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DR. cvp ° for^« discovery of a cure for >^ , llscoveP y of a announced InJSj-y , 8 first ■__^ the Times. Th^. through . eying dally a comply car of > the work done In As^n n t by the famous physician, h-^, in touch with the cure by real Ing tills paper. TWENTY PERSONS MISSING IN BIG FIRE SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED IN THE RECENT AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT PROSECUTOR IS LOOKING FOR EYE-WITNESS WOMAN SAM) TO KNOW OF ACCIDENT WHICH SENT AN TONE TOMEL TO HIS DEATH A FEW HAYS AGO AS HK WAS CROSSING A STREET. Sensational developments are likely to result following the find ing of a strange woman whom the prosecuting attorney's office Is trying to locate today as an im portant witness to the auto acci dent a few weeks ago when An tone Tomel was run down and killed hy an automobile driven hy Henry Anderson, chauffeur. An derson was driving a party of al leged .joy riders home from Amer ican lake when Tomel tried to MM the auto at the junction of filth and Union, and met death. According to an eye witness, An derson tins not violating the speed laws. Hut a coroner's jury later found that Tomel came to his . death hy an auto which was driv ( •: In excess of the speed limit. Following the findings of the coroner's jury Anderson was re leased on ball, no charge of man slaughter being placed against the chauffeur. Prosecuting Attorney Dow to day told a representative of the Times that he has ordered a search for a witness who probably knows about the tragedy. He said he was called up one even ing over the phone by a man who declared he could produce a woman who would throw more light on tho affair. The man promised that he would locate her and she would tell her story. he said. That was the last Dow heard of the matter, and today he has detailed members of his office to Investigate the matter. Anderson's stand is In front of the Olympic Club, but he has not driven his car since the death of Tomel. His place has been taken by another driver, Cliff Osborn. Mrs. Marshall to Herself On "Duds" (By United Press Leased Wire.) PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28. — In contrast to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's declaration that she will hold her yearly dress bills down to $1,000," Mrs. Thomas Marshall, wife of the vice president, hag declared here today that she will spend that much and more on her "duds." She adds, however, that she will live within her hus band's salary. Mrs. Marshall, who remained here while her husband called on President-elect Wilson in Tren ton, declared she was glad Mar shall had Joined the Chevy Chase dnh_.in Washington, whose mem bership invitation Wilson turned down. TAFT'S LAST ONE (By United Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. —The final meeting of President Taft's, cabinet was held today. " James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, was the first member to reach the White House. ■",-■■ SUN A MAGNET (By United Press Leased' Wire.) LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28.— After a year's work on the Car negie solar observatory on Mount Wilson, Prof. Geo. \E. Hale an nounced today, he has proved the F'"> to be a magnet. ■'..'-'' -• - List Your Property "-»; ■ With Us on an Exclusive Contract We Can Get Results, v Calvin Philips& Co. TWO OFFICES . - . " 211 California - Bldg., - Tacoma. 7T ■:■' 815 Leary Bldg., Seattle. MONEY TO LOAN Low Rates—Quick Action - •■ . .- __■««__■ ■-" Ti'.y. ..A- ■ _^___rm_\ a ■ _PT_P^"B''yyy ■ - - . - __^l_^__^ . ir-,, •■ i■ 1 «■_ «w^«^ _^^_^ __r*a The Tacoma Times - THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA i %AMCmf TACOMA, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1913. ~~ HOME EDITION wmm wiwzßimWsM phi t Bl WOMEN AS SPECTATOR L n [™J-j' JjJ" MINISTER SAYS "GREAT"! UlbrUbll lON Ever attend a "Mixer." Well Pilgrim Congregational church is going to have one to night and they are going to mix up college students and young men and women of the neighborhood and wrestling matches and ragtime with good old fashioned religion.. Some of the deacons are shocked at the Rev. K. C. Wheeler for announcing regular wrestling matches in the church. Fast is the grapplers are going to go to the mat right on the pulpit rostrum. "Why not," says Rev. Mr. Wheeler. "I believe in athletics and clean sports, and I believe in religion. Religion and athle tics ought to go hand in hand. If the athletics can't stand re ligion it Indicates athletics need cleaning up and If religion can't stand athletics It Indcates the re ligion is too weak to be much ac count. "I want religion and athletics that will be strong and clean and something that will appeal to the young people, both boys and girls." • ■ At the "Mixer" tonight both boys and girls will be welcome. It is probably the first wrestling match in Tacoma where young ladles have attended freely. Rev. Mr. Wheeler thinks it will not hurt them a bit. In fact he wants them to become alive to things of today and assist in making athletics clean. In addition to the wrestling there will be other games and contests and plenty of songs and other Interesting features. The Mixer is the first of a series of meetings to last three days In which the University of Washington students will domi nate the program at the church. TO MAKE 10 STATE JOBS INTO ONE OLYMPIA, Feb. 28.