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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-14
BIG BUSINESS
OK s TAFT'S
SPEECH

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-The
sentiment of many of the big
financiers was expressed today re-
garding President Taft's Lincoln
day speech by Chairman Gearv of
the board of directors of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation, who
said:
THE presidents speech was
candid, clear and convincing. 1t
is a friendly message to business,
and is very timely. The president
intends to bring about adjustments
which will not disturb the pros
perity existing conditions de-
mand."
President Brown of the New
York Central railroad. when ask
ed for his opinion, said:
President Taft's speech was
reassuring, and will tend to in
spire confidence. The corporations
of the country are trying earnest
ly and honestly to comply with the
law"
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John J. Cotton, alias Wallace,
alias Howe, is in the city IAN
facing life sentence as an habitual
criminal for attempting to work
a couple of hold-ups in Tacoma
Saturday night.
He first visited the grocery of
Bracket & Green, 1929 South Ia
coma avenue, but while he cover
ed Bracket with his big revolver
Mrs. Bracket walked up to him
and throwing her arms around his
neck pleaded that he should not
shoot her husband and pleaded SO
tearfully that he forgot his mis-
sion and finally went out, prom
Using the woman he would reform.
He stood outside for T., a few
minutes and then walked straight
down to the Carlton hotel drug
store and with drawn gun poked
in the face of Clerk Frank Nc
MILAN backed him up to the wall
and then helped himself to S2S
in the cash drawer.
He was so drunk, however, that
he was foolish and instead of
getting away hung around and
talked and finally to clear Nc
MILAN with the proprietor wrote
a note saying:
Proprietor The clerk couldn'
help this. What in h is a fel
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SENTIMENT PROVES
ROBBERS UNDOING

