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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

1t is an election four times removed from the
people land yet Gov. Hay and his henchman have,
the nerve to tell the people its adequate.
In this year, of all years, the people should have
had the opportunity to say whether they progress
sive stand pat--whether they want to go forward
backward whether they are for Taft or for
Roosevelt, or LaFoette.
But you can't, because Hay, Washington's pup
pet governor, won't let you. You might vote for
Roosevelt or LaFoette, instead of Taft, just as
North Dakota and Illinois and Pennsylvania and
Oregon and every other state that had the chance,
did
However, the Times suggests that every man and
woman in Tacoma turn out to the caucuses Thurs
day and primary election Monday.
It'll be your last chance to see this history max
ing relic of boss power. It'll be something to tell
your grandchildren. Because before another pres
Dental election the people will be voting direct
Here's the way they run these caucus primaries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

commendation is being given the
contest.
Mrs. Mason Commends.
81 am heartily in accord with
any movement of this kind that
has as its object the dignifying
of labor of hand or mind. / think
1t an excellent idea," says Mrs. J.
@. Mason.
Mrs. G.. w. Bullard served a
term on the scohol board and
came into close touch with the
school problems. She appreciates
the Times contest.
81 am very much interested. l
see they are agitating the matter
in Spokane and l should be glad
to see it succeed here" she says.
Grammar Girls Too.
In yesterdays announcement
paragraph was accidentally left
out announcing that two prizes of
FIVE dollars each would go to the
grammar grade girls making the
prettiest and least expensive
dresses. The Times wants the
grammar grade girls in the cou-
test too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
CAPT. SMITH At
MILLIONAIRE
DINNER

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 80.
Sworn declaration that a man,
whose name he must withhold,
told him that a telegram announc-
ing the sinking of the steamer
Titanic was received at the offices
of the White Star line in New York
before s a. m, April Is, was made
at the senatorial inquiry into the
Titanic disaster today by e. J.
Dunn, a salesman of Beechhurst,
L. /. Dunn explained that he had
given his word not to reveal the
name of his informant because the
father of the man, who is West
ern Union teiegrapher, had re-
ceived the message. Chairman
Smith is determined, however, to
force Dunn to reveal the identity
of his informant and will use
drastic methods" If necessary.
The investigation will probably
be brought to close this week, ac-
cording to announcement made
today by Chairman Smith. Thirty
members of the Titanic's crew,
including several officers, who
were released by the committee
last night, left Immediately for
New York and will sail for Eng
land on board the steamer Ad-
riatic.
Senator Burton last night ex-
amined Fourth Officer Boxhali,
who testified that he is positive It
was not ghost ship" which the
Titanic survivors saw. BoxhaIl
declared that he distinctly saw
the masts and sidelights of the
distant ship.
Ismay Is Recalled.
J. Bruce Ismay was recalled to-
day. He appeared cool and indif-
ferent.
At Millionaire's Dinner.
Ismay admitted that Captain
Smith of the Titanic was the guest
at a millionaire dinner" just
before the collision. II
Ismay will be excused this aft
ernoon and go at once to Eng
land.
Ismay denied that he had cen
sored the news of the disaster
and admitted more lives could
have been saved if the Titanic had
been better equipped with life
boats.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
CRUESOME SCENES
AS SEA GIVES UP
ITS DEAD
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(I,y United Press Leased Wire)
HALIFAX N. s.. April 3O.Wih
or the great Titanic disaster the Mackay
those
The body of identified by the
One hundred found their
precuded the
BODIES
AS Mackay Bennett
tered plainly visible
uncovered,
clothing wrapped in buap occupied other
The uncovered bodies removed Amidslips
tarpauln lifted and
their faces marked by stains
showing to
There was crowd of curiosity seekers
people passing with
AS the uncovered bodies placed In
rough pine box and
the ship at the rate of minute
MAY NOT WIDENER.
The body which supposed
Widene the Philadelphia millionaire not be
the body believed to be Wideners
out that Wallets frequently
moving the tags Wideners body identified
The head OF the body supposed to be that Wdener
crushed, and 1t Is impossible positively
IDENTIFIES COL ASTOR.
The bodies of and Straus
placed in coffins
that of the bodies found bullet
were in horrible condition Many
battered
tn possible condition
A coffin pulled ando
tain Roberts gazed at the body for moment
saying That is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

