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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
RTLAND FIRE
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, March ct was
estimated today that damage, ag-
gregating $4,000, was done by
fire in the plant of the Durham
Printing company on First street.
F. w. Nichols, a painter who was
badly burned, will recover, ac-
cording to his physician. Three
stories of the building, containing
much valuable machinery, was
heavily damaged by fire and water.
The fire was caused by a spark
which fell from an open stove in
to a can of gasoline.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
CIVIC FEDERATION
NOW BIG ISSUE.

The National civic federation
seems to have become big issue
in the labor world. Now the
Journeymen Tailors Union oil
America--of which John B. Len.
non, treasurer of the A. F. of L..
is leading member--is preparing
to take referendum vote on a
resolution initiated by the Seattle
tailors to denounce the N. c. F,
as an enemy to the working peo-
pie.
The anthracite miners threaten
to precipitate a referendum in the
united mine workers to indorse
the N. G. F. and vindicate john
Mitchell, who was commanded, in
so many words, by the recent Co
lumbus convention, to resign from
the civic federation or the union
on or before April 1. The oppo-
nents of the N. G. l.. among the
miners hail a referendum with
satisfaction and predict that the
result will be even more emphatic
than the convention vote.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06

accused party. He says he did
not tell it at the coroner's inquest
because of the wish Of his brother.
Miss Anna Mccormick, who at
tended Captain Blom at the hospi-
tai, says it is all tommyrot. That
Captain Blom committed. suicide
and never made any other state
ment to his brother. She says she
was with him all the time and
held the tube In his throat so he
could talk to his brother and
heard every word he said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
Portland Sends Money

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, March 6. - Five
thousand dollars, contributed by
Portland citizens to aid the starv-
ing Chinese in the Anhui province
of China, was cabled to Hongkong
today. The money will be handled
by an agent of the Portland Mill
ing company at Hongkong.
1t is expected that several thou
sands in addition will soon he
raised by subscription.
The local Chinese colony al
ready has subscribed over $4,000,
which has been sent to China for
the relief Of the starving Celes-
tials.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
STILL INSISTS CAPT.
LON WAS MURDERED

Carl Blom of Dockton still In
sists that his brother, Captain T.
ID. Blom, was murdered in Wright
park and did not commit suicide.
He called on Deputy Prosecutor
Lyle and declaring he had kept
silent before because of his dead
brothers dying wish, made a
statement that the captain had
told him just before he died the
name of the man who killed him.
Carl Blom is said to have also
told other persons the name OF the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
TO PRESENT FAIRY
PLAY FOR CHARITY

The Tacoma Humane society
will give fairy play, "Once Upon
a Time" at the Tacoma theater
April 22 for charity and Tacoma
school children will be the actors
and fairies. Nine. May Husaye
Is now training the participants
for their various roles and the
production promises to make big
|hit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
NO RACE SUICIDE
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
COBURG, Ore, March G. :
Theodore Roosevelt, who starts on
his western tour Wednesday,
probably will be invited to Coburg
to see with his own eyes that the
citizens of the small community
have followed out his anti-race
suicide theory. Though the town
has population of only 500 there
are nine pairs of twins.
Two pairs are one week old;
one pair six weeks of age and six
pairs over six weeks old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
Demands $3.50
(By United Press leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire
ROSEBURG, Or, March 6--Ac-
cused of attempting to extort $3.50
from Antoine Gallagher, a wealthy
Dixonville farmer, w. J.. Scott,
who lives short distance north
of the city, is under arrest here
today and is being held awaiting
a. preliminary hearing.
In the event of failure to de-
post the $3.50 on certain fence
post, the writer of the letter
threatened to kill Gallagher and
his wife and mother, as well as
burn the ranch buildings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06

Ia place to live In at the same
time"
The socialist group pooled, rent
ed four rooms, bough: some beds,
a big stove, a long table, and a
few incidentals. Each man fur
nished his own bed clothing.
The socialist group has demon
strated that poor man can be a
legislator without shaking down"
anyone for enough to live on, and
that the business oe law making
may be taken seriously.
This demonstration costs the
group s25 month fer their rooms
and something more for coal,
washing, etc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
Boy Hits Torpedo

Arthur Jordan, aged 10, was
given railway torpedo by anoth-
er boy who is supposed to have
stolen a bunch of them from the
N. P. shops. He took 1t in the
back yard yesterday where he was
chopping kindling and laid it on a
stone and hit it with an ak.
DR.. Swearengen fixed the lad up
and sewed up the big cash In his
cheek.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06

MADISON, Wis, March EN-
a bare upper room in an old bust
ness block on State street, there is
a long table. Flanking the table
on either side are iron bedsteads.
Smaller rooms adjoin and in these
are iron bedsteads, too.
About the long table two state
senators and 10 members of the
house gather nightly to read new
bills and thrash them out among
themselves. Every night, when
their work is over, the two SEN
ators and the IL representatives
sleep the sleep of the just ON the
little iron beds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06

