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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
RATE BOOST DRIVES
HOME SEEKERS AWAY

The Puget Sound Electric rail-
way is depopulating the small viii
lagos along it's line through the
operation of It's rate boost, accord
ing to witnesses who testified be-
fore the railway commission at
the Commercial club hearing yes
terday afternoon.
City Attorney Porter of Puyal-
1up said Puyallup people had
moved to Tacoma since the raise
in fares. G. F. Nesson of Algona
said % people of that village had
moved out and gone to Seattle
since the rate boost. 1t also was
hardship on % who work at Au-
burn, 16 at Jovita and employed
at Tacoma, all of whom would
move soon.
ID. Shorrick of Milton and
Ralph d. Smith of Edgewood
both gave instances of families
moving from those villages on &C.
count of the rate boost.
The hearing showed very con-
clusively the injustice done citi-
zens who had bought homes in the
villages when the lower fare was
charged and now find themselves
up against a rate boost that robs
them of addition money needed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04

white maple will also be laid at
once, covering the entire lower
floor. The Victor Talking Ma
chine parlors in this new store
will be one of the show places of
Tacoma. In fact, this department
in the new Sherman, Clay & Co.
store will have an equipment at
least equal If not superior to any
in the United States. Beautiful
large, sound-proof, we'll ventilated
daylight rooms with 17-foot cell
ings, and not under a balcony, will
delight Victor owners in Tacoma
who wish to drop in to hear the
new records each month.
| Individual parlors for pianos,
organs and player-pianos are al
ready built in this store, but they
will be remodeled and properly
ventilated so that customers will
be assured of comfort and rest
when visiting the Sherman, Clay
& Co. store. The second and third
floors will be given over to work
shops, storage and the piano re-
pair department of the concern.
Large, roomy studios for music
teachers will also be added on the
second floor.
Mr.. A. A. Tayler, who has con-
Quoted a sheet music and small
musical merchandise store in Ia
coma for a number of years, and
who was partner in the late Tay-
Ier-G Gardner Co., will remain with
Sherman-Clay & Co. Mr.. Tayler
will occupy large section of the
ground floor with his usual COM
lplete stock of sheet music, music
books, violins, guitars, mandolins
ETC., as we'll as Edison Phouo
graphs and records. Altogether
the new Sherman, Clay e. Co. store
will be as complete as any music
store in the country. Everything
Musical" will be the motto and
customers may go to this store
with the assurance of finding any
thing they may desire in this line.
That Sherman, Clay & Co. have
come to stay in Tacoma is evil
denced by the facts as stated
above. That this firm is the larg-
IeSJ UluSlCdl COlNClu On llO dSh-
lfic Coast is testified to by Dun
land Bradstreet mercantile reports,
which concerns give Sherman,
Clay & Co. a rating almost equal
to all of the other piano and mu-
sic dealers on the Coast combined.
| Sherman, Clay & Co. was orig
inally a San Francisco concern
and until four years ago there was
but one branch store north of the
California line, being located at
Seattle. Today there are ten
stores in the Northwest and a to-
tai of nineteen throughout the Pa
cific Coast. This marvellous de-
velopment and advancement Is
due almost entirely to General
Manager @. f. Johnson. who was
formerly a resident of Tacoma
and is we'll known here. Tacoma
people are proud Of having one Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
AT THE GRAND,

Good vaudeville also character
ICES the bill at the Grand this
week. Foremost are the lunat,c
bakers of the Joe Boganny troupe
They cut some lively capers and
have some new turns which are
eye-openers.
Gardner, Rankin and Griffin.
musicians, one of them In a
coon makeup, are also favor
ties. Marie Fitzgibbon, a story
teller, who has been here before,
can tell them as we'll as ever,
Four dancing bellies in gorgeous
costumes, one-act playlet en-
titled 1.-THE Girl on the Times. :
and Frank Marckley on the banjo
complete the bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04

