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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
WONDER AT
FREE: LOT
SCHEME:
MANY PEOPLE WHO WE'RE
LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET
CALIFORNIA LANDS ARE
A-WONDERING.


Are Tacoma people subjects Of
philanthropy?
A lot of them are wondering.
The Exposition Development
company struck town the other
day, opened offices in the Perkins
block, put big plat of Summer
land Park Addition" in front of
the Circuit theater and then pro-
ceeded to give away" lots in
Sonoma county, California.
Just advertising" one of the
strange young men in the office
told the Times man who could not
understand this liberality.
The stranger was careful not to
give his name. He had no litera-
ture descriptive of the choice
lots" in Sonoma county, which
were said to be miles from
Cazadero, which Ia q milk station
back in the hills.
Many Lots Gone.
Many lots were marked off the
map OF the addition. They were
disposed of in Portland, 1t was
said.
Coupons we're given patrons of
the Circuit theater and grand
drawings were held daily and
someone drew lots apparently
every few minutes at the theater.
Mrs. West, wife of a truckm an
employed by Hammond & Co.,
n ~ m tuc ma h-x-
a coupon.
Next day a stranger called at
her home and told her she had
drawn a lot. He wanted $3.50
to write the deed. She went and
borrowed the money from q neigh
Dor and hand 1t over and agreed
to pay 81 more. taxes and assess
ments," the stranger told her.
Get Money Back.
When West came home he con-
cluded he did not care to invest
50 in Sonoma county lots he had
never seen. He began to hunt for
that stranger. After three or
four days he found him and final
ly got back the $3.50.
Mrs. X. Browns, S11 South
Yakima, and her daughter, Mrs.
Cunningham, were lucky in the
drawing and won lots and the
young men called on them ask
ing each to put up $3.50 for the
deed and agree to pay 81 more
later for abstract They refused,
Victor Malstrom was called
upon by a stranger and informed
that his boy had drawn a lot.
The stranger wanted $3.50 for
surveying" Malstrom did not
fall for it.
The project has been going
merrily, with lots OF lots given
away" at the rate of from IS to
$40 each for taxes, surveying,
writing deeds or any other old
thing.
The Exposition Development
company" left Portland suddenly.
1t worked the same scheme there.
Police Stopped 1t.
When the police began inves-
tigating and ordered the theater
to stop giving away tikets the
men running the plan left quick
ly, not even waiting to ask for
a return of half a months office
rent paid in tiNance and not
used.
The same scheme is being work.
ed in Seattle.
From the appearance of the
map with the lots crossed off q
lot of Tacoma people have been
dropping their coin into the game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

DR.. Linda Burfield Hazard, de-
clared guilty of the murder in the
second degree of Claire William
son, wealthy English orphan. by
starvation, or DR.. Hazards fast
cure, is on the fourth day of a
30-day fast. She expects to prove
that she an go without food for
the same period Miss Williamson
did without i'll effects.
She weighed 1876 pounds when
she started her fast. She has lost
two pounds per day. She has had
as sole nourishment but three and
one-half glasses of water.
Took Long Walk.
On the second day Of her fast
she walked AZ blocks, tiring out
her woman guard. This cost her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
Wins Verdict
OF $4,000

Louis Thorson hit the st. Paul
mill a jolt today when he was
awarded a $4,000 judgement for
injuries sustained while loading
the ship. Herbert Griggs, broth
er of Everett Griggs, head of the
mill. was associated in the case as
an attorney for the company.
The case will probably be APP
pealed. ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
Girl Routes Burglar With
Hair Pulling, Saves Coin
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.-
"Oh you can bluff with your old
gun," shouted Miss Helen Irving,
pretty society girl of this city, as
she sprang at burglar whom she
caught In her apartments early
today and seized him by the hair.
Then she threw clock at him but
missed. The burglar was getting
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

the worst of a fierce tussle when
he managed to free himself, leap
ed through an open window and
slid down the fire escape.
The intruder made off with a
gold bracelet which he had pock-
eted, but the girls bravery saved
several hundred dollars worth or
jewelry which were lying on her
dresser.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
Teddy Leads
In Maine

