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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
Progressives
Disappointed
Over Decision

That there is plenty of LaFol-
lette sentiment in Tacoma was
shown by the instantaneous re-
sponse to the Times appeal Sat-
urday for the people to finance
the Wisconsin insurgents trip
through Washington, and the
keen disappointment heard today
at the news that he cannot come.
Many Of them are urging that
he come to Washington on his
way back from California.
Atty. III. ii. Johnston was the
first man to respond. He tele-
phoned the Times office within
ten minutes after the paper was
out.
Vancouver Man Helps.
Then came Charles F. Brecha,
Tacoma visitor from Vancou-
yer. 81 can't be here, but l want
Tacoma people to hear Bob La
Toilette. he telephoned. II am
sending check for SIS. / used to
live in Wisconsin and know La
Toilette. l want to thank the
Times too for giving the people
a chance to hear him.
Walter J.Thompson, well known
real estate man; A. s. knight,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
Roosevelt Gets
Pennsylvania

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PTTTSBURG, Pa, April 15.-
Latest returns from Saturdays
primary election make IL certain
that Roosevelt has captured az
of the states 20 delegates, includ-
ing the IL to be sent to the state
convention, while Taft elected
but nine.
Revised figures today from all
over the state show that Wood
row Wilson will ge the solid
Pennsylvania delegation 10 the
Baltimore convention. The anti
Guffey people will control the
state delegation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
c. D. Hillman to
Pen Saturday

SEATTLE, April 15.-The
writ committing c. D. Hillman,
the millionaire real estate man, to
the Mcneil penitentiary for two
years and half, was received
today.
Hillman will be taken In GUS
tody either this afternoon or to-
morrow, and will be kept in the
ounty jail until Saturday. He
ill then be removed to the peni-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
Say Armstrong
is for Decency

Friends of William Armstrong,
manager of the Olympic Club,
protested Saturday against con-
Meeting his name with Sandberg
and Feeney in an article about.
open town plans.
~ believe in saloons decently
rum" said Armstrong himself.
81 don't approve of having any
vice features in connection with
the liquor business at all. I be-
lieve that If the liquor business Is
run the same as any other half
the criticisms against 1t would
STOP"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
Sick Man Chases Crook;
Gets Jewels and Health

PORTLAND, Ore, April 15.--
Attorney Dan Powers today has
recovered from severe attack
of pneumonia as a result of his
vigorous pursuit of an alleged
thief. Powers was confined to his
bed when he was inforced that
his attendant, Henry Gurtz, had
fitted away with $3.50 diamond
stud, a. watch and $40 in money.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
Women to Decide
Woman's Fate

The first woman jury ever in
police court was called this morn
ing In the case of the state VS..
Mary Gutoski and Nellie Petoski.
Mrs. Lesniak, complaining wit
ness, swore to complaint on
March 81 charging Mrs. Gutoski
and Mrs. Putoski with assault.
The case is being heard today.
Justice Arntson chose as jury
women, Mrs. Bertha (Knatvold)
Kittleson, Mrs. N. B. Gilkey, Mrs.
Crassweller, Mrs. Lister and Mrs.
v. M. Mason.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15

through college. 1t has been HIS
lot in life to have everything
brought to him on cushion, In
Guiding the president, of this re-
public.
Colonel Roosevelt preached
vigorously against the trust evil,
but was short on deeds. The do
ing calls for another man. 1t is
not the time to vote for a halo or
six or seven years ago."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
DON'T BE MISLED

AS last the special
for Petit and Mills Petit
Both Woods Minis md vote
solid IL
their
Petit, who will crowd.
1t Is smooth political not
to be worked a
combine fac
interests against the people s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
s. S. TITANIC
WRECKED

Oracle, BENJAMIN Guggenheim,
Henry B. Harris. theater magnate,
and wife, c. NJ. Hays, president of
the Grand Trunk railway; Inlay
J. Bruce, chairman of the White
Star line, Col. Washington Roeb-
ling, who with his father designed
the Brooklyn bridge; Countess
Rothes, F. D. Millett, president of
the American academy of Rome.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
Pave Delin

The paving of DeLin. South ssth
and g streets is to go ahead and
the city will be called upon to put
up its $4,000 voted by the people
coma.
. Remonstrances were denied this
morning and the council voted to
go on with the Improvement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15

