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In a sort of a way, Tacoma will vote for presi
dent of the United States day after tomorrow, and
again on Monday.
In a sort of a vi&y.
You can't vote for Roosevelt or for LaFollette
or Taft. The Coiner-Hay bosses think you haven't
got brains enough for that.
All you can do Thursday and next Monday is
to vote for delegates to the county convention.
The delegates you choose can't vote for Roose
velt or Taft or LaFollette, either.
All they can do is to name delegates to the state
convention.
And these state convention fellows can't vote
for Roosevelt or LaFollette or Taft. All they do
is to name delegates to the national convention.
All the people of Tacoma can do toward naming
a president is to vote for men who will vote for men
who will vote for---well, for whoever the parties in
control of the Aberdeen convention tell them to.
And that isn't the people.
HOME EDITION
Who ran make the prettiest
and simples! graduation dress?
The Times is putting up some nice
prizes.
VOL. IX. NO. 112.
HUSBAND'S HAIR
TURNED WHITE
WITH HORROR
"I shall never forget those screams and groans, if I live to be a
hundred years old.
"One beautiful young woman fell out of our lifeboat, which was
overcrowded. Her husband managed to get her back in, but her
heart was weak and she fell over and died before our eyes. We
couldn't remove her body, and we saw her husband's coal black hair
" hair turn white as he sat there staring at her dead body. On board
the Carpathia he died too.
"We saw one missionary in black clothes, a powerful man with
a life belt, strike others who tried to cling to him for support.
"Paul Johnson, from Olympia, on his way home from Finland,
floated with a life belt for six and a half hours till he was picked up.
His hair was solid ice and there was a half inch of ice on his limbs
when he was rescued." —From Anna SJoblom's story.
The first Titanic passenger to
' cross the continent, Anna Sjob
lom, 18, third cabin passenger,
reached Tacoma yesterday. She
Is stopping with her aunt, Mrs.
Andrew Nelson, 1016 North Steele
Btreet.
She came from Finland to join
her father and brother, Gabriel
and Dan Gufstafson, In a logging
camp near Olympia.
Miss Sjoblom cannot speak
. English but in her native tongue
she describes graphically the aw
ful scenes at the wreck. The
groans and wails as the ship went
down, the dead and living bodies
encrusted in ice floating on the
freezing waters of the ocean, the
crack of the pistol as an officer
If You're Drowned Phone
Gas Company for Pulmoter
If you are asphyxiated, drown
ed, smothered and fail to come
out of sleep after taking an anees
thetlc, have the family posted to
pend for a doctor and then to the
gas company for its pulmoter.
A pulmoter Is a new invention
which gets busy and makes you
Many Commend Times Prize
Plan for Graduation Gowns
Those prizes offered by the
Times yesterday for the girls who
make the prettiest and most inex
pensive graduation dress all by
themselves promise to make the
simplicity dress contest one of the
real features of the commence
ment this year.
"A good idea," says Superin
tendent W. F. Geiger. "I think
the girls will take hold. We have
not as serious a problem here
from overilressliig as some places,
mill the sills seem interested in
this reform. Just emphaiitze that
simplicity will increase the'
rliiim-fs of winning the prize and
I Ix-lieve it will do si-cut good."
Outside of the schools already
TWO LOTS ON
North
Verde St.
ADJOINING NO. 4229
Must be sold to close an estate.
Will submit an offer of $800.
i CALVIN PHILIPS CO.
211 California Btdg.
ended his existence.
She was in next to the last life
boat that left the ship. Rushing
from her room she had struggled
up to escape the rising waters as
the boat sank. Finally she clung
to a window sill with her freez
ing fingers until a ship officer saw
her and pulled her to an upper
deck from which she got into the
lifeboat.
Miss Sjoblom knew three pas
sengers on board, two young men
from her native town who per
ished and a Mr. Johnson, who had
gone back from Olympia and left
his family to return and buy a
home. He too perished.
She will remain in Tacoma with
her aunt.
breathe whether you want to or
not. The gas company got it to
save those choked by gas and it
is to be free to the whole city.
A demonstration with it at the
Gas club rooms, National Bank of
Commers by Dr. Grant 3. Hicks
will be given tomorrow evening.
commendation is being given the
contest.
Mrs. Mason Commends.
"J am heartily in accord with
any movement of this kind that
lias as its object the dignifying
of labor of hand or mind. I think
it an excellent idea," says Mrs. J.
Q. Mason.
Mrs. G. W. Dullard served a
term on the scohol board and
came into close touch with the
school problems. She appreciates
the Times contest.
