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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14

/ battle he had been making for
freedom a short time before, The
note fluttered from his fingers
and he drew his watch from his
pocket and placed it on the table.
1t was a quarter after five. There
Isttll remained forty-five minutes.
Three-quarters of an hour and
then-death! There wa sno
doubt in his mind this time. Even
in the coyote, with eternity star
ing him in the face, he had hoped
and fought for life. But here
there was no hope. there was to
be no fighting. Through one of
the black holes in the wall he was
to be shot down, with no chance
| to defend himself, to prove him
self innocent. And Meleese-did
she, too, believe him guilty of
that crime?
He groansd aloud, and picked
up the note again. Softly he re-
lpeated her last words to him: IF
God fails to answer my prayers !
will still do as l have promised,
and follow you" Those words
seemed to cry aloud his doom
Even Meleese had given up hope
And yet, was there not a deeper
Significance in her words? He
started as if someone had struck
him, his eyes agleam.
| ~ will follow YOU"
He almost sobbed the words
this time. His hands trembled
and he dropped the paper again
on the table and turned his eyes
in staring horror towards the
door. What did she mean? Would
Meleese kill herself if he was
murdered by her brothers? He
could see no other meaning in her
last message to him, and for a
time after the chilling significance
of her words struck his heart he
scarce restrained himself from
lcalling aloud for Jean. If he could
but send a word back to her, tell
her once more of his great love
THAT the winning of that love was
lample reward for all that he had
lost and was about to lose, and
THAT it gave him such happiness
Jas he had never known even in
this last hour of his torture!
Twice he shouted for Croisset,
but there came no response save
the hollow echoings of his own
voice in the subterranean cham
bers. After that he began to think
more sanely. If Meleese was a
prisoner in her room it was prob
able that Croisset, who was now
fully recognized as a traitor at
the post, could no longer gain
access to her. In some secret way
Meleese had .contrived to give him
the note, and he had performed
his last mission for her.
With a sharp cry he sprang
to his feet, overturning the stool,
facing Croisset, his hands clench-
led, his body bent as If about to
lspring. Jean stood calmly, his
teeth agleam. Then, slowly, he
stretched out hand.
Continued Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
Monday, Nov. IA, 1910
What a Stenographer
May and May Not Tell

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov.
14.-An interesting question of
ethics for the business woman has
been raised in court proceedings
here.
What business CONFERENCE.-THE
secret information of her employ
er's business she obtains by her
works. a stenographer bound to
respect and keep secret?
The suit in which this question
has arisen is brought by the
American Mfg. company to re-
strain the Minnesota Wood Pre-
serving & Stain company from
manufacturing certain cresote
products by the alleged secret
processes of the former firm.
Peter H. Conrad, inventor of
the processes and president of the
American company, says that af-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
.CARsTENS WILL
SLAUGHTER

