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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
CENTRAL LABOR
! COUNCIL MAKES
PROTEST

Three letters. signed by the
secretary of the Central Labor
council were presented TO the
this morning. The
commissioners were told that the
council had been informed that
1.-THE eight-hoy- law was being vio-
lated on the Nisqually plant and
the council was asked 10 provide
for a penalty in future city con-
tracts should the eight-nour law
|be not observed.
1t also was claimed that the
unions had been Disseminated
against on the city dock work and
that information had been given
that, because of this, the city
was paying more than necessary.
A protest was made against the
Ben Olson company working on
the city dock. Claim was made
that competition had not been al
lowed. The council said that 1t
had been informed. that a police
Judge of Tacoma was Interested
In the company and derived
profit on city work.
1t Is not known just what ac-
|tion viii be taken by the commits
|sioners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
MAN KNOWN IN TACOMA
SUICIDES IN PORTLAND

suicide addressed a letter, said
this morning:
Il had known Gentry for about
four months. He was engaged in
contracting work, with headquar-
ters at Seattle, and had at times
business in Tacoma. He was about
F35 years of age, and SO nearly as
I could observe appeared to be of
a cheerful disposition. He told
me a few days ago that he was
going to Portland, where he ex-
pected to secure a contract. The
only relatives he had so far as l
know are mother and uncle, who
live in Minneapolis"
Mr.. Rush received telegram
from a Portland undertaken this
morning informing him that the
body would be held awaiting or
ders for disposition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

put the money In his pocket,
claiming II represented other
work for which pay was coming
to him. But the work so charged
was $91, so his story does not
fit.
WhatIl Happen
Now the question is, how Is
the county board going to over
look these things.
The payrolls show that the
teams of Mounts which he adj
mits were put to work under the
names of other people, were
paid SO and 81 a day while the
teams of other men on the same
job, doing the same work, drew
from the county but SO.
Why this peculiar discrepancy
of 81 a day to the advantage of
the Mounts teams?
Who got that extra dollar?
Did Mounts get 1t or who did
get 1t and who got all this money
anyway
Mounts says all he did was
we'll known to the commissioner
or at least to certain members OF
the board.
There is no doubt by that he
meant Peterson and probably
Mettler. or ME and Mettler"
ran things to suit themselves.
The people are going to keep
an eye on the present board and
see whether Libby and Martin
propose to train with Peterson to
go on in the game of robbing the
county or whether they are going
to stand for the people.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
Honorable Jap Gets
After the Times

term of Life Imprisonment, by
the order of the Imperor.
The case now settled. So any
one who wants to see the pris-
oners will be admitted; ana can
have chance to talk with them.
If one ask them, they will answer
him what they intended.
The step Japanese government
took is right.
One who planed a plot to kill
one, he is punishable. One who
tried to kill the ruler must be
punished too.
To put death penalty upon the
person who plan killing the Im-
peror is precisely stated in the
Japanese Criminal Law.
Japanese government used the
Law.
They were ought to be killed.
And were killed. Why could this
be a barbarous act2 This is not a
act of the Semi-savage, is it?
Very truly yours,
G. A. S. CA Jap)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
RECALL WILL
Re CLOSELY FOLLOWED
BY OTHER PETITIONS

Over 20 of the recall petitions
against the four city commission
ers were taken out this morning
and they are being signed up rap
idly.
At the Fawcett recall headquar-
ters in the Chamber of Commerce
building all four of them were
put on the table last evening and
at noon today they were all prac-
tically full. The petitions will
be kept there until tomorrow and
they will also be in the hands of
citizens all over the city.
Anybody desiring to circulate
a petition can get 1t by applying
to H. G. Rowland on the third
floor of the Fidelity building.
1t is likely that petitions will
be taken to all the churches Sun
day and that they will be pretty
generally filled UP there. This
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
TWO ITEMS IN LAbOR'S FIGHT

