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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09

three police officers In uniform
|'were energetically adding con-
fusion to the situation. Indignant
tenants of the office building were
unable to force their way through
the crowd. whilst newspaper re-
pprters, curb-stone politicians and
other. gentlemen of the leisure
class blocked the inner entrance
and gravely declared that it was
high time the chief of police and
an his men were fred out of Of
Zee.
Chief Parker and the Sergeant
elbowed their way through the
crush, dropped word to the po-
lieemen at the door, and went to
the Office of the agent of the
bhildfng on the second floor.
shir. Maury, the agent, was wilt
ed, He was also very. very weary
OF his job. and very likely would
have made on for home, If he had
dared again encounter the angry
tenants whose OFFICES had been
ransacked. The victims of the
b1rssar were holding an individ-
ual Indignation party in the corri-
dnr. and vo'wdng that they would
hold the Security people RESPONSE
bic.
"Tell me all you know about
IT." demanded Chief Parker brisK-
IL. lust what you know; not
what you think, Mr.. Maury."
well, got down here at ten
minutes after eight began
aaury. He stopped to relight
bis cigar, and the officers noticed
that his hand shook as If palsief.
81 met the night watchman just
going home. He reported nothing
unusual. and / took the slip Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09

Gertrude Leo, the pretty Taco
ma stenographer rescued from
'Om" Bernard's temple of vice
in New York by Mrs. E. H. Miller,
her sister, will remain in the me-
tropolis to appear against her az
legged abductor. This is accord
ing to word received by Tacoma
relatives today.
The thrilling story of Gertrude
Leo's rescue, first told exclusively
by the Times, forms one of the
most extraordinary cases in crim-
inal annals in New York, where
vice is rampant.
In the Temple of "Om."
"Om" stood in the center of the
floor, in long robes, gazing into
a crystal ball. About him, on
rich. thick, Oriental rugs seven
old men and six young girls dane
ed up and down with slow, sinu-
GUS motions, chanting strangely.
Their garments were scanty and
clung closely to their bodies. The
lights were dim; a strange odor of
incense arose.
All of this was within a fine
stone mansion in the city's finest
residence district. The doors
were of heavy oak; the thick
walls held all sounds.
6The dance grew wilder and Wild
er. Now and then one of the old
men would seize the hand of q
girl and dance with her.
The Rescue.
There was rush of feet on the
stairway. A girl in street clothes
dashed in, and an elderly woman.
And behind them came policemen.
The dancers stood, struck with
surprise. Suddenly one of the
thin-robed girls rushed to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
This Chapter Of the Mystery Story Prizes For Chapters

brokers, have been entered. A lot
of safes have been pushed in, and
there's the devil to pay over
there. Just sent in regular riot
CALL"
"I'll come right down." answer
ed Chief Parker.
The Security Bank building was
a sort of pride to the city. In the
first place, 1t was the tallest Office
building In town. Fourteen solid
terra Gotta stories reared majesti-
|cally in the air, and the ornate
bronze cornices could be seen
from far down the bay, surmount-
ing the city business section like
a dfadem.
This building was the home OF
the Security Trust company.
1t was the strongest financial
institution in the state; it's presi-
dent, pioneer of the early coast
days, was a conservative man who
had more than five millions of
dollars invested in city property
he was the mightiest unit in the
financial bulwark of the city.
The upper floors were occupied
by lawyers and brokers, and sew
eral great industrial corporations
maintained their elaborate suites
of executive Offices here.
All OF these facts piled up IN
Chief Parker's mind as he rode
down town. 1t looked bad; mighty
bad. he thought.
The chief met Sergeant Watts
on the steps of police headquar-
ters. Watts was pale with excite
ment,. and 1t was evident that he
had more bad news for the chief.
well. Watts. anything new?"
enQuired the chief quietly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
DROPS
AGAIN

Mayor Fawcett will eliminate
$500 of expenses from the de-
partment of health by abolishing
the city chemist as a separate of
flee and will combine 1t with the
city bacteriologist at the present
salary of the latter office.
He has decided to appoint DR..
Cathleen Anderson, now at Fannie
Paddock hospital, as both city
chemist and bacteriologist and she
will devote her entire time to
the city.
DR.. Anderson is a comparative
newcomer in Tacoma but comes
we'll recommended as both
chemist and bacteriologist and she
is expected to mack a good show
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
HIS HOPE OF BUYING
SENATORSHIP SHATTERED;
PLAN NOW TO BRING OUT
ANOTHER STAND-PATTER

