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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02
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The operation of the switchboard
Is shown, and while the telephone
girl plugs switches, the dialogue
OF thrilling plot is carried on.
The Four Baldwins, with rag
time songs and music, have a
knack of setting your feet in mo-
ton, whether you will or not. Ed
Raymond and Vera Hall, "the girl
with the X-ray gown" are eleven
dancers and have lively songs.
Carmen and Roberts feature
equilibrium and balancing In a
new and near-sensational manner.
The motion pictures and music of
the w. Laurier Small orchestra
are up to their standard of excel
lence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02
PANTAGES

Carter the Great has returned
to Pantages theater THE week
with . new series of mystifying
TRICKS that are actually astound.
ing In their uncanny presentation.
He causes young girl to vanish
into the air, to Immediately re-
appear from a trunk that has been
suspended from the ceiling
throughout the act. A handker-
chief, borrowed from the and
fence and xnotted about the girls
wrist. proves the assertion that
she is the same girl who disap-
peared. There are dozens of 9TH
or illusions of similar mysterious
nature.
Live Wires" vaudeville
drama enacted around telephone
switchboard, is, besides being q
novelty. q clever piece OF actfngi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02
AT THE TACOMA
.EvERYWoMAN."
The cast of the I

Tno cast OF the dramatic
spectacle. "Everywoman," which
Henry w. Savage will offer at the
Tacoma theater Friday and Sat-
urday and Saturday matinee. con-
tains thirty-seven people. Be-
yond that there ia q singing
chorus and a symphony orchestra
and a host of supernuemaries to
appear in the big ensembles. Al
together over one hundred and
fifty people appear In the produc-
ton. The organization travels
by special train and is unques-
tionably the largest ever taken on
tour. Mr.. Savage considers "Ev-
erywoman" his greatest achieve,
ment as producer. The produc-
ton represents an expenditure OF
upward of sixty thousand dollars,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02
AT THE PRINCESS

Miss Warda Howard has scored
many times in her portrayal of
various characters. but as Mag
gle Schultz" in "Kindling," as
presented this week, she is SUI
preme. Resembling Miss Margaret
Ellington, who starred in the play
last year, in appearance and act
ing, Miss Howard Is giving her
presentation of the difficult role
In direct imitation Of Miss Hing
tons acting and has gained much
strength in her work by the imita-
ton. The story depicts the sor-
did life Of the slums with amaz-
ing reality. Others in the cast are
doing splendidly this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02

Imagine these unfortunate
i men and women who like small
army marched out and squatted
on the ground like so many chill
dren with handful of guards
over them, and cannon trained on
us all from the walls OF the prise
on. When I treated them to any
Kind of drink or beverage from
the same bottle. and afterwards
broke the bottle and found there
in a live guinea pig, their amuse-
ment and CONSERVATION knew no
bounds. Just in the middle'of my
performance a rain storm began,
but these men and women laugh
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ed at the simple wonders they
saw, and were drenched to the
skin. / was told before | lefA
Manila that the performance was
still the great theme of converse
ton among the prisoners. In CHI
cago, Warden Whitman, of the
county jail. often invited me to
the prison to entertain his
charges, and / remember on one
occasion that I presented my en-
tertainment, my most attentive
and enthusiastic auditor was
Johan Hoch, who was awaiting
sentence Of death, and who was
hanged three days later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02

Charles ]. Carter, the American
magician, who is mystifying AUDI
fences at Pantages theater this
week, has travelled throughout the
world, and had remarkable ex-
periences.
Probably the most interesting
performance he ever gave was in
Manila. when I was in Manila,
Father Finnegan. the chaplain Of
the famous Bilibid prison, arrang-
ed for me to give an entertain
ment for the 5000 or more ma
tive and white prisoners in this
wonderful penal institution" said
Carter In an interview today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02
MELBOURNE

The Mysteries of Paris" as
thrilling and full of the life and
gaiety of Gay Paree" as its name
would indicate. will be the special
feature film at the Melbourne the
alter beginning today. This fila
Is One of the most elaborate pro-
auctions yet shown here, and 1t
will be accompanied by several
other films of worth to round out
an unusually strong bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02
srUNG Is RIGHT.

