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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07

Lords, but their power to XIII the
legislation IN dead as a result Of he
veto bill They can reject II, but Tho
measure Will come again into The
hands Of the Cabinet. whore the re-
lection Of the peers will be rejected.
The measure becomes a law by regal
assent.
il now remains for the Govern
meut and representative OF the anti
home rulers OF Ulster province to
reach an agreement. There is every
likelihood that this soon viii be an
accomplished fact
The conciliatory attitude adopted
within the past few days by Sir Ed
warG Carson. leader OF the Ulster
Unionists, and some Of the chief fol-
lowers indicates that the Orangemen
viii accept the original proposals OF
the Government which give the
Protestants I'm the Ulster counties the
right OF a referendum to say whether
or not they shall be excluded from the
workings Of the home rule bill for six
years The sea OF politics still bub-
hles holly, but the talk " civil war
has died out
MCSbd8cb IoF fnSNHoHu'
John Redmond. leader OF the Irish
Nationalist. who has devoted his life
to the fight for home rule. received
hundreds Of messages of congratnla-
ton to-day from his followers SINH
lar kilograms were sent 10 Premier
Asquith who Is campaigning in East
Fife in Scotland.
II is believed that the return 70
Parliament Of the Premier win see
the beginning Of tangible plans for a
federal form OF government for the
British Isles, proposal which under
the surface, seems favorable 10 ma 2
joritv Of the Ulster Unionlsts.
Debate on the home rule bill In the
House Of Peers will he the signal for
smother attack upon the Government.
and will probably see the renewal o.
A. Bonar Laws demands that the
home rule bin be submitted to ref
erendum of the people before 1t is
finally placed upon the statute books.
Such an appeal according to Irish
and Liberal leaders and even many
Unionists, will be futile and vain
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07

FOR SALE Laurel base burner stove,
used two months will sell cheap
Phone Main 2Sl9 as Cherokee avenue
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
atkins INVESTIGATES
STEWARDS EFFICIENCY

Charles Atkins campaign conf
mittee has been investigating the
statements of Will A. Stewart as
to the efficiency" of his admins
tration as county auditor and has
issued a statement of the report
of the state bureau of accountancy
with figures comparing the coun.
ty auditors office under Stewart
In Pierce and the records of other
auditors In other counties.
The report shows that Spokane
county in 1909 collected fees of
$47094, with office expense of
$4,000, making a profit of $12,-
4S5; the same year Stewart col
lected in Pierce county $29,325.
with expenses $29,37S, losing $50.
In 1910 Spokane collected $53..
057 at expense of $35, Alb, profit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
FORTY ARE IN
DANGER OFF
ALASkAGULF

VALDEZ, Alaska, April 49,
Grave fear is expressed here for
the safety of the tug Tatoosh,
which, with the barge America in
tow, is seven days overdue from
Seattle. The tug and her tow
were last sighted by Capt. Fred
Werner of the steamship Alamo
da April 10 off Cape st. Elias.
and it is feared the craft was
caught In the recent heavy gales
off the Copper river delta.
Besides the crew on the tug,
there were forty carpenters
aboard the barge, bound for the
Cranky Mining & Smelling COM
pany's plant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
MAKE COURSE
MUCH FASTER

SIOUX CITY, Ia, April H.
The fastest dirt track in the coun-
try is to be made faster. Ar
rangements have been made by
the management of the Sioux City
Speedway to further improve the
two-mile track in Union county,
South Dakota, across the Big
Sioux river from Sioux City. Sew
eral carloads of oil have been or
dered to further pack down the
track in preparation for the pro-
gram of races that eliminates in
the 300-mile endurance drive on
July next.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

| SIT SAB; Stewart collected $780,.
SAT, expenses $33,377; loss $2,.
729.
In 1911 Spokane collected
$43.372, expenses $27,159, profit
$16,222; Stewart collected $685..
73O, expenses $2S,249; loss 81
5l9.
In1912 Spokane collected $42,.
972, expenses 1854, profit
$16,430; Stewart collected $27,s
42S, expenses $33.76O; loss So,
331.
The Atkins committee also
shows that most of the other
counties were making a profit on
the auditors office while they
charge Stewart with such extrav-
agance that he ran the Pierce
county office at loss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
s. JEFFERY
CARS DAILY

New men are constantly being
added to the working force of the
Thomas b. Jeffrey company.
Since the first of the year the
Jeffrey company has been oper-
ating thirteen hours a day, and
during this period shipments have
increased 104 per cent over the
shipments during the correspond
ing period of last year.
The daily average is now thirty
five cars day, two hundred and
eight having been shipped last
week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
CYLINDER WAR
BECOMES Tense

