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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25

John A. Hong of New York has
asked President Taft to make
some arrangement whereby he
can vote. For many years, until
the last election, Hong voted the
republican ticket.
In 1856, when he was fifteen
years of age, a friend of Hong S
father brought the boy from China
to put him in school in Brooklyn.
Wong never saw home again. Dur
ing the Civil war he got job on
one of the Mississippi river fight
ing boats.
Il used to have to pass up the
Shells said Hong. 81 never shot
a cannon at the Johnny rebs, but
! helped to load the guns. After
the war / started cigar store In
New York, and I've been running
it ever since. When | went to
vote at the recent election they
told me l couldn't vote, because a
Chinaman couldn't be naturalized.
1T seems to me a man ought
to have something TO say about
running the government for which
he offered his life. I'm as much
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
CHURCHMEN'S CLUB
MAY Be FORMED

What is the matter with the
Episcopal church in Tacoma.
Men of the congregations in a
"get acquainted" banquet at the
Carlton Thursday tried to answer.
1t was pointed out that although
the city has made great strides
forward and other denominations
have pushed up into great growth
the Episcopal has Jagged back and
failed to grow.
Bishop Keator thought more
missionary spirit was needed, L.
w. Pratt Thought then needed a
fine cathedral but DR.. A. e. Gold
smith summed it up that the men
are too intent ON chasing the al
mighty dollar. He said the en-
ergies of the men were going iuto
commercialism instead of relig-
ion.
1t was finally decided to organ
ize "Churchmen's club of men
in the Episcopal churches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH LAMB AND
MUTTON?

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.--Not in the
dim and distant past, it was the
wont of happy ragtimers to war
BILE:
"Of all the meat that's good to
eat,
From turkey down to ham,
The one that tickles my palate
the most
1t lamb, lamb, lamb"
But now the song it not popular
Neither is lamb, nor the parent
meat, mutton, if the prices being
paid at the Chicago stockyards for
sheep and lambs are any indica-
ton.
Mutton ought to be the poor
mans meat under present condi-
lions, but he either does not want
it or the retail prices are not COM
mensurate with the prices at the
yards. g.
A year ago specially fat lambs
sold at SO to $40. Now at $3.50
they go a begging. Buyers will
not pay more than 1925 for fine
fat sheep, which year ago they
were clamoring to buy at So.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
PANTAGES.

The headliner at the Pantages
this week will be lone of the most
sensational acts ever presented in
vaudeville" "The Holdup." Two
trains are part of the scenery.
James II. Lichner, the Baron of
the Piano." has a very amusing
act. Emil Herkel is an artist in
comedy, and the sketch of Lazy
Jane" is said to be distinct sue
cess. The Aerial Shaws have a
novel act and the Variety Trio in
their song and dance act close the
show.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
LAMBAST PROPOSED
NEW JAP TREATY.

The Washington announcement
that Taft is negotiating a new
treaty with Japan and that the i'm
migration clause is to be eliminat-
ed has stirred up a terrific racket
in labor ranks on the Pacific coast.
Nor does the patronizing sugges-
zion of Washington statesmen that
after the treaty has been accepted
there might be passed Japan
.ese exclusion act if such a law ever
becomes generally desirable" tend
to comfort the western workers.
They say that is all "bunk, Z"
thrown out to minimize hostility so
the new treaty may be sneaked
through. Then, by tho time the
trust senator's got through talking
about an exclusion act, million
or two Japs would be landed on
the western shore to beat down
the American standard of wages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
(By the Office Boy.)

De Big Boss sent me down to
de Majestic teater to find out how
dat train looked behind de scenes.
Cause he said them train whistles
sounded like a good imitashun
TO him. So l goes up to de main
squeeze at de teater an toie him
dat I wanted to go back an watch
de wheels go round, but he says
nix. So l tole him dat de Boss
on de Times had sent me, be-
cause de big noise reporter was off
his feed. Den de guy let loos a
big grin, an took me back where
l could see the black stuff hang
on de ladies, winkers, an toIe me
to help myself, we'll one man turn
ed a wheel an made de air go out
of a horn, dat was de wind, Den
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
(S4EIHEATER
THE OFFICE BOY SHOWS UP
THAT STAGE ENGINE

dere was a curtain wild a lot of fine
paper on it fixed over de station
dore, SO dat ever time de dore
opened de paper fell off, dat was
de snow. Anoder man blew a
horn wat looked like a cannon
firecracker wild de red paper tore
off, dat was de train whistle, den
guy pulled a electric light acros
on a cloze line, dat was de train
head light, an big box via a real
train bell an tin box of shot
rattlin back and 4th on IT, was
yanked acros de flore, dat was de
train.
Gee dat sure was an eyeopener,
an all dem guys sitin down front,
linking dey was lookin at Ge real
ting, wild a sure huff ingln back
dere.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
WIVES TELL Of
WOES IN COURT.

