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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

" refused to consider the matter and looked upon the photographer with mournful eyes. It's head dropped and it seemed to be in the last stages of nor tifioation. The bird was apparently Respondent
 | Mysterious Ike" is another animal that arrived recently and who received much publicity by reason of his mys- teriousness. Ike" is the coon that ter rorized the employees of one of the downtown stores for some seven months by playing ghost. He was not discovered until an amateur Sherlock Holmes got on the job 10 lay the ghost. The ghost is not yet laid. be- cause it was not a ghost at all. ike" was caught. however, and presented to the zoo. Why the coon should be named Ike" is a mystery, because 1t is female of the species.
 The newly arrived groundhog Is be- coming restless He can feel that spring, as predicted by him in Febru- ary. Is at last here and he desires to get out and mingle with the world. He is kept in an old ice box to prevent his busy claws from finding a way out of any other cage, and it Is not at all to his liking. The sap Is beginning to flow In the trees Young plants are be- ginning to find their way up from the earth. He wants to see 1t we'll done
 
 not grow on the zinc lined cage that is his home.
 Miss Fancy" the childrens elephant is becoming fat and has a well fed ap- pearance. She is somewhat lonely at times, but on Sundays hundreds of her little friends call to see her
 It is generally conceded that Miss Fancy has been of more value to the zoo than any other one factor in mak- ing 1t worth while. Coming as she did, when the public was somewhat apa- thetic on the question of perma- nent zoo, she at once became favor ite with the children. This assured the perpetuation of the zoo.
 During the spring and summer II Is believed Avondale park and the zoo will become the most popular resort In the Birmingham district. That 1t will be the most beautiful spot is not at all doubted for Commissioner Ward Is car rying out the idea of city beautiful to a successful conclusion here Forty convicts are now at work at the zoo making the park very attractive from every point of view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
Professional Interest

From the Columbus Dispatch
 The bored youth turned to hls sAnnGh partner with a yawn.
 Who is that strange locking man over there who stares at me so much?" he drawled
 "Oh, that's Professor Jenkins" she re- piled ''the famous expert on insanity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
An Oyerpayment

A certain statesman, condemning the in ternational marriage that is based on mercenary< and sordid grounds, said in Washington:
 Another pretty American countess-she inherited $S.0O0000 from her father s wholesale hardware plant-has found marriage disappointment.
 Her dyed and corseted old husband said bitterly to her one day:
 '' Ours was a business marriage. You
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

the labor. quietly took the gun entirely to pieces and either duplicated or took templates of every part. The following dGy, the sample. re-assembled was handed back to him with thanks and the remark that China was not in the
 market Tor Maxims just then The Chinese imitation failed however, to work properly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

Moreover, he Is an expert fisherman, d cultivator of fine roses. and a good church singer. and he has behind him a record of 10 years as superintendent of a Sunday school. Taking it all in all, this ought to be about enough to make q man hur- ried and businesslike in his manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

bought my title with your millions as you'd buy yard of cloth in shop
 Yes. blazed the young countess yes but l ought to have got some change"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
Not Interested

From the Somerville Journal
 Ribbon Clerk-Y OUT address, please.
 Girlish Customer-Suite 16-"
 Ribbon Clerk--Just the address please. l didn't ask you how old you are.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
MOSER'S
LICENSE
REVOKED

DR.. II. NJ. Moser, who has Of
fices in the Jones block, 9th and
G streets, and, who recently cons
fessed that he had furthered tho
drug habit in Tacoma by writing
out blank prescriptions for Coz
caine and left Them at a coBven-
lent drug store for use by
"fiends," cannot practice i'm Wash-
ington hereafter.
The state board OF medical ex-
aminers, sitting at Seattle yes
terday, took up Moser's case, as
presented to them by Prosecuting
Attorney Dow of Tacoma, and
summarily Cancelled the physf-
clans license to practice in the
state.
DIR. Moser was arrested after
a woman drug iiend. working for
the prosecuting attorney. had
bought cocaine 1t the Victor Mall
strom drug store on a blank pres
scription furnished by Moser.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
BLAMES TRACK
FOR ACCIDEMT

