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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25
City Rises and Kicks Out
Its Telephone Monopoly
Unique Boycott Executed by
Spontaneous, Hinted Action in
Ohio Town-ISacked by Mayor
and Business Men.

CHICAGO JUNCTION, o., Jan
25.-This city of 1000 has exc
cuted an unique and complet,
boycott, absolutely throwing out
of business its telephone com.
pany.
The boycott was organized al
most spontaneously, when the
Local Telephone Co.-that's its
name-announced a 50-cent raise
on the monthly rate, to pay divi-
dends on watered stock, the peo-
pie said. Mayor and chamber OF
commerce protested. No result
Then they proclaimed the boy
colt, effective at 1880 p. m.
At 1925 that night the switch
boards caring for 500 telephones
were busy as usual. At 1885 ST.
lence reigned in the exchange.
Every telephone had been discon-
nected, except a scant score in
homes of the company's stock
holders and employees.
The last message over most of
the wires was this:
Take out your telephone at
once or I'll throw it out"
Several didn't wait, but ripped
the instruments from their walls
and tossed them into the street
The rest disconnected their instru-
ments. Farmers in the surround
ing country caught the spirit and
ordered their telephones removed.
The boycott threatens to extend
to several nearby towns where the
company operates.
Now Chicago Junction is doing
its business in the good old-fash-
Toned way, personally or by mes
senger-but not for long. Ohio
law doesn't permit a city to own
and operate telephone system,
but the people at an enthusiastic
mass meeting have formed a new
telephone company, in which
EVERYBODY may own small
shares of stock. Plenty of capital
is being pledged.
Mayor Frank Carpenter says
the old company may sell it's
plant to the new company, or cart
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25
NEVER ANY INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA
OR SICK, Classy, UPSET STOMACH,

ton, pain in limbs, sleeplessnest
belching of gas, biliousness. sicl
headache, nervousness, dizziness OF
many other similar symptoms
If your appetite is tickle, ana
nothing tempts you, or you beloh
gas or If you feel bloated after eat~-
ing, or your food lies like q lump
of lead on your stomach, you can
make up your mind that at the
bottom of all this there is but one
cause-fermentation of undigested
food.
Prove to yourself in five min-
utes that your stomach is as good
as any; that there is nothing really
wrong. Stop this fermentation and
begin eating what you want with
out fear of discomfort Of misery.
Almost instant relief is waiting
for you. 1t is merely a matter OF
how soon you take a little DiapeR-
sin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO GIVE BANQUET

On the evening of February IS
the Commercial club will give a
banquet for the 200 new members
taken into the club in the recent
membership campaign.
The club is also preparing to
cooperate at a house warming
when the N. p. depot is finished
and to be present at the laying
of the cornerstone of the his
torica1 building.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25
Want Cavalry
Post Here

Local cavalrymen are now in a
campaign to locate a cavalry post
for Uncle Sam at American lake.
The post at Walla Walla has been
abandoned and it is believed the
.governmtn can be induced to
sed the troops here and establish
a new post. This location is con-
sidered ideal and the local COM
mercial bodies will cooperate in
the movement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

it away. The people don't care
But it can't operate in Chicago
Junction any longer.
Cobwebs clutter up the switch
boards where II girls, working in
three shifts, were usually kept
busy, One girl can do all the work
now, and have plenty of time to
knit silk neckties besides
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25
WEALTHY MAN
KILLS BROTHER

HOUSTON Miss, Jan. U.s.
Reuben Davis, 70, the wealthiest
man in this county, is in jail to-
day, charged with the murder of
his brother, John Davis, rs. The
shooting was the result of a four
year feud between the brothers
over politics. Meeting yesterday
the men pulled off their coats to
fight. Reuben drew a revolver
and fired.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

