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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
MANY A. STORY Turks IN THE
SIMPLE WANT AID, is THE
THEORY BEHIND NEW SERI-
ALIN TIMES-LOCAL MAN
SAYS THIS IS STRICTLY COR
RECT.

Fs'Ayerage Jones'" the Times
great serial which stars on page
3. oday, is.the story of a detective
who got his tips from the want
ad columns of the newspapers and
found all kinds of thrilling adven-
lures that way.
81 bet any wan-ad man could
tell lot of interesting stories. 4"
said Sam Allen, the Times want
ad man,Sto the Times reporter.
Here was that old bachelor the
other day who advertised in the
T1mes for wife and got Al re-
plies. Here was the man from out
In the country who telephoned IN
wanting to know If we had any
Cows for Sale" ads in that he
could get a line on before the
paper came,out.
Cow Ads Popular.
"'For the last four days I've
been chasing up cows advertised
in the Times he said, and some
one else is always there first
"TIhen there was the man this
week who. advertised in the Lost
columns for a pair of pants and a
bicycle seat.
people who advertise for miss
ling relatives, the man who want
ed to exchange Hearne's Shorter
Course in Hypnotism' for shot
gun, the widow who advertises
lher home for sale when you know
there is heart-broken family be-
hind the ad, the people who have
lost their dog. bet / could
write an Average Jones' story
myself, If ! had time to follow up
1.-THE want ads that come In.
Teats Is Farmer.
"If you're going to write this
hip in the paper" Sam interrupted
himself, you might put in this
letter | got from Govnor Teats,
telling how the Times has helped
him sell chickens"
L thought Teats was law
lyer2" said the reporter.
Hes darn good farmer, too
| said Sam. Hes got big farm
fright here in town, out ON North
tl3th street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14

Allen and his relatives have
been carrying matters with a high
hand in the courts of Carroll
county. Anticipating trouble Sher-
iff Blankenship had numerous
deputies on hand but the benches
were packed with friends of the
Aliens.
The firing started Immediately
after the jury announced its ver-
dict. District Attorney Foster
arose to move for immediate SEN
tence when a spectator opened
fire. Foster dropped dead in his
tracks. AS Sheriff Blankenship
drew a revolver he received a bull
let through the heart. The next
shot struck Judge Massie and he
crumppled up and slid to the
floor.
The members of the jury and
several deputies began firing into
the Allen crowd. Many members
of the mob were wounded, several
probably fatally. Judge Massie
was carried into his chambers
. where he died few minutes later.
The fighting still continues.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
Railroads War
Over Traffic

(By United Press Leased Wire.) }
SAN FRANCISCO, March IL
The vast railroad interests con-
trolled by Hill, Morgan and Van
derbilts are warning with those of
the Rockefellers and the Harrf-
man estate, according to informa-
tion given out here today.
The fight is caused by a recent
traffic agreement by which it was
decided the Northwestern business
of the Morgans and Vanderbilts
should be handled by the Hill
lines to the exclusion of the
Rockefeller line. In retaliation
the Hartman lines in the west
announce that the Rockefeller
lines in the Northwest shall
handle their business to the ex-
clusion of the Hill lines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
Miss Eva Ray Can Go Cynythia One Better
Answers Questions Without Seeing Them
MIND-READER AT THE EN-
PRESS HEARS MANY WOM-
EMS PROBLEMS AND WILL
GIVE SPECIAL MATINEE F0R
THEM.

Cynthia Grey has a rival-and
one that can do some things that
Cynthia can't.
Cynthia answers questions you
write in to her. But she has to
see the questions before she can
answer them. Miss Eva Ray an
swers them without ever seeing
them.
She's at the Empress this week
Is Miss Ray, and sits ON the stage
blindfolded and the questions are
thrown on the platform by the
audience. Her assistant will point
to one question, and Miss Ray Will
promptly call off question and
answer.
Can't See Question.
Or some one in the audience
will write a question and simply
hold it up in the air and Miss
Ray will call it every time.
She has them going.
Here's a questioi, Miss Ray"
called one of the ushers.
''Oh that's from the little girl
cashier wanting to know whether
to get married. Tell her to hane
on to her job"
Here's one," called Joe Bond,
Tacoma white hope"
"You want to know whether
you will succeed in your profes-
sion. Your chances are good II
you keep on the way you have
started. But it is dangerous
game"
Here's one,' called a man up
in front.
your sister wants to know
where her husband is," said Miss
Ray. He left her six months ago
and went to California. He is now
in Alberta working for the Grand
Trunk railway"
Give Women's Matinee.
And so it goes on. Miss Ray
has been getting letters by the
basket full from women and men
asking questions they don't want
to ask openly. She answer them
all. Tomorrow she'll give a spe-
cial matinee for women.
She's got me guessing" said
Manager Trumble of the theater.
I've seen Eva Fay and all the
best of them for years. l can't
figure her system out"
How do you do it?" the inter-
viewer asked Miss Ray right out.
Miss Ray just smiled.
II like your town, Tacoma" she
explained. 'I've been spending
all my money on auto hire seeing
it. It's a beautiful place."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
Start Fight Against
City Telephone Plan

