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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

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GOOD THINGS
TO EAT.
Fruits
Pineapples, 85c, 40c each.
Sunkist Oranges, 2 dozen for
25c
California Tangerines, 4 doz-
en- for Zoe. Quantity linn
tied.
Extra Fancy Bananas, 25c
per dozen.
Vegetables
Large California Head Let
tuce, 2 for 15c.
Large California Artichokes,
1Oc each.
Fancy Local Hot House
Radishes, 8 for Toe.
Spinach, fancy Walla Walla,
sc lb.
Extra fancy Celery and Bell
Peppers.
Il nav IL
Bakery Specials
Csc Devils Food Cakes, 1Sc.
soc Devils Food Cakes, 35c.
Chocolate aud Jelly Rolls,
12c each.
Vienna Finger Rolls, &c per
4 dozen. Only 2 dozen to a
customer.
Candy
From Our Sunlit Kitchen
Taffy, Molasses, Strawberry
and Vanilla, 15c per lib.
q Peanut Bar, 15c lb.
4 Sunlit Chocolates, SIC lib.
4 3 sc cakes of Milk Chocolate
q Toe.
DeIicatessen Specials
4 Roast Chickens, 75c each.
4 Saratoga Chips, csc lb.
Boston Baked Beans, &c per
pint.
i Money Savers
Fancy Comb Honey. Special
18c each.
4 Genuine Cuban Guava Jelly,
reg. soc boxes. Special
Csc. An effective and de-
liciods remedy for throat
trouble.
Libby's Asparagus Tips, reg.
25c. Special 19c.
25c size Norway Mackerel,
21c.
Prem CAST, IL 1-2c lb.
Ged Ost, fine quality, 81 1-2c
pound.
35c boxes Toilet Soap, 23c.
25c boxes Toilet Soap, tic.
2 cans of Baby Sardines, 15c
4 cans Yeloban Milk, 25c.
The riches of them all.
Fancy Washington Creamery
Butter, in bulk, 81 lie lib.
Fancy Eastern Butter. in
bulk, 30 lie lb.
Picked Black Cod, 1Oc lib.
Very rich and delicious.
Coffee that beats them all.
Fresh roasted several
times daily. PURIFIED.
All Objectionable proper
ties removed. a perfect
beverage. 8 prices, Doc,
85c, 40c lb.
Tetley's Tea. Special Satur-
i day, Soc lb.
Fish Balls, small size, 12c;
large size, zoe.
/ MacLean Brothers
EQUALITY GRoCERS"
D32 @ Street.
Main 300.
2619 North Proctor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

Popularity is like a butterfly
and fits from flower to flower.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

Wonder what becomes OF the
footprints when the snow melts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

A colorado man used buttoning
his wife's dress as grounds for a
divorce. He ought to have pen
sion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

Burglars work at night, per-
haps, so they won't have to lose
any time looking at hand-painted
china that may be on the walls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02
Woman's Duty.

"a Wife," the laws are not as
Just as they might be, and those
that are just are not enforced as
they should be, but what Is the
use of us women complaining of
lit? Why doesn't every woman
begin right now to prepare her
self to vote? Husband or no hus-
band, let her study, and draw her
own conclusions. Listen to what
everybody says, but do not swal-
low it whole, but think on and
read the question from all sides.
The time has come when we can
do something. Let us get to work.
Let us vote for the man who in
our individual estimation is the
very best man for. the place
then; if he does not come up to
what he ought, vote for better
man next time-or IL it seem
wise, recall him.
"Classy Bunch" how do you
like "The Stitchers," Seam Sew
ers" or 1.-THE Needle Cracts" for
name for your sewing club?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02
Red Hot Specials for Saturday at the
Public Market

Washington Produce
Company
946 so. ID.
Potatoes
Fancy Yakima, per 100. $3.50
Fancy Home Grown, per
100 lbs. -. $3.50 and 81 40
Seed Potatoes, per 100 :. .95c
Cabbage, per sack 4Oc to 55c
Carrots, per sack ........ Goo
Beets, per ton ........$1O.OO
Parsnips, per sack ...... SOC
Rutabagas, per sack zoe
Apples .......... 500 and up
Onions, 100 lbs .S1.35
Free Delivery. Phone s433
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

North OF nth St., Monday Wednesday and Friday.
Tea and Coffee is our business. Not ''side line"
Teddy Steel-Cut- Chaff Removed, 35c, 3-for $1OO,
has no equal Try pound and be convinced
We want name for our 35c Coffee for which we
will give beautiful gold watch Ask the man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

Charles Dana Gibson says al
women are beautiful and that hi!
wife Is the most beautiful. No us,
to search further for the ideal mai
he's 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-02

When we step on other peoples
feet it never dawns on us that we
may some day have corns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
NEARLY NINE MILLION
AN HOUR APPROPRIATED
House HustIes Through the
Rivers and HarbOrS
Measure.

