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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15

Some extracts from London letter
are interesting, and may seem dis
quieuug. There lis no reason to sup.
pose that the writer has greatly over
drawn the picture.
An amazing luxury and
dissipation, added to the vast wealth
of individuals, and the extreme dear
ness and scarcity of many of the
uecessaries of life have as 1t were,
reduced the value Of money while
custom Cthat tyrant to whom all must
in some degree SUBMIT has rendered
it necessary for man to spend a
great deal Of it, who would live with
decency or make any tolerable ap.
pearance amongst his fellow-mortals.
And so rapid is the progress Of luxury
and the increase of the rate of living,
that an American gentleman who was
here five or six years ago, and return.
ed again last fall, tells me he finds
that the expense of living is at least
one-third higher now than when he
was here before.
Cd" The seamen, the coal-heav.
ers, the wGtermen, the journeyman
hatters, sawyers and weayers are W
in large bodies, all complaining of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15
CHINA"s NEW NAVY TO
BE BUILT IN AMERIC

NEW YORK, April 2.-Charles NJ.
Schwab, who today attended the an
nual meeting of the Bethlehem Steel
Company, limited to newspaper mer
that China will construct a new navy
and that large proportion of the
ships would be built here.
Il don't care to make this statement
any more definite at present" said
Schwab to the Call correspondent
but / will say that my trip to China
last season was successful and you
must draw your own inferences."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15

NEW YORK, March 29.-The reply
of the managers of forty-nine railroads
east of Chicago and north of the Ohio
River to the demand of the locomo
tive engineers for an increase in
wages will be made on March 20
twenty-five thousand men are affect
ed. Warren S. Stone, grand chief OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, will represent the engineers al
the conference.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15
REPETITIONS OF HISTORY

high price of provisions, etc, and de.
handing an increase of wages.
On Wednesday the selmen to the mum.
Der of about eight thousand went
down to Westminster with great regu.
larity and, without committing any
outrages, presented a petition to par
Lament, requesting an act for reg.
ulating their wages, etc BY this ris-
ing of the seamen the maritime trade
Of London has been totally stopped,
and no ship permitted to go down the
river in several days. Some conces-
sions have been made to them and to
the coal-heavers in respect to wages
in consequence of which some have
gone to work again; but in general
they are not satisfied. q"
Perhaps a close reader of the cable
, dispatches will say that he has seen
nothing in the recent newspapers OF
the eight thousand seamen presenting
, petition to parliament, though for
the rest the quotation has a familiar
enough sound. No more has he, for
this letter was not written within the
current year William Samuel John
son, then the leading lawyer of the
colony of Connecticut, who CHANGED
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15
Stearns Wine of Cod Liver Extract


blood flesh the emacated and re
agreeable that regular
druggists and be sure you get sTEARNs
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15
PHYSICIAN
PUNISHED IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, March 9O.-The jury
trying Willis Vernon Cole, said to be a
Christian Scientist, for practicing
medicine without a licerse returned
verdict of guilty Justice Seabury fined
Cole 500.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15
PROMOTED.

The wouldbe contributor wrote;
Your Office boy has been returning
my jokes. Please look into the matter"
And the editor replied: Il have. He
IS now my chief assistant, Satire.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15
Morning Cable Report
Continued from Page One.)

