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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
HIRED BY A
WOMAN To
KILL MAN

SOMERVILLE, N. j.. Jan. Il.
The police are today investigat-
ing the confession of Paul Carr in
connection with the attempted
assassination OF Monroe f. Ellis,
president of the New Jersey State
Lumber association, more than
two years ago.
According to the announcement
OF private detective agency here
Carr confessed that he had shot
Ellis on promise of a reward OF
$500 from a woman whose name
has been withheld. Carr, it Is
said, undertook to find someone
to do the job for her but failing
decided to do it himself. Ellis
was given a charge of buckshot
through a window in his home in
Beckinridge, N. j., while eating
his dinner. He has since recov-
cred.
When seen today Ellis refused
to consider the confession, deciar-
ing that Carr worked for him for
three months after the shooting
and that he did not know him at
the time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
SISTER
HAS PAINTING
SPELL TOO

Happening to be i'm a crowd Of
persons who witnessed the-sen-
sational capture of Peter POOLS
at 18th and Pacific avenue last
evening. and seeing the prisoner
bundled into n patrol and hurried
off to jail, Miss Josey Poplis, sis
ter of the youth, tainted dead
away. Patrolman Hicks, who had
captured POOLS and sent him to
jail on petit larceny charge,
caught the girl as she fell face
forward to the pavement, and
saved her from probably serious
injuries by the fall.
h While a monster crowd swarm
ed about the fainting girl, restor-
atives were applied, and she re-
covered consciousness in a few
moments. A taxicab was sum-
moned and she hurried to the city
jail, where she made vigorous
effort to secure her brothers re-
lease.
POOLS had tried to collect
some money from Mike Calls,
proprietor of a shoe-shining stand
at the Annex saloon, and when
Calls refused to pay him the sum
he reached into the cash register
and seized $2.10 in change. He
ran frantically down Pacific ave-
nue.; but was easily captured by
the policeman. POOLS was tried
in police court today and was
sentenced to spend 80 days in Jail
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
MISS JOHNSON
is TO SPEAK

An interesting meeting is
scheduled by the Monday Civic
club for Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. P. J. Jones, 1920
South Seventh street, when Miss
Marjorie Johnson. city pure food
inspector, and A. F. Emely, presi-
dent of the Tacoma Grocers' asso-
citation, will discuss the advisable
ity of enlisting the aid of the
school children in the fight for
pure food. Miss Johnson will ex-
plain her plan to the women in
detail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
VOTES ON BOND ISSUE

DENVER. Jan. 17.-Whether
the city of Denver shall issue
100000 in bonds to finance
the construction of tunnel for
the Moffat road through James
Peak, in the Rockies, is being
decided at a special election to-
day. If the bonds pass, the
city's credit will be extended to
Newman Erb and his associates,
who bought the Moffat road last
year. They will borrow the 49,
100000 from the city, paying II
back with interest after term of
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
VERONE MUST SPEND
LIFE in WALLA WALLA

Severio Verone, slayer of his
son-in-law, Augustine Trovane,
will probably be taken to Walla
Walla next week following his
sentence to life Imprisonment i'm
posed on him yesterday afternoon
by Judge Clifford of the Pierce
county court.
The crime for which Verone
must suffer was committed last
April at his home, 18th and o
streets. Trovane was working in
his garden when Verone deliber-
ately fired from his window in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
Fate of Three Men Rests With Governor

ers to step upon the death trap.
Henwood shot Sylvester Won Paul,
the st. Louis airman and million
aire, in quarrel over a woman in
the Brown hotel bar here. Cook
killed two men who resisted him
when he held up a saloon, and Hill
len, a hold-up man, shot Thomas
Chase to death when the latter
didn't hold up his hands fast
enough when ordered.
II wouldn't hang any man,
said the governor to the United
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17

