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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
CITY WINS THE TRANSFER SUIT
CLIFFORD DECIDES T.R.8P.
AND TRACTION LINE MUST
INTERCHANGE TRANSFERS

Transfers must be given by thel
T. r. & P. company to the Trac-
,tion line cars and from the Trac-
ton line to the T. R. & p. line,
according to the mandate of Judge
Clifford decreed this morning in
his decision on the big transfer
case brought by the city.
Judge Clifford decides that the
settlement ordinance of 1902
holds and that the street railway
lines now being operated and
controlled" by the T. R. & P. COM
pany that company must provide
for an interchange of transfers.
The court declared it made no
difference whom the ultimate
owners may be, the settlement or
dinance declared that operation
and control of the lines by the old
company under one head furnishes
cause for the issuing of transfers.
10 the objection that the COM
panies would not know how TO
divide the receipts, the court re-
piled that that was a matter of
bookkeeping for the management
and because it might be a little
complicated was no reason why
the people should not have the ad-
Ivantages of transfers secured TO
them by the settlement ordinance.
The court said the evidence
Showed that whatever the owner
ship of the two lines, they are
operated and controlled" for all
practical operating purposes by
the one company under which
rests the responsibility for carry
ing out the terms of the settl =
ment ordinance. He said it was
not up to the city to hunt around
to find out who owns the lines.
They are run by the one mana Sc
ment and therefore the city gets
| transfers.
The street railway attorneys
were not present at the handing
down of the decision but it is ex-
pected they will appeal the case
to the supreme court and thus
delay the issuing of transfers. The
city attorneys, however, are of
the opinion that they cannot get
away from the proposition and
that they will have to come
through with the transfers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
To SAY
WHEN IS A
TRUST

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. II.
The speech to be delivered by
President Taft tomorrow night
before the New York Republican
club at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
is awaited with intense interest in
financial circles here today. Ii
was expected that the president
will take occasion to clear up
some misunderstanding concern
ing his policy and answer the fol-
lowing questions:
When is a trust a good trust ?
When is a trust bad trust?
How far could the government
go in the protection of trusts?
What should be the govern
ment's attitude toward the trusts
in the event of adverse decision
by the United States supreme
court in the Standard Oil and TO-
bacco trust cases,
What should be the govern
ment's attitude in the event Cf
favorable decision in these cases
How may the republican party
pledges be carried out best by the
administration?
1t is believed here that the
president will reiterate his state
ments that the government should
not run amuek" with prosecu-
.tions.
1t is probable that he will make
it clear that the decision of the
supreme court in the tobacco and
oil trust cases will have muc1
bearing upon the course of the az
ministration.
President Taft has worked hard
over this speech, and has put in
much time formulating it. He
has been fairly besieged for week
by financiers, urging him to make
his position plain, and, in that
manner, settle the present unrest
in the stock .NsrHet. Several
fnanciers have pointed out tina;
much of the uneasiness in the
market has been due to uncer.
tainty regarding the presidents
future policy. and that no matter
what 1t is to be there would be z
benefit from definite announ &c
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
CASE
WITH JURY

The Titlow condemnation case
of the Northern Pacific railway
was finished in federal court at
noon today and after taking the
jury down to a good dinner the
bailiff locked them up in the jury
roo INTO wrestle with the problem
of assessing the damages Titlow
will get from the company for
running his waterfront at the VIII
ton waterway.
Testimony went all the way
from $4,000 on the part of some
of the company's witnesses to over
100000 on the part of some OF
fitlow's witnesses. The latter
said the plans of the railroad will
ruin what is now valuable prop
erty for manufacturing cites.
AS he left the court room Tit
low was offered $4,000 by a
friend for his verdict but he said
he expected more.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11

been held back with quite evil
dent purpose. The game is to say
to President Taft, one of these
days:
Wed like to pass your legisla-
tion, old man, we really would,
but the session is getting late, you
see. By the time we get through
with the appropriation bills it will
be necessary for us to hustle home
to get reelected, understand. OF
course our reelection Is of the ut
most Importance, for you need a
republican congress to uphold
your hands and enact your poll
cies. We're awfully sorry we can't
do more this session, but just you
wait until next fall"
They handed this to the presi-
dent on the tariff and got away
with 1t. Moreover, they beguiled
him into defending their tariff,
and up to now he shows no signs
of having penetrated this simple
old bunko game of congress.
Besides. IL things come to a
tight squeeze. Aldrich can go fish
ing again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
GOES BACK TO PRISON
SO WIFE CAN BE HAPPY

