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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-17

Hear the Band and attend the
Big Sale next Saturday.
c. f. Berger and wife left
Monday for visit in Missouri.
]. A. Bowman has purchased
the N. M. Ellis car and will con.
duct an auto livery.
Miss Snedecor went to Pratt
Sunday to visit her sister, Myrtle,
returning Tuesday.
Be up-to-date. Some new
envelopes and letter paper just
in. We can print EN- in good
shope too. The News.
]. C. Tillery was in from Mer-
tilIa the FIRST of the week. He
says the farmers around there
are about through sowing wheat
A bushel of apples
For rs cents
Come in and get them
Not much expense
Berger Bros.
You can plant Burbank pota-
toes this fall, and bv mulching
and covering extra good will be
assured crop next year. We
will have them next week.
H. G.. Marshall Mer Co.
Snow began falling Wednes-
day morning between four and
five O'Clock and continued all day,
depositing quite bit of moisture
on the ground which will be of
untold value to the growing
wheat. AS we go to press the
shy is heavy with every indica-
ton of snow or rain and good
wetting is anticipated.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-17

Now that the election is over
and conditions settled down, let
every citizen of Meade wake up
and put forth greater effort
toward a betterment of the town,
we would urge the business men
who are not members of the
Commercial Club to take mem
bership at once and indentify
themselves with the live element
who are working and boosting to
make the town better place to
live. No few can accomplish all
that is necessary. 1t will re-
qulre the united effort of all.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-17

Oklahoma stays dry" and Mis-
souri, remains wet" No one
familiar with conditions expected
much else. However the great
consolation lies in the fact that
while Oklahoma will always re-
main dry" Missouri will event
ually become the same.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-17
WHAT ABOUT 1T?

For some time The News has
been listening for some intima
ton or yelled hint as to the atti.
tude of the people of Meade in
regard to the county fair propo-
sition, but nothing has been
heard up to the present.
1t would seem to The News
that if we are to have a county
fair next fall that the ideal time
to start IS close at hand. When
the long winter evenings arrive,
and bcsiness is practically sus
pended at an early hour, and the
rush and hustle of the busy seas
on is over, the men who must be
depended on to push the PROPOSE
ton through can spare more
time, and give it more attention
than at any other time. The
farmers too, who are expected to
encourage the undertaking
would have more time than dur
ing the farming or harvest seas
on, and under these conditions it
would stand much better
chance of being success.
The interest shown in the eff
fort made this fall is proof that
county fair, conducted in the
proper manner would be great
and lasting benefit to Meade
county, and showing made
which would astonish those who
are familiar with the country
and conditions.
Meade county must keep going
ahead. 1t will never do to stop
the good work now started. 1t
IS among the very best and rich
est counties of the state and
must take it's place as such.
Other counties less fortunately
situated have fairs, and in some
two are held each year. 1t is
only a question of getting it
started and the right kind of
men behind the movement, and
it seems to The News that it
should be gotten in shape as
nearly as possible before spring
opens.
We should be glad to hear
from onyone interested in this
Let's get busy,
and soon, and if we are to have a
fair Tests by all means take hold
IN time
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-17

Yes, the "peepul," the dear,
hard-hearted, down-trodden-
they got Uncle Joe's hide. y
Too bad to deprive Madison,
Murdoch, and other properly in
clined persons of the glory, but
the hide has been removed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-17

With Taft in Panama and
Roosevelt refusing to talk, how,
o howl are we to get authentic
evidence as to show ithappened."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-17
Next Saturday is Sale Day.

