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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
AND
NOEL ARE: !.
ACCUSED
COUNTY ENGINEER AND HIS
CHIEF DEPUTY MUST AN.
SWER SERIOUS CHARGE.

In formal complaint filed with
the county commissioners late
yesterday s. II. Judson charges
Captain Noel, county engineer, and
his chief deputy, Don b. ROben,
with nonfcasance and malfeasance
in office, and furnishes specific
dates and incidents to stIbstanti-
ate his allegations.
Noel Is charged with withhold
ing a fee of 81 which Judson him
self turned in I'm July and In ad-
dition Judson alleges that the
county engineer and his deputy
have followed a practice Of doing
private work ON county time and
have had such work done by
county employees but that they
have failed to turn In fees re-
ceived therefor.
Specific Charges Made
The charges against Roben arc
more specific and direct He IL
accused of collecting his regular
80 per day from the county on
several days when Judson shows
that he was working on private
jobs. Moreover he Is charged
with signing the name Of another
engineer to plat and the intima-
ton that he got Deputy Prose-
eutor Bell to aid him In an at
tempt to wrongfully collect q fee
from M. X. Smell Is also set forth.
The complete complaint which
follows includes every charge
which was fOrecasted by the
Times some time ago. when the
county commissioners first insti-
tuted the investigation into the
county engineer's office:
Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 4, 1909.
Honorable Board OF County Com
missioners, Pierce County,
Wash:
"Gentlemen-Comes now 8. P.
Judson. citizen of the county of
Pierce, state of Washington, and
respectfully requests your honor
able body to investigate the
charges enumerated below against
j. e. Noel. county engineer, and
Don B. Roben, chief deputy, for
nonfeasance, melfeasance, and ir-
regularity in the conduct OF the
county engineers office:
Il. Charges against the coun-
ty engineers office:
THAT ]. e. Noel. county ensi-
neer, and Don B. Roben, chief
deputy, ever since they have been
in office have been taking con-
tracts for private work. such as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
To HEAR CHARGES
THURSDAY

County Engineer Noel and his
chief deputy, Don B. Roben, will
be given preliminary hearing
before the board of commissioners
Thursday afternoon on the
charges of graft preferred against
them by J. P. Judson. Witnesses
will be produced on both sides
and the showing made at this
hearing will determine the future
action of the board.
If the charges are sufficiently
substantiated, criminal prosecu-
tion of the county engineer and
his deputy may be begun.
This morning County Engineer
Noel answered to the complaint
of Judson orally before Commits
sioners Dickson and Mettler. Dep
uty Prosecuting Attorney Lyle
was also present. Noel denies
any graft either on his part or
that of his deputies. He states
that the charges have no substan-
tial basis, inasmuch 'as the men
in his office are paid by the day
and are consequently not barred
from accepting private work when
they are not working for the
county.
The charge that the county en-
gineer failed to account for a 81
fee paid by Judson in July is met
by the answer that there is re-
ceipt for it dated In August.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
BIG BOOST
FOR NEW
CHARTER
Commercial Club En-
dorses Commission Plan
for Tacoma-To Call
Mass Meeing

BY unanimous vote, the Taco
ma Commercial club last night
endorsed the new city charter
which will be voted on a week
from next Saturday, and the
trustees will consider the matter
of calling a big mass meeting In
the Tacoma theater to boost the
movement.
Henry Rhodes, o. G. Ellis, P. G
Kaufman and T. l.. Stiles spoke
on the subject last night. All the
objections that have been urged
against the commission plan were
reviewed by the speakers to the
entire satisfaction of the auditors
who afterward endorsed the whole
plan.
viii Eliminate Politics.
Mr.. Rhodes especially dwelt OF
the fact that the new charter
would eliminate politics as far a
possible from the city govern
ment. Every official, when elect
cd, must take an oath that he rep
resents no party. He must stant
on his own merits as man an
citizen.
The party organizations ar
prohibited from nominating can
didates to represent them, for NJ
candidate can have any party
designation attached to his name
on the ballot.
Nominated by Petition.
Candidates will be nominated
on the part of citizens. If any
group of citizens thinks any par
ticular man would make a goot
official, it can start petition
and run him for the place.
No one can be elected excep
by majority vote. If, at the frs
election, no one receives a ma
jority a second election will b,
held, when the two highest candi
dates for office will run.
Ellis Answers Objections
o. g. Ellis took up objection
and then answered questions from
the audience.
Judge Stiles said the old char
ter is utterly unfit for the city a
present, and seriously hamper
municipal business. He was TO
the commission plan.
P. c. Kaufman thought tn,
club should not only endorse tn,
new charter, but get out ant
work for votes for it.
All of the addresses were re
Seived with the greatest enthusi
6m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
CONVICTED CHICAGO BANKER
LOSES APPEAL FOR A NEW
TRIAL.
(By United Press Leased wire }

