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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
VIM. Wood, Poor Boy, Wool Trust Magnate; Within
Earshot of Cries Of 10000 Neighbors He Oppresses
nv MarIen Il. Pew


LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. 10. -
The story of the career of VIM. NJ
Wood, president of the American
Wooden Co., provides curious
| aradox.
This man is the oppressor OF
100000 miserable New England
textile workers; a few years age
he was one of them. He is pitiless
in his fight against the 10000
STRIKERS of Lawrence; in his youth
he felt the sting of hunger that
these strikers now rebel against
Fortune has smiled upon him and
he has grown enormously rich; he
declares that "a to 50 per week
is enough for the men and women
who spin the product of his mills
1t is said of George F. Baer
the anthracite baron, that he sin
|cerely believes in his famous
theory of the divine right OF
wealth. J. Pierpont Morgan was
born to large fortune and has
never even seen the poverty OF
the steel slaves of Pittsburg
though it is inconceivable that he
does not know that it exists
Other great captains of industry
|are SO comfortable In their clubs
and palaces or so busy playing
with the foibles of society chat
they may never think of what is
happening beyond the vision oil
their dividends.
Not so with Wood. He knows
These strikers are his neighbors
Their distress he sees. Their cries
he hears.
Woods father was a Portu.
lguest Jew immigrant. He la.
bored in a cotton mill and died oil
tuberculosis. a disease common tC
lcotton and wool spinners. The
fathers name is believed to have
been Alphonse Lehair, or Levair
He changed his name to Wood by
order of the mill bosses who, In
those days, listed their employees
by name instead of number, ant
lbookkeepers didn't like to fuss
with strange, foreign names.
William quit grammar schoo
when his father died. His mother
and sisters faced poverty. 1t /:
said that the family was often il
sad want. William got job il
the Wamsutta mills, New Bed
ford. He gave his salary to his
mother while she lived and has
never ceased to provide for his
sisters. One of them said the
other day that each sister now
gets $50 a month from William.
| The boy was quick to learn
After a while he entered a banf
and learned finance. The he be
came treasurer of Fall River
cotton mill. He finally came here
and in the Washington mill mas
tered the art of manufacturing
and assisted in the introduction
of shoddy cloth.
He met and married the daugh,
ter of Frederick Ayre who hat
made a great fortune out Of
patent medicines, particular!
sarsaparilla.
Ayre had been buying mil
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13

Ian enormous surplus, while the
tariff sailing was good.
Wood is a dark eyed, black
haired nervous little man with a
vain conception of his power to
control men-his workers, stock
holders, politicians, editors, any
one and everyone who comes be-
tween him and the desired result.
He works desperately hard at his
business game in and out of sea-
son. 1t is said here that he
keeps at such a high nervous
tension that he cannot compose
himself to sleep at night until a
ISwede massagist has operated
upon him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
No Fishing

mo fishing"
The signs are going up now at
the mouths of the Nisqually and
Puyallup rivers. The mouth of
the Puyallup was fixed today by
Thompson at the Milwaukee
bridge, of the Nisqually at Mis-
qually City.
No one can fish above those
points for commercial purposes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
ADMITS SHE
FORGED WILL
tBy United Press Leased wire.)

OAKLAND, Cal, Feb. Ia
Mrs. Harriet Lorraine Fraser De-
vine has confessed that she forged
a will by which she would inherit
the bulk of the estate of the late
Mary L. Swain of Berkeley, and
also the adoption papers by which
Mrs. Swain was alleged to have
made her legal heir.
After admitting her guilt to the
officials, she still persisted in de-
claring her. innocence to her hus-
band.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
VIII Garry Out
DeLarm Plans
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tBy United Press Leased Wire.
SEATTLE, Feb. 13.--Proposi-
lions for recognizing the projects
engineered by w. e. Delarm and
A. j. Biehl were discussed this
morning by creditors.
That the only way of saving any
part of their investments is by
carrying the irrigation project
through, is agreed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
TAFT FEEDS CLARK.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10
Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
will be the guests of President
and Mrs. Taft at a dinner at the
White House this evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO. Society
here clamored to have the police
force the Barbary Coast girls to
wear their dresses long. Now
society's going to have fancJ
dress ball, short skirts, etc. But
the rule works both ways.
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MAPLE TRIAL
BEGINS TO-DAY
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{By United Press eLased Wire
Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. Is.
The trial of A. B. Maple, charged
with completely in a plot to blow
up the Hall of Records here, was
begun here today.
The second trial of Bert II. Con-
ners, similarly charged, was set
for April IS. The jury in the first
trial of Corners disagreed.
The trial of F. Ira Bender, the
third of the accused trio, is not
set.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
SAN FRANCTSU. =

