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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-20
NOT ROOSEVELT SPOKESMAN
Garfield in Coming Out for La Fol
lette Speaks Only for Himself.

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct 1s.-James
r. Garfield. ex.secretary for the In
terror under President Roosevelt.
denied today that he represented
Col. Roosevelt or any one but himself
at the conference OF Republican Pro
gresslves in Chicago. when he came
out for Senator La Toilette for Pres
ident
81 represented only myself" said
Mr. Garfield. Col Roosevelt can
speak for himself He usually
can speak for himself He usually
does"
Mr. Garfield expects to take a jour
ney to Mexico, but will return to
take a hand in the campaign.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-20
Letter to
DR.. Kilmsr 4 Co.,
BinghantOn, y. Y.

Send to DR.. Kllmer & Co., Bling.
hamton, N. Y, for sample bottle. 1t
will convince anyone. You will also
receive a booklet of valuable informa.
ton, telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing be sure and
mention the Bennington Daily Ban
ner. Regular fifty-cent and one dol
lar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-20
FIRST IN TEN YEARS
Full Rugged Ship Aryan Arrives in
Boston Harbor.

Boston, Oct 2O.-The ship Aryan.
$40 days out from Seattle came into
the harbor Wednesday. She is the
first full rugged ship flying the Stars
and Stripes seen here in 10 years.
She is owned by Boston man
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
HIGH

President w. T. Barnet and
Secretary H. Alvin Moore have
forwarded a circular to members
of the Railroad Mems Political
club reporting result of a refer
endum vote taken February II.
Portions of the letter follow:
The vote was in favor of the re-
call Of all the present city COM
missioners. The percentage each
commissioner received is as fol-
lows: Fawcett, 75 per cent; Roys,
81 per cent; Woods, 81 per ceit;
Lawson, 80 per cent, and Freeland
SO per cent.
The club goes on record as be-
ing in favor of the anti-treating
ordinance, which Is to he voted
upon by the people on March 21,
1911.
A meeting of the club Is called
for this evening in the Odd Fell
lows temple at s o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
Gun LOOKED LIKE A CANNON SAYS MARION
SILVIA, VICTIM Of WOULD-BE MURDERER

chauffeur friend of mine, and
asked him to come and take
breakfast with us instead of go
ing back to town. He went home
with me and as We came in to-
gether Slim (Shock) looked so
funny. I could see that he did
not like 1t. When my sister ask
ed him to come to breakfast he
said that he did not care for any
thing, and threw himself down on
the lounge with his back to us.
Shock Was Jealous.
"He lay in this position all dur
ing breakfast, while we laughed
and talked. l thought that he
was asleep but l am sure now that
he was planning to kill me.
"After breakfast my sister and
Billy went down town to work,
but Slim stayed. I did up the
mornings work and several times
he offered to help me, but would
not let him. When my work was
done he asked me to marry him
and go away. to Portland with
him, but I said no. He started to
go then, and l called him back to
take a, package that belogned to
him, saying that he might as we'll
take 1t with him and save anoth-
er trip.
so that's the way you feel
about it?' he said, and looked at
me a dong time.
Wrote Letters.
when I saw him come back
on. the next car I was little
afraid, but forgot about 1t. He
came into the house and sitting
down at the table asked for some
letter paper. I got it for him,
and then he started to write. 1
looked over his shoulder, but he
jerked the paper away.
You don't want to see this,
kid he said, it's only a note to
one of the boys down town
After he had finished writing
he sat still for long time and
asked him what was the matter.
oh, am Just thinking he
said.
What about?' I asked.
"He came up very close to me.
Would you really like to
know?' he asked, and showed the
revolver into my face.
81 am going to kill you,' he
said, and then fred"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
BY RUBY RUSSELL.

