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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
RES THE LAW, YOU VIOLATED, r. MCCORMICK
SECTION %, OF THE DIRECT PRIMARY LAW

SECTION 2S OF THE DIRECT PRIMARY LAW
mo shall qualify for public
office who holding of primary cleo
ton paid either directly through
another the publisher.
representative of OF money
published statement in
counseled to
for office set
forth, his photograph biography is published"
THERE, ROBERT LAIRD MCCORMICK. is THE Law
the direct primary act passed
legislature protect the voters from the
who in times past
bought their into public office.
papers.
paid directly the owners and managers
articles setting forth your
imagined fitness the people of this state In the United
of that statute. not competent 10
qualify that office You have disqualified yourself
this state, Mr. Mccormick the
people from such candidates as you
behalf of this city, the Times makes
charge direct.
GOING DO ABOUT IT?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
DON'T Let IT OCCUR AGAIN" SAYS
GOV. HAY TO MAYOR LlNCK, But.

is writing the governor today to
the effect that If his guards will
be a little more civil when in Ta-
coma they will get through all
right and not lose their munitions
|of war.
The facts as revealed by Chief
Duley are that the station master
called the attention of Policeman
Shock to fellow in the depot
whose hip pocket indicated a gun.
The officer went up to him and
ran his hand down and pulled out
a big revolver. 1t was loaded
ready for business.
What are you carrying this
for?" asked the officer.
my foreman will tell you," re-
piled the fellow.
That is all the officer could get
out of him, SO he emptied the cart
ridges out.
After time the foreman came
lup and Shock asked him.
That's all right, / carry one
too. We are state guards in
charge of prisoners said the
guard. 4
Then officer Shock tumbIed and
handed back the weapon. There
was nothing to indicate the men
Iwere officers, and the fellow re-
fused to give any information, so
the Tacoma cop could not tell he
was on business.
The governor does not like to
have the dignity Of his guards
thus disturbed. however.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE SAYS
COMPANY SHOULD HAVE
BEEN COMPELLED TO OP.
ERATE CARS.

The CentralImprovement league
last night condemned the admia-
istration of Mayor Linck for not
taking hold of the T. R. & P.
with a firm hand and compelling
1t to operate its cars and carry
the people home on the night re-
Gently when 1000 people Were
left to freeze out at Midway.
There were 33 delegates from
seventeen improvement clubs pres
ent and they united in denounc-
ing the city officials for allowing
the street car company to hold
the people there all night in the
cold.
The association unanimously
endorsed the five-cent fare move
ment of Fern Hill.
Attorney H. F. Garretson
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30

The Greater Tacoma election
January is going to be regular
picnic at Spanaway. Last night
the Spanaway Improvement cllo
held a meeting to discuss annexa-
ton. There was no discussion
about it. No one could be found
who would argue against -.
Spanaway is a unit for the new
movement and when a roll call
was made every man, woman and
child in the house stood up anl
shouted for annexation.
The women announced that on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
COLD CAUSES
FOUR DEATHS
IN CHICAGO
STORM KING CLAIMS BIG TOLL
IN WINDY CITY AND MER-
curry DROPS TO SIX BELOW
COLD WAVE Is GENERAL.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3o.-The in'
tense cold revailing throughout
the middle west resulted In four
deaths in this city last night.
Henry Jolly. a 12-year-old boy,
after tramping about the city for
many hours, became exhausted
and fell in the street, where he
froze to death.
Charles A. Johnson fell to the
pavement within a short distancs
of his own home. His dead body
was found this morning.
Jacob Kotz slipped on an icy
sidewalk and fractured his skull
The fourth victim, who has not
been identified. was found frozen
to death on a sidewalk.
The thermometer registered 8
degrees below zero here today.
Rports from Nebraska, South
Dakota and Iowa indicated that
the cold wave is general through
out the Northern Mississippi val
ley states.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
by Gilson Gardner.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. 90
Amy workingman has right to
get killed or mangIed. In this
right" the courts will see that
his constitutional liberties are
not disturbed.
The supreme court of New York
state settled this matter in the
case of Miss Knisely, aged Is.
whose arm was wrenched off in
the factory OF man named
Pratt. A .jury's verdict for dam
ages was set aside, and the court
held that the girl had a right
to work amid tine illegal and dam
gerous machinery, and that no
safety appliance law could rob
her of this right"
One Of the strongest exponents
of this doctrine In our day is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
Especial Correspondence. J