(By United Press Leased .Wirc.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-The United
States circuit court of appeals has
denied the application of John R.
Walsh, president of the Chicago
National bank, for new trial. The
banker was convicted of misapply-
ing the banks funds. Among
other things 1t was charged by
Walsh's counsel that the counts
of the Indictments against him
were contradictory. The decision
of the court was announced today.
The judges who affirmed the
decision of the lower court were
Grosscup, Baker and Humphrey.
Unless the United States supreme
court. to which Walsh will prob
ably carry his case. reverses the
decision of the appellate court,
Walsh will have to serve five
years in the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth, Kas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
WATER SYSTEM
NOW COMPLETED

The wet season is on and to-
day all the water Improvements
that have been in progress the
past summer were completed. The
Alaska reservoir is finally finish
ed and the city now has storage
capacity for water Of Just 25,000,-
900 gallons.
The Alaska reservoir. will now
hold 1900, 900; Hood street res
|ervoir, 13,500,000; the South Ia
coma reservoir 100000 and the
two standpipes little over
q, 100000.
With this amount of storage ca
|pacity the administration now ex-
poets the water famine of the past
to be no more. At least there
should be no trouble until warm
weather comes again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
SOCCER CLUB
IS ORGANIZED

The Tacoma Soccer club. which
won the Northwest league cup
last year. reorganized last night
and elected Fred clifford, h. Comb
er, T. Mayer, ". Orr, v. r. Mo
Pherson and w. w. Dow as execu-
tive committee to have charge OF
affairs this season.
Many new players showed up,
and chances are fine for I good
team.
The club will be reinforced by
Al Stevens and William Summer
field, experienced soccer players
from Canada. The club will hold
another meeting next Monday IN
the California building and Tues
day evening there will be a prac-
tice match at the old Y. M. @. A.
park.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
WALSH MUST GO TO
PRISON, SAYS COURT
IRMlTS SHOW
BIG INCREASE

hilding permits IN September
this year exceeded those of last
year by more than $50, ,000.i This
year they amounted to. s5S8,93S
anA last year they were $52S,393.
There were II dwellings start
ed this year in September aud
I0x permits in ALL. The largest
permit was for the National Real
tya building for $s69,000.
The dwellings averaged over
$as10O each in price. the total
fdr the ~ being s90,0s5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
Third Venire Exhausted This
Morning i'm Fruitless Effort to
Get Jury to Try Newcomb.

A total OF 443 talesmen have
now been summoned to be exam
ined as jurors to try Charles F.
Newcomb for the murder of Mar
tin Kvalshaug.
With only two possible peremp-
tory challenges remaining to be
exercised by the attorneys, the
regular October panel was OK
hausted this morning and an or
der issued for the third special
venire of 90. The trial has been
i'm progress since Thursday, Sept.
%. and approximately 800 tales
men have been examined and ex-
|cused.
A recess was taken until Thurs
day morning and all witnesses
wre excused until Thursday after
noon.
Jury as It Stands
The jury as 1t now stands is
as follows: G. H. Mcqueen;
John Holloque, Matthew Bliss,
James Caddy, Hall Horton, T. B.
Rowe, Paul Zolkowsky. j. g.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
Jury as 1t Stands
(By United Press Leased Wire }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Marquise
Mary Des Monteirs-Morinville,
formerly Miss Gwendolen Cald-
we'll, daughter of the late William
s. Caldwell of Louisville, KY, died
early today on board the steamer
Kron Prinzessin Cecilie just as
the liner arrived off Sandy Hook.
She had been suffering from
Brights disease for a number of
years, and was returning home
for treatment. She was immense
ly wealthy and was known So
cially throughout the world.
She created a great sensation
in 1888 by announcing that she
intended to take the veil. She
had been prominent in Protestant
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
SHOW INDECENT;
Is CLOSED UP

