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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
BROCK SHOWS
PLENTY Speed
ON RACE TRACK

s. n. Brock, the Portland racer
who has shown excellent work in
the try-outs at the Tacoma Speed
way, broke all early records to-
day by making the lap in 1895
flat. His fastest speed yesterday
was 1:3e 4-5,
Hughie hughes, the veteran
racer who has already appeared
twice on the Tacoma course. de-
clares that the new course is by
far the fastest yet, and that he
will be able 20 make thee lap in
1:25 before the races. Hughes
has as yet failed to come up to
Brooks record this morning of
I:3k. however.
Brock is a motorboat racer.
and his racing automobile Is con-
strlicted with a racing motor
boa1's engine instead of the or
dfnary powerful auto engine
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
TWO Men ENTER FAT MANS CONTEST; A
WESTERN AND EASTERN MAN ARE m II

SEATTLE, June 23.--At the of 10, Webster
Rusk Is the champion fat of the Pacific
coast-AND HE'S STILL GROWING.
Rusk weighs 375 pounds. and every day he
adds more weight. No fat man has yet for
ward 20 dispute this boys claim-in which he
takes real pride-to being the latest man I'm the
nd sooner be than like most skinny
people," he said And IL doesn't bother a bit.
exercise right now-wsiking. for instance
Rusk, 60 prove his prowess I'm pede~trianism. Is
organizing troop of boy scouts. which he intends
60 lead forced hike from Seattle the Pam
anna exposition at sam Francisco. In 1918.
Strange to say, for all his enormous size. Rask
is from a family of rather small people. Neither
his father nor his mother weigh anything the
normal human being. And his sister Is thin and
small for her age.
The only thing little about Rusk i hts feet
II anything but fivee," he says.
There's aren't many skinny people who beat
thati"
Rusk has HAD numerous offers from circuses
but says he Is still young TO go to work. even
at the comparatively easy job of being humanI
sideehow. =
The circus that took him would find him rather
expensive because Of his cost of upkeep. Besides
the huge quantities of food he eats he has have
everything made to order for him.
His clothes have be made = special pat
tern and take enough cloth 60 make three ordinary
suits His be<1 Is speefally made aud strengthened
He only reinforced ehsirss On train he
hequircs full 20 himself.
There may be older people who fat
than fsszf I'd like 20 Of age
who weighs muchf~ r. Huzk'e challenge 70 the
heexywclEhls Of America
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
FOREMAN Of
JURY HELD
AS SLAYER


TORONTO, June as.-The In
quest on the death Of Mary Mash.
killed last night by being run
down BY reckless motorist, came
to a dramatic termination with
the arrest OF John ID. Whaley.
foreman of the jury investigating
the case. on a charge Of having
killed the girl.
Whaley was traced by q piece
OF broken glass picked up on the
scene which fitted perfectly a
broken headlights on MIS- sutomo-
bile.
The foreman was taken to the
prisoners bar and all ball bonds
proffered were refused. After
killing the girl, the sutoist drove
on ut great speed and escaped de-
lection. On leaving his garage.
Whaiey was served with = sub
poens to act on the coroner's Jury.
and was elected. foreman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
BY GERTRUDE M. PRICE.

THREE RIVERS, Mich, June 2a.-This placid
little village Is anchored the map by the heav-
lest heavyweight In Americai
IL boasts Of the residence Of big Sam Irwin.
who tips the scales 4s2 pounds, and measures
~ inches around the belt.
big Sam" claims that he could sit end
of a teetertauter and hoist high I'm the air the
next heaviest i'm America n amy claimant 90
that title win come forward and offer 60 SIT the
other end.
1--WE read about that little dwarf out In seattle
s75 pounds and yet claims be the fattest mani
said ssfsig SAM" when he the station
here with his bus.
"why. he'd be only . ny. on the other end of
the plank for mel"
s.ffg sam" Is one Of the hardest working men
in this town. wen the latest. He is the
proprietor Of . transfer bus, ~ trains
daily. makes about fs private calls, does general
hauling and runs siehtseeing auto.
"Pm ~ years old and feet IL n inches tall.
measure az inches around the belt. and IS
around the chest Ny shoes are No. IL u, ZEE
widths My hat band is y inches.
done the work for for eighteen years My wife
makes my shirts. They're % inches around the
but how did you happen to get so fat Mr.. Ir-
VIM" asked.
well" he said. 81 Just grew Ny mother
weighed 400 pounds. and my father 2oo Ny
brother frank weighs 500 pounds. and my son
Henry. Who Il =. weighs 1se- So You see we're
And remember'' he said. Is / left. ii you zee
any fat man faftern me. I'm from Missouri
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23