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Feb.
11.-Thomas Leavis will out
do Enoch Arden by going
back to the penitentiary at
Joliet, ILL.,, to be locked with
in its walls, that he may es-
cape temptation to reveal
himself to his wife. Leavis
surrendered himself today to
the police, saying he had vio-
lated his parole from Joliet
penitentiary by leaving IL
linois, because he wanted to
see his wife.
He found her, he declares.
but she believed him dead
and had married again. Lea
Wis said that he had been to
her home, seen that she was
happy and left without max
ing himself known.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11

Isotto voce. They have, too. If
they don't let up on the old 'czar,"
All the talk on the republican side
today is of decision by caucus: !:
whereas, hitherto, it was simply a
question Of what the rules commit
tee, an alias for the speaker.
would say. In short, the insur-
gent movement has reached a
point where the members of the
house are daring to experiment
with majority rule, and liking It.
too. So the insurgents have
reached a point where they are
willing to suspend hostilities long
enough tospass upon the Taft bills.
But as the insurgents show a
willingness to take up the Taft
program for what 1t Is worth, the
Cannon gang in the house and the
regular" senators are less and
less eager. So in the turn of
events we see the congress which
cried so vigorously against Big
Stick. treating this constitutional
president" and his recommenda-
tions with utter indifference. At
least thus far.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
DIR. HYDE OUT
ON BAIL

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. IL
Mrs. B. c. Hyde, wife of the ply
sician accused of the murder of
Col. Thomas H. Swope, probably
is the only person here today who
does not know that her husband
has been arrested for the supposed
crime. Mrs. Hyde is seriously i'll,
and all information concerning the
recent inquest into the death of
the millionaire philanthropist and
the arrest of DR.. Hyde has been
withheld from Ler.
DR.. Hyde, anticipating the
murder charge, had prepared for
obtaining bail, and when arrested
remained in custody only long
enough for his attorneys to pre-
sent satisfactory bonds to the
court. Hyde was out on bail today
and consulted mis- attorneys. He
appeared cheerful and showed no
traces of unrest, although he ex-
pressed anxiety at the condition
of his wife.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
EVIDENCE
IN EXPLOSION
MYSTERY
CIV United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SANTA ROSA, Cal, Feb. IL
The investigation into the explos-
ion of dynamite. upon the bed
where Luella Smith and he baby
were sleeping. in tent house at
the Burke Sanitarium, today CEN
tered in Berkeley and Oroville.
District Attorney Lea went to
Berkeley, taking a setnographer
with him, for the purpose of inter-
viewing d. Warren billiard and DR..
A. w. Hit. billiard resigned as
chief clerk of the sanitarium fol-
lowing the explosion and gave the
district attorney the facts upon
which he is now working. DR.. Hit
formerly was member of the
medical staff of the institution
and recently resigned.
The fact that billiard and DR..
Hit resigned their positions at
the sanitarium, and the statements
already made public by billiard,
led District Attorney Lea to be-
lieve that he is making progress
toward the solution of the mys-
terry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
Picture Shows a Menace
To Morals of Children
Films Shown i'm Tacoma Depict
Grimes of All Descriptions,
VuIgarity and immortality

Stealing, immoI atty, murder,
vulgar comedy-these are a few
of the things represented in Ta-
coma moving picture shows for
the moral uplift of Tacoma chill
dren who patronize these theaters
by hundreds.
The Times by investigation
found that out of the twenty-three
films shown in the various thea
ters yesterday ten were of a na-
ture that would do anything but
improve the minds of children or
young people under the age Of
1S.
These ten representations are
of such a nature that they would
be barred from the United States
mail as indecent or Objectionable
matter, yet they are reSealed time
after time every day for the
amusement of men, women aid
children.
Seven of these films depicted
crimes of theft, showed murders
of various natures, four house,
breaking, and a number depicted
other forms of vicious mischief.
Examples of other objectionable
material represented are hold-up
scenes, suicides, indecent sugges-
tions, drunkenness, bribery, do
mestic infidelity. h
In numerous cases the scenes
were such as no thoughtful parent
would allow his child to witness.
They are only more vivid form
of the dime novel that has led
many boy to commit crimes
ranging from petty larceny to
murder.
And yet perhaps 20 per cent of
the people who patronize the mo-
ton picture shows are children.
The majority of the films are
not what might be called of an
Objectionable nature and a fow
even depict good sentiments, but
the good done by these is ve'y
small compared with the evil eff
fectS 0f tha othprs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
SECOND HAND DEALER
FINED S1OO

