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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-23
JAIL KEEPING'S A Pc ORJOB NOW
IN THE PROHIBITION SOUTH
DANvILLE, KY, Feb. a.

DANVILLE, KY, Feb. "a
PITY the poor jailer."
The callaboose keepers of Ken
lucky, and indeed of all the
southern prohibition states, will
have to fling out banners bearing
this label If something is not done
soon. For since the spread OF
temperance through the south the
jails are fast becoming vacant
houses, with a wolf bowling at
the door.
The office of jailer used to be
the best paying in Kentucky. ex-
cept the sheriff, with the keepers
getting a fee for feeding each
prisoner. Now it's the worst.
For 20 per cent of the jailers,
there's nothing to do but lock and
unlock the empty cells and talk
sorrowfully of the good old days.
Fully half of them are only jail
ers when they've nothing else to-
do. The rest OF the time they're
carpenters, painters, shoemakers,
BARRIERS, stone cutters, men of all
work. Temperance is no joke for
them. Only rs per cent of all
the Kentucky jailers are still
making q comfortable living.
The jailkeepers Of Kentucky
have a union--they call it the
Jailers' association. Every day
the mail OF w. 8. Fitzgerald of
Danville, the president, contains
many plaintive messages from the
members.
"Things are going to the dogs"
writes a jailer from the southern
part of the state. "Only two
prisoners left now and the grand
Jury meets next week."
IL don't know what's to become
Of me. writes one from the moun-
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all the money she had, deserted
her.
AS result Of this villainy, says
her father, Mrs. Pleitz committed
suicide in Los Angeles on April 4,
1908, after writing a heartbroken
letter to her father, in which she
told the story of Walkers" per-
fidy.
Alexander Wallace, the father
of the unfortunate young woman,
is now in communication with the
police of Kansas City, and is MAX
ing an effort to establish the iden-
tity Of the man under arrest with
Walker.
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CHAPTER VIII. -
Rebellion


Wanda's boudoir was furnished
in the most original taste. II
looked more like a study than a
pretty woman's lounging place.
The greatest luxury In Russia
consists in furs and flowers, es-
pecially flowers. They seem to
console themselves for the i'm
placable cold of their winters by
a profusion of verdure. And SO
Wanda's room, full of trophies,
was like a hCthouse.
In the midst of all this, stretch
ed upon a sofa, lay Wanda, idly
dreaming. She wore a dress of
white cloth, trimmed with ruby
velvet. Her slender waist was
imprisoned in a gold band set in
torquoises.
"Katia, do you know whom /
expect to see today?"
"No, dearest"
my three lovers"
II hope you are not in love
with any of them?"
NO." she answered, hesitating-
ly.
"You seem doubtful"
mo. am not: but"-she
sighed.
Just then a footman entered,
sent by the prince to ask Wanda
IL she would come to breakfast.
Tell the prince" she said,
that I am not well, and that /
viii not take any breakfast this
morning"
A moment latsr the prince
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SEATTLE GIRL ENDS LIFE
WHEN ROBBED BY LOVER:
CULPRIT BEHIND THE BARS
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Feb. 2S.-Accus-
ed of having caused one woman
to take her own life and with hav-
ing deceived and robbed more
than a score of others, Charles
q. Nord is in Jail in Kansas City,
Mo-, facing prosecution on sew
eral charges of bigamy. Among
other things, it is alleged that
Nord, under the name of George
A. Walker, won the love of Mrs.
Mae Pleitz, the daughter of Alex
ander Wallace, whose home is at
-918 Cherry street, in this city, and
after getting possession of SLIPS,
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tains. "The only prisoner I've
had for a month was a tramp. ]
had to chase him clear across the
county, at some expense to my
self, and then the judge dis
charged him, and told him to get
out OF the city. l told all the
jailers In the other counties to
watch for him, and followed him
to see which way he went, but
he slipped through somehow"
temperance Is a fine thing"
says President Fitzgerald, "and
we're not advocating return to
wet conditions, but we do think
the legislature ought to do some
thing perhaps put us on q
straight salary. We've got to liva- :
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TUG BOAT SINKS IN
SEATTLE hARBOR
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Feb. 23.-The tug
Blanche, for the fourth time
within a year, went down yester-
day and is partly submerged, now
lying on the bottom at the plant
of the Seattle Lumber company,
where she was trying to get tow
of logs.
The tug ran aground and stuck
and when the tide went out she
rolled over. Then it filled up as
the tide came in.
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poff; cor perhaps some men who
have laid wager to terrify your
majesty. We have discovered that
hundred and ninety-three mani
acs are running about Russia, dis
seminating revolutionary pamph-
lets. They are narrow-minded,
fanatical, idle men, without posi-.
ton, without influence, and with
very little intellectual weight"
Far from being convinced, the
emperor struck the table with his
fist.
General" he cried, "your
agents are skillful. You, your
self, seem to me to be blind.
These socialists that you despise
are among my mobiles, at court,
in this very palace itself. 1 am
sure of it."
''In your palace?" cried Ire
poff. utterly astonished.
"And you know nothing of it,
continued Alexander; land yet
you and Mezentzoff are only here
to watch over my person!"
81 will discover them. I will
punish the guilty"
mo, that is not my intention.
Look well, If there is a conspir-
acy-bring me all the proofs;
bring me the list of the guilty
to me alone. / am sure the last
trial has had the most deplorable
effect, and your agents make so
many Mistakes! They might deal
vigorously with the innocent. /
will not have It! No one, par
ticularly those about my person,
shall be arrested without my ex-
press permission. Do you under
stand?"
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FOUR THOUSAND RAILROAD
MEN NEEDED in ALASKA TO
RUSH WORK ON NEW LINE
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Feb. 23.-Four
thousand men will be needed dur
ing the summer season for rail-
road construction work In Alas
ka. M. j. Heney, the contractor,
today said that he has been re-
quested by the promoters of the
Copper River railway to rush the
work this season, and instead If
the fifty miles which he had con-
tracted to build, it is probabie
that 100 miles of the line will be
completed before cold weather
sets in.
AS planned at present, the Cop
per River railway will run trains
during the winter SO that travel
to and from the interior may be
facilitated.
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Princess
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rssrHLsAK laal nrifS ass<H EnKIkeR6IE A,Sss
Sz3l2

