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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
ANNEXATION
CASE ON

Attorneys both for and against
annexation are putting forth their
arguments before Judge Clifford
today, the former seeking to show
that the election was legal and
valid, and the latter contending
that there were Irregularities
which nullify it.
Deputy Prosecutor Oakley gave
a lengthy argument, first ques-
tioning the jurisdiction of the
court to decide the matters. and
then pointing out that the cleo
ton, in which the voters of the
various districts declared them
selves in favor of annexation, was
legal in every respect.
Attorney II. p. Burdick for the
opposition contended that the
election was void because many
of the residents had voted In
precincts where they did not live.
This, he declared, annulled those
ballots because the constitution
provides that citizen must have
resided in a precinct 80 days be-
fore he can cast legal vossethere.
The case will probably be dee
ed late this afternoon or tomor-
row morning. Attorney Lyle ar
gued this afternoon and was fol-
lowed by Attorneys McQuestion
and Campbell, the anti-annexa-
tionists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
FOR
$4,000 LET

Contracts were awarded today
by Commissioner McGregor for
$150,000 in public improvements.
The big job for the building
of a concrete and steel girder
bridge at Puyallup avenue went
to the Northwest Bridge COM
pany of Tacoma for $89,500.
Other bids are: C. F. Graft, s92,-
$50; Wright & Sweeney, $99,-
937; Lance & Peters, $99, ,225; In
ternational Contract company,
$4,000; Bertelson & Sons,
100000; d. A. Williams COM
pany, 100000.
The laying of water mains on
Mckinley hill i'll district $40 went
to F. A. Keasal for $44,773. 9th
er bids were from $45,776 to
$49,37O.
The grading in district $50
went to Wright & Sweeney for
$500, with only two other bid
ders, both being above $1,000.
The close bidding of the day
came on district BAL. There wero
13 bidders, and w. ]. Murphy was
the low man, getting the job for
$4,627. n. A. Jones and Erick-
son & Anderson each had a bid
exactly alike at $5,222. l.. Y.
Stayton wanted $4,000 for the
work, being the high man. MUIR
ply was over 5000 below all the
rest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
BANKER WALSH GOES TO PEN; PAYS HUGE DEBTS
AGED FINANCIER LOSES
LONG LEGAL BATTLE AND
MUST SERVE 5-YEAR TERM
MONEY KING PAID
HUGE DEBT OF $7,OOO,OOO
AFTER CONVICTION.

CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Brokcn
in heart and body, but with the
satisfaction that he has met his
financial obligations, John r.
Walsh, former money king, must
start tonight to begin the pay
ment of his moral debts with a
five-year term in the federal pris-
on at Fort Leavenworth, Kas.
Convicted Two Years Ago.
When the doors are closed up
on him tomorrow exactly two
years will have passed since a
jury returned a verdict brandins 8
him guilty of manipulating for
his personal benefit, funds placed
in his hands by depositors.
Writ Denied Today.
When the supreme court of the
United States today denied
Walsh's petition for a writ of cer-
tiorari, one of the greatest bat
ties in the history of American
jurisprudence to keep a convicted
man out of prison came to an
end.
1t marked the defeat of John
S. Miller, the famous immunity
bath" attorney, and other counsel
noted in the defense of corpora
tions and persons charged with
violating federal laws.
Starts Tonight.
II is expected that Walsh VIII
be on the way to the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kas., pc
fore tonight to begin a five-yea; /;
term. The broken banker Is ready.
He spent all day yesterday read
ing papers, and settling the r.
nancial matters connected with
Continued on Page Six.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
a Cold? Uncle
Sans Medical Experts
May Answer Question

rout out the cold microbes.
{ Another cure that the govern
ment will try is called the "dry
cure" 1t should be very popular
at this start of the new year, for
the patient taking the treatment
must not drink anything for from
"a to As hours. Bread, fish, veg
|etables, white meat and eggs may
be eaten, though.
DR.. Romme of Paris and DR..
ISteinberg of Vienna indorse this
Icold cure.
StiTl another cure comes from
New York. A doctor there thinks
that whiskers shelter the co,t
microbes. He says that smooth
shaven men take cold less easily
than men with mustaches or
boards. His cold cure is simple.
All one has to do is to ge.
Ishaved-that is, If he has not
been shaved already.
Thus the cures go on. There
is a cold cure for every day OF
the year, yet nobody in the SER
vice of Uncle Sam seems to ce
agreed on the best treatment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
What's a cold.