Chatting over her breakfast
after greeting an old friend cheer
fully, as though she had seen
him but the day before instead
of returning to her Tacoma home
from a Los Angeles jail, where
she was confined, charged with
the murder of J. Edwin Edge,
whom she shot accidentally,
Viola Carver this morning said
she was glad to be back home
again.
1.-THE jail was an awfully
dirty place." she said, "but l
only stayed there one day. and
then they gave me room in
the matron's home. The judge
and prosecuting attorney were
just as good to ME as they could
be-" she added.
Any mention of the tragedy
was carefully avoided. Her pa
rents are eager to have her for
get as soon as possible, if it is,
the dark blotch left by the shoot
ing when she entered her friends
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

SCep
The progressives are going to carry the fight in
Roosevelt delegates or LaFolete delegates in every
precinct in the city.
Do you want to help2
Communicate at once with Lorenzo Dow, pres-
dent of the Roosevelt club. The Roosevelt and La
Toilette can work together in this. See the peo-
pie in your precinct. Get up list of delegates who
progressive, and who will "stay put" Go to the
caucus in your precinct Thursday night. See that
progressive delegates get on the ticket Then work
for them between then and Monday night.
On Monday night go and vote for the progress
sive delegates.
It's all you can do. Tacoma isn't allowed to
nominate president. All that Tacoma people have
brains enough to do according to Gov Hay, is to
name delegates.
But if you name the right delegates, you can
break the slate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

office determined to take her own
life, and took his while wrestling
for possession of the pistol.
Viola Carver does not appear
to have changed any since she left
here last fall. She appears to be
the same young woman who chat
ted with friends or business ac-
quaintances over the counter in
the music department. Her home
coming cheered her up, If she had
felt depressed, for she smiled and
chatted almost gayly.
She will remain at home. The
entire family was tired by the
long trip up on the steamer Pres
ident and repaired to their. home
at 913 South X street, as soon as
they left the steamer last night,
breakfasting late this morning.
Mr.. Carver and his wife show
the effects of the strain they were
under. There seem to be new
little lines and wrinkles and there
Is an air of sadness, yet determ-
ination, to bear their burden
cheerfully.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

Not Widener.
The body thought to be that of
George B. Widener was in such
condition that it had to be buried
at sea.
The unidentified dead included
the body of baby girl about two
years old. 1t was found floating
on some wreckage.
The expenses of burial for the
unidentified dead will be met by
the White Star company.
Captain Lardner of the Mackay
Bennett stated that he arrived
near the scene of the disaster on
the Saturday night following the
sinking of the Titanic. By mid
night, he said, he had sighted a
number of corpses. On Sunday.
81 bodies were recovered.
Fifty-seven identified bodies
were buried at sea. These had
been crushed between huge cakes
of ice and were identified only
by names sewed into the pockets
of coats.
Explains sea BuflaIS.
"Those buried at sea were
mostly members of the crew."
said Captain Lardner, "and we
found it impossible to care for
them. When We left Halifax we
took all the emblaming fluid we
could find in the city. That was
sufficient to care for only 20
bodies. | did not expect to find
the corpses of so many victims. "
Rev. Hind, an Episcolaian
minister, officiated at the SER
vices. -
Captain Lardner continued:
Monday We found only 20
bodies. On Tuesday numerous
bodies were sighted and we re-
covered ninety corpses before
noon. Then a. storm came up ana
We recovered only 29 more dur
ing the afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
BERKELEY, Cal, April 30
1--WE want you to allow us to
place you in nomination at the ma
tional socialist convention in In
dianapolis May l 2 for president or
vice president of the United
States"
This was the telegram received
today by Mayor J. Stitt Wilson
from the socialist national COM
mittee in Milwaukee.
Mayor Wilson will consider the
matter, and accepted an accom-
panying invitation to address the
Milwaukee socialists while in the
east for the national convention
with the California delegation,
which, by reason. of having re-
ceived the greatest popular vote,
he will naturally head.
Wilson couldn't serve If elected
as he is Canadian by birth. He
could accept the nomination, how
ever, as he is the principal orator
for the socialists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

