The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-15
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SEATTLE, Fem. 14.-Attorney
Harold Preston, who was offered
an appointment on the state su-
preme bench by Gov. Hay, has de-
clined the position.
SPOKANE, Feb. 15.-The reg
istration for the city election to
chose five commissioners to run
the city closed last night with a
total of 1851 on the books. Yes
terday S21 women and 1854 men
registered.
MELBOURNE, Feb. 1J.-The
postal telegraph strike, which at
one time was thought likely to
prove serious, has been, if not set
tied, at least postponed by certain
concessions made to the employees.
HELENA, Mont, Feb. Is
Gov. Norris, in a message to the
Legislature urges the esta blishnfen.
of tax commission and a public
utilities commission and the en-
actment of a direct primary law,
employers liability act and pure
food and weights and measures
laws.
HUACHUCA, Ariz., Feb. 10
Parts of two troops of the Twelfth
cavalry, dismounted, from the
Preside, San Francisco, arrived
here today for duty along the Dor
der.
Los ANGELES, Feb. 15.-A.
n. Knight, commission mer-
chant of Spokane, was arrested
on a charge of ENLIGHTENMENT on a
Geographic warrant last night.
Knight says it is a mistake.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. To-
The federal government is to be
asked today to investigate the
murder of Ralph Reynolds o.
Cleveland, and the Imprisonment
of Howard Rhodes of Kansas City.
and Hugh Fond of Independence,
Kan, by Mexicans. Rhodes and
Ford escaped.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Is. -
One hundred and fifty Mystic
Shriners and their families, sailed
today on the steamer Wilhelmina
for Honolulu. The party will
spend nine days in Hawaii, where
a large number of island candi-
dates are to be initiated.
NEW YORK, Feb. is. - The
directors of the Standard Oil Co.
today declared quarterly divi-
dend of SIS, the same as last year.
In 1909 the quarterly dividend
was only SO.
BERKELEY, Cal, Feb. is. -
The police today are endeavoring
to ascertain the names of youths,
said to be students of the Berke-
! ley High school, who last night eX-
lploded a small bomb" in the vari-
ETY. moving picture theater while
1900 persons were in the place. No
damage was done.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. is. -
Friends of Congressman Mckinley
today discussed the possibility OF
his becoming United States sena-
tor in case Lorimer should be
ousted.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Feb. IS.
Representatives of the B'Nai
Birth, a union of American He
brew congation and the Ameri-
can Jewish committee asked of
President Taft that the CONNER
cial treaty with Russia be abro-
gated because it does not decog-
nize passports of Jewish-Ameri-
can citizens.
PARIS, Feb. 15.-The wine in
dustry in the champagne district
is completely tied up today, pend
ing the vote on a bill to prevent
dealers from buying from other
sections of France, champagne
ing it and selling it as the real
stuff.
Organization of a local social
list party will take place at Mil
ton tonight at 8 d. m. in Kenny's
hall.
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zine publishers here today deny
the charge that any trust" in
their business fixes rates for ad-