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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05
THE ONLY GIRL
BY Stuart b. Stone.


Gordon lined their photographs
mp on the mantel and thought and
fought out the whole delicious,
painful problem. There was Bet
~ on the extreme right by the gas
1ot--piQuant, saucy, brown-eyed
Betty. Need ultra-critical man &c
farther? No. he would ask Betty
the divine that very afternoon, and
Gordon raised the picture to his
lips.
In the act his eyes encountered
the ocean-blue ones of Nan, sweet
pensive Nan Bancroft. All. Nan
gentle. loving Nan. A lifetime with
her-he had been all wrong about
BETTY Gordon prepared to press q
kiss dr5.c-the Inns -of Nancy Ban
croft--and beheld Miss Alike Ma
coy He wavered. then Dresden
China Alike had her own exclusive
three minutes After that, 1t was
Albertina. and to Albertina, the
erudife. the scholarly. Gordon
proved true. Albertfna occupied
The extreme left of the manteI.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05
DaiWSborfSforY

lSdy -
But she did not hear, and Cor
don brought up sharply at the cal
or a soft. sweet voice from be.
hind.
"Oh, Bobby!" said pensive Nan
coming I'm across the park. "I have
finished with the books you let me
have-if you'll drop by"
4 Drop by! OF course he would
drop by. There was a magnetic
catch In her tone; her blue ewes
were grave and solemn; an air OF
pensive loveliness sat upon her and
satisfied his soul. Drop by! He
would never leave her side, If she
would have 1t so. And far up the
avenue Alike Macy vanished in
the crowd.
Man." said Gordon; 1--WE some
thing to say to you-somethinf
vital"
Miss Bancroft bIushed. Some
thing nice, Bobby?" she asked.
You bet." assented Gordon, in.
elegantly. II know now you're
the only
Wait until we get home, Bob
by" interrupted Nan Bancroft
and Gordon formulated an eter
nal-stars phrase while they mad,
the next block.
At the Bancroft home a prett,
brown-eyed girl tripped up t,
them. ooh, Nan Bancroft" sh,
dubbed, I've waited for you fol
an eternity"
Miss Bancroft frowned almos
imperceptibly and went In to Sc
cure the books. Gordon and Bet.
lty Langham settled down upon a
rustic bench beneath the dangling
honeysuckles. Miss Langham
lsighed--so did Bob Gordon.
Betty" began Gordon. his
voice trembling, 81 have been OH
the verge of making a fatal mis-.
ltake-one that would have affect
ed my whole life, and yours"
Miss Langham sighed again
very effectively.
But, thank goodness, there fl
yet time" resumed Gordon. g
want to say. Betty. that you arc
1.-THE only
Gordon broke suddenly off.
go on. Bobby" pleaded Miss
lLangham, all lovely, euddIine
.leagerness.
What exquisitely beautiful
lcreature Is that with Clara Ridg,
.lely?" asked Gordon breathlessly
lstarfng into the next yard.
j Miss Langham frowned. "Oh
THAT'S her cousin, Miss Harper
from Vincennes," she explained
But go on, Bobby-you were say
ling
Excuse me for one moment
please" asked Gordon.
Later In the evening. the Lowell,
Miss Harper from Vincennes lis
tened to the declaration of an &C
quaintance of an hour, who com
pared his affection to the eterna
stars and spoke OF undying fealty
and the mating Of souls
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

bob DIE, TOD HUMMEL
AND LEN MECKENMIRE ARE
ON OUR TRACK TEAM
THEY'VE GOT A STEADY JOB
ON THE SECTION"
as 1t wasn't baited no one has bit
You can go In for the manly art
too-a full set of five-ounce box.
ing gloves; only there's one with
a stove lid In it for good weight.
Out in the yard there's a cinder
track, where you can take exer-
else wheeling cinders. For those
who like them, we have dumb
bells-a little idea of the Beeleys-
port noise suppression society. Bob
Die, Tod Hummel and Len Neck
enmire are on our track team.
They've got steady job on the
section. Old Judge Skoover is our
strong mamie raised our rent
higher than 1t was ever put before.
His only rival in feats of strength
is Scoggins, the egg, and butter
man. He had a lung testing ma
chine until day before yesterday
when somebody tackled 1t with a
bicycle pump and broke it. Zip!
Zip! Zip! Zip! III
But come up and see how 1t lis
for yourselves, at the stag smoker
tonight. The feature will be a
wrestling match between Young
Youssuf McGinnis and a pair of
roller skates, best three falls out
of five. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05
THE NAUGHTY PUP
AND THE PARTY.

