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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
LABOR RAISING
A HUGE FUND
FORF|GHT

(By Umteu IreSS Leased NIfc.D
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 16.
Announcement that 100000
is being raised by the unions of
the country to finance the struggle
of the unions of Los Angeles
against "open shop" conditions,
was made here today by President
Gompers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. It's collection, it
is said, will mark the opening OF
the biggest fight between capital
and labor that the United States
has ever seen.
The intimation is given out
that a fight to the end has at last
been decided on, and that the
activity of President Gompers and
his assistants means that the
ceast will see the biggest labor
war in the history of the country.
All along the coast from Seattle
to Los Angeles, it is said, the la
Dor unions have for some time
been assessing their members 25
cents each week in preparation
for the struggle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
BOXING BILL
PASSES HOUSE

(By United Press Leased Wire.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 16.-Tommy
Burns, nee Noah Brusso, won the
heavyweight lobbying champion
ship here this morning, when the
bill permitting ten round node
cision boxing contests, passed IL @
louse.
Burns has been here a week
meeting the Legislators and urg-
ing the bill. 1t passed by a vote
of 81 to "a. There was a hard
fight against the bill on the floor
and five amendments were offer
ed, modifying or multiplying the
bill, but all were voted down by
the same figure.
Representative Wray of Seattle
is the official father of the bill.
The boxing bill was recon-
mended by the committee on pure
food and drugs, to which 1t had
been referred, as fit consumption
by the people of the state of
Washington.
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Vail took hold lof the situation
with an iron hand, the same iron
hand that he has always used in
bringing the American public un-
der his control. He was deter
mined to make the telephone a
part of American life. necessity.
And he was determined, after he
had made it necessity, TO create
monopoly.
Collects Patents.
Vail Immediately created de-
partment that had as its sole duty
the collection Of telephone pa
tents. Many Of these patent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
nti-Fawcett Meet
Results In Loss of
Extra Liquor Bar

John Berkshire, proprietor OF
the Olympus hotel, who distribut-
ed notices calling a meeting for
the Tacoma hotel to spring can
didate against Mayor Fawcett,
came to grief this morning when
the city council met
Some one last night informed
the mayor that Berkshire was
running two bars at the Olympus
on one license, one above and one
down in the cafe of the Olympus
Inn
The mayor this morning intro
duced a resolution which was
adopted calling on the police de-
partment to suppress one OF the
bars or to arrest the proprietor
and compel him to take onut an
extra license.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
AWFUL CRUELTY EXPOSED

This is a undertaking article.
This is not the right way to start
a story of this kind, but 1t Is ne
cessary to do so here in order that
the reader might realize right off
the reel the gravity of the charges
that are to follow.
Investigation shows startling
condition in the automobile SER
vice that the city gives It's loyal
officials and the wind and rain of
the past two days makes 1t Inn
perative that the true conditions
be revealed to the people.
Whereas the only kind of an
automobile fit to use on cold
winter day Is the limousine car
the enclosed type), the city au-
tomobiles are all open, sand city
officials are guarded against the
cruel winds only by wind shields.
Think of it'll (
Men who have given the best
years of their lives to drawing
city and county salaries are COM
PEELED to ride about the city with
out even the automobile comforts
of the idle rich, who work not,
nor do they spin, except in their
automobiles.
The stories of hardships suffer-
led are many.
The city employe was retuqn-
ing to his home. He had worked
six hoprs, Chilly blasts blew
down the avenue and there was
only glass shield to protect him
from them. lie had no foot
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-No. Is
Dey street, New York.
Put that address down IN your
mind with No. 26 Broadway, the
home of the Standard Oil COM
pany.
Fifteen Dey street is the home
of the American Telephone and
Telegraph trust.
OF all the grasping, greedy
trusts that fasten tn A. ses like
leeches onto the American pub
lie, the telephone trust is the
worst. It's clutch is the strong
est and its methods in overcoming
competition and subduing the pub
lie have been most pitiless and
dark.
In the offices of the company at
15 Dey street sits Theodore N.
Vail, the man who 80 years ago
dreamed of gigantic trust that
would one day cover the whole
country with its copper wires and
dot 1t everywhere with its tal1
posts.
Dream Comes True.
Now that his dream is being
realized 1t is interesting to learn
something about this master mind
of wire communication. He came
of historical and wealthy New
Jersey family. His cousin was
the co-worker of Morse, who
made the telegraph possible, From
his earliest childhood Vail knew
the story OF Morse's success. and
as a boy he had q telegraph line
as toy
His mind was on the wires.
Once ne went West to farm in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
METCALF'S STRANCLE
CORD IS DENOUNCED

