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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Prom practical inslsnificanee ten
years ago 10 one ~ the world =
greatest industries today Is tho brief
history of the motor car The rapid.
ity of the growth Of the automobile
business has surpassed that Of any
other industry IN the worlds his
tory.
Ten years ago the auto was sub.
ject TO sneers and derlsion. To-day
Il Is the easiest aud fastest method
Of travelling Ten years ago only
the very rich could afford machines.
Today the prices have been gradu.
ally reduced until many people Of
only moderate means have their
own runabouts and touring cars.
The auto was luxury. Il is becom'
ing a necessity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
BRIEF AUTO ITEMS
AUTO INDUSTRY GROWN FAST

Ten years ago the investment In
the automobile business In the
United States amounted To only
several hundred thousand dollars.
Several million dollars are today IN
vested IN Seattle automobiles and
the investment in the entire United
states exceeds several billion dollars.
Tho bicycle business had rapid
rise Just before autos came Into gen
eral use. and then suddenly died.
There Is no danger. however, OF this
being repeated with automobiles,
Unless flying machines are SO per.
fected as TO be available for general
use the auto viii hold It's own, and
there seems 20 be no Immediate
likelihood OF the air being con
quered 10 this extent,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
AUTOISTS RESPONSIBLE
FOR FINE COUNTRY ROADS

Automobiles. once held IN con
tempt by the farmer and cursed
savagcly AS cause for runaways.
have been the most important fac.
tor IN extending a system Of good
roads through the outlying regions.
and now the farmers themselves
are buying cars and taking advaut.
age Of the smooth highways.
The increasing number OF tourist
parties that take spins into the
country are accomplishing wonders
In building up the highways. Sec
tons which were formerly content
with hub-deep mud paths for roads
are now building hard. firm high
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
SEATTLE AUTO
CLUB PLANS RUN

The Seattle Automobile club IL
planning TO hold its first run Of the
year 10 Vancouver. r. c., about the
middle of June The date has not
been decided. although June 10 has
been suggested The date will be
definitely fixed At meeting held
sometime next week.
/ About 70 ears are expected 20
make the trip. Forty cars made the
run to Vancouver last summer. The
/. Seattle Auto club will hold several
other runs this season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
Breezy 5enrine euxzin1s.

Two Tacoma drivers and a Seat.
tie chauffeur had little Inn
promptu race on a stretch OF
smooth prairie between Seattle and
Tacoma this week and. although
all three were using the same mod
81 car, the ~City OF Destiny" driv.
ors were easily outdistaneed, This
led 10 Inquiries and the Tacoma
men finally confessed that nearly
all the cars In that city are gcared
way down. SO as TO be able 10 cope
with the steep grades In that city.
The monumental regrade work In
this city has largely done away
with the necessity of doing this
here. so that drivers are able 10 get
normal speed out Of their cars II
the occasion demands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Ways
Michigan In the last four years
has made It's highways passnhle and
pleasurahle for the autoist, and
other states both west and east
have followed suit
The influence OF autolsts has
been considerable tn affecting road
building IN King and Pierce coun
ties. the splendid road to Mount
Rainier national park being an ex-
ample. As the tourist business on
the Sound develops. other roads will
be built 10 different resorts until
no place viii be inaccessible for
the heaviest machines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
DIAMOND ooNes FOR THE BASEBALL BUGS

4
Duedsie and Jack Tiahe
the Tacoma club win
discard
bridegroom 1871 F1shor
eood and Lynch has decided which
Fisher IL the claASt fielder
Hhy stick Kennedy. 4 20
than frequent very
despite bis bulk It's which
decide wise providing
doesn't Lom Portland.
How Mike Lynch. the big
former payms Dugdalc Mike
and the Tacoma leader fairly
his former teammates the short end Of tho
ling overtime lately.
Verify baseball full Of siseissudea
we're beEng along full tut after the indiana and they
testing the cellar championship with ousehoders
young yet howeve and Tghes crowd certainly have
links
aud dAy few weak places strengthened
and tho Giants should be back in first DIVISION
TOO much cork IN the ball."
.ecoun, Tor the heavy hitting that has marked the early
American and National leagues Must be
they In the Northwestern
Grabbing Is punk policy for
holder Is generally conceded TO be the
league This trait has Eddie
this and his club
hts
on foot or horseback half the time
day for example -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
COLLEGE ATHLETES QUALIFY

