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against whom every good woman would naturally,
il knowing the truth, cast her vote.
Every ounce of fire and enthusiasm possessed by
the Fawcett supporters should be thrown into the
final days of the campaign. Don't worry about Sey-
mour claims. The Seymour people, although they
may talk confidently are doing the tallest guessing
that was ever brought off in Tacoma. Ii every man
and woman in favor of Mayor Fawcett goes to the
polls next Tuesday, Mr.. Seymour is beaten. But
strong work must be done 1t is fight for the tri-
umph of good mayor of the people against com.
binaton which includes the most vicious elements OF
the city.
Now is the time to exert every endeavor The
fight is won if Fawcett men and women keep up the
good work. Meet the Seymour crowd more than half
way and you will find that they will futter like
wounded bird. They have no campaign material and
they know it, The streets will be flooded with bue-
tins against Fawcett Dsgruntled politicians are
behind the scheme. Such things must be expected.
Change the "fve thousand" Seymour club into
Fawcett club. The game is won if we never say die
Get in and boost and on next Tuesday VOTE
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tered as the choice of the Tenderoin already go
ing the rounds Men the streets daily cannot
hotel lobby or in places where politicians gather. 1t
may not be Mr.. SEYMOUR fault that he has been
selected by the lowest element of the city. He has
been seen passing cigars in saloon, but ordinarily
remains that the word has gone down the line that
Seymour is the man to lven things up in the sport
ing line. The slurs cast upon Mayor Fawcett by the
Perkins Press is having damaging effect upon Sey-
mour The methods adopted to present words of a
seandalous nature by drawing outsiders into con-
versation or dispute is daily making votes for Faw
cett.
Many of the women and church people who
voted for Seymour at the first election will vote for
Fawcett. The women were called upon to vote
rather suddenly after their enfranchsement, and it
happened that many Of them could not see in what
much of the Seymour support existed. No who
has Investigated and who will tell the truth can deny
for an instant that whether not Mr.. Seymour is
party to the DEAL he has become the favorite of those
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Nt1IRI. WIND FINISH VII l. SWEEP SEYMOUR UNDE.

Heights that Sam Perkins had secured foothold in
the unions, and that sincere union men had been
msled towards plot to split the working people,
both union and non-union, of Tacoma. The enemies
OF Fawcett realize that with the workers voting
solidly, Seymour would stand not ghost of show.
The rank and file of unionism has apparently shown
signs of dissatisfaction regards the mayoralty stu
alton.
Not later than Tuesday evening one of the most
prominent cergymen of the city declared in open
that he would cast his vote against Mr. Seymour and
the Royal Arch A succession of these things has
cast disay into the hearts of the Seymour managers
Ralph Woods, campaign chairman of the Seymour
committee, last night witnessed A. r. Titow display
paper controlled by Pete Sandberg with Seymour's
picture in most prominent place. Mr.. Woods said
not word. Newspaper reporters working for other
papers than the Times make the remark ooh every
body that's wise knows where the sports stand
Fawcett's dead one with that crowd'' This state
ment has las been made by several newspaper men not
in the Times employ to the Times management.
Questionable campaign ''jokes" with Seymour cen
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AT the present moment the Seymour forces have
been fought to standstl The tide is turning heav-
lily in favor of Fawcett, and only letdown on the
part Of Fawcett men and women will save Seymour
from defeat. Stories of dissension in the Seymour
ranks are going the rounds. Attempt of the subsi-
died press to make it appear that the dive element
Of Tacoma is not for Seymour is costing him hundreds
Of clean votes. A bomb exploded in the Seymour
beaming countenance of Mr. Seymour shining from
paper with the NAME OF PETER SANDBERG
AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE president of the
publishing company which owns the paper. The
Fawcett meetings have resulted in hundreds being
turned away nightly Mr. Seymour for some reason
other has been called off the stump for the present
at least. His statements as to where he stood on
public utilities and his story of the gas deal have dis
mayed his managers. He may be brought out at the
last minute, but since the new campaign opened he
has not been prominent factor in public speech
making.
The charge was openly made last night at Pacific
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Late Bulletins
(By United Pre- SIS leased Wire. }

