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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

The landslide of Johnson votes
Is believed to have demoralized
"the organization" The machine
men were confident that Anderson
would carry every city and would
receive the support of machine
factions throughout the state. The
size of the Johnson vote surprised
them. ....,-.
The organizations forces in
reality We're divided by the pres
erce of Curry in the field, accord
ing to the leaders.
Johnson presented a solid fron
and even the candidacy of Philip
A. Stanton, designed, as some be-
Feve, to split the vote in Southern
California, was of little account in
the totals. Stanton's vote could
have gone to either Curry or An
derson without affecting Johnson s
triumph.
The other gubema atorial candid
ate, Nathaniel Ellery, did not fig
ure.
Democrats Nominate Bell.
The clearing away of the smoke
Continued on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

The people lining of the municipal dock propo-
tion despite special keep the
parties and corporations that
max a profit by the present PLAN
ENDORSE FAWCETTS PLAN.
club last night took stand
the the business
mttee questions into the
Of throwing sand the eyes
getting confused they will not know
what is
resolutions to the this
travelling certain the
benefit the firms for which they
developing business.
KNOCK OUT DOCK PLAN.
An the dock proposition black eye
Commercial club night by City Commits
all the time He made
ignored the whole subject
finally lined and
to the building of fire
boat, a bridge Eleventh
Puyaup river and for viaduct
Gdenas
SHOTS AT FAWCETT.
U. municipal committee aroused the
Fawcett did the
Bbb declared hoty
counsel with the citizens
imbeciIe CRATER ands should be oused from office.
Mayor Fawc wasn nota meeting
privately however, that he does
the chamber
dock project for fear it will kill it,
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rtenis, Who Weighs Only 17s.

vidual with his three score years
and six. The oldest patrolman is
D. o. Foley. He is a youngster
who has celebrated his 65th birth
day recently.
q. j. Schock, the genial patrol
man who spends eight hours every
day at the depot, has seen more
service than any other man on the
force. He will be celebrating his
goth anniversary as cop next
November. Captain Of Detectives
John Fitzgerald comes next with
II and half years of police work
and Jailer L. B. Mccoy is third
with record OF II years. d. X.
Peterson lis still In the -kdndergar-
ten, according to these experience
ed officers, for I'D. X" has been
on duty as patrolman for only six
weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
PO|NOEXTER|S.
TARGET Of
TAFT MAN

HELENA, Mont, Aug. IT,
Fletcher Maddox, solicitor for the
bureau of internal revenue at
Washington and commonly un-
derstood to be the political ambas-
sador from President Taft to
Montana and Washington, will
leave here tonight for Seattle.
He will remain in and around
Seattle until the primary CAM
paign il over, i'm an attempt to
get the administration forces, bad
ly split i'm Washington, together,
in united opposition to Congress-
man Poindexter. 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
POINDEXTER FLAYS
GUGGENHEIMS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
OLYMPIA, Aug. 17.-"As proof
that the cause of progressive or
insurgent republicanism Is sweep
ing the country like a prairie fire
| have only to call your attention
to the recent elections and prim-
ary elections held throughout the
nation" said Congressman Poin-
dexter to an enthusiastic meeting
here last night.
One of the old Line Cannonite
regulars has been defeated In New
York, one was left at home in
Massachusetts, two were retired
in Iowa and two in Kansas, and
even in far off Alaska the people
have become so frightened at the
aggressive tactics of the Guggen-
helms that they have returned the
insurgent delegate Wickersham
that magnificent plurality of 1000
votes.
This last gratifying victory
again demon ates, If demonstra-
tion were necessary, that the peo-
pie of Alaska are amply capable
of self-government and are sick
and tired of the resource grabbing
tactics of the Guggenheims, car
ried on in such a high handed
manner with the aid Of fraud.
force, perjury, bribery and even
murder. In a recent instance
after the the agents of the govern
ment spent 100000 in an effort
to convict the agents of the Gug-
genheims responsible for the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