burst into the room like whirl-
wind.
Katia withdrew.
Are you ill. Wanda?" he ex-
claimed; you look very pale"
Wanda did not say a word.
"Wanda?"
Father"
81 am the cause of this. When
l see you i'll my pride disappears,
and l only know that l love you.
Tell me, have you a fever?"
II do not know"
Don't look at me with such
eyes"
Wanda cast down her lids; her
face was proud and cold.
Il was In rage last night; you
know that at such times I lose all
control of myself; I am on fire;
anger controls my very limbs, my
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THE rAcoMA TIMES

yourself
IF | were to promise that,
should at once acknowledge my
self capable of abusing my lib
erty."
We'll, l grant your request.
Only | wish your old governess
always to accompany you"
mo. l want Katia. She is very
well educated and wish to make
her my secretary"
Your secretary! Do you intend
to enter the ministry"
Almost. / wish to undertake
some serious work; l want to Or
ganize a house of refuge for poor
children"
Bah! Why do you not think
of marriage? You are old enough
to be married; and / long to have
grandchildren"
ITO inherit your large for
tune?"
Certainly"
Wanda smiled.
Before you have any heirs,
very probably your acres will no
longer belong to you"
How can that be-" said the
prince, starting from his seat.
Perhaps the revolution will
have swept them away
THE nihilist revolution? Do
you believe in it,"
81 believe in 1t as firmly as /
believe that the sun shines. in
tend to learn trade, so that
can support you and myself, If it
be necessary"
Let us put aside these gloomy
forebodings, dear Wanda. l want
to speak to you today about
something OF much greater i'm
portance."
What is that?" said Wanda,
with indifference.
81 wish to consult you about
the fete that | intend to give on
your twenty-first birthday. I wish
it to be regal in its magnificance;
wish everyone In Petersburg to
be talking about it! | wish my
beautiful Wanda to have a per-
feet triumph"
You are very good, father, but
If you really desire reconcilia-
ton with me, give up this fete,
and let me have the money that
it would cost for my poor"
How much do you want for
your poor?"
Whatever the fete would
cost"
well! l will give the fete,
and besides you shall have as
mllch money as IL will cost Will
that satisfy your"
mo, I want ALL"
every well! / will double the
sum, but l must have the fete; /
have an idea in my mind"
"An introduction to someone,
perhaps? So often you have in
troduced me to men whom ] can
not fancy"
But this one is really prom
Using"
81 will lay wager that it is
Prince Stackelberg. Possibly he
might do; but in the first place /
must know him."
Just then a footman entered
and handed a card to the prince.
"Chabert!" he exclaimed. ITO
be sure, it is ~ o'clock. Will you
receive him here?"
Certainly" said Wanda, rising
and going towards the door.
I'm order to satisfy you I'M
pletely, l promise you to do every
thing in my power for this pro-
tege of yours"
Ito be continued.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-23
HEWITT BUYS OUT
PORTLAND GAS
COMPANY

