neries could not be exempted as
desired constitutionally. Later,
this was evaded by allowing piece
workers to work long hours. The
entire force back of the S-hour
movement then rallied and pushed
the thing through.
Representative Bell of Pierce
county, was a leader in the fight
for the bill. Cameron, David,
Sayer, Shut, Sweet, of Pierce
county, voted with Bell for the
bill and Slayden and Mckinney
voted against it. Ericsson was not
present,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
NO COMPETITION
IN GRADING
JOBS

Unless more horses can be
brought to Tacoma, street grading
Jobs will have to stop. There
are so few teams that no compe-
tition can be secured in calling
for bids on grading jobs. Monday
a contract was let to the Lister
Construction company at practi-
cally the engineers estimate,
without competition, Yesterday
another went to Joe Wells for
grading East A and B sts., In dis
trict 636 for $14,472, when the
engineers estimate was but $14,-
SAB. No bid at all was received
for the grading of North 49th and
Ounce SITS. in district GAS.
The Keasal Construction COM
pany got the job of paving the
alley between Tacoma and G from
Division to Sixth av. for $S,726.
The bid was nearly $1,000 below
all competitors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
SPECIAL TRAIN TO
TAKE TACOMANS TO
SEATTLE TOMORROW

In response to an invitation
brought to Tacoma yesterday by
A. w. Lewis, director of conces-
sions at the exposition, Tacomans
will go to Seattle tomorrow IN a
special car to be the guests of the
exposition management with a
view to becoming acquainted with
the magnitude of the big fair.
Mr.. Lewis spoke at the Com
mercial club and urged Tacoma
to get a Tacoma building.
Tacoma, however, has decided
that 1t will use it's money at the
fair not to build buildings but
to get exposition visitors to come
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to Tacoma.

to Tacoma.
The men in charge of the ad-
vertising campaign for Tacoma be-
lieve that $4,000 can be better
employed in bringing people 70
this city to see the stadium, the
High school, the great waterfront,
the prairie, American lake, Pofny
Defiance park and old Mt. Tacoma
herself than in building a build
ing over at Seattle.
Tacoma Boosters will all go
over Thursday morning at 10
o'clock, however, and get the lay
Of the ground and prepare for the
campaign.
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in "The Travelling Salesman"
She's only 8, but she and her
brother NORM, who is seen on her
right, divide $S5 a week between
them. NORM is only z.
Life on the stage is burdensome
to the stage children, for there is
that terrible Gerry society that
scares them almost as much as the
wolf in the fairy tales. They have
to report to the society every
week, and they never know when
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
MORAL WAVE
SWEEPS idaho

BOISE, Ida, Feb. 17.-Follow-
ing the passage of the county To-
cal option bill. wave of "blus
law" legislation Is sweeping
throughout the Idaho house or
representatives. The latest leg;s-
lation against the liquor inter es..,
is a bill which has been put
through the house doubling the
state license for saloons and the
statewide prohibition bill is still
pending.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
FUTURE STARS WHO PROTESTED TO GOV. HUGHES

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.--Smart
children these, and they act just
like grownups, especially when
they think it is time to start an
agitation in favor of their rights.
They are stage children, some
of them stars, and of such future
magnitude that their apparent
size is deceiving. For instance,
the little woman in the center of
the group is none other than Miss
Frances Golden Fuller, who plays
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someone may take a notion to
make them quit the stage.
The children have just formed
society, and sent committee to
protest to Gov. Hughes. Little
Miss Golden was chairman of the
committee. She told the governor
that the Gerry society was cross to
them.
Our life is pleasant" she said.
The little beggar children on the
streets need attention more than
we do"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
May SEND HALF
OF Navy TO
PACIFIC
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1T.
The United States senate last
night amended the naval bill so as
to provide that the president may,
at his discretion, divide the navy
and place one-half on the Pacific
coast. The president already has
this power and the action is SIM
ply the expression of the senate
favoring the division of the navy.
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GUGGENHEIM ALL RIGHT.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. II.
Daniel Guggenheim, the smelter
king, en- route home yesterday,
denied the story that an attack
Of heart trouble caused his oe-
parture from Mexico. He declar-
ed that he was in perfect health.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