reported Cape Race Newfoundland to have
iceberg thirteen
passengers among
Archibald Butte A. military aid to President Taft Henry Harris
the theatrical completing world and
w. T. Stead the journalist
The dispatches clear
founand point the Virgin bank and directly the path the
early bergs
The
ing almost constantly first calling aid and then the
rushing the ships assistance constant touch with developments
The word reached early yesterday afternoon
mediatey flashed Boston After
mailing from the Titanic the Vgnan picked the
The a after
@ wireless was picked up the steamer Olympic of the same line "
ported that she was rushing to the aid of the Titanic
AS soon as he knew that help coming the wireless operator be-
gan sending bulletins his condition The bulletin that
the sea calm and the Ship sinking and
Ship sinking by the head the bulletin Women are
gone"
The southampton England Apr1o
first class passengers including
most prominent both
1911 by Har1and Wolf
could be
PARIS 5-Aocording dispatches
en ro the Italians landed there yesterday and engaged the Arabs
The battle which machine
both sides bitterly fought during the day The Arabs lost
killed
When night fell the neld their had advanced
little The Arabs reported have been falling back the desert
NEW ORLEANS April 1Pesent BUTLER and Director Gomia of
the Teutonic National Bank arrested yesterday charged with
classifying their books in order up the shortage caused by for
mer cashier. The thousand dollars
Annoy China April 15.-Fory the
ernoon None of the victims of the accident were white
PHILADELPHIA, April completed
maes indicate that Roosevelt will receive sixour the
entwo delegates
election leaves considerable doubt regarding denomination
Congressman
SAN FRANCISCO April 1n1ss Croker
lily of that who arrived recently
nounced her engagement Malcolm Whitman
PARIS France April 5Presdent Bron the chamber of depu
ties died yesterday.
WASHINGTON April 13The Lord Engineering Company
Honolulu when the constructing the
administration building The Young
On tenders additional ordYoung bid $4,000
the Connnon the additional constructed the
ordYoung will the contract The appropriation
$4,000 and the estimates higher that the lids
HAVANA Cuba April Knox left yesterday for
home results of his diplomatic of the
Central American republics Cuba
PHOENIX Ariz, State Representatives has
killed the union bill providing for the of the union label all state
printing
SAN FRANCISCO April actual
construction of buildings PanamaPachc International EXPOSE
CITY MEXICO April 14-sevea foreigners
City have peoned Mexican affairs for the
sake their The petition of
great indignation meeting.
peaon revolutionary outlaw ces Each day brings
o
according reports
alleged to possession.
Another tells Kane.
WASHINGTON o of Mex
leo yesterday the State Department acting the
onal direction of President Mexico tell
him
notify Mexican will be
punishment
the rebels within its territory Americans
a
a the
the bandits notifying him t
will be charged against him and collected high interest
Sam
CANBTANO Italy, April 14seven in
Is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15
The WORKER MUST BE WELL

IN these should he
up the highest efficiency The rewards OF business life 10 to the
things better
than other people
But who best work when the health impaired when the
appetite fails demand the food necessary to sustain the body when
wisdom
begin build the body ts normal condition aud this may Do
doneuo coai Iy by tlC %
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03

are making elaborate prepara-
tions to carry the news.
Congressman Mckinley, Taft
manager, reached headquarters
this afternoon and Sen. Dixon,
head of the Roosevelt bureau, is
expected tomorrow. G. d. Hilles.
secretary to President Taft, will
be here soon.
r. B. Powell OF Omaha Is here
to contest the seat of National
Committeeman Rosewater of Me-
braska. Howell was elected at
the recent primaries.
Have Hired Hall?
1t was rumored here today that
the Roosevelt followers have on
tanned an option on the first regi-
ment armory here, which Is be-
lieved to indicate that the col
onels supporters are prepared
to bolt IL necessary.
The Roosevelt men demand an
open hearing of the delegate con-
tests.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
THIRD PARTY If
TAFT MEN USE
STEAM ROLLER

CHICAGO, June 3.-That the
followers of Theodore Roosevelt
might bolt the national conven-
ton here If the national commit
tee decided unfairly on the con-
tests. was intimated today by
Alex H. Revell, chairman of the
Roosevelt campaign committee.
This is the peoples move
ment." said Revell. They have
plainly indicated whom they
want. II the contest decision are
not fair, the people will not sit
idly by and see themselves rob-
bed by any selfish political or
ganization.
1--WE hope that everything will
come out right, but we are pre-
pared for any emergency"
Gather for Battle.
In the meantime the men who
will be big figures at the conven-
ton are arriving on the ground
today and the newspaper and
press association correspondents
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
ILL ROOSEVELT BOLT CHICAGO CONVENTION?
TRAGIC WRECK OFBEAUTIFUL
WOMANSENT TO STEILACOOM

brilliant school teacher truly beautiful
Jane Doe" county
the ward at the county jail today
gard and insane
identity everything the world and they
the last chapter of her life by
her to Seacoom.
boys playing about
of them dared enter and
what had She ptiabe wreck
demented half starved.
fright the police took her to the county
hospital evidently drugged and could talk in
health but
So then her to
the farm
the Mabel Her father millionaire day and the
dead They named her Mary Kuchen identify her
among other wrecks at the farm.
Jane Doe became violent and tried to burn down
all of the inmates out of doors
welding clubs and knives taken from the kitchen
This morning told Sheriff Longmre her home in
father and mother both dead
a different
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
ELL KNOWN TACOMA MEN, THEIR WORK AND THEIR HOBBIES

