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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
100000 TIRE IN
PORTLAND MILLS

spite of a score of engines and
two fire boats the mill was soon
a mass of flames, and only des-
perate work on the part of the
firemen kept the fire from spread
ing to adjoining manufacturing
plants.
The blaze was spectacular from
the fact that the flames ate their
way downward floor by floor.
When the engines responded to a
general alarm, the sixth and
seventh floors were almost con-
sumed. Then the flames Travelled
to the third and second floors,
selling upon grain and inflamma-
BILE materials in the building.
The plant had capacity OF
$500 barrels daily. The build
ing was equipped with modern
machinery and an automatic wa
ter sprinkler. 1t Is believed that
the force of the explosion discon.
nected the sprinkler attachment
In addition to loss by fire, there
will be a large loss from water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
EXPLOSION STARTS BLAZE
FLOUR PLANT IN WEST.

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 49,
After destroying the Portland
Flour mills, the largest plant of
its kind in the northwest, and
spelling thousands of dollars
worth of grain, fire which start
ed from an explosion at the mills
early today was brought under
control shortly before noon.
For a time it was thought that
several employees had lost their
lives and that a section of the
manufacturing district of the city
would fall prey to the flames.
The estimated total loss will
exceed 100000.
AS far as could be learned, none
of the seventy employees of the
mills were killed, although a
search of the ruins will be made.
A general alarm was sounded
shortly after the fire started. In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
TODAY MARKS THE
FIRST Of YEAR
FOR JEWS

Tonight Rosh Hashono or the
Jewish New Year commences. In
reality, the Jewish calendar shows
two New Year days, the other one
being the first day of the month
Nissan, which very nearly CORE
spends with the month of April.
Rosh Hashopo marks the begin
ming of the year from a religious
standpoint, and accordingly, un-
like the usual New Year celebra-
ton, the day is spent in prayer
and penitent thought.
In fact the ten days following e
Rush Hashono are called the Ten
Days of Penitence. According to
Jewish theology the fate of every
living being is written on Rosh
Hashono by the Almighty, and on
Yom Kippur, the great Jewish fast
day, following the end of the ten
days of penitence, the fate of all
mortals is finally sealed for the
ensuing year.
Prayer, penitence and charity
are the three factors which might
cause a reversal of the fate as or
iginally written on Rosh Hashono.
If truly repenitant, God is willing
to forego religious transgressions.
Yom Kippur, literally transla.
ed, means a day of forgiveness.
But If the sin Is one committed
against a fellow man, then the ag-
grieved person must first forgive.
Thus the custom has arisen, es-
pecially among orthodox Jews, to
ask one another forgiveness on
the eve of Yom Kippur. 1t is also
customary to send New Year cards
to friends and relatives, bearing
the Hebrew words meaning "For
happy year my you be inscribed
and ordained"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
MURDER CASES
TRANSFERRED

On the grounds that Judge
yesterday is opposed to capital
punishment, Deputy Prosecutor
Burmeister has secured a transfer
of the murder trials of Charles f.
Newcomb and Martina Kvalshaug
to the court of Judge Chapman.
One convenience of Judge Chap
mans court is secret stairway
leading directly from the jail to
the courtroom. In the other
courts, the prisoners are Of neces-
sity led through the halls and ex-
posed to the view of the public.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
SHAKEUP in S. P.
OFFICE PENDING

position would be filled by w. II.
Scott, now assistant general man
ager and one of the oldest en-
ployes of the system. This would
leave a vacancy for another as
sistant general manager and would
probably go to J. H. Young, gen.
eral superintendent.
The general superintendency
either would fall to w. A. Mccoy.
ern or H. v. Plat who are division
superintendent of the north d.
vision and south division respect
lively. R. H. Ingram, general SUI
perintendent at Los Angeles, also
has been mentioned as a possible
candidate for the position, should
changes be inaugurated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
STATE GR0CERS IN
SESSION HERE

