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The only chance of the old standpat gang the political crooks and buzzards—to win this fall, depends entirely on their success in fooling the voters by means of 11th hour campaign lies, circulated
through their numerous newspapers too late to be answered or denied.
A particularly nasty illustration of the dirty methods-methods that a Hottentot or Malay would scorn— of the leaders of the "gentlemanly party," is the attempt to assassinate the character of Bob
Hodge. They didn't try to meet him in fair discussion of the state issues. THEY COULDN'T. INSTEAD, THEY ATTACKED HIS PRIVATE CHARACTER AS A MAN AND THE FATHER OF
BONNY CHILDREN. They skulked in ambush and shot him in the back with poisoned bullets. The gangsters driven to desperation by impending defeat do not pretend to deal with campaign issues.
They know they haven't a chance to work the old bunk game on the people. THEY KNOW their old methods WON'T FOOL the voters again, so they resort to the POISONED BULLET, to dirty warfare.
They are using lies, libel and slander. With their backs to the wall, in danger of losing their loot, they are playing their desperate game recklessly.
Will they FOOL enough of the voters to enable them to retain their grasp? That is the question.
THEY WON'T IF THE PEOPLE CAN BE JUDGED BY THEIR RECENT PAST PERFORMANCES.
You got through the Times the
first news and the best pictures
of the world's champioiiMhlp ser
ies. Keep getting the Times and
you'll get features that the other
papers never have and can't get.
VOL. IX. NO. 293.
SOCIALISTS ARE
INDICTED FOR AN
ATTACK ON T. R.
(By United Vrem Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 17.—
Thomas J. Burns, socialist writer,
and seven other prominent social
ists, were indicted by the county
grand jury Tuesday for issuing
an alleged scurrilous circular di
rected at Colonel Theodore Roose
velt and Congressman Longworth
on the occasion of Roosevelt's
last visit here. The announce-
ment of the indictments, which
were secret, was made today.
The federal grand Jury is re
ported to be considering the re
turn of like indictments.
The circular which referred to
Roosevelt as the executive who
"attempted to murder Haywood,
Moyer and Pettlbone," and to
WHO IS YOUR MAN?
For President of the U. S. I vole for
(Signed)
Name
Address
Precinct and ward .■
City and county
State
, Have you begun to vote?
The Times in conjunction with
the Seattle Star, Spokane Press
and Portland News is now taking
ii straw vote on the presidential
situation to try to get at the ac
tual sentiment in the Northwest.
All the parties are enthusias
tic and are issuing the usual op
timistic prognostication, but with
the half million readers of these
four papers in the four leading
cities of the Northwest to" be
heard from It Is believed a real
index to the trend of political
thought can be secured.
The first count of ballots will
be made Saturday in v all four of
the oltles and will be announced
simultaneously In all the four
papers. • - -....-
A regular ballot box will be
kept at the Times office as In
the other offices and all the bal
lots will be dropped into this box.
TOO MUCH PETERSON LOSES
$10.50 FOR CITY COFFERS
Too much Peterson on Nick
Lawson's payroll cost the city
$10.50 this morning.
Nick has done pretty well by
the Peterson family when It
came to handing out Jobs. A
casual glance at the water and
light payroll shows nine lusty
' Petersons drawing city money in
this one department.
There are Charles, and Ellas,
and P. Peterson, J. W. Peterson,
S. V. Peterson and three just
plain John Petersons.
And the three Johns are what
caused trouble. One John work
• t^. at the PumP station and got
175 a month. Another wa« a
water main laborer and drew
East 25th
Street
Corner
Two lots at the northwest
corner of East 2£th and P,
60x130 feet. Owner must sell
to avoid foreclosure. Price is
too low to print. Call at office
for particulars.
Calvin Philips &Co.
11l California Bid*. Mala U
TheTacoma Times
Congressman Nicholas Longworth
ac a "baudy house keeper," was
spread broadcast upon the occa
sion of Roosevelt's visit to Port
land last month.
The circular was signed by
Thomas J. Burns, prominent so
cialist writer of Portland, and
seven members of the local so
cialist propaganda committee, the
latter being O. A. Erickson, E. J.
Fisher, I. W. W. Ram&ley, M.
Koerner, F. W. and A. E. Hals
and J. Worthen.
The men have been cited to
appear Friday and each Is under
$1000 bonds.
Rumors are current of a na
tion-wide movement in behalf oT
(he indicted men.