Cranberries are delicious and
delightful things - especially
when made into sauce or pie. But
when one picks them day after
day at the rate of 25 cents per
day=well, as Abe Palash says.
that's something else again"
l.. B. Morris, manager of Pes
semier Bros, earned many a
quarter picking the fruit on the
island of Nantucket, and sup
ported his widowed mother in
that way. Hhe was born in 1859
at Binghamton, N. Y, but went
to Nantucket when only a year
old.
He lived ON the island quite a
while. In fact, he never saw q
railroad or steam engine till he
was twenty-one.
l.. B. (his first name is Llewel-
lyn) became ambitious to build
a locomotive after he saw one
and tried to learn the machinist's 4
trade. He failed to find an open
ing, but was offered job learn
ing the arts of the cpbbler. He
took it.
& Morris worked at the shoe
making trade three years till he
learned 1t. Then he went to
work for shoe firm in Bingham
ton, his birthplace, as a shoe
maker.
Before long his employers de-
cided that he could sell shoes
better even than he could make
them, so they made him sales
man.
After that his promotion was
rapid. He became buyer for a
Chicago firm and kept right on
going up, Being possessed of a
kind OF wonderlust, Morris went
from place to place, first New
York. then Chicago. Helena, and
SO on. finally landing in Tacoma,
where he has been for the last
eight years. Is
1T nook me So years TO cross
the continent aaid bfr. Morris,
rbut now that 4 'm iIefe. III sfey
Hf. Morris Is married arid h8r
two EF9Vn<up Sons. who 4x> e
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03

business for themselves. He is
president of the Sunset Improve
ment club, also.
Yes. he has a hobby. He, admits
that. 1t isn't much of hobby.
He just likes to go home after
work and putter around in the
garden and see the vegetables
grow, and pull weeds, and all
that. 1t isn't much of hobby,
but
Never be afraid to start at the
bottom of anything" he said
abruptly. 81 did. There is al
ways room up the ladder II you
really want to climb
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
SLAYER HANGS
SELF IN CELL

SEATTLE, June 3.-Following
three previous attempts to kill
himself. Joseph Miller, who muir
dered Mrs. Effie Lassen and Geo.
FELTON, Friday in fit of jealousy,
hanged himself In his cell in the
city Jail yesterday. Miller made
a moose out of his underwear, ty-
ing one end to the iron bars in
the cell window. He then stretch
his legs out on the floor. A smile
was on his face when he was
found dead.
His cellmate, Carl Graham,
who was to have kept watch over
him, fell asleep. Miller, when ar
rested, cursed himself for NOT
having ended his life and repeat
edly said that he would kill HIM
self II he got chance. Saturday
morning he tried twice to hang
himself by his suspenders. Sat-
urday night Graham prevented
him from jumping on his head
from the window to the cement
floor of the cell.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
SMALL BOYS ON JOB TO TOTE
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

The Tacoma boy was up before
sunrise this morning. His toilet
was a feverish lick and u dab.
Ignorin- breakfast, he dashed
away to the railroad yards and
saw 'em unload!
They were a sleepy lot when
they tumbled, neck and crop, out
of the bunk cars--cowboys and
Inj,ins and Greasers and all. But
they went at the familiar tasks
with a rush; and the big wagons
came rumbling down from the
flatcars, and the horses, steers
and Jacks clattered down from
the boxes, and harnesses were on
in d twinkling, and whips crack.
ed 9pd clouds of dust rose, and
'Eiddap, thar! Who, doggone
ye!p
The Tacoma boy met pal.
''Beat yer!" he jeered. Got
here first!''
Jaw, what of it? / live far
ther'n you"
They climbed up behind big
red wagon that was pulled by
eight big black horses, and rode
through the silent, sleeping CITY
to the circus grounds. Then the
Tacoma boy remembered that he
was hungry and went home for
a belated bite.
Nav said he'd have to hurry
or he'd be late for school.
Aw, shucks, nav, / amt got
to 60 to school today, have II"
May said yes, but paw said:
.Bct the lt,i go to the circus to-
day. That's what circuses are
for--for kids"
So maw dug up a quarter
which was all the family ex-
chcquer could spare-and the Ta-
coma boy hurried off to see the
parade, which he viewed from
the excellent vantage of the top
of a lamc post.
He followed the parade clear
to the grounds, where a plump
man whose huge diamonds and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
POLICE FIRE ON WOMEN
in CHURCH YARD RIOT

