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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
LA TOILETTE XX/IV
ASKS TAFT WIFI
PRESIDENT FIRED PINCHOT FOR WRITING LETTER SEN
ATE, BUT SAID NOTHING WHEN BALIINGER COMMIT
TED "OFFENSE"-INsURGENT LEADER PUTS
POINTED QUESTION UP TO TAFT
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MADISON, Wis, Jan. 14.-"Ii
Clifford Pinchot was dismissed fol-
writing a letter to a senator, why
wasn't Ballinger accorded the
same treatment for doing the same
thing?"
The above question was asked
today in an editorial in La Fol-
lette's Weekly, which declared
that the enforcement of the rule
that caused the dismissal of for
mer Chief Forester Pinchot had
been discriminatory. The editer-
ial further says:
'In consideration of Pinchot S
offense in writing letter to Sem
ator Dolliyer to be read from the
floor of the senate, the president
seems to have overlooked the fact
that Pinchot's letter was called
forth by a letter written by Bal
linger denouncing certain forestry
officials, and written to Senator
Jones of Washington for the ex-
press purpose of having it read
during the session of the senate,
Secretary Balilnger's letter
charged that pernicious activity
by certain officers of the forest
service had been. the source of in
spiration of criticisms and repre-
sentations of corruption and i'm
proper practices, and asked that
the forest service be included in
any investigation ordered.
"The Ballinger letter called for
that, and was responsible for the
Pinchot letter.
"The Balilnger letter received
no rebuke from the president.
1.-THE Pfnchot letter was made
the basis of an executive order re-
moving the man of highest charac-
ter, whose public service is an en-
during monument to his name. ;,
La Toilette called attention to
the fact that the president did
not criticise Baliinger's .aextraor
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the bank sign "$10,000.000 re-
sources"
He got up and went downstairs
the back way into the alley; he
turned into the rear of an unfin-
ished building, two doors away
from his home, and In the dark
|crept into the basement, and up
the front, under the Ludlow
street sidewalk. He had brought
with him little ash shovel.
He began to dig, not DOWN. ard
but under the sidewalk, toward
the bank. which stood 100 feet
away, across the street. He work
ed late that night, and when Anna,
his wife, asked him where he had
been, he told her he had gone
out to find some wood, but had
failed.
The next night he dug again,
and he lied again to Anna when
he came in.
After that he left home every
evening; it was thing he had not
done before. But every night he
|burrowed farther and farther. The
hole was so small he could hardly
work his way through It; he
braced up the sides with small
boards and laths.
New Year day came without a
single extra pleasure in the bad
lniah a iO1ges the holidays wcrc
Ionly Workadays--but Isaac still
idug.
He had worked his way nearly
across the street; the hole was b
bufrow that no human being
would care to enter, but to Isaac
every Inch OF 1t was as familiar
as nis own haEd, and he had no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
bALLINGER WAS
. OIL TRUSTS
ATTORNEY
MAGAZINE SHOWS HIS DENIAL
OF CHARGE WAS FALSE BY
CITING CASES IN WHICH HIS
FIRM SERVED TANDARD co.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Riehard
A. Ballinger, secretary OF the in
terror, has formally and vigorous
ly denied that his law firm at Sc
attle was the representative OF
Standard Oil. Secretary Ballin-
gers denials were directed spe-
officially at Hampton's Magazine,
which was the first magazine to
publish articles relative to the
now celebrated Pinchot-Ballingsr
controversy. In the Forthcoming
February issue Hampton's takes
up this Ballinger-Standard Oil
matter, and publishes the report
of one of the magazines investi-
gators as follows:
I'm an examination of the rec
ords in the King county wash
ington) superior court found
three cases in which Ballinger's
firm, Ballinger, Ronald & Battle
later Balilnger, Ronald, Battle
& Tennant-apepared for, the
&c Tennant-appeared for the
them while Ballinger was COM
missioner of the general land Of
flee. The cases are:
Case No. 2S,256, Standard Oil
company versus Gee. a.. Mariner,
suit to collect $1,784. III
Case No. 5000, George w.
Long versus Standard Oil COM
pany of Iowa. Suit for damages
brought by painter.
Case No. 59,196 begun De-
cember "a, 1907. Clarence Cum
ningham Che of the Cunningham
coal cases) against Louis Knaf-
Itch.
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rh.n ono .vn,n
cb;idran % tnnna I isaae;s @ anna ma anu .ne
The little SON som Isador v was u.a sant enp,y y
the darE besarant .,,th nS :.
tern for Nv S th,s t;ros , .ha s.n,,, ,an,
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wall and tn,d noItcamsr a. @ n1e mn
,auehad az him ~ first ~
Tha notice 90, Iahn I.f,na
daring pndergTonnd p Too % worber. So, ! own
s,sta e. Ss,s - 10 go !. :
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25 WOMEN ARE.
POISONED At
BANQUET
FALL VICTIMS OF MYsTERI.
Gus MALADY DURING THE
DlNNER-GIRL WHO WAS
PRESENT HAD MADE PUR-
CHASE OF CROTON OIL.

