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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01
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| gulped out his thanks, and, mas.
tering himself after a moments
effort, drew a paper from his in
ner pocket which he placed on the
desk. 1t was a certified check fol
one hundred dollars, made pay
able to A. Jones.
There's the rest of a thous
and ready, il you can help me,
he said.
"WeIl talk of that later" said
the prospective beneficiary. "Sit
tight until you're able to answer
questions.
able now" piped the other in
his shrill voice. I'm ashamed OF
myself, gentlemen, but the strain
I've been under When you've
heard my Story-"
Just a moment, please" in
terrupted Average Jones, "let me
get at this my own way"
ANY way you like" returned
the visitor.
Good! Now what is it that
points to your"
81 don't know any more than
YOU"
What are the some things
that are worse than death?"
Mr.. Robinson shook his head
81 haven't the slightest notion In
the world"
"Nor of the short cut which
you are advised to take?"
II suppose it means suicide. y
He paused for a moment. "They
can't drive me to that-unless
they drive me crazy first" He
wiped the sweat from under his
eyes, breathing hard.
"Who are they?'"
Mr.. Robinson shook his head
In the next question the interro-
gators tone altered and became
more insistent.
Have you ever called in a doc
tor, Mr.. Robinson?"
"Only once in five years. That
was when my nerves broke down
under this"
when you do call in a doctor,
is it your habit to conceal your
symptoms from him?"
"Of course not. / see what you
mean. Mr.. Jones, / give you my
word of honor as have to be saw
ed from this persecution, I dom
know any more than yourself
! what It means"
"Then-er-I am-er-to be-
lieve," replied Jones, drawing, as
he always did when interest, in his
mind, was verging on4excitement,
that simple blind threat like
this-er-without any backing
from your own conscience-er-
could shake you--er-as this has
done? Why, Mr.. Robinson, the
thing-er--may be--er-only a
raw practical joke"
But the others!" cried the
visitor. His face changed and
fell. II believe 1 AM going crazy
be groaned. II didn't tell you
about the Others"
Diving into his overcoat pocket
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01
WANTED TO KILL SELF

Nick Simon of South Tacoma
was fined $40 and costs yesterday
for carrying concealed weapons
and threatening to kill himself.
Simon's wife died a short trme
ago and Simon was told by friends
that their property would go to
her relatives. This made him de-
spondent. Officer Guy of South
Tacoma relieved him of his weap-
on and Simon promised Judge
Arntson that he would brace up
and forget his troubles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01
State News

Great Northern shops at Ever
cit opened today with ESQ EN-
ployes.
Roosevelt carried Pacific county
by eight votes over Taft.
Centralia AID club will make war
on fake fire sales.
Princess Laura EMS Atchick,
granddaughter of Mr.. Charles
Mason, attempted to ride a wild
pony at an Indian jubilee on va
kima reservation and was killed.
Aberdeen and Cosmopolis will
vote Saturday on consolidation.
Jerry McGillicuddy says Che
halls county has 10, S00,000,000
feet of good timber yet standing,
enough to last 25 years.
Taft has Skamania county dele
gates solid.
Spokane shippers have agreed
to accept the compromise rate
made by the railways pending ad-
justment by the supreme court.
Twenty-nine girls and % boys
Olympia high school graduating
class.
Complaint has been lodged
with the public service commits
sion that water rates at Hoquiam
are too high.
Contract was signed yesterday
for the new temple of justice al
Olympia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01

imaginary speck ofSduteEy ayd
smiled benignantly whore the dust
was supposed to have been.
"lnsany asylum, he murmured.
"Was7--erLthe blank-er-filled
int"
only partly. My name. was
pricked in, and there was a spe-
cification of dementia from drug
habit, with suicidal tendencies.
With a quick signal, unseen by
the visitor, Average Jones opened
the way to Bertram, who, In a
wide range of experience and
study had once specialized upon
abnormal mental phenomena.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01
Woman Cop Wears
Same Blue Uniform

