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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13

patches, the road was opened. Oct
|2.)
In the work of building the Kali
gan railroad the advisers of the
emperor profess to see a chance to
avoid undesired entrance of United
States capital into the celestial en-
|pire.
Readers of the Times in the
states would be surprised indeed to
see the railroads here in opera.
ton.
1t is an old saying that In China
they do things the reverse of the
way they do elsewhere. This is
true in the case of the railroads.
In America and England they ele-
vate the tracks to avoid grade
crossings. In China they elevate
the streets over the tracks! In
America the trains pass to the
right; in China to the left. OF
course, there are third-class and
'econd-class accommodation here.
The third-cIass coaches are
open freight cars with seats ar
ranged i'm them. So it may be
said, carrying out of the rule of re-
versal, that the passengers ride i'm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
HUSBAND BEFORE.
COURT AGAIN

Edward w. Town was in court
today for the third time in the
past six months. On two occa-
sious he has been the defendant
In separate-maintenance suits
brought by his wife, Rose Town
On all three occasions, a settle
ment has been reached. Today
he was up for failure to live UP
to the agreement of the last set
Element.
He told his story to Justice
Graham, stating that he had done
everything in his power for the
support of his wife, but that he
did not care to live with her and
had been living with his aunt.
Justice Graham released him on
his recognizance, stating that he
would be Gale dto answer trial in
the superior court If he failed to
suitably provide for his wife.
the city caught fire this morning,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13

with interest for every day.
Yesterday Chemist Heinrich of.
fered his analysis to the street
committee.
1t showed the Barber COMPANY
more than lived up to the specifi.
cations of the city in all import.
ant details.
The only thing left for the com.
missioner and the rest in the city
hall to stand on was poor work
But this was all done under the
eye of the commissioners own in
lspectors.
The council committee Oh
streets refused to tackle the con
troversy yesterday, and shoulder
led it all back on the commission
Ter. The commissioner said he
would not accept it unless the
company repaired some bad spots
and then agreed to maintain ii
two years.
The company is getting a little
uppish itself now, and says ii
ion't know that it will. In thu
meantime it is charging up inter
est at about $50 a day against
The city for the fun its officials
have been having.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
CONDUCTOR WHO
BEAT OLD man
DISAPPEARS

Evidently under the impression
that Evan T. Boddington, tn
aged man whom he beat and kick
ed in Spanaway car Mond day
evening, would die as the result
of his injuries, Conductor c. L..
Ewing made the grand getaway
yesterday, leaving behind him
three weeks salary.
The warrant for his arrest was
sworn out yesterday morning by
James 7. Boddln gton, son of the
injured man. 1t was turned over
to Constable Mohrbacher, but
Diving had already gone.
Boddington is still in a serious
condition. He had recovered
complete consciousness this morn
ing, but can hardly speak. The
physician attending him is unable
to say whether he has suffered
serious internal injuries or not.
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AT A STATION ON THE KALGAN RAILROAD. NOTICE THE
ROAD OVER THE TRACKS

made by the Chinese army.
Yuan Shih-Kai, governor OF
Pechili during the Russo-Japanese
war, is the man who has made II
so. He early saw that change
had to be made from the old bands
of men. armed with spears, and
each carrying a banner with the
words: Death to the Foreign
Devils!" on it.
SO he sent young men to West
Point and European training
schools, and they returned to Of
ficer China's new legions. Now
the discipline, modelled after that
of Germany, has made the Chinese
standing army, rated at 10000
men, one to be feared.
Since the war most of the battal-
ions raised by Yuan Shih-Kai have
been massed in Manchuria. There
they are a protection against in
vaders, but the rest of the coun-
try, especially South China, is not
so well garrisoned. The modern
Chinese army consists of the pro-
vincial corps of the northern re-
gion between Mukden and Shan
tung. They wear a European uni
form, their cues being fixed I'M
der their caps.
The proposal to change their
4 n Ill ,,piforp,e fo ona nf L. holt hac
met favor.
Native surgeons in the army are
forcing better standards of
health, and the troops are now
well and regularly paid, instead of
living by preying off the country,
as they did under the old order of
things.
Surgeons from Russia and Ger
many are stationed in Picking,
where they teach young Chinese
army surgeons how to care for the
wounded.
Thus is China touching elbows
with the outside world. Three
great factors-the railroads, the
army and the advance in educa-
1tion are responsible for this.
With due progress in all, the
foreign visitor here cannot but be
Impressed with what China of
the future will be, but everybody
wonders if the awakening will be
in time-in time to prevent the
powers of the earth, and especial
lily Japan, from gobbling up the
resources and probably most of its
territory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
People Will Pay For
Officials Fun