Thoroughly angered, Powers,
against the strong advice of his
physicians, left his sick bed and
took the trail of Gurtz. He pur-
sued him to Vancouver, WASH,
where he procured his arrest.
After the chase Powers said he.
felt so good he would not return
to bed, but would resume his pro-
fessional duties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
FINISH UNION TEMPLE

(By United Press Leased WIre.)
Vallejo, Cal, April '15.--In the
completion of the new labor temple
here today the Vallejo trades and
labor council has fulfilled a project
which has furnished work for many
union men out Of emplnvmept
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
Battle IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, April 15.---
Eight thousand federal troops are
concentrating at Torreon for an
attack on the rebel forces. 1t is
estimated that the rebels In the
vicinity of Torreon number 1000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-15
(By United rress Leased Wire }

(by UnteU HreSS Leased wire.
HALIFAAX, N. s., April 15.-
With it's 1900 passengers safely
transferred to another vessel. the
White Star liner Titantic is slow
ly approaching this port. Pas
sengers were taken aboard the
White Star liner Olympic, then
transferred to the Baltic, now
steaming for New York.
The fact that the Titanic Is the
worlds biggest vessel is probably
the only thing that prevented
great losses of life. 1t is not be-
lieved that any other craft afIoat
could have withstood the shock.
"Water Tights" Saved 1t.
The Titanic's PROV was shatter-
ed but the water tight compart-
ments automatically closed, and
with the pumps working we'll the
crew managed to keep the vessel
afloat.
MONTREAL, April 15.-Crash-
ing into an iceberg while running
in a dense fog, the steamer tt
tanic, Captain Smith, White Star
line, carrying 2,075 souls and
diamonds and bonds worth $5,-
100000, 900 miles east of New
York. began calling for help at
1925 last night.
The whole bow of the vessel
was crushed in and washed away
by the shock of the collision.
Only the automatic bulkheads
closing kept the water from
flooding the entire ship and send
ing all to death.
With a dozen of the fastest
ocean greyhounds steaming to her
assistance, the Titanic started
limping toward Cape Race or
Halifax and made slow progress.
Captain Paddock of the liner
Olympic at 8:35 this morning
flashed by wireless that five
boatloads of women and children
had been taken on board the liner
Partisan and 20 boatloads went
to the liner Carpathia. The liners
Virginia, Olympic, Mauretania,
'Amerika, Frederick Wilhelm,
Baltic, Prince Adelbert and Gin
cfnnati were Fastening to the dis
tressed steamer. The women and
children had all been loaded into
life boats ready to be lowered
away should the vessel sink.
At $3.50 a. m. 1t was reported
that the liner Virginian had
reached the Titanic and gotten a
tow line aboard her. Shortly aft
er 1t was reported 500 passengers
had been taken aboard the
Olympic.
The Titanic sailed for New
York on her maiden voyage last
Wednesday with 1900 passengers.
Some of the passengers are:
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Col. and
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Major
Archie Butt, military aide to
President Taft; Col. Archibald
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Gath and So. o sts., and "A. w."
who sent a dollar bill were others
who got busy at once.
Scores of people have phoned
up or come In today to offer their
help.
II "A. W." will send his adj
dress his money will be returned.
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The Y. M. G. A. has set up
tents for the recreation parlors for
men who will be employed on the
construction work of the new
Point Defiance water grade rail-
way of the N. P. u. S. Duncan,
secretary of the railway mems de-
partment, is in charge of the work
here.
Evening journal., 1912-01-24
NE w NE Nv S
OF YES RDAY
A CHAT WITH COILS P. HUNTINGTON.

