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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-08

The Gifts you select here will be
packed with infinite care and de-
hvered promptly at the time and
place you desire. Remember, too,
the Flowers and Greens that will
be needed in your own home for
Christmas, and for the best SER
vice place your orders as early as
possible. Telephone or mail your
order IL you cannot come yourself.
HIM, Florist, So. 7th and X SITS.
Advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-08

CALUMET, Mich, Dec. 8.-Ar-
thur and Harry James and Thorn
as Daily were fatally shot and
Mary Nicholson seriously wound
ed by rifle balls fired into the
boarding house where they had
taken lodging preparatory to 60
ing to work in the copper mines
where strike is on and the COM
munity is aroused against the
union strikers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-08

Hugh Wallace gave as .
bridal present to the new
white house bride q magnifi-
cent rug made from a polar
bear he himself killed in
Alaska.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-08
Funerals.

Funerals.
Johnson-Funeral of Charles
A. johnson, who committed sui
eide Saturday by laying in front
OF Steilacoom car, held this after
noon from c. o. Lynn company's.
Huchttoens-Funeral of Mrs.
Christina Huchttoens Tuesday, 9
a. M, from st. Patrick's church.
Cortege leaves Cassidy & Aliens
at $3.50 m. Remains to be
taken to st. Louis, Mo-, for in
terment.
Fruit growers on FOril's
prairie will start a cannery.
Puyallup library puts in one
hour of the day for telling fairy
stories to children.
Pierce county has 81 at the
Pullman agricultural college.
New shipment Milwaukee Saul
sage. Duenwald's, 313 18th st.
Advertisement"
King county voted down by
nearly two to one the proposition
to have the county clear and SELL
logged off land.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-08

Pierce county has 81 at the
Pullman agricultural college.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-08

New shipment Milwaukee Saul
sage. Duenwald's, 313 nth st.
Advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-08

Puyallup library puts in one
hour of the day for telling fairy
stories to children.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-24
MILLIONS NEEDED TO
COMPLETE PURCHASE
Chief Secretary For ireland, Angus
tine BirreIl, Tells Of Operation
OF Land Acts

London, July 81 Three hundred
million dollars in addition to the
1925 100000 already eXpend d was
the estimate given by Augustine Bir.
rell, chief secretary of Ireland of the
sum necessary to complete the oper.
alton of land purchase in Ireland in
accordance with the provisions of the
land purchase acts Of 1903 and 1909 =.
These acts make 4 compulsory for a
landlord to permit his tenant TO pur-
chase the land he cultivates.
OF the $3OO,OOO,OOO Mr.. b rrell said
it would be necessary to borrow only
$l2O, 100000 through the public issue
of land stock. The rest will be finan.
ced by the national debt commission
ers under new bill which will give
compulsory powers to the govern.
ment to make the vendors receive
half the purchase price in 3 per cent
stock.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-24
Ex.PRESlDENT TAFT
TO BE CHIEF ORATOR

Put-in-bay, Ohio, July 81 Former
President Taft will be the principal
speaker representing the United
States at the international celebrat on
of the battle OF Lake Erie, which will
be held here September 10, the Tooth
anniversary of the battle according
to announcement today. Canada's
speaker has not yet been selected
The former president and the Cana
dian representative will speak at a
banquet to be given at Cedar Point,
although the ceremonies proper viii
be held here.
On the second day OF the interna.
tional celebration transfer of the re-
mains of the American and British
marines and soldiers killed in the
battle of Lake Erie will be made
from their present resting place on
Putin.Bay island to the, crypt of the
Perry memorial monument now be.
ing erected. American and Canadian
clergymen Will conduct impressive
ceremonies.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-24
FORTY GIRLS
DEAD IN FIRE
Lost Their Lives Probably When
Binghamton, N. V. Factory
Burned.