1t looks as If the Barber Asphalt
company has the city officials up a
stump.
Commissioner McGregor con-
demned the pavement in the
North End in district 410 and re-
fused to accept it. Councilman
went out and dug pieces out and
said it was rotten. Citizens along
the street raised a mighty howl,
and the city hall resounded with
denunciation of the company for
Its alleged crookedness in trying
to palm off on the people $125,-
600 worth of poor pavement.
The Barber company said the
pavement was all right. They said
1t was laid out of the same batch
as / street, and no one questioned
that. But the city hall was stirred,
and so for weeks the pavement
has not been accepted.
The company offered to give
bond for five years at one time to
guarantee the pavement, but the
city hall fellows would not listen
Then negotiations ceased. The
Barber company gave notice Il,
would collect for the pavement
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
STATE TO MAKE USE OF
DEFENDANTS WITNESSES
IN The NEWCOMB TRIAL

|amined by the defense and they
will all be required to take the
stand again. The purpose of this
move, it is thought, is that the
attorneys for the state desire to
question them further as to New
combs insanity.
In their direct examination, the
defendants attorneys did not ask
the direct question as to their
opinion of his insanity, and for
that reason the prosecuting attor-
ney was not permitted to ask that
question in cross-examination. He
has now made them his own wit
'nesses and will put the direct
question as to whether they con-
slider the defendant sane or in
sane.
Alienists Are Called
Alienists will be placed on the
stand tomorrow morning by the
defense.
Attorney Howell stated that he
expected to be compelled to take
the matter of the hypothetical
questions into his own hands ow-
ing to Murray's illness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
WOMAN RELEASED
FROM CITY JAIL
MRS. BESSIE SMITH, ARREST
ED AT INSTANCE OF HUS-
BAND, is LIBERATED ON
OWN RECOGNIZANCE.

Mrs. Bessie Smith, arrested
Monday night ON warrant sworn
out by her husband, James Smith,
of Elbe, Wash, was released ON
her own recognizance yesterday
afternoon. Ray l.. Hutchins, whe
was also arrested ait the instance
of Smith, was also allowed to 60
after signing bail bond with his
brother, l.. Hutchins, in the sum
of 81, 900.
The two had spent Monday
night and Tuesday morning in the
city Jail. Both pleaded mot
guilty" yesterday and their hear
ing was postponed until this af-
ternoon. 1t will be held in the
police court before Judge Arntson.
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with a spade.
In spite of his fatigue, the pres
ident appeared smiling at the
banquet one hour after he return
ed from the ride, and not only
listened to a number of speeches.
but made one himself.
After one long-winded speaker
had spouted for half an hour, the
presidents aide and secret SER
vice guards made frantic efforts
to get some members of the local
committee to give the time-killer
a limit, but there appeared to be
no way to bring his language to a
close except to let him him run
down like a clock.
Its shame to keep the presi-
dent up so long" said Captain
Butt, Mr.. Taft's military aide,
land if the local arrangements
committees are his friends they
will limit the time of the other
speakers to their Is minutes"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
PASTOR SAYS
SIS A WEEK
is SUFFICIENT

"Can a couple live on SIS a
week." That wasn't exactly the
question before the Baptist pas
tors conference al, the First Bap-
tist church yesterday morning.
but it was something similar to
that.
The discussion really was on
the proper salary for a missionary
pastor, and Rev. F. S. A. Jensen
thought about SIS a week would
not be too little If he was also
provided with a house.
at should never be less than
1000 a year, with house." was
the doctors conclusion.
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WILL CALL THEM IN EFFORT
TO SHOW DEFENDANT Is
NOT INSANE-CASE is DE.
LAYED AGAIN.