Tuesday for Mountain Park
Oklahoma for visit.
We overheard man speak O
putting up two-story brick
few days ago. Now we certain
ly hope he does this.
Mrs Nettle Otto returned
Tuesday to her home at Alexan
dria, Indiana, after a pleasant
visit with her sister Mrs. O.
Hamilton.
Two auto loads of young peo-
pie came down from Fowler
Tuesday to see Romeo and
Juliet" Sam Turner and Fred
Ellis drove the cars.
Ammo, for washing
Something very fine
Neighbors know you use it
BY seeing clothes on line.
Berger Bros.
Gilmore Brown and his excel
lent company played here Mon
day and Tuesday nights. They
made good in both "David Gar
rick" and Romeo and Juliet"
and only words of praise were
heard.
The High School pupils will
sell homemade candy at the.
school house next Friday after
noon and spend what they make
for pictures for the school room.
Everyone should attend and as
sist. An interesting program
will be rendered and the orches-
ira will furnish music.
The Meade ladies Band met
last Tuesday afternoon for
practice but as this writer was
refused admittance, we have
nothing futher to say. We have
tried our best to be allowed to
have some part in this splendid
organization but was very icily
reminded that no janitor or
water boy was needed, and as all
the inside workings are closely
guarded secrets, our information
can but be meagre.
Meade and Fowler will tear
up the dust on the Meade grid
iron next Saturday and there is
much speculation as to the out
come of the game. However
Meade expects to win and will
not quit until time is called if
the game should be close. The !
boys have not forgotten the last
base ball game which Fowler
took from them and will go after
the big end of the score with the
intention of evening things up.
Although they have had but
few practices the High School
Orchestra is already appearing in
public. They furnished music
for the show Monday and Tues
day nights and made really good |
Prof. Won Prosky and
the boys are to be congratulated
on the showing made. The
generous applause following
each number was proof positive
that the audience enjoyed the
music. They will also play for
the candy sale at the school
house Friday afternoon.
Judge VIM. H. Thompson re-
elected Judge of the district in
,luding Seward. county, should
feel highly elated over the follow
ng article from The Liberal
News. That paper worked in
,essantly for the election of
Judge Thompson's opponent and
knows whereof he
speaks.
Local Democrats are enthusi-
lstic over the victory in Nation
i affairs and especially the dis
riot judgeship. And they
hould be. This candidate is a
-ood politician. He has the
material for attempting a high
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
Girls Men Like
BY CYNTHIA GREY.

What qualities in girls?" Many many
times this question
My would be that he indv
But 1t is question which should
line point OF view I've asked opinions
they are assembled-be sure to read them girs
The girl who is has to be
mushy."
"The girl who plenty OF
The girl who
The girl who is pretty witty,
The girl who flrs"
girl who never sharp unknd things effort
others" n
The girl who smiles with but sympa-
thize with
"The girl who Acknowledges willing
reparation"
The girl who pretty whose
disposition is sweet and yet who has spunk
part"
The girl who when keeps it. ana expects
o
The girl married
life to be bed of whose ire
The girl who is broad
finds something to admire he NEE
talk. - 80 - = - - =
The girl who is dismal.
The girl who without
The girl who makes her world
The girl
first choice OF things, and kicks about it,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
Bad Company---Prison---P aroIe---A Bride
Bad Company Narrow Escape

ficient ecidence there to create
counts good for $50 years in the
pen. rs
Then Bert Grimm began to
realize that 1t does make differ
ence what company a man keeps
They led him over to a prison
cell and he heard the lock click
again, and his mind began to
swim with visions of his new
bride on one hand and a return
to the steel bars of Folsom prison
on the other.
Luck With Him.
But luck was with him this
once. Backman and Deck decid-
ed to make a clean breast OF
their guilt and they exohorated
Grimm. They told that Grimm
had Just dropped in as an ac-
Quaintance, and the fact that they
had pleaded guilty themselves led
the officers to believe them.
Grimm escaped as by an eyelash.
He goes back to the arms of
his bride by a miracle, for the
of circumstances
against him was such as would
have returned him to prison nine
times out of ten. He was in bad
company,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03