DENVER, Jan. 1..-Elias M.
Ammons wouldn't hang any man,
but he is going to see that three
of them are hanged during the
next few months unless the SUI
preme court interferes to save
their lives.
The governor does not propose
to let his personal, sentimental
notions to Influence him on behalf
of Harold f. Henwood, Oscar
Cook and Harry Hillen when the
hour strikes for these three STAY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17

Press today, "but | am here to see
that the laws of the statute books
are executed, no matter whether |
agree with those laws or oppose
them. In some instances, of
course. there are extenuating cir
cumstances and clemency is justi-
fled, For instance, when a man
is of unsound mind, wouldn' t
sit calmly by and let him be
hanged. But the only sure pun
ishment that can be melted out to
some criminals is the punishment
that forfeits life for the one
taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
-FOUR DEAD
IN BIG
FIRE

BROOKLYN, Mass, Jan. H.
-hree men and one woman were
burned to death and eight others,
mostly women, were badly injur-
ed in fire in three-story brick
apartment house early today. The
four were found dead on the Sec
ond floor, suffocated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
KEEPS SILENT

PARIS, Jan. 17.-Clarence H.
Mackay upon his arrival at Havre
ON the liner La France, declined
to confirm or deny that he has or
would become reconciled with his
wife, Mrs. Katherine ID. Mackay.
The latter is now in Paris.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
ROASTS TANGO

BOLOGNA, Italy, Jan. II. -
Mgr. Della Chiesa, archbishop of
Bologna and formerly papal I'M
der secretary of state, has issued
q pastoral letter condemning the
tango. The archbishop says he
knows of the dShce only through
illustrations in the newspapers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
Radium Treatment

BALTIMORE, Jan. 17.-Miss
Margaret Quayle, daughter of
Bishop Quayle of the Methodist
church, is receiving radium treat
ment for cancer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17

stantly killing his man. The
shooting was the result of long
standing feud.
Verone escapes the death pen
atty by virtue of law passed by
the last state legislature abolish
ing that sort of punishment in this
state for first degree murder.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
WASHINGTON BOY WINS
OXFORD SCHOLARSHIP

UNIVERSITY OF WASHING
TON, Jan. 17.-Charles Harold
Gray of Seattle, graduate of the
state university law school, class
state. He will enter Oxford uni
Rhodes scholarship from this
versity in October.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
Starts Injunction

p. II. Johns Is stiII trying to
prevent the city from locating the
big smelter plant on its property
en- the middle waterway and
through his friend, II. l.. Setter,
has started injunction suit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
Make Their Demands

MANAGUA, Mic, Jan. IL
British, German, and Italian ma
tons have demanded Nicaragua
pay obligations due them amount.
ing to $1,000,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
UPHOLD DIRECTORS

Judge Clifford sustained the
demurrer of Gig Harbor school
directors to the complaint of citi-
zens who were trying to stop them
from buying a new school site.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
EXTEND NOTES

BOSTON, Jan. 17.-Holders Of
S10,000,000 Boston & Maine
railway notes have extended them
for months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
HOBOES GET IT

The trunk of ]. w. Gerber, the
Swiss logger who committed sui
eide in a saloon, was turned over
to the Hotel de Gink as per Ger
ber's request before he died.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
SIX POUND BABE

Deputy Clerk Clark Donovan is
happy over the arrival at his
home of a six pound, red-headed
girl baby,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
KILLS GUEST.

BOICE, Jan. 17.-Whiie call
ing on Joseph Powell at his home
Powell's five-year-old son took a
revolvre from his fathers pocket.
aimed it at the guest, l.. A. Mar
tin. president of Kune savings
bank, and shot him dead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
COURT CALENDAR

Federal court calendar will be
called February at 2 o'clock and
attorneys having cases up better
be ON hand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
Convention Ends

NORTH YAKIMA, Jan. IT,
Washington irrigation institute
adjourned after urging changes in
the irrigation code.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
Wants $29, 900. 900

CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-City bud
get asks for s29, 100000 for 1914,
which is $6,000,000 more than
last year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17

You can "swap" anything by
using u Times Swap ad. See Want
Ad page. ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17
COREY FINED

ALBANY, n. j., Jan. IL. -
William e. Corey paid the conser-
walton commission $500 fine for
having. in the closed season at
the Metropolitan club of Now
York. eleven cartridges and a
quarter Of venison.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17

France Snowbound
PARIS, Jan. II. - Southern
France is covered with three feet
of snow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-17

For a free copy, address Hum
phreys' Homeo. Med. Co., 156
William St., New York.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13
A GREAT PRESIDENT.