Seven women and one man were
in court yesterday asking for di-
vorces. Five divorces were grant
ed and the others will come up
later.
Liqouor broke up John w. Fos-
ter's home. He drank and then
was cruel and the court gave Ivy,
the wife, a divorce and the three
children.
Jennie I. Jones got a divorce
from George A. Jones for aban-
donement.
Mary Seller was freed from
Henry Seller and given the child.
He got to drinking, grew cruel
and threatened to kill her.
Minnie Hall was given a divorce
from William Hall for abandon
ment and non-support.
Lottie Lockwood was granted a
divorce and resumed her maiden
name of Lottie Sisson. Non-sup-
port was shown, on the part of
the husband, Nelson Lockwood.
Sevilla Eldora Payne sued for
divorce from John Baxter Payne
for abandonment and failure to
support.
Silas H. Bradbury wants a d.
vorce from Darlene, because she
refuses to join him but remains
at Salt Lake, the husband alleg-
ing she prefers one Charles Ber-
nard.
Ada Stillings has sued for di-
vorce alleging cruelty on the part
of c. o. Stillings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
Workers of the World
BY PETER POWER.
CHINESE SAILORS NOT
lIIABORERS, SAYS JUDGE.
BY PETER POWER.

This blaze of indignation has
been fed with additional fuel by
the United States circuit court de-
cision at New York that Chinese
seamen are not laborers and there
fore cannot be excluded from land
ing at any American port. Judge
Hands decision knocks a hole
through the exclusion law big
enough to admit many thousands
of Chinese annually. The orien-
tai steamship companies can clean
up the latest dividens In their
history.
Every ship that leaves Hongkong
or Shanghai can come sailing
across the Pacific loaded to the
guards with able-bodied 'seamen
willing to pay the usual passage
fee for the privilege of working
their way over, then go ashore and
quit sailoring to slave as coolie
laborers at wages that won't keep
J An American worker alive,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
SOME APPETITE

What kind of an appetite has
a bull that can eat more than his
value in two months7
Milton seems to have such a
brand and raised four OF them
last summer.
The placid serenity of Milton
was disturbed by four rowing bulls
some months ago. The county
finally corralled them and sent
them to Carstens. Carstens fed
them and after two months
slaughtered them.
Yesterday they asked the COM
missioners to pay $84 for feed
in excess of the value of the an
imals. That DIS Carstens killed and
sold the carcasses and they say
they did not bring as much by
$S4 as they ate up in two months.
Now what do you think of that?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
KITCHENS ARE
CLEANER NOW

A delegation of club women ac-
companied Pure Food Inspector
Miss Allstrum on a tour yetser-
day. They found kitchens of
many Tacoma hotels and restaur-
ants in fine shape.
The Puritan restaurant on c
street was found to be dirty; the
Oriole candy kitchen had a leaky
roof and unsanitary surroundings,
and a few places at the public
market were found where the law
was not fully observed.
The women were greatly pleas
ed with the Improvement IN con-
ditions since their last tour, how
ever.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
Girl Kidnapped
and Dragged

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Is
Identified by a man who refused
all other information except that
his name was "H," young wom-
an held here by the police IS de-
clared today to be Bertha Camp
bell, stenographer of Los An
geles.
When the girl entered the po-
lice tsation she declared incoher-
emily that she had been drugged
and taken to Salt Lake and back.
Examination by physicians show
that she was victim of some
narcotic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
81 = = ~
Humphreys Seventy-Seven Breaks
Up Colds and
. u I =:
Accelerates the action.