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Los ANGELES, Feb. 1.-THE
large sum of money pledged by
the workingmen of the East
means victory in the biggest strike
Los Angeles has ever known, ac-
cording to Geo. J. Gunrey, labor
organizer, who has been lining
up the local unions for the i'm
pending struggle. Gunrey said
the strike will be called in May.
every union labor man and
their sympathizers will partici-
pate in a monster demonstration
late in April" said Gunrey today.
"Then may come a strike of all
the building trades of the city.
Union labor in the East is in dead
earnest about winning the battle
in Los Angeles. There has never
been a whimper as l have called
for funds.
ga 1000 check came today. I
have had $4,000 in the last three
weeks. l get whatever I ask for
without complaint"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
Late Bulletins
(By United Press Leased WIRE. J

United
SPOKANE, Feb. 17..Guilty of manaughter,"
er returned before Judge f. H. Sullivan
Thanksgiving night
SAN DIEGO, Feb 17-Glenn H. Curtis made demonstration
hydroplane
easily warship be hoed
his ma
DIEGO, 17--Headed by A. Henry a year agr
on land a a
London dispatches of
London Daily
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb 17-t is semi-officiaiy
China
4, q ultmatum will be
YORK, us testimony hat forme State
had to the
given today by Congressman Otto Foelker.
CHICAGO, 17-Frank Chance, manager Cubs,
declared Overall would pitch the opening of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

panies in the United States, each
paying tribute to the Bell Tele-
phone Co., he began to cast about
for plan of merging them all
under the management of one
company.
The plan was easy to find. 1t
resulted in the organization of
the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. This company was Or
ganized to build telephone lines
between cities.
Telephones rates were raised in
many American cities to raise an
enormous surplus. This surplus
was usually about $50,000,000.
Finally on a certain day in De-
cember of 1909 the purpose of
this mysterious surplus was made
known. .t4
Gin tomorrow's Times the
third and concluding article ON
the telephone situation will ,'be
printed.-Editor.) . '+st
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

$50 much trouble has been
caused since The Times pointed
out about the gambling and min
ors that proprietors who wish to
abide by the law have determtn-
ed that to protect themselves they
will not allow any of the gamp-
ling games to take place. There
are about 10000 travelling pool
and billiard sharks going about
the country picking up /. easy
money and since the police be-
gan stopping the gambling IN .Ta-
coma a lot of them have left
town." 8gss
The new association not only
aims to see that the law is strict
ly adhered to in their own places,
but will endeavor to see that 9TH
ers in the business are also made
to observe the. regulations =
Parents who; in the past have
complained to The Times regard
ing the los sol money by their
youngsters in the pool and bill
lard halls, will be delighted to
learn of the move made by the
proprietors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

Here is that same individual
whose picture appeared on this
page yesterday. There is a lit
tie more of him visible today, so
If you couldn't guess who it was
yesterday, you probably can to-
day. You get 81 If you guess
his name.
AS more than one will probab-
ly guess correctly, the first per-
son whose letter reaches the Pu2-
zle Editor of The Times will get
the first prize.
The persons sending in the sec
ond and third correct answers Will
each be given two tickets to the
Majestic theater.
Answers to this puzzle must
be sent by letter and will not be
taken over the telephone.
Letters were pouring in all
day today. These were all num-
bered according to the time they
came in and will be opened to-
morrow morning.
The names of all those who
send in correct answers will be
printed Saturday and also an un-
mutilated picture of this promi-
nent Tacoman.
EXTRA-So much interest is
being taken i'm this feature that
the Puzzle Editor today decided
to give a prize of $5 to the per-
son who first guesses correctly
the names of ALL i'm the pictorial
series of TacOmans, which will be
printed i'm The Times during the
next few days.. So If your an
swer on this picture is sent I'm too
late to get one of the prizes,
your name will be kept and you
Will still have chance at the
SO.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
WILL Be GLAD
TO LEARN OF THIS :