—Ten state offices are to be consolidated If the house and the governor ap prove the bill for a department of agriculture fathered by Sena tor Troy and passed by the sen ate yesterday. The new depart ment will include the work now performed by the dairy and food, commissioner, state veterinarian, horticultural commissioner, dis trict horticultural Inspectors, state fair commission, Southwest Washington fair commission, de partment of animal husbandry, directors experimental station and state college, and part of the work of the commissioner of labor. RENO WOMEN PLAN FIGHT TO BAN TIGHT CLOTHES (Ry United Press Leased Wire.) RENO, Nev., Feb. 28.—Tight skirts, transparent stockings and other extremes affected by young women of Reno in emulation of divorce colony members are doomed. - The Twentieth Century Wom en's club has announced today IMPORTANT BILL GONE Unless the voters of Tacoma get busy with the legislators and especially with Jimmy Davis, who is in the inner circle of the house at Olympia, the bill to al low the city to sell light and wa ter outside the city limits may be sidetracked. The matter was left up to Jimmy Davis to push through. It was on the calendar for consid eration, but word came from Olympia today that the bill had niyteriously disappeared. Corporation influences are at work at the state capital and un less the people give the legisla tors to understand they - mean business it is likely the corpora tion crowd - will f. smother , this legislation in some manner. *♦*♦♦«•♦**♦♦»*♦♦• A-"- ' ; a a cousin MEETS cousin - A A ■ AFTER 20 YEARS A A •"I am looking for a fel- A A low by the name of McAf- A A ferty," said a stranger .at A A the counter In the police sta- A A tlon today.-'' "--, «* .♦ A : "My name is ferty," A A said the clerk. ''.'What can ♦' A I do for you?'' ;-,-•♦ A - "Well, my name Is' Horn- ,A A er :. Wenger—l iam , your A A cousin. Don't you remem- A A berime? ' '.' *i" .*> AT-. And Mac did. :It la \, the A A first '" time jln " twenty years. A A that both relatives had met. '•> ♦ '■■. ----- -' .-'. •;;-;■•.. .AAyA '♦ ♦<»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦»> THE REAL QUEEN OF THE MOVIES YOU SEE HERE Here's another pose of Alice Joyce. She is the most gazed at woman in America, for she plays in the movies and more people see the movies in America than anything else. Millions are be seeching her manager to bring her before the public, but the manager Bays nit. He can't af ford it. that it will not give up the fight against this character of dress until it has either been legislat ed out of existence or the divorce colony is moved elsewhere. . Many Reno matrons have ap pealed to the authorities to pre vent the divorcees from continu ing these extreme styles. -, For Tacoma and vi cinity: Fair tonight, probably rain Satur day. For Washington: Fair tonight except rain near coast. • —zzzzzz ——• JAILS HUBBY; WEDS ANOTHER DAVENPORT, Wash., Feb. 28. — After jailing her former hus band - on the charge of stealing her. brother's trunk, Isabella Fraieri is today the bride of Joe Mende of Odessa.. The ceremony occurred In the treasurer's office adjoining the Jail.; ' - TO TELL SOON (Ry United Press Leased Wire.) NEW YORK,-Feb. Defin ite announcement regarding . his arrangements for treating ; cases is expected here today from »' Dr. Frederick F. Frledmann, the Ber lin -scientist who is alleged to have discovered a ""tuberculosis cure. -'.'* : - ■".'['■ - A ■■-■■ FIGHT HIGH COST BERLIN, Feb. 27. —The social democratic women "of. Germany, numbering 150,000, are organiz ing today to protest against the high cost of living. A'JT- she SMS JUDGE CHAPMAN GRANTS Df> VORCB DKCRKK TO WIFE WHO OIIAROBB THAT HI'S HAM) WAS NATURALLY MEAN AM) HEAT HKll AND CHOKED HER. Natural meanness of disposi tion is the only solution that Mrs. Elvii St. John could reach for her husband's actions toward her, she i told Judge Chapman today in the superior court when she asked for I a divorce from Ward St. John-j^ She declares her husband^wPat her and choked her whether drunk or sober and prayed for le ! gal separation. "Didn't you know of your hus- I band's disposition before yon I married him?" asked Deputy I Prosecutor Askren appearing for the husband in default. "We never find out until we ! marry them," responded the wife. • Her stepbrother also testified that St. John was cruel and had not supported her properly. He i told of seeing the defendant come ; home and kick Mrs. St. John about once after a fishing trip. Judge. Chapman thoiught maybe j It was because he hadn't caught any fish, but the witness denied this. No defense was presented by the defendant and Mrs. St. John was grunted a decree. The couple were married In Cascade Locks, Oregon, August 23, 1805. . » ALMOST ALL WOMEN ON THIS JURY «s<j-<J>v?