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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
MAY TRY FOR
EXTRASESS|On
ONCE MORE

Gov. Hay may yet have a chance
to redeem himself.
Progressives of the state realiz-
ing that the chances for getting a
delegation from Washington that
will represent the anti-Taft sentl-
ment of the people is slim. are
considering another effort to get
preferential primary bill.
The matter is being discussed
at meeting of Roosevelt men to-
day with r. T. Hudson of Chicago,
of T. RS national committee.
Senator Paulhamus and Speak
er Taylor, both of whom opposed
the extra session before, are now
reaching a point where they favor
1t, it Is said
"If the present plan means Il
hand picked delegation, I'm for n
special session." said Paulhamus
yesterday.
Tacoma progressives deny the
published reports that there is any
lack of harmony among the pro-
gressives here. Its only one or
the old gang reports sent out to
injure u.s." said r. A. b. Young
today.
Hudson says he is finding favor
able conditions in the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
TRY TO BLOW
Up EARLY'S
HOME

Summit View Is still stirred up
over the case of John Early.
Despite the fact that early will
leave tomorrow for Port Towns
end to take up work in the marine
hospital, near riot ensued there
last night and Mrs. Early appealed
to the county authorities for pro-
lection.
Commissioner Peterson assured
her that she would get II.
Lets dynamite the house as
soon as Early gets out was the
proposition made by a group OF
men.
Friends of Early intervened and
several men wer knocked down.
Deputy Sheriff Taylor hurried to
the scene but the crowd had quiet
ed down by then.
The antf-Early men, however,
are still threatening to blow up
the place.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
h. j. MILLS GR|LLEO
BY WOMEN VOTERS

Old timers are smiling a broad
smile at the statements made TO
the women at the First Congrega-
tional church yesterday afternoon
by A. u. Mills when the women
got to questioning him.
Mills made his usual speech of
generalities about his life having
been devoted to fighting evil.
Then up popped little woman.
You were sheriff once, be-
liave; did you enforce the law
against gambling?"
Left It To Police.
Outside the city did, / stop
ped four places; inside the city I
did not do anything. except j be-
1ieve at once place where they got
into a fight. one of MY deputies
stopped that. 1t opened up later,
I believe.
81 always worked for the best
interests of the people, but 1 left
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
Millionaire Aids
Viola Carver
BY United Press Leased wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Los ANGELES. March. 22.-J.
w. McCauley of Pasadena. a. veal
thy citizen, has become interested
in the case of Viola Carver, the
Tacoma girl who killed James e.
Edge, and will back up the young
lady and endeayor to get her ac-
quilted. He. already has found
witnesses he thinks will go long
way toward clearing her. He says
he Is entirely disinterested except
he wants to save the girl.
McCauley has befriended many
prisoners in the past who were in
trouble.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
COMMERCIAL
CLUB UP IN
.CENSUSCASE

e. II. Shaffer was brought into
the testimony at the census trial
today.
Isaac Gustafson, an enumerator,
said he got his instructions from
Shaffer who sent him over to the
British vice. consul to copy some
names.
o. +. Cosper, former secretary
of the Commercial club, showed
that the club was behind the CEN
sus boost. He admitte dthat Shar-
fer was paid a salary in addition
TO the pay he got from the govern
ment.
Newton tried to get out the
amount of his pay but the court
refused to permit this.
The trial is making such slow
progress that night sessions may
be held.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

these matters largely to the police.
But l closed up the Sunday thea
ters, working with the ministers
and the w. c. T. u"
"WeIl, IL you could close mp the
iheaters in the city, why could you
not close mp the gambling places
in the city?" persisted the little
woman.
Mills blushed.
.'Well, there really was no open
gambling; Of course you know
men will gamble and there Is al
ways gambling; there is gambling
in town now.'
Mills on the Grill.
l"If you know there is gambling
now don't you think It your duty
to tell the officers and have them
stop it?"
Oh, of course l don't really
know there is any, but 1 suppose
there is and a man down the
street told me there is a place in a
saloon down below 18th street
where they gamble, but ! really
don't know; 1 don't think the Off
GERS knowof any gambling or they
would stop Ii, but l know there
must be some. Men will gamble. !"
but you did not stop 1t In the
city when you were sheriff."
"You see, l left 1t to the city
police and there was no open
gambling anyway then. 1t was
just like it is now; there proba-
bly, was gambling but not open
gambling"
All Of which is making the old
timers who remember the palmy
days of the roulette wheel and the
faro bank and the poker joint, not
to mention the pool selling outfits,
smile a knowing smile and remark
that Mills always was good poll
tician.
Petit, Gronen and Demerest al
SO spoke to the women.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
Prettiest Girl
Is Besieged
By United Press Leased Wire. |