In a wheel chair on the sunny
porch of st. Josephs hospital sat
a girl with white swathed head,
pale cheeks and great brown eyes.
Two weeks ago she lay with a
bullet hole through her brain ex-
pected to die at any hour. A
marvellous constitution, however,
has worked wonders, and now
Marion Silvia is on the road to
recovery. In few weeks there
will only be the memory of the
horrible tragedy to haunt her.
AS for the man who shot her,
and thinking her dead committed
suicide, because she would not
marry him, Miss Silvia says that
although she knew he was jeaI-
Gus, she had not thought of his
hurting her until he pushed the
revolver in front of. her. face.
"The black hole in that revo1-
yer looked like the mouth of a
cannon to me-" she said. ''I was
terribly frightened. Then I saw
what seemed to me great volumes
of fire, and heard the loud report
and fell over a chair.
Gould Not See.
81 knew that / had been shot,
and / remember crying to him
that he had killed me, but 7 did
not fee any pain. / only seemed
to go all to pieces and lose all con-
troll of myself. did not hear
the other two shots when he kill
ed himself. I forgot all about
his being there. I only had the
feeling that must get up and get
outside. I remember saying TO
myself, I must get up over and
over again. But could not see,
and felt blindly around the room
to find the door. know I must
have stepped on his body several
times, but l did not think OF 1t
then. My only thought was to
get outside.
FINALLY I felt the window
shade, but It seemed to me an age
before l could get up, raise the
window, and cry for help. ALI
this time / had felt no pain at
all, but was blind and did NOT
know what to do. After I had
been in the air a little while the
side of my head where the bullet
came out began to hurt, but the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
City Hall Stirred AT
Tampering Method
Mayor Directs Commissioners to Make Report as
to Names Which Have Been Juggled

Mayor Fawcett this morning
took prompt action as regards
Juggling of names on the recall
petition of Commissioner Roys.
There seems to be crooked
work going on here and we can
not afford to have anything of
that kind in the city hall. l have
determined to appoint a commit
tee to forthwith investigate and
report Monday on the matter"
said the mayor, and he named
Commissioners Freeland, Woods
and Lawson a committee to dig
into the matter and see what Is
up.
Clerk Cushman this morning
disavowed any knowledge of
tampering with the petitions.
The proof of an effort to pro-
tect Roys Is shown by a perusal
of the other petitions.
Where names are doctored on
the Roys petitions they we're al
lowed to stand and accredited
against Lawson and Freeland.
Here are some additional petit
TONERS on the Roys petitions VINO
we're prepared for the discard by
The crooked tampering with the
public documents:
Ora Lee Carter, l.. ]. Carter, o.
2. Carter, all appear on the Roys
petitions at 1902 South X street.
They are registered from 1902
south X and the s has been chang
ed into 0 to disqualify them.
Margaret Allen and II. B. Allen
i've at 700 South / street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

other side has never hurt me In
the least.
Did Not Like Shock.
81 had known Shock since jan
uary and I knew that he liked me,
because he was always telling me
not to speak to certain people,
because they were not fit for me
to have anything to do with. But
l knew who my friends were, and
l was not going to tuln them
down to please him or anyone
else, and told him so. / did not
like him, and when he asked me
to marry him / told him that
knew what /. was doing, and
where l was now, but that would
not know If I married him, so
would stay single.
"On the day that all this hap
pened he came out to the house
before l was up. / had promised
to meet him and go to snow
with him on the night before, put
1 was so tired that I did not go,
so l expected trouble when went
into the sitting room. He said
very little of 1t, however, and
then my sister sent ME to the store
to get a few things for breakfast.
While was out ! met Bill, a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

Margsret's address was left and
II. b. Aliens was changed by ad-
ding l before the z. making Il
1903, which would put II. b. Allen
in another precinct and his name
could not be found on the poll
book.
Annie Tietje. 620 South Seventh
street, was changed to 1920.
G. Berg. 1913 South Yakima,
was changed to 913 by eras;ng
one figure.
s. M. Osborne, 1908 South q
street, was changed to 90S South
G., erasing a figure.
And so the record goes.
The revelations made by the
Times last night caused sensa4
ton in the city and especially az
the city hall, where rumors have
been rife for some days that all
was not straight on the Roys case
and that sharp practice was not
unexpected.
There were suggestions abroad
this morning that the guilty par
ty might now try to fix up the
names doctored by changing
them back again to the correct
address but evidence has already
been obtained of the crooked
work and any attempt to do this
will simply compound the offense.
The council committee II is ex-
pected will go at the task OF In
vestigating with view to getting
at the bottom of the matter and
their report Monday Will be await
ed with interest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

