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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-13

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 10
The Vancouver police are typi-
cal of western Canada. Their
uniform is that of the English
bobby" their courtesy is that OF
the English officer of the law;
their efficiency is that of the
Northwest mounted police.
These men do not beat drunken
men or fatten from the white
slave traffic. They couldn't beat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-13
AO(T
ANYTHING

The housewife looketh in her
trunk
To find her winter furs,
Which she with care and CAM
phor wrapped;
What diligence was hers!
But (sob) alas! she sees the
moths
Have somehow got within,
And made her pretty boa and
In spots look rather thin
And straightway goeth she down
stairs
Where husband doth peruse
The evening paper, and she tells
With tears the sorry news:
l"You cannot have an overcoat
This winter, dear, l think
Because l find that 1 must get
Another set of mink"
| There is one hen to every acre
of territory In England.
The company that offered Pau
line Wayne, the white house COW,
a theatrical engagement musta
been a stock company.
The question Is: Who pays
| for all matches that are bor-
rowed?
A man in Creole, Colo, tried to
win jackpot with five aces. He
! had tuberculosis so his demise was
not much too untimely.
Sir Walter Scott resumed writ
ing at So to pay debts. Mark
Twain did the same thing at a
more advanced age.
If it were not for politics, aut-
umn would be the most beautiful
season of the year.-Toledo Blade.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-13

Franklin P. Adams comma In
the New York Mail comma says
colon Mr.. o. H. He'll has applied
to the court for a change of mon
ECKER, though, to our mind, his
label is not nearly SO blasphem-
GUS as that of Charles G.. d. Rob
erts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-13
Qualified for Counting, Anyhow

eligible practice law in all the federal
several of the state courts
Now woman has brains enough character enough pat
be eligible to practice in the highest courts
isn't equaied to be voter? And why shouldn't the legal
profession solid equal rights?
CD made against these propositions that
things Heavy argument-to that
a have rights isn't it?
getting civilized. Invention enable all
chiner shut
been FREELY to the
public.
nails in pairs used in Brazil telegraph poles
to Withstand of insects.
No moving that lawn hot Sunday
smoke while
guinea off close That's the they do in Eng
land.
GERMAN manufacturers going to make em stop
changing fashions. Three cheers!
SOMEBODY coined polecatighng to describe the attacks
friends Pole
pretty ladylke. Why not Just plain skunk work?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-13

A cannon that shoots fourteen
miles must fire at an invisible
target because the curvature of
the earth hides the target.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-13

investigation into the of Identification by
mistakes identification
than in IT, 000,00O,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-13

OLD nails In pairs used in Brazil Telegram
to Withstand ravages of insects.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-13

Entered at the postoffics at Tacoma, Wash. as
second-elsag matter. TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE
OF UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUM-
DAY BY THE TACOMA TIMES PUBLISHING
COMPANY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-13

SOMEBODY coined "poecat-fighting' to describe the
the subsidized the peoples real friend
pretty ladyke Why not Just plain Skunk work.?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-13

John Jones the
a
action he'll probably of
out!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
RUNNING FOR SWEENEY 81

Bookmaking the races Is bad enough in
itself but when conspiracy and scandal which
shocks even race-horse men is uncovered. 1t
would seem that he limit had been reached
The Norfolk county magistrates have ruled
that bookmakng Is permissible al the James
town track, even though the Law of Virginia
says il is an ofrense. and the quoters Of odds
have waxed fat and merry Sufficient odium
attached to the Equalization OF bookmaking in
Norfolk county to disgust every law-abiding
citizen. hut greater stencil las been raised by
the discovery Of conspiracy between the
bookmakers and the owners OF horses and Jock.
eys
The bookmaker IL AL avarieious gentleman
Operating on the theory that "a sucker is born
when money can be- gotten without performing
any labor whatsoever he mounts his stool and
quotes odds the various entries In the sew
eral of the day. Everything is in his IA,
yor. He has been following the horses for
years. knows what entries have chance to
win and those that have not, and quotes his
odds accordingly Anyway the race may ter.
inmate. ne ID sure 10 get ms percentage. Tor
all the horses in are played. and he pays
the winners OF bets with money lost by other
bettera Invariably he has a snug sum lef,
over. THE better has chance-he can
lose" says George Graham Rice famous race
horse tipster. who has been put out Of business
For the bookmaker TO be permitted TO conduc,
such business In open defiance Of the raw ID
sEraceful enough, but how much more sc
-heu Il comes TO light that he has made an ar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
THEN CANNOT OPERATE HERE

