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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
aIInAG IN BEST HOTEL, WITH LUCKY GLOVER AND COWBOY
SYMPATHzERS, SHE FACES TRIAL FOR HUSBAND MURDER
(speciaI Correspondence.l

r LIBBY, Mont, ] une 2S.-
CLOSELY guarded in the finest suite
of the best hotel In Libby, Mrs.
Vera Prosser, who is facing trial
Tor the murder of her husband,
spends her time collecting and
reading newspaper clippings con-
Corning her case, and while taking
walks, gathering four-leaf clovers.
She now has several hundred of
these carefully preserved.
Mrs. Prosser is not confined in
Jail, because Libby boasts of no
such institution. She is, however,
confined to her rooms in the hotel
and allowed to talk to no one ex-
cept her guard, who stands watch
outside her door.
Indications are that her trial
will be held in August, and she
is smiling and confident of acquit-
tai.
Sentiment, which month ago
was strongly against her, has
veered about completely. The lum-
Der jacks and the rough COW
punchers of the ranches have been
won by her pretty, cheerful face,
her dainty frocks and her wonder
full self-possession.
Mrs. Prosser was arrested at
Libby on June 1. She and her d.
vorced husband, Reeve H. Prosser,
a Seattle automobile agent, had
left Seattle the day before for the
east on the same train. He did
not, however, know that his for
mer wife was on the train until
someone told him that she was in
the Pullman ahead.
II don't care" he said. 81 have
nothing to fear from her. I've
fooled her for years, although
she's threatened to kill me a hun
dred times and I guess I'll be all
right this time"
Shortly before the train ar
rived at Libby Mrs. Prosser went
to the drawing room compartment
occupied by Prosser. and later was
seen by the porter sitting on her
former husbands lap.
AS the train came to a stop at
Libby. Mrs. Prosser hurriedly left
the car and rushed to the tele-
graph office, where she remained
until the train pulled out. A few
minutes later, Prosser was found
In a pool Of blood, a bullet hole
In his head. He died before re-
gaining consciousness.
Mrs. Prosser was arrested al
most Immediately thereafter. She
made the coroner's jury wait two
hours while she dressed. Then
she swent into the room in a won
derful gown, wearing more than
$4,000 worth of diamonds. The
coroner was gruff old fellow,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
TickIed chubby to See
Wife Get the Worst of 1t

Mrs. Eta Brown and her son
John were each fined $40 and
costs in police court yesterday, the
whole amounting to about SIS
that's what it cost to give Mrs.
Perkins thrashing. The case
against Mrs. Nellie Perkins was
dismissed, as was also the case
against her husband, who had
been arrested on a warrant sworn
to by his wife. Although the evr-
dence tended to prove that Per-
kins was the prime instigator In
the trouble and that he appeared
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
8 KILLED
BY BOMB

BUENOS AYRES, June 28.-
Three hundred men are in jail to-
day and the police are exhausting
every means to learn the identity
of the person who threw bomb
in the Teatro Color during a per-
Torrance, when the theater was
filled with people last night.
Eight persons were mortally
wounded and a panic was barely
averted. -
While the confusion was at its
height the orchestra played the
national anthem and the people
were Gained.
A reward of $4,000 has been
offered for information leading, to
the Identification Of the bomb
throwers. o9i
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
BANDITS ARE
SURROUNDED
BY POSSE

SALT LAKE CITY, June 2S.-
Posses are surrounding Little
Mountain, near the shore of Salt
lake today, as 1t is believed the
three bandits who held up an Ore
gon Short Line train in the out
skirts of this city Sunday night
are hiding in caves in the noun
tain. A fight is expected If the
bandits are located.
Tracks of the buggy in which
they escaped have been traced to
the marshes surrounding Little
Mountain.
Fourteen suspects are held in
jail at Ogden.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, June 28.-The
findings of the Rockefeller special
grand jury which was chosen to
investigate white slave conditions
In New York were published to-
day. The grand jury recently en-
deavored to present It's findings
to the court, but Judge O'Sullivan
refused to accept anything but in
dictments.
The report declares that cases
of white slavery were found, but
no evidence of an organization
either incorporated or unincor-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
Meat Dealers Agree To
Abide By The Law

and front with close screen sides
for ventilation.
1.-The butchers we're just lovely
about it, and all agreed they
would abide by the law and help
me enforce it," said the inspector
this morning. Secretary Frank
]. Laube assisted me in getting
the matter shaped up, and the
whole association now is on rec
ord in favor of the plan, and they
are going to fit up just as soon as
they can get the cases made"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
COMBINE