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Me-, March 30
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Is the
choice of the majority of dele
gates elected SO far in this state,
who will attend the Maine repub-
lican convention here April 10.
Figures given out here show that
17S delegates are instructed for
Roosevelt, 105 for President Taft
and 115 are uninstructed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
MILL OWNERS
FEAR MOBS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
HoQUIAM, March 30.--With
the lumber strike situation tense
here today predictions are made
that violence will mark the at
tempt of mill owners to resume
operations Monday morning.
HoQuiam authorities admit they
cannot cope with the situation IL
a serious outbreak occurs and II
may be necessary to call out state
troops. Fifty special officers are
In Aberren today prepared to
stamp out disorder there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

every question in which they are
interested.
Perhaps the speaker thinks the
people are not interested in the
recall-especially the recall of
judges. If the people are, they
should let him know it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
'SANObERC STICKS IN
$4,000 IN EFFORT
To BEAT PETIT

giant fund, Sandberg
tor is being secretly raised defeat Petit elect Mills
Sandberg former king the underworld 10000
1t is said. So
The money will judiciousy given between and
Petit Tho
barrel will be opened along the waterfront the cheap
houses and In some shops and fac tories.
With the that Tacoma will remain closed
be compelled to obey the the formerly carried
things with high hand has been growing desperate within the
few days
scandal slight.
reelected there will opening up
within four
We're likely hear about the
couple of days.
A. u Mills candidate
left The questions fired Mills
worried him He not again at the meetings during the
first campaign at least.
said Mills The questions
isn't going getting their support anyway"
socialists working figuring getting
the finals with least Barth formerly candidate
gure leaving
Barth and Petit. /
This Mills has the he's friend labor"
said labor leader today II ausht him twice violating the
eight hour law o public work.
"One bridge Sum the comms-
they Mills to obey
Another time his to labor headquarters pick
How hours workngf asked Nine and
hours, said And it's ubio Job? Sure he said
Il the commits sones and they made Mills
the there
o when trying
been with anzd labor and he
ible. But
some of the material bills"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
JUDGEMENT SUSTAINED.

J. B. Hirst got his judgment. of
$3.50 and r. G. Jerome one for
S107 for wages against the Pio-
neer Laundry company sustained
today. The laundry appealed from
the justice court award.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
SUSPEND Mine.
WORK FOR z
Weeks

(By United Press Leased Wire.O
CLEVELAND. o., March SOL
Complete suspension OF the coal
industry of the entire
country for at least two weeks,
beginningf Monday wbil- 'oothlI
bituminou1 pnti1facite miners
take a referendum vote, will ba,
the result OF a compromise pro- !,
posed today at joint conferencet
of the bituminous miners anc5t
mine owners here.
Today's compromise follows,
quickly upon the order of Presi-
dent White of the United Nine
Workers suspending operations I'M
the anthracite coal mines OF
Pennsylvania and calling for al
walkout at midnight Sunday OF
ITO, 900 miners. 1t was drawn up
by the subcommittee on waget
scale. and calls for an increase on
the bituminous miners OF i've!
cents ton for lump coal after it1
has been put through the screens. !
or three cents a ton for coal onl
the run of mine basis, includlnsl
screenings.
Approval of the compromise
was assured this morning when.
the joint committee of the whole
reassembled for final action in tns
bituminous controversy.
(By United Press Leased Wire.v u
SHAMOKLN, Pa, March 3J.-
Anticipating strike order at any
time many employees employed ini
surrounding collieries refused to
report for work today. The oth-
|ers merely cleared up the coal all
ready mined and got their mining
tools in shape for general walk
out. ii
(By United Press Leased Wire.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 30
thousand coal miners In
the ocal mines OF Southern In-t
diana quit work today pending /
taking a referendum vote on the (
proposed new wage scale compro- I
mise.
(13y United Press Leased Wire.N,
BRIDGEPORT, o., March 30.-,
More than 5000 bituminous coal
miners OF the Eastern Ohio GELD
quit wok at noon otday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
COMPLETES CONTRACTS

After a long wait. the city has
finally condescended to repair
Park avenue, which was left In a
bad condition by McHugh. 1t is
now being graded. The city has
also put in a sidewalk from Park
avenue to the postoffice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
Here's Bob Hodge and his cam

