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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04

keep the truth from the children.
1t is unfair to the children. II
sends them into the world handi-
capped by ignorance of things
which they have a right to know"
Mrs. Mason's Plan.
/ asked Mrs. Mason by what
method of approach. in her opin-
ion, could the general social tone
of Tacoma be raised.
mot by legislation" she re-
piled. -You can't make people
good with statutes and ordi-
nances. Education is the slowest,
but surest, way. And education
must begin with the mothers, who
must be taught that it Is wicked,
as we'll as foolish, to be prudish
We must arm the child with
knowledge. We must then give
him every reasonable opportunity
for clean play. We want more
Fairgrounds. We want a muni-
cipal dance hall. The board has
persuaded the city to take an op-
tion on the Dreamland rink,
which as a public dance hall was
closed, on the recommendation of
the board.
Censorship of Movies"
I'VE have the censorship of the
moving-picture shows. Some peo-
Iple would have us condemn three
fourths of the films, not because
they are morally bad, but because
they are not intellectually good.
On my own part, ! may regret the
popularity of melodrama of the
meilowest kind which one sees at
the picture theaters, but / do not
think We have a right TO condemn
melodrama because it doesn,t
come up to our esthetic standard
Others would have us con-
denim the comic films as flippant
and frivilous. Well, some Of us
ta6e life too seriously. The hu-
NOR of the films may be broad
but !. for one, will confess un-
blushingly, that, when the errine
husband Is chased by an irate
wife. mother-in-law. the butch
er. the policeman, the nursemaid
the fat man and all the rest. nm
hill and down dale, through riv-
Iers, over embankments, and 40
ON, well, laugh with the rest
II Is good to laugh.
All Want MeIodrama
Granted that it is a pity we
don't want Tbsen In our moving
pictures. but that we do want
meiodrama-with cowboys. gun
men, pirates, hidden treasure.
Jail-breaks. an entireIy-too-good
hero and an impossibly-bad villain
Iit?
"You can't IesisIatc a hoy into
reading Browning when his an
petite Graves Dcad-shof Dick. Hut
you can, II you try long enough
ard hard enough. educate IN him
an Appreciation of 4 good story
n book OF on the stage. lust
% ysa can, Il you persist, make
1nofhfre sec the criminal foIIx II
lying 70 fIseiv chg 4~ep eoneefnizs..
SUB 2leels zhicf ~ . @<s'< erc moi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
UNIVERSAL
TRANSFERS
GIVEN SOON

Universal transfers on the
street railway lines will be inaug-
urated in the near future unless
the street railway company backs
out on its own offer.
This was kick day at the coun-
Gil session. The old transfers
question bobbed up again. Spe-
cial Inspector d. o. Smith said
the company officers had told him
they would give universal trans
fers good from any car to any
other in the city if the council
would pass an ordinance making
1t crime to abuse the transfer
privilege.
We'll do it," said the mayor.
Other councilmen jumped at
the idea also. Smith was told to
invite the street railway managers
to the council chamber next Fri
day and the matter will be gone
into in detail and a plan for CO.
operation worked out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
.A|MUNDSEN
HERE FOR
ADDRESS
WELL KNOWN EXPLORER
SPEAKS AT TACOMA THEA
TER TONIGHT.

Captain Roald Amundsen arriv-
ed in Tacoma at 1880 this after
noon and was met by a reception
committee at the depot and taken
to Tacoma hotel. This afternoon
he will be given an auto ride
about the city in charge of o. j.
Ekre. This evening he will be
waited upon by Governor Lister,
Mayor Seymour and local Norwe-
gian diplomats and Governor Lis
ter will officially welcome him to
the state of Washington. He will
take dinner this evening with
Governor Lister, the mayor and
other prominent officials before
his address at the Tacoma thea
ter. The address will be in Eng
lish, following short welcoming
address by the governor and
mayor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
Married To Get
Rid OF Hubby

II don't want to get married
any MORE" declared Mrs. Mary
Sloan this morning, after getting
a decree of divorce from George
Sloan Judge Easterday had Just
warned her not to marry again
for six months. Both parties to
the suit were Indians.
This was the third matrimonial
venture for Mrs. Sloan, and the
the second for her divorced hus-
band. Cruelty and abuse were
charged against Sloan, and the
plaintiff said she married him
to get rid of him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
ROMANCE LASTS 40 YEARS
900 800 800 900 800
VERSE AIDS CUPID'S AIM
900 900 90 900 800 800
LOVE STORY ENDS WELL

