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VOL. IX. NO. 119.
SAYS STELL TRUST
BURNED ITS PAPERS
NEW YORK, May B.—How of
ficials of the steel trust facing
government prosecution calmly
ordered their subordinates to
burn all evidence of lawbreaking
when the federal suit was filed
was detailed here today before
Referee Brown by Harry Whit
ney, a steel official.
itm ii.d Them Himself.
Whitney declared that oy order
of Frank Baakes, president of the
American Steel & Wire company,
he had gathered papers contain
ing all evidence against the com
pany, shipped them to the Wor
cester plant, personally took them
to the boiler room and directed
NEW CHARGES
OK SHERRILL?
The grand jury met and ad
journed at once today in respect
to Robert Rigney, former county
clerk, whose funeral took place
this morning. It met again in the
afternoon.
"I shall tell all I know."
This was the statement of At
torney R. L. Sherrill, of Wilkeson,
after leaving the grand jury room
yesterday.
"Of course, "he said, "I don't
know anything."
Other witnesses called before
the probers were Sheriff Long
mire and Justice Graham, and
Haakon Berg cashier of the Wilke
son bank who cashed the $5 00
check of Mrs. Crashules.
That If Sherrill did not tell all
he knew of the Crashules case, he
may be cited for obtaining money
under false pretense or some
other charge, was rumored about
this morning.
Dr. Hazzard Ends 45 Days
Fast-Lost Just 40 Pounds
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, May 8. —Dr. Linda
Burfield Hazzard, fast specialist,
under penitentiary sentence for
the death of Miss Claire William
eon, concluded her fast of 4 5 days
here today.
Waiters Walk Out
And Let Guest
Go Hungry
(By United Press Leaned Wire.)
NEW YORK, May 8. —Union
waiters of the Hotel Belmont are
on strike today. The waiters quit
work at a given signal during the
dinner hour, leaving many guests
to sit hungry until other waiters
could be borrowed from other
nearby hoteis. So well organized
was the walkout that it Is said
that many a waiter laid down his
tray within a few minutes of a tip.
Objection to the executive methods
of the miatre de hotel was the
cause of the strike.
Dollar Diplomats
Turned Down
(By United "Press leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May B.—-
Proposed treaties with Nicaragua
and Honduras whereby the finan
ces of those republics should be
re-organized with money obtained
from. a loan advanced by United
rStates syndicates and their rev
enues handled by Anierirnn offi
cials were "rejected" by the ' senate
committee on foreign relations to«
day. -'■-'■. «■■. - /,..,!'■- '
I \ A motion. thai the committed
treport In favor of. the ratification
of these treaties was lost by a tie
' voter 1< to 1. ;•'•" iV 1
Wanted to Buy
$50,000 of
Real Estate
Within the district bounded by
A street, X street. Division ave
nue and South Twenty-first
street. Will pay cash for Im
proved or unimproved property.
Price must be low.
Calvin Philips & Co.
ail California Bids.
the fireman there to burn them.
It is predicted that In the pres
ent hearings expected in the case
evidence as sensational as this
has ever been produced in any
trust prosecution under the Sher
man law will be developed.
Accuses Wire Man.
Whitney sprung another sensa
tion when he charged that Baakes
attempted to interfere with his
testimony before the grand Jury.
While in the grand jury ante
room, he said, George Cragin, as
sistant sales manager of the wire
trust, told him President Baakes
wanted to see him in the hall.
"Baakes told me," he Bald, " 'I
suppose you remember your In
structions regarding those pa
pers?"
"I told him I remembered dis
tinctly he told me to see they
were burned. He said: 'I never
told you any such thing.'
'I insisted and he then asked
me to avoid reference to the mat
ter. I told him I would have to
tell the truth, and he walked
away, saying.
" 'Tell them anything you
please.' "
Whitney declared positively
that both Baakes and Cragin tried
to tell him what to say in hte tea
tlmony.
Witness Stands Int.
Raynall Boiling .attorney for
the steel trust, cross-examined
Whitney. The witness admitted
asking Cragin and Buakes after
the papers were burned whether
they remembered ordering their
destuctlon, and that both had said
they did not. He added:
"But I know the order was Is
sued. Bunkos said to me, "Harry,
I want you personally to see that
those papers are burned.' "
Boiling's most severe cross-ex
amination failed to shake Whit
ney's story. *■ .
