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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30

the attorney general, the question
of the Cunningham claims was re-
ferred to Assistant Secretary of
the Interior Pierce of = May 1.
Pierce ruled in favor of Cunning
ham against the government, his
opinion following closely the rec
concentrations of Ballinger in a
speech before the committee of
the house on March 80, 1908.
"The astonishing thing of the
whole record was, that at a most
critical stage of the proceedings
when the government was about
to lose the last great coal depos-
its on the American continent,
Ballinger should suddenly be over
come by peculiar delicacy of
feeling which prevented him from
protecting the peoples rights.
"Ballinger went the limit. He
did not even care to direct that
the question of law be submitted
to the attorney general.
Friendship for Cunningham on
the one hand, and loyalty to the
on the other, were in
painful conflict. Therefore he.
took the only course open to a
gentleman. He turned his back
and shut his eyes,
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GOVERNOR SAFE


(By United Press Leased Wire. J
SALEM, Ore, Nov. 30.-Gover-
nor Benson and DR.. r. e. l.. Stei-
ner, superintendent of the state
asylum for the insane at Salem.
arrived at the state capitol short
ly before noon today from the
south, where both went early
last week on a duck-hunting trip
on Winchester bay, at the mouth
of the Umpqua river in Douglas
county.
For several days the governor
had been marooned at Gardiner
ON account of the high water in
the streams. After fording sew
eral high streams. the governor
finally reached Drain, where he
boarded the train for Salem.
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Engineer John Wyandt. of Ia
coma, and Fireman Forest, o!
Oakville, were crushed to death
under their engine last night when
the Grays Harbor train for Ia
coma and Seattle was wrecked
mile and half west of Olympia.
while L. D. Weyand, telegraph
operator, was running at top speed
to warn the train crew of its dat
ger.
Weyand was but few hundred
yards away when the wreck oc-
Cured.
Track Undermined.
The train had been turned
around and was starting back, 20
Olympia because of impossible
tracks due to the floods. Walking
along the right of way, John Roll
man discovered that the water.
pouring down from the hills. had
undermined a section of the track.
Desperate Effort to Warn Train.
Rollman ran to Olympia and
warned Operator Weyand, who,
after telegraphing the dispatcher
and finding the train had passed
the last station, grabbed red
lantern and started for the DANCE"
point. He had almost reached
the scene when the train, running
at good speed down the grade,
struck the washout.
Engine Topples Over.
The engine left the rails and
turned over, pinning down the en-
gineer and fireman, who were
probably instantly killed. The
baggage and mail cars and the
smoker were derailed but no 9TH
ers were injured. There were
but three passengers on the train.
The body of Engineer Wyandt
was recovered at once but the
fireman, crushed under the fire
box, could not be. reached until
this morning when a wrecker was
sent out from this city.
The unfortunate engineer re-
sided at 22S st. Helens avenue,
where he and his wife have rent
ed a fiat for the past eleven years.
He was an old and trusted en-
ploye of the Northern Pacific COM
pany, and had been in the service
of the company as an engineer
for about 20 years.
He is survived by his wife.
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The Roosevelt policy drew the line
between lawless corporations and
the corporation that obeyed the
law, not between the big and the
little corporation. 1t sought to
destroy the wrong and abuse in
business. Its effect has been to
make business better and stronger.
For the first time in the history
of the oil business the independent
oil men are enjoying fair treat
ment from the railroads, and are
relieved from many of the former
of unfair competition
practiced by the Standard Oil Co.
The governments reports and
actions have made the change.
This case and the suggested
changes of law bring out clearly
the wisdom of the policy of con-
serving natural resources.
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CLEVER FAKE.
EXPOSED IN
FRISCO
OF CLAIRVOYANT
AND ACTRESS TO ROB A
BOAT MAN OF $4,000, IS
LAID BARE.
(By United Press Leased wIre.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30.-
A conspiracy was laid bare here
today in which James O'Kelly, a
wealthy tow boat man figured as
the dupe of a so-called claIrvoy-
ant, "Dr." Astro, alias Alexander.
Through the aid of a woman,
claiming to I've his wife, but who
was known as Stella Mason or Ty-
nan, once an actress, Astro is al
legged TO have attempted to fleece
O'Kelly of $1,000 by pretending
to him that the Mason woman was
his long-lost daughter, for whom
he has been searching.
When O'Kelly's wife died ce-
Gently, her last wish was that her
husband find the missing daugh-
ter of her first marriage and give
to her $4,000, besides her trous-
seau.
In searching for the girl O'Kelly
came here and met Or" Astro,
rlairvoyant, who promised to pro-
duce the missing girl through the
aid of his mysterious power. On
Saturday Astro brought forth from
the land of the great unknown
the information that the missing
child would be found at the Malta
apartments in this city.
O'Kelly proceeded to that place
and found girl, who wept copi-
ously on his shoulder and con-
vinced O'Kelly that she was the
party he was looking for by pro-
ducing a photograph of her dead
mother. This photograph, the po-
lice claim, was stolen by the clair
voyant from O'Kelly.
When shown the photograph,
O'Kelly turned over part of the
$5, 600. He was to hand her the
remaining part yesterday, but
when he went back to the Malta
apartments his suspicious were
aroused by the fact that the girl
was missing.
The girl was apprehended last
night while preparing to leave the
city. After a night in Jail she
confessed to Detective Redmond,
and Astro was taken into custody.
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Mr.. Roosevelt showed that to
amend the Sherman law and NOT
provide other legislation would be
most unwise; the changes should
go hand in hand.
He urged that the new legisla-
|tion, whatever its form whether
a national corporation act or a IL
cense for doing. interstate oonl-
|merce business, or registration
plan should provide for proper
pnblidity of the business OF the
big corporations. giving the gov
eminent complete knowledge of
the property of the corporation,
its business. ita owners and affllia-
tions; and providing against over
capitalization, and for such con-
tral as would enable the govern
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There is no surer. fairer way to
prevent monopoly than for the
government to retain control over
the resources of oil, timber, coal,
water and mineral phosphates left
on the public domain and provide
for their development and use un-
der lease, and subject to such
as will insure develop
ment when and where needed. pre-
vent monopolization or speculative
prevent extortion from
the consumer, and return to the
public a just compensation for
their use.
The way to safeguard the pub
lie welfare and prevent the misuse
Of such vital resources is to shut
the door before the property is
lost or stolen.
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Garfield Oil Trusts Nemesis Answers Achbo and Defends Roosevelt