While the love of youth and maid
en- is tender, blushing trace
OF that love eternal waiting the
redemption of the race.
"It wasn't QUARREL" said
Brooks in discussing the inter-
rnpted courtship of two score
years ago.
TT Just, happened" rejoined
the bride-to-be, "and he went
east"
! Now he's back, and they're as
happy as any two sweethearts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
SAYS FRIEDMANN
DID NOT HELP

Los ANGELES, April 4.-"Not
only was / not benefited by the
Friedman serum, but l failed to
find a single patient who was"
This was the statement today
of e. G. Nadeau of Long Beach,
who has returned from Berlin,
where he received the Friedmann
reputed cure. Nadeau said that
he believes friedman sincerely
believes in his treatment, but that
in cases of which he is cognizant,
1t has had little good effect.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
LeveeS Are
Holding Well

CAIRO, H., April 4.-(By
United Press. with the levees
holding well, it is believed the
crest Of the flood which has been
threatening this city with de-
struction for the last three days
has been reached. Hundreds of
men are working day and night
and 1t Is believed the levees will
sustain against the raging waters.
Hickman, KY, is reported to be
in grave danger. Two thousand
are working to prevent a break in
the levees.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
SuggeStS Plan

CHICAGO, April thy Unit
ed Press. )-The prevention of
devastating floods throughout
the country was the subject taken
by Edmund Perkins, president of
the National Irrigation Drainage
congress in an address before a
meeting of the American reclama-
tion federation this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
Stop Kerr
Murder Plot

LOS ANGELES, April "A
police detail was rushed to an adj
dress hastily given in a telephone
message as the scene of the pre-
arranged murder of Miss Kerr.
The address was that of the city
pound
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
DEATH ENDS
PURSUIT OF
BULL DOG

After posse of Fern Hill
citizens had chased a giant white
bulldog, supposed affected with
rabies, for fully seven miles, John
Berg brought an end to the pur-
suit by killing the beast at Park
lahd, after it had attempted to
bite him. Before he was killed. he
bit a number of other dogs, and
attempted to bite several per-
sons.
The brain of the animal will
be sent to DR.. Kulkan of Pullman
fdr an examination to determine
whether or not he was really
mad.
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Typists File
Gum 'PIaint

MONTREAL, April 4. - Three
thousand girl stenographers have
signed petition circulated here.
protesting against the portrayal
of members of their craft in NOV
ing pictures as chewers OF gum
and wearers of rats
The petition will be sent to the
makers OF moving picture Aims
in Canada and the United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
Body in PARTS

HAvRE, April 4.-(By United
Press. THE body Of ]. P. Nor
gan, the American financier who
died in Rome recently, arrived
here today and was transferred to
the steamer LaFrance which Is
scheduled to sail tomorrow for
New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
Fish Hook Cause
OF Damage Snit

Because he ran a fish hook
in his finger while fishing
with the. schooner '.Common-
wealth." Albert Sivertsen
wants the boat to pay him
$4,000 and began legal .ac-
tion in federal court today 10
get tho amount.
He says because the boat
did not carry proper medi-
cines as required by Law lie
took blood poison and was
laid up long time and Is not,
well yet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04
ROX CARS ENTERED.

Box car thieves are operating in
Tacoma again. f. ]. Alleman,
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway, reported
the theft of set of autom obile
tools from car at the Oriental
dock Yesterday afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04

WOMEN ARE
AROUSED

STOCKPORT, Eng, April
4.-By United Press. )---
Suffragette threats to empcril
human life as a result of the
imprisonment of Mrs. Pank-
hurst were made good today,
according to the allegation
of railroad officials when q
stick OF dynamite partially
wrecked the London North
western train near here this
afternoon. Luckily the car
riages were almost empty and
the few passengers on board
escaped injury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04

LONDON, April 4.--(By Unit
ed Press s.)-Using a clock contri-
vance similar to that manipulated
by Ortie McNfanigaI, In the United
States, militant suffragettes today
dynamited the railroad station atI
Oxted. The clock was set for 81
o'clock In the morning.
Militant placards announced
that suffragettes were responsible
for the explosion. The station
was badly damaged. No one was
hurt.
Two young women we're arrest
ed in South London later for
carrying suit cases containing ex-
plosives and other combustible
material. The women upon being
questioned admitted that they
We're militant suffragettes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-04