''I don't want to prosecute this
case"
If a wife who has had her hus-
band arrested for abuse, appears
in court and goes ON the witness
stand against him she will relent
at the last minute and will squeeze
through the final loophole to save
her husband fro punishment for
his crime" said Judge Arntson OF
the police court this morning.
"But nine times out of ten they
refuse to go into court.
"Womem do not want to prose-
cute their husbands, and 1t Is a
hard matter to deal with" con-
tinued the judge. 'T cannot an
swer why, for no one knows. !
guess it's just the women of
them" he explained.
Although a wife may rush into
the streets and ask policeman to
arrest her husband, when She
comes into court it is generally
with an excuse for his actions and
not a complaint against them.
(Judge Warns Them.)
"I have numerous theories as to
why, but that, doesn't explain.
Theorizing never did explain any
thing "A woman will come into
my office, crying, with a story of
brutal treatment and ask for a
arrant. They always get the
same answer fro me. Why don't
you wait till you get over your
anger? You are ad now and don I
realize. When this matter comes
up for trial you will beg off for the
man. Invariably they insist that
the brute will not receive mercy
at her hands, that they will see
the case through. I don't know
of one case in ten where they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
FLAG RAISED OVER SPOT
WHERE WORKERS WERE
HURLED INTO ETERNITY
PITIFUL SCENES AS RELA-
TIVES OF VICTIMS WAIT
FOR BODIES TO BE RE.
COVERED.
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3.-With
five wicker baskets, each contain.
ing a pitiful little heap of baked
bones and ashes, standing on the
slabs at the city morgue, scores oi
laborers working under the direc
tion Of the street department, are
endeavoring today to raise a twist.
ed mass of steel girders in one
corner of the wrecked Times
building, beneath which the re-
mains of at least seven of the men
wgho went to their death when
the building was dynamited, early
Saturday morning, have been To-
Gated.
The bodies were found at day.
break today at the foot of an ele-
vator shaft leading into the COM
posing room. Above them is
packed tons of debris, held up by
warped metal beams weighing
thousands of pounds. Their re-
covery could not begin until der
ricks to move the heavy masses
had been rigged.
-Four Bodies Found.
Four bodies were recovered yes
terday. They were taken to the
morgue where the withered torso
of the man who is believed to
have been ]. Wesley Reaves, a
private secretary to Manager Har-
ry Chandler of the Times, already
lay.
With one exception iden tifica-
tion of the remains is impossible.
The face of the man, however,
strangely preserved its human
contour. Employees of the Times
believe 1t to be that of Harry
b. Crane, assistant telegraph edi-
tor.
Near Cranes body was another
burned beyond any attempt at
recognition. 1t is believed to be
that of R. L. Sawyer, telegraph
operator. Sawyer was seated with
Crane at desk in the telegraph
room when the explosion occurred.
Operator McWatty is believed
to be the only man in the tele-
graph room who escaped.
After the explosion he, with
Sawyer and Crane rushed for an
elevator. McWatty evidently not
realizing the danger, insisted on
returning for his coat, which hung
above his desk.
Went Back For Coat.
Sawyer tried to keep me from
going back" McWatty said today,
but I guess I was so stunned by
the explosion that l did not know
what I was doing. BY the time
l got my coat the elevator shaft
was burning so fiercely / could
not escape that way. climbed
through a rear window and found
my way that way to- the street. f"
(Continued on Page Six.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03

lis hard.
His record was good, and he
was paroled and sent back to
Tacoma.
The Little Girl.
A pretty little girl of Park
land loved him, and the other
day he took her for his wife.
But he still thought he could
handle pitch without getting 1t on
his fingers. And when G. r.
Baekman and Charley Deck,
whom he had known in Folsom
prison, came to Tacoma he went
to see them. They were known
as confirmed criminals, but
Grimm knew them, and why Not
call? Why not renew old ac-
|Quaintance? 1t did not occur to
him that there are some acquaint-
ances better dropped.
Everything was all right, OF
course. Why shouldn't he visit
with Backman and Deck? He
knew them, and they had always
treated him right.
And Just then the officers
came. and those plaster molds
were brought out, and United
States Secret Service officer Fos-
ter remarked that there was suf-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
Bad company.

