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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
GAMBLER
MURDERS
DAUGHTER

NEW YORK, Feb. II. -
James Purcell, n gambler,
who recently made startling
disclosures before an alder
manic committee in connec-
ton with the New York pO-
lice graft scandal, today at
tempted to kill his wife.
Purcell turned a revolver ON
Mrs. Purcell when she at
tempted to prevent him from
shooting their daughter.
Purcell fired three bullets
into his daughters body,
death resulting instantly. He
then fired one shot at his
wife, missing her by a mar
row margin.
Purcell fled but was ar
rested later. He refused to
give any explanation for his
act.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
MAN AND WIFE ON JURY
PETER MILLER OBJECTS

The trial of Peter Miller, whose
sensational legal fight to Keep out
of Jail on several charges of bur-
glary in King county, and who is
now facing a charge of being a
habitual criminal in the Pierce
county court, was resumed this
morning before Judge Clifford.
With the statement that the
presence of Mr.. and Mrs. r.. s..
Gillespie, husband and wife, as
jurors, was prejudicial to HIS
case, j. Nj. Glasgow, attorney for
Peter Miller, asked Judge Clifford
this morning that the entire Jury
be dismissed. He declared that
he was ignorant of this relation
ship when the jury was sworn In
yesterday.
Judge Clifford denied his mo-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
FERRY BOAT
SINKS in A
FOG

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IL
Struck amidsships by the
steamer Hugh j. Corcoran
off Angel island in a dense
fog today, the Southern Pa
cific passenger steamer Sem
mole went to the bottom or
the bay off Alcatraz island
a few minutes after the coll
lision.
The crew and passengers
were saved.
When last seen the Cor
coran was making for the
mud flats on the Oakland
side in a sinking condition.
FOrty-one members of the
crew of the CorcOran are re-
ported rescued by the steam
er Angel Island.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 14.-Plac-
ing his heavy guns directly In
front of the American consulate,
apparently to invite destruction OF
the buildings, Francisco Madero
resumed the battle with General
Felix Diaz for control of the Mex
lean capital at $3.50 this morning.
The casualties in yesterdays
clash are estimated at 1000 kill
ed and 1000 wounded. These
figures are believed to be conser-
vative.
Beaten at every turn in yester-
days clash, Madero, the foreign
diplomats here believe, now seeks
to compel Intervention by forcing
Diaz to make American properly
the target of his fire.
The federal troops, evidently
expecting to surprise the rebels,
charged down the street toward
Diaz' arsenal stronghold, shortly
after daylight, firing as they ran.
The rebel battery replied with a
withering fire, Madero's men re-
treating I'm disorder.
Despite optimistic statements
today by Madero and General
Huerta, his right hand man, the
government is now on the defen-
sive, and unless reinforcements
arrive soon, it is generally believ-
ed the government troops will De
driven from the city.
1--WE have 5000 men," said
General Huerta, "but we don't
wish to sacrifice any lives by or.
dering full charge down a mar
row street, approaching the cita.
del, in the face of rebel fire
DiaZ is near the end of his re-
sources and may surrender or flee
at any time"
All newspaper correspondents
here, however, believe the dimIn-
fshing federal cannonading is due
to a shortage of ammunition
General Diaz appears to have an
unlimited supply.
Throughout all yesterday the
rebel batteries of heavy guns
poured a fierce fire of shrapne
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
TWO MEN
BURNED
in FIRE
MAN TRIES TO COMMIT SUI
eide WITH GAS-TERRIFIC
EXPLOSION FOLLOWS-ONE
VICTIM MAY HAVE RECEIV-
ED FATAL INJURIES,

Andrew Bieler, 81 years old,
tried to commit suicide by gas
asphyxiation today at the Rhein
hotel, 2fst and Pacific, and when
Edward Havel lit a match TO look
for the leak" an explosion fol-
lowed in which the would-be sui
eide and Havel were terribly
burned and the hotel wrecked.
Bieler works for the Washing
ton WoOdenware company and
has been living at the Rhein hotel
only u few days.
Last night the man seemed to
act queerly, it is said, and retired
to his room early.
This morning an odor of gas
caused Edward Havel, one of the
owners of the hotel, to start on
a hunt for the cause of the odor.
He traced the smell to Bieler's
room and lighting a match open
ed the door and peered in.
A terrific explosion followed.
The interior of Bieler's room was
shattered and Bieler and the ho-
tel man were knocked uncon-
scious and terribly burned.
Every window in the building
was blown out and the woodwork
caught fire.
The explosion was heard for
several blocks and the fire appar-
atus was quickly on the scene
and extinguished the blaze. The
fire loss is only a few hundred
dollars.
Bieler and Havel are in the st
Joseph's hospital and It Is said
that Bieler will die. HaveI has
a chance to recover.
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foreman, curse the art depart.
ment for its tardiness and how
at the sleepy telegraph operator
We cannot guess.
But
You can safely bank on
this much: Miss Billie
Burke, One Day Editor OF
the Times, will have an awfuI
lot of visitors on her big
day, and we are going to
have a lot of big policemen
on hand to keep the Johns
away from the Times office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14

