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-:VH *,_. ;-jS**3>T .;* >>jii. .-» ■! t3k«-u ,' ■- •■ - .-- "Ji-**"?' ._... «,*». . -.-,■... V- ■»_•! "■' ■■■ =kS*_ ..»,4"*, »yi¥i, ■»_■.. *-.^iV-' .A« .• t ■ v-«?SCtSI .'jJ* -.' . 'itr-.'i-., ,**;;&•.> ■•■ ■•!-.. ■ V^J34»..«T. ; J^ ,■..,■..«,. • "' " . , j.«S?Sv'.^^*,,i,--b»i J *■• ,_^^..-«««,«,_ .-.r*!&*-iHJ,,*J&!a*Hm-*ABK&V&S£ 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. , —# 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." WKATHKR FORECAST. Rain tonight or Friday. Betwixt Your Phone and Ours There's no reason why you can't have your "Want" Ad in The Times in all sorts of weather. Room for Rent, For Sale, Houses and Flats, Rent Ada, et<\, etc., bring best re sults when printed in The Times Skilled operators at The Times will take your ad quickly and accurately by .tele phone. Call Main 12.