The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-27
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
BOSTON-Only one politician
was in conference with Col. Roose-
welt today. He was Gov. Bass of
New Hampshire, who after he had
talked with Roosevelt announced
himself as confident that the col
onel would sweep the country.
Los ANGELES--The top OF
pepper box dropped into Harvey
Olson's soup at lunch counter.
Harvey sneezed and the soup dec
Grated the trousers of diner on
his left. Crockery was smashed
but Harvey won.
SAN BERNARDINO, CaI.--Jack
Monroe, Los Angeles hunter,
used whisky in lieu of water to
mix pancake batter. Now he
must explain to a justice where he
got the booze. Pancakes are "ex-
hibit A."
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Howe, 10,
with 35 cents in his jeans, was
held up by a bold highwayman.
Say, mister, this Is all the money
/ got" said James. "All right,
give me two bits to get something
to eat on" said the holdup, pock-
citing. the money and making his
escape.
POR1LAND-Mayor Rushlight
does not care to play Cupid. Aft
er arranging a match between
a wealthy widow and Oregon
farmer, in response to the wild
ow's appeal, she refused to send
her photograph, declaring that
the Oregonian should visit.
II don't care to spend so much
money without knowing what I'm
going to get," said the wise old
rube. Negotiations off.
CALGARY.-An old Yukon
prospector made a gold strike on
Ghost river, and now the Cochrane
district has the fever. Every farm
er within a hundred miles has
staked a claim.
garet Breiling is unreasonable
Because. while she was very Ill,
her amorous husband, Theodore,
played Romeo to the Juliet of her
nurse in the sick room she sued
him for divorce.
SAN FRANCISCO-It made
Mollie Solwan so sore to hear her
husband, Isadore. praise a divorced
former wife that she got divorce.
1t was the third time Isadore
hoped out of the marital state via
the divorce route.
BERKELEY, Cal.--"Down with
the gin fizz, the fragrant mint
julep and the brew that cheers, -
is the song that Berkeley students
sing. They want the faculty to
place the ban on booze.
SAN FRANCISCO-Saying he
wanted to go home to grandma,
Stanley J. Durham, 20, asked the
court to annul his marriage to
Mildred Leora Pyne, 80, Divorce
with two children.
OLYMPIA-When Gov. Hay
and the six mem bers of the capitol
commission opened the 16 bids for
the construction of the Temple of
Justice, the first unit of the new
capitol group, it was found that
Hans Peterson of Seattle had the
low bid, $219, $50. Construction
will begin soon.
PITTSBURG-Socie is agog
over the arrest of Mrs. M. Faux
ner, who has recently entertain
ed lavishly, florists, orchestra
leaders and others declaring she
got service for her receptions un-
der false pretenses.
NEW YORK-Doctors II. l..
Lamar and s. J. Meltzer have
proved beyond doubt that pneu-
monia is caused by getting the
pneumococcus germ into the
lungs.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y.-Prof.
NNChuliNh l. OHcuub teacher OF
German and French at Rochester
university for 81 years, has been
forced to resign because of his
activity as a socialist.
SEATFIE-Mrs. Hattie H..
Breese, widow of Patrolman Enoch
+. Breese, killed by the outlaw
Harry Tracy ten years ago, died
here this morning. Tracy killed
Breese at Fremont, near this city,
while trying to escape from posses
after breaking out of prison at
Salem, Ore.
PARIS-Portugal's prisons are
filling to overlooking, according
to declarations of Portuguese 10y
alists just arrived here from Lis
bon. If the republicans take
more prisoners new prisons will
have to be built. A concerted
coup by the deposed King Manuel