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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

(By United Press Leased Wfre.)
LONDON, May 1s..-The peace
party" In England will hold out
the olive branch to John Hays
Hammond when he comes to Lon
don in June as Americas special
at the coronation
of King George.
THE Boer war is history now /"
said William T. Stead to the Unit
ed Press, In commenting on Ham
mond's selection to appear for the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
England Ready to Make
Peace With Hammond

United States at the coronation
The Ratchet is bur-
led. The Beers are our friends.
Hammond, with Cecil Rhodes and
DR.. Jameson, forced Great Britain
into war with the Beers, but the
Beers today honor the memory of
Rhodes, and Jameson was knight
ed at the suggestion of his old
enemy, General Botha. Why, then.
should we in England not forget
our old grudge against Hammond?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
FRESNO, Cal, May 18.-Dis-
trict Attorney Church announced
here today that II the city laun-.
dries attempt to work women nine
hours daily In accordance with
a contract made with the laundry
workers before the eight-hour law
was passed, he will make arrests.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
8-HOur Law Cause
Of Trouble i'm Cal.

The laundry workers say they
are willing to work nine hours, but
that II they are compelled by law
to work only eight hours, they
will, nevertheless, demand nine
hours pay. This demand, the
with one exception, re-
fuse, and in consequence, strike
is expected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
development LEAGUE
IS ORGANIZED

'fBy United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, May 18.--Aiming to
attract $4,000 farmers to Wash
ington, the Washington Develop
ment league was permanently or
ganiEed, representing all CONNER
cial bodies of the state. l.. w.
Maxwell, Seattle, is president; Al
bert Pancoast, Bellingham, vice
president; Rufus r. Wilson, Seat
tie, secretary-treasurer; l.. b.
Faulkner, Olympia, chairman
finance committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
Preacher Finds His Lost
Son a Drug F1end in Jail

doing. When arrested in deliri-
um he was attempting to shoot a
bartender. Then he tried to kill
himself. He gave a package OF
letters to the patrolman who ar
rested him asking that they be
kept secret. Through them his
identity was established and the
father learned of the whereabouts
of his long lost boy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
8 MORE INDICTMENTS

obtained. Three Of those indict-
ed are said to be members OF
the legislature.
Following the presentation OF
it's report, the grand jury took
a recess until May 81, to allow the
prosecutor to turn his attention
to the trials of the indicted
solons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
(By United Press Leased Wi

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
OAKLAND, CAL. May 18.--
While all the male inhabitants of
the town of Niles, organized into
an impromptu vigilance COMMITTEES
and Joined in a manhunt, Manuel
Cabral, with one eye done In sun
set effect, was married here today
to Lucy Silva. Cabral's decorated
optic was the cause of the man
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
COLUMBUS, o., May 1S.-The
grand jury here, which is investi-
eating boodling in the Ohio legis-
lature, exposed by Burns detec-
tives, reported eight indictments
against eleven persons this after
noon. All will be secret until
service on the persons accused is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
LaFollette Makes Special
Statement on SO. Decision

the decision, In effect, amends
the antitrust law, as Justice Har-
Ian asserts, that 1t will prove the
most unfavorable example of
legislation by judicial decision
that our country affords.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

(By United Press Leased Wfre.)
SEATTLE, May 18.-Rev. ]. ].
Roy walked into police headquar-
tiers yesterday and recognized his
hayward son for whom he has
searched for six years. The father
breaches at Winnipeg, Canada, and
has three sons who are ministers.
T. ]. Roy, one son, went wrong,
and liquor and drugs were his I'M
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
Notice!

Eyes examined; glasses furnish
cd; prescriptions filled; glasses
repaired. If you haven't had our
service you haven't had the best.
Prices moderate. Open day and
evenings.
CASWELL OPTICAL co.
734 st. Helens. Masonic Temple.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
IMPORTANT CHANGE

The first train leaving Tacoma
for Portland and intermediate sta
tons, including the Grays Harbor
branch, is via the O.-W. r. & N,
At S:55 a. m. go
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

John N. Reynolds, aged 10. died
this morning at the family resi-
dence, 1913 South @ street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

Heter Skoog. aged 60. died last
night at one Of the city hospitals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

The pyrotechnic display at the
Stadium July 4, promises to be a
real eyeopener. There will be bat
tie scenes, aeroplanes skimmfng
the heavens, and all sorts OF spect-
acular things, with 81 numbers in
the display.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

Baking is a pleasant pastIme IL
you use Pyramid Flour, the great
breadmaker. ."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
MORTALITY NOTES

Mrs. Louisa v. Herrick, aged Sc,
wife of James II. II. Herrick, died
from heart failure Tuesday
morning at the family residence,
500 North @ street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

w. H. Dill, aged So, died Tues
day evening at his home, 944
South Grant avenue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

