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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
Startling Confession of
One of "The Idle Rich. +"

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Declar-
alton that the idle rich of Amer
lea, her politicians and her cap
tains of industry are Sucking the
"life-blood from the laboring
man" is made here today in the
current issue of Everybody's Mag
aZine, by Frederick Townsend
Martin, rich man and .cotillion
leader, in words which have caus-
ed a sensation in Wall street.
II speak as rich man. writes
Martin, and 1 say that we can no
longer blind ourselves with idle
phrases or drug our consciouces
with the outworn boast that the
workingman of America is today
the highest paid artisan in the
world. We know those lying fig
ures too we'll. We are learning
that what we give our workers In
wages we take back from them
in the higher cost of necessities
in food, in clothing, in medicine,
in insurance, in hundred devious
ways, all with one tendency-to
keep the margin of living down.
The average empfoye in this
country produces every year ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
We Are Sucking Life
Blood Of Workingman
Declares a Rich Man

2S0S in wealth. OF this amount
he gets $437. The remainder
SS43, goes into the hands of 9TH
er men, the capitalist or the ex-
ploiter of labor.
Officials to Blame.
1.-THE seed of our social system
which has reached its flower Ia
the idle rich, was planted in the
too fertile soil of American in
dustry. 1t is watered with the
bloody sweat of labor and the
salted tears of bitter poverty and
suffering. 1t is fertilized with
the dead bodies of men and wom-
en- worn out in the grim battle OF
life. Tended and watched it is
by foul horde of underlings
hired Judges in the law, panderers
in politics, prostitutes in the pull
pits, lickspittles in college chan
cellories, Judases in the press
blackmailers in business and mis-
cradle time-serving parasites
clinging like leeches upon the ad.
ministrative bodies OF the nation
This nation is betrayed. Can
any thinking man say that the
growth of this system could have
been possible without criminal
negligence on the part of those
public servants sworn to guard
the true and lawful interests OF
the people of the nation?"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18

OF course you know him now
But it wasn't so easy with part
of his face blotted out, was it?
Quite number recognized the
eX-mayor even with his features
so badly mutilated, however, and
the Puzzle Editors only method
of determining the prize winners
was by the order in which the
letters came in Following are
the prize winners:
Prize Winners.
FIRST-R. Nj. Myhan. 1104
South Tenth street. 81.
SECOND-Raymond Anderson,
1112 South Ninth street, two
tickets to Majestic theater.
THIRD-Anna Clark, Arcade
hotel, two tickets to Majestic the
ate~.
Others who guessed correctly
and who still have chance at the
final prize of So, which will be
given the person who guesses the
whole series, are:
Elmer H. Munson, Nettie B.
Long, Victor Dahlberg, w. l.. Kel-
lum, Gust Asberg, Miss Helga
Johnson, Everett Halverson, Her.
aid Cole, Grant H. Nylander, Mrs
Ray, Peter Cozza, Katherine May
or, Geo. w. Stove, c. V. Coon, w.
F. Morgan, James Albert McGin-
mis-, r. McSween, e. L. Hunt, Har-
ry Dingle, ]. H., p. r. Dickinson,
G. H. Reade, r. H. Gleason, Alice
B. Smith, R. M. Torgerson, Jasper
e. Sproule, Geo. l.. Young, Inez N.
Geyer, J. II. Klinkenberg.
Some of the guesses sent in
were wrong. Four persons thought
the picture was that of Ernest Lis
ter, secretary of the school board,
and two thought it Mayor Faw-
cett.
On Monday another mutiIated
picture of a prominent Tacoman
will be printed on the front page
of the Times and you will have
another chance to try your hand
at this game.
Those who get prizes on the
separate men during this series
are not disqualified in the contest
on the whole series. Their names
will be considered with the rest
whose answers reach the Puzzle
Editor on time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
EXPLOSION.
MYSTERY
SOLVED

