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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24

Commissioner Lawson was for
a city line built by the city, op-
Grated by the city and extended
up 18th street hill into the West
End.
Controller Meads, who dropped
in suggested that the council in
vestigate gasoline cars. The may
or talked storage battery, which
Commissioner Freeland Is going
to investigate in the East.
Z. After half an hour Of desul-
tory discussion which got no.
where the council adjourned.
II was apparent, howevee, that
the offer of the company will be
turned down.
5 Commissioner Mills. even ad-
mitted afterward that he knew
any deal with the company would
be turned down as he himself
nor the people either would not
stand for the city building
street car line and then turning
II over to Stone-Webster.
The situation in fact is right
where it was before the recent
election with Lawson and Free
land for straight municipal own
ership and operation and Mills
ready to go with them after
certain amount OF by-play with
the company.
The mayor still insists that the
city should deal with the company
and Woods is willing for most
any plan to get the line over the
flats.
A majority Of the commission,
however, will stand for muni-
cipally owned and operated line
IL the city can get the money to
go ahead with II.
The almighty dollar Is the ar
bitter in the case now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24
FAMOUS LIBEL
SUIT COMES
Up MONDAY
MARQUETTE, MICH, SCENE OF
BIG GATHERING TO HEAR
SUIT OF EX-PRESIDENT
AGAINST GEO. A. NEWETT
FOR ALLEGED LIBEL.
BY w. III. Auburn.

bl w. HI. hIDOHANs
MARQUETTE, Mich, May "a.
Next week a Marquette county
Jury will undertake to determine
whether Theodore RoOses cit is a
drnnkard.
That is, provided IL OPEN
minded men can be found in the
county. This is an eXcitable and
opiniOnated section, where bull
moose and republican hate each
other enthusiastically.
Col. RooseveIt's civil libel suit
against George A. Newctt OF Ish-
peming, editor and owner of Iron
Ore, is set for trial May 20. 1t is
based on Newett's statement pub
Iished Oct. ~, 1912, that "Roose-
welt gets drunk, and that not in-
frequently, and all his intimates
know it."
And it is going to be a merry
old trial, that will echo in every
corner of America. Both sides
are going to fight it to a finish,
and both appear confident.
Col. Roosevelt himself is ex-
pected to arrive Monday and di-
rect the battle. He Is detcrmin-
ed to crush, once for all, .de ru-
NOR whispered against him often,
but never, perhaps, blurted out
so bodily as in Newett's paper.
He has retained Attorneys James
II. Pound of Detroit and w. s.
Hill of Magquette, and will prob
ably bring legal reinforcements
from New York.
The colonel will also have a
spectacular array of witnesses.
There is talk of special Car full
of notables. Marquette expects
Clifford Pinchot, Gen. Leonard
Wood, Surgeon General Riycy of
the United States navy, Albert
Shaw, editor of the Review of Re-
views, Lyman Abbott, editor of
the Outlook, and others Of ma
tiOnal fame, who will presumably
testify to Roosevelt's sOhriety.
And there will be a bale of de-
positions of the same tenor.
In the matter of depositions
Editor Newett has just been out
west gathering lot of them. And
his lawyers, w. P. Belden of Ish-
peming, and Horace Andrews of
Cleveland, have been very busy in
the east and the middle west talk
ing down the testimony of volun-
teer deposers, who are said to
agree with Newett's estimate of
the colonel.
Roosevelt, of course, will be
the central figure of the trial. But
Newett will share the limelight.
And this belligerent Irish editor,
who has dared to bait the colonel
single-handed, is regarded here as
a sort of hero.
Not that the populace loves
Newett. He isn't popular Lead
er, exactly. Many people in this
bull moose stronghold call him a
reactiOnary. Anyhow, he has
trained with the standpat repub-
lican branch, and been a mem-
ber of the ruling clique In Mar
quette county overthrown by T.
r.. last fall. Besides, men Of
Newett's trucIlent character and
vocabulary make plenty Of en-
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emies. But his foes respect his
scrapping qualities, and his
friends swear by him. And New
EFT stands by his friends.
That's what got him into this
mix-up with Roosevelt The
colonel had jumped ONO Con-
gresham H. o. Young of Ishpem-
ing, Newett's lifelong friend. 1t
was at a political meeting in Mar
quette, October 8.
Roosevelt, in a sermon ON the
text, Thou shalt not bear faise
Witness" bawled out the con-
gressman as an attorney of the
steel trust. Thereupon one John
r. Van Evera rose up in meeting
and told Roosevelt he was a liar,
VINO knew, or ought to know, thai
Young had dropped his steel
trust work when he entered con-
gress ten years ago. And then
Friend Newett wrote the piece for
his paper, which appeared three
days later, repeating that the
colonel was a liar, and adding, by
way of good measure, that he was
a drunlard, a blasphemer and a
bad loser.
Colonel Roosevelt, In his libel
suit, passes over the charges that
he "lies and curses in a most dis
gusting way" saying that such
averments are ''in some measure
a matter of opinion But ne in
sists that the drunkenness charge
is "a false, scandalous, malicious
and defamatory libel," and asks
1000 damages.
The defendant replies that the
accusation was true, and there
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INSANE
FOREMAN
WINSOUT

