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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-05

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Aug. 5.-Shades of
Bridgeport, New Haven and To-
ronto! The theatrical profession
is trying 1t ON the dog" In the
Pacific Northwest now, with Mar
garet Anglin producing two new
plays, one dn Seattle and the other
in Spokane, and Margaret Hing
ton a new one in Tacoma.
Miss Anglin will give the first
performance of Shifting Sands"
almost a melodrama, written by
Miss H. M. Ingersoll, a newspaper
woman and niece of the late Col.
Robert Ingersoll, tonight. Miss
Anglin has a minor role in the
play. She is merely trying out
the play for producing managers
and has no intention of using 1t
this season. Another play has
been mailed her which she will
allow Spokane to see first.
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WHEN A MAN lQARRI]ES

brary, and everybody was deadly
dull. Aunt Selma said she had
been reared to a strict observance
of the Sabbath, and she refused
to go to bed early. The cards
and card-tables were put away
and everyone sat around and quar-
relied and was generally nasty, ex-
cept Bella and Jim, who had gone
into the den just after dinner and
firmly closed the door.
think 1t was just after Max
proposed to me. Yes, he proposed
to me again that night. He said
that Jim's illness had decided
him; that any of us might take
sick and die, shut in that con-
taminated atmosphere, and that
II he did he wanted it all SET
tied. And whether l took him
or not he wanted me to remem-
Der him kindly If anything hap
pened. ! really hated to refuse
him-he was in such deadly earn
est. But it was quite unnecessary
for him to have blamed his re-
fusal, as he did, on Mr.. HARRISON.
| am sure | had refused him plenty
of times before l had ever heard
OF the man. Yes, it was Just after
he proposed to me that Flannigan
anne to the door and called Mr..
HARRISON out into the hall.
Flannigan-like most of the
people In the house-always went
to Mr.. HARRISON when there was
anything to be done. He openly
adored him, and-what was mere
he did what Mr.. HARRISON or
dered without a word, while the
rest of us had to get down on our
knees and beg.
Mr.. HARRISON went out, mutter-
ing something about a storm COM
ing up, and seeing that the tent
was secure. Betty Mercer went
with him. She had been at his
heels all evening, and called him
Tom on every possible occasion.
indeed, she made no secret of it 1:
she said that she was mad about
him, and that she would love to
live in South America, and havel
an Indian squaw for lady s.
maid, and sit out on the veranda
tn the evenings and watch the
Southern Cross shooting across
the sky. and eat tropical food
from the quaint Indian pottery.
She was not even daunted when
'Dal told her the Southern Cross
ala not shoot, end that the food
was probably canned corn on tin
dishes.
Continued Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-05
LIEUTENANT IS FINED FOR
NEGLECT Of DUTY

VANCOUVER, Wash, Aug. 5.
For neglecting to give the angle
to the battery commander before
a 12-inch mortar was fired, result
ing in the projectile striking the
United States steamer Major Evan
Thompson. damaging it consider
ably and endangering the lives of
all on board, First Lieutenant Rol-
10 F. Anderson was ordered con-
fined to the post for two months
and fined 500 by a courtmartial.
Anderson had charge of Bat
terry Alexander Schenck, 12-inch
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was lying on the stairs in bath
robe. with one of Jim's Indian
war-clubs in his hand. And he
was sound asleep.
He looked somewhat embar-
raised when he reused and saw
us standing around. He said he
was going to play a practical joke
on somebody and fell asleep in the
middle of it. And Anne said he
wasn't even an intelligent liar,
and went back to bed in a tenn
per. But Betty came in with me,
and we sat and looked at each
other and didn't say much. The
situation was beyond us.
The doctor let Jim out the next
day, there having been nothing
the matter with him but a stom-
ach rash. But Jim was changed );
he mooned around Bella, of
course, as before, but he was alb
stracted at times, and all that
day-Sunday-he wandered off
by himself, and one would come
across him unexpectedly in the
basement or along some of the, un-
used back halls.
Aunt Selma held service that
morning. Jim said that he al
ways had a prayer-book, but that
he couldn't find anything with so
many people in the house. So
Aunt Selma read some religious
poetry out of the newspapers,
and gave us a valuable talk on
Deception versus Honesty, with
me as the illustration.
Almost everybody took nap
after luncheon. l stayed in the
den and read Ibsen, and felt very
mournful. And after Hedda had
shot herself, | lay down on the
divan and cried a little - over
Hedda; she was young and it was
such a tragic ending-and then
l fell asleep.
When / Weakened Mr.. HARRISON
was standing by the table, and he
held my book in his hands. In
view of the armed neutrality be-
tween us, l expected to see him
bow. to me curtly, turn on his
heel and leave the room. Indeedl
considering his state of mind the
night before, ! should hardly have
been surprised if he had thrown
Hedda at my head. (This is hos
pun. l detest them.) But In.
stead, when he heard me move
he glanced over at me and even
smiled a little.
She wasn't worth it." he said,
indicating the book.
Worth what?"
Your tears. You were crying
over it, weren't your"
She was very unhappy" as
serted indifferentiy. "She was
married and she loved someone
else"
DO you really think she didsn
he asked. And even SO, was
that a reason?" I.
"The other man cared for her:
he may not have been able to help
it,"
But he knew that she was
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Life On Panama Canal

