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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24

ter Claire"
Miss Conway is the second wit
ness to cast a doubt as to the iden-
tity of the body alleged by DR..
Hazard to have been Claire's.
John Herbert of Portland, an
uncle of the Williamson girls, was
the first to question the identity.
Five other witnesses testified
for the state yesterday, including
Miss Esther Cameron, young
nurse, who became too sick to
work at Olalla after a few weeks,
she said. She testified that she
could feel the girls backbone by
placing her hand on their abdo-
mems when she was giving them
their daily baths, which were so
warm that they often tainted.
The defense admitted that the
purported last will of Claire's in
which she devised her diam onds
and property to DR.. Hazard, was
in DIR. Hazards own writing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
ROOMS
FOR BUREAU

The new employment bureau OF
the city will be started about Feb
ruary 1. The council this morn
ing approved the leasing of the
room on Pacific avenue formerly
occupied by the White Front sa-
loon, and 1t will be fitted up at
once.
An ordinance was introduced to
provide for two men to run 1t. One
will get $50 month and the other
SIS.
Above the employment bureau
will be the Associated Charities
and a lodging house run by the
Associated Charities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
HasAnybod,
Seen Rays
Elephant?

Has anyone in Tacoma seen a
pet elephant? Miss Ray Dooley
has lost hers and offers a reward
of $50 for it's return.
There were tears in her eyes at
the Empress theater last night
and for a second or two it looked
like the Metropolitan ministries
would be minus a star.
Cant you understand" she
stamped her foot. II lost my ele-
phant and I must have him back.
Please advertise for him at once.
You see, he was given to me. "
But the curtain was up.
So Manager Trumbull is adver-
tising today for the elephant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
SAYS CORRUPT JUDGES
. PROTECTED THE TRUSTS
30 CENTS A MONTH.

Itrailed at night like a beast or
a felon and finally trapped in a
hotel room, where from midnight
until o'clock in the morning he
was beset by the bribe squad of a
corporation, with $3.50, 900 final
ly offered him, In an attempt to
buy him."
Hits Root and Gordon.
The courts of Washington state
and former Judges Gordon OF Ia
coma and Root of Seattle, come
In for attack by Connolly.
For instance, he says, the SUI
preme court reports of the ptate
of Washington are widely used in
the citation of decisions In an inn
mense body of litigation through
out the northwest. Take this ex-
ample:
NJ. ]. Gordon, chief justice of
the state OF Washington, once
rendered a decision that no one
but the widow or children of a
man killed at his employment
could collect damages from his
employers. The result was that
the mother or sister OF single
man could not collect for his death.
ITO be a married man, under
this decision, was to be blacklist
ed, because single men got the en-
ployment. 1t was a blow at the
home"
Gordon later became attorney
for the Great Northern railroad.
| Connolly refers to the charges
that Milo Root permitted Gordon,
after the latter had become attor-
lney for the Great Northern, to
write a decision which Root later
handed down, favoring the Great
Northern.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair tonight and Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
CONNOLLY, MAGAZINE WRIT
FIR, MAKES SCATHING AT
TACK ON JUDICIARY AFTER
rs YEARS OF INVESTIGA-
TION.
(By United Press leased Wire. I,

(By United Press LEASED Wire.l }
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.---Red hot
denunciation of American justice
and of American courts which he
declares are to be the last bull
warks of the trusts, is voiced In
an article by c. p. Connolly, a
we'll known lawyer and publicist,
in an article which will appear in
Everybody's Magazine tomorrow.
Connolly relates many specific
instances of miscarriage OF justice
which he alleges he saw himself,
and freely names many men
high in American commercial life.
Trusts Behind Courts.
Connolly says in part:
II am prepared to prove that
big business interests have re-
treated into the courts and are
going to make their last stand
behind the judiciary.
Connolly tells how IN 1884 he
went to Montana. He says that In
Butte he. repeatedly saw party
conventions packed and judges
named in the interest of the larg-
est litigant in the state.
"These judges" he said, "read
decision which were bought and
paid for in the market place. y
Continuing he says:
81 saw $4,000 wage-earners
thrown out of employment on the
eve of winter to force the public
into an attitude of consent to the
sway of local judges by great
Bribe of $25O,O0O.
''I know of a Butte Judge being
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24

trunk check.
Odor from the trunk led to the
grewsome discovery. 1t had been
piled with others uncalled for.
The body was cut i'm the middle
and both legs We're cut off.
The Portland police have been
notified and local detectives are
at work ON the case.
h The trunk check is No. 79039
1T was shipped her on the North
esu Pacific train No. 314, from
Portland Dec. 21.
The body was cut in two in the
middle and the legs and arms dis
membered. The face was smooth
shaven, and brown derby hat
was showed down over the face.
Papers on the body of the dead
man indicate that his name was
Seid Bong. a Chinese in the en-
ploy of the Alaska Fishing COM
pany of Astoria, Ore. His skull
was crushed and his throat cut.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24