more than anything else. The
curves got so mnshy that the
heavy cars had to circle way
around the top of the grade.
Whenever a tire blew out 1t tore
a hole i'm the soft surface, and
then the next car that came along
would hit the hole and bounce all
around the course.
Our car was all right and
nothing would have happened II
we hadn't hit one of those holes
Dingley couldn't hold back the
car after IL hit the hole and start
ed bouncing around. When we
started rolling, | tumbled out and
shot right through the air, land
ing on my head end leg.
- never want to ride. on that
kind of a track again. It was
enough TO tear n car to pieces,
besides hurting the drivers, and
guess that's why SO many cars
dfopped out of the race with
broken parts"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
JUDGES
ENJOIN
NICKEUS

Superior Judges w. o. Chap
man, NJ. L. Clifford and e. M.
Card, sitting as a triumvirate to-
day over the much tangled ques-
lions of recall, brought up in
mandamus proceedings over the
proposed recall of Commissioners
Mills and Woods of Tacoma, set
tied the first days session by en-
joining City Clerk W. F. Nickeus
from calling an election.
The city clerk was placed I'M
der $500 bonds, and he was re-
strained from making his an
nouncement Friday of the date
for the election.
The three jurists will tomor-
row morning again assemble on
the bench to hear legal questions
argued by both sides. And on
Tuesday, July IA, the judges will
decide definitely whether or not
the Mills recall shall be called,
and whether or not the Woods
recall has been legally thrown
out.
For purposes of saving time,
the recall squabble over Mills and
Woods was combined today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
Street Sweeping
n hazardous Task

Is street sweeping a hazardous
occupation?
City Claim Agent A. B. Taylor
and the city council think so.
On June 80 Peter Peterson,
street sweeper, was run down by
an automobile and hurt badly. In
1912 Frank Miele, another street
sweeper, was run down by a ma
chine and confined to a hospital
for months. The state industrial
insurance commission would not
pay damages to the men because
their work was not listed as
hazardous"
Taylor notified the council to-
day that he could get the state
commission to list the occupation
as hazardous. however, IL the city
desired 1t.
The commission voted to put
street sweepers under the COM
missions control.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
DIARY OF A MODERN
MIR. PEPfS.

July THE harsh cawi
cav! cawi awakened me at
five. I had been blissfuIly
dreaming of golden temples
and such unreal things when
the birds, stealing cherries
no doubt, sounded their
harsh alarm. To my office
where scriveninz came hard
today. From an actress lady,
a letter that breatfled pes
sinism and sorrow over this
somewhat, at times, futile
life. Through the uninter-
esting day with languid dis
dain for labor which, blythe
by, is as necessary to ms all
as fodder to the humble dom
key. And we are not at all
unlike this useful beast, say
4. In the afternoon MIR.
NuehlenbruSi,-s place on @
street where n beaker of an
inviduous drink. said TO con-
tain an evil drug (Which it
does noD, and then for
stroll to commune with bit
ter thoughts upon the injus-
tice of men and things.
Maybe I shall have my cOf-
fee eight degrees warmer to-
morrow and oe happier, for
chat. o. X. CHESTNUT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
FAWCETT
BALKS AT
MORE PAY

Declaring that former Commits
sioner of Light and Water Nick
Lawson had run the operation
expense of the Niseually power
plant up to the highest notch,
and that he did rot intend TO
permit any further additions TO
the payroll, Mayor Faweett today
attacked Commissioner brakes
new salary ordinance regarding
power employees.
According to the new ordi-
nance, salaries for the power
plant would be s167.20 more per
month than ever before.
1T is absolutely necessary .
said Commissioner Drake. "Our
entire city depends on that plant.
If the plant ever bl eaks down the
city will be liable for damages to
the amount of thousands of dol
lars
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