Sheriff Kemp. of Henrico county, is to be
commended for his determination to thwart the
bookmakers who are reported 10 be planning to
ply their nefarous trade at the spring meeting
Of the Virginia Racing and Horse Association
All the Richmond Fair Grounds next month.
Encouraged by the decisions in their favor
rendered by Norfolk county magistrates. the
bookmakers are suffering from the debusion that
they can come to Richmond and openly defy the
law, as they have been doing since the opening
of the jamestown meet. but they are doomed 10
disappointment Fortunately for Virginia, there
is but one Norfolk county in the Commonwealth
and the interpretation or misinterpretation
placed upon the laws written boldly upon the
statutebooks, which prevails in the vicinity OF
the City-by-the-Sea Is limited entirely to tina,
district.
Sheriff Kemp knows and believes bookmakine
on horse races lis violation Of the law in Vir
gnia lie has declared his Intention of arrest
ing any man or men who attempt TO set up
book at the Richmond Fair Grounds. and viii
take particular pains to see that the evidence hs
obtains for introduction in court and upoI
which he will ask for convictions will be sufri
. cent to convince even the bookmakers thai
| they have violated the faw,
The bookmakers, practically all of whom ar,
New York outcasts, who conduct brace games
gambling establishments, enact the role of con
fldenee men, and give the laws of The land grea
study so as to devise ways and means of eyadin,
, or defying them, would do well to think twice
before coming. To Richmond for Sheriff Keml
will be loaded for bear during the meeting o
the Virginia Racing and Horse Association
Richmond people are fond of horse-raeing ant
tho performances OF thoroughbred highstepper
and jumpers in the show ring, but they arr
willing to forego the pleasure if the exhibitions
to be given at the expense of tolerating thu
bookmaker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
GREATER BROAD STREET NEAR

Approval Of the new deep sewer ordinance by
Mayor Richardson removes the last obstacle
from the path of Greater Broad Street" The
executives signature to this measure authorizes
the beginning of work the construction OF
the deep sewer. which wilb be sufficiently wide
and laid far enough underground, with means
Of ngress at crossings, to serve Richmond for
several generations
Work on the new sewer, which when com.
pleted, will ohviate the necessity of repeatedly
tearing UP Broad street. should commence at
the earliest moment, that the thoroughfare may
be made ready for smooth paving as soon as
possible With the unsightly telegraph and tel,
ephone poles removed, by the burying of the
wires in conduits under the surface of the
street. Richmonds principal business thor
oughfare Will be ready for asphalt paving The
unsightly and dangerous trolley wires should
also be removed, and the underground trolley
system which has been installed in practically
all the progressive large cities which have at
tempted Identification, should be adopted in
Richmond
When these things have been done. and the
smooth paving has been laid. Richmond will
have a Greater Broad Street" and one which
will compare favorably with the best in the coun
try which Is probably Pennsylvania avenue
in Washington. With The ornamental lights In
full bloom powerful arc lights at the intersec-
tion OF streets. show cases moved back to the
building line. and an asphaited driveway. Rich
mond will have in Broad street thoroughfare
whose superior attractive, noiseless and
. bristling business zone Will not be found in the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20