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mofe tn@n A men were
shrown out OF cmpapf nent pc
thuer p1% - various msnutae-
tur1nk ana meIrsut&e BONUSES
were assconhe1s<u, Amo reverei
insnss we're fofeco 70 ossconezase
pusiness.
y MOI ffepsfeo-
Aithoush tne city Knew thet
the 4. ~. r.. woud De iorcso
70 oiseon ',hue BUSINESS WITHIN
re" days by the court oroe1. ~
Is not pfeparea 10 nanoie ths
business cut OH py the ioes,
stone w custer pranehs anu ~
VIII pfopabiy De more thsh
week before the city can pekin
70 supply current 10 part OF the
X. q RS FORMER customeis
customers IN ou"ysne s,, rs.
Inc custonef "no viii
Ter most are those IN outiylhk
districts, such as bismarck, south
iacoina anu inc >on
the downtown districts the city
was apie this mo- Inns
In It's own wires. but aithousp
the city is soppiyink olreet cur
rent eiectrici,y 70 gov mo us
TONER'S !" una S,e " n,.
ture any az the NisqualtS piehe.
ana II puylhs All oi ,ns
current that IL IL lurnlsnlns ~
the city Iroin 'ne 5noH ea'l' y
rover company, ano.ner oeneh
OF the o.one- w eps.er -.
Inc Only uirees cur en- -
tnat the CITY can suppfs
Northern racine SHOPS. tIansr
FORMER was pfepaieo
TOR the shops. anu VIII DC put IN
use at eiosh ehis en.ns
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
HUGS LION
THAT KILLED
HER FIANCE
show GOILD YOU KILL HiM1s
GIRL walls As SHE KISSES
AND FONDLES FEROCOts
CUB BEFORE CROWD THAT
DRAWS AWAY.

CHICAGO, June n - After
kissing and fondiine the lion thai
had killed and mutiiafod hez
fiance, Emerson Dietrich, Miss
Adgie Castillo declared her be-
lief az the coroner's inquest over
the body that George MeCord. the
keeper, did not do all he could
TO save Dietrich, who was man.
ager Of . vaudeville act, and =
cornell graduate. Miss Castillo
denied that McOord was Jealous
of Dietrich's affection fer her.
McCord followed the woman
lion-tamer to the stand. He was
asked IL he liked Dietrich.
We'll, we had many quarrels
In the theaters about staging the
act" McCord said. but we were
friends, and Sunday we had no
trouble"
How was 1t you had so many
scraps and yet were friendly
the coroner asked.
We'll, our trouble and quarrels
were mainly about the work." Nc
Cord replied.
well, did you have any love
for the mani" the coroner persist
cd.
II did when / saw MIN in that
fix yesterday" McCord replied.
'-Why didn't you go In the cage
there with your forks and prods
and help fight the lions?" McCord
was asked.
1T was too dangerous. he re-
piled. II fought them from the
outside and did everything |
could, but 1t was useless
Earlier In the day Miss Castillo
entered the cage and kissed and
fondled the lion cub which had
torn her fiance to death.
Then. apparently overcome, she
threw her arms around the lion
and cried against his face. He
blinked at her. reaching out his
paw.
Teddy Teddy" the lion
woman cried. "You killed him.
How could you kill him7"
What are you going to do
with Teddy-have him slain -
Miss Castillo Was asked.
NO." she answered, tightening
her arms about the animals neck.
"See-he is not dangerous. I'll
kiss him."
She placed her lips against Ted
dy's, hand inside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
SEN. MAKES
CHARGES OF
S DIPLOMACY
SMITH CHARGES
POLICY OF TAFT ADMINS
TRATIoN Is BEING PURSUED
BY BRYAN AND WILSON IN
SOUTH AMERICA.
by ellison Gardner