The river and harbor appropriation bill,
carrying s26:J0,Coo. was unanimously
passed by the House late yesterday aft
ernoon, after oaly three hours of consid-
Grafton This is at the rate of nearly
S9,00O.GG0 an hour, which Is pretty lively
work for the lower branch. and fur
nishes evidence of a desire on the part
of both parties to hurry along with the
routine work of the session, SO Congress
may adjourn before convention time.
Minority Leader Mann made brief criti-
cism OF the bill, passed on the fact that
twenty OF the appropriation items and
an equal number of survey items We're
for work or Investigations in Florida,
the home state of Chairman Sparkman of
the committee.
IF there ever was needed an example OF
the desira ability of states maintaining
their representatives in Congress- he said,
lit is to he found here The gentleman
from Florida now risen to thcOhead OF
This irnpoi tant committee, having seen TO
il that every river and harbor in Ills
state was cared for, now provides mere
for surveys OF every narbor. inlet, outlet.
river. creek and spring in FLORIDA When
the Panama canal is completed | have no
doubt that steamers dra wing twenty lect
win be able to pass through the canal
and visit every port in Florida.
Mr. Sparkman defended the items and
Mr.. Mann did not press his opposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20

feet from the floor. He sat in cramp-
cd position and twisted his long anger
as best he could. In making hole
for charge the miners use what IS
really a great brace and bit exactly
like that used by carpenter save that
it is large enough to make q two-inch
hole six feet in length.
We were then watching a miner Oper-
ate under what the members OF the union
tell me are Very decent mining conditions.
There was a lower level to which Supt
Young offered to take me, but had all
| wanted. SO we got on our little eiec-
trio motor. and. ducking low once more
to avoid that nightmare OF living wires.
were raced back couple OF miles ap.
parently to the foot Of the shaft
One of the Best Mines.
And now you've seen one of the best
mines in the anthracite region" said Mi
chael Hea :, the board member Of Dis
trict No. ], United Mine Workers. If
you'n Just saturate the Pine Brook with
water and fill those low passages with
foul gas and powder smoke-which
doesn't always get out like it does in the
Pine Brook-and picture a miner boring
his feet in six inches Of water. you've
got an idea Of some OF the mines DOWN
in this section.
'.If they were all as good as the Pine
Brook there'd be no kick. But II you
got your fill in the best one OF the lot
round here, what do you think OF these
poor devils who have to take pot luck
In the worst of them
The Question for the Public.
And Mr.. Healy's Question, 1t seems to
me on the eve of possible strike, Is
opportune Not only what do ] think Oh
"the poor devils and their pot luck. but
what does the public think?
To Scranton. which knows its mines and
miners and the situation, as unanimously
voiced I'm the three local newspapers
here and others down Wilkesbarre way,
there is only one thing to think. This
is that anthracite mining, as carried on
today is desperately dangerous. heart
breaking form Of toll; that the men who
give their lives to 1t are entitled to a
pretty fair reward from the communities
which revel in the luxury of smokeless
fuel: that because of the increasing diff
Guilty OF deep-level mining, the cost Of
living. and for other reasons the miners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
Working in Smoke.

~ ~>AAAS9
A few minutes later We were in the
chamber where the miner had just ex-
ploded the shot. With his laborer he
was throwing the coal back from the
breast of the vein to make room to
bore his next hole. The chamber was
filled with sitting powder smoke. 1t
was almost impossible to see the miner
and laborer although but four feet
away. They seemed to pay no attention
to the smoke, but Kept right on work
ing.
After the air currents had cleared the
chamber partially / got my first idea
of what it means to mine anthracite
The chamber roof suddenly dipped un-
til 1t was less than three and half
feet from the f1oOr-a sort of bulge
downward But 1T was solid. living
rock
That's what we call roll" explained
Supt Young land it's only local. You
can see that the vein Is Its normal
depth of five feet just beyond the
roll, Just crawl in there and see"
mo, thank YOU" l said. III take
your word for it,.
He explained that the miner later
would blow down this roll in the roof
to make the passage high enough ana
wide enough for the safe operation
Of the cars which carry out the coal
about six feet or nearly so from the
fiat stone floor to the roof.
Heartbreaking Toll.
Our next visit was a chamber where
a stocky little Welsh miner was boring
a hole to set in a charge. He had al
ready shot two or three holes. and his
laborer was loadin the dislodged coal
into the car. The man who was SHOW
cling could not stand upright. yet he
was scooping the great Jumps into the
capacious car in that cramped position.
He puts in nine hours at this comfort
able work. He loads five such cars
day-about $4,000 pounds or twelve and
a half tons-for an average wage
of 81.
Over where the miner was boring the
roof seemed hardly more than three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20