Robert L. Mccormick will quit the senatorial
Despite the acquisition of Wright democratic
chairman and despite his for
campaign and purchase
Comck campaign and will this
this materially
failure of his campaign awaken enthusiasm the
and the satteing
o a n
The sandpaf crowd however, Is busy line
millionaire sandpatter
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
At Twenty, She Found
Life Not Worth While

Queene Stanford is dead At twenty she
she was living it, not worth while &c. a
room in mon-place rooming house
Saturday afternoon Queenie anford
ride of mercury tablets
She pretty, well educated "temperamenal" She
the kind of girl that yields the
friendly companions When Queenie tSanford
Tacoma from her home in Everett she wrong
crowds-hats ALL Very ptifu commonplace little story,
that is Nothing about frightful scandal in high
champagne anything like life snuned
out before it had become useful.
1t will be sad homecoming Queenie STAN
ford The fral little will shipped up Everett to-
day, where the girls parents live.
The girl killed herself Saturday afternoon
roemng house Pacific avenue. Elev-
enth streets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09

tpaper from the time clock. Here
lit is. You will notice that he
made his tour of the building
every hour as we require, and
that every one of his call-boxes
was pulled ON time. / knew moth
ling of the breaks till Mr. Barrett,
a lawyer in room 1906, called up
land told me that the combination
lock on his safe had been punch
led out. He had about two hun
Idred in cash and a lot of checks
In the cash box In the safe. The
cash box door had been opened
with key, and he had found the
contents in the waste basket
Anything mdsslng?" broke in
1.-THE chief
well, that's the funny thing
about it. Nothing gone but a
cheap little ink-stand worth about
|ffty cents. don't understand
it," cried Mr.. Maury.
And there were other offices
|entered?" enquired Watts. the po-
lice sergeant.
"Yes. nine others. Nothing
taken in any, but in two. the COM
|binations were punched out OF the
safes. ana the stuff inside was
thrown all around the place. But
mot a thing missing. !"
MFR. Maury got. up and paced
the floor nervously.
Lets 80 up and look at Bar
rett's Office" suggested chief
Parker.
The two police OFFICIALS follow
ed the agent to the elevator, ana
were shot up to the twelfth floor.
A hurried examination Of the
Barrett office showed that every
thing in the room had been thor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
JUSTICE:


The council will Wednesday
morning probably take up the mat
ter of amending the dog ordinance
SO dog licenses can be paid at any
time in the year for full year.
Now dog licenses date from June
1. The dog catcher is now abroad
and is likely to capture a dog any
day on which the owner must pay
license of 50. Then the license
expires June l and he will have to
pay apother So.
Commissioner FreeIand thought
1t not fair, and 1t was agreed the
ordinance will be amended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
ROOSEVELT
OFF FOR
BERLIN

(By Staff Correspondent of the
United Press.)
STOCKHOLM, May 9.-Former
President Theodore Roosevelt left
for Berlin at II o'clock this morn
ing.
"A slight cold, aggravated by too
much speechmaking, has caused
him some trouble.
Ambassador David ]. Hill will
entertain the Roosevelt party at
Berlin.
The death of King Edward has
caused the kaiser to change his
plans and the Roosevelts will not
be entertained at the palace as
had been arranged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09

Consecutive chapters story be PRINTED In tho
Times until and Including Thursday Readers must folo
eacn chapter closely The last chapter. which
satisfactory solution to the mystery Shadow
gar viii be written by Times readers; to send
in their solution. s. 81
for the best solution, best
give two best seats performance Of uhe Thief at
tne Tacoma theater May II 49, the three
attraction. sS7 7sS
Answers will be judged for Ingenious Literary
merit VIII not count be
day noon May Is The prize wlnners published hat
day n the Times Answes must not exceed $50 WORDS
length; must be written side
and address Of the sender your as chap
ters to the Mystery Story Hditor Daily 1imess Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
CHAPTER I.