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
PITTSBURG, Pa, March ga
From obscurity to fame in one
day is the experience of Virginia
Lee, the 20-year-old stenographer
OF this city, declared by Andrew
Carnegie to be the prettiest girl
in the world.
Miss Lee has been swamped
with proposals from wealthy men,
and one New York artist offered
her $4,000 to pose for him. She
was obliged to run the gauntlet Of
a big crowd gathered about the
Oliver building in going to her
work today. Miss Lee has reject
ed all offers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
Strike Ties Up
All Wharves

Every wharf and dock in Aber-
deem, Hoqufam and other Grays
Harbor ports are effectualy tied up
by the /. w. w. and longshore-
mems union strike, according to
the following message received to-
day by August Seitz of the local
longshoremen's union:
Aberdeen, March 21.
August Seitz, 721 Commerce Bldg,
Tacoma, Wash:
All wharves in Aberdeen and
Hoquiam effectively tied up by
joint strike of l. w. w. and I. l..
A. Longshoremen and sailors
ready to assist. Trifling amount
Of lumber going on board handled
on wharves by masters and mates.
Request longshorement to keep
away; effective strike on. Please
publish.
BEN PHILBRICK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
WILL TACOMA REFUGEES Be
SENT BACK ITO SIBERIA?

THE men came here from Japan
on a Japanese liner after escaping
frsm Siberia.
4OH the charge of being undesir-
ablercitizens they were ordered
sent back by the local immigra-
tion board. They appealed to
Washington and Victor Berger,
the socialist congressman, will
mike a fight to save them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
HARRY HAS NOT GOT
MISS B0ETTICHER YET
(By United Press Leased Wire /,

(By United Press Leased Wire. !
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-
Members of San Francisco's ultra
fashionable set today are specuiat-
ing whether Harry Scott, son OF
Harry Scott of the Pacific States
Telephone & Telegraph company.
stands in the affections of Miss
Ruth Boetticher, a Denver ,heiress
who recently told Sir Thomas Lip
ton to "get a reputation" Tele-
graphing from Coronado to a
friend here, young Scott said:
Miss Ruth Boetticher is mine.
There is no truth in her reported
engagement to Sir Thomas Lip
ton"
Miss Boetticher says she is en-
gaged to nefths She says:
Harry is mighty nice boy
and Sir Thomas good fellow, but
when 1t comes to a marriage with
either, You may count me OUT
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
women STRIKE
AT MANY EVILS

The Tacoma Women Voters
Educational league yesterday aft
ernoon went on record against the
restoration of the liquor selling
in the army cantcen; declared
against the inhumanity of the
whipping post in Delaware; start
ed a campaign against the house
fly; gave a boost to the child well
fare bill now in congress-: opposed
the sale of liquor in the CONNER
cial club as recently voted for by
the directors; declared for the
substitution of Rugby for the
present brutal football game in
and then listened to a
speech by Senator w. II. Paul
hamus on Immigration.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
WOMAN KILLED
BY TRAIN

Shortly after 8 o'clock yester-
day afternoon o. w. r. q N. train
$40, which left Portland at 1:46,
struck and instantly killed Mrs.
l.. Hicks Of Ridgefield.
The accident occurred about
half a mile below Ridgefield. Mrs.
Hicks was returning from tnd
store and had stepped on tho
track, waiting for .
freight to pass, when
the fast passenger shot around d
curve and hit her. Ernest Locke,
an eyewitness on $40, said she
was literally smashed to piecess
She leaves husband and four
children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
JEWEL THIEF
OFFERS RETURN