Makes the laundrsss happy
that's Red Cross Ball Blue. Makes
beautiful. clear white clothes. All
good groeers. $50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

Captain Fl. Snellenberg Il trying
to arrange to come to Tacoma and
open a night class In navigation
and seamanship for the benefit OF
members of the naval militia OF
others interested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

The Chamber of Commerce ex
cursion to Alaska has been post
poned until July s instead of Jup,
is. The trip will be made In thu
Admiral Sampson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18

The Great Northern will reduc
the running time of trains between
Tacoma and Chicago from IS to Z.
hours, beginning May 20, to com
pete with the new Milwaukee serv
Ice. No cut in rates Is being con
sidered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-18
City Briefs

An event of interest is announc-
ed by the Ethical society for next
Sunday forenoon, when Nathaniel
Rubinkam, the noted lecturer, will
speak at the society's hall, on Mae
terlinck's "Bluebird, or the Secret
of Happiness.
The Chippewa will leave Tacoma
next Wednesday at 8:1b q. m.
with an excursion to Victoria for
the occasion of the Queens birth
day celebration. The boat will ar
rive at Victoria at $3.50; will start
back at and arrive here at IL p.
m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
NOT FINANCED BY AMERICANS
DR.. Gomez Denies Charges Made in
the Mexican CAPITAL,

Ell PASO, Tex. May 1.-Charges re-
ported to have been made on the floor OF
the Mexican congress In Mexico City that
American capital and American soldiers
have been the chief bulwark of the Mexi-
can revolution are answered by insur-
recto leaders at the Madero camp across
the river today with the assertion that
apparently an attempt was being made to
stimulate anti-American sentiment in
Mexico City.
DR.. Gomez denied that dollar OF Amer
lean money had been contributed. and
insisted that the attitude Of the Wash
ington government had been invariably
correct.
On whether Judge Carabajal, the gov
ernment peace envoy who is expected here
tonight. comes with full authority to act
for President Diaz depends in large meas
ure the probability Of peace terms being
agreed upon by the end Of this week.
That the insurrectos are more than will
ing to end hostilities is not denied. but
he comes with full powers.
The meeting place selected for the con-
ference lies on the Mexican side Of the
Rio Grande amid a grove Of willows.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, May IA force OF
Mexican insurrectos numbering about 10
men, under command of Col. Jack Mosby,
at Tecate last night. Their
camp fires were visible on the American
side. 1t is not known whether they came
from Mexicah or the vicinity of En-
senada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
LOCKED IN sKYsCRAPER.
Weather Forecasters Have Trying
Experience in New Quarters.

NEW YORK. May 1.-James Henry
Scarr. the chief weather forecaster here
and his two assistants moved into new
quarters up among the clouds yesterday
and got stuck there last night until res
cued by the police.
The weather man spent a busy day ad-
justing the instruments in their new
quarters on the twenty ninth floor of q
skyscraper at the southern tip Of Man.
haitian. Having figured out that the prob
abilities for the evening were ''rain," they
prepared to go home.
But the building was locked up. They
pushed buttons and shouted without avail
and then resorted to the telephone. called the
police, who sent a man to wake I'D the
janitors. The weather men were brought
down just in time to get caught in the
rain they had predicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
YOUNG MAN, LONG I'LL,
ENDS LIFE WITH RIFLE
Member of Family, Going to
Wake Him for Break
fast, Finds Body.

Placing a Winchester rifle behind
his left ear. Hallett B. Harding COM
mitted suicide early this morning by
sending a bullet into his brain while
In his home. 1925 N street northwest.
coroner hewitt made an investigation
and gave a certificate of death from
suicide.
Harding. who was twenty-one years
of age. returned to his home yester-
day from a sanitarium at Laurel, Md,
where he had been for some time.
undergoing treatment He occupied a
hall room on the second floor Of his
home
At an early hour this morning a
muff1ed sound was heard by persons
In the house, but nothing was thought
Of II. Shortly after o'clock a men,
ber of the family went to the room
occupied by the young man to awaken
him for breakfast. 1t was then that
the suicide was discovered DR.. Law
renee NJ Hynson of 1885 N street was
called to the house. He pronounced
the man dead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
STIRRED BY TAFT TALK.
Member of British Parliament Asks
Premier to Get Verbatim Report.