Here's Bob Hodge and his cam
paign. managers.
They are VIII Hodge, Allen s.
Hodge. Donald Grant Hodge and
Robert T. Hodge, jr., the sheriff's
four husky boys.
The progressive candidate, who
Is marking whirlwind campaign
for governor, and Will Hodge
were over today speaking at the
South Tacoma shops. Bob does
the talking, while Bill passes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

SEATTLE - Three physicians
are interested today In the report
of DR.. BENJAMIN s. Paschall, who
says that DR.. John Tiedeman died
here yesterday of a hookworm
disease. According to City Health
Commissioner Critchton but one
report of hookworm cases have
ever come to him bfore and In
neither of these did death result.
DR.. Tiedeman contracted the dis
ease, 1t Is believed, making labor
atory teets on the hookworm In
San Francisco in 1909.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
,TO:DAYT
ODD NEWS

Notwithstanding letter
from Governor Hay of Washing
ton to Governor Dix OF New York
Clyde Patton and Guy Nicely, two
19-year-old boys, will leave April
4 on a walk across the continent
to Albany, New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
PALM SUNDAY TOMORROW

Special services Tor Palm Sun
day will be held at the Y. M. G. A
Sunday afternoon, with an ad
dress by Bishop f. w. Keator
Trinity church choir win give {
concert at o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

|cards around.
I'm going around with him
every Saturday until get onto
things" said VIII, who is a high
school boy. "Then I'll start out
alone. I think I know my father
better than anybody. and I can
vouch for ! it that he'll make a
good governor"
Tonight the Seattle man talks
before the Jefferson Square I'M
provement club, 9Th and Stevens
avenue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

NORTH YAKIMA Aluminium
check, good for one loaf of bread,
nearly caused the death of little
Joe Lessitz, aged g. The boy
swallowed the check, but 1t stuck
half way down his throat. Doc
tors finally succeeded in forcing
the check down into the stomach.
TULSA, Okla.--This city was
shaken today by the explosion o1
a nitro-glycerine factory. Several
persons are reported to have been
killed. Severe property damage
was wrought.
REDDING, Ca1.-After being
knocked down and run complete
ly over by locomotive here, AL
bert Johnson, the two-year-oId
son of Jack Johnson, an electri-
clan, is alive and we'll today. The
pilot of the engine struck the
little fellow and knocked him
down between the rails, the loco.
motive then passing over his
body.
PORTLAND, Ore.---Mrs. Anns
Holden, colored, 1S0 pounds, was
arrested. The officers in his hast
put her on he handlebars of his
motor cycle to take her to the sta
tion. On the way the machine
broke. She was Jared and is con-
sidering suit for damages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

socialists working figuring gettir
the finals with at least Barh, formerly candidi
will Mills they gure leaving open
in third place with the final or commissioner Of safety
Barth and Petit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

(13y United Press Leased Wtre.N,
BRIDGEPORT. o., March 30.-,
More than 5000 bituminous coal
miners of the Eastern Ohio GELD
quit wok at noon otday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

A new request as to the initi-
ative, referendum, and recall, sub
mitted year later February 20,
1922 received the following re-
nIu.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
MAIL CARRIERS wit FLY.

This is an age of great discoveries
prooree. rides on the air. Soon we
NAV see Uncle Sans mail carriers
aying in oil directions, Transporting
mail. People take wonderful inter-
&C. in a discovery that benefits them'
That's why DR.. Kings New Discovery
for coughs, colds, and other thros'
and lung diseases is the most popular
medicine in America sit cured me OF
a dreadful cough" writes Mrs D. F.
Davis, stickney Corner, Me-, 'atter
DOCTORS treatment and all othef
remedies had failed" For coughs
colds or any bronchial affection is un
equaled. Price SOC and sl'oo' IRA
bottle free at All Druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
This Section Visited by a Neeaeo
Rain Sunday.

A two hours downpour OF rain 'na'
was of incalculable value to TINS seo
tiou OF the state fell here SUNDAY.
THO hot sun and northernly winds OF
the mast several days had pre''V
thoroughly dissipated all surface
moisture, and the heavy pumping was
hepipning to tell on the deep wells,
lowering the water level number OF
feet, SO that Sundays rain was most
accountable. Enough rain fell to thor
ouob,v soak the ground, and in many
instances flood fields that we're faVor
ably located.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
Bids for Drainage Contract.