"No one has done things more
expressive of the life he was born
to than Mr.. Harben," says the
noted literary critic and novelist,
w. d. Howells. Georgia country
folk furnish most of Harlem s
types, to which he has just added
new and interesting character,
Dixie Hart" in a Look so en-
titled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 25.-
Inability to realize on their as
sets rapidly enough to meet heavy
Withdrawals of cash on the part
of depositors is given today as the
principal reason for the suspen-
sion of the Utah Banking COM
pany's banks at American Fork
and Lehi.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25
WHAT THE BOYS BE A DOM
DOWN TO THE LEGISLATURE
Brief Stories of What Is Happening Where the Law
makers Hold Forth.
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire
OLYMPIA, Jan. 25.-The lin
herent" privileges of courts are
again attacked. This time the
dignity" of the courts is sighted
by bill introduced in the senate
this morning. If it should be-
come law, 'jedges" of inferior
courts VIII have to cut out the use
of explosives and other improper
and unseemly language" while
holding court.
Senator f. l.. Stewart of Cow
litz will head a delegation from the
Washington legislature to confer
with a similar delegation from
Oregon for the purpose of getting
identical legislation passed in both
states in relation to Columbia riv-
er fisheries.
In the heat of argument, one is
likely to hear strange things. No
one, for instance. would charge
Senator Piper of King county with
being much of a socialist. eYt
here is something to which he gave
utterance this morning which
would indicate his leanings to-
wards the teachings of Karl Marx:
Courts often do not decide ac-
cording to law"
In a measure, the governors
ball of last night dominated pro-
ceedings yesterday. The very at
mosphere heralded this great soci-
ETY. function of the capital, said
atmosphere receiving its inspira-
tion from a big flower stand estab-
lished early in the morning in the
main corridors, and doing a land
office business.
For the first time in many
years, King and Pierce counties
are working hand in hand. Their
identity of interests in the crea-
ton of a waterway commission
brought them together in a caucus
yesterday noon. The Wapato
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

If you are going to move, pack
or store your furniture. call Fidel-
fly Transfer Co., M. 83-A1497. %"s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 25. -
Voters of Wyandotte county, Kas.,
believe that a situation similar
to that brought to light in YER
million county, ILL.,, Uncle Joe"
Cannon's district, prevails in their
district
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

creek and Duwamish river projects
were discussed, and it was decid-
ed to introduce separate bills for
these instead of including them
both in one measure.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25
TOENAIL ATHLETICS

This is photograph from life
of Hoffman's sloth. three-toed and
a native of Brazil He's never SO
happy as when walking upside
down or resting as sh .wn in the
picture, on tho under side of u
tree limb, to which he clings with
tenacious toes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

After all. women may be al
lowed to remain on jury work. A
majority of the house judiciary
committee recommended this
yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

<Aiiti all winch may Dt al
lowed to remain on jury work. A
majority of the house judiciary
committee recommended this
yesterday.
Who Is there to judge of the
vagaries of legislative minds?
Here the senate had been regard
ed right along as the real goods in
the economic stunt. But over the
protests of President Paulhamus,
the senate passed two deficiency
bills, one for $12,600 for the ma
tional guard last weke, and anoth-
er Monday for $1,000 for printing
and postage bills incurred in vari-
Gus state offices.
Now, gentle reader, don't get
away with the impression that our
hard working solons in Olympia
never miss a word that is going
on. Sometimes they absent them
selves altogether. And sometimes
they go to sleep during the pro-
ceedings. Sorry to shock you, but
it's the truth, Zenobia. Yester-
day two senators hiked off to
Sunderland while the reading of
the testimony taken by the Backus
investigating committee was going
on. Not that 1t might have made
soc difference in the result. oh
no. One voted for Backus and
the other against him.
The hottest debate of the ses-
sion occurred over the confirma-
ton of NJ. +. Backus of Seattle as
regent of the University of Wash
ington. Senator Jackson charged
Senator Nichols, who started the
row on Backus, with nourishing a
grudge because he didn't get the
appointment himself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. %.
Judge Dunno today set Janu-
AIRY so for the trial of Theodore
V. Halsey, charged with franchise
bribery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

PORTLAND, Jan. 25.-The West
ern Pacific railroad will have di-
rect connection with Portland
soon, according to P. S. Hiidreth
of New York, who is in Portland
today en- route to San Francisco.
NEW YORK, Jan 25.-A gen.
.eral campaign against alleged bo-
gus medical concerns was inaugu-
rated today by the federal gov
eminent. Chief Postoffice In
spector Dickson has raided the
Collins New York Medical Insti-
tute and the Lithuanian Institute.
Dickson says rs other places will
he overhauled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