With its franchise expiring in
1915, the Sunset Telephone Co. is
starting a campaign to head off
the municipal ownership.
Commissioner Petit and other
people today received pamphlet
gotten up for the Sunset people
and distributed under their own
letter head, in which 1t is repre-
sented that Manitoba has had dis
astrous experience with increase
in rates as result of the govern
ment ownership there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
ForbidSending
Arms to Mexico
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
WASHINGTON, d. c., March Ia
THE house today passed the SEN
ate resolution authorizing the
president to prohibit the shipmen,
of arms across the border from
the United States into Mexico.
The senate resolution was amend
ed, however. The resolution as
passed requires presidential
proclamation to be issued before
shipment of war materials into
a friendly country which faces
revolution, becomes a crime.
Punishment by $40, fine and
two years Imprisonment is pro-
vided for violation of the law.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
False Pretense
Charged Victor

George X. Ransom this morning
appeared before Justice Arntson
and swore to a complaint charg-
ing George s. Victor with having
gotten goods from his store by
falsely representing himself. Vic
tor, it is alleged, had used up his
own personal credit with Ransom.
Yesterday he appeared and stat
ed that he was agent for the Chill
dren's Industrial Home. He got
Is pounds of butter amounting to
$40 bn the btrength pf sthe
agency. Later Ransom found out
that Victor was in no way connect
ed with the home, and had him ar
rested. He will be tried on a
petty larceny charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
COMEDY IN WANT ADS, SAYS
JONES' times man AGREES


Q Tacoma Times:
0 Gentlemen: Enclosed
. hand you copy for change in
. our little Want Ad in your
. poultry and egg column.
Q And while l am writing you,
o ! oannot refrain from thank
. ing you for the discovery of
. a once week poultry ex-
. change In the Times for ad-
. vertising purposes. Hereto
. fore we have always thought
Q the only place to advertise
. was in poultry journals and
. farm magazines. We have
. spent several hundred dol ,
0 lars in some of the poultry
. journals. From the time we
. placed our ad in your poul-
. try exchange, we have seen
. results galore. We are now
q having cut made of our
o prize hen which from Janu-
o airy 1 to March 1 laid So
o eggs, trap nested, and also a
Q cut of John l.. ", and hope
o to have them for your next
. issue. Yours very truly,
. GOVNOR TEATS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14

The pamphlets will probably be
largely distributed In the next
three years to convince the people
that the city would go into bank
ruptcy IL 1t took over the telephone
business.
Ii It is so poor as the Bell con.
Germ tries to make out, however,
the citizens will find 1t hard TO un-
derstand how the Sunset company
could pay $55O,OOO for the Home
business just to destroy 1t, SO as to
get u clear field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
Tacoma Girl Will Be
Defended By Rogers

(By United Prees Leased Wire. }
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March IA.
Earl Rogers, counsel for Clar-
enee Darrow and connected with
the defense in the so-caIled graft
trials in San Francisco some years
ago, will defend Viola Carver. the
girl who shot and killed J. Ed
win Edge, according to an an
nouncement here today. Rogers
has been retained by telegram
from the girls father, John Car
yer of Tacoma, who is Fastening
to his daughter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14

BRISTOL va March 4Fv persons met death today in a
following conviction
Lloyd Allen a charge felony. The dead:
District Attorney WilliOm
l..
spectators
ounde
Floyd Allen had smuggled revolver He shot the Judge
killed
of bull
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
VIII you have strawberry or

Will you have strawberry or
lemon?
No, it's not soda water; only an
automobile. You can get them this
year in strawberry red, pink tea
pink, lemon yellow, vermilion,
olive drab, or royal blue. They're
running to colors this year, are
motor cars, and the manufacturers
at every show thus far seem to
have been determined to show the
showiest car showed-or exhibit
whichever you like.
They're building Krazy Kars,
One of them looks like an egg on
wheels with hole in the top for
a little chicken to sit in.
Huh" said an observer
they'll never sell any of them.
I'VE won't, won't we?" asked
the salesman. "Well we've sold
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
BERENSF|NALLY
IS LANDED