Binghamton, N. Y. July 22-Forty
girls are believed to have. lost their
| lives in a fire which destroyed the
Freeman overall factory here this
afternoon.
/ The fire started at 2:30 o'clock and
had completely destroyed the build.
ing in 20 minutes.
One hundred and twenty-five girls
were in the factory when the iire
was discovered The police dec AIRED
that at least 40 failed to escape.
Twelve girls were taken to the
hospital badly injured.
There were heart rending scenes
when several girls clinging to fire es-
capes were swept by sheets of flames
or jumped from the factory windows.
Exactly how many were penned in.
side was heard to determine in the
panic The walls of the big bu lding
fell at $3.50 p. m.
At 3:45 p. m. two bodies were
seen lying on Div sion street cut
completely in two. Others can be seen
in the ruins.
1t is now thought the number of
lives lost will exceed 40.
J.E. Lawrence, bookkeeper of the
company, said that he was working
in the Office when the first alarm
sounded. The flames we're under the
front stairway. There were also
Il rear stairway and fire escapes at
the south side of the building.
Most of the women were employed
in the machine operating room on the
fourth floor. They made no attempt
to hurry from the building at first.
thinking that THE alarm was for
fire drill.
Messengers rushed through the
building to drive the women out.
outburst Of Fire
Just then" said Lawrence, the
whole building burst into flames. 1t
was of the ordinary factory construc.
ton, with timber supports and brick
walls. But it went up like powder
a puff and all was over. When the
flames rushed up the front stairway
it was awful.
THE women were in a panic in an
instant. They rushed to the fire es.
capes and many of them ieaped out
of the windows.
Il had % names on my pay rolls
but some of the employees were gone
on vacations. The lists are all inside
the burned factory. didn't have time
to put them away or to close the
safe. 1t is impossible for the pres
ent to call the roll or get an accurate
line on those who are missing.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-24
LEAPS FROM AUTO IN
EFFORT TO SAVE BABY
Mrs. Selie ServeI Almost Instantly
Killed a Short Distance
From Reno

Reno, Nevada, July 81. -Leaping
from a speeding automobile in the
effort to save her baby, which had
been thrown from her arms when the
machine struck a chuck hole Selle
Servel, wife of Fred Servel, leading
member of the French colony, was
almost instantly killed late this aft
ternoon. Her baby, but slightly hurt
walked unaided to the spot where its
mothers lifeless body lay in the
arms of her husband.
Jaques Mramont, driver of the ma.
chine put on all speed to reach med
cal aid, A mile out of town at the
foot of steep grade his machine
turned completely over while going
at more than a mile a minute. lie
escaped without scratch and ran
over half a mile to the nearest house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miramont. Mr.. and
Mrs. Seryel and two children were
returning from camping trip near
Susanville, Cal They were within
sight of home when, on turning a
curve one wheel of the car struck q
rut and the baby lying in Mrs. Ser
wells lap was thrown out. Mrs. Ser
vel leaped to save it, but as she die
so lost her balance and went headlone
after the child, Her husband seized
her clothing as she shot from tn,
car, Her head struck a boulder by
the roadside and she was dragged ,
short distance. She lived but a few
moments.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-24
Total Disbursements s6,271 SO

There was an iterage attendance
OF children that used the library
daily OF one hundred forty-one Q4D
there was seven thousand nine hun.
dred ten G,9lOJ books borrowed and
one Librarian and three assistants
regularly employed. The contract
price for constructing the Ogden lib,
rary was twenty.three thousand eight
hundred ($25,SOO) extras, on building
eight hundred fifty dollars CSS5O),
leaving a balance on hand of three
hundred fifty dollars after completion
of building. | merely submit these
figures Of the Ogden library to show
you what the building cost and the
cost for the maintenance of the
same. Respectfully submitted,
HENRY G. HAYBALL,
Mayor OF Logan City
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-24
DRESDEN CRAGUN
WRITES LETTER
(Contlnued dom page onel