Max Zuckerkorn, the secon 4
hand dealer arraigned before Po-
lice Judge Arntson yesterday eor
failing to secure the necessary IL
cense and for selling goods that
had not been reported to the pawn
shop inspector, was convicted on
both counts affd fined 500 aud
costs. ], B. Swartzberg, an en-
ploye of Zuckerkorn, arrested On
the same charge, was released.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11

(By United Press Leased Wire,)
CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-Republi-
can newspapers of the west today
stand at ratio of five to 4
against the recollection of Speaker
cannon to the speakership of the
next congress, while a poll shows
ratio of 1S to I against his re-
election among independent news
papers west of and i'm the vicinity
of Chicago.
The following questions wero
asked:
1. Is Joseph G.. Cannon, of IL
iinois, your choice for speaker Of
the next congress?
2. DO you endorse the Aidrich-
Cannon tariff law or the Aldrich-
Cannon organization of the senate
and house?
The republican editors declared
against Cannon 2,653 strong. He
was supported by but 546. But 81
independent editors favored his re-
election, while 54I voted an em-
phatic mo" Totals: For Cam
mons reelection, 577; against his
Iie-SitttfoH, 'pc, ltf.
The supporters of the AIdrich-
Cannon tariff and the Irregular"
Organization of the senate and
the house were similarly in the
minority. Eight hundred and
twelve republican editors declared
for the tariff and the ''organiza-
tiOn." Opposed were 2,6S6.
Among the Independents the result
was % to ST.. Totals: Favorable
to the Cannon-AldriCh tariff and
the Irregular" organization $50;
against 3,283.
Speaker Cannon's home state of
Illinois disapproved of his re-elec-
ton by an overwhelming MAJOR
| ity, 232 editors opposing him,
while only 80 favored his return to
the speakcrship.
The following table summarizes
the vote on the Pacific coast:
Question No. I:
Observation-Disclosures, yes ID,
no 90; independents. yes 3, no 3S;
total, yes 25, no 1877:
Washington--Rep yes
21, no 81; independents, yes o,
no 13; total. yes II, no 81.
Oregon-liepublicans, yes II,
no A; independents, yes 4, no
t3; totals, yes Is, no 81.
Question No. 2--DO you endorse
the AIdrich-Cannon tariff and the
''oraganization"?
California - Republicans, yes
20, no 119; independents, yes 3,
no SO; totals, yes 32, no 155.
Observation-Disclosures, yes
23, no 20; Independents, yes o, ne
I3; totals, yes ), no 03-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11

Now that Aldrich has finished
fishing the present status of the
Taft bills is worth considering.
The postal savings bank measure,
which most of the banks oppose,
is in the hands of the packed and
hostile postoffice committee in
the house.
The interstate commerce COM
mfttee of the house, which holds
the railroad bills, is playing tag
with them. It's chairman, Mann,
is frankly hostile and has a sub
stitute of his own. Chairman Mon
dell of the house public lands
committee is an open foe of the
Taft conservation bills. His COM
mittee is proceeding with great de-
liberation. Uncle Joe's" hand
picked Judiciary committee is still
fishing so far as the bill to stop
the abuse of injunctions is con-
cerned.
The daily sessions in both
houses are stupid, even for con-
gress.
Meanwhile the appropriation
bills are way behind. They have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
UNDER THE NEW CHARTER
SERIES OF LITTLE STORIES EXPLAINING THE CTTY,s
NEW CHARTER, WHICH GOES INTO EFFECT NEXT


Scientists see in the eruption OF
iPoas, which was the severest
in its history, a warning OF terres-
tial disturbances in Central Amer
lea and the Panama canal zone.
Official warnings have been sent
to the canal authorities to
strengthen the vulnerable points
along tae construction lines In
preparations for the quakes Costa
Rican scientists predict.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11

