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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
That Did 1t All Right.

He was a retired butcher, and
came from Germany.
The little local theater was to
let, and he had always wanted to
run a theater, so he started to
work.
Several hours before the first
performance all the entrances
were packed with eager villagers
and the new proprietor, trying to
enter his own theater, got hope
lessly entangled in the crush.
Here" he cried, peoples
peoples, It vas me--me-Peter
Schmidt"
But the crush showed no signs
of slackening, 80 he tried again.
"Yait for a moment. peeples!"
he yelled. Watts der use of
pushing lige des Der first two
acts vas rotten!"
No wonder the flowers are wild.
Think of the old maids that go
hunting them this time of year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
They're Sending Poor Prince Eddie To Paris
To Be Educated In the Ways of Life

PARIS. April 29.-The Prince
of Wales, heir to the throne OF
England, is visiting in Paris. He
will be here four months. What Is
the OBJECT of the trip?
The trip, one tells you, Is for
educational purposes. But how?
One person tells you that he Is
to study International law at the
special command of the King, bis
father. But international law can
be studied as we'll, or better (by
an Englishman) in London than
at Paris. Another person says he
is to study French. But he al
ready had a native French teach
er. A third, especially Il he be a
Frenchman and onto the ropes,
declares with a cynical smile:
"Eh bien. It's just part of the
education of a prince"
The Paris newspapers, accus-
toned to saying more nearly what
they think in regard to such ques-
tions as that of 1.-THE education of
a prince" give an idea as to what
might be meant. Here's a sample
from La Liberte." one of the
more sedate of the afternoon
dailies:
"The king of England said to
his wife:
. Our boy is growing; he is
nearly Is; what are We going to
do with him.
Make a king of him.
Then we can do no better
than commence by making him q
man. So far he has worn dresses,
so to speak. The time has come
when we must put him in contact
with life. Let us send him on a
trip aboard
Edward is very young
'Bosh Wilhelm, our cousin
at Berlin, has asked us to send
Edward over to see his boys.
REST assured" he writes, "he
will be we'll fed, comfortably
lodged and his innocence we'll
looked after" His innocence! l
don't know that we demand as
much as that. Edward is good
Englishman and like all good Eng
lishmen, I'm afraid he would be
lonesome in Berlin. Let's send
him to Paris.
TO Paris! To Paris, where
your father
Certainly! To Paris, where
his grandfather, Edward!
paris still remains the best
school for the young man who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

wishes to know life. At Paris
Edward will meet philosophers
and fools, brillian men and revo-
lutionists, pretty women and
He can meet those anywhere
No. Paris more than any
other city is humanity epitomized.
There, during few months, Ed
ward may know the pleasures of
liberty. Paris will give him lit
tie of that indulgence. of that
scepticism, of that fantasy and
also of that wisdom which is that
of the true Partisan. At least,
that is what my father told me,
who knew Paris and was himself
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
IS COLOR HATRED GETTING BEYOND
BOUNDS, MOVING CHILDREN
TO MURDER?

Is color hatred becoming worse
in this country that even the
children are moved to deeds of
blood? If not, what can be the
meaning of the following horri-
flying stories in the telegraph
news?
In less than a week there have
flashed over the wires three &C
counts of how white boys tried to
reduce the colored population
and in two instances succeeded.
In none of the three localities Is
there known to be a feud be-
tween the white and the colored
people. None of the boy slayers
was noted for his "toughness' or
lawlessness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

o woman! In your hours of ease
You smile on us and whisper:
"PIease;"
And we 90 out and saw the wood
While you are testing breakfast
foods
sold Doc Brom, the Peoria
poet, who sent this In, was asked
how he could rhyme wood and
foods. He replied that he couldn't
rhyme 'em. He said:
Why should a poet waste his time
Admitting for "a proper rhyme?
III but a pretty thought be there,
Why for the rhyme or meter care?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

they're telling Chief of Police Loornis
visit to Portland
decided
Without coming they
thing ship They at time
he out of town and didn't get it.
When LOOMS home Saturday night he the
house closed all of his clothes things route Portland
freight The left him collar
CRUEL WORLD
"Sir, faered the office kin off the
hockey this afternoon"
looked Then brought his fist
down the desk
mol" he shouted decisively. You kids You
ask to get off hockey and the first thing know
sneakng grandmohers funerals MOI
You stay right here and worok Ceveland Plain Dealer
AS THE DANCING FASHION CHANGES.
n ballroom. All girls
be in constant dread that he'd for a dance"
Awkward, eh?"
"The limit. he's in demand a partner now"
HE have improved"
mot at all. turkey dance makes his awk
wardness art.'-Detroit Free Press
DIPLOMATIC
my wife something coffee that stopped
drinking"
my wife something that of smoking"
Maybe it stuff"
IL guess not. 1t cigars "-Houston Post.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
Duty and Death

