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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
COMBINE TO GET
UNIFORM PRICES ON ALL WORK

Now printers trust for Ia
coma.
1t is being organized and a
meeting was held Wednesday
night. Another will be held next
Wednesday.
Already the results are being
shown.
Commissioner Petit this week
called for bids on three little jobs.
The jobs were submitted to five or
six different print shops. Hereto
fore the figures have all ben diff
ferent.
Thursday, the morning after the
meeting to form the printers COM
bine Clerk Berggren for Mr.. Pet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
The Missing VIE and her Husband

The Missing WIFE and her Husband
SEATTLE, Jan. 13.-Mike
Nicolich reported to the police to-
day that his wife, Ellen Nicolich,
and $1,000 of his money, are
missing.
Last Friday Nicolich drew his
savings out of the bank. He did
not need the money for few
days, and thought his wife could
care for it better than himself.
That same day Mrs. Nicolich
left for Moncton, near Tacoma, for
a couple of days visit, but her
friends at Moncton did not see
her. She packed her best clothes
in a suitcase before leaving home.
Nicolich scouts the idea that
she may have run away with an
other man. He says she may
have gown to her home in Greece.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
ACCEPTS RESIGNATION

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-In a
|letter today President Taft accept
ed the resignation of Robert Ba-
con. ambassador to France, who
is to accept a fellowship ut Har-
ward. &The president directed his
letter TO Bacon, saying: 81 have
a letter. from President Lowell
that Harvard is entitled
to divide your services with the
gos ernment."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13

are preparing to hog the Panama
canal for their own interests.
If congress will act in time, this
peril can be averted and the canal,
instead of being operated at a
loss for the benefit of q few rail
road and steamship interests, can
be operated at a profit in the in
terests Of all the people.
In series of three articles,
the first of which Is published to-
day, Mr.. Madison describes in
detail how Big Business in gener-
al and the Railroad Combine in
particular, is preparing to hog the
canal, and shows how by one of
two methods congress can block
the plans and save the canal for
the people
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
Will 8-HOur Law Bar
Woman Election Judges

is the intention later to keep open
in the evening. Then 1t will re-
quire more than eight hours SER
vice. VIII the woman be allowed
to work?
There is So day being an elec-
ton judge and the women want
the jobs.
The clerk viii submit the CAGES
to Judge Stiles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
ODD BITS o. NEWS

ship of France. In case Poincare
fails Premier BRAND will again
take the reins of power.
SOUTH BEND, Wash.-Mrs.
Thomas Meekan, who died here
today, was the daughter of the
governor of the island of st. Hele-
ma, who was Napoleon's jailer.
She had several relics of the en-
psror, including the dinner service
used by him at st. Helena.
SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds
of men, women and school children
sold tags on San /. Francisco's S
streets today for the benefit of the
striking Hartman shopmen.
SAN FRANCISCO-The trial of
Paulos Prantikos, charged with
the murder of Policemen Castor
and Fennelly, was resumed today
with attempts to secure a jury.
Prantikos was being arrested at
the Ferry building as a suspect in
with the murder COM
mitted in Greece, when he shot the
two officers November 26.
SAN FRANCISCO-Arbitration
today has prevented a lockout of
1 900 employees of the Franklin
associations "a shops
here. Two lithographing firms,
who refused to pay five feeders
$16.50 a week, agreed to the
demands. Il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13

tit got figures and five bids were
exactly alike to the cent on all
three jobs.
A set of bylaws and a constitu-
ton has already ben drawn up and
has been submitted to the local
printers for ratification. One fsa-
ture is to recommend prices"
"As l understand it," said a
local printer when asked about 1t,
"the idea is to get an expert audi
tor who will figure the job and
when a price is fixed no one will
cut under that"
In other words when price has
been set by one printer no other
printer will cut it.
How nice that will be!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13

Will the eight-hour law shut
women off the list of election Of
ficials?
Many Tacoma women got new
hats last spring sitting as election
judges, but it takes more than
eight hours of service. The ques-
tion came up to- Clerk Edwards
today.
lie has woman as registrar. II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
PINCHED WRONG MAN

