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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08

made good"
But there's an interesting stu
alton six miles southeast of town,
where the exact center was mark
ed ten years ago on the farm of
Henry MARI. Since the balmy
morning when Uncle Sans seri-
ous-faced men planted a square
white stone, like the marker on a
soldiers grave, few PAGES from
his rem barn, the locality has been
the Mecca for tourists. A larger
and more ornate, but unofficial
stone, is erected on the roadside a
half-mile from the barn to notify
travellers that its pretty near time
to get interested-that they are
close to the spot. And now the
whole neighborhood is agog over
the prospect of more of the same.
In fact, day dreams are being in
dulged in to the effect that If the
township, as seems now to be its
destiny, will have a life job as
center Of population, every SUBJ
|stantial farmer with blue overalls
will have a census marker near
his barn-a real nice stone for his
wife to use in getting into the
buggy.
At present 1t looks as IL the
1910 center will and OF the prop
|erty Of H. B. or Bert" Mari, a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08

the Columbus board OF trade
adopted some such appropriate
slogan as 1--WE pivot, while other
points merely populate" or Go
lumbus, the center of the U. S.,
the center of the world, the center
of the universe"
Columbus, the nearest large
town to the exact center, will
again be referred to as the CEN
ter for convenience, but the actu-
al point will again be within a
mile of six miles southeast of Co
and Columbus heartily
congratulates the United States
upon knowing enough to hang on
to a center of population that has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08
.ALLINGER
COMING
WEST

(By United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, D. c., July g.
Secretary of the Interior Balm
ger left Washington last night to
inspect number of reclamation
projects in the west, Indian reser-
vations and national parks. His
trip will include Fort Belknap and
the fiathead reservations in Mon
tana.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08
lsCHAEFFER SIZES
UP NEW CENTER
BY Fred schafer

oy rTCu oCihuer
COLUMBUS. Ind, July g.
News from Washington that the
center of population has not moved
more than one mile since the last
census, has awakened this section
to a new industry in its midst
that of raising centers of popula-
ton of the United States. For
the second time successfully the
center will be in this county
Bartholomew county--and for the
third time successfully within 20
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08

Let us clean and rebIock your hat
that the rain spoiled the other day.
We clean, dye, curl bly, willow and
make old plumes into new ones. We
also have some trimmed hats that
arc going at big discount. Re-
member the place
MODEL MILLINERY .PARLORS
622 ProVident Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08
CENTER OF 1910 POPULATION LIGHTS IN mrs BERT MARR'S
FLOWER Bed BERT HIMSELF WILL Be A PARENT TO IT

Cast and West Had ITS Nip and
Tuck for Ten Years and the Spot
Only Travelled About Mile from
tho 1900 Mark, Near Columbus,
Ind.-Humqrist Schsefer Visits
New Center and Tells What He
Saw There.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08
WILL GET $40 FOR ONE FISH

CHESTER, Pa, July 8.-The
sturgeon season has ben one of
the best in recent years, owing
to high prices. Frank Pierce
landed 300-pound sturgeon, the
fish containing eighty-seven
pounds of roe, which is worth
$1.50 a pound. The meat is vail
ued at six cents a pound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08
WANTED-BOYS

Boys under IA: Do you want
to make some money this sum-
mer? If you do. call A1733 or
Main 1888, after o'clock, and ask
for Perkins or James and get the
secret.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08

The clothing trades are likely
TO form huge federation before
the year is out. The mems gar
ment workers, hatters, ladies'
garment workers, glovemakers,
capmakers, necktie and suspender
workers, custom tailors and
probably the textile operatives,
laundry workers and other crafts
will come into the alliance, which
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08

