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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
Scores Rats, High Heels and
Openwork for School Girls

abeth Wrake to parents of high
school pupils at a meeting of the
parent-teacher association last
night when 900 parents were Civ
en- a luncheon like the children
get at noon and then told what's
what by the school authorities.
Miss Minnie Gibbons, Principal
Geiger, Rev. Murdoch Mcleod.
Mayor Seymour and others also
spoke.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
Iron Worker Driven To
Death Every 81 Hours
HEAD OF UNION TELLS 9TH
ER SIDE OF CAPITAL-LAABOR
FIGHT-THE DEATHS OAUS-
ED BY EMPLOYERS.
BY PETER POWER.

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. rs, -
Every day is developing new
phases in the Mcnamara case.
Afte the A. f. of l.. convention
unanimously adopted resolutions
to finance the great legal contest
and enthusiastically cheered Job
the socialist candidate
for mayor of Los Angeles, the
were amused to learn
that Detective Burns was given an
ovation by the bankers conven-
tion in New Orleans.
THE bankers might have inves,.
tigated our side before they laud-
ed Burns when he made his false
accusations" said President Ryan
of the Structural Iron Workers
today.
Every 81 hours the mangled
form of one of our members en-
ployed on an iron or steel struc-
ture or bridge Is carted to an UNI
nertaker's establishment and I'm
the same time six manned men
are carried to a hospital or grief
stricken home. Yet the eminent
ly respectable bankers side against
us when we organize to end this
Wholesale destruction of life.
THE representative Of the Erec-
tors association, a creature of the
steel trust, charges that we are
responsible for the death of 10
men in the Los Angeles Times ex-
plosion. Not only will that claim
be proven false in the Mcnamara
trial, but we will show that we en-
deavored to secure an agreement
with the Erectors' association to
prevent, or at least minimize this
awful slaughter of human lives,
due to the speeding up systems
that have been introduced by Ger.
tain employers.
t. Prevent Damage Suits.
mot only. has the Erectors' as
ISOLATION refused to make any
|agpeement but whenever any
worker is injured its lawyers are
at the hospital before anybody
else to secure his signature to q
document waving all rights fol-
damages under the common law
for a few paltry dollars.
ION our part we charge that
due to their driving methods and
Indifference of life and limb, the
erectors are responsible for the
catastrophies that are constantly
occurring. In Quebec 6S men
were killed, 80 In Louisville, IL
on the Wabash bridge in Pitts
burg, II ON the Chicago auditor
ium and hundreds in other acct
dents that might have been avert
ed"
Ryan scoffed at the rumors that
the books that were seized by
the federal court in Indiana
POLLS show any unusual or cues
tionable expenditure as has been
charged in certain newspaper dis.
patches.
1--WE court the fullest investiga-
tion,' said Ryan. I'VE have al
ready exposed dozen spies in oui
midst and there are many more
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25

extreme penalty is one year in
prison and fine of $1,000.
Juror Baron Won Rockow, ON
the jury at the instance of the de-
PENDANT himself. stated today that
there was never any question
among the Jurors as to the YER
dict.
I'VE were only sorry" said Won
Rockow, that We could not give
him a life sentence"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25

my home is in Beverly" she
said, and / am going to stay.
have been invited to go to Texas
and go into vaudeville. l declin-
ed BOTH"
Barber Goes TO jail.
Edward Ricord, the barber,
who drove Miss Chamberlain to
the lonely spot where she was at
tackled and who received a large
sum for doing 1t. was sentenced
to one year in jail yesterday.
Warren Scranton who was SEN
fenced to serve one year for TAX
Ing part in the tarring pleaded
this afternoon to be allowed to GO
to Jail Immediately.
i don't want any stay of exc
he said. II want to go
to jail and get 1t over with"
-Four men have been sentenced
so far in the case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
OR
6 { | s
LIFE

STOCKTON, Cal. Nov. %. -
Samuel b. Axtell. the Lodi editor
who learned from the jury last
night that he must spend the rest
of his life In prison for killing
Charles Solars. June t6 last.
arose this morning early and ate
a hearty breakfast.
Axtell received the sentence
without moving an eyelash,
slight pallor being the only no.
ticeable change on his counten-
ance.
Mrs. Sollars. the widow. broke
down when she heard the news
and moaned. And they only gave
him life."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25

