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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
20YS CLIQUE WOULD STAMPEDE VOTERS TO LANB0R
Freeland's Defeat Is
the Last Hope
With Full Anti Roys Sentiment at Polls Defeat of
Open Town Corporation Candidate Seems Assured

The most desperate political
battle Tacoma ever saw is being
wound up today. 1t has not
been as spectacular as the mayor
atty campaign but Is is even more
desperate in its gum shoe work
and In the use of money to try
to save RCys" and get a 'coun-
Gil that will be for the corpora
tions.
The utter refusal of the peo-
pie to stand for Roys, however,
has about convinced the special
interests that 1t Is hopeless to
look for help from him and they
practically concede Roys is beat
en- and that Petit will 60 in.
This makes it necessary to d.
rect the campaign to other chan
nels in the hope of saving some
thing and controlling the council.
Today the batteries of the saloon
and the money crowd are being
turned against Freeland in the
hope of heading off the stampede
that has set in for him and that
bids fair to land him in office.
The special interests must have
Lamborn to control the council
The effort of the gang that
wanted to save Roys" in the
beginning of the councilmanid
election following the mayoraIty
election began sounding the
changes on the thought of send
ing them al black They thought
II they could get Roys returned
with Woods and Seymour the
corporations would still be able
to control. And they were will
ing to take the rest IL they could
Save Roys."
But the people showed they
meant business gainst Roys.
Then began the jockeying and
horse trading. The special inter
ests finally came out for Nick
Lawson hoping his Scandinavian
friends could be swung for Roys
in return for support for Law
son. But this did not go either
and Roys, is is now practically
conceded by the saloons and cor
porations, Is done for, so today
they are trying to save Lamborn.
He Is the last hope of the cor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
THE LAW

Ordinance No. Al, section L.
Every person who keeps, or who
assists in keeping, or who is an
inmate of, or who is employed in,
I'm any capacity whatever, or who
sOlicits or invites any person or
persons to enter, visit or frequent,
or who frequents any house of ILL
fame, or any house resOrted to for
the purpose of prostitution, within
the city of Tacoma; and every
person leasing or permitting,
|either as agent or owner, any
building or premises in said city to
be used as a house of ill-fame or
house of prostitution, shall upon
conviction thereof, before any
committing magistrate, be fined in
a sum not less than ten nor more
than 500 or be imprisoned i'm the
city jail not less than ten nor more
than 80 days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
SIXTEEN BILLION DOLLARS
UNDER M0RGAN'S THUMB

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, May 15.-Twen-
ty-five men-directors iI the steel
trust and ]. p. Morgan's banking
house-are officers or directors of
railroads and industrial concerns
having a total capital and surplus
of nearly sixteen billion dollars,
with a gross annual income of
over four and half billion dol
lars.
Figures showing the ramifica-
tions and vast influence of the
Morgan group were produced
here at a hearing before the in
terstate commerce commission.
They were compiled by an expert.
Companies having more than one
Morgan man on their boards were
placed only under the name OF
one, so there is no duplication.
Here's the list OF Morgan men,
with capital stock including sup
plies. etc. of companies In which
they are directors;
G. r. Baker 4.944,s0s, 465
n. 3. Ream. ..s 1,o60. .7e9. o44
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
THE OFFICIAL

favor restricted district,
and God help me, intend to
maintain il as long as have
power to do so. It is ridiculous
to say that the social evil can be
abolished. 1t cannot, and 1 will
nevfr try to stop it. All the women
drink. If they were not permit.
ted to have liquOrsfn their rooms
they would go on the street and
buy 1t. They tell me the women
sell beer as high as So and So a
bottle. 1 don't care if they sell Il
for $40 bottle. Mr.. Rowland
says the women are running blind
pigs. 1 admit they are selling
liquor, just as admit there are
100 women i'm the disorderly dis
trict."--L. w. Roys, in interview
in Tacoma Ledger, October 13,
1910.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