This afternoon the convention will
get down to the discussion of live
business questions.
Many of the wives of the men,
bers are here and approximately
$50 delegates are in the city.
Charles H. Hyde and Charles Ii.
Grinnell of Tacoma are both on
the afternoon program for papers.
Mr.. Hyde will discuss the benefits
of cooperation by manufacturers,
wholesalers and retailers and Mr..
Grinnell will talk on Cash or
Credits"
The local grocers have ma le
preparations for fittingly enter
tanning the convention and there
will he a round of trolley rides,
visits to the park, banquet and
theater parties while the visiters
are here. The banquet will be
held at the Carleton tomorrow
night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
PEARY REFUSES TO GIVE OUT
ANY MORE INFORMATION

(By United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Scien-
lists today are commenting on
Commander Peary's statement of
last night in which he declined to
give out more information regard
ing his discovery because lit
might be used by others" Peary
also declared that Whitney is the
sportsman whom DR.. Cook de-
clares is holding some of his data,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
BETTER MAIL SERVICE

whole scheme of delivery reorgan-
lied so as to give better service
to the people.
In the business districts there
will now be four deliveries a day.
In all residence districts there Will
be at least two regular deliveries
and the territory for the carriers
has been extended SO that mailmen
who will go further than hereto
fore.
The Tacoma office now has SO
mail carriers at work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
ANNUAL MEETING CALLED TO
ORDER THIS MORNING -
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT
- WELCOMED BY MAYOR
IINCK.

Grocers from all sections of
Washington were present when
the annual meeting of the State
Grocers' association was called TO
order this morning at 10 O'Clock
by President G. G. Coon of Port
Townsend, in the Temple II
Music. 1t is expected that the
convention will be the biggest
ever held by the organization.
Mayor Linck delivered the al
dress of welcome on behalf of the
city and the response was given
by President Coon.
The annual addresses of the
president and secretary were the
features of the morning session
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
THREE ARE PINNED UNDER
MACHINE AND HAVE MAR
ROW ESCAPE.

ABERDEEN, Sept. 1.-two
women and three men, compris-
ing an automobile party, are suf-
fering from serious injuries tod ay
as the result of an accident which
befell them yesterday near juno
ton City when the large touring
car in which they were riding
turned turtle and pinned three of
their number under the heavy car.
The party consisted of A.
Townsend, owner of a large bak-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
PRISONERS WILL
BE TRIED HERE

The nine federal prisoners
brought from Seattle recently will
be tried in Tacoma unless they de-
sire to go back to Seattle, accord
ing to the statement of Assistant
District Attorney Charles Hudson
this morning.
The grand jury is busy today
hearing the testimony in the
cases. and indictments will be re-
turned as fast as they can get
through with the witnesses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
AUTO TURNS OVER:
FIVE ARE INJURED

cry here, and his wife; c. v. 10y,
manager of the West Coast Adver-
Using bureau; A. e. Wilson, man.
aged of the Pacific States Tele-
phon & Telegraph company, aud
Mrs. Grow.
When the accident occurred
Townsend and Mrs. Crow were
thrown clear of the machine. This
Undoubtedly saved the lives of the
others, who, pinned beneath the
car, were unable to release them
selves. Townsend and Mrs. Grow,
although themselves injured, fin
ally manages to extricate the
others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

Richardson, who will occupy the
room next to the president, will
look after the executives health
especially his throat. He is a
throat specialist by profession and
accompanied Mr.. Taft on the cam
paign last fall.
The trip began at Boston today,
and will end at Washington on the
night of Nov. 10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
JAPANESE OFF FOR EAST