Gong, known here as "Bo-
logna." says Miss Hopper came to
his shack with Mrs. Penrose, a
hotel employee. Mrs. Penrose, he
asserts, asked him II he wanted
good wife and said her compan-
Ton would marry him.
Gong asserts he declined. He Ia
10 and wealthy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
MANLEY GIVEN
FULL CHARGE

The city council formally turn
ed over the Green river work to
Engineer ]. O. Manley this morn
ing.
There is going to be war with
Contractor Wright, too, on some
work already done. One retain
ing wall is cracked badly. and the
mayor says Wright must make It
good.
II have the word of a man on
the job that 1t was skimped 80 per
cent on cement. We will fight IL
out In the courts" said the mayor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
$40 PER MONTH

3 lots and 4-room house, $3.50, good
location, near a new factory. Buy
the place and secure work at the
factory. The lots have extra good
soil and are pretty well cleared up.
You can make a good home with a
little improving. The place is out
side the city and only 4 blocks from
&c car fare. Price $3.50. Small cash
payment, balance $40 per month.
Bring this adv. with you.
314 BANKERS TRUST BLDG.
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] sell or exchange farm property
II. w. Myers
430 Perkins Bldg.
A FINE wATERvIEw HOME
Family is going south by Jan. 1,

1918.
Nine acres of as fine a waterview
Sound. Groom cottage furnisbe ed
complete, Buck range, piano, bed
room suites. dishes and everything
all ready to move into; q 4-year- Id
fine Jersey COW. 75 White Ieghorn
work, green house 17x52 1T. 10
chicken houses. 1 small barn, 1
shop, spring water can be carried
TO any part of property-it is piped
snto house, So apple trees. also plum
apricot and peach trees all years
old, n acre Strawberries, II acre
logan and blackberries. currants
etc, in short, a complete home, none
better; So miles from Tacoma p. o.
Price $4,000, one-half of real value.
Bee us at once.
BENBOW g. MCFARLAND
1l16 Natl. Realty Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
More Shortages In
Federal Clerk S Job

A. Reeves Ayers, who for 80
years was government employee
and who was relieved of his Job
as federal clerk here year ago,
has been caught in the dragnet
with Sam Bridges and Clerk Hop
kins of Seattle.
Inspector Masterson reports
that Ayers is short about 5000 on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25

his accounts for the years 1909
and 1907 He says no criminal
intent was indicated.
The federal court clerks in this
section apparently were farming
their jobs for all they were worth
and how much cash they have
pulled down in the years past the
inspectors will probably never
discover.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
White Woman Sues Aged Chink
For Breach of Promise to Wed

(By United Press Leased Wire.
PULLMAN, WASH, Nov. 25.-Wu
Gong, Pullman's only Chinaman,
strenuously denied today that he
had promised to marry Miss Anna
Hopper, a white woman of Spo-
kane, who has just started a
breach of promise suit against him
for $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
Abolish the rats.

Abolish the rats.
Not the ones in the warehouses
but those in the heads of high
school girls.
Taboo wells, throw away the
nigh heeled shoes and silk stock
ings. Clothe the girls In one
piece gowns with long sleeved
underwear.
Such was the advice of DR.. Eliz-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
Warburton Comes Out For Government
Coal Mines and Railroads in Alaska
Tacoma 1nsurgent
For Peoples Plan

Warburton nquafedly
ership of Alaskan mines and
At the Times, the
following article stating his views:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
Last Nights Winners.