In sort of a way, Tacoma will vote for presi-
dent of the United States day after tomorrow, and
again Monday
In sort of way.
You can't vote for Roosevelt or for LaFollette
Taft The Coiner Hay bosses think you haven't
got brains enough for that.
All you can do Thursday and next Monday is
to vote for delegates to the county convention.
The delegates you choose can't vote for Roose-
welt or Taft or LaFollette either.
All they do is to name delegates to the state
convention.
for Roosevelt or LaFollette or Taft All they do
is to name delegates to the national convention.
All the people of Tacoma can do toward naming
president is to vote for men who will vote for men
who will vote for---wel for whoever the parties in
control of the Aberdeen convention tell them to-
And that isn't the people,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
7. R. LEADS EARLY VOTE
in MASSACHUSETTS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
ORLEANS, Mass, April 30
Colonel Roosevelt received more
votes i'm today's primary election
than both President Taft and Sem
ator LaFollette combined. Com
plete returns give:
Roosevelt 55, Taft 20, LaFOl-
iette 1.
Clark received votes and Gov
ernor Wilson one.
BOSTON, Mass, April 80. =
After one OF the bitterest cam
paigns in the history of the state,
led personally by Taft and Roose-
welt. Massachusetts, is today hold
ing It's presid sntial preference
primary.
Interest is intense and early
voting indicated a record-breaking
poll.
Both Roosevelt and Taft are
confident of victory. Senator w.
Murray Crane declared that Presi-
dent Taft would have walkover.
His ability as a prophet was con-
siderably discrediated by similar
claims made by him as to the re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

The first Titanic passenger to
cross the continent, Anna Sjob-
lom, IS, third cabin passenger,
reached Tacoma yesterday. She
Is stopping with her aunt, Mrs.
Andrew Nelson, 1016 North Steele
street.
She came from Finland to join
her father and brother, Gabriel
and Dan Gufstafson, in logging
camp near Olympia.
Miss Sjoblom cannot speak
English but in her native tongue
she describes graphically the aw-
full scenes at the wreck. The
groans and walls as the ship went
down, the dead and living bodies
encrusted in ice floating ON the
freezing waters of the ocean, the
crack of the pistol as an officer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

ended his existence.
She was in next to the last life
boat that left the ship. Rushing
from her room she had struggled
up to escape the rising waters as
the boat sank. Finally she clung
to a window sill with her freez-
ing fingers until ship officer saw
her and pulled her to an upper
deck from which she got into the
lifeboat.
Miss Sjoblom knew three pas
sengers on board, two young men
from her native town who per-
ished and Mr.. Johnson, who had
gone back from Olympia and left
his family to return and buy a
home. He too perished.
She will remain in Tacoma with
her aunt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
Many Commend Times Prize
Plan for Graduation Gowns

Those prizes offered by the
Times yesterday for the girls who
make the prettiest and most mex
pensive graduation dress all by
themselves promise to make the
simplicity dress contest one of the
real features of the commence
ment this year.
"A good idea," says Superin-
tendent w. +. Geiger. ~ think
the girls will take hold. We have
not as serious problem here
from oyerdressing as some places,
and the girls seem interested in
this reform. just emphasize that
simplicity will increase the
chances of winning the prize and
/ believe it will do great good"
Outside of the schools already
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
CHARGE
5 CENTS
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

By United Press Leased Wire. ]
Los ANGELES, April 80.
Street car companies i'm
California cities of more than
100000 population cannot
legally collect a fare greater
than five cents for a trip of
any distance in one direction
inside the city limits, accord
ing to a decision here today.
The decision rendered by
Judge Wood set forth that
persons charged a higher rate
can under a law adoptedJan.
4, 1873, recover $3.50 dam
ages for each violation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
Torpedo Hits
Ship; II Die