What does your father see in
me that makes him object to ou1
getting married?"
'Nothing.''
Then what's the trouble7"
That's just the point. He seea
nothing in you.
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soul and make him leap on his way to school in
5tead Of go sneaking along with snail-like unwil-
Iu6ness.
Possibly the outdoor school with pure air and
the vocational training now coming in is the solu-
ton. If it is this generation will have conferred
on the world the greatest blessing of all history.
For the boy must be " educated
And it is tough to have to make him groan and
frown and sulk while the thing is being done.
The ears Of Annie Book, California woman who
49, been roasting suffrage at Washington must be
red. They're referring to her back home as hav-
ing been secretary or something of something,
|somewhere some time, = or thereabouts.
Now scientists announce that they were mis-
taken in stating that the stable fly bears germs Of
infantile paralysis. This must be good cheer for
dad who has been chasing flies round and round
The barn, the past three months.
Management Of CincinnaH's fresh air farm an
nounces that children of strikers need not apply for
assistance. A demonstration of managed" phil
anthropy.
When the lawyers asked Evelyn if she'd tried
to cash the checks given her by Mother in-Law
Ihaw, she testified that she had. Ten to they'll
never indict Evelyn for perjury in so testifying.
San Francisco voted for $3,500,O0O Of bonds foiy
building municipal street railways. Now watch
|organized capital back up on buying the bonds
And if it does, depositors may raid their banks
and their savings to buy the bonds themselves.
Gov. Colquitt Of Texas, says his blood boils ev-
|ery time he thinks of Wilson's Mexican policy,
which he calls "a farce. It takes tragedy to cool
off the blood Of Texans like Colquitt. We suppose
Joe Bailey s boiling some. too.
london publisher announces that he is to issue
= book by Evelyn Thaw making public her full life.
There would be piece of literature that even the
express companies would gag on handling and it
|eouldn T possibly get by our new postmaster gen.
|cfal, could its
Andy Carnegie has now been given the grand
cross Of Orange Nassau. just one more cross for
Andy to bear in addition to the awful money cross.
= John Lind gets equal suffrage and . fair count
Bor Mex. electors, we're going to nominate him as
special envoy to New York city.
Bryan's latest mote" from Japan is reported to
be "such as to carry the discussion along indefi-
|nttely." Hurrahi Bills got 'emle Our VIM. can
discuss the wool off the head of the sckest mkado
who ever mikadoed.
Justice At lastl Idaho, Utah and Wyoming are
hoWIing for the despised English sparrow who, it
q discovered will travel miles to get at the weevi
fhat destroys alfalfa.
- Ihaw is probably insane. At last accounts,
~ We laughing because he d got all the lawyers in
the case mixed up and they'd have to stay IN Can
VA Indefinitely. Any fellow who would laugh be-
16use lawyers under big pay have to stay by case
i1delfnitely lacks in mental virility all right
0oun-east women, mad at the jibes at women's
are demanding that Panta- kits be put on
Gz Never met one, but At sounds like something
e77Id 11sp when he ran X afford clean socks
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He was q music master and he
struggled all day long Z
Upon classic opus. but the poor
gink was all wrong.
He said he'd rather starve and
wear old rags than be q
= pop"
But had he turned out rags he
might be now right at the
top.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02

Bryan's latest snote'' from Japan is reported to
Be Hsuch as to carry the discussion along indefi-
ndtely." Hurrahi Bills got emf Our VIM can
discuss the wool off the head of the slickest mkado
Who over mikadoed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02

~ John Lind gets equal suffrage and fair count
fox Mex. electors, we're going to nominate him as
special envoy to New York city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02

London publisher announces that b

\ london publisher announces that he is to issue
= book by Evelyn Thaw making public her full life.
There would be piece of literature that even the
express companies would gag on handling and it
couldn't possibly get by our new postmaster gen
eral, could its
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02

Andy Carnegie has now been given the grand
CROSS Of Orange Nassau. just one more cross for
Andy to bear In addition to the awful money cross.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-02

"a And then the boy, with bright and shining face,
<Eeeping like snail unwillingly to school
Young America, multiplied $4,000 times, this
morning noisily tramped into the different school
buildings Of Tacoma prepared to be put through
the annual process of being educated =
The average, healthy boy, finds the school room
irksome. He longs for free air. 1t is strange
oWn-ups in all the centuries have never been able
a evolve a system Of education for the boy that
Wil remove this burden of confinement from his
sotl and make him leap on his way to school in
6tead Of go sneaking along with snail-lke unwill-
Iu&ness
Possibly the outdoor school with pure air and
the vocational training coming in is the solu-
ton. IF it is this generation will have conferred
ION the world the greatest blessing of all history.
For the boy must be !" educated
And it is tough to have to make him groan and
froWn and sulk while the thing is being done.
The evening world., 1913-07-23
The Destroying Angel q : ! !;'S:; : e:

