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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21

just rising from a rapid examina-
tion of the quivering figure on the
couch.
I'VE must get her to bed at
once he said. turning to Cod
frey. Her bedrooms upstairs, |
SUPPOSE"
The doctor lifted the girl care
fully In his arms. The nurse
picked up medicine-case from
the floor and followed after.
Godfrey" | said, in low
tone. there's something the mat
ter with Swain"
II noticed it," said Godfrey,
with little nod. We'll have the
doctor look at him when he comes
down." and he sank YEARLY into
a chair.
At last the doctor returned,
looking more cheerful than when
he had left the room. He had
given Miss Vaughan an opiate and
she was sleeping calmly. He
hoped that when she walked she
would be much better. She had
evidently suffered a very severe
shock.
YES" said Godfrey, "she dis
covered her father strangled in
the chair yonder."
II saw the body when ! came
in," the doctor remarked, I'M
perturbably. so it's her father,
is it,"
Godfrey answered with ges-
ture, and the doctor walked over
to the body, glanced at the neck,
then disengaged one of the tight
ly clenched hands from the chair
arm, raised 1t and let it fall.
"How long has he been dead?'
Godfrey asked.
mot more than two or three
hours" the doctor answered. at
looks like murder
at is murder"
you've notified the police?"
"They will be here soon"
"Any clue to the murderer" he
asked at last.
I'VE have found none"
And then the doctor stopped
suddenly and picked up something
from the floor beside the chair.
Perhaps this is clue" he
said, quietly.
He spread it out under our
eyes, and we saw it was wom-
ans handkerchief. 1t was fair
ly soaked with blood, and yet in
a peculiar manner, for two of the
corners were much crumpled but
quite unstained.
The doctor raised his eyes to
Godfrey's.
I'D better put 1t back where I
found it, l guess" he said, and
dropped 1t beside the chair.
And then, suddenly, I remem-
bered Swain.
Doctor" | said, tthere is
someone else here who is suffer
ing from SHOCK" and I motioned
toward the limp figure.
The doctor stepped quickly to
the chair and looked down at its
occupant. Then he put his hand
under SWANS chin, raised his
head and gazed intently into his
eyes. Swain returned the gaze,
but plainly in only half con-
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IN THE FIRST WARD.

IN THE FIRST WARD.
First precinct. garage, rear 1ilF
Second precinct, rear 91s Norta.
VI street.
Third precinct. Gilt Edge gro
Gerry, 915 North |.
Fourth precinct, 11Os North z
street.
Fifth precinct, 2i1s North 3Oth
street.
sixth precinct. engine house. No.
Seventh precinct, basew emit. 1902
North Prospect.
Eighth precinct, rear 1909 Nor,l,
Oakes.
Ninth precinct. OFT North law
renee.
Tenth precinct. garage, sao2
Eleventh precinct. North 25tn
and Warner.
:, Twelfth precinct, basement 32ot
SECOND WARD.
First precinct, barn, rear OF 719
South Grant.
Second precinct. 1914 Sixth av.
Third precinct, basement. 400 SO.
Sheridan.
Fourth precinct, Drury apart
mentJ.
FIFTH precinct, SIT Division av.
Sixth precinct, 307 South J.
seventh precinct, basement, ga
Eighth precinct, LIST M. Il. church.
corner Sth and G, q street en-
trance.
Ninth precinct. 500 South Ninth
Tenth precinct, 602 South T., side
entrance on porch.
Eleventh precinct. YuilPs drug
store, So. 2n4 and st. Helens.
Twelfth precinct, Pacific garage.
No. End and G..
Thirteenth precinct. Historical
Society building.
Fourteenth precinct, engine
house, So. End and st. Helens.
Fifteenth precinct, engine house,
THIRD WARD.
First precinct, firehouse, st.
Paul av.
second precinct, Tacoma hotel.
Third precinct, 102 South 18th.
Fourth precinct, Fisher hotel,
1907 Pacific av.
Fifth precinct, 1854 So. ID.
Sixth precinct, 1921 Jefferson.
Seventh precinct, 1908 SO. ID.
Eighth precinct. 1854 South E.
Ninth precinct, SIS SO. eth.
Tenth precinct. 1922 Tacoma av
Eleventh precinct, engine house
13th and /.
Twelfth precinct, church. 141'
50. Yakima.
Thirteenth precinct. 1905 So. J.
Fourteenth precinct, church, So
18th and I.
Fifteenth precinct, garage. 1905
So. l..
sixteenth precinct, West End
cafe, 1904 So. X.
Seventeenth precinct, 1902 So. X
Eighteenth precinct, 1922 So. L.
Nineteenth precinct, barn, 1922 So
Ainswortl.
FOURTH WARD.
First pi ecinet, 1929 Portland av
Second precinct, 1901 Puyattu
Third precinct, basement, 202a
Pacific av.
Fourth precinct, Milwaukee hall
23rd and jefferson.
Fifth precinct, 1908 Pacific av.
Sixth precinct. 404 East 28th.
Seventh precinct, Precinct house,
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
CHAPTER w.
The Tragedy