Was the rough, bunny condi-
tion of the Tacoma Speedway
track responsible for the over
turning of the big Ono racer last
Saturday, and the near-fatal i'm
iuries TO Driver Bert Dingley?
Edward Swanson, mechanician
for Dingley. who has piloted cars
and acted as mechanician for the
best drivers of the world on prac-
tically every track i'm America and
Europe. declares that the Speed
way was as rough as corduroy
road and that the accident would
never have happened ON a good
track.
Swanson is well on the road to
recovery and can sit up in bed
Dingley is still in a semi-uncon-
scious condition, but has gained
strength slightly.
That track was bumpy enough
to start with" said swanson.
but after the race was half over
it resembled a corduroy road
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

which was scorned when first of
Tered, will net heavy dividends.
Officers of the associations
charged today that a certain eIs-
ment in Tacoma, inspired either
by jealousy or onvy. had secretly
tried to get the Speedway races
IN bad with the people.
why, the races advertise Ia
coma more than a dozen Festo
carnfvals," said one OF the off
GERS today. Suppose we did
make a little money--what OF
it,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
ATKINS POLITELY DECLINES
TO BE A COAT FOR PAYDAY

The city hall Pay day will prob
ably be changed from the 5th of
the month to the 10th.
Commissioner Atkins notified
the council today that salaries
past, and that he did not propose
to hold the sack" for s76. 200
worth of salaries each month.
The charter provides that no sal
aries can be paid except by ordi-
nance, but the city has been pay
ing its employees first and passing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
CASH
CLOSE SECRET

Officers of the Speedway ASSOC
citation reiterated today their in
tention of keeping information
of the receipts of the auto races
on the Speedway. during carnival
week, secret. Treasurer Harry
O'Neal said today that none but
stockholders would be furnished
with that information.
The Speedway association Off
GERS take the stand that the as
ISOLATION is a private corporation.
1t is admitted that the receipts
were heavy and that the stock,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

Inc committee reported that
Meaos was willing to bear the
Drunt OF the salary controversy.
IL reported that the Discussion
over salaries of gate-tenders at
the Nlsqually plant was caused by
a mistake of former Commissions
er Lawson. And they advised the
mayor that two clerks In the con-
trolier's office. who were re-
ported to be ''swapping" salaries.
were doing IL privately and that
Meads knew nothing of IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
Martin IS
TARGET OF
TRUSTEES
Commercial Club Mem
bers Insist That Costly
White Elephant Man
ager" Be Ousted I'm
mediately.

Members of the hoard of trus-
tees of the Tacoma Commercial
club today admitted that they
were sstonished by the great
number of designations received
at the monthly meeting yester-
day. Several trustees who were
seen by the Times today admitted
that most of these designations,
IL not all of them, came as a re-
suit of the behavior of II. H Mar
tin, the S5O0-a-mOnth "manager"
of the club.
Members of the club, those of
the rank and sile, seem to have
been under the impression that
Martin is bound to his soft job
by a contract. Martins contract
expired some months ago. He is
now held on month-to-month
plan and there is no reason why
the trustees cannot Immediately
dispense with Martins services.
Martin At All Meetings.
One trustee complained that
Martin is Invariably In evidence
at the meetings of the truste es.
He Is on hand, bland and COM
Portable, long before the first
trustee puts in appearance. He
stays right there till the meeting
is over and the trustees have gone
their separate ways.
Leave 1t to the digDifiad man
ager" to see that no trustees get
together for little private talk
about their s50O-a-month White
Elephant. Martin manages
with vegeancei
Star Chamber Session.
Yesterday he was ON hand at
the long-drawn-out meeting as
usual. The monthly meeting, as
rule, occupies but a few min
utes, just enough time for the
trustees to glance over reports,
approve accounts and such rou-
tine things. Yesterday the trus-
tees we're in a star chamber ses-
sion for hours. Martin was in
there, too. And he looked very,
very unhappy - wounded, you
might cay-when the meeting dis
sipated.
"Iniured Innocence"
During the meeting yesterday.
Martin assumed the wen known
ana justly popular pose OF IN
jured Innocence.
Terrible that the members
should want to know what has
become of the $4,000 publicity
fund.-"
How erool that the common
members insist upon knowing
why l get $500 month"; mere
trifle!"
How sad that SO many men,
bers are resigning. o, well, they
always do that in hard times!"
That sort of thing!
1t is probable that the trustees
would prefer that President Saw
age perform the painful opera
tion of prying T. ii. Martin loose
from his s19-a-day job. Surely,
there can be no criticism of this
desire. 1t is quite natural, cour-
teous and proper.
So now the members, those
who are not busy writing letters
of resignation, are calmly wait
| ing for Presidetn Sav age to act.
IL may happen today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
and
MEADS HAPPY