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SAN JOSE, Jan. 13.-Arrested
as pickpocket suspects, Guy S.
Wills of Oakland and his wife,
said to be a cousin of the late
Mark Twain, have entered suit
Tor $4,000 damages for false ar
rest against Chief Kidder and
Captain Ray Starbird.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
ARMY MANEUvERs HERE

Uncle Sam is now considering
the question of army maneuvers
at American lake.
General Maus writes to T. H..
Martin that the Tacoma prairie at
American lake is the only place
the maneuvers can be held on
Puget Sound because it is level.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
PETITION IS
FILED ON
MAYOR
CHARGE SEYMOUR WITH IN.
COMPETENCY-SAY HE ME-
GLI1CTED DUTIES AND HAS
INJURED CIVIL SERVICE.

Murmurings of dissatisfaction
against Mayor Seymour, which
have been growing louder daily
and threatened recall early in
December. came to a climax today
when Herman Martin and X. M.
Telford filed a recall petition
against him.
The recall was decided on last
night at joint meeting Of the
Body Polite and Good Governs
ment league at Maccabee's hall.
Martin and Telford were author
led to draw up the petition and
file It.
The Body Politic was formed
|six months ago with A. III. Gar
retson president. b. b. Huson
heads the Good Government,
league.
The petition follows:
II. That said w. w. Seymour
has shown himself to be incom.
lpetent to be mayor of said city.
20. That he has again estab-
lished the old spoils system In
the conduct of official business:
(a) By making the civil service
commission part of the political
machine, by appointing men to
said commission who have inter-
ests in city contracts. (b) BY
voting to create new places for his
political followers. (c) By voting
to Increase salaries for political
followers.
"3. That he has opposed the
commissioner of public safety in
the enforcement of laws that were
adopted by the people and have
the same validity as the charter
itself, thus violating the charter
of this city.
"A. That he has voted to place
and keep irresponsible and incom-
petent men In charge of the con-
struction of the Green River Grav-
ity Water System, and making
continual changes In the work, SO
that the cost of said system is now
vastly greater than the original
estimate.
"5. That the said w. w. Sey-
mour spends most of his time and
what little energy he has in his
own private DuSlueSS, anu has neg
lected the duties of his office, by
long and frequent absences from
the city, and from his office in
the city hall.
"6. That by reason of alli-
ances made in order to get the of
flee of mayor of said city, he has
again placed in power the old po-
litical boss, with all the evils that
follow boss rule in cities.
81. That in harmony with boss
government, he has established
star chamber proceedings by cons
ducting the public business be-
hind closed doors in his private
office, contrary to the spirit and
letter of the city charter and the
commission form of government.
"S. That the recall petition
of former Mayor A. ". Faweett
was insufficient to effect recall.
never having been signed by
% per cent of the qualified elect
ors of Tacoma, as provided by the
charter, and which was wrongfully
certified to by the then city clerk.
HERMAN MARTIN,
"THOS. A. TELFORD."
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PORTLAND, Jan. 13.-Lining
them up six in a row, 1877 men
arrested during the night and
given suspended sentences as
vagrants, were marched to the
city limits today and told to
"leave town and not come back"
Many of the prisoners were
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
HaIf-Starved Men Run
Out BY Portland Police

half starved men in search of win
ter work.
Chief of Police Slower is deter
mined to rid the city of band
of holdup men.
The city jail was so crowded
that it was necessary to turn the
municipal court room into a tenn
porary prison.
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l8 Killed
By Cold
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CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Eighteen
deaths from the cold within the
last "a hours were reported here
today. Three succumbed in Chi
cago. Two were frozen to death
at Hammond, Ind; three at Far
go, N. D.; two in northern Mime
sofa; one at Valley City, N. D.,
and six in northwestern Texas.
The coolest place in the United
States last night was Arcadia,
Wis, where it was SIS below.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Rain tonight and Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
MRS DABRoE SUES.

