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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09

county.
Now the county is put to the
trouble of going after the bonding
company to get its money.
There is rumor going around
too that the price at which this
rock was furnished the Wells Con-
struction company, of which Com
missioner Mettler is a big stock
holder, was away below what it
cost to produce it. just what it
has cost to produce crushed rock
the people will probably never
know.
They do know that it has been
costing about 81, 200 month to
operate the plant and that it has
been operated by Commissioner
Peterson's brother, Langtwate
Peterson.
They will also probably COM
ment considerably on the fact that
Commissioner Mettler was inter-
ested in contract for county
work and that as a stakeholder in
the contracting company he
bought crushed rock from himself
as one of the commissioners at a
lew price.
And then to top it off the bill
was never paid.
Isn't that a situation for a
bunch of business" commission
ers?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
DEMANDS THAT
LOR|MER Be
OUSTED

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 9.
With condemnation of the
"whitewash" report of the COM
mittee thai Investigated the
election of Senator Lorimer and
the Introduction of resolution to
vacate the seat of the Illinois
member. Senator Owen (dem.
Okla.) opened the war on Lorimer
in the senate today.
Il cannot acquiesce in the con-
clusions of the committee" said
Owen. "In my judgment the
ethical rule upon which the sem
ate should properly stand is that
no election of a senator clearly
shown to have been based in any
degree upon bribery or corrupt
practices should be allowed to
stand. In my opinion, no elected
officer in city, state or nation
should be allowed to take his seat
or to hold it where it was proven
he was the beneficiary of any cor
rupt practices. The senate is in
honor bound to set high example
in this matter.
81 submit to the senate that
the time has come for the election
of senators by the direct vote of
the people under the safeguard OF
an honest and thorough-going COR
rupt practices act and publicity
pamphlet, such as Oregon has
adopted, which gives an equal
chance to the rich man and the
poor man and the poor man and
strictly limits the use of money
in the election of senator's"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PRESIDENT REFERS TO
BRIDGE QUESTION

George M. Burke, president of
the Chamber of Commerce. re-
ferring to the bridge question,
said this morning:
"Furthest from our Intentions
would be hampering or interfer-
ence with the city government as
regards selection of bridge type
1--WE are not favoring any par
ticular type of bridge but simply
wish to urge a bridge selection
that would meet with approval of
parties competent to say what
would be the best type for Taco
ma"
Mr.. Burke has received letters
from eastern experts giving their
views on bridges of merit which
make it appear that although the
vertical lift may be cheaper at the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
Fight On Taylor
Nipped In Bud


OLYMPIA, Jan. 9.-An at
tempted insurrection against
Howard Taylor of King county for
speaker of the house was
quickly nipped in the bud yester-
day. How the movement started
has not been determined, but it
was merely a flash in the pan.
Representative Foster of Seattle,
whom rumor identified with ini-
tiating the attempted fight on
Taylor, denied that he was lined
with anyone else but the King
county man. He admitted, how
ever, that he heard that the
names of r. L. Buchanan of Spo-
kane and Elmer e. Halsey of Aso-
tin were mentioned for the posi-.
tion.
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start, cost of maintenance will in
the end cause a greater expendi-
ture of money than immediate
adoption of the bascule idea of
which there are several types.
Consensus of opinion appears to
be that the visit of three Tacoma
councilmen, laymen so far as eX-
pertness on bridges is concerned,
to Portland on trip of inspec-
tion, was farce. While the
commission n1ember were in
Portland papers of that city had
already predicted failure for the
vertical lift. The return of the
councilmen and subsequent adop-
tion of the vertical life made it
appear as thought the other types
had not been given proper consid-
Grafton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
Election To Be
Postponed

OLYMPIA. Jan. 9.-The cleo
tion of a United States senator
to succeed Senator Samuel II.
Piles will not be taken up by the
legislature until January Is. The
original plans called for an imme-
diate presentation of Judge Poin-
dexter's name after the house or
ganized. or at least when the gov
ernor's message was to be read be-
fore a joint session. 1t now seems
that for some reason the matter
will be deferred until Wednesday
of next week
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
DOYOU KNOW