Fresh churned unsalsed butter.
Quality unexcelled. Jersey But
ter Store. 1114 G st. 49,
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miles of Columbus. -
I found large gobs of Joy and
enthusiasm all around when I
went down there to see just what
a center of population looked like.
In fact I wouldn't be surprised If
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08
PEIER POWERWRITES
ON s
ON

will become a department of the
American Federation Of Labor.
This labor combination will
make an organized effort to wipe
out sweatshops, abolish child labor
completely, restrict the hours of
labor of women, and enforce other
immediate reforms. Some of the
foregoing crafts make no secret of
their intentions to call national
strikes If necessary to gain their
demands.
Startling statistics OF the
death rate among bakers and con-
fectioners have been issued by the
United States government. The
figures show that $50 of those
workers in 100000 die of con-
sumption and 1T of pneumonia,
or a total of 367 in 100000 are
victims of lung trouble. The
average death rate among all
people is ITO in 100000.
Consequently the bakers are in
augurating a nationwide fight
for shorter hours, abolition of
night work, better wages, aboli-
ton of cellar bakeshops and thor
ough sanitation.
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Colorado teachers announce
that 1000 of them are going to
Join the A. F. of L. The Chicago
teachers are already affiliated
with organized labor. Many poll
ticians. newspapers and best citi-
Gems" ridiculed the idea that they
should associate with common
working people. The school
ma'ams got spunky and "sassed'
the goody-goods, charging them
with being tax-dodgers, and that
u they paid their just dues and
the politicians ceased their graft
ing the teachers could be paid bet
terwages and the public school
system could be improved. Then
the best" crowd lapsed into a
deep, thoughtful quietness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08

Drs. Thomas. osteopaths. see
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-08
NEW DECISION ON EMPLOY
ERS' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
JOINING THE A. #. OF Il.


The United States supreme
court has just rendered a rather
sweeping decision in establishing
Ing the principle of employers
Inability and workmen's compen-
ration fer industrial accidents.
For some reason this verdict, one
Of the most important ever rem
dered, was missed by the daily
press. The supreme court upheld
the Indiana law, which was tested
by the Louisville & Nashville rail-
way.
The l.. & N. contracted to have
q bridge built, carpenter was in
jured on account Of a defective
tool, he claimed, and in a suit for
damages he was awarded $4,000
by lower court. In upholding
the Indiana law it appears that
the supreme court has materially
broadened the scope Of employers
liability In that not only con-
tractor may be sued by a work
man for damages for injuries sus-
tanned, but that the party for
whom work is being done can be
made a co-defendant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
ABANOONS CONVENTION PLAN
John L. Wilson Finds That People VIII Not Stand for
Scheme to Have Politicians Name Delegates to
Tacoma to Nominate Candidates for Supreme
Bench-Norh End Makes Itself Heard.

their own. Any resident Of the north
end who has the audacity to 90 10
the Tacoma convention with Gre
dentiais from the committee win be
politically ostracised forever.
Politicians In the four wards as.
sert that " the county central com.
mitteo should persist In their at.
tempt 10 select the county delegates
the delegates chosen by the people
will carry the fight to the conven.
ton floor.
Daniel i.andon. candidate for the
state senate from the 32nd Sena-
torial District. comprising The north
end. Is more largely responsible for
Wilson's change OF heart than any
other person.
Landon Is favorable TO Wilson.
Whom. however. the committee an.
nounced its plan 10 name the dele.
gates. Landon let a yell out OF him
Landou. ga HE indignation. car.
rled his troubles to the North End
Republican club The voters OF the
four wards turned out TO the largest
political meeting ever held In the
North End With a whoop. resolu-
lions were unanimously adopted. de-
clarlng that the republicans OF the
four North End wards would not
stand for having any committee
choose delegates 10 represent them
at any republican state convention.
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Before the next meeting OF the
King coanty republican central
committee all the members will
have been told ~ John l.. Wilson
that he believes that u would be
dangerous 90 have the committee
name the county delegates to the
conYc nlion at Tacoma 10 nominate
candidates for the supreme court
bench
Mr Wilson will tell the commit.
teemen that the people are angry
az the scheme. that the voters have
secu throuRh the plan 10 make Ger
tain thai only those friendly to cor
porationa sit on the supreme court
bench. and that for the committee
20 70 through with its plan would
lose him thousands OF votes.
Yesterday the committee. az Mr..
wilson's dictaiion. appointed a
romu.ittce 20 take charge OF the se-
lectinn OF county delegates. Since
last night Mr. Wilson has had a
change Of mind.
lila change IS due TO public senti.
ment In the Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh
aud Thirteenth wards
Furthermore, he has been told
that the north end will hold eau.
ousea and will select delegates.
that II the committee does not call
a county convention these four
wards VIII hold a convention Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11
MARRIED
MURDER ED
WOMAN
Mrs. Castle-Charlton, Slain
in Italy, Welded by Pas
tor Filling Seattle Pulpit.