Sofia G. Dabroe wants divorce
from Alfred Dabroe, some of Pete
Dabroe, former water superin-
Young Dabroe left here
under a cloud last fall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13

The petitions will be issued by
the city clerk probably Monday.
1t will take 5,422 names to force
an election. If they are secured
the election can be held at the
regular spring election.
Thomas A.. Telford, one of the
men signing the affidavit for
the recall of Seymour, was one of
the signers also of the recall
against Fawcett last spring.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13
BURLINGTON,

BURLINGTON, VT. - "Your
wives are just as important as
your COWS and should have as good
care" says DR.. Harvey w. Wiley,
chief chemist of the department of
agriculture. "a bath tub with hot
and cold water in the house Is just
as important. as silo in the
barn."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13

SAN FRANCISCO-A fortune
awaits John Potter, So, at his home
in Northwest Canada, from where
he disappeared in 1890 end has
not since been heard from by
friends or relatives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.-I
After casting nearly two dozen
ballots, all with the same result,
the jury in the case of DR.. Otto
G. Joslen. charged with having
betrayed the 17-year-old "candy
GIRL" Ethel Williams, has been
discharged. Preparations are be-
ing made for a new trial The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13

PARIS-Following the declara-
tion of Theophile Deleasse to form
a cabinet. Senator Raymond Poin-
care today accepted the premier
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13

SAN FRANCISCO - Battling
over the guardianship of Patrick
Campbell, an aged Yuba county
minor worth 1925, 900, Henry G..
Clinton and James e. Sheehan
claims Clinton and Bernard Camp
bell, are in conspiracy to secure
control of his property.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13

NEW YORK-Decrease in gross
earnings of $2,612,S76 and in net
profits of $4.473,406, is shown in
the Southern Pacific railroads an
nual report, made public today.
Increased operating expenses and
higher taxes are responsible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-13

ship of France. In case Poincare
fails Premier BRAND will again
take the reins of power.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-29
IMPORTANT CASE.
Justice Haley Rules viii Land Tax
Constltutional.

Portland. Mo-A law was enacted
In 1909, which created the Maine
Forestry district and which was an
important part OF the solution OF the
question Of proper taxation OF Wild
lands Of Maine.
by the law, the Maine Forestry Dis.
trlct was created and so determined
that the funds, raised under this act.
should 30 TO the protection of said
districts against 6nes-thus relieving
the state OF burdens hitherto borne
by the whole state Instead OF by the
districts themselves ana thereby also
eqnalizing taxation. UGder this law
an annual tax of one and onehalf
mills ON the dollar on valuation OF
state assessors was levied
rescript has been handed down
by Justice Haley holding the tax con.
stitutional
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-29
Massachusetts Badly OF.

Boston, Mass. "Massachusetts Is
vorv badly of as regards housing
laws" said Secretary Edward T.
Hartman Of the Massachusetts Civic
League at the annual meeting Of the
League held at the Twentieth Cen
tury Club. Boston.
Also the law which the League
succeeded in having passed last year
was made practically useless" he
continued by the amendment
changing the phrasing Of the law.
whereby It now reads as applying TO
houses OF more than two families,
instead Of to houses OF two or more
families In this way all regulations
aimed ut two-family houses are OF
no use and good many OF those
meant for threefamlly tenementa can
be eyaded This amendment the Lea
que viii eDdeayor TO have repealed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-29
Wreck Unavoidable.

New Haven, Nov. 2l.-Representa.
tiyes Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission Of Connecticut. after .
public hearing yesterday. declared nj
the conclusion of the all-day sessiDo
that the derailment OF the MerchanLs'
Express at Green's Farms last Sat
urday evening Was entirely unavoida-
BILE
The members Of the State Comnls-
zion who made this announcement
are 7. B. Ford and J. H. Hale both
stating that they would make this OF.
fetal report TO Chairman Richard I.
Higgins upon their return to Hart
ford.
They said they both were thor
oughly satisfied that IL was a plain.
unavoidable accident and another act
Of Providence, and that the dropping
OF the "cqualizing bar" on the front
trucks Of the dining car tells the story.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-29
COMMUNION REPORTS.
Recommends Probation Relating 70
Criminals Be Changed.

Montpelier, Vt.-William RI. Taylor,
Zed S. Stanton, commissioners, and
Lee S. Tillotson, secretary, appointed
a commission on probation in 1910,
have made their report which in
cludes the recommendation that the
present law, relating to the probation
OF criminals be changed and amended
and Offering a bill of % sections COW
ering such necessary legislation. Ger
orally stated the commission says
tnat the statutes relating to probation
should contain the following provi.
sions:
l. The authority of probation ofic-
ers should be defined clearly.
2. The legal machinery by which
officers shall exercise authority
should be specifically provided.
3. The relation OF the probation
to county probation officers and it's
authority to establish regulations for
their government should be clearly
set forth.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-29
Pretty Badly Mixed.

