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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
THIEF
MAKES BIG
HAUL
BURGLAR CURES $50
WORTH OF "VALUABLES',
AFTER BREAKING THROUGH
DOOR.

The Park Avenue meat market
at 751 South Thirty-eighth street
WAS forcibly entered some time
during the night and a choice as
|sortment of high-priced porter
house and T-bone steaks carried
away by the burglar.
The thief secured, according to
the proprietors, about $50 worth
of the "valuables," which even at
present prices will be sufficient
supply for several hearty meals.
Entrance was gained to the
store through a front door, the
robber breaking out the glass with
"a stick. The theft occurred be-
fore the snow began falling this
morning, as there were no tracks
about the place.
The police were notified. but as
they don't expect the burglar to
pawn his "valuables'' they have
mo clue to follow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
TWELVE DAYS
Of SNOW IS
RECORD
TODAY'S "BLIZZARD" is THE
TWELFTH OF THE SEASON
AND THERE MAY BE MORE.

That old ground-hog seemed to
know his bushes. Anyway win
ter is not over yet by long way.
Up at Edmonton 1t was &c below
zero this morning and It was La
below at Helena, Montana. Ta--
eomans thought they were nearly
killed with the mercury only down
to 29 degrees this morning. 1t
was lowering around the IL de-
gree mark at Spokane and still
going down with good chances OF
hitting zero before tonight.
About 1 o'clock last night the
wind whipped around from the
south to the north and began To
make the coal man happy. lAong
toward morning IL began to snow.
This is the third snow this month
the others being February IA, 16
and II. In January It showed
on the 9th, 10th. 10Th and 81st.
December had four days of snov,
December 2, z, "a and 81. The
big record breaking snow eanle
December when there was nine
inches.
The weather records indica te
that this year has broken the rec
ord for the number of days OIL
which snow fell, but net for the
amount of white crystals that havo
come down.
Everywhere east OF the moun-
tains and up on the mountains
there was heavy snow reported
last night. Indications are the
snow will continue occasionally
today, with a clear cold night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
GEO. P. WRIGHT GETS
POWER PLANT JOB
EX-MAY0R IS
LOW BIDDER

They would not let George P.
Wright build a city power plant
as mayor, SO he is going to do it
as contractor.
All schemes of the power trust
and certain local shouters for
private vested interests failed to
scare off the bidders today and
three sets of figures were submit
ted to Commissioner McGregor
for the building of the big tunnel
and headworks for the city plant
on the .Nisqually river above La
Grande.
Wright & Sweeney with Engi-
neer Comings as consulting en-
gineer are the low bidders and the
only ones who came under the es-
innate of the city engineers.
Will Take Warrants.
They have made arrangements
to dispose of the power plant war-
rants and 1t is likely the council
will pass the ordinance Wednes-
day night and the contract will be
signed up at once.
The bids were as follows:
Wright & Sweeney, $685.
225.50.
b. w. Kibler, $666.225.
Peterson & Olson, $6S3,691.
The engineers estimates on the
work was $657,575. This was
figured on a cash basis. The bid
of Kibler also was made on a cash
basis, a stipulation being made
that the figures were submitted
ON that understanding.
Wright & Sweeney not only are
the low bidders, but they are un-
der the estimate and in addition
they accept the warrants, having
already made arrangements to
dispose of them.
This leaves no loophole on
which to refuse them the contract
and the council will, 1t is believed,
act Wedn esday night.
Ready to Start at Once.
I'VE will order our material at
once and get ready to begin on
the job" said ex-Mayor Wright
Continued on Page Six.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
Special Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence.)
LONDON, Feb. 21.-Under ar
rest charged with astounding
frauds. Miss Violet May Gordon
Charlesworth, England's "disap
pearing lady," just lowers her eye.
demurely, and smiles.
The daughter of a mechanical
engineer at Stafford, this girl, by
exploits that rival Nine. Humber
and Cassie Chadwick, rose to the
heights of luxury of which she
dreamed when an invalid schoo
girl.
The spoke in whisper, she
looked so innocent, that she wa.
known as the White Angel" Or
her simple statement that she hat
great expectations" of a big for
tune. brokers gave her stocks
landlords gave her mansions and
fine estates, garagekeepers gave
her automobiles, shopmen gave
her jewels and furs, and titled
suitors asked her hand.
But never was she connected
with any scandalous love affairs
She said she had been engaged te
Lieutenant Gordon" who was
drowned in the Bay of Biscay
while returning from the Boel
war. 1t was he who had left hel
the great fortune she was to inner,
it when she reached the age Of
25. She took the name of Gordon
and said she belonged to the ia
nous Scotch clan of that name.
She astounded brokers by hel
knowledge of the complicated pro
cedure of the Stock Exchange and
its lingo. She made money al
first, but when the; American mar
ket collapsed, in 1907. she Iosi
heavily. Asked for payment, she
replied lightly:
"If my trustees found out thai
j had been speculating in stocks
they might delay the granting Of
my fortune.
"It ought not to be difficult fol-
me to raise money, seeing what
fine estates, Jewels and motor.
cars / have"
She produced a tiara worth
over thousand dollars. Wher
the brokers reached to take the
tiara as security for the loan, sh,
smiled that childish smile and
said:
Whatever use is it to you? Yot
don't want it. will keep 1t my
self" She did keep it, and lef
the office with the loan of $1,000
she asked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
MURDERED IN
QUARREL

