The United Press Was Brought to Tacoma By the Times--It Has Always Been First to Give the News of the World—And It Is Uncolored and Fair NO, GRETCHEX, the face that the BulKirn* liavo got the Turks on the run will make no difference in the price of the natoinal bird a week from today. VOL. IX. NO. 293. TURKEY REJECTS TERMS; BEATEN FOR $70; MAYDIE BAN FRANCISCO NEWSPAPER MAX MAKES MURDRROUB ASSAULT ON FRIEND. "Shorty" LMTMa of Sioux City, lowa, is hovering on the point of «'<•;! II) ill tile Kniiuie I'ililllitr Memorial hospital, and James Madcr, a newspaper man, former ly employed on Hie San Francis co Call, is under arrest, being held on a charge which will bo filed as soon as Lnwsims condi tion is fully determined. Mader beat Lawson over the head with a heavy steel bar in the Tourist hotel at 9 o'clock this morning while attempting, It is Bald, to rob his victim of $70. Doth men arrived here last night from Portland. Mader had been drinking heavily, an empty gin bottle having been found in his room. Mader registered at the Tourist hotel early in the evening, and later brought in "Shorty," who was assigned a room next that of Mader on the third floor. About 9 o'clock this morning guests of the hostelry were aroused by the screams of Law son coming from the bathroom. Warren Cady, one of the third floor roomers, rushed to the head of the stairs and called to Manager Frank McLean tuat a man was being murdered. Mader burst from the bath room and ran down the stairs. He escaped into the alley, with McLean in hot pursuit, and dou bled back to Pacific avenue, where he was caught and held until the arrival of Detectives Mondeau, Andrews and Fackler In the police machine. He Baid very little, other than to answer gruffly the questions of the officers as to his name, age and occupation. Lawson was found lying on the bathroom floor, his head gaping from a large wound. A steel liar a foot long covered with blood was lying beside him, Rnd his purse, containing $70, lay near the door. He was placed in an ambulance nnd taken to the hospital, where he is under the care of Dr. Thomas B. Curran. His condi tion is uncertain as yet, but very serious. In the bathroom struggle, the porcelain wash bowl was smash ed Into pieces and lay scattered about the floor. Lawsons finger ring, which was of heavy gold, was broken, probably by a blow from the heavy bar. Mader, who gave the name Wagnor at the police station, is 29 years old. He registered as having come from Los Angeles, but said he had been working on the San Francisco Call. Lawson is about 30 years old. His peo ple all live in Sioux City, he told the night clerk at the hotel last evening. D. F. F. Foley was the final captor of Mader, after his long run. Late reports from the bedside of "Shorty" Lawson this after noon ar e that he may live. His condition, however, is very low. DUMPS COSTLY AUTO IN BAY (By Unltfd Pmss Leased Wire.) OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 21. — Because his $4,500 limousine Bhowed a .balkineKs that would put a mule to blush, H, H. Hart of Claremont, millionaire mining man, ordered the machine dump ed into the bay. His chauffeur drove the car aboard a Southern Pacific ferry boat, and when In mid-bay, press ed the self starter, sending the balky car on its last journey. $200 CASH 1 "'' Balance on terms to " ", suit purchaser, for •• ■ • two lots ■on Tacoma ■• • ay. between 18th and "19 th. » Calvin Philips &Co. k4*U CKllfor«U Bid*. Utm « TheTacoma Times EASY! THINK! AND YOU CAN LIVE TO BE OVER 1,000 YEARS, MAYBE Harry the Seer is going to live to he I, o'clock this morning by his fellow workmen at the Tacoma smelter, William Anderson, aged 30 years, was found shortly liefore noon today in one of the ore bins, dead. Evidently the man had made an attempt to dislodge some pieces of ore that were choking one of the chutes and had boon caught fast by the descending gate. He had smothered. The