The Board of Commissioners Of Rose Marsh
Drainage District Number One. will on the
thirteenth day Of July. 1912, at o.
clock a. H., meet at their domlcile
the home of "A. R. McBurney' north
Of Welsh, La. to open bids for the contract 70
dig the drainage bitches as shown by the
.nsc;f;cstions on file with civil engineer Z. L.
sR eTham at Lake Oh aries La The cont5ass
to be- paid for in bonds Of said district, ba BIAS
will he accepted subject 70 apprpHal o, he
by bidders attorney Each Ca D a,oco mns. ed
i by check ior one thou.s,n; ID
ooo dollars certified by bank INK a Located
reserved eV to reject any or all bids; All BIDS
must be addressed to Box 3l5; Welsh, Louis .a,
ana ana and must reach this address not iase'
than the evening of July y. i9l621-DNpv
W'sA'" Secretary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
WHAT MAKES A WOMAN!

One hundred and twenty pounds,
more or less, of bone and muscles
don't make a woman. Its q goodi
toundat,on. Put into it health and
strength and she may rule kingdom
Rut that's just what Electric Bitters
Give her. Thousands bless them f0r
Overcoming fainting and dizzv spells
and for dispelling weakness, nervous
ness. backache and tired, listless'
worn out feeling, Electric Bltters
have done me world of good, write;
Eliza Pool, Depew. Okla anu
thank you, with all my heart: i0l
making such good medicine. 'onl'
SOC. Guaranteed by All Druggists
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
You Can Afford 1t.

sbo navs for an unlimited life
scholarship in bookkeeping, short
hand or telegraphy in our school S'o
will paw for the board and lodging or
the average student while completing
one of these courses. Two OF these
courses combined will cost 800 for life
scholarship. The average time for
combating two courses when taken at
the same time is five months. therefore
board and lodging would amount to
about $62 80. When one or more or
these courses is finished, we will place
the graduate in position where his
first two or three months salary will
reimburse him for all necessary
tuition and board paid for the course.
The graduate will soon admit that il
he had had to borrow every cent OF
the money to paw board and tuition,
that it was the best investment he ever
made.
With the famous Bvrne Simplified
shorthand and practical bookkeeping
and our practical way of teaching
telegraphy and railroad station work
we give the student more thorough
training. in half the time and at hal
the usual cost of d course in Othe
schools teaching other systems. Thi
= is conclusivelv proven by the indorse
-, ments in our catalogue from thos
, who have attended other schools an
:, studied other systems. We prov
:, every statement we make, and that
! why we have here today the larges
school of bookkeeping business trair
" ing. shorthand, typewritlng and teles
~ raphv in America. Our catalogue
free for the asking, and it will civ
n any parent or young person just tt
: information they desire in helpiu
70 them to make up their mind as to VIII
,, school to patronize, what kind OF
10 course to take, what it will cost, al
is what the course will enable the gra
no uate to earn.
~ Fill in name, address and course i
" terested in, and mail to Tyler Coz
mercial College, Tyler. Texas.
s MAINE. .................. ........'
m Course...... ............. .......
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
INSECTS BITS COSTS A LEG.

A Boston man lost his leg from the
bite of an insect two years before. 10
avert such calamities from stings and
bites of insects use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve promptly to kill the poison and
prevent inflammation, swelling and
pain. Heals burns, boils, ulcers piles
eczema, cuts. bruises. Only 70 cents
at All Druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05

let things be evened up hv making
like donation to the Baptist Orphan
age, as it is understood they take in
children irrespective of what may
have been their parents church affili-
atoms.
With the Republican Party rent in
twain: with the Democratic Party
trying to keep alive on dead issues,
the Socialist Party steps 10 proclaim
ing the brotherhood of man. equal OPP
portunitv and justice for all and will
fulfill its mission by bringing about a
state of society when it may be said;
"They shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and nation shall not iif
up sword against nation, neitbe,
shall they learn war any more'
Let us hasten that day.
e. Fl. DOESCHER.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
welsf, Ice Company Changes Ha0os'

u,be Welsh Ice Company. when WIS
,rac,ically owned and controlled oS
M Fred Doan changed hands u few
oays ago, being purchased oV '"e
Crvstal Ice Company. of Jennings
MIR. Doan will continue to manage
the business as heretofore, the only
change being that all the ice sold here
after will be from the Jennings ice
rIo,t while heretofore a portion mas
heen purchased from Jennings ana th'
rest from Lake Charles
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
ProcIaHistRl

