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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
MEARS MAKES
RECORD FOR
LONG TRIP

NEW YORK, Aug. 6. - John
Henry Mears, special commission
er of the Evening Sun, is today
holder of the around the world"
record by virtue of his arrival In.
New York last night after circling
the globe in the remarkable time
of 35 days, 21 hours, 80 minutes
and 4-5 seconds. This beats the
former record for the distance by
3 days, 22 hours, minutes and
81 seconds. At Is 4-5 seconds
after 10 o'clock he crossed the
finish line in front Of the Sun Of
fee from which he made his get
away at 12:43 O'CLOCK on the
morning of July 2.
The former record, held by
Endre Jaeger Schmidt, of the
Paris Excelsior, was SO days 19
hours AZ minutes and 81 4-5 Sec
onds.
Mears fell behind his schedule
time by 4-5 of second. This time
was lost in getting through the
crowd of friends and admirers
that surrounded him as he left
the Grand Central terminal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. z.
If Uuerta insists that Lind, the
presidents emissary is persona
non grata and refuses to consider
his suggestions this in itself will
not mean armed Intervention in
Mexico, according to information
from administration officials to-
day. II that, however, should be
developed as Huerta's proposition.
1t is probable that the embargo
on importing arms from the
United States will be Immediately
raised. The majority of the SEN
ate favors such action.
Huerta's official declaration
that he will not receive Lind un-
less the United States recognizes
him as president is not taken SER
iously by President Wilson or
Bryan. The administration Is
suspicious that Huerta is bluff
fling. Officials in close touch
with President Wilson and Secre-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. Z.
Miss Margery Mundy, Mer-
chantville, N. J., has aroused the
curiosity of her friends by adopt
ing pet snake which she carries
about the town with her. The
pets name Is Bo. 1t is slightly
more than 81 inches in length.
Miss Mundy's parents have
found Bo useful in getting rid OF
young men who keep their daugh-
ter up after 10 o'clock at night.
Bo is of the copperhead variety
and comes from South Carolina.
His poison fangs have been re-
moved, and Miss Mundy has no
fear of him. When she carries
him through the streets he usu-
ally is coiled comfortably about
her neck or waist and thrusts his
tongue at everyone she meets.
Because some people are afraid
of Bo, Miss DGundy says she is GO
ing to get a muzzie for him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

I'VE have common enemy to
fight" Ross told the Times. He
said he wanted to get closer i'm
touch with Tacoma for the bat
tie. Ross was guarded i'm his
statement, but the secret of his
visit showed up apparently In a
star chamber session of the cOun-
Gil this morning i'm Commissioner
Mills office.
Ross stated to the Times that
he had had a long conference
Nth Commissioner Lawson and
had gone over matters thorough
ly with him. Lawson refused to
tell what it was all about, but
this morning admitted Ross want
ed to get connections with the
city.
cornered admitted they were dis
cussing the power proposition in
the star chamber session this
morning, and that Ross had put
it up to the city so that Tacoma
has a chance. to sell to Seattle
enough of her surplus current to
bring to this city from $3.50, 200
to 100000 in each year for the
next couple of years.
~ understand Seattle is will
ing to build the whole transmits
sion line and take Onr current at
the city limits and pay us cash
for IL ut the rate of say $50 a
horsepower" said Mills.
But although Lawson evidently
made this statement to the ccm-
mission he denied that Ross had
made any proposition to him
when he was here this week.
The fact apparently is that Ross
came over for the express purpose
of buying electric current
amounting to 5000 or 10000
horsepower from Tacoma, offered
to build transmission line, take
the juice from Tacoma and pay
cash for 1t. Lawson does not
want to sell. Apparently he
does not want to hurt Stone-Web-
ster in Seattle. For the only
question in Seattle is whether the
municipal plant there shall get
the business or whether Stone
Webster shall get 1t. The latter
have plenty of juice to sell but
Seattle has about reached her linn
it until she gets her new plant
done. 1t looks like chance for
Tacoma to sell over quarter OF a
million dollars worth of juice for
cash.
II don't want to connect up
with Seattle" said Lawson. I'VE
built this plant for Tacoma and
it is going to be the biggest thing
| the city ever had. We don't want
to help Seattle with It."
at looks to me like a business
proposition, said Mills.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
PAINTER FALLS
FROM HIGH
BUILDING

