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VOL. IX. NO. 121.
INTERESTS ARE
BEHIND TAFT
SAYS ROOSEVELT
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, May 10. —That
President Taft is the tool of the
bosses and that* every vote not
cast for Roosevelt will tend to
strengthen the hold of the "in
terests" upon the people, is the
burden of a public letter from
the colonel to the Minnesota
Roosevelt committee.
"Nine states have hold presi
dential primaries—North Dakota,
» JVisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania,
Nebraska, Oregon, New Hamp
shire, MaK*achusett« and Mary
land. Forty or their delegates
are in-ii u.i.-.l f or Taft and 216
against him. He has carried but
two of the nine—New Hampshire
and Massachusetts. In all the
states together, throe of every
four of the republicans voting in
the primaries wore opiiosed to
Tuft.
"President Taft's chances for
re-nomination lie solely In his
ability to secure delegates at Chi
cago who will misrepresent the
will of the people. After a pro
longed experience with me as
president, practically all the big
republican bosses disliked me so
heartily that they opposed Taft's
nomination because I favored it.
"After three and a naif years
Rich Wife Says She Will
Not Pay Hubby's Debts
— — j —
SAN MATEO, Cal., May 10.—
"To whom it may concern: I
hereby inform the public that I
■will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my husband,
Nicholas J. McNamara," Mrs.
..Margaret I. McNamara, wealthy
society leader, has issued the
foregoing advertisement. It cre
ated A sensation.
Mrs. McNamara has a personal
20,000 PEOPLE
- ENDANGERED
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW ORLEANS, La., May 10.
■—The lives of 20,000 persons in
the district of New Rhodes are
seriously menaced today by flood,
and government officers have or
dered all available launches, mo
tor lio.itk and barges rushed to
the scene.
An organization of negroes
complained today to Gov. Sunders
because they were forced to work
on the levees.
"I am working on the levees, as
are all white men," was Sanders'
reply. "You negroes are no bet
ter than any of the rest of as."
Only Candidate
, (By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, May 10. —"There
is just one candidate whom It is
possibfe to nominate against the
bosses —and that's myself," says
former President Theodore Roose
velt, in a letter published here
today.
Two Killed, Riot
SCRANTON, Pa., May 10.—
Two foreigners were shot and
two policemen beaten in a riot
at the Cayuga coal mines. One
man was seriously wounded.
When the rioters gathered about
the mine 15 police flred 100 shots
over their heads, leaving them at
the mercy of the mob. A special
train load of state troops arrived
and ended hostilities.
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.
211 California Bldg.
of experience with Taft 'since he
was elected, these same men are
heartily in favor of his re-nomi
uation. They were opposed to mo
four years ago anj are opposed
to me now. They were opposed
to Taft four years ago, but they
heartily support him now.
"These men include Gallinger
of New Hampshire, Aldrlch of
Rhode Island, Penrose of Penn
sylvania, Kealing of Indiana Lor
imer of Illinois, Guggenheim and
Evans of Colorado, Patrick Cal
houn and the Southern Pacific
crowd of California and the Amal
gamated Copper crowd of Mon
tana.
"The present fight is nation
wide. There is just one candi
date whom It is |i<>-sili|<- to nomi
nate against the bosses and that
is myself. Kvery vote for any
other candidate from now on ts
really a vote for Taft and a vote
for the bosses, whether it is cast
in Minnesota, Massachusetts,
Ohio, New Jersey or California.
"I became a candidate when I
was convinced taht no other pro
gressive could possibly be nomi
nated against Taft. The contest
has gone so far as to make It evi
dent I certainly can be nominated
—either I will be nominated or a
reactionary will."
fortune of $800,000 and handles
the family money sacks. She de
nies that she Is contemplating di
vorce. Her husband i» a director
in the Anglo-California bank of
San Francisco. The general opin
ion is that the notice was pub
lished to humiliate the banker.
The McN'amaras are noted in
San Mateo for their lavish enter
tainments.
DIO SON FORGE
FATHER'S NAME
Charged with having forged
the name of his father, E. H.
Rann, wealthy merchant of New
London, Wis., to checks which he
passed on E. R. Sullivan, 602 Ta
coma ay., former school chum and
employe of the Kelley-Clarke Co.,
Don C. Rann has been arrested at
Ogden, Utah, and will b« returned
to Tacoma for trial.