If Ralph Metcalf thinks the
people are going to swallow his
liability law scheme he will
change his mind by asking some
person in the Indian addition
What his opinion of it is.
After Clarence Parker had
made a talk to the members of
the Indian Addition Improvement
club last night, showing how the
Metcalf bin would work out in
favor of the employer and the in
surance companies, the club went
on record unanimously in favor
of the Hay commission bill and
passed a resolution condemning
Metcalf's bill.
A telegram will be sent to Pres.
ident Paulhamus by the club to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
MAIL SCANDAL WILL
STIR THE COUNTRY

Senator LaFollette Is interested
also in the effort of Postma aster
General Hitchcock and President
Taft to put out of business the
Independent magazines. The pro-
vision which President Taft and
Mr.. Hitchcock had inserted In
this postal bill would take $6,s
100000 annually from the maga.
zines, which is more than they
make in profit altogether. The
purpose is obvious.
. Altogether before the postal bill
is passed by the senate there VIII
be a better understanding in the
public mind of the purposes and
methods of the present mead OF
the postoffice department. :,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

were pigeon-holed, so that no
one else might. use them.
At that time the Western Union
Telegraph company was also do
ing telephone bushes. They
were using Edison's transmftter.
In 1878 a treaty was drawn up
between the two companies, CIV
ing the telephone business TO
Vaii's colacern and the telegraph
to the Western Union.
From then on 1t is story Of
the building up of the Bell com
pauies and will be told in tomor-
rows Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

Although the mayor did not in
innate that there was retaliation
I'm his action this morning it Is
evident that the activity of Mr..
Berkshire in trying TO get some
other man for mayor led the
mayors friends to let Fawcett
know about the two bars.
81 never knew there were two
bars there under one license un-
til last night and of course when
/ was informed of 1t there was but
one thing to do and that was de-
mand the enforcement or tho
law" said the mayor today.
1t is very evident that in spite
of criticism for retaliation"
Fawcett has decided to strike
back at every movement coming
from sources in which the saloons
may be construed as figuring.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
have YOU LAUGHS? IF so,
PREPARE TO SHED THEM

If have laughs to shed them
Times acquainted True,
Adolf, Mr. Skygack Mars Wickebrdge
Diana Dlpickes
Thousands have enjoyed hearty the antics
and sound philosophy of these lau gh makers.
listen
All the merment they caused
echoes the
the Times Monday takes it's
Newspaper have this
striking of real public
Tacoma will enabled
will appear daily page.
Remember and watch for it Monday
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be read in the senate and letters
will be sent to the Pierce county
representatives at the leg stature
urging that the Metcalf scheme
be killed.
Parker showed clearly where
the Metcalf law was pernicious
and defied the supporters of the
bill to insert in the bill Just one
section of the commission bill, the
section which makes 1t misde-
meanor for an employer to col
lect any part of the wages of his
workmen.
THAT section would defeat the
purpose of the Metcalf bill entire
ly,' said Parker, because it fav-
ors the emDloye and the Metcalf
Dill was not framed with that OBJ
iect in view
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
Recall Blanks Are
Out for All Four of
the Commissioners

sured, candidates are beginning to
bob up. A feature which may
cause some to hesitate is that
they must come out against indi-
vidual commissioners. Every can
didate who wants to run must
come out against individual COM
Every candidate who
wants to run must announce him
self as a candidate. against Roys,
Lawson, Freeland or Woods They
cannot run on the jackpot plan.
Judge Stiles says it is to recall
the commissioners individually,
and the candidates must run
against them individually.
This may lessen the crop of can
didates materially.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
CONDITION IS
IMPROVED TODAY
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
ROME, Feb. 16.-While an
nouncing at noon today that the
condition of Pope Plus had i'm
proved over night, physicians in
attendance were uneasy today.
Owing to the pope's rs years,
1t is feared that If the bronchitis
fro mwhich he is suffering, spreads
to his lungs, his chances of recov-
cry would be slight.
Drs. sPetacci and Marchiafaua
admitted today that the pontiff' s
illness might prove serious. Dur
ing the morning the fever subsid-
ed, relieving inflammation in the
throat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