AS a fitting accompaniment to
the advent of the New Year in the
business world comes the an
nouncement of big deal in c
street property. Sherman, Clay &
Co., largest music dealers on the
Pacific Coast, have leased the en-
tire building located at Nos. 92S-
$50 G street. This three-story
building was formerly known as
the Tayler-Gardner building, but
will be changed to the Sherman,
Clay & Co. building. Mr.. Charles
Richardson of the Pacific Cold
Storage Company and Mr.. Guy
Morris own the property. The
terms of the lease convey the en-
tire building to Sherman, Clay &
Co. for a period of ten years at a
total rental in excess of $114,000.
Sherman, Clay e Co. are now To-
Gated at No. 936 C street, which
store they have occupied for the
Nast three years. The new build
1g is just three doors north of
he present location, on the same
lide of c street. The new store
will be occupied about the 18th of
January or as soon as the extern
sive alterations now In progress
are completed. AS shown in the
cut, the entire pres
ent front of the store will be torn
out and replaced with a beautiful
modern entrance and large plate
This will not only en-
nance the value of the property
several hundred dollars, but will
add tone to neighboring G street
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
DIALECT STORIES
GALORE IN COURT

With a Sunny Jim" smile for
everybody in court, including
Alexander Kerlos, the italian who
assaulted him, M. Nackashima,
Japaneses peddler, testified re-
garding his Pacific avenue fight
with the Italian, before Police
Judge Arntson yesterday.
Among the witnesses summon
ed was cripple. a German cook,
and an English bartender.
Judge Arntson listened to sew
eral dialect stories and then fined
Kerlos $40 and the price of six
witnesses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
CHAPTER VIII.
Looking for an Eve.

Washing the dead mems
BONES" was the remark King
made few minutes later. The
storm was at its height; the sheets
of rain that swept down the peb-
bly, glen ELECTED the gruesome SEN
tence. He stood directly behind
the quaking Lorraine, quite close
to the open door; there is no
doubt that the observation was in
tended for her ears, maliciously
or otherwise.
She gave him an awed glance,
but no verbal response. 1t was
readily to be seen that she was
terrified by the violence of the
mountain tornado. AS if to shame
him for the frivolous remark, she
suddenly changed her position,
putting herself behind him.
81 like that" he demonstrated,
emboldened by the elements.
You leave me in front to be
struck by the first bolt of light
ming that comes along. And I a
stranger, too"
Isn't it awful?" she murmured,
her fingers in her ears, her eyes
tightly closed. "Do you think
we'll be struck"
Certainly not" he assured her.
This is charmed spot. It's a
charmed spot. It's frolic of her
particular devils. She waves her
hand: all the COLLINS and thunder
workers in this neck of the woods
hustle up to see what's the mat
ter. Then there's an awful rum
pus. In a minute or two she'll
wave her hand and-presto! 1t
will stop raining. But" with a
distressed look out into the thick
of 1t, ut would be a beastly joke
IL lightning should happen to
strike that nag of mine. I'll not
only have to walk to town, but
I'd have to pay three prices for the
brute"
II think she's perfectly-ooh!
perfectly wonderful. Goodness,
that was a crash! Where do you
think it struck"
"If you'll stand over here lit
tie closer I'll point out the tree.
See? Right down the ravine
there? See the big limb swaying?
That's the place. The old lady is
carrying her joke too far. That's
pretty close home. Stand right
there, please. I won't let 1t rain
in on you"
"You are very good, Mr.. King.
1--we always thought l loved a
storm. Ohh! But this is too ter
rible! Aren't you really afraid
you'll be struck? Thanks, ever SO
much" He had squared himself
between her and the door, turn
ing his back upon the storm: but
not through cowardice, as one
might suppose.
Don't mention 1t. won't
mind 1t so much, don't you know,
If get struck in the back. How
long ago did you say 1t was that
you went to school with my
sister,"
All this time the witch was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
81 2HEATER
Nine. Sembrich, Famous
Diva Sings Tonight

Nine. Marcella Sembrich arrrv-
ed In Tacoma this afternoon ana
went at once to her suits of rooms
at the Tacoma hotel, to rest quies-
ly until her appearance in concert
tonight.
Her appearance at the Grand
theater in Seattle was the occa-
sion for crush in which many
were turned away. Indications
are that tonight at the Tacoma
theater the most brilliant aud
fence ever assembled there Will
hear the famous diva.
Frank La Forge. celebrated pr
anist, and Frances Rogers, bari
tone, will assist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04

for other purposes.
The influence of the hearing.
aside from any action the railway
commission may take will solidlfy
the sentiment in the suburbs
around Tacoma in favor of annex
alton.
The commission today is taking
evidence at Seattle. Following
this, it will take the testimony of
engineers as to the value of the
Interurban plant and what the
rate should be to give fair re-
turn on the Investment, and rul-
ing will then be made by the
commission.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
WIFE PLAYS SHERLOCK
HOLMES; THEN GETS
A DIVORCE