(By United
taken from Big Heart Tulsa early today
Four n
SAN DIEGO. April 1s.-Dr. Watkins. has been
doing missionary Mexico
here that since the Mexican revolution
than 1000 men have been killed in battles Mexico City,
: :
NEW YORK, April f3--A. Sun from Vera
Cruz Nfex
members President family steamship
Espegne, for France.
OMAHA, Neb, April 1S--The and Octonto,
Neb We're visited by tornado last night Considerable
done but there
BAKERSFIELD, Cal April 1s-Because he obtain
OF
day. inhcting injuries that will cause DEATH
HELENA April isJnst before leaving Helena for
carly today Colonel
Gov Wilson New would nominated by
for the presidency.
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DO OYOU KNOW

That the geysers and thermal
springs of Yellowstone park out
number those of all the rest OF
the world put together?
That Rome was once saved
from capture by the cackling Of
some sacred geese?
That the Chinese invented the
first cannon as early as 1918
B. c.?
That 1t costs 1927 to fire a SIN
gle shot from a 16-inch rifle?
That the Rhododendron is the
state flower?
Mt. Hercules, New Guinea, a.
76S feet high, is the highest
mountain in the world?
That the first steamer to cross
the ocean was the Savannah, max
ing the journey in from Savannah
to Liverpool in 25 days?
That the hottest region on earth
is on the southwest coast of
Persia on the Persian Gulf?
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FOR
RYDSTROM

D An answer from A. r. Tit
D low to Senator Rydstrom's [
y talk as regards dollar gas
D may be found on page s of
D this issue. The introduction
D of a franchise ordinance I
D which provides for the sale
D of dollar gas to- Tacoma has [
, frightened the Seymour con-
D tingent and the campaign
managers are busy trying to
D throw icy water on any such
suggestion. With Mr.. Sey-
D mour. charging two dollars Z
D for gas outside, Of Tacoma {
D the question has arisen as to
, his position II dollar gas was
D to become factor in Taco {
D ma. Demands from cities
, where he is selling high gas
D would probably cause him {
D much confusion If the citi-
, zens Of those places could Z
D point out that dollar gas was
D being sold in Tacoma. Would
D Seymour be In position to {
, advocate dollar gas for Ia {
, conan &
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their ducks, which had led to a
quarrel between the man and his
mother. He said Morhead picked
up an old oar during the fight
and struck his mother over the
head innumerable times, and
when she fell down jumped on
her and held her head under the
wates.
Morhead joined his wife at the
residence Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs j. B. Thompson, South Fif-
teenth and streets, last night,
and intimated to them that the
woman's death was accidental ana
that he had attempted to save her.
The ranchers saw Morhead
making away with pieces of an oar
newly split. and recalling the
story the boy had told, attempted
to find the pieces, but there were
none to be found.
Coroner Shaver Is holding q
post-mortem examination this az
ternoon.
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8 FAWCETT
meetings

Three big Fawcett meetings are
scheduled for tonight. One will
be held in the South Side hall,
South Fifty-sixth and l. streets,
A. r. Titlow, G. ]. Langford, Mrs.
Mary L. Stevens and Lorenzo Dow
speakers. The second meeting
will be held in Pallies' hall, South
Thirty-eighth and Yakima, A. r.
Titlow, Mrs. II. H. Johnston,
Mrs. Mary l.. Stevens and w. d.
Askren speakers And the third
will be in the basement of the
Roosevelt Heights Christian
church. A. H. Garretson, d. D.
Schneider, Mrs. M. J. Chapman
and Mrs. Fursman speakers.
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OLD TOWN DOESN'T
CARE FOR SEYMOUR

Editor Tacoma Times: Here
are a few facts relative to the
political status of Old Town:
The saloonkeepers and their
friends are boosting for Seymour.
But let the saloezkeeper alone.
We have a worse element here in
Old Town than the man who sells
whisky under a license. Who
licenses the gambling rooms, one
at 1922 North Thirtieth street,
Fred Meyerall proprietor, and an
other at 2215 North Thirtieth,
Tom Bishop proprietor? Now
these places are w. w. Seymour
strongholds. The scheme with
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RECALL CANDIDATES