SAN FRANCISCO. - II forced
to it, Leo Halpin. 16, youthful
nomad, told his father he would
reluctantly put on clean clothing.
Fine, take a bath first" said
Dad. The last seen of Leo he was
going through a window.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
NEWPORT, Wash,

NEWPORT, Wash. - Twenty
four persons have Joined the Hope
Congregational church since il
was decided to retain Rev. Frank
Whitman as pastor. An attempt
was made to GUST him because he
played pool and held the local bill
lizard championship
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
CHINK ToNGs AT PEACE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. h.
Warning Chinese tongs here have
prepared to sign an arniistice
until March z. Representatives
of the tong met at the offices of
the Six Companies this afternoon
to sign the pact.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13

Father Kneipp's Genuine Whole
Wheat Health Bread. Doctors pre-
scribe 1t. Duenwald's, 313 18th.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13

PHILADELPHIA - "Straight
Top" the $1,700 Boston terrier
owned by DR.. H. L. Martien, was
given a royal funeral when he
died, being buried in satin
lined coffin with 1853 pedigreed
Ioffspring and relatives attending
the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
VANCOUVER, Wash.

VANCOUVER, Wash. - 1--WE
can't crowd 100 people in the
house." complained Mrs. Cabiale
Then our daughter will marry il
the barn." replied her husband
AS result Lilly Cabiale became
the bride of Frank Malta in the
barn, where there was room fol
all the guests.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
TELEGRAPH
TABLOIDS

ATLANTA, Cato make ST.
600 profit on oleomargarine the
Cudahy Packing Co. violated the
law and is liable to fines aggre-
eating $132.000, according to in
dictments returned by the federal
grand jury. 1t is alleged the
company falsified its books to con-
ceal the facts.
NEW YORk-Jolm ID. Rookie
teller, jr., will drill his Bible class
in Facts necessary to be known
about engagement and marriage"
in the next few weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13
BRISBANE.

BRISBANE, Australia - AL
though the weekend in the gener-
al strike here was quiet, leaders of
the strikers assert that they will
spring a sensation on Wednesday.
Street cars are running, though
the full schedule has not been
kept up. Newspapers are being
issued with difficulty.
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OAKLAND, Cal. Harry"
screamed Mrs. II. V. Stapp, as she
picked up the hand Of man in a
barber chair and recognized it by
a mole as that of her husband who
deserted her a year ago after a
quarrel. Harry pulled the
steam towels off his face and saw
the manicure girl was his wife. A
reconciliation followed and they
went home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13

OLYMPIA, Wash. - More than
Iseventy-six million persons were
carried by the Seattle Electric
company for the year ending Sep
TENDER 80, 1911, according to the
company's annual report just filed
with the public service commits
sion. OF this number II, 480, 006
paid fares amounting to $3,425,-
1880,
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SAN FRANCIsCO.-Miss Ella

SAN FRANCISCO.-Miss Ella
Cronin's family in Portland has
coolies of coin. But Miss Ella has
a bunch. She's on the job as
nurse at st. Francis hospital.
You never can tell what might
happen she says.
SEATTLE. - With more than
two tons and a half of silver bars
the product of the silver mines of
the west, the Japanese liner Tamba
Maru sailed for the Orient this
morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-13

SAN FRANCISCO-With $450.-
600 to be raised by selling 80
boxes at $4,000, the municipality
will build a $4,000 opera
house for its civic center starter,
the property to be owned and man.
aged by the city after constructed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-31
GREENvILLE CHILD IS KILLED
Helen Bridges Meets Death When She
Ia Struck by Motorcycle Near Green
vile.