Last Nights Winners.
Mrs. G. Brennan, 3618 East
Spokane avenue-$1 order at
Deges'.
Mrs. Ida e. Warren, 1891 East
I street-50c order at the Bonney
Pharmacy.
Mrs. Chris Holswick, 1912 East
Spokane avenues order at Nc
Cormacks'.
Mrs. +. A. Caldwell, 1855 East
j street-$1 order at Paulsons'
Miss Irene Leveque, 1901 East
] street-50c box of candy at
Meuhlen bruchs'.
The Times-Rogers pair were
well received yesterday afternoon
on Mckinley Hill. 1t was a pref
ty little neighborhood and every
body seemed ready to help. Sew
cral expressed great sorrow when
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25

For sale. a Groom house and
bath. with l lot, for 1880; walking
distance; 5000 down, balance easY
FERNS, $40 a month ana Interest.
tFhone M. 6s09.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
PUYALLUP
THE SUBURB OF TACOMA

THE SUBURB OF TACOMA
1-9-room house and o lots, all in
fruit beauty.
rs acres, all in fruit, the best
in the valley.
S-h acre, a nice 4-room house,
ali in fruit.
~ acre, all in fruit. a snap.
6-Some rare snaps in acreage.
Want good, responsible man to
PUN a dairy, one that has some
poney to help stock the place. I
have a good opening. Close in
Many chances, but here is one that
I will guarantee.
o. N. JOHNS
BIT California Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
SPECTATORS FIGHT
EVERETT SINGLE TAX

(By United Pre- LEASED Wire,)
EVERETT Nov. 25Becau most
them non-resdnts the unproved
the single tax fight will be
measure recently passed as a cha rter amendment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
. . . Q Q Q 0 0 Q eOoe
PROGRESSIVE GAIN ONE. Q
1.-THE country liz saved"

THE country Is saved" /,
announced the excited voice
of Attorney Lorenzo Dow yes ,
terday. cts boy, eight /,
} pounds"
AN insurgent?"
you bet, he's insurging
} already"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

PORTLAND-Praying loudly
for forgiveness, a pickpocket at
tending the Gypsy Smith revival
here, did not forget to attend to
business. He slipped his hand
into Rev. Monroe's pocket and re-
lieved the reverend gentleman of
purse containing 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
TURKEY LOOKS
TOPOWERS To-
INTERVENE

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 25.-
1t was stated at the war office to-
day that the government expects
Italy to fulfill her threat to block
ade the Dardanelles within "a
hours.
Turkey thinks this move will
speedily compel European inter-
vention.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25

but they are unable to discover
anything Of an discriminating ma
ture."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
o. N. JOHNS
BIT California Bldg.
RANCHES

Are you looking for a ranch and
have city property to exchange for
one. come In and see us. as we have
q humber of good chances to ex-
Change. This Is one: $50 acres. 10
acres cleared, 8 acres orchard, good
house, barn and outbuildings, IL
cows, 4 horses, 35 hogs, all kinds of
farm tools and everything complete
70 run farm with: on county road,
8 miles from r. r. station. If you
want something good, see us.
J. w. Hoops & Sons
ga Natl. Realty Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
TELEGRAPH
TABLOIDS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
EUGENE, Ore.-Held up by a
footpad, Claude Kelley saved his
only IS by palming the coin be-
fore he obeyed the order, Hands
up"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25
FREE TO SICK WOMEN

vii! give to every sick suffering woman
who writes to me proof treatment suitable to
her needs, a long letter of advice and my Medi-
cal Book for WOmen--alI free and postage paid
in plain wrapper. i a woman-a wife and a
physician. Write to me at once
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-25

I am also in favor of the gov
ornment Immediately proceeding
to open up coal mine in Alaska
and operating the same. In this
way 1t would provide coal for its
navy at a reasonable figure. 1t
also ought to operate the mine on
a sufficiently large scale to furn-
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12
BAD RAIL DITCHES
OBSERVATION CAR
Traffic Held Up on N. p. for Six Hours
Yesterday Morning
Nobody Hurt

While n. P. North Coast Limited
No. 2 was coming down Vista hill
yerterday morning, defective rail
parted and derailed the observation
car attached to the rear of the train.
No serious injuries are reported, ,
but the passengers must have re-
ceived a severe shaking up, as the
Car was dragged several hundred
feet with both front and rear trucks
humping the ties and plowing up
the embankment. Fortunately the
coupling held and the coach was
thus prevented from topplihg into
the ditch.
The Pasco wrecking train arrived
on the scene about nine O'Clock and
after an hours work succeeded in
getting the car back on the rails.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12

mony in the Tacoma hearing will
be completed today, but if the hear
ing is continued at Spokane it is
probable that it will be be several
weeks before an official decision is
made public. Kennewick won out
simply because she had the facts
and an able attorney in Judge
Grosscup to see that they were fore
IDLY presented. The city's star
witnesses, f. M. Sly, Geo. F. Rich
ardson and Scott Henderson put up
testimony that was unshakable un-
der the severest cross-examination
by attorneys for the railroads and
for rival cities. Attorney Grosscup
brought out, through his witnesses,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12
DISTRICT CONFERENCE