Mayor A. v. Fawcett this after
noon is holding a conference with
the stallkeepers at the public mar
ket over the matter of combine
on the price of country produce.
According to the mayor the gar
deners in this section who sup
ply the market and grocers as we'll
have formed a combine and agreed
to restrict competition by making
punches just so large and selling
them for just so much money
without any variance or competi-
ton whatever.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
Sen. McEnery
Dies at His
Home

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW ORLEANS, June rs
United States Senator Samuel
Douglas McEnery died here at 10
a. m. today. The cause of his
death has not yet been made
known.
Senator McEnery was a native
of Louisiana. He was born at
Monroe May %, 1897. He was
a veteran of the Civil war, serv-
ing as a lieutenant in the Confed-
crate army. He served on the
supreme bench of the state and
ha deserved in the United States
srate since March 4, 1897, being
among the Oldest democrats in the
senate in point of service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
What if the N. P. :.
Should Give 1t to Us?

a conference the latter part of
this week or early next with the
Northern Pacific officials over the
matter of the new municipal dock
from Eleventh to Fifteenth street,
and also on the right of way for
the gravity water pipe line.
Manager Mutt and Edmund Rice
were seen yesterday, but they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
WHITE SLAVE JURY
MAKES IT'S REPORT

porated engaged in trafficking in
women was discovered. The re-
port denounces white slave pro-
Jurors, and declares that the num-
Der is increasing.
Moving picture theaters are
denounced as hotbeds of vice, and
more rigid legislation for the
control of them is urged for
safeguarding children.
One hundred and twenty-five
massage and manicuring estab-
lishments were found to be merely
resorts for immoral purposes, the
jury declared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Rewafs
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. o. z
We, the undersigned. have known r. D.
Cheney for the last is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by his firm.
wALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75e per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

desire to wait for negotiations
until Thomas Cooper arrives from
st. Paul. He will be here the last
of this week, 1t is said.
Mayor Fawcett says he be-
lieves the company will come I'd
terms with the city, and he is not
sure but that the city will be Civ
en- the property for the municipal
dock for practically nothing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
Wants $4,000 For
Wife's Affection

Dedolfe says he and his wife
and children lived happily until
Burley began paying attention to
Mrs. Dedolfe. Burley, it is stated
does not live with his own wife
and has held clandestine meet
ings with Mrs. Dedolfe, has enter
tanned her in his private apart.
ments and has met her at other
places in the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

(By United Press Leased wire.1
OYSTER BAY, June 28.-It's
all right boys, the colonel says ]
may talk with you." said Senator
Robert M. La Toilette. head of the
insurgent movement, after he had
been up to Sycamore Hill and had
a conference with Theodore Roose-
welt yesterday. And a bunch of
newspaper men hoped on his car
and the insurgent leader beamed
and smiled and gave unmistakable
evidence that he had been given
good news by Teddy.
Ibid we talk politics? We did,"
said La Toilette with vim. 1--WE
talked about the legislation of the
present congress, and the attitude
of those members of the repub-
Iican party whom the newspapers
call insurgents. / want to tell you
Colonel Roosevelt is the greatest
living American and is is in fight
ing TRIM" said the senator in a
way that left no doubt as to the
position Roosevelt was taking on
the insurgency movement.
Senator Burke of Nebraska, and
Congressman Madison of Kansas,
are booked to visit Roosevelt as
soon as he returns from Boston.
Both are insurgents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
Curtiss To Fly
Across Lake
Michigan