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. May FL
Pennsylvania and Yale each quail
fled "a men Ia the preliminary
track meet trials yesterday. Cor
nell viii be represented today by
10 athletes and eight Michigan
dars got In the finals. Princeton
qualified seven. Harvard six and
Dartmouth four Craig and Homer
Of Michigan both won their events.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

toria yesterdays game BY a TO ,
score. and the fans we're 30 enragod
that Umpire naumRnrteu made hia
escape IN an auto after the contest
The chief of police ~ Victoria waH
ordered off The field BY HaumgAr.
ten. who made his order stick.
Portland ...2 0 o 0 o. n-6
Victoria 80 400 0 1 0 o a. ,
Eaaticy and Harris.
Starkeii and DcVogf.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
COAST LEAGUE
Hermann Against
Cork Ball

PORTLAND. Or, May 27.--Gar-
ry Hermann. chairman OF the Ma
tlonal Baseball commission. Ia op.
posed 10 the cork center ball.
1T must co." he said. shortly be.
fore his departure According To
Hermann, too much rubber has
been nodded around the cork cen
ter In the ball. and as a result. he
said, batting averages have picked
up immensely.
Hermann said that new ball
VIII soon be tried out in the south.
ern league.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

a

houlde and You bre"hq fough your cans
like FISH"
Tho sporting the best three fanngrams each
day which viii be published prize
their tickets for the that
afternoon
with the OF writer Originality ~ required
tell The Star readers your funny stories
and The Victoria week
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
eRgAKs PooL REcoRn.

NEW YORK. May 27.---Interegt
10 the pool match between Alfred
DE ORC. the worlds champion. and
Chaa. Weston reached high water
mark when Il was learned that DO
ORC broke his own worlds record
BY a score Of 900 to 377 during the
play last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
KIDS SPORT CORNER

The Broadway Mieoets took the
[ first game Of the series 81 three
10 be played % decide the Midget
championship Of the city. from the
| Lincoln lads yesterday The final
score was 1873. The Lincoln lads
made - errors during the game.
The Waldorfs won their second
game from the Broad Ways IN Fast
game by the score Of 49, The
Waidorfs play the Packards al
Washington park next sunday.
G. e. r.. i4-year-oid lad who
plays with a Ballard club. says he
doesn't like t~iriing for that team
and he wants 10 occupy a position
as Hlabater on some other kids
organization Address communica,
lions 10 the Kids Corner.
The West Woodland park team
wants a game for Sunday noon with
team averaging Is years Phone
Ind. 1879 or Ballard 1928
The Ballard Athletic club team
wants game for Sunday with d
team averaging II years. Phone
Ballard 5se.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT DOPE ON THE WOLCAST BURNS
BATTLE TODAY, AT FRISCO, co TO IT." SAYS RNCSIDER

: = = = : = = =
= Facts Of Today's Champion 4
ship Bout. 4
a The stake -- Lightweight a
= championship of the world 4
The Distance Twenty 4
q roundg 4
The pefcnder-Ad Wolgast 4
= Of Cadillac. Mich A
The Challenger - Frankie a
= Burns Of Oakland. Cal. 4
. The Plaee-Blot'a Sth street 4
q arena. San Francisco 4
The Referee-Iack Welsh 4
= OF san Francisco. 4
4 The Timekeeper 49, George 4
4 iIartinE of San Francisco. 4
The Welaht--i3g lbs ring 4
= side 4
q The Tlme--a O'Clock sharp 4
q 49, $500 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
SPORTING DOPE

