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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23

Bixby is one of the richest and
most Influential citizens of South
ern California. He is worth $5,-
100000. The Bixby family owns
property valued at more than
$20,000,000, of which Bixby owns
a quarter.
Geo. H. Bixby is prominent
member of the Congregational
church.
Oscar Lawler, special U. S. dis
trict attorney during the investi-
cation of the so-called dynamite
cases." which followed the arrests
of the McNamaras, will defend
Bixby. The millionaire does not
appear in court.
The offenses with which he Is
charged are high-grade misde-
meanors, and under the law he
doesn't have to appear in court
personally, but can be represented
by his lawyer. Bixby is out on
$4,000 bail. If convicted, he can
be punished by year In Jail.
The vice probe" had its incep-
tion when Kitty Phillips, young
woman, was charged with black
mail. Her accuser was not nam
ed. She claims it was Bixby.
The blackmail charges were not
pressed, but the Phillips woman
was charged with vagrancy, given
suspended sentence of $50 days
and told to get out of town by Po-
lice Judge H. H. Rose, now mayor
of Los Angeles.
She went to San Francisco, but
gave out information that led to a
raid On the Jonquil house and the
capture of Irene Marie Brown
Levy.
She also talked freely, and doz-
ems of young girls were summon
ed before the grand jury. The
Levy girl told the jury that she
had met a man answering Bixby-s
description at the Jonquil, and
that she had known him as
king" and the "Black Pearl"
She stated that he gave her $500
in three payments, and promised
to give her fine education.
BiNby was subpoenaed to testi-
fy, but fed to a ranch near San
Diego. After officers had vainly
searched for him for a week, he
appeared with Oscar Lawler, went
before the grand jury and refused
to testify because he might in
criminate himself.
While hiding from the grand
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
LOGGING CAMPS
MUST CLEAN
WATERSHED

The city council this morning
formally passed the ordinance de-
claring the Eagle Gorge Logging
company and Bear Creek Logging
company camps on Green river
and Charley Creek public nuisan-
ces and dangerous to the water
system of the city and it will be
up to the companies to cease their
operation or MAKE some arrange
ment to continue satisfactorily to
the city.
The ordinance provides q fine
of 500 a day for every day the
companies operate their camps n
the present manner.
The new Law Will go into effect
Ia 10 days and II the companies
then continue they viii De arrest
ed and the matter viii bo tried
out in the courts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23

$4,000, Old Town $1,000, and X
street $1,000.
1t is conceded the city is lar
ger now than it was six months
ago. There are fewer vacant
houses and many new ones, yet
the street car traffic has dropped
off. The company collected over
S44, 900 on the Traction line the
last six months of 1912, but
dropped down to $40,267 the
first six on this year. This indi-
Gates that the policy of trying to
gouge the people living on the
Traction line by withdrawing the
communication tickets has not been
a winner.
The city all told get from the
street railway company for its
percentages on the freight and
passenger and power business
$1,000.
This does not include the power
business handled under the old
Seattle-Tacoma power franchise,
which is the big end of the Stone
Webster business, as under this
franchise reports are made but
once year in January. The
power business reported under the
t. r. & P. franchise which has
recently been revoked amounted
to but $35,370 in the last six
months. The power business un-
der the other franchise at the
last report In January amounted
to $259,095.49 in the year. This
indicates that the power business
of Stone-Webster here is about
$3.50, 900 a year. This does not
take in the smelter, which is out
side the city and is said to be
over 100000 in itself. The total
yearly receipts of Stone-Webster
In and around Tacoma for street
car fares will amount to a little
over $1,000,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23

jury subpoena, Bixby had ignored
a justice court subpoena to testify
against Mrs. Rosenberg, who was
held by prosecution on an ordf-
nary complaint before the indict-
ment was found. When Bixby fin
ally appeared he was fined $25 for
contempt of court by Judge
Reeve.
After that, Bixby stayed away
from court. He has pleaded not
guilty to all the charges. The
girls are staying with their re-
spective mothers. carefully guard
ed.
Bixby has @ host of political
friends who are rallying to his as
sistance. Many of these became
indebted to him when he was a
member of the county highway
commission and a director of the
Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
MANY VISITORS
ON BIG CRUISER

