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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
THE PARK Err PALACE.

Kings over in a steei-walled cell
n New York, things are standing
gery still at the big Jackson street
factory, a slightly building that the
victims of the United Wireless
helped to build.
The agents who used to sell
United Wireless stock called this
building 1.-THE Bait"
When a prospective investor
was doubtful. they lugged him to
the factory" and told him that
the U. S. mint was a poker joint
compared to this. 1t was great
piece of scenery.
But George H. and the rest of
the big men of United Wireless
are in jail now, and there's not
much use for the bait factory.
A notice on the door tells the
passerby that the Office has NOV
ed to a modest room down on the
water front.
When George II. Parker gets
out of the penitentiary, and after
the prison pallor has worn off
and his hair grows out long again,
he's coming back to the Prospect
street mansion.
The red, red geraniums will
blaze on the verdant, velvet lawn,
and the Parker graft auto will
honk-honk it's merry way over the
boulevards. George H. has only
two years to serve in the pen, and
then he'll be able to enjoy his
hard-earned savings in peace and
plenty.
Two years in the pgenitentiary
working in the shirt factory or
the boot shop, isn't such a long
time.
But George H. will probably
miss the red, red geraniums on
the velvet lawn of that 100000
mansion, the graft house, on
Prospect street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

A ship carrying It's own waves
that's the invention by which
one of the steamship companies
claims 1t has abolished seasick-
ness. The gyroscope was once
looked to as the secret of a ships
stability, but this arrangement
made steering more difficult and,
1t was claimed, there was always
a danger of the gyroscope wheels
flying apart and tearing holes in
the ship.
The new arrangement consists
of two large "U" shaped water
tanks, running the width of the
ship. By partly filling the tanks
with water, it is possible to bal
Iance the weight of the ship waves
against the weight of the waves
on the ocean and thus greatly re-
duce the rolling of the ship. The
lmpersonator, of the
|Hamburg-American line, which
will be, the largest ship in the
world, will be fitted with the
tanks. This ship will weigh &c.
900 tons and the makers declare
that passengers will have little or
no sense of motion.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
Gov. Sloan's Views

Phoenix, Ariz, Aug FL.
relief of kind with
the territory
then temporary expedien the PROPOSE
other deliver and sell the coal for local and domestic
permanent relief favor law providing for leasing OF
elsewhere favorable
disposition lands
effort should
exist abNnd
Ance of coal a reasonable prices.
RICHARD SLOAN. Arizona
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
N.->>,s.El

SEATTLE, Aug. 21.-The thou
sands of working people of the
Northwest who invested their
modest savings in United Wire
less, the gigantic fraud that one
Seattle citizen helped put across,
will be interested to know that
George H. Parker is still in Jail,
and he'll soon be starting for a
two-year sojourn in the Atlanta
penitentiary.
There is no sinister hint of Par
ker's predicament at the $780,
900 Parker graft home on East
Prospect street. The red geran-
iums are blazing on the velvet
lawn and trusty gardeners (get-
ting their monthly pay with great
regularity are sprinkling the
jessamine and hollyhocks three
times day.
The maids are busting the mar
BILE statues and the rare bronzes,
and keeping the silk Turkey rugs
free from dust-George H. may
come home some day.
But while George H. is thinking
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
Editorial PAGE Of Gle Cacoma Cimes
Why the Professor Was Fired

Prof w. Virginia university
has
that the believes
that he devoted considerable
boosting taxation
speaker
Now, the professor taught mining engineering
can find out he did we'll But the regents of the university
to that OF his brain where he his
teaching
ding mining themselves
to ask for the professors resignation.
Which thing rather disheartenng, the
prg considering that appointee Glass
cock, who is staunch friend of privilege.
Presumably the of mining engineering chosen
examined his
taxation than his technical knowledge of mining
There's county in Oregon whe the farmers taxes I'm
horse valued 1000 and owned
the electric unassessed Moral with
the interests In for taxation reform
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
THE PETITION
To His ExceIlency the President Of
mt Of the United States of America