The state university tennis team
LOST TO the Whltworth college players
OF Tacoma In n set OF games played
yesterday afternoon ON the Seattle
Tennis club courts. Montcrief OF
U. OF w. won his game In the
singles
Washington and California uni
versities play their third game OF
baseball this afternoon on Denny
Field. Berkeley has won two games
and Bin Hurley's men are after re-
venge Beck and Kerry are the U.
OF w. battery.
George Sutton. the armless won
der, won his exhibition 100 or no
count game with Polly" Willard
at Brown a. Hulen's billiard parlors
last night.
TAcomk.--University Of califor-
MIA defeated Tacoma high school
baseball team. 8 to 2. In a game
played in the stadium yesterday.
cHlcAoO.-overeome with heat,
Johnny Morse fell from a motor
cycle on the Hawthorne course yes
terday and broke his left leg.
pHILADELpHlA.-Great crowds
lined the river banks along the
Schuylkill today TO witness the
american Henley" Pennsylvania
has a boat entered In every race.
TULSA, okla.-Jim Flynn and
Carl Morris have signed articles 20
fight rs rounds here July 4.
Lincoln lost TO Tacoma hqh
school by "A 3 TO 4 score at Tacoma
Thursday afternoon, and a return
game will be played Co decide the
high school championship
NEW YoRk.-Although stopped
by Knockout" Brown In less than
q minute Thursday night. Tommy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

between the Giants aud NlcoranH
number OF things nj the There
Lynch quiet Write
OF The stories
a
FanngamE viii be published until further notice Get busy anb
Here's
r. a
Milwaukee beachere thought home player made bad play
IN a Toledo "Aw, hang
Your brains dead"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
COLLEGE MAN eEsTs STRAND.

VANCOUVER. Is. C., May 81
Jimmy Clark, formerly pitcher for
the University Of Washington. put It
all over Paul Strand yesterday. and
the Beavers blankcd the Indians in
a to game. The score:
Vancouver 100 03O00 O-3
Spokane .....0 600 90 0 90
Batteries-Clark and Lewis for
Vancouver; Strand and Ostdiek for
Spokane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
az. sAYs JoHNsoN

CHICAGO. May Z7.-Ban Johnson
announced yesterday there Will be
no change In the cork centered ball
now being used in the American
league. 90 which objections have
been made on account OF its .lyeli-
ness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

There Is quite a bit Of quiet bet.
ting among local drivers on the
probable results Of the big Indian
apoiis race meet. One enterpris-
ing driver started TO make a book
but got SO mixed up in his odds
that he finally called II off and
hedgcd all wagers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

you word. A hnngram ia funny
baseball story told by fan
OF Giant fans who write
fanngams beginning The win publish three fnn
grams day published will
ticket the day The best three
Monday will WIN three tickets for Tues
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
FIGHT TO DRAW.

MILWAUKEE,. May 81. Jack
Twin Sullivan and Porky Flynn.
who boxed 10 rounds TO a draw
here, today are arranging another
match before the New Star Athlet.
ic club. Both finished strong.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Greek met Greek at the ~" cam.
pus yesterday. the Sigma Nh frat
team winning from the Phi Delta
ThetRs by score OF to 3.
NEW NoRk.-Alfred De Orc
made a run Of 81 in match pool
game last night. breaking his own
former worlds record
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
PUG BRINGS AGED MOTHER.

NEW YoRk.-Accompaniued by
his 76-year-old mother, Matt Wells,
lightweight champion OF England.
arrived In this city yesterday
Wells will fight Jack Goodman
next Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Health. strength. happineas. physical
perferi iau secured AZ PROF. " :.
and Physical Development. zis Wash
fnzton Bi3x 194 First Az. Main Sta1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Score by iuningai
Seattle ............0 5000 100 %
Tacoma ..........s o0z0l 81 0-5
Summary Home run--Morac. Double
play Burns 10 Hoekeufisld struck out
by soatan ?. By Higgins q Umpire
Longanccker.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Mending. darniug. sewing on but
tons free OF charge at Superior
Laundry. $50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
VicToRIA FANs cHAsE uMpIRE

VICTORIA, p. G., May IA
close decision in the fifth frame
which favored Portland cost Vic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

y. s. SCHNEIDER Of the Diamond
Rubber company OF this city re-
turned last Monday from bust
ness trip to San Francisco. He
says the auto business Is brisk In
the Golden Gate city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Some advance dope on the 1913
models Ia expected in this city In
the near future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Business " rather slack in local
automobile circles just now. but In
a short time the dealer expect the
summer trade TO commence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