LONDON, May 1.-The tariff reformers,
stirred up by President Taft's speech at
the dinner Of the Associated Press and the
American Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton In New York, in the course Of which
he urged the editors to advocate Cana
dian reciprocity before a system Of pref
erential tariffs had bound the British en-
pire together, Influenced John Norton
Griff1ths, unionist member from Wednes-
bury, to question the premier on tho sub
ject in the house of commons today.
Mr. Grif1ths wishes Mr.. Asquith to i'm
mediately instruct Ambassador Bryce to
cable verbatim report OF the President S
speech, and to lay the same on the table
Of the house. The premier. however. re-
piled that this was the first time that his
attention had been called to the matter,
and he requested his interrogator to place
his question on paper in the ordinary way.
This formality will entail delay Of two
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
SERGT. ROBBINS DEATH.
Insane Man Jumps From Train Un'
hurt. But Succumbs to Exposure.

OGDEN, Utah. May 1.-While tempo
rarily insane. James H. Robbins, ser
geant of the United States Army. on his
way from Fort Ethan Allen. Vermont, to
the Philippine Islands. jumped from the
window OF a Union Pacific train thirty
Ave miles east Of Evanston, Wyo., yes
terday and eight hours later was found
dead four miles from the track.
Although the train was running at a
rate of thirty miles an hour when he
crashed through the Pullman window. 1t
is believed he escaped uninjured. His
death probably was due to exposure. as
he was attired only In his underclotnes
and trousers
When found the body bore indications
that Robbins had been in water up to his
shoulders:
Robbins wife and four small children
were on the train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
TWO BATTLESHIPS SAIL.
Minnesota and Vermont Off for
Long Practice Cruise.

PHILADELPHIA, May l.-Provisioned
for long practice cruise and heavily
supplied with ammunition. the battle
ships Minnesota and Vermont sailed
from the Philadelphia navy yard to-
day for the Gulf Of Mexico. Pensacola,
Fla; Mobile bay and Galveston will
visited.
The battleship Mississippi will sail
Thursday and the Idaho Friday They
viii join the other two in southern
waters.
The warships constitute the third di-
vision Of the Atlantic fleet, and are
manfred by nearly 1000 men The di-
vision 10 under the command ct Rear
SnAhuniInl ~AA1on. -WaAd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
De Choiseul Case Collapses.

LONDON. May 1.-The case against
Alexandra Tscherniedieff, charged with
an attempt to blackmail the Duchess de
Choiseul-Preslin. formerly Mrs. Hamil
ton Paine OF Boston,. suddenly collapsed
today, the court ruling that the plaintiff
had not made out a case and taking the
matter from the jury. The defendant
was DISCHARGED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
Sitting on Side of Bed.

Harding had apparently been sitting on
the side of the bed. He Is thought to
have placed the nluzzle of the rifle be-
hind his left ear and to have pulled the
trigger with his left thumb. The bullet
went through his head and came out on
the right side just above the ear. When
he was found the entire upper part Of the
body was lying in a pool Of blood. The
butt of the gun was resting on the floor,
while the barrel lay against Harding S
left arm.
Members of the family told Coroner
hewitt that the young man had been ill
SINCE last December and that he had been
under treatment at the sanitarium. In
view OF the facts the coroner gave the
certificate Of suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
MANGLED BY CAR WHEELS,
Fireman Leaning From Locomotive
Hit by Passing Train.

PHILADELPHIA. May death came
in horrible form to George Fisher, fire.
man Of a Philadelphia and Reading
railway express train that left this city
for New York. when in leaning from
his place on the engine he was struck
by a train on another track. The body
either fell or was dragged from the
engine and was tossed between both
|tr02no-ond badly Y-mAugledf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
FLIES OVER BURNING BRIDGE
Engineer Brings 200 Passengers
Safely Through Flames.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 1.-Unable
- top his train in time to avoid burn
ing bridge encountered as the locomotive
Rounded sharp curve near Ravenna.
fifty miles north Of here. last night, an
engineer on the San Joaquin valley line
of the Southern Pacific railroad took a
to the last notch and brought the 200
passengers behind him safely through
the flames.
Just as the train cleared the bridge the
structure collapsed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01

West river, has fallen before the revo'
;utionaries, who murdered the prefect.
The battle at Fatshan was a hard.
Fought one, the imperial troops giving
battle at Tung-Shi bridge. Thirty-seven
soldiers were killed before the troops
fell back.
The revolutionaries are cutting the
telegraph wires throughout the scene Of
their operations and communication be-
tween Canton with points to the north
and west Is generally interrupted. Traf-
fic on the Chinese section of the railway
leading north from Cantor has been sus-
pended.
Protected by Wilmington's Guns.
report that Shamien, the foreign con-
cession above Canton. had been invaded
lacks confirmation. The American gun
boat Wilmington has the place under her
guns.
The viceroy Of Canton, who took refuge
on a gunboat after his palace was burned
Wednesday night. has ordered troops to
pursue the rebels In their country. The
authorities appear from the latest ad-
vices to be In control at Canton. The
gates Of the city are closed and no one
is allowed to enter. A vigorous round
up Of suspects Is being made. Seven
gunboats are anchored off the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01

Of the American Revolution formally
opened here today with descendants of
revolutionary warriors here from every
state. The congress will be In session
through Wednesday. William A. Mar
BILE. New York, president general, pre-
sided at the opening of the congress and
the delegates were welcomed by Mayor
Head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
Brieand Chief Leads Looters.

