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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09
BY Captain Walter Kirton.

MUKDEN, Via Pekfn, China,
April A great gray walled city.
standing four-square in a great
gray plain, under gray sky,
which, as the sun climbs into the
heavens, turns to a deep tur-
quoise is the city of Mukden, in
which is now gathered a congress
upon whose deliberations. and
work the eyes of the whole world
are fixed, and which has met, at
the instance of the Chinese gov
eminent, for the purpose of as
pertaining facts which will be
used to combat and to conquer a
foe in whose casualty list there
are no wounded, no missing, but
Iwho neutrality-suspicious. hope of
succor, every victim upon whom
he lays his clammy hands-the
pneumonia plague.
Some time in December last it
became known that q mysterious
disease was rampant among the
Ifur-hunters of northern Manchu-
ria and Mongolia. At first this
news attracted very little atten-
tion. China is the home of the
epidemic, as well as of the crisis.
and it is part of the accepted or
der of things that her teeming
millions shall suffer periodical re-
duction at the hands of nature
The elemental creed of the sur
vival of the fittest finds its most
faithful protagonists among the
Chinese people, who, from the
very medicines of their existence,
cannot attach the same value to
human life as the majority of the
rest of the world.
The source of origin of the
pneumonia plague has been traced
to little animal known locally
as the Tarbagan, or Asiatic Mar
mot. These animals are about
the size of full-grown cat and
have yellowish brown fun. They
are also called mountain rats and
they swarm in thousands all over
the steppes of northern Mongolia
and adjacent Manchuria.
Every year the trappers catch
huge numbers of them and the
skins are exported, chiefly to Eu-
rope and America via Siberia,
where they are used in the man
lufacture of cheap faxed" furs
/ may add that the process OF
taking" and so on absolutely an
initiates any germs that may have
taken up their domicile in the
said skins.
The native trappers, upon
whom the scourge first descended,
are very low in the scale of hui
manity and their habits and mode
of life transcend any description
| fit to print. During the major
portion of the year these men
loaf around the frontier towns
and the tringes of the railway
settlements, in which, ever since
the advent of the Russian, an un-
limited supply of vodka (corn
spirit, the Russian national bev.
erage) is always obtainabIe, ever
by the poorest. A few kopecks
bottle. 1t brings stupefaction and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09

oblivion faster than any other
drink, and 1t eats up mans vi
tally with the ease of chain
Sodden with drink and en-
feebled by their vices and lack of
nourishment, these poor waits of
humanity migrate from town to
town, station to station, until the
trapping season commences and
affords them the opportunity for
working off their Indebtedness to
the ghouls that fatten on them.
AS can well be imagined, when
they reach their hunting grounds
their poverty compels them to
live almost solely on the spoils of
the chase, and in this instance
they devoured a number of the
marmots.
Whether the animals had be-
come infected with bubonfc
plague germs, which then became
transformed into pneumonia bac-
Icili, appears not to be definitely
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09

She who tolls to make home
happy, deserves everything that
lightens her burdens. Pyramid
Flour is one of them. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09
BIG ELK COMING

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CINCINNATI, May 9.-Accord-
ing to the itinerary arranged be-
fore he left Cincinnati, Garry
Hermann, grand exalted ruler OF
the Elks. was due to arrive at Bos-
ton today, the first stop in his pro-
posed journey of 10000 miles, the
longest trip ever undertaken by
an Elk on official business.
San Francisco, Portland, San
Diego, Los Angeles, Tacoma, Sc
attic and Spokane will be among
the cities he intends to visit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09

This young man is one OF a
bunch of Terahuanari Indians, san
AUXILIARY force of Madero's fnsur-
|recto army in northern Mexico.
From what one can see of him.
and that's considerable-he looks
like "a first-class fighting man."
Most of his tribesmen wear even
less. The Terahuanarf Indians of
northern chihuahua fight and
hunt in the mountains. They are
the terror of the Mexican regu-
lars, have never been subdued
land are constantly at war with
Diaz' troops.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09
KILLS GIRL, THEN
BLOWS HEAD OFF