Bad company.
Bert Grimm is beginning to
learn what it means.
When he was a boy and went
to school he used to write in the
copy book that old maxim, EVIL
associations corrupt good man
ners." But 1t did not mean any
thing to Bert.
He came of good parentage. His
father is a respected citizen OF
Tacoma, His family is well re-
garded by the whole community.
But Bert thought his folks were
slow. The boys down at the sa-
loon were more gay. He saw no
great wrong in cigaret or a
glass OF beer.
The careless, shiftless influence
of the gang" soon began TO tell,
and Bert lost interest In the high
er things of life. When still a
beardless youth his way led to
California, and then one dark
night he found himself with bad
company, and later in prison
cell charged with being a high
wayman.
He went to Folsom prison with
the rest. And he began to learn
That the way OF the transgressor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
Los ANGELES
OFFER $4,000
AS A REWARD
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3.-Re-
wards totalling $SS,0O0 will be
paid to the person who brings
about the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons responsible
for the explosion and fire that de-
stroyed the building of the Los
Angeles Times Saturday morning,
causing the loss of at least a score
of lives. AT special meeting of
the Los Angeles Merchants and
Manufacturers association today
individual members pledged $70,-
600 to be added to the rewards al
ready offered for the apprehension
of the guilty ones. The names of
the contributors, it was agreed,
would not be made public, but
among them are many of the lead
ing busin ess and professional men
of Los Angeles. The association
as an organization took no official
action.
Another body, the eighth recov-
cred, was taken fro the wreckage
at noon. A smoke=blackened
watch case bearing the number
S02889 and battered Waltham
movement No. 5397409, may es-
tablish the victims identity. A
fob, bearing on it's reverse side the
mark of the Watab Paper & Pulp
company, Sartell, Mimi, was at
tached to the watch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
MRS.JOHNSON
FOUND NOT
GUILTY

Mrs. Belle M. johnson, who for
eight days was ON trial for the
murder of Frank Hauck last July
is once more in the family circle
at the little home on Gigney Hill,
a free woman.
The jury which heard her case,
after three hours of deliberation
last Saturday evening, returned a
verdict of not guilty and the wom-
an, after hastily thanking her at
torneys, the jury and Judge Chap
man and receiving the congratu-
lations of the prosecuting attor-
ney. ran to the cell where she has
been confined for three months,
packed her few belongings and
then with her husband. ran for
the car that was to take her home.
The case went to the jury, Sat-
urday afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock
and at 1880 word-was sent to the
interested parties to come to the
court room.
The scene was extremely dra-
matte when the verdict was read.
10 JohhsoH, WHO WAS HSTNSu
up to the occasion, gave a distinct
ly audible moan and fell forward
into the waiting arms of Fletcher
johnson, her husband, and for
the next few minutes sobbed out
her JOY on her husbands shoulder,
The few spectators. mostly women
as usual, who We're in attendance
cheered heartily until ordered to
cease by the bailiff.
The jury hastily disbanded and
the trial was over.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
No One Made
a Protest

Not citizen in the whole mu-
nicipality appeared this morning
to raise any objection or make any
suggestions to the city commits
sion on the tax levy.
The city has been publishing
the proposed budget to give the
people chance to come in and
protest IL they desired. This
morning was the time set for
hearing. Not person appeared
to discuss the matter.
The council then took a recess
until Wednesday morning, when
the final levy will be made. 1t
would have been all fixed this
morning, but the county auditor
has failed to transmit to the city
commission the valuation of the
city and the levy therefore could
not be figured out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
WOMAN BEuTTLES MAN WHO SAVES HER
LIFE: CREWNEARLY THROWS HER IN AGAIN

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-After
having been saved from drowning
today by a sailor of the battleship
Kansas, who later lost his life, q
woman aroused the ire of a score
of sailors because she belittled her
rescuer's heroism, and narrowly
escaped being thrown into the wa
ter.
The sailor, Eugene Aubit,
known as "Frenchy," sprang from
a pier into the water and Ensign
Blackburn also leaped to her res
cue. They dived together and
managed to keep her afloat until
they reached a float, where she
was hauled to safety.
Aubit, who was weakened by his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03

exertions, sank. While efforts
were made to rescue him, the
woman cried that she had lost a
$3.50 diamond ring.
Cant you see that the man
has been drowned?" asked Patrol
man Gallagher.
What do l care about a COM
mon sailor?" she shrieked. 81
want my ring! It's worth a
damned sight more than a sailor. "
Twenty seamen on the float
heard the remark, and made a
rush for the woman, shouting
Throw her overheard"
Gallagher and Ensign Black
burn protected the woman and
fought off the sailors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
Water Power
Is Docked