"Homephonit"-on confidential
business deals. zee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

her sweetheart, and wished them
both Joy in their contemplated
matrimonial venture.
"Homephonit"-you know why
you should. sss
WASHINGTON ONCE GAVE ZIP
20 three doctors; was kept In bed
Tor I'VE weeks. Blood poison from
sores to cover his leg. The doctors
tailed. then 'Bucklen's Arnfca
Saive completely cured me-" writes
John Washington, of Bosqueviile.
piles its supreme. 25c at ali drug
stores.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

Come in and see our line
of Bicycles. The largest
line in the city. We carry
the Rambler, Columbia,
Savage and Excelsior.
Prices right.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

morning light. She gazing abStraCtedly into
the distance and Aaronson knew nstinctively what
in her mind.
"Rosh ha-Shanah only month away" he said
mournfully. What a New Year to look forward
to!" She did not respond, and he continued:
They say this is a land for the second generation
It's the parents who struggle and slave that the chill
dren may grow up to be blessing and a comfort to
them in their old age But how can one do what he
ought for the children, when hunger is biting from
within and the cold stiffens one from without"
The eyes of the couple wandered about the room
which six months ago gstened in the spendor of the
highly polished furniture that Simon had provided.
1t was almost denuded of its furnishings Not
an ornament of any kind was in the place Only the
bare table, chairs, looking glass and the sofa which
at night was transformed into bed, left.
There's nothing else to CO. the wife waileu,-
nothing we can get anything on except
The words died on her lips, if the walls of her
throat had been drawn together by a string She
opened the door of the narrow dark bedroom The
blurred light of the outer only half dspelled the
blaCkneSS of the inner compartment in which
wedged a little iron bedstead. The subdued rays
fell the face of little Rachel sleeping serenely in
the etd atmosphere Close to her lay the big French
doll its lace hat removed, its gauzy dress carefully
hung a chair
L can't do it," Aaronson muttered Il can't
take it from her!"
But we must have breakfast" the wife reminded
him. We cannot live without food"
Listen!" the husband exclaimed after a moment
of reflection. Il have idea. If she wakes and
finds the doll gone, it will grieve her and make her
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

big Rachel herself the doll that she drew
fOndly to her side Her arm was entwined about the
waist of the figure and with glow of pride she dis
played to the gaping crowd the wonderful accom-
plishments of her richly dressed exquistev nodded
companion In childish glee she pressed one of the
pearl buttons that set off the my dress of the doll
and in response the touch the eyes rolled upward
and from the parted lips came in clear musical
tone the cry of "Mamal" The pressing of a second
button dropped the eyes while the mechanical voice
chirped "Papa!" When she had made the doll
peat the words half dozen times for the admiring
crowd she suddenly drew the face close to hers and
kissed it in a convusive Outburst of affection.
BERNSTEIN, who show ed his amaze -, at the
~ unwOnted richness of the girl possession tdrned
to the father and said, Let go now. You see l
have already prepared home for you"
No, no." Aaronson replied eXcitedy in Russian.
I'VE cannot go yet. We must wait until the man
comes"
Bernstein looked inquirngly at the immigrant
and AarOnSOn haStened to explain.
The man said he would be here to meet US he
that gave Rachel the beautiful doll 1t was on the
boat, when only one day out, that he gave
to her. He a Russian, like myself, only he had
been in America ten years and had grown wealthy.
He travelled in the first class; but he came down
the steerage nearly every day and talked with the
people On the day before we landed he said he had
grown to like our Rachel and he gave her the doll
He told me all about America and how hard
struggle there Only the smart people he said,
got rich. But he promised to help me, and said he
would give me a place in his factory. When told
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

