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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

High school athletes are now
doing track work at the stadium
although the field is still torn up
by the laying of drain tile: The
baseball team will elect a captain
this afternoon and from, that time
on there will be something doing
all the time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

chests = hollows covered with
stretched membranes. BY moving
his wings the locust sucks this
drumhead in and out, making a
maddening racket, but the female
CICADA thinks it the sweetest
music ever. In fact, it's the love
song of locust land.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

The charge against Thomas
Petrie, who is accused of gouging
out one of the eyes of T. Toxic
moni, a Japanese, with an UNI
brella, has been changed to third
degree assault.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

We make specially of waffles
and hot cakes with good maple
syrup and coffee, 10c, on break
East and supper bill of fare.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

Pyramid Flour, the Great
Breadmaker, is a universal family
flour. 1t will solve the bread
question for you. $40
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

This is J. Frederick Meagher,
the Seattle deaf mute who can
wrestle some, box better, and
writes real poetry in off-training
periods.
Fifteen years ago young Mea-
CHER suffered long siege of sick
ness which left him stone deaf,
blind, crippled and apparently a
hopeless invalid. From that day
to this he has never heard a
sound, and although skilled medi-
cal care eventually cured his Grip
pied limbs and restored the sight
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

GOOD bread is a boon to every
nome. Pyramid Flour VIII bring
This boon to your home, ass
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

Four stages of a locust's life:
G) A grub just out of the ground.
ca Shedding it's earth clothes.
CD Before it colors. (4) An
adult locust.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

EStl.ANDS BEST HALFBACK, A ID. STOOP ION rightly.
Judging attire
is played mild
intercollegiate football
would 10 conspicuous
A. ID. Stoop 8
dangerous offensive halfback
open popular of which
its passing is fair sample Stoop played international
contests and TO be picked the
that can be bestowed play er in the little isle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08
WITH thxAMATEUpS

A practice game between the
Central and Lincoln senior base
ball teams is being played this
afternoon at North Sixth and L
streets. Batteries for the Cen
trail team are Gilbert and Hart
long.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

The High school Scrubs" are
practicing now and have already
played two or three games. The
team promises to be a strong one
but the lineup will not be deter
mined definitely until the first
team is picked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-08

have $4,000 worth of gold bondsLthat has
guaranteed income of 6 per cent-and is payable
8 per cent on first day Of July and per cent on
the first day of January of each and every year
until 1885. Would like to sell half of them to
some one that wants safe and sure investment.
For particulars address p. O. BOX 6lO, TACO
MA, WASH
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR SEPltMbEK H. i'ii

TO penny Then out Of the back door She went.
She raced through the garden, and John Mcmspn,
nottcrng around there over an onion bed, saw her
raned at her a moment, then went again to his task
1ohn Mearson had not an inquistive order Of mind
lie did not even speculate to the reason for his sister
IN laws wild scanpcr to the back road. She, s ut
top speed entered scattering through an open field gate
Gmarvlls went first to Mrs Sydney Applcton'S.
Mrs Appleton very stout and happy faced sat on her
front porch pairing some early apples for pics In
large armchair tipped back against the porch railing sat
Mr. Sydney Appleton also very stout. lie was whist
ling and whiting There such utter serenity in his
broad face that it almost expreSSloncSS seeming
s;mpy to reflect endless vstas Of content and monoony
like some mirror of the spirit Sydney looked up and
smiled when Amaryllis drewnear r-AmarylliSa aq'er
with tense nerves. her thin lips twching, her sharp eyes
Swapping one hand pressed hard on her LETT side.
"Good mornin, Miss Bean said Mrs sydney Apple
ton comfortably. "What be you running 50 tor; There
amt ANYBODY fell down at your house, IS there.
Amarvllis shook her head.
81 hope nothing amt on fire.!
Amarvllis shook her head again. Sydney whistle. N
a lower key and continued whiting.
In a moment Amaryllis recovered her breath anil
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17

