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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
Duty Due State

"a mans duty to the state
comes before his own business,
unless that business would be
ruined by his absence"
So Judge Chapman today lee
tured w. l.. Bender, grocer, who
wanted to get of the February
Jury.
The new jury includes 20 men
and four women.
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NEW YORK, Feb. with
only members of his immediate
family present, the remains of
Frederick Noble, the young
plumber who ended his life In a
suicide pact with his bride of a
month, were today buried in the
Noble family lot on Long Island.
The body of his wife, who left her
millionaire husband, Walter Lis
penard Suydam, to elope with No
BILE, today lies in receiving vault,
her coffin covered with scarlet
roses and lilies of the valley plac-
ed there by her former husband.
Both bodies were found in their
apartments here, dead from as
phyxiatfon by gas.
This afternoon the dead wom-
ans body will be taken to Phila-
delphia for burial. Her mother
and her former husband accom-
panied the corpse.
The double suicide was the cul-
mination of an unhappy romance.
"A week ago Mrs. Noble said to a
friend:
1--WE laugh sometimes at the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

no bunch of door bell ringers to
bother and harrangue to "come
down and look at our pianos" no
bevy Of bookkeepers, stenograph-
ers, repairing men, and best of all,
no home office in some far distant
realm to whom we must send an
additional profit on our business
over and above what we make our
selves. Therefore our prices are
less, and this tells the story of our
rapid rise into recognition as one
of the most formidable factors in
the plano trade Of this section.
This Too, Is Interesting.
When It is considered that one
Of the oldest, largest and highest
grade manufacturers of pianos In
America, the Hallet & Davis Piano
Co. Of Boston, Immediately after
learning of our store placed with
US the agency for its Instruments
that nearly a dozen, perhaps less
Industrious, but nevertheless prom
inent agencies, have also been
taken over by this new store with
in the last six months, how are you
going to get by the fact that in the
purchase of a plano this is q
house to be reckoned with.
$15,S48.5O Saved Buyers
In estimating the difference be-
tween the prices at which pianos
have been sold by this store as
against the figures which were
quoted heretofore on the same
identical makes and styles right
here in Tacoma by the former
representative of the lines we now
sell, just $15,S43.50 has been saw
ed to persons who have bought pi-
amos of the Silvers Piano Co. dur
ing the last six months, or since
Aug. 18th. A sum not 10 be sneez-
ed at, and an amount which would
go a loug way toward paying for
music LESSONS for the owners of
these pianos and their children.
We guarantee to save the buyer
on am average of from $50 to
$135 on an instrument. Come in
and see.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
$l5,843.50 Saved To
Tacoma Piano Buyers
How It Was Done---No Wonder Business Is Hum
ming Right Along At the Silvers Piano Co.

The grounding may have seen
his shadow and rushed back under
cover, but the opening days of the
month Of February for the Silvers
Piano Co. have been marked by
such activity that we haven't had
time to turn around to look for the
shadow. Looks like a big month
to us, even though a shortened one.
However, In keeping with the
spirit of leap year" we are going
to take leap forward during this
month Of February, which will be
interesting.
The three days of last week
1.-THE first three days in February
6ilyers Piano Co. sold more in
struments than had been sold by
us during the closing entire week
OF January. January's record was
about 20 per cent ahead of the
month of December. Now, what
do you thing of that.
The meaning of the whole thing
Is just this-the people are grad
ually learning that 1t pays to buy
pianos where the same careful
economy in running the establish
ment obtains as would be exercis-
cd by the prudent head OF a fam
tly in managing the financial out
lay of running the home. There's
no denying the fact that every
time a piano store or merchant in
any other line of business spends
q dollar to run his store, the pat
ron of that store must pay for IT.
And in adopting this plan of run
ming a cheaply operated place of
business we appeal most forcibly
TO the buyer who would safeguard
his expenditure to the last possible
nickel to be saved. or. rent is
the cheapest on G strest. More
than eight times less than some of
the big fine snowy stores would
have cost us. Our salary roll is
practically nothing. We do the
work ourselves. We have no high
salaried statesmen standing around
waiting for customers to come in,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
King and Queen
Home Again