Mary Crittenden Castle. Charlton,
the American woman. whose body
was found horribly mutilaiod in a
trunk sunk IN lake near Rome.
Italy. was married to Porter Chari.
ton. by Rev Albert Clay. nov oc.
cupyiug the pulpit Of the Beacon
Hill Congregational church. 10
Seattle
Rev Clay r. vicar Of Holy Trinity
church, Wilmington, Delaware.
where the marriage took place last
July He iE taking Rev. Gowcu' 3
place during the latter's vacation
this summer
Yes. ! remember the couple dis.
tinctly." said Rev Clay this after.
noon. Most OF the people we'd are
OF the working class. who come
down from Philadelphia. but both
Charlton and his bride impressed
me az being well spoken. well edu.
Gated and generally refined She
was not especially pretty. but he
was an especially attractive young
man. He said he was a bank clerk
and single. She also said she was
single. and had no reason 20 doubt
Continued on Page SKI
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iron said at the Pacific hospital
"The patients were an removed last
night. but not one suffered from the
shock or the removal Two were
Go be operated on this morning. and
they are so much better they viii
not have 20 have an operation"
Then ] stopped at engine house
No. 2. The brave fellows that Fought
the fire last night had rolled into
bed with their clothes on. They
were too dead tired TO know or care.
Not IA life had been lost. In the
biggest fire in Seattle In 20 years
they had saved the town. II was an
over.
Those great big. brave fellows
tired as children. Just rolled up in
their blankets and snored.
over all that waste OF human
hopes and homolossness not a muir
muir was heard, not a plant went
up To heaven.
We're thankful we're saved" they
said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11
THINKS
LOSS WILL BE
HALF MILLION
Eight Alarms Came in Last
NEIGHBOUR in the Main
Fire-Worst Since 1889.

HIre chief boyle estimates the
total loss al NOT more than 100000.
Ho says the spread II thu fire was
caufed by the wind combined with
the inflammable construction ~ the
buildings in the burned district
Every roof 81 the little frame
Yhacka and buildings scattered
among the brick buildings was two
inches deep in moss Cinders fell
90 this and the moss caught fire
like a fash.
Tho main fire was one u eight
alnrms. which came IN during the
night II was night - fires
The wind was blowing a the rate
Of 40 miles an hour
The fire Charms BEGAN coming In
at g.si. and kept on till few min
utes after midnight. Three Of them
came In from the biz fire.
One Was lneendisry.
one ~ the other fires. that at
Ninth av and Stewart a.. r. known
10 have been ~ incendiary origin
This alarm came in az 1896, when
the big fire was burning fiercely,
and when an tho apparatus IN the
city was needed 20 cope with a.
The fire at the Eagie Iron
Foundry. $500 10th av.. occurred
while the owner. Carl Zim. was
helping the homeless people at the
larger fire TO escape He did not
know that his own plant had burn
ed until this morning.
The foundry loss Zim estimates
at $500 II is large frame build
ing. covering half a block. The
cause was defective wiring. Zim
thinks
The next alarm came from a
small blaze az First av. $. and
Spokane av A chemical and a
truck were ON this run when the
big blaze started.
The first alarm FOR tho big fire
was turned On at 1880 from box 3fi.
The general alarm was given fes
minutes later. chief Boyle was az
the foundry fire when the general
alarm for the Galbruth 4 Bacon
fire came in.
while the big fire was going at
Its height ~ il:40. an alarm came
Ia from Western Rv. and Unlver-
sity It.
Al ii:62 some one turned in an
alarm from the Colman building
These were just rubbish fires.
The last alarm called an engine
company and truck To Ninth and
Stewart ST. This was the incen-
diary fire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11
eY MARION LOWE.