Nels MartinsOn, section fore
man for the o. & w. railroad, suf-
fered a sunstroke while working
along the tracks last summer.
He was brought to the Newport
hotel i'm Tacoma, his home, and
put under the charge of Mrs.
DOrcas Spalt, the proprietor.
Mrs. Spalt became very friend
ly with the sick man. Martinson
gradually lost his mind as a result
of the sunstrOke, and became as
docile as kitten.
The foreman had some money
in the bank. One day, wnile he
was especially weak, Mrs. Spalt
induced him to write out a check
for his entire savings-$660-
and turn it over to her. She
cashed the cheek and pocketed
the money.
Later Martinson was taken to
the Steilacoom asylum. George
r. Gardner was appointed guar
dian. Garner learned about the
check deal and demanded that
the money be returned. Mrs.
Spalt refused, and suit was be-
gun.
A jury in Judge Cards court
this morning vindicated the In
sane section foreman, by demand
ing formally that the entire
amount of $500 be returned. Two
jurors refused to sign the de-
cree, but the verdict was enter
ed and Mrs. Spalt must return
the money. The jury was out
from 2 o'clock yesterday until 10
O'Clock today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24

BLOW AT
T. R. & P.

Aiming at the complete aboli-
ton of the Stone-Webster power
business i'm Tacoma, City Attor-
ney Stiles i'm behalf of the city,
last night filed i'm court cross
bill asking that the company not
only be enjOined from furnishing
current for light in this city but
ahat by reason of the fact that 1t
did not heed the demand Of the
city, that its entire franchise oe
declared by the court to he re-
voked and that it be put entirely
out of business and its poles and
wires be forfeited to the city in
case It does not remove them
within go days.
The city's move was prompted
by the company's injunction petit
tion filed Thursday prohibiting
the city from enforcing ar order
to prevent the traction company
from selling power within the
city limits.
If the city wins in this petition
in court it will have the entire
power business of the city. The
smelter even, which is worth
100000 or more to Stone Web
ster every year, will have to come
to the city for it's electric juice.
The city would at once come into
power business worth nearly, If
not quite 100000 a year, and
debt on the light department
could be paid off in the next five
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24

and black ferocity. There will be
long-tailored orang-outangs and
wicked-eyed wild men.
Saturday night is the first rev.
elry of the Ad club in boosting
the Montamara Festo. There will
be band concerts and red fire and
noise.
But the Bulcda Pudloh will be
the center of attraction.
Nobody but the animals keep
ers can really describe the fero-
cious beast, and they have been
sworn to secrecy.
So beware, you tight ones. Be-
ware!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24