The fast was broken with a ta
blespoonful of rice, a teaspoonful
of olive oil and six leaves of head
lettuce.
She weighed 142 pounds 45
days ago. Today she tipped the
scales at 102 pounds.
WILSON AND
TEDDY WIN
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
DALLAS, ex., May B.—Roose
velt and Wilson are the victors In
the county conventions, according
to returns today.
Roosevelt will have 63 1-2
votes at the state convention and
President Taft 36 1-2. The Taft
people still claim victory, how
e\(fr, but it appears likely that
Robsevelt will get a solid delega
tion.
Wilson got 337 delegates
against 124 for Harmon and 41
for Clark. This assures to Wilson
the 40 Texas delegates in the na
tional convention.
COMMERCIAL
CLUB GROWS
Automobile row has been trans
ferred at noons now from C street
to A street and about 17 machines
were in front of the new Commer
cial club building from 12 to 2
o'clock yesterday.
The new building Is stimulat
ing membership and a dozen new
applications were passed on yes
terday.
Taft Up Early
To Score T.R.
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
. PEEBLES, 0., May 8. —Presi-
dent Taft started his speech-mak
ing here today at 6 a. m. De
nunciation of Roosevelt featured
his remarks in every one of his 15
speeches during the day. .__ . ■•
Although the president remain
ed at a dinner given in his honer
in Cincinnati last night until mid
night he was up at 5 o'clock this
morning. He ate his breakfast
between speeches.
Underwood Wins
JACKSON, Miss., May 8. —
Practically complete returns re
ceived today from the primary
presidential election In Mleblbglp
pi give Congressman Underwood
r.,206 voles and Woodrow Wil
son 3,010. The vote was ununn
ally light.
The Tacoma Times
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA
How Would You Like to Have To
Learn 'Steen New Songs a Week
John Edward Owens Is a man
we all envy. Owens is orchestra
leader at the Empress.'and he ha»
been aji orchestra leader for
years, although for a time he laid
off and tried practicing law. But
Owens Is back again.
He has seen shows at the Em
press year in and year out. Ho
sees 'em all.
When you see him standing or
sitting In the pit wirelessing to
his hired "help" when to "soft
pedal" or when to thunder loose
you imagine that It's a cinch. It
Isn't.
Take a Monday morning re
hearsal. It's liable to come any
time after 9 o'clock and may last
until just before show time. It's
up to the show people, if they
recover from their Victoria sea
sickness, it's early, If not it's late:
Must Know Kverj'tliinß.
The things that Owens does
and the things that Owens must
know are quite distinct. Owens
must know for Instance: Every
little bit of music, every cue word,
every step and —most everything
else.
Owens enters his little pit box
Monday morning, he first victim
conies. Last Monday it was the
'Prune Center Cutups." Owens
with his hair neatly parted waved
his bow and It was on. Some 20
vaudevlliang are standing around
roasting the last town or praising
It, depending on how their act
"went." One of the Delmar girls
leans against a "house" and jokes
with the comedian.
McCurdy of the "Cut-Up"
starts. "Now let her out," he
says. "When I expose that bum
Joke, you there," to the drummer,
"let her roll. Now try. That's it.
The cue to this one will be when
I step up and say 'mother.' Now
let's try it."
Hair Is Mused Up.
All the time Owens Is follow-'
Dahl Tries To Show
His Place Damaged
Efforts were made today by the
attorneys for Hans Dahl In nig
suit against the Times Publishing
company to prove that Dahl had
been damaged In the estimation
of his friends by statements In
the Times about the Bodega sa
loon.
But none of Dahl'a own wit
nesses La* changed Ins friend
ship or business relations toward
Dahl because the Times had call
ed his place a notorlus dive.
Dahl Takes Stand.
Dahl took the stand shortly be
fore noon and was asked to show
he had been injured financially
but his evidence was ruled out
and his books called for.
Carried Trunks Upstairs.
Sam ifoffnian, an expressman,
Bald the Bodega had a good name.
He said he had taken trunks to
the rooms upstairs for women fre
quently but he did not know tne
character of the house.
John Lincoln, Janitor at the
city hall, said he had never no
ticed any disorder about the place
and that he knew nothing of Us
character.
H&na Rooney, bookkeeper for
the Aetna Liquor company, testi
fied that the Bodega had a good
name. He admitted later the
place wm a resort and that bo
and other men had purchased
beer for women at f 1 a bottle.