That the state of Washington
has more than 800 newspapers?
That Seattle has one doctor for
every 81 inhabitants?
That Mrs. Ella Fgagg Young,
superintendent of schools in Chi
oago, draws salary OF $4,000 a
year?
That Persia has a name for ev-
cry day in the month?
That Colombia, Ecuador and
Venezuela will be consolidated in-
to one nation as soon as the Pam
anna canal is completed, il plans
now being formed are carried to q
completiong
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
LlABILETYlAW
MEETING

Tacoma employers of labor are
going to take a deep interest in
the new employers liability law.
A meeting has been called for the
Commercial club tonight at s
o'clock and every employer of la
Dor in the city is invited to be
present and discuss the contem-
plated measure.
There is a considerable senti-
ment in favor of the law and the
only dispute arises over certain
features as to whether they will
be practicable or not. These fea-
lures will probably all be thresh-
ed out in the meetinb.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
Great American Grafters- They re US. Senators

mind would certainly be comething
to thrill the general public. In
its present form 1t is bit undi-
gested. 1t repays dipping into,
however.
Opening the volume at random
we find on page SIS, for example,
an item like this: Aug. 4, Ben
|nett's Magazine Agency: For the
Century, Outlook, North American
Review, Review of Reviews, Har-
|per's Monthly, McClure's, World 8
Work, Delineator, Everybody's,
Harper's Weekly and Literary Di-
gest furnished Hon. G. d. Clark,
from July /, 1909, to June 80,
I191O, $24.7O."
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Demand Quick
Times Delivery

Subscribers of the Times who
do not receive their paper by 6:30
O'Clock each evening are request
ed to call the Times Office and the
paper will be delivered by special
messenger. Calls will be received
until 1880 in the evening. A
strong effort is being made to see
that no Times subscriber misses
q single copy of his paper. Re-
member, If your paper has not
been delivered by 6:30 O'Clock
notify the Times office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09

Now there is a thrifty senator
charging his intellectual pabulum
up to the senate contingent fund
and his conscience never has a
qualm!
On page Ill we find that certain
of the rooms in the senate office
building, to-wit: Rooms 446, 800,
245, eos, 231, 223, 343, 213 and
$50 all were supplied with velour
sofa pillows at $3.50 per sofa pill
low. Here are the senator's who
go in for comfort and hang the
cost: Jones and Piles. Of Washing
ton, Hughes. OF Colorado, Sim
mons. OF North Carolina, Stephen
Continued on Page Six.l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
IND BLAZE
IN FLYER

(By United Press Leased Wire.C
SEATTLE, Jan. 9.-While the
steamer Flyer was making her
first trip of the day out of Seattle
bound for Tacoma today, fierce
fire was discovered burning in the
forward hold by members of the
crew. The passengers were quiet
ed with some difficulty, and the
steamer turned about and return
ed to Seattle, an immense volume
of smoke pouring from the
matches. No one was injured and
the flames were extinguished by
the fireboat Duwamish. An in
vestigation is being held.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
Nurse Held
BlaFn1eIess

A coroner's jury today brought
in a verdict after hearing the tes-
timony of Mrs. Rosaline Hull, the
nurse whose mistake caused the
death of S. Olton Saturday, ex-
onerating her from blame Oiton
was a patient at the Fannie Pad
dock hospietl and his death was
caused by a dose of oxalic acid,
given him instead of sodium phos-
phate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
BY GIBSON GARDNER.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON D. c., Jan. 9-An of petty
graft dragged annually by United States
edifyng
submitting complete
of the receipts and expenditures of
1909,
The contains 736 with
eres Its chief literary quality its suggesteness What Louis
Brandes could do with this applying Sherlock
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09

adequate quarters where the un-
employed may sit down in COM
fort while waiting for work.
Nothing was done this morning,
but the matter will be looked into.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
@ Q @ o O o Q Q Q @ o Q o Q

If you are a new subscrib- q
er to the Times you will find q
that the women's page of
this paper outclasses any q
thing along similar lines to
be found in Tacoma papers. q
The Times is essentially a {
home paper. That is why it q
brings such heavy advertis-
ing results. The women's
page is an important factor
in this home circulation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09
Legislature Will Take
Up Case OF Judges
Who Use Tyranny
In All Probability Lawmakers Will Do Away With
Constructive Contempt Law During Early Session

(By United Pre- SIS Leased Wire.)