poration crowd.
He was with the corporations
when he was in the council be-
fore. In his platform he ans
nounced he is for "a sane en-
forcement of law" which expert-
ence means enforcing Just such
laws as the officials happen ID
desire and ignoring others, and
the saloons and special interests
want him.
But even this scheme seems
destined to fail. The people have
become thoroughly aroused now.
Freeland Abuse.
They have looked into the rea-
sons for the abuse of Ray Free-
land for months by certain iny
terests and they have discovered
that the abuse started the day
that Freeland refused to go to the
office of certain would be polia
tical dictator in Tacoma to get
orders how he should vote. They
have looked into Freeland's rec
ord and discovered that his eight
years of service for the city have
shown a record of honesty and
faithfulness seldom known. Every
cent has been accounted for. Ha
never used the city to boost his
own business outside. He has
been with the people every time.
And the people have also been
looking into the political record
of his competitor. They find he
himself admits that he, whild
councilman, grabbed SO much
city printing in violation of law
that other printers kicked and SO
he drew the money through his
foreman to allay suspicion. And
they are wondering whether q
man who will do that to tricld
while he fattens his pocketbook
Is Just the man they want to put
over the municipal cash box.
For a week there has been q
regular stampede 70 Freelandl q
1t looks as If he is going to ca
in with Petit and that the peo-
pie are going to have at least
two champions In the coming
council who will block any
schemes of the interests and
tsalOons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
u. S. INTERVENTION I'm MEXICO
LABOR LEADERS FREED

Justice Lamar reversed the deci-
sion of the court of appeals of the
District of Columbia, sentencing
the men for contempt in disobey-
ing a court injunction in the case
of the Bucks Stove & Range Co.,
and dismissed the whole case.
The decision in favor of the la
Dor leaders was based on the con-
tention that the case was purely a
civil one, and that the contempt,
IL any, was shown, was purely
civil. In such case, 1t was de-
clared, jail sentence was entirely
unwarranted, and if any punish
ment were inflicted nothing more
severe than a fine could be i'm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
What Roys Said
To Machinists

Some folks who wonder why
the Socialists are becoming so
strong in Tacoma. No wonder at
all when an instance such as fol-
lows Is taken into consideration.
Just previous to the time the
Metal Trades machinists were to
demand certain conditions, they
We're locked out, May 81, 1910.
Their employers realized what
was coming and 'tbeat them to
it,"
John M. Roberts of the Puget
Sound Steel Works requested
commissioner Roys to give him a
bunch of stars to place on strike
breakers. Roys didn't know who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

Today's decision is the culmin-
alton of long and hard fought
battle by the government to XIII
the $500, 900 900 combine II
claimed was the greatest octopus
in the business world which Ii
headed by John d. Rockefeller
the worlds richest man. 1t prob.
ably has been the most costly It'll
cation ever undertaken fn Ameri-
ca.
For the government Attorney
General Wickersham and Special
Attorney General Frank p. Ke1-
log contended that the Standard
was the outcome OF d conspiracs
Matched Ia 1870 which had been
fed BY Illegal rebate. fostered ~
pnfair competition and made I'm.
presna8Ie through entire dolninn-
tion of the market.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

posed.
The case was remanded to the
lower court, with instructions
that the action be dismissed. In
ordering the dismissal it was
pointed out that the differences
between the Bucks Stove & Range
Co. and the American Federation
of Labor had already been ad-
justed.
Labor leaders are jubilant over
the victory. 1t is regarded by
most of them as one of the biggest
triumphs that labor has ever at
tained in the courts, and is con-
sidered the turning point in la
bor's fight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
SAW MOORHEAD
PICK Up OAR

w. Y. Moshier, former deputy
sheriff and rancher living near
the scene of the tragedy. was on
the stand at the close of the morn
ing session Of the Moorhead MUIR
der trial today. He told or being
summoned by little Jimmy Buch-
anan, OF going to the scene OF the
tragedy with James Evans. OF
taking the body OF Mrs. Sadie
Buchanan to the Buchanan home,
and OF seeing Moorhead pick up
three pieces Of broken oar as they
were carrying the body away.
DR.. +. u. Pratt testified rela-
tive to the injuries sustained bx
Mrs Buchanan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