pounds, followed closely by Will
liam Hawley, a patrolman, with
265 pounds. j. Martonik is the
baby policeman, being only %
years old and mere slip of a lad
of 17S pounds. e. ]. Calkins is
short on weight-that is to say,
he does not show more than 260
pounds of avoirdupois, but he is
long on height. He holds the po-
lice department record, of feet
4 inches. William Van voris, the
humane officer. is the midget of
the force. for he is only feet Z
in height.
The oldest man connected with
the department is N. B. Bradfield,
the janitor, who is 70 years old.
L. B. Mccoy. one of the three jani-
tors, is the next advanced in age.
being still G hale and hearty indi-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
MORE MYSTERY
IN KENDALL
MURDER
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CAZADERO, Cal, Aug. IT,
Interest in the murder of Enoch
Kendall, his wife and son was re-
vived today following a mysteri-
Gus visit paid to the murder farm
on Red Oat mountain by several
unknown persons. The charnel
house was ransacked by the visi
tors, and although nothing was
removed, what grewsome relics of
the tragedy remained were close
ly examined by the intruders.
1t is believed that discovery of
the identity of the strangers
would give a direct clew to the
murderers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
1t You Are Looking For Trouble, Start
Something With the Tacoma Police Force

IT you are not looking for trou-
lble,i keep away from Tacoma's po-
lice department. There is an in
|stitntion which tollerates no
weaklings on its membership, and
to use the language of the day, it
lis mix with the rough stuff
when the local guardians of the
peace take hand in the matter.
There are 90 on the police pay
roll, two of whom are women, the
police matron and the public NOR
ais officer Averaging 2O2 pounds
in weight and five feet IL in
height, the department in its ag-
|gregate is certainly not small.
Miller Weighs 202.
The heaviest man on the force
lis Patrolman N. ]. Miller, who
tips the scales at 292. Captain A.
s. Read comes next, with 270
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

gist knows as jalap, one of the
least delightful medicines in his
catalog. Indeed, the prescription
man usually has a standing offer
of three lemon sodas and a cherry
phosphate with a stick i'm 1t to
anyone who, after taking jalap,
will say he enjoyed it. Cortez
found that the precious drug re-
sembled the precious metols In
one respect at least, all three of
them cause dmore or less internal
disturbance in his soldiery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

CoNSTANTINoPLE. Aug. f.
Every dog has his day, and every
days dog day-ou the Island
of Oxias, In the Sea of Marmosa.
oxias is the latest colonization
scheme-a tiny patch of deserted
land to which are exiled all the
stray canine population of the
Turkish capital.
For centuries dogs have roamed
at will in the streets OF Constan-
tinople and have given 1t a world
wide reputation as the dogs para
disc on the earth. No dog might
be killed They were sacred in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
COMFORT
STATION
ASSURED

A public comfort station is to
be built for women under the
sidewalk at the city hall.
The commission this morning
looked over preliminary plans by
the city engineer and told him to
go ahead with the project. The
new municipal convenience will
be at the south side of the city
hall under the sidewalk, with en-
trance from Pacific avenue along
the building. The project will
cost $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

'HARLES r. CASE, PRESIDE Mt STATE FEDERATION o.
-z LABOR. SAYS VOTE FOR POINDElXTER.

personal from c. r. president the
Federation Labor he has the following Pon
!
Earlier in the campaign asked attitude
the United States senatorial fight At that time concu
had been reached but developments then made
plain woIlSingmen
eating election of Miles POindexter,
before of the
right of participate freely in the affairs
We must have In national state
legislatures who believe in the peoples rights the end that
legislation the
of all With these
pes established then educate the people the
sy of active participation in the of them the
right (the will of the majority prevails.
Respectful
CHARLES R. CASE.
{
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LOOKS GOOD FOR|
! PO|NOEXTER
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire
CHEHALIS, Aug. 17.-Repre-
sentative Miles Poindexter is de-
lighted over the great victory of
the insurgents in the California
primaries.
He asserted that Johnson's vic
tory over the machine candidates
was an indication of the wide
spread dissatisfaction of the vot-
ers with the policy pursued by the
"old guard"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