at is a very hard nut to crack. /"
said Detective Sergeant Watts,
land I'll be hanged If I can get
any closer to this crook now, than
when we started after him."
The detective turned to his
chief and handed back the reports
which he had looked over hastily.
well. Watts, something has
got to be done about it; the peo-
pie are getting wrought up over
it, and the time for 'stalling' is
gone" Chief of Police Parker
thrust the reports into his desk
and slammed the cover, as IL to
dismiss the ugly problem from his
official mind. 'T'm going home
now. II anything turns up,
phone me. will your"
Right away" returned Watts.
And the chief strobe out.
It was as Chief Parker hal
said. The people we're beginning
to be wrought up over the ex
traordinary situation that had de-
veloped in the city. For several
months, some mysterious Grimm
al had made nightly excursions
unseen and unheard. Great "bur-
giar-proof" safes had been open
ed, the locks punched out as
though made Of soft putty. Vaults,
secured by double chflled-steel
doors had been entered, valuable
papers strewu reckless1y about.
and money. bonds and other se-
curties thrown into a heap upon
the floor. But in no case had any
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
POULTRYMEN MEET

The Tacoma Poultry associa-
tion will hold its monthly meeting
tonight at 922 Pacific avenue. The
Tacoma poultrymen will get ready
large exhibit for the State fair
at North Yakima, which will he
held the last week in September.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
MORTGAGE FOR
10 MILLIONS
FILED HERE

A $4,000 mortgage was filed
in the county auditors office to-
day by Attorney James B. Howe,
representing the Pacific Coast
Power company. The mortgage
is made to the Harris Trust Il
Savings bank of Chicago and is
payable March 1, 1915. Frederick
s. Pratt, first vice president, and
Harry B. Sawyer. treasurer, rep
resent the corporation In the In
strument.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
AFTER QUARREL WITH
MAN, GIRL OF 10
TRIES SUICIDE

Piqued because of quarrel with
a young man visitor, Miss Lila
Mead, 10 years old, attempted sui
eide at her home in the Fairmont
hotel, Fifteenth and Pacific ave-
nue., yesterday. A physician who
was hastily summoned managed
to expel the poison which the girl
had swallowed and she will live.
Mrs. Lota Mead, mother OF the
girl, is the owner Of the hotel
where the girl lives. The mother
said today that her daughter ate
"antiseptic" tablets after having
some trouble with a man caller.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
MISS ZELIA HOPlP.

woman and cried, My sister. My
good sister. I'm so glad you've
come!"
II wasn't long before a patrol
wagon carted the "Om" away.
This is the manner In which
New York's latest religious cult
was broken up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
Funeral
May 20

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, May 9.-King George
v. was formally proclaimed king
of England at o'clock this morn
ing. The pomp of MEDIEVAL cere,-
mony was adhered to and the
trappings of high officers of the
kingdom who carried out the cere-
mony contrasted in a vivid man
ner with the somber black in
which the city is draped in mem-
ory of the late king.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09

loughly ransacked. The safe door
stood swung wide on its massive
hinges, and the papers and books
that had evidently been inside
were scattered about in wild dis
order.
Il don't see a thing to help. us
out much" said Sergeant Watts.
Hello, there; here's some
thing" The chief stopped to the
floor and picked up tiny white
fluffy thing.
1t was a woman's handkerchief!
Chapter III will be published In
the Times tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09

hlOT GALL.
Eyes. old Mills the president OF
the Security. Just called up and
roasted the department. something
tierce.- I wanted to tell the old
scarecrow to go to. a good, hot
place that l know of. BUT what's
the use?"
Don't get excited Watts. Let's
go over to the bank" And the
chief led the way through the all
ieys that offered a short cut to
the big bank building.
There was plenty of excitement
at the Security building. A crowd
OF clerks and neighboring shop
keepers we're crowded about the
big main entrance. ana two or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
WILL. 7 ny
WOMAN
AGAIN


Mrs. Martina Kvalshaug, whose
second trial, like the first, ended
with a disagreement of the jury
yesterday afternoon, will be tried
again upon the charge of compIi-
city with Charles Newcomb i'm the
murder Of her husband.
The jury, which was discharg-
ed at 2:30 yesterday afternoon
after deliberating just "a hours,
stood 8 to A for complete acquit-
tai of the woman. The first ballot
showed that favored acquittal,
according to statements of the
jurors. The second ballot, like
all the six which followed, showed
8 for acquittal and 4 for convtc-
tion of murder in the first de-
gree,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09