Tony Berens, former owner of
the Royal saloon, was arrested to-
day for running blind pig, the
Royal Club" near Puyallup.
State, county and government Of
ficers have been after Berens for
six months.
A party of men purchased liquor
from Berens in order to get evil
dence against him. Berens was
released on 500 bail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
Posses In Battle,

BRISTOL, Va, March IA. =
Messengers who arrived here to-
day say the Allen murderers have
been traced to barn in the noun
tains near Hillsville. The men
have barricaded themselves in the
barn and are awaiting the posse.
AS the bandits are heavily armed
and plentifully supplied with am
munition stubborn battle with the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
FREE BUSINESS LRoTuREs

A series of six weekly talks on
business topics by prominent Ta-
coma business men has been ar
ranged by the commercial Depart
ments of the University of Puget
Sound, Whitworth college, High
school and Y. NJ G. A.
The first one will be held at tho
Y. M. G. A. tonight on banking"
by e. G. Johnson, cashier of the
Observation-Disclosures bank.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14

She was the daughter of "Al"
Adams, one-time policy king"
and originally married Jack Gall
latin, whom she met while In tne
chorus of a musical comedy. Las
summer she secured a divorce.
Now her engagement to Francis b.
Anderson, young Cincinnati mil.
lionaire, Is announced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
AVIATOR MISSES DEATH
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By OMUeu IFeSs Leaseu Nfe.D
SAN DIEGO, March 14.-Lieu-
tenant Theodore s. Ellyson, U. s.
NJ, student at the Glen Curtiss
aviation camp here. had a narrow
escape from death today when his
aeroplane, at height OF fifty
feet, was caught in puff of wind
and dashed to the ground.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14

posse is expected. The murderers
are desperate men and will fight
until the last.
RICHMOND, Va, May IA
Gov. Mann today offered re-
ward of $4,000 for the capture of
the murderers of Judge. Massie
and others at Hillsville and order
ed the state militia to join in the
pursuit. Hillsville is in an iso-
lated section of the state, and it
is impossible at this time to get
accurate details.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
MILKMAN FINED 500

julius Crater, the fourth mike
man arrested Tuesday by State
Dairy Inpsector G.. l.. Henderson,
this morning appeared before
Judge Arntson and pleaded guilty
to the charge of having sold milk
from which the cream had been
removed. He was fined 500 and
costs. tt Z
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
(By United Press Leased wire

United Wire)
LINCOLN, Neb, n mutiny
pententary Warden Delahanty three killed
tails unavailable. j..
The outbreak has brewing months Al
bert Prince Warden
the prison chapel during Sunday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14

Miss Carver. says her physician,
DIR. w. NJ Horton. does not yet
realize the enormity OF the crime
with which she may be charged.
She sits calmly in her cell, appar-
emily enjoying the enforced rest
of imprisonment.
Her face heavily veiled ana
leaning on the arm of her hus-.
band. Mrs. J. Carver. mother OF
Viola Carver. boarded a train
quietly yesterday noon for Los
Angeles. accompanied by her hus-
band.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14

: GUARDS

CONVICTS SMUGGLE GUNS AND SUDDENLY SHOOT DOWN
KEEPERs IN COLD BLOOD - REVOLUTION sMOI.DfRS
FOR MONTHS FOLLOWING STARRING OF PRISON CHAP
LAIN BY MASSIVE NEGRo-TEIsFOR RFIGNS WITHIN
PRISON WALLS WHILE BULLETS FLY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
BANK CLEARINGs

Did you throw that glass
on the street?
Better not do 1t again for
the cop will get you.
Jimmy O'Brien, who has a
big touring car, says he has
been bothered a lot by glass
In the roads, and he asks the
commission this morning to
do something.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
WARDEN KILLED I'm CONVICT MUTIN
FIVESHOT
IN COURT

NOTORIOUS GANG STARTS SHOOTING UP COURT WHEN JURY
RENDERS VERDICT-NlIITIA CALLED OUT TO QUELL
FEUD-JUDGE PROSECUTOR SHOT DOWN COLD
BLOOD-TERROR REIGNs IN VIRGINIA TOWN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14
TODAYT
ODD NEWS

