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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01
10 DEDICATE SPLENDID
ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE

stories. The total cost of the build
ing Is placed at $4,000 and the
building and ground is worth $685.
600. The structure will practically
be free of debt on it's dedication.
r -W,witesa n ETA ETAOIN NUN
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01

though.
"There was an example Of thin
only the other day. A girl Of -.
who had worked here previously,
came In to buy beaver bonnet.
ITS price was $25, HIT she was &C.
|companied BY q man Of perhaps
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01
/ " JULIA caEsWELL

~Is there anything | can do for
our" II u very pretty face that
sAns over the counter, eager to
pleases This Characteristic Is 90
Iomnnpn here among the girls In
~ Spokane department stores. IN
Very one | have met with such
purteey and confederation.
\ eu1 the plrle are sometimes
fled~-scBetimes tired trying to
OK pleasant when the bread and
aster QueetIon b staring Gs<m IN
~ fees. ! talked 70 one Of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01

A. s. Steaffer Of Colbert, aged 76,
a civil war veteran, was buried this
afternoon at Paramount. Sedgwick
post, g. A. r., was In charge Of the
services.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01

The trial on Roxey fremont on
NE charge Of disorderly conduct
sAs begun this morning before
Judge Hinkle, sitting In Judge Hun
ke's court room. with the choos'
lag Of a jury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01

unmasked!
This picture certainly caused lot q exesme NM
readers Nearly Of them xx3i1f
omitted steo from the hand 81
halfsmoked
followed the prosperous Sz.s44gv TssS sz 47s
kind whatever.
The banker pursue In perfect safsy s *Sf
NoTICE-In Whatdoestlacf pcureN M FL
will be printed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
CHILD WIFE
AND GOLD
VANISH
Aged Vashon Island Man
Looks for Spouse Who
Skipped With Baby
and $3,206
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Feb. 11.-Leroy
Lander, 80 years of age, is today
lamenting the loss of his child
wife, his eighteen-months-old ba-
by and incidentally 1853 new $40
gold coins.
Supported on crutches, in de-
fault of one leg, the old man yes
terday hobbled into\the prosecut-
ing attorneys office and enlisted
the aid of the law to help him To-
cate his missing wife and child.
He asked the prosecutor to issue
a warrant for the arrest of Bertha
Franklin, his wife's sister, to
whom he attributes his troubles.
Lander lived On Vashon island
with his young wife and, accord
ing to his own story, on Monday
last he left her with her sister In
the cottage to guard satchel con-
tanning $3,260, while he attended
to business matters which neces-
STATED his absence.
On his return he said his wife
and baby, his sister-in-law and,
incidentally, the money, were
gone.
Lander believes that his wife
and her sister have sailed for
Alaska.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
C.&N. OFFICIAL
VISITS CITY
rIarvln R. Hewitt Jr. General Traffic Manager
of Northwestern Here: Says 1t Is r1erely
An Ispection "Trip

Marvin R. Hewitt, jr, general
traffic manager of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway, with ID. X.
Jeffries of Chicago and two. other
gentlemen from the East, whom
Mr.. Hewitt says are simply per-
sonal friends, arrived in the city
this morning in his special car.
His advent at once started a
train of rumors to the effect that
he had come as forerunner OF
the taking over of the Northern
Pacific by the Northwestern, that
he was here to confer with tide
land holders over terminals for
the Northwestern extension to the
coast, that he is comforting with
lumbermen over some great tim
Der deals and the acquiring of
railway rights through Western
Washington and that his appear
ance indicates the early rushing of
the North Coast to Tacoma.
Only Inspection Trip.
Mr.. Hewitt himself says all the
rumors are without foundation
and that he is here Just to inspect
the local offices of the company
and look over this section.
81 have never been here and
have come just for an inspection
and pleasure trip and have
brought along few of my
friends" said Mr.. Hewitt to the
Times today.
There is no significance in the
trip at all bearing on any railway
or timber deals. We have offices
here and it is necessary for some
official occasionally to visit them
and inspect them and I am COM
bining pleasure with the trip" he
said.
Mr.. Hewitt said he knew moth
ing about the matter of the North
western acquiring the Northern
Pacific. He also insisted he was
in the dark as to the North Coast
proposition and he would not talk
lumber at all.
To See Mount Tacoma.
He took dinner at the Union club
with Henry Roice, an old friend,
and will spend day or two here.
Tomorrow they will go up on the
Tacoma Eastern to look over the
country there and see Mount Ia
coma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
ANT|.BO0zf
BILL Is
PASSED
(Times Special Servicc.)