1t will not be necessary for the
city to establish a municipal
slaughter house.
The Carstens Packing company
this morning sent letter to the
city commission offering their
establishment for the slaughtering
of all stock in Tacoma. The COM
pany agrees to take all stock that
comes, slaughter it, dress it and
cool it and deliver the carcass
ready for market, with the tongue,
liver and heart, and in addition
will give the owner 81 for the
privilege.
The company will keep the hide
and offal, paying So besides doing
the work for them.
This would give government in.
spection to eevrything killed in the
city if the plan is resorted to. AL
this is necessary is for the city
commission to pass legislation re.
Iquiring all meats offered for sale
here to be government inspected
and it would force the owners tt
accept the Carstens offer.
1T looks like a very good of
fer to me-" said the mayor.
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ter. the organization of his con-
Germ he employed Miss Christine
M. Adams as stenographer and
w. III. Smith as foreman.
Both were bound to absolute
secrecy regarding his products
before being employed, he says.
Later both were discharged. Soon
after the Minnesota company was
Incorporated and began to manu-
facture products almost identical
with those made by Conrad. Miss
Adams was secretary and treas
urer of the new company, and
Smith was prominently connect
ed with 1t.
Miss Adams, on the stand, adj
mitted that the products of the
two firms were almost identical,
but denied that Conrad ever
swore her to secrecy.
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With a sharp cry he sprang to
ms feet, overturning the stool,
facing Croisset his hands clench-
ed, his body bent, as if about to
lspring. Jean stood calmly, his
white teeth agleam. Then, slow
ly. he stretched out a hand.
| seur John Rowland, will
you read what happened to the
father and mother of the little
Meleese sixteen years ago? Will
you read, and understand why
your life was sought on the Great
North Trail, why you were placed
on a case of dynamite in the
Wekusko coyote, and why, with
the coming of this mornings
ldawn-at six"
He paused, shivering. How
land seemed not to notice the ire
mendous effort Croisset was max
ing to control himself. With the
dazed speechlessness of one recov-
ering from a sudden blow he
turned to the table and bent
over the papers that the French
man had laid out before him.
Five minutes later he raised his
head. His face was as white as
chalk. Deep lines had settled
about his mouth. AS a sick man
might, he lifted his hand and
lpassed it over his face and
through his hair. But his eyes
were afire. lnvoluntarily Jeans
body gathered itself as if to meet
Iattack
Il have read it," he said husk-
lily, as though the speaking of the
words caused him a great effort
81 understand now. My name is
: John Rowland. And my fathers
. name was John Rowland. l I'M
/ lderstand.'
There was silence, in which the
: leyes of the two men met.
81 understand, repeated the
engineer, advancing a step. "And
Iyou, Jean Croisset-do you be.
lieve that l am that John How.
iland-the John Howland-the
son who"
He stopped. waiting for Jean tc
comprehend, to speak.
IN 'seur, it makes no difference
what / believe now. l have but
one thing to tell you here-and
one thing to give to you" replied
Jean. Those who have tried to
kill you are the three brothers
/ Meleese As their sister. Ours is a
strange country, M'seur, governed
since the beginning of our time
by laws which we have made our
lselyes. To those who are wait
: ing above no torture is too great
for you.l They have condemned
: tyou to death. This morning, ex-
iactly as the minute hand of your
watch counts off the hour of six
tyou will be shot to death through
hone of these holes in the dungeon
walls. And this-this note from
Meleese-is the last thing 1 have
to give you"
He dropped a folded bit of pa
per on the table. Mechanically
lHowland reached for it. Stunned
land speechless, cold with the hor-
lror of his death sentence, he
lsmootheds out the note. There
lwere only@a few words, apparently
written in great haste.
Ii II have been praying for you
!. all night. If God fails to answer
my prayers / will still do as l have
[promised-and follow you.
"MELEESE."
l. He heard a movement and lift.
ed his eyes. Jean was gone. The
door was swinging slowly inward
He heard the wooden bolt slip in
to place, and after that there wal
not even the sound of a mecca
sined foot stealing through tn,
outer darkness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
GR|GGS LEAVES
WIDOW FORTUNE

The contents of the will of the
late c. w. Griggs has been made
known. His estate is valued be-
tween $350,000 and 100000. He
bequeaths a sum not exceeding
$4,000 to be used in erecting a
memorial fountain in the city of
Tacoma. 1t also provides $500
for each grandchild, $500 to his
two nieces, Mrs. Curran of Taco
ma and Alice Dewitt Gilbruth of
Kansas City, and $500 to each of
the children of his two brothers.
The remainder is bequeathed to his
wife, to be converted into cash
and interest-bearing papers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
BELIEVE MAN WAS BEHIND
WOMAN In ATTEMPT TO
MURDER HER HUSBAND

soned her husband, remains In
Jail. while Schenk, at the Wheel
ing hospital, still is in critical
condition.
Prosecutor Hanlan announced
today that Mrs. Schenk will be
brought to court and the date of
her preliminary hearing set. From
this it is judged that Schenk prob
ably will recover.
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(By United Press Leased Wire.
WHEELING, w. ", Nov. II
The police today are said to be
seeking prominent insurance
man of Pittsburg, who is alleged
to have evolved the plot for poi
soning John o. Sehenk, the mil
iionaire packer.
Mrs. Laura Schenk. who is in
prison charged with having poi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
CHAPTER XVII

