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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
JACK JOHNSON
APPEARS IN
COURT AGAIN

CHICAGO, May Enlarged
with violation of the Mann white
slavery act, John Arthur (Jack)
Johnson, negro pugilist, once
heavyweight champion of the
world, today faced Judge Carpen-
ter in the federal court. 1t was
the second time within period
of less than two weeks that the
big black had faced a serious
charge. On April 90, he was
fined $1,000 on a charge OF
smuggling q diamond necklace
into this country for his suicide
wife, Eta Duryea Johnson, on
whom he laid the blame. The
prosecuting witness for the gov
eminent today was Belle Schreib-
er, a 21-year-old white girl.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
Isn't 1t An
Odd World?

Warwick, N. Y, woman Is loo
years old and does her own house.
work.
Christ was a suffragist, the Rev.
August Delgren told his Chicago
congregation.
Hartford, Conn, drinking water
is So bad many folks refuse to put
it in their WHISKY.
Kansas judge adjourned court
and sent the jurors home to at
ted to their spring planting.
Ex-senator Thomas Kearns of
Utah, heads the, list of gentlemen
in Chicago who "wore the first
straw hat of the season"
Resourceful woman in Hell
meta, N. j., saved drowning
boy by pushing a baby carriage
into the water for him TO seize.
At a preachers funeral in
Bridgeport, Dixie" and Silver
Threads Among the Gold" were
sung at the dead mans ante-mor-
tenn request.
Application Cor her seventh d.
vorce has been made by a Kala-
mazoo woman, who nevertheless
says she has not yet lost FIFTH in
mankind.
Fearing that "spring fever"
was getting them, students of
Prof. Kunz', Champaign, ILL.,,
physics class voted to meet at
$50 every morning.
Marine barracks in Sitka, Alas
ka, abandoned by the navy de-
partment, will hereafter be a
home for INDECENT prospectors,
and already there's a waiting list.
In a dispute over which faction
should take up the Easter collec-
ton in Uniontown, Pa, st. Mary Is
Catholic church, one was serious
| Up injured and 90 bruised and cut
Woman who sued Pail Mall Ga
zette for libel lost her case, al
though the court record in Lon
don shows she spoke 100000
words to the jury. Or should il
be because.
Mrs. John Kuxius of Beaver
Falls, Pa, may die as the result
of attempting to dance 500 dances
at her own wedding. She col
lapsed when seven dances from
her goal.
Edmund Trowbridge Dana
grandson of the poet Longfellow
who contracted an ethical" mar,
riage and went to work as street
car conductor, has quit his jof
and will take up journalism.
Oklahoma farmer named
Hedgepeth, who jumped from 1
moving train near Atchison, ex.
planned when he came to that he
becomes insane in April every
Year and imagines himself a dos
until the spell has passed. He
says his mother once become ter.
ror-stricken when a dog attacked
her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
HE OBEYS A STILL VOICE
IS ABSENT NINETEEN YEARS

Obeying a "still small voice"
that told him to come back to
Puyallup Frank Slater, jr., walk
ed up to the door of his fathers
home there last week after 10
years absence and moment lat
er had the joy of seeing CLEAN
of recognition in the face of his
venerable father, Frank Slater,
who for years had mourned for
his boy, hoping he would come
back but fearing he was dead.
1t had been reported once that
the young man had been killed in
the Boer war, but he really never
went there. He dad gone from
home to seek fortune in the gold
regions of California, then into
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
BOY SCOUTS
HAVE BIC
OUTING

One hundred Boy Scouts of Ia
coma held their first outing this
year at a camp pitched half a
mile from the lake Saturday.
There were ~ troops represented.
After tramp to the rendez-
vous the lads separated into teams
and there were some thrilling ball
games and other sports. Each lad
took his own meals. At night
all gathered around the big camp
fire and listened to talks by DR..
Soule, new scoutmaster, and Rev.
e. G. Wheeler.
All sorts of woodcraft was ex-
planned to the lads by those ex-
pert in it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05

Texas, Arizona, Central America
and other sections of the world.
He had written home but his let
tiers never arrived and he suppos-
ed his father dead.
He was in Los Angeles a week
ago when he says an "impulse"
came upon him to come back
home. He did SO, found his faith
er was still living and went to
seek him. The door was locked
when he reached the home but the
old man was coming up the road
The boy stopped to talk with him.
Deaf for years so neighbors could
hardly make him hear, venerable
Frank Slater recognized his sons
voice. There was a happy re-
union.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
OPPOSING LEAGUE
TEAMS PLAYING