Several hundred visitors board
ed the cruiser California at 1
o'clock this afternoon when the
gangway was lowered for sight
seers. The visitors were given
courteous treatment shown about
the huge warship by officers and
men Of the crew. and given q
full explanation OF all the inter-
estine features Of the big fighter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23

High BRIDGE" said Mayor Sey-
mour.
Yes, we have another 18th
street bridge now so this big one
was christened Tacoma High
bridge, - insisted Owen Woods.
I'VE already have a Lincoln
bridge on Lincoln avenue and
cannot have two," said Woods.
So the big bridge above the
Municipal dock is officially TIA
coma High bridge"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
War! War!
Aw, Only
A Fake

LONDON, July ga declara-
tion of war was wirelessed the
admiralty today, and from mid
night Al great battleships, 80
heavy cruisers, 22 light cruisers,
13 minelayers, 1877 torpedo boat
destroyers, 20 torpedo boats and
AZ submarines will give battle off
the British coasts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23

The city commission this
morning officially repudiated the
attempt of certain self-appointed
interest to foist the name Lin
coin Bridge" on the 18th street
Tacoma High bridge.
Commissioner Freeland called
attention to the fact that in the
bonds and in all legislation the
new bridge is known as the 11th
street bridge.
ut was dedicated Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
POINDEXTER
RESOLUTION
IS IN HOUSE

WASHINGTON. d. G. July 28.
-Representatlve Bryan OF Wash~
ington introduced in the house TO-.
day Senator Poindexter's bill pro-
riding for the government ownsr-
ship and operation Of railroads
and coal mines In Alaska.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
WHO GEO. BIXBY is.

Multi-millionaire owner of
Hotel Virginia, Long Beach.
Holder of vast oil lands.
Stoc6holder in half a doz-
en- trust companies.
Director in several banks.
Trustee of Pomona col
lege.
Member of Congregational
church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
It's Some Cooler Now, But
Wasn't it Hot Yesterday?

Yesterday was the hottest day
of the year, the mercury advanc-
ing to the 89.2 mark before it
started back toward its normal
position.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
NEGRO HANGS FOR 38
MINUTES THEN COMES
BACK TO LIFE

STARKE, Fla, July 23-Hang-
ed for thirty-eight minutes and at
the end of that time pronounced
dead by physicians Hersey Mu-
chels, negro murderer, caused
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23

wild excitement in Jail here tor
day when he revived, sat up in his
coffin. The neck was not broken
and it was three hours before life
finally fled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
TODAY,s HEAT.
Yep. it's cooler.

Old Sol meealy stepped back
little ways today and gave Ta-
comans chance to think of other
things. He even permitted a cool
breeze to float over the city. It
was four degrees cooler at noon
today than yesterday, and this
afternoon portends to be much
cooler.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
TACOMAWOULDR RATHER
WALK THAN RIDE ON
T. r. & P. STREET CARS

ACCORDING TO STATEMENT GIVEN TO THE CITY Ia
COMA STONEWEHSTER PEOPLE SHOW FALLING OFF
IN RECEIPTS IN STREET CAR TRAFEIC.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
TACOMA HIGH BRIDGE"
PROPER NAME FOR NEW
STRUCTURE SAY DADS

CITY COMMISSION THIS MORNING REPUDIATES OF
"LINCOLN BRIDGE ACOMAS SPLENDID CONNECT
ATS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23
MILLIONAIRE BIXBY ON TRIAL
TOMORROW TO FACE CHARGES
TERRIFIC LEGAL FIGHT
PREDICTED WHEN RICH
MERCHANT FACES JURY
Oscar Lawlor, of Ballinger Fame, Whose F
To Be 100000, Will Defend Bixby.

To Be 100000, Will Defend Bixby.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, July 23.-Wealth and inf1u
ence will be pitted against the practically unsup-
ported stories of two young girls when Millionaire
Geo. H. Bixby of Long Beach, goes to trial tomorrow
on charges of contributing to the delinquency of
Irene Marie Brown-L Levy, 18 and Cleo Helen Bar
ker, 10.
Bixby was indicted by the Los Angeles county
grand jury during it's investigation of vice condi
uons. 1t is charged that he met the two girls in
rooming house conducted by Mrs. Josie Rosenberg
alias Emma j. Goodman. She also has been indicted
OH charge of "pandering''
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23