A few months after the dangerous
money panic of 1893, which for some
weeks occasioned the late Coils p.
Huntington. builder of the Southern
Pacific railroad, very grave anxiety be-
cause. Notwithstanding the great value
that was in his millions of securities.
he was unable to use them as collat-
cral pledges for loans with which to
raise money absolutely needed if his
credit was to be saved. / met Mr.
Huntington in the office OF one of the
bank presidents of New York. His
whole demeanor was that of a man
who was without the slightest finan-
cial embarrassment His mind teemed
with ideas for the further expansion of
the Southern Pacific railroad system.
He spoke with enthusiasm of the de-
velopment of Hampton Roads, Va as
an Atlantic port for the transconti-
mental system which he was then
planning.
] asked Mr.. Huntington If it were
true that he purposed extending the
Southern Pacific railroad southerly
along the west coast OF Mexico. With
a characteristic smile, he asked ne,
in turn If had ever heard of Captain
James B. Eads-he knowing full we'll
that the name OF Eads as builder of
the great Mississippi river bridge at
ST. Louis. that bears his name, and as
the inventor of the jetty system of
Providing New Orleans an open chan
mel TO the sea, was we'll known to me.
Some people think, continued Mr..
Huntington that the Panama Canal
is going to be built one of these days
and | have heard great deal said 10
the effect that railway managers Of
the United States will do all they can
to prevent the construction of that
canal. In my opinion Captain Eads has
suggested something which may put
an end TO any and all plans to build
canal across the isthmus.
"He has been down to see Tehaun
tepic. He has made surveys there. He
has found very fine harbors both upon
Evening journal., 1912-01-24
Editorial Opinion
THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST FAT.


New York Evening Sun.
In the course of a delightful address
to envious members of her sex the
charming Miss Kellermann made a
number of direct and interesting re-
marks. Her thoughts lacked the gra-
cious curves in which she so largely
deals. But they were corresponding
ly forceful. For instance:
American women and girls can't
think Of anything else to do. so they
get marriea Then they do less than
ever.
Obyiosly this generalization was
thus sweep.ngly stated to enforce a
moral The exceptions are so numer-
GUS that we fOrbear to mention all OF
them. That our readers constitute
one entirely exceptional class, Il is
hardly necessary TO state. And there
are, of course, others. But when the
remark is stripped Of its exaggeration
there yet remains matter for thought
The speaker was endeavoring at the
slime to enlist her audience IN the
search for beauty-or what is much
the same thing, the removal of fat
She was pleading for the outdoor hob
| by, for buttOning ones shoes while
standing erect and keeping the knees
stiff, and so on. She asked, too, for
less eating. In short, as an expert III
curves she called for plain living and
action-always more action.
Thus applied, we really do not see
how this doctrine could be improved
upon Our suggestion Is rather that
it be extended beyond the sex which
was addressed and beyond the matter
Of torsos into the realm OF thought
For one fat woman there are ten fat.
headed men, Not gallantry but SAD
observation impels this statement
And We can conceive of no way II
which Miss Kellermann could better
advance the happiness Of the worlG
than by widening her field Of labor
and embarking on a broad campaign
for supplencss and nimblencss ant
against iat--whereycr found
Evening journal., 1912-01-24
Mo AssoeiatIon /,
WEDNESDAY. JAN. "a, 1912
NEW LIGHT ON THE WILSON INCIDENT

MO DOUBT Governor Wilson has his side of
the story of the break with Colonel Harvey
OF Harpers Weekly, and although he
is Keeping quiet about it, his friends not
silent. They tell a different story 1t is to the
effect that the break came when it was suggested
that Governor Wilson should meet Mr.. Thomas F.
Ryan the Wall street maghate, so that arrange
ments could be made for financing" the cam
pagn of the New Jersey Governor for even the
campaign of a progressive must be financed
According to this story, Colonel Harvey shortly
before the memorable meeting at the Manhattan
Club had been in Virginia consulting Mr.. Ryan,
who is said to have been delighted with Governor
wilson Mr.. Ryan was so much pleased that he
suggested that he should come out openly for the
Governor as the Democratic presidential candidate,
bur Colonel Harvey baked Ryan's(open support
might hurt Wilson. Then it was fhat when the
Ryan matter was brought up to Governor Wilson
he kicked out of the Harvey traces.
Colonel Watterson, who has been a star figure
in the performance is charged with not having
told the Ryan part of the conference, and the col
onel neither denies nor afrms. He says the Incl
dent is closed.
- The Friends OF the governor will contend and
justly so that the Ryan incident places new light
on the entire matter Certain it is that if il
should develop that the Governor was in any way
subservient to the Wall street magnates his hold
upon the radical element of the Democratic party
would be severely shaken, if not entirely lost And
there are some who will suspect that the episode
was plan to put the Governor into a very deep
hole, for his opponents are making a desperate
fight against him.
All of which brings up the question of present
methods OF financing campaigns The present
method OF financing is one of the evils of our
politics. Large sums of money are required to
meet legitimate expenses. The gathering of these
sums has been turned over by the rank and file of
a political party to few rich men, Naturally
the rich expect something in return. 1t
should be different 1t would be different If the
followers of political party as devoted to
their party they should be. The necessary money
needed should be contributed by members of the
party in small sums No political party, no can
didate for Office should be under obligations to
any one man or set of meh for financial support.
The old parties could learn lesson from the
Socialists in this respect. The Socialists get their
campaign funds by means of small contributions.
They charge admission 10 some of their meetings.
They take up collections. If the rank and file Of
party do not contribute to the campaign fund.
they should not object when few men who do
contribute in large sums claim the places and exert
undue influence in the councils of the party. Per-
haps the time will come when the state or nation
will appropriate money for campaign expenses and
then exercise rigid supervision over its expendi-
turc.
Evening journal., 1912-01-24
RIGHTS OF CLERGYNEy.