SEATTLE, Feb. 21.-That an
unknown man, murdered in q
room in cheap hotel here Satur.
day night, came to his death In q
quarrel over the division of spoils
between a gang of grafters, is
the assertion of the police today
The man, about 80 years old. was
found with four bullets in his
head, three from a 3s-caliber gun
and one from a 80.
Shortly after shots were heard
late Saturday night, one of the
two men who had engaged the
room, ran down the stairs bump
ing into chambermaid. The
proprietor saw him dash through
the door. That he was wounded
was plain as he left a trail of
blood on the stairs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
ANOTHER BLOW.

= WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb.
21.-The United States su-
preme court today held tina.
the Arkansas state corpora
tion tax law, passed In 1907,
is unconstitutional. The su-
preme courts decision was
rendered in a suit of the
Western Union Telegraph
company against the state of
Arkansas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21

Already the nationallsts and
laborites have warned Premier
AsQuith that unless he positively
assures them that tho budget will
not be taken up prior to the cur
failing bill. they will not support
the liberal Legislative program.
On the contrary. the leaders adj
vised him, they will combat the
plan. and force the resignation of
the cabinet, and another election.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-The third
parliament of King Edwards
reign, which was assembled form
ally last Tuesday, was Opened in
state at o'clock this after
noonsr with the prospect of a
thrilling session.
Added to the usual briiIancy of
the occasion was the feeling OF
suppressed excitement due to the
'momentous problems. the most
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
GENERAL FREDERICK DENT GRANTS CIVIL
WAR WOUND proves A HOAX

Caleb b. Perry, a sharpshooter
in the Union army, was the sentry
who inflicted the wound. accord
ing to DR.. Blake.
Il seems that young Grant AMI
a friend had run the guard in
order to enjoy canoe ride on the
river. Returning they secreted
the canoe and lay concealed In the
bushes near the outpost until they
could return to camp unobseryed.
They were seen by Perry, who
called upon them to halt. ftAer
the warning went unheeded. Perry
fred, wounding young Grant IN
the leg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
SUICIDE HOLDS|
LOCK OF HAIR !
IN HAND
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.---
Although the police have learned
the identity of man who shot
and killed himself last night, they
are placing their principal hope
for assigning a motive for the sui
eide on a lock of golden hair
wound about the hand of the dead
man. A letter was found, written
in German. directing the coroner
to notify his wife of his death.
The letter was signed "P. Maaf,"
but contained no hint of the cause
of the tragedy.
In the mans left hand were
clutched the strands of hair. He
had wound them about his fingers
and knotted them securely. Near
the body lay revolver with an
empty shell in the barrel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
TRANS CHANNEL
AERIAL SERVICE
WITHIN A YEAR.