V. iluloNgs NhttA sou VAIN II ohIuLot
bribery.
TOXIC, Jan. 25.-Reports of
the prevalence of bubonic plague
in Manchuria have led to an edlct
from the mikado to japanese Off
.eials and physicians in the prov
ince directing them to assume
charge of the situation in place of
the local Chinese officers.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-For the
first time in it's history, the Royal
Aero club of Great Britain is ex-
periencing real opposition in the
form of rival aero organization
which was formed for the purpose
of putting the older club "out of
business.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.--It is ru-
mored in financial circles that a
proposition to consolidate the
street railroads of Chicago is being
considered. The corporation will
be capitalized at $271,736,72O.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 25.-FoI-
lowing bitter debate this after
noon at the United Mine Workers
convention the faction opposed to
President Lewis succeeded in seat
ing as delegate State Senator
Green of Ohio.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 25.-The state
Is saving much money raising its
own cows and hogs, is the state
ment issued by the board of con-
troll. =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25
S parks Just
Off the Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.
SALEM, Or. Jan. 25.-In an
interview given out today by Gov.
Oswald West of Oregon he not
only advocates the revision of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff, schedule by
schedule, but he also thinks it
incumbent upon congress to hold
4 special session.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-25

MERCHANTS-More goods are
sold under the evening lamp nc
horne than you ever dream of.
The evening world., 1911-03-18
nv sLEPHAWT3 PEEL WELR WIZ
CAUTIOUSLY WIN THEM

ture-equally comfortable whether dry
or wet. just like a set OF false teeth
climbed out Of the tank In which he
had wallowed all winter and at the
word Of command heaved his shiny,
slick bulk into a long red well wagon
with springs under 1t like a freight car.
Must Lie Down to Travel.
The gi~raffes-four OF them. including
the baby giraffe. who IL now In his
secOnd ycar-were the last OF all 20 DO
Gagged. When on the road they must
lie down because OF their long necks,
and the animal mon don't like to force
them into the cra6nped position until 1t
Is absolutely necessary. In the far end
Of the grass-eaters' house the light was
din n musty even In the broad day,
and the air was thick with weird, I'M
hallowed smells. In the middle Of the
floor n red-hot stove threw out heat
waves ut to smother one. In the back
ground a young tlger-the infant OF 1911
in the Barnum g. Barley menagerie-
whined restlessly. and beyond him, In
turn, the long. angular frames of tho
four CRATES showed dimly between the
wooden Stats OF their apartment.
Presently two tall. uar cages were
The evening world., 1911-03-18

grounds TO the other. pushing here,
showing there. lending a handy trunk
anywhere. The frozen ground bruised
the tender pads OF her fat feet shame
fully. and the cold wind made her
SILVER through six solid inches of ele-
plant blubber. When she went back
I O the bull barn she was mad all the
way through, and that's quite a dis
lance.
What made her madden was to find
the other bulls playing at their favori(
game. A little bantam rooster and T.
small terrier have had the run of the
barn all winter, and the elephants when
freed OF their hobbies love to chivvy
these pets about tho place, striking out
with their trunks and kicking with their
heavy fore feet at the terrier and TIL.
rooster. Once a fiail-like trunk landed and
the rooster would be feather busters
N the pup would be frankfurters. but
the two are agile and quick and they
have escaped. The other bulls were
chuckling and r,imbiing down inside OF
themselves as they chased the excited
rooster abou the barn at the precise
when the peevish Babe re-
turned from her stint. She content
plated AthN situation for a moment.
through her email diamond shaped eyes,
and then she uttered a naughty word
and charged straight for Pilot. an cid
erly gentleman bull. whom she espe-
c!sily dislikes. lie has tusks and she
has none, but she was licking him
thoroughly when Mooney and Clarke
ran In n separated them.
Ordinarily during the stay at the
Garden Babe and Lena stand side by
side at the extreme southern end OF
tie long line with Pilot next. but this
time ~ YOU 10 Into the basement you
Will n Pilot at one end and Babe at
The evening world., 1911-03-18