Greenville. Aug. 27.-He,en, the g.
year-old daughter Of Jesse Bridges,
a well known farmer living six miles
from the city. was instantly killed
this Afternoon when she was run over
by a motorcycle ridden by Ford Cox
of Travellers Rest. The child was
crossing the road and evidently did
not see or hear the approaching mo-
torcycle. Mr.. Cox dismounted and
went back to assist the little girl,
but she was dead when he reached
her.
The few details that could be learn
ed were brought to the city by a gen.
tleman' who arrived at the scene
shortly after the accident. Accord
ing to his story the little girl was
playing near the road and started
across the road. Mr.. Cox was travel
ing at q rapid rate on his motorcycle
and struck the child when she was
about In the middle Of the road.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-31

lature i'm this county. Dick ran next
and was elected. Belser came in third.
but was not elected as was generally
thought he would be, receiving 81
votes short of a majority. j. X. Nc
Elveen Of Shiloh came in fourth, W.
+. Smith fifth. with +. NJ. Dwight last.
The race i'm the second primary will
be between Belser and McElveen.
B. c. Wallace for county treasurer
II. K. Wilder for auditor. p. Nj. Pitts
for supervisor j. III. Haynsworth for
superintendent of education, were un-
opposed and were reelected. there
being very little scratching of any Of
them.
In the first district. where the can
didates were n. A. Dennis, j. L. Kirby
and F. L. Player. the returns have not
been received. In the second district
Geo. T. DesChamps was unopposed
and was Of course reelected. III. L.
B. Wells had no opposition In the
third district and in the 4th district
j. A. Hodge and d. w. Allsbrook will
run over. Geo. L. Brown being left
out in the first primary. with Hodge
leading by 16 votes. Magistrate Rees
in the 5th district. r. L. Burket in the
9th district and j. L. ellis in the 7th
district received no opposition.
The full unofficial returns through
out the county received at this Office
are published elsewhere in this paper
In tabulated form.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-31
What the Republican "Standpatters''
Could Not Understand at Chicago.

How far does the republican party
understand and utilize the political
doctrines held by a great majority of
the American voters In the year 1912?
Apparently the regular standpat
leaders have not heard about them;
at least they put forward Mr.. Taft for
a second term. When in March The
odore Roosevelt stepped forward, on
the ground that the new doctrines
were NOT likely to be accepted un-
der their regime they treated him as
an apostate. and when the conven-
tion met 1t was clearly proven that a
large majority Of the republican vot-
ers who had had the opportunity or
the desire TO express a preference
were represented by Roosevelt dele
gates who made up a majority Of the
delegates elected. This involved dis
tressing personal humiliations to the
standpat leaders. That steady old
republican roadster Pennsylvania
bucked up and threw Bois Penrose
across the boundaries Of the common
wealth. In Massachusetts Murray
Crane. the most astute and In many
ways the most intelligent Of all the
leaders. saw both the vote of his state
and the delegation at Chicago split
about even. An inexcusable tender
ness for Senator Lorimer of Illinois
helped to drive that state out Of the
standpat column. A cloudburst had
occurred and the standpat leaders
looked upon 1t as a squall.
The standpat element therefore as
sumed control of the convention
through a complex of obsolete and
outworn political practices. The ma
tional committee, chosen In 1908, had
the traditional right to pass on the
contest; the new system of presi-
Dental primaries under State laws
(and in few cases under direction
OF the local or State committees, the
o"No'iVN SouP poN primaries J COulO
not be found indexed in the rules of
| the committee; and therefore they un-
dertook In several cases to ignore the
resulting action. For so years local
and State conventions OF all parties
had often been manipulated by throw
| ing out delegates who were going TO
vote what the leaders thought the
wrong way; and 10 the convention
| seemed the obvious method OF deal
ing with a candidate who had thrown
his heavy hammer farthest, but had
swung II around his head twice in
stead OF the usual three times. Mr..
Penrose. Mr.. Barnes. Mr.. Stevens of
| Colorado and other patriots were sure
| that Theodore Roosevelt was bad
man. and In their experience the cas-
lest way to get rid OF a bad man was
to count him out From "a New
Party; DO the People Want It?" by
Albert Bushnell Hart, in the Ameri-
can Review Of Reviews for August.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-31
"Elcct Me II You Want To-"

