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Las Vegas optic., 1911-04-04
ONLY WIRELESS
NEWSPAPER IS
in Brazil
IN THE AMAZoNAs JUNGLE FAR
FROM CIVILIZATION 1T is
PRINTED

Newcomers to this astonishing
Amazon country are constantly amaz,
ed by the manner in which the white
man, who has set himself to tame this
wilderness and wiring fortunes out OF
1t, has applied the very latest devices
OF civilization to uses which in an
older country are still served by ma
chinery not quite SO up-to-date, says
the New York Times. When you
come to think of it, it is only natural
The modern developer of raw geo.
graphical material comes here with all
his work to do; and, finding virgin
soil, promptly applies to the task the
very latest laborsaving contrivances
Ia thing he could not do at home
where vast sums are tied up in ear.
lier types of machinery.
1t is, for instance, perfectly reason
able that what is perhaps the only
newspaper with an exclusively wire
less telegraph service published else
where than on an ocean liner should
flourish in the midst of a patch of civi.
lization hedged in by hundreds of
miles of the Amazonas jungle through
which the expense Of running and
maintaining line of poles and wire
would be quite prohibitive, the patch
of civilization being accessible other
wise only by long voyage by river.
You are, nevertheless, hardly prepared
for the shock of seeing casual copy
of the Porto Velho Marconigram, ac-
tually published in such hole in the
jungle, as it were, and relying on
wireless entirely for the part of its
news which deals with the outside
world.
The Porto Velho Merconigram is a
four-page weekly mostly printed on
single twice-folded sheets. 1t is the
one newspaper of Porto Velho, town
some 1000 miles from the mouth of
the Amazon on the Madeira river
which enters the main stream of the
greatest of rivers below this port, and
is reached by not too frequent steam
ers from Manaos.
1t is from Manaos that the news
which comes thus far by cable assent
by wireless to the Porto Velho news
paper, the readers of which are found
among the zoo inhabitants of that
place. All of these inhabitants are
in the employ of the Madeira-Mamore
Railway Company, a concern actively
managed by Americans, which is en-,
gagged in building for the Brazilian
government line around the falls of
the Madeira river. This line, 300
miles long, Brazil has undertaken to
construct in order to fulfill a treaty
obligation to Bolivia to give that re-
public an outlet to the ocean by way
of the Amazon.
The Madeira above the falls is nav
igable for 1000 miles. The railway,
when completed, will link this upper
stretch with the great channel of the
Amazon, which makes Manaos, though
it is 1000 miles from the rivers
mouth. To all intents an ocean port,
since it is the landing place of steam
ships from New York and European
ports.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-04-04
BOMB DOES DEADLY WORK

Ell Paso, Tex, April Francisco
Sonora, federal soldier, is dead and
three men are wounded as result
of the explosion of three bombs in
Gale Diablo in Ciudad Juarez at
midnight last night. The cause of
the explosion is mysterious. Unless
an attack was being planned on the
Las Vegas optic., 1911-04-04
Politics and
Politicians.