m.ic her deal. She bought out Mrs. Applctons patch
Of lilies for twenty-five cents. There was only small
patch behind the house but visible from the road Mrs.
Appleton bad left il almost entirely 10 the lilies them
selves whether they concluded flourish and bloom
not She considered that strictly their affair after
she had tucked the bulbs in the ground. They bad not
trumphci over an alien soil and climate, as bad the
lilies # Amaryis Mrs Appleton wished 10 give away
the lilies. Land! take them If YOU want them. sil
She
81 don't give presents and take them back That w.s
never nv wav." returned AmarylliS with dignity "Il
give YOU q quarter OF a dollar for them, If You want
10 sell"
THAT is too much
well, know YOU wasn't any money out on them,
said Amaryllis; but, if YOU are contcntcd be.
AmarylS left the cut lilies at Mrs Appleton gate,
while she went on 10 Eliza Green's house. "Now, |
wonder. said Mrs Appleton to sydney, "what She
wants III them lilies for? don't believe its funeral
amt heard Of anybody's dying.
Sydney whistlcd louder and whitfield.
"Of course, YOU don't know, said his wife, as II he
had spoken.
Amaryis had a harder task with Eliza Green who
had something of her own talent for high finance a
though Eliza had fewer lilies than Mrs. Appleton. She
parted with three dollars and forty nine cents and par
ricd many curious questions, before she scored Elias
lilies Those lilies Sne carried with her. borne over h,r
shoulder She did MT leave them at the gate, where
Eliza stood. with long face Of sour suspicion, watching
She suspected that AmarylliS was going TO .uc
Smcad $; but Amaryllis doubled went back down the
Cornrs,s3 gsgs I8
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17

\ hail from the road and saw young fnaA with cap III
hand approaching her.
come DOR.
Amarvlis twisted upon her stepaddcr, cnging to it
with one skinny hand, her washrag IN the "thcr, ana
nodded with certain show OF dignity me lPorlan[e
nf her lilies was upon her. Here was man with YOUTH
and riches and a wonderful car; but she, poor Old Wo-
man, had something that he had not-that spendor
Of white bloom like a grand chorus OF Spring
The Young man, smiling not only pleasantly put
with sort e reverence and tenderness for age that
was good to see, looked at the lilies. What beautiful
lilies YOU have Madam" said he.
Amaryllis preened at the Madam She nodded,
bor stT ins moving toward a crooked smile Il rIther
Guess YOU amt got any lilies like them, though said
Indeed. Madam have not
81 got the bulbs from a cousin Of mine who lives out
West Her husbands sister married rich, and ne went
70 South America and brought home lot Of bulbs and
nv cousin she sent me some, and they've done real
well"
81 should say they had" asscntad the young man.
Then he calculated Great Cesar they beat anything
have ever seen in the shape Of lilies.
"That sounds little profanc, and, anyway, it amt
speaking good granmcr said Am2ryIIis. a..
81 beg your pardon, Madam, haStcncd to say the
Amarvilis. notified, smiled her s1ly crooked smile
at him. 81 never cut them lilies, she sad.
"Oh." said the young man, 81 had hoped that |
might be able to purchase some Of hcm all OF them,
All my lics!" cried Amaryls mortified.
6" realize, of course, said the young man. that such
lilies are really beyond price
~Ycs. thcv be- not many like them in the country
stated AmarylliS. She had started 10 say any, but had
bcthought herself Of Eliza Green, Mrs. Sydney Apple
ton. and Miss Jane Smcad to whom she had given
bulbs who also owned lilies in blossom, and corrected
herself.
But" said the young man. He a most sophsti-
Gated Young man; but he flushed bit on his smoothly
slgvcn cheeks, "you see, Madam, he said coniidcn-
tllv in low voice, standing close to the stcpladdcr,
81 am going to be married.
A NlARYLLIS did not lool; impressed. "Be you?'
n said she.
The Young man flushed a deeper red and cast an in
voluntary glance at the motor From the blue cushioned
t,nncau three women gazing intccstclh. One Of
them was stout and middle aged the others young
I" that hgr ont tLpr,,'
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17

.ltlil tN nlli ~ ''l illlll' tilI'i ''AiN''A'
Harry, G.. 90 here Dear, called the
girls voice anu again Harry nodded
smilmglv TO her; but there was in him a
sctncss Of purpose aroused by opposition.
He now wanted those lilies, really wanted
them. Then the chauffeur sprang from
his seat and ran to him. He whispered;
but Amaryllls heard every word, with her
ear, sharpcncd by avaricc.
There are lots Of those lilies on the
back road, whispered the chauffeur, and
Amaryllis knew that he had seen the
lilies given by her to Eliza Green. Mrs.
Sydney Appleton, and Jane Smcad.
Thcyoung man bowed low to AmarylllS
Bean. Thank YOU very much, Madam,
said ne politely. 81 am sorry to have dis
,urbcd YOU think shall not take the
lilies today.
Amaryllis waycrcd pcrccptibly. "Do
YOU think ask too much;" said she.
"Oh. no. Madam, | DO not intimate
that understand that the lilies are
very rare and beautiful. and Am no
Judge whatever Of lilies.
Amaryllis opened her mouth to speak;
then closed il. She too had a sctncsS OF
purpose. She was well aware that she
had defeated her own ends. She would
have been only too glad TO have taken
less for the lilies; but she found il impos
sihlc 20 rcIract at once, and, while She
hr~i,atcd the Young man was back IN
the car. and she heard the girl in the
blue veil chidlng him for his folly, the
chauffeur WAS cranking, the car buzzcd
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New-York tribune., 1911-09-17