Dut d snort Time. tnen returned town.
ward.
Hugh turned In early and went straight
to sleep. Sum Fat. Embero Chinese
servant. seated himself near the window
OF lower room and began an odd vigil.
Then. with no other presage, . shadow
nitted past one OF the side windows.
and in another reappeared substantially
IN the bulk OF man on the veranda
Sum Fat grew altogether tense, his
gaze fixed and exclusively focused upon
that single figure.
Cautiously. noiselessiy. edging inch by
Inch across the veranda, the man APP
preached the door. 1t was open, hook I'd
back against the wall; only the screen
was In his way. Against this he fiat
tened his face; and a full, long minute
elapsed while he carefully surveyed
what was recognizable OF tho interior.
sum Fat even held his breath through
out that interminabie reconnaissance.
Al length, reassured. the man laid
hold OF the screen and drew It open.
1t complained little and no started
violently and waited another minute for
the alarm which did not come. Then
abruptly he slipped into the room and
drew the screen slowly shut behind
him. Another minute; no sound detect :
able moro untoward than the steady
respiration of the man IN the bedroom; /;
with a movement as swift and sinister
as the swOop OF vulture. the man
sprang for the bedroom door.
The evening world., 1913-07-23
CHAPTER XII.
and Candle- Li0ht
EAPINd from q sitting. position
With q hound that uas uttla lA.s

EAPING from q sitting position
with bound that was little less
- than a flight through the air, the
Chnaman caught him halfway. Then
followed a shrek. . heavy fall that
shook the bungalow. the report of q
revolver, sounds OF scufYling.
Whitaker. half dased. found himself
standing In the doorway. regardless Of
his injury.
He recognized. as ono who dreanps,
and yet knows he dreams. Ember light
ing candles, calmly applying the flame
OF taper to one after another as he
made a round of the sconces. Tho
moonlight paled and the Window turned
black as the mellow radiance bright.
ened In the room.
Then slight movement In the shadow
cast by the table drew his attention to
the floor. sum Fat was kneellng there,
on all foursi above something that
breathed heavily and struggled without
avail
whitaker's sleep-numbed faculties
cleared. He set q shoulder against the
casing OF the door and bore the balance
OF his weight upon the sound foot.
"Dmess" aS edsds ''aAAi n ~ naals
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4 Sunu,,e, Romance
- Of Me.0 York u

