The Tacoma Times from Tacoma, Washington • Page 8

MAY CLOSE PARKS AT SUNDOWN Tacoma parks may be closed to the public at sundown. The board yesterday considered the matter in view of the conduct of certain young people who make the parks plazoe for meeting and night Boys have been bothersome at Point Defiance and there has been trouble elsewhere also. The matter will be taken up later probably. The board also is planning to send Oscar Olson, keeper of animals at the zoo, to New York to study zoology and the care of animals this summer, tl will pay his salary while he is there. SENTENCED ON BLACKMAIL CHARGE (By VnHod Press Leased Wire.) PORTLAND, June Byron Smith, convicted of having attempted to blackmail Asabcl Bush, a Salem banker, of the Bum of $5,000 today, began serving a four months' sentence In the Multnomah county Jail.

Smith was the author of the H. J. Reed letters, in which Bush was ordered to deposit a grip full of gold in front of a local hardware store under penalty of having his eyesight destroyed by carbolic acid and his granddaughter kidnaped. MAY KNOCK OUT INSANITY LAW (By United Press Leased Wire.) OLYMPIA, June who will defend Wallace Russell, son of a wealthy Seattle man, on the charge of murdering Joseph Banner, have taken up the case of Martin Strasburg, an unknown and penmiess stranger, who shot Otto Peeck In a Seattle saloon, to rree him by knocking out tne criminal code provision declaring insanity is not a bar to punishment ifor crime. Judge Mllo Root, E.

C. Hughes, George De Stringer and Harold Preston were before the supreme court yesterday on the Straffourg case to haev the law knocked out. They care little about Strasfburg but want to kill this antl-lnsanlty provision of teh law to save young Russell. In the Public Eye CAMILLE FLAM MAR ION. Lots of.

people on May 20, 1810, for the end of the world by the laughing gas route, which was predicted 7 that eminent French scientist, Camllle Flammarion, as a possible state of fairs the comet's tail would produce when the earth plowed through it. After the comet came and went, leaving us all safe and sound, alt began dawn on everybody that we had been flim-flammarf ioned 1 f' Flammarlon can! see more different ways of endingj the world than ianyone slse. In France they call him "the scientist with 2 the wonderful Imagination," and he has a wonderful think tank. He can get heat out of the center of the earth, and can count the boats on canals of Mars imagination, of course. He's master jgg mechanic seeing --things 1 strange and new In the solar system.

It was certainly a laugh on 4 film flaunnarion when we didn't laugh to and he's ted tocauM his prediction' PAAE EIGHT TRANSPORT FOUNDERS AT MANILA (By United Leased; Wire.) MANILA, June 2. United States transport Indianapolis foundered In twenty fathoms of water off Corregidor 18 miles from here, today. The vessel filled rapidly, but excellent discipline and quick work with the lifeboats', saved all from the transport before it sank. The Indianapolis Is reported to have struck a submerged log and sprung her bow plates, FERN HILL HOLDS COMMENCEMENT TONIGHT Fern Hill will -hold commencement exercises for, its High school tonight with an address by Rev. OeGorge jT.

Annes and: orations by five members of the graduating class. -V 'This. will be the last separate commencement of Fern Hill school as it ill next year become a part of the Tacoma school system. STUDENTS ADVERTISE BIG STADIUM MEET The advertising class of Professor F. T.

Hickox in the high school is doing great work advertising the stdium meet for June 11. Cuts are being sent to newspapers all over the country, with attractive write-ups. Colored posters and window product of students in the class, are also being put all over the city and in out-of-town places. I AT THK TACOMA. The Bohemian Girl.

The Mack Swain stock company will give its last performance of "St. Elmo" tonight, until Saturday night. Tomorrow night the National opera company will be on the stage with the opera, "The Bohemian Girl." i BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DISMISSED v- Judge Shackleford dismissed the petition of I. B. Windsor for a receiver in the case of the Commonwealth Coal company yesterday.

The settlement of the suit of Windsor for the annulling of an agreement by he transferred a lot of his stock to Newton Peer and others will go over until the matter can be tried out July 19. Windsor says he was not responsible when he signed the agreement. If Women Only Knew J-- v' "fig What a Heap Happiness It Would Bring to Tacoma Homes. rtard to do housework with tin aching back. 1 you hours of misery at lelmire or at work.

If women only knew the cause Backache pains come from sick kidneys, 'Twould save much needless woe. Doan's Kidney Pills" cure sick kidneys. yy 1 Tacoma people endorse this: iMrs. R. Fenton.

3908 4 N. Verde street, Tacoma, says: "It gives great pleasure to i tell. of the benefit I i received from use Doan's Kidney Pills. I was led to try this remedy after another I member of my family had taken llt and had been cured of kidney complaint. Doan's I Kidney I Pills at once relieved the pain.

in my back and corrected trouble! with kidneys.l I still take this remedy occasionally and it acts i preventive of any kidney disorders." i- a iy For sale by aW dealers. 1 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Buf, falo New York, sole agents I tot the i United States. Remember the' name Doan't THE TACOMA TIMES -4 SPECIALS SPECIALS I Trimmed Straw- JYiday. rri 5, wyiJwJJsW Bonnets, only HM Ladies' $1.25 Kid Gloves, in colors and plain Qfl Silk black.