will have on a brand one, and FRANK Ne''Sy VIII DC
setting looking at them both u,,. .,o
at is too bad, agreed the young man. ABOUT 'ne
Il told you," began Amaryllis. Then she stopped
short \ thought had come to her. one IegdIueu IIG
voung man with old eyes become suddenly alert ana
sbra,Td II should admire said she, ITO give you
them lilies for a wedding present linen Sic PulSeu
her lips. IN . .l,;r. 8
that but if you would allow me to buy thern' ,,;.,
Amarvlis began to descend her stepladdcr' hoIing
her cotton skirts tightly around her, reVeang WinIe
stockings and black shoes with elastic sldeS. - c yoS
man respectfully assisted her When AmarylS retcheu
the ground she faced him. 80,
quired ,,.,,on,r
Anarvis paused She looked at the lilies then at
the Young man, then at the sumpuous motorcar lIOSc
pcoplc with their spelled wealth. in the sense OF inns
world Her lilies spelled wealth in the spiritual sense
Amarvllis became all Of this world. The blood OF an
ancestor Yankee ancestor who had attended meeting
three times every Sabbath OF his life, and charged cen
ncr cent interest on mortgage notes. boiled high IN her
veins " don't feel that it is right, SAID AmarylIiS
Bean in voice that might have belonged to that anccs-
tor who had held usury virtue, "o let lilies Ike them
60 under five dollars apiece.
The young man started a little you mean i've
Land mol" said Amarylis testify. 81 amt grasping
never WAS | mean FIVE dollars for every STALK ana
them stalks is all loaded with blooms.
Have YOU any idea how many stalks there are:
"Thcrcs lust one hundred and six but III call 1t
hundred. I'm willing throw in them six lilies, seeing
you're going to get married. H.
The Young man had much dignity OF character Ills
face was quite unmovcd, although there was Sharp
crv of rcmonstrancc from his sweetheart in the car.
Harry" said she.
Harry nodded to her smiling; then did some rapid
thinking. To the mind OF AmarylS Bean, he and ms
sweetheart father represented the fabuously rch but
in reality they were only the comparatively rich, which
means allowing for increasing OF expenditure, exactly
the same thing as the comparatively poor. The re-
sources OF all were strained for this wedding TO be-
Flowers in prof,ison were already provided The young
man had simply fanccd with a romantic fancy, these
wonderful lilies and had caped to the conclusion that
this simple old woman would name at the most FIVE
dollars as q magnificent price for them in which case ne
had intended 10 make it ten. Now he confronted,
rncypccc,llv bv a Shvlock The old woman looked
L. ~. .....l him md L-llt.L
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03

,,yES CLOSE AND SEND
MONEY OVER TO Eli PAS0
E.pcOmbatants Flock Across In.
Irrational Bridge TO Safety
in United States.

H. pAso, Feb. 1.-The lombard
~ Of Juarez by the besieging insur-
AZ will begin at 8 O'Clock Friday
'r,rnoou if the place does not signify
4 mrsnder before that hour. Orozco,
rsbel commander, at 10 o'clock TO-
IA made 1t known by courier from
4 c.mn below the city to the jefe
.5,t;eo of Juarez. 0rozco has given
Ia "a the consuls of all foreign ma
~ M Juarez that the sheling OF the
ilS will occur at the designated hour.
'fblonel Matt Winn. manager or the
* frack al Juarez. announced tonight
|kre vill be no races tomorrow on ac-
I'M Of the unsettled conditions.
IN, Mexico Northwestern passenger
IN ,rrjyed tonight from Casas Grandes
|i,hour Colonel Rabagos command, or
'rr5 10 the relief of Juarez. The train
- refused 10 haul the soldiers. The
IN was twice halted and Inspected by
IN messenger from Orozco 10 the
.1usn and American consuls was ar
.sled by federal officers on reaching
.,rrz and is now held incommunicado.
"a far as known. the insurrcctos have
I artillery cspable OF bombardIng the
M and no fear is felt from this source.
- situation at Juarez remains tense
a federal officials are making every
marathon To meet the proposed attack.
'1he gunrd OF United States troops al
y two bridges connecting Juarez with
|S city has Just been doubled TO pre-
.al any insurrectos from the Texas side
1sslng The Rio Grande.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03
WOMEN TRY TO LYNCH
TRIBES PRETTIEST GIRL
Hafbreed Belle Arrested After Her
Mother Dies From Effects Of
Poisoned Fish.

