The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-19
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REDDING, Cal.-Mrs. George
Waller, Tacoma, has sued the
Southern Pacific railway for $780,
600 damages for the murder of
her son, George, by a railway de-
tective ON top of a car where he
was stealing ride.
VITERBO, Italy-TwO addi-
|tional defendants were discharged
by the court today on the ground
that they had already spent five
years in prison when the trial of
the Camorrists, charged with the
murder of Gennaro Cuocolo and
his wife, was resumed. The men
ordered discharged at Torelli and
Amati. 81
SAN DIEGO, Cal.--Solution of
the free speech problem which
has been harrassing San Diego for
several weeks appears today to be
near solution as a result of the
agitation for a public forum or
a free speaking place to be leased
by the city.
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicara-
gua--Executed by order of Presi-
dent Xelaya in 1909 after they
had been captured with the revo-
|lutionary army the bodies of Lee
roy Cannon of Harrisburg, Pa,
and Leonard G. Grace, of Calves
ton, Texas, 1t was announced to-
day, would be exhumed and sent
to the United States March s..
WASHINGTON - Clifford Pin
chot has deserted the standard of
LaFOllette and joined the Roose-
welt forces, announcing that he
has sent LaFollette a letter to the
|effect that he believes the pro-
gressive cause demands centering
on the Oyster Bay statesman.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.--Y. Otsu,
la japanese, shot his wife, whom
he tried to sell into slavery, the
bullet hitting her in the arm. She
picked up a revolver and fired
three bullets into his head, killing
him instantly.
ROME.-Practical official de-
NAL was made at the state de-
partment today of the stories
published in both the French and
Italy press that negotiations are
under way for resumption of
diplomatic relations between
France and the Vatican.
PORTLAND, Ore.-Patrolman
Helms is today a hero. When the
audience at the Bungalow theater
last night mistook cry of
Flight" for Fire" and broke in
a panic for the main exit, Helms
tapped the leaders with his night
stick. This cause pause in the
rush. Helms then succeeded inI
making himself heard long
enough to assure the frightened
spectators that there was no fire.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,
EUGENE, Ore.-With Miss Birdie
Wise of Astoria as its president,
the co-eds at the University of
Oregon have just organized an
Equal Suffrage association and
are planning today to plunge into
a Votes for Women" cam
paign.
Los ANGELES, Cal.-More
than one thousand Jews from the
larger cities of the Pacific coast
are celebrating today the. dedica-
ton of the Jewish orphans home
at Huntington Park by the dele
gates to the convention of the
grand lodge of B'Nai Birth.
Los ANGELES, CaI.-More
than 500 printers are in Los An
|geles today to attend the annual
three days convention of the Pa
cific Printers congress. Oregon,
Washington and British Columbia
delegates arrived last night.
VENTURA, CaI.-Death will
be asked to delay in Ventura be-
cause the cemetery is full. No
further repeating until more sub
divisions are added to the city of
the dead. The city council is
busy.
PORTLAND, Orc.-An appeal
to the people of the Northwest to
| aid in the relief of 100000 starv-
ling families in China was issued
here today by the China Famine