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
LONDON, April 3O.-Lloyd's
agent cabled today from Smyrna
that the steamship Texas, owned
by the Archipelago-American
Steamship company, a local con-
cern, struck a torpedo in Smyrna
bay today and was destroyed.
Seventy-seven of the 40 per-
sons aboard are missing and many
of those rescued are badly hurt.
The force of the explosion tore
out a large part of the liners bot
tom. Most of those who perish
cd were Turks en- route from
Smyrna to Mitylene.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses we're issued
yesterday afternoon to Alex J. La
Mar and Anna Berglund, Tacoma;
VIM. M. Quinn of Seattle and
Louisa Geiger of Tacoma; Ar
thur B. Chapel and Agnes Gilkey
of Seattle, and Charles Gappa and
Katherine Espeldins, Tacoma
One license was issued this morn
ing to w. G. Vedder and Nellie
Redmour, Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
LABOR men To
PROTEST KEITH

Organized labor will probably
voice a vigorous protest tonight
at the meeting of the Central La
Dor council against the appoint
ment of III. B. Keith to head the
Nisqually plant, succeeding ex-
Commissioner Gronen.
Resolutions will be introduced
condemning Keith's fitness, both
on account of his habits and be-
cause he has been working now
for a strike-breaking iron works."
said one union man today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
ASSAULT CASE HEARD.

The case of VIM. Brennan, alias
Potoski, charged with assaulting
VIM. Dunning at Burnett, is being
tried today in Justice Graham's
court. The morning was entirely
taken up by arguments over the
way the warrant was issued.
Brennan attempted to have the
case dismissed on a legal techni-
cality, but Graham refused.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
Gas League Meets

The Tacoma Gas Consumers
league, which voiced the demand
for dollar gas and caused an in
vestigation of the local gas COM
pany by the state public service
commission will hold meeting
at the West Coast Grocery Thurs
day afternoon, May Q. at o'clock
TO decide what shall be done in
view OF the report of the public
service expert.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
Cushman Passes

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 80.
The appointment of Judge E.
e. Cushman as u. s. Judge at Ia
coma passed the senate committee
yesterday. It will be placed be-
fore the whole senate shortly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
"Chokers" Fate
Up to Jury

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
CORVALLIS, Ore, April 3d.
The evidence is all in in the case
of George and Charles Humphrey,
brothers, charged with the MUIR
der of Mrs. Eliza Griffith. An
early verdict Is predicted.
Attorney Jeffreys for the de-
fense asserted the admissions of
guilt were the result of third
degree" tactics and because the
brothers had weak intellecta
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

II found no two bodies togeth-
er, all were floating separately.
l saw no two clasped In each 9TH
er's arms. At one place saw
bodies scattered on the surface
of the sea, resembling seagulls---
the white ends of their lifebelts
fluttered up and down. Many of
the victims evidently were injur-
ed when the Titanic sank"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
If You're Drowned Phone
Gas Company for PuImoter

breathe whether you want to or
not. The gas company got it to
save those choked by gas and it
is to be free to the whole city.
A demonstration with it at the
Gas club rooms, National Bank of
Commers by DR.. Grant s. Hicks
will be given tomorrow evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

If you are asphyxiated, drown
ed, smothered and fail to come
out of sleep after taking an anees-
thetic, have the family posted to
send for a doctor and then to the
gas company for it's pulmoter.
A pulmoter is a new invention
which gets busy and makes you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
Holds Todds Job

SEATTLE, April 30.-Pending
the appointment of his successor,
Judge anford has named Deputy
w. G. McLaren as district attor-
ney to succeed Elmer Todd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
Late Bulletins

GII,BERT. -

Z D
GILBERT. La, April s0Ien and q
injured tornado which in
today Property damage
TOXIC April soTvo hundred eightythree miners
the Hokkiado Coal Co.'s mine Yunabxi- s -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
RAIsIN DAY TODAY

(By United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3d.
Twenty thousand pounds of rails
ins are being given away here to-
day on the occasion of "Raisin
day"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
HUSBANDS HAIR
TURNED WHITE
WITH HORROR
81 shall forget those groans if live


shall those if live to be
hundred old.
beautiful fell feboat which
heart weak and she fell died before We
coal black
hair white there staring at her dead body On board
he died
missionary in black clothes powerful with
others tried cling him
johnson, Olympia his Finland
life belt half till he picked
half his limbs
VIII he From Sjoblom's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30

suits in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
The Roosevelt followers say
they will elect at least two-thirds
of the states SO delegates. The
LaFollette adherents are making
no claims, but are confident he
will make a good showing.
There will be a finish fight be-
tween Clark and Wilson. The
withdrawal of Governor Foss will
help Clark. Wilson's supporters
are confident.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
Roosevelt Confident.