I'd bring a good cigar,
And sitting (not too far
From his arm-chair),
I would wait till just "the time"
Then I'd say quite gently, Dear,
Do you know 1t is Leap Year?
I'd be very pleased indeed
To call you mine"
Tho at first he'd look afrighted,
He'd just have to say "dee-light-
ed."
Cause the man I'd love would
Always be polite.
To the court house then we'd go,
And before he'd think of no."
I'd have the knot tied good
And strong and tight.
STATIA.
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IS
SUMMONED
FOR TRIAL
Osy United Press Leased Wire. )

U3y United Press Leased Wire. }
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. "a
Ex-Mayor Schmitz was unexpect-
edly ordered to immediate trial
by Judge Lawler today on the
long pending charges of graft. A
jury is being selected today, al;
though the defense was taken en-
tirely by surprise.
Schmitz is charged with acting
with Abe Ruef to brfbe a former
member of the board of supervis-
ors to fix low rates sought by the
San Francisco Gas e Electric COM
pany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
Going to Prison, Marries
Girl For Whom He Stole

Charles Kaufman, burglar,
caught while robbing the apart
ment of Mrs. Sidney Palmen,
righted one wrong today, when
he married the girl with whom he
has been living, and for whom he
turned burglar. ,, =
He will start soon for .WaBa
Walla to atone for the other.
Judge Chapman gave him SEN
tence of from six months to two
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24

Is Alleged

1t is all right to compel the
street car company to give more
cars, but A. ]. Hayward told the
council in a letter this morning he
wanted more care in operating the
present ones.
Hayward went to get on a car
when it was crowded, and the con-
ductor slammed the gates shut
and caught one leg, leaving II
dangling outside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24

Kicking

The stationary engineers union
sent letter to the commission
this morning kicking on the report
of the committee that drafted the
Inew ordinance for licensing steam
lengineers. In the first place 1t
protested that the committee had
been packed with four Commercial
club fellows who knew nothing OF
the requirements and were out OF
sympathy with the ends of the
situation,
1t was finally decided to take
the whole case up next Monday
morning and let all sides have =
full hearing.
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and become office boy in this work, while they
put engineer your head to fire your gang and
try to bring organization out of the chaos which
threatened to wreck the city exchequer.
You have maintained light superintendent in
full knowledge that he conniving in the stealing
of electric light His ineffciency has been brought
to your attention repeatedly.
He has burned up city apparatus. He has allowed
copper wire to be used for fuse, thereby threaten
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
How I'd ProDose.

Were l a lonely maid,
With no fond mamma to aid.
And / saw that my affinity
Was "slow."
I'd follow out this plan,
Which would catch most any man
Providing he had not an
Eye for dough"
Some cold and drizzly day,
When the skies were looking gray,
I'd ask him up to lunch
At half-past three.
I'd have oysters in fry,
And some good old pumpkin pie,
And I'd get my grandma
For to make the tea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
HAVE YOU
REGISTERED?

Registration is going on at the
rate of about 800. a day. regularly.
This 10 not many for seven able
bodied registrars.
Tell the people we are not
earning our money and for them
to get in and make us work." said
Jack Windley, one of the regis
trars, this morning.
Yesterday 29T names. we're ad-
ded. The list now has 6,937 reg
istered.
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years. :
81 will serve my sentence and
come back and start straight"
said Kaufman. The Y. w. C. A.
will look after his glrl-wife while
he is in prison.
The couple came here from
Chehalis recently. Kaufman could
mt find work and the two lived
for three days without bite to
eat.
Then Kaufman started cut to
earn a living-by force.
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tence The people are tired of it, They have trusted
weighty affairs to you. You have failed to make
good. %
With the great opportunity before you for a bril-
liant record in the construction of the gravity water
system you failed
You proceeded to pay your political debts to the
Royal Arch of saloonkeepers by packing the munich
pal payroll with it's tin-horn gamblers and booze
fighters until other commissioners refused to stand
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
FRANCHISE AMENDED

