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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17
WANTS $4,000 FOR
DEATH OF MONKEY

PORTLAND, Dec. IL
Two hundred Thousand dol
lars damages is asked on ac-
count of the death of a
chimpanzee, in a suit on file
against the Northern Pacific
Railroad company in the cir
cult court today. The Oregon
law allows the recovery of
only $4,000 for the life of
man.
The suit is being brought
by Charles Judge, owner Of
Charles |, educated chimpan-
zee, which it is alleged, was
suffocated by steam in a bag
gage car while en- route to
Portland from Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17
. o Q o o &c o o o 0sess
By United Press Leased Wire. J

Qy United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Dec. 17.-For criti-
cising the use of the injunction by
courts, Leroy Sanders, editor of
the Seattle Star, was sentenced
to four months in jail; Hugh AL
len, managing editor, to one
month, and the Star company or
dered TO pay fine of $500, by
Superior Judge Mitchell Gillian,
late yesterday.
The sentences were the result
of citations for contempt of court
issued by Judge Gillian.
The case grew out of traction
company fight waged between the
people of Duwamish valley. just
outside Seattle, and the Stone
Webster interests, street railway
company, known locally as the
Jacob Furth concern.
The Duwamish residents are all
working people, most of them em-
ployed in Seattle. They refused
to pay a higher fare. claiming that
the raised rates, in most cases,
made 1t impossible for them to
work in the city and live in their
suburbs, where the majority of
them own homes. The state rail-
road commission declared the
rates excessive.
CriticiZes Courts.
Cars were stalled nightly, and
people wer elected by the COM
pany's hired agents. The COM
pany finally procured temporary
restraining orders from Judge
Gilliam's court enjoining the peo-
pie from refusing to leave cars on
uon-payment of fares.
The Seattle Star criticised the
court for this action, stating that
whenever '.men clashed with dol
lars the usual practice was for
courts to aid dollars" with the
injunction. The citations for
contempt of court followed, the
court holding that inasmuch as
the miunctions had not been made
permanent, the Duwamish cases
were pending and were not, under
the law, permitted to be criticised
until closed.
During the interval between
the citation of the editors and
their trial yesterday, the Star con-
tinued daily its attacks on the use
of the injunction. Regarding the
contempt of court charge the Star
argued that only contempt shown
in open court should be punished,
that no court should punish a
newspaper for publication of the
truth, and that If the articles were
not true the court already had a
remedy at hand in the libel and
criminal laws.
VIII Appeal Cases
After passing sentence Judge
Gillian released Managing Editor
Allen on his own recognizance,
but remanded his superior. Editor
Sanders, TO the custody OF the
sheriff.
Owing to technical delays in
arranging his bond, Sanders is oc-
cupying quarters in Jail.
The cases against the editors
and the Star were all appealed.
The Star editors say the cases will
be carried to the highest court
possible in an endeavor to bring
the use of the injunction and cen
tempt of court into judicial disre-
pute and declare that the Star
will. not cease its criticism OF the
measure.
The Duwamish people are hold
ing meetings and have offered sup
port to the Star.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17

MrS. HODlSOn, cIOUHeS HIu UUUK5
Willing giver, toys.
Hilda Johnson, toys and clothes.
Mrs. McInturf, doll and toys.
Four dollars and a half came
from the Following: l.. Tynbok,
j. Goldman, G. Fisher, A. Bloom
and P. P. Belling.
Mrs. Carpenter, dolls, clothes
and books.
Hayes and Beth, toys and books.
Gwyne, clothes and toys
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17
IN CONTEMPT
Of COURT IS
CHARGE
Judge Gillian Says Editor
ial Violated the Law
@ 0 Q Q o Q Q o Q o 30 Z

D SEATTLE, Dec. lie
D Roy Sanders, editor of the
D Seattle tSar. who was yester-
b day sentenced to four months
D in Jail when adjudged In
0 contempt of court. today is
D sued this statement from the (
. county Jail:
D THE people of Seattle
D know where the Star has
D stood and today all that the
D Star wishes to say in the way
, of comment is that the Star
, stands today where 1t has AL
ways stood-for men as
D against dollars and right as
against wrong-for laws
D made by honest men as {
, against laws made by dis
3 honest dollars. {
"And the fight will go on. {
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17
FREIGHT CARS
JUMP TRACK

