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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
PLANT
SEEMS
SURE
REPRESENTATIVE OF OHIO
CONCERN HERE TO TAKE
STOCK IN STEEL PLANT
PROJECTED ON CHAMBERS
CREEK.

The big steel plant for this
city to be placed out on Chambers
creek appears to ne taking shape
for action, according to those in
terested in 1t.
A. E.Eberhart of Walla Walla,
Western representative of the CO.
lumbia Bridge company of Belle
fontaine, o., came to Tacoma this
morning, representing his COM
pany, to sign up for stock and take
the contract for building. the
plant.
Eyes, we are going into it,"
said Mr.. Eberhart. "This is au-
thentic. We have signed up for
one-fourth of the stock in the en-
terprise and We will put 1t
through. Our company is able
to handle the proposition"
Mr. Ebenhart also will establish
an office for the Columbia COM
pany on the coast this summer and
will locate it at Tacoma.
"Most of our business is out
here and we will establish an Of
fee here before the hot weather
sets in," he said.
Mr.. Eberhart is also getting
ready to bid on the Imperial
building. He stated to the Times
that he had been to New York
when Mr.. Gillies was there and
his people were satisfied that the
projects were all right.
The Imperial building project
will be before the Commercial
club at meeting tonight at which
time those now pushing 1t expect
to secure sufficient subscriptions
to guarantee the site to the New
York men who are figuring on
financing the building.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
BOAT CAPTURED
after LONG
CHASE

The tug Independent, which has
eluded the United States officials
for the past 10 days, was captur-
ed by the deputy at Bellingham
this morning after a long chase
clear over to Waldron island.
Deputy Marshall ]. T. Statter
of this city had the first chase
after the vessel ten days ago at
Aberdeen but the tug was too
swift for the government launch
and the captain stood on deck
and gave the marshal the laugh.
The vessel will have an addi-
tional cost bill to pay, however,
for putting the officials to SO
much trouble and notice was CIV
en- this morning they would come
in and settle up. The libel action
in the first place was laid against
the boat by Frank H. Wilson, the
former engineer, who claimed
about $400.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
BY w. G. Shenherd.

AUBURN, N. Y, March 2.-On
the dome of the state prison at
Auburn stands a statue of min
ute man." of revolutionary days.
In a cell, within the line of his
stony gaze, sits Mary Farmer,
stolid, silent, incomprehensible,
waiting to die In the electric
chair for murder.
Some early morning soon,
unless Gov. Hughes exercises the
mercy of the state, the minute
mans" stare will follow the form
of the poor little wreck of human
| ity, the woman who has been a
mother, in a long march to the
death room.
II the minute man" could
think, and If his viewpoint was
that of his ancient day, he might
consider Salem witchcraft in rela-
tion to the electrocution of Mary
Farmer and wonder how little
progress this country has made in
some respects.
Luckily there's a real minute
man" in Auburn today, flesh
land-blood minute man who has a
way of taking up arms against
evils like the prototype Of the
statue used to do.
You won't find any regimentals
on this live minute man. He
wears rassock, most of the time,
and his life work is to preside
over one of the Catholic churches
LOT Auburn.
And against the evils OF capital
punishment, especially the evil of
the execution of women, he has
begun his fight.
"A Catholic priest In Chicago
did wonderful work toward pre-
venting Illinois from disgracing
itself by executing Herman Bill
LEX" says Father Hickey of Au-
burn. "It was splendid exam
pie for all men of every profess
|sion and calling to follow.
"If there is anything / can do
to save this blot of executing a
woman from the escutcheon of
the state of New York I'm going
to do it.
''In the first place this woman
is insane. 1 know it from visiting
In her CELL"
1t is true that one assistant
natron has resigned from Auburn
prison because she could not en-
dure the terrible silence and stol-
idity that to her mind proved the
insanity of the woman prisoner.
Other prison attendants say the
woman is out of her mind.
The priest at Watertown, N. Y,
CONTINUED on Page Eighth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
oil co. WINS
BIG VICTORY
Judge Decides That 1t
May be Fined Only
100000 Instead
of $29, 10000