JUNEAU. Alaska, Feb. 2.-salina Dow
ling, the most beautiful balfhreed
maiden In Ala ska. was arrested today
following AN investigation into the death
OF her mother. Mary Bowling. who died
in agony after eating three fish brought
10 her by John Harris. an lnGian sutor
for her daughters hand,
While Mrs. Bowling was eating the fish
she threw a portion 10 a small dog.
which pulped il down and died almost i'm
mediately. Mrs. DowlinE had hardly nm
ished eating the fish when she also sue
cumbed
According to Information given To the
authorities by the local druggist, the girl
tried to buy poison ut his store, saying
she wanted IL to Kill foxes. After her
arrest she is said TO have declared that
she bought the poison at the suggestion
OF her father, Ed Bowling, white man
The police say she is trying 10 shield
her Indian sweetheart. to whose attcn-
tions TO SalIna Mrs, bowling had OBJ
jeCtcd
When The officers were taking the girl
to prison the native women Of Douglas
beach set upon her and II was with diff
hculty that they were prevented from
lynchlng her.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03
EDITOR SAYS BRITISH
KING WAS "WHITEWASHED'
LIberator Would Have ApoIogized II
Ruler Had Testified Anent
Blgamy Rumor.

PARIS. Feb. Edward n. James,
the editor OF the Liberator, whose article
was the basis of the suit against Ed =
ward Mylius, convicted In London yes
tcrday for llbelling King George. today
issued a statement saying the conviction
OF his agent was Illegal and the pro-
ceedings q embarrassing" The stale
ment proceeds:
THE trial was illegal because Myths
was not indicted but was tried under
an information cx-o.icio,' which is
used only In charges OF sedtion. 1t was
whitcwasbing because the crown had
no right TO call witnesses to disprove
charges when the defendant had refused
TO offer evidence proving the charges.
Mylius having refused to substantate
that bigamy was practiced the case
ended Immediately,
Mylius refused to proceed because the
king refused TO testify, II the king had
gone on The stand and sworn that the
marriage had not occurred. | would be
glad to apologize in the Liberator, which.
under the circumstances. can only at =
tack the trial as a violation OF almost
every principle Of English law. evidence
and liberty
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03
Warrants Issued for Railroad
Officials and Others Accused
of Negligence.
OWNER OF BOAT ADMITS
THAT HE HAD NO LICENSE
Cause of Disaster May Never Be
Known; Some Victims Van
ished Utterly.

NEW YORK, Feb 2.-Warrants for
Railroad of New Jersey, Of the Du-
pont Powder company and others in
volved, were issued tonight in con-
nection with yesterdays explosion
that caused the death of more than
thirty persons.
The warrants charge manslaughter
and criminal negligence, Persons
named in the warrants are:
Louis J.. Galidctta, dock master on
pier No. Of the Central railroad; A.
Hamilton, general freight agent Of the
Central of New Jersey; James Healing,
w. Morris. freight agent of the Cen
tral AT Communipaw; K. A. or r. g..
Morse, assistant manager of the E, l..
Dupont De Nemours Powder company;
Frederick Peters, manager of the same
company; Charles Ritter, checker on
pier No. I: Captain Burr St John, SUI
perintendent of transportation of the
same company.
The railroad officials in question are
connected with the freight department.
the docks and the transportation de-
partment, while the powder company
officers are those connected with the
shipment of dynamite,
The others include those who had
charge of the boat receiving the dyna
mite,
james Healing. owner of the de-
stroyed lighter Katherine w, admit,
ted without hesitation that he had no
license to carry explosives. and added
that all the city authorities knew it.
When he first went into the business,
four years ago, he snid, he had inquired
about a license, and never could find
that one was required.
-Four Of nv men, he said, equal.
fled handlers of the explosives. had TO
take out licenses. and they did, from
the United States bureau of combus-
tibles ! never knew, and nobody else
handling explosives in this harbor ever
knew, that any other license was re.
quired, The Whistler and two other
powder boats operated by the Dupont
peoule had no licenses, either
The police commissioner of Jersey
City and u coroner's Jury of six will
hold hearing next Wednesday,
Definite estimates of the number of
dead are still impossible. The total of
dead and missing is thirty. The list
of dead in the hands of the coroner is
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03
FEAR CANADIAN PACT
WILL DESTROY TRADE
Gloucester Fishermen and Others
Protest Against Adoption Of
Reciprocity Agreement.
GIVES HEARINGS TO SOME
Committee Decides That Obiec-
tions Shall Not Be Allowed to
Postpone Ratification.
GIVES HEARINGS TO SOME