The front car of long freight
train which was being pushed to-
ward the Fifteenth street trestle
jumped the track at 1880 this az
ternoon and four cars were piled
UP beside the track. No one was
hurt but Pacific avenue cars were
held up for 20 minutes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17
ELI PERKINS DEAD

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
YONKERS, N. Y, Dec. IL
Melville Delaney Landon, known
as ELI Perkins, the author and
wit, died here yesterday. aged IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17

Somewhere in today's
Times you will find best gran
ulated sugar advertised at 1S
lbs. for $1.00. Read the
Times ads every day, 1t pays.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17


II remained for camp No. 9,
Lumber Jacks" of Ortimg, Wash,
to make the largest single dona-
tion THIS far to the Times Santa
Claus. This mornings mail
brought a check for $28. Not
a single name was given but
large vote of thanks is due these
hard working men, none of whom
have an over supply of this world s
goods. In the name of the chill
dren, the Times tenders its thanks
to the lumber boys who realize
what a dreary Christmas means to
the little ones.
Packages by the score, with
toys and clothes, have come to the
office and Santa Claus will be
heavily laden on his eruand of joy
and mercy.
Following Is the list of those
who have sent contributions,
though this does not include all
the names of those who laid pack
ages ON the Santa Claus table.
Some people have donated without
leaving their names or initials:
VIM. Van Voris ..........$1 90
Dorothy Hoyt ........... 20
DnL UFIx,nr E0
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Sunday. Light
northerly winds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17
LUMBER JACKS GIVE
SANTA CLAUS SIS

Children who fear that
Santa may not visit them
must have their letters at the
, Times within very few
days as the time is short be-
fore Xmas and 1T will be
difficult for plans of delivery
to be made at the last mo-
ment.
So heartily have the peo-
, pie responded that it will be
} found possible to aid many
children. Addresses should
be marked plainly that no
} confusion may ensue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-17
Good Carrier Service

IL Times is not deliv promptly, kick, s
and kick hard, TO the Times office. You are s
entitled to best service I'm the city. Demand
IL of the circulation office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
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jesty of the gods, yet how great would
be their emotion should the earth sud
denly open and disclose to them the vast
scene we daily witness; The land, the
sea, the sky, the prodigious volume Of
the clouds, the power of the winds, the
sun, its magnitude and splendor. gliding
the whole earth, filing the whole heav-
ems. And then the spectacle presented by
the face of night The whole armament
glittering with stars. the increasing or
the waning moon. Seeing all these things
could they doubt that there were gods,
or that these are their handiwork?"
1t must not be thought that there are
no gold and silver among the Utopians-
as matter of fact they have vast stores
of it. But they use gold and silver only
for the chains of their slaves and for
the fashioning of their basest and most
vulgar household utensils, so that these
metals are looked upon with contempt and
readily reinquished to the state when the
prince has need of them to hire auxiliary
troops In time of war or for other uses
In advancing the interests of Utopia
among foreign nations. In fact, gold or
silver is given or loaned to the people by
the state on condition that it be used for
base purposes, in order that the people
may not come to regard these metals of
any value of themselves, but rather as
worthless materials, valuable only to
barbarians who know no better
Diamonds and other stones which we
call precious" are found in the country,
but among the Utopians are only worn
by children, who put them away when
they put away their dolls and other child
ish toys Once an ambassador from
foreign country, thinking to dazzle the
Utopians by the magnificence of his at
tire, appeared among them covered with
jewels. and could not imagine why he
was greeted with shouts of laughter. They
were laughing at the spectacle of a
grown man bedizened with the toys of
| childhood.
Thus I have described to you, as par
ticularly as I could, the constitution Of
that commonwealth which I do not only
think to be the best in the world, but
to be, indeed, the only commonwealth
which deserves the name. In all other
| places it is obvious that while men talk
of the commonwealth every man only
| seeks his own wealth. But there, where
no man has any property at all, men
do zealously pursue the good of the pub
| lie, and indeed, 1t is no wonder to see
men act so differently, for in every other
commonwealth every man knows that I'M
| less he provides for himself, however
| fourishing the commonwealth may be,
| he himself must die of hunger If he does
| not. So he sees the necessity of prefer
| ring his own concerns to the public's.
But in Utopia, where every man has a
| right to everything. they do all know
that if they keep the public stores full
| no private man can want for anything.
| In Utopia no man is poor, and, though
no man has anything, yet are they all
| rich.
Next weeks one-page classic will be
| 1.-THE Able Constantine by Ludovic
| Halevy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
COUNTING SAND
How the Sands of the Seashore May
Really BE Roughly Determined