"a a.l lniIlxs slranse"--
Bmber threw him a fiekerinR smils
"Oh. there you are!" he said cheerfuly.
i've got som ething interesting to show
you. Sum Fat"-.hs stopped and picked
up an object from the door. which Whit
aksr saw to be . revolver-"you may
let him up, now, II you think he's safe. :"
The man sat up as II galvanized by
fsar. got more slowly to his knees. and
then. grasping tho edge Of the table,
dragged himself lebohously 10 = stand
ing position. He passed hand uncer-
taiTAy aor0ss his mouth. brushed ms
hair out Of has syeA and tried to steady
himself. attempting to infuss dehahce
into his air. even n he was cornered'
beaten. and convinced OF bis hsa0lsss-
ness.
whstaksrs Jaw dropped and his eyes
widened with wonder and pity. ne
couldn't deny the man. yet he found
u hapd 70 behsvs that this auivertns.
shaken creature. with his lean and pas
ty face, and desperate. gfartng eyes.
this man In rough. stained. soiled. ana
shapeless garments. could be identicai
with the well-set-iip. prosperous ahn
confident man OF affairs he remembered
a. Drummond. And yet they were one.
Appalling to contemplate the swift de-
vastating course OF moral degeneration,
epTedulHx Ilke 4hHATefe tn'o"b" as N"~
mans physical and mental nbre.
With quick move. Ember caught
Drummond's left arm. pulled the sleeve
OF his coat back u the elbow. unbut-
toned and turned back his cuff. HIM.
yes," he mutered. bending over to in
spect the exposed forearm In spite Of
Drummond's efforts to twist away.
Deadly work OF the busy little needle" "
1T explains a lot" Ernber readjusted
the sleeve and turned away. IADd 1t
shows US our path Of duty cldAr.' he
continued. despite Interruptions. from
tho madd-ned drug-fend. Il think a
nice little sojourn In q sanatorium-7
what?"
Right" whitaker agreed. relieved.
We'll sec what Q cure does for him
before We indulge In criminal proceed
ings. shall we?'
Within ten minutes he was on on his
lonely tramp through two miles OF
woodland. and as many InOfe OF little
travelled country road. at dead OF night.
with a madman in handouts for all
company.
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NV Hunt for a Husband
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evident
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tustAy smssH.
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We weeto ysht at . -
the conservatory and saa .yt
told would make ne Aaessa - As vssA'"
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mAaA snd sssns
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- for man l KNOW.
What followed had entered into the
calculations OF neither Whitaker felt
himself suddenly falling through air
thick with a binding. choking cloud OF
dust and sand.
Half buried In tho debris OF a minia-
tu}e landsile, he sat At the foot OF the
bluff which reared It's convex face be-
hind and over him. Immediately above
bis head, "a ragged break In the contour
of the edge showed where tho sand,
held together solely BY the roots OF
beach grass. had given way beneath
the weight OF tho antagonists.
:. little distance from him. the other
man was picking himself up. appareGtly
unhurt, but wholly satisfied. Without
delay, with not even as much as a
glance at whitaker, he staggered Off
for a few paces. then settled into .
heavy, numbering trot up the beach.
On his part, whitaker attempted TO
rise. A keen twinEs IN his ankle. how
ever, wrung an involuntary grunt from
him, and with . wry grimacs he sank
back. go, ,..
"ohw cried the woman. advancing
from tho house. You're hurt!'
He explained briefly what had hap
pened. She was one OF tho lovel!est
girls no had ever met, and she insisted
on taking him back to Ember's bunga-
low In her motor boat On the trip
they became better acquainted than do
most people In month.
Late In tho afternoon OF the same
day, Ember. coming suddenly round a
corner Of ths bungalow. discovered
whitaker sitting. up In stata
, Hugh ieA ~ Gorz. Dmhss stayed
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epeCt1On.
Mrs. Cunningham Burdeql. ct her No
II Bond street homo. continued to
grow In confidence with each new day.
The District.Attornsy for New, York
County was A.. Oakley Hall. Fir.een
years later he would, be Mayor Hall.
shine with Tweed. Connolly and
-Four. and be indicted with those other
patriots for embezsiement and frauds
practised against the town. An these
stirring matters. however, we're In the
anterooms Of futurty upon June
afternoon when DR.. Uhl. physician In
waiting to Mrs. Cunningham Burdell.
came to the Department Of Justice
seeking an interview with District
Attorney Hail. ''s
The pair confabbed behind closed
dporss All an excluded world might
hear. Of what went on inside was tho
loud laughter Of District.Attornsy Hall.
who. with an overpowering sense Of hu.
NOR. dearly loved a plot.
Garry out the lady's whim. doctor:
carry out the lady's whim!~ cried Hall
Is Uhl was taking his leave.
And you'll bear me Gu!ltlessr'
'Vuiltless as an angel"
Secret Visits.
July descended. hot and sweiterins. 9.
Uhi. In his professional capacity. came
often to Mrs. Burden AT
No. 81 Bond. Often. too, he called at
No. 1870 Elm. as why should he not?
II was July q. and Mrs Cunningham
Burdell. by the professional orders of
Uhl. had been greatly secluded for more
than q week. About 7 o'clock In the
evening, q dark -cloaked Sister OF Char
ity came out of No. 81 Bond. On her arm
she carried a market basket. Eyes
neither right nor left, but held relig-
iously on the ground. the black -robed
sister bent her course for No. sf90 Elm
She entered. Fifteen minutes later, stifl
carving her market basket, she came
out into Elm street and began a return
Journey to No. 81 Bond.
what had she In the basketr'
A though In response. there emanated
from the basket the thin wailing of a
new born babe. Matzell took of the
cover Of the basket. and In doing so un-
covered the very ambitious intrigue OF
Mrs. Cunningham-Burdell
There was threat or two Of Jail. with
Dstrict-Attorney Hall In the back
ground 1t was enough; Mrs. Cunning
ham -Burdell gave up the truth. There
he'd been no marriage with Burdeil;
somebody-never named-had acted In
his place. She was not Mrs. Cunning.
ham, Burdeal. but merely Mrs: Cunning.
ham. Also. no BurdeN baby impended.
She had gone to ~ Elm TO repair that
deficiency In the census. and had paid
1900 for the baby OF the market basket.
Mrs. Cunningham sought California
and went into grape culture, making a
final fortune ~ wine. Eckels died In the
Albany peniteift&ary, to- which prfson be
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Betty Vincent's Advice to Lovers