Harry Welch. age %, painter
employed on the Tacoma theater
building, fell rs feet to the side.
walk on G street a< lao o'clock
this afternoon when the rope sup-
porting a heavy scaffold parted
The painter struck head foremost
on the sidewalk, receiving frac+
tured skull. and will probably
die.
He was working at the third
story windows when the accident
occurred. A large crowd in-
stantly gathered and carried the
unconscious painter into the Owl
drug store. He was rushed AZ
once to a hospital, but little hopes
were given for his recovery
Welchs lived at the Nelson hotel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

Declaring that he is looked
upon with suspicion and distrust
because Ray Gamble, proprietor
of the Olympia Fish Market, is al
legged to have tainted him with
being a thief and embezzler in
places all over town, Carl Will
lam Peterson, a former employe
of CANDLES, has started an action
for slander against him asking
$4,000 damages.
Peterson was formerly a solici-
tor for Gamble. but quit and went
over to a rival concern owned by
George Victor. Soon after, Gam
BILE, is alleged in Peterson's suit
to have made statements to res
taurant proprietors throughout
the city that Peterson was a thief
and had stolen from him while in
his employ.
Attorney Harry H. Johnston,
representing Peterson, declares
that statements alleged to have
been made by Gamble are abso-
lutely false and cannot be proved.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

NEW YORK, Aug. Just TO
prove that Edward Payson Wes-
ton has nothing ON her, Mrs.
Marie B. Chester. the mother of
ten children, has started to stroll
from New York to Minneapolis.
II she follows her schedule, she
will beat the Weston records, and
this, she says, she has ample faith
in doing. Weston walked for the
glory of being called the chani-
pion pedestrian. This woman,
who has brought ten children in
to the world, is making the trip
for the double purpose of show
ing good part of the U. s. A.
to her boys and to earn money
with which to rebuild q home
that was burned down.
Mrs. Chester is forty-five years
of age and is accompanied on her
trip by two of her sons, Henry
and Charles, aged. fourteen and
thirteen, respectively. Mother and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

VICTORIA, b. c., Aug. z. -
Rev. G. r. B. Kinney is today in
this city resting after a climb to
Mt. Robson, the sheerest and
highest of the Canadian Rockies.
The mountaIn Is nick-named
"The DEVILS Stairway" and is
reached onry by travelling thou
sands of feet through snOwstorms,
wintry gales. over icy planes and
up steep precipices.
The preacher-mountain climber
was the first man of the party to
reach the peak, which is II, 900
feet high. When he came down
and returned to this city he told
of the following experiences on
his trip toward the skies:
"Though the weather still was
unsettled" he said, ''my guide
and 1 sought to make our high
est up camp on the knob of the
northwest shoulder. We each
carried a fifty-pound pack to an
b altitude of 10000 feet when a
fierce blizzard suddenly stopped
our work. Three inches of snow
fell in the first ten minutes.
Realizing our danger, for avail
anches already were roaring about
us, we cached our pack i'm a niche
in the cliffs and hurriedly sought
the valley below.
Three days later we succeeded
in getting our packs up to the
knob, between 10000 and ZOO
feet altitude, on the west, where
we succeeded in making a bed on
a snow-covered shelf. For hum
dreds of miles the peaks lay at
our feet.
"The next day dawned clear
and cold and by the time the sun
rose we were on the way to the
peak. The many cliffs we had to
climb (the devils Stairway
were only from ten to a hundred
feet high, but those smooth, icy
slopes between were tipped at an
angle of so to 70 degrees. One
slip meant fearful slide to death
thousands Of feet below.
The storm clouds of sleet
swept down and engulfed us while
we were at little more than H.
900 feet altitude. We had not
enough provision for another two
day climb; this was our last
chance. We despaired of ever
reaching the peak. but fortunate.
ly, though the clouds were very
dense and cold, but little snow
fell. The storm was blessing in
a way, for it shut out those fear
full slopes below. In five hours
of steady work we reached the
peak.
.It took us seven hours to get
back to our camp. Our provisions
were gone and we were hundreds
of miles from civilization; for two
weeks we lived on what mountain
gophers and birds We could get."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
STUDENT DIES
Of CRIMINAL
OPERATION
SEVERAL YOUTHS HELD FOR
EXAMINATION - PROSECU-
TOR PROMISES TO BRING
GUILTY PARTIES TO JUS
TICE - SCHOOL OFFICIALS
BLAME FR4ATERNITIES.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 7.-(By
United Press.-High school fra
ternities are indirectly blamed for
the death of Miss Meta Zook, age
1S, student of the West Port high
school, as a result of a criminal
operation by Drs. Fabian Pratt
and Jacob Hall, who are today
held for manslaughter in the Sec
ond degree.
The prohibition of dances and
school eL Ltertainments except un-
der chape ronage is the result of
the tragedy, according to instruc-
tors today.
The case, it Is expected, will
result in the introduction of sex
hyge,ne in the school curriculum.
Sixteen boys are involved In
the Zook case. Prosecutor Jacobs
says he is determined to punish
the guilty parties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