the eyes of the religious law.
Every street and alley was dnfest-
ed with dog-just plain, mongrel
dog. Strangely enough. rabies is
said to be unknown in Constanti-
nople.
But the government of the
Young Turks decided to eliminate
the surplus canine constituency,
and expatriated every captured
dog which couldn't recite his ped
igree and produce a sponsor.
Thousands have been transplanted
to oxias, where they roam at wdll
CONTINUED on Page Fiye.l
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down men who resisted
their arrogant encroachments the
prosecutions were suddenly sus-
pended by an order from Washing
ton removing from office the dis
trict attorney in charge of the
prosecutions.
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Doesn't Want Their Endorsement.
eff we are to put this PROPOSE
ton up to the people / do not
want 1t hampered by being made
the scheme of these organization,
for they are both in bad with the
people," said the mayor today.
"Why, both of them just recently
went on record through their trus-
tees for the open shop, and the
people would be suspicious If they
were to take the lead for a dock.
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

That Henry A. Rhodes used to
sell crockery and coffee 20 years
ago near where the Jones build
ing is now located? He ia now
president of the Rhodes Brothers
store and president of the Com
mercial club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
JOHNSON HAS BIG MAJORITY
OTHER INSURGENTS WIN
EXCEPT IN ONE CASE
INSURGENTS NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS BUT SENATORIAL
RACE is STILL DOUBTFUL.

SAN FRANCISCO Aug 17-ram johnson, progressive re-
p"nicah LncoinRoosevet leader
the semaptore signals that
irto the ditch I'm yesterdays pm nary
Todays added and insurpent
colleagues have practically
direct primary held in Caifo ornia.
HAS 27,OOO MAJORITY.
estimated that johnson received 10000 throughout
the state to Charles f. Currys
OF the machine" polcd
The weak showing of the
rises Of the yotipg
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. IT,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier. premier OF
Canada, will reach Victoria on tho
steamer Princess Charlotte from
Vancouver at 4 o'clock this after
noon. Tomorrow night he will
address. the public at the exposi-
tion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
ROOSTERS, YOU MAY
CROW ALL YOU PLEASE

Roosters may crow in Ia
coma without fear.
G. A. Cavender petitioned
the commission this morning
to choke off the chanticler by
declaring growing roosters
between 1 and a. m. nui-
sances. But the commission
turned a deaf ear. They filed
the petition. If roosters
want to crow, let 'em crow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
TODAY IN HISTORY

Aug. IT, Is 10,
Cortez discover
ed Xalapa in
Mexico. He was
looking for gold
and silver, and
as the name
suggests t h e
principal prod
uct of Xalapa
then as now was
what. the drug
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

(By United Press Leased Wire.
MEDFoRD, Ore, Aug. IT.
More than so men are fighting
the forest fires in the mountains
a few miles south of this city.
The fire started Saturday morn
ing from neglected campfire and
spread rapidly. Two mills were
consumed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
DO YOU KNOW

That the st. Paul q Tacoma
Lumber company employs ap-
1900 men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
LADIES READ THIsi
Imported Gloves From

Q Imported Gloves From
. Denmark.
. A merchant in tonight'z
. paper tells of Ladies' Import
Q ed Gloves that he offers for
Q the small sum of 81. These
. gloves are guaranteed. and
. bought direct from the Dem
, mark factory. Look up the
, ad and call and see thaln.
, Lots Of bargains IN to- 4
, nights ads.
} oe Q 3 . . Q aaaaat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

That the output of Tacoma fac
tories has increased 400 per cent
in the last 15 years?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
BANK CLEARINGS

Clearings -. ...$994,4 ,404.6OI
Balances ...... -. 42,277.69
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
That

That $25,S71.16 was the
amount it took to run the public
library last year?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

That Tacoma BARRIERS get larger
wages than those of any other
large city except Spokane. :.
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eeeeeee . . . eoee .