In connection tragedies Titanic they're dis
cusng with her husband
question the satisfaction
really isn't there involved
in the cruxo O rights?
a who won't give his chance of life to
until become almost natural instinct
u
admire the action of Col Aston and other heroes Of
sacrifice of Mrs Isadore Strauss who refused to leave
In with husband! But
Here
little children
future of widow
orphans right which shall live?
while
hearts awful
the necessity by the who
which decide Most people
decided rightly The right
Rnsk decided is unathomable by human
wisdom.
rejected the referendum and
Reminds much of Teddys
convention
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

Parisian.".
lie Temps" one Of the most
conservative Of all French news
papers, has printed an article
along the same lines. though more
dignified in tone.
1t Is understood here, on good
authority, that King George gave
specific instructions to the princes
encourage that he did not want his
son and heir engaging in any
larks of a character which might
be termed sporty or Wildcat
ish;" in fact, it is said that he
doesn't approve of that sort OF
education" for a prince.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
Story About Light

II you a politics. Of taking your
millinery to
Waldemar Kaempffe ply
lis notions that you've had.
story moth the candle. Maybe dad
drink of liquor
scorched he loved
Of affects, chemically that
moths body which strikes and actually ciby
devil into the candles flame OF this
doesn't knock out dads story about that LIQUOR One drink
chemically, and pulls toward barrel
or that plants In room lighted by one
the light
straight but would
that o be animals?
the hunt around in the
shadows youth autographs lives
q end of Is a gis
the his tube will bend
vegetation and animals
be powerfully controlled light?
reader. light is only side
side heart toward greed
wrinkles egotism, habits
thought and action shve and become but miserable part of
there
light of love for fellows
a credit and delight to all creation.
That lis straghtens
q reflecting It?
MORE WAYS n education Frenchman In
institution
Whe he can
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

trawberries-Los Angeles,
17hc basket: Florin. s2.25
chest.
Apples-$1.75@ 2.75.
Lemons-$4.25 q SEQ.
Oranges-$1.75 q 1925.
California Grape Fruit-$3.50
,04.50.
Asparagus-Calif s1.15
10 .50 box.
Potatoes-$32 q 3S ton.
Lettuce-$1.10@1.75.
Turnips--$1 sack.
Beef--10 " @11hc.
Pork-121s @I614c.
CeIery--75c doz-, s4.25 crate.
Beets-$1 sack.
OEions--4 Mc ID.
Sweet potatoes-4hc Id.
TACOMA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
e lower
bxN'~0So
BEPTCN bPALEY
BERToN bpALET

Mike Bascovitch knows not our speech,
He doesn't read our magazines;
He doesn't know our word for pain
But he knows pain and what 1t means.
He and his kind are human, too,
And something more than toll machines.
Mike Bascovitch has wife and babes,
And tolls for them the dull years through;
And though he lives in squalor bleak,
He loves his own well as you
He does not drive them forth to toll
Until his masters force him to.
Mike Bascovitch loves sun and air,
He loves the fields green and wide
But masters of his flesh and soul
Have kept his longing all denied,
Have held him close to smoke and CRIME
His dreams and hopes unsatisfied
Mike Bascovitch is slow and dull
He seems from "a thing apart;
He's never had decent chance.
The world has crushed him from the start,
A brother to the OK, perhaps
But just like you are, in heart.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
NEGRO BOY IS SHOT BY
NINE-YEAR-OLD LAD

FORSYTH, Ca, April 10
Charlie Davis, young negro boy,
lies in a dangerous condition at
his home here as the result of
rifle wound at the hands of Joe
Castleberry, a white boy, who is
just years old. Joe fired at the
negro for no apparent reason.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
Definition
Pointing q Moral.