STOPPED TO WRITE NOTE WOULD VICTIM
FROM SUSPICION AND POLICEMAN HINf-RE-
LEASED FROM PRISON 4, FACE
HABITUAL CRIMINAL CHARGE
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We change pictures every day.
Arcade theater, 1914 Pacific. 49,
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ed the ceremony.
Followed period of drifting
through quiet waters. Two chill
dren were born. But squalls broke
and Col. Parkhurst secured a di-
vorce.
Mrs. Parkhurst, rich and beau
tiful, again steered for the open
sea, finally putting into Bar Har-
Dor, Me. And there was her
prince and Spanier waiting to in
troduced them. The prince then
was shaggy bachelor of over SO,
with flash of teeth through a
fall of hair from his upper lip.
The wooing was short and furi-
GUS. The church disapproved, but
the prince and the widow were
married in Rome. And then fol-
lowed the great matrimonial con-
troversy. The prince and his
bride began an assault upon the
vatican, claiming that the Park
hurst wedding was nothing in the
eyes of the church, and that there
fore Mrs. Parkhurst was not a
Divorce.
fope TluA ~ ilHdily ueciueu Ine
Parkhurst marriage was valid,
and refused sanction for the
princes marriage. Prince Rospig-
liosi was furious and has since
furiously Kept up his campaign to
have the marriage validized, but
without avail.
Prince Rospigliosi is furious
man by nature. He has fine,
thick mustach to gnaw whenever
he is furious, and lately that mus
tach has. shown signs of wear.
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GRAND JURY
IS HEARING
EVIDENCE
JUDGE RULES THAT DIR. HYDE
MAY HEAR EVIDENCE PRE-
SCENTED TO THE GRAND
JURY AGAINST HIM.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. A.
Attorneys who have followed the
developments in the Swope pois-
oning case are discussing today
the possible effect of an announce
ment by Judge Ralph Latshaw,
who will preside at the trial of
DR.. B. G. Hyde, charged with Col.
Swope's murder. Judge Latshaw
believes that DR.. Hyde should be
allowed to hear any testimony
that may be presented by the dis
trict attorneys office, or by 9TH
ers, before the grand jury which
is investigating the poisoning of
the millionaire philanthropist.
Heretofore the proceedings Of
the grand jury have been a con-
sideration of the evidence OF the
prosecuting officers to determine
If it should warrant grand jury
action. Moreover, evidence pre-
sented to the grand jury war
ranting an indictment, usually Is
withheld from the defendant I'M
til the trial begins.
Judge Latshaw. declared that
he believed the next Missouri leg
islature will amend the law so as
to permit accused persons to at
tend the proceedings of grand
juries. He added that the pres
emit grand jury system is a relic
of the old star chamber proceed
ings of England.
Dispositions were filed today
with the grand jury which are
said to refer to the presence of
strychnine in medicines given Col.
Swope and found in the viscera or
the colonel after his death.
The dispositions are those of H.
Gentry, druggist; of Miss Pearl
Kellar, Col. Swope's nurse, and
of the -undertakers who prepared
the body for burial.
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How to do with a gun stuck in his
face"
In the meantime Jud Oviatt,
another clerk, came in and Nc
MILAN gave him a tip to get a
policeman. Oviatt slipped out the
back way and called Officer Swan
Nelson, who arrived Just as Col
ton backed out the door. The
officer grabbed him, there was a
short tussle and the thief was
|subdued.
Cotton, after he sobered up, saw
he was up against 1t and told the
whole story. He said "booze"
was his undoing. 1t made him
lose his noodle" so that he fell"
for the play OF Mrs. Bracket in
the first place and then again
caused him to play smart at the
drug store instead of getting
away. He says he just came oIt
of Walla Walla February 1 and
has been up three times. Forg-
ing checks has been his long suit.
He says he expects to go over for
life now as an habitual criminal
He is but 25 years of age, has
brothers working in Seattle and
other relatives at Aberdeen.
Coulton is being arraigned be-
fore Judge Arntson in the police
court this afternoon.
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HE THOUGHT
bALL|NGER
UNSAFE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. IA.
Laughter today interrupted the
session of the congressional COM
mittee investigating the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy when Louis
r. CLAWS, dismissed field agent
of the land office, on the witness
stand, said:
81 did not think that the in
terror department was in safe
hands" CLAWS statement was in
answer to a question of Attorney
yertrees, Ballinger's attorney, who
asked CLAWS what the evidence in
his possession led him to think of
the interior department.
CLAWS answer surprised Bal
fingers attorney as much as 1T did
the throngs who crowded the COM
mittee room. There was consider
able laughter, which Senator Nell
son, chairman of the special COM
mittee, had difficulty in stopping.
Someone started to applaud, but
was quickly silenced.
Vertrees asked If he made any
charge of criminality, and CLAWS
replied: II did not think there
was any VI thaIs L
made no charges, but presented
the facts for the people to Judge"
Attorney Vertrees had produced
a copy of Golfers Weekly and
called the witness attention to
an article entitled THE White
washing of Ballinger, or the Gug-
genheims in Charge of the Interior
Department"
He asked CLAWS if he wrote the
article, and the witness replied
that he wrote the article, but that
he did not write the heading.
Referring to CLAWS statement
that he believed the department
was not in safe hands," Bertrees
pressed him with the following de-
mand: Now name just those
men you think were not the safe
hands"
CLAWS hesitated, saying: Sec
rotary Ballinger, Commissioner
bennett and Mr.. Pierce"
AS he made this statement Gla-
Wis glanced involuntarily at
Pierce and blushed slightly
Pierce, however, was immovable.
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WARNED Of
ACCIDENT
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
VALLEJO, CAL, Feb. 14.--It
was learned this afternoon that
six weeks ago before the torpedo
boat Hopkins sailed for San Diego
Naval Constructor Evans receiY-
ed an anonymous letter warming
him to look out for the Hop
kins."
After receiving this letter Ev-
ans had the Hopkins overhauled
and the astounding discovery was
made that some of the boiler tubes
were stuffed with old files, metal,
wood and other rubbish such as
would be about a machine shop.
The tubes were cleaned out
and taken out but 1t is considered
possible now, following the dis
astrous explosion in San Diego
bay today that one of them may
have been overlooked or not en-
tirely cleared.
When the letter was received,
the officers of the Mare Island
navy yard Immediately remember
ed that there ha dbeen trouble be-
tween the construction and engi-
neering department. No one,
however, undertook to place the
blame.
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Continued From Page One.)
OILS, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Okla
homa, Minnesota, North Dakota,
Montana, Washington, Oregon
California, Kentucky and Nevad;t.
"These states have a population
of 5,501, 665 and will poll 294
votes in the republican national
convention.
Taft leads in Ohio. Missouri,
Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Ten
nesee and Arizona.
"These states together have q
popular vote of 2,493,757, a total
of 116 votes in the republican ma
tional convention, or less than
half of that of the Roosevelt
states.
La Toilette leads in Wisconsin,
while Roosevelt and Taft divide
the vote evenly in South Dakota,
Utah and New Mexico.
"The vote in Ohio is of interest.
There Taft has 112 votes, which
is only 10 more than Roosevelt.
"Of the lake group Illinois is
most strongly for Roosevelt, the
vote being, Roosevelt, 1853, and
Taft, 10.
The Bryan and Pinchot Vote.
1.-TWO interesting features of tn
straw vote are the ballots cast for
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HERMANN SAVED