JOINTLY Cub
Cub fan shouted to him FLAP Johnny ny
Spokane fans thought the rohber
The umpire
"Dou you have 10 know much 10 thatg'
Chris Lindsey former Tiger first baseman
he liked
day aud 10 feet Hey Lindsey" you're
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
YEP THEY LOST
MOTHER GAME


Results Yesterday
Targfas 8 seattle a. Vancouver T.
spokane .. foftiara 5 Victoria .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Murphy received the lions share
Of the purse. drawing down $4,000
while Brown gets less than 800
owing to signing ON a percentage
basis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Al New York.

Batteries BURNS. Alexander and
Doom. Raymond. Matthewson and
Meyers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Tacoma ~ seattle AEnkRne 81 faa
ceuvcr. Portland AZ Victoria
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

George Sutton. the armless won
der, won his exhibition 100 or NO
count game with Polly" Willard
at Brown a Hulen's billiard parlors
last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

TAcoMA.-Universi,y Of califor-
MIA defeated Tacoma high school
baseball team. s to 2. In a game
played in the stadium yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

Lincoln lost 10 Tacoma high
school by TO score at Tacoma
Thursday afternoon. and return
game Will be played Co decide the
high school championship.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

NEW YoRk.-Although stopped
by Knockout" Brown In less than
minute Thursday night. Tommy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

TOO much the ball" Is the way the Eastern .por,
account for the heavy hitting that has marked
American and National Must be different brand
they In the Northwestern circuit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

cHIcAoo.-overeome with heat,
Johnny Morse fell from a motor
cycle on the Hawthorne course yes
terday and broke his left leg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-27

TULSA, okla.--Jlm Flynn ant
Carl Morris have signed articles {,
fight Is rounds here July 4.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31
TIDES TOMORROW

We sell Iron Age garden tools.
Tacoma Imp. & Seed Co. $50
Bankrupt shoe stock on sale att
cor. 18th and Tacoma ave. SeeI
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31

HOQUIAM, March 31.-Mayor
p. j. Mourant has handed his res
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31
DRIVES A BAD COLD OR THE GRIPPE
FROM YOUR SYSTEM IN FEW HOURS

The most effective and harm
less way to cure the Grippe or
break a severe cold, either In the
head, chest, back, stomach or
limbs, is dose of Pape's Cold
Compound every two hours until
three consecutive doses are taken.
You will distinctly feel the cold
breaking and all grippe symptoms
going after the very first dose. 1t
promptly relieves the most miser-
able headache, dizziness, head and
nose stuffed up. feverishness,
sneezing, sore throat, running of
the nose, soreness, stiffness and
rheumatic aching.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31
Sparks lust
Off the Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
New Committee to Report. 2
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 81.
I'm order to make report to-
morrow the new denfocraticaways
and means committee is rushing
through its work today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31

Take this harmless Compound
as directed, with the knowledge
that there is no other medicine
made anywhere else in the world,
which will cure your cold or end
Grippe misery as promptly and
without any other assistance or
bad after-effects as a 25-cent pack
age of Pape's Cold Compound
which any druggist in the world
can supply.
After three years. research we
have conclusively demonstrated
that quinine is not effective in the
treatment of colds or grippe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31

PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-
Starting tomorrow the Philadel-
phia & Reading railroad will take
over the pareel-carrying business
on its lines and the earnings will
go into the roads treasury instead
of the Golfers of the United States
Express company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31
Crazed Farmer Kills 3
Neighbors; Shoots Self

Everett hospital.
That the triple murder was that
of an insane man run amuck Is
the statement of officers, but that
a grievance of long standing
prompted the act of the crazed
brain is also declared. Weeden
shot down William and John
Rinker and John Smyr. all resi-
dents of the prairie, which Is To-
Gated about ten miles north of
Darlington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31
DEAFNESS CURED
n have demonstrated that deaf
ness can be cured. DR.. Guy
i Clifford Powell