There nothing doing
ster of
street railway line.
osed TO the the Of
by the
"You say absoluteIy opposed OFFER"
mi Mills.
The council morning
it, the proposition The
incdng chuld
in good company
that the city ma a deal wi tn them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24
IN HONOR OF PEACE

NEW YORK, May 24.--A sta
tue of Queen Victoria will be
erected in Washington, ID. c.. and
statue of Abraham Lincoln will
be presented to the British ma
ton as part of the ceremony In
1914-1915 to commemorate the
hundreth anniversary of world
peace among English speaking
people.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24
SOLD FIREARMS

BISBEE, Ariz., May "a
Charged with having violated the
neutrality laws by selling large
quantities of firearms to Mexi-
cans, William II. Brophy and F..
Il. Coles, merchants, we're today
arrested by the u. s. government
and placed under $4,000 bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24
Lower Steps
Praises Be
To Bean
Street car steps are lower.

Street car steps are lower.
That is. the joyful an
nouncement made today, fol-
lowing an inspection of ten
new street cars just arrived
In the city.
Tight-skirted women will
now join i'm praise of Man
ager Bean.
The new cars have other
features than the low steps,
but this one item is worthy
of much consideration, fol-
lowing, as it does, on the
heels of many protests by
Tacoma's fashionable wom-
en-.
The cars are dOublc-end-
ers, with roomy vestibIle
and are well ventilated with
patent ventilators at each
end. They are a trifle small
er than the Point and South
Tacoma cars, but have a
seating capacity of So.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24
TURNS
DOWN OFFER

MAJORITY COMMISSIONERS OPPOSED LATEST PLAN
sTONE-WEBSTER COM PANY BUILD LINE
Il ED LINE NOT ONLY TO III DEFLATS BUT ONE EXTEND
ING TO WEST END.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24
A Solid
Foundation

That is what you have finan-
cially If you deposit your money
in a good bank. Do not keep
it in your pocket-the pocket
might wear out-too easy to
spend 1t, too. and the founda-
tion of your fortune is gone.
Remember the man who
Auilt his house on the sand
how soon it was swept away?
Don't be like him, but build on
the solid rock of bank ac-
count. This bank is the rock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24
ICARTY, CHAMPION, KILLED IN BOUT
TERROR FOLLOWS
THEATER CRASH

LOS ANGELES Cal May 24-Thirty two
people were killed this morning when the balcony of
the Auditorium at Long Beach, California collapsed
here today.
Between two and three hundred persons were
seated in the balcony which fell those seated be-
low during the celebration of Queen Victoria birth
day.
Of the bodies thus far recovered nineteen were
women and it is feared that more than So dead.
Physicians and nurses have been rushed to the
scene from Los Angeles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24

CALGARY, Alberta, May 24th.
Luther McCarty, White Heavy
weight Champion of the World, was
instantly killed in the first round Of
his scheduled 15-round fight with
Arthur Pelky, of this city, this after
noon.
McCarty received terrible blow
over the heart.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24

LONG BEACH, Cal, May "a
Twenty-Five known dead, 23
of whom were women, scores SER
iously injured when the second
floor of the municipal auditor
ium building, Long Beach pier,
collapsed, carrying many people
down.
The death list may reach 40.
1t is reported that between two
and three hundred fell. Great
confusion prevails and the work
of rescue is hampered by a huge
crowd. Hundreds are assisting
In the work of rescue and the re-
moval of the dead. The floor
sank without warming. Every
physician and nurse In the city
Is in attendance and others are
coming from Los Angeles and
surrounding towns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24
TWO GAMES
ON QUEENS
BI R T HID AY