We came to the stretch of open
lawn. A stream of light poured
from an open door, and a figure
bounded through and vanished.
ITS Swami" gasped Godfrey;
and then We, too, were at that
open door.
For an instant, I thought the
room was empty. Then, from be-
hind the table in the center, a
blood-stained figure rose into
view, holding in its arms a white
robed woman. The man was
Swain, and the woman Marjorie
Vaughan.
Without so much as a glance in
our direction, he laid her gently
on couch, fell to his knees be-
side it, and began to chafe her
wrists.
How is she hurst?" Godfrey
asked, bending above the uncon-
scious girl.
She's not hurt" he said
hoarsely. "She has tainted
that's ALL Go away"
He made a wild gesture toward
a high-backed easy-chair beside
the table.
Godfrey cast one astonished
glance at him and strobe to the
chair. / saw his face culver with
sudden horror. Then he motioned
me forward-a gray-haired man,
clad In white robe. His hands
were gripping the chair-arms as
though in agony. His head hung
down almost upon his Knees. And
then, at a motion from Godfrey s
finger. saw that about the neck
cord was tightly knotted. The
man had been strangled. The col
lar Of the white robe was spotted
with blood.
Its plain enough" said God
frey, his voice thick with emo
ton. "She came in and found
the body of her father. No wonder
she screamed like that! But where
are the servants? Where is
everybody"
Godfrey made a rapid scrutiny
of the room, which was evidently
the library, with a double door
opening upon the grounds and
another opposite opening into the
hall.
A heavy curtain hung across
the inner doorway. Godfrey
pulled 1t aside. The hall was dark
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
WEEK--THE BEST

Enter friends" said the adep
calmly. THE peace of the Hol,
One be on you. ana his love with
In your hearts."
Goldberger took one step into
tho room. and then stopped
abruptly. The cobra had also
awakened from It's trance. and
was kissing slightly. The adept
smiled.
do not fear" he said. "Come.
Toto" and he lifted the cobra In
one hand, gently stroking the dis
tended hood.
After O moment. the adept lift
ed the lid OF round basket
which stood on the floor near the
divan. dropped the snake gently
into II; and fastened down the lid.
Then he clapped his hands softly,
and an instant later the curtains
at the rear of the room parted and
a strange figure appeared between
them.
II was the figure OF man, not
over five feet tall and very thin.
He was almost as dark as full
FLOODED negro.
The newcomer bowed low be-
fore the adept, and, at a sign
from him, picked up Toto's basket
and disappeared with 1t through
the curtains.
Now. friends" said the adept,
will you not enter?"
Goldberger led the way into the
room and stopped to look about
II. The walls were hung with
black velvet, so arranged that
windows and doors could be COW
cred also, and the room were alb
solutely devoid of furniture, save
for a low, circular divan in the
center of which stood the crystal
sphere, supported, as l saw now,
by a slender pedestal.
II have few questions to ask
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S2rd and Park.
SIXTH WARD
First precinct. church, South 3tth
Proctor.
Second precinct. SAIL SO. Prospect
Third precinct, engine house. S2d
and Puget Sound.
Fourth Precinct. $40 So. Junett.
Fifth precinct, 5f36 Union.
Sixth precinct, Mantle church. SO.
Goth ard Grove.
Seventh precinct. etot Puget
SEVENTH WARD
: First precinct, 2310 9th avenue.
Second precinct. 2602 9Th avenue.
Third precinct engine. house. 9th
and Pine.
Fourth precinct. s523 9Th avenue.
Fifth precinct, 3215 SO. 18th.
Sixth precinct. 1921 SO. Prospect
Seventh precinct, rear 1910 so.
Ferry. ~
Eighth precinct, 1904 so. 18th.
Ninth precinct 1901 SO. 18th.
Tenth precinct 9Th and Stevens.
EIGHTH WARD
First precinct. Jefferson school,
No. 10th and stevens.
Second precinct. engine house. No.
18th and Proctor.
Third precinct. 2s2e No. Proctor.
Fourth precinct, No. oath ana
and Proctor.
Fifth precinct, engine house. asi1
Sixth precinct. t2o2 No. Cheyenne.
Seventh precinct. Ruby Han, cor.
Ptorl and Ruby, bet. No. 18th and
10th.
Polls open at Q o'clock A. M. and
close at 8 o'clock p. M.
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CHAPTER v.
First Steps.