Rann and his wife stopped at
the Carlton hotel and Rann in
duced Sullivan to cash his check.
When they were returned Rann
and his wife had left Tacoma but
24 hours before.
Mrs. Rann was left waiting for
her husband in an Ogden hotel.
Rann senior sent wrathy tele
grams to Tacoma ordering the ar
rest of his son when he learned of
the forgery.
WELL KNOWN TACOMA MEN, THEIR BUSINESS AND THEIR HOBBIES
(This is the first article of a
scries which the Times will print
from day to day throwing the
spotlight on Taroiii.-i men who
have forced their way to the
front.)
Up till the time he was 18
years old T. H. Martin could
neither read nor write.
Now he's general manager of
the most up-to-date Commercial
club in the Northwest. Before
that he. was a consulting engineer
and his construction work dots
the South. Without evei going
to school a day in his life, he
earned the degrees C. E. and M.
IS. and the like.
What's the answer?
"The only way anything worth
while is done is tihrough Intelli
gent hard work," says Martin.
Martin was knee deep in work
at the time.
"He's seen 50 different people
today," said I. W. Zlegaus, his
assistant. "He's down at his of
fice prompt at 7:30 every morn
ing, gets through about 6, then
most of the time has an evening
engagement. He put in about 14
to 18 hours a day."
/i' In '•■ a corner 5 of,. Martin's \ desk
was'; a ; pile \of catalogue*. t ■ ?
"Motor boats?" :,-;•■-• ••'
Hits Martin's Hobby. ; %
The Times man had bit on
Martin's hobby. "/ :■-"-/.. : ; '..-■•• a
"I'm I kind |of I crasy about | the
.water,4! said ' the Commercial I club
manager, "and when we were
figuring over the various Interest
lug; things T&coma; could present
The Tacoma Times
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA
IS GRAND JURY
NOW AFTER
NOLTE?
Because Seph, (Red) Duncan,
did not appear, the grand jury
heard no testimony this morning
and officers are now making ef
forts to locate him.
Duncan is believed to have evi
dence a-galnst Deputy Prosecutor
N'olte.
Deputy Sheriff Jeff Hamilton
at Wllkeaon was called before the
grand jury and later Mrs. Crash
ules from whom Atty. Sherrlll got
$500, was recalled yesterday.
No hint as to what Sherrlll told
the grand Jury was obtainable.
August Savy, who killed Jules
Brun at Carbanado Tuesday
night will probably be called be
fore the grand jury and there are
also charges against the old vice
syndicate and disorderly houses
to be investigated.
It is not likely that the grand
jury will adjourn before some
lime next week.
DECISION HITS
ATPARK 60IIDS
Judge Stiles In an opinion ren
dered today holds that the park
bonds soon to be voted on by the
people will count in the bonded
debt of the city under the New
York laws
Tacoma heing under the limit
has been able to sell <;ity bonds
at 4 1-2 per cent and get a pre
mium.
But the city is close to the
limit. The park binds it is feared
would put it aver.
The city has *2,180,000 of the
old water and light bonds to re
fund next year.
"We must get them refunded
before we get over the limit."
said Mayor Seymour today. "I
am sorry, I would like to see the
park projects carried through.
"If the board had submittted
the Wapato and Franklin parks
and playgrounds projects alone
we might have gotten some of
them."
Mills To Enforce
Curfew Law
Commissioner A. U. Mills says
the boys and girls must keep off
the k( reels at night.
He told the social service hoard
yesterday afternoon that he in
tended to rigidly enforce the cur
few law.
Board members suggested that,
the Frank Ailing home be laid out
in tennis courts.
SAVY BKFORE JURY
Coroner Shaver will make no
further Investigation of the mur
der of Jules Brun at Carbonado
by August Savy, -who claims he
shot Brun in self-defense. Savy Is
to go before the grand jury.
ARTICLE NO. I—T. H. MAKTIN
to tourists, I got interested my-1
self, and decided I'd have to have I
one."
Then he went off about mag-1
TACOMA, WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912.