The city council this morning
amended the franchise of the
street railway company SO it can
remove its tracks from Puget
Sound avenue at South Tacoma
and place them on Union avenue
connecting up with the Traction
line tracks and landing passen-
gers hereafter down Union avenue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
PROPOSAL PRIZE WINNERS

Here thew are the prize the proposal
Dan Cupid smothered with letters He must have
touched that vanity cord.
prize seats at the Empress theaer good
winners obtain them
calling Times editorial The second prize is two
seats the
If You didn't win this time There good
at 20 given out yet:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
Second Prize.

Second Prize.
"Hello, Bobby. I've been wait
Ing for the last half hour" -
waiting? Why, Dot, you
knew I wouldn't be here before
eight"
= Eyes, I know, but I want to
ask you something"
"Well, er-I've got something
to ask you, tool"
"Well?"
DOT" confusedly, will you.
um-er go to the show tomorrow
might with me?"
lis that all?" disappolntedly
from Dot.
well, no, but"
"Say, dear, what would you say
|if asked you something?"
what Is it?"
what you are afraid to asl
me?"
why = er - I'd say-uh-
IYES!"
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Third Prize.

willie, I'm not a suffragette,
I've never even voted yet.
IA woman's home, l thinks her
sphere,
Her work to make ii all the year
Pleasant for him. who shares her
joys
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24

First Prize.
Tacoma, Jan. 23, 1912.
Dear Jack: Will you marry
me? There, it's out at last, what
live been wishing you would say
for long while. Don't think me
absurd, but think you really love
nae and l have helped you out OF
a. predicament. Jack love you
more than any one else.
Yours always,
MINNIE B.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24

# Weighed in the balance and found wanting
81 The Times today calls on Benjamin F. Weeks to
resign.
M The recall is hanging over your head Weeks.
If recall is put through, you will surely be dis
missed from office.
81 The Times urges you today to save yourself and
The city from the burden of another recall It is the
easiest way out that is offered you--to quit now.
Your administration has been marked by weak
ness, by ineffcency, by petty politics by incompe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24

exhibited extravaganza, mismanagement, incompe-
tency and disregard of law until the light system is
being into the ground and the city has lost thous
ands of dollars worth of business it regain.
You have approved of his violating the law by
giving electric current to your old employer the
street company at less than half what private
citizens have to pay.
You have been weighed in the balance and found
wanting.
The people ask your resignation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
WORKMAN SUES M'HUGH.

L. E. Greenlow is suing P. e.
McHugh, Green river system con-
tractor, for $31S wages he claims
are due.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-24
CORPSE NOT THAT Of CLAIRE
WILLIAMSON, NURSE SAYS

(By United Press Leased Wire.l
PORT ORCHARD, Jan. "a
Did Mrs. Hazard hold autopsies
over, dissect and cremate all of
the patients who died at her es-
tabIishment?
If she did what became of the
corpses? Did she cremate the re-
mains to cover up cases? What
was i'm the cOffins buried, suppos-
edIy containing bodies of her pa
tients?
These are some of the questions
the state is trying to solve and
private detectives are working
hard. Coffins may be eXhumed
before the state is satisfied.
The state introduced the testi-
mony. of several this afternoon in
an effort to prove motive for the
murder charge. William Il. Col
lier, cashier of Seattle bank,
told how the girls money was
turned into the Hazard accounts
and Miss Conway. the nurse, told
how different dispositions had
been made of Claire's property in
various codocils.
By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORT ORCHARD, Jan. "a. =
Miss Margaret Conway, lifelong
nurse and companion of the Will
hanson sisters, created a sensation
IN the murder trial of DR.. Lima
Burfield Hazard, fast cure special
list, when she testified that the
corpse shown her at the Olalla san
itarium was not that of Claire
Williamson.
"Did you recognize the body as
that of Claire?" Attorney Kelley
for the state asked.
mot in the least. 1t was not
Claire's," Miss Conway replied.
Excepting for a resemblance
about the forehead the corpse was
not at all like that of Claire's. The
hair was different as We're the
cheeks and hands. The head and
hands were not at all emaciated.
1.-THE same evening l met Dora, who
was thin and emaciated from the
fast. The effect of the fast on her
was not at all like the effects on
the body said to be that Of her sis
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And griefs, and educates her boys.
That's the ideal home, you can't
deny,
So, If 1t seems worth while to try,
Come, go with me, and share my
home
Thro' all the months and years to
come" ECHO.
She-Hello, Ralph?
He-Yes.
She-Did you get my ring?
He (surprised) No, did you
call up?
She-The ring is number six.
He-Oh, have you had phone
put in?
She-No don't get a "phony'
one.
He-What are you talking
about?
She-There will be years to ex-
plain in.
He Catching on) laughs and is
disconnected; then makes bee
line for the jewlry store.
MERRY.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-09