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PORTSMOUTH Eng, Feb. g.
King George and Queen Mary
were given a noisy welcome on
their arrival here today from their
durbar trip, after an absence of
three months. The royal liner
Medina, which, with the four es-
IcortinS warships that accompanied
the royal party to and from In
dia-the Natal, Argyll. Defense
and Cochrane-steamed through
q double line of vessels of the
home fleet shortly before 10
o'clock this morning, while the
guns on the vessels and the bat
teries on shore Numbered the roy
al salute.
After stop of but 35 minutes
the king and queen started for
London.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
"Wage of Sin Is Death;
IT Is He'll On Earth

law and at religion when they say
Thou shall not and we may sneer
at the saying. The wages of sin
is death, but the time will come
when We shall know that those
quotations are right. One cannot
oppose them without suffering.
have learned that, and l have
learned that the wages of sin is
death-and worse. 1t is hell on
earth"
Friends of the woman said she
realized the mistake she had made
in forsakipg her husband for No
BILE and that she ended her life
for that reason.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
TRAIN
D|TCHED
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SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 81.
Overland Limited No. / went into
the ditch at Applegate this morn
ing while west bound. Engineer
Charlie Browne of Sacramento at
the throttle of the immense NAL
let compound locomotive cannot
be found, and his fireman, Bud
Clarke of Roseville, is badly in
iured. The locomotive turned
turtle. One brakeman is badly
hurt. No passengers are report
ed injured.
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men.
ARE INDICTED.

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SEATTLE, Feb. 5.---Warrants
were served today on five prom
inent Seattleites following the re-
turn OF indictments by a federal
grand Jury In Fairbanks, Alaska,
which has been investigating the
failure of the Washington-Alaska
bank there. The men indicted
are: Falcon Joslin, capitalist; w.
II. Parsons, vice president OF the
Dexter Horton bank; John
Schram, banker; f. Il. Barbour
and &c. L. Webster, who was king
OF the Seattle Potlatch.
They were all officials of the
defunct bank but they sold II in
1909. The purchasers finally con-
solidated the bank with the Fair
banks Banking company and the
new institution failed last year.
What is charged in the indict-
ments Is unknown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
Three Drown When Ice
Bridge is Carried Out

NIAGARA, N. Y, Feb. g.
Hundreds of persons today are
searching below the swirlins
whirlpool rapids of Niagara for
the bodies of Eldridge Stanton
and his wife of Toronto. Canada,
and Burrell Heacock OF Cleveland,
Ohio, who lost their lives yester-
day when the great ice bridge
that for weeks had choked the
river channel between the eatar-
act and the upper steel arch
bridge below the falls broke.
Witnesses of the tragedy stated
that the two men could have saw
ed their lives had they left Mrs.
Stanton to her fate. Stanton
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

donia are utterly unworthy. OF
confidence. They habitually dis
arm Christians and supply the
Mussulmans population with arms
and ammunition, contrary to law.
They have filled the administra-
tive posts with persons whose sole
qualification, apparently, is their
brutality.
Armed bands of brigands are
rowing about the country, collect
ing tribute from the populace
with little or no attempt by the
authorities to suppress them.
At Iangaza there were thirty
assassinations within a few days,
and the perpetrators were allow
ed to go unpublished.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
MacedOnians Petition
Powers Intervention

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LONDON, Feb. 5.-A terrible
condition off affairs exists in Ma
cedonia where the Inhabitants are
secretly circulating a petition adj
dressed to the powers imploring
Intervention in the name of HUI
manity.
The state of practical anarchy
which has resulted in numerous
assassinations and dynamite out
RACES, is charged largely to the
cruelty and lack of administrative
ability of the governor general of
Salonica. On all sides there are
rumors of an impending general
uprising.
The local authorities in Mace
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
GRANT CONTINUANCE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. s.
After securing as the twelfth
juror subject to peremptory
challenge, Edward R. Moffett, who
admitted he conducted a gas en-
CINE manufacturing establishment
in which former Mayor Eugene
e. Schmitz was at one time In
terested, counsel for both sides
today were granted continuance
Of the Schmitz trial until tomor-
row morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

twice put aside his chances of
rescue In order to remain with his
wife, twice spurned assistance for
himself in an attempt to bind
about the woman's body a rope
hanging from the lower steel arch
bridge.
The lad, Heacock, turned back
on the ice to give assistance TO
Stanton and this cost him his life.
Realizing finally that all hope
of rescue was gone, and complete
ly exhausted as a result of his ef-
forts. Stanton raised his wife to
her feet kissed her and clasped
her in his arms In this manner
they went to their deaths.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
Sidewalk Will
Save "a Steps