CHICAGO, March 2.-That the
Standard Oil company may be
fined a little over 100000 instead
of $29,OOO,OOO, was the tenor of
a ruling today by Judge Ander-
son, who definitely decided that
the Standard is liable to penaliza-
tiOn on 80 offenses, instead of fif-
teen hundred.
Judge Anderson's ruling, limit
ing the number of offenses for
which the Standard is liable, sus-
tanned a motion to that effect
made by Attorney Miller for the
defense.
Miller's motion that the court
order the government prosecutors
to Introduce no testimony design
ed to prove more than thirty-six
offenses was also sustained by
Judge Anderson.
United States District Attorney
Wilkerson in presenting the gov
ernment's case declared that he
expected to prove that at ostensi-
BILE rate of Is cents a hundred
pounds had been given the Stand
ard by the Chicago & Alton rail-
way for a shipment of oil between
Chappelle, Illinois, and East St.
Louis, Illinois, which apparently
was an intrastate rate shipment
but in reality was interstate.
The opening statement of the
governments case occupied the
entire mornings session.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
CLUB
WILL MEET
THURSDAY

The monthly meeting of the
Women's club will be held Thurs
day afternoon at the resid dence OF
Mrs. John Bagley, 10 North e
street. Mrs. J. II. Jennings, vice
president of the State Federation
of Women's clubs, will give a talk
on Public Fairgrounds" and
Mrs. Younglove will read a paper.
Special Humane Officer William
8. Van Voris will address the
ladies on Heart Culture" and
Humane Work" At the close of
the business part of the program
a. reception will be held for the
new members.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
WIPE The DRyS
CLEAN OFF
BOARDS
LIQUOR INTERESTS SCORE IN
FIGHT AT OLYMPIA OVER
COMPROMISES - WHOLE
SCRAP TO BE TAKEN UP
AGAIN.
(Times Special Service.)

OILY YMPlA, March 2.--In the
local option fight, which was re-
sumed in the. house this morning,
the vets gained complete VIC
tory, wiping the drys clean off the
boards. SO complete was the VIC
tory of the vets on all proposed
compromises of the drys that the
probabilities are that the whole
fight will be taken up again, start
ing out with the county unit plan
as was originally contemplated In
the McMaster bill.
The vets sprung complete
surprise the first thing when Slay-
den of Pierce, who has been class
ed among the vets, moved the
adoption of the report of the dry
majority of the house public NOR
ais committee. The report made
cities Of the first, second and third
class units by themselves.
Beach of Mason, who was en-
gineering the wet fight on the
floor. came to an agreement. with
McMaster regarding the popula.
ton requirements of unclassified
cities. The committee report re.
suired a population of 1900 In
order to be unit, and by agree
ment Beach reduced this to 1000
This was the first compromise
Next came an amendment from
the drys, offering fourth clas
cities as unit providing they ha,
a population of 900. This on
roll call was decisively defeated
THE drys' next compromise wal
IAN amendment providing tha'
fourth class cities with a popula
tion Of 700 should be a unit. This
was defeated by still larger vote
A third compromise was offered
by the drys reducing the popula-
tion to 500, and this was also lost
When this last compromise was
offered Jackson of King announc-
ed that If it were lost he would
bring up the old local option fight
on the county unit basis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
To
SEE I. R.
LEAVE
EXCITEMENT INCIDENT 70
COMING INAUGURATION OF
TAFT ALMOST OVERSHAD.
OWED BY SADNESS OWING
TO DEPARTURE OF THE
STRENUOUS PRESIDENT.
(By United Press Leased WIRE j

(By United Press Leased Wire.l
| WASHINGTON. March 2.-Sin-
cere regret, and in hundreds OF
near departure of President
Roosevelt almost overshadows the
excitement and expectations Incl
dent to the Inauguration of Taft.
Washington citizens, as well az
the thousands of government Of
ficials and employees, while APP
parently light hearted and merry,
are in reality deeply touched
with the thought that Teddy'N
time to go is SO near at hand. ~
feeling OF gloom pervades the
capital and the thousands of Wis
itors who are pouring into the
city soon recognize 1t and even
share in 1t.
President Takes Chair.
Cherishing a fondness for the
chair which he occupied for the
last seven years at the head OF
the cabinet table, President
Roosevelt today sent q duplicato
chair to his office and ordered the
old one removed to his home at
Oyster Bay.
Closing Scenes.
The presidents desk, his chair,
the cabinet table and the cabinet
chairs are government property.
jAll of the presidents effects will
be removed from the White House
by next Friday and the executive
offices will be ready for the. en-
! trance of President Taft and his
family.
ThOusacds Arrive.
The cruiser Hartford and trans
Iport Prairie. bearing 1900 sailors
Iof the Atlantic fleet, who Win
march in the inaugural parade,
docked here today. The transport
Dixie Is expected from Norfolk
tonight with 600 men.
A drizzling rain fell during the
morning, but the sun appeared
shortly before noon. The wealth
er predictions are for a clear
spell tomorrow and Thursday.
Thousands of visitors are arriv-
ing in the city and accommoda-
tions will soon be hard to secure.
Every train bears incoming tour
lists from all parts Of the country
and 1t is believed that the great
est crowd that ever attended =
presidential inauguration will be
in this city on March 4.
Every visiting governor will be
lattended by member of the lo-
Ical reception committee, whoso
duty 1t will be to see that the
Executive is entertained.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
TRAGEDY IN
BURNING
MINE
Fourteen Are Horribly
Burned, Two Die and
Others rlanage to
Escape