For many minutes Rowland
stood, waiting as If life had left
him. His eyes were on the door,
but unseeing. He made no sound,
mo movement again toward the
aperture in the wall. Fate had
dealt him the final blow, and
when at last he roused->himself
from its first terpible effect there
remained no glimmering of hops
In his breast, no thought of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14

up here now against Link Davis
or anybody else from Seattle COM
ing over here to try to say who
shall be postmaster of Tacoma.
The fight is getting very siren
uous. and with twenty candidates
for postmaster here this week
promises to be lively
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
UNIVERSITY DAILY MAKES
A Rtf, SCOOP

The University of Washington
Daily "scooped" the town at Sc
attic Saturday when at o'clock
1t appeared on the streets with
an extra" giving in detail the re-
suit of the football game at Spo-
kane in which the university de-
feated State college
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
POULTRY ASSN
TO MEET

Tacoma Poultry association will
meet this evening at 922 Pacific
avenue to complete plans for the
seventeenth annual show that will
be held in Tacoma the first week
in January.
| The association has decided to
give three cash prizes for the best
pictures of a Standard bred chick
en- made by school children. The
pictures will be placed on exhibit
ton at the show and awards be
made by the official Judge.
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Governor A. b. Fawcett.

Governor A. b. Fawcett.
This is printed just to show
how it would look, for the news
papers may be printing it that
way two years from now after the
November election.
The mayor has not announced
himself a candidate but it Is very
likely when the time comes two
years from this summer that he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
CHARGED WITH
WIFE. MURDER

(By United Press Leased Wire.1
SPOKANE, Nov 14.-Charged
with having murdered his wife,
whose body was discovered in
their home on a ranch a mile and
a half from Springston, Ida, "a
week ago, ]. w. Mcdowell, travel
ing salesman for the Minneapolis
Threshing Machine company, was
arrested here today by police de-
tectives.
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AMSTERDAM. Nov. 14.-Queen VIII
helmina is hacker of plan to raise
hogs, goats and cattle on 1900
acres of mining land in Alabama. II
is said to be "A scheme of the queens
own. Especial attention will be paid
to goats of the Angora variety, fol
which a market has been found in
Chicago
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14

LEXINGTON, Ky. Nov. II De
claring that on the Judgment day
he wanted to be standing upright
tho Rev. f.. o. Hanks of Pulaski
county asked that he be buried in a
grave dug like post hole. ReIa-
tives tried to disstade him, but he
insisted, and his DYING wish was
carried out by them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
World News
%In Brief%

BOSTON, Nov. 1.-THE Rev. HaZen
Conkins, son of the president of the
Massachusetts Universalist Fellow
ship Association of Brookline. Mass,
has resigned his pastorate to become
a reporter. He believes that writ
ing for the American press will
prove more lucrative calling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
Sends Wireless
$500 Miles

PISA, Italy, Nov. IA cut in
Marconi rates is predicted today as
the result of Signor Marconi's sue
|cessful attempt to establish COM
munication between Pisa and
Nova Scotia, distance of $500
miles. Marconi claims he will be
able to give regular service be-
tween the two points.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
SEATTLE POPULATION TO
Be ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK

(By United Press Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. IL.
The populations of Seattle,
Portland and San Francisco are
to be announced. from the census
bureau this week.
The population of Spokane will
not be announced until Statisti-
clan Hunt has made returns of
the-~recount of Tacoma,
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Wanted--Boys to SCH papers
on the most prominent corners of
the city. Good pay. Apply to
Mr.. Perkins. Tacoma Times, or
phone A1733-Main 1913. go
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14

CINCINNATI, Nov. 1.-THE
six-weeks-old baby girl of a Gypsy
queen will be taken to the mansion
of A. w. Habersham in Baltimore
and reared in luxury, following the
death of it's mother, Habersham' S
daughter, who died here last Sat
urday. Habersham, multi-mil-
lionaire and scion of one of the
oldest families in Maryland, also
will claim the Gypsy queens body.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-14
This Repair Directory Runs Every Monday
Is Your Nd Here .zzuzzzz.-zsz--