The Newcomb trial was contin-
ued for another Gay by Judge
Chapman this morning because At
torney Murray for the defendant,
was still unable to attend court.
Mr.. Murray has had charge of the
hypothetical questions which were
to have been put to the experts
yesterday, and his colleague, Mr..
Howell, asked that the case be
postponed until Murray would be
able to attend. This morning, In
ruling, Judge Chapman stated that
the defense would be granted no
more delay whether for sickness
or any other cause, and Howell
stated that If Murray could not be
present tomorrow to take charge
of the experts, he would do so
himself.
Want Defensc's Witnesses
The state today issued a sub
poena for all the lay witnesses ex-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
TO PUT STOP
TO BLOCKING
OF STREETS

III. D. Brand started a move
ment in the council COMMITTEES
meetings yesterday to stop con-
tractors from tearing up streets
when improving them and leaving
them impossible for days. Much
complaint has been caused by
carelessness of the public welfare
ON the part of contractors and The
inefficiency of "hoodlum inspec-
tors" as COMMISSIONS McGregor
dubbed them. He says he has 70
watch the inspectors all the time
to get anything like fair service
out of them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
TAFT DISAPPOINTED AGAIN

PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. "a
President Taft is much disappoint-
ed over the situation which re-
CURED the resignation of Charles
r. Crane as minister to China,
and is again on a still hunt for a
first class man for the place. The
appointment of Crane was made
only after the president and Sec
rotary Knox had combed the field
over and offered the place to a
number OF men who declined the
honor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13

Gin view of the strained rela-
tons between Japan and China
over the former nations attempt
to monopolize Manchuria and the
evident purpose of the state de-
partment at Washington to take
a hand on the side of the larger
empire, the following article, by
Capt. Scott-Craven. an English Of
ficer on detached duty in China,
is decidedly interesting at this
time.-Editor.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13

Dy >opts IL H cNott-SEatth
KALGAN, North China, Sept.
l17.-No better proof need be af-
forded of the awakening in China
than the huge task of the building
of the Kalgan railroad, which will
be finished within few weeks.
All the work of construction, the
surveying and the specifications of
the engines and cars, was done by
native Chinese.
The road, which connects Picking
with this rich territory, is about
1875 miles long. 1t is the first rail
road to be built by Chinese only.
Great ceremonies are being
planned for the opening. which
will be held in several towns along
the road.
Editors note: Since the send
ing of Capt. Scott-Craven' dis
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the freight cars.

the freight cars.
In fine weather the experience
is delightful, but when it rains the
results are better imagined than
described.
When the trains sidle into the
stations, there is always a group OF
"newsboys" waiting for news
papers or to sell some of their
own city's journals. All the news
boys are old, gray-cued men. In
stead Of shouting out their wares,
they hold cards which bulletin the
important events. Instead of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
TAFT WOULD JOIN CLUB
FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO PRESIDENTS
(By United Press Leased Wire. J +,

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
YUMA, Ariz., Oct. 13.-If some
one does not Immediately found a
society for the prevention of
cruelty to presidents and ask Mr..
Taft to join, the executive will be
worn to a fragile before he fin
ishes his present transcontinental
trip. When he Joins he will sub
scribe to those sections of the
bylaws which will prevent enthu-
siastic local real estate men from
hauling a president around In
automobile rides and from inflict-
ing upon him speeches of more
than Is minutes duration.
Today the president looks con-
siderably the worse for wear as
the result of 60 dusty miles COW
cred in automobiles between Los
Angeles and Riverside. When he
got into the Glenwood hotel last
night the dust could have been
taken from his face and clothing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
HARLAN OPENS
CAMPAIGN
HERE

Thomas Harlan, independent
candidate for congress from Oak
vile, came to Tacoma yesterday
and opened his campaign. He
says he only desires the one-year
term simply to close an honorable
political career which started in
1854 in Illinois with Lincoln,
when he helped to organize the
republican party.
Mr.. Harlan is II years of age.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
FIND WOMAN'S
LEGS In GRIP

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEWPORT, r. l.. Oct. 13.-No
light was thrown today upon the
mystery surrounding the finding
of a pair of woman's legs In 8
suit case In the road near River
ton. Searching parties seeking
the remainder of the woman's
body have met with no success 50
far. The police believe hort
BILE murder has been committed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
100 CAPITALISTS
COMING HERE
SUNDAY