What's a cold.
This query is interesting a good
many sneezing Tacomans these
days, and these Tacomans will be
interested in knowing that some
of Uncle Sans most noted medi-
cal experts are trying to solve the
question.
Surgeons General Geo. H. Tor
ney of the army and p. M. Rixey
of the navy have issued bulletins
telling how to avoid colds. Sur
geon General Walter Wyman of
the public health and marine
hospital service also has com 5
out with. a crusade against colds.
Their work reveals the fact
that no body of medical men Will
agree on just what causes peo-
pile to become victims of colds in
various forms. While millions
are coughing, the government is
studying the various cures for In
fluenza.
uC ElOyu-luCdS lItdIHleut lQI
bad colds is being tried on the
navy's hospital ships this winter.
Drs. Cleveland Floyd and VIM. r.
Lucas of the Harvard medical
school were guided in their work
Iby Metchnikoff, the Russian
germ expert.
He believes that colds are
caused by lack of white corpus4
cles in the blood. When these
Ileucoytes, as they are called, are
below standard, pneumonia will,
set in.
DIR. Rixey has received a report
of the doctors work In the Mas
Isachusetts general hospital. Out
of Al cases of pneumonia and
bad colds treated by their meth
DDS, 36 recovered at once.
Their treatment is by injection
of the white corpuscles of human
blood. After the corpuscles get
in the victims veins, they wiggle
their way into the system ana
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
AFTER
ILLNESS Of
TWO HOURS
LUCIAN n. COOK, PIONEER
REAL ESTATE MAN AND IN
VENTOR, PASSES AWAY
SUDDENLY.

Lucian F. Cook, aged so,
pioneer of Tacoma, real estate
agent and inventor, is dead today
as the result of an attack or
heart failure. He passed away at
the family residence, 502 North
Ainsworth avenue, at 6:30 this
morning, after an illness of but
two hours. His death proved a
severe and unexpected blow to his
family and friends, as illness was
not suspected and he had been
hale and hearty up to yesterday.
Mr.. Cook has been identified
with the city since the early
eighties and his fortunes have
risen and fallen with those of
the city. In the early days Cook
was a member of the real estate
firm of Cook & Clements, with
offices ON Tenth street. Through
his real estate operations Cook
became wealthy. When the panic
of 1893 struck the city his i'm.
mense holding became as so much
dead weight and he went down
in the financial crash.
His fortune has been recuper-
ated since 1904 through his oper-
ations in real estate. AT the
time of his death his holdings IN
suburban and city property are
worth thousands of dollars, whi'e
much of his property has been
transferred to members of his
family.
Mrs. Catherine Cook, mother OF
the deceased, is "a years old AMI
for several days has been severe
ly Ill. She has been at the point
of death several times in the
past few days and 1t is feared that
the sudden demise of her son will
Continued on Page Seven.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
THREE KILLED
/ HURT IN
S.P. WRECK
AND FREIGHT
TRAIN CRASH IN UTAH WITH
FATAL RESULTS, AND RE-
LIEF TRAIN Is RUSHED TO
SCENE.
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

(By United Press Leased Wire.1
SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. IL
Three persons were killed and at
least IL seriously injured, when
Southern Pacific passenger train
Icollided with a freight train at
Lemay siding, west of the Luein
cutoff, at o'clock this morning.
The dead are:
FREIGHT ENGINEER JAMES
REARDAN.
BRAKEMAN R. A. KROLL.
STUDENT FIREMAN JONES.
The severely injured are: En-
gineer A. S. Hurley, both legs
broken, condition critical; Fire
man Brydenbecker, leg broken;
Fireman Hartwell, head and legs
badly injured; John w. Naylor,
mail clerk; James B. Cardwell,
mail clerk; Guy r. Prentiss, mail
clerk; Eugene Ransom, mail
clerk; Louis E. Jackson, mail
clerk; Carl w. Belts, mail clerk;
Claude E. Saxey mail clerk; Ed
ward A. Hart, mail clerk.
1t was reported that several
passengers were among the in
jured. A relief train was dis
patched from Ogden.
The wrecked train was passen-
ger No. 6, west bound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
Poker Playing and Betting
All Right, Says Minister