OLYMPIA, Feb. 11.-With-
standing all attacks of its enemies
the McMasters local option bill
passed the house under suspen-
sion of the rules late yesterday
afternoon by a vote of Sc to 3S.
The opponents rallied and storm
ed but the friends of the measure
sat comparatively silent and let
the torrents of orators swell back
and forth against the chamber
walls in futile attack. They had
the votes and did not need to do
any windjamming.
Bell of Pierce, Beach, Palmer
and other enemies of the bill
grew red in the face denouncing
the bill and consigning the anti
saloon lobby to the limboes of leg
islative seclusion but the preach
efs grinned and got ready to count
the votes in favor of the bill.
1t now goes to the senate.
OF the Pierce county represen-
tatives David, Sayre, Mckinney,
Bell and Shut voted for the bill,
Bell saying he opposed some of its
provisions but would vote for it
anyway. Cameron, Slayden and
Sweet voted against the measure.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11

CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-The "Say
Mo- club is the latest thing in
unique organization. Thirty-six
pretty chorus girls met on the
stage of the Auditorium and form
ed a association which is intend
ed be- national. 1t is proposed
to clude every chorus girl in
the country In this movement for
the ethical uplift of the stage"
The prime movers are Wellesley
and Bryn Mawr college girls who
went on the stage with lofty
ideals, and are serving a novitiate
as choristers. They were elected
officers of the club as follows:
Maeola Stockdale, president; Min
ME Higgins, secretary; Enid Glib
son, treasurer; board of censors,
Elfa0 White, Helen Lavelle and
Mill}e Wood.
J. TIE rules of the club are:
t NO member may accept an in
yitation to have supper with wine
in the company of a gentleman
nnlsss accompanied by a chaper-
oneAand unless the gentleman has
beef properly introduced. The
chQrister may not under any cir
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
TO REBUkE
PRESIDENT
(By United Press Leased Wire. J
WASHINGTON, D, c., Feb, IL

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IL
President Roosevelt will be re.
buked by the senate committee on
appropriations for his assertion
that the restrictions placed by
congress on the use of the secret
service have been "of benefit only
to the criminal class"
The subcommittee which has
been investigating the phase of
the case Is now ready to report.
The committee is composed of
republicans and democrats.
1t recommends that an investi-
cation continue after the present
session of congress ends in order
to secure complete details of the
character of services performed,
not only by secret service men,
but by special agents.
Senator Hemenway of Indiana
presented the secret service report
the president for his al
legged insult to congress late today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11

Take a good look at the big dip
per before 1t gets to be q bunny
old dipper and leaky.
This dipper is on the blink now,
but is pretty respectable arti-
Gle Just the same. Meaning, OF
course, the "Big Dipper," which
you see in the sky on bright, star
light nights.
The Maker of the heavens put
seven stars In the clipper" or
"Great Bear" as 1t is sometimes
called, but also gave them motion.
The motion has been slow, SO slow
that for an age those seven stars
have apparently stood In the shape
of q dipper In the north sky.
But during the next few centur-
les, the astronomers say, the dip
per, will bulge and leak and the
handle will break In two.
The astronomers say that these
stars have two directions OF move
mont. as shown By the arrows N
the diagram, and 90 iQ time the
oymmetry of ~ fi&nxe fhex nm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11

make will entirely break up.
The star that forms the end of
the clipper" handle has quite q
rapid motion. and since this end
star Is the polar star now, 1t will
not be long before the polar star
of 1909 will be so out of the true
north as to be no longer the
north star" The new position
of the end star is seen In the sec
|ond clipper" outline presented
here.
Our 1909 pole star was not al
ways the polar star. Back 1900
years q star called "Draconis" was
the pole star of the heavens. For
ward $500 years our 1909 polar
star viii have SO passed from its
position as pole star as to be dis
|carded, and then q star now call
led Cephei will be the north polar
star OF the heavens.
The popular expression, "Un-
varying - the pole star" b quite
"a shalEy and uncertain oomps.riaon
lNhsn ~ foots aro Al n.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
To REVIEW
FLEET On
FEB. 2
President to Officiate at
Closing Ceremony Of
Worlds Cruise of
Battleships
(By United Press Leased Wire J