SAL FRANCISCO, March 22.-
In the hope of recovering $50.
worth of jewels stolen from Mrs.
Eugene de Saba at the Palace ho-
tel here last month, detectives
have today joined with the postal
authorities in an attempt 10 trace
an anonymous letter offering TO
return the jewels for $40, 700.
The letter was postmarked at
Chicago. The offer requested that
de Saba publish his acceptance in
a San Francisco newspaper with
a plan whereby the holder of the
jewels would be guaranteed i'm
munity from prosecution.
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Times Party Tomorrow,
Clip Coupon Today

Kids, clip that coupon today IL
you want to take in the big spsrty'
the Times is giving at the .Epa-
press theater tomorrow Afternoons
for its little readers. z,s
This promises to be one of the
best parties the Times has ever
planned for the youngsters
George Auger, the giant who
stands s feet 2 inches in his shoes
and hat, and his little midget COM
panion, in Jack the Giant Killer
you, know the fairy tale mother
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
Bryan Not
For Harmon

BY United Press Leased Wire.
KEARNEY, Neb., March
22.---"If the presidential
preference vote ut the coming
election is for Judson Har-
mon and / am elected q dele
gate at large to the Baltimore
convention will file M rcsig-
nation at once, as i would not
go to the convention to vote
for Harmon, whom i believe
is backed by the Morgan and
Hill interests" said William
j. Bryan at the big demo-
cratic banquet last night.
Biyan's speech effectnally
quieted rumor that he
would endorse Harmon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
Early Argument
Ends In Blows

Gustav Wendt, d resident of
Summit, declared John Early,
leper should be removed from
Summit.
]. d. Colmstock said he should
not.
The fell to blows and Wendt
appeared before Justice Arntson
bearing sundry marks and bruises.
Constable Fred Shaw has gone to
Summit to bring in Colmstock on
a charge of assault and battery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
I. r. Jr. Starts
For Wall St.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March az
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., left for
New York today to enter the en-
pfoy of Wall. street bond house
as a salesman. At an informal
banquet given him last night
Teddy, jr., puffed away contented-
ly at an old briar pipe and made
a happy little speech praislng CAL
ifornia.
Daniel A. Ryan said:
Tell your dad we are fighting
hard for him here We expect to
proclaim him the next president. +"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
STANDS ASSAULT TO
SHIELD HER MOTHER

(By United Prcss Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.--
Submitting silently to series of
brutal attacks for more than q
year in order to shield her mother
from knowledge OF her misfotune,
Florence Rose, II, Is at last free,
with her alleged prosecutor, Christ
Fills, a coffee roaster, behind bars
in the city prison today.
She worked in a coffee house
where Fills was employed. one
day he dragged her into an alley
and chloroformed her. After that
he attacked her on numerous oc-
caslos, always using chloroform.
Fills rough actions toward the
girl on a street car drew the at
tention of policeman and caus-
ed his arrest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
LIGHTED MATCH
CAUSES DEATH

(By United Press Leased Wire.y
M'CURTAIN, Okla, March ~.
I'm the finding of the headless
body of w. d. Rorher, q civil en-
gineer, it is believed that the
cause of the explosion which en-
tombed more than 100 miners ana
set the mine afire on Wednesday
last, is discovered.
The theory is that Rorher
struck a match, igniting the gas.
A miners body was found near
by with apick driven through 1t.
The mine is filled with gas today
and the rescue work may be aban-
toned.
The explosion is the sixth In the
history of mine No. a A few
months ago the mine inspectors
closed 1t and ordered II repaired.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
bURMEISTER
IS HANDED
A JOLT

Fearing that the county prose.
cutors would not push the case
against Anton Lindberg, building
foreman, accused of violating the
state eight hour law at the paren-
tai school. Business Agent Burns
today got Homer T. Bone appoint
ed as special prosecutor.
Deputy Prosecutor Burmeister
acted quite peeyed when McMur-
ray named Bone.
Burns, however, felt that Bur-
meister had not been pushing la
Dor cases right and made an ur-
gent appeal to McMurray that a
man outside the office be named.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

VASTLY Lichachoff and Feitaf
Kahn, two Russian refugees from
Siberia, sent there for political
activity, are held in the detention
station at the Municipal dock
waiting to see whether Uncle Sam
will return them or uphold the
principle that America Is haven
for the oppressed. Gl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