ment to prevent unfair competi-
tion through bogus companies, or
otherwise, and stop or punisl,
Transportation discrimination and
rebates.
Now, so far as this Standard Oil
case is concerned. 1t is evident
from published statements Of the
opinion, that the court sustains
entirely the report l made as com
missioner of corporations in 1906,
which covered all questions Of
railroad discrimination, unfair
competition, methods of control
through subsidiary companies and
the use of bgus companies, and
the general organization of the
Sstandard Oil Co. of New Jersey.
All these unfair methods of
competition are now prohibited
through Injunction; their expos
ure will help to prevent their rep.
letition and in addition the court
may now punish any person who
violates its order.
The; court sustains our confen-t
tion that the law seeks to prohibit
the results, of unfair competition
and restrain of trade--not mere
" the methods used to obtain such
results. The injunction is broad
enough to hereafter reach any de-
vice. no matter how clever, how
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IS BLOWN OUT
Of A TRAIN
WINDOW

esa - aN'S AtNaHeo fNhkNsJ
RIVERSIDE, Cal, Nov. 3O.-
Charles Young, "a local automobile
dealer, was seriously injured today
by being blown through window
of a passenger car of train No. IA
of the San Pedro, Los Angeles &
Salt Lake railroad by an explosr
ion of a gas tank on one of the
passenger cars. The fire which
resulted destroyed two coaches.
The train was approaching
Riverside when the tank exploded.
Young, who was Immediately over
the tank, was hurled bodily
through the glass. He struck by
the side of the right of way a
score of feet from the tracks. 1t
is believed he will recover.
A moment later the coach was
a mass of flames. The train was
stopped and a hundred frightened
passengers fled from the flaming
interior. The burning car was cut
off from the baggage car and the
other remaining coach, the engine
was coupled to it and an attempt
was made to run into this city be-
fore it was consumed.
Meanwhile fire broke out in the
second car, and before firemen
could arrive from Riverside, it
likewise was burned.
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PLOT To KILL
JOHN D.