body was removed to the Hoska-Huekley-King morgue. ON TRIAL FOR MURDER; GET MARRIAGE PROPOSAL (By United Press l>nsed Wire.) by the girl defendant this morn- COLUMBUS, 0., Nov. 21. — lag. Continuing her testimony by ex- "You're just my style. I ad plaining the details of the story mire your nerve and faithfulness which she hopes will acquit her, to the man who came between Cecilia Farley, accused of mur- you and Zollinger," wrote one dering her former sweetheart, farmer. "I am 40, but not half Alvin Zollinger, took the stand bad looking. WO) you preside here today. Several mailed pro- over the household duties of my posals of marriage were received farm after you are acquitted?" I "REEL" LOVE DRAMA HERE MOVIXG PICTURE MANAGER FIXDS HIMSELF ADVEKTIS- Xl) AS "THE BIG FKATURH THIS WKKK," WHEN HE HK- Tl'ItXH HOME WITH HIS BRIDE. Last evening Manager John Siefert of the Circuit motion pic ture house slipped quietly into town with his bride from the east. His "boys" at the theater had been kept in the dark, he thought. Arriving at their rooms in the Bostwlck hotel, however, bride and goom discovered that the boys had prepared for their cora- Stretched across the hall be fore the door of their apartments was a large canvas sign bearing their names as principals in a "Love Drama" which was "The Big Feature This Week." Somewhat taken aback the couple entered their rooms to find them liberally decorated with old shoes, ribbons and placards, all undoubtedly the work of the "little bird.' 1 LONDON, Nov. 21.—Belgrade dispatches received here today quote Premier Pasitsch of Servla a« denying that bis government has yielded to Austria on the question of Adriatic port. ■$.3><3><4>cS> <$><$> <$>4><^ ♦ \\. / ' ■ ■■-; ■:...::■.;■:. •' . .« •■-• ; ■-■ „ <» IMtlsoNKlw TO HAVE TUKIU TUKKKY "- <» ♦-' . - ■■■'■. .„• -■■ -—: __• • •, ■-_. r ; 5;,.. -\ *. - ...: ;; :. f * '" Even the president could have no better Thanksgiving «> i> dinner than will Pierce county jail prisoners. • \: " <8> Retiring Sheriff Robert Longmire has promised "the •■ boys" a generous supply of turkey and apple : sauce, and <$> ••> Charles Newcomib has agreed to put forth his best efforts as •* •> a culinary expert on that day. i «5 ■*•■-;>- ', = : - J** *'♦♦♦♦♦«>♦<»«> ♦'♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ » ♦ ♦ ♦♦«>♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦> ♦ THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA the child shall be 500 years old, or something to that ef fect." Harry, the Seer, claims he has a kid friend down in San Francisco who's just finished eating his 118 th birthday cake. He doesn't want to die, either. He's a physical culture instructor and his name is Captain Goddard Diamond. Can you picture the world a lot of gray-whiskered old chaps with bald heads playing mar bles and calling each other "Skin ney" mid "Porkey" and "Hriik" and such other names as should rightly conic from a hunch of such young rascals? "Overpo])ulated?" exclaims Harry, the Seer. "Well, when you consider that all the people in the world should be comfortably seated within the confines of the state of Texas, does it look like we could overpopulate it? "People are beginning to real ize, too, that small families anil better ones arc the real thing to strive for. "Sure, anybody can live to be as old as lie or she likes. AH you've u<>t to do is lake cure of yourself, paying most attention to your subconscious mind. When you reach the age at which peo ple hi-nin calling you old take up new studies, unfold new fields of mental development, take v bath, and you're a kid again." 150 IN NET NOW (By I'nited PW lA-JMH'd Wire.