The Dalles District Conference
of the Methodist church have been
in session during the week at the
local church with about thirty five
members present from all parts ol
the district, from Ellensburg on the
west to Prineville, Oregon, on the
south. Good congregations have
attended the sessions both day and
night and interesting papers and
discussions have occupied the time
of the body. DR.. Walton Skip
worth, president of the district, il
serving his sixth and last year in
this official capacity.
The work of the conference in.
cludes the licensing of many more
preachers and exhorters to care for
the largely developing work in this
district. The special addresses in
cluded sermon Tuesday night by
w. A. Selleck of North Yakima /;
lecture Wednesday evening by J. NJ
Higgins of Prineville, Oregon; and
a sermon Thursday evening by J.
ID. Lewellen of The Dalles, Oregon.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12
BUY PRINCESS THEATRE

John Booe this week closed a deal
with Frank Leverich and R. L.
Banta for the sale of the Princess
Theatre, possession to be given
some time this month. Mr.. Banta
has been a rancher in the Garden
Tracts for several years and Mr..
Leverich came here from Spokane
early this spring. Mr.. Booe will
remain in town for awhile, to see
that the new showmen get things
running to suit them, but will
eventually return to Seattle and
later take charge of another show
house in some of the coast towns as
soon as he and his partner, Mr..
Clark, find a desirable location.
Wen be sorry to lose John, for
he's live one of the right sort.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12
IMPORTANT TRANSFER

J. Sercombe, of Lewiston, pur-
chased of C. E. Lum, on Tuesday,
Is acres just out of town at $50 an
acre. AS the water will cost SIC
an acre, it is very certain that Mr..
Sercombe has not little faith in
Kennewick.
He will commence at once the
erection of a commodious house. As
soon as it is completed his family
will come, and he will then COM
mence preparing the land to put in
strawberries as soon as the water
reaches here.
Mr.. Sercombe is Vineiander
and knows what he is doing.
He will be a progressive addition
to Kennewick's prosperity.-From
the issue of May 1st. 1902, of the
Courier.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12

The above, taken from the Ia
coma Ledger of yesterday, pretty
well sums up the developments in
Kennewick's fight for fair play at
the hands of the railroads. The
substance of it is that freight rates
to and from the city will in any
event be reduced 10 per cent, put
ting us on an equal footing with
North Yakima and Walla Walla.
Ii the commission decides that fair
ness demands that those cities be
accorded rates equal to Spokane's,
Kennewiek will likewise be included
and will be granted further re-
duction of 10 per cent.
1t is expected that taking of testi-
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12
WE'LL ALL Be THERE

Pasco will try their durndest to
take one out of three when they
come to our fair city Sunday
accompanied by rooters several hun
dred strong. Maybe they will and
then, again, maybe they won't.
Anyhow it is expected to be some
ball game.
Manager Tulles reports being
.besieged by challenges from towns
Of real class, having lately promised
games to Touchet, Walla Walla,
Mabton and Yakima. With SO
many good contests on he is un-
decided whether another date can
be arranged for the S. P. & S. boys
from Portland. They have written
that they want to come to Kenne-
wick again and if possible they will
be accommodated with a game the
first Sunday in June. All other
games will be played at home ex-
cept the one with North Yakima
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12

the facts that kennewick was as
stragetically situated as Spokane
and that our wholesalers ship to
nearly as many tributary points;
that the city's location is geograph-
ically sfar superior to either Yak
ina or Walla Walla and that the
only thing that Kennewick needs
to make it a distributive center of
more Importance than either of
these places is the removal of the
unjust discrimination in rates which
is now retarding its growth.
The wisdom of the Commercial
Club in retaining an attorney of
Judge Grosscup's experience to con-
duet its case has been thoroughly
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12
BOOSTERS PLAN EXCURSION
Commercial Club to Charter Boat for
Get-toEether Visit With Up-River
Towns