Apparently the breach between
Mayor A. v. Fawcett and Con-
troller John f. Meads, that
came about with the controversy
over Fawcett's new salary ordi-
nance, has been healed
When Commissioners Drake
and Atkins, appointed by the
mayor to investigate sensational
charges against Meads, returned
a "whitewash" report today the
mayor allowed ID to be accepted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

PARIS, July s.-Henry
Savsge-Landor. the explorer.
returned here today from
Rome, ana took occasion to
denouncc Colonel Roosevelt
as a ''fake" explorer.
"toosevelt's address In Lon
don has not changed the sit
uafiOn at ALL" said LandOr.
'The members of the Geo
graphical Society of London
consider Roosevelt an anus
i'm gand not dangerous faker.
Roosevelt first claimed that
he discovered the river Then
he admitted that he crossed
the river ON = bridge span
ned by teleerare wires.~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
Day Nursery Hit

Besides affecting the appro-
priation made by the Metropoli-
tan park board for the boy scouts
and the Ferry Museums appro-
priation from the city, a decision
by the supreme court Monday
will prevent Tacoma from donat-
ing $50 per month to the Taco
ma Day Nursery. according to the
announcements of Mayor Fawcets
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
Cucumber a Fruit,
Not a Vegetable

This was a telephone con-
iversattion yesterday:
"1imes?'
Yes"
Well, say, we're having
an argument. We want 20
know II n cucumber is n veg
etable."
ut is,"s quickly answers
the editor-of-aII-information.
as it? Thank you! Il
didn't want IL to be-"
Then the editor-of-all-in-
formation. recalling a
hearthstone argument OF
years ago. went TO Web
sfer's dictionary and read;
"Cucumber-af fruit, etc"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
FIRE SWEEPS
LUMBER Yard
NEAR AUBURN

AUBURN, July s.-Starting
from a brush fire. the big lumber
yard of the Baker Lumber COM
pany, two miles east of Auburn,
was almost totally destroyed by
fire early today. An army of
volunteers worked for hours to
extinguish the blaze but their
puny efforts were of practically
no avail.
Twenty thoussnd feet of lum-
Der, belonging 20 the creditors
of the company, was totally de-
stroyed. At noon today the last
of the mill buildings yielded to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

While modern dance devotees
In modern clothing are perspiring
through the evolutions OF the
turkey trot and tango. Ruth st.
Denis, classic dancer. ignoring
the make Madness" and also
the accompanying customary gar
ments. manages to keep cool and
comfortable In a string of beads
and a pair of foot-earrings-as
may be observed in the accom-
panying, her latest photograph.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

the fire and nothing remains Of
the whole property but a blaek-
ened and smoking area.
The lumber company went into
the hands of a receiver last
spring.
This afternoon Il was reported
that several farms had caught
fire from flying embers and a call
for volunteer fire fighters was
sent to Auburn. A few men re-
sponded.
No estimate of the money
damage can be made at this time
but IL will be heavy and the in
surance is small, u is understood.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
LEFT
Big FORTUNE

SEATTLE, July S.-The estate
of Jacob Furth. head of the Stone
Webster interests, who died re-
Gently, was worth between a.
100000 and 81, son. 900, accord
ing to an inventory filed with
the county clerk today. He own
ed city property worth $500, goo,
with a large amount or stock in
the various power companies OF
which he was head, and notes of
the face value of 100000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
TACOMA TALKS

The smaller the city the big
ger the possibilities.
Don't be a hsir-trigger knock
ct and slow-fuse booster.
Nail the loose planks about Ia
coma and the loose lies.
Don't be a fellow who never
runs TO anything but a fire.
Is yours the best looking house
N the block. OF the worst?
Do not think you can prosper
whether Tacoma does or not.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
SAWYER MISSING

