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It Will Boost Taxes!

in the last few years in Tacoma have been due to
state and other taxes rather than to the city
taxes.
This is absolutely true and is the best argu-
ment possible for the defeat of the port district
and leaving the matter of port development in
the hands of the city commission.
Citizens will remember last fall when taxes
were being levied how it was done. When the
city council met, delegation of citizens storm
ed the city hall and demanded economy. On
the same day, however, the school board met
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SAY COUNTY
LET CONTRACT
ON The QUIET

charging tnat the BOARD OF
county commissioners let con-
tract recently for the furnishing
of 10000 barrels of cement for
county road work without pub
fishing the matter or allowing To-
cal contractors to submit bids,
Attorneys Fred G. Remain and A.
o. Burmeister announced today
that they would file suit against
the commission tomorrow to
break the contract. The attor-
neys represent f. p. Grove and
the Savage-Scofield company, 10.
cal contractors. 1t is said that
the Balfour-Guthrie company was
secretly given the contract March
81, and that nothing was known
of the matter until today.
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You Have to Read
The Times To Get
All the Live News
m n u - . n = q uans

Ii port commission is created it will go its
way just like the park and school and library
boards and the people will never know what is
hurting them If the matter is left for the city
commission to do the port development, as it is
dong now, monthly statements published and
daily reports of city hall business in the press
Keep the people alert and on the heels of the city
takers and the money spent will reach farther
than ii handled by some outside board.
The port committee in showing that the city
commission, with all its faults, is the most eco
nomical of all boards and serves the people bet
ter in keeping taxes down, has hit their own pet
scheme body blow
The city commission can do all the port devel-
opment Tacoma will need for many years, and
the people will not be burdened with an increase
OF taxes Of 81 year on every workingman's
home in the CITY
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-Four wrecked families took
their troubles to the divorce court
at the court house todsy-four
unhappy wives asking for divorce.
The causes are varied. No
doubt the wives feel they are suf-
ficient. But three divorces a day
is record that will wreck So
ciety IL IL is maintained. Ie
means 1000 divorces 0 year in
Tacoma.
What is the trouble with home
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ThESuSPE
IS ALL OVER!
Rev. Stoever Comes Out With His
Long looked For Prediction
Statement and Here II Is!

II will be startling, he told them.
IL will be complete, the public
was assured. 1t would be salts.
flying to the most exacting. No
man after getting his statement
would need longer to hesitate
about the future.
And here 1t Is.
The new Magma Charta. The
new palladium of liberty and
progress.
The people clamored. Tell us
about civil service; tell us your
position on vice; do you believe in
the saloon; are you for munich
pal ownership; how does it come
the brewery is for you; why do
you want office anyway?"-they
insisted and to them all he said /:
"Wait, the last week l will make
an announcement that will satisfy
everybody"
And here We have 1t.
He will resign his pas
tOrate and is for square
deal to ALL"
No more, no less.
Are you for cold storage?
II will resign my pas.
tOrate."
Are you for the saloon?
~ will give my time to the
city and u square deal to
ALL"
Are you for StOne-Webster +.
or the people?
~ VIII resign my pastorate
the next Sunday after being
elected"
Can anything be more
lucid and clear. DO the peo-
pie still insist for answers Z
after this graf and lOng-look-
ed for announcement?
1t cannot be possible!
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part of her husband, especially
within the last week, Ethel Glib
son has filed divorce proceedings
against Joseph Gibson. Last
Thursday she alleges he struck
her with his fist, and then at
tempted to strange her without
the slightest provocation.
The next day she says he beat
her and scratched her until she
was covered with blood. On Sat
urday he is charged with ASSAULT
ing her In front of the California
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Schiff May Be It

NEW YORK, March 30.-The
Dow-Jones Ticker service sent out
the following bulletin today: 1T
has been reported here that
President Wilson has offered the
position of governor of the federal
regional bank reserve board to
Jacob H. Schiff and that Schiff
has accepted.
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CONVERTS So