AucSt uSiuDSIS nave also iDe6u
shown an outline of the military
preparations by Gen. Wetherspoon
Of the Army War college and by
MAJ. Gen. Wood, chief of staff.
Every effort has been made to
keep these matters from becom-
ing public and strenuous denials
have been frequent. The facts,
nevertheless, are exactly as /
state them. *
Speaker Clark, William Sulzer,
chairman of the foreign affairs
committee; Oscar Underwood,
floor leader for the democrats,
are among those who have been
prepared" for what is to come.
On the senate side Lodge, CALM
ger, Penrose, Cullom, Stone and
Bacon of Georgia have been told.
Everything Ready.
The War college has worked
out its plan for an advance to
Mexico City. It has the blank or
ders all ready to issue at any
time, summoning state militia
regiments into the field. Detail
plans are ready. as to the trans
port of the militia to the points
on the border. Available at a
moments notice Is complete In
formation about thes esMexican rail-
roads, their equipment, cars,
routes, etc. The war board has
a plan of campaign which has
been approved and which is
based on secret information which
our agents have been at work se-
curing for months. This plan, 1t
Is understood, contemplates an ad-
vance from three points toward
Mexico City; namely, El Paso,
Eagle Pass and Vera Cruz. The
navy would patrol both coasts,
but several full regiments of mar
Ines would be landed at Vera
Cruz to make the advance on
Mexico City. 1t is the plan to
use the regulars as a nucleus for
each of the three divisions, sup-
plementing them with state mill
itia.
Trust Behind It.
One of the reasons for the ex-
traordinary precautions for Sec
recy is to protect these plans ana
to make them effective by the
rapidity of their execution after
the word has been given to ad-
vance. When the. special mes
sage comes to congress the situ-
alton will be presented as an en-
ergency. Congress will be urged
70 act Immediately by resoiu-
tion authorizing the president to
act, and providing necessary
cash. Then everybody will cheer
and the powder trust stock will
go UP In the market.
The pressure for. Intervention
comes from the powerful indi-
vtduals and corporations owning
railroads, oil lands, mines. smell
ters, steamships. ranches, cattle,
and other properties In Mexico.
Will Extend Border.
find 1t Is the sincere belief
OF the best informed that final
outcome will be the moving of
the Mexican boundary about 4e0
miles south. believe this to be
the intention of those who have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

the men were but he ordered the
stars given.
I The machinists thought that
they had a right to have stars
and also asked Roys. "You have
no property to defend' was Roys'
answer. Then he practically or
dered them to get out of his of
flee.
Roys is the sort of fellow
that is for the 'big business"
man first and the wage Garner
afterwards. His attitude toward
the machinists was not surprising
being but a typical act from the
man who says he is bigger than
Ethe law.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
NEGRO MURDERER
IS SHOT TO Death

(By United Press Leased Wire. II
MONTGOMERY, Ala. May 5E,
Two negroes are dead, one me-
gro and one deputy sheriff WIN 4i6
and three other deputy ehoriff4
are seriously wounded today a1
the result OF negro killing tNes1~
ty miles south Of here
Tom Benson. the killer, Fought
off the deputies when they at
tempted to arrest him. Then he
barrlcaded himself ii cNbfn.
When # was SGT Attire I}ouaofx
STAGGERED through tie door 80 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
Will Push Border
400 Miles South
PLANS FOR INVASION READY-TAFT WILL
ASK AUTHORITY FROM CONGRESS- ONLY
A FEW LET IN ON SECRET
BY Gibson Gardner

BY GlISOn Gardner
WASHINGTON D. G., May 15.-The Mexican
crisis may be expected at any moment It will not be
denied much longer that Intervention is result
which has been foreseen from the start. The prop
erty interests of Americans in Mexico furnish a
motive which is too powerful to be withstood The
strong arm of the United States-our army and our
navy-w soon be stretched out to save these inter-
ests.
War may be the result Intervention is the name
under which invasion will be proposed and no action
Will be taken without the authority Of congress.
Everything is being done to prepare congress for a.
special message from President Taft asking such
authority The subject is being presented in srictest
confidence to leaders in both houses without regard
to party They have been called to the White house
and shown dispatches and confidential reports and
several of them have been taken to the state depart
rnent and "shown" by Secretary Knox and Assistant
Wilson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
Is Roys Worthy Of a Single Vote?
THE OATH