OLYMPIA, jan 9.--Prom a O'Clock he
sion of the legislature cal led to order Without
the nominees of county
Representative Howard Ia county elect
ed president of the and
lively Chief Justice r. L. ID unbar of
in the members of the speaker was
in by Supreme Judge Cha dwack.
Lorin Grinsead nomi mated for chief clerk of the
house Wilson After brief session
adjournment taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09

OLYMPIA, Jan. 9.-The senate
today passed a resolution memoir
aIizing the Washington delegation
10 vote for San Francisco as 1915
expasition city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09

Carefully Iteized Government
the Bill for Senatorial Lemons,
Expensive Friled
Scores of DolarssIame
Payroll to Please Friends Relatives
Senatorial Mineral
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JAPAN PLACES
BIG ORDER
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
MANILA, Jan. 9.-That the
japanese government has placed
an order for 100000 tons of rice
from Saigon, Indo China, growers
has been learned here. The news
has caused considerable excite
ment. The only similar order the
Japanese government ever gave
directly preceded the Russo-Jap-
anese war.
Such an order is regarded here
as one of the preparations of the
Japanese for hostile activity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-09

BANK CLEARINGS
Clearings $S0S, ,742. ~
Balances -. ...... 30,735.44
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II Times is not delivered promptly. kick,
and kick hard, to the Times office. You arc
entitled TO best servite in the city. Demand
IL of the circulation office.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15
OUR SCHOOLS.

The public school opened ON
last Monday with a large attend
ance in all rooms. Interest is
good and the prospect for success
full term is excellent. There are
many in our town. however, who so
far have not needed the call to
better things than the street cor
ner and the gutter and who are
ignoring the opportunity for grow
ing into useful men and women. The
News has written itself weary in
trying to bring the parents OF this
town to a realizing sense of their
duty and the great responsibility
which rests upon them in this mat
ter
The College department in charge
OF Prof Kennison, has nearly fif-
ty students enrolled, with an in
creasing attendance. Prof. Kenni-
son is assisted by Mr.. Dock Jordan,
student-teacher.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15

Elkhorn City, S. A. steelei Fuller
ton, Cyrus Rifle; Grayson, II. &.
Snapp; Greenup, G. B. Plummer;
Inez. w. W. Cooper; Jenkins, c. H.
caswell; Louisa, Thomas Hanford !;
Louisa Circuit Anderson Harvey;
Olive Jones, G. w. Howes; Paints
Vile, o. j. carder; Pikeville, d.
Wendle Brown; Pikeyille Circuit. L.
F. Burnsidcs; Russell Circuit. J. A.
Williams; Salt Lick, George NJ. Mid
daugh; salyersyille, Thomas NJ.
Greene; Tollesboro, II. d. Cooper;
Vanceburg, w, G. Bradford; Vance
burg Circuit w. H. Morris; walllng-
ford, W. H. Munsey; Van Lear, W.
NJ, Walker.
It will be seen from the fore
going that the Rev DR.. Thomas Han
ivtd, VINO hnu fiiied the pastorate
of the NJ. E. Church here so ac-
ceptably. has been again sent to this
NAtNi - tAAo NohbitbhNiOH anu Jul
people generally are pleased with
the re-appointment
Other appointments in which our
readers may be interested are as
follows: w. II. Davenport. East
Maysville, J. G. Ragan, West Cow
ington. r. stratton. District SUI
Lexington district.
John Cheap London. N. G. Griz-
zle. Deer Lick. L. L. Sheppard,
Hardinsburg.
William Jones Sunday school
Missionary for NJ. j.. Church in Ken
tuckN Ludlow Quarterly Conference;
r. t. Holland Paintsyille Quarter
ly Conference; w. w Sheppard and
B. p Hall. Barboursyille Quarter
Iy Conference; ] NJ Literal. West
covington Quarterly Conference; II.
". Howes, Harrison Quarterly Con-
'erenee.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15
MIR. FRANK JONES DEAD.