"a rolling stone gather no
remarked the conservative
citizen.
"Of course" replied the rest
less person, 1.-THE only way to
avoid becoming a mossback is to
keep rolling. Washfngton Star.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

Rhubarb--Home grown, &c h.,
75c. box.
Carrots-S1 sack.
Cabba ge-3 @4c lib.
Spinach--90c.
Chicken-15 a Ice lb.
Oysters-s7.50 per sack.
Clams-$1.90 sack.
Crabs-S1.50 @1.75 doz.
Butter.
Washington Creamery - 27@
2Se.
Eggs.
Washington Ranch-22 a 23c.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Feed.
Hay, $14@19 ton; oats, $42
ton; wheat, $36@37: shorts,
$3.50 ton; bran, $26.50 ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
CHILD KILLS NEGRO
OVER NICKEL BET

GREENSBORO, N. c., April
20.-Because he had not paid a
nickel which he lost in bet, Ned
Jones, an old negro, was shot and
killed by an 11-year-old white
boy. The boy, it is said, stood in
his own yard and fired two shots
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
SAVANNAH BOY SLABS
NEGRO TO DEATH

SAVANNAH, Ca, April 22.-In
a boyish fight begun, it is said, by
a negro boys kicking dog,
Sammy Simms, white boy, 10
years old stabbed an unknown
negro boy about the same age
with a pocketknife and killed
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

Wheat yesterday $1Os bushe
a remain the Large quantities potatoes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

with rifle at the negro, who was
seated on his porch. The white
boy was held to court by the cor
oner's jury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

Twelve Cornell students have
formed a club to reconstruct re-
ligious thought. Yes, the president
is sophomore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
faint HIS FAULT

Tammany Hall given $1,000 toward the monument of
that help it.!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
ga plane clothes man."

"A plane clothes man.
Dear Percival: In reply to your
inquiry we would say that
sophomore is derived from two
Greek words and it means "a
wise fool"
Definition
Instinct is that which leads a
blind fly to a bald head.
A bachelor is a man no woman
has taken fancy to.
Farmers are the healthiest
class of men except preachers, &C
cording to English mortality fig
ures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

More than 100000 square
miles of Africa remain unex-
plored.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29

MORE WAYS than get education Frenchman in
buildings institution
he English
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-29
NOTHING SERIOUS

There's an electric light for
every inhabitant Of the Manhat-
tan section of New York city. But
the trouble is they're clustered.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
Mayor Gaynor and Kate Carew
Discuss Literature and Life

shaw" said l. He dismissed him with
a nod of approval. Bennett" nod oil
negation. "MasefeId?" Never heard oil
him
Usually the farewell to an interview has
been conventional affair. / gather to-
gether my vanity bag sketchbook. num-
boa, umbrella and overshoes II 1t rains
packages, gloves-one Of which gets ner-
vously twisted and is probably In the waste
, paper basket-a few scattered pages Oh
notes and lines. Then / thank the person
age for giving me so much OF his valuable
| time He bows. I bow. We shake hands
The door is opened. / slide or slip, or SKIP
or tust fade away according to the temper
ature.
| But the Mayor has his own method just
as soon as he enunciated the last dictated
"neriod" ne buried himself In a mass oil
| documents He had. all at once. the Urea
splritless air Of the weary politician taking
| nm again the dreary grind. which had been
| broken into / was sorry. ] wanted 10
shake hands with him, but In moment ne
had forgotten all about me
In the outer office the nice-mannered
typist inquired
"Dld YOU have a pleasant interview? The
usvor is 60 kind. You've had whole
hour"
So 7 had-an entire, primary hour.
And nm the whole ! think the Mayor is
kind.
H. something more than kind, too. As
tho court officer at the door OF the ante
room said
! He's game
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
APRoPos.

Anronos of the various present-day argu
.,,an,s for the recall Of bad judges a chi
coroan said the other day;
80 once heard Colonel Roosevelt tell
story about frontier magistra,e-a stor,
thai reminded him OF cer'a'h "pe VI
high court Judge
.s,.,,o magistrate had in hand a hatche
"o " II was proved that the pris
s.ea's nsa stolen the hatchet but the magls
ore, tra,e 30" search his law books as he would
,S lfa,e; end % no precedent for hatchet steal
ing. -.
sarng up at the accused man no,hn~ IRON IN 0tS ,S.
his speetace can't osa,s steas nTrnnS though '"I
books reia'Na case OF axe stealing. wher'
isl nnu Sa,ouaant nol was convicted and got heavy
punishment pun ma,row ESCAPE You may now 60
mao mao mi his he warnin' to YOU
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
Continued from second page.