New York Evening Mail
Certain disputed questions affecting
the rights OF clergymen are at last
in process of adjustment
One Of these questions is whether
a minister Is entitled % pay for
funeral addresses delivered at the re-
quest OF the family Of the deceased.
The Rev. q. J.. Henshel. OF Mime
apOlis. contends that a minister
should be- paid for such services. and
has therefore sued 20 recover 925 for
two sermons Dc delivered. ono ia the
church. the other AZ the grave. OF a
former parish0ner. This case Is now
IN court and the final judgment con-
ccrning IL win be awaited with In
tcrost
Another question IL whether a cier-
gyman mag advertise bis calling foI
purposes Of gain. The Rev James
Troxeil, Of San jose Cal. believes
that the practice ls legally permissi.
/ bic, and has accordingly issued per-
sonal cards announcing his avail.
/ ability "fOr any service minister
may legitimately render" his hope
being that he may be- called upon 4
! ofhciate al some Of the wedding cere
monies now generally performed by
/ justices Of the peace. There appears
to be a fine question Of ethics IN boti
of these cases.
Evening journal., 1912-01-24
DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.

IN EMOCRATIC politics in Delaware are likely
- to show some curious developments in a
short time. Before the lines were recently tight
eued there rather free discussion of pres-
dental candidates and issues, progressiveness and
such things.
The so-called radicals in this city. who make con-
siderable noise on every day except election or pri
mary day, we're gaining recruits in the lower ooun-
ties. 1t looked as il sentiment had developed for
making the party something like il is in many
other states
All this went on, and then Mr.. Willard Sauls-
bury jumped into the arena by proclaiming him
self for the nomination of Woodrow Wilson for
President The Democratic sentiment throughout
the state was sounded and it looked good TO Mr..
salisbury. We fancy that the longer he looks the
oigger the Wilson sentiment seems.
The announcement of Mr. Salisbury threw con-
fusion into the ranks of those Democrats in the
lower part OF the state who have been booming
wilson for they did not have an idea that National
Committeeman Salisbury would declare for him
30 there has been some hedging There will be
more
Certain Democratic influences which have been
talking Wilson and writing up Wilson will. we
conjecture, gradually cool off simply because Saus
bury is for Wilson. Will not their political enmitv
towards Salisbury overbalance their admiration
OF the New Jersey Governorf
We are inclined to think that it will, that in
Evening journal., 1912-01-24
BY
g H OIL A ND"

| the Pacific and the gulf side Of Te-
hauntepec. He now proposes to buili
a railroad across that isthmus. which
is not much broader than the 18th ans
of Panama and is Q good many miles
nearer both the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United States than Pan
anna. The captain thinks that he can
devise apparatus by which ships can
be hauled from the harbors to the
railroad and then drawn by power OF
locomotives across the isthmus don't
think much of the ship-railway plan,
but ] am perfectly confident that the
Republic of Mexico will take hint
from what Captain Eads has said and
build a railroad across the isthmus.
Now, If railroad should be built
across the isthmus of Tehauntepec,
It might be good plan for some Of
our own railroads to build from the
Rio Grande through Mexico and make
connection with that isthmus railroad.
If they should do that / think the
railroad companies of the United
States wouldn't care a copper whether
canal was built across the Panama
isthmus or not They would have per-
feet facilities for successful competi-
ton"
Mr.. Huntington, of course, left me
to infer whatever. | thought best from
his remarks.
A few days ago the president of the
Illinois Central Railroad, in a publish.
ed article stated that with the Te-
hauntepec railroad, built by the Mexi-
can government, now in very success
ful operation, the railways of the
United States are in a position sue
cessfuiiy to meet any competition
which the Panama canal may offer
And when ! read that statement | was
forcibly reminded of what Mr. Hunt
ington had said to me many years ago
Copyright. 1912. by e. J Edwards
All rights reserved.)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell Of;
"A Famous Lawyer and a Friend Who
Sought Free Legal Advice"
Evening journal., 1912-01-24