rangement with the owners and jockeys that
certain horses, heavily played by the betters
shall lose the races in which they are entered?
That is the plot that has been discovered, and
for the evolving of which several bookmakers
have been run OF the track at jamestown. The
jamestown have been crooked from the
start Horses with fine records have been
beaten by animals entirely below their class:
jockeys have been seen to pull their horses
heads almost perpendicular to prevent them
from winning. and steeds better fit for drayage
than racing have romped home winners by
many lengths.
Suspensions Of jockeys aud warnings 10 the
riders and owners of the horses proved of no
avail An investigation was started, and it was
learned that the bookmakers had fixed the
the horses would Run for Sweeney.
which means that they for the bookmakers.
By reason of this agreement the talent" could
quote long odds OF horses which looked to be
sure winners This insured many bets on the
horses against which big figures were written
The race ended, ii discovered that the
horse which should have won without effort was
defeated by 9 great distance by rank ont
slider. thus enrching the bookmaker and
making the better poorer but none the wiser
In view of the gambling. bookmaking and
boxing decisions rendered in Norfolk county, il
seems absurd to suggest any action against the
bookmakers and Jockeys and owners for this
foul and despicable conspiracy but they should
be prosecuted for obtaining money under false
pTetenses entering into conspiracy to de
fraud. The only consolation offered in this de
convenes before the next spring meet at th'
jamestown track, and that the solons will mos
certainly be called upon to protect Virgiui;
from the debauchery of Norfolk county
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
BEST REPORT MADE
IN ITS HISTORY

The annual congregational meet
ing of the First Presbyterian church
was held Wednesday night In the lee
ture room of the church, and not
withstanding thes very inclement
weather a goodly representation Of
the congregation was present
Reports were heard from all the
societies of the church. and the pas
tor, DR.. f. r. McFaden. made few
remarks. refreshments were served
and social enjoyment was participant
ed in.
The following is synopsis OF the
work OF the past year. Members
added. 23: total mem bership, 447.
The financial report is the best ever
made. Contributions have been made
as follows: Home missions. s3,7si.7S;
education. SS.67s.06. foreign missions,
$1.7ss.15; ministerial relief. $77.0l;
Bible cause. $500; colored work.
S2s.os: Sunday school and publication,
$500. asseInbly's home and school.
s1.s25.7i, Lynchburg Orphanage,
s5922. congregational, s6.s4s.s0;
miscellaneous, 1854. Total for all
purposes, $1s.sTs. Total for benevo-
lent causes. &1o.s6a.7s. An average
per member for benevolent causes OF
sass: for all causes s43.23. The
average contribution per member for
foreign mission causes was 81.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
MaoaIlan's VoYada.

Although nearly 400 years have elapsed since
Magellan sailed around the world. the true his
tory of the voyage has been published for the
nrst time Until recently no published docu-
ment relating to the expedition had ever found,
though II was known that account had been
cause later writer OF the same nationality quot
ed briefly from that work.
Recently the long lost document was oiscov-
cred In the University OF Leyden Library by the
German historian, Herr Vogel who Immediately
published German translation Of 1t In the Ma
as to ship construction In those days, the docu-
ment contains the whole story of the first voyage
around the world by Magellan.
Certain Indications make in probable that the
actual writer OF the accounts was companion
of the discoverer AS of the oldest geog-
raphical papers extant II Is considered be
Of almost priceless value
Why Bricks Remain Small.
If bricks were made of larger size. would
1t not save great deal OF labor In building?
asked inauring Answers
No doubt said a contractor. doing a large
building business; but the standard size is
by l 1-2 by inches and that It must re-
main. Up to so 10 years ago there a Ia x
on bricks and. in order to evade it, the bricks
were made of larger sizes. These were used
for cellars and other concealed places. and IL
you get into some houses in Brunswi lex
square. Bloomsbury, you will see how the
venue was cheated To stop this fraud an act
the legal size of bricks Early In Queen Victor
la reign the tax taken off. and bricks may
now be legally made OF any size whatever But
any change from the standard size would bring
about great inconvenences. All calculations are
made for building this standard size. and the
fixed 1t at 9 by IL by for ALI time,"Lon-
don Exchange.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
CUBAN POLITICS
BADLY MUDDlED
GOMEZ REFUSES TO STAND By
AGREEMENT-VEL MAY
COME OUT FOR PRESI-
DENCY.