Because of her ability in shad-
owing her husband and his alleged
fred headed affinity" Mrs. Anna
Wingard secured divorce in the
superior court yesterday upon the
grounds of misconduct and ne
glect on the part of her husband,
WV. Wfngard.
On several occasions, the wom-
an told the court, she followed
her husband and his alleged affin-
ity into down town cafes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
4, s ,s,; f TRUXTON KING" s h.s;:s Barr

Copyright, 1908, by George Barr
(Copyrisht, 1909, by Dood, Mead
IL Company. Published, Sept, 1902
A droning song oozed from the
thin lips; the gesticulations grew
in weirdness and fervor. Then,
before their startled eyes, thin
film of smoke began to rise from
the empty pot. 1t grew in volume
until the room was quite dense
with 1t. Even more quickly than
it began, it disappeared, drawn
apparently by some supernatural
agency into the draft of the stove
and out through the rickety chin
ney pipe. Even Dangloss blinked
his eyes, and not because they
were filled with smoke.
A deafenjng crash, as of many
guns, came to their ears from the
outside. With one accord the
entire party rushed to the outer
door, a wild laugh from the bag
pursuing them.
"There!" she screamed. "There
goes all there was of him! And
so shall we all go some day. Fire
and smoke!"
Not one there but thought on
the instant of the Arabian nights
and the genii who went up in
smoke-those never-to-be-forgot
ten tales of wonder.
Just outside the door stood
Lieutenant Saffo of the guard,
his hand to his cap. He was
scarcely distinguishable, so dark
had the day become.
Good Lord!" shouted Tullis.
Whats the matter? What has
happened?"
THE storm, SIR" said Saffo. at
is coming down the valley like the
wind" A great crash of thunder
burst overhead and lightning
darted through the black, swirl
ing skies.
Very sudden, SIR" added Mr..
Hobbs from behind. Like a puff
of wind, SIR"
The witch stood in the door be-
hind them, smiling as amiably as
1t was possible for her to smile.
Come in" she said. There's
room for all of you. The spirits
have gone. Ha, ha! My merry
man! Even the eye is gone. Come
in, your highness. Accept the
best ] can offer-shelter from the
hurricane. I've seen many, but
this looks to be the worst. So it
came sudden, Ell? Ha, hal"
The roar of wind and rain in
the trees above seemed like a
howl of confirmation. Into the
howell crowded the dismayed pleas
ure-seekers, followed by the SOL
diers, who had made the horses
fast at the first sign of the storm,
Down came the rain in torrents,
whisked and driven, whirled and
shot by the bowling winds, split
by the lightning and urged to
greater glee by the deafening ap-
plause o the thunder. Apple
carts in the skies!
Out in the doorway the merry
grandson of the witch was DANCING
as II possessed by reveling devils
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
DIVORCE SUIT IS
OUTCOME Of NEW
YEARS EVE PARTY

Alleging that his wife has treat
ed him cruelty, kicking and abus-
ing him In other ways, John
Dzurik began divorce proceedings
against Mary Dzurik in the su.
perior court yesterday. His trou-
bles reached a climax. DzurIk
says, when on New Years eve lis
wife invited nine men and a wom-
an to her home and engaged in aa
orgie, In which keg of beer a11
a gallon of whisky played import
ant parts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04