children are experienced camp
ers. They started from the city
hall after shaking hands with
Mayor Gaynor, who gave them a
letter requesting persons along
the route to show them every
courtesy.
Mrs. Chester wore short SKIRT
a loose, comfortable waist, a
broad straw hat and stout. thick
soled shoes. She carries satchel
swung over her shoulders and
carries a stout walking stick.
The party will stop at Middle-
town, N. Y, their home, where
they will pick up trained dog
they have taught to draw wag-
on. The wagon will be used to
carry the camp equipment.
They will be independent of
hotels on their trip and will
"camp out" all the way. Mrs.
Chester plans to complete her
journey of about 1900 miles in
go days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
TACOMA WILL
1S00N BE REAL
| ELECTRIC CITY

Tacoma is rapidly becoming
the electric city. Mrs. Osborn,
the city domestic commercial rep
resentative, reports a great inter-
est on the part of the citizens in
electric cooking. One firm say
they have taken. 35 orders for
electric stoves, and those who
have installed them insist the
electric cooking is both cheaper
and better than gas.
II the city can manufacture an
efficient stove in it's machine shop
to sell to the people at low
rate, Mrs. Osborn declares electric
cooking would be general in this
city in a very short time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

ing and it is predicted that sew
eral arrests are pending.
Charged with the same offenses
as Jack Miller and Peter Peet,
arrested yesterday, John Slinkow-
ski, a teamster of Wilkeson, was
arrested last night by Deputy
eriff-Kubicex, and is now in
the county Jail.
Officials say that the conditions
are shameful. and will sift the
matter to the bottom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
TWO DIE in
AIR ACCIDENT

ALDERSHOT, Eng. Aug. t.
(By United Press. )--Colonei s..
Cody and q passenger named
Evans were almost instantly kill
ed when Cody's monoplane turn
ed turtle in the air. Both III,
were buried beneath the machine
and were badly crushed.
Cody's passenger was later
identified as Lieutenant w. ID.
Evans, Of the Indian civil ser
vice. ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
CHURCH WORKER
ARRESTED. FOR
ExTORTI0N

Los ANGELES, Aug. &c. e.
Young, a merchant, politician
and prominent church WORKER of
Long Beach. is held pending the
conclusion of the grand jury In
vestigation of charges that he at
tempted to extort money from
women. According to attaches
of the district attorneys office.
Young admitted he had sent let
tiers to women demanding money,
explaining his acts by the declara-
tion that he was compelled to
raise money to silence man who
knew of his arrest 33 years ago
on forgery charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
JURY SELECTED IN MAURY
DIGCS WHITE SLAVE CASE

with one and the defense with
two. At IL o'clock the court
granted brief recess to give at
torneys for the prosecution time
to confer over the last peremp-
tory challenge.
I"Every man resents an attack
UPON woman, whether 1t be ply
steal or moral, SO that the jury
will not be influenced by such
tactics If. as reported, that is to
he part of the line of defense in
these cases.
This was the comment early to-
day of Special Prosecutor Matt l..
Sullivan for the government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

TREATY
TODAY

BUCHAREST, Aug. 7.-Repre-
sentatives of the Balkan states
gathered today in q conference to
sign the treaty of peace which
had practically been forced by
Roumania. The peace ENJOYS are
expected to adjourn before night.
Immediately on signing the treaty,
Bulgaria is expected to open a
campaign to recapture Adrianople
from the turks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
slip fearful slide death thousands Of feet below
Shameful Conditions
In Villages Is Brought
To Light By Officers

AS a result of the investigation
of conditions surrounding recent
dances held at Sumner the start
ling fact has been revealed that
an unbelievably large number Of
young girls at Wilheson and
Carbonate have been led astray
in the last few months, many of
whom are barely over twelve
years of age, according to the
prosecuting attorneys office.
County officials are investigat-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
FORESTS OF
CALIFORNIA
ARE ON FIRE