(By United Press Leased Wirc.)
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. IL.
President Roosevelt aboard the
presidential yacht Mayflower, Sec
retary of the Navy Newberry and
a party of officials will leave here
on the afternoon of February 81
for Hampton Roads for a review
of the Atlantic battleship feet, as
the closing ceremony attendant
upon its worldwide cruise.
According to arrangements an
nounced today, the Mayfiower will
anchor in the vicinity of Bug
Light, at the entrance of the roads
on the morning of February %,
anniversary of the birth of George
Washington.
The fleet will appear in lower
Chesapeake bay at II O'Clock and
pass in review before Roosevelt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11

cumstances indulge in any bever-
age stronger than tea, coffee or
milk.
No member may go automobile
ing with any gentleman other
than her fiance, and then only in
company with others, or with a
chaperone.g
Flirtations over the footlights
or off the stage render the Of
fender subject to expulsion.
Fines will be assessed against
any girl who allows press agent
to use her name in any undignified
story about elopement, romances
which place the chorister in the
position of a frivolous or indis-
Greet maiden. Stories about
breaches of promise, love for
pet dogs, or escapades at hotels, ;"
are among the strictly tabooed in
ventions of the press agent.
Members also pledge themselves
to go quietly to the seclusion of
their rooms Immediately after
the show" in order to redeem the
name of chorus girl from the
list of things held up for re-
prOach."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11

LONDON, Feb. 10.-Actress,
society beauty, race horse owner
and baronet's wife, the Jersey
Lily" better known as Lily Lang
try-and later as Lady de Bathe
has turned novelist.
my book" she said, 'ds called
All at Sea- It has been bought
by q well-known publisher and Is
about $4,000 words In length. It
concerns people Of the world, is
easily read and does not deal with
deep human emotions"
What led me to turn novelist? I?
j don't know; q habit of taking
up one line Of work after another,
as you know" explained her lady
ship. 81 thought that q lot of
dull people had written novels. so
there was no reason why
shouldn't have a try.
"The book Is really evolved out
of an idea / had some time ago
for play. You remember that
was part author of the play Cross
ways which, when owned the
Imperial theater, was especially
played once IN order that the
king and queen might see 1t.
II took the play to America,
land played It during the whole
tour, making q good deal Of money
|out of it, and It is still given from
time to time ct the stock theaterz
hhere. AZ had been successful
lin this. / thought ! would try q
| shot ct novel.
- had already written abou1
1000 words of nv nasmoirs. hu
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
TO SELL WHITE SLAVES
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDERS

Will be sold to the highest bid
der by Secretary e. T. O'Loughlin
OF the Park Slope board. Those
who can oIler any of the men food,
shelter and employment may OBJ
tain Z white slave as his chattel.
The sale II scheduled to take
place In . Brooklyn church. The
slaves viii wear masks and their
identity VIII not be revealed.
o'LouGh1ln han already sold under
the eon11fIono ffty men who were
net 49, - ee@aln Noeks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
ETC0NTRACT
FOR ROCK
CRuSHER

The county commissioners this
morning awarded the contract for
a rock-crusher for the Mount Ia
coma-Canyon road to the Hunt e.
Mottet company of this city, for
$4,000. The crusher is a No. 5
Curator, and the bid includes all
the necessary appliances. The
Hunt & Mottet bid was not sub.
mitted until this morning. The
regular time for receiving them
was last Monday. The bid was SO
low, and so satisfactory, however,
that the commissioners at once
seized the opportunity to save
money.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
TAFT REACHES
NEW ORLEANS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. H.
President-elect Taft, Mrs. Taft, to-
gether with the party of engineers
which accompanied him to Pana-
ma to inspect the calan, reached
here at Q o'clock today.
The city is In gala attire and
thousands of persons thronged the
streets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
{By United Press Leased wire.l

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Slavery
OF the black man abolished by
Abraham Lincoln. the anniversary
Of whose natal day will be cello
brated tomorrow, has been super-
seeded by slavery Of the white man.
according to members OF the Park
Slope board Of trade OF Brooklyn.
Tomorrow two hundred white
slaves middle aged and old me1.
Who have become discouraged el1.
- : vain search 1es enploynen1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
SENATE Is
ADJOURNED
fTimes Special Service.)