The present 18th street bridge
contractors will add q sidewalk on
the north side of the lower deck
to the municipal dock.
On recommendation OF Woods
1t was ordered this morning at an
expense of not more than $500.
The council hesitated until Engi-
neer Raleigh said 1t would cost
$1,000 more If not done now.
1t was either build the sidewalk
or put up about IA steps to get
down to the municipal dock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
FOOD SHOW IS
READY NOW

The big pure food show opens
at the Gypsy Smith tabernacle
Wednesday night. over 100 hand
some young ladies' will be on hand
to demonstrate how to cook. Gov
ernor Hay will make speech.
The exposition will continue 10
days with concerts, high wire per-
formances. baby shows every aft
ernoon. Francis Richter, the great
blind pianist, vaudeville stunts
and other special features.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
Fat Fee For
Receiver

Judge Donworth Saturday ap-
proved the order paying w. ID.
Tyler as receiver for the Home
Telephone 5000 month for the
time he was at work and bonus
of $4,000. making a total OF
.S13,920, Hayden g. Langborne
as attorneys got a fine handout In
a 50, 500 fee.
There is s2S,192 in cash left
and the bondholders will get
about 80 cents on the dollar.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
Catch fire
Bug AT WORK

from which he expected to secure
the insurance. AS Garki touched
off the first match one of the de-
Sctives sounder fire alarm,
while the other met Garki and
placed him under arrest as he was
escaping from the burning build
ing.
P. L. Kowalski, lessee of the
building, and Charles Sedlecky, a
roomer, are also held as suspects
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. g.
Caught in the very act of touch
ing off an incendiary fire, BenjS.
min Garki, who admits havin g
fired houses in Portland, Ore, is
under arrest here today charged
with arson. He admits his guilt.
Detectives had advance infor-
nation and watched the frebug
through windows of the house,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
ST. ANDREWS VISITORS.

Hubert Carleton Lid, general
secretary of the Brotherhood OF
st. Andrew, headquarters In Bos-
ton, and DIR. G. Frank Shelby,
field secretary, will be in Tacoma
tomorrow and will meet the
churchmen of the city in st.
Luke's parish house In the even
ing at 8 o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
Pay Taxer Early

They're rushing to pay taxes
this year.
The three per cent discount for
payments before March 1b
brought the biggest first days
business in history. Some $751;
900 was paid In by noon. The Of
ficials expected $4,000 by night.
Times must he getting better.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

CHICAGO.-The Northwestern
Malt company, one of the largest
breweries in Chicago, burned to-
day with a loss exceeding $780,
900. Six firemen were seriously
injured In efforts to prevent the
fire from spreading.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
EUREKA, CaI.-WireIess me

sages received here today say the
steam schooner Iaqua is in dis
tress off False Point, north of
Cape Mendocino, and that the
steamer Katherine and an uniden-
tilted steam schooner are stand
ing by. The Iaqua is lumber
laden, bound from Eureka for
San Francisco and San Pedro.
She is. owned by the Eastern Red
wood cor'Tany OF San Francisco
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

Justice Arntson this morning
placed Hans Hansen under $3.50
peace bonds. Hansen was ar
rested last Friday on a warrant
charging him with beating his
wife.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
COLLEGE RE.uNlQh

The fourth annual reunion OF
teachers alumni and students oil
the Pacific Lutheran academy
will be held February 10 and II
at the college buildings, at Park.
land.
A banquet will be held Satur-
day evening following a recep-
tion and an athletic program.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
MEALS FOR MAGNET.