We found little group OF
men gathered about the chair in
which sat the huddled body. Two
of them | already knew. One was
Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and
the other Coroner Goldberger.
There were three other men
present whom | did not know, but
| judged them to be the plain
clothes men.
81 didn't stop to pick up my
physician Goldberger was say
ing. But the cause OF death is
plain enough"
Doctor Hinman here is a
physician" l said, bringing him
forward.
~ shall be very glad of DR..
Humans help" said Goldberger,
shaking hands with him. Have
you examined the body, sir? How
long has he been dead?"
about four hours, l should
say"
Goldberger glanced at his
watch.
THAT would put his death at a
little before midnight. The MUIR
derer must have come In from the
grounds, crept up behind his VIC
tim, thrown the cord about his
neck and drawn 1t tight before his
presence was suspected. The yic-
tim would hardly have remained
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scious way.
at looks like a case of concus-
sion," said the doctor. after a
moment. THE left pupil Is en-
larged," and he ran his hand rap
idly over the right side of Swain
head. 81 thought So" he added.
There's a considerable swelling.
We must get him to bed"
You better take him over to
my place, where he can be quiet, y
said Godfrey.
i've got my car outside" said
the doctor, and together he and l
raised Swain from the chair and
led him to it.
He'll be all right in the morn
Ing" the doctor assured me, after
we had put him to bed. But he
must have got quite a blow over
the head"
II don't know what happened
to him." | answered. You'll come
back with me, won't your" >
Yes, | may be useful" and he
turned the car back the way we
had come. BESIDES" he added
frankly, I'm curious to learn
what happened in that house to-
night"
my name is Lester" I said.
I'm a lawyer staying with Mr..
Godfrey. We heard Miss Vaughan
scream and ran over to the house,
but we don't know any more than
you do"
my name is Hinman, and I'm
just a country DOCTOR" said my
companion.
AS we turned through the gate
into the grounds of Elmhurst a
uniformed figure stepped out into
the glare of our lamps and held
up his hand.
The police had arrived.
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in THE TIMES--A NOVEL A WEEK
A POINTER!
talking
They published IN TIMES.
BEGIN HERE TODAY

Lester. a lawyer, accompanies
Godfrey, police reporter, to his
home in New York suburb for
the weekend. The FIST night
Godfrey takes him up tree
where they behold strange
sight. A peculiar star suddenly
appears in the heavens. descends,
and bursts in a shower of sparks
above two white robed figures
apparently standing in space.
Godfrey explains that the two
figures are standing on the roof
of a house belonging to one Wor-
thington Vaughan, a wealthy old
man, who lives with a beautiful
daughter. Marjorie. on the ad-
joining estate. which Vaughan has
surrounded with walt IL feet
high. This wall is topped with
broken glass imbedded in cement.
The next day Lester plants a
ladder against the wall and climbs
up to get view of the other side.
In the garden he sees g beautiful
girl, and a dark, oriental looking
man, both dressed in flowing
robes. Finally the man goes to
the house and the girl comes to
the wall. With apparent intent
she meets Testers eyes and
throws letter over the wall.
This letter is addressed to
Frederic Swain. a young man once
wealthy, now working in Lester
office. Lester sends for him. The
letter is a call for help from the
girl, who, before SWANS father
died insolvent, was engaged to
Frederic. Swain is to meet her in
an arbor In the grounds at mid
night, the exact hour when the
strange star falls.
Lester and Swain procure two
ladders and that night Swain goes
over the wall, cutting himself bad
ly on the glass. When Godfrey
returns from the office. Lester
tells him of the days happenings.
The reporter is Immediately
alarmed and then goes to the
wall.
AS they are about to scale the
ladder on their side of the wall,
Swain appears at the top of the
other ladder. He is covered with
blood and seems dazed. Then a
woman's scream is heard, and all
three men rush over the wall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
Society Woman Has Sensational
Runaway Ride in Stolen Machine