These rooms are the barracks
OF the IA socialists Milwaukee
sent to the Wisconsin legislature
this year. They live there partly
because it is cheaper than living
at hotels-they are mostly work
ing men without any great means
and partly because thus they
can be together.
We want to be together" said
Representative Frank Weber,
that we may always be prepared
to act as unit when the time for
action comes. We had to have a
conference room, anyhow, so we
thought it a good scheme to get
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
MUSICAL EVENTS

Two important musical events
are booked for Tacoma this
month. Bonci, the great tenor,
will be here March 81 and the
second concert of the Tacoma
symphony orchestra will be given
next Thursday night. Charles
Derbyshire, the local singer, will
be soloist for the concert.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
BABY BURNS TO DEATH

(By United Press Leased Wire.
CENTRALIA, March 6.-Julia
Parks went to meet her husband,
leaving the year-old baby in the
house at Napavine. The house
caught fire and the baby was
burned to death. The mother
is FRUSTRATED with grief and it is
feared she will go insane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
PIONEER DIES

(By United Press Leased Wire.
SEATTLE, March 6.-william
Rupert Forrest, aged so, president
of the Seattle Securities company,
died With heart disease yesterday.
He served two terms as state sem
ator.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
WOMAN MISSING

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
BURLINGTON, N. j., March 6
no word, Miss Mari
ana Sutterly, member of a we'll
known Trenton family and for
ten years an instructor at st.
Mary's hall, fashionable girls
school here, has dropped from
sight, and the police today were
asked to find her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
GETS BLACK EYE

Ed Shields tainted Moses Da-
vfd with the fact that he had
taken his best girl to the show
and was going to do it again and
David gave him a pair of black
eyes and otherwise disfigured his
physiognomy. Now David is held
under $25 bail to answer for as
sault in police court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
MORTALITY NOTES

Mrs. Mary A. Humphrey, aged
10, a pioneer in this city, where
she has lived 20 years, died Sat
urday. She was the mother of
Mrs. DR.. Armstrong and Mrs. DR..
Shaver. The funeral was held at
2 O'Clock this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
TOURS WORLD AFOOT

(By United Press leased Wire
PORTLAND. March 6.-Gott-
fried Rodriguez, the Holland
newspaperman who is making a
tour of the world on foot, will re-
main in Portland until next Sum
day and then proceed to Tacoma
and into Canada on the last lap
of his tour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
Greek Is Shot

Nick George, Greek laborer,
with a gunshot wound in his arm
is in the Fannie Paddock hospital.
He would not tell how he got the
injury. He will be taken to po-
lice court when he gets we'll.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06
Workers of the World
PETER POWER
by PETER POWER.

|pers controlled the cigarmakers
delegation to the A. F. of L. for
many years, it is likely that his
opponents will henceforth control
"a majority of the $4,000 votes re-
presented in the federation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06

There is a charm in baking IL
you use Pyramid Flour. 1t Is
pure, white, fluffy and strong. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-06

Pyramid Flour, the Great
Breadmaker, is a universal family
flour. 1t will solve the bread
question for you. zee
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

Geo. Warren and wife returned to
their home at Lake Wilson, Mimi,
Wednesday after visit here and in
Rrayton with relatives.
Mr.. Paul Miller and wife of Wal
nut came to Audubon in their auto
Monday to visit with her father A. Ke-
van, They were accompanied by Will
Sheppard and wife of Missouri the lat
ter being Mr.. Kevan's granddaughter.
--LOST--A gold chain and locket
last week between Colwelps restaurant
or the Arlington Hotel and my home.
Locket had picture of my brother in it.
Finder will be amply rewarded if they
return it to Anna Loss at the Republi-
can office. 29-2w.
State fair visitors will be surprised
by the arrangements for their comfort
that will have been completed when the
great Iowa exposition opens, says the
Des Moines Tribune. Ample toilet con-
veniences are being installed and salts
factory emergency hospital facilities
will be provided
Barley is said to be heavy crop
this year in this county. Among the
number having very fine fields are John
Twist, ]. M. Edwards, Henry Ruhs and
G. H. Sampson. Mr.. Wilson who has
threshed his crop reports yield of 80
bushels to the acre for which he received
81 cents busoel..
r.. J. Creveling arrived home Fri
day from visit to a daughter living at
Cape May, New Jersey. He was &C
companied by another daughter from
Boone, Iowa. On their way home they
stopped at Bloomsbury and Williams
port in Pennsylvania to visit his broth
er's family and other relatives. Going
they went by the Pennsylvania road
through Harrisburg and Philadelphia
and returning came by way of Niagara
Falls and the Michigan Central Mr..
Creveling says the country is dried up
all the way to the coast.
MFR. and Mrs. Emil Bilharz return.
ed Tuesday evening from their trip to
the eastern part of the state. From
Iowa City Mr. and Mrs Abrams jour
ney ed with them to Davenport and to
the old home Of Mrs Bilharz up in
Clinton County where at Spragueville
they found the building in which she
had attended school. Her sister Mrs.
Abrams and niece Miss Minnie
Dawson accompanied them to Audubon
for visit Their trip was pleasant
one having no trouble whatever with
the car and but one heavy rain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