after a strenuous day and ended up a
few hours later with thirty miles of
ground to his credit
The president. Sunday evening. presided
over the gathering in honor of Grover
Cleveland, at Cieveland's birthplace,
Caldwell. y. j. After the exercises DIR.
Finley started back to New York in
company with Mrs. Cleveland, DIR. Van
Dyke and others. Reaching this city,
however, he decided that he needed an
antidote to the days mental wear and
tear. 50 he started out on foot for
Princeton, where re arrived az am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
ON TRAIL OF HOLD-UP MAN.
Clue to Chauffeur Who Robbed Paw.
master in Frisco.

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, March aO.-Fol-
lowing clue given by party of hunt
ers. who reported that they had enter
tanned a man carrying dinner pail full
of twenty-dollar gold pieces, a posse OF
San Francisco detectives entered the Cal
ifornia Redwood Park, in Big Basin, yes
terday in search of the man they believe
to be George Houghton, the chauffeur
who held up the paymaster of a San
Francisco drawing firm a week ago and
robbed him of $1,000 in cash. He told
the hunters he was searching for botan-
ical specimens and also carried his money
with him, being afraid of banks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
Bow Handbag Snatcher Sought.

An unidentified white boy is wanted by
the police to answer charge of having
robbed Laura Munson. colored, of a hand
bag containing ST last night. The wom-
an, who resides at 1902 10Th street north
west, reported that she was near 9th and
j. streets southwest about 1915 o'clock
when she was held up and robbed. She
says she can identify the robber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
LIFE SAVERS ON DUTY.
Begin Years Work in Chicago
Earlier Than Usual.

CHICAGO, March 20.-Government life
savers. in command OF Capt. Charles
Garland. took up their duties for the sea-
son OF 1912 last night at the mouth of the
Chicago river.
Capt. Garland called his aids together
on instructions from Washington, which
came almost two weeks earlier than
expected. The regular date for opening
during the ten years Capt. Garland has
been in command has been April l. This
is one of eleven great slake stations or
dered to begin duty at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
Partisan SAGE
limitations of This Great Hair
Invigorator Are Abroad in
the Land, Look for the
Girl With the Auburn
Hair on Every
Carton and
Bottle.
PARTISAN SAGE-ask for it by name when
you want the real hair grower. beautiher and
dandruff cure.

This liz a picture OF the
carton in which each bot
tie OF PARTISAN SAGE
is packed. The girl In
the picture has Auburn
hair-bear that fact Ia
mind.
PARTISAN SAGE Will
Danish dandruff, stop fall
ing hair and itching scalp.
and promote a new growth
OF hair IL the hair root 10
not dead. 1t will put ra-
diant beauty into dull.
faded. lifeless hair, and a.
a dainty hair dressing for
women IL cannot 10
matched.
Get a 50-cent bottle of
PARTISAN SAGE today.
Ii 1t doesn't give complete
satisfaction, your money
will be returned. Sold
by Jas. 0'Donnell. Henry
Evans and dealers sveq.
Nhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
TIRED, WALKS THIRTY MILES.
New York Educator Seeks Recreation
After Arduous Day.

ELIZABETH. y. j.. March a0--D- John
II. Finley, president OF the College OF the
City OF New York, has suddenly stepped
into The Nniel.sht as long -distance Pc
destriaD. Friends told today how DIR,
Finley started ct OH = little walk San.
DAY night - 90 = raxlcsh himseif
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20

are entitled to substantial increase in
wages and shorter hours. .
".And charge the added cost to the con-
sumer'' is the local sentiment, for
anthracite is worth it,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
The Live Trolley Wires.