Man Leaves Half Million To Girl
Who Gave Him Bunch of Flowers
Many years ago a baby girl,
the daughter of a Newport, R. 1.,
inn-keeper, presented a bouquet
of her own picking to a strange,
old man, who sat a-fishtng on a
pier.
"Dey Is so pwltty, Mister Man,"
she lisped, "and dey is all for oo."
The old man, Ross Kevillon
Wlnans, died the other day, be-
United Press Man Talks
Direct to Mex. Battlefield
(lty United Press Leased Wire.)
EL PASO, Tex., May 20.—The
first direct news of the battle be
tween the federal forces under
General Huerta and the rebels of
Orozco was gained here early to
day when a United Press corre
spondent talked directly with
Huerta over a roundabout tele
phone circuit to the Bermejillo
battlefield.
"General Robago completely
routed an advance party of 1,000
rebels near here," said Huerta,
killing 90 of them. General
Villa's cavalry pursued them.
"Villa attacked the rebels early
Thursday and we flanked them
with machine guns. The fight
lasted until noon, but finally
MRS. HUTTON
ATTACKS HAY
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SPOKANE, Wash., May 10.—
May Arkwrigtot Hutton, delegate
to the democratic national con
vention is urging women voters
to oppose the re-election of Gov.
Hay.
"Gov. Hay sent a telegram of
congratulation this week to 1,506
suffrage workers In convention in
New York city," said Mrs. Hut
ton. "He sent the message col
lect. Remember that when vot
ing."
nates and the exact difference be
tween a two cylinder 20 h. p. aud
an 8 cylinder that would generate
60, and screw propellers and
queathing $."00,000 of his $4,000,
000 estate to t.t>e little girl, Miss
Dorothy Bateman, now grown to
lieautiful womanhood.
Winanb' son was willed only
$200,000, having enraged the fa
ther by marrying a Spanish dan
cer, and the will entirely cuts off
two children of his dead daugh-
ter, who married Prince dv
Beam.
panic seized the rebels and they
Yan^like rats.
"When will the main battle oc
cur? I will answer that on Fri
day night. Our position Is hourly
becoming stronger. Since I have
been talking to you, a horseman
lias arrived with a message saying
that General Salasnr'a rebels were
routed at Cuetro Clengas last
night. This makes my position
stronger.
"You must excuse me from an
swering further questions now. I
must prepare for today's events. I
promise to answer further inquir
ies tonight. I want the American
people to know the truth. I con
gratulate you on your enter
prise."
Puts Express Co.
Out of Business
(By United Press Leafied Wire.)
WASHINGTON, . C, May 10. —
Commissioner Franklin K. Lane,
of the interstate commerce com
mission, is analysing today the
testimony against the express
combine and will report tihortly.
It is expected that the report
will show over-capttallzatlon, ex
orbitant earnings and extortion
ate and unsystematic rates. In
congress it {g declared that the
express companies are going to be
put out of business.
silitions and suoh things about his
boat.
So this summer whenever Mar
tin has a few minutes, he'll be
out in the Sound. He'll run his
own boat, too.
Mr. Martin Is married and has
two fine boys, 14 and 16, the
elder one in high school. Aside
from that he's a big fellov with
An enthusiastic hand clasp, and a
«mtie that would be worth a lot
of money to a traveling man.
Baa Away at 18. •
Oh, yes, as to his education.
Martin's father waa a minister,
belonging to a sect which did not
believe in education. So young
Martin was sent to a colony of
Jh« sect In New York, where he
vtayed till he was 18, then ran
away and learned his A B C's
over a printer's case.
One of Martin's biggest assets
and the source of his greatest
value to Tacoma and the Com
mercial club Is his ability to make
frlands. He has set a new record
during his one year In Tacoma
and hig oat of town trips with the
club have started a. friendly feel
lug (oward Tacoma outside which
is being rapidly coined into dol
lars.
HOLDS SCHMITZ 1 FATE.
(By United Press leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10.—
Judge Lawlor's decision on th%"
motion to dismiss the bribery in
dictuients against former Mayor
Eugene E. Schmitl was put over
again today until next Saturday.
FARMER SLAYS
WIFE WITH
POKER
(By United Press 1..M-..1 Wire.)