Tell Your Boys and
Girls The Truth About
The Mystery OF Life
Mrs. ]. o. Mason

ssIF fathers and mothers were less prudish
L there would be fewer criminals in the police
court and fewer girls beyond the line"
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The Times Want Ads work for
nearly everybody In Tacoma.
They will work for you. What ID
your need? What is IL you want?
A Want Ad in the Times viii save
You time. Try 1t.
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You are looking for bargains.
The Times advertisers can satisfy
your wants. Read their announce
ments in today's paper. 1t will
savo you money.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-07
V|EHMANN AS
APPONENT OF
CONG. SCULLY

New Brunswick, August THAT
former Mayor George A. Viehpann
will be a candidate for state commit
teeman, in opposition to Congress-
man Thomas j. Scully is the gossip
among the bes Uniformed Democrats
of this section. Mr.. Viehmann is
chairman of the committee selected
by Governor Fielder to take care of
his campaign for denomination, and
it is said that the governor doesn't
take kindly to the idea OF Mr.. Soul
ly's being on the state committee,
after having been one of the chief
hackers of the Wittpenn boom.
Mr.. Viehmann had been practical
ly "out of politics" since 1908 when
he presided over the Democratic
State convention at Trenton, and his
friends say he isn't hankering for a
return to the arena, but that he will
consent to stand as a candidate for
state committeeman If Governor
Fielder so desires.
In that event there will be an in
teresting new alignment of Demo-
cratic forces in MiddleseX, Viehmann
and Prosecutor Silzer, who have
been at odds for a good many years
in political matters, are both ardent
Fielder men, and will found
fighting side by side If there is a
county "scrap."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-07
Mr.. GREGORY
PUTS BLAME
ON THE CITY
Declares the Sewers Empty
ing Into the River Are Not
Properly Kept
DENIES THAT HIS BOATS
STOP THE FLOW

Regarding the agitation against
his marine graveyard on the Raritan
river in this city, John H. Gregory
has prepared the following statement
setting forth his side in the matter:
1--WE think the time has arrived
for US to say something pertaining
to the situation as to the sewers
on the south side of Perth Amboy,
that the general public may be cor
rectly informed. Many statements
have been made which would lead
the public to suppose that the Greg
ory Wrecking and Contracting Com
pany were responsible for the condi-
ton that exists be 1t detrimental or
otherwise, at the foots of these
streets as to sewerage. No obstruc-
ton has ever been placed near the
outlets of Brighton, Madison avenue
or South First street sewers and to
nv personal knowledge they have
have never ceased flowing. They are
inadequate as to size, faulty as to
construction and rotten as to tex
ture as applied to the pipe extension.
"Whlle none of these pipe extern
sions have been interfered with in
any manner at their outlets they are
broken and rotten near the main
sewer basin or outlet, at practically
high water mark. At high water and
at half tide the sewerage from the
pipes seeks the nearest outlet. At
high tide the water is above the sill
of the sewer basin and again from
this point the sewerage water seeks
its nearest exit At every heavy rain
fall iron doors open and the whole
sewerage system Is flushed and the
sewerage deposited on the shores of
not only the street ends, but of my
private property at practically high
water mark. South Second street
sewer has been regularly discharg-
ing all its filth at high water mark
for many months, with it's iron
door at the basin opened for this
purpose, none of it has flowed
through the small pipe out into the
river. but has flowed over the sill
of the main sewer inshore at stated.
"It seems a very cowardly and un-
calledfor thing to try to persecute
me, claiming that the sewerage backs
up into the houses and cellars, en-
dangering the health of the families
living in that neighborhood and that
all this is caused through the fault
of the Gregory Wrecking and Con
tracing Company whine in reality it
is due entirely to the faulty construc-
ton of the sewers and the careless
ness of the officials.
"The facts stated in this commun-
ication are very easily to have proven
and the writer will personally be
very glad to assist in any proper
and fair investigation that may be
carried on to determine the truth OF
this matter, but being a citizen and
a tax payer in this town, 1t does not
seem fair that statements should be
made and public sentiment created
without giving me the proper hear
ing to which every American citizen
is entitled.
"Why don't the city buy the street
ends, see that the sewers are of a
proper size and extended TO deep
water? If the city will do this then
I am sure there will be no further
complaint about sewers.
"JOHN H. GREGORY"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-07
NAMES HEARD
IN CAMP OF
REPUBLICANS
H. R. Wilson or Victor Main
for kIdsrman-a IT, arge-
Other AIdermanic Timber
C. M. LIDDLE ASPlRES TO
FREEH0LDERShlP