spends his life under the PLEASANT
out in California He his hafbaled
sort of Socialism because that k the easiest way for of
AS WE KNOW, GIVEN PENNY TO ANY CHARITABLE
OR PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION in Cincinnati--or
anywhere else, for that
We have summond back-faced to aid in
bringing the quality
conception of the relation the the
itself in medieval terms: largese donations, ge fcuda
lord to his peasanry. His scheme life make
profits dsIIeries hotels prostitute newspa
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pers and piacae the people whom he EXPLOITS
the shape of charity.
type who believe i'm giving the their rights IN THE
OF RIGHTS
Eve have MIR. Scripps, ar
with his works, i'm the shape
throughout the Middle West the Pacific
outpost of progress We know few who
teligent effective
With the profits scripps
cubator of insurgency long to
induce him to extend his York
England where they much needed"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
HIST! WILL THE FIREMEN ALLOW
THE "BUNNY" AT TONIGHT'S BALL?

Do you Just love to dance, He
lene?
If you do, let us go to the fire.
mems dance tonight.
1t is going to be the merriesc
affair held in the big armory bali
room in many moons There will
be a mighty big crowd there; the
music will be nifty and plentiful
and there will be special cars 20
all parts of the city as late at 2
a. m.
Chairman o. G. Mason of the
committee of arrangements is
quite excited about tonight's
event.
"Will you allow the bunny?"
enquired an anxious ticket pur-
chaser.
And Mason slid up the big brass
pole to safety.
Well, Helene, let's go and see.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
RUNS AGROUND IN FOG
(By United Press Leased wire)

Nby United PreSs Leased Wire)
WHEELER, Ore, Feb. IA. =
Running ashore in dense fog,
the German four masted bark
Mimi Is today ON the sands hair a
mile south of the entrance to the
Nehalem bar and will probably
be a total loss. The crew is re-
naming on board in a frantic er-
fort to work the vessel out OF It's
dangerous position but this is be-
lieved Impossible as the ship was
turned completely around by the
impact, and burrowed into the
sands to considerable depth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IA.
Search is being made today In
all parts of the city for $4,000
worth of jewels stolen from the
hotel apartments of Ethel Barry
more, the actress.
Many cf the missing gems were
gifts from her husband, Russell
Colt.
Numbered among the jewels
were Miss Barrymore engage
ment ring and a gold and dia-
mond pendant containing two
poison cells.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
WE'RE A BAD LOT
Golfers Weekly in printed following

Golfers Weekly a printed the following ed
"Mr. Chas p Times-Star is very much
excited about Golfers left of
the doctrine that what with
golfers is unaffectedy, chidisty glad Mr.
Tafts paper We play class prejudces;' speak
sneeringly OF the rights of
nsti.tionsso ms runs the catalogue Of crimes
the Times-Star turns a felowcrmnaI:
Right here Cincinnati another newspaper of
this type The Post exceedingly rich man. who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
DATE IS MARCH IA

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Luther
McCarty and Bombardier Wells
are to box 10 rounds at Madison
Square Garden on the night of
March IA, according to announce
ment today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14

around the national palace and
many of these shells, dropping
into the Zocala which fronts the
building, forced the federal troops
10 move to cover.
Residents of the capital have
lost confidence in MaderO be-
cause of his inability to fulfill
promises. Yesterday he declared
the subjugatiOn of Diaz would
be swift and terrible because the
government had planned to sur
round him completely and then
pound his position with their
heaviest guns. This was In no
way fulfilled.
PARIS, Feb. 14.-Porfirio DiaZ,
former president of Mexico, will
hurry to his native country 20
lake the field against the United
States in the event OF fnterven-
ton, according to friends of Diaz
here today.
hA>Ah h1AN !" obNhhhs fhoH', iCp'
14.-Orders were issued at Fort
Leavenworth this afternoon di.
recting all government troops TO
draw khaki uniforms Immediate
ly. 1t is understood the order Is
preliminary to movement of
troops toward the Mexican from
tier.
Ell PASO, Feb. 14.-President
Madero and family left Mexico
City secretly last night, accom-.
panied by n personal guard and
200 federal soldiers, according ro
claims made here today by Diaz
sympathizers. The report has no,
been confirmed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
ATTLE STILL RACES IN MEXICO CITY
TO
MAKEBIG
RATECUT