(By United Press Leased Wirc.1
STOCKTON, May 9.-Paul
Miller, aged 43, miner, while
listening to Margaret Martinez
playing the piano for his enter
tainment, became SO insanely jeal-
GUS of her that he pulled gun
and shot her in the back, killing
her. He rushed into another
room and placed a stick of dyna-
mite in his mouth and blew his
head off.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09

Six thousand slave girls, prison
ers behind bars in Tokyo's notori-
GUS Yoshiwara district, a city of
vice within city, were freed by
the recent conflagration which
wiped out the district and de-
stroyed $4,000,000 in property.
The Japan Advertiser, in its fire
issue. which has just reached this
country, thus describes the wiping
out of the Yoshiwara:
The burning of the Yoshiwara
marks the passing of one of the
most extraordinary places in the
world. Few tourists have visited
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09
Eating Of Infected Rats By Chinese Trappers
Starts Plague Which Threatens Whole World

certain, and this is one of the
points that the conference will
clear up. But the theory is adj
yanced that the marmots had
somehow been in contact with
plague rats. and that the baccili
obtained vastly increased viru-
lence and vitality from their pas
sage through larger and
stronger, and at the same time a
fresh medium of cultivation. At
any rate, certain of the trappers
died suddenly, and the survivors
fled back to their slum haunts,
carrying the contagion with
them.
In tomorrow's Times Can't.
kirton will tell of the deadliness
and swiftness with which the
plague struck down thousands of
people. and the utter helplessness
of the most learned doctors to
successfully fight 1t after the pa
tient once became infected.-Edi-
tor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09

waste Of wreckage, sea of burn
ing embers that threw a glare re-
Elected for so miles in the black
might sky.
The Yoshiwara was created on
private speculation. Much capital
was invested there in buildings
and in this catering to vice and to
lust.
By 'merciful Intervention the
hospital was saved. This institu-
ton is large and is maintained
with great care by order of the
government by which the Yoshi-
wara is especially licensed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09

south and clouds of dust mingled
with the smoke. Wild fire, indeed,
and an 'fndescribable pandemoni-
UNI. The iron bars of the gilded
pagodas, cages that house and
imprisoned the poor bedizened
geisha, were broken and with
streaming kimono, half naked,
many moaning with fear, the pris-
oners fled while keepers threat
ened and beseeched. Within four
hours from the first outbreak, at
IL o'clock in the morning, 1000
houses had been destroyed. By
o'clock this city of shame was a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09

He served as acting president
of the Equitable Life with such
satisfaction to the interests in
volyed that he has now been for
malIy elected president, succeed
ling the late Paul Morton. He
was long vice president of the
company, and before that had a
notable legal career.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09

Tokyo without trip to the Yoshi-
wara. Ladies of very high degree
young and old-statesmen, cabi-
net ministers, and even royalty it
self, can tell of their visit to this
town within itself, walled in,
wicked, shameless, heartrending.
The revels of the night before
were over. The "Nightless City"
was disheveled and sleeping with
its 5000 women inmates, prisoners
behind bars, when the cry of
"fire" went up. None who heard
but fastened. The wind was
blowing almost typhoon from the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09
|BAY ISLANDERS. meet

The Bay Island Advancement
league. 500 strong, met at Long
Branch Sunday. Aside from ball
game in which Springfield de-
feated Long Branch to 8, ]. L.
Palmer made q speech on fruit
packing and marketing. A move
ment Is on to get a cannery start
ed on the west mainland,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09
Sparkle Just
Off the Wire

fBy United Press Leased wire.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09
Dr.. Burke Asks
His Release
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SANTA ROSA, CAL, May o.
DIR. Willard p. Burke's application
to be released on bail pending his
appeal from the conviction and
sentence of ten years in San
Quentin for having dynamited the
tent of Luetta Smith at his SAM
forum, comes up today before
Superior Judge Denny. Affidayits
filed by physicians allege that
Burke's health is rapidly failing,
and 1t claimed that further incar-
ceration will jeopardize his life. :
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09
Starts Much Trouble.

n all people knew that neglect
of constipation would result in Sc
we're Indigestion, yellow jaundice
or virulent liver trouble they
would soon take DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. and end 1t. Its the
only safe way. Best for bilious
ness, headache, dyspepsia, chills
and debility. 25c at Ryner NAL
strom Drug Co., 938 Pacific ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-09
Mrs. Runnalls OF
Puyalup Dead
tBy United Press Leased Wire. !,