With this sort of thrust and
parry the meeting of the county
commissioners broke up yester-
day afternoon after a stormy ses-
sion on the Mounts case in which
Commissioner Peterson made a
last final stand in the attempt to
whitewash his man Friday. M.
Mounts.
John Brottam of Parkland was
appointed in Mounts place.
The commissioners, forced by
the exposures of the Times and
the demands of the people backed
by petitions and charges, kicked
out Mounts and ordered him to
pay back 1924 Illegally collected.
But Peterson then proposed to put
on a coat of whitewash by declar-
ing that 1892 of the grab of
Mounts was money he had paid
out and for which the county had
received full value.
They had Mounts word for this
but no evidence and H. R. Lea,
attorney for the people, protested
against any such statement in the
finding of the commissioners.
Then Lea and Peterson had II.
Some Warmth.
Lea told Peterson to his face
that he was trying to whitewash
Mounts and Peterson of course
had to deny it. And he practicai-
ly told Lea to shut I'M that fhe
commissioners would settle their
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
SEATTLE WOMAN TO TELL
HOW They DID IT THERE

The Voters Educational associ-
alton will meet Tuesday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock In the st. Luke's par
ish church. Mrs. Jackson Sill
waugh of Seattle will address the
meeting on How Seattle Women
Got It." Mrs. Silvaugh has been
prominent platform leader for
many years, and has Just passed
through the experience of a recall,
which now confronts the Tacoma
women. Rev. w. A. Moore will
also speak. Men as we'll as women
are invited to attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

Not such a puzzIing sort of a
puzzle after all, was it? Ex-May-
or Linck was in Tacoma's lime
light SO long that nothing short
of blotting out his whole face
would keep you from recognizing
him too easily.
This ends the Times series OF
Prominent Tacomans and the So
prize goes to Elmer Munson, who
has correctly answered each OF
the eight puzzles. Peter Cozza
and Katherine Mayer both came
in close seconds with seven cor
rect answers each.
The four who have been award
ed prizes for correctly answering
the eighth of the series are Benja-
min Jensen, Ray Page, Joe Blunt
and Florence Cromander. Each
gets two tickets to, the Pantagea
or the Majestic. The tickets Will
be mailed at o'clock today.
A full list of those who sent In
correct answers to puzzle No. s
vii be found on page 8.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
All Want Use
of City Dock

The municipal dock is proving
the most popular thing in town.
All the boats want to land
there now. The Flyer is negotiat-
ing for space and the Mosquito
fleet all want to get in.
Mayor Fawcett yesterday asked
Commissioner Woods to make
plans for extending the wharf mn-
der the bridge and south of the
bridge to accommodate the little
boats. They will be able to run
their freight by truck from the
warehouse then on to their boats.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
ONE ELECTION

The withdrawal of e. A. Lynn
from the mayoralty race narrows
down the contest to Fawcett, Sey-
mour and Barth and practically
assures the settlement of the con-
test at one election.
If Barth should withdraw that
would leave the battle to the
mayor and Seymour and 1t would
then be certain of settlement at
one election and wotld save the
city $4,000 or more in election
expenses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
LIGHT VOTE MIGHT
Defeat ANTI-TREAT

Indications are that unless those
favorable to the anti-treating law
send a fairly heavy ballot to the
polls Tuesday the measure will be
lost. The Royal Arch is spending
money to defeat the ordinance and
such concerted action may Offset
any inertia show by those who
want the anti-treating law to
carry.
Sentiment in general seems to
favor Mayor Fawcett's plan
strongly and for this very reason
the measure may go down to de-
feat If a light vote is polled. All
the saloon vote will be drawn out
and 1t may result in defeat for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
JAPAN
COULD TAKE
ISLANDS
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Mar. IS.
That Japan could easily take
possession of the Pacific islands
under existing conditions is the
opinion of Major General Nelson
A. Miles, U. S. A., retired.
''In three or four weeks the
United States could put 100000
men, properly equipped and we'll
Differed, in the field. This is suf-
ficient argument that Japanese
aggression beyond the islands
would not be effective"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