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-The accumu-
lated demands for hearings upon the pro-
visions of the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment broke upon the ways and means
committee of the house today when that
committee gave its first hearing on the
measure.
Fishermen and fish packers from
Gloucester had been permitted to pre-
sent their reasons for objectng TO the
reciprocal arrangement upon fish. and be-
fore the meeting was over requests had
been made for hearings on wood pulp.
paper, lumber. barley and other sched-
ues.
TO open up hearings on these sub
iects. in the opinion Of the committee
members, will cndanger the passage OF
the agreement by the present congress,
After a short executive session late to-
day it was made plain that hearings will
not be permitted TO delay or to en-
barraSS the measure.
In answer To The telCgramS from paper
men. Chairman Payne said they had been
invited 10 come AT once. If they insisted
upon being heard. The barley interests
OF the northwest, he said. had not been
heard before the committee In the franz
Ing OF the Payne tariff law, and they
also will be given opportunity to present
their objections, The committee does not
propose. however. 10 open hearings on
subjects covered in hearings two years
ago.
Mr. Payne said the bill probably would
remain in committee until about Tues
day
The failure OF Secretary Knox TO ap-
pear before the committee today after
il had been announced that he would do
so caused general inquiry. The eXplana-
tiou given was that Mr.. Knox felt IL
would be undiplomatic for him to appear
fore the committee and answer in de-
tall as to the method OF making the
agreement,
The Gloucester delegation said the re-
moval OF the duty would wipe out the
Gloucester fishing business.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03
HOUSE MEMBERSHIP
NOT To Be INCREASED
Caucus of the Republican Repre-
sentatives Agrees to Adopt the
Campbell Plan.
WILL PASS THIS SESSION
No Delay to Be lad in Fixing the
Apportionment at. 391, the
Present Figure.
WILL PASS THIS SESSION

WASHINGTON, Feb. "A house
membership Of 391. as at present, was
the congressional reapportionment plan
agreed upon by the Republican caucus
of the house tonight. This proposition.
made by Mr., Campbell Of Kansas, was
first defeated, 90 TO 81. but later recon-
sidered and accepted, 10 to 90.
over 150 Republican members OF the
house attended the caucus.
The caucus developed into rather a
stormy one when the Bennett anti-dis-
tranchlsement plan was proposed, The
proposition directed the preparation OF
q bill to carry out section of the four
teenth amendment TO the federal constl-
don OF any state exactly TO the extent
that the negroes were dfsfranchjsed by
such a state.
This proposition was defeated after
considerable speechmaklng, I2 TO as. the
same number OF representatives voting
against II as voted against the consider
alton of reapportionment at this session.
when the vote was So TO 80.
Before the Campbell plan was finally
accepted by the caucus a number of
plans were discussed, including the
Campbell proposition, leaving the house
as it stands today: d proposition by Mr..
Elvlns OF Missouri favorlng 402 mem
bers: a proposition by Mr. Stafford Of
Wisconsin, for Ss7 members, represent
ing views said to be held by Speaker
Cannon and other house leaders: and the
Crumpacker idea OF. i3s members. urged
at the outset by its author.
The Campbell plan was first taken UP
and finally put through, the details OF
carrying out the scheme being left to the
census committee. which will prepare the
way for action at this session OF con-
grcss,
Prior to the adoption of the Campbell
plan the caucus decided by vote OF SO
to 50 that some kind OF reapportionment
legislation shall be put through at this
session Of congress. 1t is expected there
fore that the Campbell plan will. be re-
ported out Of the caucus committee
speedily and will then be adopted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-03
P0IS0NER SAYS COUNT
HAD HYPN0TIZED HIM

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. AT today's
session OF the trial for murder OF Count
O'Brien De LasSy and the notorious
poIsoncr DIR. Pantchenko. the latter
pleaded guilty as before.
The count is accused of having en-
ploypd The doctor to murder his brother
ip-laR Count Nassilli Bouturlin. the heir
10 $500. 600 in order that the property
might be inherited by Countess De
I-aSSy.
Pantchenkc confessed his guilt. but
set up the defense that he committed the
crime while under the hypnotic influence
Of the count. His lawyers recently de-
clared that their client was stll under
the influence OF the count TO such an eX-
tent that he WAS little by little retracting
the vital points OF his confession,
DE Lassy lis 4 cousin OF Countess Tar
novska. who is serving a prison term in
Italy for comp'icity in the murder OF her
hance. Count komarowsky-