PUYALLUP, May 9.-Mrs. H.
b. Runnalls, wife of DR.. Runnalls
and one of the pioneers in this
section. died yesterday with pneu-
monia. She was but 80 years of
age, but had lived here since 1889.
DR.. Runnalls and son will accom-
pany the remains back to her
birthplace, Plymouth, England.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-29
From Department Of Parks and 6ouIs-
vards


To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-The lower mast OF the
nag pole on Belle Isle park has become
so rotten that IL 10 dangerous. anu
therefore the upper mast has been
lowered and a new lower mast viii
have 10 be provided.
The only proposition that this de-
partment has been able to get Ia from
w. II. Oades. who proposes to furnish
n new Ar lower mast so feet long ana
20 inches In diameter. oak foundation
and braces. painted three. coats OF
paint and erected except that the De-
partment OF Parks and Boulevards will
have to do all digging. concreting. NIL
ing etc, necessary to sustain the pole.
for the sum OF $4,000 This, however.
includes one coat OF paint on the top
mast The department will have TO do
as stated above. the concreting, dig
ging. filling, etc. cork the seasoned
checks in the upper mast and paint u
two coats, provide new halyards, etc.
which will cost $4,000. making a to-
tai Of $500 90.
VIII you Honorable Body kindly d.
rect the City Controller to transfer
from the surplus receipts OF this de-
partment account No. 80. the sum or
$4,000, and place the same TO account
No. 1871, flag pole, To the end that the
flag pole may be put In proper condi.
ton
Respectfully.
NJ. p. HURLBUT,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-29
N0TICE-ALLEY PAVING
ASSESSMENT.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE.
Detroit. Nov 81. 1911.
PnxInG NotIce So. mo.


To John W Anderson, F'lorsnes Il
Brooks. Arthur n. Bull. Cook Farm
Co Burnham $. Colburn. Eugene Del
mel Charles Il. Davis, Mary M Edgar.
Jan es r. Edgar. Gray Estate Co. Geo.
II Harms, Nathan G.. jerks, Laura A
Loud. Frank Is Leland. II q, Meredith.
Burns owen Estate Co, Gustavus =.
Pope Seligman Schloss. Jennie 3. IRE
vor, and TO all other persons owning.
occupying, or otherwise interested IN
any OF the lots and parcels OF real es-
established by the Common Council TO
drfray the expenses Of grading and
paving the alley within the boundai les
herein set forth.
The assessment roll has been con-
pleted for defraying the expense ~
paving the alley No. 2l0. being the oil
lev between Iroauois and Burns ave
MUGS. from the north line OF allie
moth OF and parallel 70 JET
line OF Agnes avenue and L. nov
open 20 inspection at this office. ana
viii remain in this Office for Ave da a
from the first publication OF this n
tice for the inspection OF all concern
ed All lots or parcels OF land abut
tinV on. or adjoining the alley 80 DO.
sctibcd. have been assessed for sueh
imp ruvcment
The Board Of Assessors will meet Or
Tuesday. the 9th day 81 Deeeni Der
1911. at 10 o'clock a, m. az their Office
In the City Hall. and will remain in
session for a period Of six hours 10
hear any person or persons desirins
10 object 20 any assessment so made
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
BY HENRY PIASs
$40 President.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-29

SEA Coupons amounting 20 s9.lte 80.
were cut from Wayne County Bldg.
Bonds
The annual interest on Special Assess
nent Bonds 60 Nov LIST. 1911, amounting
10 s6b3T7q was ordered paid.
The city Treasurer submitted the fol-
lowing statements. showing amount ot
securities an strong box and amount OF
sinking fund cash on hand.
TO the Honorable the Common Council.
Gentlemen am instructed by the
goard OF Water Commissioners OF the
cts OF Detroit to cordially thank YOU for
. your kindly act IN according 90 our re-
o,isst To let ~ have 900. 600 ~ the city's
funds m We should need II before Fehru-
nry ist 1919 ~ the city rate OF interest
we feel ~ though N was a ueighborly
and brotherlv act 10 come To our relief Z
~. could not Get along without ~ We
have received no Information. however.
onicfally ~ YOUR inclination Hut We have
rad the daily press and vGrir action ~
Indicated there Is very grateful 90 Ne.
W'c would be- very glad N tho situation
were reversed 20 turn over TO YOU any
available funds We might have but 70
tell tho truth we have been disbursirg
our money with necessary prodlgality
that has kept us tpipel poor.
while. however. We have not applied
for any part % the ti0a 00o and shall
rot do 80 for the reason that by ourselves
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-29
Erom the fermentation coun.el.