CHICAGO, June 2S.-Glen H.
Curtiss has accepted a challenge
and will fly IS miles over Lake
Michigan to win $1,000 offered by
Walter Darlington, wealthy Chi
cago broker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

The meat dealers are going to
abide by the law, according to
Food Inspector Miss Allstrum.
Miss Allstrum held a meeting
with the butchers association
last night, and they all agreed
that by August 1 they will all put
their meat in cases and keep it
there hereafter. There will be no
meat exposed to flies and dirt aft
er that date.
The cases will have a glass top
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

tickled over the fact that his wife
getting the worst of he scrap
technically the court could not
hold him and he was dismissed.
During the trial and when Prose
cutting Attorney Bell dramatically
pointed out Mrs. Brown as the
trouble-maker there was loud APP
plause from the gallery which was
crowded with spectators, the court
finding it necessary to rap for or
der. After the trial Mrs. Perkins
left for her home, while Mr.. Per-
kins waited for Mrs. Brown and
the two left together.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

and the jury was made up of cow
punchers wearing their guns. Lum-
berjacks stood against the wall
and gaped at her.
Mrs. Prosser was cool. She in
formed the coroner that she would
say nothing until she consulted
her lawyer. And she didn't.
A very remarkable woman, is
the verdict of Montana people,
who come long distances on horse
back to see her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

"A sequel to the Dedolfe di-
vorce suit, tried few days ago,
came into court yesterday in the
form of damage action filed by
r. ID. Deolfe, the insurance
agent, against Captain T. S. Bur-
ley of the Tacoma Tug & Barge
company for $4,000 for alienat-
ing the affections of his wife.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

SEATTLE, June 2S.-George
H. Parker, reputed millionaire
and fiscal agent of jthe United
Wireless company west of the
is out on bail of $10,-
600 today following his arrest on
a charge of conspiracy to use the
U. S. mails to defraud.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
NEWS
TIDES TOMORROW

The British ship Dalgonar ar
rived on the Sound Sunday and
will come to Tacoma to discharge
part cargo from Newcastle-on-
Tyne.
The British bark Aroma, from
Castle-on-Tyne, is expected in port
today with cargo of pig iron.
The Chilean bark Belfast tow
led to sea yesterday with her car
go of lumber for the West Coast.
The steamer President arrived
on the Sound yesterday from San
Francisco. and is expected to
reach this port this afternoon to
load general freight for the return
"trip to California.
The steamer Admiral Samp-
SON arrived on the Sound yester-
day and will reach Tacoma to-
Iday. with passengers and general
freight from San Francisco.
The Norwegian steamer Tricol-
or is expected to leave port today
Tor Victoria, B. G. She win carry
sack coal 10 Nome from British
Columbia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., June %.
--LaFollette's statement that
Theodore Roosevelt is the great
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

The Chilean bark Belfast tow
ed to sea yesterday with her car
go of lumber for the West Coast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28

The British bark Aroma, from
Castle-on-Tyne, is expected in port
today with a cargo of pig iron.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-06
$1.00 PER YEAR
MARTlR AND SLEMP
RECEIVED OVATION
Republican Leaders Held BANQUET
in Norfolk