After a long period of i'll health
supplemented by a painful sickness
of several weeks duration, Mr.
Frank Jones, a we'll known and re-
spected citizen of this place. died
about ven o'clock last Monday night.
After funeral services on Tues
day afternoon conducted at the NJ.
e. Church by the Rev. LM. copiey,
and Rev. w. l.. Reid. interment
made in Pine Hill cemetery. DR..
Hanford, the pastor of the Metho-
dist church to which Mr.. Jones had
belonged for many years, was abb
sent from the city. All Mr.. Jones
children, hut one we're at his bed
side when the summons came, Lon,
the oldest child, being in California,
was unable to get here in time The
other children are Curtis, of Ash
land; Mrs. Wallace Johns, OF Col
umbus, o., and Maymie. who is un-
Mrs. Curtis Jones and
children and John Allen. whose first
wife was a daughter of Mr.. Jones,
We're present The immediate
cause of death was cancer of the
liver Mr.. Jones was nearly sixty
six years old and had lived in
this city nearly all his life. When
a mere lad he enlisted in the Fed
eral Army and served nearly four
years in the Civil War as a mem
Der of the l4th Kentucky Volunteer
infantry.
He was quiet, sober, industri-
'us citizen, a good husband and
devoted father.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15
NOT GUILTY.
John DamTon Acquitted Of Murder Of
Victor CapeTton.

The News closed its report of
court proceedings last week when
argument was going on in the case
of the Commonwealth against John
Damron charged with the murder of
Victor Caperton. Prosecutor Waugh
closed the case about s p. m.Thurs-
day and the court adjourned the
jury until next day charging the
jury to refrain from consideration
of the case until they should take
1t for deliberation. Judge Kirk
turned the case over to the jury
shortly after. the opening of court
Friday, and the twelve men were
not long in making a verdict of
not guilty, whereupon the defendant
was discharged from custody. Fri
day evening the Judge adjourned un
til Monday and went home to Pike
vile. The grand jury was in ses-
sion nine days, examined 242 Wit
nesses and returned 101 true bills.
Judge Kirk closed his term as
special Judge Friday, and on last
Monday Judge d. W. Gardner. OF
the Magoffin circuit, took his place,
Judge Hannah being still an invalid.
Judge Gardner is a veteran on the
bench and presides with ability be
fitting his responsible office. Little,
II anything was done in the way Of
business Monday but since that 4
day the court has been quite busy
in the trial of ordinary and equity
causes.
In the case of 40. Carter admin
Istrator OF Jeff Blevins vs.. the G.
and 0. railroad, to recover damag-
ss for Blevins' death in the Rus
sell yards, Judge Gardner gave the
Jury peremptory instructions to
lind for the company. I
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15
killed BY train.
An Elliott County Man Named Barker
Was the Victim.

Some time last week some par
ties left the western section OF
Lawrence County and the adjacent
part of Elliott County to go to
Ohio for the purpose of getting
work The farming region near
Columbus was their objective point,
where men were wanted to help cut
up and save the big corn
crop of that country. The
men were either quite poor or were
saving of their money, for it is
known that for part OF their way
at least they travelled by freight.
On Thursday or Friday the crowd
was riding in the way toward Col
umbus, when they espied hay
NOV or something of the sort not
far from the road and some suggest
ed to get off and go to the NOW
and rest. This they did, and then
1t was proposed that some of the
party go to store q short distance
back and get something to eat
Among those who volunteered to go
was man named Barker, from Eli
OFT county. The railroad was dou-
ble-tracked, and the remainder is
the same old story. The men heard
train coming, and to avoid it
stepped onto the other track only
to be run down. Two of them
were instantly killed, one of them
being Barker, One of the men left
behind in the field knew who he
was and where he was from, and
1t was through him that Barker's
Kentucky friends were notified They
had the body sent to Fort Gay,
where Undertaken Snyder took it in
charge and started it on its last
journey Saturday The hearse was
met near the head OF Blaine by a
from Elliott county and
by 1t was taken the remainder of
he way.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15
REV. w. L. REID.