Department or Pubic WORKS,
Gentlement:-I have examined clip
pings furnished relative 20 lateral sew
ers Nos 1855 and 22s6 and find that the
proceedings thereon have been in com
pliance with the ordinance and charter,
Yours truly.
BERNARD F. wEADoCK.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Ry Aid. Walsh:
Resolved, That assessment rolls Nos.
1896 and 1896 for the construction Of
lateral sewers Nos. 22S5 and 22S6, trans
mitted by the Department OF Public
Works In accordance with the ordinances
In such case made and provided. be and
the same are hereby approved and con-
firmed
BY Aid. Walsh:
Resolved. BY the Common Council of
the City OF Detroit that II Is deemed
necessary TO construct vitrifed lateral
sewers in the following alleys, to-wit:
block er bounded d by o White street sey and y,
Dearborn avenue. north OF Jefferson ave
nue. where not already built. Estimated
cost per lineal II. $40
Lateral Sewer No 22s1. In alley In
block bounded by Twenty-eighth street
and Stanford avenue. Milford avenue and
Cobb Place. Estimated cost per linea
foot si.40.
Lateral Sewer No. 22s7. In alleys In
block bounded by Daniels. Cicotte, Hora.
ito and Whitehead avenues. and In al
leys In blocks bounded by w. l.. OF J.. G.
266. Livernois avenue and Whitehead
avenue and Linzee street. Estimated
coat per lineal foot $50.
Lateral Sewer No. 22S9 In alley frst
y Of Michigan avenue. between Military
and Hammond avenues. Estimated cost
per lineal foot $40.
And II Is hereby declared that this
action Is had under sections ~ and a.
.of chapter !. title l. OF the Charter o,
1893, authorizing the Common Council tc
direct and regulate the construction oi
lateral sewers or drains for the purpos,
of more effectually draining all lots ol
cellars, yards and sinks. whenever 4,
their opinion the same shall be neces
sary.
Resolved. That for the purpose or as
sessment for defraying and paving IN,
cos Of said vitrified crock lateral sew
ers, the lots and parcels OF real estat,
within the limits OF each OF said nIIev,
AMI abutting thereon through which eaci
OF said lateral sewers is ordered 10 n,
constructed, as set forth and describe,
In the plat thereof submitted nv Tho No
partment OF Public Works. shall no an,
the same Is hereby constituted and de
clared TO be one local assessment distric
for the lateral sewer so constructed
Resolved, That the City Engineer b,
and he Is hereby ordered and directed I,
make an assessment on the lots and par
ceir or real estate within the limits al
each OF said lateral sewers and abuttina
thereon according 10 the benefit said lot,
ana parcels OF real estate shall recoiv,
from said improvement
Resolved. That the Department Of pub.
lie Works be and is hereby ordered 70
advertise Ave times for proposals foi
constructing said lateral sewers
Adopted as follows
Yeas--Aid Allan Rrozo Burton
Defined. Ellis, Field Garvey Gilman
Grindley, HARPER HindIe Keusch
Koenig. Krapp. Iittieheld. Lodge Lynch
NcCarty, Mason. Merritt ~ Brlen. Os.
fTOWgEi nneapYhal
Theisen Thompson Tossy Vernon
Walsh. Watson, Zoeller and the Presl.
dent.-33
Nays-None
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-29
From Department Of public Works.