Richard Edmonds. employed as
a sawyer in a local woodward.
and living at the home of !. A.
Garrison, 1920 North Ferdinand
street. left home July and has
not been seen since. The police
have been asked to locate him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
Today's Best Joke

Little Mary's father had de-
MED her a pleasure which she had
confidently expected to enjoy.
That night. when she said her
prayers at her mothers knee. she
concluded with This petition:
And please don't give my papa
any more children. He don't
know how TO treat those he's eo1
now"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
Reed and Jamieson---Cut 1t Out

Say, you Commissioner Reed and you Sheriff
Jameson, hold on minutel
The Times wants to slip you low, sibilant whis
per about that tragic event of a week ago. re-
member when three prisoners escaped from the jail
kitchen?
OF course, somebody pulled bone head play in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

do your work. Try to be grown-up men Leave
your babyish mud pies and wash your hands, and
get back on the job
II you worked for a business house and pulled this
sort of bunk, bawlng each other out and so on you
would both be grabbed harshly by the scruff o. the
neck and canned!
You not being paid to write letters to the news
papers about each other
Reed-there is plenty of work for you to do in your
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

letting the three men get away But they have gone,
they probably viii not call again for spell, and You
might as wel-both of you-forget It'll
If you can't forget it, for the love of Pete don't
burden the public with lot of drool about what you
think of each other. You are both SERVANTS OF
THE COUNTYl The taxpayers are paying you to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

OLYMPIA, July S.-with only
nine days left in which to check
the initiative petitions, Secretary
of tSate Howell set his special
crew of clerks to work today On
the task. The chamber of the
house of representatives Is being
used.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

ordinance should fail to pass, the
commissioner of finance would
be personally liable for the
money.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

office. So long you draw your wages. do your
work
Jamieson-you can probably find little labor
lurking in the sheriff's office that might occupy
your time. Get down to work or be honest enough
not TO collect your pay.
Maybe both of you can make good on the jobs you
are hired by the people to fill
AS entertainers noveists as letter writer's You
sad stories Cut out whilst the cutting Is good
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

Some people think an editor
holds down his job by divine
right. He doesn't-he holds II
because the curse of heaYen is
upon him. l am an editor, and
ought to know.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
THE WEATHER

OF course, il loks like rain, bat that is not
the scientific way look at It, The forecaster
slips across the info today that nc viii be fair
tonight. and Thursday fair and warmer. He
ought to knOw-he gets paid for it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

Tom Ray, the precise young
man who tolls and wrestles with
the law, of here, is one of the
best professional New England
ers we have. He goes back to
that community very frequently
SOS he will not get out of prac-
tice. Just fawncy!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

IL the editor writes anything
original, they say he swiped 1t;
II he swipes the stuff, they jump
him for not being original. IL
anybody by any chance pays the
editor what he owes him, he is
locked up and his insanity is re-
garded as proven. One poor edi-
tor-a friend of mine-was re-
duced by the delinquency of his
debtors to eating the contents of
his paste pot for Thanksgiving
dinner. Luckily for him it was
flour and water paste. But he
stuck tight to his job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

Unlike motoring, canoeing,
swimming, trap-shooting, golfing
and tennis, archering is never IA
tai.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

No, DIR. Doughty Is not a
patient out there. He Is one
Of the staff!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

He went way to Boston last
summer to show the other Arch
er-Nuts of the country how well
he could shoot. noted him
then and he looked very cute in
ded in his archery-togs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
THE PINK

Nearly everybody I'm Tacoma reads The Pink.
the p. m. edition OF The Times. Not only does
The PINK give the baseball game results. bat n
has . nuznber Of sprightly entertaining fe~fnres
the lighter thines-that worth reading.
Get The Pink tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

know one editor, though,
who started out twenty-five
years ago with fifty cents
and IL now worth 100000.
His prosperity Is due to care
full business methods, frugal
habits, and the fact that his
uncle recently died and left
him $999,999
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08
JUST
l0OKIN
ON

IL you care to know anything
about il, DR.. Doughty, out at the
insane hospital at Steilacoom, is
one of the champion archery art
lists i'm the United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-08

Archery, you know, is shoot
ing an arrow at a target.