las had one frightful drawback
Malaria trouble-that has brought
and death to thousands
The germs cause chills, fever and
ague, biliousness. jaundice. lassi-
tude, weakness and general debil-
ity. But Electric Bitters never
fail to destroy them and cure ma
laria troubles. Three bottles
completely cured me of a very Sc
we're attack of malaria" writes
VIM: A. Fretwell, of Lucama, n.
C., and I've had good health ever
since" Cure Stomach, Liver and
Kidney Troubles, and prevent Ty.
phoid. soc. Guaranteed by all
druggists.
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mortars at Fort Casey, Wash,
May 10. He failed to tell the bat
terry commander the angle at
which the mortar was laid before
the first shot was fired at a float
ing target which was being lowed
by the steamer Thompson. This
oversight resulted in the first shot
being fired with an error of one
degree, and the second one at an
error of 10 degrees, resulting in
striking the steamer, damaging it
and imperiling the lives of the
men and officers on board.
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CHAPTER XXI
A Rnp of Snnn

Late that evening Betty Mercer
and Dallas were writing verses OF
coincidence to be signed by all OF
us and put under the door into
Jim's room when Bella came run
ming down the stairs.
Dial was reading the first verse
when she came. Listen to this
Bella" he said triumphantly:
There was a fat artist named JAS
Who cruelty called his friends mas.
When, altho' shut up tight,
He broke out over night
With Il rash that is maddening,
he clas."
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81 am going to make a request,
Miss McNair," he said evenly.
please keep off the roof after
sunset. There are-reasons." !
had risen and was preparing to go
downstairs.
UNLESS l know the reasons.
refuse to do anything of the
kind" l retorted. He bowed.
Then the door will be kept
locked" he rejoined. and opened
it for me. He did not follow me,
but stood watching until l was
down, and l heard him close the
roof door firmly behind me.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-05
AND HARBORS
COMMITTEE COMING
TO TACOMA

The hitch in the development of
the Puyallup river waterway may
be Strengthened out this month
or next for the. joint house and
senate committee on rivers and
harbors is coming here u look
over the needs. and conditions of
the Tacoma harbor.
Senator Piles says he does not
know just when they will arrive
hut that they are coming to this
city and may go on to Japan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-05
AT THE TACOMA.
Mrs. Fislxe Tomorrow.