Henry Hewitt, jr., of this city,
and a number of associates, has
purchased controlling interest
in the Independent Gas company
of Portland, and he says he will
develop the property. The COM
pany got its franchise and then
practically quit work. Hewitt
owns coal lands from which the
coal will be taken to make the
gas
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MEDICAL SOCIETY
MEETS TONIGHT

The Pierce County Medical
society meets this evening at the
Tacoma hotel. Addresses will
be made by DR.. B. H. Foreman,
DR.. R. H. Harrison, DR.. G. S. Will
sin, and DR.. S. Sargentich
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fftaNN IAOOEDONh K y
:, Mrs. A. T. King. $40 Tacoma av.,
writes: your treatment il all You
claim for 1t. I had concluded that
my constipation was incurable, as i
had tried everything suggested by
the best medical advisors. with tenn
porary relief only. / desire to ex-
press my gratitude that in the two
months since taking your treatment
I have not been distressed by my
former condition for a single day.
also thank you for the extreme low
price on the glasses. find them
quite satisfactory"
A Rational Treatment for Asthma,
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All Nervous Diseases and Diseases
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First and oldest established drug
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FALSE ALARM.

A false alarm of fire was turn
ed in at $3.50 last night from the
Todd Lumber company, East r
and Puyallup avenue. The mis-
creants have not been found.
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NOTICE-Ruston voters may
now register at the store of
Hanks & Son. v. w. Hanks is
authorized to perform any duty
pertaining to registration.
Signed, V. ID. GOSS.
*** Town Clerk.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-12-11
SEWERS FOR VEGAS.
CLARK County Commissioners Author
ize Sale Of Bonds.


LAS VEGAS, New, December q
AT the meeting of the board OF coun-
~ commissioners last Monday, the
sale of $4,000 worth Of sewer bonds
{, r the town of Las Vegas was
authorized. The bonds are in denom-
nations OF $500 and bids will be re-
eeived by the county clerk up to jan
uary 8, 1910. The bonds bear inter-
est at the rate of six per cent and
mature at the rate of $250O per annm.
after three years. Award will be ma >
to successful bidders about March l..
County Clerk Harmon reports wide
spread interest in this, the first evil
.lence of the county's Indebtedness,
and it lis believed the bonds will sell
2 or above par.
A. Martony has been arrested. and
htld to the district court for forging
the name Of Harry Belgen, local
business man, to checks. All Of three
cr ecks were cashed and the money
soon faded over a gambling table.
George Farren, who is accused OF
robbing his partner, j. H. Ferguson,
ar aged prospector, of $165 in cur
rency, has been held to await the
action of the grand jury by Justice
Lillis.
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are given, among them inability to
reach bedrock with the suction dredge
lack of values in the dirt handled
and the fineness of the gold. 1t is
said also that the silt and cement
in the water would fill the rifles in
one hours run SO that they were as
smooth as bar of soap and that
the gold is SO fine that 1t simply
floated on top of the water as though
it were creased and none of it could
be saved.
In face, Of the fact that a trial
run of % days resulted in practi-
cally no saving of gold, it is said
that reports have recently been
spread in many of the large cities
that a cleanup OF $780, 900 had been
made. This report is of course with
out foundation in fact
II is thought by mining men that
process can be perfected where
by the gold OF the Colorado river
may be recovered, but up to the
present time practically all attempts
II, tnat direction have been unsuc-
cassful.- Vegas Age.
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BOOSTS FOR PiocHE.
w. r. Scheffel Makes More Invest.
ments In This Camp