II, L. w. Roys. do sOlemnIy
swear that l will support the con-
stitution of the United States and
the constitution of the state of
Washington, and that / will faith
fully and impartially discharge the
duties of the office of councilman
according to law, and to the best
OF my ability, SO help me God.
l.. w. ROYS."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
LIGHTNING STROKE
RENDERS WOMAN
SPEEchlESS

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 15.-
Struck by a bolt of lightning fol-
lowing heavy rain and thunder
storm which swept over the
town, Mrs. Cora Hackney has
since been speechless. She was
knocked down and her clothing
stripped from her body. Other
wise she was unhurt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

This is f. II. Petit who will
be the next commissioner of Pub
lie Safety provided he defeats
Roys in tomOrrow's election. II
will be noticed that during the
campaign not a single thrust has
been made at Petit. Even the
politicians who are trying to de-
feat him have been unable to
find anything that would be de-
rogatOry to his policies or char
acter. Thousands of dollars have
been lost to the city of Tacoma
through the persistence and
avowed purpose of ROys to per-
nit blind pigs operating. Petit
has absolutely nothing of the
fanatic about him but stands for
enforcement of the laws which
mean civic decency.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

NEW YORK, May 15.-Be-
cause Prof Rudy OF the college Of
the city Of New York insisted upon
reading poetryhis own included
Ito his wife at all hours OF the
day and night, she. AIRS. Ada Anna
Ruddy Is asking Tor divorce, al
ieeIng inhuman treatment. Also
there's 3 poetic affinity mentioned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

the affair in hand, and whether
the various steps are called Gin
tervention," annexation" 'fn-
vasion' or the restoration of or
der" the fact appears to be that
Mexico will soon cease to exist as
an Independent entity and will be-
come in fact, If not in name, a
territorial annex to the United
States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
DRURY'S MAN
on SLIDE

Chester Hansen, OF the q
Freeland campaign commit q
tee, said this morning: q
We look for Freeland to o
defeat Charley Drury's can q
didate by at least 1900 mai .
ority. Lamborn has been 3
losing ground steadily and q
the Injustice of trying to re- .
call Freeland is becoming q
more and more apparent. Q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

cage struck when a clerk told
them to page for Fired ]. Szectz-
ska Sheboygan, Wis.,. One bell
hop with a cold finally sneezed
the name correctly.
The pig, given by Mrs. O. III.
P. Belmont as a prize for chari-
ty. proved to be crippled and was
killed.
Amy Paine, the actress, was os-
traeised aboard the Celtic sailing
to New York. because she smok-
ed cisarets ON deck.
Mrs. W. 8. Wall OF Atlanta,
Ga. while visiting in Cincinnati,
used the long distance telephone
to talk with her parrot. 1t cost
her $50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
GOMPERS, MORRISON AND
MITCHELL NEED NOT
SERVE JAIL SENTENCES
FOR CONTEMPT.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., May Is.
President Samuel Gompers,
Secretary Frank Morrison and
Vice President John Mitchell Of
the American Federation of Labor
will not have to serve Jail SEN
tences.
The supreme court of the Unit
ed States in a decision read by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
Mary Garden
to Come Here

Mary Garden, the famous grand
opera star, will sing here June S.
With her come Arturo Tibaldi, vio-
linist, and Howard Brockway,
pianist.
She is said to possess 5000. 900
in jewels.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
Picked Up From the Days News
(By United Press LEASED Wire.l

PEKING, lday 15.-The China
British agreement provides for
gradual extinction of opium cur
ture and traffic in both China
and India. to become complete in
1917.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
Chicago Bars s.Death Cup. ;,

CHICAGO, May I5.@The pub
lie drinking cup in schools, Off
ces, stores, physicians waiting
rooms and all other public places
Is barred after August 6, by a
new ordinance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
Would Weed Ont Degcnerates.

BOSTON, May 15.--AII degen-
crates should be killed with an
anaesthetic is the suggestion the
Rev. @. w. Cutter made before a
conference Of Unitarian ministers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
Sane Fourth for New York.