Pipes repaired at Princes cigai
Store.
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The nomad queen was Jessie
Eabersham, who four years ago
left home suddenly and whose dis
remained a mystery
until year ago, when she wrote
her father thta she had married
Jorgas Michel, king of the Gypsies,
and had abandoned the purpose
less existence of a society woman
for the "corsetles freedom of the
Gypsies' life.
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E. A. THOMAS

Dealer In Bicycles. Umbrellas and
Baby Cab Tires 1st class repairing
2S08 9th ave.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-03

than they can be procured in the
United States" -
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-03
WALL CUP PLAY WILL
START Up TODAY
Anterior Richards and Irving Hurd
to Play First Match - Lowrey
and Kennedy Have Entered.

This afternoon at half-past four
o'clock, the Wall Cup tournament
will start up. and Anterior Richards
and Irving Hurd will play the first
match on the Beretania courts. Rich
ards will play from scratch this time
and win have to allow Hurd fifteen.
Tomorrow the winner of today's
match VIII play A. l.. Castle, and II
1t happens that Richards is the man.
there will be fine exhibition OF ten
mis-. Other games will be: Captain
Low VS., A. J. Lowrey. C. G. Bockus
vs.. Theodore Richards, r. A. Cooke
VS.. Stanley Kennedy.
Kennedy and Lowrey are expected
to do well in the tournament. AMI
their play will be watched with In
terest. Atherton Richards is the
holder of the Wall Cup at present.
and he shares the honor of having
his name on the trophy with Warren
and Gee. The two last named are
not In Hawaii at present, and Rich
ards stands a show of capturing the
cup, which has to be won three times
In all by the one man.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-03
HAWAIIAN music
r.. STILL TAKING

Notwithstanding the action OF the
manager of Marlborough lenheim
Hotel at Atlantic City in barring mu.
sic of the Hawaiians in the exhibit
from the hotel. there are thousands
OF people In Atlantic City who like
1t and the quintet furnished music
for the opening of New Dunlop Hotel
and Cafe recently.
II was the first time that the quin.
tet has played outside the exhibit
and the account of the opening as
given In an Atlantic City paper speaks
highly OF the music OF the Hawai-.
ians.
The Atlantic City item follows:
Robert T. Dunlop. proprietor OF
the New Dunlop Hotel and Cafe.
made decided hit last night at the
opening OF the New Dunlop Cafe
when he secured the services Of the
Hawaiian Quintet to play ana sing
for his patrons.
ut was great concession that was
made to Mr.. Dunlop. for II Is the first
time that the quintet has played out.
side Of its quarters in the exhibit hall
since coming to this city. It was. also
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-03
DEMOCRATS WOULD GRAB
LEADERSHIP FROM BRYAN
Nebraskan's County Option Plan
Creates Split in the Party in
His State.

- LINCOLN. Neb.. July 16.-History
is repeating itself in Nebraska poll
tics this year, and william Jennings
Bryan is again the storm center. Not
since 5lS93, when the j. Sterling
Morton faction squelched Bryan's fol-
lowing in the State convention, has
any such warfare developed in the
ranks of the party as this year. Be-
ginning in 1894. sixteen years OF
comparative harmony under the
Bryan leadership has ensued and n
number OF victories have been won
by the party.
Now factional lines once more
threaten to split the Democratic
ranka into bitterly hostile camps
This time Bryan's position 10. re.
versed to what It was In 1893. He
was then just launching his political
career and struggling against an old
established regime. Today he is In
a fight to maintain his leadership.
He has put himself in direct oppo-
sition to practically every Demo-
cratic leader in the State. from Gov.
ernor Shallenberger down, and de-
ties the Democratic committee as at
present constituted. He has been
warned repeatedly that he is leading
losing fight and will be Inundated
at the coming State convention, but
It has not changed his program.
Bryan will go into the State con-
yeIetfon' at GJandh island, July 90.
baSked,b theisolld delegation, OF his
own county ada demand that the
convention In its platform commit
the party to an Endorsement OF the
county option; he outlined his plans
IN his address at the county conven-
tion In Lincoln. II was direct and
uncompromising challenge to the
liquor interests for fight to fin
ish. Moreover, II was declaration
of Independence OF such leaders as
Governor Shallenberger, Congress.
man HitchOo,k and Mayor Dahlman
of Omaha
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-03