The Times carries the cream Of
the United Press leased wire serv-
ice daily. The owners of the Times
own the service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-23

The Newspaper Enterprise Asso-
citation has writer's and photogra-
pliers everywhere. Tacomans re-
ceive it's every feature in the Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-28

more conservative feeling that exists
in eastern centers.-
The work Of recovery from the ef-
fects Of the mid western floods Is pro-
crossing and thisfgives increasing re-
lief to business. The tariff readjust-
ment continues to inspire caution in
the tradec 1rcies more Immediately af-
fected, but the end Of uncertainty is
now not far distant. Weather condi
tions are distinctly better and this
gives un impetus. not onlyfto building
operations but also to retail trade and
real estate transfers. Money condi-
tons are easier. both at home and
abroad and while there is some re-
newal OF anxiety regarding the Bal
kan situation, International conditions,
as aw hole, are much less disturbing.
Pig iron is somewhat more active,
bat at lower prices The iron and steel
mills. while no longer experiencing the
been the feature Of the trade, report
business as fully up 10 normal, with
ample confidence in the future, based
in part on the expectation Of large
crops,
Textile lines show some abatement
in activity, but as retail! stocks are ev-
erywhere light, this branch is really in
q strong position. The shoe trade is
quiet. but warmer weather viii stimu
late new business. Reports from the
leading western and northwestern
cities are very cheerful in tone and the
advent of more settled weather has re-
suited in greater retail activity.
Interest and dividend disbursements
in May will exceed sl06.00o, 0o0-a con-
siderable increase over last year. Sank
ciearings last week showed q. loss OF
81 per cent as compared with 1912, but
g gain OF 40 per cent as compared
with 1911. Railroad earnings IN the
first two weeks OF April were IL per
cent under year ago, which is an ef-
feet of the floods. Foreign trade at
New York amounted. during the latest
week, to $4,000 10 against 42.73s,7ll
in 1912 and $50, s53,i S5 in ISL
Liabilities OF commercial failures re-
ported for April to date amount TO
si3, SEQ, 1S5. OF which Sab. $50 were in
manufacturing. $500 in trading
and sl.57o.21o IN Other commercial
lines. Failures last week numbered
last year. and IS in Canada compared
with IS year ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-28
Iowa Newspapers
VALUE OF MoRGAN.s SERVICES.

VALUE OF MORGAN'S SERVICES.
tDes Moines Register and Leader
A man closely associated with the
Morgan firm in the days OF forming
the steel corporation said that the
firms profits at that time, in 1901,
We're, he believes from $4,000, 600 to
slS,ooo.Oo0. and the share Of the elder
Morgan was about 70 per cent, or over
100000 This was an exceptional
year.-New York Sun.
Putting Mr.. Norgan's earnings in
this one transaction over against the
earnings of the rest of the Anleri-
can people for the same year. is It
not fair question whether as or
gautzer Of the stee! trust his services
we're worth what they cost, whether in
fact he did not prove to the people
in this one transaction tha, his unre
strained activities were a threat at the
earnings of the average man"
There must certainly be some rela-
ton between what such a man as Mr..
Morgan should be permitted TO take
out Of the total of one years business
and the service he renders, the amount
Of his contribution
Nobody Yet knows just what Mr..
Morgan's contribution as creator OF
the steel trust really was BIT giving
him and his apologists the benefit OF
the doubt should the community with
out question concede his right to a
1900, 900 fee?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-28

not believe, but upon which he acted on
account of the clamor Of the rabble.
Stephen. the first martyr in behalf OF
christianity after the crucifiX!on OF
Christ. was convicted and executed
upon direct and perJured testimony.
If We could not believe anything
unless i, We're demonstrated to US BY
our own senses. or was testified to by
direct evidence % eyewitnesses, all Sc
cret murders. forgeries, arsons, burg
laries. and other offenses could be COM
mitted with absolute impUnity.
II we turn from the world without TO
the great mechanism within US, we see
again that no rational man pauses for
one instant to doubt the force of cir
cumstantial testimony What evidence
have we that it is heart that beats
or brain that throbs within US. ex-
cept from the fact that those organs
exist in all similarly constituted be-
ingso And we accept remedies for all
the ills that flesh is heir to upon pre-
cisely the same faith in cfrcumstantial
evidence" Elk parte Jefferies. 124 Pa
ciflc Reporter, SPA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-28
A WOMAN MAYOR.