Puppy's mistress Girl was going
to have birthday party that even.
ing, and so he had been shut up
stairs to keep him out of the way
OF course Puppy's feelings were
hurt to think that he couldn't be
allowed to see the company, and
besides it was no fun to be shut up
all alone. He had amused himself
by tearing up newspaper he had
found, and then one of Girls best
stockings. But he soon tired OF
this, so when some one carelessly
left the door Unmatched, he put
his nose in the crack and showed
the door open. Away he scamper-
ed to the next room, where he had
heard some girls talking. No one
was there now. but, oh. what were
those funny birds and things on
the bed?
Even though Puppy knew he
would get phipping for getting
on the bed, up he jumped and be-
gan to nose over the birds, which
really were hats.
Here was on with little brown
birds on it. He pretended they
were sparrows and pounoed on
them, pulling off their feathers.
Then whafun he had pulling the
ribbons out and shaking the flow
lers to pieces!
Pretty soon he heard somebody
coming, and he thought, "oh. may
be they will play with me-" So,
carrying a hat by a wing, he
|scampered into the hall, and then
what screams and laughterl
But when the girls saw their
lown hats all spoiled they were
very angry, and Pupp'yc mistress
had to buy. them new ones. She
felt very badly about that, and so
did Puppy when she scolded him
and told him how naughty he had
been.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

"Can'd you understand" Wis
'pered. HE ISIS only suspended"
Sure" wass der fat reply, 81
see he is still Hanging rount."
Ach, i'd ISIS useless to convince
Adolf. He ISIS invincible.
Suddencely Adolf let out pierre
ing moan ven a runner scored on
a four-acker.
"Vot ISIS los now?" I said.
dot wass der tying run, ain'd
it?" he replied me.
"Fool!" I said.
81 know vot l am denying" de-
mandet Adolf. "He hass yust fin
ished tying hiss shoe"
WELL" I said, dot ISIS vot he
gets for lacing i'd ouid."
He dit nod laugh. Id ISIS vain
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

Gather round me, boys, while
unwind the latest. Are any of
you athletes? Do you want to be-
come contortionists, hand balanc-
ers, acrobats and head spinner?
Then join the Beeleysport Athletic
club. 1t won't take any time from
your work If you haven't got any.
The B. A. C. gym has been thrown
open In the rear of Bide Healey's
lpool parfor with all the accom-
plices-I mean accessories-of a
first-class club. There's shower
baths when the roof leaks and
Well have a Turkish bath as soon
as we can. find Turk who'll agree
to take one. All the gymnastic
apparatus is already in place.
There's pair of Indian clubs; but
they aren't mates-one's a Com
manche and the other Sioux.
Then there's a horizontal bar
they serve soft drinks over It.
We've erected trapeze, too, but
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

Hess to excite Adolf's rissibles. Dey
have hat DER nerfe killed.
/ coult forgife him diss, und der
fact dot he run ouid of peanuts
und began eading der glass grapes
off a voman's hat In front of hin
mitouid knowing der difference
But der last bale of hay vich frac-
tured der dromedary's spinal men,
nights wass diss:
/ mentioned to Adolf dot Has
|senpfeffer wass pitching a goot
game
YES" said Adolf. "He ISIS
throwing der game der best he
knows how"
Den l voult hat led Adolf away,
but hiss eyes wass glued on beer
Sign,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05
AN IDLE TALE FROM
BOSTON, so 1T MUST
RE TRlIE IL TAME

This tale drifts over from Bos-
ton, which city was plated out
with SPIDERS web, or a crazy
quilt, as a pattern. In Roxbury
a suburb, there is point where
the Warren st. cars cross Rock
land, Copeland and Daverly sts.,
all at once. Passengers on a War
rem st. car were greatly amused to
hear a green conductor shout:
"Rockland, Copeland, an'-wan
other street, whatever 1t Isl"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05
in LITTLE OLD NEW YORK

may we'll be that he speaks the
truth, for that film would doubt
less earn it's cost in few months.
But Miss Adams, being an artist
for arts sake, had to decline the
ofefr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05
or INTEREST
TO WOMEN
A DAINTY DISH FOR INvALDs