and rushed forward in the face OF
the flying stones. firing into the
air, but they were again repulsed,
a dozen of their number falling
cut and stung by the unerring
aim of the strikers.
After the police had reformed
a third charge was ordered and
this time the police fred straight
into the ranks of the strikers
who broke and fled leaving seven
victims, including one dead and
two dying.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03

fancy weskit proved him to be a
multi-millionaire, said to him:
Here, sonny, ketch a-holt or
these two pals and water them
horses fast as ye know how"
Whats there in it?" the Ia
coma boy demanded.
"a ticket TO the shOw-that's
what's in It, We young Pierpont
RockefeIler!"
So the Tacoma boy carried
pals and pals. And when the
last horse was watered and his
arms We're SO tired there wasn't
any feeling in 'em, he went over
to the ticket wagon. and the mui-
Millionaire gave him ticke,
and word of thanks.
He was too busy and excited to
go home for the midday meal, SO
he lunched stickily on an all-day
sucker.
And this afternoon he went to
the 101 Ranch Wild West Show,
vowed by the press agent to be
the greatest congress of gen-u-
wine cowboys, bronco-busters,
ropers, gunmen. Injuns and greas-
ers ever gathered together under
one canvas. evey on an expert at
riding aE.e old thing with hair on
1T.
He saw 'em sUbdue bucking
ponies and jacks; he saw the at
tack by Injuns on the stage
bent-for-1eather. Doggone, but 1t
He thrilled to their whoops and
shots. He wSs with them in spir-
it when they put spurs to their
horses and tore around the .n-
closure like. Sam Hill and hell
bent-for-leather. Goggone, but 1t
must be fine to travel with cir
cut.
oh, he saw it all, the whole
outfit and it didn't cost him a red
cent, and he's still got the quar-
ter NAV gave him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
Laundry c. O. D. Is
Latest Gouge
Pay your laundry bill!

Pay your laundry bill!
Fact is you will have to now II
you get the bundle. for all Tacoma
laundry drivers have been ordered
to collect on delivery. No excep-
tion is made.
Laundrymen say the expense OF
operation have been increased By
reason of the eight-hour law for
women and they will try to make
it up by putting their business on
cash basis, thereby making It un-
necessary to cut wages or raise
prices.
All prominent laundries hays
agreed to the new rule.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
Pour Castor Oil In Olive Oil
Bottles In N. Y. Walters Strike

Food supplies in the hotels.
restaurants and clubs are being
carefully watched. At one hotel
all olive oil bottles had been re-
filed with castor oil.
The men are confident that
they will win yet and refuse to
arbitrate. They decided to call
out all the remaining unionists IN
New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
Teacher Runs
Falls Dead

Miss Josephine Medley, "a.
school teacher at Eatonville, In
q playful race with her younger
brothers and sisters at their home
ranch yesterday afternoon sank
In heap after short dash.
When the others came to her she
was unconscious. She died OF
heart failure before help could be
secured.
She recently recovered from a
severe attack of diphtheria and
It Is supposed the disease left her
with a weak heart which gave
out under the unusual strain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
Doctors Victim,
Is Destitute
(By United Press Leased Wire. !,

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
BERKELEY, Cal, June s.
Luella Smith. complaining wit
ness against DR.. w. P. Burke In
the notorious. Santa Rosa dyna-
mitfng case, and her baby boy
are homeless today, following
eviction from their cottage.
The woman has but 81 left,
and will make one last appeal to
have DR.. Burke, now serving ten
years in the penitentiary for dy-
namiting the tent where she and
her baby were sleeping, provide
for them
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
u. S. Bank In
Wall Street

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 3.
The United States government
will move into the home of big
business June II, when a postal
savings bank in Wall street will
be established.
Postmaster General Hitchcock
announced that the bank is to be
for moral effect" and hopes for
its success in spite of the compe-
tition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03