. A delay of two hours in .
Q reaching Tacoma today caus- .
o ed the Barnum & Bailey .
Q stret parade TO be four hours .
o late. Thousands stood on the o
D street from O'Clock until .
o after 2 and were finally re- o
Q warded. Q
o The performance was up .
q to the Barnum & Bailey Q
o standard. o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

That r. p. Shut, candidate for
the legislature, was the first street
car conductor ON the cable line?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
R0YS AND COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEMBERS MAKE
FRANTIC ATTEMPT

RRINf, OTHER QUESTIONS CONFUSE THE PEOPLE
ANT DOCK PLAN SLIDE-FAWCETT SAYS CLUBS EN-
DORsEMENT WOULD INJURE PROJECT-PEOPLE WANT
DOCK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair tonight and Thursday.
Light westerly winds.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. IT.
The population Of Newark, N. j.,
is 347,469, according to census
bureau. Scranton, Penn, has
129.S67.
Only one marriage license was
applied for in the auditors office
this morning. 1t was issued to
Frank Richter of New York and
Helen Congensky of Tacoma.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. II.
The population of indianapolis
is 238, $50 AN increase Of 3O.S per
cent, according to the census bu-
reau, in today's bulletin.
Albany, N. Y, has a population
of 1OO,253.
Born, to Mrs. Wrye, 1906 South
] street. last night, baby boy,
1914 pounds. Mother and baby
doing well.
s.It is not judges, but justice,
that ts sacred."-Mayor Gaynor.
The output of the Fairbanks
country, including Tanana, will
be approximately $6,OOO,OOO this
year.
The Venezuelan congress is
studying law providing for the
teaching of temperance in the
public schools.
Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver is
campaigning in Wisconsin i'm be-
half of Senator LaFollette.
Hungarians in the United
States send back $4,000, 900 an
nually to friends and relatives in
Europe.
WintmilIs are becoming popu-
lar in Turkey because OF the alb
scence Of running streams in parts
Of the country.
The high cost of tobacco in
France has again brought the
pipe into favor and cigarettes and
cigars are on the wane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Col.
Roosevelt issued the following
statement last night with regard
to the action of the New York re-
publican state committee in choos-
ing Sherman as chairman of the
state convention in preference to
him:
ITO the persons who asked me
whether l would accept the posi-
tion of temporary chairman of the
state convention, l said that /
would do so if they were sure,
after knowing my ottitude, that
they desired me, because my
speech would be of such a charac-
ter that it might help il the COM
mittee named the right kind of a
man ON a clear cut, progressive
program; but that 1t would hurt if
neither the right kind of a man
was named, nor the right kind of
a platform adopted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
INSURGENTS MAKE CLEAN SWEEP i'm CALIFORNIA
|. R. To TOUR
WEST AS AN
|NSURGENT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. II.
I-"Realizing that the tendency of
the western states is strongly pro-
gressive and that none but a pro-
gressive republican will stand a
chance of election to the presi-
dency in 1912, Col. Roosevelt will
make his spring trip into the west
a basis for a Roosevelt presiden-
tial campaign"
This statement came today from
republican leader, commenting
upon the present party situation.
Rumors current here are thai
Roosevelt will plan his speaking
tour in all the southern states on
his way to the Pacific coast as
preliminary to the opening OF
campaign. In the West and
Northwest he will deliver several
addresses, most of which will be
in support of the insurgent spirit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. IT.
The population of Newark, N. j.,
is 347, ,469, according to census
bureau. Scranton, Penn, has
129,867.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

Born, to Mrs. Wrye, 1906 South
] street. last night, baby boy,
1914 pounds. Mother and baby
doing well.
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Only one marriage license was
applied for in the auditors office
this morning. 1t was issued to
Frank Richter of New York and
Helen Congensky of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

at is not judges, but justice,
that liz sacred."-Mayor Gaynor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

The output of the Fairbanks
country, including Tanana, will
be approximately $6,OOO,OOO this
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