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NORTH YAKIMA, May l.
Mrs. Myrtle ID. Roberts has en-
tertained her duties as the on
entered her duties as the first po-
lice woman with social jurisdic-
ton over dance halls and young
boys and girls in the streets.
She wears natty blue tailored
suit with a star under the lapel
of her jacket.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01
A Great Building Falls

when its foundation is undermin-
ed, and IL the foundation of
health-good digestlon-is at
tackled, quick collapse follows. On
the first signs of indigestion, DR..
Kings New Life Pills should be
taken to tone the stomach and
regulate liver, kidneys and bow
els. Pleasant, easy, safe and only
rs cents at Ryner Malstrom Drug
Co., 93S Pacific av.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01
HARNESS PUYALLUP

The matter will now be passed
upon by the federal court and the
property may be taken for the
creditors. 81
The harbor committee of 81 is
now considering means for pro-
tecting the land, adjoining the
Puyallup river from the annual
wash. Thousands of dollars worth
of rich farm land is washed into
the bay every year because the
banks are not protected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01
THREATEN LANDMARK

One OF the land marks of Ta-
coma was threatened by fire yes
terday when the California house.
a frame building on C street.
caught fire. The building was
erected thirty years ago and at
that time was one of the finest
frame buildings in Tacoma. The
building is occupied by Japanese.
The quick work of the fire depart
ment saved the building. The
lce~ ic estimated at S25.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01
Marries a Count

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, May Gable
grams received here today tell of
the marriage at Pless, Germany,
of Miss Olivia Fitzpatrick of Satl-
coy, California, to Count Hans
Larisch, an Austrian. Miss Fitz-
patrick is a sister of the Princess
of Pless.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01
Fear Capitalist
Will End Life
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
EVERETT, May Officers to-
day believe j. j. Bartlett, Everett
capitalist, who disappeared from
his home here Saturday evening,
following severe illness, may be
in Portland.
Bartlett was laboring under a
great mental strain. Mrs. Bartlett
is nearly Frustrated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01

Examination for LIST. I'd and Sd
grade certificates will be held at
the court house May 8, 10 and IL.
H. r. Cox, County School Super
intendent. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01
CITY BRIEFS

Prosecutor j. l.. McMurray
filed an information against
Tony Medos yesterday charging
him with failure to provide for
his wife Pearl and their To-
months old child, who are in
needy circumstances, it is alleged.
Judge Card granted Cecilia
Hall a divorce from H. William
Hall yesterday on ground of non
support. She was also granted
$25 a month alimony. The cou-
pie were married in 1905.
On grounds of abandonment,
Jessie Russell yesterday filed suit
of divorce from Arthur Russell.
She was married in Seattle, 1898.
A change of venue from police
court to Justice Evans court
was obtained by P. ]. Concannon
contractor on the Nisqually
power plant work. ~
The University club will hold
its last regular bi-monthly din
ner in the club building, Satur-
day evening, with President
Do,, RI q rty acting aS tna OF M a star
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MAIL THIS TO THE TIMES

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Bones of the Living
B o d y Actually
Mended with Nails
as You w oul d
Mend a B r o k g n
Gate. ,4r,&aj X
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01

Margaret Anglin, in Green
Stockings at the Tacoma Thurs
day.
One of the big scenes in Stet-
sons ''Uncle Toms Cabin" which
will hold forth at the Tacoma
tonight, is the Shawnee river by
moonlight. BY the aid of lately
invented mechanical and electro
cal devices, actual scene for miles
along the stream, made famous in
song and story, are unfolded to
the eye in all their midsummer
beauty.
Margaret Anglin comes to the
Tacoma Thursday night in her
latest success, Green Stockings"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01

Contract was signed yesterday
for the new temple of justice at
Olympia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01

Complaint has been lodged
with the public service commits
sion that water rates at Hoquiam
are too high.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-01

Roosevelt carried Pacific county
by eight votes over Taft.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
BRYAN SAYS HARMON Is
CANDIDATE OF WALL STREET

Findlay. Ohio. Nay 9.-Col William
J. Bryan. in his speech here yester-
day. said that since coming into the
state he has obtained a lettei IN evil
dence that Gov. Harmon is favored By
Wall street. He said.
Il have stated that as late as Feb
ruary, 1908, Gov. Harmon still hoped
10 be the Wall street candidate for
president that year. 1 am now prepared
to add that as late as June. 1908 his
friends hoped to nominate him al Dem
Yer. notwithstanding that two-thirds
Of the delegates had been instructed
for me His friends tried to pur-
chase delegates in Ohio who had been
instructed for me-
II do not say that Mr.. Harmon au-
thorized his friends to buy delegates.
but L challenge him to deny in writing
that his friends did not try to bur
votes. If anyone viii furnish me with
a written denial signed by him. I will
produce the letter. of which I have a
copy, showing that the money which
was TO have been used 10 purchase
delegates was 10 come from New York
and the men who were to furnish II
We're prominent in Wall street Mr.
Harmon. then, as now, was the choice
of Wall street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
TAFT DECLARES ROOSEVELT
Has HIT HIN REI.RNN M