The president acts just like a man
who doesn't give three hurrahs who
Darien Gazette.
This appears to be the generally
accepted belief as to Mr.. Taft. 1t ap-
pears that both as to the nomination
and the election he only seeks to see
that Roosevelt does not become presi-
dent.-Augusta Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-31
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
Improvement In Digestion, Temper
And Appearance Result.
CLUBS.

Youths Companion.
A well-knOwn nerve specialist has
said that all neurasthenics Chat is,
people with unhealthy nerves) have
desiccated nerves and suffer from
an insufiiciency of fluid in the tissues
Of the body" 1t Is probable that we
all, in more or less degree, even when
not conscious Of any definite symp-
toms. are suffering in some part of
our system for the lack of enough
fluid. and especially Of enough pure,
cold water.
We know that so nicely is the hu-
man body adjusted and adapted to
its uses that one part cannot suffer
without all suffering. II the nerves
are desiccated. or dried through lack
Of fluid. then 1t Is certain the same
lack, and that the wheels Of the
wonderful machinery are being clog
ged by reason of waste matter which
Is not washed away.
We see by this that water does for
us three-fold service. 1t feeds, it
washes and it carries away the cind-
ers Of the body furnace; and through
the want of 1t We are exposed to many
and great dangers. The tissue be-
come too dry. the blood is thick and
1t flows sluggish, and the retained
waste of the body sets up a condition
which the doctors call "autointoxica-
tion." or self-poisoning.
This condition may give rise to al
most any known symptoms. from a
pimple to heart failure, and is really
responsible for most Of the semi-in-
valids with whom the world is largely
peOpled.
To obtain the best results from wa
ter drinking certain rules should be
observed. People do not all need the
same amount, and it may take a lit
tie experimenting to find out just how
much should be taken in individual
cases. 1t has been stated by physi-
clans that five or six pints should be
taken during the "a hours. OF this
only moderate quantity should be
taken with the meals. 1t is a mistake
to take no water with a meal, but it
is perhops a greater mistake to wash
food down with water, especially with
ice-water.
The best time for water drinking Is
at night and early in the morning.
1t is we'll to form the habit Of slowly
slipping, during the bath and while
dressing, two or three glasses OF cool
not ice-cold-water Two or three
more may be slipped at bed time. and
again two or three glasses an hour or
two before luncheon and before din
ner.
In very short time the value Of
this habit will become apparent in the
resultant general Improvement in di-
gestion, temper and appearance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-31
D|e CROWD AWAIT RESULTS.
GREAT INTEREST SHOWN IN
ELECTION WHICH CAME OFF
TUESDAY.

County Goes for Jones by Big Ma
jority-County Vote Outside of
Town Ran Even-Scarborough and
Parrott Run Over-Chief Bradford
Elected-FIowers Defeats Owens
Stoll Leads I'm County.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-17
WOMAN HAS PHONE MANIA
Causes Much Trouble for Cincinnati
Bachelor Doctor, Groceps and
Many Others.

Cincinnati.-Mysterious telephone
messages which have caused annoy
ance and ludicrous predicaments to
Dr. Thomas Dickens, other doctors
and various grocers In this city were
cleared up In probate court recently,
when Miss Bertha Heida. thirty-three,
a cook, was committed to Longview
Hospital for the Insane.
Four years ago Doctor Dickson was
an inferno at the Jewish hospital and
operated on Miss Heida. He said a
month after that she began telephon-
ing him and continued her mania for
the phone up to this time. He tesu-
fed that Miss Heida would call up
grocery stores and other concerns, i'm
personating the doctor. and order
large quantities of groceries, cooking
utensils and other goods. for which he,
a bachelor. had no use.
At one time delivery man depos-
tied q washing machine at his office
door. Then followed case of settler
water and large orders Of household
goods. The climax came when a manu-
facturer of monuments called at his
office and insisted on measuring the
prosecuted one for monument block.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-17
Husband Receives Letter Intend.
ed for His Wife.
Charles q. Bostwlck lntereepts Con-
slgnment Of superheated oscuIa-
tlon From Ardent Admlrer Of
His Spouse.

