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All of the News, AH of the Pictures, Scores of Special Features, Something of Interest to Everybody; That's Why Most Everybody Reads the Times PO you: know that a mere slip ot a girl controls half the time of the world? Just turn over to page 4 and read about her and what it is that makes her Job such a very, very im portant one! "VOUIX. NO. 314. MOTHER KILLS HERSELF WHEN SON DIES LINEMAN ELECTROCUTED JUST AS OWN FATHER REACHES SCENE ENDS LITE BK BLOWING HER i BRAINS OUT If When L. Guy Fliggle 'Succumbed to an attack of iHeart disease at his home, IllllH Tacoma ay., early [today, his mother, Mrs. E. 10. Hart, who had sat up %11 night to attend to his wants, walked calmly into 3ier own bed-chamber in [the adjoining flat and fired fa bullet into her brain. She ?died instantly. If Neither the widow of the dead jinan, who was taking an hour's jj«st in another room, nor the hus band of the grief-crazed woman, bullet into her brain. died lied instantly. t Neither the widow of the (lead [an, who was taking an hour's [st in another room, nor the iius fcnd of the grief-crazed woman, fere aware that Fliggle had died Wntll the sound of a single pistol pot aroused them. i| Springing from his lied. Hart Iran through his apartments and Hind the dead body of his wife. (S Divining the cause of her rasTi 'act, lie walked on through the "door which Joins his apartments JWith the flat occupied by his step- Bin, and found the latter's dead Body, with Mrs. Fliggle prostrat ed nearby. ■ Terribly shocked by this sufl en double bereavement. Hart, rho has lived here for 25 years nd who is a United States rev ttue agent, notified the coroner. ■ Mrs. Hart, who was 57 years Id, had killed herself with a .r,2 feallber Smith and Wesson revol ver which she had in ncr trunk or twenty years, her husband old the newspaper men. I '"The only way that I can ac count for my wife doing away With herself, Is that her Bon's leath was so sudden and so un expected that she became tempor arily deranged and in the N first moment of her grier unearthed her pistol and shot herself." 1 The coroner found the weapon [lying on the floor of Mrs. Hart's room. f- Fliggle was 42 years old and Is survived by a widow. He was smployod as chief bookkeeper by ithe Northwestern Improvement Jompany and had been ill ror only fm few days. t During this time his mother las Insisted upon attending him I day and night, and frequently said that "If anything happens to Guy, I don't know what I will do." i FINES OWN WIFE I 7, ALTOONA, Fa.. Dec. 16.Be cause she sold bad catsup, Jus tice McFarland fined his own [wife $60 and costs. For Tacoma and vi- einity: Rain tonight and Tuesday. - For Washington: Rain west, rain or snow east portion to night and Tuesday. CONSULT US J.I you wish to borrow money on real estate mortgage, buy a home or home site, rent a home or Insure your prop my against fire loss. Calvin Philips &Co. til California Did*.. Mala tl The Tacoma Times SCENE OF TODAY'S PATHETIC TRAGEDY • Diagram shows how Mrs. Kurt left the denth-bed of her son before dawn today and went to r own room where she ended her life with a bullet. ORTIS HAMILTON FREE (By United Press Leased Wire.) WALLA WALLA, Dec. IG. —(litis Hamilton, former ad jutant general of Washing ton National Guard, who was convicted of embezzling state funds and sentenced to In years in the penitentiary, was paroled today after serv- . ing two yours nnd 10 months. Hamilton has been an Inmate of the state penitentiary since STRANGE MYSTERY IN RECOVERY OF BABY MRS. NELLIE PILON SEATTLE, Dec. 16.— missing 8-month's-old baby girl of Mrs. Robert Pilon of Tacoma was found ln this city today. The baby was being held by Mrs. Daniels. Several months ago Mrs. Pilon left her child ln the care of Mrs. Daniels, but last month the latter moved and did not give her change of address. Since then the c. ' ---'<$> <$> IT HITS 'EM ALL '''"> <3> «> <$> (United Press Leased Wire.) <» -$> ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. <J> ♦ —W. E. Darnett, aged 9 ■§> 22, weight 34 pounds, and <•> ■$> height 39 inches, today- has • •§> a license to marry Miss Dor- <$> ♦ othy ; Warfleld, 3 19. Miss • <* Warfleld weighs 130. «> ♦ '. .--<?> ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA February 26, 1910, on the after noon of which day he became convict No. 5683. For some time he has been a trusty at the pris on and has been storekeeper. Hamilton was sentenced for larceny by embezzlement for stealing $1,118 of the state's money, though the actual short ago claimed at the time was about $37,000. He was accused of having squandered most of the mother had conducted a daily search. MELROSE HIGHLANDS, Mass. Dec. 16.—Miss Melrose Pickell ate shrimp salad and then was very 11. Ordinary methods for acute in digestion failed. Doctors made an examination. Finally a very much alive lizard made its es cape. BttORE DAYS TO SHOP I TACOMA, WASHINGTON, '.-MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1912. money on an affinity. At the time he entered the prison it was reported in coast papers that he had agreed not to seek parole for five years. Hamilton was arrested at Olympla May 5, 1909, and con fined in the county Jail two days later, after an unsuccessful attempt to get the $20,000 bail demanded. There he stayed till brought here. GREEKS LOSE IN FIERCE FIGHT LONDON, Dec. 16. — Three Greek warships, a cruiser and two torpedo boats and a Turkish cruiser and destroyer have been destroyed in a desperate naval battle, which is still in progress off the island of Tendedos outside the Dardanelles, according to a dispatch received here from Con stantinople. It is presumed the Turks tried to run the GreeJc blockade and reach the Aegean sea. It is not known what effect the sea fight will have on the peace negotiations in progress here. PUYALLUP MEN HOLD MEETING Puyallup business men will ' hold a meeting tonight to take steps to raise $1,000 to buy ad ditional books for the new Car- negie library. The city has 2,000 books but It has been discovered they will not fill the smallest rack in the new library and the citizens Co not want the place to look book less. SEEK INJUNCTION AGAINST T. R. & P. With many indignant . property holders present ln the court room arguments for an Injunction against the Tacoma Railway and Power company restraining them from tearing up the Stellacoom car line began today before Judge Card. " . ; WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 16. —Thousands of bees swarmed in a twenty-foot rain spout of- the home of Alfred Denuey, complete ly filling it and causing an in - definite postponement or wash day. The family has been driven out. y '■- - ' ,7'- ~:':'7'y7.A y BRIDE OF A DAY MAY DIE AFTER SERIOUS OPERATION On what may be the eve of her death, .Myrtle M. lluivley, un attractive young girl of Tacoma, is today the bride of W. P. Ellingsworth, manager of the Pacific Coast Power company in Puyallup, Tonight the young bride will submit to a dangerous surgical operation from which even her physicians fear she cannot re cover. This pathetic situation became AVIATOR LOST IN PACIFIC OCEAN (Hy United Press Leased V* ire.) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. — With ships at sea instructed by wireless to search for Aviator Horace Kearny anil Chester Lawrence, bis passenger, missed at sea since Saturday, land par ties are scouring the coast be tween Santa Monies and Ven tura today, while launches are patrolling the offshore for a trace of the lost birdinen. Kearny and Lawrence left Newport beach late Saturday for San Francisco, flying in Kear ny's hydroplane "Snookums," named for Miss Louise Mcpher son of Madlsonville, Ky., Kear ny's fiancee. Their craft was last seen from Point Firm in near San Pedro, heading across Cres cent hay toward Point Duma. I.at" yesterday one of the heavy hollow steel pontoons with which the aeroplane was equip ped was picked up off Redondo beach by a tug. It apparently had been forcibly wrenched from its fastenings. A heavy wind and sea had prevailed throughout the day, and last night the wind Increased to almost a gale. Three automo bile parties, including one sent out by Sheriff Hammels, were working northward along the rocky Mnlibou coast today search ing for the aviators or their bod ies. From Hueneme, the port of Oxnard, a horseback party is working southward to meet the motorists. Kearny is 26 years old. He has been an active aviator for five years. He came to Los An geles to participate in the recent aviarion meet at Ascot park. Lawrence, his companion, is about 26 years of age. He is a writer on a Los Angeles news paper and came here five years ago, following his graduation from Harvard university. TWO AVIATORS DIE TOGETHER (Hy United Press Leased Wire.) .