The recall blanks against Law
son, Freeland, Roys and Woods
are out and in the hands of the
people for signatures.
1t takes 300 names to COM
mand a recall election, and the
committee that had them issued
say they have been deluged with
applicants who want to circulate
the papers.
1t is expected a boom will be
given the movement at the big
mass meeting at Germania hall to-
morrow night. Peder Jensen and
other spellbinders will be present
at this meeting, to speak.
Now that the recall of the
commissioners is apparently as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
RYAN Funeral
Is Held Today

(By United Press Leased Wire.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-
Thousands crowded the streets
here near st. Peter and st. Paul's
cathedral, and the great edifice
was filled to the doors when the
funeral of Archbishop Patrick
Ryan was held today.
Cardinal Gibbons presided, and
every detail that the Catholic
church could provide gave solemn
ity and impressiveness.
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Iowa. But the telegraph claimed
him and he became an operator
in western station.
During all these years Alexan-
der Graham Bell had been tinker
ing with a scheme to. transmit
talk by wire. Here was Walls
chance. AS soore as Bells inven-
ton became reality. and while
few OF the first lines were being
strung in the vicinity Of Boston,
Vail gave up his lilace with the
government aud allied himself
with Bell.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
War Likely

(By United Press Leased Wire.y
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. To-
Practical certainty that Russia
will be involved In war with
China within q few hours Is seen
here today in a publication by
the newspaper Reich that the
Russian government plans to oc-
cupy the Iii region in Chinese
Turkestan. Conferences at the
war ministry today, it is believed,
are over the preparations for the
invasion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
NOT POLITICS
SAYS FULTON

Alex Fulton says the fact that
he was talking with Mr.. Berkshire
Yesterday at the Tacoma hotel
at the time of the "mass" meet
ing had nothing of a political Sig
nificance and that he was not
there for the purpose of taking
part in the meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
JOAQUIN MILLER
DYING IN OAKLAND

(By United Press eLased Wire
OAKLAND, Cal, Feb. 16.-
Joaquin Miller, the poet, is dying
at hospital here. He has a COM
plication of troubles and his mind
is sadly impaired. His daughter,
Juanita Miller, the actress, is in
New York, and his son, George
Melvin Milelr, is in Eugene, Ore.
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0 . . . 9 Q Q 30 . . . Q q
HOW WE MAKE USE OF
OUR GIFT OF CAB.

0 During 1910 we Ameri- {
D cans held 1920, 100000 ,
D talks" with each other over [
D telephone wires. That's 200
D calls for each man, woman I
o and child. Those figures are (
D estimated; the last govern
D aent-telephone census, taken I
. for 1907, and the five-year
D ratio of increase (1902-0O I
D forming the basis for estIma- I
D ton. That would make the I
D number of systems and lines (
D 1904, the miles of wire I
, over 25,O00.000, and the I
D capital stock and funded (
, debt s1,425,000.OOo. I
- - - - - - - :
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

While the at Washington
Standard at
Washington puzzing pretending puzzle
unanimously,
this going today the
1t is the telephone-telegraph wire trust
billion dollar combine
Standard Oil
us people.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
Counterfeit Bank
Notes Circulating

(By United Press Leased Wire
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 16.-It
was learned today that federal Sc
cret service agents are trailing a
gang of criminals who are passing
counterfeit So bank notes in Port
land, Seattle and San Francisco.
The notes are so cleyerly exc
cuted that several banks have ac-
|cepted them here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
OH, HOW EASY LET'S GET
OUR FOOD FROM THE AIR

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Medical
men here today are discussing
startling statements made by DR..
Herman Hille, wealthy chemical
research scientist, who claims that
it is possible to manufacture hui
man food direct from the ele-
ments of the earth and air
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

DR.. Hille declared that CONF
pound has been discovered that
contains in solution every form
of chemical composition IN the
human body and that no matter
how rapidly the people OF the
earth multiply there will be no
cause for hunger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
MRS. BULL LEAVES
PECULIAR REQUEST