With the idea of fostering stronger
trade relationship with the business
men of the cities in the upper Colum-
bia Valley, the Commercial Clnb is
laying plans for an acquaintance.
making excursion up the river some
time in June.
One of the big steamers will be
chartered for the day and every
business man in the city will be
urged to come along and help load
her down. Stops will be made al
Richland and Hanford long enough
for everyone to 60 ashore and make
a handshaking round of those towns
Of course the band will be taken
along to enliven the day. Al
White Bluffs the steamer will lay
up for several hours in the evening
while the excursionists are ashore
mixing and wrapping themselves
around a luncheon.
Though the subject was brought
up too late for action at Tuesday
nights meeting, every one seems to
be in hearty accord with the plan,
and it is probable that President
Henderson will appoint committee
to get busy and report at the June
meeting, ut which time a definite
date will be set.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12

IN the case so far showing the atti-
tude of the commission on any of
the points in question. BY the
statement it was evidenced that the
commission is to examine into the
strategic positions of North Yakima,
Walla Walla and Spokane to learn
the causes which actuated the rail-
roads in granting these cities dis
tributive rates, and while not de-
finitely promising anything, it was
the expressed opinion of those pre-
sent that Kennewick will be added
to the distributive points. In max
ing such a change Spokane will
have lost one of it's points in the
present case.''
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shown; all the more so in the face
Of the hard fall down" which
Pasco had in trying to put their
case before the commission. They
were literally thrown out of court"
on account of the faulty complaint
entered by their attorney at the be-
ginning of the hearing. Later they
were given the opportunity of tax
ing a copy of kennewick's COM
plant, together with the testimony,
and from these to file an amended
complaint showing wherein the evil
dence entered by kennewick is al
so applicable to Pasco-that is, in
sofar as their position as one-rail-
road town will allow them to go.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-12
PUTTING Down DEEP WELLS
Local Men Seeking Water for Wheat
and Fruit Lands-Drillins
Outfits at Work

Irrigating from deep wells has
never been carried on on large
scale in this part Of the country but
it is probable that in the future,
this system of irrigation will prove
the salvation of large areas of land
in Horse Heaven and lands adjoin-
ing, which are now at the mercy Of
the climate.
NJ. O. Kitten and c. L. Beaver,
one of Seattle's prominent lawyers,
will be numbered among the pioneers
of this enterprise, should their ef-
forts prove successful. Nj. O. Kilt
ten had had men working on a we'll
in Sec. 19 in Horse Heaven for
months and last week in company
with II. A. Bier, he made trip to
Ritzville and purchased complete
stamping outfit which will expediate
the drilling very materially. He
has gone down 1856 feet SO far and
with the additional outfit, a good
supply of water should be obtained
in short order.
Mr.. Beaver has let contracts for
the drilling of well in Sec. 80,
adjoining the Highlands on the
east, and situated one mile from
Vista. He has drillers with ma
chinery ON the ground, hard at
work, who will keep on working
until they get sufficient water supply
for watering 100 acres. Mr.. Beaver
expects his plant to cost at least
SIC, 600 and his place will be set to
orchard. His brother -in-law who
is an experienced fruit grower will
come from the east to take charge
of the place as soon as the buildings
are erected. The residence and
barns will be expensive and COM
plete in every respect, and will
make the place one OF the most
desirable farms in Washington
within a few years time.
Mr.. Beaver acquired the land by
script from the government five
years ago. At that time it was
worth about four dollars per acre
and the same land is now filed at
$3.50.
That the undertaking is likely to
prove a success is proved by the n.
P. company's well at Vista, which
is 400 feet deep with water rising to
within 200 feet of the surface. All
the pumping which has been done
since it was drilled has not lowered
the water perceptibly. 1t is not
river water as its source is 200 feet
below the level of the river bed.
Its temperature is sixty degrees Far
enheit and it is slightly impregna-
ted with sulphur.