There is delicate and appetizing for the
valid than dish of sweetbheads dainly prepared.
should first be put into water that has just reached the boil
ing point and allowed to remain for half hour with
kept just at the boiling point Then
quart of icecold which
half lemon tablespoonful vinegar an
hour to blanch and become firm.
Make white sauce using tablespoonful of butter and
level tablespoonful flour When blended a
half cup OF milk Stir until smooth,
or pint OF fresh Brown a
to taste, and toast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

rs per cent discount ON all COM
bination wall papers. Joseph My
ers Co. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05
MatWo1ne1>
A1ceDoii>d

The percentage of women bread
winners in the United States has
increased four and one-tenth, while
the percentage of men has in
creased only one and three-tenths
In Pennsylvania, they have in
creased their percentage four and
five-tenths, while the men have
increased only three and one
tenth.
Mrs. Alma v. Lafferty, the only
woman member of the Colorado
state legislature, has desk No. 10.
She accepted it to prove that she
Is not superstitious.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

VIII gazee under the orship of Mrs Theo
come the American national
An English officer Capt Boherr,
has
caught the Suez English
La America
Ipug and the Skye popularity.
Which few would would De a
The gazele young deer, regard
Hess species When they
Gentle, lovable harmlesshese
gazees
mistress about the like
green vegetables
their Is coming
gazeI all fractions The the time they
like In disposition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

An hour later, adorned as be.
comes the hour Of the pleading OF
love, Gordon sauntered into the
street, his mind fully and finally
made mp. A chic, trim vision in
blue Tipped across the avenue q
block in front OF him. Alixei
Wfusome. fragile, rose-petal Alixei
Gordon bounded after the rapid
Iy-walking girl. His blood surged
&C every bobbing of the red cher
riez upon her fluffy hat. And Al
2extina well. Albertina had had
her inning.
"oh. Alixe!r he called wildly.
ait-l've something vital to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05


Are Hi et
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05
GAZELLES AS NATIONAL PETS?
MRS. ROOSEVEMT TO HAVE TWO

GAzELLE OF THE TYPE SENT
SENT MRS. ROOSEVELT FROM
AFRICA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

Miss Laura Ellis and Mr.. John
Hermann were married Wednes-
day evening at the new home just
completed for them at 1716 South
e street. Rev. Mr.. Moore of the
First Christian church officiated.
Mr.. Hermann is foreman at the
Eagle Bottling Works.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

Mrs. w. F. Eater entertained the
o. K. 500 club Wednesday after
noon at her home, sol North
Steele street. Favors for the after
noon were won by Mrs. w. ]. Han
son and Mrs. H. M. Carney. Re-
freshments were served.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

An enjoyable picnic was held at
American lake Thursday afternoon
by the pupils of the eighth grade
|of the Bryant school. More than
40 young people visited the lake,
and had a delightful time playing
outdoor games and partaking of
the class spread. Principal o. c.
Whitney, and teachers, Miss Unit
hank, Miss Chesney and Miss
Miller chaperoned the party.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

The executive board of the
Woman's club will meet next
Thursday morning at 1920 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. J. l.. Addison.
Gil North 1. Several matters of
will be taken up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

Miss Katherine Doench of Ia
coma, leaves Sunday for an ex-
tended trip through the southern
and eastern states. She is en-
route to her mothers home at
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, but will
visit In st. Louis, Chicago and
Detroit for several weeks. She
will return to Tacoma after three
months of sightseeing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-05

The Ladies' Aid of st. Johns
Lutheran church will give a social
tea next Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Dohn, 626 South
State street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-01
ASTRONOMER ATTACKS
CLAIMS Of P[ARY

ROME, September 1e.-According to
the well-known astronomer, Signor
Francesca Faceia da Schio of Bergamo,
the moon absolutely disproves Com
mander Peary's claim to having discov-
cred the Pole.
In his dispatch to the New York
Times the explorer states that April
6, having accomplished six stages he
had planned, he was favored with an
opening in the clouds, which permitted
him to take astronomical observations.
From these he established his posi-
ton as latitude 50 degrees 81 minutes
Signor da Seio points out, however,
that uneuestionablv accurate astronom-
zeal calculations show that with the
latitude at 50 degrees 81 minutes the
moon could not be seen at the time
indicated by Commander Peary because
from midday, April 5, Paris time, or
o'clock Central Standard time. the dee
lnation of the moon became negative,
that is to say, the moon was below
the equator. which is the natural hori-
zon of the Pole.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-01
VIRGINIA CITY GETS SPLENDID
PRESENT.