After several challenges the
Jury to try Dahl's case tv secur
ed early yesterday afternoon. It
TACOMA, WASHINGTON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, I!HL\
Ing. He has to 'get it." Owens
hair was not so neat when the
"Cut-Up" quit.
Number two is Miss Hlly. She
insists that Owens pick up the
tune when she takes two steps.
He "gets It." Kneeling before the
footlights, she directs Owens:
"Now plinkety-plink, pllnkety
plink, plink, plink, pllnk," she
raises her voice high and low.
"When I come on start low. Then
you atop. Then come. Now."
Owens has to get it.
Kci-[i Mini Humping.
Then the Voelers. Every move
they make offers a cue.
"When I move over here," one
says, "you start this low and
dreamy. Then watch her, when
she sits down at the piano drop
this and pick up this. Remember
that; watch her."
And Owens has to watch.
Dawson wants to be caught
when he juggles this or moves
that. It's a different tune for
every move. Owens has to re
member. Ills hair by this time
is wrecked.
Then the Demar girls. "Hit
this up strong. Stay with it until
you get the curtain," comes the
order. "Now rip her out. More
steam on the drum."
So it goes, on and on through
waltz music, grand opera, comic
opera, encores and what not that
goes to make up vaudeville music
where every move of those on the
stage of heralded by a different
catchy air.
Each air has a cue, a step, a
word, a move, the dropping of a
hand, a win kat the audience, a
smile at the drummer, a laugh, a
shout, a step—all having a differ
ent meaning to the orchestra lead
er, Owens.
Could you do It?
And it changes every week.
•How would you like to be an or
chestra, leader?
consisted of Mrs. Gene Wolfara
W. F. Mottle, C. F. Green, J. E.
Savage, K. J. Hammer, D. M.
Baker, J. G. Augustine, E. F. Ser
geant, C. W. Young, F. S. Hart,
Frank Mapcke and B. H. Jones.
John Mastereon, former bar
tender for Dahl, was the first w!t T
ness.
UNRAVEL AFFAIRS.
Affairs of the Little Falls Fire
Clay Co., which la to.be sold by
the receiver May 11, are being
untangled In Judge Clifford's
court.
CARNIVAL HEADS COMMEND TIMES PUN
■:, The, Times i announcement yes-'
terday that it would give 920 ■in
gold 'to ■ the ; person % who would
write the bent and prettiest arti
cle ; about Tacoma'a si, Montamara
Kesto has set a lot of people busy
today.,;. h'^i'H^i:\fi'^iss&>&
•W When i the Times ; reached tli«
Fento headquarters in the Nation
al J Realty, building {yesterday, 1* the
executive committee was ;in MM
felon." Kvery member warmly com
mended the plan. .* > ' '*""-*3t©S'
"That'll 1 be ; line"?? advertisinjc"
said Mr. Fisher of Stone « Fish
er. "That ought to get a lot of
people thinking and planning.* ; f * *
Oeorg* B. Bark*, head of Uie
MANY CLIMB
ON BAND
WAGON
They're getting on the band
wagon.
Late reports on the republi
can primaries indicate a more
sweeping Roosevelt victory In
Pierce county than was first sup
posed.
"I believe Rosevelt will have
at least 100 majority in the con
vention," said Chairman Ciuy
Kelly today.
All for l!oosc\<l(.
The fact that Rooaevelt swept
things generally seems to have
Impressed the "uninntructed" dele
gatl us, and they are hastening to
announce themselves for Roose
velt. Even Home who were sup
posed to be Taft men are now for
T. H.
The Taft crowd, however, will
make their last fight at the con
vention by grabbing a lot of prox
ies. However, proxies may not lie
recognized Saturday.
Charter N|>«viai Twin.
Already arrangements are being
made for the trip to Aberdeen.
Chairman Kelly held a confer
ence with the N. I', railway offi
cials and a deal has been practi
cally made to charter a Pullman
train with dining car and sleepers
and live in It while at Alierdeen.
The whole expense can be kept
under $10 per man by this plan.
CONFIRM KEITH
OVER PROTEST
Ignoring the protests of organ
ized labor Woods, Lawson and
Mills put through the Lawuon ap
pointments this morning with
Herman Keith at the head.
Additional protests from sever
al labor unions against Keltu
were presented to the council this
morning. Woods had them filed.