Nashua, n. H.-When Ellsworth
Searles of Nashua arrived home Mon.
day evening OF last week from his
work in the office of the mills OF tho
American Box aud Lumber company
at Edgeville the situation that con.
fronted him in his home was wholly
unexpected, he says. He found that
his wife had packed up and left him
leaving their six months old baby
girl in carriage in one OF the rooms
OF the house and taking with her the
curtains from the windows, all the
cooking utensils, crockery, linen AMI
bed clothes with the exception of one
quilt and blanket on his bed.
Friday morning his wife, Mrs. Grace
Searles, was arraigned in police court
charged with the larceny of the miss
ing articles, but was discharged. Fri
day night she was again arrested,
charged with deserting the G-months-
old child, which the husband found in
the baby wagon when he arrived
home. A little later Mrs Searles'
mother, Mrs. Grace Christie, was ar
rested charged with the larceny Of
the same articles the younger matron
had been accused of stealing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-29
WOULD SPEND $4,000, 900
Price Mellen Would Give .Ssate for
Control Of Trolleys.

Boston, Mass.-Charles Sanger
Mellen, president OF the New Haven
railroad, set a guarantee of s5,0OO.000
OF trolley improvements as the price
he would be willing TO pay the State
if il would give him back legal con-
troll OF all the trolleys from Worces-
ter TO the State line which his road
controlled before the Supreme CourI
ordered him TO sell them. He was
speaking before the legislative troll
ley committee at the State House
IAN that would be doing" said Mr..
Mellen, in answer TO a query. would
be restoring conditions as they were
previous TO that order OF the court"
But IL YOU get what you want in
the western part OF the state" said
Representative Meaney. you'll be in
practically the same position as you
were before the Investment. That's
worth something, isn't it?"
But I'm paying s5,o00,000 for IT,"
countored Mellon.
This opens recognition of the right
OF the New Haven to own the troll
leys, IL should be said. is little
more than President Mellen asked in
the famous western trolley bill which
vas vetoed by Governor Foss last
year.
AS TO the Foss suggestion which
the governor made I'm his veto that
the state build the trolley extensions
proposed, Mr., Mellen said he was
agreeable.
More than agreeable" he said. af-
ter he had a chance TO think over the
question. THE lines In question
would only be valuable as feeders to
the steam road and could hardly be
OF value by themselves. and II tho
state wanted TO build them we would
be Just that much ahead" continued
tho New Haven president.
Mr. Mellen had other propositions.
lie said that III the General Court "in
lts discretion should release the
New Haven from an obligation incur
rcd by Legislative enactment I'm 1910
when tho New Haven was given
control over the Berkshire trolley
systems-to spend $l.100.0OO TO ex.
tend the trolley to the top OF Mr..
Creylock, the New Haven would also
spend the amount on the Worcester.
springfield extensions as desired by
the Legislature
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-29

Considerable Discussion Re-
garding Its Effect.
ADOPTED AT THE ELECTION
New Hampshire Awards at the 6os-
ton Corn Ssow-Charsed With
Larceny, Freed, Rearrested
for Derserting Baby.

Concord, n. H.-There has been
considerable discussion regarding the
effect of the eighth amendment TO the
constitution which was adopted by
the people at the recent election. THIS
provides for the election OF governor,
councils and senators by plurality in
stead OF majority vote. Some OF the
democrats claim that il is retrospec-
tive, ana they say in that case Felker,
having a plurality of the votes cast
for governor, is elected. II has been
stated that the governor and council
were not in accord upon this subject.
II is now announced on authority that
there are no difference regarding
that matter among them They have
canvassed the vote and the result
will be reported TO the legislature.
When that body meets it will canvass
the vote and either declare that there
is no choice or that Felker is elect
ed. In the latter case the matter will
doubtless be- referred to the courts
for a decision.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-29
CHARGES BUYING
OF COMPETITORS
Shippers Suffer from New Ha-
ven'S Use of Revenues.
ROADS COUNSEL PROTESTS
Louis D. 6randeis Declares Chamber
10 pounding" for Lower Rates
and Better Freight
Service.