By United Press Leased Wire.
CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 80.
The police today are SEEK
ing two men said to have
been implicated in a plot to
kidnap or assassinate John
u. Rockefeller. Messages have
been sent broadcast asking
the police of the country to
apprehend the suspects.
The information was fur
nlshed TO the police by Saw
yer Smith, of Minerva, o.,
who says that he overheard
the men talking of the plot
at Alliance, o., on Sunday
night. He says that the plot
ters discussed elaborate plans
for doing away with the oil
king.
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Mrs. Jennie r. Wyandt, and
married daughter, now residing m
minneapolis. Mrs. Wyandt went
TO the home of her sister, Mrs.
fChas. Drury, upon receipt of the
news of the accident.
The body was brought to Ia
coma at noon and taken to Hos
ka's undertaking parlors. No
arrangements have been made for
the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
HAMILTON CASE
NOW ON IN
EARNEST

OLYMPIA, Nov. 30.-Twelve
men have been selected, all resi-
dents of Thurston county, to try
former Adjt. Gen. Ortis Hamilton
on a charge of larceny by embez-
element. The last juror was Sc
lected at last nights session of the
after the defense had ex-
hausted all of its peremptory chal-
lenges and "a of the 2S men on
the panel had been examined. The
taking of testimony began today.
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LANDLO LORDS WHO RENT OFFICES TO
LOAN SHARKS CAN BE PROSECUTED
TACOMA LEADS, PORTLAND SECOND
AND SEATTLE TRAILS FAR BEHIND
Tacoma's ahead again.

O the palm rainfall.
With 1452 inches November this city has such towns
only
Couldn't another While Tacoma
having all boating fine the
alleys Seattle was just slopp y-ike
Portan did better and made
O nsh. stretch
with passed Portland like flash and
down winner inches The best Portland could do
PAS
Tacomas damp period really
tmet there has fol
swimming nicely rowboats small aunche
If it could the ground where it fell
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offices loan sharks be prosecuted
disordery
Bankers Trust building the
of buiii California bu
ing California building be held
their shark
This dspatc received by the Times today IS
Connor Spokane he IS
which desg ny place where illegal
a disordery house."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
NEW OFFICERS OF
MIL LWAUKEE

President H. r. Williams of the
Tacoma Eastern railroad, has is
sued the following statement:
Mr.. e. d. Sewall has been elected
vice president, with office at Chi
cago; A. M. Ingersol, vice presi-
dent, with office at Tacoma; E.
w. Cook, secretary, vice e. NJ.
resigned. with office at
and e. w. Adams has
been elected assistant secretary,
vice Albert Cookingham, resign
ed, with office at Milwaukee. the
above men assumed their new du-
ties last week.
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Decision Hits Sharks.
A recent decision of the New
Jersey court of appeals in a loan
shark case seems to back up the
Spokane attorney in this opinion.
The New Jersey law on this point
is similar to the Washington sta
tutes pertaining to the offense o.
usury and in that state the court
IN rendering a decision against a
loan shark says:
''The taking of usury I'm
violation of the statute, ep-
titled AN act against usury
and expressly prohibiting the
same is an unlawful act,
though the only penalty im-
posed is the money which it
prohibits the lender from
taking, and the statute does
not prohibit the borrower
from paying it,"
"A place where practices
interdicted by statute are
habbitually carried on is a
disorderly house, whether or
not the practices contain an
element of criminality OF of
moral turpitude."
Secrecy Is Bait Used.
Loans made secretly"
1--WE have n private office"
"All business strictly confiden-
tial."
These and similar expressions
carried in the misleading advef-
Lisements of the Tacoma loan
sharks serve as bats to lure the
timid person desiring small sal
ary loan into the web of the
shylocks.
Secrecy Becomes Sharks Club.
Once having signed his name 10
the sharks papers, however, the
victim learns that the matter will!
be kept secret only so long as he
through every week or
month with the sharks 80 per
cent interest.
Failure on the part of the bor-
rover to appear promtly with the
payment and Interest
soon brings a formal threat that
his wages will be filed on unless
he pays up at once. The shark
knows well the value of this Sc
crecy club. He knows that his
victim will probably be fired If
his employer learns that he has
been borrowing money. The VIC
tim knows this also and often to
pay off one grabber he is com
PEELED to negotiate a loan with
another or run chance of losing
his wages and his job also.
Managers" Only Dummies.
Tacoma loan shark offices are
mostly in charge of a nice appeal
ing young man or woman, who is
designated as the manager.
The manager, however, is only
cog in the remarkable machinery
of the loan shark concern and has
to do except to collect
money and send it in to the head
office or to the real owner of The
office.
d. H. Tolman. who advertises
that he has offices in sixty-hve
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principal cities, has his Tacoma
office in room 331 Provident
building. Tolman, however, has
never appeared in Tacoma and his
office here is only one link in the
great loan shark octopus which
he has been able to build up,
owing to the apathy of the au-
thorities.
Other Sharks.
Other Tacoma loan sharks are
the State Security company, with
offices in he California building;
the Empire Mortgage Loan COM
pany, in the National Bank of
Commerce building; the City
Loan company, In the Bankers
Trust building, and several small
er concerns in various other build
ings.
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-. acres more IN Point De-
park addition win be plat.
s-zpd placed On The netkeE ii
lots. according 10 the decision OF
the Columbia corporation, owners,
today. The company purchased
80 acres, placing 40 on the mar
ket. In ten days the agents Tor
the addition state. the sales haFs
amounted to 100000 Ia spite 0f
the bad weather.
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tBy United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-More
fuel will be added to the Ballin-
ger controversy by the next issue
of Golfers Weekly, in which will
appear Secretary Ballinger's
statement that his record would
clear the charges brought by L. r.
CLAWS. in connection with the
Cunningham coal lands claim.
Answering Ballinger's assertion
that he was unaware of the de-
tails of the Cunningham claims
after he assumed the duties con-
nected with the department of the
interior portfolio, the article says:
Instead of being submitted to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
BIZ JAMES RUDOLPH GARFIELD