her. Here came trotting the led stock
dainty little scared oxen and sassy
zebras and a slouching limo OF camels
with pronles Hke' the old Hebrew
prophets n underlips all working in
unison. Yondcr careensd . triple file
OF ring stock. ne curled and manicured
darlings OF the horse world. made impu-
dent n coclsy by . winter Of full feed
Ing and little work.
Mouths Full Of Loud Words.
IN and out darted animal men, bull
hahdiers, boss canvasmen, train leaders,
wardrobe women. railroad hands, ali
with their arms full OF strange thing,
and their mouths full Of loud words.
And yet when YOU had watched this
SO long that reason seemed 70 totter on
her throne. suddenly everything made
'tselt rl&ht. The trains pulled out after
. iashion ordained weeks ago. The
yards cleared magically. The long. low,
oingy winter quarters grew strangely
quiet and empty. and on his word as a
gentleman and a circus man Jawnny
Mclaughlin promised that by 3 O'CLOCK
this afternoon there wouldn't be a thing
left In Bridgeport except the smell and
the ticket wagon. which last isn't need
ed for the New York engagement. Hay-
ing witnessed upward Of two thousand
seeming miracles that had beer encom-
passed In the course of an hour, the
present writer was prepared to believe
him.
The work that had gone on from last
November In the ring barn. tho paint
barn. the wood barn and the other barns
they're all barns TO circus people
showed for itself when tho hands began
TO empty the buildings to-day. Every
bit Of rolling stock was shiny with var
nlsh and perfumy with the raw smell
OF new red paint. The sunburst effects
upon the spokes-the wheels were all
that you could see of the cages and
c~hariots below the canvas hoods
cleaned like minted gold. All the ears
were bright and clean, and a good maay
or thom were brand new, 1'he wicker
BASKETS full OF grand entree fixings and
banners and ring bunting were glorious
VIII their spangied burdens.
Transferring the Animals.
NOBODY was any buster than John
Patterson. boss OF all the animals ex.
cept the horses and the elephants. III.
eleventh hour Job consisted OF trans.
} feTrlng the cage animals from the
roomy barred quarters which they had
occupied during the winter TO the newly
painted cages. First the big and lIttl,
Z cats were transferred. A small iror
D coop ON wheels would be backed VI
against a permanent cen and the snarl
D ing. unwilling occupant would he coaxe,
, and prOudCd IN, Then he-Or she, as tn,
d, ease might be, and frequently was
= would he wheeled over to the higges
barn OF an ana by the same process
d transfrred 10 the travelling cage wher
{ it VIII live while the show is In tn,
Garden aud on the road.
Usually there Is a lot OF excitemen
among the lions and tigers and pumas
3 and somebody usually gets mauled q
= clawed while this is taking place. bu
I this year nothing of the sort occurred
The whole thing was don In a shame
fully peaceable fashion. Even the two
horned rhino, who has a disposition lfk
! an exposed nerve, consented TO chang
bedrooms with only "A gTunt or two q
h protest. The hippo, who weighs nearl
n three tons and is an nmphibious crea
The evening world., 1911-03-18

him, and Patrick shrugged his long
arms into 1t. Then he climbed w into
a padded camp chair m leaned back
Ike an old tired man. Al the last min
ute Andy charged his mind, and instead
Of csginx Patrick. brought him to New
York in his arms. For Patrick j., the
smartest trained c~himpanzeee on this
continent, has a very bad cold. which
Is another way OF saying that probably
Patrick j. Will not be with us much
longer. When a chimpanzee gets q
cough on his chest He goes even faster
than an ordinary ring-tailed monke
and that's very fast, Indeed.
Elephants Dseoms Stubborn.
As a matter OF truth the only real rows
OF the day occurred In the bull barn,
whore the elephents were quartered.
All elephants, irrespective OF sex. are
bulls to circus people. except very
email elephants. which are puntss
There had been thirty-four OF them
In the barn all this winter. ranging
from Babe, the biggest lady e,s
plant on earth. to Koko, n OF the
smallest and most mischievous. and
they ali behaved admirably until to-
day. whea Bill Mooney. the chief Gle
plant man, Clark and Dooley. his as
sistants. and their sixteen helpers came
to lead the hord forth for entrainins.
Hattie started the trouble fret on.
Hattie IL . liver-colored mound OF stub
bornness and stupidity. Always she
objects to starting on the years travel
She has been doing this for years. She
senses somehow when moving day
comes. Any other morning che comes
forth willingly enough into h open cir
for her daily constitutional as eoon IS
Mooney has unshsckled her ankle irons.
but to-day was a different tor she
set her ears back and fumed and fused
and protested. III was necessary to
hitch ropes to her ms literally drag her
aboard the car. Once there, Mooney
snapped a log chHn collar about her
fat mock and then seeing that she was
in for 1t Hattie resigned herself to her
fate and proceeded to grumble In q
husky elephant undertone all the way
to New York.
After this Babe started . rumpus.
Babe " usually the docile old
lady in the OUTFIT. Incidentally che Is
tho best work elephant In the business.
Sic Is too cumbervome for the ring,
although she knows more tricks thai
Koko, but che particularly shines at
pushing a bandwagon out OF the mud
or ynatchins a heavy cage up on a
nat.
This was her busy day. All morning
she vas chased from one part OF the
The evening world., 1911-03-18

