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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
CONDEMNS
TELEGRAPH
OWNERSHIP
PRESIDENT THROWS DOWN
HITCHCOCK SCHEME OF
BREAKING WIRE MONOP-
OILY.
(By United Press Leased Wire }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 20.
-Flatly opposing government
ownership of telegraphs, the pet
project of Postmaster General
Hitchcock, President Taft today
aired his views on the matter in
a special message to congress
submitting the report of the pos
tai commission and approving its
recommendations that rates on
newspapers and magazines be
doubled-from 1 to 2 cents a
pound.
The doubling of second class
mail rates, the message said, will
cost the publishers from $4,000
600 to $10.0OO,000 more an
nually.
In lambasting government
ownership, the president said:
81 cannot agree with the rec
ommendation that the telegraph
lines be made part of the postal
system. I believe the true prin-
ciple TO be that private ownership
shauld carry on such public utili-
ties under due regulation of rates
rather than that the government
itself should conduct them. l do
not think it Is in accordance with
the best public policy thus to
greatly increase the body OF pub
lie servants"
President Taft removes the
sting by fulsome praise of Hitch
cocks administration and heartily
concurs with Hitchcock and the
postal commission to boost the
newspaper and magazine mailing
rates.
The postal commission says it
costs IL cents per pound to
carry newspapers and magazines
through the mail, embracing two
thirds of all mail matter carried.
Flat rates of 2 cents a pound
are to be made, with plenty of
notice In advance. The balance
of the cost is to be carried as a
subsidy in the interest of public
education.
The commission says the rail-
roads are charging the govern
ment exorbitant rates for trans
porting the mails and urges a fed
eral investigation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
CAUSE OF DECENCY
is NOT YET LOST

The Tacoma Vice Gang
OF Hi Gill for of Seattle plurality. s1
1T shows that the
Well beat em the here
Bu the fight for civic in nd
followers +. opponent finals
believe their has much better
Gill got $4,000 votes Tuesday when
recalled Cast against him divided
than $1,000 votes.
The decent sentiment divided Tuesday.
March g.
Parish third
Cotter Most of his
town That alone would Cotterill in
10000 socialist inapo
undou
Wells
vl support Cotterll progressive y
over
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
MILLER MAKES
APPRA|SEMfNT

County Assessor Miller Is
counting on adding some 10 to
10 millions of dollars to the real
estate appraisements.
Previous assessors, Miller says,
have appraised the land from
county records without knowing
whether the street had been
graded and other improvements
put in. whether the lots were
above grade or below, or other
things affecting their value.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
Hi Gill 24,63O;
Cotterill14,23l

SEATTLE, Feb. 22.-Officiai
primary returns show that Hiram
c. GIL polled 24,630 votes for
mayor or little more than 80
per- cent. OF the total vote. Former
State Senator George F. Cotterill,
who was also nominated, polled
1921 votes.
The election will be he'll,
March ).
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
FULLERTON
CANDIDATE
FOR BENCH
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

OLYMPIA, Feb. 22.-Friends
of Judge Mark Fullerton of the
state supreme bench are actively
engaged today in campaign to
have him appointed as a successor
to Judge Donworth on the federal
bench. Donworth is expected to
re-submit his resignation to Presi-
dent Taft soon.
Fullerton is considered a strong
possibility for the position. 1t is
not believed that Congressman
Humphreys name will be brought
to the presidents attention again,
owing to the strong opposition
that developed when his name
first brought forward.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
WILL TAKE CARE
OF JOHN EARLY

John r. Thompson camp,
Spanish-American war veterans,
will next Tuesday elect John r.
Early to membership and will
look after him. Members of the
camp who came in contact with
lepers in the Philippines say there
is a lot of nonsense about this
hubbub over Early, and that the
disease is not easily communicated
IL conta giouS at all.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22

George did a lot more things,
incidentally threshing the British
lion, and being president two
terms. But most of these things
are forgotten except by historians
and stump orators. What sticks Is
that he fixed things so no insurg-
ing ]. Otis or standpat A. Hamil-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
TODAYTS
ODD NEWS
Have you registered?