Forty-eight boys aud girls and
I'll men Sunday signed up card
at the Epworth Methodist revival
to hereafter follow strictly tho
Christ life In their daily walk.
Most of them had before joined
the church but they admitted
they have not been keeping In the
straight and narrow patch and
they now pledge themselves to
make their religion a living real
ity.
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his wife that he might pursue
his attentions to another younger
and prettier woman was checked
Saturday afternoon, when Judge
yesterday refused to grant
Charles p. Ryan divorce from
Winnifred Ryan, but instead
granted the wife separate main
tenance and $25 q month.
Ryan is said to have filed
complaint for divorce because he
was smitten by a girl in South
Tacoma. He ID = former fireman.
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building on Pacific avenue. and
tearing her baby out of her arms.
She alleges he has concealed
the child. which. Is very young,
and that she has no idea where
the infant can be found.
Another charge of cruelty and
brutality on the part OF a hus-
hand Is made in the divorce COM
plant of Josephine Flolow. who
Is suing Harold Flolow. She de-
clares her spouse Is so cruel and
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Chased by Shark

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30
Returning from the Golden Gate
lishtship yesterday evening, the
pilot boat Oracle s. was chased
through the Gate by a monster
shark. Several shots from a rifle
finally chased off the belligerent
pursuer.
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"If elected to the office of
mayor, l will the following
Sunday resign as pastor of
st. Johns English Lutheran
church, and give all the time
to the affairs of the city,
working for a good, clean,
business-like administration
and a square deal to ALL"
g. w. F. STOEVER.
No more no less.
Hear We! Hear We! Hear ye!
All you eager and anxious patriots
of Tacoma who have been wait
ing, the reverend candidate this
day sets forth before the world
the great and startling announce
ment of his plans and purposes
in government.
For weeks the people waited.
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Gen. Dan SickIes
At Point of Death

NEW YORK, March 30.-Gen.
Dan e. Sickles is at the point of
death at his home. % Fifth ave-
nue.. 1t became known for the
first time today that the veteran
soldier and diplomat suffered a
stroke of paralysis three weeks
ago following the death OF his
housekeeper, Mrs. Wilmerding.
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o - q, n y - o. y % o y
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

B Monday night-Washing-
) ton Improvement club.
) Tuesday night-Bungalow
> Park club, South Side club,
3 Fifth Ward progressives,
D Larchmont club, Roosevelt
> Heights club, Old Town
) club, Commercial club, Hor-
ace Mann Parent-Teachers'
b association.
, Wednesday-Noon lunch
D con at Y. w. c. A. First
3 Ward Progressives.
B o o @ o 90 o. @ Q. @ o O. o o
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life?
The Chicago court of domestic
relations finds many divorces are
over trivial matters and that they
are unnecessary. The thinkers
now are disturbed over the fail
ure Of many of the best people
to marry. 1t Is time to begin to
worry over the unmarrying OF
many who have built homes and
started families.
Charging great cruelty on the
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intensely Jealous that she is afraid

intensely jealous that she is afrai,
of her life.
Alleging her husband has no
desire to stay at home or attempt
to make married life happy, as
well as neglecting to contribute
to her support, Harriette Ihrig
Tewksbury, proprietor of Ihrig's
Studio, has filed suit of divorce
against Walter Tewksbury.
An alleged attempt to divorce
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WILSON
RESENTS
INSULT!

RESENTS REPRESENTA-
KNOWLAND'S CHARGE THAT
HE ENTERED INTO BARGAIN
WITH GREAT BRITAIN OVER
FREE TOLLS AND MEXICAN
SITUATION.
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or the total immigration into
the United States, women form
about 25 per cent.
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ROBBERS OUTWITTED.