LEWISTON, Ida.---Nez Pcrce
county is dry" today and the
"wets" attriblte their defeat at
the local option election yesterday
largely to the woman and Indian
vote. The vote stood 2,407 to
|3,127.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14


county is dry" today and the
l"wets" attriblte their defeat at
the local option election yesterday
largely to the woman and Indian
vote. The vote stood 2,407 to
I3,127.
WALLA WALLA - "Are the
people of this city treading on
gold?" The claim is made by the
shippers of sand from Sand Spur,
Ore, that the material being used
here for concrete sidewalk con-
tains $40 gold per yard, but that
1t cannot ibe extracted at a profit.
ROME - Alessandria, in the
Piedmont district, Is a hot rival
of Coney Island for the terpsichor-
can marathon record. Two cou-
pies who had danced for fourteen
hours were stopped by the judges
Ito prevent possible fatal results.
NICE--Grand Duke Michael
Michaelovich is the latest to break
the bank at Monte Carlo. He bet
the limit on and around the num-
ber % and the cropier had to
send to the front office to pay him
off.
LONDON - There are thirty
cases of leprosy in London, ac-
cording to the latest report of the
local government board.
JOHANNESBURG - Pleading
the unwritten law Walter Pater-
son, hotel proprietor, was left off
with fine of $3.50 for killing his
wife's paramour.
YOUNGSTOWN, O.-Surprising
two yeggs working on the vault
of the Adams Express company
early today James Stein, a clerk,
fired ON the thieves. They replied
and Stein fell mortally wound
ed. Both yeggs escaped.
FERGUS FALLS, Minn.-S. L..
| Copeland walked into the prose-
cutor's office saying he had been
converted and wanted to give him
self up for robbing a train and
bank in 1905. George Lyon was
convicted of the train robber and
Icommitted suicide out of shame.
Maurice ]. Hickey, candidate for
commissioner against Owen
Woods, has opened headquarters In
4b1 Iorntoo h,tIli,.n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14

Maurice ]. Hickey, candidate for
against Owen
Woods, has opened headquarters In
the Bernice building.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14

JOHANNESBURG - Pleading
the unwritten law Walter Pater-
son, hotel proprietor, was left off
with fine of $3.50 for killing his
wife's paramour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-14

LONDON - There are thirty
cases of leprosy in London, ac-
cording to the latest report of the
local government board.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-27
AMELIA REPUBLICANS
INSTRUCT FOR tart,
Especial to The T,mes.pi.na.,,

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Amelia, Va, February oS.-Tbe ec
puoiicans of Amelia county met satpr-
day at Chula. V. v. Vaughan. count,
cnalrman' called tho meeting to order
W. L. Ehnes was elected chairman pro
tem.' and a. r. Morris, secretary. Del.
egates as follows were elected To ,ha
district convention at Farmvine. on
March IL, and to the State convention
as Roanoke, Va on March 12: A. r
MOTIFS. delegates: John Archer. alter
nate: V. V. Vaughan. delegate: John T
Chlldress. alternate; V. V. Vaughan wa
reelected county chairman
me following precinct committee
men were elected: Chula Precinct John
3rcher; Amelia c. H. Precinct. NJ v.
Boliinser: Beaver Pond Precinct, w. I.
EEa a; Mannboro Precinct, none;
Namozine Precinct, none: Wilkerson
shop Precinct. j. w. Jones: Jetersviile
Precinct, J. L. Merritt: Deatonsyiiie
Prccinot, W. S. Barden: Painevile Pre-
cinct, none.
The instructions for the delegates
and were as follows:
The Republicans of Amelia county
assembled In IL assmeeting at Chula.
Va, February 2I. hereby Endorse the
wise and patriotic administration OF
President TAFT. and Instruct our dele
secure his denomination. and in the
event of Royal 2. Cabell's nomination
for the position of national committees
man we hereby instruct our delegates
to vote for Mr.. Cabell first, last and
always.
For the position of delegate to tho
National Convention we Instruct for III.
g. Wilson"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-27