CLEVELAND, o., May s.
There were long lines awaiting
the opening of Somers Park today
hours before the time set for the
exhibition game between the
Pittsburgh Nationals and the
Cleveland Americans this after
noon. Hans Wagner, famous
shortstop, was the big attraction.
Today's contest was the first ever
staged between teams of the rival
leagues during the playing seasons
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
RESUME TRIAL
OF MILITANTS

LONDON, May 5.-The trial of
General" Flora Drummon, Miss
Annie Kenney and other mill
tants on charges of conspiracy
were resumed today. The court
was packed with militants and
sympathizers. Sidney Drew and
Edward Clayton were arraigned
with the females. The seven suf-
fragettes and two men arrested
Sunday at Trafalgar Square were
convicted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05

1t is jolly to be only IL years
old and the winner of 500.
This Is the distinction which
Miss Anna Rochester Norvell of
1886 Dale street, San Diego, Cal
ifornia, has achieved in contest
instituted recently by food COM
pany. Among $4,000 children con-
testing for the prize, Miss Norvell,
who is a sixth grade pupil in a
San Diego school, drew the best
picture of a girl used in advertis-
ing of the company's product.
This is not the first honor of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
DISTRICT MEETING
COMES TO TACOMA

Hundreds of delegates are ex-
pected to attend the ninth annual
district meeting of the Women's
Home Missionary society which
will be held in Tacoma Thursday,
May 8, at the Mason Methodist
church on North Madison street,
The district takes in all of the
churches in Tacoma and many In
the suburbs. A program has been
arranged which will take up the
entire day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
AT THE TACOMA

The new program Of movies at
the Tacoma which opened Sun
day is an exceptionally good one,
being diversified and every reel
Is feature. There are Ave reels
as follows: The two part Selig
drama, THE Change of Admins
tration," a Vitagraph drama;
1.-THE Power That Rules an Edi-
son comedy; "The Shower of
Slippers" and two subject
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
MOUNTA|NEERS.
WILL HIKE To
OLyMP|CS

Tacoma mountaineers will have
fine outing this year in the
Olympics to extend over period
of three weeks.
They will leave Seattle by
steamer August for Port Ange-
les and go into the hills by stage
from there. First camp will be
established on the Elwha river.
They will then follow the river
and go up over Dodwell-Rixon
pass into the Queets river water
shed. A climb of Mount Olympus
will be the star feature of the trip
following these explorations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
BAKERIES MUCH
CLEANER NOW

A great improvement has been
made in the sanitary conditions
of local bakeries, according to the
report of Pure Food Inspector A.
B. Wimple, which has been made
public.
Detailed scores show that the
majority of the places have kept
their places clean since Miss VIM
pie has been vigilant in her work
of enforcing the sanitary regula-
lions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
ELKS MAY BUY
BIG BUILDING

Tacoma lodge, b. p. 0. Elks
have been offered the building of
the Provident Life & Trust COM
pany at a price of $4,000. The
club has been figuring for some
time on erecting a new home, and
plans have already been drawn.
The proposition of purchasing the
building will be taken
up at the next meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
LUMBERMEN BUSY SHE WON'T WED

LONDON, May '5.-The Times
states tonight that the announce
ment published in that paper
April 80 of the engagement and
approaching marriage of Countess
Ida Won Claussen of New York to
L. Frederick Davis. jr., was in
correct.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
For the Weak and Nervous.

For the Weak and Nervous.
Tired-out, weak, nervous men
and women would feel ambitious,
energetic, full of life and always
have a good appetite, IL they
would do the sensible thing for
health-take Electric Bitters.
Nothing better for the stomach,
liver or kidneys. Thousands say
they owe their lives to this won
derful home remedy. Mrs. %.
Rhinevault, Of Vestal Center, N.
Y, says: II regard Electric Bit
ters as one of the greatest of gifts.
I can never forget what 1t has
done for me-" Get a bottle your
self and see what a difference it
will make in your health. Only
Soc and $1.00. Recommended by
Ryner Malstrom Drug Co., 93S
Pacific ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
LODGING HOUSE
BURNED; TWO
ARE KILLED

FRESNO, May 5.-Two met
death and four were injured early
today in a fire which DESTROYED
the subway lodging house. The
dead are not identified.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
TO sTREw FLOWERS