L. ID. Phelps and daughter Clara
arrived home Tuesday from Vermont.
The Misses Ellowene and Edith will re-
main there until September when they
will come to Chicago and take up their
work in the University.
Aaron Anderson of Viola still has
his arm in sling caused by the break
ing of his collar bone two weeks ago by
falling off load of hay. The team
started when he was at the rear of the
load and no way to prevent tumble.
Arthur Farquhar and Dr. Chas Nc
Leran with their families motored up to
Wall Lake last Sunday. The latter got
back the same evening but the former
was obliged to tarry over night by the
way because of a sudden indisposition
of his car.
County Attorney Mantz and wife
have returned from their visit to his
brother Will up in Canada. the father
and mother renamed for a longer visit.
Mr.. MantZ says crops in Canada are
generally good as they have had more
rain than we have had this year.
Another fine rain Saturday even
ing July g. an inch and forty-two hun
dredths falling. Corn never was in bet
ter shape and flax and potatoes will be
greatly benefited. 1t is truly hard for
a man to be pessimistic for more than a
day at a stretch in South Dakota
Washington Springs Review.
Geo. Dennis sends us copy of the
Daily Budget of July IL from Astoria:
Oregon, which has one item as follows,
This has been the hottest day in Astoria
during the present season by several de-
greece, but fortunately there was light
northwest breeze that kept the air fresh
and bracing. Local Weather Observer
Gilmor's official thermometer registered
"A degrees above zero at 10 o'clock this
morning. At noon, it registered 10 and
at $3.50 this afternoon the mercury khad
risen to 81 degrees.
When big wagon with the Yam
kee Robinson Shows get stuck in the
mud and twenty to forty horses cannot
bulge it, six of the elephants Tom Tom.
Queen, Mary, Little Tom, Dutch and
Bolivar get around it. If the wagon
does not move with these elephants
around it, there is no use attempting
any further. These elephants have
never failed to move wagon that has
been stuck in the mud Queen. the big
female, places all the wagons after pa
rade in position at the menagerie.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
TINE DOG, PONY AND BIRD
SHOW POPULAR ALSO.
Read This From the Index, West Lib.
orty, July 8.

Saturday evening. too. proved the
occasion Of the week. for the little
folks, Garrette with his trained AMI
mails and birds offering q decidedly
unique and interesting entertainment.
A troupe Of trained dogs in all the old
and many new tricks composed the
hrst part Of the program. the boxing
match between two Of thsse. being the
altar number. Beginning with two
families Of canaries. Prof. Garetta
treated his audience to wonderful
exhibition Of what patience may ac-
complain In teaching birds accomp-
lishments usually attributed to hui
mans. The latter part Of this pro-
gram included performances bycock-
atoos. white and rose, which were
truly remarkable and reflected the
greatest credit upon the man who
trained them. A pony, with almost
human Intelligence, gave the conclud-
ing part Of the program and 30 far
a. the audience was able to discern
performed tests which only q think
ing and comprehensive brain couio
master.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
Garcia. Dogs, Ponies and Birds also Praised
ia, Too, From the Index. West
Liberty, July g.

And This, Too, From the Index, West
Liberty, July g.
Friday afternoon Thaviu's Inter-.
national Band, an organization mer-
iting the almost unanimous verdict
"the greatest ever" was introduced
to West Liberty audience. 1t began
too, with a crash of melody which
carried the audience and throughout
the program the hearers sat bound
by the music brought forth under the
direction OF Bandmaster Thaviu. BY
the time poet and Peasant" had been
given the audience had forgotten heat.
home and supper. and when short
time later the Lucia" sextet was Of
fered everyone was ready and willing
to listen and applaud SO long as
Thaviu cared to remain and longer.
The program was closed with a med
ley Of old airs. Scotch predominant
ing. concluding with American ma
tional airs which brought many to
their feet cheering.
The reception given Thaviu and
his band at the afternoon session
was duplicated Friday evening. when
one OF the largest audiences Of the
week heard his program Of band num-
bers interpreted with selections from
the better known operas. sung by ar
lists as good as one may expect to
hear beyond the great music centers.
Included In the vocal NUMBERS were
the "Toreador" song from Carmen
and "Then You viii Remember Me-"
from the Bohemian Girl. selections
which have grown dearer in the years
since their introduction. Other solos
and quartet completed the vocal part
Of the program. The selections by
the band were along the popular line
followed in the afternoon. civilian
Tell" scoring as great hit as the
"Poet and Peasant" Of the previous
concert.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
And This From the Cedar Rapids
GasettA JAY z.