It the End of the First Epoch of
Marked by the Bait Can.
doing. Taft may be slow, but this
constructive legislative program
through congress-"
But Aldrich went fisbing.s
He turned cold shoulder to the
Taft program and took up rod and
tackle. Of course, while. Aldrich
fished, congress could do nothing.
1t may not be clear to some mil
lions of red-blooded citizens in
Gods country why this is so, or
should be SO. The office holders
here, who regard Aldrich as the
sixteenth amendment to the con-
stitution, offer an involved ex-
PLANTATION. 1t has something to
do with senate courtesy and the
dark of the moon, but, boiled
down to hard English, 1t is:
"Aldrich Is the Boss"
Cannon used to be something of
a co-boss, but pesky insurgents
have kept Uncle Joe so busy this
session that 1t wouldn't make any
difference IL he did go fishing.
This came t=5sEsaRt battle has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
SH00TSAGED
WIFI: THEN
HIMSELF
DESPONDENT OVER FAILURE
TO MAKE A LIVING BECAUSE
OF HIGH PRICES, CIVIL WAR
VETERAN COMMITS AWFUL
DEED - WOMAN SLIGHTLY
WOUNDED.
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(by onlted PresS Leased Wire
BERKELEY, Cal, Feb. IL
Unable to continue the struggle
for existence in the face of the in
creased cost of living, N. E. Will
liams, a Civil war veteran, early
today shot his wife and commit
ted suicide in their humble home
in West Berkeley.
The aged man fired at his wife
as she lay asleep in bed. The bull
let grazed her forehead, making
a slight flesh wound. He evident
ly thought he had accomplished
his purpose, for he turned the re-
volver on himself and sent two
bullets into his brain.
Had Hard Time.
"He had been out of work for
a long time, and we have found
it so hard to get along now that
everything costs so much" sobbed
the broken-hearted woman today.
I'VE talked 1t over last night,
and it seemed SO hopeless. There
was no way which we could see
to improve matters. We went to
bed feeling very sad and old, and
like life had been a failure"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. II.
e-"Aldrich is back. Now we can
go to work."
So said members of congress
generally when the Rhode Island
dictator returned from his Florida
fishing trip. Nobody smiled or
expressed surprise or. any heat. 1t
is accepted as matter of course
here that. congress can do nothing
of importance with Aldrich out
of town..
Right after the holidays Presi-
dent Taft submitted his tardy
recommendations to this session.
He urged speedy action on postal
savings banks, his suggested
amendments to the railroad rate
law and the injunction system, he
advocated ship subsidy and a
number of conservation measures.
"At last the patient friends
of the president hastened to ex-
plain, there win be something
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
BIG LINER
FOUNDERS
UATE BULLETIN.)
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

w ANoo AfNoo~N
PALMA, Majorca, Feb. IL
The French transatlantic liner
Chanzy, which sailed from Mar
seilles last Wednesday with a
heavy cargo and a large number
of passengers, is a total wreck OFF
the northeast coast of this island
and it is feared that many liyes
have been lost.
Estimates of the number Of
persons on board are connecting,
some being as high as 1000.
PALMA, Majorca Islands, Feb.
lit was reported here this
afternoon that a French-Atlantic
liner has foundered off, the north
coast of this island, and that only
one passenger was saved. No de-
tails of the wreck have been re-
ceived SO far.
Majorea Islands Is the largest
of the Balearic group in the Med
iterranean, 115 miles southeast of
Barcelona.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
CITIZENS URGE
COM MtSSlONERS
TO APPEAL CASE

Fearing from reports they uad
heard that Dickson was about 10
change his vote on the matter of
appealing the annexation case to
the supreme court, a delegation
of 15 men from Spanaway, Park
land, Woodland and Midland call
ed on the county commissioners
today to urge that the original
action, in which an appeal was
decided upon, should be adhered
to.
Dickson was not present but the
citizens were assured that his
vote would not be changed Met
tier voted against taking an ap.
peal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11