WASHINGTON, JUNE 23. -
ssDoiiar diplomacy" which was
criticised under the Taft adminis-
trsfion, has evidently not been
entirely abandoned by Mr.. Brysn's
regime In the state department.
AZ least charges have been made
In the senate by william Alden
Smith Of Michigan, which. AZ true
show that our government a stiil
acting rs q partner of certain
Wall street bankers I'm q financial
conquest of south and Central
American republics. Interesting
facts are set forth I'm a resolution
demanding an inquiry now pend
ing before the Foreign Relations
committee.
The Smith resolution charges
that our governments is maintain
ing the administration OF Adolfo
Diaz rs president OF Nicaragua by
the presence or American marines
in the capital of Nicaragua. under
the guise Of legation guard, and
against the wishes OF the Nicara-
guam people. and that the Amer
lean banking houses Of Brown
Bros. and SeIieman have under
taken to finance the affairs OF the
Niearaeuan government. The res
olution also charges that the last
presidential election was directly
influenced BIZ the presence Of T.
3. marines at ManaRue. Hasaya.
Granada. Corinfo. and other m
terror points IN Nicaraeae.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
SOME SPEED

MIR. and Mrs. Cllesiey A.
Beysfer of Buckley were mar
fk>d last Deccmber.
- montl, ago enyder APP
p1std n 9ndue gn<oss eesr4
al1 >btnfnned = divorce. He
add that he and hts wife
WIRE unable 60 agree and
that married life had be-
come obnoxious 70 both OF
them. =.
Yesterday afternoon. how
ever, Mr.. and Mrs.. snyder.
mo longer man and wife hut
bearing the Same name, APP
peared before the marriage
license window st the court
house.
.Yes, we're hack again."
said Snyder with n happy
smile. .sGofne TO cry II all
over again. And while Court
CSerk Jones of Jus-ge Uif-
ford's Departments, an old
friend OF the compile signed
the necessary sffidsvits, the
snyders pocketed their IL
cense and hurried off 60 have
the knot retied-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June IA
yearly income"-enoueh to live
on-is all Miss Ann Lois Camp
bell, only child of the late James
Campbell. will get of her fathers
$50, 100000 fortune.
Miss Campbeil's engagement to
Elzey q. Burkman was announce
ed few hours after ner fathers
funeral. Burkman is not veal
thy.
Campbell leaves his entire es-
tate to the st. Louis university, a
Catholic institution, but il win be
held in trust for the university
for Fl years after the death of
the multi-millionaire's widow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
Will Defy "Hoodoo"

That SOMEONE In Tacoma Is
willing to defy the hoodoo that
hangs over the Savoy tneater, gut
ted by fire Sunday, was indicated
yesterday afternoon when men
who refused to disclose their iden-
tity called no Building Inspector
Snyder and announced that they
were planning to take over the
property and remodel IL. Snyder
advised them that the top stories
Of the brick walls would have to
be torn down, and announced that
he would examine the property
this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23

OILY MFfA, June z3.-In an at
tempt TO reach recommendation
of a minimum wage rate for
women and girls In laundries.
nine conferees. the second group
to make the attempt within q
month. are threshing out the
problems involved before the IN
dustrial Welfare commission
Although no definite action
was reached. today'e conference
showed a con<iIls,fory spirit On
the part Of the workers and the
employers that those who heard
the deliberations felt in Indicated
Ultimate sucee=z n reaching :
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
S1O.37 IS LAUNDRY GIRLS
LIVING COST; IS ESTIMATED

recommendation that the welfare
commission will adopt The com
mission refused to adept the s.. 30
rate recommended b the former
conference.
An interesting Development Of
the day was the figures Of fhe
employers and the employees ~
to the cost of living uk = laundry
worker. The three women en-
ploges estimated the cost e m
average Of <1o37 ana the f6<<e
$50 1t Is not believed. 1ew-
ever. that this average viii -
recommended a. = minimum
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23