OLYMPIA, Feb. 11.-Although
there are but 28 days left of the
sixty days session
the senate this morning after a
brief session, adjourned until
This will give the sena-
tors abundant time to frame up
their program on how to dispose
of the McMasters' local option bill
which passed the house last night,
and also to determine the pro-
gram for wednesday when the
senate local option bills are made
q special order.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
GREAT SERIAL STORY
FOR TIMES READERS

"a Nihilist Princess" by
M. L. Garneur, is the title of
the next serial story obtained
for Times readers. This
great novel teens with action
and portrays a most remark
} able heroine in the person of
Princess Wanda. Watch for
the first chapter next Mon
day.
The Times expected to
print "The Web" as its next
} serial novel, but by a for
tunate stroke this paper yes
terday secured the rights to
"A Nihilist Princess" and as
the privilege expires soon 1t
Is necessary to publish 1t
first.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
FIRE
ExTING GUlSHED

Fire houses Nos. 8 and 1 re-
sponded to an alarm from Mill
town last night and arrived in
time to prevent brisk blaze from
spreading to the property OF the
Tacoma Mill company. The roof
|of the home of Louis GraveroclE,
a mill worker, was burned. The
fire was caused by q defective
chimney.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
TAFT ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENT OF.
HITCHCOCK

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW ORLEANS. La. Feb. IL.
-President-elect Taft, who ar
rived here at noon today from Pa
mama, formally announced the ap-
pointment Of Frank H. Hitchcock
to the position of postmaster-gen-
eral In his cabinet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
HUSBAND WANTS DIVORCE.

Charging his wife with infidel-
ity, sSam Henderson today COM
menced action for divorce from
Ettie Henderson. An order to
And Mrs. Henderson and produce
her In court was issued to Sheriff
Morris.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
TO TAKE BARRIER
FROM PATHWAY
OF KNOX
(By United Press Leased Wire;

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. G., Feb. IL.
Clark. chairman OF the
Judiciary committee of the senate.
today reported out bill providing
for the reduction of the salary OF
the secretary Of state.
The measure Is aimed to per-
NIT Senator p. o. Knox Of Penn
sylvania to avoid requirement
OF the constitution which prohib-
its him from holding any office
for which, while senator, he vot-
ed an increase of salary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
MORE JUDGES
FOR OREGON

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SALEM, Ore, Feb. 1.-THE
house passed the senate bill to-
day to create two additional SUI
preme judges and Commissioners
Killing and Slater will be appoint
ed to the posts by Governor Cham
berlain. Both are democrats.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
LIST OF OFFIoERs.

A list of officers of the North
ern Pacific Hospital association
was filed with the county auditor
today as follows: H. G. Mutt,
president; l.. s. Champlin, vice.
president; B. e. Palmer, secre-
tary, and B. e. Palmer, treas
urer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
CAPTURED AFTER
THRILLING RACE
ON SHORT LINE
Fern Hill Grocery Clerk. After Nine-MiIe Dash
On New PuyaIIup Road. Is Arrested When
His Stolen Car Jumps the Track