We started first on the main roadway
for what seemed to be at least Il mile.
1t is a tunnel about fifteen. feet wide and
at first the ceiling seemed at least ten
feet high Down the middle is mar
row gauge steel rail track. We were going
along nicely when suddenly the roof
curved down and | had to stOop to get
by-and on the main road. l am good
inch under six feet.
Just then Mr.. O'Boyle grabbed me and
told me to look out for the trolley wires.
l stopped, flashed my lamp toward the
roof and there, within an inch of my
car. was shining. live 5s-inch copper
wire through which 80 volts of electricity
was moving trains OF cars in distant
"Oh, it wouldn't kill YOU" said Foreman
Morgan with a chuckle. Might give you
a little shock
why, you can't even get the mules to
forget it, lie said Watch en-.
Just then three-mule team passed
by, pulling a heavily loaded car upgrade.
| noticed that the mules kept their heads
low, and they took care TO Keep In the
middle of the road-for in these mine troll
ley roads the wire is strung over on one
side.
We walked an interminable distance.
about half of the time with necks
twisted as we ducked the dipping. drip
ping roof and kept clear of the trolley
wires; then we came to a junction, where
Supt Young went to a telephone and or
dered a motor car. For we finished our
trip on real motor car, away down
there in the mine
Riding Under Scranton.
1--WE took seats on the front, our
heads clearing the roof by little more
than inches.
1--WE are now passing under the
Hotel Jermyn" announced Supt.
Young. He had to shout over the noise
OF the flying motor, for that motor
boy. proud of the privilege OF taking
his bosses and their guest through the
mine, opened her to the last notch.
and we shot through that low-roofed
tunnel at thirty miles an hour.
I'VE are passing under the post Of
flee and right near the Board of Trade
building" was the next announce
ment
At last we stopped. Then we got off
the ma road and started up branch.
which had a track. but thankfully
noted that there were no live trolley
wires
I'VE use only mules in here on these
branches" explained Foreman Morgan.
We were stopped by a man running
toward us, his lamp dancing on his
head.
step in here" said supt Young.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20

The Washington county. Md. commits
sioners passed resolutions against the
Goslin automobile bill and forwarded
them to Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
RED CROSS EXHIBIT
Devices and Methods of Relief
in Time of War.
CONFERENCE IN THIS CITY
Dowager Empress of Russia Liberal
Contributor to Prize Fund.
DONATION OF 100000 R0UBLEs
International Gathering to Further
the Activities in Interest of Suf-
fering Humanity.
OF 100000 RoUBLEs

An exhibit of Red Cross activities in
war and peace, of devices and methods
for the amelioration of suffering human
ity, is to be a prominent feature Of the
ninth international Red Cross conference
in Washington May I to Il. In point
OF attendance. in duration and in. the
Importance of the discussions the con-
ference is to be the greatest ever held
The exhibition is to be more than equally
impressive, it is claimed, and standard
for many future conferences.
Medals. diplomas and cash prizes are
to be awarded to competitors in interna-
tional contests of various characters The
Dowager Empress of Russia is the con-
tributor of fund of 100000 roubles, the
interest for five years on which is now
available for the approximately $1,000 in
money prizes announced. The army and
navy are both to show what they are
prepared to do in time of war for the
well-beins of the wounded in. battle.
great grandstand is to be erected
on the space set aside. for thA outdoor
exhibit west of the Monument grounds
Here daily program of Red Cross ac-
tivities is to be presented. In building
designed in the form of the Red Cross,
now in the course of erection ard nearly
completed. facing 18th street and Potomac
Park. will be housed the indoor exhibits
on 11,4GO feet of floor space available for
display PURPOSES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20

quietly. Hes going to set off shot.
We had hardly stepped around
corner when the deep boom Of the de-
donation sounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20