Waiting for a street car at
North 26th and Puget Sound ave.
nues with her two children last
night, Mrs. Mcclellan Barto,
well known vocalist, was offered
a ride downtown by a motorist
who drove up to the curb. She
put her children into the car, and
got into 1t herself. thinking that
the driver was a friend. The
next moment they were travelling
towards the city at a breakneck
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speed and Mounted Patrolman
McCallum was in hot pursuit.
At South 18th and Il streets
the driver suddenly stopped his
car, jumped out of 1t, and disap-
peared. Mrs. Barto was called
upon by the officer to explain her
position, and 1t developed that the
machine she had ridden In was
that of DR.. G. p. Balabanoff, 724
X street, which had been stolen
earlier In the evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
RUNAWAY AUTO
BREAKS WINDOW

Left standing on 18th street
between Tacoma avenue and G
street with the brakes set, an au-
tomobile belonging to Patsy
Mathewson. bartender, started
down the hill of its own accord
at 3 o'clock this morning and
crashed into the show windows
of the M. H. Ulvin furniture store,
1925 Tacoma avenue. The ma
chine was removed from the dam
aged window with considerable
difficulty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
MARRIED FOR Is
DIVORCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ragan,
who have been married since 1898
and have IL children, agreed yes
terday that they could not live
happily together any longer, and
Judge yesterday granted them a
divorce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
is CHILDREN

Mrs. Elizabeth Earth Of vashon
island, who fell from q street car
at 33rd street and is now suing
the 7. r. & P. company for ST.
600, testified In court yesterday
afternoon that she ia so years old
and the mother of 16 children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
AGED MOTHER
ASKS FOR SON

City Detective ID. o. Smith, who
handles the missing persons" de-
partment. has letter from
William Rogers, rs Hocton street.
Princeton, N. ", asking for the
whereabouts of James Rogers, age
20. Rogers mother Is quite old
and is anxious to see her boy.
The missing man was last heard
from in Tacoma, but no trace of
him could be found here today.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-20
JAMES O'NEIL IN monte CR|STO
SCORES BIG SUCCESSATPOPULAR

THE Count of Monte Cristo," the
current offering from the repertoire
of 'Blair's Greatest Photo Plays" at
the Popular theater, proved an instant
favorite with the discerning theater.
goers of Honolulu when presented for
the first time yesterday. At the mat.
inee and both evening performances
the comfortable little house was pack
ed to the doors and the applause was
frequent and sustained.
Whether the Count of Monte Girls
to" or The Sea Wolf will prove the
most popular with Honolulu audiences
remains to be seen. However, from
the reception of yesterday it is prob
able that Jack London's masterpiece
viii be compelled to take second place.
James 0'Neill as Edmund Dantes,
later the Count" had established a
reputation in this part on the legiti.
mate stage before any effort was made
to present it in the silent drama"
Nevertheless, in the latter his work is.
if possible, superior to that in the
flesh. The reason is not hard to ex.
plain. In the movies it is possible to
remain much truer to the facts OF the
work being filmed, to inject more de-
tail into the picture and to supply
the necessary local color which cannot
be done on the stage.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-20
THIRD Degree
SHOWSPOLICE
METHODIST OLD

Some idea of why public sentiment
and popular opinion was aroused
against American police methods in
the larger cities to such an extent
that the thief catchers have been lit.
orally compelled to abandon the ap
plication of the third degree on sus
poets, is portrayed by the picture THE
Third Degree" which opened last
night at the Ye Liberty Theater for a
run of one week This picture, which
is adapted from the famous book and
play of the same name, written by
Charles Klein, and who also directed
the production of the moving picture
film, paints the meaning of the third
degree" as 1t can only be grasped I'M
less it is actually seen behind prison
walls. Old police reporters who saw
the film last night saw nothing new.
for in days past it was a common &C.
currence to witness nightly torture in
police stations, when suspects would
not be allowed to sleep for days and
nights until in sheer WEAKNESS they
could be induced into a half-hypnotic
state and made to make any confes-
sion which the officials desired All
this is brought out wildly in The
Third Degree" as the center feature
of powerful and gripping human in
terest story Of life in the upper so.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-20