over attained by aid of crinollne' NJ" q
now oueen of fashion came To ru'' o'''
France and to dictate the styles OF lhe ''i
liehtened world. This was the Emp
ruoenie who is still in the lana Oh ''e
living. 80 ,l,o
win her came the second empire Oh lhe
boonskirt. which she introduced ana VIII"
ENGLAND and America were prompt III
,dontiug. First of whalebone. then oil srao-
,,ated steel circles, her hoop skirts pecaHhe
90 wide that the doors OF her palace
,Ioo,,od ber exit. until she changed to more
..,sor,,a,ive garments our fashionable
.I,,otbors' hoops of the early JOs, as
dIctated by Eugene, were widest al the
49, whence dresses fell perpendicuarly.
our mothers dresses. representing the
buchanan period, in this series VIII us
NAV hoops still expanding Ohiclaidohi
',,eo, of fashion. on this side OF the water,
uos then the fair Harriet Lane, niece Oh
p.osident Buchanan, who had previously
,,or,orced social life at the court OF VIC
,o,ia while fer uncle was minister a'
on Ion rhe diary Of Senator'S "lle re-
LOO that during Buchanan's admlnlstra-
,to, "Icw nscks and lace berthas' hlaue
sa.h,orohle because of their adoption py
80, r,ro were worn almost universally
-. -. 81 tho most exquisite costumes hand-
"a down from this period were worn at the
s''o,fors given in honor OF the Prince vi
49,. 0ater Edward NID when MISS Lane
h,s hostess at the White House.
American hoops were at their largest az
H. ,,r,o of the princes visit ana In the
photograph OF Miss Lane' reproduced mere
20 s,,a is said to be adorned by frock
,,,hich she wore in his royal highness
80 Co at least, am told by a nephew
,ho successor of Brady, the great
an a,oaranber at that time. who took the
~ Iincoln's first inaugural gown as
-, in her photographs, also by Brady
adA before the hoopskirt COM
""9 IA 20 decline. Indeed, this monstrous
n,,io AID not commence to decline untii
-. voor Of L.incoln's passing.
There was one distinctive style of the
c,..u war period. relics of which have been
'',oa nv some old Southern families. THIS
- fashion adopted by many Confed-
- holles. who economized In dress IN
ia 40 nav for munitions OF war needed
mir brothers and fathers at the front
,c, most representative styles OF this gown
-, ~" of unbleached muslin. made In Macon
nd the buttons were Of gourd seeds,
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
Continued from first page.

city could man in power-a mayor, for
example-exert?"
The Mayors voice is usually pitched
In one key. He seldom changes, but at
this question It seemed TO gather volume
and power.
A. Well. some. Besides performing his
Oncial duties he may have another infu-
ehce' He may make a little fun now and
tnen' or say or do thing occasionally out
Soe Of his Official duties Period"
v DO you think that women understand
socialism,"
a. DO men understand socialism? VINO
ooes' couple Of years ago the head OF
one Oh our colleges went over 10 Sweden.
ana ne wrote letter back here, which APP
peared IN one Of the newspapers. telling
noW ne had taken luncheon with the King
sweden; what highly educated man he
~as' now ne was even familiar with social
Ar ana that he had said II was nonsense
uNIde all the property in the world into
a0ne DTS and give every one a Bit because
:, 'he next moment a child would be born
% ao would have nothing Where is that
,,hds ,.s bit to come from? he claimed the
King inquired"
looked perfectly Mortified, and couldn't
'p thlnking OF the small boy who was
.vuno crying at the picture OF Daniel IN
r mons den. because he said the little
BIZ. mo ~
me Mayor continued:
.-fuai Is what this president Of a college
,Hought socialism was and attributed his
Ss"el 10 the King Of Sweden. | wonder II
% Ming ever read the nonsense printed
''at him The propaganda OF socialism
hot TO divide property into pieces and
uloute them TO everybody. but to mass
property and have II owned and con
INTO by the state. including the factories
'O's and means Of production. What non
Ne we hear about socialism, You ash
~ whether women understand IT, You arr
woman: do your"
'ned TO look wise. but I am afraid q
'as only partial success
90 not meet either men or women VIII,
Aerfiand socialism. rhe socialists only
rSSsn az what is being said about them
psy nave fixed programme and hxe'
svpasanda. II behooyes all intelligen
sopie to find out what they are befor'
y trs to talk about them. In place o
n'nsion OF property their creed is th'
"sefse. Period"
4. pcourse. there were lot Of other ques
''ns asked the Mayor.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
Evolution of Easter Finery
Shown at National Museum