(By United Press Leased Wire. }
BUTTE, Mont, Sept. 15.-The
Japanese trade ENJOYS who have
been the guests of the business
nten of this city for several days
left this morning for st. Paul
Last night the foreigners were
rendered banquet at the fashion
able Silver Bow club by the mer.
chants associations of Butte.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

is built to carry Is day and night
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES men, secre-
taries, etc.
The Mayflower is provided with
three private rooms with brass
beds. two private rooms each con-
tanning upper and lower berths.
and one sofa bed. The observa-
ton dining room at the rear end
of the car is 16 feet long. DIR.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

modations for the comfort and con-
venience of the president and his
guests, the cars will be equipped
with complete kitchen and dining
outfits and will each carry force
of expert chefs, walters and por-
tiers.
If 1t were necessary. the cum
ningly contrived lockers and re-
frigerators could carry enough
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
SEVEN NEW CARRIERS ARE
PUT ON AND CITY ROUTES
ARE EXTENDED.

Tacoma at last is going to get
something like adequate and sat
isfactory mail service, according
to reports from the postoffice.
There has been much complaint
In the city in the past, but be-
ginning today seven new men
have been put on duty and the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

The private cars Mayflower and
Haslemere, which are to take Pres
ident Taft and his party on their
$4,000 mile journey to the west
and south, are tabloid hotels
wherein the designers have crowd
ed the greatest possible amount of
comfort into the smallest possible
amount of space.
In addition to providing accom-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15

food for the entire party all the
way. This will not be necessary,
however, for at almost every stop
ping place the commissary may be
replenished with fresh meats and
vegetables. The Mayflower, which
will be Mr.. Taft's own car, is the
more comfortable of the two, for
it is designed to accommodate only
eight guests, while the Haslemere
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
RUMORED THAT VICE PRESI-
DENT CALVIN WILL GO EAST
AND THAT VERA l.
CHANGES WILL TAKE PLACE

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-
Persistent rumors that e. e. Cal
win, vice president and general
manager of the Southern Pacific
is in line for immediate promotion
In New York, is causing much dis
cussion In regard to the changes
that will probably take place in
the offices of the company should
the rumor prove to be correct. In
the event of Calvin being called
East, railroad men believe that his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-15
Something Better.

Steamer Flyer to Seattle. maxi
ing FIVE round trips daily. Leaves
Tacoma S:35 a. M, 1916, 3:55.
1880 and IL y. M. s.s
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31
Leavenworth, Wash, Friday, December 81, IoOo
STREET LIGHTS TURNED sisss - IF AFEAN APPLE BILL
Five Four Cluster Lights on From 4et-
fOrty-Three Single Lamps in
Residence District

For the first time the street lights
were turned on Tuesday evening. Five
four-cluster, eighty candle power cleo
tric lights, from the Clifford hotel on
the west end to the east end of the
viaduct on Front street, gives fairly
satisfactory results.
Scattered thruout the residence dis
trict are forty-three eighty candle-power
Tungsten lamps. For the past week
light was not so necessary, for the
reason that the moon shone nearly all
night and pedestrians found their way
about without much difficulty. But
we are now entering on dark nights
and the benefit of street lights will be
more apparent. Already many com
plimentary comments have been made
by strangers arriving on the night
trains on the public spirit and enter
prise Of a town the size OF Leaven-
worth.
As the town grows and the great
convenience Of a well-lighted town is
recognized the system will be i'm
proved and extended.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31
Washington's Wheat Crop

Washington's wheat crop this year
was worth $33,o75,o00.
The winter wheat crop Of Washing
ton for 1909 is placed by the national
department Of agriculture at 20, ,124, 900
bushels, worth S18,715,OO0. This is
a production of 25.8 bushels per acre.
The crop Of spring wheat is valued at
$14,560,o0o, being 200 bushels per
acre and the same value as winter
wheat.
The Idaho winter wheat crop was
9,135, 900 bushels, valued at $7,947,-
900. The yield was 29 bushels per
acre. Spring wheat in Idaho was re-
ported at 5,330,OOo bushels, with a
farm valpe of $4,637,oOo. The yield
per acre is 26 bushels.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31
PinchOt on the Conservation Problem