Next Sunday Tacoma will en-
terrain 100 prominent capitalists
interested in banks, railways and
electric lines who are coming
here as the guests of the local
officials to look
over the city take a trip to Elec-
iron and be banqueted at the Ia
coma hotel.
The party includes the Massa-
chusetts railway commission, ana
many Boston and New York CAPT
talists, who are travelling in a spe
cial train.
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fleet indiameter. It's weight is in
keeping with the tout ensemble Of
the whole outfit when the presi-
dent dons It, for 1t tips the beam
at IL pounds. Taft, when he gets
the hat. will be clothed literally
from head to foot by Texans. At
the republican convention last
year the Texas delegation gave
him a huge pair of trousers con-
structed by Texas tailors of wool
from Texas-grown sheep.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13

Ell PASA, Texas, Oct. 13.-It
has remained for Texas to put the
lid on President Taft. The lid is q
$3.50 Mexican sombrero, heavily
trimmed with gold and silver
strands from Mexican mines.
1t will be presented to him by
the Ohio society of this city Oct.
16, when Taft is here. The crown
of the sombfero is "a inches high
and the brim two and one-half
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
CoUNTERFEITER GETS YEAR

Carl P. Mahon of Seattle
changed his plea in federal court
yesterday. and admitted he was
guilty of passing counterfeit
money. He was sentenced by
Judge Van Fleet to a year in the
penitentiary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13

The funeral of Mrs. Emily R.
Kellogg, wife of F. G.. Kellogg,
b649 South Lawrence street, will
take place Thursday at p. m.
from the Asbury Methodist
church, South Tacoma, Rev. ]. II.
Mcqueen officiating. Intermen
Will be In Tacoma cemetery.
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yelling "extra!" in Chinese, they
wave their cards vigorously.
To one unacquainted with this
way of selling newspapers, arrival
in any Chinese city by rail is like
a triumpha1 entry as a hero.
Hardly less progressive than the
railroads in China is the showing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
Rules and Conditions

In the list below will be
found a number of phrases in
irregular order. Write these
so as to make one complete
sentence, spelled and punctu-
ated as shown. Copies of the
correct manner of writing this
sentence are now in sealed
envelopes, in the hands of each
of the Tacoma daily newspa-
pers. The seals will be broken
only by the judges after the
closing of the contest, and
awards made accordingly.
Write plainly, on one side of
paper only. Only one answer
from family will be consid-
cred. The decision of the
judges to be final. Award of
prizes will be made according
to merit only. In the event of
tie occurring between success
full contestants prizes Identical
in character will be awarded to
each. Remember, neatness,
penmanship and general excel
lence in answers will be con-
sidered.
Employees Of this and other
music houses or any member of
their families are not eligible
in this contest. To all others
1t is entirely open. Send in
FOUR list at once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
China Is WakingeUp! But Too Late

a Newly Opened Railroad Was
Built Entirely by Chinese-Em-
pire Now Has an Efficient, Mod
ern Army of 7O,OOO-Stiil Doing
Things On the Reverse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13

AS heretofore, the Eilers Music
House is accepting the latest issue
of Lucore prize piano bonds at a
premium. **|
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-13
An Equal Chance for Everybody
Why We Do It

The corporate name of d. 8.
Johnston Co. was recently
changed to Eilers Music House.
In order to quickly establish
this new name and have it be-
come a household work, as
was the name ID. s. Johnston
Co., is the object of this con-
test.
The change Is n name only.
The same square deal methods
which made the Johnston Co.
the largest, strongest and lead
ing Western piano house will
be strictly adhered to. Selling
the worlds best Pianos for less
than they are procurable else
Matchmaking every customer
satisfied one or money
back" and the employment of
the strictly one price system,
making 1t as safe for a child to
buy at Eilers as the shrewdest
bargainer-these are the meth
dds which will be carried out as
in the past.
In this contest we have the
cooperation of thirty of the
largest Eastern piano makers,
among them the glorious
Chickering, the now famous
Kimball awarded highest hon.
ors at A.-Y.-P. exposition) the
celebrated Lester, the old es-
tablished Marshall & Wendell,
etc., ETC., who desire to bring
these instruments still more
prominently before the public.
You stand just as good an
opportunity of winning one of
the magnificent prizes as your
neighbor. Our reputation is
back of every word In this an
nouncement.
Read the rules carefully and
then send in your answer at
once-today.
Remember, any family in the
state OF Washington is entitled
to submit an answer. Nobody
Is barred. The prizes are now
on display, and will go to the
winners without any expense
whatever and solely on merit
OF answers submitted.
Those who receive cash cred
its can apply same on any new
piano at the regularly establish
ed retail price. The fairness
of this offer appeals at once to
the public from the fact that
instruments at Eilers are sold
strictly upon the lone price"
plan-all marked in plain fig
ures. Winners will be notified
by mail as soon as the final de-
cisions are made by the judges.
Send in your answer now-to-
day--addressed to Contest De-
partment, Desk 2.
The one sending in the net
before 10 p m. Oct. 16, 1908,
superb Kimball Baby Grand.
s43-45 c ST. CO
Successors to ID.
washinston's Oldest an,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
Two HOTEL GUESTS
SHOT BY OFFICER
TRAVELLING SALESMAN DIES
FROM WoUND-5ANK CASH
TER IN AsHERvILLE
HOSPITAL.