With the avowed object of driv-
ing out gambling and protecting
themselves against pool and bill
lard men who allow minors in
their places. the Tacoma Billiard
association was formed yester,
day. w. l.. Alfred was elected
president and Joseph F. Dwyel
secretary.
Saloons in which tables are used
have no representation in the
newly formed association.
1t appears. that since articles In
The Times called attention of the
police to the fact that minors were
gambling in poolrooms, deci.
sion has been reached that such
condition.i worked more injury
than good on the pool and bill
lizard institutions.
A resolution has been adopted
declaring that the policy of the
association will be against allow
ing minors in their place or per-
mitting gambling of any sort.
Harry w. Andrews, of the Pfis-
ter poolroom. said this morning:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
MEDFORD, Or, Feb. 17.-Af-
ter being thrown off a freight
train in Ashland this morning lby
Special Police in the service of
the South Pacific railroad, band
of 200 members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, who are
on their way to California TO join
in the fight against the city au-
thorities of Fresno, proceeded up
the track for mile, piled OBJ
structions on the rails, forcing
the next ;southbound freight to
come to standstill, climbed
aboard despite efforts of the
trainmen and continued their way
over the mountains into Califor-
mia.
1t is reported that the South
ern Pacific officials are taking
steps to have a force of deputies
at Dunsmuir to force the men
from the train
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
Bean Would dCarry
Inter-City Mail

Manager L. H. Bean OF the
street railway company is going
after the mail contract between
Tacoma and Seattle. He will
make formal application to the
department offering to carry the
mail on the interurban electric
lines.
He says the rate given to 9TH
er lines for interurban mail SER
vice is cents a mile for each
pouch of mail. This would make
a bag of mail cost about SI.15
for trip to Seattle, which is not
bad.
1t takes two days or more now
to get a letter from Tacoma to
Seattle or from Seattle to Tacoma
No one has ever yet been able to
explain why, but the service mas
been unbearable in the past.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. IL
The body of man believed to be
Charles G. Gentry of Tacoma, was
found in a room of the Davis hotel
here today. Death had been
caused by strychnine poisoning. A
signed note was found in which
the man said he had taken his life
because of the '1oss of one who
could never be replaced The
note also contained a request that
the occupants of room 405, Bank
of Commerce building, Tacoma,
be notified. The man was about
35 years old, and arrived in Port
land February ID, when he regis
tered at the hotel under the name
of G. w. Carter of Seattle.
Giles c. Rush, a Tacoma attor-
ney-at-law, to whom the Portland
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
Peterson BID HAS
NOT PANNED OUT

never would have been considered
a moment had there been any
other bidders. AS he was the
only one, however, Lawson has
been trying to get it fixed UP
with him to give him the job.
AS the 10 days allowed by
charter for entering into contract
after bids are opened has now ex-
pired, Peterson cannot be held
at all and it is just d question now
whether the city wants to hand
him this million-dollar job or not.
1t is not impossible that the rest
of the commissioners will get to-
gether and demand a readvertise-
ment for bids on the job as the
Peterson deal does not look good
on the face of it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

will be especially true of the pc
tition against Roys, who made
no attempt to enforce the laws
against the immoraI elements in
the city, and who thereby has
aroused the active opposition of
all the churches.
1t is announced that the Faw-
cett recall petitions have been
checked up and that there are
sufficient names to guarantee an
election and they will be filed
with the city clerk tonight.
The Royal Arch has been work
ing hard for the last week to get
the petitions filled up and men
have been hired to make a house
to house canvass in many sec
tions of the city. 1t is certain
that enough will be secured now,
however, and Fawcett will have to
face an election.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

COMMISSIONS Lawson is still
juggling with Hans Peterson
trying to get him tied up In a
contract to build the Nisqually
power plant.
This whole bid of Peterson s
looks strange.
In the first place he did not
sign his check when he put In
his bid. 1t was taken out after
all other bids were In and it
was seen no one else had bid on
the whole job and he signed it.
He never filled up the bid CIV
ing the guarantees required for
efficiency in machinery and they
are not filled up even now.
The bid was so irregular it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
EXPLOSION
TACOMA SHAKEN BY BLAST BUT LOCATION MYSTERY.