Portsmouth. Ohio. May 9.-"Fve been
hit below the belt and 1 am here to
fight" declared president Taft in a
speech here yesterday.
'I am said to represent the interests
under the influence OF special privI-
lege." said Mr.. Taft at PEBBLES.
There is no administration in the
history of the government I'm which
the prosecutions have been so uniform
and have been so prosecuted without
fear and without regard to conse-
quenCes.
The interstate commerce commits
sion reported against Dan Hanna OF
Cleveland that he was accepting re-
bates I put him before the attorney
general and the district attorney and
the grand jury and they found an in
dictment against him. And now he is
one of the patriots that is lOudest in
his denunciatiOn of me and strongest in
support OF Theodore Roosevelt.
ct swallowed the policies of Roose-
welt and prosecuted all the trusts. and
7 went a little further than that. I
prosecuted the steel trust and the
harvester trust. Now ] ask you to give
me a square deal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN
STEEL COMPANY REEL sED

Trenton. y j. May 9--An appeal in
the United States district court FOR an
Injunction TO restrain the United
States Steel corporation and number
OF its subsidiary concerns from the de-
structiOn Of books and papers which
might be used in evidence in the suit
OF the government for the dissolution
of the steel corporation. was dismissed
In a per curtain opinion filed this
morning BY judges Gray. Burlington
and Mcpherson. except as to the Amer
lean Steel and Wire company. one Of
the steel corporations subsidiaries
companies
Tie opinion was brief, speaking OF
the application, il says
NO evidence is offered that such de
structiOn is threatened. and il need
hardly be said that evidence is essen
tial before any man may be either ac-
cUsed or convicted OF what would be IN
substance q criminal interference with
the courts OF justice
The motion rs supported almost
wholly by the fact that after certain
prosecutions in the southern district
of New Y ork came to an end a num-
Der Of papers belonging to the Amer
lean Steel and Wire company that had
teen furnished by the company TO the
government for use I'm such prosecution
and had been returned to its possession
were destroyed by one Of its officers
While we are satisfied that this
destruction was without evil intent.
the fact remains that the destruction
took place and that is the reason why,
so Tar as the steel and wire company
is concerned. the restraining order pre-
viOusly granted should be continued
The opinion also says that III IS nor
shown that the other defendants were.
in any respect connected with its acts
and that without evidence the court
cannot grant the present petition
The petition is. therefore. refused ex-
Cept as 10 the Steel and Wire company.
but the government is given permission
TO renew the petition IL at any time
counsel shall deem such step as
necessary or desirable.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09

the states and with which a president
has no other concern.
Mr.. Roosevelt said = was not only
for an aristOcracy or an Oligarchy. but
he said that I was in favor of an oil
garchy of bosses. that I approved that
kind of government and that made the
issue, the people against the bosses
and that all the bosses were for me.
and they were all opposed TO him. and
that IS what he says today asserted
Mr.. Taft That is the issue II he is
elected there won't be a boss In the
country. and if he is not. they viii
just own me at washington and run
the government Well. I am not IN
favor Of machine politics. We have 70
have organizations We cannot very
wei get along without those. but I am
just as much opposed TO bosses. in the
sense that Mr.. Roosevelt wishes you to
understand that term. as he is
Appeals to Negroes
In discussing the recall Mr.. Tart
over what might become OF them II the
recall Of decisions become permissible
Every constitutional guaranty that
protects You and me and my colOred
friends, every constitutional guaranty
that you rely on in the 18th and 7 tth
and 18th amendments" he said, If in
terpreted by the court. there would
be an election TO decide wheth-
er the court was right in a particular
law and in a particular case. What
does that amount TO. gentlemen tt
amounts to writing the restrictions OF
your constitution in water"
Ar. Taft gave a long list OF leEisla-
ton enacted during his administration
which he said showed him to be q pro
gressive- He said he accepted the sup
port Of Uncle Joe" Cannon when
speaker of the house OF representatives
on the advice of Mr. Roosevelt. al
though the colonel now attacked him
for it. The president went so far az
TO say that for time he contemplated
an attempt to defeat Mr. Cannon for
reelection to the speakership, but after
receiving letter from Mr. Roosevelt
advising against that course changed
his mind. having secured Mr. CannOn's
assurances not to oppose legislation he
thought necessary. he abandoned that
Man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
CONTESTS TO BE
DECIDED JUNE 6
Republican Committee to
Meet as Referee Before
Date of Convention.