CONTINUED From Page One.)
Hermann's own evidence, ac-
cording to information coming
from the jury room, prevented
his acquittal. At the close of the
governments case, continues this
information, had the defense rest
ed and gone to the jury with its
case, there would have been ver-
dict in favor of the defense. The
jury, however, was changed in Its
attitude by the evasiveness ard
the contradictions found in the
story of the defendant, and was
swayed to the governments side
when Heney ON cross-examination
forced the defendant to admit
mistakes made on direct examina-
ton and qualify his direct testi-
mony.
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THIS Man NEVER SLEEPS

even tried a damp room, with
tubs of water in it.
but I've got a new doctor now.
l hope he can help me to sleep,
I'm getting to be an old man, and
| weigh only 200 pounds now.
I've lost so pounds in IA years
I'd like to get one good sleep be-
fore take the last, long one. One
sleep, young man, would give me
something to think about for
months"
1t was 2 o'clock in the morning
by this time.
"You lie down there on the
couch, son, and Sleep" he said to
me. ITS too far back to town
for you to go now"
Just as l dozed off l remember
that looked at the kindly gray
eyes of the white-haired man in
the rocking chair by the stove.
They were bright and wide open ;
morning eyes, not midnight eyes
At 6 O'Clock, when mother"
came down to get breakfast, he
awakened me. a
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Word comes from Rome that
the Princess Rospigliosi of Italy,
formerly Mrs. Frederick H. Park
hurst of Bangor. Me-, nee Marie
Jennings Reid of Washington and
New Orleans, seems to have set
tied the great matrimonial con-
troversy for herself by clipping
with T. f. Spanier, the American
who procured her marriage with
the illustrious prince in the first
place.
At any rate, 1t is known that
Spanier and the princess left the
ancestral palace together, stopped
a few days at the Ritz hotel in
Paris, and are now in London.
The prince is furious-more
furious than usual---and has de-
clared that IL his wife seeks a sep
aration he will contest it.
And thus seems to end a con-
tention that at one time bade fair
to upset the Catholic church's poll
icy toward the remarriage of di-
vorced persons, for even to the day
of his wife's elopement Prince Jos.
Rospigliosi has pressed the pope
0 recognize his marriage to the
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Continued From Page One.)

Continued From Page One.)
sheep jumping over a fence?" /
asked.
Wait until I tell you some of
the things I've tried to put me to
sleep. I've counted to a thousand;
/ counted by twos, threes, tours,
skies, sevens, Fights and mines. I've
added and substracted. I've count
ed sheep jumping over a hedge,
and armies of men. I've worked
my toes and fingers and Jaws, I'M
til they were sore. / kept my eyes
open for an. hour. without blink
ing. I've gone to bed hungry and
I've gone to bed stuffed full of
food. I've tried hot rooms and
cold rooms and Turkish baths. I've
tried to sleep with the light burn
ing near my head. I've tried
laudanum until the doctor told me
to stop, and that didn't help me.
l tried taking turpentine, but it
was useless. I've propped my
feet up and then my head up and
then I've propped them both up.
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divorced wife of Col. Parkhrust
in 1901.
The voyages of the princess
bark upon the high seas of love
have filled many newspapers with
sensational stuff.
The princess put out originally
from New Orleans, where as a de-
scendant of the famous Blue
Grass Rowan family Ton her
mothers side), and as the grand
daughter of Samuel Chester. Reid
commander of the American prf-
vateer Brigadier General Arm
strong in the battle of Fayal, war
of 1912 (on her fathers side)
she stood out conspicuously in the
brillianc Creole society.
She made Washington as a port
of call. There. after considerable
maneuvering, she was made fast
to the side of Col. Parkhrust as
his consort.
But there was, indeed, consid-
cradle maneuvering. Miss Reid
was a Catholic. Parkhurst wasn't.
The late Archbishop Chapelle Sc
cured special dispensation from
Rome for the couple and perform
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SPOKANE, Feb. 14.-"To hell
with the constitution. We're rum
ming Spokane"
This is a declaration alleged to
have been made to Fred Bailey,
alleged Industrial Worker of the
World conspirator, by Deputy
Prosecutor Don F. Kizer last De-
cember. It, J. Symes, the Chi
cago attorney, who is defending
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and G. L..
Filigno, prominent I. w. w. lead
ers, against conspiracy charge
imputed that Kizer had made such
a statement while cross-examin-
ing Chief OF Detectives Martin
Burns this morning, but Burns
declared that he failed to remem-
Der the incident.
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First Christian Church
Next Monday Night