The deep mystery which
shrouded the big explosion that
shook up the whole country for
miles around this section yester-
day was solved today when word
came down from Mcmillan that 1t
occurred there.
Up at Mcmillan the PuyalIup
river has ben eating into the city
and threatening to eat the banks
to such an extent that the city
would be wiped out. The people
go together and decided to have
the course of the channel changed
and the explosion yesterday was
the shooting of blast to open
the new channel.
Word was given that there
would be another blast today.
This morning it was reported
that the explosion was blasting on
hardpan at the cit ysluicing In the
South End where the city lis
washing dirt into the gulch at Ta-
coma avenue. Both Commissions
ers Woods and Lawson. however.
said no shooting was done there
yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Ida
Tarbell today declared that Amer
lean public had no need to fear
that magazines of America would
be Morganized and silenced In
their criticism of money power.
"Clamor that has arisen lately,
owing to sale of American maga-
zine to Croweu Publishing COM
pany is not thoughtful, said Miss
Tarbell. ''Do you suppose that,
even If anyone did wish to silence
me or Day Stannard Baker, or my
other compatriots on this maga-
zine? But there is not the slight
est indication that the American
magazine Is to be silenced, or
that any other magazines are TO
be Morganized. 1t would be inn
possible to do this. Public opin-
ION has been so aroused that, If
one magazine were taken by the
money power. another would step
into its place.
Who Are Back of It.
1.-THE whole animus or the at
tempt to raise postal. rates comes
from the wooden and cotton inter-
ests of this country. Aldrich once
said that the woolen schedule was
the citadel OF protection. The
same might be said of the cotton
schedules. They are both crimes
against the people, but are never
theless the backbone Of protective
movement. It is against these
that the magazines have been di-
recting their fire. These inter-
csts have replied that, IL the cot
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
THREE DROWN

The weather department here
this. afternoon received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Tatoosh:
Forest Cowan. i. B. Spoone-
moore, M. Waddell and G.. l.. Tai
madge and wife. wireless en-
ployes, caDsized on their way in
a boat TO Neah Bay. Cowan. Wad-
deli and Mrs, Talmadge were
drowned. Talmadke and Spoone-
moore, the two rescued. are being
rushed by the tug Loine to Neah
Bay for medical assistance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
MAYORS PLAN ACCEPTED AS
REGARDS BRIDGES

Mayor Fawcett finally won out
q on his idea for the new bridges in
the council this morning after
months of fighting.
The mayor has from the first
stood for calling for bids on all
kinds of bridges, letting the bid
ders furnish plans with their bids.
He was outvoted ON this and fin
ally agreed to get plans from
Waddell & Harrington for a verti-
cal lift. He held the contract UP
for weeks, however, without
signing it. This morning the
Railway Mems Political club came
to his help and with a committee
consisting of ]. s. Page. James
Foster, H. Alvin Moore, E. L. Par
ker, o. q. Wallace and John J.
Malim. who besieged Freeland in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18

his office and finally got him to
agree to the mayors plan. Free
land gave notice in the council
meeting this morning that he
would introduce legislation next
Wednesday to rescind the former
action and call for bids on all
kinds of bridges.
Freeland brought it before the
commission and he and Roys vot-
ed with the mayor for the proposi-
ton. Woods stood firm for the
old plan and Lawson lodged and
did not vote at all.
Next week the new legislation
will be put through and a call
will then be made for bids on
both bascule and vertical lift
bridges and all bridge companies
or engineers will be free to bid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
NEWS ITEMS FROM
THE HICKTOWN BEE

Oracle De Wits Female Min
strel Troupe is coming to the
Academy of Music tomorrer night.
Tickets Csc, on sale at Bee office.
(Advt)
sody fountain, Constable Hen To-
zier Will make 1t take out a license.
We have had sody fountains in
Hicktown before, Hen says.
Edd Tidds is coming back to re-
side. He went to Seattle TO go into
the lundry business, but got clean
ed out himself, Ed says.
Lafe Watertower is reported miss
ing today and his wife is worried
about. 1t. The woman's relief corps
is going to SEQ about It.
Later-Lafe Watertower is o. X.
He got back on the 2:17 train in
time for supper
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
A Story of the Town

There's place like hints
said the impovident happen CLEAN
item reconcies me the
necessity for being there
ostrich feathers Our uncle brought
glass jar. 81
What did them mar asked.
" So they wouldn't spoil said glass
Is the thing
besides
trouble that might
brought in can be discovered n tho bud
That hint consider going for The wav
things look nobody belonging
what to do with them." - ~ - !"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
PETITIONS
POPULAR