Tacoma will vote tomorrow half million dol
lar bond issue for parks and Fairgrounds and roads.
The people will vote also on successor to Freder-
ick Heath, president of the park board.
Here above nine reasons why the parks and
Fairgrounds should be added to the city's landed
possessions--the future of Tacoma boys and girls,
the promise of health and happiness and outdoor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03

by United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, June 3.-Hotel
owners are jubilant, declaring
that the backbone of the walters
strike is broken today.
There are still 5000 walters
on strike. Some of them threat
en- to go to work as strike-break-
ers and seize their opportunity
to destroy hotel property.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
Seventh Day
Adventists
Carnpnleeting
June 6 to 16
SD st. and Prospect av..
South Tacoma.

This meeting will probably be
the largest of its kind ever held
In the state. 1t Is expected that
more than 1000 will be en-
camped upon the grounds. Ev-
erything Will be arranged for
the comfort and convenience of.
the general public, visitors and
the campers. The people OF
Tacoma and Vicinity are espe-
cially invited to attend. Bring
your children and invite
your your young people
to attend thess meetings.
Special services will be held
daily for both children and
youth Get b folder with the
program q TIE reception tent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
Terrible Revenge

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind,
June 3.--Pouring molten
metal on the back of Ne
pham Sam, a fellow foundry
workman, against whom he
held grudge, is in Jail here
today. Siam is dying. Hy-
ram waited for weeks for op-
portunity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03

activity for the Kids. -
President Heath, the 'father of the Stadium is
not making any for reelection but is willing
continue to work for the city if the city wants him.
He should be reelected by big majority.
The parks and Fairgrounds open up big and inn-
portant work for growing city like Tacoma, where
with each year of growth and progress the breathing
places of the children grow more and more restricted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
CoNFER WITH TEDDY.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, June $.
Clifford Pinchot and Medill Nc
Cormick arrived at Sycamore Hill
today and at once went into an
extended conference with Col.
Roosevelt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03

Tacoma should get them while it has the oppor-
tunity.
& Briefly the bond issue covers: Fairgrounds
West of ST. between 9th and 10Th sts., 1000; be-
tween Goth and 9th sts $4,000; south of Mckinley
park between Rogers school and Pacific av, 81 900;
Roosevelt Heights $4,000; athletic field at Point
Defiance park, $4,000. Parks -Wapato about 40
acres 900; Franklin park 30 acres, $55,OOO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03
ROBBERS DRILL
into OPEN
SAFE

Gaining entrance to the Wheel
er cafe and bakery, 1112 Soutn
c St., about O'Clock this morn
Ing robbers opened the safe and
escaped with about $500 in cash.
To enter the building the
thieves climbed to the second
story, dropped to high wood pile
and then pried off a screen. The
safe was opened after lot of
unnecessary work, is the belief or
Detective d. o. Smith, who is in
sestigating the case.
Two holes were drilled near
the combination knob, but the
police believe that the proprietor
neglected to lock the safe before
leaving.
Roomers in the hotel above
heard the robbers at work about
2 a. M, but believed the noise
was caused by the passing of the
fire department.
Neglecting to lock the door to
his room. in the Donnelly hotel
and leaving his wallet on the
dresser, cost H. L. Replogle, OF
Vancouver, B. c., organizer for
the Moose lodge, $50 in Cana
dian bills last night.
A prowler entered the room,
removed the cash, leaving a
money order and a certified check
for $125, together with the wal
let-lying in exactly the same place
on the dresser.
Replogle reported his loss TO
the hotel and police Immediately
this morning and Detective d. o.
Smith is investigating.
Backing a wagon up in front
of an untenanted house at 6S20
South Union avenue, owned by
Joseph Oliver, r. F. D. No. g.,
thieves carried away large part
of the smaller furnishings, In
Guiding dishes, table ware and
other small articles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-03

Roads s-Point Defiance, $4,000; entrance to park
from end of city paving, $4,000. Water system for
the park, helpless in case of forest fire, $75,
600. Narrows road from west end of park to end Of
9th extension boulevard $4,000. The last issue
is to be voted on separately.
One feature in the bond issue is that if the park
and road improvements voted through, it will
give employment to hundreds of Tacoma men.