From ST. Nicholas.
Did you ever try to count the sands
of the seashore? Really it is not such a
formidable task If you go about it in the
right way.
Choose smooth, dry spot some sunny
day this summer, and, with ample paper
and pencil and botanist's magnifying
glass, get down to work. Stretch your
self out at ZENITH and level off smoothly
q space about an icnh square. Lay two
pins, black sand grains, or other small
objects exactly an eighth of an inch
apart. then apply your glass with great
precision and care. Count the number OF
grains that lie in a strait line between
the two objects. This is the most difficult
part Of the proceedings, and too much
pains cannot be taken. A difference OF
one grain will make difference of mil
lions in the later calculations. 1t would
be more accurate to count the grains In a
quarter or half inch, but there is danger
of losing ones place and emitting or
duplicating some.
Having obtained the count of grains in
line one-eighth of an inch long, the
rest of the work Is multiplication. Let
us say in the present instance that 20
grains were found in the eighth of an
inch. OF course sand varies greatly,
but this number represents good fine
.
number of grains in line a whole inch
long; and squaring this Chat is. 100 null
tiplied by 1900, we have Is, 600 in a single
layer one inch square. In order to get
an inch cube we must again multiply by
100, and this gives 2,496,O0o. Just think!
| a very small quantity in the hollow of
the hand contains nearly two and half
million grains. Ones admiration for the
wonders of nature grows tremendously,
yet we have made but the beginning.
A cubic foot contains 1928 inches, so
| this is the next nlultiplier, and the pro-
duct gives the astounding figures 4,31S,-
6SS, 900. Four billion in less than a peck.
Let us now imagine a strench of sandy
beach mile long and a foot wide and
| deep. In this rod of sand not much larg-
| er than a sewer-pipe we find there are
our beach has with. let us say. quarter
of mile. and depth, say, fifty feet, and
we find in this chance stretch a total Of
| 1,503, 024, 906 240, 100000 particles. Over one
and half quintillion grains! The mind
has ceased to comprehend such figures.
and were we to. add dozen or two
| ciphers they would mean no more to us
| than this tremendous sum.
| Any one with calculating bent may
expand these figures as he pleases. One
might compute the sandy coasts of the
| United States, the North American CONT
nent and so on, or might compute the
number of grains in the Desert Of Sahara.
| There is really no limit when once
basic number has been determined
| Never was a truer statement made than
the one In the Bible were 1t says that
| the sands of the seashOre would never
/ be numbered. They never will be count
| ed by man, but the probable number in
| certain limits may be roughly determin-
ed by the method outline dabove.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07

Paris, July 30.-(Special.) six years ago
the Marquis of Corgeat was found muir
dered in his chateau near Mirebeau.
The lodgekeAper was suspected and ar
rested, but released after a fortnight for
want of evidence, and the case was soon
forgotten.
A few days ago the police of Dijon
we're informed that man named Con-
vers, now undergoing sentence for an
other crime In the penal settlement of
French Guiana, had boosted to one of
his fellow prisoners Of having killed the
marquis and never being suspected. His
confident FASTENED to inform the author
tiles. Convers, when taxed with the
crime. admitted his guilt He will be
sent back to France and handed over to
the Dion police.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
CAL Rights Reserved.)