4IlQCSQ. III the course OF rev
hours there crops up every indi-
cation that Wayrnan's crusade is
to end up in just the bounding of
unfortunate women he yesterday
GIANTS AND RED SOX BAT
TIE-FOUR Pr
How They Line Up.
New York. Boston.
Snodgrass, IF. Hooper, IF.
Doyle, 2b. Yerkes, 2b.
Becker, CT. Speaker, CT.
Murray, IF. Lewis, If.
Merkle, Id. Gardner, 3b.
Herzog, 3b. Stahl, 1b.,
Meyers, C. Wagner, IS.
Fletcher, IS. Carrigan, C.
Mathewson, p. Collins, P.
Wilson, c. Hall, p.
Bedient, p.
Umpites = American League,
O'Loughlin and Evans; National
League, Rigler and KLEIN.
Fenway Park, Boston, Oct. o.
The Giants and the Red Sox
went into the second game of the
worlds series today full of ginger.
The field-was dark when the, first
man stepped to bat, The game,
throughout, was zigzag affair,
the two teams alternating in the
lead. Boston got to Mathewson
in the opening inning for three
hits and the same number of runs.
Stahl's men kept Matty in diff
Guilty all through the game. The
sun came out in the fifth inning.
The Giants kept touching Col
Inns and finally drove him to the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-09

TIE ELEVEN INNINGS TO A
TCHERS USED
Speaker again tied things up in
Boston's half with home run.
The Game by Innings.
First Inning - New York:
Snodgrass doubled; Doyle fan
ned; Becker out, Yerkes to Stah1,
Snodgrass going to third; Muir
ray out, Collins to Stahl; l hit, no
runs. Boston: Hooper singled;
Fletcher dropped Yerkes' fly;
Speaker hunted safely; Lewis
forced Hooper at the plate; Gard
ner out, Doyle to Merkle, Yerkes
scoring; Stahl singled, scoring
Speaker and Lewis; Wagner flied
to Doyle; 3 hits, 3 runs.
Second Inning-New York:
Merkle famed; Herzog tripled;
Meyers singled, scoring Herzog;
Meyers hit struck Gardner in the
face, knocking him down; Fetch
er flied to Hooper; Mathewson
forced Meyers; 2 hits, l run.
Boston: Carrigan out, Herzog
to Merkle; Collins out, Doyle to
Merkle; Hooper doubled; Yerkes
out, Fletcher to Merkle; l hit, no
runs.
Third Inning = New York:
Snodgrass flied to Hooper; Doyle
flied to Gardner; Becker out,
Wagner to Stahl; no hits, no
runs. Boston: Speaker out to
Merkle; Lewis flied to Murray;
Gardner out, Doyle to Merkle; no
hits, no runs.
Fourth Inning-New York;
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-27
SEVEN O'CLOCK CLASSES AT
THE STATE UNIVERSITY

University of oregon, Eugene, ore
On the plea that there were no va
cant periods between eight o'clock in
the morning and 4 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, four instructors at the Uni
versity of oregon hold courses this
semester either at seven a. m. or
p. m.
Professor Howe, head of the de-
partment of literature, has a course
entitled. "The Teaching of English
and Miss Montana hastings, an in
structor in the department of educa-
ton. has one in High School Man
agement' which are given at sever
o'clock and w. p. Boynton, profes'
sor of Physics has a class in "Sount
and Music" and Prof John Straub
professor of Greek, one in History
of Greek Art" which meet at A O'CLOCK
in the afternoon.
In the past there has been a mum
ber of classes at or o'clock in the
afternoon, and to the engineering stu
dents, and those registered in the de
partment of chemistry. Saturday il
the same as any other week day
but never before have classes me
earlier than eight O'Clock in the
morning
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-27