Tonight is the time, the Bijou the
alter is the place, but the heavens only
know what the AID club is going to
spring In the shape of girl. A Ger
man diplomat in Russia could not keep
more closemouthed about what the
AID club intends to spring" at the BIZ
jcu tonight than do the committees
which are in charge of the clubs end
Of tonight's show. So yelled in mys-
terry are all the arrangements that 1t
is even impossible to secure the per-
scnnel in charge of the club arrange
ments. 1t is explained, however, that
this latter is being done to protect
the committee members-which means
in other words that the Ad club as
whole know there are scouts constant
ly in Hawaii for impressario material
and it is feared that if the committee
men who are to stage the AID club end
of the show tonight are made known
that they would be Immediately draft
ed and whisked of to the mainland
to the loss of Hawaii. However, de-
spite the keen censorship Of all OPP
erations of the, powers that be, one
spy has succeeded in passing the lines
and he reports emphatically that a
quartet of Ad clubbers are preparing
to pull stunt that will make Homo
lulu sit up and talk and chortle to it.
self for weeks to come Names of
these performers were not obtainable
because the snv was compelled to fee
fer his very life but II is certain that
the planned engagement" will take
place some time during the nerform-
ance at the Bijou tonight Judging.
however, from the conferences be-
tween generals and lesser officers for
the last few DAYS, almost anvthing
NAV be looked for. One thing is GER
tain to anv person who figures his bets
On form and that is that the AID
club will provide one grand hot time
at the Biicu tonight. The little Juve-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-20

With the addition of a powerful
electric fan and roof-vents the Popular
is most enjoyable little theater and
the immense crowds which packed
the house last night were enabled an
opportunity Of enjoying the perform.
ance in comparative comfort. ......
THE Count of Monte Cristo" will
be the offering throughout the week.
closing next Tuesday evening, with a
special ladies' and children's matinee
Saturday afternoon. E.z
1t is probable that Mr.. Blair will be
compelled to extend the engagement
of The Count Of Monte Cristo' or at
least bring the offering back TO Ho-
nclulu for return engagement.
at will be almost impossible to
lengthen the run at present. said Mr.
Blair this morning, for the reason
that Mary Pickford in Caprice" is
booked for next week, while Ten
Nights in a BARROW film that
the liquor interests kept out Of Cali
fornia until after the elections Of the
fall-will be next. However, should
the public demand it i may be able
to secure the same film at later date.
/ will make every effort to do so, as
my desire is to supply films that please
and films that the people want"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-20
fine MUSIC NOW
IS PROMISED At
IRETHEATER

Melody of high order with host
Of instrumental effects will hereafter
be the rule at the Empire Theater
following the installation of the great
Wurlitzer motion picture orchestra
with the 80 variations and tones at
its command. The fine new instru-
ment has arrived in this city and is
being placed in the theater under the
direction of Bergstrom Music Compa.
ny of this city. Played by either a
pianist or with paper rolls of music,
it is the first instrument of it's kind
brought to the Hawaiian Islands. At
"a cost of $4,000 the musical instrument
was secured by the management, who
decided to spare no expense in provid-
ing the best. In illustrating varied
pictures, the many different musical
effects, with the quick changes posi-.
BILE, lend a charm and effectiveness to
the performance otherwise impossible,
even with an expensive orchestra
composed of trained musicians. The
effects from an instrument such as is
being installed at the Empire are sim
ply marvellous. The Instrumentation
includes piano, violins, cornet, ODE,
cellos, church organ, double flute, bass
drum, snare drum, kettle drums, Gym
balls. glockenspeil, triangle, cow-bell,
tamborine, steamboat whistle, horse
trot, auto horn, cathedral chimes, cleo
trio bells, all under absolute control,
and can be used In every conceivable
combination -.
The big feature on the Empire
Theater bill for today is the stirring
comedy-drama, "A Slave of Satan"
which in two reels a production
that has drawn some of the leading
lights in the theatrical armament be-
fore the public. ....". .,
The program includes "The Kings
Man." drama of much intensity and
scope
Bristling with western situations, "a
Child of the Prairie" will also be of
fered. Turning to comedy, the bill
for this afternoon and evening will
close with IAN Elopement at Home"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-20
BENEFIT PLANS
CANCELLEDBY
Death OF POPE

Announcement was made this morn
ing that the benefit concert to have
been given tomorrow night at Ye Lib
ertv theater tor Father Roderigues'
cb CHI in Kakaako has been indefinite.
" postponed owing to the death of the
Pope. :..
Later notice will be given of the
date of the concert which probably
will not be held until after several
weeks. These who have bought tick.
cts and wish their money refunded
may secure the refund by calling at
the Catholic mission and asking for
Father Roderigues. Refund CT ticket.
money will be made any time between
now and September IS.
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ADCLUB MEMBERS KINGSWITH THE
JUVENIIEBOST0NIANsTHEQ

nile Bostonians are also exhibiting a
strange silence. No one has been adj.
mitted to their rehearsals Of Tips '
All CT which portends that if the AID
clubbers start something in the line
of repartee tonight that the Bostonians
will be On hand to finish it. All in all,
it locks like one big night J..