1 Ills fascinating stories hold you
like wise; make you laugh with
out any effort to be funny; make
men and women think. Admis-
atom, so cents; children, 20 cents
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-13
RURAL SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION.

because Of the increasing interest in
the consolidation of rural schools, the
United States Department of Agricul
ture has been moved to statistical in
vestigaton. The results have been
embodied in Bulletin 232, issued on
October !. The bulletin was prepared
10y George w. Knorr, a special field
agent, who has spent three years in
making the inquiry and has visited a
large proportion of the consolidated
schools and also several hundred dis
trict schools.
The conclusions reached by Mr..
knorr are altogether favorable to con-
soidation. He believes the consoli-
dated school will supplant the scatter
ed district schoolhouses over Il large
part of the United States and will
"change the present trend, methods
and results of rural education.' The
cost of the free transportation of pu
pills, he says, is usually responsible for
most of the opposition when the propo-
Sition is first broached in a community,
but adverse opinion usually ceases as
soon as the advantages of transporta-
ion are understood" " 1t is Mr.. Knorr's
observation that in localities where
consolidation has had fair trial fully
% per cent of the patrons give it their
Endorsement and hearty support.
Consolidation is in successful opera
tiOn in thirty two States. 1t has reach
ed its highest development in Indiana,
where it has been put into effect to n
greater or lesser extent in eighty-two
of the ninety-two counties and where
as result l,6ll district schools have
been abandoned. In 1908 Indiana spent
S290,O13 for the transportation of pu-
pills. There is consolidation in all
the counties in Massachusetts: in most
of those in Florida, in Ohio, in North
Dakota, in Iowa, in Minnesota and in
various other States, and it is apparent
ly working satisfactorily in every sec
tion of the United States where it has
been given a fair trial.
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NORTH DAKOTA LAW VOID.

hen the political parties Of North
OTTO Opened shop" for work on
|day, they were laboring under en-
| y changed conditions as a result
le decision of the Supreme court
which the 30 per cent change is de-
led unconstitutional.
candidates on the state
ct will now have to go to work, as
courts decision puts a Democratic
|lidate in the field for every Office
|gnated on the ballot.
|le Democrats will renew their en-
les.
he section of the primary law which
been knocked was drawn for the
bose of preventing and discouraging
|,ocrgts from taking part in the Re
lean primaries. 1t provides that if
total vote of a party for candidates
|any office should be less than 80
|cent of the vote cast for secretary
ate by that party at the last gen.
election, no nomination should
|hade.
he law did keep many Democrats
heir primaries, but candidates for
Legislature and various county
es failed to get the required 30 per
and were ruled out Contests
brought, and they resulted in the
sion which knocks out the 80 per
feature entirely.
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AN OLD DOCUMENT.