The seat sale for the engage
ment of Mrs. Fiske and the Nam
haitian company in Becky Sharp
tomorrow Afternoon and night,
commenced this morning at 10
o'clock. Much interest is mani
tested in Mrs. Fiskes presentation
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MISS ANGLIN TO TRY TWO
NEW PLAYS in NORTHWEST

of Becky Sharp" in which char
acter she is said to do some of
her best work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16
SAYS NEW YORK
JAIL IS A Dive

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Girl
prisoners in the Queens county
jail are assaulted and mistreated
by the Jail officials and men prds-
oners, according to charges made
today by Miss Mary Donnelly, q
militant suffragette.
"The place is not Jail at ALL"
Miss Donnelly declared bitterly;
"it's a dive. 1t is impossible for
girl imprisoned there to reform.
zone poor girl told me that she
had been bad before she went to
the Jail, butn that she never be-
fore knew there was SO much
wickedness in the world.
II am in a position to know
whereof speak. I am known to
scores of girls in New York of my
suffrage work among them, and
many of them who have no one
to go to In their trouble have
come to me for advice"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16
PEOPLE FAVOR PLAN
TO BUY TELEPHONES

The suggestion of Mayor Faw-
cett that the city buy the Home
Telephone system and then elm
mate the Bell company and have
one municipality owned telephone
here, to be given the people at
cost, has struck a responsive sem
timent on the part of the people.
This morning e. A. Noble sent
a letter to the commission boost
ing the idea, and dozens of citi-
zens have called on the commits
sioners to urge the scheme.
The present plan of having two
telephones neither of which has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16

all of the customers on it's lines,
but which compel the people to
pay twice as much for half the SER
vice, is very unsatisfactory. The
Home telephone system is conced-
ed to be the better sytem, and this
is in the hands of a erceiver, and
possibly can be acquired at a fair
price.
The Bell company suit by which
the city is expecting to eliminate
the company from the city entire
ly unless it gets a new franchise
will come before the federal court
October IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD GIVES
COMMISSIONERS A JOLT

The city commission was rather
surprised this morning to receive
notice from Louis Foss and Ped
er Jensen announcing that they
had organized the civil service
commission and elected Roger
Watts, a colored attorney, as
clerk.
The two members had secured
printed stationery announcing
themselves as the civil service
board without waiting for the
third member to be appointed,
which was done this week.
The commission was inclined to
view the action of the board in
rushing things through without
giving the third man a chance to
express himself, as rather precipi-
tous. No appropriation has been
made as yet for any expenses for
the commission and the salary of
clerk has not been provided for
1t is likely the salary will not
be placed at more than $25 a
month, as the commission feels
that there will be little to do in
this place at least for a year, as
all the city places are filled now,
and there will be practically no
vacancies to be filled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16
TOO HIGH

Bids were called for by Com
missioner Woods yesterday for
the building Of a new vault for the
records in the controllers office,
as the present one is too small.
Westerfield and Van Buskirk were
the only bidders and they wanted
E$1764, which was over $500
above the estimate of the engi-
Ineers. The offers were rejected.
GNew bids will be received Septem-
her %.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16
BABES ROUGH
RECEPTION

Frank Vera, a Chilean 1aborer
from Rosedale, came in on a
steamer at o'clock last night
with a little babe wrapped in a
shawl looking for children's s
home where he could leave it. The
child was born at o'clock in the
afternoon and the mother died or
was supposed to be dead few
minutes later. The neighbors told
Vera to bring the child here. He
was out of money and could not
get back last night as there was
no boat. He stayed at police
headquarters all night, and the
child will be cared for in a chill
dren's home,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16

E. F. Mckenzie, republican nominee for county clerk:
The the mpariaity and fair
with which It has conducted its of the campaign
fair the candidates all through Endorsement
the republican ticket election this and
which
1t has treated me-"
Montgomery publisher PuyaIlup Valley Tribune Puya
lup:
81" significant that state district and
the Times definitely pr
opposed
defeated. Isn't that influence of
the Times?
"A influence conf
confidence public WISDOM
ceriy and integrity of it's policy?"
McLeod-"The
mind denotes life the the shows dspo
stion their
Undoubtedly n influence
paign good
while
radcasm there will be left
anything
enough insurgents other side becoming
grown"
Calvin W. Stewart-The I'll ines has right to There is
doubt about it that the figure the victory
of the insurgents"
W. E. Cook-The Times of helped like everything in
showing the situation credit the
victory"
p. e. McHugh-"The Times certainly
election all right"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16