Last night went TO the fire.
For hours I stood and walked In
the rain. watched the awful
blaze that II seemed no power on
earth could stay. saw a woman
alone sitting on a yalise at the
corner Of the street Apparently
she hadn't a place to lay her head
nor a friend TO whom 10 turn.
Women walked through the
streets with a few clothes over
their arms. an that was left 70 them
from tho prosperity Of the day and
the hOmolessness OF the night Men
came dragging trunks, pushing
sewing machines and carrying
tables A bedraggled dog crouched
behind a Pile Of bedding and cloth.
ing. dumped on a few chairs at the
side Of the street.
Plunge Into Crowd.
Piunging horses rushed through
the crowds with the sick that had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11
pEKRlEss AKD HOMELESS ma E VCTs LAUGH BECAUSE THEY'RE ALIVE

OF HIS coat. The outer petals and
the leaves are slightly scorChed.
but the heart OF the rose, like the
heart Of the fellow, was untouched
by the nights tragedy.
A little farther up the street a
woman stood on a porch This is
all I've got left" she said, as she
pointed TO box OF scorched po-
tatoes and two or three pieces OF
damaged furniture. Haven't any
clothes except what I've got on And
that woman laughed Laugh and
the world laughs with you. weep
and YOU weep alone she quoted
with a picturesque humor.
Beside her stood toamster IN
ovoralls and jumper. That's all he's
got left I'm the world "Aln't got any
money" he said. Had Just spent
Il an for new clothes. Pretty tough. "
and the words came out with "A KIND
Of gulp.
Patients All Right.
Everybody Is all right" the ma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11
SHEEP HERDER
KILLS OWNERS

LAKEVtEW. Ore. June 1.-Two
posses are securing the bills here
today for Pat Bolivar a sheep herd
or. who IL suspected Of having shot
and killed Herbert and Robert
Newell. wealthy sheopmen IN n
camp near Plush. In north Warner
valley. yesterday.
The Neweils had discharged Boil.
var. According 10 telephone re-
ports received here, Boliver there
upon became enraged grabbed a
shotgun and shot down both men.
The feeling In this section Is IN.
tense, a. the Newells we're promi-
neuf. and had resided here for
years
Bolivar took to the hills on horse
back.
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the burning house her father and
mother and her two children. All
tho clothes she had on were Dor
rowed except her hat BY one OF
the peculiar incongruitlcs OF great
disasters. some one had saved her
hat. everything else was gone.
Wore Roses Red.
Across the street a row Of young
working men sat along the railing
of the steps at the house where they
had lodged, The top Of the house
was burned off. and their things had
been dumped somewhere Every
chap had a red rose in his button
hole. Il saved my brush and
towels. laughed one, but can't
find my razor" and he ruefully ran
HIS hand over two-days' beard.
Here. let me get you a rose and
he went over TO a acorched rose
bush on the bank Burned. he said
laconlcaliy Take this one" and
he gave me the rose from the lapel
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lowed up IN the darkness. Miss
Dalton never saW him again.
Miss Dalton found her sister and
skellanRer. and the three waited a
long time. but Gee failed 20 appear.
with the storm raging az Il was.
there was no opportunity 10 send
out anyone 20 rescue him At II
o'clock they came to town, found
his brother. and searching party
was organized. but nothing could b.
done until daylight. when Gees
canoe was found.
Gee was an expert swimmer. hut
had no chance lie had been IN Se-
atfis about four months Hc lived
with his brother ~ the oxford 1870
First av Ills parents live az
Bloomington. M
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been carried from the Pacific hos
pital. Citizens with their automo'
biIes tore by bearing sick women
and children.
On the roofs. up the stairs In
burning. falling buildings, fire lad
dies, careless Of life, worked TO
save the homes and lives Of others.
They tore doors from hinges and
carried them before them while
they bore the nozzle Of the hose
to the very tongues OF the flames.
This morning | walked all over
that burned district. from the water
front 10 Third ay.. where 1000 peo'
pie had been made homeless In a
night.
Come Right In"
The first place ! visited was the
Niles hotel. on Western av. Come
right In" called a CHEEKY voice. /
made my way through dismantled
rooms, across floors carpeted with
broken glass, where the landlady
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11
ADELINE GENEE
WEBS RICH MAN