Three boys from the East Side
were arrested this morning In
South Tacoma as they we're board
ing south-bound train. They
gave their names as Leroy Nc
Farland, George Grossnickle and
Irwin Kingsley. The parents
we're notified, but told the police
to let the boys go, that they would
return home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
PRELIMINARY HEARING.
The preliminary hearing Il

IHe preliminary hearIng IN the
case of State versus Melville Mer-
rill, who was arrested Saturday
In Draine, Oregon, upon informa-
ton forwarded from Tacoma, will
be held in police court before JUS
Itice Arntson tomorrow morning.
Merrill was arrested on a warrant
charging him with stealing q
number of pieces of household
furniture from Mrs. Nora l.. Rose,
proprietor of the Washington
house, at 18th and ] street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
SEATTLE. Wash.---The jana

SEATTLE, Wash.--The Japan
csc liner Tamba Maru is In port
from Japan bringing one of the
largest cargoes of raw silk and
silk goods ever brought to Puget
Sound, consisting of 2,176 bales
of raw silk valued at 1,078. 800
and 1874 cases of silk goods valued
at nearly half million dollars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

j
T1LGHMANS, Md.-Ten oyster
men are reported drowned today
in the Choptank river. TheiI
boats were carried into open
waters In an ice Jam. y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
PECULIAR DEATH
UNDER SUSPICION

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. -
Ooroner's officers here are inves-
tigating the peculiar death of Da-
vid Figenbaum, a manufacturers
agent, whose body was found in
his office in a kneeling position,
his head forced beneath his desk.
causing strangulation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

The Brotherhood Of the Park
Avenue Congregational church
will hold a banquet and meeting
tonight. r. H. Petit and others
will address the men present.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

This is Miss Marthena Harri-
son, daughter of Mai. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison and granddaugh-
ter of the former president, Ben
jamin Harrison, whose engage
ment to marry Harry A. Williams,
jr., of Norfolk, Va, has just been
announced. She will be remem-
bered as the scarlet fever baby"
of the white house because when
she was i'll there the mansion was
under quarantine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

OVER so DEAD CHINESE
SOLDIERS WE'RE BURIED IN
THIS BIG TRENCH ONE OF
MANY DUG TO INTER 700 VIC
TINS IN A SINGLE DAY, AFTER
THE FALL OF HANYANG. THE
GRUESOME WORK WAS DONE
BY THE CHINESE RED CROSS
SOCIETY, WITH THE ASSIST
ANCE OF SOME FOREIGNERS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

Frank Anderson, arrested jan
uary IT, charged with third de-
gree assault on Ole Anderson. an
old man, was fined SIS and costs
by Justice Arntson this morning
in police court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05

PINEHURST, n. C.--Miss Elsie
Little of New York, prominent
amateur tennis player, is dead
here today. She was run down by
q Seaboard Air Line train.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-05
EEATTLE. WasI.-

SEATTLE, Wash.--Totai regis
tration for the March municipal
ELECTION Is today 61,254, which is
within 10000 of last years regis
|tration. There are seven more
days in which to register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-27
MART|NOALE, FORMER MANAGER,
RETURNS AND TAKES STAND
Singular Lack Of Memory on ParI
Of Persons Interested in the
Iron Company