l
As will be seen by the list OF APP
pointments published elsewhere IN
this issue, Rev w. l.. Reid has been
promoted from the pastorate OF
the Louisa church TO the position
of Presiding Elder of the Parkers-
burg district. The Bishop said, up
on receiving the petition from the
official members asking for his re-
turn to Louisa that he would not
move Mr.. Reid unless he found I,
absolutely necessary to Use him in
a broader field This he has done;
very much to the regret of the
body of the local church and
many people outside of the church.
In justice to Rev. Reid and with
out disparagement to the many good
men who have preceded him it
must be said that this church in
all departments made greater prog
ress during his two years OF SER
vice that in any like period for
twenty years or more.
His high standing in the con-
ference was very apparent to all
who attended the session in Park
ersburg. He was unanimously re-
elected secretary and is a member OF
the most important boards that
serve thropRba&t the year. AS
secretary he has everything ready
at the proper moment. and this fact
caused the business to run so
smoothly that the Bishop remarked
that he believed more had been
accomplished in the same time
than at any previous conference he
has held. The writer happens to
know that as secretary he publish
es the minutes earlier than has
been done before. He has INSTALL
ed modern system for the per-
manent records OF the conference.
them with a typewriter.
AiV hdH Suppiicu tue ISSoIuS viii lnl-
portant chronology and biography,
running back over many years. He
sees things to be done and does
them regardless of the labor
Involved.
In Parkersburg Rev. Reid was
in one of the very
best homes. He was chosen to
preach at the leading Baptist church
of the city on Sunday morning, but
declined because of the amount of
work upon him as secretary of the
conference.
We wish him success in his
lew work and hope he and his
amily will find their new surround
ngs pleasant.
Rev ]. w. Critics, our new minis
er, comes from Fairmont and has
good reputation as a preacher Of
.biffty and as a successful pastor.
lie will probably not arrive until
he latter part OF next week.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15
REPLIED TO BETauRuh.
Spontaneous Call for C. W. Castle to
Answer Speaker.

Hon. l.. w. Bethurum, Republi-
can nominee for Auditor, spoke in
Louisa Wednesday to a fair crowd
made up OF about three democrats
to one Republican.
He seemed to be filled with the
idea of Democratic machine politics
and hammered on that line until he
wore out the crowd. He then spoke
of extravaganza in Beckham's ad-
ministration,' especially money paid
out to attorneys, garbling facts and
misrepresenting everything he
spoke about. Then he undertook
to call McCreary to account for
his votes or failure to vote az his,
home in the past, and said Me
Creary when Governor had cppor-
tunities and failed to Improve
them and NOW we find him as he
is"
AT the close Of his speech the
Democrats present felt that he had
so garbled and misrepresented all
subjects that they called forl g. w.
Castle, and kept 1t up till hA Aame
forward and responded in REQ, lot.
way. If you could have seen Be
thurum squirm while Castle was
going after him you would have
thought the chair he was sitting
In was hot. Castle wanted d know
'f him what kind OF machine It
was that pulled the steam roller
'er the poor devils who were crush. 4,
ID to make way for hisI uomina-
ion at the dictation OF ofRear.and
aid no such machine jhad ever
Jared to attempt TO dolninate
onvension as was used o'Reaf
I Louisville when he wal nomInnte'
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15
MRS. G. A. NASH.

-
The Parkersburg Dispatch-News
contained the following compliment
tary notice of Mrs. G. A. Nash, OF
Louisa:
The evening session of the NJ.
e. Church, South Conference open
ed last evening with devotional ex-
ercises, followed by the reading OF
the scripture lesson by Rev. w. l..
Reid, who was followed by Rev.
U. " W. Darlington, who made
short address. Rev. w. l.. Reid
then submitted report concerning
Home and Foreign Missions and in
troduced Mrs. G. A Nash, of Ken
lucky, Conference Corresponding
Secretary of the Foreign Depart
ment of the United Missions, who
addressed the meeting on the sub
ject of the proposed union of all
branches and auxiliaries of the
Home and Foreign Missionary SoGi-
cites. The heads of these two(so-
cieties have already been united and
a bureau for each of the two de-
partments home and foreign had
been formed, 1t yet remains for
the auxiliaries to unite, and it was
on this matter that Mrs. Nash
spoke making strong appeal to
the ministers to use their influences
and lend their assistance to the
movement.
Mrs. Nash is the daughter of the
late DR.. H. P. Walker. of the Ken
lucky Conference who was one Of
the most prominent ministers Of
his day She is a splendid lectuf-l
er, having the happy faculty OF
her subject before her
listeners in a clear and brief man
ner. Her delivery is smooth and
her manner pleasing. holding the
attention of her audience at all
times. In conversation with a Dis
reporter last. evening.
Mrs. Nash spoke of the wonderful
advancement of Missionary confer
ence, and showed great enthusiasm
in her work" y