HAVANA, April 20.--Hopeful Of be-
Ing selected as compromise candi-
date in the threatened political fight
between President Gomez and Vice
President Zayas. General Carlos Gar
cha Velex. former Cuban minister at
Washington. Is to-day listening to the
buzzing of large-sized presidential
bee.
There are increasing indications that
President Gomez will not adhere to
the compromise program adopted in
1908. when Alfredo Zayas withdrew
from the presidential race and nc
cepted second place on the ticket in
return from the promise of the sup
port of Gomez in 1919. Friends OF
Gomez are urging him to run for re-
election and he is said to favor the
idea.
If he does. split in the liberal
party and a resumption of the old
warfare between Gomez and Zayas
factions are certain. This would I'M
doubleday result in the election of q
conservative, to avoid which Nelez
Is being groomed as the only man
capable Of suiting both factions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
PUT YOUTH ON HIS GUARD.
Evidently Recital Of Ronances Long Passed
Made No Appeal to His Feeiinos

Charles said sharp voiced woman to her
husband in a railway carriage, do you know
that you and once had romance In a railway
crrriagc?"
Never heard of 1T replied Charles in sub
dued tone. @k
Der, II was that pair of slippers I presented to
you the Christmas before were married that
led to unionr You remember how nicely
they fitted, don't YOU? Well. Charles, day
when We were going to picnic you had your
feet upon a seat, and when you were not look
ing took your measure. But for that pair OF
slippers don't believe we'd have been mar
ried.'
young unmarried sitting by imme-
dtately took down his feet from the seat
Ideas Magazine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
MADE HIS ESCAPE IN TINE.
Metaphors Of Millionaire Found No Response In
The Breast Of the Farmer.

The millionaire accepted the farmers cordial
invitation to ride, and with much scrambling
gained seat top OF the hay
MY good man." said the millionaire, patroniz-
insIy. this swaying, rolling. sweet-scented divan
is a couch upon which l could win slumber and
be Irresistible to the of Morpheus when
ever | courted sweet sleep"
The farmer stffened. "fli hear no Of
your talk; Pm respectable married man. an
I'll ask YOU where you're goin so can avoid the
place"
Dreamily the millionaire smiled. I'm getting
back to Mother Nature. who has been outraged
and abused by for years; ! broken
man. and she will forgive me and bring me back
to health"
fhe farmer stopped the team and pulled a
his passenger was gone.-SNccess Magazine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
Pointed Paragrani,s.

4 man is seldom arrested for strik-
ing an attitude.
Wealth 'is bubble that some riiien
try to enlarge by blowing.
Authors who burn the midnight oil
may provide slumber for others
Where there's a will there's a way
and frequently 1t is the wrong way.
A spinster wouldn't mind II so much
il she could have been born widow.
Most young men who inherit money
also inherit a faculty for getting rid
OF 1t.
Usually the things that keep a man
awake at night are those to be neg
lected during the day.
Most people who are willing TO
loose the strings of their purse know
In advance that 1t In empty
It's up to some suffragette to ad.
vance the theory that Solomons wis
dom was due to the advice handed
him by the numerous Hrs. SolomonA
--CIhicago News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
Gods Surrrises.