COMMISSION ORDERS LIGHT
AND WATER DEPARTMENT
TO OUT RATES AND CON-
PETE AGAINST STONE-WEB-
TER CORPORATION - THEY
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO SELF
POWER TO FACTORIES.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14

GRNERAL wopDFoRD DEAD.
NEW YORK, Feb 14.-Generai
Stewart L. Woodford, former
minister to Spain, died at his
home here today. at the age OF
Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
WHAT OF MILLS AS AN
EVERETT" TRUE" NOW?

At the city councils kick day session this
sioner A. u Mills a TreM
Mills has the shape all nd
of Everetts characteristics
thing remendy
Everett True to get i'm the and
forward" the
"WeI IL the city council viii do Mills and
the council right there showed a spirit of acquescencc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-14
KICKS
OVER
CARS
CITIZENS TELL COMMISSION
ERS JUST WHAT THE TROU-
BILE Is WITH THE SERVICE.

g o @ Q o o g o o o o o O o o o
o o
% Alex. Fulton kicks on corn o
(. John Batchi wants the cars @
@ back on 27th street hill. .
9 p. b. Egbert says Point De- y
g fiance cars are overcrowded. p
o Herman Martin wants Com %
o missioner Mills to play Ev- q
o erett True and force people u
g to move forward. George %
@ Higgs says 20 minute service .
9 would look good to Bis .
o marcx. II. G. Jones Kicks y
. for more service on Portland q
{. avenue. II. j. McGregor .
&. says a cross town line from y
g Sixth avenue to Point De- y
@ fiance is the thing. q
@ O
s g o @ o @ o @ o o Q . o o 30
The foregoing was the grist
which properly embellished and
reinforced with argument and ex-
planation constituted the net re-
suit of the first official street car
kick day in the council chamber
this morning.
Manager Bean and Superin-
tendent Rownds of the street rail-
way company were on hand. And
they were delighted.
I'VE like the kicks" said
Bean. So the council decided to
give him more of it and every
Friday now at 10 o'clock citizens
are invited to come in and kicx
on street car service.
Alex Fulton started the ball
this morning. He could see no
reason why transfers could not ba
given cable passengers when they
enter the car. Now conductors
jiggle back and forth distributing
transfers and opening the gates
crushing the feet of passengers
and making themselves a NUS
ance generally. No one could see
any reason for it. Manager Bean
said he would try to remedy It.
p. b. Egbert had dates and flg-
ures showing overcrowding on
Point Defiance.
1t was admitted more cars are
needed. Manager Bean said the
new ones will come in March.
II. J. McGregor said more cars
even would not solve the park
jam on Sundays. The only thing
will be a cross town line from
Sixth avenue or extending *
street to haul the West Enders
TO the pard.
II. G. Jones said he had to watt
as long as an hour and IL MIN
utes for a Portland avenue car.
More cars, Manager Bean said,
was the solution to his troubles.
John Batchi represented 800
on the hill who kicked at taking
the Jefferson line off 9th street.
They now want Tacoma avenue
line extended to Yakima. Man.
ager Bean said 1t cost the COM
pany $11 900 to make the change
which was done to please the city
and they were now connecting
the Tacoma avenue line with the
Jenerson line at Center stree,.
The mayor thought the people
mad no kick as 1t was better for
the majority.
Frank Ross objected to the
constant excuse that there are
not enough cars. He wanted TO
know why the company did not
build the cars right here.
Bean retorted by asking why
he did not get u job as president
of a railway.
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MADERO PLANS TO USE
DYNAMITE in EFFORTS
TOREGAIN LOST GROUND
(By United Press Leased Wire. }


to
buildings
heavy guns,
port has notb becnc
MEXICO Feb. 14-One of the shells
a
and and
children knecng and
five other killed
MEXICO 14.-At o'clock
followers unless they
a non-combatans Many
the number being
MEXICO CITY, Feb 14.-Bursting shells this afternoon
Other
the walls.
MEXICO CITY, Feb 14-It reported this afternoon
thigh
ment of a SHE'LL No
was obtainable.
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3 LIFE'S AN AWFUL BORE. o
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, NEW YORK, Feb. IA. = .
, The stock market opened .
, dull and irregular today. @
5 9 o o o . o o Q . o o @ o o . .
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 14-Bursting shells this af
ripped Union British legation
shells damaged the walls.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-07
ms AND OUTS