DR.. Humphreys Specific Num-
Der One taken in alienation: ac-
CELEBRATES the action of Seventy
seven"
If you are pleased with the
prompt action of "Seventy-seven"
when taken alone-you will be de-
lighted with the results when
"Seventy-seven" is taken in alter
nation with Number One-first
one and then the other and repeat
"Seventy-seven" is a good rem
edy for Coughs, Colds, Grip, Influ-
enza, and Sore Throat. At all
Drug Stores, 25c, or mailed.
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine
Co., Cor. William and Ann Streets,
New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
INDICTMENTS
TO COME SOON

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Feb. 25--The grand
jury that has been sitting for five
days probing the charges of COR
ruption in the police department
under the Gill administration. con-
cluded its sessions yesterday
and no more witnesses will be
called 1t is expected that in
dictments will be returned with
On day or two.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
MAJESTIC

The main feature at the Males
tic next week will be the sensa-
tional piano playing of David
Schooler, "the boy Paderewski, "
as he is called. The song and
dance act by Joe Whitehead will
be another big feature. The Six
Cypsie Singers in their grand
opera act; Bobby Pandur, the Sec
ond Eugene Sandow, in his re-
markable feats of strength;
Charles hurry, in a funny sketch,
and John Hamilton in artistic pic
ture studies, are the other acts.
Comedy motion pictures close the
bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
FATHER PLEADS
FOR HIS SON

''He is a hard working boy,
Judge, and stays at home nights
when not working" said Mr.. Hol-
land as he stood before Judge
Chapman yesterday pleading for
his 16-year-old son.
The boy last summer burglar
feed a couple of houses. His
younger brother tried to pawn a
couple of watches and he was
caught. Judge Chapman sent the
lad to the training school at Che
halls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
Taft Attends Funeral
of Brave Coachman
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Feb. 25.
President Taft and Mrs. Taft,
with many high officials of the
government today attended the
funeral of Edward McQuaide, sec
rotary Dickinson's coachman who
was killed here Thursday while
saving the life of Secretary Dick
inson's daughter, Helen, during a
runaway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25

Joseph Hoffman,, declared by
some of the greatest authorities to
be the greatest living pianist, and
the true successor of Anton Rub
instein, will be heard Tuesday ev-
ening at the Tacoma Theater I'M
der the direction of Bernice +.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
RAILROADS WILL
GIVE UP FIGHT
(By United Press Leased Wire, \

(By United Press Leased Wire.l
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Executiyes
and attorneys for the Western
railroads are expected to meet
here next week to decide upon
their action regarding the inter-
state commerce commissions deci-
sion. All indications are that it
will be accepted without fight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25

1.-THE Midnight Sons" Coming.
There are two hundred and
fifty players in 1.-THE Midnight
Sons" the famous Lew Fields
Messrs. Schubert Broadway theater
production, due here next month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25

How about your stationery.
Better order a fresh batch for
next week. Bartoo Printing Co..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25

an American as anybody here. In
fact, I've entirely forgotten how
to talk Chinese"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
AT The TACOMA.
Polly of the Circus" Sunda,

"POlly of the Circus" Sunday.
A conflict of emotions, wherein
all that is hateful is arrayed
against all that is good, is the
theme of the delightful comedy
drama, polly of the Circus"
which comes to the Tacoma the
alter Sunday and Monday.
Circus life is depicted, three
scenes showing a ring perform
ance with a regulation size ring
bank, the outside of the tent,
known as the pad room, where
the actors Timber up, and the rear
of the tent, showing the circus
going away at night after the per-
Torrance, while the other scenes
are laid in the parsonage of Rev.
John Douglass, the village parson,
who falls in love with Polly to
the amazement and distaste of the
village people. The gossip starts
when Polly is take nto the Rev.
John Douglass home suffering
from an injury received during a
performance of the circus. Dea-
con Strong, a pillar of the church,
is the villain, and does all he can
to hurt Polly in the eyes of Doug
lass, who falls in love with the
injured circus rider.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25

st. Jeans Orchestra for good
dance music. M. 1890. A390. 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25

James T. Powers i'm "Havana."
At the Tacoma theater soon
will be James T. Powers in the
famous and much heralded pro-
duction Havana, The play has
been praised chiefly on account
of it's beauty of scenery and cos
tunes, the humor which James T..
Powers, as the American adapter
of the piece, has injected into the
book, and the delightful melodies
found in the score. The music
Is one of the chief features of
the piece, which is easily account
ed for when it is known that Les
lie Stuart, composer of "Floro-
DORA" wrote the numbers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25