Being the handy man about
the house." chirped Bingwitter,
when his wife reported trouble
with the gas. II will just mosey
down cellar and find that leak"
Gaily striking match he pass
ed it along the pipes and found
the leak. s
TTIE END.
Perry A. Parent and Helen d.
Burnett, Tacoma; Ward T. Smith,
jr., and Ella e. Mortenson, Seat
tie; Clarence Floyd Arwine, and
Inga Elaine Jorgensen, Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
WARM ENDORSEMENT FOR
TIMES SUFFRAGE FORUM

g Editor Tacoma Times;
Dear Sir: I want to thank you for the splendid
and fair way in which you are placing before the
people in city the equal suffrage question.
Yours truly,
MRS. JOHN Q. MASON,
President Equal Suffrage Club
25O1 Washington avenue, north
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
Another Trial Costly.

Prosecuting Attorney McMurray
stated today that while he realizes
the expense to the county is
enormous, he will bring the wom-
an to trial again and will ask
that a jury be called in June for
that purpose. The cost of each of
the two trials has been nearly
SIS, 900 and 1t cost about that
amount to convict Charles New
comb of being the principal in the
murder.
At 1880 Saturday afternoon the
case was turned over to the jury.
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-09
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Tacoma and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Tuesday. Light west
erly wind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20

prevented u from leading another dia-
rnond and rSha,isting that srit. ! had
nothing left but clubs. having discarded
the SPADE. which he did not for--s, the
valu" Of and z had To win the club trick
With the queen.
II IL useless for Il To lead IN. diamond
NOW. because u only makes the ten "
clubs good for a trick. and the only chance
- that 4 will make tn. mistake ~ trump
ing "a third round 81 clubs. But 4. seeing
his only hope, parsed tn. club up To- has
partner. di-carding the queen of spades
and making the last trick and the odd with
his Jack X almonds, which IL still a trump
at the end.
This - a game In which person
ability to count thirteen - sometimes
put to severe test. especially when
10 gets down 10 counting the trump-
IN suit that may have been discarded
from before it had shown any signs of
being the trump. As an example Of th"
difference in the result
that sometimes arises from such triiiing
error a. miscountng a sunt. take this
position. which il from the ending ~ "a
game recently played
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
Herring and the iaSses.

E..r 'nr.rfr- end TrnsI' RCporL
.r'.. are iWp f-ou- for "It'htng her.
rus on 80" wet coast 81 furop" ono
begins L.tr 90 MAJ or early u June ~ tbs,
urAr"y I-i'ud- and follows m" shoals ~
herring down tho east coast Of scotland and
England mt 70 hes Yarmouth. where
% .'ud- Is'. n september or early n OCtober.
HE f-hera"n 20 out n triw"rs and land
their nt'h ~ the Numerous ports nlong this
COl-' The gi-h are sold ~ ~"ran-. conc
tHiuEnE U"n E"rr.ug zach. Ia good
-.. son the traul.r owners anu Inc h-here
men and n-h.r~ omen make good pront q
but ~ poor season IA" r"N"r-- happens.
ON" efturr ~ the herring ."1SOn at the
different p"rr- on ~" cast i - ths
arrival 81 The - Ot'h l,r-"-. Who follow
n" u-hinR iis,.' down tnd gut and
U.'h" the f-h on the piers - they are
brought ~ by tn" travler-. In good
-.u-on the. l4-sp-' viii earn from - to
$50. but IA a poor -.l-oD. Ike the present
one fhey VIII roc CIV" little nose thnn their
board. whrh - guaranteed them ON en-
~ grmeu'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20