Without any display, but with only
the forms of an ordinary business
transaction, two important county Of
fees changed hands this morning.
Mr.. s. T. Sistrunk. for the last TWEEN
ty years, as deputy and clerk. tire SER
want OF the people in the office of the
clerk of the circuit court, resigned his
duties to Mr.. Perry Fl. Nugent, an
other popular citizen, whose record as
an officer and a man is such that his
friends have every reason to believe
that the work Of this important office
VIII not suffer in his hands.
Judge Joseph Bell, appointed by
Governor Broward seven years ago to
succeed the Iamented Robert Bullock,
elected to succeed himself in 1908, and
declining to run last year, handed over
his duties to William E. Smith, who
by sheer pluck and intelligent indus
try has qualified himself for the posi-
ton his fellow citizens are glad to be-
stow upon him.
Mr. Nugent retains as his deputy
Mr. Don Peabody who has done eff
hcient work for Mr.. sistrunk for the
last year. Mr.. Smith has not yet ap-
pointed any assistant.
Not until twenty-four hours prior
to giving up the office. was Judge
Joseph Bell called on in his official
capacity to order out the local militia
company tc preserve peace and pro-
tect the life of a criminal, it being one
of his last official acts when the
Rifles were called out to protect the
life of Johnson, the negro rapist.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-07

GOOD To FLAGLER



The Times-Union few days ago
said that Mr.. Flagler built the East
Coast Railway with the help of other
private citizens This is false. The
land grants given by the state of
Florida added much 10 the building Of
this road. It has received so much
land for every mile OF railway built.
The Times Union forgets that J. Pier
pont Morgan negotiated the bond is
sue Of many millions for Mr.. Flag
Ter in order that he could build a rail-
road and is making a profit out of it
that's what he built it for He knew
of Flerida's climate and he establish
ed Notes.-The highest priced in the
world, in order TO make more money
Mr.. Flagler IS not in Florida for his
health-he invested to make money.
He owes more 10 Florida than Florida
owes him. It's high time 10 cut ont
all of this rot. Some Jacksonville peo-
pie are fond of saying. Look what
Mr.. Flagler has done for JacksonvfIle =
Why, Herman Finn has done more for
Jacksonville than Mr. Flagler Finn
has built about 500 houses, and Finn
did it to make money. Pete Dignan
by pushing the park system has done
more for the city and his was not
money investment either. The Cum
mer people have given more to the
needs of the town and very little is
said about it, Florida has been good
to FlagIer and it owes him nothing 1t
raises the fruits and vegetables that
keeps his road running-it furnishes
the climate that brings guests to his
hotels, its legislature fixed him so that
he could get a young wife.
It's bad taste for newspaper TO be
continually harping on the wonder
full development" which has been
brought about by its principal owner
don't believe that FIagler himself
demands this from the men he en-
ploys in his newspaper plants.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-07
WILL BE HERE NEXT WEEK

Commodore w r. Goodwin of Chi
cago, and his party of seven are due
at Ocala on Monday afternoon, Jan.
Is. on their way to The Oaks, East
lake. Miss Alice Ballou. of Naperville,
accompanies them and will spend the
winter at The Oaks for the third sea-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. John Putnam,
Quincy, Ill, parents of Mrs Goodwin,
will also be permanent guests at The
Oaks. They were with Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodwin at the lake five years ago
when the family occupied Blair Villa,
before The Oaks was built. Mr.. Ed
win F. Hildebrand, of Hinsdale, H.,
son of one of Mr. Goodwin's business
associates, will accompany the party
and locate at Ocala. Several guests
from Chicago and from Wisconsin and
Indiana are expected at The oaks dur
ing the season.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-07