Special, pair 6 bars Fels-Naptha i ORp 010T gray and I special, pair On Pacific at 15th St. special 8 I Our Women's Suit Department Offers Another I Surprise for Lucky Friday 100 Left! 1 Of these fine TaUored Suita Dresses bought at 50c on the dollar. Just one week ago tomorrow we placed the entire lot on I sale and the Phenomenal business done in that short period of time warrants us to close the balance out at the following I 3 $18.00 values, QC $22.50 values, £14 $35.00 values, CIC JIO I I now Olfc.HD now 'C; 914.4*1 now 010. I ny Other Suit in the House at One-Third Off I I fJL II WASH SKIRTS AT REDUCED PRICES-ALL COLORS AND PLAIN WHITE I I ill $1.75 Values Now 98c $2.50 Values Now $1,39 I I 1- WOMEN'S PONGEE SUITS I Mmw aw $18.00 values for $9.95. You must see these suits to appreciate their real values, as prices count for nothing.

Every suit I 8 HI well tailored and quality of materials same as you will find in any CO OC I Jtfwn I Mill' $15.00 or $18.00 suit. Sale price. I Hill A Real Millinery Bargain 500 $6 5 0 Silk Petticoats 200 an( $2.25 Crisp, I I I I ilk Choice Any $15.00 On Sale Friday at New White Waists for I Jl $2 69 $2 98 98c I I frP II dozen just been received 8 I iJf I iI 1 Just 50 in the loL.latest shapes by express ami added to our I I Will I and handsomely-' trimmed. An colors and plain black; popular price of 98c. 5 8 I Til I I Choice of any other-Hat in the handsomely tucked and made eluded are soft lingerie 8 I mil ft II I house Tff tailored effects; all sizes; actu- 1 jIW I I for with Wlde bounce.

Ii you want 00 and $255 values. Buy 8 8 II About 166 in the includ- one come early, only two to a them in quantities tomorrow 7 8 I ing all our High Priced Hats. while we offer them at the ex- Your CO $2.98 treme bargain 98c I bale price price of 9OV fflffl? 8 I NOW FOR THE BIG SHOE SALE--A Manufacturers' Surplus Stock I nt? Bought at Our Own Price i- I I I 1000 pairs go on sale tomorrow and Saturday at the same big savings to you. All styles for men, women and children. Below are a few of the snappy I 8 values.

Come and see for yourself. Bring the wholel will surely benefit by it. See show window. I Women's $3.00 Ooze Kid Ties $1.69 Men's $4.00 and $4.50 Dress Shoes $3.45 8 fl Also Patent Leather Sandals; very appropriate for 1 In various kinds of leathers, patent colt, oxfords, tans, 8 summer wear. Colors are tan and smoke.

viol and gunmetal. 9QAR aAt Sale price C-- TM Women's $3.50 Pumps $2.45 Men's $2.50 Work Shoes $175 I fcv This lot i. a snap, about 100 pairs In the lot, nil nizot LJvLa Good strong uppers of box calf and vlcl kid, solid I and patent leathers. Sale price 1. I lale $1.75 $1.65 White I $1.50 Graduation Slippers Canvas Oxfords and San- Bin white only, one strap Vvl dais.

Sale I I $1.15 s3.so Oxfords s2.3s ftl ia Children's 65c Slippers 41c price JfST A very good lot; sizes are slightly broken; come In p- Qnti atA nn f. one and two-strap style. Alp I soft, pliable leathers, in black and tan, also patent Men and $4.00 Sizes 2 1-2 to 5. Sale prico HIU 1 I colt. A good wearing summer shoe CO QC Putc and full of comfort.

Sale price iiOW Mis 1' tLe th $3.50 and $4.00 Pine I Wnmpn'q and $4 00 Finft Dress snappy shoe, rnciuded are about All sizes, xou can save ouc on women ureas 100 pp palrs of in velour sizes (1 QQ I 1 IBittv shoess2.9s. p.p'°V.. 52.65 a to 12 fm I fl A dressy and comfortable shoe, medium and high heel, Riypq v-: r.V■••..'"■:■ fl vlci, gunmetal, velour and patent leathers; QC Men's and Boys' Tennis j. I all sizes. Sale price 33 3UC 121 Ato 2 fl I it i ut I I Your Opportunity to Buy a Suit is Right Now I I PRICES SLAUGHTERED FOR TWO DAYS ONLY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

INVESTIGATE THIS OFFER BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE I REMEMBER, THIS SALE LASTS ONLY TWO DAYS. I Any Mans' Suit in Young Men's Long I I the House Pants Suits I big 11 r- $20.00 and $25.00 Suits, 4 9 This includes any fancy suit that formerly sold for i now' fl $30.00, $32.50 and $35.00. Every suit made by the 111 $15.00 and $17.50 Suits, I McConnack System of fine tailoring and guaranteed m' WtlF I mto hold its shape. A perfect fit is also A-flflP-. lll''' $10.00 and $12.50 Suits Remember, you choose from any of our high grade now SOilS 9 9 spring and sunmaer suits.

ftOJ, Suite," i Special at 1' Sri! a now I $22.50 Men's Suits For iPH Boys' Knickerbocker Pants Suits I 9 $14,75 For graduation. Included are all of our high grade best valnea any store has ever offered; all 7C 6U.o^' ft a.a HP In taandaome colorings and patterns. Special S6 35 and -r, THCIHPAT, JUJJCB 2,.