"Why, when l went to college,
1 played poker. Further, l have
gone to the racetrack with men,
.bers of my congregation, and We
all have Clipped in to make a
pool to play on a certain horse
to win.
81 go to the theater every week
If more clergymen went to the
theater and sat in the front row,
it would check these players who
show a tendency to be sugges-
tive"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IL
The Rev. Fletcher Cook, associ-
ate pastor of Trinity Episcopal
church of this city, is on record
today as favoring poker playing
and racetrack betting.
In his sermon last evening DR..
Cook made assertions that
astounded his hearers.
There is no wrong in taking
a chance on a thing" he sail.
"Our whole life is a chance, and
we must accept that fact.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
Makes Charge Of
Graft Against
Ballinger

By United Press Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July
IL. - Representative Hitch
cock of Nebraska filed a sem
satiOnaI affidavit with the
house committee on expendi-
lures today, alleging that
Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger and others were guilty
of the improper use of public
money to defray private trav-
cling expenses of a nephew of
the secretary.
Hitchcock is a democrat,
and it was he who made
fiery speech i'm the house
which probably precipitated
the present crisis in the Bal
Iinger-Pinchot controversy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
THAT DEATH OF
MILLIONAIRE AND NEPHEW
WILL DEVELOP SENSATION.

(By United Press Leased Wire J
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Attorneys
representing relatives of Colonel
Thomas II. Swope, the Kansas
City millionaire, who died under
mysterious circumstances Oct. g.,
are here today consulting DR..
Haines, who analyzed the contents
of the stomach of the philanthro-
|pist.
It is expected that DR.. Haines
will make a definite. announce
|ment of what he found, and ar
rests in the case will be made
tonight, which will provide the
promised sensation.
1t is suspected that both Colonel
|swope and his nephew, Christian
|Swope, who died recently, were
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
OUT
HIS BRAINS

his usual hour and then deliber-
ately taken his own life. Other
roomers heard a faint pistol re-
port between 6 and z, but paid no
attention to it, thinking the shot
was outside the hotel. Blum un-
locked the door and removed the
key before ending his life.
While his money lasted, Blum
was ready spender. He was a
great lover of shows" said Pro-
prietor Guicott of the Berkeley
this morning. HE never missed
a performance at the Tacoma the
ater, no matter what the price
was. If there was nothing else
doing, he would go to a moving
picture show"
Blum's last place of employ
ment was at the recently burned
German bakery, 1915 Pacific ave-
nue., of which R. Knabel is pro.
prietor.
Peculiar Man.
blum was a peculiar old man, >
said Knabel this morning. "He
did his work we'll, but l could
never say a word to him, for feai
he would quit. He was not talka
tive, and l do not know much
about him."
The remains were taken to The
Buckley & King undertaking par
lors, after being examined by Cor
'oner Shaver.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
OUT OF WORK AND UNABLE
TO PAY HIS RENT, DISH
WASHER COMMITS SUICIDE
IN ROOM AT BERKELEY
HOTEL.

Evidently because he was un-
able to pay his room rent, which
was due today, Fred Blum, a
dishwasher, aged about So, blew
out his brains with a revolver at
the Berkeley hotel between six
and seven o'clock this morning.
His body was found seated in a
chair in the corner of his room
at 9o'clock by George Guicott,
the proprietor. On the floor by
his side was .38 caliber revolver
with one cartridge discharged.
Kept to Himself.
Blum engaged room 25 at the
Berkeley on April 5, and since
that time had lived a solitary life,
no friends and rarely con-
versing with other roomers at the
hotel. He had done no work in
eight months, and 1t is supposed
that his funds became exhausted,
resulting in mental depression
which led tohis suicide. No money
was found on his person and he
left no note of explanation.
Heard Revolver Report.
When found, Blum was fully
dressed. evidently having risen at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
LET THE POOR STARvE
SAYS SCIENTIST