c-.'.-.S.sH.rss'S.-s.-(::C.. :)':'s'S*sc--Cs-:
William P. Frye of Maine is the
Oldest member of the senate in point
of service.
Raleigh, n. c., has voted down a
proposal to adopt the commission
form of government.
Judge William Reed, of Paducah,
has entered the race for the demo
cratic nomination for governor OF
Kentucky.
David G. Coates, the new commits.
sioner of public works of Spokane,
was at one time governor of Colorado.
The National Woman Suffrage as
sociation has accepted an invitation
to hold its annual convention this
year in Louisville.
In several instances the women
voters were a deciding factor in the
recent city and town elections in New
York state.
Congressman Ollie James expects
to receive the nomination for the
United States senatorship at the
democratic primaries in Kentucky in
July.
In Oswald West, Oregon has one
of +ba x,ounoaot c,ovarnorc Of anu 0f
the states Oswald West celebrated
his thirty-eighth birthday recently.
Governors Wilson of New Jersey, Dix
of New York, Foss of Massachusetts,
Plaisted of Maine and Harmon of
Ohio have been invited to speak at a
Jefferson day celebration at Newark,
o., this month.
Frederick Harper of Lynchburg,
who has announced his candidacy for
the democratic congressional nomina
ton in the Sixth district of Virginia,
is a son-in-law of the late Senator
John w. Daniel
Leading democrats in congress ex
press the opinion that the, national
convention of their party next year is
pretty certain to be held in the west.
Chicago probably will be first choice
though the claims of st. Louis, Kan
sas City and Denver will have to be
considered.
A. J. Gronna, the new United States
senator from North Dakota, has taken
an active interest in educational af-
fairs ever since he began his career
years ago as a teacher in little red
in Minnesota. He has
served on the board of education of
his home town and as a member of
the board of regents of the University
Of North Dakota.
At the general election in Arkansas
next year vote will be taken on the
to amend the constitution of
the state by inserting the "grandfath-
er clause" for the qualification of
The legislature has already
taken the action necessary to submit
the amendment to vote of the peo
pie.
There are two Indian members of
the Maine legislature, who represent
the Indians OF that state They are
assigned seats in the rear of the
chamber, but have no vote in the pro-
ceedings. Their purpose in the legis-
lature is to give the Indians side
when various matters pertaining to
their constituents welfare are un-
der discussion.
The National Progress Republican
league, which is expected to figure
more or less prominent in the presf
dental campaign next year, aims to
secure the popular election of Unite1
States senators, direct primary nomi
nations for all offices, the initiative
and referendum and the recall, and
tie adoption of stringent corrupt
,,ro otinac ort
Las Vegas optic., 1911-04-04
KILLS SUNDAY BASEBALL

Lincoln, Neb., April 4.-Governor
Aldrich has vetoed the bill legaliz-
ing Sunday baseball.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-04-04

Try a dram of Old Taylor bourbon
at the Opera bar Served from bar.
rels on the bar.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-04-04

RANSFoRD CHAPTER NO. 2. o. E.
S.-Meets second and fourth Thurs
days in Masonic Temple. Mrs. Ag-
mes M. Trip, Worthy Matron; Tho
mas B. Bowen, Worthy Patron;
Mrs. Minerva A. Howell, Secretary.
Phone Main 231, 721 Fourth street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26
0ll0olF nnusincss Offlce. Main sB8, Ai7os
fUIImf liberalization Dept, Main 188, Af70S
ktVsuLO Editorial Dept, Main 7ol, Af788
OFF1CE-768 Commerce st.
When Uncle Sam Goes Broke

~ MT Adrich Of Rhode and-You remember him. for he
o OF MS hole that his scheme of central bank is needed
aossn embrace the country time wish had
"When a bank in Indiana on
put suppose 1t calls
Aldrich If New York banks fall"
ana upnfed finger OF warning, 1.-THE
My out That would be bad! Think of 1.-THE United
and knocked down the highest
would be the highest bidder ~ A. would
erased from the shield and - d. r.
warning
In the first place Il there must be
capital United States
of Wall street
that old Uncle
master capital York?
He is bomey hedge-fence honest and
ne hasn't private interests
disaster - = o
And again. MI Aldrich don't with
country fails because banks all the
ponderabe
the country has need to
earnest 1t Will OF
prosperity, after al-not by long shot.
It is devouty to be hoped that the
IL they should
observe that the
down hill and the earth yield its
pened to disturb Gods great universe
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dditorial Page Of



There
certain breed of gi that's growing
who in
York a
had 1t chemically hardened gold plated.
OF If the thing
We'll
country displaying 80 cent appendices and if the demand
we men will have to finally
will surely put into their offices little furnaces and orts
for hardening
Moreover this vermiform fashion takes"
smart girl will want this
the possibilities that will
sailing charm
handbag galbladder
will transplant jewey apparel
Bah! It's bad enough for those
bleayed skirts
thirsty hatpn When they wearing themselves
Ike a
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AND nov Joe Bailey declares he'd rather be expelled the
than
bigger than ought break
fou--card draw for a flush, other old hand.
CASE of
be a Of freezing there tomorrow.
NEWPORT French aviator flies IA miles Most
fast fellows wife him
theater. 2
TIA JUANA n first, by insur-
then by band Of
lying had In their mouths.
ARE radishes coming
said the disposition whole
of
bigger
tion colonization and the Spanish traditions
LIGHT the profits of
in various states In Minnesota
cent dividend $33000,000 with only $4,000 900
wonder don't get the parcels post
PARIS is wearing jeweled ankes then,
old thing
SENATOR GUGGENHEIM is disappointed
which spols his summer abroad. Go anyhow, Simon!
JAPAN has rented the American will
entertain
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It's Old Enough to Vote