DENVER-That her real name
is Inez Axelheimer and that she
is the daughter of a millionaire
living at Rochester, N. Y, is the
claim made today by Miss Essie
May Foster. She will be aided
b her father to obtain the $780,
600 estate of the late Mrs. Han
nah Foster, whom the girl until
recently thought was her real
mother. Miss Foster says she was
kidnapped when only a few months
old from her fathers home in
Rochester.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
Coiner Starts Move To
Swing State to Taft

The game of turning the pro-
gressive state of Washington over
to the stand-pat Taft has started.
B. w. Coiner last night issued
the call for the state republican
central committee to meet in Ia
coma Feb. 29 to make arrange
ments for the state convention,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22

LOS ANGELES-Small feet are
twin disgraces. Big feet are cor
rect, beautiful, natural. This Is
the declaration of Pierre Boud-
reauh, eminent Partisan dancing
master. He's going to San Fran
isco to spread the gospel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22

MR. AND EDWARD BROWN ALSoP.
Edward Brown Alsop 7 steel millionaire, wdowe of two
whiskers
aged less),
They skipped Mamma Hills She thinks
matter Whose business is it If Effe does
grandfather?
honeymoon trip Matron Effie, all glowing
diamonds things laughs
reporter. s.
'oh, you naughty boys" will say do not
with pieces.
husband awuly nice to
strawberry breakfast If like So therel"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22

PASADENA-Niillionai meme
bers of Pasadena's newly organ
lied Altadena Country club are
trying to gather the ground prop
erty of the club. which was scat
tered over the landscape by the
wind last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
Salaries Come Easy Today
On Account of Washington

G. Washington made quite a name
Though Tories oft did scout it
When he hacked down Dads
cherry tree
And wouldn't lie about it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
FRANCIsCo-After
SAN

thorough investigation the police
here are satisfied today that Mrs.
Elise Robe, sister-in-law of AS
semblyman Nathan Coshlan, who
was fatally shot In theattorney's
room, met her death through acci-
dent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22

Chairman Beverly Stand
pat Coiner has invited the
state committeeman to the
tea room at the Tacoma.
Holy Roose-but maybe il
Isn't that kind of tea. How
about 1t. Bev?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
WORLD ATTACKS TEDDY

WORLD ATTACKS TEDDY
Commenting on Roosevelt's
speech, the New York World says
today:
'It is transplanting into
America of the theory on which
the South American republics ad-
minister their turbulent affairs.
1t is Roosevelt's informal invita-
tion to revolution and anarchy"
TINES MAKES ATTACK
The New York Times says:
"Roosevelt's address removes
him from the republican party
and makes 1t impossible to nomi-
nate him. Roosevelt forswears al
legiance to the party which made
him president and takes the field
as its enemy and destroyer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22

CORTLAND, Ore. - Because
Judge Tazwell ruled sandwich is
not a meal, many so-called res
taurants which serve liquor with
meals" to women must go out
OF business and the women go
dry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22

Every man and woman
who believes in clean Ia
coma and who fails to re cts
qter is casting a vote against
APettit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22
To.
RUN WITH
I. R.
PROGRESSIVE
GOVERNOR URGED FOR
VICE PRESIDENCY.

SbttSu ACaoCu
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.--It
was officially announced at the
White House today that President
Taft's reply to Roosevclt's Column
bus speech would be delivered ~
Toledo, Ohio, March 8.
WASHINGTON. Feb. "a
Roosevelt and Johnson. This COM
bination of the East and the
West progressive leaders privately
admit here today is their choice
for the republican presidential
ticket for the next election.
johnson is to speak at Colum-
bus next week and by that time
will have been named in the open
as Roosevelt's running mate.
Practically every progressive
leader here today is loud In praise
of Roosevelt's charter of democ-
racy" speech at Columbus.
Congressman George W. Norris
of Nebraska said:
"Roosevelt's speech was an
able and clear presentation of con-
ditions and gave remedies for the
evils of politics. It distinctly
makes Roosevelt an available can
didate.
Congressman Lindbergh of Min
nesota said:
"Rooseyelt's speech was a con-
fession of faith In the principles
for which the progressives are
fighting. He is now the logical
progressive candidate for the
presidency.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Declin-
ing to comment on his boom for
the vice presidency, Governor
Johnson of California today said:
''In direct opposition to recent
utterances of President Taft of
distrust and suspicion of the peo-
Pile, Roosevelt favors pure democ-
racy and declares anew his conf
dence and trust In our kind of
government and those composing
It."
Amos Pinchot, brother of Gif-
ford Pinchot, former United
States chief forester, active In pro-
gressive ranks, said:
by his speech yesterday
Roosevelt struck a great blow for
the people. He has thrown down
the glove to the reactionary army
and has announced a doctrine for
the hearts of men,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22

orderly conduct.
What il Roosevelt should
declare himself before Ralph
tMetcalf gets back there to
( talk it over with him?
a SAN FRANCISCO - Burglars
stole 1920 worth of 4Iair belong
ing to Mrs. s. Forester. The stolen
tfesses included switches and cut
hair.
Tacoma might be induced
to lend Esther AlltsruIn to
Puyallup for a few days to
iclean up the rotten meat
dealers there. We could
worry along somehow, if
they'd promise to return her.
OAKLAND, Cal.--"Every dog
has It's rights" said the health
commissioners, in voting down
the proposition to forbid bringing
dogs here from San francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO--Miss Hazel
Angeline, a pretty blonde palm
list, predicted that p. G. Langdon
would marry bronde. He wooed
her and she had him arrested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-22