Here are the men who will try
to replace the present city COM
missioners in the recall election
May Q:
Against L. w. Roys-R. w.
Jameson, Francis H. Petit, Clar-
ence Parker, A. H. Barth, John
Burnett.
Against Lawson = James @.
Drake, Ben ]. Weeks, David B.
Fits, d. q. Mcpherson.
Against Woods-R. H. For
sythe, D. B. Cook, w. e. Clayton.
Against Freeland - John B.
Cromwell, r. A. b. Young, Frank
Lamborn and P. w. Noble.
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LIAR SAYS 7. R.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEW YORK, April 13.-The
Shorter and uglier" has again
been unleashed by Col. Roosevelt
Replying to charge in Golfers
Weekly that he traded his sup
port to Senator Smoot for Nor
mon votes, the colonel said:
II don't know who wrote that,
but whoever did knew we'll that
he was lying. 1t is not merely
an outrageous lie, but one so in
famous, SO absolutely without
foundation that it is utterly i'm
possible that those making the
charge could be ignorant that they
were lying"
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them is to beat Fawcett, re-elect
Roys and continue our little
gambling hall in the back room.
The police on the Old Town
beat will laugh in your face II you
complain of these places. When
Mr.. w. w. Seymour visited Old
Town on the 23rd of last month
he was piloted around and intro
duced by the proprietor of one of
the above mentioned gambling
halls. And that was one reason
tha the better element IN this
section stood by A. ". Fawcett at
the polls.
]. j. HICKS.
1924 No. Thirty-first st.
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TILDEN TAKES STAND
IN LORIMER CASE
,tBy United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire J
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 13.---
Investigation into alleged corrup-
tion in the election of William
,Lorimer to the u. s. senate was
resumed here today by the state
senate committee. One of the
first witnesses scheduled for ex-
animation was Edward Tilden,
president of the National Packing
company. who is alleged to have
aided In the collection OF q $780,
600 'slush fund" which was dis
tributed among members Of the
legislature. Clarence s. Funk,
member of the international Har-
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POWERFUL
In SOUTH END
Denunciation of Seymour Press Almost Causes
Demonstration at Pacific Heights-Fawcett
Growing Stronger Every Hour

With the Seymour meetings
growing weak, the Fawcett meet
ings are growing. powerful in at
tendance and spirit. A strong
sentiment has set in.
The Seymour crowd is now rely
ing upon the telephone method
of asking women whether or not
they did not hear "Mr. Roose-
velt talk against Mr.. Fawcett?"
Such a thing did not occur but
the intimation is being made
daily over the phone.
The Pacific Heights meeting
last night turned away many peo-
pie because of the~size of the hall.
Cheer upon cheer went up at the
mention of Fawcett's name and
denunciation of the press which
is using every endeavor to defeat
him.
w. d. Askren, young attorney
who worked himself up from a
bellboy at the Tacoma hotel, was
one of the speakers and his level
headed arguments and force of
expression drew forth a willing
round Of applause. He was heart
lily commended by A. r. Titlow,
who had remembered him as a
lad working from the bottom up.
Mr.. Askren himself would be able
to show up any Seymour speaker
in the field.
Splendid Talk.
1t would have been worth while
for every man and woman In Ia
coma to have heard the addresses
of Mrs. Johnston of Fern Hill and
that of g. j. Langford, president
of the Central Improvement
league. Mrs. Johnston would be
an able opponent for many more
experienced debaters. Her gentle
but remonstrative talk against
methods employed by certain
North End women was one of the
finest items that has featured the
campaign. Her denunciation of
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the fact that members OF her sex
had dropped to scandal cam-
paign method, while fair, quiet
and determined was worth going
miles to hear.
G. ]. Langford said:
"No criticism will / make OF
Mr.. Seymour as regards his being
nice man. But Mr.. Seymour
chose to pass the greater part OF
his life single man. He is but
lately married" Here Mr.. Lang
ford laughingly referred to Mr..
Roosevelt's ideas on the baby.
question and observed that In this
respect Mr.. Seymour could scarce-
ly come under the colonel's ap-
proval
'tBut I sincerely trust that Mr..
Seymour will live to see the day
when he has a beautiful family
about him. Mr.. Seymour has not
had the opportunity to test the
trials of married life nor the trou-
bles.
"Mr. Fawcett has, I am told,
raised q family of many children.
Years ago a divorce was secured
in certain family of this city.
God alone knows who was to
blame, If anyone was. II is not
for you nor for me to judge Of
those things.
"Mr. Fawcett is leading an
ideal home life. I trust that Mr..
Seymour will receive the blessing
that come with children, but let
us not use the misfortune of an
other in behalf of man who has
mot experienced the trials that
may come"
Seymour Applause.
"The best address I have heard
since the campaign opened" re-
marked Seymour man who had
como with Ralph Woods, chair
man of the Seymour campaign
committee. Mr.. Langford's adj
dress was as becoming talk as
might be made In remonstrance
of the amazing attacks by the Sey-
mour press and many of the Sey-
mour supporters In their anxiety
to win the vote Of the women.
An open charge was made on
the floor that Sam Perkins had
Engineered a deal to gain the La
Dor Union vote and that certain
union men had been misled. This
feeling has been rampant on the
|streets for many days and is
breaking ont at various meetings.
A. r. Titlow carried the gath
ering with him. His denuncia-
tion of the Seymour press was
greeted with tremendous APP
plause. II opposed Mayor Faw-
cett in time past because be-
lieved a better man was running
against him. But am here to-
night to say that A. v. Fawcett il
the man for the people to put in
at this time.
Mr.. Titlow's answer to Senator
Rydstrom will be found on page
s OF the Times this evening Tit
low defied Seymour to meet him
this evening and deny his attempt
|tGs defeat sale OF the NisQuaI1y
bonds. He asserted that Il wax
a qualification to note that como
LOT the ministers and church people
had been fair enough to admit
that they didn't realize the vice
elements that are trying to rush
Seymour into office. The meet
Ing was tremendous ovation il
favor OF FaWctt.
Va
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M'C0RMICK LEFT
over z MILLIONS