William F. Scheffel of Twin Falls,
idaho, after an absence of one year
returned 70 Phoebe to look after his
Interests which consist large.y of city
property. He is as enthusiastic Of
the future prospects Of Phoebe as eve
and cannot keep his hands off from
acquiring new mining properties. In
fact, is now negotiating for group
of claims most favorably situated in
the~camp.
while have devoted most of my
ijme," said Mr. Scheffel to the Rec
ord, ito land, cannot help staying
With Phoebe; because Of its enormous
tonnage and gradual development OF
~ properties. Capital is bound to
seek investment here and if the
Piochites are reasonable-treat capi
lal as it should be treated-it is sure
to come in.
II know from past experiences that
the people here are ever ready tc
E.eet capital half way A smelter is
sure to be erected in the near future
for the mines are already developed
to the stage which justifies the ex
l.enditure for that purpose.
Il certainly congratulate the people
of the camp. Large bodies move slow
II and Phoebe is surely large body.
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
ARE real farmers

PANACA, New, December 10-Last
Saturday was big day for the young
PEOPLE of Lincoln High. Prof Graves,
Mrs. Graves and Miss Nath were at
Phoebe ovre Friday night, returning
at noon to find every able bodied
Ian in the school at work clearing
the space which had been selected
fol- the low bench plot for dry farm
ing.
At 3 o'clock, they repaired to the
s,hool grounds where a warmly con.
tested game Of base ball was played,
b, without casualties.
In the meantime, the young ladies
In the meantime, the young ladies
had been discreetly and quietly busy
in the commercial room, and at c
o'clock invited. the boys to sumpt
uous dinner, which one and all, pro
nOunced abo,., the finest ever. After
The farmers were satisfied, the pres
il ent, director, and few others seat
I'd the girls and served them in turn
winding up by helping them wash the
dishes.
At 7 o'clock, the orchestra tuned ul
and the time until midnight was de
voted to dancing, speechmaking ant
candy pulling, the sugar having beer
furnished by the defeated ball team
The ladies of Panaca have Ions
been famous for their beauty, wit ant
social brilliancy, and it is certain
that the young ladies of Lincoln Higl
are equal to the task of maintaining
the reputation of the village in {
social way.
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SCOTT MINES MEETING
in ZION next WEEK

A meeting of stockholders OF -
Scott MI es company is sche eduled -
occur in Salt Lake next TueDtsg
aud according to all accounts, 1t is
going to de, elop into lively affair.
For some months past trouble has
brewing between eastern sharehold-
ers OF tho company and A. w. Scott,
:, 10 has been charged with gross mis-
anagemen, of the affairs of the
Scott Mines con, sny, which not
only controls the Boston & Phoebe
mine in this aissuc;, but the Raw
.ille Northern Mines at Rawhide.
Nevada. Nevada, as well as a gold
property o. Bouse, Arizona, in which
a number Of Phoebe people are inter-
ested.
The parties making the fight on
Scott claim to hold proxies for rs
per cent OF the Scott Mines stock
in which event, they would gain
control
The Record has ascertained throug
letter from an eastern sharehold
er that since the organization OF the
Scott Mines company, the Scott man
agement has expended in the BostoI
| & Pioche. and the ether mines men
toned. approximate $4,000; tina
the treasury Of The company at th'
pre- sert tine is empty and that thu
pay roll at the Bouse mine for tn
last month remains unpaid. Work G
course has been suspended a
house. The men at the Boston
Ei'ioche were taken off last Jul.
4 since which time this valuable prol
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STORM RETARDs WORK
AMONG THE MINES.