Newell. AS the fourth attraction
on the Artist Course and the only
great pianist booked for the season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-25
Celebrated Chinese Doctor
Offers Treatment of Native
Herbs Absolutely Free

To one man or woman in each 10.
cality will be given, free. proof
treatment of DR.. Lee X. Chin's won
derful Chinese Roots, Banks and
Herbs. This proof treatment,
which is offered without one cent
of cost, has been used in China fo<
over four thousand years and has
cured more men and women than
any known treatment now in exis-
tenoe. To prove what this wonder
full treatment will do. DR.. Chin is
offering a free treatment so that the
skeptical may see and the doubt
ers be CONVINCED.
A cured patient is q doctors best
advertisement.
No matter how many other treat
ments YOU have tried; no matter
how many other doctors have failed.
DR.. Chin stands ready to prove to.
you at his own expense that his
remedies WIN do the work. Sit
down NOW and write DIR. Lee X.
Chin, 307 Hall Safe building, San
Francisco, telling him in your own
words Just how you feel and from
what you suffer most. He will then
send you treatment prepared to
meet the requirements of your case,
and which will convince you that
you are not in the incurable state,
but can and will be cured. This
treitment will be sent to you In q
plain wrapper with the postage paid.
Don't put this matter off unfit to-
morrow just because there isn't pa
per or pencil handy. Look one up
now and write Immediately. This is
YOUR opportunity - set we'll Don't
waste IT.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-25
DOG TELLS RED
LIGHT FROM GREEN

Can a dog tell green from rcd
when displayed on a swith along
side the track of a railroad. and
can it learn the signif vance and
Importance of the green and red
signals as applied to railroadirg?
II. w. Sheridan, superintendent
of the Sacramento division of the
Southern Pacif. Company, says
that ii can, and Sheridan has n
mass OF evidence to prove his
assertion.
Sheridan secured his evidence
recently while conducting an
efficiency test about 100 miles
north Of Sacramento, california.
With sevrcal assistants nc changed
the light OF one Of the switches
from green TO red, then waited 10
Q II the crew Of the next train
would observe the wrong light and
stop the train Geforc il rcahcd the
swith. Tho dog began to bark as
soon as the red light was shown
in place of the green. Il ran
around the signal for several
minutes and then to the quarters
OF the section foreman. n half
mile away. Shortly after the
foreman appeared with lantern
and a shot gun, led by the dog.
and Sheridan and his assistants
had a difficult time in explaining
the rcd light to the satisfaction Of
both the dog and It's master.
These efficiency tests are con.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-25
MINERS TEST NEW HELMETS

the new oxygen helmets for use
in time of fire and emergency in
the mines we're given a thorough
testing out yesterday afternoon in
this city al1 worked to perfection
IN every detail. A blind tunnel
located near tho Ward shaft was
closed up and sulphur burned until
the fumes and smoke were so dense
that no person could survive there
In. Four min ers from the CO C.
including two men from a shift.
Andrew Young, Jr., George Robin
son, George Williams. II. Nacht,
Harry Mawdsley and Ernest Lam.
erton donned the helmets and re-
m aimed in the dense and s%uffocat-
ing atmosphere f or over an hour,
and when they emerged reported
no i'll effects from the unusual ex-
perience, not at any time receiving
any of the sulphur fumes and
smoke within the helmets. Joe
Killilea remained at the surface in
charge OF thu outside equipment.
Il is the first test Of the kind
made since the helmets were re.
ceived in the camp, and will in
spire new confidence in thei. use,
if ever called upon 10 so do in the
mines. The boys have been thor
oughly drilled in their use and
handle the apparatus with the skill
OF experts. Virginia Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-25