N~NNNNA'NNN A'SAAA pbbN DlltJ
the standing. kneeling and recumbent
positions. Captain Smita OF the
twelfth infantry had charge OF this
work, and expressed himself as well
pleased with most OF the work. II
some of home gun clubs could see the
regulars shoot they would open their
eyes. Sergeant Bare went out to
test the guns, he selected eight rifles
fired five shots from each or forty
shots in all and made thirty.eight
bulls eyes, only two shots did not
find the center of the target. He
represented b company Of Twelfth
infantry at the western department
semi annual target shooting at Mon.
terey last week, but did not get the
scores.
II Is not all work here as You will
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-24

see from the following ho,ice ISSUED
by the camp athletic officer and glvei
some idea of the plan to give tn,
students clean, healthful amusement
For those who desire to play ten
ms court just beyond the first house
on the right hand side OF the road
west of camp Is available, also the
tennis courts near the hotel in Paci
fic Grove and those in the hotel De
Monte grounds. These courts may all
be used free of charge. Baseball
grounds between the camp and Pa
cifc Grove railroad depot may be
used at any time. Tickets for roller
| skating in the rink in Pacific Grove
may be obtained from the adjutant or
sergeant major at camp headquart-
ers. These tickets will be provided
with skates without charge and the
holder be allowed to skate as long as
he chooses On Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday nights the students com.
pany as a whole may use the Del
Monte bath houses. Swimn>ng may
be learned without any danger what
ever. Water Is warm and supplied
daily. Bowling alleys are available IN
the Del Monte grounds. 1t is sugges-
ted that you who play tennis arrange
a tournament among yourselves that
you arrange for say a couple of bal
games a week and other forms of ath-
,etic amusement you desire. Every
Saturday night at both Del Monte and
Pacific Grove hotels informal dances
the guests of the hotels ment oned,
but all students have bsen favored
with an invitation to be present
whenever they desire. There is no
charge for admission. | will be glad
to be of any assistance possible in
tournaments, contests ETC.,
and will alsso thank you TO submit to
me any suggestion you care to offer.
Our camp is Ia removed from any
harmful influence. There are no ga.
looms in Pacific Grove, no student
could be under better moral influence
than he is here, or freer from tempta.
tons and aside from the discipline re-
celved under military rule he has the
benefit of out door life in perfect
and in a camp more sanitary
and healthful than private camps
could be inasmuch as there is sew.
age bathing facilities within the
camp. running water at the end of
every company street and good hos
p tai tent splendidly equipped with
apparatus and the pick of the army
nedical men in charge.
We farmers are a sample of the
lverage boy or man here-all strong,
heelthy looking robust people ready
for mess calls" and anything on
docket. Speaking of mess calls" |
must tell you we are well fed on three
meals daily. Our food is clean and
palatable and of first class quality
and of a great variety.
We each have a cot to steep on.
six cots to tent. A Chinese student
senior in the California university
occupies cot in the same tent as
we three A. c. boys and another
California student making only five
cots in our tent. This Chinese stud
ent is one of the cleanest and bright.
est boys | ever met. Not one in our
tent uses tobacco. A rather singular
coincidence. Perhaps have written
enough for this time. viii write you
aga.n If our home papers see fit to
publish this. DRESDEN CRAGUN.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-24

Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thomas Electric Oil. Stops the pain
and heals the wound, All druggists
sell it.-Advertisement.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-24
LOGAN CITY
RUNNING BEHIND
Cont nued from page one

to be determined by lot at their frs
meeting. After said directors hav
met and organized by appointing on
of their members as president, the
shall have exclusive control of tn
expenditure of all money collects
for the benefit of the library funds
and for the construction of any lib
rary building. The law further say
that sa d board shall have power t
purchase or lease grounds, to lease
appropriate building or buildings fol
use OF said library.
The intent of tle petitioners ask
ing the C ty commission to levy one
mill tax, was for the purpose of ask
ing Mr. Carnegie to donate to Logan
City twenty-five thousand dollars
(S25,0OO) for the purpose of building
a Carnegie lib airy Before Mr.. Car
negle would make this gift 1t will be
necessary that sight be procured
in order 10 y acc tie building on. If
Logan CITY Al. to buy this it would
take from tive to three years of the
one mill levy 10 purchase a suitable
ground for IN purpose. At the pre-
sent time Logan City's available fin
ances are all being used for the main.
tainance of the city, and still the city
is running behind several thousand
dollars each year this deficit will
have to be made up at some time
in the near future by either bond is.
sue or considerable increase the
tax levy in order to place the city on
cash basis. am of the opinion ina
before final action is taken Oh ,h,'
matter that 1t would be better to put
the matter up to the taxpayers at
the next general elect on and a,l.W
them to vote on the p!opos.t.IH, a
| feel at this time that Logan CT,
Is not in position to grant the re.
quest of the petitioners ask 'ng for
the one mill levy and appointing di.
rectors for the establishment Of
Carnegie Library for Logan City, still
feel that the entire commission
should act upon this matter, and will
therefore recommend that whateve"
action be taken in this report that
after II be received or rejected tnat
a motion then be made ia order to
finally dispose Of the matter eithe-
for or aga. INST the levying of this tax
before the last regular meeting in
this month, so that If the commission
decide to levy the tax it can be Gone
at that time.
For your information | visited Og-
den In company with our city auditor
and obtained from the city recorder
there copy of the resolution passed
by the Ogden city 'counci creating
this fund for the establishing of
library which | herewith attach to
report, also a copy of a letter from
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie showing that
he accepts the report and makes the
gift of twenty-five thousand dollars
(S25,OOO).
It cost Ogden CITY for the year end.
ing June 80 of this year for operation
of the library the follnwing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21
The Impregnable Shaft Between
the Mountains, Which Was the
Chief Entrance to Petra.