gan to give free rein to his unquench-
able thirst for fire water
Finally, during a spree he was
placed under arrest here in Pendle-
ton and in 'subduing him, the Off
Ger was forced to WELD his club. The
blow is said to have cracked his skull
which together with some poisonous
liquor which he drank affected his
reason and he became violent. When
he became unmanageable, his COM
mittment TO the Canton, S. d. asylum
was secured where he has responded
partly to treatment
The authorities of that institution
have issued a warning to his daugh-
ters that if he is ever allowed any
more liquor, all of the treatment of
the past seven years will have gone
for naught. His wants are summed
up in the three words, "eat, sleep.
smoke" and, inasmuch as several
thousand dollars have accumulated
in his name during his absence, he
has sufficient to supply the wants for
his remaining years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-27
ARE you FREE
FROM

Headaches. Colds. Indigestion.
Pains. Constipation. Sour Stomach,
Dizzinessa II you are not, the most
effective. prompt and pleasan,
method Of getting nd Of them is to
take, now and then, a desertspoon.
ful Of the ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy-Syrup
Of Figs and Elixir of Senna. 1t i.
well known throughout the world
as the best Of family laxative rene.
dies, because it acts SO gently and
strengthens naturally without i'm.
,atng the system in any way.
To get its beneficial effects it j.
always necessary to buy the genu.
Inc. manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.. bearing the name
Of the Company, plainly printed on
the front Of every package.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-27
NOTED MICHIGAN PROFESSOR
SECURED FOR OREGON

University of oregon, Eugene, Ore,
TO fill the vacancy caused by the
continued illness of Professor Ben
nett, head of the department of edu-
cation. the University of Oregon has
secured the services of George Ra-
beck, formerly professor of Phychol-
ogy and Pedagogy at the University
of Michigan. Professor Rabeck has
a national reputation as scholar
and educator and the university au-
thorities feel fortunate in having OBJ
tanned him as an addition to the
teaching force.
For the past year, Professor Re-
beck has been regaining his health
on his farm near Jacksonville, in
southern oregon. Feeling much
strengthened by his life in the open
air, and fearing that he was rusting
away in his unnatural environment
Professor Rebeck has signified his ac'
cepted the position left vacant.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-27
NEWPORT TRANSFORMED
INTO A "SPOTLESS TOWN

Newport. over the heads
of the mayor and chief of police; Gov
ernor Pothier has succeeded in maxi
ing Newport a "spotless town" Be-
ginning with the big gambling joints,
which Hil1h Sheriff James Anthony
closed. acting directly under the gov
ernor's orders the crusade has con-
tinued, until even the penny slot ma
chimes in the saloons and cigar stores
have been confiscated.
The final act was the closing of
two disorderly resorts. Then New
"ort's reformation was complete. The
inmates have been banished by the
sheriff.
The liquor traffic has felt the
strong arm of the governor. Saloons
which seldom closed their doors,
Sundays or any other time, and which
were run SO wide open that people
on their way to church could see
drunken men leaving them, close
promptly on time now and stay so all
day Sunday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-27
MINISTER'S WIFE
FLEES PESTHOUSE

Heppner, Ore, Feb. 27.-Excite-
when it was announced that Mrs
Pratt, wife of w. A. Pratt, Methodist
minister of this city, had escaped
from the city pest house. Search
parties were being organized when
she was found hidden in closet in
the Methodist parsonage. 1t is re-
ported she previously tried to escape
from the hospital and that when she
was first taken to the hospital the
nurse took a revolver from her.
Rev. and Mrs. Pratt only a short
time ago came to this city from Deer
Park Wash, and Mrs. Pratt was
placed in the city hospital on account
of a case of smallpox. Mrs. Pratt
was put to bed in her own home
where she was found, and the home
will be placed under quarantine.
Rev. Mr.. Pratt appeared greatly
worried regarding the disappearance
of his wife, and said he feared she
had committed suicide, but knew OF
no reason for such thing. She had
not until recently displayed any
signs of any arrangement. Rev. Mr.
Pratt had agreed that the pest house
was the best and safest place to keer
her until she was we'll
Mrs. Prapp had been in the hos
pital about a month and was to have
been taken home in few days. There
were no other patients in the hos
ptal but Mrs. Pratt was under the
constant care of a special nurse ant
was receiving regular and appropri
ate attention and was reported by the
doctor in charge to have been doins
nicely. She was not moved back tC
the hospital but was left in the par
sonage where she had hidden.