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
BIDDEFORD, Me-, Feb.
1G.-Steps are being taken
here today to carry out the
last wishes of Mrs. sara c.
Bull, widow of Ole Bull, the
violonist, who requested In
her will that her body be
cremated and the ashes cast
upon the grave of her hus-
band in Bergen, Norway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The
customs officers have finally made
good on their threat to send
women smugglers to jail. Judge
Martin of the United States dis
trict court broke the ice when he
sentenced Mrs. Roberta Hill, or,
as she prefers being called, Mrs.
Robert Menges, a wealthy New
York divorce, to Jail for two days,
adding a fine of $4,000 as warn
ing to other women.
Mrs. Menges tried to bring up a
sable coat and other finery valued
at $4,000. 1t is said the coat was
the gift of wealthy admirer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
TRYING FOR
THE PRIZE?

. Attention is again called to &
. the Home Owners" contest &
D which appears daily on the &
. classified advertising pages q
. of the Times. Take a look Z
. at it. A prize of three dollars q
. is offered each week for the q
. party writing the best letter q
. telling how the home was Sc Z
. cured. If you do not wish q
. to enter the contest you will 3
D find many a valuable hint 3
. by discovering how the first &
. step was taken toward doing q
. away with the rent evil. ADJ &
Q dress your letters to the q
D Home Owners Contest" 3
3 care of the Tacoma Times. &
. On the first page every Mon Z
. day will be published the Z
, name of the prize winner. 3
. 60 80 . . = . 3 . . . =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
WHOLE COUNTRY IN COILS
OF THE TELEPHONE TRUST

READ WHY is DEY STREET. PRESENT
PHONE-TELEtiISAPH TRUST, SHOULD BE WATCHED AS
CLOSELY AS STANDARD OILS BROADWAY-HOW
THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY NURsED
YEARS-THE SHREWD BRAINY WORK THEODORE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

warmer and had merely several
thick and valuable carriage blan-
kets with which to cover himself.
City automobiles are not even
equipped with electric cigar light
ers, such as all comfortable auto
mobiles have.
Inquiry shows that every ups
to-date machine should contain
little cut-glass bowl for flowers.
but there is no place for flowers in
any OF the automobiles which tho
city has given to It's favorste SER
wants.
That is how the city treats it
Official automobile riders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
EN- ILL

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, Feb. 16.-Indisposi-
ton on the part of Queen Mother
Alexandra gave rise to disquiet-
ing rumors today. Although the
court physicians announced that
the queen was only slighly i'll
there were many rumors that her
condition is serious.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16
Whipping Post
Is Abolished

By United Press Leased Wire.
SALEM, Ore, Feb. 16.-The
Oregon whipping post was abol-
ished by the senate today. Bu-
chanan's bill doing away with this
method of furnishing wife beaters
was passed in the senate over the
governors veto by vote of % to
s, The bill was passed in the
house Monday and now becomes a
law without the governors ap-
proval.
WEATHER. FORECAST.
Fair onight and Friday. Light
Southerly winds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

WALLA WALLA, Feb. 16.-
Martin G. Lukenbill, by will, left
One-eighth of his estate to his son
Martin, but the son cannot get it
until he is as years of age. A
bactber-in-law is left in charge of
the estate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The
Western Union Telegraph company
is losing 81 100000 year through
the cutting of the racetrack busi-
ness, according to the sworn state
ments of Thomas Reilly, a nurse,
WHO istestifying in the Eckert will
contest case.
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&ZnMG&

PASCO, Feb. 16.-The 11s-
pound baby of Mr.. and Mrs. e. j.
Boyle died yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

Mrs. Antoinette Lamereaux of
Chicago spoke to 300 girls at the
First Presbyterian church yester-
day afternoon. She urged girls to
carefully consider the allurements
of worldly life and what will come
out of 1t before giving themselves
over to the enticements held out.
To be ready to do effective SER
vice in the booster campaign on
. the excursion to California which
leaves here Saturday, Secretary
Sommers of the chamber of COM
merce yesterday sent out lot of
literature to newspapers along
the way, and they will be posted
up on the meaning Of the Tacoma
train.
The mineral output of, Alaska
last year was $17,4OO, 900, OF
which $10,36O, 900 was gold.
Women are wearing the long
heavy gold chain once more. They
hang anything on It such as a fan,
. Iocket or longnette.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
II. c. Adams last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-16

Hatpins to match their brooches
is now the fad with many women
Evening times-Republican., 1911-04-28
SEEKING eAcoNIAN SCRIPT.