FROM me Ohssu
Ih- - -Hper restaurants of Paris have
all ruf - th-tr prices recently. IN" least
expensive meal to he obtained in the rs-
taUrani- fr-gurnted by foreigners costs
now AZ least . francs. but there are -t'i
many marohanis lie wins and restaurant,
Il pnN I'VE IN N" Latin Quarter. where al
ipretiIIng ~ not very Substantial dinner
NAV h." had .I,Ilt- de,entiy served Tor
iran" and . half inr'uding tip.
~ the end Of the eighteenth century.
when the t-~taurant ,as We understand y .
was inverted. the mose prInCely dinner
,o-' " francs Probably - francs w"uli
not buy It to-day This was served az ~"
then fashionable Hotel d'York IA the Ru.
Jacob. tn" picturesque old rhTOoughfar- on
the left bank
There were very few establish In-nS- Of
ihI- Sini IA PsSs-. hut among them weT"
the II "t.l ds. Bourbon va the Rue TuiN d"~
P.ti'- CHAMPS behind the Naga-in- 1u
Louvre. where table u hUte means w"r"
suppliaI FOR tho inClusiv" pric" Of franz.
- '"nfimer - good round sum IA those
dayst. and the Hotel IA Sont de i,-.uA IN
"a. Holsters ~ SAINT jacques ~. H"uItll.
where francs Wa the maximum chang
lh--" were IN" fa,Urit- restaurants at That
time The first d 10 carte restaurants Wrr"
Opened "a I5.I
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
{ HAPTkk vi.
rHg ENEMY Is vANorIsHEp.

FAKE IN my card to Mr. Highhrow IN
stantly
Yes. sIr m moment sir
IN" Office boy vanished IN few
seconds TN" doors To- tho privat" office
werr thrown open and Harold Dolsto-y
entered the sanCtum Henry HIghbro W.
the critic instinCtivelv rose with respect
when h. behrld hIS visitor. attlred IN a
gorgeous fur lined overcoat apparently
m all. from the glOssie>t fur of giant
Newfoundland dog Il was indeed q
gapment To INSPIRE respect and admira-
ton for its wrlrpr. though a tailor would
have said it hung too loosely upon his
shoulders
i am Harold Dogstory,r began our
hero = represent Americas only intel-
.ectual act r-ss. Miss Mrgnonette Mal-
travers will be pleased to furnish yo,s
photos and special stories about her new
play. The Cutters or the Poor IL yo1
have the time
Be seated responded the great critic.
Tell IN" all about your star. And hoy
he shouted to the mental without. III any
one else calls don't lat me he disturbed.
And 80 for over an hour Harold Dog
story expatiatsd upon the talents OF nus
star furnished pictures galore to th8
critic. and left him finally proud In th9
rellI1arInn that once more the PRESS agenV
had trlu.nphtd over apparently unsur~
moIntabl- obstacles. .
A. the door a. he passed by he noficeoV
"a cold shivering. COATES rlan. somewhat
obese argumg with the Office boy.
Il tell you | won take in your card
the guardian protested. You book
agents IL all alikr-only yesterday shinso
tried TO get IN hy claiming he was presS
agent Deere goes "A real press agent -
de one with IL. fur pyprCOaf.
And when MGnonetts Alaltravers ara
rived IN tn. civ Of Broth.riy Love TO play
an The Cutters 81 the Poor she W as meu
Ut the station bv a IA gnIlied gentleman In 4
gorgeous fur lined uvercoat. who con<
ducted her Ia her aparim" and PREF
ssnted to her copies al many newspapers
containing her phOtoRra ~ and stories
Ot her achievements and ri the unhappy
love AFFAIR Of the rnwn rrince whose
nam. could not bc mentioned, for at alt
upwsuaper Offices Harold Dogstory had
been welcomed with open arms becausa
II the fur ovsrCnat. " hIls Percival Bun9les
old. shiycriug. despised and scorned bv
he arrogant office boys, had been unabi9
- secure audience with any Of the editorss
Thus II happened that the magic talismaV
81 the fur Oy"rCoat swung the tide OF puD<
hcitv from Gensvieve Gerard, tho mus
steal COMEDY star. To Mignonette Male
travers Americas only intellectual acS
tr.ss and Miss NlaltraverS was 80 pleased
that she used som. Of the compromise
money from the Crown Primers lawyers
To buy Harold a new ssilsk in OvercoAf.
Then and not until he had the new coae
ready tn wear did he send back by OK.
press Perciy al Bungle's priceless fur lined
overcoat made from one Of tho largest
and best Newfoundland dogs.
1T must have been "A good dog-perhap0
one Of the ~ Bernard dogs that came 70
tn. nascue Of weary Anime travellers
said Harold Dogstory. telling the yarn Ia
his devoted wife. for VIII y | was ready
To drop with exhaustion that good Old
dog came to the rescue and helped me To
put over some Of my best dog stories.