Virginia, Nev., Sept. 21.-Yirginia is
now the proud possessor of one of the
finest high school laboratories in the
State. The laboratory has been built
in the Fourth Ward High School
building overlooking the famous lode,
whose existence has made possible the
building of palaces, steamship lines,
ocean cables and telegraph lines that
span q continent. 1t stands as Hv-
ing monument to the memory of John
". Maekay, being the gift Of his son,
Clarence Fl. Mackay, who in the busy
rush of Eastern life was not unmlnd-
full of his father s old home.
It is the only tangible gift Virginia
has ever received from all the treas
ures of her early days. It was not
looked for, and for this reason it is
all the more appreciated by the few
remaining pioneers and all others
whose children will be benefited by
the educational advantages that it will
give.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-01
PROTECTING SOUTH
AMERICAN INTERESTS

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Secretary of
State Knox is giving special attention
to the development and protection of
the commercial interests~of the United
States in Latin America, and to that
end has created in the State Depart
ment new division to be known as
the Division of Latin-American Affairs,
which is to be devoted exclusively to
these matters. He has appointed
Thomas C. Dawson of Iowa, United
States Minister to Chile, as chief Of
the new division, and William T. S.
Doyle as assistant chief.
The statement is made at the State
Department that the increasing invest
ment of American capital in Latin
America and the obligations resulting
from closer political relations between
this country and those IF all the eoul-
tries of Central and South America,
impose upon the Department of State
one of its heaviest duties. To deal
with these opportunities, to foster and
facilitate legitimate American enter
prise and to protect American property
and property rights in Central and
South America, Secretary Knox has
created the new division.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-01
PLAN NEW RAILROAD
LINE FROM Ell PAsO

Ell PASO, Tex-Dr. F. W. Pear
son. head of the Canadian capitalists
who recently purchased the Rio Grande
Sierra Madre and Pacific road and Sc
cured control of the chihuahua and Pa
eiie, announced here last night that
the two roads will be extended from
FL Paso to the Pacific ocean with an
outlet at the mouth of the Rio Mavo
in Sonora, the project to involve s15,-
100000. Surveys will be begun in
thirty days
In connection with the road. DR..
Pearson said a company would be
formed later for Panama and coast
business. He also stated that the new
road will give a shorter route to the
Pacific than the Southern Pacific, and
will give the shortest route to central
United States points from Central and
South America.
On the completion of the Panama
canal it will afford the quickest traf-
fic from the United States to the west
end of the canal
The new road will extend from FL
Paso TO MADEIRA on the Rio Grande,
Sierra Madre and Pacific, then connect
with Temosachic ON the Chihuahua
and Pacific, thence to La Junta on the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-01
SACRAMENTO VALLEY PLANS TO
ADVERTISE.

Sacramento, Sept. 2o,-President
Marshall Diggs of the Sacramento
Valley Development Association an
nounced yesterday that five of the
eleven counties in the Sacramento val
ley have promised positively by their
various boards of supervisors to add
2 cents 800 to the tax levy for the
purpose of raising the $4,000 year
for the advertising fund to boost the
valley in the East. When the Super
visors meet today to fix the tax rates
the valley counties are expected to
make provision for the advertising
fund
The Glenn, Yuba, Suffer, Yolo and
Sacramento county boards of super
visors have promised the association
that ample room would be made in the
tax levy for the fund. It was proposed
some time ago by the association to
.aise $250,000 in five years for adver
Using the resources of the valley.
Diggs says that at least $4,000 will
be raised this coming year by taxation
among the counties. The balance will
be made up by private subscriptions.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-01
rs THE IMMENSE GRAIN HAIR
VEST IN CANADA.

Ottawa, Sept. 20.--An official state
ment of the grain harvest of Canada
has just been issued by the Statistics
Department of the Dominion Govern
ment here. Tt gives estimates of pro
duetion, computed from the reports OF
a large staff of correspondents, and
although the totals are somewhat less
than those of month ago for wheat
and barley, they still show that Canada
has reaped an immense harvest.
The wheat crop is put down at 16S,'
3s6,000 bushels, giving an average of
twenty-five bushels per acre, and bar
ley at 57,000,000 bushels or thirty-one
bushels per acre. The yield of oats
is given as 355, 10000 bushels or thir-
ty-eigbt bushels per acre.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-01
INCOME TAX LAWS
Of GREAT BRITAIN
ConsuI.GeneraI Griffiths Tells
of important Changes of
Recent Date.