bio with the Liberal administration.
UP till 1903 no was ono OF the prin-
clpal mainstays OF tho Liberal party,
and the largest contributor to It's
FUNDS. Ms annual subscriptions aver
aging 100000. In return for this gem
crosby he rcceived knlghthood He
was promised peeraEe In due course
but was put off by the government on
every occasion when there was any
distribution of honors, on tho plea that
the House OF Commons in the CON
sstituency which he represented in Par
fament.
The Cabinet offered him q barone,cy.
out ne would not hear of it; and when.
on the occasion OF King Edwards
ms name was not on the list Of new
peers. he declined any further sub
scription TO the funds OF tho Liberal
party, and declared that he was so
a m, dissusted that he had given up
an further idea OF ever being raised
to seat In the House of Lords. and
consequently placed upon the market
All the 10000 acres of landed propertv
In wiltshire. purchased from Lord
Asn0urton, and which were to have
iorneo uhe entailod estates of tho
peerasa which ne counted upon re-
ceivins Before, however. the prop
erty came under the hammer STR Chris
topaer furnesS. as he was thon was
seen by the leaders OF the Liberal
Larry ana although he declined to
, ums subsequent general election, he
was persuaded to resume his subscr,n-
uons 70 tho Liberal party funds, ana
10 Withdraw the offer Of the sale OF
June Jus ia 9stS estates in Wiltshire. In
the shape of the long DELAYED ncerap %
copyright. ial2. by the Brent,yno6
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-27
BOATS RUN Ming
ON RAPP AHANNOCK
First Time River Has Been
Clear of Ice Since Janu-
airy 4. #
Especial to The Timcs-pispatch.l

Especial to The Timcs-D ispatch1 ,S
fredericksburg, Va, February 26.A-5
The steamer MiddleseS arrived herr
last night at IL o'clock, the Rapp;.+ s
hammock River now being clear of iee.
This is the first steamer to reach thisy
port since january 4. The steamer
was expected Saturday morning, but.
went aground near Mil Creek Wharf
IN the lower part OF tho Rappuhan-
mock River, which caused the delay.
The steamer left as soon as 1t cauldi
unload it's freight and reioa, the rac-F
cuTlated freight for sh!naY-'2, 1t
IL expected that the steamer > =. cars
~ a., immense cargo of q tti,It 10
Baltimore. as there mas be..s an ac-
emulation OF shipments at all OF 'rna+
whartes along the RappnhannocR ,e.s
tween this point and Tappahannock.
1t is expected now that the steamers
Will resume their regular schedules.
George w. Helm. of this city, while
having the cellar at his place of bust
ness cleaned out, discovered an old
tin sign 2sS3o inches, which is
relic of the days of stage coaches be-
fore the war. The sign reads, Notice.
VIII carry passengers TO Hornets
Nest. Iron Bridge. Gloster Courthouse.
Call at the House." No one now NV
Ing hero can remember back TO the
time when this sign was In use.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-27
VERDICT COMES TO-DAY.
foHsiblc Tint Coroner's jury Ma,
Hold Young Mnn for Murder.

Special to The Times Dispatch
=, hnieiSh, y. c., February 2S.-.Will
"a ate w. Goss. or Durham. be held by
ne Goroners jury as implicated In the
icath OF the three young men. John
son. Jcrnigan and Porter, OF Benson
III the wilson Apartments here three
y ecks ago, Is question Of vital in.
aest mere just now. The jury com
ssletcd nearing testimony Tonight and
iSeh 70 o'clock Wednesday for rem.
!.%rihS It's verdict. Evidence That raises
me possibility OF holding Goss as a
suspect Is that witnesses from Ben
con Identified watch and fob and
purse and three rictures of girls IL
Contained as being at least like those
ter carried
Goss contends that lie bought the
nhtcn ana fob from pawnshop. and
tnat the pictures he had from the girls
themselves. one his sister ana another
There was testimony by Bud Davis
s s,hl rate Goss spent the night with
nm and was out of the room bout
IN h,Ju:, and the prosecution is setting
up the contention OF the possibility of
nus having gone to the Wilson Apart :
,hehts during that time and taken a
hahd In murder and robbery.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-27
Denth of Colorcd u,o

ISrtc'aI 10 Tho Times Diepntch.i
Gloucester c. II, Va. February %
;1nnie walker. wife OF Thomas c..
Walker. died at her home at Gloucester
Courthouse OF heart disease She was
a respectable colored woman, a mem
Der OF the Protestant Episcopal Church.
and Will tell TO the benefit of her pc -
pic and community. She is survived
by her husband and three daughters.
Hcr husband is one Of the leading
coioreh men Of Virginia, as is evil
denced by the fact that he was a
member of the Republican committees
TO notify Mckinley of his election The
funeral VIII be tomorrow at Bethel
Church at o'clock Rev. VIM. B. Lee
OF the Episcopal Church. will take
Part in the services.