only the second time that the quintet
has ever played and sung outside the
exhibit buildings. The music was ex.
cellent. for the Hawailans are good
musicians, and they have the natural
soft voices of the people OF their
country and they were selected from
among the best that Hawaii produces.
They have their guitars and yiolins
for their own accompaniment. and
their several selections were literally
and deservedly applauded.
while in Washington last April
the quintet had the honor OF playing
during dinner at the White House Civ.
EN- by President Taft to Prince Tsal,
who was visiting this country. They
were warmly congratulated by the
head OF the American government
and the visiting Prince and his con.
sort"
In Its issue OF July "a New York
Herald has the following to say of
Hawaiian music at Asbury Park:
"AsBURY PARK. N. j.. July "a
Hawaiian night on Wesley Lake to.
night served to present a very pretty
spectacle instinct with the spirit OF
romance and brimful of rapid trans.
formation and Illuminating effects
which were heightened by the fire.
works display from the east end of the
lake. The program had TO do with
Hawaiian scenes and disclosed the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-03

Machine Gun Meet. ,.s
1t is the intention of the military
authorities to hold another machine
gun p'atOoE meet this year. much
the same as that held last year at
Camp Jossman, Guimaras. The meet
will be held in November, but the
maneuvering grounds have not been
decided upon. The meet will be
held either at Camp Stotsenburg in
Lnzon. or Camp Keithley In Minda
mao, as far as can now be learned at
division headquarters. II has been
advised that the climate at Camp
Keitbley would be beneficial and the
lack OF rain at that season OF the
year would be great advantage. It
has also been shown that the six
machine gun platoons in Luzon could
he transported to Mindanao easier
than the four platoons in Mindarao
could be transported there. On the
other hand. 1t has been suggested
that Stotsenburg has the finest ma
neuvering grounds and that the
rains would have but little effect
upon the maheuvers owing to the
sandy condition OF the soil.
There will be twelve platoons TO
be represented at the maneuvers, and
while the plans are only tentative, II
is understood that Stotsenburg will
be the choice.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-03

natives In their simple home costume
garlanded with yellow colored
wreaths. seated In the grandstand.
Here they broke forth into resound.
ing chorus that impelled the refrain
over to the southerly bank of the lake
where ten thousand spectators were
gathered
After the opening chorus the Ha.
waiians embarked In two decorated
surf boats and were taken to an i'm.
provised open stage In the middle OF
the lake. where they sang folk songs.
John Ellis, said to be the Caruso of
Hawaii, sent his tenor solo from the
grandstand to the stage.
THE singers on the water stage
respond with chorus. Then the
band Joined forces, reembarked In the
surf boats and made a circuit of the
lake. The boats separated on either
side and the two bands blended In al.
ternate verse from bank to bank.
Then the scene was like a carnival
In Venice-lanterned boats passing to
and fro and the strong voices of the
singers in their folk songs blending
with the music of guitars and mando-
Inns. On the lake side $4,000 specta.
tors were assembled"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-03
What Army and Navy
4. Folk Are Doing

Net the least important OF the
work OF the Federal government in
taking the census in the Philippines
this year is the military census
which has been recently taken up by
the military information division.
Lieutenant James NJ. Petty. goth In.
fantry. who had been assigned the
task of census taking in this city,
has obtained the personal history"
OF about 400 persons who are mill
tary officials and their families and
those serving in the military employ
and their families Lieutenant Petty
is especially fitted for this particular
class of work, his happy faculty of
detecting the amusing features of
every side OF life being considered .
desirable accomplishment for a cen
sus taker.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-03

"fa etHss &ps,c s,s Us l,isele,.,
AS2 tqs"'7 st5or S2I eos,