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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. 80
Arthur w. McCurdy, father of Az
iator Douglas McCurdy, who flew
from Key West to Havana today,
gave the following interview:
What new phase in naval
warfare does this exploit open up?
Douglas is especially we'll fitted
for the work he is doing in aero
nautics. From childhood he has
been familiar with experimental
wrk and early learned that sue
cess con only be attained by per-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30
s avs Beware
The BubOnic


CHICAGO. Jan. 30.-Californta,
more than ever before, should be on
its guard against the buboniC plague
according to DIR. J. Frank Lydstona
professor of surgery at tire Univer-
sity of Illinois.
Until all ships coming to the
United states from plague infested
China are stopped outside PORTS AMI
rats aboard destroyed. America will
be in danger of plague, as that now
raging in the Orient lie said today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30
SIGNBOARD
KILLS Three

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30
Three persons were killed and sew
eral badly injured today when a
signboard over a Market street
shoestore fell ON the heads of
big throng of Shippers. 1ne crowd
broke for shelter. The POKE pre-
vented injury to any person in the
rush.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30
More Secret Service
Men Are Wanted

Thus far, it is said, there is no
thought of merging the secret SER
vice with the bureau of special
customs agents, but Wilkie, who
already has been made chief of
both will continue to hold that po-
SitiOn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30

THE TIMES TOUR OF THE
WORLD.

THE TIMES TOUR OF THE
WORLD.
LHASSA, Jan. 28.-Lhassa!
The forbidden city of the Lamas
the seat of the mysterious Dalai
Lama, the city of the palace of the
golden roofs and domes, the last
of the mysteries of the east to be
unveiled-here it is before us.
Looks like wonder city,
doesn't it?
Well, in some respects it is, but
the farther away it is the better
it looks.
You see it's sacrilege to kill
anything in Lhassa. 1t is terri
BILE thing to kill even the least of
insects in this holy city of the
Buddhists. Consequently Lhassa
Is perhaps the filthiest, most ver-
min infested spot on earth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30
From Funeral
To Prison

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
EDWARDSVILLE, H., Jan. 80.
Guarded by deputy sheriffs,
Mrs. Veronica Rebstock and her
daughter, Anna Rebstock. went to
the funeral of Mrs. Rebstock s
father, William Rebstock, and to-
day were taken to Joliet to serve
sentences of IA years for the MUIR
DIR f Anna sRebstock 4-days' old
baby.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30

Mrs. Lottie Davidson was grant
ed an absolute divorce this morn
ing in the superior court from her
husband, Roy Davidson, on the
grounds of wife desertion and
non-support.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30

Manager Bean of the street car
company expects to ask for fran
chise for the Bismarck line this
week or next.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30
Says Loriner
Was Unfit
fBy United Press Len-ed WIrel

tHy United Press Lea~ed WIre.l
WASHINGTON. Jan. 39.-Declar-
Ing that William Lorimer was Inn
properly elected United States sena-
tor from Illinois. Senator Frazier of
Tennessee today filed a minority re-
port OF the senate committee on
privileges and elections which inves-
tigated the charges against Lorimer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30
GIRL ACCUSED OF BADGER
GAME TELLS HER STORY

rect information against them.
They will be charged with black
mail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-30
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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23
Clothing
Pl WEEK
We will show you how
easy it is

There's a reason" why you
find all the laboring class people
nowadays so we'll dressed. It's
because the opportunity is so
great to buy up-to date clothes,
and pay for them in small in
stallments, weekly or monthly.
The amount we require weekly
will not put a crease in your
earnings Remember no honest
person turned away, no fuss, no
feathers.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