Lawaon again submitted his ap
pointments—Herman Keith for
Nisqually engineer, A. L. Thorne
for electrician. A. Gunderson as
sistant electrician, and Fred Bur
gess for water superintendent.
The mayor ordered them voted
on separately. Lawgon protested
but the city attorney backed up
Seymour.
Qn Keith, Thorne and Gunder
son the vote stood 3 to 2, the
mayor and Freeland voting no.
On Burgess the vote was unanim
ous in his favor.
"Good," said Mills, "one of
them got five anyway."
T. P. Burns was present with
another protest from Central La
bor council.
Walter Risk, secretary of the
Builders and Employers' associa
tion, was also present. Neither
took any part in the meeting,
however, as it was all settled be
fore they arrived.
YOU CAN SHAKE
FOR CIGARS TODAY
The dice box Is back.
It has had a long 11 months'
rest in Tacoma, but the bones are
rattling lively on all the cigar
stand counters today.
"I am going to allow the dice
box, but all other devices must
cftme out," said Commissioner
Mills. "We will stop all card
percentage games and other gam
bling devices, but they can
shake for the cigars."
SENT TO BORDER
(Hy United Press l.casol Wire.)
; MONTEREY. Cal., May B.—
Company C, 12th infantry, U. 8.
A., consisting of 65 enlisted men,
left here today by special train for
Tia Juana, where it has been or
dered by the war department.
Bankers Trust ' bank, was equally
MlthuslaHtic. "The ' committee Is
very' appreciative of this! plan {of
the, TiiuoH," he Mid. "It'll Jbe a
line boost for the carnlTal.", l -,»>y-; l -.V.5
|i lf tlie prise letters are sent out
over the country ,a* \ the Times
suggest*, $ If. will reach \ the a very
people :we want : to I get out ,to see
our town and its resource*,': said
H. D. McDonald. "The attractions
of ; the ' city ' and \ the < carnival ; will
be < shown ? in i the ' most i favorable
light."
i •'Just as soon aw I get. a spare
minute,'.'! added; Secreta]? Dunn,'
"I'll rite you a letter expressing
our appreciation. lam sure the
Here's Mrs. Astor No. 1 As She
Appeared In New York Lately
MRS. ALVA WILLING A9TOR, who divorced John Jacob As
tor, dead Titanic passenger, photographed as she came down the
gangplank of a liner In New York harbor. Bhe wishes to be
known as Mrs. John Astor, allowing to the second wife the name of
Mrs. John Jacob Attor.
Fletcher, Langhorae And
Wallace to Baltimore
(By Staff Special.)
WALLA WALLA, May B.—
Washington's delegation of 28 to
the democratic national conven-
tion, though unlnttructed, will
vote for Champ Clark, who yes
terday won the state convention
endorsement here.
Washington gets but 14 voteß
at Baltimore, so each delegate will
have but half a vote. This was
done to reconcile the warring am
bitions of various candidates for
delegate. It allows John D.
Fletcher and Hugh Wallace of Ta
coma to go as delegates at large
and Maurice Langhorne from the
district. It also makes n place
for former Senator George Turner
of Spokane.
John K. Pattison, of Spokane,
once candidate fo governor, will
be national committeeman.
Wilson Men Bolt.
Hlb rival for the place, W. G.
Helfner of Seattle, Wilson lead
er, left the hall in anger when the
convention seated the "hand pick
ed" delegates from Seattle ns well
as the primary delegates, giving
the Clark forces control.
Most of the Wilson men from
Seattle followed him.
The expected stampede to Bry
an did not materialize. Though
wljen Jefferson county announced
its change of vote to Bryan an
uproar started that lasted 20
minutes and looked strong enough
for a while to sweep the Clark
GOVEST.FOLK
WIN FIGHT
The S^gne-Webster people will
fight no longer with the Gove st.
property owners who protested
against the high tension power
line along their street to {Be
the smelter.
This morning the company
came In which a revised plan to
run the line four blocks west of
Qove street on Orchard. The mat-
committee is unanimous in itw ap
proval."
Tlie plan an explained yesterday
is i for an article giving the attrac
tions ]of Tacoma % ai#? a carnival
town, an industrial ft city £ and a
home city.
:■ The ; person, man, . woman or
school child, i who writes ) the ] best
one will get : «aai from 1, the Tiroes.