HOOSeVeIt CONFIDENT.
NEW YORK, April 30.-Con-
fident of victory in today's Massa-
chusetts primary, Colonel Roose-
welt has returned from his New
England campaign trip. He went
Immediately to Oyster Bay where
he will receive the election re-
turns tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-30
MAYOR HINTS THAT T. R. "COME ACROSS"
(By United Press Leased Wire.

NEW YORK, April 30.-What construed here
invitation to Theodore Roosevelt contribute the Titanic
disaster relief fund contained Mayor Gaynor reply
the Roosevelt message of sympathy. The wrote:
Your message Of sympathy duly received and much
precated am glad TO be able inform that the relief
fund is still growing"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-13
benediction for the dead. the solemn
cadence filled earth and sky, rising to
the very stars."-Kansas City Star.

Scenery in Berins Sea.-"Sailing
southeasterly along the shore of that
haunt of the walrus and polar bear,
st. Matthew's island, in the Bering
sea-" said a navigator Of those waters,
"one is impressed by the mingling Of
the grotesque and the terrible in the
character of the scenery. The north
west point of the island Is split up into
a collection of large rocks Of most fan
tastic shapes. Houses. spires, cathe-
drals and figures of men and beasts
are some of the forms assumed by
these volcanic fragments, which, ris-
ing black above the white seething
foam Of the sea that breaks against
their base, gives a weird aspect to the
grim and desolate region. One rock re-
sembling a large saddle suggested to
me the thought that some antediluvian
giant might in his time have straddled
it and perhaps flshed for reptilia over
the beetling cliffs which it surmounts." I"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-13

Making a Report.-Once in the good
but crude days of the Brooklyn police
department a new patrolman named
Maloney found a negro lying in Kosi-
usko street in a state Of alcoholic
coma. Asking a chance pedestrian to
watch the man Maloney fastened to
the station house to report.
Attempting to do this verbally he
was told that he would have to do 1t
in writing.
He wrote for five minutes; then he
approached the desk. Say, Sarge" he
began, "how do you spell kossyusgo?
81 don't remember" said the ser
geant. Go in and ask the captain"
Captain" said Naloney. Il can't
spell Kossiusco."
"Nayther can l." said the captain
Whats the nearest street Kusshy-
usgow?"
Bedford" answered Maloney.
well, then, it's aisy enough" said
the captain. Just go and drag the
man into the other street Then come
back and rayport."-Judge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-13

Followed the Big Noise.-A Scotch
story is that Of diminutive drummer
in a local brass band who was in the
habit when out parading with his COM
rades of walking by sound and not by
sight, owing to his drum being so high
that he was unable to see over 1t. The
band, on Saturday afternoons paraded
usually in one direction; but the other
day the leader thought he would
change the route a little, and turned
down a by-street. The drummer, un-
aware Of this movement, kept on his
accustomed way, drumming as hard
as ever he could. BY and by, after
finishing his part, and not hearing the
others he stopped. and, pushing his
drum to one side, he looked to see
what was the matter. His astonish-
ment may be imagined at finding that
he was alone.
"Hae!" he cried to some bystanders,
has any O. We see a band hereabout?'
philadelphia Telegraph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-13
buried James Smith, a gypsy king, the

buried James Smith, gypsy king, the
description upon whose tomb con-
firms, in part, the lines written by
Leigh Richmond, author of annals of
the Poor"
ifBakthes ?,h1nctereai wkd q rof,
Here lies Jim, the wandering gypsy,
Who was sometimes sober, but often
tipsy;.
But with the world he seemed to
thrive,
For he lived to the age Of 105."
By his side was buried his moth
er-in-law, who died three years later
at the same ripe age Of los. These
Instances of longevity among the gip-
sizes are curiously confirmed by the
current news. On August % Of the
present year Elizabeth Lowell, a "gip-
sy queen" died in an encampment
near Parkesburg, w. Va, at the age
of 107, and was buried in Mount
Olivet cemetery at Frederick, Md
Frederick ]. Hoskin, in Atlanta Jour-
nal.