The secret of how to use the mys-
FERROUS and invisible nature forces
for the cure of Deafness and Head
Noises has at last been discovered
by the famous Physician-seientist.
DIR. Guy Clifford Powell. DEAFNESS
and Head Noises disappear as IL by
magic under the use of this new
and wonderful discovery. He VIII
send all who suffer from Deafness
and Head Noises full information
how they may be cured. absolutely
free, no matter how long they have
been deaf. or what caused their
deafness. This marvellous Treat
ment Is so simple. natural and GER
tain that you will wonder why It
was not discovered before. Inves-
tigators marvel at the quick re-
suits. Any deaf person can have
full information how to be cured
quickly and cured to stay cured at
homo without investing a cent;
Write today to DR.. Guy Clifford
Powell. 1921 Bank Building, Peoria,
ILL.,. and get full information OF this
new and wonderful discovery abb
eolute1y free.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31
City Briefs

The Tourist hotel on Pacific
avenue has been sold by d. P.
Foley to N. L. Loveall, for six
years travelling guard of the Walla
Walla penitentiary.
The fourth annual concert OF
the High school chorus and g1ee
club will be given tonight in the
auditorium under the direction of
Prof. Todd.
Room 504 in the city hall will
be opened as free dental office
Saturday and the children of the
needy will be cared for free of
charge in accordance with the re-
cent arrangement made by the
city commission.
At meeting of the county COM
missioners yesterday 1t was decid-
ed to resume work on the state
road between Fife, North Puyal-
lup, Sumner and the King county
line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31

WHITE SALMON, March 81
Receiving word from her husband
that a half-breed Indian was after
him and might appear at his
home. Mrs. Guy Chapman is fee
ing with her children from Camas
Prairie.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31

Pumping Water Out Of Maine.
HAVANA, March 31.-With the
work on the caissons of the Golfer
dam around the wrecked battle
ship Maine completed. prelimin-
aries to the task of pumping out
the water from the vessel were
started today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31
SEASON OPENS TOMORROW

The trout season opens tomor-
row and 1t is expected there will
be a general exodus of sports Sun
day to the many small streams on
the Northern Pacific and Tacoma
Eastern road.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31

ignation to the council to take
place May 1 because he does not
approve of the system OF fning
women of the underworld instead
of running them out of the town.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31

BELLINGHAM, March 81
Suffering from a gunshot wound
that will probably prove fatal,
William Weeden, rancher OF
Sank Prairie, who yesterday shot
and killed three of his neighbors
and then sent charge of shot in
to his own body, when he was
about to be captured in his home
by a sheriff's posse, lies in an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31

a divorce from his second wife,
Charles Dyson, Snohomish bar
Der, was yesterday sentenced to-
serve from six months to five
years in the penitentiary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31
WATCHMAN SLUGGED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, March 31.-Un-
conscious and bleeding from a
dozen wounds w: q. Barrett,
Waterman for the s. p. & s. rail-
way. was found today in box
car. Barrett stated later he had
been beaten and robbed of $75 by
tramps in the railroad yards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-31
Aged President Quits.

MINNEAPOLIS. March an -
DR.. Cyrus Northrup, for more
than quarter of a century presi-
dent of the University of Mime
sofa, and admittedly one of the
greatest educators in America,
appeared in the chapel today for
the last time as the "prexy" of
the institution.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-11
MAN WHO KILLED DENTIST
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTEB

Mariana, Fla, Dec. 10.--After "A
sensational trial which has been II,
progress since Tuesday of this weel;
the jury here this morning brought
In a verdict of manslaughter agains,
James V. White, formerly deputy
sheriff of Jackson county, who had
killed Sam B. Alexander. a dentist,
on the twelfth of April. 1909. as re-
suit of AlcXander's effort to kiss his
wife, while having some dental work
done that morning. according 10
claims of the defendant.
However. the unwritten law was
not allowed to 80 to the jury and the
plea made by White was self defense
James v White. of Marianna. was
charged with murder in the first de-
gree. but was ON trial for murder in
the second degree and manslaughtcr
under that indictment on which h.
had previously been found guilty ri
murder in the second degree. judg-
ment having been reversed by the
Florida Supreme Court ON appeal of
writ of error. That verdict operated
in this weeks trial against convict
ing him of murder in the first degree.