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PITTSTON, Pa, March p
The lives of fOrty-twO men were
jeopardized by a gas explosion in
q shaft of the South Creek slope
colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal
company, at Port Griffith today.
Fourteen men, terribly burned,
eral of whom cannot recover,
We're taken from the mine within
an hour after the accident.
several of whom cannot recover,
an hour after the accident. Tie
others escaped later by various
exits. Two miners are dead and
one missing as q result Of the ex.
plosiOn.
The inner workings of the mine
caught fire after the explosion.
The day shift had been at work
only few minutes when the ex-
plosion occurred. Scores of The
men leaving the colliery after
work Immediately organized a
searching party and despite their
long nights work, undertook the
work of rescue.
The searching party, organized
Immediately after the accident,
was not able to penetrate far
into the mine, but every possible
endeavor to save the imprisoned
men was made. The explos-
ion occurred few minutes after
the day shift had gone to work.
Later in the day it was learned
that the imprisoned men had
escaped by various exits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
Well. KNOWN
WOMAN DIES
SUDDENLY

Lucinda D. Smith, IS years old,
died last night at the home of her
son, City. Detective d. o. Smith,
1905 South Sprague street. She
was a widow and had lived with
her son for the past 18 years. She
was known to her many friends as
Grandma" Smith and has been
devout member of the Baptist
church for 70 years.
Besides her son she is survived
by seven grandchildren, and one
great-grandchild. Until the hour
of her death she was strong and
hearty.
The funeral will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 1880 from Hos
ka's chapel, Rev. Herbert White
of the First Baptist church Of
ficiating. Interment will be in
Tacoma cemetery. The deacons
of the church will act as pail
bearers and the church choir will
sing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
No VOTERS
WILL bE:
BARRED
DEMOCRATS WILL BE ALI
IN PRIMARY ELECTION
EVEN THOUG H THEIR
PARTY HAS NO CANDIDATES
IN SOME WARDS.
LOWED TO CAST BALLOTS

Second ward democrats will
vote at the republican primaries a
week from tomorrow.
This is one of the peculiar
things enforced on citizens by the
primary law. Democrats will have
to vote for republicans or be dis
|franchised.
No democrat filed for the nom-
Iination in this ward. The chances
for election are not good and no
one cared to contribute $40 to the
city for nothing.
This leaves republican nomina-
tion equivalent to election, and SO
the only voic democrats will have
will be at the primaries. And
they are preparing to vote at the
primaries.
Every democrat in the ward
who is registered has expressed
himself as determined to vote at
the primaries. He will simply en-
ter the polling place and call for
a republican ballot and select the
candidate of his choice.
There is no democratic candi-
date in the First or Seventh ward
either, but there is but one can
didate on the republican ticket in
these wards. If anybody runs
against Lynn or Hawthorne he
will have to run independent.
Republican judges may attempt
to stop democrats from voting at
the primaries, but this they cannot
do. All the democrat has to do is
to declare his intention of voting
the republican ticket at the cleo
tion, and he must be given a re-
publican ballot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
SPOKANE VICTORIOUS
I'M FAMOUS RATE CASE

made in the rates from Chicago to
Spokane. The rates from points
east of Chicago were not consid-
cred.
The commission sustains the
railroads in connection with the
complaint by the city of Spokane
that rates from Eastern cities to
Seattle and other more distant
points are less than they are to
Spokane.
The decision holds that the
rates from the East to points on
the Pacific coast are controlled
by water competition and that
higher rates to interior points like
Spokane are not necessarily un-
lawful.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
GIRL OUTWITS OFFICERS
BY HIDINGN CHIMNEY