The United States has a president
who refuses TO leave his work to take
part in the congressional campaign
because of the situation brought on by
the European war.
Thus. once more the country is
made to realize that Woodrow Wilson
is a man to whom the good of the
nation over which he has been called
to preside is the first and overwhelm-
ing consideration.
From all over the country and from
widely different sources there comes a
strong, emphatic and continually
greater expression of satisfaction that
our country has a man like him for
president.
The confidence repOsed in him by
the nation when it elected him caief
magistrate has grown since he has
been in office. The public has found
that he has justified, and more than
justified, it's confidence and he is to-
day stronger with the public than ever
before, notwithstanding the fact that
he has been through some difficult and
trying experiences as president. The
success of his Mexican policy alone
a policy followed in spite OF criticism
calumny and ridicule, has given him
the support of hundreds of thousands
of voters.
The country has "A president OF
whom it is proud and in whom il
trusts.-The Schenectady Gazette.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13
THE FALL OF ANTWERP.

The fall of Antwerp may mean little
or it may mean much. One thing at
least is indicated by it. Germany
admits that she failed in her deter
mination to take Paris. and probably.
failed permanently. She is furnishing
innocent Belgium on her return trip
as she did in the course OF her ad-
vance.
Antwerp may. however. mean much
10 the kaiser in the way of forestalling
an invasion from Great Britain by
way OF Belgium England in control
OF the North sea may be able To pre-
vent an attack from Germany. but
Germany here is in a position TO stop
the landing Of troops from Britain. 1t
is a stategic move and perhaps not
without its compensatiOns.
But the main point is that Belgium
has again been made the goat"
While few radical chauvinists are
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13

crying out that Germany cares nothing
for world OpiniOn-though the GER
man government is energetically en-
deavOring - win the sympathy OF neu-
trail peOples.-the fact remains that
this sym patty is all the while running
more 10 Belgium. as the under dog, q"
in preference 10 any other OF the war
ring powers. And Germany is largely
responsible. Very naturally as people
sympathize with Belgium. they sym
pathize against her chief aggressor.
first, and secondly, against the allies
whom she has shielded with but very
little If any aid.
Germany might have made her way
into France without violating the neu-
trality of little Belgium had she wish
ed. She did IL in 1870 and probably
would have made her close approach
to Paris much quicker had she fol-
loved the same course in 1914. She
failed TO appreciate her host when she
entered Belgium. and the world can
not fail 10 admire the plucky fight
that has been put up by King Albert's
small handful of subjects.
The last of the important cities OF
Belgium is now in the hands of the
enemy Her government is shattered
"a shifting. lodging. moving caravan,
anxiously awaiting a safe place to To-
cate.-but for their gallant defense Of
their country. against ov overwhelming
odds TO preserve their independence.
the Belgiums stand honOred before all
mankind.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13
WILSON ENDORSEMENT AM
ROOSEVELT SMASH

The significance of the Maine cleo
ton is not that the democrats have
apparently elected their governor
captured the legislature and reelected
their one congressman. The import
ant thing is that nearly tWO-thirds of
the bull moose vote has evaporated.
and that the Wilson administration
receives Unexpectedly strong endorse
ment. The simple fact is that a state
only a few years ago republican by
some 10000 is now more strongly
democratic than il was in the presi-
Dental election two years ago. Then
the com ined Taft and Roosevelt vote
was 1898. This year il is apparently
somewhat less than that, while the
democratic vote shows a gain of is
per cent.
In the IS per cent democratic in
cradle accession from real progress
sives.
Maine, il is also to be remembered,
is a state where attack was particu-
larly strong on the democratic tariff
policy for free fO0d-stuffs and where
large shipbuilding interests for the
coastwise trade were ugly. on account
of the Panama tolls question. Repub-
lican campaigning made the utmost of
these factors, and, OF course, of the
business dizziness. But they found that
the voters were not 10 be fooled
Worcester (Mass.) Post.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13
OUR CIVIC REVIVAL.