ROBBERS OUTWITTED.
CORNFIELD, Wash, March 80
"A gang of masked robbers
broke into the First National
bank late last night and aroused
the city by dynamiting the safe.
The Waterman would have un-
doubtedly been killed, had he not
been playing pinochle in sa-
loon around the corner.
Thanks to the cleverness of
the cashier, however, the robbers
failed to get a thing. The cashier
took the funds of the bank home
with him and spent it for car
fare.
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took the funds of the bank home
with him and spent it for car
fare.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Dave Bales still keeps that old
boiled beef.
We haven't seen the well
known detective of crimes, H. B.
Wiley. the last few days. Is he
dead?
George Nolte has done some-
thing we thought was impossible.
He has bought a worse looking
hat than Wayne Keyes' green
fright.
You can now blame Herbert
Engle for the weather. He Is
back with Louie Cover making
rain.
Friends of F. ]. Lee, the photo.
grapher, are urging him to take
anti-fat.
Our esteemed correspondent, A.
Lemon, is now in Ell Paso, and
will probably be sending us dis
patches soon.
LATE SOCIETY NEWS.
Mrs. o. U. Giggle, of Rusty
Junction, near Gig Harbor, Is
planning a very nice New Years
eve party. Fresh beer and cheese
sandwiches will be served the
guests. 1t is planned to welcome
In 1914 with glad acclaim.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
w. l.. Kirby fell out of a launch
at Point Defiance Saturday, but
wasn't drowned, much to the sor-
row of eight other candidates.
AS the result of the incident,
B. H. Malstrom, who was with
Mr.. Kirby, reports the latter be-
came wet.
Arvid Rydstrom says he pre-
fers old-fashioned politics. We
had guessed 1t, Arvid.
A. H. Barth declares he is run
ming for mayor just to be So
ciable.
And he is not alone in that re-
gard.
A lot of these candidates have
been wearing white collars since
they entered the race.
SYMPATHY'S LETTERS.
Q.-How do you play pinochle?
A Lover of Sport.
A.--What are you trying to do
Insult me?
Q.-When did George Wash
ington cross the Delaware? -
HHigh School Scholar.
AIS soon as he got hold of a
boat.
Q.--My daughter seems to be
suffering from some peculiar ILL
ness. She eats little, sleeps less,
and moons and mopes about all
day. Can you name her disease
for me?-Worried Parent.
Al can't name 1t, but IL
probably wears trousers and a
fuzzy hat.
THE TANGOMASTER'S BRIDE.
BY Robber w. Chambcrmaid.
Chapters Four to Ten.
(These are full of love and ex-
element. Having regard for our
young readers. we will omit this
part of the novel.)
CHAPTER ELEVEN.
They Must Fly.
"Guinevera, we must fly" said
Daintyfeet as the sun sank low in
the west early one bright morn
Ing, "and escape your cruel dad.
We must"
more tomorrow
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Charging great cruelty on the
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An alleged attempt to divorce
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LATE SOCIETY NEWS.

Mrs. o. U. Giggle, of Rusty
Junction, near Gig Harbor, is
planning a very nice New Years
eve party. Fresh beer and cheese
sandwiches will be served the
guests. 1t is planned to welcome
In 1914 with glad acclaim.
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He began shortly afterward the most
titanic struggle Of them all, the re-
generation of the democratic party.
The primary Of 1912 showed that the
organization was joined to its idols
and the spectre Of Patterson in the
United States Senator doomed dark
and forbidding before the outraged
people OF Tennessee. Luke Lea
again threw himself into the breach
and to his efforts, his time and his
more than any other cause
was due the election Of an anti-Pat-
terson legislature.
No sooner had the legislative ses-
sion ended than Lea renewed his
seemingly hopeless fight to commit
the democratic organization of Ten
nessee to the reforms which he had
done so much to write upon the
statute books. There we're many
who believed his task impossible OF
But Lea has no
such word as fail in his lexicon: He
has the faith that moves mountains
md he set himself to the task of COM
hitting the democratic party to pro
,ibition, law enforcement and honest
elections. How well he succeeded
he platform adopted by the organi-
led democracy on Thursday bears
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eloquent witness. Every reform that
he and the reform forces In Tonnes
see have fought for 10 now embodied
In the confession OF faith of ootn of
the great political parties of Tennes-
see. It Is not overstating the facts
when we declare that but for the
flight that Luke Lea has made, iL
and out of his paper, this would not
now be the case. The candidate OF
the organized democracy bears the
approval of Lea, although 1t was
openly charged and by many believed
/ to be true, that LEAFS endorsement
meant defeat and dishonor.
Luke Lea 10 to be pardoned II he
INDUCES in bit Of self-congratula-
tion. He has fought wonderful
fight, against at times what appeared
to most of us to be obstacles that
were insurmountable, but he has won.
He has literally forced democracy,
in large part unwilling and unsympa-
thetic, to take the reforms that he
had achieved in desperate encount-
ers with this same organized demo-
cracy. He is today the dominant
factor in the democracy Of Tonnes
see.
In this resume Of LEAFS remark
abe career we have simply stated re-
suits; we have not always agreed that
his methods should be approved; we
have not given endorsement to many
steps taken by him and by which he
has at last arrived at the desired
goal. We do not say that it was not
necessary to trade and traffic in pub /
lie Office to obtain support, but we
would have preferred defeat at
times than victory obtained by the |
methods that almost all politicians
follow. There is no doubt that LEAFS |
course at times has been such that |
he has justified much of the adverse
criticism that has been directed at |
him: we do not deny that much that |
has been said in condemnation of his |
has been true. But we are
simply stating what all who are fami-
liar with conditions must admit and
that is that Luke Lea's career the
past eight years Is altogether unique,
most remarkable and in
many respects wholly without par
lllel in the annals of this state Meas
lred by results alone, he is entitled
@ place In the hall of fame with
he greatest political factors that
his country has ever known.
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TRADING AT HOME.