Few commercial conflicts have
ever been staged more deter
mined and more strenuously pro-
NOTED than the competition to-
day In the automobile business be-
tween manufacturers of the four
cylinder cars and the six-cylinder
cars. On every hand are to be
found evidences of this energetic
competition.
The newspapers and other pub
lications carry a tremendous
amount Of advertising matter
preaching the gospel of either the
one or the other, and I'm both
cases practically always boosting
the one at the expense of the
other.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
MICHIGAN FACTORY TURNS
OUT 100 FORDS in MONTH

thirty-one days, Of which five were
Sundays.
Those who have been following
motor car production have be-
come accustomed to think of the
Highland Park factory as the
place where more than one thou
sand complete automobiles are
turned out every day.
These will now have to accus-
tom themselves to the new slo-
gan of More than eleven hun
dred Fords a day"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
Goes to Jury

Budo Luckich happened to be
under a big fir tree when it fell
over in Lewis county and was
killed. His administrator insists
that the N. p. railway train or
the Hartman line set the tree on
fire by engine sparks which caus.
ed it to burn off and fell and
they sued in federal court for
$4,000.
The case went to the jury Just
before noon today and a verdict
is expected this evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
Six Year Old
Child Testifies

Probably the smallest witness
that ever testified in the superior
court, and undoubtedly the pref
tiest, was little frances J. How
ard, age 6, daughter of r. c.
Howard, who testified today IN
Judge Chapman's court in her
damage suit against the Tacoma
school district. The child fell
from a gymnastic ladder at the
Oakland school recently and sIf-
fered a broken arm. Through
her father, she is asking $3.50
damages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
SALES MANAGER
LEAVES FOR EAST

H. p. Willower, sales manager
of the Gramm-Bernstein Truck
company, leaves next week for
Elma, Ohio, the home office of his
company. Willower plans to
study construction of the trucks
closely during his stay at the
factories, and will bring back
with him a bunch OF new selling
points. Mrs. Willower will ac-
confSany him, and they will be
away about four weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
On Trial for
Counteffeiting

II. Halbstein was placed ION
trial before Judge Cushman and
a federal court jury this morning
for counterfeiting. The secret
service officers say Halbstein vac
engaging in the pastime of maxi
ing plaster paris mclds in which
he intended to cast silver dollars
and copper pennies. Halbstein
insists he is a much abused man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

BOSTON, Mass, April 18-The
new woman" has gained a new
distinction. A woman--Professo
Blanche c. Martins named as
defendant by DR.. Harrie v. Dun
moor, to leave him and file suit
for divorce, breaking up This
home and alternating his wife 81 at
fections, ale few of the charges
brought by DR.. DunmCor. Prof.
Martin is professor of physical
culture in the Lasell seminary at
Auburhdale, Mass. She says ,Dr.
Dunmoor's suit is joke, but
she'll fight to the last ditch"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

DETROIT, Mich, April IS.-
Going up! Production figures at
the Ford factory at Highland
Park, Mich. are shattering all
records. Eleven hundred and
more cars a day. for twenty-six
consecutive working days was the
record. In March. When the last
car had passed out the factory's
doors on March 31st. there had
been twenty-eight thousand, seven
hundred twelve Fords built and
shipped during this month of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
It Happened On
Great White Way

NEW YORK, april Is. A
tray containing diamonds worth
$4,000 was taken from a jew
elers store in Broadway in the
theatrical district today by a rob-
Der who jumped into a waiting
taxicab and escaped.
The jeweler and three others
were in the rear of the shop when
the thief sent q brick crashing
through the window.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
ASTOR BETTER

STAATSBURG, n. Y, April
1.-THE condition of Vincent
Astor is SO greatly improved to-
day that ii may not be neces-
sary to postpone his marriage to
Miss Huntington. The wedding
is set for April 80.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
Arrives In N. Y.

NEW YORK, April 1S.-Mrs.
Bernard Shaw, wife of the famous
English playwright, arrived Ia
New York today on board the
White Star liner Olympic. This
is her first visit to America. She
was accompanied by Miss Lena
Ashwell. the English actress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

A spring concert and entertain
ment will be given Wednesday
evening at Grace Nj. +. church.
According to the announcement,
the program will be presented by
well known talent of the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
He ONCE SOUGHT
THE NORTH POLE

George R. Riley, last but one of
the survivors of the famous Dir.
Kane polar expedition in 1853,
died at the Pierce county poor
farm Friday at the age of SO
years.
Riley spent his life on the sea
until a few years ago when he
took up a residence in Old Town.
When John Marshall, with whom
he lived, died, he went to the
poor farm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Republican state committeeman
are here today and in session at
the Tacoma hotel to consider the
reorganization of the party in this
state to try and get up a lineup
that will make a fight possible for
this fall.
The men who came in this
morning were all keyed up to beat
the tom-toms to the same tune,
to-wit: that the progressive party
is dead and the members are
coming back. They are all sing
ing this tune, whistling it, talk
ing 1t, and trying desperately to
make themselves believe 1t.
A new secretary has to be elect
ed to take the place of C. E. John
son.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