SOhttihDIattu.
Now, on top of this. the COM
pany has posted bulletin that It
will cut off the early morning car
on which the people have relied
for six years to bring them to their
work in Tacoma.
Yesterday morning "a men got
on this car at Milton alone. Every
man has bought home and is
paying for it at Milton. He must
get to town before O'Clock. To
cut off this car means to cut him
out of his job and to compel him
to lose his home. He moved out
there on the fact that the COM
'pany ran this car and that he
could thus work here and pay for
his home and have a place of his
own. .r.-.=.
Now the company intends to
wipe all these people off the map.
There will be something doing
at the commission meeting to-
morrow.
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GET Ras,s 4N WAR
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 16.
"A gigantic scheme for the en-
tire reorganization of the defense
of the Pacific coast, from fortifica-
tions to the national guard is be-
ing considered by the general
staff of the United States army.
General Leonard Wood lays the
blame for what is termed de-
plorable condition on the lack of
competent officers. 1t is intend
ed to encourage re-enlistment of
non-commissioned officers and
specialists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16
ROOSEVELT SENDS
CONGRATULATIONS

SPOKANE, Sept. 16.-More
prof of the interest OF Theodore
Roosevelt in the career of Miles
Poindexter, progressive republi-
can nominee for the United States
senate, was given last night, when
the insurgent congressman receiv-
ed the following telegram:
New York, Sept. 15.-Hon.
Miles Poindexter, Spokane -
Thanks for your telegram. Pray
accept my hearty congratulations.
| assume as a matter of course
that the decision of the primaries
will be accepted as binding.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
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BY DANA sLEETH

q
preceding article Times with the labor
the Pacific the
article
employers the that forced these
strike let the local branch of the Manufacturers
ocaton have full control of the struggle dozen in New
York able with labor
workers from getting hearing from the who hired them
look happened in Angeles Consider
tied industry against the wish of the
the U. Steel Trust brewery fight against labor.
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After Control

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEW YORK, eSpt. 16.-Credit-
ed reports that behind the nomin-
alton of President Woodrow Will
son of Princeton university for
governor of New Jersey yesterday
lies the beginning of a fight for
the control of the democratic
party, are current today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16
Taking Off Early Car
Will Cost Many Their
Homes and Their Jobs
Is the street car company trying to kill Milton

Residents of this suburb ike it,
They coming in a body annear
me commission be
pei tme company to play with the
The farefor residents from,
26
fares reduced but has not reduced people
are paying liz cents each to Tacoma,
The citizens desired ther town graded
streets to homes
Gil bids grading the
ABOUT $l2oOO OF work Wright o
STOPPED STREET GRADING
Then the company got busy, is
nave called on Wright
take the matter and stopped
TO ahead The a 1andth
1t would have to small
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MAY LYNCH

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEWKIRK, Okla, Sept. 16.-
Posses are searching today for an
unidentified man, who attacked
Alice Shepherd, 13, after first
having beaten her father, Taylor
Shepherd, and a younger brother
into unconsciousness.
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spirators against Pizarro. for his
revolutionists were badly beaten
and he himself was taken prisoner
and treated within a week to Don
Vaca de Castro's cure for insur-
rection, which consisted of sharp
AK laid close to a solid block of
wood.
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Stole $4,000

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 16.-
Miss Gladys Morgan, of Chicago,
was arrested here today on a
charge of stealing $40, 900. Her
alleged victim is said to be Chi
cago merchant whose name is
withheld by the police.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16

Los Angeles has never had a
hard labor fight until this year.
The only non-union newspaper
plant of any size in this country
is In Los Angeles, and with the
Los Angels Times leading the
fight and a millionaire class Of
home owners running the town,
labor has always been whipped in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16

SEATTLE, Sept. 16.-The an
nual conference of the Church CT
the Latter Day Saints, not con-
nected with the parent Mormon
church of Salt Lake, opened here
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16