The recall petitions are taking
like wildfire.
III. G.. Rowland has been busy
passing out petitions to those who
want to circulate them today.
They tel line it is four times
easier to get names than 1t was
on the Fawcett petitions" said
Rowland today.
Most signers go on all four petit
tions. 1t is a neck-and-neck race
for the honors between the CONF
missioners. Lawson seems to get
the lead on most petitions among
the business men. Roys is expect
ed to have the pole in the resi-
dence sections.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
Excursi0nists
Leave Tacoma

big California excursion
left Tacoma for the South at IL
O'Clock this morning. 1t will take
a week going down to Los An
geles and it will be one triumphal
procession all the way with ban
quets and social festivities all the
time at every town en- route.
There were 155 passengers on
the train, most of them from Ta-
coma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
Lively Scenes Occur
AT Mass Meeting Of
the Recall Committee

When this was announced all
the city employees got up and
broke for the door as II they had
been sent for.
Commissioner Freeiand was tho
only commissioner present. He
sat by the door all evening and
after the meeting explained many
of the charges against him to
groups of citizens. ,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
THOUGHT METEOR WAS
CAUSES OF EXPLOSION

A number of the residents OF
Puyallup attributed the myster-
ious explosion yesterday sto a
phenomenon appearing in the sky
over Puyallup which seemed to
be meteor. 1t is described as
being a great cloud of smoke
lighted up by flashes of flre, which
dissolved immediately following
the explosion
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
MauIsby Wins
Cross Country

In the High school cross-coun-
try run at the Stadium this MORN
ing, of the 40 contestants Clar-
ence Maulsby came in first and
Orlo Hoyt second. This is the
first of the cross-country run
series. The boy who comes out
with the most points will be adj
judged the winner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
Do You Want to Laugh?
If So Take This Hint

Commencing with Mondays vill0
daily publish humorous feature at the bottom the
page which Is anticipated will provide
reading public of Tacoma
Not only will Adolf and and other
we'll known humorous
manner that cannot help but
. q
Remember next Monday and a
. long time. q
If you have laughs o them now. .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
BATTLE AGAINST WIRE TRUST

MANY FIGHTS TO CUT DOWN
EXTORTIONATE RATES FOR
PHONES, AND IT'S ONLY A
QUESTION OF A SHORT TIME
BEFORE EVERY CITY WILL
EITHER HAVE A TELE-
PHONE WAR OR BOW THE
NECK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
oda<r
EInMGU

III. Alvin Moore, secretary of
the Railroad Mems Political club
of Tacoma. has been elected O
member of the compensation colu.
mittee of the National Civic Fed.
Grafton. He recently attained
prominence from his articles on
workmen's pension and compen.
sation.
A movement which 1t Is said
was started to do away with inter
city Jealousy on the Sound has
resulted in q number of Tacoma
firms signing their names to a
resolution which declares that all
concerned will do their best to
encourage friendly utterances as
regards sister cities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18

OF all the funny stunts you
ever read that which begins in
the Times next Monday beats 'em.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
Late Bulletins
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

FREEPORT Ill, Feb. 1S-Wth
hundreds of families
blood the Pecantonca higher
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18
Ida Tarbeu Names
Father of Postal Bill

SAYS HATE AND WOOLEN AND INTER-
ESTS WHOSE TARIFF SCH EDULES BACKBONE OF
PROTECTION ARE BEHIND RUIN TRUTH TELL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18

WASHINGTON, G, s. Lorm
Illinois this
a statement his Wednesday. reque
unanimously.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18

WEATHER FOREcAsT.
Fair tonight; probably sair
Sunday. Light northerIy uindz.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18

ATLANTA Ga. Feb. 1S-Dynamiting the express
Southern Railway train today need 500 five train
bers hlOdup White Sulphur
robbers, after the hold-up, fled, pursued by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18

GRAND RAPIDS Mich, Feb. 49, AID Wolgast III.
Champion this afternoon secured license marry GaGy
The wedding is scheduled for tonight. The bride gave
10. WOlgast is ~.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-18

NANKING, China, Feb. 18.-The provincial author
rdered the cremation of ali unburied famine
II Anhui and Kiang Su provinces. Every house
md conditions in the towns most revolving.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
PLEASING SOCIAL
Event LAST night