"A terrific explosion shook Ta-
coma at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
but as yet 1t has been impossi-
BILE to find out where it occurred.
The DUPONT Powder company,
when called on the telephone, de-
MED that any explosion had oc-
Cured at that plant. En-
ployes at the powder plant heard
the blast and thought it was west
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
HOW THE BELL COMPANY
SWELLED UP ON WATER
RUSSIA TAKING
!. ADVANTAGE IS
!. CHINA IS CRY
tBy United Press Leased wire.)

fBy United Press Leased Wire.)
PEKpNG, Feb. 7.-Semi-offi-
cial opinion expressed here today
Is that the threat of Russian mil
itary onstrations against
China in Iii, Mongolia and Man
ehuria provinces is intended at
this time in order to take a van
tage of the plague and famine
conditions which at present are
crippling China.
While no official statement has
yet been made, it Is intimated
that China will resist the Russian
Invasion by every means short of
cannon, trusting that the inter
vention of foreign powers will
prevent a clash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
Would Ask For
Extra Session

(By United Press Leased Wire
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 17.--De-
claring the present tariff on nee
essaries, such as food and cloth
ing, is too high, Assemblyrian
Wilson today introduced a 1olnt
resolution petitioning President
Taft to call an extra session of
the newly elected congress to un-
tax such commodities as he be-
ilieves increase the cost of living.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
United States May Intervene

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. II.
The statedepartment here to-
day is in hourly expectation of an
appeal from China for help
against the menace of Russian in
vasion.
Pending Russias statement OF
the case, the sympathy of the
state department is with China
and It is not improbable that the
United States may intervene.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
Hurry Up To
The Register

Registration has reached 16.<
.52S.
This is just about half what 10
should be. The time is getting
short and probably thousands Of
citizens will be shut out from vot-
ing on the coming elections un-
less they hurry.
For the last few days the fonr
clerks at the registration counter
have not had enough to do to keep
them awake.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
The Bell, Bell, Bell;
Paying Toll to the Bell.

According to the govern
ment census in 1907 there
were then 3,132.063 Bell tele-
phones in America, and
2,9S6, SIS independent tele-
phones, making a total of
6,-11S,578 telephones in use
in the United States. But
even then 20 per cent of the
independents were operating
under exchange arrangements
with the Bell system. The
Bell controlled more than
one-half of the telephones in
28 states and territories.
That was before Kink Nor
gan got started in good
earnest in the gentle process
of benevolently assimilating
the Independent companies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
One Little Kiss Causes The
Quarantine OF Whole Family

PORTLAND, Or, Feb. AZ
One little kiss. That was all, but
1t was enough to deprive an en-
tire family of liberty for one week
which period in durance may ne
stretched to month. AS a result
Of that brief osculatory operation
the scion Of a weII-known Eapi
Side family Is confined to his bed
with diphtheria and his parents
brothers and sisters and the ser
wants Of the house, are quaran.
tined.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
Tacoma, Wash, Feb. Is, II.
To the Editor of The Times,
City.

Dear Mr.. Editor:-
I've been one of the most en-
thusiastic readers of your Paper,
and frankly admit that I've been
convinced by your opinions print
ed in. the Editorial space about
every question until this very day.
But
Thoose seventeen lines, you
printed today under the heading
'Barbarous Japan, are entirely
absurd, and little too much-it
seems so any way.
Japanese government did not
play a dirty trick as you men
toned. They were unmistakable
anarchists, not disciples of Toll
stoi They were not acquainted
with the thoughts of the Russian
Thinker.
All of them were not hung.
Eleven men are relieved to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
Shot Teacher

'fBy United Press Leased Wire.) }
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Feb. IL.
John Smith. a 14~year-old
schoolboy, shot and seriously
wounded Principal James p.
Gray in revenge tor q flogging
be had received frem the latter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
CHILD DRINKS PINT
Of COAL OIL


(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PUYALLUP, Feb. 1.-THE
17-months' old child of Albert
Gym, crawling on the floor, got
hold of the family coal oil can
yesterday and drank about half a
cupful of the liquid before its
mother noticed 1t. DR.. RunnalIs
worked with the child for six
hours before finally restoring Il
to consciousness and getting 1t
out of danger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17
N. P. OFFICIALS HERE

A party of N. p. officials in-
cluding George T. Slade, third
vice president; w. H. Wilson, hia
assistant; William Moir. superin~
tendent of mechanical euuipment;I
and William Lowry, secretary 70
Mr.. Slade, came in on special
train to inspect the lines In Taco
ma yesterday. They are looking
things over today
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

Seventeen young girls, students
of we'll known finishing school,
are also In quarantine. Sixteen
of these are in the best of health
and are able to recount with
much mirth the story Of the kiss.
The seventeenth has the riph-
iberia and does not see the Joke
yet.
There are no names nor publ
cation at this time, said City
Health Officer G. ii. Wheeler TO-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