__ LONDON, Dec. IC. — Because the monoplane in which they were making a flight from the Hendon aviation grounds to Oxrord turn ed over and fell 150 feet, landing on the Wembly golf course, Lieut. W. Parks of the Royal navy and Manager llardwlck of 'an aero plane company, are dead here to day. A choppy wind was blowing when the flight began. POPK'S BItOTHER GETS HIS SALARY DOUBLED .ROME, Dec. 16. — Angelo Sar to, 76, brother of Pope Plus, car ries mail" 10 miles on foot dally for 50 cents a day and applied to the postoffice department for a salary Increase. lie got his salary doubled. x\ DIET POLITICIANS. (By I'nlted Press Leased Wire.) PHILADELPHIA, Deft. 16. — "Gout and good government nev er,' go together," said the Rev Dr. Ely in his sermon Sunday. He said dieting of politicians would bo a most valuable experiment in the crusade for good government. WOMEN BANDITS HOB A TRAM IN RUSSIA " ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 16. — Disguised as men, two women held up a train near Jakaterlnoi sav, raided the baggage car and shot dead two trainmen. They were arrested. ;V?.f known today when application was made in the superior court for permission to take the girl's deposition in a divorce case soon to be tried. Dr. It. C. Morse of Puyallup told Judge Sol Smith, Who is sit ting for Judge Clifford, that .Mrs. Ellingsworth will undergo an operation tonight from which he feared she will not recover. The court permitted the depo sition to bo taken, waiving the legal notice required by statute. ATTACKS GIRL, THEN KILLS PURSUER (United Press Leased Wire.) SANTA ANA, Oil., Dec. 10 Alter assaulting Myrtle Hull', ii. ami escaping to the hills east of Santa Ana, where lie was panned by n party of deputies, an uniden tified thug today shot anil killed tinier Sheriff Robert Squires and wounded Dep uty Sheriff Albert Pinter and Harry Tubbs and William Culver, citizen deputies. The fugitive was later caught und sin by the posse. Picture Shows Linemen (Indicated by Arrow) Removing the Holly of Victim of Today's Tragedy on Pacific Avenue. Em ployes Of the City Roped Off the Street in Front of the French Block bile Dangerous Work o f Rescue Wus Attempted. A • + + + + ++ + + + <iz <$■ <i> <& <& <t 4 -i. $■ -»<S>'».-s.<i,<s.<S*s3><s.<s>-» * (By United Pros s tfiMfffl Wire.) <«■ -» DENVER, Dee. 16.—"Want address of any man in ♦ ?> Denver tip against the alimony -paying proposition. Quick ac- <5> ♦ tion necessary." <$, <»> ' This advertisement publi shed In a Denver newspaper -i -9 is the opening gun in a crusa de started in an effort to de- <S> -♦• stroy the system by which liv sbands-that-were are compelled •»• $> to pay permanent alimony to ex-wives. <i> -•> George It. Esterling, chief crusader and originator of ♦ -'•> the Idea, proposes to band together the grass-widowers* or ■•■ ■$> the country and wage a fight into the highest courts against i> •> alimony payments. ■$><$><$> <§><«> <*> ■$>■?><s> -*••■s><s><?><s><?> <?> <»> .$> ■* •$• •$> <•> ><, <s>e><S><B><§><£<s><?><S><^<S><£ft3><S><S>ft?> <$> SANK ANSWERS TO <5> I* FOOLISH QUESTIONS <! <?• <$>■$><£•<§> ■?> <■*><§><?>'»' I am fifteen years old and have been keeping steady company with a young man for several years, lie is very anxious to marry inc. Do you think we should be married now or wait a few years? Mac Kdythe . Yes. Kindly tell me how to remove grease from doughnuts.Mother of Five Children. Heat the doughnut red-hot and run It through a clothes wringer. How can I take wrinkles out of wall paper? —W. C. Send two-cent stamp and we will mall our formula for cold cream. Please tell me how to take the shine out of a serge suit —L,. W. S. Sprinkle talcum powder over the shine and rub vigorously with a piece of soft chamois. How do you play pinochle?B. T. Rotten. BIG BOAT STARTS FOR THIS CITY Carrying with her a complete cargo the steamship Karnak, the first of a fleet of nine new 12,000 ton boats under ► course of con struction for the Kosnios service in the North Pacific-West Coast trade, left Hamburg this • morn ing for Tacoma. The Karnak will visit ports in Chill and will proceed to Honolulu, loading for the : West Coast. She is under command of Captain Rudolph Peterson. - * THY to do as much of your,- Christ inns shopping in the morning "non-rush" hours as possible now—you will lie less "flustered" yourself and the salespeople will rise up and call you blessed! HOME EDITION Rescurers At Work WILSON BACK NEW YORK, Dec. 10. — The steamer UeriuiKiian, with Presi dent-elect Woodrow Wilson and liis family on board, arrived here at 3:30 a. m. today, the vessel docking at 8:15 o'clock. A big crowd was on hand to welcome Wilson. MANNED BY BOYS SEATTLE, Dec. 16.