Last evening the younger social set
of Winnemueea gave very enjoyable
surprise party to Sterling and Orland
Oakley, at the Third street residence
of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. s.
Oakley.
The evening was passed pleasantly
in various games, listening to both
vocal and instrumental music, and var
ious other amusements. At IL O'Clock
refreshments were served by the
hosts, which were discussed by the
following young people in attendance:
Misses Rosalia Roberts, Ethyl Will
liams, Alice Wagner, Kathryn Muller,
Lillian McCruden, Nina Roundtree,
Lillian Hamilton, Maydell Hamilton,
Evelyn Dolly, Ruth Murray, Irma
Brown, Hazel Poulin, Helen Oakley,
Ruth Stewart, Phyllis Davenport, Flora
Piper. Messrs Joe McCruden, Al Nc
Cruden, Memo Smith, Tim Smith, Vir-
gil Boyd, Chester Vargas, Virgil Var
gas, Elmer Campbell, George Case, Le-
land Muller, Erie Williams, Erminie
Ruckteschler, George Bradshaw, Ster-
ling Oakley, Orland Oakley.
The entire party had assembled at
the residence of Miss Hazel Poulin at
7:45 in the evening, from where they
marched in couples to the Oakley resi-
dence, taking the young hosts COM
pletely by surprise.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
GRAND JURY TO
MEET TUESDAY

The grand jury drawn on February
10 for the present year will meet for
the first time next Tuesday, with the
following personnel:
G. l.. Tobin, D. Pascal, w. G. Ad-
amson, ID /. LaPoint, w. G. Pitt,
George s. Webb, John Holmstrom,
William Elgers, William II. Abel, Will
liam Blattner, W. f. Pearce, j. r.
Hearn, d. f. Abel, r. ID. Brown, G. p.
Hoskins, II w. Duncan, Peter Anker,
Joseph Hill, f. Tessier, j. A. Mcln-
tosh, J. p. Byrnes, J. A. Comes, Rob
ert Hanson, r. j. Defenbaugh.
From the "a names. given above, II
will be selected in such manner as the
Court may direct, after which the fore
man will be named and the body will
retire to consider the following cases:
State of Nevada VS.. B. j. LaRosa,
grand larceny.
State of Nevada VS.. Harry Watson
and John Mullins, boxcar burglary.
State of Nevada VS.. Guy w. Bar
mum, forgery.
State of Nevada vs. Frank TRAINER
and Nimrod Uric, murder.
State of Nevada VS.. Frank N.
Friend, embezzlement,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
SESSION
SEEMS INEVITABLE

The last vestige of doubt that
there will be an extraordinary session
of congress called by President Taft
to consider the Canadian reciprocity
agreement in the now practically cer-
tain event of the failure of that
measure in the present congress, dis
appeared yesterday when it became
known that Republican leaders had
been called to the White house for q
conference.
The die is cast,'' said one of the
Republican senators after returning to
the capitol. "Mr. Taft has decided
there must be an extra session and
that he will call it earlier than April
4th.o
The filibuster against the supply
bills inaugurated in the senate makes
it practically certain that an extra ses-
sion will be forced.
After considering the situation some
of the senate leaders became Of the
opinion that the administration might
be led from a political pitfall if appr0-
priation measures were forced into an
extraordinary measures by reason Of
obstructive tactics by the Democratsl
So many messages from business
men have poured in upon Republican,
leaders urging them to beseech Presi-
dent Taft not to call an extra session
that the party leaders became disturb
ed about the future of the party.
Many of the commercial interests in-I
sisted that Canadian reciprocity Was
not worth what it would cost the
party. These communications were
taken to the White house and Mr..
Taft let it become known that he like
wise has been bombarded with mos
sages of similar import. According
to the best information President Taft
has not wavered in the determination
to call an extra session, but has made
it clear that he would assemble CON.
gress some time between March 18th
and Goth, if the senate failed to act
upon the Canadian agreement It was
said that if any of the appropriation
bills failed he would call congress to-
gether Immediately after March 4th,
allowing practically no time between
the expiration of the Sixty-frst and
the convening of the Sixty-second con-
crosses.
The Democratic leaders wanted q
month in which to get ready for .
special session and President Taft was
inclined to accede to their wishes. It
became known, however, that the Re-
publicans favored an earlier gathering
if there was no way to avoid coming
back.
President Taft would be guided, it
was said, by the wishes of the Repub-
licans. 1t was announced that con-
ference would be held on the subject
probably Monday, to decide upon .
date. March goth was the date talk
ed about yesterday.
/ There was a feeling of confidence
among friends of the Canadian agree
ment that the Democratic house would
pass the bill within week after the
converting of the special session.
1t was suggested that Representa-
tive Mccall s name would not be car
ried on the bill, but that some Demo
crat on the new committee on ways
and means would claim the right to
report the measure and take charge
of it on the floor. There was an i'm
preston also that the senate would
not delay action for more than. q
month
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
TAKES POSSESSION OF
UNDERTAKING PARLORS