BERKELEY, CAL, March b.
But for the kindness of a relative
who furnished $500 cash bail for
pretty 19-year-old Kate Foley,
charged with assaulting Mrs. Har-
riet Hallahan, to whom she acted
as nurse, the police today would
still be guarding a chink in the
Foley chimney corner while the
girl taunted them from the inside
on their failure to capture her.
When three burly "coppers'
called at tho Foley residence Miss
Foley herself responded to their
knock. When she caught =
glimpse Of the policemen through
the doorway she scampered up the
stairs with the police pursuings
Miss Foley ron to the ettic -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
FRISCO BooDLER
DRAWS Z YEARS
GRATING SUPERVISOR, FIRST
TO BE CONVICTED, SEN
TENCED TO LONG TERM.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March a.
Seven long years in San Quentin
state prison for Michael w. Coffey,
the first boodling supervisor of the
infamous grating board selected
by Abe Ruef, to be brought to
trial, convicted and sentenced for
his fault. This sentence was pro-
nounced this afternoon by Judge
Dunno. Coffey's wife and daugh-
ter heard his doom and wept bit
terly.
Coffey was tried, convicted and
sentenced in less than month
on a charge of accepting bribe
for his vote in favor of an over
head franchise for the United
Railroads.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
O|MMIII[f
REPORIS

The Commercial club commik~
tee appointed to INVESTIGATES Cons
missioners Peterson and Meff1of
reported to the board Of tYunt&Sn
this afternoon, making no re6of
merdatiqns and In fact so<1G1
nothing either In favor "a 81
against the two officials. Tho ~ {
port was brief and did not 66<I
with the merits OF the conteov6<
between Peterson and Mett1er
one side and Dickson on the e<I
er. g " + {. s
The committee. however.
cepted the figures given BY -
tier concerning the deflcif n
road and bridge fund innten6 /.
those which Dickson say1 ~ q 3
rect. Metfler's reppxt sh50
deficit Of t88, 900, VhilS ~
claims that ~ &G0okt =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
DAMAGE SUIT
ON TRIAL

Judge Shackleford's department
of the superior court has been oc-
cupied yesterday and today with
the personal injury suit OF A.
Grant and A. F. Braga against the
Bell Fuel company. The men
ask for 10000 each.
Several months ago they were
driving a wood wagon owned by
the fuel company, when the team
became frightened at a passing
automobile. The men were both
thrown from the wagon seat and
sustained injuries which, they
aver, will main them for life. An
action against John D. Armstrong.
who was driving the machine. Was
non-suited by the court yesterday,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02

slammed q trap door on the he'll
meted head of one of the minions
OF the law, simultaneously percipi-
tating him on the heads of his
companions who were less agile
to stair climbing.
When the police entered the at
tic. they heard mocking laugh
from Miss Foley, who had hidden
IN narrow chink In the chimney.
One after another the police
men endeavored to squeeze
through an aperture to reach Miss
Foley. All EFFORTS were unavail-
Ing and It was not until the Of
flcers suggested smoking OUT
their quarry that Miss Foley 4
fafher cen1s forward with tho ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
BIG SUM PAID OUT FOR
LAND USED BY
THE N. p.

Into the avenue of busi-
ness in Tacoma, $4,000
will be dropped this after
noon by Deputy United
States Clerk of Courts Sam
Bridges. in payment to the
property owners who secured
verdicts against the Northern
Pacific for the land taken for
the Point Defiance line in the
recent sitting of court.
The North Shore Lumber
company gets $99,400 of the
amount and the rest Is dis
tributed to the Colonial COM
pany, Clarence X. Clark, the
Garvey, Eltonhead and Win
gate estates, Thomas ]. Can
non and the Pacific Shingle
Mill company.
D The Northern Pacific paid
the money into court after
the trials ended and the clerk
} got an order of distribution
} and paid it out today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
MRS. ROOSEVELT
Gets NECKLACE
OF DIAMONDS
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(By United Press Leased Wire. D
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March 2.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Is tho
recipient of necklace OF thirty
five diamonds, presented to her,
with a handsome "friendship
book by thirty-eight Of her
friends in this city.
The presents were taken to the
White House by special commit
tee composed Of Miss Mary Wfll-
Jams and Mrs. Robert Hit, wife
OF Congressman Hit of Pennsyl-
vania. The names Of the donero
were not made public and there
was no ceremony OF any kind IL
connection with the presentation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
NORTH COAST ROAD
INCORPORATED

in Benton or Franklin county, q
distance Of seventy-f1ve miles.
From some point on the main
hne In Spokane county not desig-
mated branch will run to Farm
ington, In Whitman county; from
q point in Adams county a branch
will be built to Davenport, Lin
coin county. and another to the
west to Wilson Creek, In Douglas
county.
The articles are expansive
enough to cover a transportation
scheme OF the greatest magnitude
The capital stock is to be $4,000,
900. to be divided into $4,000
shares of the par value Of t100
each, and the life Uf the corpora
|tion 4 TO bs atty years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
COMMERCE. COM
MISSION ANNOUNCES DECIS-
ION IN FAMOUS CASE.