"
Vim. Reid.
Each OF these power customers
have motors that operate meat
grindere. baking machines, shoe
making machines. wood saws.
lumber mills. iron machines and
other commercial machines. all
operated by direct current.
The city's NisquaIIy plant n
constructed TO furnieh ONLY alter-
mating current. and the Only wuy
that the city can supply the ceo-
toners who demand diruo4 cur
rent IL by retailing ft after pur-
chasing from the 9noqua1nnIo
Power company The enoauai-
mie eompany's franchise in Ta-
coma specifies that IL must ell
the city up TO 5000 horsepower
OF direct current on demand.
Water Drake and suporintendont
of Electric Works Collins were IN
frenzy OF work this morning. IT.
tempting to straighten up the
tangle and pacify the dozen Or
more angry power customers who
complained that the city had not
prepared to take care Of them
after filing suit to cnncel the
#. r. q P.'s franchises.
Assistant City Attorney Frnnh
Canadian received word q nnon
that the r.. II. y II. compnmv
would be willing To conffnue se1I-
Ing juice to its customers n the
city would pass a reeoAuf1on 11v-
ing it permission. Efforos uero
made early this aftermoon % ea1I
q special session of the city coxn-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
Coroner Decides
10 Drop Inquest

The coroner's inquest over the
death of Michael Kenny, the vic
tim lof the motorcycle accident on
the Puyallup road Sunday. was
not held this morning as an
nouhced. Coroner Ashton. after
thorough Investigation of the
facts in the case decided that
Kenny's death was purely acct
denial.
Kenny was found dead in the
ditch along the road yesterday
morning. Miss Nora 0sMalfy
was riding with Kenny at the
time he Il supposed to have lost
control of his machine, which
went into the ditch. killing Ken
ny and severely fntnring Miss
O'Maliys Who has not YET recover
ed from the accident
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23

Mrs. ]. A. Shelton. 1904 Ia
Crown Hill avenue. Los Angeles.
has written the Tacoma police
asking them to help In the search
for her husband, who disappeared
April 80 of this year Shelton
was suffering from nervous
breakdown. He ID believed 20
have come to Puget Sound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
Bo Sweeney There

WARRINGTON, ID. c., june q.
DO Sweeney, who arrived from
Seattle this morning, spent part
Of the day in conference with Sec
rotary Lane. He will not take
over the office of assistant secre-
AIRY until July 1.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23

Meme Russell Was granted =
divorce Yesterday BY Judge Chap
man from Alice Russell On the
grounds that Mrs. RUSSELL had .
bad and nneonlreIIe1Ie feuner
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
CONSUMERS
CRIPPLED BY
!. R. And P.
BULLETIN.l

(BULLETTN.)
, special snrseney adm illustrative session this
Power company the privilege Of continuing pswsr
also
strueting csnnsssioner
10 take r. n =
CUSTOMERS within = : =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23
StateSupervision
Means Much

Year by year the supervision
of STATE banks is becoming
more and more rigid, and
the qualification of the ex-
aminer is reaching a higher
efficiency. By the powers
invested I'm him he IL deter
mined to safeguard the peo-
pies money SO that the word
STATE when connected with
q bank shall be and is a
synonym Of SAFETY This
feature of our institution, to-
gether with the service we
are rendering. should bring
you to as as q permanent de-
positor-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-23


It
today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
SOLDIERS ARE KEPT
 WELL NOUR|SHED
Unique Method of Heating Coffee in Trenches
 Devised

Havre, December 1S.-(Correspondenc
 of the Associated Press )--"No matter how fierce the attack, the men in the trenches are kept well nourished," writes French soldier. Fresh meat, beans, lentils, dried peas or rice, cheese or sar- dimes. preserves or cake of chocolate, half-pint of wine for each man, and since the cold weather set in, a nip of
 brandy in addition to our coffee.. that s our fare. Troops entrenched even within hundred yards of the enemy receive
 the same, but as the company kitchens are two miles or more in the rear the
 food is nearly frozen by the time we
 get it.
 What we need in the trenches this
 freezing weather, almost as much as the
 food itself, Is heat. One night our cor
 poral came up to our squad and invited
 us to come into his trench at midnight
 for a cup of hot coffee. We laughed al
 the joke. Yet we felt enough curiosity to go.
 Taking an empty can of timed beef the corporal poured into it some grease and olive oil. He then dug a little hols in earthen ledge he had excavated in the side of the trench. In this hole he placed the lid of can. The bullets were then drawn from two cartridge, and the powder emptied into the lid. Oul cook next put a match to the powder which flared up, poured in the greas, mixture and placed a piece of rag fl the middle as a wick. Two bayonet case, were stuck into the earth aslant ant mat above to serve as a crane for ths tin bucket containing the coffee. | seemed slow work to us but at last w drank our piping hot coffee, which tasted I to us like nectar.
 Since then. every man has taken tt | the fashion of heating his meals. Th' kitchens furnish us with the grease, ant we live quite comfortably though thu weather may be below freezing and Ger man shells may be cracking over oul l heads"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
Sweden to Increase Exhibits