( SEATTLE, Dec. 30.-If you
wanted to get some local color for
your novel, and the only place
where said local color abounded
was in Jail, which would you
choose art or Jail?
II you had never committed a
critHe before, would you endanger
your fair name, and endure. a
criminal atmosphere for several
months for arts sake?
Those questions are sufficient
/ to- make even the most enthusi-
astfc art student pause and con-
slider. Yet Edna, May Nelson. a
magazine writer, and beautiful
girl of 20 summers, with all the
advantages of culture and re-
finement willingly made the sac
rifice, she says, and she just
barely escaped jail term and is
now under suspended sentence.
You see, Edna is writing a
Great American Novel. She had
created a scene which necessitat-
ed considerable criminal atmos-
phere and police activity. Her
hero had been jailed on false
charge, through the conniving of
crooked police officials. He put
up, stiff fight, but at the close
of chapter %, he was due to take
the judicial count.
Like all heroes, he was rail
roaded" to the pen" for a term
at hard labor. But right there
'Edna's fund of descriptive matter
ended. She knew nothing about
prison atmosphere. and for that
reason could not graphically de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
P|CKP0CKETS
START WILD
PANIC
Explode Firecraclkers in Order to
Ply Their Nefarious Trade, and
Fatalities Result in Crush
Which Follows.
(By United Press Leased Wire }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LEMBURG, Austria, Dec. 30.--
The entire police force OF this city
is On a manhunt today in their eff
forts to run down the desperate
pickpockets who exploded fire
works at moving picture show
last night, when five were killed
and twenty-one seriously injured
in the panic that followed the ex
plosion.
The pickpockets' plan was m
tirely successful, scores being
robbed as they fed through the
exits.
1t is supposed that the GRIMM
ais had a man stationed at each
door while the leader stood III
the back of the house and lighted
the cannon crackers.
Men and women trampled on
children in their frenzy when the
explosions occurred. The exits
were soon blocksd with fighting
masses of humanity. and the pick
pockets piled their trade" at
will.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
Slight Prospect Of
Peace in Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 80.
Estrada today sent an
ultimatum to President MadriZ,
according to a rumor current here,
stating that he will agree to sus-
pend hostilities and abandon his
march against Managua upon
either of two conditions.
Estrada demands that Madriz
consent to the selection of a
president by the revolutionists, or
call a general election to choose
a chief executive.
1t is not considered probable
here that Madriz will accept either
proposition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
Toll
Among Strikebreakers
One Fatality Every Day for Month, Owing tc
inexperienced Men who took Switchmen's Jobs

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 30-Since the beginning
of the switchmens strike that has demoralized the
freight traffic in the Northwest for nearly month
thirty men have lost their lives in the various rail
road yards affected according to report made to
the governor today
The fatalities for the most part said to have
been among inexperienced switchmen, who were
working as strikebreakers. The accidental deaths
averaged almost one each day since the beginning
Of the strike .... t.e
There is little change in the strike situation here
today The railroad officials declare that far as
they are concerned the strike is over Strike lead
ers, however are emphatic in their declarations
that they will fight to the end
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
WOMAN GETS
$4,000

A verdict of $4,000 was re-
turned this afternoon in favor of
Dorothy Oline Lee against John
Davis, the mining engineer, who
was sued by Mrs. Lee for breach
of promise.
In his closing argument, Col.
Anderson. one of the plaintiffs S
attorneys, used such strong and
vehement language in his denun-
citation of the defendant, that the
latter was finally moved to retort
to his remarks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
Women Will Be at the Polls
With Bouquet, Not Ballots

election day they will be at ths
polls not with ballots but with
"a banquet. Every man is expert.
ed to get out and the day will be
made a holiday and the annexa-
tion movement carried through
with a whirl.
B. F. Jacobs of Puyallup ad-
dressed the meeting. The Spana-
way people showed desire to. as
sist the Fern Hill citizens in their
fight for low fare and they may
intervene in the law suit 10
strengthen the city's case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
FIGHT OVER $4,000
ESTATE OPENED