"I am very much interested. I
see they are agitating the matter
in Spokane and I should be glad
to Bee it succeed here," she says.
(■rnnimar liiils Too.
In yesterday's announcement a
paragraph was accidentally left
out announcing that two prizes of
five dollais each would go to the
grammar grade girls making the
prettiest and least expensive
dresses. The Times wants the
grammar grade girls in the con
test too.
Gas League Meets
The Tacoma Gas Consumers'
league, which voiced the demand
for dollar gas and caused an in
vestigation of the local gas com
pany by the state public service
commission will hold a meeting
at the West Coast Grocery Thurs
day afternoon, May 2, at 3 o'clock
to decide what shall be done in
view of the report of the public
service expert.
It is an election four times removed from the
people -and yet Gov. Hay and his henchman have,
the nerve to tell the people its adequate.
In this year, of all years, the people should have
had the opportunity to say whether they are progres
sive or stand pat —whether they want to go forward
or backward, whether they are for Taft, or for
Roosevelt, or LaFollettc. ,
But you can't, because Hay, Washington's pup
pet governor, won't let you. You might vote for
Roosevelt or LaFollette, instead of Taft, just as
North Dakota and Illinois and Pennsylvania and
Oregon and every other state that had the chance,
did.
However, the Times suggests that every man and
woman in Tacoma turn out to the caucuses Thurs
day and primary election Monday.
It'll be your last chance to see this history mak
ing relic of boss power. It'll be something to tell
your grandchildren. Because before another presi
dential election, the people will be voting direct.
Here's the way they run these caucus primaries.
The Tacoma Times
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA
Canadian to Run
For President
J. STITT WILSON.
(Ry United Press I<eased Wire.)
BERKELEY, Cal., April 30. —
"We want you to allow us to
place you in nomination at the na
tional socialist convention in In
dianapolis May 12 for president or
vice president of the United
States."
This was the telegram received
today by Mayor .7. Stitt Wilson
from the socialist national com
mittee in Milwaukee.
Mayor Wilson will consider the
matter, and accepted an accom
panying invitation to address the
Milwaukee socialists while in the
east for the national convention
with the California delegation,
which, by reason- of having re
ceived the greatest popular vote,
he will naturally head.
Wilson couldn't serve if elected
as he is a Canadian by birth. He
could accept the nomination, how
ever, as he is the principal orator
for the socialists.
CANT CHARGE
OVER 5 CENTS
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOS AXGELKS, April 30.
—-Street car companies in
California cities of more than
100,000 population ml
legally collect a fare greater
thun five cents for a trip of
any distance in one direction
inside the city limits, accord
ing to a decision here today.
The decision rendered by
Judge Wood set forth that
persons charged a higher rate
can under a law adopted Jan.
1, IMT.s. recover 9250 dam
ages for each violation.
"Chokers" Fate
Up to Jury
(Ry I nil. 11 IV. vs Leased Wire.)
CORVALLIS, Ore., April 30. —
The evidence is all In in the case
of George and Charles Humphrey,
brothers, charged with the mur
der of Mrs. Eliza Griffith. An
early verdict is predicted.
Attorney Jeffreys for the de
fense asserted the admissions of
guilt were the result of "third
degree" tactics and because the
brothers had weak intellects*
Cushman Passes
(By United Press I»<-iin<-<I Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 30.
—The appointment of Judge E.
K. Cushman as U. S. Judge at Ta
coma passed the senate committee
yesterday. It will be placed be
fore the whol* aanate shortly.
TACOMA, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1!)12.
CAPT. SMITH 111
MILLIONAIRE
DINNER
(IJy Cniled Press I,eased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. ('., April 30.
—Sworn declaration that a man,
whose name he must withhold,
told him that a telegram announc
ing the sinking of the steamer
Titanic was received at the offices
of the White Star line in New York
before 8 a. m., April 15, was made
at the senatorial inquiry into the
Titanic disaster today by E. J.
Dunn, a salesman of Beeclihurst,
L. I. Dunn'explalned that he had
given his word not to reveal the
name of liis informant because the
father of the man, who is a West
ern Union telegTanher, had re
ceived the message. Chairman
Smith is determined, however, to
force Dunn to reveal the identity
of his informant, and will use
"drastic methods" if necessary.
The investigation will probably
be brought to a close this week, ac
cording to announcement made
today by Chairman Smith. Thirty
members of the Titanic's crew,
including several officers, who
were released by the committee
last night, left immediately for
New York and will sail for Eng
land on board the steamer Ad
riatic.