Granddaughter of the Civil
war veterans will precede the old
men in Memorial day parade and
scatter flowers along the way.
The Citizens Memorial Day COM
mittee made these arrangements
at meeting held yesterday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05

Tacoma lumbermen are already
planning for business on the At
lantic coast in view of the an
nouncement by Col. Goethals that
the Panama canal will let boats
through next November.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
YOUTHS ARRESTED

Suspected Of having passed bad
checks, Frank Richardson and
Carl Knight, both 10 years old,
are being held in the city jail.
Knight, it is said, passed check
for $40, and Richardson, 1t is
alleged, attempted to pass check
for SIS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05

this nature which Miss Norvell
has won, her talent having seoul
ed for her a diamond ring in a
similar contest when but nine
years old, while living in Butte,
Mont. A year later she won q
piano in a drawing contest.
Little Miss Norvell expects to
go east as soon as she has finished
grammar school, to study art, and
she even plans to pursue her ar
tistic endeavors abroad when she
has completed course of study in
this country,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
" " V V " " V "
THEATRICAL

Tacoma-Today, moving
pictures. Thursday, John
Drew in THE Perplexed
Husband"
) Pantages - Vaudeville all
week, afternoon and evening.
Melbourne - Moving pic
lures.
!, o @ @ 8 O. o g g o @ o o @
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
NOMINATION

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 8.
The president sent to the SEN
ate the nomination of FRANK
Woodcock for register of the land
office at The Dalles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05

Mexican chicken tamales. Ducn.
wald's, 8f3 So. 18th st.
ADVERTISEMENT"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05

20 lbs. Best Granulated
Sugar. 500.
Grape Nuts, 2 for 25c-
Quaker Oats, &c pkg.
Concentrated Soup, 3 for
25c. Libby brand, the
richest on the market
Small French Prunes,
lbs. 25c.
Choice Eyaporated Pears, 4
lbs. 25c-
Polly Prim Cleanser, 4 for
25c. Best goods larg-
est cans.
Toe grade Upton Tea. 8oe
lib.
Buy Coffee here and get
more value for your
money Freshly roatsed
daily.
E'estiny Flour, $l.f5 sack A
fine article.
Diamond M Flour. ~ so
bag The best on the
market at any price.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
Incident To Popes
MORE APPLES


Our last car is here from Wenat-
chez and will be a revelation to
see the quality OF apples for this
season of the year.
THE PRICES
ROME BEAUTIES, as they were
at Christmas time. $l.25 the box.
WINESAPS--The best grade we
have had this year; will keep Q
weeks or more. $1.35 to $3.50 the
box.
Spitzenbergs and Yellow Newtown
Pippins, $1.25, $3.50 and $f.70.
Have a cider, DC. Fresh every
day, Acc the gallon.
Get basket of beauties, over
2 doz. Spitz or Pippins, Winesap
and Rome Beauties, 4oc and 500
Yakima Apple Depot
Dos @ St.. Main 1900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05

Phone in your Want Ad. Main Ia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05

This is the season for
green vegetables. We
have everything on the
markef-the best quail
| ty, the lowest prices.
Come to US to supply
your needs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-05-05
BIG SALE
OF
North
Yakima
Apples

We have just received a car
of very fine apples of all
kinds.
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
A Good Show Tomorrow Nisht.

"Baby Nine" one of Margaret
Mayo's funny comedies will be pre-
sented by VIM. A. Brady tomorrow
night at the Paris Grand. This is the
real No. company and is the same
cast that will be seen at the Lyric
Theatre in Cincinnati next week.
Walter Jones, who takes the role of
Jimmy HAS played the part over
$50 times. This will no doubt be the
best show that will visit Paris this
season. If Paris people will patronize
this class of attractions there is nc
reason why the Brady.Schubert syndi-
cate will not let Paris have more OF
their superb productions. The prices
are 25 cents to ST..
The Bourbon news., 1913-01-28
Paris Defeats Frankfort.