AT last, somehng-not
sherman antitrust law. And it's
literally, Fl
some real account 15, :
Think what this years ago
abest legal minds
of Sherman meanderng the
passed the law
the Mexican border The competitors
law passed have long dropped
commercially, and many
This is the way we reform urgent abuses is
by the courts hal
to Interpretation
by it's
" - -
antitrust gone force prac
whether
public sentiment But here
remain until the
81 mortal preposterousY
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waited, all but Clara. The broth
ers and sisters held a council of
war. 1t was decided that Clara
would have to he an author. They
penned the young author-to1be In
a room with the ultimatum that
she would stay there till she wrote
a story To get out she did write
one,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

4 + o IN GeueTdk
Grant, who wir-
ed:
II feel that
our success over
Lees army us
assured T h g
promptness and
rapidity W | t b
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tion line is
well, no matter
how many years,
sufficient t h a t
this Is the ami
versary Of her
birth. Mrs. Burn
ham tells a fun
ny story how she
W a s literally
forced into a lit
erary career. All
the rest of the
family had some
musical talents
which they re-
ligiously culti-
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But What's the Use?

Mrs. Mary Scriggens. Oldest
woman in Massachusetts,, gives
the following rules for a long
life:
Work hard, Is hours a day is
not too much; abstain from idle
gossip; never flirt; don't read
novels; don't go to dances or
shows; Danish vanity of dress.
And
To make this appear more as
tonishing, DR.. A. H. Stewart of
Lawton, Okla, says he has figures
to prove that women live longer
than men.
I've lost a golf ball." John d.
cussed;
"COnfound the outlaw rubber
trust"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26
A HINT

He-Do you think that your
father would offer me personal
violence IL l were to ask him for
you?
She-No, but I think he will II
you don't pretty soon.-The
Waterman.
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JOSH WISE
SAYS:

"Zudie Bea-
com gave a
lawn party to
her euchre club,
but the occasion
wus spilled by
Zudie's ma do
in tn weeks
washin' ig h I
out in tn yard"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

TRYING TO BE AN OPTIMIST.
Don't you think the hats the
women are wearing this spring
81 don't care anything about
their outlandtshnes. They can be
as big and curious as they like
SO long as they don't have to be
buttoned up the back.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26
COLD-BLOODED

$50 you had an operation?"
Eyes, they removed my appen-
dix"
Didn't care for 1t much, eh?"
well, / debut I'm not SO
much attached to 1t as l was"
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Moving pictures of the French
wine riots enabled the police to
arrest many rioters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26
Battered NJ the pessoffacs st Teeens. wash, -
seeon d-class matter TELH0RAPHIO SERVICE
OF UNITED PRESS AssOCIATIoN
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUN.
DAY BY THE TACOMA TIMES PUBLISHING
COMPANY.
OUR DAILY BIRTH
DAY PARTY.

Mrs. Clara Louise Burnham.
author of more than one "best
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26
TODAY IN HISTORY

May &c, 1864, the war depart
ment received a great surprise
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

Many are complaining of the
heat-just as If that did any
good.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

Census shows that 10000 per-
sons in Great Britain have in
comes exceeding $4,000 a year.
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Diaz and T. r. may form the
ex-president's association.
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which you have forwarded rein
forcements have contributed
largely to the feeling of conf
dence in our men and to break
down that of the enemy"
Usually kilograms that did not
report a battle, kicked about in
sufficiency of food or delay in
forwarding bullets, and the idea
of complimenting the man be-
hind the gunners on his part of
the work had apparently never
hit any of the generals but Grant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

Her Dad-No, sir; I won't have
my daughter tied for life to Q
stupid fool.
Her Sutton - Then, don't you
think you'd better let me take hei
off your hands?-Boston Tran.
script.
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Mary had a little lamb
With worldliness endued,
Who, after following Marie,
Got beautifully stewed.