BEAVER, Pa, May 10.—
Armed with a poker, Frank At
tle, a wealthy farmer, early to
day called his wife, a former so
ciety belle of East Liverpool, 0.,
from her bed and beat her to
death. He then'threw hU wife's
body into a creek and attempted
suicide by cutting his throat. He
will recover.
Attle alleged that he killed his
wife hecaiiße she tried to mur
der two children by his first wife.
The murder was witnessed by
Eddie Attle, aged 10, who rushed
to his stepmother's bedroom
when he heard her shrieks.
Attle Is believed to be Insane.
He was divorced from his firnt
wife two years ago.
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NAME REN DOW
AS CHAIRMAN
At a caucus of city delegates
this morning Lorenzo Dow,
Roosevelt leader, wag recom
mended to the progressive dele
gates of the county for chairman
of the county convention here to
morrow.
The Taft forces have been
fighting to get proxies and try to
swing the session, but the pro
gressives are confident of control.
At Seattle the reactionaries,
headed by Ex-Senator Wilson, are
planning to try to seat the 121
"handpicked" delegates at the
Aberdeen convention and threat
en a bolt if defeated.
A^ careful poll of the state to
day showed the progressives
easily in the lead for control of
the Aberdeen convention. Dele
gates elected show up: Rooßevelt
206, Taft 125, LaFollette 81,
doubtful 181. Necessary to con
trol 3 35.
Seek To Recall
Atty. General
(By i nil.-!I Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, May 10.—An
gered by a recent opinion of At
torney General Crawford, support
ers of Roosevelt are urging his
recall.
Crawford held that inasmuch as
Roosevelt did not receive a clear
majority In the recent primary,
the Oregon delegation needn't
vote for him at Chicago.
All the delegates have an
nounced that they will vote for
Roosevelt as long as he hag a
chance to win.
"Hike Away" Ends
In Disaster
(By United Press leased Wire.)
SNOHOMISH, May 10.—High
school seniors had a "hike-away"
jaunt. Alta Holmes and Julia
Vestal were being pulled on a big
cedar log in the river by Byron
Paine. The log rolled. Miss
Holmes and Paine were thrown
into the water, but were saved by
students. Miss Vestal clung to
the log and floated down stream a
mile. She was rescued by a
farmer.
Who Died First
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
EVERETT, Wash., May 10. —
"Did Oro Pattison shoot his wife
and then himself, or did she shoot
him and then herself?"
The court here will have to de
termine this. The amount of in
surance depends upon the out
come.
NKW PREACHKIi SUNDAY
Rev. Luther Hogshead of Tole
do, 0., weatern district superin
tendent for the Evangelical Lu
theran church, will preach Sun
day at the St. John's English Lu
theran church.
PRETTY WOMAN IS
FOUND MURDERED
IN LONE BUNGALOW
(Hy United IVesa Leased Wire.)
LOS ANUKLKS, Cal., May 10.
—An initial "X" embroidered
upon the corner of a fine linen
handkerchief is the only clue to
day to the identity of a comely
woman, about 3 0 or 36, wliobo<
body was found in an unoccupied
bungalow here.
The woman's heart had been
laid open by a terrific blow, and
an attempt had been made to
burn the body, the clothing hav
ing been scorched from her feet
to her knees.
The police believe that the mo
tive for the crime wns not rob
bery, for several bits of jewelry
and a sum of money were found
in the woman's handbag.
CHIEFS LAW PARTNER
NOW DEFENDS DAHL
That Atty. Louis I. Kefebvre was not called In to push Hana
Dahl's suit against the Times until after his law partner. Judge
Loomis, had been made chief of police, was a feature of Atty.
Perry's opening statement for the Times yesterday afternoon.
Lefehvre was not originally associated with the case. Perry
said.
Commissioner Pettlt testified this morning that he had called
in the newspaper men ahout a month before Dahl's license was to
expire and told them that he wanted to be on record that he
would not grant a renewal, so that Dahl could govern himself ac«
cordingly.
The Times printed the story and the suit followed, Dahl al
leging that the Times article had caused him to lose hta license
and profits.
Times Charges True.
Commissioner PettH declared
the Times statements to be true.
Pettit said that Dahl asked him
personally if it would avail him
to request a renewal of the li
cense.