VICTORIA, May 24.-In honor
of the birthday of Queen Victoria,
the Victoria and Spokane teams
are playing a double-headeI here
today. Spokane was swamped
in the morning game by a score
of IL to O. Hardin, with Shea
catching for hm, pitched beau
tiful game for the Bees. Melter
started for the Indians, Manager
Ostdiek catching. A record
crowd attended.
VANCOUVER, B. c., May "a.
crowds attended the
first OF the double-header games
between the Beavers and the Sc
attic Tilikums here today. which
was won by Seattle, 4 to /, Dell
pitched for Seattle and had the
Beavers tanned from the first In
ming, while Jimmy Concannon. Sc
cured from the Tacoma Tigers,
was hit hard. Wally caught for
Seattle. his first game il many
weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24

For Tacoma and
vicinity: Fair tonight
and Sunday.
For Washington:
Fair west tonight and
Sunday, Showers east
portion tonight or
Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24

Los ANGELES, May "A. -
Chief of Police Sebastian, at the
head of fifty policemen vita May
or Alexander, and a score OF doc
tors, started for Long Beaoh
shortly after noon at high speed
in automobiles to aid the authori-
ties there in caring for the in
jured
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-24

The Times carries the cream of
the United Press leased wire serv-
ice daily. The owners of the Times
own the service.
The Denver star., 1913-08-23
THRIFTY SECRET ORDER.
Progress Of the True Rsformsrs Under
Grand Master Floyd J. Ross.

Progress Of the True Rsformsrs Under
Grand Master Floyd J. Ross.
The thirty-third annual meeting OF
the Grand Fountain Of the United Or
der OF True Reformers will be held In
Richmond, Va. from Tuesday. Sept.
q. through Thursday. the 25th. Re-
cent reports from the subordinate foun-
tains have greatly encouraged the
grand officers in their efforts to extend
the benefits Of the order to all who
need protection Of the kind which the
Institution offers.
Within less than n year under the
safe and energetic leadership Of Grand
Worthy Master Floyd Ross. 10000
members have been added to the or
gnnizatiOn. 100 new subordinate lodges
organized. eighty old lodges which had
ceased to be active have been rein
stated. &2S0.OO0 added to the general
fund and claims paid TO the heirs or
deceased members amounting to $780,
600.
The Denver star., 1913-08-23
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. p. J. Price, Pastor,
3O12 Marion st.

Sunday school lesson, Aug. "a
Bread from Heaven" Exod. Is: n
to 16: &c. W. A. Moore, Supt
B. Y. p. U. How have proved
Christianity and seen it proved. John
3:25-36; 81: "a, 25. j. Mason, Pres.
Morning sermon, Luke .: 4-5. Even
ing sermon Phil. Q: 1-2.
The Central Baptist Sunday school
outing to Rocky Mountain Lake waf
a grand success. The Sunday schoo
teachers are to be commended fol
their untiring efforts on behalf of the
Sunday school outing.
Mrs Tumbland has been taken tt
st. Anthony's hospital for an opera
ton. We trust that the operation vii
prove successful.
The bazaar given by the Banner
club will be Sept. 10 and IL. Do no
fail to come and see their display
ADV
The president of the Progressive
club desires that all contestants inter
ested be at the Central Baptist church
Sept 20.
Mr.. G. w. Moore left for Chicago
Aug. 81. Mr.. Moore's visit with III
while here was pleasant one
The Women's Missionary Societ,
will rally for missions on the fftl
Sunday in the afternoon.
Watch for stirring time with thu
Pilgrims Progress club on Sept. 4.
Rally day at the Central Baptis
church Oct. 26, 1918.
The Denver star., 1913-08-23