PAYETTE, Ida, Jan. IL
twenty-five women who partook
OF banquet given by the Royal
Neighbors lodge are in a serious
condition today from poisoning.
Although no fatalities have re-
suited many of the women have
required the services of physi-
clans and are still very sick.
A number became Ill before the
banquet was over and all were in
agony before the night passed.
At first it was believed that the
women were suffering from pto-
maine poisoning but physicians
stated that the symptoms pointed
to croton oil.
A rigid investigation will be-
made. Inquiry at local drug
store revealed the fact that a girl
who was present at the banquet
had purchased a quantity of cro-
ton oil yesterday without the
knowledge of her parents. Her
mother was one of the victims.
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Shooting Gallery Mishap
Causes Woman's S Death
After Wound Had Apparently
Healed, Tetanus Claims Mrs.
Ruth Mcdonald, Shot at Penny
Arcade.

After a flesh wound In the
groin had practically healed, Mrs.
Ruth Mcdonald, %. who was ac-
cidentally shot at the Penny Ar
cade, 1914 Pacific avenue, with
a 20 rifle on Dec. 27, died of
tetanus last night at st. Joseph's 5
hospital.
( Mrs. Mcdonald was never able
to tell exactly how she was IN
jured. She was employed in the
shooting gallery and supposed
that a patron loaded a gun, un-
known to her, and laid it down
on the counter. In some manner
1T was fired and the bullet pierced
her groin. Tetanus was carried
into the system by powder from
the rifle she'll. Symptoms of the
dread malady' did not appear until
a few days ago.
Mrs. Mcdonald Is survived by
her husband, S. Mcdonald, who
lives at. Pacific City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
MACH|N|STS
READY TO
STRIKE
4OCAL UNION WILL AID
SWITCHMEN If FEDERATED
MOVEMENT is DEEMED
NECESSARY.