General interest in The outcome oI
action recently filed IN the federal
court in declaring the Southwestern
Iron Works of this Cit to be hank
rupt was visibly revived TO-DAY when
Charles II Martindale. in response lo
a subpoena issued by Frank II Bur
ford. referee in Bankruptcy arrived
from Santa re. New Mexico where he
now lives, and his appearance on the
stand this afternoon as a witness toi
the defunct concern
AS a result Of the testimony
brought out at Tuesdays hearing be
fore Referee Burford il developed
that MANY who were connected VIII
the iron concern We're afflicted with
very faulty memories.
Several OF those called upon 70 ties
tlfv in the case with reference 10 the
business transacted amount OF share.
owned by different stockholders ana
the number Of times and when diVl
dends were declared resulted IN
deplorable lack OF the essential facis
nv those who ii was expected "ouId
he in a position to give the data aha
information desired
The stockholder membership OF 'ne
foundry is exceedingly long and mum
hers IN it's personnel many women @
this city and coun and il now looHs
IKE they will all suffer badly tinan
cjarv as result of the apparent pan
pable and incompetent manner u
which the business Of the concern
has been managed.
II is also said that number o'
citizens who have heretofore been re
nuted as very wealtHv uoW deriarf
the failure Of the iron concern mas
financially swamped them
This afternoon Martindale. th'
former president Of the company Y
On the stand and is being given
sriline by Mcclure & smith. 9. \
Frixon and Horace Speed, attorney
for the majority creditors :. Us 'r
clared by the above attorneys 'A"'
tho matter viii be sifted to The very
bottom and the ones found 2uiiN
Of depicting the resources ans earn
ings of the concern will be crlm'n"l
prosecuted
j. Perry. who was elected presi
DEM and manager OF the iron com
many after Nartindale was depose"
was yesterday afternoon eIee's'
trustee by the creditors Of the com
on Perry win deyolye the duty o
selecting an attorney for the credl'
ors II is not yet known who he VII
recommend to Referee Buriord. hu
:, - thouoht If viii be either G \
Erixon or McGuire 4 smith
The hearing viii probably IaS'
week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-27
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO ELECT NEW DIRECTORS

The annual election of directors OF
the Chamber of commerce will be-
held on Wednesday, December l''h,
at which time r.. directors Will be
elected for the ensuing year.
President Holman today appointed
the following nominating committee:
r. B Fairfield. Walter Bishop and
joan Furrow.
This committee Vill nominate not
less than 30 candidates whose names
viii De posted ON The bulletin board
of the Chamber of Commerce five
days before election.
r. II. Scissor r IT Harmon and
Lymon % Gray have been appointed
committee to conduct the election
This committee viii act as an eiec
ton board. keep the polls open from
to @ j.. M. on the designated day
count the ballots aud declare the re
suit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-27
HER CONFESSION NOT
CORROBORATEO BY EVIDENCE
Judge Writes Out Verdict Of jury
MRS. Lesh HumbIy Thanks
The Jury
by Associated Pressl

SedaIia Nov 21 Not guilty" was
the verdict returned This morning iu
the case OF Mrs. Lash. charged with
the murder Of Mrs Elizabeth M
Quaintaneo. of Green Ridge, No.
Judge Shan instructed the jury to
acquit the woman on The ground that
her Confession was not backed By
corrobaratiVe evidence. Mrs tesh
in tears banked the Judge, Jury and
attorneys
Mrs Lesh Viii leave at once for
Jacksonvtlle Ill., TO visit relatives
She viii thon return 10 Los Angeles
to attempt 10 regain possession OF
ter two-yearoId son.
The charges oC murder Of Mrs
Mrs Eliza Coe was dismissed. The
trial session today was brief The
judge refused to admit Mrs Leshs
confession and prepared a formal YER
dict Of acquttal which was immed.
lately signed av the jurors
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-27
BROWN, CRAP SHOOTER
AND BLACK TERROR,
IS CONVICTED

Geo. Brown. the big negro bad man.
who shot mp the cabin near Goodnight
recently and wounded Walter Cohurn,
another negro. was found guilty by a
urv in thed istrict court last night
late. after trial lasting several
DAYS Brown was charged with shoot
ins with intent TO kill He was sen
fenced to one year and one day in
the state penuenuary al NcAlester.
The Brown case was the last one
on the criminal docket for the pres
emf term of court Court adjourned
today until next TUESDAY morning
when the civil docket Will be taken
nm The civil docket for this term
Of court is unusually long and viii
probably not be disposed of before
the middle of January.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-27
TENDER
YOUTH
USES DIRK
VITO BENEDITTO, AGED IA
KILLS MAN IN DEFENSE
OF HIS MOTHER

Marion. O.. Nov. 27.-Nlto beneu'' b
% aeed fourteen. stabbed An'o"'o ~,
stenhano to death with d'nI d. !.
slent here last night because ne s'.,'
stenhapo had eloped from tfeepo' ''
Illinois. with Vitos mother
A warrant was issued for NiJoS al
rest The hoy said that his ia'ne'
was a Freeport cobbler and that 'n'
MAYOR of rreeport had ordered Steph
ano to Ieavy that town