They may be sent into the Times
by mall or brought to the office
in person.
In the preliminary announce
ment made yesterday of the vote
the name of Chafln, the prohibi
tion candidate, was inadvertent
ly omitted from the list. This
was an error and ballots will be
received for Chafin as well as
for Debs, Taft, Roosevelt or Wil
son.
This is to be your ballot. Just
indicate the man you want for
president on the coupon ballot,
sign and send to the Times of
fice. The count will be made by
a committee of five men, one
from each political camp and an
nounced as soon as It Is com
pleted.
The parties have agreed to fur
nish a man to do the counting,
it is now up to the people to
make their job one they will re
member.
$(13 and a third was a Green
river man at $64.50. Nick had
them separated, but they got
mixed at that, and John Peter
son, Green river laborer, drew
John Peterson pump station em
ploye's pay warrant, thereby get
ting $10.50 extra coin.
He did not stop to correct mis
takes but quit the job and dis
appeared as soon as he got the
money.
Now the city Is bumped and
must make good to the other
John Peterson. ,
T. R. SWAMPED
WITH LETTERS
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.—A thou
sand telegrams and letters have
poured In on Colonel Roosevelt
since he arrived at Mercy hospi
tal here. Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr., is dictating the replies. Colo
nel Roosevelt discontinued today
the publication of cablegrams
from European royalty, fearing
such publicity might prove Of
fensive.
Hundreds of bouquets are ar
riving dally. These the colonel
orders distributed among the
other patients in the hospital.
A LOT OF MONEY
There is work amounting to
$1,225,005 being done by the city
on public works now, outside of
the Green river and Nlsqually
jobs. The bridges represent over
half of It.
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA
Hodge, Poindexter, Paulhamus for Big
Show on Friday Night
"If any man will come to me and say I made a promise to him I did not
keep in office or out of office I will get down off this platform and quit the
race for governor."
Hob Hodge told the people or Tacoma that m the
Tacoma theater a month ago.
No man has ever made such a charge against the
progressive candidate.
And that is one thing the people like about the
big Scotchman.
He is every inch a man.
What he says the people know he means. He is
a new type in fhe political arena. He does not talk
smooth nothings and deal in fullsome generalities.
Bob Hodge calls a spade a spade and tells just
what he proposes to do with it.
The best of it is Hodge has a four year record in
public office fighting the old regime of professional
politicians to demonstrate what sort of man he is. I
Hodge made a hit in Tacoma on his first appear-
anee but he did not tell all he had to tell. He is '
POINDEXTER
TOWN UNDER SEA
(liy I nlted Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct.
17. —That an Indian village ex
isted between 500 and 700 years
ago beneath the waters of San
Francisco bay close to the Bite
of the Panama Pacific exposition,
Is the assertion of scientists here
today who are examining a num
ber of relics unearthed by a
dredger while excavating in
preparation for the 1915 fair.
BEER STARTS IT
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
RIVERSIDE, Cal., Oct. 17.—
Two gallons of beer got Mrs.
Concha Lopez 120 days in jail.
Following the finding by Justice
Wing of a "blind pigger," Mrs.
Lopez started a row over the
beer, which she said belonged to
her. She was taken at her word.
SHE WENT BACK
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
OCEAN PARK, Cal., Oct. 17.
Gordon Bird, an architect, in
sisted on having "never to nag"
appended to "love, honor and
obey" clause of his marriage con
tract. Mies Florence L-utz
couldn't see It. She went back
to mother.
1800 OF 'EM
LONDON, Oct. 17.—Eighteen
hundred hawkers out of 3,000
applicants have been licensed to
ply their trade in the square mile
known as the city of London.-
Introduce Certificate.
As evidence that: E. T. Brown
was at no time In a position to
marry Adelaide Russell, who has
brought a breach of promise suit
against him for $20,000, because
of the matrimonial 'bonds already
existing between himself and an
other woman, the marriage cer
tificate was introduced la Judge
Clifford's superior court today.
GERMAN SINGING SOCIETY.
The "Gewang Verstn Lasalle,"
a ;.' new German singing '"':society,
has I been * organized J in Wt Tacoma.
Carl Bach ; was elected .director.'.;.;-
TACOMA, WASHINGTON.THUHKDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1912.
coming back Jb riday night and the armory has been
engaged.