8. L. Balkwill will run for
mayor.
After "due consideration" he
told special self-constituted com-
mittee at IL o'clock today that
he would make the race as "re-
quested" by the committee of
twelve and the mass meeting "spe-
cially invited" at the Tacoma ho-
tel yesterday.
In announcing he would run
Balkwill declared he would run
urftrammeled by promises and lie
expected the support of all the
elements that have united in max
ing the call for him to become a
candidate.
The committee that called on
him today consisted of Joshua
Peirce, Stephen Appleby, George
Burke, o. G. Ellis and Charles
Hotchkiss. After a short conf ar-
ence Balkwill announced he would
run and the committee retired.
Sentiment Divided.
The candidacy of Balkwill and
tHC man hSl III WHlCn ne MS
launched was the prevailing top.c
of conversation on the streets 10
day. What the chances are for
the ticket being endorsed when it
is reported back to the improve
ment clubs, labor organizations,
Chamber of Commerce and Com
mercial club is a matter of much
speculation.
Clubs May Repudiate It.
At least some of the improve
ment clubs are pretty sure to re-
pudiate the ticket. 1t is certain
that it will not be endorsed ry
several: The South Side I'm.
provement club, which is one of
the strongest in the city, has al
ready given notice it will not en-
dorse It.
The Twelfth Street club and
West End club, two more of the
influential clubs in the city, are
pretty sure to kick clear over the
traces and refuse to give endorse.
ment of the ticket.
What union labor will do is not
known. Parker. of course, will
be endorsed, but whether the
Continued on Page Six.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11

PORT LIM0N, Costa Rica, Feb.
11.-Reports received today from
the villages lying about the foot
of the volcanic mountain of Poas
stated that eighty persons were
killed during its eruption early
this week.
All the deaths were caused by
stones that were beIcb-
ed from the crater. Considerable
property damage also was done.s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
SAYS HE WAS
HELD UP

Stating that he had been held
up and beaten by three men ne1r
the junction of Commerce street
and Jefferson avenue, w. j. Nor
ris came into the police station
about o'clock this morning. He
said that he had put up a fight
but that he had received a severe
before the men left him.
They got no money.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
SENATOR
OF ACCEPTING
BRlBE
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. IL
Senator Conger testified today
that lothian Aids, now president
pro TEN of the upper house in tho
New York legislature, directly So
licited a bribe for his action in
killing a bill in 1901. The tes-
timony was given before the sea-
ate sitting as court to try Aids
upon the charge of having accept
ed $1,000.
Conger said that Aids demand
ed the bribe and arranged a mee:-
ing at which the negotiations were
conducted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
INSURGENT SENTIMENT STRONG in IVES
ALL CIRCLE ROUND.

Shoes going because leather is going and the
leather Is going because hid going hides
going because they they because
the packers not killing CATTLE the packers not
killing cattle because there demand for meat and there
no demand for the price is too HIGH and the
price high because cattle and cattle
because the demand heavy the demand heavy be-
hides going hides going leah
er is going and leather going because shoes
ing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
VOTE
AGAINST
GANG

OF WESTERN PA.
Pc RS OVERWHELMINGLY
OPPOSED TO CANNON AND
THIS "REGULtR" ORGANIZA-
TION - ALDRICH-TAFT-CAN-
NON TARIFF ALSO VOTED
DOWN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
M|LL|ONA|RE'S
WIFE IS FINED
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IL
After paying fine of $1,000 to
the local customs house. Mrs. Ed
ward v. Price, wife of a Chicago
Millionaire, whose thirteen trunks
were seived on her arrival on the
liner Cleveland, is preparing to
leave for Chicago today.
The trunks of Mrs. Price con-
tanned several thousand dollars
worth of dutiable goods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
BOY ARRESTED.

Taylor Parks, the 12-year-o,1
boy who escaped from the truant
school a day or so ago. was
brought in to the police station
yesterday afternoon by Marshal ].
S. Boyd of Ruston. Upon advice
from the school board, the young
ster was returned to the school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
POsToFFICE TO CLOSE

The postoffice will be closed to-
morrow, except between 8 and 10
o'clock in the morning. One COM
plete delivery throughout the city
will be made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-11
CITY POLITICS
In AWFUL
MIDDLE

DEVELOPMENTS COME RAPIDLY FOLLOWING YESTERDAYS
SELECT CONVENTION-BALKWILIIA ACCEPTS
CANDIDATES WITHDRAW FROM -
SENTIMENT SEEMS HOPELESSLY DIVIDED-sOME
CONDEMN AND OTHERS PRAISE WORK COMMITTEE