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 21. —As a result of the government's country-wide probe into the meth ods of alleged quack doctors and manufacturers of patent medi cnies detrimental to the public health, incomplete reports receiv ed here today show that 150 per sons implicated are now under arrest. CITY CASE IN SUPREME COURT Tacoma's city attorney Bent briefs to Washington today in the case of Manley Ettor, father of Joe Ettor, now on trial at Law rence, Mass., who is suing the ctiy for damages for a street grade before his home, and which is the only case the city ever had to reach the supreme court. PLAYS ON WITH A BROKEN NECK ALMA, Mioh., Nov. 21.—Lying in the hospital here in a serious condition, Captain Ephie Johnson of the Alma college football team, was informed today that he played through Saturday's game against Detroit with a broken neck. Y. M. C. A. GUESTS. Baptist church members of the city will tonight be the guests of the Y. M. C. A. Special enter tainment will be furnished by the young men of the association in the way of athletic sports and special stunts in the swimming tank. SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—Local agents of Frank Waterhouse & Co. here today received with glee the short cable: "Yokohama- Curzon." This signifies that the big freighter Lord Curzon, 45 days out from Seattle and 19 days overdue at Yokohama, is safe in port. TACOMA, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1912. The Wee Wife of Lawyer Stood Steadfast And She Reaped Her Rich Reward The Wee Woman nnd Her Big Hoy, .T. Matthew Murray, freed of tho charge of grand larceny, nnd his wife who has stood by his side constantly declaring him innocent. Oh, wish me luck!" It was said to Jim Longmire, day jailer for the county :of I'ierce, and i aim- from a wee woman who had sat through the long afternoon back of the.great steel doors with n big —her big hoy— while the shadow of the burred windows had crept: across the floor and had grown long on opposite wall. .■. i. ;j It was said in a voice that was filled with fear and ;. desolate hope as her eyes were filled with tears. The critical moment r. of their lives had come, for the.wfee woman and the big boy, for j.l. Mathew Murray and his- wiife were going up to the courtroojm to learn the jury's verdict. •v-jT A few hours before J. Mat thew Murray, attorney for him self, pleading with this -,-' jury, had said: "Justice means to me here—liberty — vindication —exoneration — all—my — wife —my child." That —all that — his if this jury that had called him back again to the courtroom should have found him "not guilty" of robbing Peter Pappas, a ' Greek bootblack, of $135. But if their verdict was— - "I'll stick to him always, whether they send him to the penitentiary or not, Mr. . Long mire, because I know he's inno cent," said the wee woman. "But, oh, wish me luck!" And Jim Longmire, the jailer, who had field the key to J. Mat thew Murrays cell since Septem ber 27, stretched out his i hand and grasping that of the wee woman, said, "I do wish you luck, little woman, with all my heart" The we woman sat at the side of her uncle, John E. Murray, a big mill owner of Buckley. Her face was blanched. J. Matthew Murray, the boy at torney, sat at the table behind Attorney John Leo, a man grown old in the service. Judge Chapman seated himself, at the bench, and the jury filed in. . : There was not a smile ton their faces. ' Seemingly they look ed "conviction." -.-••■., .'.;':?;/«■, "Gentlewomen and men of the jury," asked the court, "have you reached a verdict?" "We have," replied the fore man. "The clerk will read the ver dict," announced the court. "We the jury, , having carefully considered' all . the < evidence • in this case, "the paper read, "find the defendant not ■ guilty of ■' the crime as charged." > ' "<* ,• V~* I The big : boy, for ; the •' second time in that courtroom that day, bowed :hi head _ Into his . bands while surging emotion < shook his tram*. ■;•,.,-,-■. _ , n And the wee woman— With the great joyful exclama tion, "Oh!" the wee woman bur ied her head in her uncle's arms. \ "I'm so glad," she sobbed, "{'m so glad." | ''It will only be ten minutes