Exceency President the United States Of America
undersigned residents of the State Washington,
herewith most earnest for relief from the
Frs-That the dependent either directly
second-Tha tariff fixed by private corporations is
high to force the ultimate consumer to exorbtant
Third-Therefore, your petitioners that a law
enacted providing for and establishing Alaska Coal Mining
mining lands i'm
Alaska, establishing railroad deliver
establishing bay sufficient size to serve
shipping point but also coaing station
navy providing golfers deliver
ports establishing government
coal bunkers certain the Washington
the of production plus handling plus
an sufficient to provide fund to pay interest and prn
FourhThat the fix and provide through
carriers for coal from the bunkers
established Washington
government bunkers be established at the
following named points Washington, Seattle rays
sixti,-That to those issued for
s Ca no and be sold direct people BY
projects before mentioned the be
from existing immediate enact
ment of legislation herein forth shall pray.
NAME. ADDRESS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

Mr.. Editor:
My boy Tom red In the Times
that the books, diamonds, jewelry,
boats and launches in Tacoma is
worth some $473,248.
says to Tom, it's not to much.
Because Tacoma spends every
year 2-million dollars for cigars.
Tom says l got the figger 2 high
but after figerin himself some,
|allows it's low enough.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
Tortured for rs Years

by a curo-defying stomach trouble
that batfled doctors, and resisted
all remedies he tried, John w.
Modders, of Moddersville. Mich,
Seemed doomed. He had to sell
his farm and give up work. His
neighbors said, "he can't live much
longer" Whatever l ate dis
tressed me-" he wrote, "till / tried
Electric Bitters, which worked
such wonders for me that / can
now eat things could not take for
years. Its surely a grand remedy
for stomach trouble" Just as
good for the liver and kidneys.
Every bottle guaranteed. Only soc
at Ryner .Malstrom Drug Co., 938
Pacific ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

What we want is the opinion
of Mr.. Lafe Watertower, whether
so prosperous business needs
boostin by the ade of dice-throwin
or other gamblin tricks. We al
ways read Mr.. Watertower's opin-
ions. Yours trooly,
MR.. O'TOOLE.
P. S.-Tom is a good boy and
don't smoke.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
BLIND GIRLS BIRD
LIKE A RAINBOW

wILKEs-BARRE, Pa, Aug. 21
-"LOST-A parrot aged -four
months, with beautiful yellow
hair and red and green breast
1t looks like a rainbow Reward
If returned"
This is the lad" that Emma
Benedict, a blind girl of Kingston
dictated to a local evening paper.
She didn't tell how she knew the
bird looks like a rainbow" or
how she knew how a rainbow
looks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

Senator LaFollette. through long
period covering the larger part of his
adult life, has been engaged in efficient,
persistent and aggressive service for the
people. That he is judicious ana wise as
well as progressive and liberal is demon
strated by the success in actual operation
of the measures which he has initiated
and enacted.
He has been, through longer period
than anyone else, conspicuous leader in
the great struggle of the people against
the encroachments OF selfish and unscrup-
ulous private interests. He is fearless and
strong If he occupied the chief executive
office, no man would have occasion to
doubt that the president of the United
States would be in reality, as well as in
name, the representative and champion of
the people.
He would be beyond temptation or
sophistry. He could not be influenced by
ooled by cunning. He is still In the prime
would be equal to every demand upon his
agth.
had great career in the senate and has
perfect conservatism and reason cham
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

VINO mas more
recently assisted
in the uplifting
of the British
stage, arrived at
the very mature
age of four and
twenty. yester-
day, which how
e v e r continues
to leave her the
youngest, bar
ring one, of
those feminine
persons W b o
have their names
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
-FOUR POUNDS OF
WATER MAKE COP
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Aug. 81. - Four
pounds of water, imbibed by a
would-be policeman just before
taking the physical examination,
got the man the required weight
and his appointment. Another
applicant, a negro, a quarter OF
an inch shy in height, got a
friend to bat him over the head
with a club. The resultant bump
Supplied the missing quarter of
an inch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
Greatly Exaggerated