WASHINGTON, u. c., March 2.
The interstate commerce COM
mission today announced its de-
cision in the famous Spokane rate
case, sustaining the city of Spo-
kane in its principal claim against
the Northern Pacific railroad
ct al.
The decision holds that the
rates charged from Eastern points
TO Spokane are unjust and unrea-
sonable. The class rates from
I st. Paul to Spokane are reduced
lsixteen and two-thirds per cent
and a substantial reduction is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
DEFENSE NEAR
CLOSE IN THE
COOPER Case

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NASHVILLE. Tenn, March B..
The attorneys for Colonel Dun
can Cooper, Robin Cooper and
John D. Sharpe, on trial for the
murder Of Senator r.. w. Car
mack. announced today that after
Introducing three witnesses the
defense would rest Its case.
The defense rested its case this
afternoon. 4 recess was taken un-
It'll next Thursday When the state
Will introduce it, evidence 81 r..
buttal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
LET THE WOMAN DIE"
Roosevelt.
WILL HUGHES SAY SAME?

Don't shoot this man."
} said Abraham Lincoln, when
} he commuted the sentence of
a deserter. ''If he's bad
} man shooting him won't do
him any good"
''I cannot interfere for
mere sentimental reasons"
} said Theo. Roosevelt, when,
} as governor of New York.
} he was asked to save Mar
} tha Place, murderess, from
} the chair. She was execut-
ed at Sing Sing, the first
} and only woman to be cleo
} trocuted in the state.
Will Gov. Hughes follow
} the example of Lincoln, in
the case of Mary Farmer,
murderess, condemned to
die the week of March 20?
Or will he follow the ex-
ample Of Theo. Roosevelt?
AooAoo0oooAnA q =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LEBANON, o., March 2.-One
man was killed and many injur-
ed in an explosion of a ton OF
powder at the Kings mills smoke
less powder works, 80 miles from
here, according to reports receiv-
ed this afternoon. The explosion
is said to have destroyed several
buildings of the works.
The concussiOn and report OF
the explosion was heard here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
ALLEGES HUSBAND
Beat her

Charging that her husband be-
came excessively intoxicated at
times and beat her so numerically
that she was forced to leave him,
Matte Holycross today filed suit
for divorce against Albert Holy
cross. Mrs. Holycross asks for
$25 per month a1imony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02

, The finance committee of
D the Commercial club this aft
D ernoon reported to the trus-
D tees on the Imperial building
D propect, refusing to urge or
, encourage the Investment of
D local capital In the PROPOSE
D tion. The report, however.
D did not imply that the Inn
D perial building canno. be
D carried out but held that 1t
D would not be advisable for
D to endorse small subscrip-
, tipns to the big project.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02

BURIED BY
AVALANCHE

INNSBRUCK, Austrian
Tyrol, March 2.-Thirty-one
soldiers, including six Off
GERS, were buried under an
avalanche i'm the TyrOl to-
day. Troops are being rush.
ed to the scene. Reports in
dicate that many of the VIC
Tins were killed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
LICENSED TO WED.

Marriage licenses have been Is.
sued to Lawrence Amann and
Magda Elizabeth Bratten and to
Nathan Poyner Williams, 55, and
Mrs. Corlista Martha Cary, 33.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
ARSON CASE UP
TOMORROW

Thomas Arnold, accused of
arson committed In January, will
be tried by jury in Judge East
erday's department of the superior
court tomorrow. 1t is alleged
that Arnold set fire to a Northern
Pacific warehouse at the head of
the bay and attempted to ignite
q second building.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
TO MEET TOMORROW

The University of Washington
Alumni association of Tacoma will
meet tomorrow evening at the
home of Mr.. Osborn, 636 North
Fife ct.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-02

TREASURY STATEMENT
WASHINGTON, March o.
The treasury statement toda,
shows: Receipts $1,427,850; dis
bursements, $1,S30,000.