In going through his desk a few
weeks ago Christ Muth found IN old
paper which was dated Oct. II, 1889.
Thinking that it would be Of interest
to the readers of the PILOT he has
handed it to us for publication. 1t
reads as follows:
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL SCHOOL
MEETING HELD AT j. II. JER-
ONE HOUSE, OCT. llTH, 1859.
Met pursuant to call.
Mr.. j. II. jerome was elected Chairman.
Mr.. H.W. Brown was elected Treasurer.
Mr.. n Gentgen was elected Librarian.
Resolved that the Board purchase
the site for the School House
Resolved that the School House be
II feet high, "A feet wide and - feet
long.
Resolved it is to be sided with clap
boards.
Resolved that the board decide upon
the entry.
Resolved that the board decide upon
the desks and benches.
Resolved that we raise fifty $1,000
dollars for School House.
Resolved that we raise one hundred
$4,000 dollars for teachers wages.
Resolved that we raise five $500
dollars for library.
1t was further agreed to save tax to
give as gift, the following cords of
wood respectively:
WOOD FOR WINTER.
Mr.. II. W. Brown | cord dry wood.
Mr.. j. II. Jerome cord green wood.
Mr.. j. Liest ! cord green wood.
Mr.. NJ, Kiel / cord dry wood.
Mr.. b. f. Goodwin / cord green wood.
Mr.. N. Miers | cord dry wood.
Mr.. N. Gentgen | cord dry wood.
Resolved that we have three months
school in the winter by male teacher.
Resolved that we have three months
school in the summer by female tea
cher
Resolved that we have the school
house open for all meetings either by
night or day
Resolved that the board decide upon
what series Of books to be used in
school.
Work volunteered to be given as a
gift for school house.
Mr., J. Liest gives 4 days work.
Mr.. J. H. Jerome gives days work.
Mr.. II, w. Beason gives 3 days work.
Mr.. NJ. kiel gives ; days work,
Mr.. B. f. Goodwin gives , days work.
Meeting adjourned Sine Die.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-13
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.

With only about four weeks in which
to conduct the campaign things politi-
cal will be lively in Manitowoc county
from now until the day of election as
many meetings are being planned by
those in charge of the campaign for
the Democratic candidates.
The first meetings scheduled are for
next Sunday, Oct. l6. John M. Gala
han, candidate for secretary of state,
Senator S. w. Randolph and A. d.
Strouf will address the voters at Kell-
nersvile at 1870 O'Clock in the fore
noon. The same speaker will address
the voters at Cooperstown at , O'Clock
in the afternoon and will speak in
Levenhagen' hall at Mishicot at s
o'clock in the evening. The entire
bunch of Democratic county candidates
will accompany the speakers all day.
The wind up at Mishicot in the even
ing promises to be rousing rally.
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MARRIED..

Miss Ida Martin and Mr.. Peter Kutil
were united in marriage Friday, Rev.
Graether officiating. Miss Bertha
Wernecke of this city, cousin of the
bride and Mr.. J. A. Kutil of Racine,
brother of the groom, were the attend
ants. The newly wed couple left after
the ceremony on honeymoon trip to
Racine, Chicago and other places. On
their return they will take up their
residence on the north side.
The wedding of Miss Alma Hanson
and DR.. Charles Barenstein of Newton
was prettily solemnized at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hanson, on North Fourteenth
street, at o'clock Wednesday after
noon. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. O. X. Espeseth. The attend
ants were Misses Elsie Johnson and
Martha Barenstein and Messrs. Thomas
Hanson and Fred Barenstein. The
house was prettily decorated with au-
tumn leaves and flowers.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Hanson and has been a
teacher in the First Ward school the
past few years. She is an accomplish
ed young lady and is popular in social
circles.
The groom is son of DR.. Barren
stein, Washington street. He located
at Newton four years ago and has built
up a successful practice.
Following a wedding dinner the
young couple left for Newton where
they will go to housekeeping.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Dr.. and Mrs. Halvor
Hanson of Chicago. Miss Bessie of She
boygan and Thomas Hanson of Rock
ford. I'll.
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Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage license have
been issued by the county clerk during
the past week.
Edward kasbaum and Katherine
Tuschl, both Of Liberty; Nicholas Rau
and Agnes Gagnon, both OF Two Riy-
ers; John Dltmer Of Carlton, kewaunee
county and Mary kubale Of Rockland;
William Remiker and Margaret
Frtsch, both Of Franklin; William
Priegnitz and Mary Wolf, both of Two
Rivers; Louis Pawlitzki of Milwaukee
and Hattie Langenkamp, city; Elsie
Selk city, and Lawrence Tabat OF Mil
waukee; A. e. Lehrman and Anna
Petzlatf, both of Two Creeks; John G.
Just OF kosSuth and Clara Stueck OF
Gibson; Benjamin NoellSer of Two Riv-
ers and Ida Schultz of Mishicot; Christ
ian Hougen OF Eaton and Eta Torrison
Of Rockland; Ernst Pleuss and Bertha
Giese, both OF Manitowoc.
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Saved From The Grave.

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