dyed crimson. And with these frocks wero
worn homemade Alpine hats.
This interesting exhibit will further show
that hoops and Crinoline went out during
Johnson's administration, and that "frocN
dresses" then became the vogue. These
creations were made up in sombre shades
But stepping to the next cases, displays
ing the costumes of the Grant period, yot
will see that our mothers enjoyed only two
years of freedom until another unsightly
impediment was thrust upon them. rms
was the absurd dress improver,' or "ous~
tie" Mrs. Grant is shown In this style py
the accompanying photograph whicn BraoS
took while she was mistress OF the "hi'S
House. Black silk dresses were then tns.
prevailing style for the French. In nauonah
mourning. for their losses during the siesS
of Paris had decreed that the remainder Oc
the fashionable world should mourn with
her. which 1t did. willingly. but from mo-
tiyes of vanity rather than Of GRIEF.
Gowns Of our latter-day bellies. matrons
and grande danes, as arranged In thesS
series, will tell the story OF how the ous''0
swelled to its most monstrous ehormty
during the last days OF the Grant perioo'
then declined, but rose again, not 10 coiS
lapse entirely until the first reign or Mrs.
Cleveland: of the coming or the princess
gown" during the second Grant admlnis-
tration: of the introduction of jerseys ana
our first hobble skirts, during the perloo
or the Hayeses; of the second dynasty OF
the lego mutton sleeve and crinolne'
throughout the Harrison and the second
Cleveland regimes: of the advent or the
taiIormade dress during this same periou'
Of the tightening OF sleeves and skirts DUR
ing the Mckinley days; OF the return OF
the princess" gown and the reign OF
"A,ice blue" under the Roosevelts. and OF
the fad for Helen pink In honor OF the
daughter OF President Taft, with whose
adrinistration came the reintrodIction OF
the beautiful empire or ''directoire' fash'
ions.
Contributors ia this our first nationai cos
tune display are not required 10 pare
with their treasures and heirlooms Tor
ever. They need merely lend them !"
I-ncle Sam. and in so doing they VIII re-
ceiye In exchange. the assurance nat tney
will be better protected against moah, NH.
dew. house dust or robber than they couia
ha elsewhere I'm the land. In their cases.
whore they will display the names OK tneir
aonors or lenders, upon neatly printed
,ahels. they will be guarded by watchmen
"a protected by an ingenious system OF
automatic alarms
,copyright 1912. by John Eifrcth wsAinAs
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07

the ground with a pick. The victim >
screams of pain were heard on all sidess
but only one man looked up. The Yellow
man with the pick suddenly stopped his
work, strobe TO the contractor, and drove
the steel into the top Of his head, clear To
the helve AS the contractor fell dead tho
yellow man shouted:
There, boys. they'll kill me. but yoD
won't be beat up no mon,'
He was hanged. OF course. but the story
OF his self-sacrihce was told in all parts
OF Louisiana, and when the people realized
the unspeaksble horrors OF the contractors
convict camps. they demanded that fhs
state cease its practice OF letting out its
criminals The state convict camps ~er2
the result Of The agitation.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07

-HE Atchafalaya Bayou is an out OF
the way stream. II Is delta out
l. let Of the Mississippi River the
Mud Hole" eight miles long, connecting
the head Of the bayou with the river.
Melville is the railway town, and ten
miles down stream is the jumping OH
place" The plantations end there and
the forest closes in TO the bayou SIDE
Here is wilderness The current or the
bayou is swift. and the chuckling swish
Of the water rising and falling as one
floats down is one of the few sounds heard.
Buzzards haunt the sallow sky, their tiny,
whining cry affecting the ear with op-
pressive suggestion.
Suddenly. as one floats down. clearing
appears. Close TO the bank is a clump
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07

Sanches had the reputation Of getting all
the work out of a negro there was in him
He used whips, loot toes and clubs, with
the result that the conyicts were driven 10
take most desperate chances in hope Oh
escape \ woman told me OF seeing him
kick children out of his way as he passed
along a walk
One day Sanches ordered sickly little
convict to pick up a chunk OF iron. Tue
prisoner tried to do 1t, but the mass was
beyond his strength.
&C d you. pick il up!' the con-
tractor shouted, pounding the man with
heavy cane he carried
on all sides of the two were convicts
digging and working. TWO or three yaiuS
behind him was yellow man. oreahihs
New-York tribune., 1912-04-07

of whitewashed buildings. Facing them
and sitting on a backless campstool is
man. across whose knees rests double
barrelIed shotgun. This clearing Is cot
ton plantation few miles below Is an
other convict camp-a sugar plantation
The next, and lowest down Of the Louisi-
ana Atchafalaya convict camps, is the con-
vict levee camp.
The levee camp consists of mere square
opening In the woods Within ten yards
of the solid bank OF trees is bank OF
earth four or five feet high extending
around the opening in a perfect square.
This" Captain Barrow Of the camp
said. this is our own private leVee. We
stay year working tell the water gets too
deep to work then we move aout on the