affairs to suit themselves. And
Lea told him he intended to see
that they did not do it that way
in the future.
Things got warm when Lea fin
ally left and said he would be
back today.
Peterson yesterday tried to
have his old political partner, Joe
T. Mitchell, appointed road super
visor in place of Mounts. Mitchell
Is the fellow he foisted on County
Engineer Noel at over 800 a
month all last year. He was re-
Gently bounced after the Times
had exposed the game by which
he was feeding out of the public
crib and doing no work.
AS the case now stands it is up
to Mounts to pay back to the
county for his three months of
grab 1924. If he does not DO it
criminal proceedings will prooa-
bly, be started against him.
In the meantime the state In
spection bureau will be asked to
get busy on the rest of Mounts
career. If he grabbed 1924 in
three months how will the other
months look?
Commissioner Martin said this
morning: you may say on behalf
of the board that Mounts VIII not
escape without further investiga-
tion. Every business transaction
he has had with the county will
be scrutinized by this board"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
Spokane Fears
A Tong War

(By United Press Leased Wire
SPOKANE, March 1S.-The po-
lice today we're asked to take
every precaution to prevent an
outbreak of a tong war in China
town. Terrorized by the report
ed presence of six hatchetmen
from Seattle and the rumor that
more were en- route from various
coast cities, a number of Chinese
merchants informed the authorr-
ties and asked for protection.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
REBELS STEAL
ACANNON
fBy United Press Leased Wire. J

Ell PASO, March 1S.-The po-
lice today tried to connect Mexi-
can revolutionists with the theft
last night of a ten-pound brass
cannon, a relic of the Confeder-
acy, from the lawn in front of the
city hall here. 1t was believed
that the insurrectos would use
to hcannon in the bombardment of
Juarez. Two hundred rebels were
seen east of Juarez yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

The record for large eggs has
been broken again. A hen own
ed by Mrs. Gerrish, living at 1907
Yakima avenue. laid an egg yes
terday that measured s inches IN
circumference the long way and
6 5-S the short way, according to
Mrs. Gerrish. That beats the pre-
vious record. by a fourth OF an
inch, measuring the long way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
GARDENER TAKES CHARGE

(By United Press Leased Wire.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Mar. IS.
Cornelius Gardener, who
relieved Brigadier General Maus,
when Maus was ordered to San
Antonio for "maneuvers," arrived
at the Vancouver Barracks today
from Seward, Alaska.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
Tom Johnson
Has Relapse


CLEVELAND, O., March 1s.-
Tom l.. Johnson, former mayor of
Cleveland, who has been seriously
Ill for several months, suffered a
relapse Wednesday, from which
he failed to recover. His condi-
uon has been kept secret and was
only revealed when his family,
summoned from New York, arriv-
ed at noon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
BODY IN TANK GAR

(By United Press Leased Wire.
CHICAGO, March 18-Convinc-
ed that the case is one of murder
the police today endeavored to
learn the identity of a man found
dead in an empty tank car at In
gallton, ILL.,, with fractured
skull. He had been dead for
days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
PEARL HARBnR Is
POORLY GUARDED


(By United Press Leased Wfre.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-
That the defenses of Pearl Harbor
in Hawaii are insufficientIy man
ned at present was admitted by
artillery officers at the Presidio
today. 1t was stated that In all
probability the war department.
soon would issue orders for the
dispatch of additional coast ar
tillery companies to the islands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

Commissioner Torger Peterson
1.-THE commissioners can do just
as they please and they do not
have to ask you about it,"
Attorney III. II. Lea-'Judging
from the past action of the COM
missioners they have been doing
about as they pleased, but we pro-
pose to have a change in the fu-
ture."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
Four Die In Fire

(Byt United Press Leased Wire.)
BOSTON, March 18.-Four ne
gro women were burned to death
hero early today in a fire which
destroyed tenement house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
GIRLS IN HAREM SKIRTS HOOTED.
REFUSED PROTECTION BY GAYN0R

. NDw YORK. No f'haren- skirts or
freaks will allowed the
issued by Mayor William Ga The official trade fol-
lowed attempt by girls invade Gaynors
in order to ask police protection of
q that pursued them along the reefs
. A police called bar the
. the building. Pursued by pantaooned
fled to the shelter Of waiting taxcab which rapidly
. left behind the deridng throng
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

antirtreating should the friends OF
the measure take 1t for granted
that they have already won.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
Three Reasons Seen By
the Military Experts for
American Army Activity
THREE REASONS SEEN BY MILITARY EXPERTS FOR THE
PRESENT ACTIVITY OF AMERICAN FORCES.