NEW YORK, May 15.-New
York is to have its second sane
Fourth" this year with oratory,
athletics and music, breaking out
simultaneously In 100 spots.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

Allow us to say as post com.
mander and senior vice COM
mander of Custer post,
That the above mentioned item
was unwarranted and without au.
thority, and does great injustice
to Custer post and the @. A. r
The rules and regulations of oul
order explicitly prohibit Custer
post and all other G.. A. r. posts
from endorsing candidates for
official positions. Neither the
name of Mr.. Roys nor any other
of the candidates for municipal
honors hasN ever been before the
post for endorsement or consider
alton.
"A. A. KNIGHT,
Post Commander.
r. g. Hodge,
Senior Vice Commander.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15

CHICAGO. May 16--aeveral
pages a : leading hotel y Chi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
Standard
Oil Loses
Government Successful
In Hard Fought Battle
(By united Press Leased wire.>

WASHINGTON D. c., MAY 15.-THE UNITED STATES sU-
PREME AFrERNooN HANDED DOWN IT'S DEoI-
SION oRDERING DISSOLUTION STANDARD OIL
COMPANY, DECLARING TRUST
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
CUSTER POST
PROTESTS
Editor Times:
The following item appeared in
the Sunday Ledger of the 14th:
"CUSTER POST INDORSES ROYS

War With Michigan
Volunteers.
Custer post No. of the G. A.
r. has indorsed l.. w. Roys for
commissioner of public safety.
Mr.. Roys was a first lieutenant OF
light artillery, Michigan volun-
teers. The members of Custer
post are working hard for Mr..
Roys to secure his election Tues
day."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-15
W%@athor.
: forecast

For Tacoma and Vicinity:
Showers tonight and Tuesday.
Light southerly winds.
The Washington times., 1911-03-13
No Trust Decistons---Street Bulllsh on the Market
STOCK MARKET SHOWED STRENGTH
AND FAIR ACTIVITY-NET
GAINS MADE.

, of the whole market for Americans and
of the promising manner in which our
German friends look upon the future
of the United States Steel stock.
Leading banks of this city have in
creased their security holdings by
s., 500, 900 since the January call OF the
Comptroller of the Currency.
1t was reported on the Street that
syndicate headed by Morgan had been
formed for the purpose of securing the
listing of AtChison on the Paris Bourse.
It was also believed that the Atchison
would profit materially as a result of
the movement of troops in the South.
The American Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company declared a dividend OF
s. a share payable April 15.
The subtreasuTy gained $l,224,OOO from
net gain since Friday of S., 232, 900. Be-
cause of the ease in the money market,
this loss cuts no figure as market in
fluence.
The supreme Court did lot hand down
any decisions in the trust cases, but 1t
did sustain the cOnstitutionallty of the
corporation tax law.
This was naturally another mild blow
at corporations, but the market threw
il oft, with a slight reaction from the
high prices, where with less firm feel-
ing. less optimistic trend, the loss would
have been more severe.
Union Pacific, which had sold TO liSHs,
dropped back g. with a net OF Il point
Improvement. steel held net q ad-
vance, Reading q, and the whole list
from Z to 81 Cf a point. Missouri "a
Cifin PENNSYLVANIA, and Atchison were
the strongest features of the secondary
list.
The chances are for a strong closing.
The Washington times., 1911-03-13

NEW YORK, March 13.-The strength
Of the stock market is the subject OF
conversation on the Street. There
doesn't seem to be any floating stock
seeking buyers, and the cleaned-up con-
dition is a warning to the spectators
with bearish tendencies to let the buzz
saw alone. The fact is apparent that
the market is in splendid condition TO
meet the decisions and from the start
the rumor was persistent that the To-
bacco decision would be handed down
and the stock of the American Tobacco
Company made a sensational rise Of
points. The chances are for a higher
closing. unless the trust decisions are
handed in and should prove to be as
drastic as the bears anticipate.
The Street is perfectly willing to have
the decisions, anxious to get them out
Of the way for the upward movement.
in recognition of the improved condi-
ton of general business, the increased
employment of labor in manufacturing
enterprises and the easy money mar
kets of the world. Operators on the
bull side Of the trade believe that ths
decisions are the only obstacles now in
the way of a bull movement Of import
ance
Despite the fact that 1t was wait
ing Monday" there was really more
business transacted than usual on that
day.
Of the optimism of London, as judge
The Washington times., 1911-03-13
Today'sNeqv York Stock Exchange Price,

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