LONDON, June tf--AdeIino
oenes. the dancer, was married
today 10 Frank Isitt, q wealthy
land owner. The ceremony was
performed al All Saints church.
isitt is partner Of the Duke
Of Newcastle.
The duke gave the bride away.
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sat by q window looking at the
passing crowd below With not n
pane OF glass left In the house and
everything IN seeming hopeless
confusion. che greeteG me with;
I'm the happlest woman In Sc
attle haven't had wink Of
sleep I've had my clothes on all
night. But when | walked out OF
here at II o'clock last night ! didn't
expect ever 10 see the place again.
I'm the lucklcst woman alive.
Things aren't v,ry bad
Old Home Gone.
on the corner of Western av aud
Vine st. a group OF women stood In
the midst OF a vacant lot They
didn't know Of anybody that was
hurt. and only incidentally did IL
come out that they were standing
on the spot where yesterday stood
the old homestead that for 30 years
had been the home OF the family.
A visiting daughter had saved from
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11
||| BROWNS
| \ RAGING
LAKE
80 Girl Companion
Starts for Boat
l'e IN Canoe-Never
l'sppsar..

h -. Ing landsd the girl with
u terrible sqaali that
h. Lac Washington shortly
!. ! ss.osk hst night. Charles
49, : s'srk for ne International
,n.. s /. was lost In the
n -. unlon bay. and was no
go. y.sftufned canoe washed
- -. y left 10 tell "
= have been a terrible
~ ~ ..s : one n the severest
y. ~ ~ yer FACED on the lake.
...,, = l<'uis sksllanger. a fell
1 W. :, took the Misses Freda
" 49,. .aslion, living at Seventh
~ rig q. 10 Madison park
s.e.s..e anee. II Was hot. and
. 90 canoeing instead
Minutes.
slists, ~. ~ been out more than
spasss.. seiere the storm broke
pns back immedlstelv
'oi'e. lie had a hard
sf1 - =. Aaurelhurnt s.,H... a.
ss's Fighting desperately.
ns'.s.. . bring his canoe h.
~ ~ Union bay. where
II. s. ~ Mas Freda Dalton
A.. coat and walk aia,g
n Ne park he told he
-. a.sD along a. close ~ ~
~ ,. = 'hs canoe a. I can =
: =. 8. you with me- ''' :
!. ~ into the lake in "a.
'''alateiy was swat
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You can tell when a girl didn't
have many dances ut party by the
way she pretends she had them all
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IRE EATS UP eight SQUARE BLOCKS
Loss MAY REACH MILLION DOLLARS
GALE DRIVES FLAMES
AGAINST FIRE FIGHTERS

Famed by 40mile gale fire which started in the Cal
bfaitl Bacon stables, Wall and Railroad av last night
swept six square blocks and did 81 10000 damage.
No lives lost and seriously injured There
nnumcrabe escapes many heroic 900
persons rendered homeless but way spite OF all
dangers from fire water and live wires killed
IL the biggest fire since 1880 II years ago when
June practically the entire business portion Of the city
consumed.
LUCK WAS WITH THE CITY.
Luck with Seattle last night The wind died down
the when the fire about get beyond
troll aud acting with the wind the drilling
which fell anazng all night turned into downpour The
OF the wind and the weng OF roofs in the cndangcr
ed neghborhood gave the emen their chance They avad
themselves OF it, Otherwise the fire would have been burning
vet fierce and devastating
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Piunging horses rushed through
the crowds with the sick that had
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Continued on Page SKI
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1910-11-17

IN one Of Pudyard Kipltng,s
writings he tells Of the ship
that found herself" and in The
Fortune Hunter" NE have The
fascinating Narrative OF a
youth who found himself" The
youth IS like the shtp-he had to
have his course laid straight be-
fore his career began TO make
substantial headway. The story
Of Not Duncan is one thai in
dramatic form. as written BY
Wincheu Smith, has attracted
the attention of thousands of
pzaygoers throughout fhe coun-
try. As a novel, written by Louis
Joseph Vance, it becomes q mar
rottve Of profound appeal 10 the
young and old and especially TO
those Of us who in our youth
dwezt in rural district far
enough removed from the metro
pozitara cenfers to be practically
q world in itself and to itself.
Usually il Is The country lad Who
ventures into the great cities 10
seek fortune ard fanae's 1avor.
But here ne find down to date
city youth, who, a failure at ep-
erythiag he had undertaken, IN
vades The rural districts to make
a millionaire Of himself Thar
which befaLs him prompted a
great New York newspaper editor
70 say, Every American should
read this great story for The
Fortune Hunter, = IN spite OF its
enjoyable hunor, subttzely point
ed BY its talented authors, teaches
The vital lesson Of the need OF
charity and tolerance for fhe
less fortunate OF human beings.