Somebody said at the opening OF the
Chamber OF Commerce reOrganiza-
ton campaign that civic spirit in
South Bend had died. They were ex-
aggerating. The spirit was not dead.
10 was only sleeping. Now IL is wax
ing up. We are having a revival of
civic spirit here in the fall OF 1914,
somewhat similar 20 that religious re-
vival that Billy Sunday visited upon
AS in the spring of 1913.--but incident
ally II has been noticeable in some
OF the city churches lately that many
OF the women are forgetting to re-
move their hats during the service,
which might be taken or not taken 20
mean, that Mr.. Sundays influence is
losing its grip.
However. it isn't And what the
Chamber OF Commerce is doing now
is the mere application of a similar
psychological principle To the civic
affairs of the city. Do not be afraid
that things viii drop back into the old
rut as soon as the civic evangelism
stops. IL won't A few may grow
careless. and tired, and forget to re-
move their hats sometimes when the
Chamber OF Commerce proposes some
thing for the city's good, but like the
good women in the churches a little
scolding from the pastor will bring
them back 10 their senses. We feel
safe To predict right now that South
Bend Will never again revert TO that
condition OF civic comatose from
which il was suffering when the
Chamber Of Commerce campaign be-
gan.
When such men as J. ID. Oliver and
]. NJ. Studebaker, et cetera, take hold
of things they move. J. ID. oliver has
turned in forty memberships, with
$1,000. TO the Chamber of Commerce
movement and we all know that when
Mr.. Oliver acts II means something
Mr.. Studebaker has shown a similar
spirit. and others OF less public con-
spicuity are being mentioned from day
TO day in the same line. South Bend
is getting together i'm other words
her men are going to get better ac-
quainted. and. in consequence there
will be less prejudice OF the poor
against the middle-class and the rich.
and of the middle-Class against the
rich and the poor. with more sympa-
thy and regard for right and Justice,
as a return quality
1T Is men that make cities. is a
pet phrase OF Mr.. Lucius Wilson. who
Is the campaign orator We are
showing that We have them if they
can only be drawn out Of their holes.
and they are beins drawn out. And
the ultimate result viii be that We
viii have town composed OF men
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13
THE. MEL TING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

, fifth inning" varying II only with the
| number Of the inning, and the distant
fan. satisfied for the moment. returned
TO his toll OF discussing the probabili-
ties. p. S.-There is nothing 10 the
discussion.
Sir: asked a friend how he liked
| the picture show. Fine" he said,
"she didn't have anything on in two
| places" 1 am still wondering what
he meant. S. II. q.
| of Home Run" passes. Such is
baseball fame, which, when dissected
is much like other fame.
THEY have been embalming Big
Eichenlaub in verse. Listen TO this
from the NOtre Dame Scholastic:
Who Is Eichenlaub?
At Notre Dame, at Notre Dame.
There's lots OF things 10 see.
The campus green, the sky serene,
The indiana flea.
The student mob.-the old green cob,
But what appeals TO me
Is Eichenlaub,
In Notre Dame in Notre Dame,
There's lots OF work to do
From morn till night, in dark and
light
We are a busy crew
We toll bgob. on every job.
For the model in our view
Is Eichenlaub,,
OF Notre Dame. OF Notre Dame,
There's lots of news TO tell.
or college life and student strife,
An other things as well.
But still we sob, t'would be a daub
Were il not for the swell
Who is Eichenlaub!! >.
picture of Mrs. John X. William with
the comment that she is "a candidate
for Lieutenant governor who has al
ready been Endorsed by many women
of her sex" Leaving the impression
that some OF the women of her sex
are against her.
SOME people seem TO think a true
friend is one who can be abused with
out taking offense. and in a measure
they are right. AT least il happens
that a true friend must take abuse to
prove his friendship.
AS far as any attention being paid
to them the Cubs and the Six might
as we'll be playing for the champion
ship OF Vevay, Ind.
IT'S just as far to the nearside stop
As ii was TO the farside wait;
If you caught il before with a skip
and hop
You needn't change your gait.
c. n. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13
THE PRESIDENTS TRIUMPH.