New York. y Y. May J.-The Re
publican national committee Will meet
in Chicago Thursday afternoon, June
g. TO decide contests among delegates
TO the Republican national convention
The call for the meeting was issued
by William Hayward. secretary OF the
committee This viii be the arllest
meeting held for many years by the
committee and Will give ii u days to
consider contests before the cOnVen-
ton opens on June rs.
Indications that there will be an IN
usual number of contests this year. MI
Harvard said had been considered by
Victor ROsewater. the committees act
ing chairman. and himself In sending
out the call for the early meeting OF
the committee. a few contests already
have been brought officially before the
committee and many more are expect
ed, he said before the expiration Oh
the time limit for filing contests on
May %, 20 days before the conven-
ton.
Mr.. Hayward also announced that he
would place before the committee
plan. upon which he has also been
working for some time, that will affect
the representation of the south IN Ike
publican national conventions. The
principal objection 10 plans previously
suggested he said, was the elmlmlhd-
ton of the congressional district dS
the unit representation The plan
he would submit to the committee
would change the basis OF representa-
ton. he said. and still retain the con-
gressiOnaI district as the unit
Wants To Avoid Night Sessions.
What we want to do, II possible,
Mr.. HAYWARD said is to get the
committee together arly enough to
have sufficient time TO consider these
contests deliberately and avoid holding
night sessions, which were necessary
before. The sessions probably Will be
executive. as heretofore and the con-
tests will all be considered by the
entire committee
I'VE have received some notices OF
contests. but nowhere near as many
as reported by the newspapers Also
we have not received anywhere near al
the credentials from the various dele
cations in districts and states Wnere
there are no contests. However, we
expect to receive many more yet as
they have until 20 days before the
convention meets to file either contests
or credentials
THE question Of southern represen-
tation that has been agitated In every
convention that / can remem Der, MI
HAYWARD said, will probably be acted
uDon by the committee in the nature Of
a recommendation 10 the convention
The southern districts have representa-
ton in congress according to popuia-
ton. including the negroes4 Then the
negroes are disfranchised. The nat
ural result is that in many Of the
southern districts there are very rev
Republican votes and Yet, OF course
they have the delegates.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
ROOSEVELT ENEMY
Of ARBITRATION
In Bitter Arrangement OF
the Colonel, Taft Says
He Emasculated It.

Co1umbus. o. Nav 9.-President Taft
charged here last night in speech IN
Memorial hall that Col RooseE elL, h-s
campaign manager, senator D-Au-l, "
Montana and Democrats IN lhe sem --7- =
were responsible Tor the eL-laS--
-foun Of the arbitration treaIles Win
Great Britain and France ana lLle~l -
consequence OF their acton tle 49,
We're so changed as 70 De " --sei5eT7t
utility These treaties Jhe pIes-. l
declares. would have made vide Steps
toward universal peace; WouLI -
aignaIfzed a movement ior a uhlN - =
s-bf+ral court and were as progresslEe
measures as ever were sGsseS19U -
the American people
..Fo- some reason unhnoWh 10 ny
u,lzzIe-witted brain said the pres
5en+ mr.. Roosevelt opposed these
--esl5es and by these men who sup
7,orred that opposition, MS InaIld6 -
ar Dixon. ana the Democratic NOtSs ~
the senate. those IreaIes were ~ g 5et
cuIated that il is difficult TO see Wl5 f.E;li-
er they contain any thing OF sdLuS " ~
or1gor to be ratified INTO q LIeatS- -
idea of progress and OF I.Le ms SO
-,-o,rrass possible was IN those drD--
ration treaties. because / saw IN tlle- mem
a step toward q universal ar go s,t :
20 which any nation In the Worlu lhIs /
resort n order 10 solve CONT oN 80
+17at II might have with any otleI 10.
450n and until we get such couF l.
Vvar will not disappear rms was d
,7ecidad step toward that END, as pro-
er-ess5ve a measure as ever naq DeeA
Suggested to the American people
S4vs Roosevelt 3Iisrepresents-
mr. Tafts Memorial hall address was
che last scheduled for his present uoul
+5-c7-gh his home state. He continued
MS s+Tacl1 last night on Col hooseVell,
+eI-snp M more than q. dozen supJects
mat Col. Roosevelt has referred 10 IN
his sDeech against the president Mt;
Tart oDenIv accused Mr. Roosevelt OF
Standardization and mlsstatemenI
sid +hat In many actions for when ms
41-a5ecessor now criticised him, ne mao
hon Influenced by Mr. Roosevelt ao-
10 md asked the people Of ONO 70
give him square deal
7,be president pointed out the IAN
7rre of the Roosevelt administration ~
1,-osecute the steel trust and harvester
+r1s- and contrssted that with the at
+ff7Ide of his own administration when
has filed suits against both lie re-
Viewed in detail the circumstances IN
der which the Roosevelt administration
decided not to institute proceedings
e9sfDst these trusts, or against
80 Of the Morgan interests
The president said that Geo W. Per
1zins. "a director Of the harvester trus'
and of the steel trust was insJru'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
KANSAS FAVORS ENTIRE
MOVEMENT OF PROGREsSIE Is.