Senator Burton last night ex
amined Fourth Officer Boxhal],
who testified that he is positive It
was not a "ghost ship" which the
Titanic survivors saw. Boxhall
declared that he distinctly saw
the masts and sidelights of tne
distant ship.
Isinay Is Recalled.
J. Bruce Ismay was recalled to
day. He appeared cool and indif
ferent.
At Millionaire's Dinner.
Ismay admitted that Captain
Smith of the Titanic was the guest
at. a "millionaire's dinner" just
before the collision.
Ismay will be excused this aft
ernoon and go at once to Eng
iand.
Ismay denied that he had cen
sored the news of the disaster
and admitted more lives could
have been saved if the Titanic had
been better equipped with life
boats.
Torpedo Hits
Ship; 77 Die
(Ily I nil i'il Prt-Ks Lraaed Win?.)
LONDON, April 30.—Uoyd's
agent cabled today from Hiuyrnn
that the steamship Texas, owned
by the Arrhi|M>lago-American
Steamship company, a local con
cern, Htrurk a torpedo in Smyrna
>>«y today and was destroyed.
Seventy-weven of the 140 per
sons aboard are iniHsing and many
of those rescued are badly hurt.
The force of the explosion tore
out a large purt of the liner's bot
tom. Most of those who perish
ed were Turks en route from
Smyrna to Mitylene.
RAISIN PAY TODAY
(Hy United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.—
Twenty thousand pounds of rais
ins are being given away here to
day on the occasion of "Raisin
day."
• MAYOR HINTS THAT T. R. "COME ACROSS." •
• (By United Press Leased Wire.) •
• NEW YORK, April 30.—What was construed here as an •
• Invitation to Theodore Roosevelt to contribute to th« Titanic •
• disaster relief fund was contained In Mayor Gaynor's reply to •
• the Roosevelt message of sympathy. The mayor wrote: •
• "Your message of sympathy duly received and much ap-.»
• predated. lam glad to be able to inform you that the relief •
9 fund is still growing." 9
A dozen men or six, or maybe as high as 30, would
gather at Smith's livery stable, or Brown's grocery.
One man is named for secretary, another chairman.
A third man arises with a list of names, reads
them, nominates them for delegates to the county
convention. It is seconded.
"Any other nominations?" asks the chairman.
Then I'll entertain a motion that nominations be
closed, and that the secretary cast the ballot for these
gentlemen."
And there you are. The people have voted. They
have cast their vote, and the only vote they can cast
for the nominee of their party for president of the
United States.
No mention of platforms or policies, nothing of
Roosevelt or Taft or LaFollette. The "men up
above" will take care of that.
This year there's a chance to break the combina
tion, to force the cards out on the table, to see that
the game is played fairly. Chairman Kelly's call
for a caucus and a primary on separate (lavs is one
Viola Carver Tells of Her
Troubles In Los Angeles
chatting over her breakfast
after greeting an old friend cheer
fully, as though she had Been
him but the day before instead
of returning to her Tacoma home
from a Log Angeles jail, where
she was confined, charged with
the murder of J. Edwin Edge,
whom she shot accidentally,
Viola Carver this morning said
Bhc was glad to be back home
again.
"The jail was an awfully
dirty place," she said, "but I
only stayed there one day and
then they gave me a room in
the matron's home. The judge
and prosecuting attorney were
just as good to me as [in \ could
be," she added.
Any mention of the tragedy
was carefully avoided. Her pa
rents are eager to have her fpr
get as soon as possible, if it is,
the dark blotch left by the shoot
ing when she entered her liiend's
T. R. LEADS EARLY VOTE
IN MASSACHUSETTS
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
OKI,HANK, Muss.. April SO. —
Colonel Roosevelt received more
votes In today's primary election
than both President Tnft and Sen
ator ' Ij»Follett« ' combined". Com
plete returns give: ■
Roosevelt 55,-Taft 20, l.al l
ilette 1. /ff^
Clark received 7 votes and Gov
ernor Wilson one.
BOSTOX, Mass., April 30. —
After one of the bitterest cam
paigns In the history of the state,
led personally by Taft and Roose
velt, Massachusetts is today hold-
Ing Us presidential preference
primary.
Interest is intense and early
voting indicated a record-breaking
poll.
Both Roosevelt and Taft are
confident of victory. Senator W.
Murray Crane declared that Presi
dent Taft would have a walkover.