Who is doing John Baker Whites
work while he is clerking out at the
Capitol, at 5000 dayr What are We
getting in return for the $I5OOO0 yearly
salary the city is paying him? Can Mr.
White serve the city and state at the
same time? Ii one of the street sweepers
was given a position at the State House
for forty-five days, would his wages go
on? Not much; but if the poor devil
laid off day on account of sickness and
death, he would be docked, Mr.. White is
no better than the street sweeper. The
street sweeper, the police and fire Gepar.-
mcnt men are required by the city add
ministration to be on duty from to II
hours day, and are only paid living
wages, while we pay four Board of AT
fairs men Sl50o.O0 each yearly and let
them do to suit themselves Why should
not these men that draw the largest sal
hours a day to the city's affairs? II
John Baker White can spare the time
| from the State House, we would advise
| that he visit some of our mudways,
called streets, and see if something can't
be done to relieve the p-oprr VINO are
compelled to live on them. The third
ward citizens would like for our Board
of Affairs to visit them some of these
dark nights and the condition of
their streets and sidewalks. All they
would have to do would be to examine
their shoes next day. The first wara
could also show them some things that
need attention; besides there are Don
nally street, Mccormick street and Sentz
Alley; in fact there is plenty of work
to keep the Board busy if they would
do their duty.
| But these fellows will not work for
the public welfare as long as the stupid
people will pay them nice, fat salaries
for attending to their own private bus
mess.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

der the eyes of the government; and then
came the report of President Roosevelt's
Home commission. After the senate had
declared this report indecent and had
it suppressed, the Appeal printed it in
full and perhaps the government will
suppress the Appeal.
1 have saved till the last the most
significant case The historian who
writes the story of the Colorado labor
war will state that it was the Appeal
to Reason which saved the lives of
own knowledge that Fred Warren was
the first man to appreciate the impor-
lance of that case. The entire resources
of the Appeal We're turned to their de-
Tense Special correspondents were sent
| there, and the whole story of corpora
tion misrule was laid before the public.
There was a kidnapping" edition of
three million and Rescue" edition
larger yet. The labor unions We're
arused, parades and meetings were held
and SO at last, when the trial came off,
there were a score of press wires into
the little town of Boise, and representa-
tives of every important newspaper and
magazine in the country. So the trial
was a fair one-and so the murderous
conspiracy was foiled.
The trial of Haywood will be historical
because it marks the first occasion when
the labor unions male cause with Social
ism. One result of this was that the
Appeal at last broke the conspiracy of
silence of our respectable journals, and
became an object of denunciation. And
| fro mthat time on it was marked for de-
struction. It's exposure of President
Roosevclts responsibility for the Alton
steal, and its present campaign in behalf
of the victims of Diaz in this country.
have still further made it an object of
hatred. Our predatory capitalists find
in Mexico an enormously profitable field,
because there they nave n ruler who
shoots down labor agitators by hundreds
without process of law or benefit OF
clergy. Before many years you, the
reader, will begin to learn that the rule
of Diaz is a hideous iniquity: but you
will not have the least idea that you
owe any of that information to the APP
peal.
Perhaps you prefer to continue to re-
gard it as benevolent and necessary
lcspotism. Perhaps You prefer that the
ear of Russia should continue to gather
up political refugees in this country;
that the steel kings should continue tc
grind up men; and that the beef trust
should continue to can ofral-undisturbed
by the undertaking of Socialist agitators.
Whether you think so or not will depend
upon which side of the class war you
arc enlisted. But meantime there are a
diminishing number of respectable and
we'll meaning Observation-Disclosures many
editors of iniluence-who try to deny the
existence of the class war, and to stand
by the od-time traditions of political
democracy. What have these editors to
say concerning the conviction of Warren,
and the predetermined suppression of
The Appeal to Reason?
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

We wonder if President Ben Davis
will tell the State Federation how he
stumpcd Kanawha County for the dem
ocratic ticket last fall, after the men
he worked for have turned down every
ill advocated by organized labor? The
republican party handed the labor COM
mittces n lemon, but the democratic
party has handed them Il green pcrsim
mon. But what could you expect, as
long as organized labor pins their faith
to the tails of either of the old parties
political kites. They will receive the
same treatment the democrats have
been handing them during this session of
the legislature.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

Over in the overall factory on Char
lesion street. the manager has posted big
display cards with the following words
On them: ''Inink less about your rights
and more about your work" If these
girls who are driven like slaves don't
think about their rights, pray tell us
who will? Suppose our forefathers had
thought more about their work thar
they did about their rights; we would
still he paying duty to the crown of
England instead Of paying tribute to the
American capitalist.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