Senator Poindexter will be with him. Poindexter
is the ablest senator this state has had for many a
long day. He was in the fight against the gang* at
Washington at the start, and he will be in at the
finish when the last of the "lame ducks" will have
been left at home. It will be worth while to hear
him tell of the fight.
W. H. Paulhamus is the most popular man in po
litical life in Pierce county.
Paul is going to preside -over the meeting and it
will be a hummer.
It is going to be the biggest political meeting in
the state this year and will rank next to the meet
ing for Roosevelt in the Stadium.
Every voter will want to be there, for there will
be things doing.
FLIT GETS SUDDEN ATTACK
AND IS FORCED TO RETIRE
By FUTTV O'FLAKA.
I knew I'd be a big hit at the
Kmpnges theater. Clever little
thing, ain't I? Pa
sent m<- to elo
cution school
or three years
—the best one
in Gig Harbor,
A lot of fel
lows in (. ii o
row kept both-'
ering me. One
Didn't youag Bmarty
Kat with a camera
Anything! stood up and
hollered at me to take off my
mask bo he could get my pic
ture. I didn't have any mask on.
I had an awful stomach aohe
and had to go early. I didn't
have time to finish my rendi
tion of "The Boy Stood On the
Burning Deck," and I was sorry,
too, for there were quite a Jot
of people left >in the audience.
What occasioned the acute
pain that cut short the perform
ance I do not know, for I had
eaten nothing for dinner that or-
HODGE AND WARBURTON
DRAWING BIG CROWDS
(Special to the Times.)
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 17.
—Bob Hodge is the biggest draw
ing card they ever had In the
Southwest. He spoke to 150 at
Kalama last nlgbt, where th.» re
publicans, . after desperat* . at
tenjpts to hold a rally, bad Just
•— !—! :
I: - ■
I erV.»* -''*:*><■ (Bj United. I/»wd f Wire.) .V' -->. ..; ■
. ■■■* GARY, Ind., Oct. 17.—Within one hoar from the time Mlm
1 Kdith Smith, for whom he gave Ms disabled If*, l«-ft the hospi
tal cony ent and : almost i well, * Willie Ruffli,. a ' m-wslmy, snf- '■ {
fered a sadden relapse and Is today in a serious, condition here., ,
: ;. Ml»s Smith was .badly burned IB a i motorcycle * accident- :
, and would have died, according to the physician*, had not ituKti' ;
■ sacrificed Uisrcrtpplcil,le« that tbe therefrom v ; might *. be s
grafted onto the girl's body.
808 HODGE
dlnarily causes such suffering.
All I had was two eggs, a half
■prlng chicken, some fish, hot
biscuits, salad, mashed potatoes,
coffee, pie, watermelon, pudding
and ice cream.
i-I went to Dr. Will I. DeCea
seitt's office and told him I had
% pain in my stomach. 'He was
Tery nice about it and asked me
if I hed it with me.
>: ,His methods were said to be
painless . He put live feet of
hose. down my neck and began
to pump. When It was over he
•how<-d me a newly patented
whalebone stomach which he of
fered to Install for a reduced
price. . .. -,
> I didn't take it but I advise
sufferers to go to Dr. DeCeaseltt.
He's a fine man and Is sending
for a complete new kit of as-
JSbrted cleavers . and 'grappling
hooks.
Miss Flitty will he at the Slide
Hink tonight. Nobody will be
owed to participate in the at
tempts to capture her unless they
! have a skate on;;,; :.: ; vi : '^
Bight voters a few nights ago.
V Hodge joined Warburton at
Kelno later in the evening, where
the opera house was jammed. An
«ftetmo*n meeting was held at
Toutkle and farmers drove miles
to hear Hodge.
Tonight a' big rally Is on for
Vancouver.
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1
NEW REVOLT
IN MEXICO
(Hy United Press Leased Wire.i
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 17.—A
bombardment of Vera Cruz,
which Is held by rebels under Fe
lix Diaz, was ordered today by
the Madero government. Com
modore Azueta, In charge of the
gunboats, was directed to open
fire at discretion.
MKXIOO CRY, Oct. 17. —IMs-
piid hi-«. received here today from
Vera Crus, where General Felix
Diaz, nephew of I'orflrio Pluz,
(Ic|m,s.i| ju-i-siili'iii of Mexico, ha.s
niUi-il the banner of rebellion,
attributed to Diaz the Htatement
tliHt he him started a revolt at
the request of "the best element
of the army and almost all of the
revolutionary army."