Independence. Kans.. May adopt
ing strong resolutions favOring the en-
tire progressive movement and leav-
ing out the time hOnOred custom or
laudatOry plauks I'm praise Of state and
national officials. the Republican state
convention named four delegates at
large TO the national convention with
iTOnclad Instructions for Theodore
Roosevelt for president.
The delegates at large are
Henry D. Allen. Of Wichita Ralph A.
harris. OF Ottawa Ansel Clark. OF
Sterling. and John NJ LandOn. OF In
dependence.
William Allen White. o. EmpOria.
was endorsed for national committee
man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
MORE EVIDENCE AS
TO MISSING PAPERS
Vice President OF Company
Identified As Man Who
Ordered Them Burned

New York. y. Y, May 9.-Further
testimony regarding the burning of
important papers in the socalled Jack
son wire pool cases was expected to-
day at the continuation Of the hear
ing before commissioner Henry p.
Brown. Of evidence as the government
dissolution suit against the Oniteu
States Steel corporation
Jacob NJ Dickinson. counsel for the
Government. said today that one OF the
main purposes of the present inquiry
was TO determine whether the papers
were burned prior to october 20 last
the date the governments suit against
the sOcalled steel trust was filed me
identity of the official Of the American
steel and Wire company who ordered
the papers destroyed, he said, was an
other point upon which the government
wanted more light.
General Sales Agent Testifies.
George A Cragin. viii is assistant
general sales agent Of the wire com
pany. was the first witness today
After he had testified that he repre-
scented his company at the meetings OF
several Of the jackson wire pools, NIa-
gin said that Frank Baackes, vice pres
ident of the wire company visited him
twice in his office in Worcester and
spoke to him about destroying Ger
tain papers. on the second occasion
early last November Baaekes asked
the witness ~
Have YOU destroyed those papers,
Il said" Craig testified, that
would give it attention
The meeting of the wire pools were
taken Up and judge Dickinson tried TO
get from the witnesses cOrrobOratlon
Of the governments contention that
after the pools were formally aban-
doned prices continued to be fixed in
formally at luncheon meetings at the
Railroad club.
Wasn't the purpose of these luncn-
con meetings TO maintain pricesE the
witness was asked
1T was TO get an idea Of what the
presidency was to be in the future
Didn't YOU state in the presence OF
H. z. Cotton, attorney for the govern
ment and L. r. Clarke, in February or
March. 1912. in the postoffice building
in New York City, that you had talked
with Mr.. Farrell on several occasions
in regard to the existence OF wire
poOls2" asked judge Dickinson
Craigh said he did not recall any
such conversation.
At this point news was received IN
the court room Of the dismissal of the
governments appeal for an Injunction
TO restrain the corporation from de-
strovfnE further evidence The hear
ing was interrupted while counsel for
both sides read the Trenton dispatches.
Judge Dickinson said the decision
would in no way affect the proceed
ings in this case