M. J. Miller, who purchased the AL
ter undertaking parlors Thursday, will
move into and take possession of the
premises tomorrow, and expects to be
joined by his family the latter part of
the week. Mr.. Miller is not an entire
stranger to Humboldt county, having
been located at Sawtooth some years
ago for awhile. Mr.. Miller stands at
the head of his profession in Illinois
and Wisconsin, where he formerly
practieed, holding licenses from both
states. Leroy E. Pratt, assistant to
the former owners of the establish
ment, will remain with the new pro-
prietor
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
LOVELOCK LADY RE-
TURNS FROM EASTERN TRIP

months trip to the east and stopped
off at Winnemucca to attend to certain
business matters. She was accompani-
ed by her sister, Miss Bradley, of
Trenton, N. j.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
MOVEMENTS OF PROM
INENT NATIONAL PEOPLE

Charles Haeffner arrived with his
ear from National yesterday, bringing
in John II. Wilson and family whe
left on No. last evening for Medford.
Oregon, where they will make their
future home. For some time past Mr..
Wilson had been connected with the
National Mines company, in the ca
pacity of mill foreman.
This morning Chaffeur Haeffner left
for camp, with M. f. Atkinson, the
well known mining man, and his
companion, r. f. Trengone, of San
Francisco.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04

the boulders being apparently almost
as pure as pig iron.
The value of miscellaneous articles
exported last year from the United
Kingdom by parcels post was 5l,73o,-
29o.
There is a good market for Ameri-
can black walnut and mahogany fur
niture in the island of Malta.
Vice Consul General Joseph J.
Slechta, at Rio de Janeiro, believes
that Brazil must be reckoned with
as future source of large quantities
of the worlds cotton supply. Not only
has it greater area of land, suitable
for cotton growing, but is also posses
ses two species of cotton producing
trees which occur where it would be
impossible to grow ordinary cotton.
One variety of this tree cotton has
long, strong fibre, suitable for blan-
kets. cotton twine and other uses not
requiring fine fiber. The other tree
produces a finer cotton of brownish
color, light. but not long enough to
spin well. Both of the trees are hardy
and long lived.
Hungary has 43,55S acres of fiber
plant crops, 25 per cent being in flax
and IS per cent in hemp.
A British trade magazine is 70 p"
published for free circulation with tn"
endeavor to increase the sale of Brit
ish manufactures in Uruguay, Para
quay and Argentina.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
s. p. OFFICIALS WILL
PASS THROUGH Monday

President Lovett, of the Hartman
lines, Julius K"uttschnitt, director of
maintenance, j. G. Stubs. traffic
manager of the Oregon Short Line ae
companie9 by numerous lesser officials
will pass through Winnemucca Monday
in special train, en- route from San
Francisco to New York. The party are
returning from an extended inspection
of the lines, having reached the coast
via the "Sunset' route.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
Good Showing on the Xerxes.

J. r. Wentworth, owner of the
Xerxes' claim at Barrett Springs,
is spending day or two in town.
Some weeks ago shaft was started
on ledge of this property, which is
located on the "1910' side of the
mountain, but at depth of fifteen
feet the ore was lost At 40 feet an
ls-inch ledge was encountered, average
assays of ore from which give returns
of $50 per ton.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
EPIDEMIC OF SCARLET
FEVER AT FALLON

A. M. Latta is in receipt of a letter
from his brother inlaw, s. B. Smart,
living at Fallon, stating that there is
an epidemic of scarlet fever at that
place. Nineteen houses have been
placed in quarantine, and as a result
the public schools have been closed.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-04
VISIT RELATIVES AND
FRIENDS AT PARADISE

Mr.. and Mr.. John Crotch, of Sacra-
mento, the latter being a daughter of
the late Mrs Wilhelmina Stock, acr
companied by their children, arrived
in town from the California capital on
No. 4 this morning. They were met
here by Willie Stock, who left with
the geusts during the morning for the
Stock ranch, at Paradise, where they
will spend time visiting with rela-
tives and friends.