The banquet given at the Monti
cello Hotel, Norfolk, last Thursday
evening in honor of Congressman
G. Bascom Slemp of the Ninth Dis
trict and National Committeeman
Alvah H. Martin, by the Rspubi-
cans OF Tidewater Virginia. was
one OF the most brilliant events of
it's kind in Norfolk's recent history.
Over two hundred representative
citizens of Norfolk. Portsmouth and
surrounding territory, were present
and lent their approval to the senti-
ments expressed by the speakers,
who discussed the present political
situation in Virginia. The princi-
pal theme of the evening was to
send Alvah H. Martin to Congress
to represent that district and Slemp
from the Ninth District to Washing
ton.
The speakers seemed sauguine
for the success of the movement. 1t
as expressed more than Uace that
Mr. Martin yields a powerful TO-
huence with the Republican admin
istration and his presence in Wash
ington as representative OF the sec
ond District would result in untold
benefits.
The banquet was one of the most
pretentious and elegant ever served
in that city With clocklike regu-
larity course after course of the
most delectable dishes were served
until eleven O'Clock, when Mr..
Slemp was formally presented by
Major Clinton L. Wright, the toast
master.
The rising of Mr.. Slemp was the
signal for an outburst of applause.
His remarks were brief but out
lined and defended the present ad-
ministration, it's action upon the
recently passed tariff and it's effect
on cost of living.
The other speakers we're Mr..
Martin, Colonel Browning, Messrs.
K. I. Thorp, D. Lawrence Grover,
J. P. Way and George Nelson
Wise.
Postmaster McClung Patton of
Lexington was one of the guests.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-06
Foundations Unearthed of Oldest
Church in America

The foundation of an old church
has been unearthed on the Tabb
farm, near Hampton, Va, giving
indications of its having been built
in 1912 This would antedate Old
st. Johns church, in Hampton,
which is regarded as one of the
show places of Underwater on account
Of it's age, 1l5 years.
The portion of the old church
brought to life is built Of cooble
Ste IS Instead of brick. and shows
one end of the ancient pile. Its
length has not been taken but by
actual measurement the breadth is
fifty-two feet. The excavations will
be continued until the entire founda-
ton of the old edifice is exposed to
view and it's full outlines shown.
The portion already uncovered is
almost intact, only a few broken
places being visible.
If the date of the erection. as
stated. is correct, the sacred edifice
would have been built five years
after Captain John Smith sailed into
the Chesapeake and would have been
eight years old when the Pilgrims
landed at Plymouth Rock.
The unearthing of the pile has
been the work Of number of years
search of Jacob Heffelfnger, by
reason of rumor to the effect q
church existed in the community
older than that OF St. Johns $, which
records show was built in 1927. Old
time plates and records hoary with
age have been unearthed which
pointed the way of discovery tc the
older church. Much of this informa-
nation was in possession Of Presi
dent Lyon G. Tyler, of William and
Mary College, and found by him in
the courthouse in Hampton.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-06
Will il Die?

To bring the spelling-bee back
into general use is the occasional
proposal of more than one school
superintendent. the rising gener-
alton is by many thought to be
learning none too well how to spell.
Ask the nearest instructor of College
freshmen. Many q boy reaches the
college age without having mastered
the mechanical necessities of CON-
position-spelling and punctuation.
The spelling-bee attempts to super
impose on the routine task OF study,
the friendly rivalry of a contest.
The appointment of captains" the
choice Of sides, the lines of spoilers,
the schoolmaster with his book. the
gradual elimination, the prolonged
duels, the final slip (often on q SIM
pie world, and the ultimate victory
all this had its dramatic as well
as its educative value. The
spelling-bee cannot die without
regret.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-06
What Do Your Pupils Read7

The Virginia Journal of Educa-
ton contained the following i'm
portant artic g under the above cap
ton, and we commend its applica-
ton to our plbl'c school friends:
Do your pupils read anything out
side of their school readers? II so,
what do they read2 If they are
reading something which is either
OF no value to them or positively in
furious, make an earnest effort to
induce them to read something
which will really be helpful. If
they do not read anything but their
school books, place ia their hands
some very pleasing little book, like
i've or ten-cent classics, asking
them to read the books and tell you
something about what they have
read. 1t might be well to give them
just little idea of what the books
contain in such way as to arouse
their interest and stimulate a de-
sire to read. II you can get a pupil
who has no fondnesS for reading
and in whose home there is per-
haps not single good book, to read
even one five-cent classic with in
terest you have done a great work,
for when you have aroused in him a
desire to read good literature you
have paved the way for a practical
education and have fitted in the lock
on the door OF the store house of
knowledge key with which the
pupil can easily unlock the door.
The pupil who leaves any school
at any age without a desire to read
is very poorly educated, but the
pupil who is forced to leave even
the primary school, but who has
learned to love good literature, has
splendid foundation upon which
to build for future citizenship.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-06
ROOSEVELT HONORED
BY GERMAN EMPEROR
Court Etiquette to Be Laid Aside
on This Occasion
VISITOR sIGNALLY FAVORED
Former President Will Be Special
Guest of Honor