Mr. Ed Carmichael was unanimously
elected chairman Of the board Of cOun-
ty commissioners for Marion county
this morning when the new members
were sworn in and took their seats.
Mr.. Carmichael and Mr.. Henderson are
the only two members of the board
who We're re- elected. 8fr. Carmichaers
election 10 the craftsmanship Of the
board is a most satisfactory arrange
ment First, he is eminently qualified
for the position and viii be most fair
and just in his rulings and decisions.
Secondly, it is great convenience TO
the whole county 10 have the chair
man a resident Of Ocala- where he is
at all times in touch with county
matters and his presence TO be quick
IL obtained when needed. Mr. CaTmi
chaeI has extensive interests, both in
the city and out in the county and has
the welfare of the entire county deep
" imbedded in his heart. The Star
congratu1ates Mr.. Carmichael on the
honor bestowed upon him and the
members Of the board on their wise
selection.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-07
TIME FOR CLARK To
GET OVER HIS CROUCH


The New York World offers the fol-
lowing sensible advice to Champ
Clark:
If Mr.. Bryan should become mem
Der OF Mr. wilson's cabinet, and
II Champ Clark should find that his
personal resentment is such that he
can have no political or social reIa-
tions with Mr.. Bryan, and
If it should appear that Mr.. Clark's
attitude threatens to embarrass the
Then the World respectfully sug-
gests that the democrats of the House
OF Representative proceed 10 select a
speaker who can work in harmony
with the administration.
We say this without prejudice to-
ward Mr.. Clark. for whom the World
has only sentiments of friendship. But
Mr.. Clark's individual grievances are
much less important than a successful
government of the United States.
Mr.. Clark Is warranted in holding
Mr.. Bryan responsible for his defeat in
the Baltimore convention. But if Mr.
Clark has been nominated he would
have been beaten at the polls, and the
country would have had Theodore
Roosevelt for president Mr., Clark's
candidacy could never have withstood
such a campaign against boss rule as
Mr. Roosevelt made last fall. a dem
ocratic candidate for president nom
mated by the influence of Murphy and
Jim Smith and Tom Taggart and Jim
Guffey and Roger Sullivan and
Thomas F. Ryan and AugIHe eSDelmo
would have contested with Mr.. Taft
for the dubious hope= of fnishin g
third. If Mr.. Bryan beat Mr.. Clark for
the nomination, then Mr.. Bryan saved
the democratic party from disaster
and the country from a Roosevelt
third term.
As it was, Mr.. Wilson polled fewer
votes than did Mr.. Bryan in 1896 or in
1900 or 1908. The democratic party
was saved only because it had a can
didate whose political independence
was beyond question, whose quarrel
with boss government was a matter
of record and whose nomination rep
resented the undoubted will of the
progressive democratic elements. In
such a crisis as 1912, Champ Clark
would have been another Alton B.
Parker.
All this may not assuage Mr.. Clark S
disappointment, but facts are facts. It
is practically the unanimous opinion
OF democrats that Mr. Clark should re-
ceive the consolation Of another term
as speaker In the circumstances it is
Mr.. Clark's duty to meet his party
halfway and suppress all evidence of
an animosity that can reflect no credit
upon himself and is pregnant with
possibilities of democratic discord.
Mr.. Bryan is making no war upon
Mr.. Clark, and if Mr.. Clark is deter
mined to make war upon Mr.. Bryan he
should not be permitted to do it as
speaker of the House of Representa-
tiYes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-07
A. ID. CONVICTION

Mr.. a. D. Covington, one of the best
known and most generally beloved
men in the whole state of Florida,
died at the home of his brother-iIl-
law, DR. Robert Monroe in Quincy yes
terday at noon.
Mr.. Covington came to Florida from
North Carolina about eighteen years
ago He was forty-four years of age.
He is survived by his father and five
brothers-Messrs. r. Y. Covington of
this city, Henry l. and Hampton Gov
ington of Pensacola, DR.. Covington of
South Carolina, and Mr.. jeff Covington
of North Carolina. We have never
known more congenial, 1oyable man
than A. d. Covington. His remains
were inferred in Quincy today.-F1o-
ridian, 4th.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-07
CEDAR KEYS MAY REVIVE

The following regarding what was
once one of West Florida's principal
ports, and an important point to this
territory, will be of interest to all
our citizens:
1t now seems probable that Cedar
Keys win be reekoned with again.
Captain John r. Slattery, who is chief
OF the army engineering corps Iocat-
ed in Jacksonville, has recently made
a trip to the Keys for the purpose of
surveying and reporting on the pro-
posed opening of that port for deep
draught vessels. The citizens are
cognizant of the coming possibilities
of the Florida ports when the Panama
$anal is being used, and are hopeful
of gaining the prestige, as a port, that
they formerly possessed, by securing
a municipal dock, and by getting the
government to deepen one of the two
channels leading up to the city Be
tween $4,000 and 100000 will likely
be expended on this work