The will of Mrs. Albertiene
|Schulta, in which she bequeathed
almost all of her $4,000 estate to
her son Felix Schulta, is being
contested in the superior court by
Mrs. Schulta's daughter, Mary
Warwick, and her husband. Mrs.
Warwick makes the charge against
iher brother that he used undue in
lfluence upon the mother who was
an invalid for a long time previ-
GUS to her death, July 2S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
FRACTURES SKULL
IN RUGBY GAME

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 30.-
Basil Sawyers, the star fullback Of
the victorious Vancouver Rugby
team, who sustained a fracturei
skull In the match with Berkele,
flor the Keith cup and champion
Iship Of the Pacific coast yesterday
lis progressing we'll today follow
ling an operation in the Genera
hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
Denounce City for Not
Going After T.R. &P'

framed the resolution scoring the
|city administration for the nom
enforcement of the law. 1t W rs
worded to include the officials
from the mayor to the chier OF
police"
Peder Jensen of Fern Hill was
the most emphatic speaker in
favor of the measure.
The action of Councilmar
Wilkeson in persuading the Fern
hill people to give UP the r
blockade" fight on the assurance
that he had secured certain con-
cesa ons from Manager Dimmock
was denounced by several speak
Iers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
BIC FIRE IN
GALVESTON

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec 3D.
After destroying 5000 bales OF
cotton and causing damage eg-
gregating $225,000, "a fire /. that
Threatened. to. consume many OF
the warehouses. and wharves. on
the Galveston waterfront was con-
ltrolled late this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
RANSOM DEMANDED

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 30
The parents of Alma Kellner, the
little daughter of wealthy Louis
vile brewer, who was kidnapped
December 8, today received let
ter purporting to come from he
kfdnapers offering. to return zoe
child when a ransom of $1,000 is
paid
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
TELEGRAPH HERS.
TROUBLE IS
SETTLED

(By United Press Leased Wire
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 30.-It
was announced today that the diff
ferences between the telegraphers
employed on the Big Four rail-
road and the roads officials have
been settled. The proposed strike
will not be called.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
AGED MINER GIVEN
UP FOR DEAD

All hopes of locating August
Lamborg, the aged miner of Will
keson, who wandered into the
woods Monday night while suffer
ing from delirium tremens, were
abandoned yesterday afternoon,
after bloodhounds had repeatedly
traced him to the banks of a
creek near South Prairie, and it
is almost certain that he waded
into the stream and was drowned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30

Governor Hay thinks his state
guards were insulted in Tacoma
He has written a rather tart let
ter to Mayor Linck reciting the
fact that recently one of his
guards in charge of state prison
ers was disarmed in the N. p.
depot here, and he asks the mayor
to Investigate and see that il
does not occur again"
The mayor has investigated and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
Commander Joins Rebels.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Mic, Dec.
3O.-It was reported here today
that the commander of the gov
ernment troops at Acoyapa has
announced that he will join the
revolutionary party and will not
oppose Estrada's march against
Managua.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
new AIRSHlP
RECORD

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
JUVISY, France, Dec. O.
Leon De La Grange today es-
tablished new aeroplane
record by drieing his mono
plane 127 miles in 2 hours
and 80 minutes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30

OF
Tacoma each MONTH
Ten thousand S apiece for Of
checks TO privilege getting hem
by
the whi lat Is
no check a and not make
wort something bartenders trouble
all bank
be mill in a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
RETURN.

BUTTE, Dec. 30,-AIl striking
Northern Pacific switchmen today
returned to work in the local
yards. Their action practically
breaks the strike In this locality.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
Strike Threatened in the East.

CHICAGO Dec. -Switchmen employed in the
local railroad yards becoming impatient over the
long drawn out negotiations to which their demands
are being submitted, and general threats OF strike
unless prompt action is taken by the railroad offic
ials are being expressed today.
Union men believe that there is little chance of
securing settlement from the railroads at the con-
ference scheduled to be held today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.--The story
of ANGELA Schiavenes, the young
girl who testified on the stand yes
terday that she had stolen near,y
100000 from her fathers bank
with which her relatives promised
to .buy her a husband" was cir
cumstantially supported today oy
D. Costello. a receiving teller in
a West Side bank.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
AMAN HAS ALRIGHT TO LOSE HIS OWN Leg OR BOTH
W % = % - % =