Keep your articles under 250
words and send | them >at once to
the Times > contest editor. Y.i
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EARIiY FUND P^'i ■ • &
The Early relief committee . has
announced that '%i 3's more has
been added to the fund^Kgfea
HOME EDITION
WKATHHK KOKHCAMT.
Fair tonight and Thursday.
men off their feet.
A number of Pierce county men
joined the Bryan movement.
Other well known democrats to
go to Baltimore are Mrs. May Ark
Wright Hutton, suffrage leader of
Spokane, P. M. Troy of Olympla,
Jere Netterer of Bellingham,
Judge W. W. Black of Everett,
Thomas Homer and John Schram
of Seattle, J. A. Munday of
Clark, Eldridge Wheeler of Che
lialis and Francis Donohue of
bewis.
B. B. Horgan, manager of the
Peoples Store, is presidential elec
tor, and David J.. Williams, secre
tary of the local Elks, wag recom
mended for state chairman In
place of Heifner. . .
When Cannon, of Ritzville.
chairman of the first contested
delegation, In defending it, refer
ed to J. M. Adams as having voted
in the republican primaries, the
aged man leaped to his feet, and
with eyes snapping and his frame
quivering, with emotion, shouted:
"You're.a liar."
But Cannon produced the elec
tion records that proved his case
and his delegation was seated.
Playwright and Wife Kiss
And Make Up Now
SAN FRANCISCO. May 8. — a divorce. Tully followed. Thea.
Richard Tully the playwright, and the wife discovered that reports,
his wife, who wag Eleanor Gates, she had heard were untrue and
have kissed and made up. she sent "for him.
Some weeks ago Mrs. Tully Migctflefmaklng relatives, it ia
came to San Francisco to secure | declared, Caused the trouble.
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for Your "Want"
■alffllt** 1 on the "want" pages ,of The Times. Two people" lose ■ when;
! you 3 fall [to i place ; your "want" ad th*r«^a^siS4ttis2^£lSSS£s^^ ■.
"Your "want" remains J unfilled . and * the I party ; orTpartl«« what ■
are looking for what you have- to sell or rent, or (or the < position,®
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MINER KILLS
FRIEND IN
HOME
In drunken quarrel about mid
night, August Savy, a French
miner, shut and almost instantly
killed Jules Bruin at Carbonado.
The men had been drinking to
gather at Savy's home. Savy got
tired and told his vlfiltor to leave.
Bruin wanted to stay. He left
liiiiilly. but Immediately return
ed. Mot words followed.
Then Savy drew a shotgun
loaded heavily with Inn kstint and
ihvil while but a few feet away.
The charge struck Drum In the
abdomen and he fell mortally
wounded.
Pnnlc-Btrlcken, Snvy ran to the
homo of Justice i'rltchard and
told him what he had done. l'iit~
chnrd held htm there and tele
phoned to Marnlial Hunt at Wil
keson. Prltchard brought Savy
to the county jail here tins morn
ing.
At the Jail today Savy appar
ently has not yet realizzed what
he has done.
"I shoot heem," he said, an he
clutched at the bars with liln
knotty fingers and in his brokea
iiiih. h he told why.
In Kiltie Mnn.
Savy 1b a little man, barely 4
feet 11 and weighs but 125
pounds. Bruin was a veritable
giant by his side. He was over 8
feet tall and built proportionate
ly.
They were good friends. They
vat by the kitchen fire and drank
until late. Drum became morose.
He demanded more wine. He
went out, came back.
Savey cringed in fear. He knew
that Kniin was angry and feared
he would strike him, he Bald. Me
tried one door, then retreated to
another. Then Brum came back,
wildly chasing and cursing Savy.
The little miner was running for
his life. He saw the shotgun and
in his fear grabbed tt up. He>
Hlarted to run one way and Brum
doubled on him. They were run
ning toward each other.
He Warned Victim.
"Stop. Stop. Stop. I'll shoot.
Stop," li« shrieked, but Drum
laughed and lunged for him. He>
was barely four feet away when
Savy pulled the trigger.
Then the little miner dashed
from his cabin in terror.
Savy Is the smallest man ever.
locked in the county jail.
Will Edwards
Hold His Job
Homer Edwards is still city
clerk.
Rumor had it a week ago that.
the new council would Immediate- .
ly bounce Edwards and put back
L. W. Roys, who was recalled by
the people a» commissioner a year
ago.
The rumor caused a loud pro
test from the South Ead, and the
subject was not even mentioned
at the council meeting this morn
ing.