Members of the machinists
union of South Tacoma, No. 102,
are ready to go on strike to aid
the switchmen Of Northwestern
railroads in their fight for living
wages II other railroad organiza-
tions vote to join in a federated
movement to this end.
This, in effect, was the decision
reached at a regular meeting Of
the union held last night, and an
official notification OF the will
ingness of the South Tacoma work
men to strike, If necessary, is now
being prepared for presentation to
the district president of the ma
chinists' organization.
The vote follows similar action
taken at Ellensburg and other
Washington cities recently, and
forms an entering wedge for a
complete tie-up of the Northwest
ern railroads, unless the roads
soon come 20 terms with the
striking switchmen.
There are 100 members of the
South Tacoma union, and should
they go on strike, the car shops
and round house would be COM
PEELED to suspend operations.
Vote Unanimous.
The matter of aiding the switch
men was first considered Dec. 20,
and has since been freely discuss
ed, with the result that the vote
taken last night was unanimous.
II. Boothe, secretary of the
union,r stated today that the record
of the meeting will be recorded in
the books of the union substan-
TALLY as follows:
cat a regular meeting of South
Tacoma Machinists' union No. 102,
II was unanimously agreed to no.
tify the district president that
this union will become a party to
a federated movement to aid the
switchmen in their fight for rea-
sonable wages, If such could be-
come necessary"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
WRECKED SHIP
GIVEN UP FOR
LOST
HULK OF THE CZARINA CAy
NOT BE SAVED-ONLY ONE
MAN SURVIVES SEA TRAts- 4
EDY-ALL OTHERS JUMPED
INTO WATER.
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MARSHFIELD, Ore, Jan. If.
Scores of watchers today are
patrolling the beach in the hope
that some of the bodies of the
"a victims CT the wrecked steam
er Czarina may drift inshore. Up
until 10 O'Clock this morning not
body had come ashore.
Late yesterday the four men
who had been lashed to the spar
OF the doomed ship were seen to
leap into the sea. Mills waved
his overcoat just before taking the
leap. All four men were immedi-
ately swallowed up in the surf,
which was running high.
First Assistant Harry Kentzell.
the lone survivor of the wreck,
is almost entirely recovered to-
day. Kentzell today says that he
owes his life to spar to which
he chung after diving from the
steamers deck.
There is no doubt that the ves-
sci will be a total wreck. There
Is nothing to do but leave the
hulk of the vessel to the sea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
HERMANN TRIAL
PROVES TAME
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PORTLAND, Jan. 14.-Captain
S. B. Ormsby, former forest SUI
perintendent for Oregon, former
commander. of the Grand Army of
the Republic, tottering with age
and palsied with illness, furnish
ed the only feature of the Binger
Hermann trial today, when he
pleaded piteously for vindication
from the criticisms that have
been heaped upon him during the
past five years because of~his con-
nection with the Blue mountain
forest reserve case.
The Hermann trial is coming to
the last day of its first week,
without direct connection between
Hermann and the other members
of the alleged conspiracy being
shown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
RUSSIA SLAPS
THE UNITED
STATES
ATTACKS PROPOSAL OF SEC
RETARY KNOX AND AC-
CUSES AMERICA OF HAVING
AIDED JAPANESE IN RE-
CENT WAR.

+
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ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 14.-
Novoe Vremya, Russia's most In
fluential newspaper, led the press
today in an attack on the propos-
al of Secretary of State Knox to
neutralize the Manchurian rail-
roads. Russia's attitude was >sai1
to be expressed in the following
editorial in Novoe Vremya:
''In answer. to the American at
tempt to frighten US with the
bogey of Japan we have the full
moral right to express our mrs
trust of our capacity to respect
the strict neutrality, which they
promise.
"In questions affecting the Pa
cific generally, and the Far East
particularly, this right they gave
us by their conduct during the
recent conflict between Russia
and Japan. During that war the
western coast of America served
as base Of supplies for Japan.
Hits Roosevelt Too.
"Again, during negotiations
for peace on American soil, when
the Americans were bound by The
gravity of the issue and by the
confidence reposed in them to be.
have themselves as gentlemen, tne
head of the republic himself ven
tured upon acts which met will
disapproval even in America.
"As proof of this we may rely
upon two kilograms, amons
Others, which were forwarded by
President Roosevelt to Mr.. Meyer
United States ambassador to st
Petersburg"
Just what were the contents oi
these messages the paper did moi
say.
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trust magnate that he may hold
the American consumers within
the hollow Of his hand.
Throughout, the message
bristles with phrases, forms of ar
gument, and protests so familiar
in circles where trust magnates
are most defended"
He declared that Taft's plan
for federal Incorporation Is wrong
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Bryan suggests the possibility
OF far-reaching plot to withdraw
corporations from state control,
and concludes:
1T Is not an exaggeration to
say that never I'm American his
tory has any president SO uncov-
cred his inclinations and pur.
poses as Taft has done i'm this rc-
cent message"
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because "all practical efforts to-
wards relief have been brought
about through state legislation
and under state authority"
He also calls attention to Taft's
promise to protect the corpora
tions from undue interference by
states" He says that federal in
corporation is Just what the mag
mates want.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
BRYAN SEES NO HOPE OF RELIEF FROM TRUSTS