American Student Aftsr Proof of Old
Anti Shakespeare Theory.
Chepstow. England, April 2S.-Dr.
Orville w. Owen. OF Detroit. and hls
lieutenants started afresh yesterday
.delvin8 into the mud Of River Wye for
Bacons secret. The American believes
that the boatlike structure discovered
in the bed OF the river - tho long-h1d-
den cache supposed to contain the
Baconian manuscripts.
Sounding rods were put down yes
terday and they struck a hard surfaca
DR.. Owen has been for many years q
shakespearean student and believes
that he has discovered the key to Q
cipher in which Bacon reveals the hid
ing place OF documents to establish
that he (Bacon) wrote not only tho
Shakespearean plays. but other works
long credited to various aMthoFs.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-04-28
Grjnneil and Vicinity.
10 Times-Republican,

Special 10 Times Republican.
GrinneN April 2S.-Fred Weir, OF
Montezuma, died at his home on We'd
nesday morning last, after a long i'll
ness from Bright's disease. He mad
been in the warm er climate of the
south for a considerable time In hopes
of obtaining relief. but found the case
hopeless and was brought back to his
home about two weeks ago. He was
about 40 years Of age.
Miss Edna Barnes. Of this city, who
has been seriously i'll at the home of
her parents on South Spring street,
from pneumonia, is now on the road
to recovery under the care OF trained
nurse from the Grinnell hospital.
Mrs. F. c. Williams is recovering
from an attack of pneumonia.
jacob Rivers, who has been very Ill
for the most of the past four weeks, Is
greatly improved, but probably races
the necessity of going TO Roches1er'
Mimi, for an operation.
The Iowa College home meet takes
places here tomorrow and much inter-
est is shown in the result of the sharp
contest that is quite sure to come. Both
seniors and sophomores claim the meet
while some surprises may be sprung
DIV the OUNeT CldSSeS l. oiii VIZ ANN~N -
Of the freshmen contest OF
last Saturday Tooley and Townsend
will be heard from in the running.
Miss Smith, regular pastor of the
Friends church Of this city, is not we'll
enough to conduct the services at the
church and Miss Butler, the former
pastor, will have charge of the Sunday
services.
2. r. Cartwright. on his way from
his home in Missoula, Mont, to Hobo
ken, n. j., stopped on wednesday to
visit friends in Grinnell.
Mrs. Lizzie Eggleston and Miss Lii
han Eggleston, whose home Is IN C1n-
cinnati, O., the former an aunt and the
latter a cousin of Eugene Hardy, of
this city, are daily expected to arrive
here to make their home for the sum
mer with him.
announcement has been made that
Grinnell is to have a week Of chautau-
qua this summer in the latter part of
July. Place of holding it and the pro-
gram have not yet been made public.
Mrs Nellie Walker, who removed
from this city some time ago to make
her home in California, is here Tor a
visit and especially to see Miss Helen
Walker. who is improving in health as
consequence Of her stay at the retreat
near Iowa City and is expected home
here soon.
Next Sunday is made "Tuberculosis
Day. in the churches of this vicinity
Pastor Weyand will take up the sub
ject at the Baptist church in the eve
ming. DIR. E. F. Talbot, of this city, has
been invited to speak on this topic a,
the Methodist church and DIR. o. F.
Parish will speak at the Chester
church.
Mr. VIII G. Hastings, who has been
Evening times-Republican., 1911-04-28

seriously i'll for some weeks at his
home on Main street, is now reported
as making good progress toward re-
covery.
Mrs. J. D. Barber has completed her
visit here and gone to Eagle Butte,
S. D., where she has taken up gov
ernment claim in close proximity to
those taken by her two sons, Joe and
Claire, graduates Of Iowa College, '03
and 'O9.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Guile's little
daughter Edith met with an accident
on Tuesday that is likely to be long
remembe by the scar 1t will leave.
She fell from the porch where she was
playing and cut a. considerable cash
in her chin. exposing the bone