tBy United Press Leased Wire
VANCOUVER, B. c.. Oct, g.
Because 1t had been running a
show the civic authorities declared
was not up to. moral standards,
the Grand theater, belonging to
Sullivan and Considine of Seattle,
has had its license cancelled. The
Armstrong Musical Comedy COM
pany had sub-leased the theatsr
and last week featured "Sylph,'
a Chinese dancer, described as
from the Pay Streak at the
Alaska Yukon-Paci exposition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
THE BLACK PATCH THAT HAS
BEEN DOING THINGS TO
MOTHER EARTH Is $4,000
MILES ACROSS, BUT IT'S NOT
AS BIG AS THE RECORD.

Why is a sun spot?
Ever since the latest pimple on
the livid face of Old Sol appeared
a few days ago strange things
have been happening on the earth.
Scientists are spending hours at
telescopes trying to find out what
peculiar influence this sun spot
has on earthly affairs.
A little orange dot on the
suns molten surface grew into
q. black patch at least $1,000
miles across. 1t spread like a
drop of oil spreads when it is
dropped on water.
Then things began to happen
here. Earthquake shocks were
felt throughout the middle west,
notably at st. Louis. Beautiful
iridescences of the aurora were
on the might of the Hudson-Ful-
ton naval parade.
naval parade.
A strange tie-up of telegraph
wires preceded this; in fact, there
was such a strong current on the
lines induced from the earth that
messages were sent by 1t from st.
Louis to Cincinnati without the
batteries.
In West Duxbury, Mass, little
band of religious fanatics was
praying, in full belief that the
world was coming to an end. OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
EXPLOSION
TRAPS so
Miners Entombed By Disaster in Brit.
ish Columbia-Giyen Up for Dead

b. 5-A terrific explosion occurred at Ex-
Wellington coiery today and sixty
men are Ell feared have perished.
The town II o'clock this morning ana
of the accident His
story is hat the explosion 0 o'clock.
quitting and bringing
u
They had tunnel when the explosion
where they had
left.
TERRIFIC
stopengs blown out and
the confined the
occurred all the other in the mine getting
~
which at II O'Clock had not
heard In working
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
cHOL ERA KILLS 5000

Asiatic cholera which is increas-
ing in the Russian capital and the
larger cities of European Russia.
Six thousand deaths from more
than $4,000 cases of cholera
failed to stir Russian officials In
to action until threats we're made
by other nations to take upon
themselves the task of imposing
necessary sanitation.
The plague has been spreading
rapidly and now threatens the
Weather portions Of the capital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
WRIGHT WON'T FLY
IN MEET FOR MONEY

NEW YORK, Oct. ST. do
not think that I shall ever take
part again In a flying meet for
money" declared Wilbur Wright
today. I'VE are not in the side
show business" he continued,
"but are making serious study
OF the airship."
Wright's statement was made
in reply to numerous fabulous
offers,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
Holy War Declared

GIBRALTAR, Oct. "a holy
war of determination was declared
by the Mohammedan priests of
Morocco, together with the Riff
tribesmen, today and thousands of
fanatics from the interior are
pouring into the native camps
The Spanish troops at Melilla are
being hedged in, according to dis
patches received today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
JAILED FOR ..RoLLING"

David Toomey, 2s years old,
and w. H. SHEPPARD, 40 years cid,
were arrested this morning by
city Detective Brady for an al
legged :.foiling" of a third friend,
The three had been drinking in Q
room in the Faweett hotel, when
their friend" discovered . loss
Of $6.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
REGISTER TODAY

Just about two-thirda Of
the Tacoma voters are reg
istered.
There was squirt of In
terest at the city clerks
office yesterday. and thsy
came pretty regularly today.
there are still nearly sew
eral thousand men who are
not on the books.
The office will be kept
open until 10 o'clock tonight
to give everybody chance.
II you don't register today
you cannot vote on the new
charter n week from satur-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
IRECT CHARGE OF GRAFT AGAINST TWO COUNTY OFFICIAL
Taft Covers 5,626 Miles
and Speaks liz Times in
Three Weeks of Big Tour