The Standard OIL first famous of giant
dead according World all because the
trust will BIO distributed S owned by the
As Mark Twain said of his reported DEATH
World itself
sibly its can't fool Mr. Rockefeller the stock
the decree
tanned in the decision.
Togo Japan, "holds
straits"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

had lost three
n 1 8 h t s before
when the I o G
closed in around
a W 1 l | | n G re-
t + g a t e r. Gen.
Pope was one OF
those generals
who believed in
putting off till
tomorrow a n y
battle that could
cOurteOusly h G
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
GEN. MURRAY COMING

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-
Major General Arthur Murray
will arrive here today to take
command of the Western army d.
with headquarters here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

WANTED-Cne inch Of good,
lively tongue; good price win be
paid. {
That is what Miss Inez Long Of
Independence, Mo-, wants. She
bit the tip off hers the other day
when she was thrown out of an
automobile. Surgeons told her
the only way to save her power Of
speech is to graft new piece to
the torn part. tr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

writ IN rows or fiery 1ncandescents
just over the entrance. Mayhap
the pleasing little actress Is best
noted for the near training she
gave her jockey husband Tod
Sloan during their adventuresome
trip on the sea of matrimony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

Everybody In Pierce county reads this column Short
letters from Times readers general interest without
malice, will be printed Write anything
body wish, but malice
letters printed because Keep
short.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

avoided today, and he ducked so
suddenly the night of the 18th
that 1t took Lees scouts three
whole days to find him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
TODAY IN HISTORY

Aug. 81, 1862, Gen. Robert f..
Lee found Ponies army which he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
OUR DAILY BIRTH.
DAY PARTY.

Miss Julia Sanderson, who first
achieved fame in "Fantama," and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

A four-room vacant house, own
ed by J. S. Kemp at Sixty-sixth
and Alaska streets, was destroyed
by fire yesterday afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

Prof. Frankenfield, government
weather sharp, knows what
causes the hot days.
1t is hot air.
A stagnant belt of torrid at
mosphere coming from the base
ball pages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
SMOKERS,

When your last match is blown
out, you are justified in saying
that an i'll wind has visited you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
Most HnYfb,n9

"Tom," he whispered softly, ST
wish old Dick hadn't aided, don't
you?'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

We all say give the devil his
due, but are we as charitable with
our neighbors?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

Extensive arrangements are be-
ing made to furnish cheap and
wholesome lunches to high school
students and a maximum of
cents will be the price of dishes
served when school opens. Many
dishes will be served at 21s cents
each.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

Thirty of the smelter boys
barred their arms to the sur
geon's knife at the private
sanitarium Friday and allow
ed strips of cuticle to be
pared off to be grated onto
their fellow workman, Rex
Hart, who was seriously
burned six weeks ago and
could not recover without
skin grating.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

Entered at the postoiy.os at Tacoma wash. as
second-class matter. TELEGRAPHIo SERVICE
OF UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION
PUBLISHED EvF.RY EVENING ExCEpr srr
DAY BIZ THE TACOMA TIMES PUBLISHING
COMPANY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21


tombstone of self-respect.
Those dear, querulous women
who complain that they are mis-
understood, more than likely suf-
fer because they don't understand
themselves.
It was difficult to fill Senator
Depew's shoes-shoes, under
stand, shoes.
Fire is forever destroying fire.
proof buildings.
A Good Thought for a Hot Day,
Thank goodness that Arcturus
is not our sun, for then we'd have
5000 times the heat.
A man tells of a dinner he once
had at farmers home, at which
the piece de resistance was a very
tough chicken.
Among those at the table were
the two SONS of the farmer who
had killed the chicken. All strug-
gled heroically, but unsuccessful.
ly. Finally the younger boy
/ turned to his brother.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

We all long for a long life, We
dread old age.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
PEOPLES PRESIDENT rs URGED BY
POINDEXTER.
BY MILES POINDEXTER.


LaFolette sincerely
not at the election at least in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21
Is renting a crimeP See ad, pg. e.