lLINCOLN, Neb., Jan. a.
William ]. Bryan in the Com
moner today says:
President Taft's message re-
lating to the Sherman antitrust
law is formal notice to the peo-
pie that they have nothing to ex-
pect In the way OF trust busting
at the hands of this administra-
tion, and q reinsurance to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
PRISONER TAKES LIFE IN
HANDS IN MAKING HIS GET
AWAY.

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SEATTLE, Jan. 14.-One of
the most daring escapes ever
made from the city jail was eff
fected last night when Albert
Merris. arrested on o trivial
charge. gained his freedom.
= hlorrie was allowed to enter the
X&at rsnm soon after being
esed " Yet night and he im-
neolateay t about the task OF
falnih freedom. Tearing
fway tne Electric wires from q
conduit 16t more than one foot
4quafe, IND iavifiak death by|
zersy prisoner worked hlmselfl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
SIX INDICTMENTS
IN THE SUGAR
FRAUDS

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-The fed
eraf grand jury today. returned
blanket charges against six men
connected with the American
Sugar Refining company. The in
dicted men are. Charles r.
Heike, secretary-treasurer of the
company; Ernest Gerbricht,- for
mer general superintendent of the
company's Brooklyn refinery;
James F. Bendernagel, formerly
cashier of the Williamsburg plant;
Jean M. Voelker and James Halli-
gan, formerly employed as check
ers at Brooklyn. and Harry Walk
er. assistant dock superintendent
at Brooklyn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
DARING JAIL BREAK
in SEATTLE

Through the aperture.
Emerging from this, Morris
clung desperately to the iron
grating five stories above the
sidewalk for moment and then
began a perilous climb to the top
of the municipal building.
Here he squirmed through the
blades of the gigantic ventilator
fan and gained the roof. Se-
curing the flag rope he then tied
lone end OF II to the grating and
lowered himself to the fir escape.
From then on hEs escape was a
matter OF time only.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
Will Take Peary
To Pole In
Balloon
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SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Jan. IA.
DR.. Frederick K. Fielding an
nounced today that he and Com
mander Peary have completed
plans to sail to the north pole
In a dirigible balloon. He has
built a balloon with 200-horse-
power engine.
Fielding announced that he will
pay all expenses of the trip.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
WILD RUAioR.

EFFINGHAM, ILL.,, Jan. IA
Despite the reports that many
persons. were killed. when a Van
dalia train left the tracks near
Woodbury., I'LL, today. reports re-
ceived by telephone from the scene
say that, NO one. was seriously hurt.
(By United Press Leased Wire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
WAR VETERAN SENT HOMIE,

After spending the night in the
police station, w. S. Hamilton, 70,
a civil war veteran from the
Soldiers Home at Orting, was re-
turned there this morning. The
aged man appeared to be weak
minded and was picked up for
safe keeping.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
FRISCO VOTES
On BONDS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IL
San Francisco is voting today up
on two propositions to issue bonds
for the purpose of acquiring a mu-
nicipal water supply. The first
proposition provides for the issu-
ing of bonds amounting to $45,
100000 to bear 4 " per cent. in
terest, for the purpose of complet-
ing the Lake Eleanor project to
bring the waters of the lake and of
the Tuolumne river, in Tuolumne
county, to this city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
FACES CHARGE OF
DESTROYING NOTE

F. A. Caldwell, 1858 East J.
street, was arraigned before
Justice Card today charged by E.
d, Dodge with having destroyed a
$50 promissory note. Caldwell
denied the charge and put UP $500
bond for his appearance next
Tuesday. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
AGED WOMAN SENT
TO ASYLUM