Hoping behind not unlike the faith
full Sancho of another Quixote's
day.
IT'S all tommy-rot, Baron"
said Truxton. We've got dozen
stage wizards in New York who
can do all she did and then some.
That smoke from the kettle Is a
corking good trick-but that's all
it is, take my word for it. The
storm? Why, you know as we'll
as l do, Baron, that she can't
bring rain like that. If she could,
they'd have her over in the Unit
ed States right now, saving the
crops, with or without water.
That was chance. Hobbs told me
this morning 1t looked like rain.
By the way. must apologize to
him. l said he was a crazy kill
Joy. The thing that puzzles me
is what became of the owner of
that eye. I'll stake my life on 1t.
l saw an eye. Cad, 1t looked
right into mine. Queerest feeling
it gave me-"
"Ah, that's it, my young
friend. What became of the eye?
Poof! And 1t is gone. We search
ed Immediately. No sign. 1t is
most extraordinary"
"I'll admit it's rather gruesome,
butt say, do you know, I've a
mind to look into that matter if
you don't object, Baron. It's a
game of some sort. She's a willy
old dame, but l think if we go
about it right we can catch her
mapping and expose the whole
game. I'm going back there in
a day or two and try to get at
the bottom of it. That confound-
ed eye worries me. She's laugh
ing up her sleeve at us, too, you
know"
Il should advise you to keep
away from her, my friend. Grant
ed she has tricked us; why not?
1t is her trade. She does no harm
except that she's most often
Isively impudent. And I rather i'm
agine she'll resent your investiga-
ton, if you attempt it. 1 can't say
that I'd blame her." The baron
laughed.
Baron, it struck me a bit shiv-
cry at the time, but l want to say
to you now chat the eye that | saw
at the crack was not that of an
idle pepper, nor was it mere
fakir's substitute. 1t was as NAL.
evolent as the devil and it glared
do you understand? Glared! 1t
didn't peep!"
Truxton King, for reasons best
known to himself, soon relapsed
into a thoughtful, contemplative
silence. Between us, he was sore
ly vexed and disappointed. When
the gallant start was made from
the glen of dead mems bones"
he found that he was to be cast
utterly aside, quite completely
Ignored by the fair Lorraine. She
rode off with young Count Vos
Engo without so much as friend
! ly wave of the hand to him. He
said it over to himself several
times: mot even a friendly wave
of her hand" 1t was as if she
had forgotten his existence, Or
merciful Powers! What was
worse-as if she took this way of
showing him his place. OF course,
that being her attitude, he glum-
ly found his place-which turned
out rather ironically to be under
the eye of a police officer-and
made up his mind that he would
stay there.
Continued Tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
IMPROVEMENT CLUB
TO ELECT OFFICERS

An important meeting of the
West End Improvement club is
to be held this evening at Gilbert
hall, 1907 IL Sixth avenue. The
election of officers will be he'd
and matters of Importance talked
over. All West End people are
Invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
Making Life Safer

Everywhere life is being made
more safe through the work OF
DR.. Kings New Life Pills in Con.
'stipatiop. Biliousness, Dyspepsia
Indigestion, Liver troubles, Kid
ney Diseases and Bowel Disorders
They're easy, but sure, and per-
fectly build up the health, 25c 81
all druggists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04
Bilious :?

How are your bowels?" the doctor
always asks. He knows how i'm
portant is the question Of constipation.
He knows that inactivity Of the liver
will often produce most disastrous
results. We believe Ayers Pills are
the best liver pills you can possibly
take. Sold for over so years.
Doctor, all agree that an aciiue hoer /, posi-
fiueiy essential TO health. Ask your oDn
doctor about Ayer's Fills. &c: aver Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04

Hilmi Pasha. the retiring Turk
ish grand vizier who has caused
new fears of an uprising, was one
of the strongest supporters of the
Young Turks. Nevertheless, his
ministry was fought by them. I'm
less Sultan Mehmet finds an
equally able man, the bloody
scenes following the dethronement
of Abdul Hamid may be repeated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04

Formerly Of Tacoma, now Gem
eral Manager I'm the Northwest for
Sherman, Clay ~ Company.
stores in keeping with the steady
progress of Tacoma business
houses.
A new hardwood floor Of clear
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04

Local Manager for Sherman,
Clay.& Company.
being connected with Sherman,
Clay & Co. was interested in the
Ramaker Music Co. and the Allen
& Gilbert-Ramaker Co.. formerly
in Tacoma and the Northwest.
Sherman, Clay & Co. will an
nounce a formal opening a little
later in the month, when the new
store is completed. but will occupy
both stores for the entire month,
so that the move may be accom-
plished without interruption to
business.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-04

Copyright, 1909, by George Barr
Copyright, 1909, by Dood, Mead
IL Company. Published, Sept, 1909
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-29
cARMos TORS
Said to Be Man Who Shot Caesar
 Stafsno.