Sir Thomas More is one of the great
characters of the age OF Henry VIII
one of the really great ones. The reign
of Henry did not produce another pub
lie man of such intellectual power as
More. and such was his steadfastness
for what he conceived to be the right
that Henry VIII chopped his head off
in 1885 and Leo XIII beatifed him In
1886 Utopia is the best known of
The writings of Sir Thomas. In sketch
ing his ideal republic not only was he
Tar in advance of his times in the the
ory of government, but many of his
views are so extreme that even at this
day they will be considered by most
people rank socialism. The king could
scarcely have been pleased with the
work. though he showered honors upon
More for some years after, and so use
full did he find him that he sent him to
the block only when the knight re-
fused to follow with sufficient rap1dity
and thoroughness the rapid change of
religious belief through which Henry
led his subjects as through a may
dance utopia" gave new word to
the English language, utopian, though
the book was originally written in
Latin. and the name of the island king
dom imagined by More has become the
synonym of happy region perfectly
governed Thomas More had great
effect upon the serious thought of his
day. and by his utopia" started
springs of thought from which streams
are still flowing.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-22
SELECTION IN
JUDGES is REFUSED
peal High School Debaters Will Not
Submit to Request.

peal High School Debaters Will Not
Submit to Request.
The debate which was to have been
billed off between the high schools
this city and Spokane, will not
PIE place. as had been planned and
which preparations were nearly
|mpleted, as a result of Spokane's
Termination in insisting that all of
e judges should be chosen from
sewhere than from Spokane and
peur d'Alene.
The judges submitted by Spokane
fre all from points such as Great
ls and Kalispel, Mont, Walla
hlla, Pullman and Moscow, and
ote to the debaters here that I'M
IS their choice in the matter be
Rnted they would refuse to de-
te. For the local high to accept
ese judges meant a big expense,
d therefore they cancelled the
bate.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-22
WATER RISING FAST
UP THE RIVERS
Warm Weather is Causing Fear Of Dam
age in ST. Joe Valley

The water in the rivers and lake
is coming up again and has risen
more than twelve inches In the last
twenty-four hours at river points At
st. Joe It rose IS inches Wednesday
and ~ inches yesterday. II Is
within a few inches of the highest
point reached this season. and II Is
feared now that 1t WI pass that
mark
At Ferret all ground floor resi-
dents have vacated their buildings.
and In the store occupied by Delmus
Thurman the water is ten inches
deep over the floor.
The mills at St Joe were forced
to close last night, and It Is believed
that the men will be idle for several
days. All valley land in that section
OF the country Ii covered.
At the Red Collar dock the water
has risen four inches today against
three yesterday and Is still coming
mp.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-22
CHARGES Of FORGERY
AGAINST GEORGE BIRD
Fast Young Man is in the Tolls Of the Law
For Passing Fraudulent Checks

George Bird. the adopted son OF
L. e. Bird, who resides in this
city. who has been wanted by the
police authorities for ten days past.
on the charge Of forgery. was arrest.
ed last night At the Sheldon house ia
Spokane. by Chief of Police Me-
Govern of this city. and brought here
this morning.
The boy has borne rather bad
reputation about the city and has
had considerable trouble for the past
few years. seemingly going from bad
10 worse, until he Is at the present
time In the county jail on the above
serious charge.
A short time ago he secured the
signature OF Mr.. Bird and used Il In
drawing some checks, ave In mum
ber, on the American Trust Co. and
the First National bank aud had them
eashed In different places about the
city, one at Young Bros. drug store,
two at Fudge a Kercheval's aud two
at Il. Blanchard's In amounts reach
Ing total Of nearly nifty dollars,
after which he Immediately departed
for Spokane where he has since been.
When learning that his name had
been forged by the boy Mr.. Bird at
once issued a warrant for the ar
rest OF the lad On the way back to
this city yesterday George admitted
to the police that he did the forging
and told how II was done, and
thought It a pretty clever piece OF
work.
He will have a preliminary hear
Ing tomorrow morning before Judge
Egbers. As yet he has not asked for
an attorney or expressed desire
that one should be appointed TO de
fend him.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-22
DEATH OF JAS. GEEK
OCCURRED LAST EVENING
Was Taken TO ~. Wright for Treat.
menI. Where He Passed Away.