—Two United States torpedo boats, the Fox and Davis, were maimed by boys of the Washington state naval academy yesterday on a cruise of the Sound. <£<S><s><s> <S><S"s4><3><£ ,<§"s"3,'S"S >3 •> *• * Attractive Window at Doge's • # <*• + Stores over the city * <*> have donned their Christ- * A mas attire. ♦ <*> Everywhere the window <?> A trimmers have caught the ■?• <*■ holiday spirit and are dls- 4 ► playing the things you will <$■ ♦ buy for your friends and ♦ •§> relatives. «> •$ Robert W. Munger, win- ■?> • dow dresser at James H. * * Dege's store, has one of the ♦ <J> most attractive and sensi- 4> A ble displays of Christmas * <«> goods In Tacoma. There are 9 ♦■ things that every man needs, G 9 from a comb to a suit or <$- • evening clothes. '■■-. -■ ♦ ♦ "Simplicity," . says Mun- A *t ger, "is the keynote of win- * ♦ dow trimming success." 4> ><&«>^<iS'<B><S>*-*<si-<£<S><&<B>*« "• 30 CENTS A MONTH. HUNDREDS UN AVENUE SEE MAN DIE LIGHTS CUT OFF IN THE CITY Willi i: LINEMEN OO TO ici:sci i: 01 U'OKKKIt ON TOP OP POLK. "I've got to go up those poles I tomorrow and I don't want to do it: they're going to lie wet and | dangerous," said Quy McClurs Ist night as he visited With his '■ father, K. E. 'hire, at the j room of the latter. his morning the father was I hastening to the depot to catch a ' train when be saw a crowd at | Pacific avenue and 1 3th street. J I! ■ rushed up In find his son had j been electrocuted. McClure with Lineman Thomp son of tin- line force of the city | fire department had gone to 13th and Pacific to fix up the sema phore signal which seemed to be out or order. Both men had been up the pole at the corner in front lot' the drug store. Thompson came down ami McClure took his j nippers to rut tbe semaphore wire which did not seem to he working right. As his steel nippers bit the copper of the semaphore wire »ie dropped back, flames shot out from all over I lie pole and pedes- I trians passing looked up to see the young man grow livid as the electric current burned out hrs life. Thompson rushed to tho tele phone ami had tho current sr.ut off at the power station. Mc- Clure was then taken down and efforts were made to revive him. The pulmoter was secured and It worked for over an hour on him while fellow linemen rubbed him and tried to stimulate the spark of life. For half an hour no doctor could he found, but Dr. L. B. Cur ran finally responded and he pro nounced the lineman dead beyond chance of recovery. City Eelectrician Thome went up the pole and found McClure's places still hanging on the wire with the Jaws scorched by the heat of the current. The dead lineman was 23 years of age and lived with his mother on South M street below 4 sth. lie was married once, his wire having died two years ago. He has ■ little girl I9a yenrs old. His father and mother are di vorced, the father traveling. The latter was very much broken up when he pushed his way through the crowd Into (ho drug store I where the body was carried and j found it was his son. "Is he dead?" asked the fath er. "O, 1 was afraid of it. I told him last night to bo care ful." About five minutes after Mc- Clure was electrocuted, the tele | phone rang at police headquarters I and a woman asked who It was that had been injured as she had heard some one was burned by electricity. "My brother-in-law works as" a lineman and I wondered If It' could be In ft' she said. The police did not know at that time but took her number and agreed to call her up* when they learned. A few minutes later they called her aud told that it was Guy Mc- Clure. And it was her brother-in-law. (By United Press Leased Wire.) BALTIMORE. Md., Dec. 16.— Famed as the only actor who ■. played Irish parts without -a make-up, John T. Tlerney, for 2 years one of the best known comedians on the stage, is dead hero today from tuberculosis.;^ MONEY. -. AKERS x BUSINESS PRODUCERS TIMES 7o ns