Later Dahl sent License Inspec
tor Shortees and Commissioners
Woods and Freeland to see if Pet
tit would renew the license.
Pettlt said lie refused on the
ground that women had solicited
in the rear of the saloon, that a
ilisiu«ii-i house had been con
ducted up Htuirs, that the saloon
had violated the anti-treating law
and that he had received a report
that Indians bought liquor there.
That the Bodega was a disrepu
table and notorious resort, both
upstairs and down and that "no
respectable girl would live there,"
was the testimony of Clara Kochc,
who formerly conducted "an open
rooming house" above Hans Dalit's
place. ,
She said that that was part of
her agreement with Dahl. *<
Half a dozen other witnesses
also gave the place a bad reputa
tion and told of various disorderly
incidents. ■ .
Clara.Roche told how she had
worked In Alaska and later as a
girl in the Bodega dance hall In
the early days of. the open town.
She also told later of how she con
ducted the house under the Roys
open-town regime. > ' .-<;! "
At one time she blazed forth at
Lefebvre when he had repeatedly
questioned about herself. .
l'ai.i llahl $12,000.
Tn 22 months she said she had
paid Hans Dahl practically $12,
--000 for rent and liquors. She de
tailed how the girls frequented the
back of the saloon and how drinks
were sent from the saloon to the
"hotel" above.
She also said she had conducted
a resort at 14 th and A sts., and
that when that was closed the in
mates went to the Bodega.
She stated that Fanny Gibson
ran the place as a notoriously dis
orderly house before her. .
A diminutive blonde girl follow-
A Cure for Empty Office Desks
Trained men of business realize that the "wants" are the best
aid in getting office help.
The "want" ads play no favorites, they hare no personal friends
to Bend to offer for positions.
When an advertisement for a stenographer, a bookkeeper, *
demonstrator or a saleslady, etc., is placed in the Times it reaches
the best workers of Tacoma.
The returns to an office help ad in the Times are usually iueti
that the employer may take his choice.
Help "wanted" adti taken by telephone by expert operators at
the Times,
HOME EDITION
M'KATHHB FORECAST.
Fair tonight and Saturday.
I,lKht fro»t tonlgftt.
30 CENTS A MONTH.
The house In which the bodr
was found wag vacated by It*
tenant May 1. Several dayg after
this, according to neighbor!, a
man and a woman came to the
house in the evening and spent
■ several hours talking on the
porch. Subsequent to this they
were seen in the house several
times.
Frank Martin, who lives in an
adjoining house, accosted the
man the laßt night the couple
was seen. "I'm waiting for my
wife," the stranger replied.
Hloodv linger prints on (he
floor and on the porch were pho
tographed and Rertllloned today.
Photographs of the woman also
were taken.
Ed Clara Roche to the stand. She
testified that she had been an in
mate at the Uodega for nearly six
>ears, but had reformed. She cor
roborated much of Clara Roche's
testimony.
Vnder crogs-exaniiiintlon, Atty.
Lefenvre went after her and de
manded her true name. The iffrl
l>r<>ke down sobbing and appealed
to the court. Card excused her
and a recess was taken. As the
jury left the box, Mrs. Gene Wol
fard, the only woman juror,
stopped by the girl's chair and
patting her arm, told her not to
Three newspaper men testified
regarding the 111 reputation of tbe
Bodega.
Police Tipped Off.
May Fisher testified that she
had conducted the house, and in
explaining how she had never
been arrested or disturbed by the
police, said that whenever a raid
was to be made she was notified
in advance by a police officer.
HEAR DISCUSSION
ON WATERWAYS
Business men are meeting at
the Commercial club this after
noon to listen to a discussion of
the Wapato-Hylebos watetrway
plans.
The committee urging thU
proposition now has signed up a
little over half the acreage need
ed to present, the petition to the
county commissioners for th»
creating of the port district.
TO KF3KP MINT.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 10.
—By a vote of 176 to. 113 the
house today adopted the amend
ment Introduced by Rep. Hum
phrey of Washington, which calls
not only for the continuation of
the coinage mints at San Francis
co, New Orleans and Carson, but
also for the retention of six as
say offices and an annual appro
priation for their maintenance.