Chicago aldermen oppose wom-
en- ushers in theaters, saying
they'll scream in a panic. Well,
that's drawer than running,
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CHOW CHOW

There once was q poet named
| Omar.
Who Riva1led the Hellenk Homer.
He warbled of wine.
And maidens devine,
He knew what was nifty, did
Omar.
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THE SPRING MARATHON.
- 60
Ws=E9

Is wife a dear IL she lets her
husband join the Elks?
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WANTED THE CHANGE

"Give us penny, please, sir. A"
Certainly, my boy. Can you
change a ten-dollar note?"
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Cite Cacoula Cin,es

daughter, Mrs. Mccarthy"
Sure twas the same wild me
when ! was gerril, miss. All
manny's the brave young heart
was broke by my facet"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

The expectation of aluminium
by the United States has increased
ten-fold in eight years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

New York girl who wears her
appendix as a gold-plated vanity
bangle is not envied by those
whose appendix is still sub rosa, so
to speak.
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New York girl who wears he
appendix as a gold-plated vanity
bangle is not envied by those
whose appendix is still sub rosa, Sc
to speak.
A medical society is distribut.
ing a pamphlet on the care of the
bowels. A sort of intestinal
tract; what?
Let not one look of fortune cast
you down;
She were not fortune IL she did
not frown;
Such as do braveliest bear her
scorns awhile,
Are those ON whom, at last, she
most will smile.
John Boyle.
After reading the latest news
from Mexico it strikes one that it's
pretty near time to quit calling
them "rebels."
Sarah Bernhard is reported
gleeful because she caught a
brook trout, and she's going to
take it home with her to that dear
Paris. Sarah thinks it is like a
French sardine and will keep
canned.
Take away the Quartet, the ca
thedral and the bull ring, and
what is left of a Mexican town for
the insurrectos to capture? Moth
ing. Especially after they first
shoot those buildings to pieces.
A little rule, a little sway,
A sunbeam in a winters day,
Is all the proud and mighty have
Between the cradle and the grave.
Dyer.
WANTED THE CHANGE
"Give us a penny, please, sir. I"
Certainly, my boy. Can you
change a ten-dollar note?"
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SENATOR GUGGENHEIM is disappointed
which spoils his summer trip abroad. Go anyhow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

A medical society is distribut-
ing a pamphlet on the care of the
bowels. A sort of intestinal
tract; what?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

young Halloran seems to have
great admiration for your
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

embassy at Berlin and will
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PARIS But them would
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-26

After reading the latest news
from Mexico it strikes one that its
pretty near time to quit calling
them rebels"
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I've lost a golf ball." John d.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-03
RICH BANKER
SLAIN IN HOTEL
Vim. H. Jackson Dead on Bed
room Floor.
HELLB0Y is UNDER ARREST.
Jackson, Aroused by Attempts 10
Chloroform n m. Makes a Brave
Fight for LIfe--Flrst Stun
ned by Blow.

New York-Paul Geidel, II year
old boy OF Hartford, Conn, who was
employed as a bellboy at the Hotel
Iroquois, was arrested in connection
with the murder of William Henry
Jackson, an aged and well-to-do
Wall street broker, who was found
strangled to death in his room at
the hotel.
Geidel was taken to police head
quarters, where, according to Deputy
Police Commissioner Dougherty, he
will be charged with the murder.
Four other persons, three men and
a woman, who 1t is believed can shed
some light on the tragedy, were also
taken to police headquarters
1t was declared at headquarters
that Paul Geidel confessed TO Dep
uty Commissioner Dougherty and
District Attorney Whitman that he
chloroformed and robbed Jackson.
Mr.. Jackson was murdered in the
midst of the hotel and club district,
where the night life is almost as ac-
tive as the day.
In some manner which the police
do not attempt to explain the man
effected an entrance to Mr.. Jack
sons room on the Tenth floor of the
Hotel Iroquois, at 40 West Forty
fourth street. While he was riaing
the apartment the broker evidently
awoke and attacked him. The strug-
gle must have been a short one, for
the evidence is that the thief was a
powerful man and Mr.. Jackson was
not only feeble, but had been in bad
health for some time.
Three terrific blows over the head,
which left ugly gashes, evidently
floofed the old man. Not content
with this, the murderer then stuffed
: vashcloth half way down Mr.. Jack
sons thoat and with his bare hands
throttled the little remaining life
out of him.
The price Of this crime was about
$50 in money, watch that was an
heirloom in Jackson's family and
few small trinkets, such as scarfpins,
cuff buttons and shirt studs.
While Mr.. Jackson was not rich
man, he was generally reputed to be
wealthy. Connected with the Wall
street firm of Van Schaick & Co., a
member of the New York Yacht and
other exclusive clubs, and much given
to extreme liberality in his tips to the
employees of the hotel, he gained the
reputation OF being man of means.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-03