Oh. look for Gods surprises! All tho
way
From whore thy present humbss
duty lies
To those fair. blessed streets of
paradise
They walt for thee half hidden. Any
day
Thou mayest see some blessing by thy
gray
And dusty pathway spring to greet
thine eyes,
Some unexpected good. some sweet
surprise,
That God hath planned who loveth
thee always.
For God Is better than His word,
and He
Who promises so royalty doth add
To promises unbroken many glad
Unpromised joys to cheer and
strengthen thee.
God help us lest we miss some low
ing thought
And pass along less gladly than We
ought
MARY currier Rolofson, in S. S.
Times
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
Riohteou. Mathematician.

80 YOU want divorce. do you?" said the
lawyer, peering over his glasses at the worried
little in front of him.
Yes. sir I've stood Just about all I can.
My wifes turned suffragette and she is never
at home"
lily. you know. Don't you think you had better
try make the best of 1t for awhile? Perhaps
1t Ii only a passing fad" AY
That's what / have been doing, but there
are some things a man can't stand. ! don't mind
the cooking and haven't kicked on washing the
dishes. but do draw the line at running pink
ribbons in my nightshirt to try to fool the chill
dren'--From Success Magazine"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
WEALTHY MERCHANT OF OHIO
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE ON TRAIN

STERLING o.. April 2o.---Charles
A. Smeltz, Of Cumberland. Nd. speed
ing home on b. & .. train, tried
TO commit suicide near this place early
to-day while lying in ais berth In a
Pullman sleeper. Smeltx was removed
from the train at Akron and taken
10 a hospital His wound will prob
ably not prove fatal No cause is
known for the attempt on his own
life. He was wealthy wholesale
merchant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
OBITUARY
Funeral Of Mr.. Barham.

The funeral of Mr.. William j Bar
ham. who died at his home, 211l
Stuart avenue. "Wednesday afternoon.
In his sixty-tirst year will be held
from his late residence Thursday ar
ternoon at O'Clock. The active pail
bearers will be w. II. Harris. X. G..
Traylor. J. w Williama z. c. Moor
field. w. M. Miller. f. w. Gates. G.
S. Crenshaw. Frank r, Bates: and the
honory. F. r. Fatrlamb, r. J. Nc
DoWeli.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
The Children.

AS through the morning house | 20.
Three little sleepy voices dear
Can. Mother darling" soft and loa.
More to their own hearts than my
ear,
Stirring within their nests like birds.
They CALI me over and over agar,
AS though the cadence OF the words
Pleased them like some old sweet
refrain.
Just Mother dearlrng that. 40
more.
Hearing my foot upon the stair,
They call II softly Ger and Ger
oh, what Is grief and what Is care
Katherine Than. in the American
Magazine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
How Ses Bird. Drink

Under the headline. Where Do They Get Water
writer In the Young Folks Catholic Weekly
says: when was cabin boy l often used to
wonder seeing birds thousands of miles out to
sea- what they did for fresh water when they
were thirsty One day squan answered that
question for II was hot and glitterine
day In the tropics, and In the clear sky over
head q black rain cloud appeared all OF a SUD
den Then out of empty space over hundred
sea birds came darting FROM every direction
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20

They got under the rain cloud, and waited there
Tor about ten minutes, circng round and round,
and when the rain began to fall they drank their
NIL. In the tropics. where the great sea birds
sail thousands OF miles away from shore. they
get their drinking water in that way. They smell
out storm long way on; they travel nun
dred miles maybe to get under It, and they swal-
low enough raindrops to keep them going
New York Tribune
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
Michael .Conway.

WINCHESTER. VA. April 90
Michael Conway. a widely known rail-
road contractor and Winchester bust
ness man. who. with his broth n, Tim
othy Conway. built the Valley Rail
road of Virginia. from Winchester to
Staunton. died Tuesday night at Or
lando, Fla, where he was spending
the winter. aged seventy-f1ve years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20

formerly of Spotsylvania county. but
now of Washington, were married IN
Baltimore on Monday last and have
gone on an extended Northern bridal
tour. When Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
return. they will reside in Washing
ton,