Asherville, N. c., AuC 9.-Paul Cam
eron Collins, cashier OF the bank of
Hillsboro, N. c., and John Hill Bunt-
ing, a travelling salesman of Whining
ton, N. c., were shot in their room at
the Gladstone hotel at Dlack Mountain,
N. c., fourteen miles from this city,
today by Policeman F. G. Watkins, of
that town. The body of Bunting, who
died last night from the effects of a
wound in the abdomen, IL at the Mis-
sion hospital. Collins. though shot
under the heart, is expected to recover
He also is at the hospital.
Policeman Watkins, who came in to-
day and surrendered to the authorities
of this city, and was placed under a
$500 bond pending developments,
claimed that he YVES called from bed
by the proprietor of the hotel, who
stated that the men were creating a
disturbance in their room. cursing and
threatening the guests Of the hotel
When he reached the hotel, the police
man claims, that on entering the room
he was attacked by Collins and Bunt-
ing who upset the lamp and that he
drew his revolver and shot in the
darkness to protect himself. Watkins
says he fired lwlce and tho men fell
away from him. A light was secured
and Collins and Bunting were seen ly-
ing on the floor of the room. both
profusely.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
ROOSEVELTS ARE
HEADED FOR NYERI
TWO MEMBERS or EXPEDITION
PREPARE TO ASCEND MOUNT
kENiA, AN EXTINCT
VOLCANO.

Naivasha, British East Africa, Aug.
9.--Col Theodore Roosevelt and his
son, Kermit accompanied by Edmund
Heller, zoologist of the Roosevelt expe-
dition, E. J. Cunningham, British field
naturalist and Leslie A. Tarlton, of
Nairabo, left here today for Nyeri, a
government station in the northwest
of Kenia province.
Major Edgar A. Mearns and j. Alden
Loring, the other members of the
Roosevelt party, will leave here We'd
nesday for Nairobi, where they will
make preparations for an ascent of
Mount Kenia. an extinct volcano, to
the north of Nairobi
The second consignment of speci-
mems collected by the expedition will
be shipped to the United States on
the steamer Admiral, which leaves
Mombasa Aug. 16. Nyeri is an import
ant trade center of the British East
Africa
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
JOHN EARLY CUT
OFF PENSION LIST
HE Is NO LONGER A LEPER AND
is NOT IN HOSPITAL
IN NEW YORK.

Washington, Aug. 9.-That John Ear
ly, who had been receiving pension
from the government as a leper, is not
in the skin and cancer hospital in New
York, Is again alleged, this time au-
thoritatively.
Free as the air he breathes Early
Is living in peace, comfort and hap
piness with his family at beach near
Brooklyn. The report is that he is still
patient in the skin and cancer hos
pital in New York city is untrue. IL
was given out by physicians who want
to protect Early from newspaper
notoriety."
This statement was made by Acting
Commissioner Of Pensions Davenport
today.
"Ear1y has received his last cent
from the government without working
for II" said Mr. Davenport con June
4 he received 1915 as three months
pension. He will get no more. Yester-
day / served notice on him that he
would be dropped from the pension
rolls. He acknowledged receipt of the
notice and declared he was not entitled
to the money and did not want IL as
he is capable of doing manual labor. II
his name remained on the rolls until
Sept. 4, he would receive $2I6, but n
will be off within day or two"
A medical examiner had been sent
to New York to trace Early. His re-
port has been made to Mr. Davenport.