more,' said Jim Longmire to the wee woman who was waiting out side the doors of the county jail. Inside. J. Matthew Murray was being heaped with the heartfelt well wishes of 50 prisoners, the men with whom he had lived nearly two months. He thanked them all and shook hands and smiled back at them. Hut one was not at the door. It was Charles Newcomb, the murderer. Who has waited three long years for the time to come when he may realize the appeal J. Mat thew .Murray secured for him to the state supreme court where he will bo tried again for the mur der of Martin Kvalshaug. He had cooked ,T. Matthew Murray's meals since the attorney had come to live at the county jail. Charles Newcomb was not at the door to say goodby. , J. Matthew Murray darted in to the kitchen. Newcomb was peeling potatoes for supper. "Goodby, Charles," said Mur ray, Tin going away tonight, no need of any potatoes for me." i Newcomb turned, wiping his hands on his apron. His tall, Elnewy figure seemded a little more bent, and his pale face was fad, i "Goodby," was all he said as ke extended his hand which re gained gripped with Murray's to tile door. ■* "(loodby, Jim," said Murray, coming out. .[ "Goodby, Matt," answered Longmire. T "Come, dear, let's go home," ■whispered the wee woman, taking line big boy by the hand. * Charles Newcomb stood look ing through the grating, the last ■MB i "It's made a man of him, Charles." said Jim Longmire. ■ f "Yes," said Newcomb, "it has. Jl'm ■ glad for the ■ ltltle woman. She's been game all the way through." -,-■•-' a • ' —• I News Items From ■ the Hicktown Bee, Several bricks ha* fell outen ■ the chimney on the M. K. meet . Ing house and unless they are fixed by Saturday night there may be no sermon Sunday. There was no strangers ; in In town yesterday,' ■ * It looks like rain for a change, don't It? ' ■ - : •Advice Is cheap, L>afe Water*«T - tower says, ;so long cas - you don't follow non* of It ' .... .... •.,.... . WAR RENEWED 8 FLOORS TOPPLE OVER PORTLAND skvschai'KU COX TAIMX(i OIII'HKUM TIIKA. XEH ALMOST FALLS TO PIECES. (IJ.V United Press Leased Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 21.— Eight floors on the Sixth street side of the Marquam building, a sky scraper In the heart of the business section, collapsed wtih a detonation that could be heard for blocks about noon today. The streets are, roped off in the vicinity of the building, and a complete collapse of the .great structure is not improbable. The building contains the Orpheum theater and many office rooms. It Is probable the buildings on all sides will be cleared of their oc cupants and a wide district rooed if preesnt large cracks in the building Increase. No one was injured. CUPID BAFFLED (Hy United IVoss Leased Wire.) SEATTLE, Nov. 81.— Balked nt every turn, Rlgio Custodio, a Porto Rican from San Francisco, and Taka Muraoka, his Japanese sweetheart, who eloped from there early this week, are in Canada today. It was reported that Papa Mu raoko was coming north in. an effort to coax his daughter to re turn, and bo the pair continued their flight northward to Van couver, H. ('., where they will make another attempt to wed. SENTENCE YOUTH Tom O'Malloy, a Tacoma youth, is today bound for the state reformatory at Monroe for having attempted to "hold up" the National Hank of Commerce last summer with a wooden gun. Judge Clifford passed sentence upon him this morning remanding him to the institution for an in definite time. THEY ARE FAKES (liy United I'rcss leased Wire.) I3OKTOX, Nov. 21.— Police here today think postcards received yesterday which were believed to have given clues to the slayer of seven-year-old Joseph Josephs in a lluffalo suburb are. fakes. They say that J. Frank Hickey, the man arrested for the crime, was in Huston and implicated in sev eral attacks on children here. APPOINTS CHIEF (Hy Iniled Press Leased Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 21.