Stockholm, Sweden, December 9.-(Cor- respondence of the Associated Press )
 The Swedish contributions to the Pan- ama- Pacific exhibition have grown con- siderably in size and importance since the beginning of the European war.
 largely because commercial firms in all parts of the country believe that the war offers them good opportunity to gain a distinct advantage over their European competitors for the American trade. Sweden's exhibits will reacha America early in December on the big Danish motor ship Rhodesia. They Represent every important branch of the country $ commercial activity. Some of the larger exhibits are illustrative of Sweden's man. ufactures of telephones, gas lighting ap- paratus, and ball bearings~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
BROTHERS IN RIVAL
 ARMIES MEET AGAIN
Prisoner Taken From Ger mans Proves Brother of
 Russian Artilleryman
By Hop

Moscow. December 1g-After fine de- feat of the Germans near Warsaw. a Russian detachment. with artillorv. ana a number of eossacks. having tal1Sn a dozen prisoners. rested in a will c The officers were invited to the hou As of a rich land owner, and the soldier. had their supper in a large outhouse. Boiling the water for tea, they began to relate all sorts of stories
 The German prisoners who had al- ready become almost comrades. lis- tened whilst eating. but seemed to un- derstand nothing. not knowing th.. Russian language. One of them. how ever, who listened more attentively. at last joined in the conversation. What. you speak Russian?" cried a cossack. greatly astonished, where do you come from?' T am from Neivida, near Danxir. { replied the other. "I am a Pole: I wa employed in Russia at yerjboloyo i the wood trade. I have n brother wbs3 worked at Lodz. He became natural ized in Russia. Now he Is in YOU army. in the artillery.
 Naturally the cossacks. who were shrewd enough, at, ftfst did not be iieve him. and an artilleryman continf ued to question the prisoner. What is your name?
 T am called Joseph Schievsky and my brother Is Roman Schievsky." The Russian artilleryman was much 1 astonished
 What, Roman Schievsky." cried he.
 "See, he is my comrade in the same i battery Do you wish me to bring him here; he Is not far off he Is in neigh
 boring house?"
 Naturally, I wish It." replied the prisoner Tt is necessary that w.
 should ask each others forgiveness for
 in this cursed war one fires without seeing anything. Probably he has fired on me, and on him. What would our I poor mother say?''
 | In a few minutes they brought Ro- man Schievsky. The two brothers em- braced each other: every one was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
She Swaps Finances


 Although announcements were out for the marriage of Miss Mary Agnes Gold en of Jersey City to Charles F. Kaerch- CT at the Church of the Sacred Heart on Thanksgiving eve the prospective bride surprised her friends as well as the expectant bridegroom by secretly marrying another man, her first love, says the New York Sun. The marriage to John Moran took place Saturday night at the same church, the Rev. Father MacErlain officiating, but the public did not hear of that ceremony until yesterday.
 Miss Golden, or rather Mrs. Moran, and Moran were school children. Fol- lowing a falling out with Moran. Miss Golden became engaged to Kaercher. Moran received an invitation to the wedding, and immediately called upon his former fiancee. A week ago yester- day Miss Golden told her mother, Mrs A. B. Tanning, that she did not believe she would marry Kaercher after all. After their marriage by Father Mac Erlain, the same priest who had been selected for the Thanksgiving wedding, Mrs. Moran, with her husband, returned to her home, and told her mother what had happened and left at once on a honeymoon trip through the south.
 When Kaercher called at the house on Sunday he was told that his pros pective bride had been called out of town to see a sick aunt, but would be back in a couple of days. Yesterday he received the following announcement as did all others who had received in- vitatioHs to the Thanksgiving wedding: MT. and Mrs. A. B. Tanning beg to announce the recall of their invitations to the wedding of their daughter. Mary Agnes, to Charles F. Kaercher, which was to have taken place Wednesday, November 25, 1914.'