His ability as a prophet was con
siderably discrediated by similar
claims made by him as to the re-
office determined to take her own
life, and took his while wrestling
for possession of the pistol.
Viola Carver does not appear
to have changed any since she left
here last fall. She appears to be
the same young woman who chat
ted with friends or business ac
quaintances' over the counter in
the music department. Her home
coming cheered her up, If she had
felt depressed, for she smiled and
chatted almost gayly.
She will remain at home. The
entire family was tired by the
long trip up on the steamer Pres
ident and repaired to their home
at 913 South X utreet, as soon as
they left the steamer last night,
breakfasting late this morning.
Mr. Carver and his wife show
the effects of the strain they were
under. There seem to be new
little lines and wrinkles and there
is an air of sadness, yet determ
ination, to bear their burden
cheerfully.
suits in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
The Roosevelt followers say
they will elect at least two-thirds
of the state's 3 6 delegates. The
LaFollette adherents are making
no claims, but are confident he
will make a good showing.
There will be a finish fight be
tween Clark and Wilson. The
withdrawal of Governor Fobs will
help Clark. Wilson's supporters
are confident.
Roosevelt Confident.
NEW YORK, April 30.—Con
fident of victory in today's Massa
chusetts primary, Colonel Roose
velt has returned from his New
England campaign trip. He went
immediately to Oyster Bay where
he will receive the election re
turns tonight.
Holds Todds Job
SEATTLE, April 30.—Pending
the appointment of his successor,
Judge anford has named Deputy
W. G. McLaren as district attor
ney to succeed Elmer Todd.
ASSAULT CASK HKARI).
The case of Wm. Brennan, alias
Potoakl, charged with assaulting
Wm. Dunning at Burnett, is being
tried today in Justice Graham's
court. The morning was entirely
taken up by arguments over the
way the warrant was Issued.
Brennan attempted to have the
case dtgmiseed on a legal techni
cality, but Graham refused.
The progressives are going to carry the fight in*
to the primary. They are going to try to name
Roosevelt delegates or LaFollette delegates in every
precinct in the city.
Do you want to help!
Communicate at once with Lorenzo Dow, presi
dent of the Roosevelt club. The Roosevelt and La-
Follette men can work together in this. See the peo
ple in your precinct, (let up a list of delegates wh<J
are progressive, and who will "sta) 7 put." Go to the
caucus in your precinct Thursday night. See that
progressive delegates get on the ticket. Then work
for thorn between then and Monday night.
On Monday night go and vote for the progres
sive delegates.
It's all you can do. Tacoma isn't allowed to
nominate a president. All that Tacoma people have
brains enough to do, according to Gov. Hay, is to
name delegates.
But if you name the right delegates, you can
break the slate.
HOME EDITION
GRUESOME SCENES
AS SEA GIVES UP
ITS DEAD
(By United Press leased Wire.) -^"'*'tj-i
HALIFAX. N. 8.. April 30. —With 196 bodies on board, victims
of the great Titanic disaster, the Mnrkay Dennett, the "coffin ship,",
returned here today. Tho bodies of two women are Included among
those recovered. ..■-•■ . . i .A:,,
The body of Colonel John Jacob Astor was identified by th«
jewelry he wore and cards found In his pockets. *«S%-.■*--'jj
One hundred and sixteen othei bodies were found, but their
condition precluded the possibility of bringing.them here and they
were burled at sea. '. . - <„,- „>>,■■■■?■.:•-.■
nODIKH riMCD ON 11KCK * V \;4;
Eitlon precluded Dennett approached piles them here Which lit*
buried at sea.
bosom nun on in« k
Ah the Mnckay Dennett approached piles of bodies which lit*
tered the deck were plainly visible. Some were wrapped in burlap,
othrs were uncovered, : with the arms and heads exposed. Bundle*
of clothing, wrapped In burlap, occupied other parts of the deck.
The uncovered bodies were removed first. Amidships a " hugo ,■:
tarpaulin was lifted, and an enormous group of dead wan exposed* '
They lay In criuii|K><! positions, their feature* • horribly distorted, '
their MM marked by stains of the sea.' ll»ri ilil« grimaces marked
other fares, showing the fear with which they went to their (laths*
There was no crowd of curiosity seekers about the dock, the ■"-■
people passing with faces averted. . •... : ■»- ; ; ;v-
As the uncovered bodies were removed, each was placed In a. 1"
rough pine box and put In a wagon. The corpses were taken from
the ship at the rate of one per minute. I * ■"*p?&&3&8
, MAY NOT lIX WIPKNKR.