JUDGE LURToN, THE NEW UNfrED STATES SUPREME
JUDGE, INSISTS THAT RAILRDADERS MUST BE ALLOW
ED TO GET SMASHED r W. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-30
EXPLODE FIRECRACKERS in THEATRE; KILLED. Il ARE HURT
Payment Of Wages by Check
Boosts Saloonmen's Profits

SYSTEM FOLLOWED MANY TACOMA EMPLOYERS COM
TRIBUTE HOSPTTABI,E LIQUOR
Observation-Disclosures DRINKS USUAL FEE
CHARGED CHANGING PAY CASH.
Evening star., 1909-04-23
DEFENDS FIFTY THESES.
Successful Accomplishment of John
p Meagher, 81.

p. Meagher, S.J.
John P. Meagher. S.J, of this city
successfully accomplished the grand act
in philosophy at the Jesuit House of
Studies at Woodstock, Md, yesterday.
Mr.. Meagher defended fifty theses DE
Universe Philosophia.'
The objections to the theses were made
by Rev. Edward A. Pace. Ph.D., STD.
professor of philosophy in the Catholic
University Of America; the Rev. F. X.
McSweeney. STD. professor of moral
Seminary, Emmitsburg Md; the Rev.
Francis p Sfegfried, professor of philos-
ophy. st. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Overlook. Philadelphia, and the Rev.
Thomas l. Gasson, ST., president of Bos-
ton College
The list of clergymen In attendance
included Rev. Joseph F. Hanselman. ST..
provincial of the Maryland-New York
province of the Society of Jesus; Rev. DR..
Edward III. Griffin, professor OF history
and philosophy, Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity: Rev. John T. Hedrick Sd, director
of the astronomical observatory, George
town University, and the following col
lege presidents: Rev. E. r. Dyer, SIS,
St. Mary's Seminary. Baltimore; Rev.
Dennis j. Flynn, Mount st. Mary's Col
lege. EmmitSburg, Md; Rev. III. T. Drum
goole, st. Charles Seminary. Philadel-
phia; Rev Joseph Himmel, S.J., George
town University: Rev. Charles w. Lyons,
McCluskey. s.J., ST. Francis Xavier s
College. New York; Rev. Alexander z.
Doyle, esp, Apostolic Mission House,
Washington.
Evening star., 1909-04-23
NEGRO VETERANS DEATH.
Family Did Not Know Of It Until
Long Afterward.

Although Henry H. Wells. a negro vet
eran of the civil war died at the National
Soldiers Home in Virginia more than a
month age his wife and daughter. who
live in Washington did not learn Of the
fact until recently. Wells became men
tally unbalanced during his last illness
and when asked the address Of his rela-
tives gave an incorrect one. At the
home he was buried with full military
honors His family have since been to
the home and made certain Of the identi-
fication.
Wells was born in Maryland in 1874,
but enlisted from Virginia in Battery B.
United States Colored Volunteer Light
Artillery. He served throughout the war
and was in many of the great engage
ments After the war he WAS sent to
the Texas frontier and was stationed
for a time as acting hospital steward at
Brownsville. He was member of the
o. P Morton Post. No. 4, Department of
the Potomac, G. A. r.
Evening star., 1909-04-23
TAFT SENDS CHECK FOR S1oO|
PRESIDENTS CONTRIBUTION TO
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
Joint Committee Exerting Every
Effort to Make Up Deficit for
Present Years Expenses.