LONDON, Feb. 21.-A trans-
channel aerial service, operating
both dirigibles and aeroplanes.
will be in operation within a
year, according to announcement
today by officials of the Paris
London Aerial company.
The company yesterday opened
negotiations for the erection of
sheds at Dover, which has been
selected as the English terminus.
These sheds will be used to house
the aerial cars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
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(By United Press Leased Wire. j
LONDON, Feb. 21.-King Ed
ward failed to cut the sGordian
knot in his speech opening the
third parliament of his reign to-
day, and by his indecision precipi-
tated crisis between the liberals
on one side and the nationalists
and laborites on the other.
These three parties were sup
posed to have reached an agree
ment by which they would form a
coalition to support the ministerial
program and make possible effec-
tive action.
1t was expected that the king
would indicate whether he wanted
the budget or the bill curtailing
the veto power of the lords taken
up first. He failed to do this. but
through the prominence which he
gave to the budget he indicated
that he wants 1t first.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21

Then, a year ago, when her
debts became too pressing even for
her genius, and the time set for
the arrival of her fortune" was
but IL days off, England heard
that its famous "heiress" had been
killed by being jolted out of a
motorcar and hurled over the
steep cliff of Penmaenwawr,
Wales. Three weeks later she was
discovered hiding in Scotland. She
promised to pay all her debts.
Now, after year of quiet, she
is in the hands of the police. and
all England waits the disclosures
of her recent manipulations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
FRY THINKS
GIRL DIED
OF PT0mAINE

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Feb. 21.-
Francis r. Fry and his wife, who
accompanied Miss Lucille Clerk from
England to America, today re-it-
Grated their belief that blood dis
order and not poisonous drugs
caused her death.
They said that the young woman
possessed only moderate means, had
no entanglements and had no reason
to end her life or to have been the
victim of a murderer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
Had Worlds Record Appendix
---Seven Inches Long
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SHARON, Pa, Feb. 21.-Ed-
win Ross, of Sharon. .relinquishej
the longest vermiform appendix
known to the medical world, ac-
cording to statements today by the
physicians who removed 1t.
Ross appendix was exactly sew
en- inches in length. Three sur
geonns. were implicated in its re-
hoval.
The previous long distance ap-
pendix record was held by How
ard Gould, of Winthrop, Mass. II
was six and three quarter inches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
.TILLMAN ABLE
To SPEAK
AGAIN

Wy OHEtNu fNsS H1tusOu "HI'T
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 21.
Senator Ben Tillman of South
Carolina, who is dangerously Ill
at his Washington home. was able
to speak a few words today. DR..
Tickford and the other physical rs
who are attending him were elat-
ed, and Tickford now has hopes
that the senator will recover.
DIR. Tickford said today that the
senator's condition is more en-
couraging than it has been at any
time since he was stricken. He
expressed the fear, however, that
Tfllman never will be able to ex.
ercise full control over his speech.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
|SAW.M|LL MACHINERY
! AS EXHIBITS IN SUIT

Judge shaclxleford's court room
now sIosely resembles saw mill.
Attorneys Metzler & Teats have
|carted fair portion of the Dana
her Lumber company's mill to the
room for exhibits.
Together with the pictures dis
played by E. q. Cook in his endeavor
to collect $500 damages for q Joy
ride on q rapidly revolving shaft.
The machinery leaves but little
room for Judge. jury and court at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
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(By United Press Leased Wire.
BOSTON, Mass. Feb. That
General Frederick Dent Grant
bore wound received In a boyish
escapade instead of In battle was
the assertion today of DR.. @. u.
Blake, of West Brookfield, in
commenting on the proposal to
honor the general for wounds ie-
ceived in the service. According
to Blake. Grant was shot by a
sentry after he had refused to
obey the sentry's warning to halt.
Grant at that time was a mere
youth in his fathers camp at
Vicksburg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21

The funeral of E. Steinbach will
be held from the Mellinger parlors
ION Tacoma avenue tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21
KING ED. DODGES ISSUE IN SPEECH OPENING PARLIAMENT

delicate handling of which will be
required to prevent speedy dis
solution of the parliament and the
calling of another general election.
Continued on Page Three.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21