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Aug.
Forest fires are raging today
in the famous Cajon pass of the
Angels forest reserve. Fifty-five
fire fighters went to the front to-
day to aid the small force of
rangers who are fighting the
flames. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
ACTION DEPENDS ON HOW
PRESIDENT HUERTA WILL
MEET WILSON'S EMISSARY

tary Bryan declare that Lind's
mission to Mexico does not cont
Germ Huerta. Lind wired Bryan
that he would sail from Galyes5
ton this morning for Mexico on
the battleship New Hampshire, !,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
JUSTICE DROPS DEAD

Oakland, Aug. 7.---Justice SAM
uei p. Hall Of the California
court of appeals, dropped dead
while eating diuner last evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. -
(By United Press. The Mauri
Diggs jury was completed this
afternoon. 1t n,isted Of ten
bachelors and two married men.
The trial was resumed this after
noon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. -
The work of completing a jury
which is to try Maury 1. Diggs
for white slavery was apparently
near the end al II O'Clock today.
The exercise on two peremptory
challenges leaves the prosecution
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
DIVINE SCALES
HIGHEST PEAK
IN CANADIAN
DOMINION

REV. G. r.. B. KINNEY BRAVES
TERRIFIC SNOW STORM TO
REACH TOP OF MT. ROBSON
WHICH is 1900 FEET
ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL -
TRIP MARKED WITH Thrill
LING EXPERIENCES.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
MURDER MYSTERY
In SEAPORT
TOWN

REVERE, Mass, Aug. 7.-(By
United Press. Glad only in her
thin underwear of fine texture
upon which was marked the name
of Ruth Woodward" the body
of an unidentified girl was
found on the beach near here this
morning. The authorities suspect
murder. A search among the
sloops and yachts along the coast
in an endeavor to learn the de-
tails of the suspected crime 50
far has been fruitless. II
Investigation later identified
the body as that of Mrs. Allen
Smiley, nee Ruth Woodworth. II
is believed she suicided because
of nervous breakdown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. To-
Travel tired. wan and worn from
the effect of hardships before they
fled to the United States. 500 Mext~
can refugees Of both factions are in
San Diego today. They will be
placed in a military reservation
near Fort Rosecrans. and iept there
until conditions in their own coun-
try warrant their return. II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
HEAD of seattle CITY
PLANT SEEKS CONNECTION
WITH CITY POWER PLANT
SALE OF POWER TO SEATTLE WOULD MEAN THAT $17b,-
WOULD POUR INTO GOLFERS OF CITY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. REF USES TO DISCUSS PROPOSED


hundred and seventyfi thousand dollars year.
Tacoma Stone-Webster?
looks a she city council
the Seattle municipal light and
the Times
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
BANK oI.EARINGs.

Clearings ..........$407, ,280.o1
Balances .......... 39,349.09
Transactions ...... S63, ,275.S3
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-07
SUIT
BROUGHT BY
AGENT

WILLIAM PETERSON DE-
CLARES HIS REPUTATION
HAS BEEN RUINED-WANTS
$4,000 DAMAGES FROM
FOR M Err EMPLOYER -
FILES SUIT IN PIERCE
COUNTY COURT.
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-23
EDITORIAL
Walter Walker
DITOR
CHURCHES SHOULD ADVERTISE
E DITTO II

THE that prominent local church intends to
advertise attractions would have created good deal OF
decade ago. Now this accepted almost matter
of
Unless goes the theory that good things ought rot to
be adversedand this would be manesty absurdthee no
why church should not let the public know what has to
offer 1t would be quite possible conduct offensive
pagn bring people church by the of ambyant
atonal methods But advertising quite another matter
Churches seek publicity make their work effective
possible The better the work. the should be published to
a wider circle.
This age of advertising. No competitive business can
succeed without making its known customers In sense
the churches competitive They rivals for pat
ronage with the worldly interests that tend to keep and
from attending Why should people know that a
church intends give good music and vital talks that will interest
live peope BY all let the churches adapt their methods
those of the twentieth century whenever this be done with
a surrender of princpe.-Denver Republican
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-23
BRYAN At CHAUTAUQUAS