Hitchcock. postmaster general, is seek
order to make up the postal deficit. He
allows them the munificent sum of six
cents for bed during their runs. If he
would allow them more he fears it
would not give the big railroad mag.
mates enough slices of the public funds.
Hitchcock never had an idea higher than
robbing the worker for the benefit of the
Shirkcr. Hc is Il servile slave of his
masters.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

Practically every coal mine in tho
Nanawha and New River field has shut
down indefinitely. The operators claim
having any orders. but they may have
had other reasons. However. the men
ire in bad shape. If they can't work,
they can't secure the means of existence
but what do the operators care if a
few miners and their wives and babies
starve? He can hire others; but the
coal barons are taking excellent care OF
their bank mules. They have to buy
mules, but they can hire wage slaves
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

Slippery Bill Dawson ana Gloomy Gus
Hall are having all kinds of trouble
with the state printing contract. From
all reports, Slippery Bill and Gloomy
Gus resorted to shady methods to secure
this contract, and now they are working
their political wires overtime in order
to hold it. 1t was a case of big minds,
big graft and smail plant.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

Comrade Notters, the socialist news
agent at Huntington, sent us in six sub
Scorpions and three large. round dollars
last week. Come again, comradc; that
Kind OF work looks good to us Com
rade Nottcrs is one of those live wires
that are too hot for the plutes to handle
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

We wonder what President Davis and
Vice President Lanham will say to the
State Federation about the guard bill
icing referred to the committee on rail
roads by the captains of industry they
supported in the fall campaign,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

Say. Mr.. Farmer. if you have to pay
the merchants price for the cloth, farm
tools, sugar. coffee, and other necessities
YOU have to buy, why don't you make
him pay you your price for your prod
ucts? 1t would only be fair.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

What has become of that Water &
Light Co. franchise? Is Mr.. White too
busy at the State House and putting
through land deals to attend to this
matter or are our Board of Affairs
waiting until after the spring election
to give the peoples rights away!
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

Just long as one set of men work
and create wealth, and another set of
idle parasites live on the products of
their toll. just so long will we have pow
erty and misery.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

Say, fellows, you had better be good
now, for if You are caught drunk you
won't have legitimate excuse. The
Chief is on the watch now, and ..he will
catch them"
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23

The ARGUS is being asked the ques-
tion, ..What is the legislature doingr'
There is but one answer we can give to
this question: They are doing the peo-
pie.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-23
Socialist Party City Platform

We the Socialist Party the City of Charleston do
hereby endorse the National State Socialist Platform
of 1908.
We denounce the present so-caled Bipartisan CITY
charter. ~
We stand for the o charter, which
Will more fully give to the people the following
Home Rule
The initiative referendum and recallI
more economical city government by disposine of
surplus officials.
BY aboishing the Board of Affairs
BY combining the offices of Mayor and Police Judge
thereby leaving the administration the City in the
hands OF the mayor and Common Council.
Abolition of the present pnbc contract system;
pubic work to be under supervision the City all
work to be performed by citizens
We demand the following
Municipal ownership and public utilities
new municipal building
A City owned Market
new and free bridge across Kanawha river
Public Baths. Toiletz and Waiting Rooms
City owned Parks and Fairgrounds.
Establishment of efficient Health Department.
Inc removal of Crematory to place outside of city
No charge for the burning daily refuse from
stores and dwellings.
NO livery stables to be the prominent streets.
The cleaning and putting all alleys in
The paving of all populated alleys
All Saar1ed officials to their connections
tune IS concerned from other business eight
hours per day to the interests of the city
he establishment of a eighthour all City
employees at a minimum wage of $780,
Just assessment and more equal distribution of taxation
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
BOARD OF ECONOMY
FACES HARD TASK
Uncle Sans Travel Expenses
Will Be Tackled.