The girls basket ball team of the
Paris High School defeated the team
from the Frankfort school Friday
night in one sided game by score
Of Al to 3. The local girls had the!l
opponents outclassed at every stage OF
the game. and by fast and efficient
work, were successful in keeping the
score almost shutout; the only
points gained by the visitors being
on three foul goals.
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION.
lBy the Governor of Arizonal

(By the Governor OF AriZona)
In accordance with the deep rev.
erence shown the American Flag
wherever it is displayed in symbol
zation of Life, Liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness" and in furtherance
OF commendable custom rapidly
growing in favor among the differ
ent States of the Union. whereby
patriotism is fOstered, and proper
observance is shown of that day III
history, 1876 years ago, when our
Nations Flag came into being. |
hereby designate Saturday June 14tb
1913, as FLAG DAY and I earnestly
recommend that the citizens Ct
Arizona on the day thus set apart
shall cause the Flag to be display
ed on all public buildings, residences
and places of business or social
gathering; and l advocate. further
more. that by every appropriate OBJ
servance In the home. in civic
centers and elsewhere, respect and
love and other fitting tribute shall
be paid to our NATIONAL emblem.
In witness whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the State of Arizona to
be affixed
Done at Phoenix, the Capital of
Arizona, this 1lth day of June, 1913.
GEO w. p. HUNT,
Governor of Arizona.
SIDNEY p. OSBORN.
Secretary of State
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
PANAMA CANAL JAN. l, 1915.

NEW YORK, June 12.-"By Janu
ary /, 1915, anything that floats car
pass through the Panama Canal be
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific
Oceans" declared Colonel George w
GOethals, chief engineer Of the Cana
zone, who arrived here tonight OF
the steamer PastOres from Colon
81 shall send a vessel through the
canal just as soon as we get water
into it," continued the chief engineer
Il promised that the Fran, used by
Amundsen in discovering the south
pole, should go first, but the initial
passage probably will be made by {.
smaller craft.
If the United States were con
fronted with such a grave emergency
as war in the Pacific, it would be
possible for us to float the Atlantic
fleet across the Isthmus by Octobe
/, this year, and not before"
He said the trouble still expert
enced on the Isthmus with slides
was slight and that all would be righ
by the time the canal is ready fol
maritime traffic on January |, 1913.
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
FIRE IN PHOENIX.

Fire of the most mysterious origin,
discovered shortly before two O'Clock
Monday morning in the mems furn-
ishing establishment of Reed & Skip
per at 80 West Adams street,
resulted in the practical destruction
of the entire interior OF that store,
the running of the entire stock and
threatened to communicate to the
Smart Shop on the west and a real
estate office and the Bake CuriO
store on the east. But for the effic-
lent work of the fire department
which quickly had several lines Of
hose playing streams of water from
the front and rear, the blaze would
have communicated to the other es-
Establishments and resulted in much
greater damage
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
WATER READY FOR 1870 900 ACRES.

Ell CENTRIC, June 1. = Yesterday
the first water was turned into the
new East Side High Line Canal The
excavating contractors sent word to
Chief Engineer Chester Allison of the
California Development Company
that the big ditch was ready to re-
Ceive water. Thereupon the order
was sent to the men at the gate to
turn in fifty-secOnd feet of water.
The water was turned in and made
it's way toward Holtville, soaking the
banks of the ditch in good shape.
The water will reach within eight
miles of Imperial Junction and will
throw open 10000 additional acres
of the very richest land in Southern
California The amount of the wa
ter is but one-sixteentA of the capa-
city of the canal AS the water is
needed for irrigation purposes it will
be increased in volume. The com
pletion of the new canal brings the
valley up to 10000 acres, or nearly
twice the amount of all other irri-
gated areas in Southern California
combined
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
HOUSE LIMITS LEGISLATION.

In letter to A. S. Prescott re-
ceived last week Representative Carl
Hayden verified the report that the
House had passed a resolution for
bidding the enactment OF any legis-
lation except relating to tariff, cur
rency reform and emergency appro-
priations during the present session.
Mr. Hayden stated, however, that
there was possibility of the House
letting down the bars in the closing
weeks as it did at the last special
session when the bill was passed ad-
uniting Arizona to statehood, after
IL similar resolution had been pass
ed earlier in the session. Mr.. Hayden
mentioned the fact that in the mean
time he would do all that was pos
sible to have the bill reported favor
ably by the committee and consider
ed at the earliest possible date
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
SMITHS IN COURT.