Normal within two years and attend
ed for seven years Maryville college
fwbite). an institution founded in 1919.
BY an act of the legislature OF Ten
nessee and decree of the board OF
trustees of Maryville college separating
colored from whites in said school. Mr..
Brazelton was forced to go elsewhere
for one year in order to receive his de-
gree of b. A. So he attended Knox
Vile college during 1902 and gradu-
ated. The degree Of master of arts has
also been conferred upon PROFESSOR
Brazelton.
In the spring Of 1902 he was elected
assistant principal Of Douglas high.
Oklahoma City Okla. through the as
sistance of Hon Ed 8. Vaught. at that
time superintendent of schools of Ok
lahoma City and now an able attorney
and man of affairs. The next year Mr.
Brazelton was made principal. This
position he has held for ten years and
has been recently reelected. During
his administration the Douglas school
has grown from ten teachers to fifty
and the enrolment has increased from
200 to 1000.
The Douglas high school has now
ssventy-five graduates. Among the
alumni Of Douglas high there are three
medical doctors and two dentists and
three college graduates and ono uni
yersity graduate, one dressmaker ana
scores Of teachers In the public schools
Of Oklahoma and other states. Profes-
~ Braselton has the distinction OF
beang the last president for two years
AZ fhe Colored Teacher Association OF
the TERRITORY Of Oklahoma and the nrst
uFesidsnt for two years Of the Negro
otate TsacheFS Association Of OKLA
The Denver star., 1913-08-23
Miller at Gettysburg c.I.bra.ion.


Levi Miller OF RELIEF, Winchester
county. Va. bears ti,c distinction OF
being the only colorcd Confederate
veteran OF the civil war in attendance
at the anniversary celebration OF the
great battle Of Gettysburg. II IL said
that the Confederate camp cent Com
rnde Miller to the celebration mt its
expense. He wore HIS gray uniform
and received marked attention.
SPECIAL Conference on Rural Schools.
Leslie Pinckney Hill. principal Of the
Manassas (Vn., Industrial school. made
the opening address Mt the conference
on rural industrial schools, held at %
vesey street. New York. on Wednes
DAY. April TO- The conference Oh
Thursday took up the genera, problems
which confront rural schools. Amons
the speakers were DR.. w. q. 3, Du
bois, DR.. J. Fl. billiard. ]. n. uigvon.
Q. p. Mitchell. w. T. B. williams, r.,
9. Bruce. DR.. John Hope, Miss nmmH
Williams. Dr. Thomas J. Jones s,0
otnsr prominent educators.
The Denver star., 1913-08-23
WORK OF THE NATIONAL
NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION
Hiah Tribute Paid to Its Efforts by W.
Anthony Asry.

Mr. W. Anthony Aery. press agent
at the Hampton Va.) institute. pays a
high tribute to the efforts. work and
achievements of the National Negro
Press association in an article which
recently appeared in the Southern
Workman. The article in full is as
follows:
Wider publicity for the facts of Ne
gro progress and problems of race ad-
justment is being everywhere secured
through heartier and more systematic
cooperation among Negro editors and
correspondents. Today men have a
better chance than they have ever had
before to secure accurate and timely
facts concerning the struggles and sue
cesses Of colored people, especially in
the south. An important factor in the
widening and deepening OF public in
terest in the Negro as a progressive
and vital element in American civiliza-
hon is the National Negro Press asso-
citation, organized In 1909 and given
new life in 1912 at the Chicago meet
ing Of the National Negro Business
league.
The officers and members of the Ne
gro Press association are working har-
moniously for the highest develop
ment of Negro journalism" Their
policy is that of printing "the news
without fear or favor, giving true re-
fex of existing conditions without con-
cealing evil Their policy also in
cludes the publication of Negro
newspaper and publishers directory
and the establishment Of higher stand
ards in advertising, business methods
and news service for the public.
The work on the directory is being
ably done by Henry Allen Boyd of
Nashville, Tenn, the national CORE,
spending secretary. The problems of
working out plate service and of de-
veloping reciprocal news service are
being worked out by subcommittee
of the executive for action at the an
nual meeting of the association to be
| held in Philadelphia in August.
The white papers are coming to re
alize that the public Is interested in
Negro progress. They are printing as
news items the advance Of the Amer
lean Negro in landowning, home build
ing community and school improve
ment. The Negro papers are devot-
ing more space to live news con.
corning their own people and less to
sensational material in which the
ways, and not the best ways, of white
people are exploited. In short, there
is a gratifying growth in the common
interest of giving all the people all the
news of mutual progress and good
will.
The officers Of the National Negro
Press association are: r. w. Thompson
Washington. president: Joseph 8.
Jones. Cincinnati, o.. and Gurley
Brewer, indianapolis. Ind, vice presi-
dents; Henry Allen Boyd, Nashville
Tenn, and Charles Sumner Smith
Minneapolis. Mimi, secretaries; John
L. Thompson. Des Moines. Ia. treas
urer; N. Barnett Dodson. New York
city, chairman Of the executive com.
mittee
The Denver star., 1913-08-23
This Man
Earns S125
to $3.50 Per
Month in
Salary and Tips
Do You?