Any policy is entitled to be judged
by it's results; and by that test the
presidents Mexican policy is SPLEEN
didly INDICATED. vagrant war item
records that one NictorianO Huerta is
marooned in London. presumably
awaiting a chance TO get into Spain.
Little noticed amid bigger distractions,
the constitutionalists took peaceful
possession Of the Mexican capital.
The future, perhaps. is anybody $
guess: but Huerta is out, and a gov
eminent that has some show 10 restore
settled conditions is in. and only a
few American lives have been lost.
The president and the secretary OF
state were rather lonesome in adher-
ing TO the policy that has issued in
this bloodless fashion; but when they
look across at Europe they are en-
titled TO deep satisfaction.
This country is Mortified by the Eu-
ropean slaughter Everybody is hor-
rified by war after IL begins; yet only
a few months ago we heard a great
deal about the merits OF taking a
strong stand with Mexico, asserting
our national dignity and the rest of
the rigmarole that meant rows OF
a trivial cause.-Saturday Evening
Post
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13

An eastern writer thinks that the
old-time standpatters show strong
signs OF revived confidence and may
tackle the future under flag Of re-
action undisguised. But. he asks
where will they find a standard
bearer
1t is to be strongly hoped that the
issues in the next presidential cam
paign will be clearly defined. and this
paper. for one. urges the standpatters
not only 20 unequivocally stand for
standpatism but to nominate a ticket
that Will be standpat beyond all dis
pute. The line between reaction and
prOgressiveism should be sharply
drawn and squarely toed by the COM
batants. one big curse of campaigns
has been that the folks didn't clearly
understand what they were lighting
for or against.
Nor will it be very difficult for the
There are Aldrich. Penrose. Foraker,
Guggenheim. Rockefeller, jr., Joe Can
non and a lot of others who would do.
IL doesn't make much difference about
the age, size or experience. All that's
needed is a standard bearer who is big
enough TO shoot at and who can't
pass off his standard as something
that il really is not. With the issue
between dollars and men, the details
about the standpat standard bearer
will not be worth worrying about.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13
THE ANTITRUST LEGISLATION.

Yesterday the house of representa-
tives by a vote OF Pa to %, adopted
the conference report on the Clayton
antitrust bill. AS the senate has al
ready acted favorably, the bill only
needs the signature OF the president
TO make il a law. Twenty-Five repUD-
leans and six progressives voted with
the democrats in favor OF the confer
ence report. There have been so
many changes in the measure that 1t
has been diffil lit 10 keep track OF them.
There is no doubt that the bill, as II
emerged from the conference commit
tee. is less drastic than il was in its
original form. We do not think that
this is to be regretted.
For in such legislation as this, leg
slation that affects the whole bust
ness world, IL is well 10 be somewhat
conservative. In the first place no
one can be sure how such law Will
work. There is necessarily a good
deal OF experiment in il. II we ind
that IL is not adequate We can easily
enough strengthen il. But a begin
ming has been made-and a promising
one The things prohibited, such as
interlOcking directOraSes. unfair price
discrimination, holding companies and
exclusive contracts, have certainly
proved. in many OF their effects. 10 be
evil. II the prohibitions OF the law
can be enforced We shall undoubtedly