— Mayor A. 0. Rushlight, in a proclamation today, turned the police department of the city over to Judge Gatens, presiding officer of the juvenile court, on account of the fact that the pres ent vice scandal has gotten be yond the power of the juvenile officers to control. QUAKE KILLS (Hy I'nited Tress Leased Wire.) MEXICO CITY, NOV. II. —Re- newal of the report that the town of Acanbay, in the northern part of the state of Mexico, was razed in Tuesday's earthquake iras reached El Ora, and a numiber of physicians are hastening to the scene. It is said that 100 per sons were killed. The town num bered 2,000 inhabitants. DREADNAUGHTS (Ily I'nited I'ivnh Leased Wire.) BREMERTON, Nov. 21. — Dreadnaughts can dock in pairs at the Puget Sound navy yard if the plans of Washington's con gressmen-elect do not go astray. W. E. Humphrey, Albert Johnson and J. W. Bryan, members of the next lower house, pledged them selves to work for a third dry dock here, at a recent banquet which was also attended by Ad miral Cottman and Reynolds. GIFT FOR HOSPITAL (Ily United Press Leased Wire.) PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21. — Mrs. George Widener Elk ins, jr., hag intimated to friends that the new Abington General hospital is to be surprised with a gift of "not less than |100,000." The gift Is supposed to be from Mrs. George D. Widener. HOME EDITION 30 CENTS A MONTH. Hetty Green Has a Birthday Today MRS. HETTY GHKKN. (Hy United PraM Leased Wire.] NEW YORK. .Nov. L'l. Today is Hetty Green's 7Sth birthday anniversary. Mrs. Green did nut spend many of her millions in riotous livinK. but "dSg in " to nioney-inakiiiK, as usual, in her business Office hero. IS. HEALEY LEWES RAGE WITHDRAWN FROM CONTEST FOR VACANCY IN SCHOOL BOARD, LEAVING TWO CAN- I)II»ATKS TO CONTEST: FOR .ion. Believing the presence of two women candidates In the race for the vacancy OB the .school board would defeat the purpose for which she says she entered the lists, Mrs. Ida W. Healey, one of the candidates, lias today with drawn her name from the ballot. "I believe the best. inteiostM '>T our public ichooli would be con served by having a woman on the board," says Mis. Ilialvy, "and I permitted my name to be used as a candidate, "Since that time another wom an has entered the Held. Aa I considered the place only because of my convictions in the matter and not from a desire for posi tion, and I believe two women candidates would defeat my prim ary purpose, 1 announce my withdrawal." Tliis leaves Mrs. Ahliie Sanford and Attorney Kowder I). Brown in the race for the vacancy on the. board. <$> •$> .^ •?> <$ <§> <§> /*, ♦ WOMEN TALK LESS THAN •«■ ► MXX LONDON, Nov. 21.— ♦ at least In Finland, accord- ♦ 4> ing to Miss Tekla Multin, ♦ ♦ doctor of arts of Helsing- <•• ♦ fors university and a mem- her of the Finnish parlia- 4 ■•> ment, now visiting here. ♦ "There are 14 women in 4> our parliament," 'she said, ■• ♦ "and the reason we get •■ ♦ along so well is the fact that we make fewer and shorter ♦ ♦ speeches per capita than ♦ ♦ the men." ■• <$ ,4> <§ > i?><§ ><$>3>3>3>/S>uge fire today. SULTAN SPURNS PEACE CONSTANTINOPLE ALREADY IIKAKK CANNONADING OF TUN ATTACKING FORCES. ■: <•>■s><& <$> •$, •(., .$. ►♦♦♦♦♦ v . <5> ♦ Till-; WAR IX BRIEF. <«> „\ <3> ♦ Cessation of hostilities -•• has been ordered. ■$> ■v Ilelieved allies will not <$> • insist upon too onerous <$>• i •■ terms. <$> I ■•> Turks fill Sophia mosque • ■•• with cholera patients to keep # ■•■ out allies. <$>■ *«> Fresh troops arriving <3> ■•> daily from Asia .Minor. ••> <*■• Uelieved that BulgartanT^'; •■ troops are hampered by <& # transport difficulties. # ♦ ♦ • ♦ ♦ « ■•■ i* '?• *•■ ? ■ •*■ & ® (in i.i.i iin ) IIUIIAI'KST, Nov. at.—Con "liiiitin explanation i> .i\ draw the wnrrant, asserting iuv claim was illegal. It i.mains to be seen whether thi> city attorney will hold tliat a woman in nun a situation can still claim her son as her sup port.