Makes the laundress happy
that's Red Cross Ball Blue. Makes
beautiful, clear white clothes. All
good grocers. see
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

Rubbish in backwards is I'll
tombstone of self-respect.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

The French government has
sent home French books to our
congressman. We object to such
cruelty. 1t is hot enough in Wash
ington already yet! ~.
A man In Thornton, England,
makes a good living raising mag
gots for fishermen to use as bait.
BY Richard Hovey.
(Unmanifest Destiny. :.
There is Hand that bends our
deeds
To mightier isues than we
planned,
Each son that triumphs, each that
bleeds,
My Country, serves It's dark
Command.
Nor on what seas shall be thy
fate;
l only know 1t shall be high,
l do not know beneath what sky
only know 1t shall be great.
Wholesale prices of beef and
pork are from 10 to 40 per cent
higher now than they were a year
lago. Reasons: drought and meat
trust.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

DH0NEc Business ofncs Main 7ss, Airs
! HUMID CircuIstion Dept. Main gss, AI7ss
Editorial Dept. Main 7e4 A17sa
'N oFFICD--7es COMMERCE. ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-21

Is renting a crime? See ad, pc. e.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-02
DOLLAR AN ANCIENT WoRn
Heard Tn the Language at Least 300 Years Before It Was Used
 In America.

The word dollar" was in our Ian suage at least 300 years ago. for 1t is used by Shakespeare several times. says Harper's Weekly. It is supposed that the word was in use in London In the latter part of the sixteenth century. having been brought iu by the North German merchants, who managed the trade on the Baltic and in Russia.
 Dollar" appeared first in an Eng fish dictionary in 1745. It is a bor- rowed word, being the German "thal er." The coins issued by the mint ln loachimsthal were called Joachim. thalers." When other hints were es. tablished. the -Joachlms" was dropped and the coins were called simply "thal era"
 The dollar was adopted by congress as the unit Of our currency on August 5. 17s5. It was to contain 37564 grains of pure silver: but when the mint was established. in 1792. the re quirement was reduced to 371. .25 grains of pure silver The coinage of collars began in i794
Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-02
HE FUTURE OF CHINA
 DEPENDS ON CASH
Country Therefore Largely in the Hands of 9 Japanese
 FInanCier

'EKING, Dec. 1.-China-s future form of government if not history, seems dependent upon Baron Cottu, Ut Japan. Should the promised Fran rO-Belgian loan Of thirty million dol 'ars be forthcoming, Premier Yuan Shi Raj will probably use the gov. vTHment's remaining hundred thou sand troops so advantageously that illc country will agree to a strong constitutional monarchy. If Yuan should be unable 10 negotiate the loan, the inevitable result, it is Le. tcyed, would be the necessity of a compromise with the rchels. owing 10 thc inability Of the government 10 pay its troops and purchase ammunition
 A correspondent is reliably IE. formed that Yuan Shi kai intends offering the provinces the right to elect their own officials, including governors. This is the principal de mand of the revolutionists. It Is ur. deTstood that a truce covering fortnight was signed at Hankow to day. Several Manchu princes have left Picking.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-02
Butcher eIre ana Ma.tIn.

An incident which my son witnessed near Enfield may be wor.h recording: He was walking along the highway and noticed at some distance ahead several birds On The road. which be took 10 be sparrows. As hc drew nearer he was able to distinguish a couple Of house martins by the side of q small puddle near the others
 Presently one of the supposed spar. rows in a sidelong manner drew to ward the house martins and when near il suddenly dared and seized one Of them by the head aud held it strug gling until he got Gg.ts rear He then saw ii Was q reahscked shrike and io bis astonishment ii actually flew ' ay ~ith it's vicfip over tbe aecge bi -he roadside slowing strength rs would hardly have exT scted iE ie small a bird From the Field
Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-02
M 'NAhARAS SURRENDER
Continued from Page D