Kansas City. Mo.--Forty-seven gu
perheated kisses sent by mail by Wal
ter J. Kincaid to Mrs. Mary e. Bost.
wick in 1898 and received by Charles
G. Bostwick, husband Of the consignee
are still burning In Bostwick's mem
ory.
Bostwick tells Of the mail order os'
culation In his answer and cross-peti'
ton fled in the circuit court recent
ly against the divorce petition of Mrs.
Bostwick Prior to receiving the let.
ter in Wilmington, Ind. Bostwick sur
prised Mrs. Bostwick and Kincaid IN
her room. sitting unnecessarily close
to each other. When he arrived. he
said, Kincaid departed. That was In
Seymour. Ind.
Going to the post ONCE IN Whining
ton few days later, he says. he found
letter for Mrs. Bostwick and opened
It. The forty-seven crosses marked
at the end of an epistle beginning
my Dearest" might have been meant
TO designate cars. bushels. tons or
only Individual kisses, according to
the mood OF the writer. but. at best,
Eostwick was peeyed. Also the lat
ter referred to Some pictures and
Bostwick made tour Of inspection
through his wife's trunk, where he dis.
covered number Of pictures OF Kin
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-17
Man Held for Experiments at
Carnegie Institute.
Harvard Student Gives Details Of Prof.
Levanzin's ExperIence-Man Placed
In Albright Box for 80 Days
Without Food.

Boston. "Details of the scientific
starving of Prof. Agostino Levanzin at
the nutrition laboratory OF the Car
negie institute IN Roxbury, conducted
by Prof. Francis Sano Benedict, and
which have been suppressed for days,
were made public by M. +. Tufts. a
senior at the Harvard dental school
and former subject.
That Professor Lavanzin was virtu-
ally prisoner during the thirty-three
days OF his fast and that during part
OF the time he was kept in a zinc air.
tight coffin with his mouth sealed and
breathing air fed him by tubes In his
nostrils. is alleged
That students working their way
through college and anxious to earn a
little money are placed In tubs filled
with Ice water and floating ice TO
study the action Of extreme cold upon
the body Is charged.
Students are fed strange diets to
sta what the stomach will stand and
what 1t will refuse. It is said, and VI
yisection Of dogs In most repulsive
form Is practiced.
The purpose Of the laboratory is to
secure data that will be of value to
humanity. and particularly the scien-
tific importance Of food and the lack
Of It.
Tufts story, in part. is as follows:
"A large part Of the time Professor
Levanzin remained in the calorimeter
room. This room is perfectly air
tight chamber. He was laid down on
a couch. His mouth was sealed. Into
his nostrils were inserted rubber tubes
connecting with series Of jars and
motor. completing the circuit. These
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-17
NEGROES SCARED BY BABY
cies End OF World In Novem.
Der, Then Dies.

Thomasville Ga.--According to re
ports received here the negroes
around Pelham, over 1t Mitchell coun
ty, are much stirred up over all infant
phenomenon which, 1t is said, spoke
when only a few hours old, and
among other things predicted the end
of the world.
Several negroes here have received
letters from friends in Pelham telling
of this child. which. they affirm, turn
ed and spoke to its mother when II
had ben born only eight hours. The
child. so the story goes. told its moth
err that It would die in two hours and
she would die In four hours and the
world would come to an end in six
months. Mother and child are both
said to have departed this life on
schedule time. and now the colored
population have no doubt whatever
that the remainder Of the prophecy
will be fulfilled.
Another portion OF the prophecy
which the child Is alleged to have ut
tered and which showed that 1t pos.
sessed voice OF wisdom was that It
would rain "off and on" until the end
Of the world. As the showers in this
section have undoubtedly been of that
character of late and are liable to
continue so, there is no difficulty in
rectifying the truth of the utterance,
which Is of course held up as a con
frmation of the whole matter.