R. L. Mccormick, who died re-
Gently. left an estate worth $2,-
050.679.84, according to the APP
praisement filed by the executors
in the court yesterday. The most
valuable of his holding was stock
in the Weyerhaeuser Timber
company, which is appraised at
s1,700,0O0.
The appraisers were w. H.
Smell, q. G. Griggs and f. NJ. Jack
son.
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Let every boy in Tacoma assemble the First
church, Sixth and streets, at evening Judge
sey the famous boys' friend will be speak
Puyalup later in the evening making
early address in
No in Nacoma will
Judge Lindsey
ing for the younger generation The Times for
the newsboys let their
to hear Judge Lindsey The good gain Judge
Lindsey will
papers, Go and hear the Judge,
Judge Lindsey gained fame In Denver
gest I'm the country He to
coma The Times would gladly lose sale
boys will just
day but Judge every day Boys
who don't sell will do
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lvester company, has sworn that
when approached by Edward
Hines, millionaire lumberman,
for a contribution, he asked
Hines who the money was to go
to. Hines, Funk swore, said:
Send 1t to Ed Tilden."
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FIND BODY.

The body of an unknown man
was found by party of surveyors
lying In a thicket near the mar
rows last evening. II had evil
IDENTIFY lain for months. 1t was
taken to the morgue today and
an effort toward Its Identification
will be made.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair tonight with heavy frost.
Friday fair and warmer. Light
winds.
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OMAHA, Neb, April 1S.--The towns Of Smell ant
Neb, were visited by tornados last night Considerable
was done but there fatal ties.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01
new ROAD TO FREEPORT
Commercial Club Proposes to EX-
tend Ice Cave Road to
FreepOrt.
VOTING MACHINES ENDORSED.
Business Men Discuss Proposed
Legislation, New Road Work
and Urge Use of Voting
Machines.