the other, with Albert. wnom she likes.
right next to her. For, although Babe
Is a perfect lady, she bears "a grudee
and sire wouldn't hesitate to step RICH.
around behind cow-likc old e n
time and give Pilot another good lam
basting.
Anyhow. the last section will reach
the Garden by way OF the Mott Have
yards by II o'clock tonight. on Mon
day the performers will report from all
over this country and other countries.
Tuesday there will he dress rehcarsals
and Thursday the circus will open. But
to those WHO saw It there was a better
show at Bridgeport this morning.
The evening world., 1911-03-18

made ready and The giraffes. protesting
mutely-for girAffes are the only totally
deaf four-legged animals that live
were induced to climb inside n hunch
down or their bony knees In the straw.
Then Andrew. the little man VIII minds
tho monkeys, having put the sides up
o. the Happy Family cage and thus
silenced its chattering, grimacing in
mates. went 10 q big coop which was
ranged close up to the stove for the
warmth and unbarred Its door. Out
stepped Patrick johnson, a very large.
very unwcll chimpanzee.
Patrick was plainly unhappy. lie
coughed gently and patted himsel: upon
his low and slopdng brow commiserat-
ingiy. Andrew held out an old coat for
The evening world., 1911-03-18

"well. thank goodness. that's over"
remarked Babe, who IN ninety-six hun
dred pounds OF India rubber elephant. al
she showed the last red wagon up on
this morning and sblcw caressingly
through her trunk upon her poor sore
feet. Dad blame me II I ever move
another circus again. she said. And
then she went back to tho shed where
the other bulls were waiting. and had
q fight with Pilot, tho tusker.
Babe said this In elephant ~tallc-pachi-
~dermitautology as you might ~say-but
her meaning was perfectly plain to sucS
as might be listening. She had just
finished putting the Barnum & Bailey
outfit aboard train for New York and
she certainly was attircd and peevish
old lady. Maybe that was tho reason
she bined Pilot-but that part OF the
arm comes later.
When the biggest circus there Is comes
away from Its winter quarters in a lump
It's a good deal like pulling all your
teeth at once-it cave, a pe~rceptable
gap in the place where II was before.
i no W 4lOlt WplNs liaiilta ava i''
bridgeport to-day and when they were
gone Bridgeport, which Is quite a size
place at that, looked sort of small and
puny and deserted-like.
Two Very Busy Days.
Fifty resolute Afro-Americans III into
tho Garden to furbish 1t against the
coming OF the show, but all their POLISH
ing aud securing wasn't u circumstance
to what went on In the town up the
New Haven road as the circus cut loose
!, from It's alienation and in four long and
gnudy trains slid south TO open a season
that viii carry 1t across the continent
aud back again.
Yesterday was a busy day IN the place
which the late phineas r. Baruum Gre
/, atcd. and to-day was buster, because a.
a.. the last minute more than eleven million
! things came up, But JaWnny MrLaugh,
r lin, the wcather-tanned master If rams
professionalism boss IA the vcrnacular-
iiad sand ir would -tlft the ars; ssS;!oG
! this way at 10 O'Clock or bust the las
p, pair Of galluses he had TO his name, an'
!, at just 10 o'clock a locomotive puffe'
out OF the yard and took the main lin,
pulling ten cars behind it-and Jawnn,
M~cLaughlin's gallVscs remained intac,
An Evening World reporter was ther
20 keep track and he is prepared t
state that such was the case,
\ Yet hale an hour before THIS came I
Z pass amy person except a circus ma
would have been ready TO swear on
stack OF Bibles as tain a. the TALES
giraffe that by no possible nance coul
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-12-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

1, Anna L. Fleming, assignee of
Rebecca Engle, who made entry No 1926
under the provisions of an act OF
legislature OF the state of Idaho,
commonly known as the"Carey Act
approved March End, 1889, whic
embraces SEA SW-4 and Lots 2, 8 and
4 section 80 tip 3 south range 20 E..
B. M, do hereby give notice of my
intention to make final proof to es
tablish my claim to the land above
described and that l have resided
on, reclaimed and cultivated said
land as requird by law. before
Chas. J.. Isle, representative Of tn
state land board, at Richfield, Ida
hoon the 9th day of December, 1911,
by two of the following witnesses:
Fred Crane, Joe Bee, Henry Full
and David Engle all of Richfeld
ANNA L. FLEMING,
EntrymaE.