The travel expenses of government Off
GERS and employees. which last year
amounted to $12,OOO,oOO. will be the first
big task tackled by President Taft's
economy commission.
Mr.. Taft yesterday sent letter to Sec
retary MacVeagh directing the Treasury
Department to place at the disposal of the
economy commission all travel vouchers
for the fiscal year ended June 90, 1910, so
that they can be tabulated and revised in
order to ascertain whether there is a
waste OF money in this direction. Here
is President Taft's letter to Secretary
MacVeagh:
My Dear Mr.. Secretary: In the Redistribution oi
land I find that over $4,000 were reported as
having been expended in the year 1910 for travelling
1perss. This interests NE and / should like 70
make my initial tes1 OF econony the question Of
travelling expenses VIII you be good enough 10
have the travel vouchers for your department for the
fiscal year 1910 analyzcd in accordance with the out
line herewith submittedl II 1t Is possible to have
statement ready by the time / return On the 3ph
should be very glad In case there is any question
to be rased. will YOU have the person To whom the
matter is refered take it up with Mr.. Cleveland or
Mr.. Chance, Of this Office? Sincerely yours
WILLIAM II. TAFT.
terday at the White House. F. A Cleve-
land was elected chairman, and NJ o.
Chance secretary. w. F. Willoughby, As
sistant Director of the Census, has been
appointed member of the commission.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
CERTAIN AMERICA
Is TO INTERVENE

E1 Paso, Tex, March Sit was
decided to-day in both Ell Paso and
Juarez, that the government is to in
tervene in the Mexican squabble.
g The Americans resident in Juarez
decided this very firmly.
And both insurrectos and federals
are as happy as a bear with a sore
thumb.
And they have taken hand in the
deciding game and ante with the as
sertion that If our men do cross the
line, rebels and federals will unite
for the time at least, spank our SOL
diers, and send them home.
The jnsurrectos are harrying the
feelings of the Juarezians with threats
of capturing the town after blowing
up the barracks with dynamite. 1t is
also claimed by the revolutionists that
they have field piece. and, to lend
color to this, comes the story. quite
well verified, that they gave an order
to local foundry to-day to cast fifty
shells.
The Temperatures of sanguine hopes
rose and fell to-day to the limit of
capacity.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
OFFICERSOFC CHURCH
NAMED FOR YEAR
Vacancies on Board of Trus-
tees Are Filled.

Oficers of the Church Of the Covenant
were elected at a meeting last night.
Positions on the board OF trustees were
filled by William E Curtis and Charles
H. Butler. Eight candidates received
votes for deacon. Charles F. Collier be-
ing elected on the fifth ballot
F'or elders, William H. Baldwin, Fred
eric L Moore, Z. Southard Parker. and
Lloyd B. White were reelected, and on
the third ballot Charles A. Aspinwall was
chosen to fill a vacancy. Frank p. Rec
side, Benjamin r. Johnson, and Charles
F. Nesbit were reelected deacons. A
vacancy on the board of trustees, caused
by the death Of William S. Carroll. was
filled by the election of Louis p. Whit
aker.
Reports were read for last year in
which the financial conditions of the diff
ferent branches were shown to be en-
couraging.
Rev. Harry Angus, pastor of Peck
Memorial Chapel, stated the attendance
at the chapel was gratifying. and that
owing to the help given by the mother
church. the bugle corps, sewing guild.
and public library branch had been sue
cessfully conducted.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
CHURCH ABANDONS
IDEA OF NEW SITE
Board of Trustees Holds Its
Annual Meeting.