Family differences which resulted
in a sensation in Parker last Febru-
AIRY when Mrs. M. r. Smith endeav-
CURED to leave town against the will
OF her husband have been renewed in
Los Angeles according to the follow
ing from the Los Angeles Examiner.
The existence of unusual schemes
to place Mrs Lizzie Smith in en-
barrassing positions, in which her
husband, M. T. Smith, is said to
have been the leading plotter, were
learned of yesterday when Mrs Smith
came before Police Judge Frederick
son on a serious charge preferred by
the husband:
The charges were dismissed as
soon as the testimony was heard
Smith charged that his wife had
been posing as the wife of Delbert
Williams and stopping at the Shad
dock Apartments. G26 San Pedro
street, with the other man.
The testimony showed that Smith
and his wife had quarreled while
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
HUGE CAVE AT FLAGSTAFF.

PRESCOTT, June 12.-F. j. Stein
and other residents of Flagstaff who
are in the city, give an interesting
account of the discovery made late
in May of a gigantic cave about 1S
miles to the north of that city and
near Kendrick mountain.
This huge subterranean cavern
they pronounce as one of the most
bewildering and facinating of crea-
tions that has ever been known to
exist in any region in the world, and
is of that dimension as to- be almost
unbelievable. Mr. Stein states that
he traversed it from beginning to
end and that it extends underground
for over three miles according to ac-
curate measurements made by the
party of which he was a member 1t
has width of IA feet, and from the
floor to the roof is 70 feet An auto
can easily travel through it, so
smooth is the ground laid. Perpetual
ice beds were found at several
places, while seepage water from the
surface was also abundant but did
not interfere with observations being
made on foot.
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
GOOD ROADS TO YUMA.

YUMA, AriZ., June 13.-The senti-
ment for a $500, 900 bond issue for
the construction of a system of per-
manent highways in Yuma county
is spreading with every day.
Tomorrow petitions will be in circu-
lation asking the supervisors to call
an election upon the question. 1t is
the desire of those behind the move
ment to have the election at as early
a date as possible, vote bonds and
sell them early in the fall and have
the road constructed during the com
ing winter Everybody seems to be
interested in the matter and it
seems assured that the bonds will
carry
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
SAUFLEY ELECTED CASHIER.

r. c. Saufley, who for the past
two years has been employed as
bookkeeper for the Colorado River
Supply company, was elected cashier
Of the Parker Bank & Trust com
pany to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF G. G.. Dunn, at a
meeting of the directors Wednesday
night
Omar L. Babcock, who with H. O..
Gunderson purchased the brennan
interest in the bank, was elected
vice-president. j. B. Ross was re-
elected president The new direct
ors of the bank are j. b. Ross, J.
f. -Raney, o. l.. Babcock and Charles
Welles. The interest held by G. e.
Phelps has been purchased by
Saufley.
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
NEW COUNTIES IN, ARIZONA.

Ii present plans do not miscarry
there will be at least three new cOuI
ties in the state of Arizona befOr,
the close Of the present year.
Hunt county is the dream of tn
people of Williams as the result
a slice they propose to cut off the
eastern portion of COcOninO.
The people of Mesa and vicinity
will coin Orange county from tn.
southern portion of Maricopa.
And now comes Miami, with
good strong movement for Tho
creation of Miami county, cuttin
from Gila county bias strip, which
will take in Miami and the Ray, Kel
vim and Hayden sections. Wicken
burg Miner
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
TUCSON MAY GET LAND OFFICE.

Tucson chamber of commerce last
week received a telegram from
Senator Ashurst containing congrat-
ulationS on the success of that city
in it's effort to get a u. s. Land of
flee. While the establishment of an
office at Tucson is not definitely as
sured there is every indication that
Secretary Lane will grant the request
of Tucson people and locate land
office at that place.
The establishment of a land office
in Tucson will be welcomed by south
welcomed by Tucson for it will mean
that residents of this section will
not be compelled to travel almost the
length or breadth of the state to
reach the land office at Phoenix. The
Tucson land office. will serve the
people of Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise
Yuma, Gila and parts of Pinal
counties.
The request of President McDer-
mott for the establishment of a land
office here was backed up by letters
from prominent citizens, and if the
office is established, as it seems it
will, the chamber of commerce will
have cause to congratulate itself.
The Parker post., 1913-06-14
SURE OF BRIDGE.

Yuma Sun: |. w. Alexander Sec
retary Of the Commercial Club was
in receipt yesterday, of letters from
Senator Fl. F. Ashurst and Congress-
man Carl Hayden. assuring the club
and the people of Yuma that the ap-
Colorado would be made at this spec
ial session of congress and probably
during this month. They said that
they were both on the job and that
there was absolutely no opposition to
the bill and that it was sure to pass