NEWS ITEMS FROM
THE HiCKTOWN BEE

graph talSer. has added an utder~.
taking department. to his shop
Miss Ivy Lee, our pretty postuis@
|tress, Sunduyed In TNcomy
Widow Tomp1ins has lot out ncr
spare room, so we will not have any
-chnmber OF commerce. just vet
Spanish opery company HII{
play III the Music halt ue<t WtdH3t4
day night. 81 lara fR<iE az'-
Ltfe WAfertoWz ~ Hoiux 20 grow
wffskcfz h7 told r. eeTfne fz<t
morning +. i. h.
As exsrybo9y fers9t 9 f9 nF,'H ..., any
ttff1E there WnH no meeting H4i4.
CDneIahtt |nHIHf H|fHest <atI<1f 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17


is the second article on the opera
tions of the telephone-telegraph
schemers in their plan to tie up
the whole country with wire
trust.-Editor
NEW YORK, Feb; 17.-As
soon as Theodore N. Vail had
driven the telegraph company out
of the telephone field he began to
plan for the establishment of a
national telephone company.
He encouraged the organization
of, local companies in all cities
He travelled about himself extern
s1vely among the citeis, helping in
this organization. He boosted
Bell telephone stock until one day
it sold at $1,000 a share.
Each one of the local compa-
nies, organized under Wallis en-
couragement, was forced, of
course, to pay liberal royalties for
the use of the Bell patents. In
this connection Vail played his
shrewdest trick.
eff you can't pay royalties in
cash, you can pay us in stock"
sail Vail.
This meant that each local
company that was formed watered
its stock, in a large measure, in or
der to gain surplus stock with
which to pay the Bell Telephone
Co. Wallis company was thus
gaining hold on the various local
telephone companies of the coun-
try, and the public was charged
extra high rates because it was
necessary for the local companies
to pay dividends On the watered
stock.
In looking over the arrange
ments which were made with
various cities in the organizing of
local telephone companies, one can
readily see how they were fool
ed, almost to the last city. In the
first place the rates were always
/ too high and the American pub
lie didn't knoow any better. Be-
side that, there was Always the
watered stock in the local COM
pany that must be taken care of.
AfterVail had seen the organ
ization of hundreds of local COM
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

of DUPONT.
A man who said he was on tine
prairie near American lake, call
ed The Times and said he thought
the explosion occurred somewhere
near there.
Hundreds of people called The
Times to learn what the blast was.
1t was heard more in the West
End than elsewhere. - -, -.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

After service of SO years in the
British navy Admiral Lord Charles
Beresford has been placed upon the
retired list. That was due more to
continued friction between the old
bulldog admiral and the ad7
miralty board than TO tho fact thai
he has nov reached syxty-five. the
age limit Beresfnrd has been 4
sever critic Of the navy ~ man
aged bX the board
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

MAKING 1T POSSIBLE TO RAISE
RATES AND PUT IN IT'S COZ
FERS A TREMENDOUS YEAR
LY SURPLUS-LOA THE
CUSTOMER WITH ALL HE'LL
STAND - SOME COMPARJ-
SONS OF TELEPHONE
CHARGES.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17


CHICAGO. Feb. TT could
just die waltzing." painted Mary
Soebert. II. a moment before she
collapsed from. heart failure
while dancing the last number
in Mozart hail.. Physicians to-
day despaired of saving her life.
PEORIA, H.. Feb. 17.--.I3lanch
Walsh. the actress. fell in a faint
as she was standing in the wings
of the local theater last night
waiting for her cue to go on the
stage. She was rushed to a ho-
tel and her physician says her case
Is serious and that she was suf-
fering heart failure.
Kid Mccullough, an Alaska
holdup artist, and George L.
Cole, changed with grand larceny
broke jail at Seattle yesterday
Local police are looking for them.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. FEB. ~.
Representative and Mrs. Nicho-
las LonRwor1h of Ohio celebrated
their wooden wedding anniversary
AZ their heHae here t<,daf.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-17

The whitewash squad of the
senate is having a chance to
spread itself