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. II.
LET the useless starve
and let the unfit die. Char
ity is a disgrace"
This was the keynote of a
lecture by DR.. w. E. Porter
before the Harvard medical
school today. DR.. Porter
qualified his sentiment by
saying that he was speak
ing as a scientist and not as
a humanitarian"
The lecturer declared it
necessary to safeguard the
health of children with the
funds now given to charity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
BIG GRAFT IN
THE ENGLISH
ELECTION
CHARGE MADE THAT CONSER-
NATIVES ARE USING $15,-
600, 900 TO BEAT THE LIB
ERALS.

(By United Press Leased Wire
LONDON, Jan. 17.-That
$15,000,000 is being used in
the interests of conserva-
tive victory in the parliament
tary elections now taking
place, was the grave allega-
ton made today by members
of the liberal party.
1t was further declared that
this fund had been collected from
widely different sources, includ-
ing organizations that would be
benefited by protective tariff.
The liberal are up in arms
over the reported discovery of
fraudulent methods of vote get
ting. They declare that whole
sale corruption of voters is going
on.
Seven Irish nationalists, includ-
ing John Redmond, were nominat-
ed today without opposition, and
declared elected. Voting is still
in progress.
Indications are today that the
conservatives will have a majo'-
ity in the parliament.
Police on Hand.
The real reason why the elec-
tions here are held daily for two
weeks instead of on one fixed day
as in other countries is becauie
police are required at every polt-
ing booth.
The majesty of the law has to
be present even If only a dozen
votes are polled and at every
CONSTITUENCY, however small.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
Arrests Promised in
Swope Poisoning Case

poisoned by some person who
hoped to be the recipient of a
large share Of the Swope millions.
1t has been charged that both
men were given typhoid fever
germs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
BILL
is PASSED

(By United Press Leased wire)
WASHINGTON, Jan. f7.--TI,e
house today passed the New
Mexico and Arizona separate state
hood bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
Tacoma switchmen

Tacoma switchmen and
other union men are trying
to figure out a proper name
to apply to strikebreakers
who strike for more pay.
The report from Missoula
and Ellensburg to the effect
that the N. P. strikebreakers
there have struck for $40 per
day is the cause OF the dis
cussion. While the strike
breakers are receiving fancy
wages at the expense of the
railroads the striking
switchmen are standing pat
by their original demands
for about s3.60 per day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
10000 WOMEN
Open WAR ON
SOCIAL EVIL
WILL MARCH TO CHICAGO
CITY HALL AND DEMAND
THAT THE TENDERLOIN BE
ABOLISHED.
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE wa
of the mothers of Chicago against
the "red light district" was OPEN
ed in earnest today when five
hundred mothers met in the First
Methodist church to complete ar
rSlgements for a procession OF
ttN thousand mothers.
The women propose to march
to the city hall and confront
Mayor Busse with a demand that
he wipe out the tenderloin.
Every womans organization In
the city was represented at ths
meeting today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

BANK cLEARINGs
C1earances ....,...... tl,019,250
Balances ..... ..........,. sb.o56
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

b. E. L. d from Roosevelt al cpR Iii today tina the
h Gfd forester hyP Pd other than o surprise
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-06-23

Hen turn down ara IRE sa1d 10 -Deek
moisture" At frzt these roots are
few in number, but as the corn plant
develops they increase until, at the
shooting" stage Of the plant. the soil
Is completely ramifed with roots. II.
now. the roots are cut by deep cuE
ttvation, the food supply OF the plant
IL shut OF, and poor yield and quail
ity result Experiments show that the
yield and quality are in Indirect ratio
with the number of days cultivation
Deep cultivation means running the
eultivator shoyels two and onehaH or
more inches below the surface of the
soil Shallow cultivation, from one
to two and one-haH inches deep, is to
be recommended Il accomplishes all
that is desired and does it in the
easiest and most efficient manner.
The roots are not injured. the dust
blanket thus formed holds the mois-
ture, the weeds are killed and no new
supply is brought up from the middle
or bottom of the furrow slice.
1t must be remembered that culttva
ton is not an operation simply to get
rid of weeds It should be practteed
even il no weeds exist, to hold sol
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-06-23