be conferred upon successful competing
Red Cross societies. Medals of special
design. also on the recommendation OF
the jury, will be awarded to chosen eX-
hibits in the individual competition
Subjects for Competition.
The nine subjects for competition in
the Marie Feodorovna prize competi-
ton cover the range of applied HUMANE
tarianism in warfare. They are:
l. Organization of the methods OF
evacuation of the wounded on theebattle-
field. comprising as complete an economy
as possible in litter bearers.
- Portable surgeons washstands for
war;
B. Methods of packing dressings at the
aid stations and in the ambulances.
t. Wheeled stretchers.
:. Carriage of stretcher on mu,eback
e.. Folding stretcher easily portable.
T. Transport of the wounded between
war vessels, hospital ships and the coast
s. The best method of heating railroad
cars by a system Independent of steam
from the locomotive.
.. The best model of portable Roentgen
apparatu permitting utilization OF
X-rays on the battlefield and at first-aid
stations.
In the individual exhibit the entries are
to be those preferably of a preventive
disease in war campaigns, such as SAM
tary apparatus and the like The general
Red Cross exhibition is made at this
conference for the first time
Relief Station in the Open.
Outdoors. the activities are taking shape
under the direction of Maj. Lynch There
is to be established on the grounds
relief station in charge of the nursing
department of the Red Cross. An am
bulance corps and field hospital will
make the nucleus OF tented city.
One of the two '.first-aid cars of the
American Red Cross is TO be brought to
Washington, TO show the educational
methods of the organization. From this
car lectures are made wherever railroad
tracks reach a community in the United
States Mining relief apparatus will be
shown from the car, and many other
first-aid appliances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
Exhibition in Two Parts.

The indoor exhibition will be divided
into two parts There will be the display
o: inventions for relieving the sufferings
OF wounded and sick soldiers. entered in
the Marie Feodorovna competition. A
general international exhibit of Red Cross
activities and appliances will also be a
competitive display. The navy proposes
to show model of loom on 4 modern
battleship as now set aside for first-aid
purposes. The army will also show it's
equipment and ways of caring for the
sick and wounded.
There is a grand first prize of 5000
roubles. approximately $1,000. for the
best invention entered in the Marie Feo-
dorovna competition. There are two sec.
ond prizes Of 5000 roubles each, and six
third prizes of 600 roubes each. The
general Red Cross exhibit and competi-
ton is in two parts. Diplomas of honor,
on the recommendation of the jury, will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
Dropped More Than 500 Feet.

Foreman Morgan provided us with
miners lamps. These are worn by the
miners and others who work in the
mines in their caps. They have spe-
cial metal attachment over the peak of
the cap to which they fix the lamps. In
lieu of this equipment. we carried our
lamps on sticks about fifteen inches long.
We were dropped to the foot OF the
shaft. more than go feet, far more
rapidly than it would be thought safe to
operate q city elevator But L was tOld
that the Pine Brook never has an accident
in it's shafts. The first thing pointed out
near the bottom of the shaft was the
hospital room. where cots and hrst-ald
equipment are kept in case OF an accl-
dent-as provided by law. In this room
every morning the fire bosses sit at small
windows where every miner must report
before he is permitted to go on to his
chamber to work
During the night these fire bosses per-
sonally inspect every chamber where
coal lis being taken out. for signs OF
gas. and make careful note OF dan
eerous places. When the miners re-
port in the morning for their shift they
have to show for a moment at these
little windows, give their numbers and
receive the fire bosses 80. n. If gas
has been found during the night that par
ticular miner is kept out OF that working
until danger is removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20
Covers Many Acres.

The one-story building is a picturesque
edifice, and may have semi-permanent
value, as it is to be later the scene of
exhibition for the congress of hygiene
and demography, which assemblies in
September. The outdoor space is of
many acres. bounded on the east by 18th
street and on the west by 18th street
stretching nearly to the river and as far
norto as the Pan American Union build
ing. where the meetings of the conference
will be held
Outdoors and indoors the exhibitions
are to be most elaborate. Nations and
individuals will show their interest in
Red Cross affairs. There will be inven-
tons and devices displayed: there will be
exhibits of military and Industrial meth
DDS for succoring the sick. wounded and
injured.
An international jury of eight mem
bers-one nominated by Russia. ore by
the International Red Cross and the
others representing Red Cross organiza-
tons of as many nations-wil sit in
Judgment over the competitive entries
and make awards. The Marie Feodorovna
prize competition will be decided in this
way and nine money prizes distributed
Also awards of medals and diplomas will
he made upon recommendation of this
jury
Not all the members of the jury have
been nominated, as far as the American
Red Cross is advised. Sir Frederick
Treves of Great Britain, Prof. ManteufIe
of Russia. Col. Innouye of Japan and Dr.
Ferricre of Switzerland, who will also
represent tho International Red Cross
are known to have been designated as
members of the jury
Maj Charles Lynch of the Medical
Corps of the army. chairman of the ex-
hihition committee, will be in charge of
the exhibition. He is now busily engaged
in the allotment OF space for exhibits
and in preparing the program for the
ten dal-S Of 01,cn-air exnrciSnS