Boston, Mass-Spirited arguments
between counsel marked the railroad
hearing before Examiner Prouty Of
the interstate commerce commission
at the Federal building.
Louis ID. Brandeis. representing the
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange,
opcnly charged the New Haven road
with devoting substantial portion
OF It's revenue to buying or compe-
tition."
His charger were made I'm answer
TO protest by Edgar j. Nch, gen
Cral solicitor OF the Boston n
Maine, against the method Of cross
examination OF the roads witnesses
adopted by counsel acting for the New
England shippers MIR. Rich had de-
clarod that the public was entitled
only TO such service as they paid for.
II agree with MIR. Rich there, said
Atty Brandeis, hut we are not getting
what we paid for. A part or the
money we pay 10 the railroad has
been expended. not improving the
service, but in buying of competition.
A large part OF this money has been
spent during the past six years In
paying dividends and interest on
money invested in enterprises de
signed TO buy of competition"
MIR. Drandeis referred to an attempt
on the part OF the New Haven to
control everything in the new trans
portation line In New England and
declared that economy practiced "in
order 20 pay dividends Off competition
had resulted In poor service and
eQuiT ment"
Atty. Rich replied that he had un-
Willingly given MIR. Brendas-$ an op'
porunity to air his chronic charges
OF the terrible sins OF this great cor
poration" and said that the matters
touched upon by the lawyer for the
other side would be taken mp In their
proper place at the hearing.
Tie attitude taken by the Boston
chambcr OF commerce in the present
railroad controversy was character
ized by Solicitor Rich as "extraordin.
ary." This was one of the statements
leading up TO Atty. Brandciss
charges.
I'VE are being pounded on the one
side for better service" declared Mr.
Rich. "and on the other for lower
rates. on both sides we have been
most strcnuously attacked by the
chamber. We are between the devil
and the deep sea"
"The service the public gets Is the
service II pays for. II is entitled TO
no more. There are many things the
public should have, but II should not
have them at the expense Of the own
ors Of the railroad property. pro
test against n method OF examination
that Ia neither fair nor In the inter.
est of the shippers. Cooperation
would be better than attacks from all
sides"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-29
VERMONT CULLlNGS
BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
Vermont Will Appeal to United
States Supreme Court.

Montpelier, Vt.-One OF the impor-
tant features of the present session,
was the introduction in the Senate
last week by Senator Babbitt of q
joint resolution relating TO a boun-
airy controversy of more than one
hundred years standing between Ver
mont and New Hampshire. The la.
ter State contends that high wat n
mark in the west bank of the Con-
necticut river is the boundary line
and acting on that theory is attempt.
ing to tax three Bellows Falls mills
claiming that certain mill races and
abutments extend into New Hamp-
shire territory. The controversy al
so applies to the electric power prop
erty at Vernon and TO property in
the northern part of the State.
According to the United Stat IS
Constitution the Supreme Court of
the United States has jurisdiction ir
suits between States and the resolu-
tion directs the Attorney General II
bring suit against New Hampshire in
order to protect the right of Vermont.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-29
New Hampshire Awards in the Corn
Show

Concord, n. H-At the New Eng
land corn show in Boston, the fol-
lowing awards were made in the state
contest for New Hampshire: Flint
corn, 10 inches or longer first, Ms.
Eriche Raabe of Surry; second, A.
fred Algar of South Lyndeboro; third.
{. +. Barrett OF Mason, Seven to u
inches, Flint corn first, Mrs. Raabe.
second and third, G. +. Barrett
Twelye-row Flint, first, Frank Il
Chase OF Keene; second Leslie A
Howe, Comic; third, Frank T.. Foss
Of Rochester White or yellow dent
first, II. NJ. Wiggin, OF Stratham; sec
ond, Ashton Rollins of Dover, third.
II. Il. Whitaker OF Mason. Sweet
corn, large or canning varieties, first.
Frank +. Foss; sweet corn, small o.;
table varieties, first, l.. ii. Hodgman
Of Mason; second, w. A. Langdon Of
Plymouth; third, ID. Albert Watson of
Durham; Pop Corn, first, ID. Albert
Watson: second, Colburn Farm, New
Boston: third, l.. II. Hodgman.