New York, Dec. 29.-Giford Pinchot,
chief forester of the United States, de-
clared in a speech here Monday be-
fore a number of prominent publishers
at the University Club that special in
terests had made repeated attacks on
the United States forest service, and
these attacks had increased in violence
just in proportion as the service had Of
fered opposition to predatory wealth.
Mr.. Pinchot said:
THE American people evidently
have made up their minds that our nat
ural resources must be conserved. That
is good, but it settles only half the
question. For whose benefit shall
these be conserved For the benefit Of
the many or for the profit of the few9
The great conflict now being fought
will decide. There is no other ques-
ton before US that begins to be SO i'm
portant, or that viii be so difficult to
sraddle, as the great question between
special interest and unequal privileges
Of the few, and the rights Of the many;
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31
Evils of Obsolete Water Laws

The new epoch in water control in
the west came with the passage Of
modern irrigation codes in Wyoming
and Idaho. Features Of these laws
were copied by a few Of the other
states of the west; but as a rule the
older states were afraid to bother with
their water laws-afraid that any dis
turbance would throw the common
wealth into a paroxysm Of water ltiga-
ton. For example, California has no
toriously poor and confusing water
laws; but she has paid heavily for even
these entangled shreds, for government
investigators tell US that water litigation
in California, up to the year 1902, had
cost S27,000,000, while the total
amount spent in every form of water
development in the state was but S26,-
900, ,000.-Randall R. Howard in the
January Pacific Monthly.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31

pushed off the throne in 1848 and to
be succeeded by Francis Joseph, was
in power in Vienna. The French re-
public, the kingdom OF Italy, the en-
pire of Germany and the empire OF
Japan were far in the future. The
western boundary of the United States
stopped at the Sabine and the Rocky
mountains.
If Marco Polo had visited Asia in
that year he would have found but
little change since his time. Africa's
dark continent was as dark as in the
days Of Mungo Park. Only few miles
of railroad were laid in America and
Europe. On the ocean the steamboat
was in its experimental stage and was
seldom seen. Telegraph, telephone,
electric light and many other conven-
fences to Us were as nonexistent then
as were the automobile OF the aero
plane. The very face Of the habitable
earth has been transformed since oul
coming caller was last here. And what
fancy can picture the sights which will
meet him when he passes this way il
1885?
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31
A Modern Rip Van Winkie

Eighty years old and never having
seen railroad train, trolley car, OF
used a telephone until this week is the
record Of Owen Donnelly of Placerville,
Idaho, who is in Portland visiting two
nephews. The conveniences of mod
ern city life are all strange to Mr..
Donnely, and his stay in Portland has
been a succession Of wonders. The
whole thing is a sort OF Arabian nights
spectacle to him.
1t was with awe that the aged visi-
tor boarded the train in Boise for Port
land. When he arrived at the Rose
City the street cars and automobiles
caused him no end of surprise, and
even alarm. The marvels Of cleo
tricity are all strange to him and he is
having the time of his life in learning
city ways. Elevators in Office buildings
unnerve him and electric lights and
gas appliances make him feel like a
child with everything yet to learn, but,
withal, he enjoyed his most unique
Christmas season.
Mr.. Donnelly was born in England
and came to California in the golden
days of 1853. He went to Idaho by
steamer and mountain trail in 1864
and he has lived in Placerville, which
is so miles from a railroad, for the past
As wears.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31

If the lightning traveller now about
due had eyes and could talk what an
interesting story he would be able to
tell US. At his visit in 1885 Andrew
Jackson was president OF the United
States, William ~ ruled in England,
the citizen king, Louis Philippe, was
at the front in France, Nicholas I. bore
sway in St. Petersburg, Isabella II.
ruled through a regent at Madrid, while
Ferdinand l., who was destined to be
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31

between government by men for hu-
man welfare, and government by
money for profit; between the men
who stand for the Roosevelt policies,
and the men who stand against them.
This is the essence Of the conservation
problem today.
I believe in our form of govern
ment and believe in the golden rule.
But we must face the truth that mo-
nopoly Of resources of production
makes il impossible for vast numbers
OF men and women to earn a fair
living"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31