4 PORTLAND - "Santa Maria,
many troubles" walled Tony Pia.
Walking his baby to sleep he
dropped the offspring. His wife,
enraged, chased him from the
house with knife, and Tony was
arrested in his nightshirt for dis
orderly conduct.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-28
BREAKS A COLD.
In A FEW HOURS.
First Dose Of Pape's Cold Compound
Relieves All Grippe
Misery.

After the very FIRST dose OF "Pape's
toid Compound you distinctly feel
The cold breaking and all the disagree
abe grippe symptoms leaving
II u positive fact that a dose OF
Pape's Cold Compound taken every
Two hours until three consecutive
doses are taken will cure Grippe or
break up the most severe cold. either
limbs
IL promptly ends the most miserable
headache. dullness. head and nose
stuffed up. feNerishness. sneezing. sore
throat. running OF the nose. mucous
catarrhal discharges. soreness. stif-
ness and rheumatic twirges.
Take this wonderful Compound with
The knowledge that there T. nothing
else In the world which will cure YOUR
cold or end Grippe misery as promptly
ana Without any other assistance or
bad after-effects as a 2J-cent pack
axe o. Pape's cold Compound. which
any druggist can supply-it contains
no quinine-be sure you get what Won
ask for-aCcept no observation-disclosures
In every home. Tastes nice-acts
gently.-Adv
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-28
AMOUNTS OF oVERDRAFTs
SMALL IN SEPTEMBER

WASHINGTON. oct. 27.-The
amount of overdrafts in national
hanks was lower on September 4. the
date OF the last call than ever be-
lore. Comptroller Of the Currency
Murray. who recently urged national
banks 10 eliminate ovcrdrafts. made
than announcement to-day
The September call showed an az
gregate OF 10000. 900 in oyerdrafts
among the 400 national banks. This
was 30 per cent of loans and dis
counts and 10 per cent OF total re-
sources Compared with November.
1903. when oyerdrafts reached their
highest point. the number of banks
had increased 81 per cent and over
drafts decreased 63 O. per cent Mr.
Murray said this was particularly
gratifying for September. when over
drafts are usually large because of
the crop movement. The highest
ratio OF overdraiJs. ] per cent. was
shown in tho southern states. and the
lowest. one-twentieth Of one per cent.
I'm the eastern states.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-28
ROOSEVELT WAS
81. YESTERDAY

OYSTER BAY. y. Y. oct O. To-day
was Theodore Rooseve.tS 54tf = rtliay
and he celebrated IL quietly indoors with
his family. Mrs Roosevelt. Miss EtaeI.
Theodore. Jr. and ui- wife and Quentin
sat down az the table FOR Tie. birthday
dlnner with the head % the family. ker-
MT. Archie and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth were unable To- be there In the
afternoon. the Emleu KooSevelt- ,fr1p-
ped IN % extend their congratulations.
Tor governor OF New York and Mrs
Straus. came from New York by auto
Wooile. colonel Roosevelt asked Mr..
ahn Mrs. StrauS 70 stay Tor tea. but
they felt 70 would be bette rfor the
minutes
long. one was fBom John J.. sullivan.
Every good wish To YOU on your MY
!, urth birthday tie former puellist
wired. and Gods blessings as well. all
your life" The colonel wired back:
Good luck 20 you. John"
or all the birthday gifts which came
70 I'm from many parts OF the country.
Colonel Roosevelt was especially Troud
- painting 81 a bull moose. Hy o. New
ork artist. The painting. which - six
i'et square. was presented Co him hy
august H"cksher. or the ueiEh1urlu g
town Of Huntington.
Continued Improvement IN Colonel
ltoo~eN'It condition was reported Boy
bis physicians. They issued this ouile-
TIN
Colonel Rooscvclt's wound shows
marked progress IN health. There g. no
reasonable doubt that he Will speak on
vs. einesday ni-.t. There r. some o-,leua
or the chest muscles which makes 70
necessary Geo forbid I'm ..aAlug hands.
colonel Roosevelt Will retur nto oyster
BAY Immediately after the meeting
liR. ALEXANDER LAMBERT.
DIR. GEORGE J.. BREWER
Or Lambert explained trst uy tie
term o~dema was meant bad rr.i 81.
dut {" the impact OF the bullet
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-28
ASSAULTED
motorman Of RsyIand Car Reported
TO Have Been Attacked Above
Martins Ferry.