If not, you have the wrong job.
Why put up with drudging, poorly
paid position when SO many thous-
and good places are open to you.
Write to us and we will show YOU
how you can become Pullman Car
Porter and in a short time, and have
this income for life.
Easy, pleasant work, good chances
for travel and advancement.
= For full free information, write to-
day to American Service School,
Desk "a, 80 Fifth Ave, New York
city.
The Denver star., 1913-08-23
CAMPBELL CHAPEL, A. M. E.
CHURCH.
Corner Twenty-third and Lawrence
Streets. Rev. II. Franklin Bray,
D. D., Pastor.

Regular services tomorrow. A spe
cial sermon at IL a. M, subject, IN
This Sign Thou Shalt Conquer" Mrs
Orie U. Bray, vocalist and pianist OF
note, recently from Fisk University
will sing during the day.
The wedding under the direct man
agement of Mrs. l.. o. Tucker, assist.
ed by the pastors aid, was splendid
success.
All day Wednesday and until very
late hour Wednesday evening crowds
of Denver's best citizens were seer
vending their way to Rocky 'Mountair
Lake, where one of the best picnics
tory took place.
The Sewing Circle, under the pres
dency of Mrs. Mary Finley deserves
great credit.
Oh, my, how the Dollar Money roll
is swelling! Bring yours tomorrow
The coronation of the queen, witt
addresses by Governor Ammons, Dear
Hart, Mayor Perkins and others, will
take place at Peoples Tabernacle
Thursday, Sept. 4. The governor has
promised a special message for the
race and community.
The Quilt contest takes place Sept
nth, then on to albuquerque on the
18th.
The pastor preached in Pueblo san'
day evening and united his brother In
marriage to Miss Leone Basefeld
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Father and Mother Bray have taken
up their residence with their son, oul
pastor, at the new parsonage, 114t
Cherokee street.
James and Edgar Robinson oi
Phoenix are guests of the pastor
The Denver star., 1913-08-23
NOTES OF THE ZION BAPTIST
CHURCH..
D. e. over, Pastor, 2612 Downino

The Bible Institute closed Sunday
morning with DR.. Vass' great lecture
on the Origin OF the Negro" DR.
Vass left Sunday afternoon for Kan.
sas City.
The pastor will preach tomorrow
morning from the Trial Of Faith"
The evening subject for stereopti
con service is the "Story of Esther"
Do not fail to be present
The funeral of Sister Margaret ia
cobs will be held from the church 81
200 p. m. Sunday.
The Denver star., 1913-08-23
Church News
SCOTT METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH, 8o3 26TH AVE.
REV. S. L. IDEAS, Pastor.

Prea ching each Sunday at Hoo
and 500 p. m. Sunday school at
1890, Epworth League $3.50 p. m.
Teachers meeting each Tuesday p.
m. Prayer and class meeting each
Wednesday p. m. All are invited to
attend. Visitors are welcome.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY
REDEEMER,
Twenty-second Ave. and Humboldt
ST. The Rev. Henry 3. Brown.
3. D., Vicar.