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-When President Taft arrived
here IL: 80 had completed great
swing around the national in point had
covered considerably than thrtyhree and third
cent. of the Is travel exact
peted 5626 miles when he arrived the boat from Oakland
His entire trip is to 1880 miles.
Up to last night and including the addresses
Sacramento he had spoken 2 times in public since leaving
Beverly, Mass, Sept. II.
At this rate If his voice holds about
800 speeches before he returns Washington TO-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
Powers Threaten to Quar-
antine Whole Russian
Nation Owing to
Epidemic

ST. ETERSBURG. Oct. ST.
Russian authorities. becoming
alarmed at the threat of other
European nations to quarantine
the czar's domain, today are con
sidering measures for combating
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
HAMILTON GETS
A LONG TERM

j. r. Hamilton, convicted of
fraud in attempting to make a
real estate deal in Tacoma recent
ly, was today sentenced to a term
of from six to twenty years by
Judge Easterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
Tacoma Times. City.

Tacoma Times, City.
Dear Mr.. Editor: I believe
that Is the proper way to be-
gin letter to the newspaper.
Being a regular and faith
full" reader OF the Times, I
wish to express my apprecia-
tion of the article which ap-
peared last week concerning
"That Dull Child" What
you said is very true. You
will be interested to know
that we have begun a school
for the deaf and we hope
some time to be able to do
something with these school
children. We are just begin
ming the examinations of these
children, the school board
having recently provided us
with q physician. -
With kind regards, I am.
Yours respectfully.
A. Fl. YODlDR,
Superintendent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
ARRESTED FOR THEFT

Lizzie Daniels, an Indian
woman, was arrested this after
noon on a charge of petty larceny.
She is accused of having stolen a
coat from the landlady of a C
street restaurant. She was placed
on trial in the police court this
afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
H0RSFALL GIVEN
5 YEAR TERM

Albert Horsfali. recently con-
victed OF assault upon thirteen
year-old girl, was sentenced to an
indeterminate term OF from five
20 six years by Judge Easterday
IN the superior court today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05

Rain today and
crate southeasteriy
Wednesday. Mod
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Continued on Page Three.)
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-19
The Skin Game.

Not long ago, in one of our neigh boring cities a damage suit was brought against a 'dermatological in- stftute" for facial deformities result ing from an attempt to obliterate a wornan's wrinkles by the use of par rafin. The American Journal of Sur gerry, commenting upon this, but with out mentioning the death by suicide of Dr. Woodbury, goes on to sound a warning against the abolition of wrinkles by the use of paraffin by the beauty specialist" who preys on the vanity of those who do not know that "paraffin prothesis" Is a dangerous sort Of an operation in the hands of those who are not up to the require ments of an exact technique. The Journal thinks that the cosmetic in- jections should have their hnita- tions, and that even in the hands oi the careful practitioner it is nothing less than a risky business to try tc "cure" wrinkles, But the beauty spe- cialist" till continue to "obiterate' the crow tracks.-Hartford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-19
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
A Nuisance to Be Stopped.

MT. Editor: I have received by tAis mornings mail an anonymous le.s ter containing a prayer alleged to have been written and sent out by the RA Int Rev. William Lawrence. DID,, bisliop of Massachusetts,. with the re- ouest that the recipient send copy of hhe same on nine consecutive morn ings to nine other people, thus form ing an endless chain. Accompanying the prayer Is a promise that by com plysn g with the request, the agent in tbiN plan will experience some great joy and by falling to comply will be in Hanger Of great calamity. This letter first made it's appearance some years ago. It was promptly denied by Blsh,9p Lawrence that he had had any thing Co do with 1t, and he requested that anyone receiving 1t would ignore the siIparstitious request and thus aid in pu ting an end to the progress of the frsUud. If I mistake not, the mat ter has already been commented up on in the columns of The Bulletin, and the truth there stated. But as the nuisance has evidently not yet beer , stopped, I ask that you will publish this statement in the hope that the ending of an annoying matter may b' hastened thereby.
 NELSON POE CAREY. Christ Church, Norwich, Conn.,. Feb i 18th, 190,A
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-19

for that ofiee, was settled in the house of representatives today when the bill was sent to conference and the com uiittee was authorised to consider the salary provision as if in disagreement This gives the committee power to reduce the pay for the office from S12.OOO to SS,000. it's former figure. The republicans were caught mapping when a resolution by MT. Fitzgerald was adopted disagreeing with the senate amendments creating the office of un- der secretary and fourth assistant sec- retary of state. The bill codifYing and amending the penal laws of the Unit ed States, was passed and the forti- fcations appropriation bill was dis cussed
 Vigorous attacks on the house rules were made by Messrs. Hubbard and Hepburn of Iowa. The latter assert ed that members had betrayed their trust and prostrated themselves at the feet of the speaker, who, he said, had been made a tyrant. The bill was
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-19
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
The Cannon Scrap as a Feature of Washington's Birthday - The Mid- Year Meeting of the Trustees.