Carmos Tors is the name of the man given to the police as guilty of shooting Caesar Stafano at Williams vile Sunday night. He is still at lib- erty and may be able to make his way out of this section of the country, a1- though the officers made every effort to apprehend him after the affray. Sta fano is quoted since the shooting as saving that he had had no previous troubles with Fors, but there are be- lieved to be some facts leading up to the affair that hare not yet been se cured. A young Italian answering the in Danielson Monday morning and was interviewed by the police, but he succeeded in establishing his identity as resident of Dayville.
 Entertained by kiiineiy Grange.
 The members of Brooklyn grange. No. 43, and the members of Highland grange, No. 113, were guests of the members of Ki1lingly grange at a neighbors' night meeting Monday eve ming. The programme was arranged and carried out by the members of the visiting granges, the evening proving one of the most enjoyable and interesting of the year.
 Funeral of Capt. George M. Chase.
 Funeral services for Capt George M. Chase were held at the home of his daughter Mrs E A. Brown of Reynolds street, Monday, Rev. Ralph A'- SdoiAAAA<@A VI IfiC rACltOotSL officiating. The body was taken to Fall River for burial.
 Rev. w. B. Greene Going to Provi-
 dence.
 Rev. W. B. Greene, pastor of the Baptist church at East Killingly for several years, is expected to leave that place this week to enter upon his new duties as pastor of the Park Street Baptist church in Providence. MT. Greene has been a popular and much loved pastor and as citizen has won the respect of all who came to know him.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-29
CONTRACT FOR CITY TRAINING Awarded to Foley & Henry as Meeting
 of Street Committee Monday Night.

The standing committee on streets, Aldermen Shepard, chairman, Alder men Pomeroy and lew, met in the council chamber Monday evening and opened bids for the citys teaming for the ensuing year. Three bids were submitted as follows: Two horse dumps $3.75 per day by Foley & Henry, Merrill & Jones and P. A. Weeks, one horse dump $2.75 per day by Foley & Henry and P A. Weeks and $2.50 by M. H. Jones; two one horse dumps with one driver s4 per day by Foley & Henry and s450 per day by the other two. snow blows, one horse soc per hour by Foley & Henry and 40c per hour by the other two; for horse 70 cents per hour by Foley & Henry, 50 cents per hour by the other two. The contract was awarded to Foley 6 Henry for one year from A Ap1-il 1, 1910 to March 31, 1911
 This is the first time that this firm ever received the contract from the city while each of the others have had
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-29
GAY NOT so GAY.
Given 190 Days in Jail-Hearing Re- suits in Arrest of Two Restaurant Men.

Arthur Gay, the boy who shot holes through the door at Peilerin's pool room in the Evans block. was present. of Danielson Monday afternoon, charg- ed with intoxication, shooting a fire arm within the borough limits. dam aging property, resisting an officer and carrying concealed weapons. Gay pleaded guilty to each count, but at the request of Prosecuting Attorney Bill, Judge Back granted, for a spe- cia1 reason an adjournment until o'clock before passing sentence.
 At later afternoon session of the court Gay was sentenced to serve 180 days in jail. 30 of which were for in toxicatiop, 30 for carrying concealed weapons, 30 for shooting firearms in the borough, 30 for causing damage to private property and 60 for resist ing an officer
 The reason for the adjournment mentioned above became evident later in the afternoon when Eli Dagenais and Herman Bastien, the latter keep CT of a restaurant in the Winkleman block were brought into court charg- ed with making illegal sales of liquor They pleaded not guilty and their cases were continued until Wednes- day morning. It is understood that they were brought into court as the result of evidence secured from Gay and William Hamilton both taken to jail Monday. Another outcome of the the Issuing of a warrant and sub sequent search of the home of Jo- S-eh Lamoreaux in Dyer street by Chief Filling and Officer Ira Martin. No liquors were found or Lanoreaux either, at least not Monday night
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-29
CONDITION CRITICAL.
Caesar Stafano Lingering Between
 Life and Death-BuIlet Removed.

Caesar Stafano shot at Williams vile Sunday night, was lingering be- tween life and death at the Day-Kim- ball hospital Monday night with little hope for his recovery Although prob ably mortally wounded he was not unconscious and asked one of the pfly- efcians during the day whether or not he was going to die
 The bullet that was shot into his left side. and passed through to the right side, from where 1t was taken out just under the skin, did probably fatal in- jury. The operations performed upon Stafano by Dr. s. B. Overlook, as- sisted by pr. Edward E. Perry and pr. George Barnes, showed that the large intestine, stomach and liver had been perforated and that a severe internal hemmorage had taken place. handfuls of clotted blood being removed. The lungs, however, were not penetrated as was supposed after the first nasty ex- animation. Stafano denies having any quarrel with the man who shot him.
 Stafano died at 9.30 Monday night, just about A hours after he was shot. He commenced to lose strength about 2 o'clock but remained conscious aL- most to the last. His death makes Tors a murderer.
 Notre Dame Academy Opens Today.
 Notre Dame academy will open for the spring term this (Tuesday) morn ing. The students are all back at the school after spending the Easter va cation at their homes.