q ne ages is 70 be explained: {
the latest German expedition
has its way This expedition, under
the special patronage of the Kaiser,
who IS tremendously interested in
anything that will clear up the his
tory OF nations long dead and gone,
IS to open no less than three thou
sand tombs that have remained in
violate these thirty-five centuries or
more.
For the expedition is to go to Petra,
that mighty rock-fortreSs. known in
the Bible as Sela, the Rock, and there
they will tear open the thousands of
tombs that have been followed out of
the living rocks, in which it is
expected that many treasures OF
ancient times will be brought to
light.
This city has been described as nm
"eagle's nest" on the top of the rock,
and It was a mighty large nest with
some very powerful eagles in it.
1t was the capital of the Naba-
teams, the direct descendants Of 1sh-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21
christopher's Complaint.

Lula McStubbtns had been a bride
but a short time when the startling
truth was forced upon her that her
young husband was not exactly a
teetotaller. One evening Il few weeks
after the wedding the strict old cold
water crank. Papa McStubbins
dropped In IL call. He found his
daughter all alone. After q while
he asked:
Where IS Christopher"
We'll. the fact Is Christopher Ia,
feeling very we'll this evening"
rs that 50? What seems the matterr,
"Well--er-the fact is-er-Cbris.
topher Is suffering from q bad Of
tack of-of-propinquity."
Prop1nquity. propinQuitv.-
repeated tho puzzled old ge.,t,e,e
"That's q disease never heard y.
You must be mistaken" u.
rOh. no. father! Let mo
Propinauity means nearness. DOESN'T ossnn:
"I think So"
ISN'T it?" eiose'
"Em-yes-yes"
"And when we speak OF a man
being close we mean that ha IS IS
stingy. don't WEI" no IS
"Certninly."
"And when q man is stinev -.
rall him tight. don't WEI" we
at believe 30"
"Well." she concluded with n .,.s
-thats what's the matter with Chris.
topher."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21

the end Of the independent existence
OF the government (1O6 A. D.. 1t
was the third Aretas who had fallen
In love with the art OF the Greeks
and Romans and gave this character
to the art of the capital city, Petra.
He Is responsible for the most mag
nificent of the architectural remains,
Which have been most remarkably
preserved on account of their shelf
cred position. The palaces and tenn
pies were hewn out of the living rock
along the sides of the steep ascent to
the city proper, and being thus pro-
tected from storm and sun the col
umns stand today almost as if hewn
out last year, or ten years ago at
most.
The city was surrounded by natu-
raj walls Of rocky mountains, watered
by perpetual stream. The chief en-
trance was from the east down a
dark gorge, only ten or twelve feet
wide, called the Silk, or Shaft, being
really n split in the huge sandstone
rocks. Here was hcwn out that won
derful Treasury of Pharaoh" So
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21
How to Cultivate Good Manners in Childhood