Emperor William has invited ex-
President Roosevelt to be his per-
sonal guest at the palace for three
of the five days that Colonel Roose-
welt will spend ia Berlin. The ex-
President will arrive there on the
evening of May 8, and will be enter
tanned by David JAYNE Hill, the
American ambassador until the 18th
when the Emperor will return to
the capital from the provinces.
Then Colonel Roosevelt will 90 to
the palace.
The Emperor will throw court
precedence to the winds during
Colonel Roosevelt's stay. The mas
tiers of ceremonies and the court
chamberlains are dismayed by the
Emperor determination to give a
private and unofficial person prece-
dence at the dinners and elsewhere
over everybody, even the roy al
princes. The expectation is that
the Emperor who has given much
thought to the entertainment of his
distinguished American guest, is
preparing surprises for the three
days In which he will give up to the
ex-President the most Of his time.
What do you think Mr.. Roose-
welt would like to see in Berlin?"
inquired the Emperor of President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the Uni
versity of California, few days be-
fore the exchange professor left for
home early last month.
Men" said the Professor. Mr..
Roosevelt would, think, prefer
above other things to meet repre-
sentative German men,"
The University of Berlin will be-
stow the degree of Doctor of Laws
upon Colonel Roosevelt.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-06
Fighting Frost to Protect Fruit

The Montrose Fruit Farm, on To-
bacco Row Mountain in Amherst
county, twelve miles north of
Lynchbu:g. will introduce this
spring the California and Oregon
method of preventing injury to fruit
by frost, sufficient boxes being pur-
chased for burning crude oil to raise
the temperature at danger times
above the frost line in an orchard
of 10, 900 peach trees. The company
has secured the necessary appara
tus and a car load of crude oil.
This orchard had it's fruit crop
killed on April 1lth last spring,
when it was menaced but six hours.
Had these petroleum fires been
burning, as they will burn this
years $40, 900 crop would have been
saved.
In 1908, according to w. G. Stew
ems, president of the company, the
crop from this orchard sold for &c.
900 and the company expects TO
double the income this year.
The prospect for fruit crop was
never better than it is now, for the
late winter has been ideal. The
weather has been cold enough to
keep the fruit back and it is now
certain that the peach trees will
not be in bloom until some time
after March Goth. the normal time.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-06
March Past Was The Dryest in 80
Years
uatiOn.

The month of March will be en-
tered on the log of time as the dry
est March since 1871, a period of
80 years. Only 46 hundredths of an
inch have fallen during the month,
whereas, the normal rainfall for
this period OF the year is 3. SSlinches.
March also made a try for the
temperature record, but did not
come out quite so we'll in this field.
The thermometer recorded as high
as 50 on one day, but there are four
other occasions in other years when
the mercury registered slightly
higher. In March, 1907, the maxi
mum recorded was Sc degrees. The
mean temperature for the month is
6.8 degrees higher than the average
for 30 years, being 1872 degrees.
While of course this does not take
the record, it was doing right we'll.
The only embarrassing feature ofthe
situation is the fact that quite q
number of the fruit trees have been
deceived into believing this was July
and there may be some vain regrets.
The weather man is, in fact, al
ready seeming trouble, for from the
western section of the country
come reports of billiards. and snow
storms, and it i, just possible that
the effect of these conditions in the
West will be felt here. 1t is not
likely that there will be any snow to
visit Baltimore, for there is a high
pressure area in the Southwest that
is pushing the storm center to the
North. If it just keeps pushing
hard enough and long enough to
keep it in that direction, all will be
well, for the weather man assures
us that it will then have very little
effect on this section Washington
Star.