other words, the political animosity between lead
ers viii prevent serious consideration of the merits
of any asprant for the Democratic nomination.
The fight of the factions will be supreme, and we
shall not be surprised to some men leave the
Wilson camp because Committeeman Salisbury is
in the tent at headquarters.
The only thing on which Delaware Democrats
can agree is in appealing to race prejudces. In
that they are unit.
But it takes something more in these days than
appeals to race prejudices and advocacy of schemes
by which minority can control majority to win
the support of the thoughtful voters.
Evening journal., 1912-01-24
Peoples Column
MEN AND MEASURES.
Mr.. Litz Says the People Are Inter,
ested in the Initiative, Refer
endum and Recall.


Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Some of the candidates already as
piring for Office are seeking 10 make
themselves solid with the reactionary
forces by ignoring the Initiative, Re
ferendum and Recall. They argue
that the voters are not educated
enough to understand the question
of peoples rule government. Well,
l say the people do understand. Now
to prove my assertion, watch this
coming election and see the inter-
est that will be manifested by the
people who vote and take an inter-
est in their government by asking
questions as to where candidates
stand on the one most important
question concerning the State of
Delaware, and that question will be
the Initiative, Referendum and Re
call
Quite a number of our leading men
I in Delaware's political arena, enter
tain the idea that "The masses are
more likely to select an honest man
than an honest measure" This is the
very essence Of aristocracy; 1t is the
undemocratic doctrine that The people
have not sense enough 10 decide ques-
tions, but must content themselves
with selecting superior men to think
for them. jefferson said that the
principles Of right and wrong are cas-
/ lily diseerned and require not the aid
OF many counsellors."
The people can be trusted 10 decide
| questions-if not, why do we have
/ platforms?
Issues are more easily understood
than men-and, then, issues do not
change after the election, as men
sometimes do. When the masses are
fooled 1t is by men more often than
Dy issues. In the long run, men.
when understood are strong or weak.
according TO the measures they sun
port-provided that the people can be
relied upon to select honest measures
Now fhe time has come when can
didates aspiring for Office will have "a
do what the people as a whole want
done; not what they want nor a grouI
Of special interests want. The gooC
citizens OF Delaware some few year.
ago voted on the Initiative. Referen
dun question and there were some sew
enteen thousand votes cast for tn,
same During the last session Of tn,
, Legislature when the question of ;
q constitutional amendment was put fol
vote on the above question Il re
celved sixteen votes from represen
tatiycg from difforpnt aoctiona Of al,
: state. The interest the good peopl
) OF Delaware showed in voting fo
3 popular government, also the interes
. the representatives showed in favo
Of the question demonstrates tha
there is a keen sensitive feeling 70
T direct legislation.
Evening journal., 1912-01-24
:: With the ParagrapherS ::


Tho new chief of police of Bengham announces
that he proposes TO the city all the lines of
college gymnasium and put the prisoners under train
ing. Those who have tried both profess to believe
that a of severe training is than term
in Jail Bcllingham prisoners will get both in one
Seattle PJst-lntogencer
We believe it an English scientist who seut
word few months ago that the winters during the
next loo years would be warmer. owing a period-
cal tipping of the earth. Somebody must have given
the earth the wrong tp,-Chicago Record Herald.
Senator Kern, of Indiana, fixes the proper depth Of
a drink two and a half inches. However. what might
be accepted the maximum in Indiana would be re-
garded the minimum in Kentucky.-Toledo Blade
DR.. Woods Hutchinson says that four hours work is
enough for any The Doctor is likely TO be nomi-
mated for something by the Association of Clock
Watchers Minneapolis Journal
New York never permits itself to lag very far be
hinu the times One OF its new hotels has a bar ex-
clusivey for women.-Norfolk Virgnia-Pilot
The country viii be glad to know Senator Stephen.
son Is innocent and hopes that he won't do it again.
St Louis Post-Dispatct