The meeting of the Decorah Com
mercial Club at the city hall Thurs
day night opened with but little
business in sight, but before the
close proved as interesting as form
er meetings.
After preliminary routine, the
publicity bill, the short course ex-
tension bill and the highway bill
now before the Iowa legislature
were discussed, various business
men speaking upon one or another
OF the measures, the sentiment
of all being in favor of the bills.
Messrs. Ben Bear, E. ]. Curtin and
1. w. Brunt were appointed a COM
mittee to urge our representatives
at Des MOines to support the meas
ures, especially the. publicity bill,
which proposes to appropriate $780,
600 to advertise the state of Iowa
to the world.
Mayor Daubney then took up a
further discussion of roads as re-
lating to this city. He spoke OF the
opening of an old road, now closed,
extending from the twin bridges at
the northeast part of the city, to
Freeport, keeping on the north side
of the river all the way, and cross
ing the old paper mill bridge near
Freeport. This would shorten the
distance to Decorah from east of
Freeport by at least mile, and
give a splendid road. Besides, it
would be practically an extension of
the Ice Cave road, built by the busi-
ness men of Decorah last year, and
would give us one of the most
beautiful drives from a scenic stand
point in this section. There are
many arguments in favor of this
road. 1t would be easily kept in
repair, and could be constructed
with little cost.
The county road meeting, to be
held in Decorah March 9Th. was also
mentioned, and Messrs. Bear, Cur
tin, Warner. Daubney, Connor and
Baker appointed committee to rep
resent the Commercial Club at the
meeting, as we'll as to investigate
and report upon the above propos-
ed road to Freeport.
Mr.. E. ]. Curtin was also appoint
ed committee to devise some plan
for the Offering of prizes by the,
Commercial Club for the best roads
in this section, to be kept in condi-
tion during the summer by drag
ging.
The matter of the use of voting
machines at elections was brought
up, and the secretary instructed to
send a resolution to the city council
urging their use at the coming city
election.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01
Domestic Science Expert Here.

The Monday Club of this city has
contracted with Mrs. Sarah Ament
Dodson of Chicago, to spend a week
in Decorah this month, giving in
struction in domestic science. Mrs.
Dodson is a graduate in domestic
science of Prof. Pfau of Paris, and
also Armour and Lewis Institutes,
and one of the most competent in
structors in domestic science in
America.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

Indian Commissioner Valentine
is considering complaints lodged by
a delegation of Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe Indians who have been in
Washington lately, against the man
ner in which the Indians are dis
creditably represented in moving
pictures. The Commissioner con-
siders the point made by the In
dians to be a good one, and he has
personal knowledge that the modern
Indian suffers great injustice at the
hands Of moving picture producers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

Iowa has been demanding a
downward revision of the tariff for
years." says the Webster City Free
man-Tribune, "but now that a few
stones are to be taken from the
tariff wall between this country and
Canada there is considerable side
stepping In this state"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

The records of the Department of
the Interior show that Clara Bar
ton, the famous civil war nurse and
Red Cross worker, who is nearing
death at her home at Glen Echo,
Nd, was probably the first woman
employed by that department, she
having been appointed to a clerk
ship in 1854.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

The Department of Agriculture
has figured it out that hogs market
ed now are not as heavy by about
one-fourth as those marketed thir-
ty or forty years ago. In the decade
1870-1S79 the average weight OF
hogs killed during the winter
months was about 275 pounds
while in the past decade, 19OO-19O9
the average weight was only about
219 pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

The Waterloo Reporter suggests
that the reason why California leads
in the number of buzz wagons per
capita is that SO many Iowa people
have located there. And that is
doubtless good guess.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

The Senate committee on military
affairs has ordered a favorable re-
port on the bill to create a civil
war volunteer officers retired list
and place thereon with retired pay
surviving officers who served in the
army, navy or marine corps.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

If an extra session Of Congress
Is called, Representative Walter l..
Smith Of Iowa, who has been ap-
pointed circuit court Judge, will re-
sign Immediately, in order that his
successor may be elected at once.
Otherwise, he will not send in his
resignation until about the middle
of March.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

One person out of six in New
York city receives charitable aid,
and the other five-sixths are hustling
pretty hard to get some Of 1t.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

Frank Tousey, New York pub
Usher, has filed a petition of man
damus against the Postmaster Gen.
eral. charging that official with hav-
ing caused him a loss of $4,000
by refusing to admit the periodical
THE Wild West. Weekly" to the
mails as second class matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

Poor Taft" says the Bedford
Times-Republican. "He heard us in
the west crying about the high cost
of living, and he thought we meant
it. He thought, when we said we
wanted lower tariffs, that we did
want lower tariffs. He ought to
have known that we did not mean
It,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-01

The American Federation Of La
bor is to erect in Washington q
magnificent temple to hold its fut-
ure conventions.