Pursuant to q resolusianalz
of School Directors Of be-
sieu, Louisiana, st It'd ns
seventh day Of June, 1917
kins, President Of sid R
notice that in compliance VI
a special election VIII !
| School District No.. eWsaa
| ish of Calcasieu; Louis!ini
.3rd day oil July, 1917 y
| submittinglto the props'll
fed under the constituiEi
| State of Louisiana TO na
the following propositi'i' n
| l. To levy a special vi
| the dollar on all properly y
alton, annually, for 9 perla 4
the purpose Of giving 80
public schools. !, s.,
For the purpose Of saa :,
places will be the resulaa I
ing places in Ward lss ! 7
namely, Arsene Leblsus ! y
Thornwell; and c. J. fAa
and Vim. Fenton have "
miss,oners and -. Mlas
serve at the polling plla y. :.
and W. E. Taught, l'4n
Jones have been sppOlns y J
W. B. Gabbert clerk Of sl', =
polling place at Welsh; - !, ,
!. Thomas and H. N. Hsrl J !
ed commissioners and !, 4. y I
; ton to serve OF the he pall'IPs n
and ]. |. Dorlon, w.. ma 4
3 Sey have been appo l.lss / i ,
ii. Neal clerk OF elec alI
2 ing place at lhorIps s,sa.,isu
Z open @r at seven o,cl0. "a 7 \
t i've o'clock p. NJ ,; I III I /
4 applicable thereto. ,s,,,
! Notice is also given yen Y VIII II
i Friday, the 2ota W. y thePs
: of School directors ,,, ~ 81 d
Louisiana. VIII m - ID
superintendent, L ss 4 n
!. open session ON PI SSsss u 1
i the result Of saId "a s ne siiv
Bot D''
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
Welsh Lady Predlls
Weighing a Pound ID
Piece,

Mrs. Ollie Bushnell, ID
of miles northeast Of Vi
several fine Specimens 4
rosa tomatoes into thha
eek. We weighed q
tomatoes which Weisik|
practically a pound NJ
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-04-04

was necessary to use not to conserve the
timber supply in order that ovr ances-
tors might bequeath to us their richest
heritage modernity. The world
of the future will be modernized be-
cause coal, which has supplanted the
wood of two centuries ago, will in turn
be supplanted or supported by oil,
hydro-electric power, wave or tide
power, sun power, the energy Of chem
ical reactions, heat from the earth's in
terror or other sources of energy hal
messed to commercial practically. 1t
was the "wasteful' production and use
of petroleum which permitted the birth
of the gasoline engine, motor boats,
automobiles, airships and now the OIL
burning and Dieselmotor locomotives
and ocean liners and the gas-engine.
Where would these be today if our an
cestors had conserved" the whale-oil
industry or even the oil fields of Penn
sylvania? The greatest plea for theo-
retic conservation that the world has
ever known should have been made in
the days when the little match was the
only known method of striking light.
When we consider how important is
light, it is wonder that some publicist
did not conceive the notion of conserv-
ing the phosphorus, sulphur and timber
supplies fop the supposedly indispens-
able matches of posterity.
The cry of the theoretic conservation
list, summed up in the last analysis, is
merely: Let the world cease it's pro-
gress in evolution. and let us rest
where we are; let US bequeath to the
future the industries and conditions of
the present. let US hand down to our
defendants of the year 5000 A. D. a
sufficient supply of the same foodstuffs
for their industries as sufficed for the
engines, buildings and commerce Of
their ancestors in the century 100000
A. D.
The opposite point of view may bt
briefly summed up when we say thai
the ton of coal or barrel of oil which
we use today, plus the wealth it pro
duces, plus the interest thereon fol
1000 years, and plus the incentive to in
vention which the growing scarcity o.
exhaustion of our coal and oil nigh
produce in short, the use of our re
sources instead of the saving of them
is the greatest bequest we can hant
down to our posterity.
We say let US use our resources. :
Mining and Engineering World.