Since
suit dissolve the Standard Oil
Co. Jersey made that this bar
tory Interpretation Of the decision is uniustned
viii defining what Is unfair
Ipeton existing and further
~ poinnk outa way wisely change ths law, K
ia true
oy iaw urged its change but only
ondion made the
Should be given the direct regulation
Industrial Corporations regulation Of railroads and
SDther
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EAR THOU AXE
HORROR

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CONSTANTTNOPLE Nov. 3d.
Heavy earthquake shocks were
felt today throughout Armenia.
At Bitlis several persons were
killed. 1t is feared that the cas-
ualties are large. Communication
Is interrupted.
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RUNS AMUCk
With RAZOR
Driven Frantic by Dome site Discord New York
Man Tries to Wipe Out Whole Family = Kills
Wife by Cutting Her hroat and Fatally Wounds
Her Mother and Brothe rim -Law-Then Attempts
Suicide
(By United Press Leased Wire }

.(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.--
Angered by domestic discord,
alleged to have been caused
by his dissipation, Patrick
Rafferty,, bricklayer, ran
arnuck in his home today,
and with razor killed his
Wife Margaret, fatally wound
ed his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Margaret Kelly, his brother
fn-law, Frank Ohland, about
the face and hands, and at
tempted to commit suicide by
drawing the bloody weapon
across his throat.
No Word of Warming.
Shortly after he had left his
home to go to work, Rafferty, re-
turned and found the members OF
his family gathered about a fire
in the kitchen. Without a word
of warning, the man drew a razor
and in a burst of maniacal frenzy
savagely attacked his wife.
Mrs. Rafferty, fell to the floor,
her throat gaping from a eash
from which the blood spurted in
great jets. The blood lust
aroused, Rafferty, then turned
upon Mrs. Kelly. Ohland attempt
ed to interfere, but he was driven
to corner, blood gushing from
severe cuts on mis- face and on the
arm, with which he had at
tempted to defend himself from
the savage attack.
Woman Brutally Beaten
Intercepting Mrs. Kelly's terri
fled flight from the room that
already resembled charnal
house. Rafferty, beat her to the
floor and inflicted wounds that
the surgeons at the hospital to
which she was removed declared
would be fatal.
Staggering to the street, OH
land called the police. When the
officers entered the room Rafferty,
was crouching beside the lifeless
body of his wife, the CORY razor
clasped in his hand. He was
bleeding profusely from a throat
wound. and offered no resistance
when he was seized. 1t was stat
ed that he probably would sur
vive his self-inflicted injuries.
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WRECK SURVIVORS
RE EACH PORT