EZMd&

In Southern France there is an
establishment for treating saw
dust with sulphuric acid in such
a way that wood alcohol is rem
dered as harmless as grain alco-
hoI.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16

q In his haste to get onto the sub
way train, Cornelius Skidmore
dashed wildly across the plat
form.
Not a moment was to be lost.
The train was already pulling out.
Cornelius would have to leap off
the platform to overtake 1t.
. Beware the thoid rail, youse!"
screamed guard.
But Cornelius was deaf to en-
treaty and blind to his peril.
Now he is also dead to the
world.
q THE END.
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Los Angeles IN all matters OF im-
|portance.
Started at Los Angeles.
From secret Information Il APP
pears that the national organiza-
tion decided that Los Angeles Was
about the best spot on the coast
map to start things against labor.
1t was expected to win easily the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16

BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 16.--
BY vote OF nearly 3 to ] the
plan to annex Berkeley to Oak
land was defeated yesterday.
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YORK. 16-Pres ident Taft s
probably
York Times today Times
special dispatch which President Taft quoted having said
to a lend o n
no denomination.
drifting
probably one"
continues: "From entirely different
informed
stanay the remark to another friend These statements
additional
a United
Taft will a
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Has No Intentions
OF Running in 1912
If Roosevelt Does

. . . . . - . . . . . . . Q
NEW YORK, Sept. 16-Col Roosevelt
editorial duties in the office of the Outlook Suave and af
fable the colonel willing discuss question with
exception refused to report
Taft declared that will
again
. idency.
Thee have been stories foated concerning
will and what will do an in all probability there will
. the There
will be l
discuss present
n tcodd =
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Nuremberg is the home of the
pocket watch.
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Taft Is Discouraged.

Taft Is Discouraged.
1.-THE president has thus far
demonstrated little interest in the
politics in the future beyond
March A, 1913. The chief idea of
the president is to fulfill the party
pledges. There has been a studied
silence on Taft's part about poll
tical topics. 1t is no secret that
he is much discouraged. Roose-
veft's course has undoubtedly an
noyed him. The triumph of the
insurgents in a number of state
primaries, the refusal of certain
republican conventions to endorse
the administration and the great
overturn in Maine, have caused
him vexation."
1t Is argued that the president
would not make such a statement
unless he were we'll informed as
to Roosevelt's intentions and that
he is paving the way for grace
full exit at the close of his term.
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Fair tonight and Saturday;
light westerly winds.
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Norton Silent.

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. 16.-
Although efforts were made by
many newspaper correspondents
here to induce Secretary Norton
to deny the fact that Taft is not
inclined to become a candidate
for second term as president,
the attempts proved unsuccessful.
Norton refused to issue any Of
fetal denial, and the correspond
ents sent dispatches to their var
ious papers, saying that no Of
ticial statement tnat Taft would
not be candidate in 1912 had
been issued at Beverly.
The United Press dispatch Of
yesterday containing the first au-
thoritative information that the
president will probably retire at
the end of his term, distinctly said
that no official statement to this
effect had been issued. The truth
of the story, however, is accept
ed without question here today.
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TODAY IN HISTORY

Sept. 16, 1912,
+ e r u avenged
II | z q r r o at a
|battle on the
battle on the
plain of Chupas.
1t was a sorry
lay for Diego
de Almagro, the
nLtAc 80 tIA aan
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Electricity is the only motive
power used in submarine boats.
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Sixteen states and territories of
the United States provide no place
where the consumDtive can be
cared for, outs ide of jails and in
sane asylums.
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2. Sc. IS TRYING TO WIPE OUT MILTON
WHAT They THINK OF
THE times VICTORY

H. G. Rowland-"The Times put splendid fight and
think it the fight carried the
Poindexter Warburton fact the
had, and it made splendid showing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-16

That some Of the fine furniture
which is supposed to come from
eastern manufacturers is made in
Tacoma?
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An effort is being made to abol-
ish the converts and monasteries
of the Greek church in Bulgaria.
and use the buildings for the es-
tablishment of tuberculosis sana-
toria.
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AND EMPLOYED
CRUSHED BY THE INTERESTS"

HOW PACIFIC COAST LABOR WAR WAS STARTED WITH
ANGELES AS FIRST BATTIEGROUND-A RUSSIAN
LAW AND COSSACK POLICE METHODS.