That no further action will be taken
in the matter of a change in the site
Of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church was definitely decided last night
when the board of trustees made its an
nual report to the congregation.
John B. Larner, president of the board,
said that, in his belief, the matter was
at an end as far as the present condi-
tions are concerned. Following the meet
ing of the board of trustees, officers for
the next term were elected by the cdl-
gregation.
George W. White, president of the
National Metropolitan Bank, was elected
to the board of trustees to fill a vacancy
caused by the death of Edward Graves.
Other officers elected are John Mason
Brown, to fill a vacanSy among the dea-
cons, and ]. H Wurdeman and G. w.
Trowbridge, to fill unexpired terms on
the board of elders. The following Off
GERS were reelected:
Board of trustees, John 5. Larner,
Charles A. Ffshbaugh. and w. P. van
Wickle; elders, Justice Harlan. Charles
A. Baker, and Andrew McBath. The
deacons reelected were Charles S. Brad
ley, John d. McChesney, F. E. Edgerton,
and Charles NJ Ireland
The financial report of the church was
made by Mr.. Larner, and showed that
1880 was received through business ne
gotiations, and $1,000 contributed by
members. A bequest of 5000, made by
Mrs. Dunn, was sufficient to pay the cur
rent obligations of the church, with a
surplus of 5000.
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. pastor of the
church, presided, and received reports
from all of the guilds and missionary
societies.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

success preceding the days of
extensive dry goods advertising.
The same advertisement also
attracted the attention of ]. E.
POWERS, the well-known ad-
vertlSlng writer, and he wrote a
letter to the advertising man
ager, saying:
This advertisement is DIS
TlNGUISHED above all that l
remember seeing in Chicago, and
it distinguishes the store that
prints it.
what distinguishes it now is
its QUIET STRENGTH. All
the stores are competing with one
another in expenditure and noise
space and blacknesS. Cut loose
from the whole gang and turn to
the style of all literature but that
of the degraded literature of BUSH
ness. Advertising display is as
vulgar as the display of man
unaccustomed to money on get
ting too much of it"
The NOTICEABLE FEA-
TURE of the MARSHALL
FIELD ADVERTISING is that
IT DOES NOT QUOTE VAL
UES-every statement is con-
servative, dignifed, and accurate
and yet it meets with inme-
diate and liberal response.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
.BALLINGER IS BID
DISTRICTS GOOD-BY
Headed by B. Fl. Warner, jr.,
Citizens Pay Respects.

1t appears that the path OF Richard A
Rallinger, retiring Secretary of the In
terror, is to be strewn with roses rather
than set with thorns. series of BAN
Quets and receptions are to be accorded
him by organizations and individuals in
different parts of the country.
Yesterday a committee of citizens OF
Washington, consisting of B. H. Warner,
jr., Capt James F. oyster, Gen Thomas
S. Hopkins. Richard B. Watrous, Col.
John McElroy, Rev. c. w Atkinson. Ed
ward Callow, and Arthur c. Moses,
waited upon the retiring Secretary to
pay their respects formally and bid him
farewell. Mr. Warner expressed the re-
gret of the people of Washington at
Mr.. Ballinger's departure from official
life here, and testified to the high re-
gard in which he is held. Mr. Watrous
supplemented Mr.! Warmers remarks Mr.
Eallinger responded briefly, but with evil
dent feeling.
Members of the Civil Service Commits
sion alsS called upon Mr.. Ballinger to
extend their thanks for his cooperation
in the civil service work during his ad-
ministration.
A telegram from Thomas NJ. Green,
president of the Rainier Club of Seattle,
Wash, was received yesterday by Mr..
Ballinger, which stated that a public
reception would be accorded him on his
arrival in that city. He was also re-
quested to set a date for a testimonial
banquet to be given by the club.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
PUPILS ORGANIZE
ESPERANTO CLUB
Study of Universal Language
Aid of Society.

Inspired by the efforts Of P W. Shep-
herd and C. w. Nichols, graduates of the
Washington high schools twenty-five
students met last night in the rooms of
the Esperanto office, SIS Fifteenth street,
and formed The Washington High
School Esperanto Club" The object is
to make study of Esperanto and to
correspond with similar clubs through
out the world.
Mr.. Shepherd was elected temporary
chairman and Miss 1. A. McCanerty sec
retary.
Mr.. Shepherd explained that there are
Esperanto clubs in all large cities OF the
world, and that 1t is the intention of the
Washington club TO start correspondence
with those of the other cities. He said
That in, most of the foreign cities Es-
peranto is taught in the schools. but as
this cannot be made a part OF the. studies
here, the club will endeayor to make their
meetings more on the order of a study
than OF social nature.
At the next meeting. March Il. At the