First-Purchase battles hips
and the similar
republics not needing such vessels cloak
agents to assemble fleet in the
Second-Japans diplomatic activity in South
particularly in Mexico
ThirdFear that Mexico, spite protestatons
endness really doing
japanese position
, the "Grngo"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
} ssss . 90 . . sss


WASHINGTON, d. c., March 1S--A
today furnished the United Press with three military
might
South American countries
vty in Mexico, third, Japan
Commenting, this official said:
There every to believe that Japan preparing
war with the United States and xertng her diplomatic
strengthen her position in Mexico Within dpo
matte interests of Mexico and
might also be said that macy sprung up between
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

J. A. Mounts, whom public sentiment
office, admit Pierce
$7245O has signed with the county
commissioners return $316. So and this probably
will the today The remaining $40S
involving the Mounts paid himself for his Pros
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

Il WEATHER FORECAST.
Z Fair tonight and Sunday; light
frost tonight. Light westerly
winds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18
MAYOR FAWCETT ORDERS INVESTIGATION OF PETITION
LEA SHOWS Fight
PETERSON ANGRY

COMMISSIONER MARTIN SAYS BOARD WILL INVESTIGATE
EVERY TRANSACTION EX-SUPERvISOR MOUNTS -
MAN APPOINTED TO FILL MOUNTS PLACE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

Extra sessions of congress have been called ia
times, times for tariff rcasons. Even by work.
ing overtime, Uncle Sam hasn't got that trou.
Bile out of his system. Grant, Hayes and Taft
each called two extra sessions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-18

Young woman In charges OF "deserted wives
department" of Philadelphia charities has de-
cided 10 get married, in spite of all the lawful
she has &c isn't the mems fault"
she says. "Desertions due 20 social condi-
tions that don't effect me-" Fortu nate Girai
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
TOPEKA IN BRIEF

Employees Santa Fe shops, largest railway
repair shops in the world, $500.
Employees Rock Island Offices, $50.
Topeka has largest creamery in the world.
Manufactures g. 900, 900 pounds of butter
and ships so, 900, 900 eggs annually.
Topeka has greatest pipe organ between Chi
cago and Salt Lake City, in the Audi
forum which seats 4, 500 people.
Topeka has the largest pension bureau in the
United States. $4,000 pensioners on lists.
$18. 600, 900 distributed annually.
Natural gas, 25 cents per 1000 feet.
100 miles natural gas mains.
], 100 gas arc lights
Municipal lighting plant.
Cheap natural gas and electric power.
Electric Light Heat & Power Plant furnishes
current for operation Of the Topeka Street
Railway and 1000 horsepower in motors
and all commercial lighting in city; heat
for business houses, low-priced economical
power for factories.
Topeka has So, O0O 900 state capitol building
and many other state institutions.
State hospital for the insane; cost one million
dollars.
State printing and heating plant; cost one
hundred and six thousand dollars.
State reform school for boys.
Memorial building (now building); cost two
hundred thousand dollars.
Topeka has live commercial club of $50 men,
bers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27

Population, $4,000,
No saloons.
Area, 8 square miles.
Commission, business, form of government.
hospitals, annual revenue 81, 000 900.
public parks, including zoo.
Telephones, 5000.
60 miles Of paving.
$50 miles brick and cement walks.
10 miles of sewerage system.
So miles of water mains, city owns plant.
8 banks, capital and surplus 81, 300, 900.
s Touring mills, daily capacity 8, 600 barrels
Number Of buildings constructed 1910, 455
At miles electric street railway, miles sur
burban.
II churches, Y. M c. A buildings. / Y W.
c. A.
4 lines of steam railways.
IS passenger trains daily.
Wholesale and jobbing houses, %.
876 manufacturing plants.
rs public schools, 219 teachers, 6, 700 pupils.
Washburn college and Bethany college, 1, 300
students.
business colleges
About 100 automobiles
Assessed valuation, Topeka $50, 900. 000
Employees Sante Fe general Offices, 1, 200