| Nashville papers are giving some
very wholesome advice to the citi
Gems of that city about their duty to
patronize home institutions and home
industries. What they say in this
respect applies with equal force to
the people Of Columbia and Maury
county. II the citizens of Nashville
are duty bound to do their buying at
home, why are not the people in Co.
lumbia and Maury county like
wise under obligation to patronize
their home merchants and home in
situations? An argument that applies
in one case, applies with full force
in another.
Not only should the people of this
section buy what they buy at home
but they should patronize other home
institutions. They should, as far as
possible, send to the local institu-
tons of learning; they should get
whatever, in every line Of endeavor
that they can obtain, at home and
not lend their assistance to those
concerns away from home that will
never do anything to promote the
well being of this community.
Not only does true sense of loyal
ty dictate that this should be their
policy, but selfish regard for their
own interests makes equally as po-
tent an argument in behalf of home
buying and home patronage. We are
Ill common sharers in the general |
of a community; the sue
Tess of one individual or concern or
Institution makes for the advance
nent of all Failures not only hurt
hose who directly lose through them
tut they adversely effect the entire
community The idea that some one
,lse's success may be our loss is
bout as ERRONEOUS as anything pos
ible. AS a matter of fact the sue
ess Of others will help us. If the
'eople of Columbia and Maury coun.
y will get together, cooperate in
very movement for the common in
crest and will stand loyalty by their
ONE institutions, those who are try
ng to do something for the commun.
y we will make some wonderful
tribes In the next few years.
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CONFERENCE FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE,
JUNIOR METHoDlsrs WILL BE IN
SESSION AT oVoCA FROM
JULY 7 TO N.

The Methodist young people of the
city and county will be interested in
the summer conference that will be
held for them this summer at ovoca
near Tullahoma, Tenn. The dates
for this delightful summer vacation
are July and II. A program of the
highest order has been arranged. II
viii embrace Bible and mission study.
Epworth Leage and Sunday school
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PYTHIANS GO TO
OVOCA NEXT WEEK

Mora B Fariss, one of the state
trustees, and ]. Shelton Robinson, the
representative of the local lodge, will
go to Ovoca next week to attend the
state convention of Knight Of Ply.
thias. Mr. Fariss will go to the meet
ing of the trustees, which meets on
while Mr.. Robinson viii at
tend the convention, which is In SEES
sion on Wednesday and Thursday.
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methods. and general religious meth
obs, The training will be invaluable
Special rates have been secured
from the railroads for those who wish
to attend.
COLUMBIA SEVEN,
NASHVILLE -FOUR

The Columbia Cups defeated the
Standard Giants, Of Nashville Wed
nesday afternoon at Riverside Paih
by the score of 7 to 4. The same
teams play again this afternoon anu
Friday afternoon. Friday afternoon
Slim Jim will be in the box and VIII
feed the Giants out of that southpa"
of his, and Brother Red will do the IT,
ceiving stunt.
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Thomas c. Rye Is fortunate indi-
yidual II looked like when the con-
sention iinseated his ninety-five del
egates from Davidson county that he
was defeated But 1t was rare
piece of good fortune as matters turn,
ed out. He was nominated without
the vote of a single county in which
the law against the sale of liquor is
nullified. That will be pretty good
answer to the stock charge that he
is the liquor candidate"
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ALL HAIL KING LUKE!