Setting the citizens of Washington an
excellent example in the matter of sup
porting their local charities. which are
about S9,0O0 behind in the amount neces-
sary for the present years expenses
President Taft has sent his check for
500 to the treasurer of the Associated
Charities of the District.
The joint finance committee Of the AS
sociated Charities. the Citizens Relief AS
sociation and the Association for the Pre-
vention OF tuberculosis have been exert
Ing every effort and exhausting every
means in their power to gather together
the remaining amount before the de-
mands CT the summer season arrive. But
notwithstanding all efforts this deficit Is
yet staring them in the face.
New plans are considered every week
by the committee for reaching the clti-
zen pocketbook. Every Washingtonian
is urged to give consideration to the
cause represented by the joint hnance
committee and to contribute something:
whether great or small, to the support OF
the unfortunate brother
Recent contributions to the committee
were reported this morning as follows:
General fund of the joint committee:
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitman c. Cross, so;
employees of sovernment printing !. ing fdhs, once
son & Wmsatt, $25; Charles A. Langley,
$5: Dr. D. Olin Leech. SIS: r. H. Sargent,
s5; Charles D. Walcott, $40.
Associated Charities: Mrs. s. b.. $1.1O;
F. e. Barbour. 81; .R. c. B." 81: Mr.
and Mrs j. NJ Brooks. 81: cash. 35 cents !;
w. F. Dodd So; First Baptist Church,
S4155: President William H. Taft. 500;
Nv. M 81.
Citizens Relief Association: Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas E. Holmes, 81; George F.
w. Swartzell, $50.
Association for the Prevention of Tu-
berculoss: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E.
Holmes, 81: Mrs. W. s. Stockbridge S..
Following are additional members to the
.Five-Dollar Club: Mrs. Nicholas L..
Anderson, 50: B. r. Mason. $5; Messrs.
r. P. May & Co.. SIS; Thomas w. Smith.
So: Charles A. Spalding, So; Senator F. E.
Warren, S.
Evening star., 1909-04-23
District Work Ordered.

Upon motion of Engineer Commissioner
William v. Judson. the Commissioners
have issued the following orders:
That roadway of 23d street northwest
between E and b streets be improved
with old material, at an estimated cost
of $500.
That the roadway on 18th street north
west between @ and H streets be resur-
faced. at an estimated cost of $4,000.
That the roadway of Florida avenue
northeast, from lexington place to the
end Of the existing asphalt pavement just
east Of New York avenue, be repaved
with asphalt. at the revised grade, at an
estimated cost Of 5000.
That the surface Of West Virginia ave-
nue.. north of Florida avenue. be regu-
lated and improved with old material
removed from other streets, at an esti-
mated cost of $500.
That Champlain street between Kalo-
rama road and Florida avenue be re-
paired with old material to be taken from
18th street north of Florida avenue, at an
estimated cost of $50.
That catch basin be constructed at the
northeast corner of 5th and / streets
northeast, at an estimated cost of $50.
Evening star., 1909-04-23
REDUCING CANINE POPULATION
EFFECTIVE WORK OF POUND
OFFICER SHOWN IN REPORT.
Harvesting Of Surplus Cats Progress
ing at Rate of 40 Day-crusade
Against Owners of Fowls.

Health department officials think the
city is now without its usual number of
stray dogs. Poundmaster Einstein's as
sistants having done effective work dur
ing the past year or more. During the
period the CANNES were muzzled, the re-
port of the poundmaster shows. 1.3l1
dogs were impounded and asphyxiated.
and since that time the daily average
catch has been great enough to rid the
city of several thousand additional dogs.
1t is the intention of the Commissioners
and health officer to have the work kept
up in order that there will be fewer ca
mines roaming the streets in hot wealth
er this summer than heretofore.
Members of the poundmaster's force are
now being kept busy gathering cats from
all sections of the city and country. about
forty of them being gathered each day
All day long the pound telephone is kept
busy, messages being received about
stray cats picked up and detained by
residents of various sections. 1t is be-
lieved that the superstition prevailing
about nine years bad luck following the
killing of a cat is responsible for so
many of the animals being imprisoned for
the poundmaster instead of being killed
by persons who are annoyed by them.
1nere IS likely 10 De a cruSdQe. started
against the owners of fowls to prevent
the destruction of grass and Shrubbery
in the public and private parks, several
complaints having been made about such
destruction during the past few weeks.
Destructive Work.
1t is said that considerable damage has
been done in some of the parks by both
dogs and fowls, and in some of the parks.
It is stated fowls have been killed,
while in others the park police have
taken charge of stray dogs and detained
them for the, poundmaster. In the Capitol
grounds there is what the police call a
dog box, and many stray CANNES have
occupied it until they could be gathered
in by the poundmeu.
Ii is pointed out by the police that there
is law providing d penalty of from
s. to So for permitting fowls to run at
large, but few arrests have been made
for viola tions of its provisions during re-
cent months. The law provides the inf1ic-
ton of the death penalty in cases where
fowl is complained against a second
time. but does not specify who Is TO get
the chicken, duck, goose or other fowl
after il has been killed. 1t Is more than
probable that the law will be strictly en-
forced in the near future in order to
protect the parkings.