II was reported yesterday that n
citizen residing near Tiltonville at
tackled motorman Of a Rayland car
Saturday night. above Martins Ferry.
and knocked him down. while the car
was in motion. II is alleged that the
assailant abused the motorman and
the latter struck him A fight ensued
and the conductor. coming TO the aid
of the motorman. knocked me man
down and put him on tho car A
charge will be filed against the man.
as it is alleged he is known by the
company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-28

is spending week with friends IN
Huntington
Miss Martha williamson OF Erie
Pa. is the guest of friends on the
Island
Miss Marie Statlcr Of Eighteenth
street. has returned rom visit with
relatives 10 Washington. ID. c.
Miss Lillian Bates OF the South
Side. Is the guest OF Cameron friends.
W l. Kennedy was lin Marietta
saturday. looking after business mat
ters
y. W. Clark was among the recent
business visitors tn Elkins
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WANTED-FEMALE HELP.

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-28

CROSSING
HOME RI Is rIess,u,
for bringing people together.
FAhhS On The Sacramento Valley produce profit
% tlc than
day aud there o COOL water for proper
ORANGES potatoes. alfalfa aud al grains grasses vcy
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STOCK POJLTRY
THE heatliul aud feed
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making
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
BROWN ANDPAPAS
SIGN FOR MATCH
Slaymaker Injured in Bout With
Gamble by Wrenched Arm
and Is Out.
SHOULD BE SOME GOOD GO
Principals Are Evenly Matched in
Weight and Skill-At Illinois
Thursday.

Due to a wrenched arm, Jesse
Slaymaker of Albany, winner over
Shorty Gamble of Burlington Thurs
day evening at the Illinois theatre.
will be unable to do battle with Gust
Papas next Thursday evening at the
Illinois, and so Carl Brown has been
secured to go the route instead. Last
night, when promoters learned of
Slaymakers injury, sustained in his
battle with Gamble, they called
Brown over the long distance, and
he agreed to come to Rock Island
next week to wrestle with the Mon
treal whirlwind. A draft of the con-
tract was forwarded to him at once
and it will soon be resting in the
Golfers of one of the promoters. And
so the Waterloon, undefeated thus
far by any man of his weight, will
wrest with the new combatant in the
field, Papas.
GREEK IS GOOD.
And he sure will have to go some
to best the sturdy Greek. Both
weigh about the same number of
pounds, and there is no question but
what they both possess ability as
mat artists for their records show
scarcely any defeats. Papas has been
here but a short time and his Prov
ess as a wrestler has not been ex-
pounded as yet. That he is good,
there is no doubt in the minds of the
fans who saw his exhibition with
Yussif Hussane last Thursday night.
Through it, he won the admiration
Of the audience and they are anxious
to see him in a bout for blood. He
gave a fast exhibition, but it is not
right to judge him by that, for in
match for falls, he would prob
ably be little more careful. That
he knows most of the holds of the
game and how to break them was
demonstrated Thursday night.
WILL BE SOME MATCH.
Brown is we'll known hereabouts
and his record speaks for itself His
refusal to come down here this week
sort of put a kink in his popularity
but if he is willing to buck up
against Papas, the populace will for
give past transgressions. All that
will be of interest now is that two
men, evenly matched in weight
strength, endurance, skill and knowl.
edge of the game, are to wrestle next
Thursday at the Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

Bob F1tzsimmons, the only fighter
who ever held the undisputed cham
pionship of two classes-the middle
and heavyweight-and who today is
regarded by critics and followers Of
the ring game as the greatest artist OF
the roped arena for all time, will be in
Rock Island all of next week at the
Empire. The conqueror OF Jim Cor
bett in the championship battle at Car
son City, March II, 1897, will be seen
in a refined athletic novelty assisted
by Miss Maybelle Byrnes, regarded as
one Of the best dressed vaudeville per-
formers on the stage today. The pug
Hist having heard Corbett's numerous
claims TO being a good actor, has set
out to exploit his own peculiar talents
in dramatic way and although it may
seem funny to witness Ruby Robert in
the role of an actor, yet that is exact
ly what he is going to do, and reports
of his success in metropolitan centers
are reassuring to such an extent that
the act is getting 800 from the En-
pire management. The locale of his
sketch is a room in which prima don