WITH the cry OF Here's a rOUe,'
the men surrounding the motor
man parted and soon a moose had
been slipped over his head.
Meanwhile the four policemen who
had been sent out as guard were
fighting for their lives.
Word of the riot had reached
the central station and Lieutenant
ant Sykes, at the head of a
mounted squad, reached the scene
Just as the motorman, uncon-
scious and probably dying, ar
rived at lamp post over which
the end of the rope had been
thrown.
Thrilling Rescue.
Charging the crowd, Sykes
drove his horse to the motorman;
seized him by the collar of his
coat and dragged him through a
lane OF cursing, fighting men for
several hundred feet into the shell
ter of a cigar store.
AE0ihpAt uiA SohuuttoF.
The mob profited by the tenn
porary police bewilderment to
beat and trample the conductor
into Inconsistencies. He was res
cued by the mounted men and sent
to the hospital in dying condi-
tion.
The mob before the cigar store
made concerted effort to enter
the place. Revolvers flashed in
the hands of many of the attack
ers, and at this the police charged
full tilt at the rioters.
Men were beaten down by the
police and trampled under the
feet of their horses.
Finally, becoming alarmed at
the determined onslaught of the
bluecoats, the crowd ran for shell
ter, and the police were able to
disperse the throng gathered
about the stalled car, which had
been smashed to splinters and
broken glass.
Leaders Arrested.
Twenty arrests of ringleaders
were made by the police in addi-
tion to those whose injuries COM
PEELED hospital attention. The
hospitals fairly are becoming
overcrowded with injured men.
many of whom are under arrest
charged with rioting, assault and
other crimes.
Although the rioters did not
know Immediately, they succeeded
in accomplishing their object of
preventing the company from OPP
Grating it's cars from the Frank
fort car barns.
After the attack on the motor
man and conductor. the company
realized that it was a dangerous
and hopeless task to set the cars
to running in the Kensington dis
trict and ordered all operations
from the Frankfort barn to cease,
Every Car Wrecked.
Nearly every car that left that
barn today was wrecked and its
crew of strikebreakers and police
protectors dispersed. Every car
that left the barn was attended by
special police OF the company and
regular patroImon. but these were
practically helpless against the
overwhelming odds they faced.
Continued on Page Three.
HANK CLEARrNGs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-21

Clearings ...s..
Balances
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-20
Eirs, Christian
FASHIONS AND FADS
DIRECT FROM PARIS

The cottonball fringe, sometimes
quite deliberately knotted, is being
much used as finish TO table covers,
as we'll as to bed spreads and for
window drapery.
Many summer gown will have the
skirt made up of a series of ruffles
of varying lengths.
Dresses of colored embroidery on
white will be among the unusual
gowns for summer wear.
Some Of the theatre bags are Of
gold or silver net work with great
raised flower on furnished metal.
Silk and cotton and silk and linen
mixtures are to be more in evidence
than they have ever been before.
Adaptations Of the Russian blouse
will be seen in many of the school
frocks for young girls this spring.
Square or oblong buckles of mar
quisette, matching ones evening
gown in color, are an effective, adjunct
to many a costume.
Narrow bands of fur are being used
for the couture, chinchilla for bru-
nettes and sables for blondes being
the usual choice.
Large silver buttons are the fasten-
Eings on smart separate coat of small
shepherd plaid in black and white.
Gauze with contrasting color for
lining is resorted to often for elabor-
ate effect in both gowns and coats
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-20
D. A. r. George Washington celebra-

On Tuesday evening, at eight o'clock
in the handsomely, flag and banner
decorated auditorium of the Young
Mems Christian Association, the ladies
of the order, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, will have a George
Washington celebration and short
musical and steroptican program, fol-
lowing which reception will be held
for the one hundred and seventy
guests who have been invited.
Major Montgomery Meigs, u. S. G..
E., has kindly consented to give a
stereoptican lecture and entertain
ment with views of the Mississippi
river and other waterways, which will
be thrown on the screen. MI. Hui
stader will sing and one or two others
will give musical numbers.
Following the program reception
will be held, and refreshments will
be served Those ladies who will as
sist in serving will be attired in
Colonial ltyle in keeping with the oc-
casion. This among the several other
Washington birthday events, promises
to be a very enjoyf Bile affair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-20
IN FOOD
What a cIerayman's Wife Found.