(By United Press Leased Wire.
ASTORIA. Ore, Nov. 80 The
united States lighthouse tender
Manzanita arrived in port at noon
today with Captain Snyder and
nine other survivors Of the wreck
sd steamer hrgo, who haye baea'
marooned on the llghtsblp at the
mouth Of the Columbia river sin Is
last Saturday morning. Captain
Snyder reports that none OF the
men who left the sinking Argo
IN the life boat with him was lost.
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The
administration ntmad that
Garfield believes that
OF
In n !. q
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M'NAMARA is SENTENCED
TO Is YEARS FOR MURDER

VALDEZ, Nov. 30.---J. w. Nc
Namara was sentenced to Is years
Imprisonment yesterday for the
killing of T. w. Carpenter at Cor
dova. May II.
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dent of Nicaragua. He ordered
shot two Americans who were
caught laying mines for his troop
ships.
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Nov.
80. - Minister Castrillo,
diplomatic representative
of the provisional govern
ment of Nicaragua, today
received a cable message
from Provisional Presi-
dent Estrada, saying that
he had received proposals
of surrender from Senor
Calderon, repres e n t i n g
President Zelaya.
The proposal was re-
jected by Estrada. The
message states that Ze-
laya's army has been en-
circled by the Estrada
forces and leaves the in
ference that nothing but
unconditional surrender
would be considered. /
France Sends Warship.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Nov.
Nov. 30.-As a result of many
complaints concerning the report
ed mistreatment of Frenchmen in
Nicaragua French warship from
Martinique arrived here today EN-
route to the turbulent republic.
News of indignities to which
French residents of Nicaragua are
alleged to have been subjected
was brought to the French consul
| here by Faustino Monteil, a
French subject. who has lived in
,'Zelaya's domain for many years.
A thorough Investigation has beai
ordered by the French authors
ties.
Subjected to Torture.
Monteil declared that he and
other Frenchmen in Nicaragua for
months prior to the breaking out
of the revolution had been the OBJ
jects of systematic persecution
on the part of the zelaya governs
ment.
with a party of friend and
business associates" he said, II
was captured by agents of the
government. Our money was TAX
en- and we were tortured unmer-
lcifully. l finally managed to
escape from the dreadful country.
but what fate has befallen nv
companions, | cannot imagine"
U. S. and Mexico to Take Hand.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 3O.-That
Mexico and the United States may
act in conjunction to put an end
to the civil strife that is rending
Nicaragua, was the statement to-
day of Senior Mariscal, minister Of
foreign affairs. He further stated
that Mexico probably would inter-
vene in the event that Nicaragua
became embroiled with any of her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
Tacoma Engineer Is
Crushed to Death
In Olympia Wreck

the Northern Pacific and Herbert Whitaker of
Worcester, Mass, Insta ntly Killed When Under
mined Track Gives Way Near Olympia -Dramat-
ic Attempt to Save Train Meets With Failure
Body Brought Here Today.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 30.--Mrs.
Russell Colt, known to the thea
ter-going public as Ethel Barry
more, became the mother of a son
yesterday at the home of August
Belmont, where the Colts are
guests.
Mrs. Colt was married early in
March. Her husband is the son of
a multi-milionaire. She was seen
at the Tacoma theater in July in
Lady Frederick"
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F a ! r tonight.
Wednesday po ssh
bly, fair.

Pacific Telephone Telegraph company is sprnging
declares it intends
in this section, large
cable lines etc.
also being de the district headquarters for
Cowitz and Pacific counties
Whether legitimate made for
public effect in of the controversy the fran
chise question will remain to be
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WORDS THAT BRING

decision will result in legislation looking
toward repeal Sherman antitrust For under
impossible for practically corporation
cooperation partnership
believe the officials at Washington coming
the drastic and that Mr.. Roose
welt himself shares in that opinion.
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Owners Of Big Tacoma Office Buildings
Can Be Held Responsible For the
Illegal Practices of Shylocks
SPOKANE OFFICIALS TO DRIVE SHARKS OUT

WHERE MONEY GRABBERS ARE LOCATED - HOW
THEY ENTICE VICTIMS INTO THEIR WEB AND HOW THE
"sECRECY' CLUB EXTORT EXCESSIVE
INTEREST PAYMENTS
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''BALLINGER TURNED HIS BACK
AND SHUT HIS EYES"

COLLIER'S WEEKLY COAL LAND CONTRO
VElsSY BY DECLARING SECRETARY INTERIOR PLAIN.
SHIRKED DUTY.