The statement adds:
"My program Is to re-estab
lish peace, and to deliver the
government into the hands of the
men whom the people really want
to rule."
After entering Vera Crur. with
500 men, Diaz seized the arsenal
and garrison there, which com
prised 500 of the 21st infantry
and one battery of six guns.
General Eugenlolls, command
er of the troops In the state of
Yucntan, is reported to favor
Diaz, and It feared here that he
will join the new rebellion.
REGISTER TWICE
Scrutiny of the registration
books showß that over 100 Taoo
ma citizens have registered twice.
They will probably not be prose
cuted, as it Is believed the double
registration was innocently con
summated. The extra names will
be stricken from the lists, how
ever.
WOOD IN FRISCO
(By I'nltecJ I'ress Leaded Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct.
17.—0n a tour of western army
posts to further his plan for the
concentration of troops, Major
General Leonard Wood, chief of
staff, U. S. A., le here today after
visiting the posts In Washington
and Oregon.
SOME COOLNESS
{By United Press Leased Wire.)
POIITLAND, Ore., Oct. 17. —
After drinking seven beers In a
row in a saloon, a stranger held
the place up, and securing $30
from the till, calmly lighted a
cigar and strolled leisurely away.
The bartender suspects "nervine"
adulteration of the brew.
SHE IS HUTTLESS
(ny United Press Leased Wire.)
RENO, Nev., Oct. 17. —De-
spite determined opposition on
the part of Henry Hutt, the well
known New York artist, Mrs.
Edna Hutt, his wife, was grant
ed a divorce here today on the
grounds of cruelty and failure to
provide. . -^
CONVIGfS^PE
(Dy United PrCT*^ ■: 'Ire.)
, LITTLE ROCK, Xrjh^- . 17.
—While working on the railroad
at Arlberg, five of the most des
perate criminals In the state pen
itentiary here took advantage of
tha i opportunity offered and
escaped. They are at "large to
day and a posse is searching the
hills for their hiding pluce. _
NORDICA WINS
M NEW ;: YORK, Oct. ■ 17. —After
a legal war waged for nearly ten
years by Lillian Nordlca, the sing
er, $50,000 compensation for In
juries received when her private
car was In - collision •' in * Georgia
In 1902, Nordica is : today ;.: the
victor here ; over "the '■.<'; Southern!
railway. j She J haa i- accepted V a
compromise! offer of (10,000. |
":^-"f^ *f .'" •'"•' ' ' .*"■".' ' '''0'
•% THHKATKXKI) HARM. -
ir^B. C. Officer, negro, v" Is suf
fering today in the county jail,
for want of $600' to place In the
hauda ,of Sheriff 1 Bob£ Longmire
as "a ' bond- to keep the peace for
■lx months." 5 He was 'arrested on
complaint ■ of. Ruby Smith, i, who
j claims . he ■ threatene/d ] to | do f her,
i bodily h»rm;^. **, ;.rr.f -w# 3^
U.-UV all interested in the Mother's
JViiNlon. A true stwy in several
< liii|>(< is is appearing in the «•<!!
--torlal |'ii>;'-. Head it and you'll
know why we need Mothers' pen
sions in ttiis state. m
HOME EDITION 30 CENTS A MONTH.
T. R.'S CONDITION
WORRIES DOCTORS;
RIB CAUSES PAIN
(IJULIiKTIX)
(Iljr United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Oct 17. —At 1 o'clock this afternoon the physi
cians in attendance ui>on Theodore Roosevelt at Mercy hospital
issued the following bulletin:
"PuUe, temperature and respiration of Colonel Roosevelt
have reached the normal stage. Tlio blood count haa dropped to
normal and his breathing is much easier."
(HIIXKTIX.)
(Ily United Pl*M Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Oct. —Kiirlier In tin- day one of the attending
physicians told a I'nlted PNM representative that the colonel had
passed a restless night, but that this had I— in no turn for
lIM worse. The fractured rib, the physic-inn said, uns probably tli«
cause of this conditiou. Only a few visitors MM at the hotipital
today.
(IJy United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 17. —The follow Ins bulletin ronrerninK U<»of!e.
vclt'M condition nun ishiiwl from Mercy hospital at U o'clock this
nioininK'
"At this hour Colonel Hoiisevt'lt's pulse Is 72; his tonipernture
J>B.3, and his respiration 18. The wound luis just been dressed and
looks well. There is Home 00/inK. but the lungs are in Kood con«
dilion. The pntlent's Ri'nernl coinlitinn is splendid. The case Is pro-
MCMIBg nicely und unless MM unforeseen «oniplicati»n occurs tho
hullet will not be removed nt present."