Mrs. Emily Rudberg, 7s years
old. was committed to the asylum
by a lunacy commission today.
The aged woman Is said TO have
gradually become weak mentally
and yesterday became yiolents
Her daughter, Jennie Nelson. lives
at 2502 North Washington street.
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binary conduct" in appealing to
congress instead of the president.
He also admitted that Pinchot
committed breach of official eti-
quette, but declared that the case
was too big to be disposed of
lightly on some point of etiquette.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
BEFORE COURT
FOR ASSAULT

- On the charge that he struck a
oountryman over the head with a
chair, Nick Gavroc, an Austrian
laborer, was brought before Po-
lice Judge Arntson on a warrant
for assault and battery. Gavroc's
victim is under the care of a doc
tor with twelve stitches in his
head and has not been able to
appear against his alleged assail-
ant
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BY w. q. shepherd.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Isaac
Kinkelstein, Bad Man. This story,
riahtsout of the heart of the East
Side, isn't intended to ionize him,
but simply to tell how he turned
wicked.
1t was bad enough, on last
Thanksgiving day. for the Finkel-
stems to be living, with their five
children, In a room on the third
floor of the tenement at SO Lud-
low street; they had striven for
better things. But to have no
turkey for the brave little wife and
the five smart,as-a-whip childrenl
Isaac sat at the window and
looked across the street and over
the roofs to where the wall of the
Grand street bank with its red
Rihnt-lettered sign boasted that the
sffong boxes within had $780,
002 90 euresources."
bad always been honest.
81 '''7 tzazzath cr mon Hadn't
as other men
M. = un away from the
A@glf. when 1t tried &c
8her; hadn't he mar
a INT he become
In the quiet, out-of
- ner OF Russia. in whicl
- tding; and when thre,
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LOS ANGELES. CAL, Jan. IA.
With the wind blowing steadily
toward the ocean and the sun
screened behind heavy storm
clouds, George Harrison, secre-
tary Of the Aero club of Califor-
mia, ascended in the balloon Los
Angeles at IL: 80 this afternoon.
AS soon as the spherical was
loosed from its moorings it rose
rapidly and drifted toward the
Pacific.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
the famous "CIristy Girl"

several times at the charges.
Several witnesses testified re-
garding the artists alleged pro-
pensity for excessive drinking.
G. F. Hall, husband of Mrs.
Christy's sister, related an inei-
dent when he (Christy) and a
woman model shot at a target in
Christy's studio. When asked to
describe the models cost ume,
Hall said:
"She was in her shoes and
stockings, that's ALL"
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The discussion at the

The discussion at the
Twelfth Street Improvement
club meeting this week. as
was reported in the Times
during which a number OF
speakers declared against all
old politicians who are candi-
dates who refuse to be term
ed politicians merely because
they have held office.
After reading off a list Of
these candidates. Secretary
Beckley made the statement
that none OF them Is wanted
saying further that tho ola
gang had sold ont the city
to The Corporations. He did
not mean to include as the
old gang all OF the candidates
whose names be had read
off and the specific charge
was made only against a few
councilmon who yotad for the
recent n. p. franchise grab.
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Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy,
BY United Press Leased Wire.}

GAINESVILLE, O., Jan. IA
Witnesses and depositions sup
piled by Mrs. Howard Chandler
Christy in an effort to prove that
Howard Chandler Christy, the
artist, is not the proper person 10
have custody of his child occupi, d
the court today in a hearing of
Mrs. Christy's suit for possession
of her daughter Natelle.
Christy, who was present, list
ened to the testimony and smiled
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
WARRlNER GOES
TO THE Pen

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. H.
Charles L. Warmer. self-con-
fessed embezzler, today began
serving a sentence of six yearsi n
the penitentiary here. He was
brought from Cincinnati today.
Warriner confessed to having eln-
bezzled seas, ,o00 from the Big
Four railroad while he Was treaC-
urer OF the company
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-14
TAKE TANa1n no oounr.

Seeking 10 straighten out Al
tangle N deal IN which the sand
and gravel works at South Thirst
first and Delln streets IL involved.
G. D. EImofe is suing eter Sand
berg and Harrison Brothers II the
superior court.