the Tacoma Railway & Power come
pany's barn at 11:3O o'clock last
night, darting through the streets
while many other cars were In mo-
tiOn, switching onto the new TAy
coina-Puyallup short line, and
racing at terrific speed along this
line toward PuyaIIup for a dis
tance of nearly nine miles, with
another street car i'm hot pursuit,
was the daring adventure OF
James Nj. Tankisley, Fern Hill
grovery clerk, who was finally
captured and landed behind the
bars of the city jail.
Thought 1t Was All Right.
Tankisley was not intoxicated
at the time, and when locked up
appeared to be perfectly rational,
The only explanation he offered
for pressing the car into use for
his wild night ride was that he
had done 1t several times before
and no one had interfered. He
was employed by the street car
company about five years ago as q
car-washer.
The car which Tankisley took n
a small single-track Zine car"
used for emergency repair work.
1t was on switch near Thirteenth
and A streets last night, and,
when Tankisley hoped on board,
loosened the brakes and guided It
to the Pacific avenue main line, 4.
r. C P. employees. who saw II In
motion, thought that 1t had been
called out on repair work.
Shows Skill.
Apparently delighting in his !
unique experience. Tankisley care
fully ran the car directly behind
an outbound Spanaway car, maxi /,
ing the customary. stops for
switches and street crossings The
crew of the Spanaway car noticed
the line car following, but thought
1t had been called out for emer-
gency repair work and paid no at
tention to 1t.
Takes Big Chance.
When he had reached Twenty
fourth street, Tankisley turned
the switch and proceeded down the
Interurban line. Here he was not
hindered by cars ahead, and al !
lowed the motor to hum as he
sped down the dark street. BY
the merest chance, he reached the
Interurban trestle before the mid
night Sattle train arrived, and Ea
stopped at the branch of the Puy-
allup line merely long enough 70
throw over the switch.
When he was on the smooth
track of the Short Line, he turned
on all the power and dashed into
the darkness at terrific speed,
The car is exceptionally light and
bounded from side to side In an
appalling manner. The man In
the front vestibule, however, COM
tinued to carelessly dash ahead,
and did not turn on the current
until the wheels jumped from the
rails near the outskirts Of Puy~
allup.
Car Sent In Pursuit.
A few minutes after Tankisley
had left the car barns the reau-
lar repair crew noticed the line
cars absence from It's customary
play. Other employees remembers
ed that the car had been taken
from the barn, and passenger car
manned by G. ]. Hopwood and @.
H. Parks was sent in pursuit.
The second car was pushed At
top speed over the new tracks Of
the short line, but TankisIey
maintained a good lead until With
in short distance OF Puyallups
u -. e. 49,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
LICENSED TO WED.

Marriage licenses have been is
sued to Alexander Bussanich and
Annie Miller and to George n
Kendall and Mary Lea Pember-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11

q hdlSe Tie odldiiSp VI SONh
, cilmen from $500 to $1,000 =
, a year.
soeoeooOooeeoo0 . .
That is the scheme of certain
eouncilmen and an effort will be
made to push 1t through at spe-
cial meeting tonight. The public
is entitled to be present and speak
at this meeting and there prom
ises to be something doing.
The movement IS intended to
kill off the commission plan OF
government.
Last night Councilman Wilke-
son, representing the charter re-
vision committee, reported q
string of resolutions providing for
the changes. AS the whole thing
will have to be threshed out and
passed next week a special meet
ing will be held tonight.
The plan is to cut out the civil
service entirely. The changes
would put all firemen, water and
light employees under the direct
control of the superintendent in
the department with full power to
remove at any time.
This means that the water and
light departments would be dis
rupted by politics with every
change of administration. 1t
would make good picking for the
politicians.
The reduction of the council to
nine would make the councilmen
elected this year serve but one
year. Then two plans were sug-
gested, either to elect all of the
nine one year and have an cleo
ton but once in two years or
elect from the odd numbered
wards one year and thsseyen num-
bered the next.
And the salaries are to be boost
ed to $1,000 each.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
LICENSE GRANTED.

The county commissioners to-
day granted q liquor license to
M. ]. Cline. q Wilkeson saloon
man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
DEsERTIoN CHARGED.

Mabel Rand commenced divorce
|procsedinga In the superior court
today against Thomas Rand,
charging dessrtion and non-suEt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
BLOCK THIS
COUNCIL
SCHEME
esssssooesssee,
Abolish civil service.

Q Abolish civil service.
o Reduce the councilmen to
Q nine after the present mem
. bers are out.
. Raise the salaries of coun-
D cilmen from $500 to $1,20o
, a year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-11
JERSEY LILY WRITES A NOVEL

"Lot Of dun people write
stories, why not she?" is her
question.