Gentlemen--I transmit herewith as
sessment rolls Nos 1895 and 1896, for
the construction OF lateral sewers Nos.
22S5 and 2286; said assessment rolls haV-
ing been made according to a resolution
CT your Honorable Body and notice
OF the completion OF the same published
in the Official newspaper Of the city OF
Detroit, as prescribed by the Ordinances
OF said city in such case made and pro-
vided Attached hereto is a communion
ton from the Corporation Counse
stating that the proceedings taken II
relation to the above named sewers are
I'm accordance with the ordinances and
that all legal requirements have beer
compiled with.
Respectfully submitted.
J. j. HAARER.
COmmisSiOner
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-29
ERnM THE SANE.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--I herewith submit 10
your Honorable Body my report for
the week ending Nov. Is, 1911
The gas supplied the consumers OF
the city during the above period was
tested and found to answer the re-
auirements OF the city ordinance. That
supplied from station OF the
Detroit City Gas Co. and delivered on
the west side, averaged 1856 candles
In illuminating value, that from sta,
tion on the ast-side averaged 1899
candles The heat units averaged GIT
b T.. Us gross per cubic foot OF gas.
trace OF ammonia was found, but no
hydrogen sulphide. The total sulphur
test showed 1905 grains FER 100 cubic
feet OF gas.
The Eighteenth ward gas showed
an illuminating value OF 1903 candles,
"a heating value OF 61S Is. T. Us. and no
hydrogen sulphide. The above is con-
sistent with the ordinance require
ments.
The gas pressure during the above
period was consistent with the ordl-
nance
Respectfully submitted,
T.. f. HYLAND.
Gas Inspector.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-29

To the Honorable the Common Council
Gentlemen--There are many or our
vehicles requiring repairs and paint
ing especially the oil wagons, drays,
work wagons, carts, scrapers, tool
boxes, etc, in order 90 protect them as
well as TO improve their appearance
This work will cost between $500
and 800 and this is the most advan-
tageous season OF the year In which 10
do this work.
Therefore. would request your
Honorable Body TO direct the city
Controller TO transfer from the sur
plus receipts OF this department, ac-
count No 30 to account No. 232. We
hicles. the sum OF 800 for the above
purpose
Respectfully,
VI = HTRLBUT.
Commissioner. .
pafnrrad IN Comm tfee- on Ways and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-29


Commissioners.
Accepted. and Alderman Theisen Of
fered the following:
Whereas, II appears from a commun-
lcation from the Department OF Pub
lie Works that the paving OF alley No.
got as per contract confirmed the 9Th
day Of July 1911, has been fully com
pleted and
Whereas, Said alley has teen exam
ined by the Department OF Public
Works, and the paving OF said alley
mas been round 10 have been done in
accordance with the contract and speci
ncatiors for the same therefore
Resolved. First. That the said paving
within the limits above mentioned be
and Is hereby accepted.
Resolved. Second. That the City Con-
troller be. and Is hereby authorized
10 draw his warrant on the City
Treasurer In payment OF the interseo-
tions. etc. of said alley 10 tho amount
OF ;l31.5l. the same being the full
amount due the contractors from thS
city for paving OF said intersections
ETC.. and for the sum of $500. the Same
being the cost OF advertising. blanks
and inspectors salary.
Resolved, Third. That the City Con-
troller be. and he Is hereby directed
TO prepare alley paving bonds. in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF Sees
AZ and 43 OF Chapter IL of the Char
ter of the City OF Detroit as amended
by an act OF the Legislature approved
June 9th. 1901. said bonds 20 bear in
terest at the rate OF four per cent pei
annum
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan. Brozo. Burton
reimel. Ellis. Field. Garvey Gilman
Grindley. HARPER. Hindle. Keusch
Koenig Knapp. Llttlefeld. Lodge, Lynch
McCarty. Mason, Merritt. O'Brien. Os
trowski. Owen, Rosenthal. Skrzycki
Theisen. Thompson. Tossy. Vernon
Walsh. Watson. Zoeller, and the Presi
dent.-33
NnNa-Nnna
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-29

To the Honorable the Common Council /:
Gentlemen--A meeting OF the Detroit
CITY Sinking Fund Commission was held
Tuesday. Nov. 14th, 1911. AZ 1880 p. m.
az the WAYNE County Savings Bank the
following commissioners being present;
Thompson Heineman Gilman Lodge,
Walsh Garvey and Koch.
THE CITY Treasurer delivered 10 the
commissioners (IOD forty Special Assess
ment Bonds. Nos 1857 10 1905. amount
ing to S50.O2S7s
The commissioners took from the
strong box (sal Special Assessment
20 nj OF