What great calamity will befall US
when the fair sex is given the elective
franchise, and women become stock
holders It's grave question. and
we oft bow our heads in silence in at
attempt TO Danish the thought. AS we
look into the mirror of that coming
age we can not fail to see in Our
minds eye. most deplorable picture.
resulting from woman being placed on
the rulers throne. and the downfall OF
mere man. For a concrete example let
lis contrast that mental picture with
PINCH of reality In Kansas there IS
small CITY known as Hunnewell, con-
tanning about 200 inhabitants. Some
time ago they held an election, and
woman. Mrs. Ella Wilson. became
nnayor The council was made up OF
men. They took their office. and the
fight was on. The mayor desired
woman for city clerk. The counch
preferred a man. who had sufticient
knowledge and experience TO ora" an
ordinance The mayor next INSISTED
that the city needed marshal at
salary OF $50 month. The counci
contended that the city had mad no
marshal for several years, and, being
an ordinary country village IN "hlch
q denuty sheriff resided, that a sala-
ried marshal was unnecessary ana
would cause needless expense me
rnavor next got an idea that the CITY
should levy a tax. The council pro-
tested and urged that the city had no
Indebtedness and had sufficient money
in the treasury TO obviate the necessity
Of a tax levy. The mayor believed 1t
was the duty of the council TO confirm
anv Amendments she MADE ana 'hat
IL was their duty TO give reasons ~.
failure to confirm. The members Oh
the council disliked the idea OF serving
with a woman mayor, and were set III
their notion that they would not SUP
NIT TO dictation by her. BY reason Oh
focal gossip council meeting soon
came to be regarded as great attrac-
ton and amusement. and even peopie
from the country would come IN 10 at
xned. the result being an unseenly anu
disorderly gathering. with but little &C
com ,,iished except the entertainment
of the assembled crowd. Inc result ol
this disorder and turmoil is recorded IN
;a4 Pacif.c Reporter 364. 81 Kansas
474 in state VS.. Lander, an action 10
remove from office three OF the coun-
cilmen. The mayor asserted the above
incident. and, further, that the coun-
ell had sought to further insult her by
choosing a hotel bedroom for place or
meeting and upon all this was basel
the nrayer for custer. The supreme
court of Kansas, without deciding
whether the councilmen have been
guilty of wilful misconduct or nesiec!
calls the attention OF the partles ~
certain matters which they shouio
| know and observe" namely, the stat
utes under which they act and the
duties enjoined upon them. The cause
is continued for final disposition. "hen
| the court becomes satisfied whether or
not the mayor and council are actlns
| together, in good faith for the weifare
of the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-28
Needed at Homo.

A southern lady was drinking tea
with a New York friend, and the fol-
lowing talk ensued:
''rhe dos are all hahd wood and"
YOU say the moo house is dec
grated in gold and w'ite?"
Yes, but mo- like copper than real
COLE, and the dos"
Wen did you buy your machine,
and wat make is IT."
"Oh, the cyah is . little DAZZLING!
Have you seen IT,"
IT sawr 1t in the avenoo. The
wheels were w'izztng like tightening.
Shall we call Ugh on the wire, or
would you prefer visiting that East
eide school and hearing how they
teach the foreign children English
RS q splendid work"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-28