! mon citizen like A. v. Fawcett
who has business ability and
knows how to do things.
ii. F. Gronen was called on to
tell what he knew about Lawson,
and when he got through you
could not find a Lawson man in
the crowd hardly. Drake has it
pretty much his own way.
Charles Atkins told what a
great man he is, and Will Stewart
put himself up as another one.
Both seemed to feel they were
necessary to the people.
After the candidates got
through Homer T. Bone got up
and spoke few minutes to thank
the crowd for his vote In the
primaries when he carried that
precinct. Bone did not say how
the men should vote, but as he
has always been fighting the spe-
cial interests the boys know he
will never line up With the Stoev-
er crowd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Alex Poison heads a committee
from Grays Harbor to go to Wash
ington to lobby for jetty appro-
priation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

All state fund overdrafts
have been wiped out by the
payment of taxes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Gen" Jacob s. Coxey's
mule, which he is driving on
the march to Washington to
demand work for unemployed
on the roads, baked at a
mudpuddle near Canton, o.,
and refused to go through,
evidently being a good roads
advocate himself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
WHAT'S DOING
---IN-
POLITICS

Fremont Campbell and Swan
Samson double-teamed for Nick
Lawson at a meeting at Souti
Side hall last night when they
got off the old story about how
much Nick had saved the tax
payers. They did not mention
how much he lost by incompe.
tency in building a spillpipe in J
street reservoir, of laying the j
street gravity main which blew
up. or how his botch at the Green
river headworks cost the people
over 100000 extra.
Campbell bitterly resented the
fact that Fl. F. Gronen, who hap
pens to know the inside of the
Lawson administration, should
come out and tell what he knows.
G. w. F. Stoever spoke on the
tideflats yesterday. He said the
tideflat expanse should be de-
veloped. He did not tell how.
Old Town voters had a lot OF
fun last night. Rev. C. w. f.
Stoever with a lot of his follow
ers went up and the preacher
spent several minutes in de.
nouncing the Times because 1t has
shown up the folly of his whole
candidacy. This did not get him
anything, as the crowd was very
chilly. Then he tried to warm
them up by launching into orator
ical flights about the fishermen s
harbor.
When he got through the men
took things in their owns hands,
and Oscar Redlich. one of the
plain people who knows what
they want, got up and said they
did not want any preacher with a
gift of CAB for mayor. but a COM
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Judge Dykeman at Seattle
says a Judge is privileged to
defame an attorney while he
sits on the bench, and he dis
missed the $4,000 libel suit
started by George Il. Hough-
ton against Judge Hum
phries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Ex-Vice President Charles w.
Fairbanks was slightly injured
when a speakers platform col
lapsed at Frankfort, Ind, where
he was viewing a school parade.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Girls are used by the Bar
low school baseball teams for
umpires with great results.
Frances ]. Howard has sued the
Tacoma school board for $4,000
damages because through the
playground apparatus her six
year-old child was injured and
crippled for life.
"Swap" ads, is words 3 times
10 cents. See Want Ad page. 80
Congressman j. A. Falcon
err says he is In the race for
u. s. senator to finish, and
will carry the state for the
progressives.
A good place to eat. Setter
Bros, $50 Commerce. Adv.
Arthur Gum, appointed by
Lieutenant Governor Hart regent
of state college without the con-
sent of Governor Lister, has sent
his resignation to the governor.
Perfectly fitted grasses, $3.50
up. Pfaff, Graduate Optician, 1147
c st. Advertisement"
Clarence Parker and Maur-
ice Thompson of Tacoma are
after the job of adjutant gen.
eral Of the state.
Three new families have set
tied on farms at Winlock in a
week.
Auto and picnic lunches put up.
Duenwald's, 313 nth.
Advertisement"
All state fund overdrafts
have been wiped out by the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Playwright - Did Scribbler's
comedy get over?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Mrs. Patrick Campbell an
nounces she will retire from the
stage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Auto and picnic lunches put up.
Duenwald's, 313 nth.
Advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Artistic decorations. Watson's.
Advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Mayor II. II. Rose of Los
Angeles went out and
knocked Myron II. Pollard
down when he asked the
mayors wife to sign a recall
petition against him.
The captain of the rebel squad
who took the side arms from Ari-
iona military officers was repri-
manded by his commander.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Seventy light users tried to
slip in checks after the 18th
and get the 10 per cent re-
bate on light bills, but the
checks go back and the light
will be turned off.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18
hERtSS{AND(AfL5fWhfRF