DR.. Wiley has written another
important series of food, articles
for the readers of the Times.
In this series he tells what to
do with food. That is, the right
thing to do with food. There is a
wrong way to handle the very
best, the freshest and the purest
of foods you know, and 1t Is
against that way DR.. Wiley IN
striking.
To begin with he will tell what
dieting is, and what good is ac-
complished by it, for sick and
we'll
Overeating. .Fetcherism, diges-
ton and kindred subjects will be
handled In the same clear under
standable style that distinguished
DR.. Wiley's. other articles in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
$500 PER CENT
DIVIDEND Of THE
STANDARD OIL CO..

(By United Press Leased Wire.
NEW YORK, March ~. -
Through its declaration of divi-
dent of 1900 per cent the Stand
ard OIL company of Indiana today
holds the. record for the largest
stock increase In It's capital from
$1,000,000 to $30,005,000, ap-
proval OF which was given at q
recent stock holders meeting. The
directrrr will now distribute audi
tiona1 shares to each holder Of one
share kof stock.
Since the dissolution of tho
Standard OIL company OF New
Jersey, the corporations Indiana
stock has been going up rapidly.
At that time the market quotation
was $500 per share, while at
present 1t Is $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
ssEARLY" OFFICE OPENED.

A. Duenwald,5 chairman of the
Early home committee, who have
taken up the proposition OF pur-
chasing a home for Mrs. Early,
wife of John Early, the leper, liv-
ing at Summit, has established Of
fees In rooms 301-2 Bankers
Trust building.
The ball to be given for the
benefit of this family has been
partially arranged for but no
definite date has been set.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
Hits Dual Code

"The women have got to stop
barring their kitchens to the girl
who errs and opening their par
lors to the immoral man who
causes he downfall" said Mrs.
Emma r. A. Drake, National Pur-
ity league worker of Denver, to
club women at the First Congre-
gational church yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
STAbS WOMAN
AND SELF

(By United Press Leased Wire.y
SAN FRANCISCO. March 22.--
While her three little children
stood by, paralyzed with fear.
Francisco Troche, a Portuguese
sailor, stuck a stilleto Ave times
into the breast OF Mrs. Theresa
Diaz in her home here today and
then fell on the woman's body
after twice burying the knife into
his own breast.
Little hope is held for th0
woman's life, hut Troche will re-
cover. Mrs. Dlaz had repuls~d
her countryman's advances. She
Is a widow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
81 Bodies Are
Found In Mine
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
MOUNTAIN. Okla. March 2z.
-Fifty-two Is the total Of corpses
removed from the burning mine of
the San Bois Coal company today.
Thirty other bodies have been To-
Gated in the mine, and rs miners
were rescued alive, making a total
Of 107 Of the entombed men ac-
counted for. Funerals of rs OF
the victims were held here today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
SHOT Down CRIPPLED.
WIFE TO EMO PAIN

with rheumatism" he said. ssY
could not sleep at night for her
moaning. She had just taken .
dose Of medicine when suddenly
decided to kill her. she was stag
gering about. apparently unable 70
speak. / went to the Kitchen and
got a shotgun. She started to
speak, her eycs opened wide with
terror. but pulled the trigger and
she fell dead. then put the body
In a wheelbarrow. rolled II down
to the paddock. where l built q
bonfire and burned 1t. clothes and
all
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

told you when you were a tiny
kidlet, will hold a reception on
the stage and give away postcard
'souyenir. pictures OF himself, COM
pliments of the Times.
Don't forget to clip the caupon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

Daily Times.
I He will trace the history of a
bite of food from your teeth clear
through you body.
The food problem isn't entirely
the getting of food on the table.
Much of the III health shows
conelusively that food Is q problem
until 1t becomes portion of the
body or is cast out as waste.
Therefore II behooves one who
would eat food to eat the right
kind of food, in the right place.
nj right amounts, and at the right
time.
DIR. Wiley will try to make clear
the answers 10 the questions aris-
ing from the preceding paragraph.
The first article on dieting will
be printed exclusively in the Ia
coma In the Times tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