the satisfaction of all parties concerned.
II Is an easy matter to explain why
this opinion IS held with regard to the
daylight working question. Some peo-
pie like to be up in the morning
whether it Is daylight or dark. Others
like to sleep in the morning whether
it is dark or daylight. These are pretty
equally divided. 1t is next to impos-
sible at the present stage of education
to convince the person who wants to
sleep in the morning that he ought to
be up or to convince the person who
wants to be UP that he should be
asleep. Perhaps some one will strike
upon a happy plan for the adjustment
of that matter. Let US hope SO. How
ever let it go now.
The other question has to do with
counting the hours of the day from
one to twenty four. as they do in Italy
at present, as they do, In fact on the
French and some other continental
railways. Some languages are adapt
able to this innovation. The English
and German languages are not. just
as soon as you breach the matter to an
English-speaking person he immediate
IL thinks OF the terrible possibility OF
90 minutes to "a. After that you can
not move him The German speaking
person, on the other hand, usually does
not care to hear anything more about
1t after you have told him mat there are
certain contingencies under which ne
might have to give the hour at zwan-
zig rninuten Zu vier- uEd-swanZig. OF,
if on second thought he should decide
to listen farther, he would dismiss the
whole matter eunmarily when con-
fronted with the possibility Of having
10 decide In an emergency between
ordering his luncheon al halb-vier -und-
zwanzig.
Perhaps the difficulties in the way
of the adoption of the twenty four hour
day system universally may be seen in
these two simple examples. But there
are other difficulties. One Of them a
very bright woman named Nine.
Martha Mazaudrier is striving to re-
move thru her invention Of watch dial
that will show both the "a and he ~
hour numerals On this the minute
hand makes a complete revolution
every hour. but there are two hour
hands. and this will enable one, for in
stance, to decide whether II is or II
O'Clock No doubt. when one got used
to making choices of this kind it would
come perfectly natural to start for the
6 p. m. train at 20 minutes to 10: but
the question that will occur to millions
of people the world over is whether, in
view OF all the other things that are
coming up and calling for attention. it
is worth while This is matter that
must work it's own way out if 1t is to
work out at all.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-28
SINGULAR.

We noted yesterday the drowning
of a boy named Johnny Ward in Mil
river, and stated his body had not
been found. That night . man who
is familiar with the circumstances Of
the case had dream In which he
saw the boy. 70 he sta4ss. clinS1ng to
a post under q building. Ysstsrday Z
careful search for the body was made.
and 1t vas found under Daniels mill.
on Mill street. the arms Of the lad
firmly clasped about . piece Of timber
used for a support to the building.
The finding Of the body in the posi-
ton as seen in the dream is singular.
Hartford CouYant-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-28
jim EAGlE--.A SIOUX.

sCrack." crack" crack sounded
the unerring revolver OF the Boy
Avenger as the savage Sioux, breaking
from their concealment, rushed upon
the donned wagon train" That was the
beginning which came in with Ned
Bur,tline and the New York Weekly.
Next We had the old stage coach
dragged about the outside Of the ring
where the clowns had been cutting up
and the chariot races take place, pur-
sued by savage Sioux. whooping and
painted and so}icitous Of scalps and
the. cowboys rushing to the rescue at
the.nick- Of time.
Enter Jim Eagle Jim Eagle is a
Siouxlndian. He lives on a little farm
near Montour, farms some, hauls wood
mostly, however. with team the post
master OF Montour pronounces the
best team around here" an assertion
however correct It may be. that IS likely
to-1nvolve the p. n. in argument. He has
credit at the grocery store, suhscrioes
to the Times Republican, takes a re-
ngiousdomn and no scaips. Mr.. Eagle
stands wen in his community. He is
an industrious citizen and a better
neaghbor thanlots OF white folks.
Neu4<ime-1he stage coach is dra gged
in by those foriorn looking mules
imagine how much more adapted 10
the age and Of real value 20 the rising
seneration and in conformity to history
Jim Eagle and his big bay team and a
big load, of cordwood would be. When
the wild western nickel library starts
on with the "whipltl1e crack OF a rife"
aimed at the savage Sioux. imagine
Jim Eagle on his way home with
groceries Couture up a picture OF Mr..
James Eagle in his overalls, calmly
smoking his jimmy pipe instead OF
painted and befearhered warrior pass
Ing the calumet 20 another of his kind.
Ge, a view OF Jim with his axe instead
of a tonahawk.
The Indian is not standparter. Mark
Jim Eagle jim is no standpatter. He
cuts wood and delivers it. OF late
standpatters cut very little ice and de-
liver no goods. Better be Sioux than
"a staudpaIter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-28
MAKING CRIMINALS.


Every community carries a burden
OF persistent reminders of the public
that II is harboring viper in its
midst. Every community must con-
fess To the existence and liberation
of bunch of old cats, male and fe-
male. who have no higher ambition
and conceive no greater JOY than
TO whisper a bit OF rot about some
one IN someone eise's ear. They
cover their dirty. petty, sneaking
blasphemy, with the excuse that they
are doing the public a service! II a
man or woman IS downright
crook. let's by all means go after
hin. and put the skids under him.
clean him out of business and air
out his crookedness TO the community
in order that the community may not
become contaminated by him.
But il young boy or young
girl falls from grace once and gets