The wife CT a Minnesota clergyman
found the solution of her troubles in
simple change of food Of which she
says:
My case proves that proper food
Will cure almost any all. For years
. suffered from dyspepsia which be-
came chronic and was treated by some
Of the most skilful physicians but was
not cured.
Medicine would help for time, but
the old troubles would always return
because the cause was still there, and
kept me weak and sicklv most of the
time. I always suffered from colds
and my whole condition showed that
did not get the proper nourissment
from food
Finally began eating Grape Nuts
according to directions. may say that
since that time my stomach has not
troubled me at all. brit q remarkable
change took place. All through the
long cold winter I ate nothing but
saucer of Grape-Nuts and cream in the
morning and no matter how severe
the cold. did not suffer and did not
have the "Trip or even a cold
'.Grarc-Nuts food certainly nour-
ished me until have a strong consti-
tuition, feel like new person. and.
indeed, never was healthier in my
life.
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellyillp y in nIrga sfThpre.c a Pea
son.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time They
are genuine, true, and full of human
-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-20
WORK THAT TELLS.
plenty of it Has Been Done Right
Here in keokuk.

Cures that last are cures that tell.
To thoroughly know the virtues OF
medicine you must investigate the
cures and see if they prove permanent.
Doan's Kidney Pills stand this test,
and plenty Of proof exists right here
in Keokuk. People who testified years
ago to relief from backache, kidney
and urinary disorders, now declare
that relief was permanent and The
cure perfect How can anv Keokuk
sufferer longer doubt the evidence?
theodore Hegeman, 1923 Fulton
street. Keokuk, Iowa, says: II gladly
confirm the pubic statement my wife
gave in my behalf several years ago
after had used Doan's Kidney Pills
with good results. was troubled of
and on for long tie by kidney COM
plant and my back was so anne and
sore that I could hardly stoor or lift.
The use of two boxes of Doan's
kidney Pills, procured at Wilkinson &c
Co.'S Drug Store, entirely cured me
and have had no need of kidney
remedy SINCE
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Fot I'm. 5urn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents ~ the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-20
( viii Have Reception.

The Young Ladies' Altruistic circle
of the United Presbyterian church
will hold reception on Tuesday even
ing at the residence Of Mrs. Harry B.
Foster, No. 500 Franklin street. The
sparlors and dining rooms of the resi-
dence will be prettily decorated In
flags and pictures of the father of his
country, and those who will assist in
the reception of the evenings guests
will be attired in colonial style. Mr..
Earl Carpenter will represent George
Washington and Miss Carrie Hanson
will be gowned to represent Martha
Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-20
Washin oton supoer.

An affair of interest this week will
be the Washington supper and social
time following, on Tuesday evening
at the Y. w. G. A. The rooms will
be decorated in keeping with the &C.
casion, the tables to Re done in
streamers of green crepe paper and
caugh. up with cherries and other
unique arrangements will contribute
toward making the affair very pretty
one. A social time, including muric-
al program, will follow the supper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-20
little Girls, Colonial Party.

Katharine, the little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Elder, of 9 Park
place, will entertain twenty-five of her
little friends on Tuesday afternoon,
at colonial party, in honor of her
birthday anniversary. The invited
guests will be attired in colonial after.
noon attire, and the event promises to
be most enjoyable among the chill
dren's events of the season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-20
X. p. Anniversary.

One hundred ladies and gentlemen,
including members of the K. of P.
lodge and their families as invited
guests, enjoyed the 39th anniversary
of the order in their hall on Friday
evening. A program was given, fol
lowing which sumptuous banquet
was held in the dining room and a
dance followed, the guests ENJOYING
themselves until midnight.