Wherever Republicans gather
these days the availability of candi-
dates comes up for discussion. 1t
Is not likely that the Young Men 8
Republican Club will make any en-
dorsements prior to the primaries,
but they are promising enthusiastic
support to those selected by the Re-
publican voters September 23. Har-
ry r. Wilson, the president of the
club, and Victor w. Main are the
names most frequently mentioned
for the nomination for alderman-at-
large. In the second ward the ia
vorite aldermanic candidates are
Louis BRIGGS, who made a strong
race two years ago, N. w. Pierce, Jr.,
and e. B. Walker.
Chris Anderson is a strong proba-
bility in the fourth ward and in the
sixth, Henry G. Koch, the clay mer-
chant, and M. J. Lakomski seem to
have the call, Clarence M. Liddle is
said to aspire to the freeholdership
and John F. Ten Broeck has a host
of friends who desire him to run
Two of the city's popular young men,
Emil Stremlau and Meyer Friedman
are considered good assembly timber
and beside e. j. Peterson, who has
already announced his candidacy for
the excise board, several others are
said to be nursing booms.
The Young Mems Republican Club
will meet tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-07
ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO BADLY BURNED
BY ELECTRICITY WHILE AT WORK ON THE
COUNTY BRIDGE OVER CHEESEQUAKE CREEK
PLACE
BRIDGE MATTER
UP 10 COUNTY

Especial by Staff Correspondent.)
New Brunswick, August Fol
lowing the presentation of a petit
ton and legal opinion for the erec-
tion of bridge for the extension Of
Convery place in the western section
of Perth Amboy, the Board of Free
holders at their meeting here this
morning, announced they were much
interested and would do all they
could under the law to aid the city
in securing the bridge. The board
informed about fifty interested per-
sons from Perth Amboy that the
subject would be given mature con-
sideration and would be referred to
counsel.
The Perth Amboy delegation was
comprised of representations of city
officials, the Perth Amboy Board of
Trade and the Western Improvement
Association of that city. They made
the trip in automobiles and appeared
before the board at II o'clock this
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-07

morning. Mayor Ferd Garretson
presented a petition for the bridge
which contained the signature of
practically every person within a ra-
dius of 500 feet of the location of
the proposed bridge, together with
an opinion from City Attorney C. c..
Hommann, setting forth that the
county had the right to construct the
bridge under the present procedure.
All of the treeholders we're pres
ent and listened attentively to what
the Amboy delegations had to say.
Besides the mayor, Alderman F. A.
Seaman spoke in behalf of the city
as one of It's officials. Albert Leon
and MAIDS ]. Dinensen spoke for the
Western Improvement Association,
which had about twenty representa-
tives on hand. John Hanson spoke
for the Perth Amboy Board of Trade,
which besides him was represented
by John C. Donehue Secretary H. H.
Lynch, 1. c. Moore and d. P. Ohm
stead.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-07