Washington terms of bitter
denunciation for those who ''in the
intensity of their desire to besmirch
all who invest" in Alaska, operate
upon the minds of weak human in
terests" and prompt fabrications of
false testimony" President Taft
gave the Senate his version of the
circumstances leading up to the entry
of harbor rights on Controller Bay,
Alaska. by Richard S. Ryan, and
repudiated with fierce invective the
famous Dick to Dick" letter.
The message was almost Roose-
veltian in its use of the short and
ugly" word.
That President Taft is strongly in
favor of extending Alaskan develop
ment without delay is shown by the
following paragraph:
"The thing which Alaska needs is
development, and where rights and
franchises can be properly granted to
encourage investment and construc-
tion of railroads without comforting
exclusive privileges, believe it to be
in accordance with good policy to
grant them"
The message accompanied the
documents concerning Controller
Bay, called for by a resolution
adopted in the Senate on June 27
last.
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TO STAY PANIC
SOLD TO TRUST.
Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany Deal.
STORY OF A PLOT IS DENIED.
Brother Of Mark Hanna Tells the
House investigating Commit
tes That the fransactiJn
Saved the Day.

New York.-No Interior motives
!urked behind the taking over Of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by
the United States Steel Corporation
during the financial panic OF 1907,
in the opinion OF l.. e. Hanna, OF
Cleveland, one of the syndicate own
ers OF the Tennessee concern before
the merger, who spent the day on the
witness-stand before the Steel Trust
investigating Committee OF the
House OF representative That
surreptitious motives had been sug-
gested, Mr.. Hanna, who is a bro
ther Of the late Senator Mark Hanna,
admitted, but he never had credited
the reports. He believed the trans
action was necessary to avert the
failure OF the New ork banking and
brokerage firm of Moore Il Schley,
who held too much Tennessee Coal
and Iron stock as collateral for loans,
and to avert wild spreading OF threat
ening business disaster.
In answer to a series Of questions
by Representative Beall, OF Texas,
Mr.. Hanna said he thought the Con-
gresham believed a plot had been
framed whereby the Tennessee Coal
and Iron Company would be gobbled
up by the steel interests, but he had
no knowledge OF such a plot, and did
not credit such an idea.
Before the threatened failure of
Moore & Schley," asked Representa-
tive Beall, had nC. :te United States
Treasury poured S50,000,000 into
New York TO stop the panic?"
81 think So" Mr.. Hanna replied.
Also before that time" Mr.. Beall
continued, had not Mr. j. Pierpont
Morgan and his associates advanced
$60,000,0O0 to relieve the financial
sltuation?"
81 heard it so stated" said Mr..
Hanna.
After all that the panic was not
averted," Mr.. Beall resumed, "and
can gOu ltli lut why thc bdhihS up VI
only s6,000,OOO in loans on the
Tennessee Coal and Iron collateral of
Moore G. Schley affected that restora-
ton OF confidence IN the business
world which the United States Treas
ury and the Morgan millions had
been unable to do?"
THE only explanation, Mr.. Hanna
replied. after some hesitation, "is
that the panic up to that time had
not reached that character OF busi-
ness houses which were involved in
this transaction. | think from your
line OF questions that you believe the
sale of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company was plot never thought
so. still wish ! could have held on
to my stock, but 1t seemed absolutely
necessary to sell it to avert serious
trouble"