OLYMPIA-A boy is the head
of the family when he is the sole
support of his mother, according
to a ruling of the state tax COM
mission today, in the possession of
the assessor of King county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SYDNEY. N. 8. W., March %.
-"I killed her because / couldn't
bear to see her suffer" This is
the keynote today of a full con-
fession made to the police by
Frederick William Ball, the DR..
Crippen Of New South Wales.
charged with having murdered his
ak months bride here. Ball was
arrested on a vessel bound for
San Francisco after cremating his
wife's body at Binsara.
MY wife had suffered terribly
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
HODGE OPENS FIGHT AT ARLINGTON

(By United Wire.)
ARLINGTON, Wash. 22--"Bob' fnaurgent
sheriff Of King county who making
chair Is here friends by hia
campaign direct to
81 have
to the people nevertheless
the their ear without fancy
banquets and expensive halls fireworks NJ Is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

= NANKIIG-Chinese suffragettes
: today attacked the quarters of tine
National Assembly here, routed
the states men and broke all the
windows in the building. The
women wer incensed because reso-
lutions granting them the fran
chise right had also placed certain
restrictions upon their right to
vote.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
ALIENS OFFER
To GIVE Up
BATTLE

(By United Press Leased Wire }
DOANOKE, Va, March a.
That the Allen clan of bandits
stand ready to surrender the mo-
ment they receive assurance that
they will not be tried in Carroll
county was the word brought here
today by courier who claims 10
have been sent here by Sidney Al
len, the bandit chieftain.
The outlaws, according to the
messenger, are firmly entrenched
in their mountain stronghold ana
can resist any attempt to dislodge
them, but they are tired of the
chase.
"One of the stipulations the
bandits make is that they be al
lowed to plead guilty to second
degree murder and be sentenced
for that offense. Otherwise they
will fight to the last ditch.
Governor Mann has given no In
timation as to whether he will
treat with the bandits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22


HILLSVILLE, Va, March ga
Aided by their familiarity with all
the trails in the Blue Ridge noun
tains, the outlaws of the Allen
clan today have eluded their pur-
suers and are believed to have
crossed into North Carolina, where
they are being cared for by noun
taineer friends.
Admission that the Aliens had
escaped and that his men had no
idea of their whereabouts was
made here today by Detective
Felts of Richmond, who has been
leading the posse of 40 detectives
in the search.
Floyd Allen and his son Victor
will be tried next week for mur-
der in connection with the shoot
ing affray in Judge Massie's court
room. Attorneys Fairstone and
Willis willNdefend the. two out
laws.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

RICHMOND, Va, March 22.-
Word that Sidna Edwards, nephew
of Sidna Allen, leader of the Allen
gang of outlaws, had been captur-
ed by detectives at Mount Airy,
n. c., was received here today in
telephone message. Edwards
was overpowered without blood
shed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

LOS ANGELES, Cal.The offices
TO United States Marshal Leo
Youngworth had received no word
today that extradition proceedings
against Charles Dean, alleged New
Westminster bank robber, had
been dropped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

LONDON - Mormon mission
aries have been unusually active
of late in securing converts among
whom are a number of factory
girls. Two girls at Nuneton were
recently persuaded to emigrate to
Utah. The young women and their
parents were driven out Of town.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22
TODAYy
ODD NEWS

PORTLAND, ORE. p. VIII
bur today is congratulating him
self on his good fortune in reeov-
ering a $3.50 watch, which he
gave anewsboy, Nathan Cohen, for
a two cent paper. Wilbur started
to buy papere,but found he had
no money. ''Here,' he said to the
boy, take this for security"
handing him the watch. The boy
turned it over to the police and
Wilbur gave the lad $50 when he
regained possession Of his time
piece.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

PARIS-Plans are being made
today by the bonaflde crippled
beggars of Paris for the formation
of guild to protest themselves
from imposters who encroach
upon their beats and bring their
profession generally into disre-
pute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

This coupon and Ave cents entities
any boy or girl under 15 to admission
to the Times Party at the Empress
tomorrow afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-22

PORTLAND, Ore.-Rev. Mr..
Martin Ehrgott today is discharg-
ed from his pulpit at the East
Side Baptist churcn. Rev. Mr..
Ehrgott's work in maintaining a
labor bureau and seeking to estab-
lish cooperative grocery inter
fered with his duties.