Tacoma is short 1000 horse
power for pumping water now.
The contract for the pumping
of water by electric juice off the
peak load with the Seattle-Taco-
ma Power company ran out Sat
urday, and With nan hour after
it was out the city received no
tice to shut off that current.
Commissioner Lawson says he
can get along with what current
the city has during the wet sea-
son until 1T gets very cold and the
water supply runs down. The
commission decided this morning
to take chance on pulling
through without trying to make
a new contract. 1t has been cost
ing $3.50 a month for this extra
current used in pumping, besides
the regular contract for pumping
juice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
.MOREDYNAM|TE
DISCOVERED
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3.-A doz-
en- detectives were assigned today
by Chief of Police Galloway to in
vestigate the discovery of -four
sticks of dynamite and a box of
Illuminating caps In a vacant house
on Aiiso street. near the plant of
the Los Angeles Gas company.
The explosive was discovered
by e. D. Morrow, a watchman for
the gas company. The dynamite
was wrapped In a soided newspa-
per bearing the date of August
80, 1908. The officers are work
ing on the theory that the stuff
was stored in the house to be used
to dynamite the gas plant or the
Maier brewery, which is less than
a block distant.
The dynamite was taken to the
central station, where it is held
pending developments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
TAFT STRONGLY URGES
GREATER DEFENSE Of
COAST CITIES
WEAKNESS OF COAST mi
EVENT OF ATTACK POINTED
OUT AND MORE. INFANTRY
recommended.
Especial Dispatch.)


WASHINGTON, d. e., Oct. g.
The report of the secretary of
war, in reply to the resolution in
troduced at the last session of
congress by Representative Nc
Lachlan of California, on the re-
quest of the Seattle Star, Port
land Daily News, San Francisco
Daily News, Spokane Press and
the Tacoma Times, on the unpre-
paredness of the government to
repel attempted invasion of the
Pacific coast has been completed
and approved by President Taft.
Under direct orders of the
president, the report has been
elaborated into a recommendation
for the establishment of a defi-
mite military policy for the nation
al defense to be known as the
Taft-Dickinson policy.
In reply to the direct question
contained in the McLachlan reso-
luton, the report is startling in
Its frankness. The utter defense
1essness of the Pacific coast states
Is acknowledged, and the costly
coast defenses are admitted to
the entirely impotent military
agencies except in the case of an
improbable naval attack on one of
the guarded harbor approaches.
Weakness Admitted,
The fact that the emplocement
of guns covering the harbor ap-
proaches creates fortified
ciay," and thus makes the de-
Tended city liable to lombard
ment from the land side, is ad-
mitted, but the emplacement of
the guns is defended with the ar
gument that they are necessary
for protection against direct ma
val attack.
Advise More Infantry.
First--The creation of "a new
regiments of infantry, to consti-
tute the trained nucleus for a
larger and more efficient volun-
teer army.
Second-The creation of seven
new regiments of field artillery.
Third-The abandonment of
all small interior posts and the
SOhSChtA VI Oh
the coast in large divisional garri-
sons.
Fourth-The reorganization of
the militia and the granting of
pay to the personnel, together
with the assigning of one regular
officer to each regiment as in
structor.
The concentration of the troops
in large bodies at coast points,
the report points out, not only
places the troops at the points
where they will be needed in case
of war, but also offers opportuni-
ties to the officers to become IA
miliar with the duties incident to
commanding large bodies of
troops. The administration will
attempt to have congress act ia
vorably on the recommendation,
and the president will send a spe-
cial message urging that the de-
fensive measures be enacted into
law at once, and thus anticipate
any requests from the legislatures
OF the coast states.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
EvERS CANNOT
Walk FOR A
MONTH
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CHICAGO, Oct. 3. = Johnny
Evers, second baseban of the Chi
cago Cubs, who sustained a brok-
en- ankle Saturday in the game at
Cincinnati, showed his gameness
today by discussing the prospects
of the Chicago Nationals with
never a reference to his own mis-
fortune and not word regarding
the handicap the team will be un-
der without his services.
Evers right leg was set this
morning and his ankle placed in
plaster cast. He will not be able
to play in the worlds series and
probably will not be on his feet
again for q month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
BANKER
GUILTY

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BELLINGHAM, Oct. 3.-Harry
y. Welty, former president of the
Home Security Savings bank OF
this city, and charged by the state
with accepting deposits for the
bank when he knew it to be in
solvent, was this morning pro,
Inounced guilty by the jury in the
superior court. The jury retired
Saturday night at 9 O'Clock, and
reported today at 10. This is the
first trial on five counts againts
Welty.