4oNO pressed between two of
The high pointed bars that stretch
from the white stone turreted I'm
migration Building to the little
wooden Governors Island boat
house at the Battery. He had been
there since dawn, watching and
waiting for the little Ellis Island
terry to bring over the first boat
load OF immigrants. His ewes swept
the broader gateway to America.
the splendid harbor stretching from
the Aarrows, which smiles its vel
come on the first and second cabin
passengers. And he did not fail to
note the imposing statue of the
Goddess of Liberty contemplating
benignly the barred windows of the
faded red brick castle whose cir
cular form rises like a broad funnel
at the farther end of Governors
Island.
He stood there needless of the
crowd that surged behind. a sway
ing, eXpectant, Ill clad crowd that
threatened TO squeeze Bernstein
through the bars. He hardly felt
the pressure against his back in the
thrill that ran down his frame and
klndled the fire of love and happi-
ness IN his eyes.
In slow procession. their steps
still uncertain from the ocean voy-
age. their nOStrils still filled with
the smell of the steerage, the human
cargo hastened down the gangplank
that Slid from the side of the boat.
Men, women, and children. all of
them duly inspected, fumigated,
and certified, came filing through
the gate Dull bewilderment was
on their faces; dread of the un-
known was in their hearts
A willing July sun turned into
flowing riVulets the beaded per-
spiration of their brows. as they
carried or dragged the boxes and
bundles they brought with them.
Outside of the gate the newcomers
grouped themselves among the rel
atives and friends there to receive
them. There was little effusiveness
IN the greetings between the wait
ing and the arrived. \ CLEAN of
recognition, a warm pressure of the
hand, or a hasty kiss was all; for
their emotions, like their brains,
had been repressed by years of
persecution. To the call of danger
or bereavement they could respond
with a force the onrush of which
carried them into mysteries. But
their bonds of love and friendship
were like steel rods, strong and un-
seVerable. but fixed as hard granite.
What they lacked IN vibrancy,
however. they made up in solidity.
Il was not a brilliant assemblage
they made, this detached horde of
an old country's poverty Ignorant
lurking danger, they were like til
entering a shadow haunted room.
the old country poverty. they also
living strength, who soon would deve
and sinew of the new land they enter
misgivings; that IS, all those whom
did not crush or drive back to the
A 5 Il was Bernstein 5 alluring pT
n opportunity that brought Aaro
his family TO the New World, it beh
to meet them at the gate And WI
pass through, he greeted them war;
his embrace OF Sarah. on whom hi
trausflxed ever since the arrival of tn,
When the greetings were over, The
selves in a circle about the boxes an
they piled on the sidewalk There
father. the strands Of his reddish be;
q bristling framework the tense, an
OF his face. By his side stood his Wi
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

MISERY and want, the accom-
AA panying shadows of every
labor dispute, were not absent in
the strike of the garment workers.
They had cast their blighting out
lines in the household of Aaron
Aaronson; had forced Sarah to hire
out as a domestic while Simon and
the father prayed for the strike to
end AS the days of the strike
heightened, the hope of settlement
diminished correspondingly. The
new home was enshrouded in hope
less gloom; the future loomed dark
and forbidding a deep melancholy
had settled on the face of the
husband 1t was reflected in the
countenance of the wife as she sat
close to the window in the early
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

him | was bringing Sarah over so
she could marry you, he said he
would find a good place for you too.
Only we must meet him when we
got off the boat.
He got off the steamer before
we were taken to the island. Why,
just before he left he came to our
deck and said to be sure to wait
for him; that he would be here and
have finer doll for Rachel than the
one he gave her. He brought the
one she had for his own girl, he
said; but he could not take it away
from our Rachel until he had the
other doll to give her Which was
kind of him, because Rachel would
have cried her eyes out had he taken
it Think of the luck! A kind man
to give me work before l get off the
boat And all because he liked
little Rachael"
Aaronson's face cleaned with
the inward JOY he felt His eyes
searched the crowd for the philan-
thrOpic friend; but he was unable
to find him.
We will wait until he comes" "
said Bernstein. He was sent to
us by Providence, indeed! For
there are bad times brewing here,
there will be a strike, and that
means no work for a long time. |
will get a small benefit from the
union; but it won't be enough for
all of us. And the strike will delay
the marriage, which has been put
off so long"
They waited long into the after
noon. A policeman scattered the
crowd that swirled about little
Rachel, and the exhibition of the
talking doll ended. When it be-
came evident that there was no
hope of the friend appearing, they
started for the new home.
This is land of many disap-
pointments, ," Bernstein said con
solingly; but it is also a land of
hope, so let us hope for the best, -
he added fervently.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

/ the gate to the New World
| Simon Bernstein stood, his
f2cP nrnSSaI hn+unn.,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

the blue had not yet been discovered and this
wagon full of girls, all in white big at the top
and little ones at the bottom the girls being in steps
like And they all had flags in their hands and waved
Them they turned into the wood-lot singing Three
Cheers for the Red, White and Blue!" 1t made you
take long breath and your throat sort of clinched up
round at the tables made of panks nalei stakes
ariven into the ground; men-olks talking about
old times, and telling Injun stories, and how much
wheat they lowed to to the acre; the little children
were running and hollering and having good time;
the young fellows and their girls in the Rotary
Swing and the common, everyday swings, but all of