The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-26

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1.-THE judge. explaining nocturnal
lramblings. I'm a collector my
self" said the court; $50,
please"
PORTLAND--"Hurrah! spring
lis here. So are cherries and book
beer" warbled Arthur Adams, a
poet charged with drunkenness. He
was fined $40.
FOREST GROVE, ,Ore.-Aden
Harper has a hen that lays big
eggs in wet weather. SO when 1t
rains she has to stay outside the
henhouse. In a rain the other
night she laid an egg 8 " by 61
inches.
SAN FRANCISCO-Forty two
Greeks were arrested for dancing
and singing In restaurant. A
repetition of their performance by
way of defense in police court
earned prompt dismissal for all.
The judge couldn't stand 1t.
SAN FRANClSCO-Rosy Buino,
a young Italian woman, entered
the fruit store of Frank Intiava
and emptied five chambers Of a
revolver at him at a distance of
three feet. She missed every shot.
/ SEATTLE-O. II. BlystOne,
known by several aliases on the
coast, and arrested in San Fran
cisco under the name of j. F. Har-
court, today faces probable
charge Of being an habitual crimi-
nal which may land him in the
penitentiary for life. Blystone
was convicted here within four.
days of two forgery charges. He
has served time in Salem, Oregon,
and Walla Walla for similar Of
fenses during the past six years.
OAKLAND, CaI.--An records
for feminine registration were bro
ken here, the result of the enact
ment of the law emitting the age
Iclause. Overworked clerks say
most of their visitors were of the
indifferent" variety.
| LOS ANGELES--A woman may
rifle hubby's pockets nightly
without fear of the law, decreed
Judge Monroe in Daniel Powers
suit for divorce. Powers also
complained that his wife lost $3.50
on train. That's all right,
too" remarked the court.
LOS ANGELES-Five thousand
pennies, the years savings of Sam
Wee, are missing today, and the
police are searching for the husky
thief who could carry them away.
The Chinese offered the police
half the coppers they recover.
LOS ANGELES-Jame Cough
lin tried to persuade Janitor Will
liam Mccall to admit him to the
Ell Dorado club after midnight.
Mccall, colored is feet inches,
weighs 2A0. Coughlin is in hos
pital, both eyes closed, six razor
cuts. Mccall is in Jail.
SAN FRANCISCO-Plans were
ANNOUNCED today for the erection
of new s250,000 edifice as the
home of the new Congregational
church here, of which Charles F.
Aked, formerly in charge of John
d. Rockefeller church in New
York, Is pastor. The church will
accommodate 1000 persons. One
member contributed $150,000,
| LONDON-"Swat the wasp''
clubs are being formed through
out England. The fruit crop was
seriously damaged by wasps last
year.
CAIRO-Ten thousand persons,
Including several hundred Amer
lean tourists, witnessed an open
air performance of Verdi's Egyp-
tian opera aida" In the shadow
of the Great Pyramid.
PARIS-Albert Koenig, engi-
ner on a French railway, commit
ted suicide by hurting himself in
to the furnace of the locomotive
while his fireman's back was
turned.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Major
Archibald Butt, aide to President
Taft, is in receipt today of a long
Autograph letter from Pope Plus
to be delivered to the president in
person. The communication is
said to warmly thank President
Taft for sending his personal rep
Preventative to the vatican and to
refer to the development Of
Catholicism in America.
| PORTLAND-C. r.. Stevens to-
day is under arrest on a charge OF
stealing diamonds from Mrs. Lu-
ellie Mayer, a society woman of
Portland. A few days ago Mrs.
Aver was robbed of $4,000 worth
of diamonds and other jewelry,
but most of them were returned
on the payment of reward. A.
ring valued at $500 was kept
back and detectives claim they
have evidence that Stevens held
it.
Strictly home made jellies.