Continued on Last Page
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
W00DmEN PICNIC

Central Iowa M. w. A. Gather Herr for
Annual OUTING Crowd Not a. Large
~ Expected, But Attendance Was
Larse-clsmons Wins Ball Cams.
Weather conditions were ideal for
the Modern woodmen's picnic in this
city today. The attendance however,
was not as large as had been expect
ed. altho the trains brought In good
delega lions this morning from nearly
all directions. The largest crowds were
from the Story city branch Of the
Central. A reception committee and
the Marshalltown band met the dele
CATIONS at the depot and marched up
town, to the court house park.
The parade formed south Of the
court house at 10 o'clock, headed by
the band, followed by the Boomer baal
team, Foresters' drill team and local
and visiting Woodnfen.
The bail game, which was played
between Clemens and the Boomer In
dependents, resulted in a victory for
the visiting team, by a. score OF to
l.. The batteries were: Clemens, Pc
terson and Clemens; Boomers, Fitch
ards and Booth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
,Fi.h Stories.

Amos Godfrey, city clerk, of course,
had to repeat his last years fish story.
In 1908 when the high water came up.
Amos Godfrey went over to look at a
farm near the old wire bridge site.
There was a slough which the rising
river had filled. Last year. Amos said.
he had to stop at the slough waiting
fifteen minutes for fish to swim past,
so he could drive thru the slough.
But fish stories grow with age and,
very appropriately, Amos. in telling the
story on Tuesday, said he had to wait
thlrty-five minutes for all that fish to
get by.
"The biggest fish ever saw" said
Officer Stonebraker. was out in Ellis
worth county. The river was nearly up
to the top of a railroad bridge. AS the
train went over the bridge a fish ap-
peared. He Topped his tail, as fishes
will, and the end of that tail struck
a brakeman on the top of one of the
freight cars and knocked him over into
the river. We never did find the mans
body. 1t is my opinion the big fish ate
him.
I'm 1909" continued another officer.
II was driving across bridge near
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
A New Type Of Road.


New Jersey is to experiment with a
new type Of road in Essex county,
where the county engineer, James
Owens, proposes to lay them in West
Orange, Nutley, Belleville. Verona,
Short Kills, Milburn, West Caldwell
and other places. The state is to pay
one-third Of the cost Of these new
roads, each municipality one-tenth OF
the cost of the roads within its limits,
and the county pays the balance.
Mount Pleasant avenue, West Orange
Is to be the first scene of the new
road trial. Telford pavement is tn be
used, under new formula prepared by
Mr.. Owens, and he thinks that such a
road will stand automobile traffic
splendidly; and, while 1t will not be
absolutely dustless, it will be less dusty
than any road of similar kind.
After the telford blocks are laid, IN
stead of using clay as a binder, liquid
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
Laurel New. Notes.

The board of directors of the school
township at Saturdays meeting voted
to reject all bios for the building of
a new school house and sale of the old,
in subdiatrict No. s, and will take no
further action in regard to erecting a
new house until next season. The old
school building will he used Tor the
fall and winter term of school,
The Graceland Cemetery Association
will meet Saturday evening, Aug-7, at
the town hail, to adopt bylaws for It's
government and to complete any uf1.
finished business OF the Organization.
Mrs. =. w. tMunsAn Of Milford, an
Cd time resident Of Laurel, ana Mrs.
M, OgArl, OF Marvhalltown, spent a
portion Of the past week among their
|mamy Laurel friends. going Saturday
to Gilman.
HARRY McBroom lett Nohday tor
Aurora, 8. b.. where he will remain
during the harvesting and threshing
season.
Bricltlaying has commenced on t11o
building for the Psople,s Saving Bank.