Two splendid audiences heard the
Saturday programs 1t the Chautau-
qua grounds. The night crowd was
very large, two hundred or more
people being seated on chairs out
side the "big top" The attractions
were Thaviu's band and the grand
opera singers. Both the afternoon
and evening programs pleased the
audiences. In the afternoon the band
program Of classical and popular
airs. The Organization IL one Of the
best bands on the road. and it, direc-
Ior one Of the most capable Of band
pasters.
4 In the evening the band gave an
bther concert. followed BY the rendi-
kion Of . portion Of the grand opera
i'Cavalsria Rusticana," BY four grand
opera singers. assisted BY the band.
The entire performance was artistic
hnd won unstinted applause. The
bngers. who were: Max Bing. BARI
Tone: Donald Boucher. tsnor; Clara
,nsen. soprano. and Adsline Nelson.
atralto, gave : hne Interpretations
the great opera. Durins The hrss
Ut Of the program Mr.. hing sang
-he prologue 70 "Pasliacci.". This
PLEASED = we'll that hs va forced
~ rssponsd % y encore and sans
~ .sTnssalor nsags fson sCazuksn.'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

0oo0 Iu1o kfO0 tD0 OOuoE AoHsss
Republican, July 3.
Notwithstanding the hot night, the
biggest crowd that has ever assembled
IN the Chautauqua tent in Cedar Ra-
pids, was present last night to hear
the grand opera company sing Its
musical extravaganza, accompanied
by Thaviu's band. followed by "Cava-
leria Rusticana."
\ Undoubtedly yesterday was the
great treat OF the week and the Inn
mense crowd which heard the pro-
gram was enthusiastic in their praise.
In the afternoon Thaviu's Interna-
tional Band. . splendid organization
was heard in the grand musical fes-
tival and in the evening there was .
double treat for the grand opera com
pany was accompanied by the band.
Opening this program with the Sc
lection from William Tell the Tina
viu great orchestra hand gave the
people at the ChautauQua one Of the
finest treats In the music line that
has ever come to Cedar Rapids. The
music Of the evening was not confined
to operate music alone. They show
ed their ability a. musicians By TAX
ing in TIE full scope Of the work, from
light opera music to the heaviest
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

Or. John x. Donaldson. Dentist
Office over 8oar's Harness Shop, Au-
dubon, Iowa. Tel. 42l.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
AS GOOD AS A CIRCUS.
lays The Grundy Center Democrat

0aretta's trained animal show Tues
day night was a. good az circus.
no one had ever before seen such in
telligence in birds a. IL possessed by
|tho6s h Gazstta's look.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
Or Carrie Brooks Wood, Dental Of
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Bank
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SYNOPSIS.

Capt. Nathaniel Plum, OF che sloop
Typhoon. lands secretly on Beaver island
stronghold OF the Mormons He is sud
fsniy confronted by Obadiah price. an
Eccentrfc old man and q member Of the
Mormon council. who tells him that he Is
sGxpected. Ertce ignores Mats protesta-
HtOns that he has got the wrong man. and
o;sf gains Tor the ammunition aboard tho
sloop. He binds Nat by solemn oath to
seiiyer package to- Franklin Pierce
president OF the United States Near
1,rieeH cabin Nat sees the frightened face
81 young woman who disappears In the
I Garkness. leaving IAN odor OF liiacs 1t
develops that Flunl's visit to the island
e TO demand settlement from the king,
43sIra the !cctt;ss his ship suiIte
lime previously, supposedly by Mor,uons
casey. the mate, has been left in charge
81 the 9loop with orders to lombard St
Hames u Nat does not return within a
certain time. Price takes Nat in the
G9arkness. to the kings home, and
GyrouGh window he sees the king and
Gus wives, among whom is the lady of
Inc lilacs whom Price says is the sew
s,nth Wife. Plum calls at the kings Of
lice, where he IS warned by q young
woman that his life Is In danger Strany
receives Plum cordially, processes inf9ig-
aiatl0n when he hears the captains eriey-
esnce, and, promises to punish the guilty.
H.iuin again receives warning OF his dan
ger. Hes rescues Neil who Is being nI,h
1icly whipped. The king orders Arbor
Erpche, the sheriff and father OF VIM
some. the girl who warned Nat. to pur-
cue ana XIII the two men,