that there vas great rejoicing and
congratulation at the White House
because we failed by a scratch to
get the two-thirds majority to
override the presidents veto.
although Se have only 60 majority
in the house. To this complexion
has it come at last. that the presi.
dent who ross to power by a huge
majority is glad to escape the
humiliation Of having his vetoe:
overridden in a house containing
a majority of only 63. Small
favors are thankfully received by
the administration.
notwithstanding the fact that
four cabinet bers were on the
floor of the house lobbying in
favor of the veto with all their
power, allurements and patronage
of the administration to help them
influence votes. twenty-five insur-
gents republicans had the courage
and manhood to override the presi.
dents vetoes.
What's writ is writ. and what.
ever the future may have in store,
the honor of having unanimity
among the democrats of achieving
all extraordinary amount of con.
structive craftsmanship at this
extraordinary session can never be
taken away from us. Every dem.
ocrat in the house and CIV cry re.
publ: an insurgent who stood ur
to the rack is entitled to his full
share of credit.
We homes thy and persistently
endeavored to relieve TIE people
OF some of their burden of taxa
ton, but to use a sporting phrase,
he blocked the game On these is
sues we appeal TO the country.
feeling absolutely certain that as
we have stood manfuliy for the
best interests of the people, the
people will stand by u.s."
The four cabinet officers to
whom the speaker referred AS hav-
ing been on the floor of the house
when the tariff revision vetoes
were pending in that body, were
Attorney General Wickersham,
Postmaster General Hitchcock, Sec
rotary of War Stinlsoh and ST Gre
tary ofCommerce and Labor Nagel
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-25
LOCOMOTIVES COMPARED

Comparison between the largest
passenger locomotives built for the
Pennsylvania railroad and the oil d.
est locomotive in America shows the
progress made since the first rail-
road train was brought into serv-
ice al Bordentown, N. j., on the
Camden and Amboy railroad in
lS3l-eighty years ago. The old
est locomotive John B~ull".-is
still intact at the national museum
at Washington
The locomotive which the Penn
sylvania railroad has adopted for
heavy passenger service is the Pa.
cific type and il is the most power
full passenger locOmtive in use on
the Pennsylvania railroad.
The locomoti tive and tender of
the new Pacific type or ky" as
it is called, when loaded With coal
and water weighs about $50, 900
pounds The John Bull loaded
with coal and water about %, 625
pounds. about one-seventh as much
as the new engine. which has six
driv ng wheels eighty inches in d.
ameter. The driving wheels of
the old engine are only Sd inches
in diameter.
The boiler of the new"K-2" type
locomotive contains 359 tubes, each
20 9 feet long. making a total of
nearly a mile and a half If 2t inch
tubes, through which the flame and
heat from the frebox pass on their
way to the stack. The heating sur
face of the tubes is 4.42O.6 square
feet and in addition the frebox has
a heating surface Of 1894 square
feet. This space is heated TO a
high temperature to convert the
water in the boiler to steam at a
pressure Of 200 pounds per square
inch. The tubes in the John Bull
are "a feet long and the heating
surface is only l3 square feet.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-25

Sunday. May 2s-very weak tc-
day. Nearly froze last night.
Very hungry.
Monday. May 2s-Cold; almost
froze. Am much weaker: don't
think I will last two days more.
Pain IN my side.
Tuesday. May 3O-Colder than
ever last night. Did not sleep a
minute. Very weak He'll of a
headache. Very dizzy
Wednesday. May 81 Am nearly
all in; can scarcely breathe. Water
getting low.
Thursday, June Worse today.
Sick; no sleep; too cold. Water
is playing out fast. 1t went be
long till the end.
Friday, June 2-Am about the
same. No sleep; cold nights.
This Is a living hell. Very weak.
Saturday June S-No sleep;cold
night. Am much worse than ever.
Will hold out as long as | IAN.
Sunday, June 4-Vomit yellow.
bitter stuff when | drink water.
Second time now. Cold; no sleep;
very weak.
Monday. June 5-Vomit when
drink. Very weak; legs sore; cold
all night; no sleep Can not last
much longer.
- Tuesday, June 6-Vomited again.
Getting weaker.
Wednesday, June 5-Don't see
how | can live much longer.
stagger like a mad man. Feel
drunk and dizzy.
Thursday, June S-Worse; am
nearly blind; very sick and dizzy.
No sleep; mats are eating me up
alive.
Friday, June 9.-Don't believe !
can get another canteen of water.
Sick and dizzy; can't see much.
Think It wIIb e all off soon.
In the back of the diary, dated
June 8, 1911, Williams had written
the TO lowing: Have stood it %
days without anything to eat. II
am able to get one more canteen
of water am satisfied it will be
the last one. This is surely hell
on earth. Am so sick and dizzy |
can scarcely see this and the mats
arc ealing me up"