Altogether the most remarkable
character that the politics of Tennes-
see has known these many years is
Luke Lea. Not yet in middle life, be-
ing only above thirty-five, he has been
for the past eight years one Of the
dominant factors In the political life
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PLYMOUTH PRODUCTS

Plymouth Binder Irvine and Rope
Is not filed with oil as some of the
cheaper kinds are. We are exclusive
agents for Plymouth Products. Street,
Martin & Vaughan Co. 1t
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That the nomination of Rye was
disconcerting to the Hooper folks is
evidenced by the untiring zeal with
which the Hooper appointees and Of
fee holders are working overtime for
their favorite.
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Regardless of how one votes,
whether for Rye or Hooper, he will
vote an endorsement of the reforms
achieved by the independent demo-
Gratis of Tennessee during the past
six years.
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HooPER's CRITICISM.

Gov. Hooper is not pleased with
the democratic platform. The COVER
nor does not like the candidate. His
generous soul is grieved beyond
measure because he thinks that the
democratic convention was manipu-
lated and run by federal Office hold.
ers. What tragedy. Being Ten
nessee republican all his life, having
attended republican conventions for
years and knowing something Of the
history and record of the republican
party in Tennessee one cannot Won
der that the governor is simply heart
broken over the suggestion that a po-
litical convention should be controll-
ed by federal patronage Being a
member Of a political organization
that has always ever since its birth
under Parson Brownlow, had the
most supreme contempt for the
leaves and fishes; that has felt al
ways an utter loathing and disgust
for federal pie; that would ever spurn
. suggestion that its course was die
tated from Washington, the governor
Is not prepared to receive with that
calm and unrufled spirit that Is 80
characteristic of him, the suggestion
that may be some political organiza-
ton in this state has at least yielded
to the seductive charms Of place and
power at so much per annum.
But then Gov Hooper is hardly a
disinterested witness. The governor
would probably not be pleased with
anything that the democratic party
did in Tennessee, nor would the DEM
ocrats be pleased with action taken
by the republicans. Politics is poll
tics. We always have and always
will point with pride" to the achieve
ments Of our own party, while view
ing with alarm" the terrible blunders
OF the opposition. Gov. Hooper likes
his present job. Somehow we have
a notion that complete democratic
harmony in Tennessee might sepa-
rate the governor from his Office. No
doubt the governor suspects the same
thing. This is sufficient reason
then why the governor does not find
pleasing prospect in the political
outlook.
Gov. Hooper is always interesting.
He is bright and resourceful One
will always read what he says. His
interview is characteristic. He finds
the weak spots in the armor OF the
opposition. He is most pugnacious
and delights in fracas.
He is at his best when "skinning"
something or some one. He can take
the hide off too. Recognizing the
fact that Senator Lea has done more
than any one in Tennessee for party
and to commit the DEM
ocrats to the reforms achieved, the
governor naturally trains his batter
les on the senator.
We are going to have some lively
politics this year Gov. Hooper has (
In immense personal following. He ,
has the best machine that any COVER |
nor ever had in the history Of the |
state He is alert, keen, resourceful, !
he most consumate master Of poll
les we have known in generation. q
lie is desperate fighter. It is go q
ng to be desperate conflict this t
all with the result in doubt until the b
wire is crossed. If the democrats 7
hink that they have Hooper beaten t
hey are reckoning without their v
lost. The state can be made demo u
ratio but not without earnest and G
pyal effort and full appreciation of t,
onditions as they really are. O.
Il
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1t looked like for a time that the
army worm had gotten into Luke's
rye, but vigorous ditching on the part
OF the senator rescued the field.
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Williams will win is Il mighty good
campaign slogan.