attention for q year. Recently his moth
or and two girl friends have tried to
come between US. What shall DOR
Make up your mind not to let your
happiness b. spoiled by trouble-makers.
IN. N" writes: IT am a stenographer Or
and considered pretty. married man
In our ONCE see ms to take an interest
In me and brings me candy and other
presents. Ny mother says I must not
accept them. although he has always
treated me Like \ gentleman. WIN you
advise me!'
Do az your mother advises. She 10 alb.
solutsly right
Reconciliation.
"A. g." writes: "A young man paid
me attention for hvs years. and then
We had = quarrel OF which he was the
cause. My friends tell me that he still
cares for me and would like to call
on me II would write and ask him
to do 20. Should make the nrst ef-
fort toward . reoonciliation?'
There's no reason why you shouldn't
unless you are absolutely sure you are
to blame In nothing.
III. "" writes; after caiting on Z
young lady for . few times t. II prope,
to invite her 70 sstsnd ..tiis theatse, o,
otA@ pisse q amussusntr.: !
J gheyA 80 - s,sa = 4
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oook1at. Then. sesumNiiug AnGo0v -
ward to the bovu. hs diesa1nooA -
mooring- hook and let II spIash. u =
minute he wAs In pursuit of the esaops
ing men
'Confound ftr' he srumeasl upGau
his quarrys direstion. WhAe e. g
making for-Dootour
For hours ne chA0o ooo111uoa -
Island was aEbts1--anA paaDsl 50.
The harsh. shapelsss light Of immhss1
day alone nanufActred Q oeloe Of -.
ferenos. whitaker now wss sble TO q
~ two dark shapes the men IN the ho1Y
Of the leading boat. The woman -
not visible. but the doors to The cohAH
were ceossd. cenhr ming has asrmSse tAoo
shs at lsast had been sheltsrod thponah
tho night. One Of the men was stHnAln0
by the wheel. forward. staring aAsaA :.
Now. suddenly. the man ~ the vhnS
oried out somsthing In . terrible voiec q
fright. % high and vehsmaat tina ~
even carried back against the boominS
gale for whitaker 20 hAar. olmultane.
ously he put ths wheel over With ~
his might The other jumped fsom hio
seat. only % b. thrown baok - tAs
litts vessel swpng breadsids t. the -.
heelins untl she lay almost On ~
beam-endA
Tho nsxt instant she osassd. inersd.
IDLY. to movs-h0ng motionlsss in that
resistisss surss IN amaxinS. otupefyine
Whttsksr coasad foece bis wits 70 comA
rrssend. thai shA had strpek snA Ny
transnxed upon souas suhoasHgeA reck e.
reef. - a,
sys u osaksausd.) ,.a
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woman's eacs. without . sound audible
at that distance she reeled and fell
away. The man turned. ran swiftly out
10 the end OF the dock, cast or the
painter OF the boat. and jumped aboard.
Bhe began TO move away - Whitaker
sst foot upon the plants. me w'as
tw~nty fest distant when no found him
self both at tts end and at the end At
his resouroe. Already he could hear ths
deeper resonance Of tho engins ~ ms
spark was advanced and the throttle
opened. In another momsnt she would
be heading away ~ full tilt.
Frantic With despair. he thrasfssd the
air with tmpotsnt arms; . fair mark.
his white garments shining bright
against the dArt background Of the
land. Aboard the moving boat an Au-
tomatic nuttered. splitting nine shots In
~ many seconds The thud and splash
OF bullets all around him brought him
to his senses. Choking down his rags,
he ran back TO this land.
On tho narrow beach. 20 one side a
the dock. . small. hat-bottomed row
r>oat lay. its stern ahoat. It's bows
aground-as left by the woman sur-
priAed In the act OF launching II.
Whitaker Jumped down aAd put hSs
shoulder to It's stem.
~ Ho ubo - kHo othU WV0.h hSeosNt
got unstesdily TO her feet. screamed ;
then. catching dSht Of him, staSgsrsd
toward him. She was Elise, the French
maid in tho service of che woman
whose homo the y1sks plAcs was.
M sieur" shs shrisks1. thrust1ng Q
tragic face with bruised and blood
stained mouth ecioss 10 his. "Ah.
m 'Sdeur-madame--ces canailles-ia"--
Yes I know" hs said bruskiy. Get
out Of the way-don't hinder mel"
The boat was now all dhoAt Hs
Mmped In. pumped down MON the mid
die thwart, and atted the oars - tie
row-iocks. ,.r .'
But. m'sisur. what viii You do!''
Don't know yet" he painted; vol
low them-keep them In Sixht"--
The blades dipped; he bent his back
to them; the roYboat shot away.
Happily the FiMs motor-boat swunE
al q moorlng not q. great Distance
from tho shore. Toward II hS shaped
his courSs directly. Soon As had run
NloHgtlds. '" ''' "'"
pvo1psns ~ ssrs. 10 'yssA srsspsd
~ nAssas ~ ~ I loo4 ~ -