to carry itroglycerinc Tho district attorney has that case in his pos session now That was on December 6. We hired rig and drove out 10 Beach Grove, an Indianapolis SUI burh. where We had the explosives cAehId. Twelve quarts were there. and we took all. leaving two empis cases We went back to John J. a office and hc told me 10 put tho shots under the Llewellyn Iron Works. the Baker Iron Works. and to he sure to Tut one auder tlie Times ansill-ary plant. to add a few more to the list.
 1 left Chicago on December l2 for Los Angeles I bad ten quarts Of the dope in a special carrying case and two quart ip Q suit case. ! eave the case with ten quarts 70 @ porter Co carry and gave him dollar for his trouble. Just before arriving at tic Los Anseles deDof December IS. ] passed along the Los Angeles River and took special notice Of gooc place 10 cache the dope. When ! ar. rived l registerosi al the Hotel Ros- lyn under the >'ame Of T. F. Mckee Then I went to thS river. hid the stuf. and marked tAs place. so i coaldnt DOS !bly tail to Ind iL when wanted it
 The Lleweliyn Piart.
 l had been told by J. J. how 70 rci 70 the LleNllyn Iron Works. It tool me few days though 10 find the Bak CT Iron Works and then I looked fo. the Times auxlhary plant Finally fopnd lt. They were setting up 8 now uress al the time. l had a long talk with the watchmau. [ looked tho place over and decided that it was too well guarded to do anything there About 7:30 or the night of December 2i, l placed the whole twelve quarts of the dope in the IIewellyn Iro Works, timing it to explode at ? o'clock. About 9 o'clock that night took Q Southern Pacific train north for San Francisco. where ! remained few days and arrived at Chicago on New Years day
 End of Narrative.
 At this point of McManiCaIs stoiH Detectives Mclaren and Barry, who were present. stopped him, saying that as the crime committed in Losl Angeles were few compared with the whole number charged against the McNamaras, of which McManigal is said to have knowledge. he should not talk too much.
 T haven't seen my wife since she left here, said McManigal bitterly. 'Darrow promised her her life's liF- ing fl she would desert me and she took him up. l suppose she will soon be selling McNamara buttons. There ought to be a big demand for them the next few days. I've scratched Un cie George Behm or the map too. Al 7 want to have is my children. but ] don't suppose 1 can have them if 70 to prison
Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-02
BASEBALL IN BISREE
 TODAY AND SUNDAY

IIo ye fans, There is baseball in store for you. What in the midst of winter?" comes the query and the answer is even so. There will be baseball in Bisbec today and tomor. row. big league baseball at that and still more to the point. worlds cham pionship ball Possibly the reader has already guessed what is meant. for the series referred to is the one which held nation wide attention but Q short time since. the games be- tween the Athletics and the Giants, the Philadelphia Americans and the New York Nationals, which resulted in the triumph of Connie Mack men and the humiliation of McGraw. one time known as 'Mugsy" and more often as ''Serappy."
 It is a long hike from Bisbee +o New York and Philadelphia and few from here could go to see the great worlds series. This time. however. the mountain has come to- MOhammet and he need not go to the mountain. The great worlds series ySill be shown at tho Royal in moving pie. lures. The crowd will be seen, the great Bender. Marquard. Matty. Mey- CTS, Coombs. all O. the great stars of the diamond who participated in the series are shown and so are the fire points of the game. It will be baseball treat. all the better because so unexpected and no Bisbee fan should miss seeing these films. Twp days and nightly only at the Royal.
 In addition to the baseball films shown
Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-02
chsnoino Tast, Io uvu,,

One Of our churches in New York city having taken a poll of the con- gregation in order 10 determine the ten favo-ite hymns announces that the following received the requisite number of ballots: Nearer. My God. 10 Thee" Abide With Me" Jesus. Lover Of My Soul" T Love fo Tell the Story" Lead Kindly Light" Res cue the Perishiug.~ Rock Of Ages" Onward Christian Soldiers" What a Friend We Have in Jesus" Four others were tied for tenth place: Love Divine. All Love ExceiIing." Just as am" Faith of Our Fathers. Living still" and Tn the Cross of Christ Glory"
 Nothing could illustrate better the change that bas come ever our re igious thinking In the list there Is not one hymn about heaven Ten years ago no congregation would have emitted Jerusalem the Golden" or There Is a Land of Pure Delight and twcDty-fve years ago half the list would have been given 10 snch hymns Northwestern christinn Advocate