From the men who were fellow
workers of the victims, it was learn
ed that William Webber caused the
accident when he grabbed a heavily
charged guy wire. William Weber
and Joseph Weber, who are not re-
lated, worked for Michael Welsh, of
South Amboy, the former having
been in Welshs employ for about a
year. He was driving team for Mr..
Welsh, attached to dirt scoop,
which was being operated by Joseph
Webber Near the southerly end of
the bridge where they were working
were two poles connected with a guy
wire. The wire ran to a point near
the ground on one of the poles, and
served as a stay for the other. The
latter carried a feed wire from the
powerhouse of the Middlesex & Mon
mouth Electric Light, Heat & Power
Company at Keyport. 1t is claimed
this was charged to the extent of
about $500 volts, and was used for
furnishing electricity to the city of
South Amboy. The live wire had
become slackened, workmen claim,
to the extent that it sagged across
the guy line and by constant rubbing
the Insulation had been worn off,
thereby serving to charge the guy
wire. According to fellow workmen,
William Weber grabbed the lower
end of the guy line, little thinking
that it was charged. He was knock
ed down and killed instantly. His
hand was attached to the wire by the
electrical force and his death grip
until workmen tied ropes about his
body and pulled it away.
Seeing that Weber could not let
go, Joseph Weber went to his as
sistance. He grabbed the victims
wrist and tugged away, only to be
knocked down himself and rendered
unconscious. The formers body had
acted as conductor for the other.
Seeing what had occurred, Parker
hurried to the scene. He tried in
vain to pull the PROSTATE form of
Joseph Webber away from the body
of William Webber, catching hold of
him by his clothes. With final de-
termination he procured a rope and
tied it about the bodies With the
aid of other men they were pulled
from the deadly wire.
DR.. e. A. Meacham and Dr. f. H.
Eulner, of South Amboy, were call
ed. They dressed the injuries of
Joseph Webber and Parker, but
could do nothing for William Web
ber His body was removed to Still
well e Masons morgue by order of
Coroner Morgan The victim was
unmarried and lived with his sister
and two brothers in Matawan.
Joseph Weber was attended in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-07
PARENTS NOT
WILLING FOR
THE AUTOPSY
Strange Features in Con-
nsctIon With Death of John
hrubec Causes Interest.
SUGGESTION MADE THAT
HE Is STILL ALIVE

Contending that the death of John
Hrubec at the Standard Underground
Cable Works, Tuesday, was one Of
the most peculiar in the history Of
electrical engineering, authorities
declare that an autopsy should have
been performed in the interest of
science. Even with the body en-
balmed, Coroner James ]. Flynn Of
fered to have an autopsy performed,
but relatives of the deceased young
man would not permit it. The
strangest incident concerning the
death is the claim Of numerous wit
nesses that Hrubec staggered to his
feet, brushed back his hair and said,
I'm all right" after receiving the
fatal shock. According to authori-
ties on electricity, there Is no record
of where a person ever uttered a
word after having received deadly
current.
1t is claimed to be strange, too,
that but 220 volts should kill. An
opinion 2of the victims father that a
high-powered switch was thrown
causing the voltage to be much high
er when Hrubec was shocked, was
shattered yesterday when City Elec-
trician Jay B. FRANKIE and Coroner
Flynn made tests of the electrical
apparatus about which the fatality
occurred. A voltage Of 240 was the
highest they could attain under any
circumstances during the test. 1t Is
claimed that the young man was kill
ed by but 220 volts. After making
the tests, the city electrician said an
autopsy should be made to determine
the true cause of death. AS the
death was purely accidental, Coroner
Flynn did not order an autopsy
against the wishes of the victim s
relatives.
Rumors were circulated yesterday
that young Hrubeo was not dead,
but was only in state of coma and
would revive in three days. Physi-
clans and the coroner claimed other
wise and expressed a certainty that
there would be no revival after near
ly two gallons of embalming fluid
had been pumped into the body.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-07

Properly Owners
in WOODBRIDGE
Not Satisfied
TO FIX PRICE

The construction of the new troll
ley line between Port Reading and
Sewaren, which will connect with the
Elizabeth and Trenton fast line near
the former place and the Public Ser
vice at the latter, will be held up be-
cause of condemnation proceedings,
which will follow an application
which has just been made to the
county court for the requirement of
necessary land by the trolley COM
pany. A number of property owners
along the proposed route have re-
fused to sell their holdings to the
company, except for prices which the
corporation consider eXorbitant
Therefore, the company has taken
steps to get possession Of the land
through condemning it.
Among those whose property the
trolley concern wish to condemn and
made application for same are the
following: Furman Randolph Lee,
Charles r. Brown, Rebecca G. Turn
er, Nellie G. Hoffman, Arthur G..
Brown, James @. Blair, Minnie Cath
crime Adams, Thomas F. Dunigan and
Frederick G. Brown, all of whom own
property along the proposed route In
Woodbridge township. The above
have received notification Of the Al
ing Of the application, and the next
step to be made by the court will be
the appointment of commissioners to
appraise the property and condemn
same. A hearing wi llbe given in the
matter before the appointment of
commissioners to give both parties an
opportunity to suggest men to serve
as commissioners. The proceedings
will delay the early elimination of
the short line, which residents in the
vicinity of Roosevelt, Port Reading
and Sewaren have been hoping to be
completed at an early date.