formed. All the minor moralities OF
life may be made easy to a child.
Habits of being courteous, prompt,
considerate. neat, should be taught
early in childhood. Good habits may
be incorporated with the character
and will be spontaneous and pro-
'ceed from almost unconscious
sources. It. must be remembered.
however, that bundles Of habits"
are not in themselves character.
The small acts of courtesy prac.
tised at home will become, in Il
measure, automatic, but there must
be in the character the cutiva-
tion of true kindness, which prompts
one to do the pleasant or the unself-
ish thing naturally and simply. be-
cause it would be an unhappiness to
do disagreeable thing.
The relationship OF the family
must exist in all worthiness before
the eyes OF children, il there is to be
high development Of character, be-
cause children judge only by what
they observe; what they see is the
pattern for their imitation. SO much
may be done by parents in the per.
sistent, patient example Of sweet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21

ness Of temper, cheerfulness and
courtesy The father in household
may show chiyalric treatment of the
mother in so beautiful way that
the children will naturally initiate
his unfailing consideration and ten
derness toward her.
Those who are scrupulously atten-
tive to every conventional rule
among strangers and who are
thoughtful Of the comfort and con-
venience OF the households where
they may be visiting sometimes ig-
more courtesy when at home. They
seem to think that at home they
may have the privilege to be late at
meals. They never apologize for
hardness; they do not hesitate to-
find fault with tho food. In fact,
some persons assume that they have
Il certain right not to consult the
comfort OF others at home.
1t is we'll to make a rule to come
to breakfast with a cheerful greet
ing. An amiable Good morning.
is a hopeful beginning for the day.
1t is worth while never to talk about
food at ali unless to say something
pleasant about it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21
The Mysteries of Rock=Hewn
Petra, L1hither Ishn7ael andi
Esau Fled, into Which
Fz0wed for Hundreds of
Years the Treasures of
the Ancie1f LDorld, to Be
Solved Through Its Dead

Of the Haram, or sacred place, into which
none but the priests might enter
With the discovery OF the great altar
comes another notable find, which may go
far toward explaining the mysteries con-
nected with the awful worship of Dhu-shara.
Below this altar there seems to have been a
crypt, going far into the bowels Of the noun
tain, and In it was thrown the remains OF
the victims sacrificed to tho god and his
cruel mate Whether human sacrifices were
offered is not known, but the exploration Of
this crypt will tell us much Of the distant
past.
Most light upon that past is expected from
the opening of the tombs, which number
three thousand or more. If ten day are
opened it will take more than three years to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21

complete the work, but it Is doubtful II this
number can be averaged without host OF
workmen, for all in the faces Of the
cliffs, and scaffolding will have to be erect
ed to reach most of them. When they are
forced open, by pick and dynamite, what
treasures of ancient times may be brought
to light none can we'll imagine or picture
All are awaiting the results with bated
breath, for the history of the Nabateans is
so closely interviewer with that of the He
brews, of the Egyptians and the Babylon
ians, that we may have flood Of light upon
all the civilization of ancient times. simply
by the opening of these tombs--but It is q
tremendous task. which will consume years
and cost fortunes, though the results will
certainly repay all efforts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21
One of the 5000 Tombs on the Cliffs of Petra.

the form of n great black rectangular
stone, just like the Kaabn of the
Arabs, and his Holy Place was care
fully guarded and marked off. At
the borders were two great obelisks,
possibly idols Of the two divinities,
but certainly marking the boundary
Y tho Star Company. Great Britain Ri
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21

district we're cave-dwcllcrs, and for
many ages the people were satisfied
with these homes dug into the sides
Of the mountains. But rs they be-
came more civilized they built houses
like the surrounding tribes, and the
caves became the tombs Of the dead
Copyright. 1918.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21

called, because at
enc time it held
many of the great
treasures Of Egypt,
and the explorers
are Of the opinion
that far back in its
rocky recesses there
are still many of
these treasures, If
they can only find
them. Further along
this gulch IS the
great theatre, also
followed out of the
mountain side, and
all around are the
thousands OF tombS,
each ending in a
tower, when they
belong to the earlier
period.
The capital itself
must have occupied
q space of about one
and three quarter
square miles, giving
room for n numer-
Gus population, and
one that grew very
wealthy out Of the
spoils Of the then
civilized world.
Preliminary e1.
ploration has shown
that originally the
inhabitants of this