Was Taken TO ~. Wright for Treat.
ment, Where He Passed Away.
Capt l.. Roper received a message
this morning which stated that Jas.
Geek. who had been taken 10 the
military hospital at Fl. Wright IN
Spokane Wednesday. had passed
away last night The deceased has
no living relatives and Il has been de-
eided 20 bring the remains to this
city for interment In Forest cemetery
and they will arrive this evening.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed as yet. but will be
announced tomorrow. Mr.. Geek was
retired soldier OF the u. s. army.
and was held In the highest respect
by all who knew him. He had re-
sided in and around this city for sew
eral years.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-22
PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS.

There were four buyers Of proper
ty in sImm's addition yesterday. they
being Marguerite r. Wright. who Sc
cured lots ! and ?. In block I6. con-
sIderation secs; Mrs. Bessie Holmes.
lots and 6. In block IS. consIdera.
ton $3.50 Emma senneckson. lots 3.
I. 5. and 6. In block IL. consideration
1850: and II. A. Anderson. lots
and 6. In block IS. consideration
$500. The above lots are TO be Inn
proved for residence properties and
homes built thereon. IL IL located
near the corner OF Seventh and
Hazel streets.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-22
MARK TWAIN.

awanna railroad. Similarly. Joseph
Langdon. a nephew. who had run up
for the day. left wholly uniformed.
Present When Death Came.
At the deathbed were only Mrs.
Gabirelowitch (Clara Clemens). her
husband, and DIR. Robert Halsey. DR..
w. Quintard, Albert Bigelow Paine,
who will write Mark Twain's biogra-
ply and the two trained nurses. Res
toratives- digitalis, strychnine and
eamphor-were administered, but the
patient failed to respond.
A tank OF oxygen still stands UNI
called for at the ReddIng station.
Oxygen was tried yesterday and the
physicians explained 1t was OF no
avail, because the valvular action OF
the heart was so disordered. There
was only an extreme and increasing
debility, accompanied by labored res
piration.
Angina pectoris Is a paroxysmal
affection of the chest. battling and
obscure Of origin, characterized by
severe pain. faintness and deep de-
preston of spirit The pain Is severe
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-22
MARK twain, AMERICAN
HUMORIST, PASSES away
From Obscure PafGntagG to Author Of
World Wide Fame

REDDING, Conn, April 22.-Sam-
uel Clemens MARK Twain died pain
lessly at $3.50 o'clock last night Of
angina pectoris. He lapsed into
coma at 8 o'clock in the afternoon
and never recovered consciousness.
1t was the end of a man outworn by
grief and acute agony of body.
Yesterday was a bad day for the
little knot of anxious watchers at the
bedside. For long hours the gray,
aquiline features lay nodded In the
inertia of death. while the pulse sank
steadily, but late at night Mark
Twain passed from stupor into the
first natural sleep he had known since
he returned from Bermuda, and woke
refreshed, even family cheerful. and
in full possession of his faculties.
He recognized his daughter Clara.
Mrs Ossip Gabirelowitch. spoke a RAJ
tional word or two and. feeling him
self unequal to conversation. wrote
out in pencil: Give me my glasses. !"
His Last Words.
These were his last words. Laying
his glasses aside, he sank first into
reverie and later into final uneon-
seriousness. There was no thought at
the time, however, that the end was
so near.
At o'clock, DR.. Robert Halsey who
had been continuously in attendance.
said: "Mr. Clemens is not so strong
at this hour as he was at the CORE
spending hour yesterday, but he has
wonderful vitality and he may rally
again.
Albert Bigelow Paine, Mr.. Glenn
ems biographer and literary executor,
said to caller who desired to in
quire for Mr.. Clemens: 81 think you
will not have to call often again.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Loomis. who
had come up from New York to give
their love in person, left Stormfield,
Mr.. Clemens house. without seeing
him. and only heard of his death as
they were taking the train to New
York again. Mrs Loomis was Mr.
Clemens favorite niece, and Mr.
LOOMS is vice president of the Lack