Consul-General John L. Grifiths of
London advises that since the report by
Special Agent Pepper on the income tax
laws Of the United Kingdom some i'm
portant changes have taken place.
These are outlined by Mr.. Grifiths:
There has been an increase in the in
come tax from the rate of Is. ga 1-3
cents) on the pound ($4.86) sterling
(Which would be at the rate of 5 per
cent) to Is. I'd. Us 1-3 cents). The in
creased income tax became operative
on April 6. In addition to the tax of
Is. I'd. there is charged in respect to
the income of any individual, the total
of which from all sources exceeds $4,000
| 1924 1922, an additional duty of income
tax, designated as supertax, at the
rate of II cents for every pound ster-
ling of the amount by which the total
income exceeds $4,000 ($14.599l,
1t any individual subject to an in
come tax claims and proves in the man
| ner prescribed by the income tax acts
| that his total income from all sources,
| although exceeding 2160 ($778), does
not exceed $500 ($2433), and that he
| has child or children living under the
age of sixteen years at the commence
| ment of thesyear for which the income
tax is charged, he is entitled in respect
of every such child to relief from in
come tax equal to the amount of said
| tax upon f10 ($48). The expression
fchild' includes a stepehiId, but does
not include an Legitimate child
Limitations Of Exemptions.
No exemption, abatement or relief
| under the income tax acts, which de-
ponds wholly or partially upon the
total income of an individual from all
sources, shall be granted unless the
person claiming the relief is resident
in the United Kingdom. An exemption
is made in this particular as to per
sons employed in the service of the
Crown abroad, If the income tax com
missioners are satisfied that that per-
son if not so employed would be
resident in the United Kingdom.
The income tax is not payable as to
the interest or dividend of any securi-
ties of a foreign State or a British
possession which is payable in the Uni
ted Kingdom, where it is shown to the
satisfaction of the commissioners that
the persons owning the securities and
entitled to the interest or dividends is
not resident in the United Kingdom.
1t is made the duty of every person
chargeable with supertax to give
notice that he is chargeable to the
special commissioners before September
80 in the year for which the supertax
is chargeable. Penalties are prescribed
if person fails to make any return
or to give any notice required under
the provisions of the income tax acts.
The penalty is fixed at $50 ($243), and
after judgment has been given for that
penalty further penalty of $50 is
prescribed for every day for which the
failure continues. IF any person fails
to make the return required by law, or
to give any notice which may be slip.
ulated, or if the return made is not sat
isfactory to the commissioners. they
may make an assessment of the super
tax according to the best of their judg
ment.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-01

road. thence to Minaea and from there
300 miles of track viii be built TO the
coast. following the valley OF the Rio
Mayo. The average cost of this 300
miles of road will be $40, 900 mile.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-10

The price of wheat continues to
"stay up" And this, too, in spite
of the most insistent bear news
the market has been subject to for
many years says the Glenburn
Advance. Every market report
that has been published since last
July has been strong in telling
how much wheat there was in the
country and that the price was
sure to go down. The farmers are
reported as having their gran aries
bullying and OVERLOOKING with
wheat and that soon it will. COM
mence to move and then watch for
the price to 60 down! But the
price is still up and we are glad of
it. People must have wheat and
if the farmers will spread their
sales out over the year the price
will always be reasonably good.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-10
Commission Rule and Graft.

Commission Rule and Graft.
The Galveston idea Of municipal rule
by commission has taken deep root.
1t was born of necessity and put to the
severest test in %recreating the ruined
city. Other cities adopted it as a
measure of reform. principally because
it made graft more difficult than be-
fore. .r- =
The commission plan in some form
is likely to be adopted in the large
cities where graft is intrenched aud
powerful. If either Boston or Buffalo
or Chicago shall succeed in reducing
graft to a minimum under commits
sion rule the people of other large mu-
inequalities which have long beep.curs-
ed with misrule will insist upon a
change. Reform parties have often
proved disappointing. Reformed sys-
TEN IL worth trying.