The heavy snow storm Of this week
which developed into the proportions
O. a blizzard Wednesday night, has
hadthe effect of interfering very ma
terially with ore shipments from the
mines and for several days not a
round was delivered to the Salt Lake
depot from the Prince Consolidated
AID Mendha, which are the principal
shippers in the district at the present
time.- The storm has also interferred 9
with the doing OF assessment work
and likewise has retarded activity in
mercantile lines.
Oldtimers declare that the strom
was the worst one seen in this region
in years. particularly for this season,
when under ordinary circumstances
good weather would be anticipated.
Last winter the stroms did not
arrive until well along towards the
end of Of January.
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ADVISORY BOARD IS
NOW A REALITY

The Town Advisory Board. cre-
ated through an ordinance present
ed to the county commissioners by
the Phoebe Commercial club last
Monday, has affected IN organisation.
The board a. appointed BY the com
missioners. consists Of DR.. w. W..
Stockham, Milton L. Lee and ]. A.
Clark. The former has been chosen
chat. man of the board and Mr.. Lee
a. secretly.
At a meeting of the board Wednes-
day evening, matters pertaining to
the streets and sidewalks Of the
town were discussed and the prop
oM'icn to purchase team and wagon
for the use of the municipality met
with favor. The board has figured
it out that the team would soon pay
for itself, for under existing condi
tions. When any hauling of gravel OF
any grading is done on the streets il
is necessary to hire one.
Not only would the team be use
| full IN making street improvements
bit it would be available for fire pro
lection. 1t is planned to house one
horse at each of the fire stationi
and in case of conflagration at night
/ the animals would always be ready
for service in moving the chemica
engines and other aperatus to th'
! scene of the fire.
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erty has been in the care of a watch
man.
But what has caused no end of dis
satisfaction amongst stockholders Of
The company is the alleged breaking
BY Scott of the escrow agreement
entered into by Scott and the share
holders of the several properties in
cluded in the Scott holdings. The
latter exchanged their stock for Scott
Mines stock, but under the provis-
! ms OF the escrow agreement, wnich
was deposited with the Rhode Island
Hospital Trust company, in the city
OF Providence, Rhode Island. The
agreement was to have been in full
force and effect until sometime last
September, when the pool terminated.
According to the letter from the
shareholder referred to, Scott is
slleged to have pulled his wires in
such a manner that he extracted 1856,
tOO shares of his own stock from the
pool and disposed of it.
So confident are the eastern stock
holders of displacing Scott that plans
s,e on foot to move the headquar-
ters from Salt Lake to Providence.
a general manager will be stationed
somewhere in the west; at a point
somewhat centrally located from the
mines
The proxies from the eastern stock.
holders opposing Scott are in pos.
T, sion of.and will be voted by. G. G.
Parsons, chief legal advisor to samu
gel Newhouse. The outcome of ths
fight will be eagerly watched.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-12-11
DREDGING PROJECT
PROVED A FAILURE.

The dredging operations of the Col
orado River Dredging company were
suspended Thursday, November 25th.
The proposition, according to reports.
has failed to make good. and those
promoting the scheme are now chief
ly interested in fixing the RESPONSE
bility for the failure on the other fell
low. The investment to date approx
imates $4,000, furnished chiefly by
eastern capitalists. Various reasons
for the failure to save the values
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-12-11
DRILLING FOR OIL
IN MUDDY VALLEY

Frank Culbertson has moved the
rig, which has been lying near Lo-
gan for the past year, to point
midway between Moapa and Logan
and is going after oil. The rig has
been repaired and set up about a
quarter of a mile north of the river
bed. A car Of coal is being hauled
frol Moopa to the rig and every
thing indicates that this rSomising
field will be proven.
Rumor has it that the Standard
Oil company is behind the move, but,
however that may be, the long hop
ed for well is now assured.-Las
VEGAS Age.
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MASONIC ELECTION.
pr. w. w. Stockham Chosen to Pre-
side Over Local Lodge.

The annual election OF st. John
Lodge No. IS, F. & A. M, occurred
Monday evening and the following
we're chosen to fill the elective offices
~ the lodge during the ensuing year:
Worshipful Master, Dr. w. w. Stock
h; m; Senior Warden, Charles A.
Thompson; Junior Warden, Lewis H.
Eeason; Secretary, Jonn H. Deck.
The date or Inhalation Of the off,
cers-elect has been fixed for Wednes-
day evening, the 18th inst.