(Uy I'lilted Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 17. —Passing
the moat uncomfortable night
gln«ie he w«s shot by John
Schrank In Milwaukee Monday
evening, Colonel Theodore Roose
velt awoke after several hours
of fit Till Bleep at 4 a. m. today,
restless and fatigued. The pa
tient called his physician, insist
ing that he felt fine. But, de
spite his optimism, the surgeons
were admittedly worried. Until
6 o'clock Colonel Roosevelt
showed extreme restlessness, and
slept but little.
Col. Roosevelt's temperature
was announced at 6 o'clock as
98.4; respiration 18 and pulse
72. The colonel ordered a hearty
breakfast and then requested ab
solute quiet. After breakfast he
went to sleep.
The criste in Roosevelt's con
dition is rapidly approaching and
the doctors are carefully watch
ing for signs of blood poisoning
and tetanus. They expect the
crisis to come tomorrow.
Mrs. Roosevelt remained with
her husband until 10 o'clock last
night, when she went to her
room, which adjoins that of the
colonel.
An X-ray examination of the
wound showed that the bullet
had flattened and embedded it
self near the fractured rib. The
woun, however, is clean.
The physicians announced this
morning that unless complica
tions develop, Colonel Roosevelt
will be permitted lo start for
Oyster Bay late Saturday. The
members of his family are anx
ious to get him home.
The colonel laughed and Joked
this morning with Mrs. Roose
velt, the surgeons and his nurses.
"I feel bully and fine," he de
clared. "I have Just bad a good
sleep, and feel that I could start
for Oyster Bay today If the doc
tors would let me."
The physicians and Mrs. Roose
velt then advised the colonel that
even if the case progressed In
the most favorable way there
would be no chance of him leav
ing Chicago until after Sunday.
The colonel acqulsced in this
plan.
Everyone In the hospital is
very confident that Colonel
Roosevelt Is out of danger. All
nervousness has disappeared.
Dr. Lambert, who accompanied
Mrs. Roosevelt here from New
York, said:
"There is no significance in
the morning bulletin that the
bullet is not removed. Two things
will determine whether or not
the bullet will ever be removed
—first, If It starts to cause trou
ble, and second, the fact that
Colonel Roosevelt would rather
carry it in his pocket as a sou
venir instead of In his chest.
Mrs. Roosevelt took breakfast
with her husband this morning,
the couple engaging all the while
In animated conversation.
J. Blue, chef of the colonel's
private car on the last campaign
trip; E. Howell, a waiter, and
William Carson, porter, wrote a
note of sympathy to the colonel.
(Ily United Ptcm I/caned Wit*.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.—Discuss
ing Schrank and the shooting,
Colonel Roosevelt said to a vis
itor today:
"This man's name might he
CzolgoHZ or anything else so far
as I am concerned. I never heard
of him. and know nothing what
ever about b/m."
Colonel Roosovelt believes
Si hi.mk tg a parnnolac.
"I did not feel any pain," he
said, "for the lirst flrteen min
utes after the shooting. After I
reached the auditorium, however,
aud began speaking. It began to
give me trouble."
Gems Found Hanging
On Trees in Woods
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—About
$15,000 worth of jewelry, which
was lost in the Bellevue station
of the Brie railroad several days
a*o, was returned today to Miss
Maud Conrad, who is staying at
the Hotel Belmont, but has been
living In Montclair, N. Y. The
satchel which had contained the
valuables was found today in a
bit of woods near the railroad
station.
Eggless Egg Center
ENTERPRISE, Ore., Oct. 17.
— For nearly two weeks It has
been Impossible to buy eggs in
this egg center becausa the chick
ens for gome reason refuse to
lay. A wag has suggested that
the heng must have been feast
ing off broken glass, which
scrambled the eggs before they
had a chance to nest.
Knee Skirt? Never!
WASHINGTON', D. C. Oct. 17.
Mrs. William H. de Lacey, wife
of Judge de Lacey of tbe Wash
ington Juvenile court, declared
today that In her opinion the
bare knee skirt recently describ
ed by Lady Duff-Qordon was
"not immodest, but vulgar, and
that even Washington would not
stand for H."
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