The body which was supposed to have been that of George B.
Wldener, the Philadelphia millionaire, may prove not to be his. Cap- 1'
tain Roberts of Colonel John Jacob Astor's yacht said that possiMy 9
the body believed to be Widener's was that of his valet. He pointed
out that valets frequently wear their masters' clothing without re- :
moving the name tags. Wldener's body was identified by tags.
The head of t«ie body supposed to be that of Wldener was
crushed, and It is impossible to positively identify It. '
lI>K.\TIKIKH COL. ASiiilt.
The bodies of Col. John Jacob Astor and Isldor Straus were
placed in coffins as Boon as recovered. The Mackay-Bennett's crew
say that none of the bodies found bore' bullet marks, but that all
were in a horrible condition. Many were frozen, discolored and
battered, absolutely unrecognizable. Those burled at sea were in
th worst possible condition. •; ■.. • • '• • *; •
A coffin was pulled from a pile and opened on the deck. Cap
tain Huberts k->" -I at the body for a moment, then turned away.
saying: "That is Col. Astor." '- '
Not Widener. t.
The body thought to be that of
George B. Widener was in such
condition that it had to be buried
at sea.
The unidentified dead included
the body of a baby girl about two
years old. It was found floating
on some wreckage.
The expenses of burial for the
unidentified dead will be met by
the White Star company.
Captain Gardner of the Maekay
Bennett stated that he arrived
near the scene of the disaster on
the Saturday night following the
sinking of the Titanic. By mid
night, he said, he had sighted a
number of corpses. On Sunday,
5i bodies were recovered.
Fifty-seven identified bodies
were burled at sea. These had
been crushed between huge cakes
of ice and were identified only
by names sewed into the pockets
of coats.
Explains Sea lturials.
"Those burled at sea were
mostly members of the crew,"
said Captain Lardner, "and we
found it impossible to care for
them. When we left Halifax we
took all the emblamlng fluid we
could find In the city. That was
sufficient to care for only 70
bodies, i did not expect to find
the ellipses of go many victims."
Rev. Hind, an Episcolaiau
minister, officiated at the ser
vices.
Captain Lardner continued:
"Monday we found only 26
bodies. On Tuesday numerous
bodiev were sighted and we re
covered ninety corpses before
noon. Then a storm came up ana
we recovered only 29 more dur
ing the afternoon.
Late Bulletins
.• ! --.S. ;'.i(njr. United l'r«ss l,<-hm .1 Wire,) ,^^-';'J •■^■Zyj^i^ ti^'--
GILHKRT, La., April »0.-—Ten persons were killed and » scoro
iiijuri-o; in ;a j tornado wli k-h »wept I over three • pmisliew lin i Louisiana
today.**; Property damage is very heavy. t;^ -,'■".<, ''^"'^S'''ZKVJX- '-.'».'>-/•
; r rS'i TOKIO. April { BO.—Two hundred ond : righty-three are
reported entombed onlay as the result of an explosion of , fire damn at '■
the Hokkiado Coul Co.'s uitnv ut Vimabri.
WKATHKR FOKKCANT.
Showers tonight. Light frost
in early morning. Wednesday
fair.
30 CENTS A MONTIL
"I found no two bodies togeth
er, all were floating geparatejy.
1 saw no two clasped In each oth
er's arms. At one place I saw
bodies scattered on the surface
of the sea, resembling hohkullb--
-the white ends of their lifebelts
fluttered up and down. Many of
the victims evidently were injur
ed when the Titanic sank."
LABOR MEN TO
PROTEST KEITH
Organized labor will probably
voice a vigorous protest tonight
at the meeting of the Central La
bor council against the appoint
ment of H. B. Keith to head th»
Ntsqually plant, succeeding ex-
Conimissioner Gronen.
on account of his habits and be
cause he has been working now
for a strike-breaking Iron works,"
said one union man today.
..,:; MAUIUAGK, I,I( TASKS. -;-
j. Marriage licenses .'- were issued
yesterday afternoon to Alex J. La
Mar and Anna Berglund; Tacoma;
Wm. •M. ■ Quinn ; ; of Seattle -- and
Louisa . Getger : of jj Tacoma; r? Ar-,.
thur B. Chappel and Agnes Gilkey
of Seattle, and Charles Qappa and;
Katherlna U Espeldin«, Tacoma. 1
One license was Issued this morn-
Ing to W. C. Vedder and Nelli«
Redmour, Tacoma. :. i ,: H /.;■,■