While the movement to the west is
being directed by WI Sum, the bril-
gand chief LUX has led personally a
force to the north of Canton. He seized
the market at Chunglok. twenty mile.
north of Canton Then he made a wide
detour to the west Of Canton and fell
upon Fatshan. a town fifteen miles to
the southwest Of the capital of the
province Here he first destroyed the
palace of the assistant magistrate and
then turned the town over to his fol-
lowers to be looted.
Advices state that Shuihung, .on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
STREETS OF CANTON
STREWN WITH DEAD
Loyal Troops Fighting Desperately
to Crush Uprising.
AMERICAN WARsHIP ON GUARD
Gunboat Wilmington Protecting For.
eign Section Near Canton-Revolt
Led by Westernized Chinaman
and a Robber Chief.

HONG KONG, China, May rebellion
and anarchy are stalking through the
western half of Kwangtung province.
numbering, pillaging and burning. The
loyal troops are fighting desperately to
crush the uprising, the seriousness of
which is revealed in further dispatches
from Canton today. WI Sum, Chinese
who was educated in Japan and has
adopted the dress Of western countries,
Is the leader of the revolt against the
Manchu dynasty. The brigand chief,
LUX of Shuntak. Is at the head Of a
| horde Of outlaws whose object Is rob-
berry and murder. Following the stand
ards of these two men are anarchist
groups TO whose purpose the present out
break lends itself most advantageously
These combined forces have thrown
themselves with fanatical disregard of
their own lives against the troops and
since the first outbreak Thursday night
much blood has been shed. Sedition is
rife among ceratin of the troops and 1t
is feared that the disafrected soldiers will
desert tn eir officers II the revolters ap-
pear u nave the upper Qanu.
Bodies Fill Canton Streets.
Official advices and the refugees ar
riving from Canton today confirm the
sinister reports Of yesterday Bodies Of
the slain lie in the streets. Famine prices
are asked for food stuffs, and the shops
generally are closed. In the panic there
have been few attempts to bury the
dead, and the stencil from the decompos-
ed bodies fills the air.
Today the revolters have withdrawn to
a great extent from Canton, and are dev-
astating the country to the west. along
the West river. Before falling back they
fought the troops from street to street,
many persons being killed. They attack
ed the provisional arsenal. and, being re-
pulsed, gathered In an immense rice
store, which they barricaded with bags
of rice
From the building they threw bombs
into the attacking troops, and were dis
lodged only when the building was set
afire. Many OF the revolters escaped. but
thirty or more died in the flames, while
others killed themselves to avoid cap
ture.
Gunboats Shell Rebels.
While the lighting was progressing
in the streets Chinese gunboats patrol
ling the West river fired into several
parties Of rebels, slaughtering 900 Of
them.
Retreating to the countryside the
revolutionaries attacked and captured
Sam-S Shut, thirty miles west Of Canton,
and murdered the prefect. The troops
were put to fight and the rebels moved
on to Wen-Chow and Woo-Chow. both
Of which towns they took after slight
resistance
Luk's brigade, following in their
wake. looted the shops Of the thre.
towns. The triumphant sweep Of the
revolutionaries continued westward
along the West river and reports from
that district say that the movement Is
spreading and the revolutionaries are
numbering and pillaging in other
places.
Brigand Chief Leads Looters.
While the movement to the west is
being directed by WI Sum, the bril-
1oG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
Health Forced Retirement.

Seven months ago. said Corral, 81
retired temporarily from active political
service on account of my health. l have
carefully refrained from all comment OF
a ction which might embarrass my govern.
ment. My only knowledge of the general
situation is from what read in the
newspapers -
The vice president appeared fatigued,
but does not seem like a man suffering
from serious ailment In fact, he dis
cussed his physical condition in a hu-
morous vein. saying that he really did
not know what "fe had"
One doctor had told him that his trouble
is bile Another said that he had
nervous prostration as a result Of over
work, while third thought something
else" was the matter with him.
LAS the home doctors have disagreed"
he continued. II have come to Europe
fer more advice, and hope that before l
return I may learn exactly what the
trouble is"
The length of his stay abroad was
quite problematical. he said. He thought
it likely that he would later visit Carlsbad
or Vichy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01

National S. A. r. Congress Opens.
LOUISVILLE, KY. May 1.-THE twen-
ty-second national congress of the Sons
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