Estate of Darius Ogden
Mills of New York appraised
$36, 227 1901.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Girls are used by the Bar
low school baseball teams for
umpires with great results.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Gen. j. e. Stewart, G. A. r.
commander for Washington and
Alaska, will visit Custer post to-
night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

c. w. F. Stoever spoke on the
tideflats yesterday. He said the
tideflat expanse should be de-
veloped. He did not tell how.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Public service commission
heard the Interurban rate case at
Seattle Friday.
A top coat of asphalt has
been laid on the valley road
for 1000 feet.
Colored voters will meet at
Allen A. M. e. church Monday
night.
All kinds of bedding plants.
Him., florist, South 9TH and X. st.
Advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Three new families have set
tied on farms at Winlock in a
week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-18

Congressman j. A. Falcon
err says he Is in the race for
u. s. senator to a finish, and
will carry the state for the
progressives.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-11
Paris Police Poorly Paid.

The Paris police, some OF whose
members have fallen into disgrace,
are poorly paid. The maximum sal
airy attainable by a @sergent de Vile
is $3.50 year. In view OF the high
cost OF living In Paris, this amount
is inadequate to maintain a family in
any degree OF comfort, and the mar
RED members OF the force have ire
quently to supplement their incomes
as best they can Some OF them earn
a few francs py working as market
pOrters during their time on duty.
Others do boot preparing. and there IS
one who does odd tailoring Jobs
Still. In spite OF these hardships,
there are always plenty Of men eager
TO Join the force. about ten candidates
being available for sxery vacancy that
oecurs-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-11
YaYtIgs kg:ESEINa s6 sstIEE YES
WAS NOT REvENGEFUL MAN
But at the Same Time Dog Owner
Meant That His Pet Should Have
Fair Show.

II am not q revengeful man" said
3 Brooklyn real estate dealer, but
now and then do want TO get even
A few days ago drove out as far as
Mineola In horse and buggy, and my
dog followed me. He's no fighter as
q dog, and It was q bad trip for him
Every time we passed a farmhouse
dog came rushing out to roll my ca
nine in the dust, and he was licked 50
different times before we got home
was sorry for him and mad at the
other dogs, and three or four days
later I got a loan Of a mastin and
made the trip over again. There was
fun from the start TO finish The same
farmers dogs came bounding on the
fence to chew up something, and most
Of them got hold OF the mastif before
they knew whether he was a poodle
or an elephant They saw their mis-
take too late. Lord, he Stayed EN-
right and left He simply left q trail
Of bowling, Hmping dogs from Pros
pect park to Mineola and back, and
I've been told that some OF the farm
ers along the road have offered as
high as $50 for my scalp. No; I'm
not a revengefuI man, but I want TO
see my dog have a fair show in this
world, don't you know"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-11
GREAT MEN MERELY HUMAN
We Are All Too Apt to Forget Those
Traits Which Link Them With
Their Fellows.

In spite of the saying that no man
is a hero to his own valet, Napoleon s
man servant has given US reveren-
tial account Of his master from his
own point OF view, and now, simulta-
neousIy, there appear life Of King
Edward by his chauffeur and book
about Cecil Rhodes by one Of his sew
en- private secretaries King Edward
was not a history maker In the &C
cepted sense OF the words, but
peacemaker, and the story Of his life
is anecdotaI rather than epic. That
even kings are not exempt from en-
zine trouble and tire trouble and the
rest of the ills that flesh Is heir TO
is seen In his chauffeur's description
Here we have Cecil Rhodes as ne
was In Hfe-in fatigue Uniform as 1t
were. When they told him that the
Dutch In Africa were salt OF the earth.
he remarked: I'D Ike to know
where come in." He was not IN
mindful OF his own merits Creative
genius, that's what I've gots" he would
say. cts a great thing TO have"
But he was not Of the number OF
those VINO do not recognize an ind
nfteIy higher power than their own
Let man be a Mohammedan. LET
him be q Christian, or what you win /;
iat him cau himself what he likes bui
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-11
Josie Richards.

then to their children. and so on and
on. Why. think Of what you're sell
ingi''
He was a little dazed. but. still, he
surely needed money. don't see
where there's any sentiment connect
ed with the thing"
You don'ti" She gazed at him. as
tonished. and rose and stood beside
the table, looking down at him.
would you ruin the town in-~which
you were born? Why. your grand
father was the founder of this town,
Mr. Jonesl Would you see seven hun
dred men and boys turned out Of their
employment? Would you see the very
bread and butter taken from the
mouths OF families go
He felt he must defend himself, ex-
plain himself Well. that's not my
fault. I'm awfulIy sorry. but can't
help It. don't see how can help II. .
Her voice was deep and sorrowful
lreproachful. warning, pleading, stir
ring sd give 1t very serious thought
IL were you. Mr.. Jones. Then the
] ttmbre Of enthusiasm crept into hez