on which corn was the preceding crop,
is best 1t should be deeply plowed
in the autumn or early spring. so as to
destroy insects and get it in good
physical condition II manure is to be
added, it may be added to land that
has been plowed in the fall, early In
the spring, or during winter, and then
plowed under very shallow in the
spring Commercial fertilizers are
very often applied to the crop in the
older sections of the country, but
should be applied sparlngly in this
section Farmyard manures are prob
ably best for our conditions
Setting the Plants The plants should
be set out four by four and one-haH
feet apart, and cultivation should COIL
mence at once and continue as long as
it is possible to go between them.
Deep cultivation should be practiced
at first, gradually growing shallower
with each cultivation. The crop
should begin ripening in August and
continue until September or frost
Deliveries to the eannery are regu-
lated largely by the cannery- Usually,
a contract is entered into between the
grower and the factory specifying con-
ditlons of growing and delivery. PROD
ably the fairest form of contract
would call for the growing Of a Ger
tain number of acres rather than the
delivery of a certain number of toms,
as it is impossible for the farmer to
anticipate the season Provisions are
frequently put in the contract to Gov.
or the date of the beginning of the
delivery.
A number of diseases affect the to
matos among them, Ieaf-spot, leaf
mould and great many Others. They
are hard to keep in check by spraying
or other methods Probably thorough
care in the handling of the plants, to
keep them thrifty and under the best
growing conditions, is the best pre-
tentative of disease
Farmers Bulletin AGO. from which
4 good deal of this article has been
taken, deals with tomato growing, and
viii be found interesting reading fol
anyone growing tomatoes This car
be secured from the Secretary OF Ag
riculture, at Washington. D. c.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-06-23
May 12-June q. - .s
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that default
has been made IN the conditions OF
certain mortgage given by Albin
Anaut, single man, to E s. ELS
worth and L. e Jones, Mortgages,
dated February % 1906. and recorded
In the Office OF the Register of Deeds
OF Marshall County, Minnesota, on the
2Sth day of March, 1905, at s o'clock
H. NJ, IN book 81 of Mortgages, on
page 1SS thereof That the premises
described in said mortgage and sit
uate IN Marshall County, Minnesota,
are to-wir: The North One-HaH
IN ~ Of the Northeast Quarter
one ~ of Section ThirIy-frve 1851,
In Township No. One Hundred Fifty
six, North, Of Range Forry-three t43l.
West of the Fifth P. NJ, in Marshall
County, Minnesota. That the amount
claimed to be due on said mortgage
1t this date with interest is s41 25
and for interest paid by said Mortga-
gees on prior mortgage is s1o1. SO, and
for taxes paid on said premises by
Mortgages is ss2 81, a total OF $685..
20, claimed to be due to said Mortga-
gees by virtue Of the above described
mortgage. That by virtue OF the pow
q Of sale contained in the said mort
gage and pursuant to the statute in
such case made and provided, ana
NO action in law or otherwise having
been instituted on said mortgage, said
mortgage viii be foreelosed by sale
Of the premises at public vendue to
the highest bidder for cash by the
Sheriff OF Marshall County, Mime
sofa, at the front door of the Court
House IN the City of Warren in said
County and State on Friday the LIST
day Of July, 1910, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, to satisfy the amount then
due On said mortgage with interest
and taxes, IL any, and costs and attor
ney's fees as stipulated by law, sub.
tect to redemption at any time with
In one year from date OF sale as pro
vided by law.
Dated May 18th, 1910.
Earnest o. Ellsworth and
F. A, Ccwal.
Executors Of the estate
of E S. Ellsworth, de
ceased and L, E. Jones
Mortgages
L. NJ Hoag,
Attorney for Mortgages,
Thief River Falls Mimi