SUNDAYS Denver Times and in many Of the other b
Sunday papers OF the country there appeared copyghte
rtce by DIR. Frank Crane of the brilliant rewspap
ters Of the country, Bryan at Chautauquas" Decariu
he holds brief for Mr. Bryan and is member
party Dr. Crane pieces the attacks made by Europea
apers and Mr. Bryan enemies in this country the great
oner's lecture work.
The article copyrighted and be reproduced in full
We wish that could all, for worth the perlsa
very air-minded citizen.
We take the liberty of making few excerpts from this ar
lie by the brilliant Dr. Crane. He says in part:
And note first, the Chautauqua system is Il
devile affair, but institution peculiarly democratic
and American designed not only amuse but to edu-
better institution than anything that exists in the large
cities. is patronized by the highest quality of folks
extant in these United Sates-the serious thinking,
hard working common people. 1t is ideal place for
public servant to speak to the public.
he real reason why such snobs as the Frenchman
above mentioned shocked because Mr.. Bryan's
form of relaxation democratic and sensible. If the
secretary had devoted his spare time to knocking little
ball around an So-acre pasture and counting how many
strokes took to get into ninety holes, afterward retir
ing to the clubhouse and imbbing highbas nothing
would have been said.
we shot 2,2oo brace of grouse" said George
Gould recently, recounting his sport in Scotland, with
five guns, which be reckoned first rate If MIR.
Bryan has amused himself with slaughter thus after the
approved English STYLE he would have been smiled upon
by all the hoity .toty
To go upon indescribable adventures in Paris after
the manner Of Leopold of Belgium, bet upon horse
like Edward of England shoot tame deer
driven toward him like William of Germany gamble
baccarat daily with chorus girls play prece-
dence ape the idle and
class of Europe would have given Mr.. Bryan high
place among the egotlstc and supercilous who
self-elected arbiters of fashion.
But Bill Bryan, whatever may be said against him,
knows the temper of this people. And long he
prefers to put in his vacation at talking to the great
commons through its most popular organization, the
Chautauqua he need have worry.
He'd deal better be doing that than smpering
afternoon teas, attending lion hunting receptions, scrap
ing couresies with Lord Howong and Baron Figtree,
or attending house parties at the summer home of
bllionaire hog packer.
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-23
AGGIE EXHIBIT
IS BIG FEATURE
NJ. n. Dillon in Charge Of Fine
Display; Experts Here to
Judge Fruit and Stock

The Agricultural school exhibit mt
the Mesa county fair consists of n
carload of exhibit cases, forms, mod
els, charts. pictures and other kinds
of materials of public interest, Illus
tratinS practical lessons In ngricuI-
turc, engineering and home econon,-
les.
Much of the material used on the
demonstration train of last spring md
much new material IL ON hand. The
exhibit has been shown mt Lamar, Las
Animns, Rocky Ford, Sugar City and
state fairs.
A fcnturc TINT has attracted much
attention nre the models OF the Lo-
hack. Coluinbinc and Lovers Lane
schools and the new consolidated APP
pIcton building with it's almost per-
feet equipment.
An elaborate display of mnnuni
traininG-thc work of the students mt
the college, will be seen In the cx-
hibit.
A complete display of all the pol
sonous plants found ON the Colorado
range, widci, win be Of great interest
10 the stock growc2.s, IL also to be
seen.
The h.mc economics department Is
represented by several eases showing
models of dresses, labor saving devil
crs for the home kitchen, and another
ease shows the various varieties of
alfalfa nnd illustrates the vnrious de-
Erees of production throughout the
state.
The exhibit is In complete charge of
VI. y. Dillon, formerly secretary of
county Y. VI. c. A. work here, and who
In mt present secretary TO President
Lory of the college.
DIR. Snndsten, the new head of the
department of horticulture of the col
iegc. will Judge the fruit. and IL. T..
Dvorachbeck will Judge the live stock.
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-23
STRENGTHEN Weak kidneys.

Don't suffer longer with weak kid
neys. You can get prompt relief by
taking Electric Bitters, that wonder
full remedy praised by women every
where. Start with a bottle today,
you will soon feel like a new woman
with ambition to work, without fear
of pain. Mr.. John Bowling of San
Francisco, writes: Gratitude for the
wonderful effect of Electric Bitters
prompts me to write. 1t cured my
wife when all else failed" Good for
the liver as well. Nothing better for
indigestion or biliousness. Price. soc
and s1.00. at the c. D. Smith Drug
Company.