The high cost of tobacco in
France has again brought the
pipe into favor and cigarettes and
cigars are on the wane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

| The Times, NJ. 738 or A 1913 il your paper
fails to reach your home regularly every
night You are entitled to good service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

Windmilis are becoming popu-
lar in Turkey because OF the alb
scence Of running streams in parts
Of the country.
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Covers the whole city and the suburbs wher-
ever you live you may have the Times deliv-
cred TO your door for soc per month.
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The people lining back of the municipal
stion despite frantic efforts of special interests
monopolized by private parties and corpo
make a profit by the present plan.
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The Venezuelan congress II
studying a law providing for the
teaching of temperance in the
public schools.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver is
campaigning In Wisconsin i'm be-
half Of Senator LaFollette.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-17

Hungarians in the United
States send back $50,O00,O00 an
nually to friends and relatives in
Europe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-22
MANY AlAsONs JOIN IN PLANNING
MEMORIAL To GEORGE WASHINGTON

unique among the memorials of the
world and will permit every grand jul
risdictiOn to honor every Mason il es-
teens to be deserving with leaf in its
hall Of fame, a photograph and BIZ
ography
The gathering of sucn men or prom
Alexandria Washington lodge No %
master in 1888. At his request in 1871 Il
laid the cornerstone of the District of
Columbia, and two years larer assisted
in laying the cornerstone OF the national
capitol In 1893 it performed the Ma
sonic ceremonies at his funeral
Ancient Cur1os.
In its halls, crowded with precious
mementoes, his memOrlaI was organized
today. There hangs the old charter
granted by Edmund Randolph grand
master of MasonS in Virginia in 17SS.
Close by. its pendulum cord cut and its
hands pointing to 20 minutes after 10
in the evening-the hour and the min
ute of his death-stands the old bed
chamber clock No money could buy this
silent old tale bearer Nearby in a
case is the little trowel ne used at lay
ing the capitol cornerstone In another
are his wedding gloves. his pocket conf
passes. farm spurs, q piece OF his tent
used a. Yorktown. his old fashioned
medicine scales and an eloquent token OF
his reverence for his mOther-a little
knife she gave TO him as a reward for
his obedience and which he treasured for
Sc years.
The Williams picture, painted from
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-22
Specials IN
Dress Goods

life in 1874, hangs on dnOrner wall II
cannot escape the eye, for it is much
unlike the accepted licensees OF Wash
ington- It shows the man in his
extreme old age and is the only
original life picture extant, in Masonic
regalia- His Masonic apron embroidered
in gold with French anc American flags
entwined. presented to the lodge in 1872
by his nephew, Lawrence Lewis, hangs
nearby. The only Origina; painting Of
lord Fairfax. Washingron-s early pa
tron and friend, is also there
The masters chain. occupied by Gen
Washington in presiding over the lodge.
stands in a glass case. from which it IS
removed only on extraordinary occasions.
It is 122 years old and was IN constant
use for III years Scores of other things
of his day, the old chairs and benches
of the lodge still in use. the front door
key Of the Bastile. presented in 1925
by Lafayette. which have come from
relatives and friends, are vaIued beyond
estimate.
There had been a sentiment against
choosing a new site for the memorial.
but for a great many reasons the one
proposed Ca Washington street is bet
ter fitted TO the purposes or a national
undertaking and the necessities have
outweighed the patriotic sentiment and
have won Il graceful consent to the new
site.
Todays first meeting held in the lodge
room. adjourned at noon ana all went
to Mount Vernon by a special train. The
party of distinguished men walked along
the bluff that overlooks the majestic
river and laid wreath upon the tomb.
They then returned to the .o6ge at Alex
andria for comforting OF degrees
Tonight at the ennua- banquet of the
old lodge. secretary of var Dickinson.
James D Richardson. sovereign grand
commander, Scottish Rite Nasons. rep
resentatives Charles c. CARING and
Champ Clark. and the Rev. John Wesley
Jill y. D. Of New York Viii speak.