 7diddletown. Conn. Feb. 17.--The
 cannon scrap, the most important in terclass contest between the two under classes at Wesleyan, win be. held this
 year on the night of Friday, Feb. 18th.
 The rules provide that between the
 hours of 12 and 1 the freshmen shall
 bring the Douglass cannon on to the
 campus and shall hold it there for fif-
 teen minutes, the sophomOres at the
 same time trying to prevent them from
 doing so. The scrap grew out Of
 custom at Wesleyan, begun in the
 hfties, of firing the Douglass cannon as
 a part of the annual Washington birth
 day celebration The sophomores at
 tempting to prevent the firing, begun
 the strong intercl3ss rivalry which has come down through the year until, un-
 der the present regulations it has be-
 come one of the most unique interclass scraps in the country. This is the most interesting feature of the annual Washington's birthday celebration, to
 be held this year on Friday and Satur- day of this week. It begins Friday af- ternoOn with a basketball game be- [ tween the alumni and the varsity. In the evening the musical clubs will give their concert in the local theater. At l0.30 there will be another basketball l game, one of the New England league l series. between Brown and Wesleyan, ! and at 12 o'clock the cannon scrap. ! Saturday afternoon there will be an l informal college smoker, and in the evening the annual banquet in the gymnasium, one of the most unique | things of it's kind held in any eastern l college. The committee has made ar | raL gements to accommodate over oDo people at the banquet and has secured ! a very able list of speakers.
 ! On the 22d of February the varsity | basketball team will play Dartmouth al | 3.30 in the afternoon. and in the even- | ing the first production of the Good , Natured Man. will be given by the | Dramatic association at Meriden. Coacf | James Francis of Boston has arrived
 in town and is busily engaged in coach | ing the cast in 1nal preparation fol | the first appearance.
 The annual mid-year meeting of the board Of trustees of the college will bt . held in New York on Friday, Feb. 26th . There will be several important mat | ters decided the one of most vital in terest to the undergraduates being tha of coeducation. At the June meeting 1 a resolution was introduced proposing l that a separate institution be estab- hshed in Middletown for women, un' ! der the direction of the university au' ! thorities. The matter will be decided next week. The time of the inaugura. l tion of President elect ShanlSlin vii 1 also be determined
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-19
The Coming of Lent.

Again Lent comes to us with it's opportunities. Let us not drift through the season passively or in a vague aimlessness. Let us make definite re- solve and effort and honestly endeay- or that our Lent shall be not merely negative, but a season of penitive real ity. It is the season of penitenoe. Its keynote is that daily prayer for new and contrite hearts, and it means that by finding and facing out sins, and by confession of sins, we may obtain That perfect pardon which is perfect peace" Repentance ought to mean for us forsaking of sin and coming home to God. Lent ought to be a time of more prayer and communion with God.
 May Lent have it's import of reality for us as a diocese! May it mean. thOughout our congregations, more appreciation Of our Common Prayer and of the privilege of Holy Commun- lon, a renewed loyalty to Christ and His church, a new sense of brother hood for Christ's sake, and deeper con- victions regarding service to our fel- low men in His nane.-Bishop Chaun- cey B. Brewster
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-19
Inerease in Number of New ha"sn
 Road stoeEShoIders.

Negy I[aven, Feb. lB.-OmCiaI ooi1@ pilations of the New York. New Ha- ven 6 Hartford Railroad Co. show that during the last fiscal year the total number of stockholders has ris- en from 14,13o to 15,s5s. The number of stockholders In Massachusetts has risen from 7,302 to s,101; in Connec- ticut from 3,1I5 to 3,472 and in New York from 1895 to 2197. the rest os inc increase coming in Rhode Island and other states and countries.