><i-'<S,<s>3><S><S><S><'j>-*<f><*'<-> A Damages for fall ....$2600 A A Auto hire after accl- A A dent 7 A ■_■ Damage for loss of ser- A A vices to employer.. 100 A A A A Total damages ....$2707 <»> |,AAAAAAA A A A A A A A A The merits of the foregoing claim are to be determined by a jury composed of eight women and four men in the case of Peter and Elizabeth Belles against the city for injuries sustained in a severe fall at the municipal dock which the plaintiffs allege was due to a rotten floor. The acci dent occurred September 19, 1912. The Belles run the Puyal lup hotel at Puyallup. The city declares that any ac cident was due to negligence on the part of the plaintiff. The damages asked amount to $2,707. An unusual request is made In that the plaintiffs'- de sire $7 alleged to have been spent for auto-hire after the accident. One hundred is also asked be cause the hotel has been deprived of the services of Mrs. Belles. BIG FIRE VISITS RUSTON ... r hi. Fire which broke out In An derson's saloon In Huston at- 2 o'clock this afternoon destroyed the saloon, the 'Franklin board ing house and the city hall, and It ls expected that several other frame structures will be burned before the flames -are quelled. The volunteer fire department is fighting desperately to stop j the spread of the flames, but their efforts are weak for lack of water. •It ls expected that-f a whole city block will burn down before the fire ls stopped. .. ' * <v ; All three building.* are frame structures, and the loss at pres ent will reach several thousands. The city hall is a complete wreck. The smelter men have, been sum moned to aid In fighting the fire. DORR GUiLTY SALEM, Mass.,' Feb. 28.— expected acquittal, but I prefer! the chair., to life - Imprisonment." This was. the statement-made here i today by William :A. Dorp* of Stockton, Cal., convicted late yesterday of first degree murder for killing, his rich uncle, George E. Marsh of Lynn. Dorr appears to be 'greatly depressed. *;; ; BAT'S WIFE KIDNAPED A ', ■'••• <$• <8> ♦ AAA <^3>4> <§><§> A * A - > CUPID'S arrow A SHAM ♦ A <*-■?> <8> <&•■?>•s< <S> <S- <$> <i> 3> AA 4 FIGHTER TAKES COUNT Rat Nelson and His Wife,, Taken Just After Their Marriage in Hegewisch, 111., to Which Town Mrs. Nelson Gave the Appclution of "A Disease." .- ; .. (By United Press Leased Wire.) IIUM'KH, Feb. 28. —Battling Nelson, former lightweight cham pion, who recently was married to Fay King, a Denver cartoonist, will be served with a summons in a suit for divorce when lie arrives here March 5. Mrs. Nelson declares the fight er ''kidnaped" her; that she does not love him and that she wants to be free. It was reported after the redding that Bat's wife dub bed" his kingdom of Hegewlsch, 111., "a disease" and that she re fused to live there. That Is be lieved to have been the first rift in the lute and the fighter's per sistence in filling, ring engage ments is supposed to have finally brought the suit for freedom. ' PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 28. — Tile report- from Denver that Ills daughter, -Mrs. Battling Nelson, formerly' Fay King, cartoonist, in tended to sue the former light- FEARED TO SEE FRIENDS GOUGES OUT HIS EYES LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28.—Be cause he "feared, to look his friends in .the face again but lacked the nerve to commit sui cide," A.. J. .Heinn, 46, held on suspicion at the" city jail, lay on his cot shortly after midnight and slashed his eyeballs from their sockets with a sharp pen knife. He will be totally blind. From 12:30 o'clock until daylight today when he was found by a "trusty,".' Heinn lay on his blood soaked-blankets suffering SHE'S IN PAREE -.' WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—1t was learned today that Horace Wylle, former Washington club man, and Mrs. Elinor Hoyt llich born, with whom he disappeared three years ago, are living in . a beautiful villa in the outskirts of Paris, under the name of Mr. and Mrs. Wiltborn. ; . . PENSION OF $100 (By United Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 28. —A pension of $100 is author ized by the senate today for Mrs. Mat-Arthur, T widow of' the- late Lieut. Gen. Arthur Mac Arthur, a Civil war Union leader. The bill already has passed the house.' DIAZ. FOR PRES. - MEXICO : CITY, to Feb. .:- 28.— General Felix Diaz, '.who :, over threw the Madero 1 government, formally announced his candidacy for \ the presidency of Mexico to day. It Is expected Francisco De la Barra, foreign { minister in . the cabinet of ' Provisional - President Huerta, will be his principal op ponent tATAA „ "■'..Ay~ x y^v*«o^;R, weight champion for a divorce, was not news to her father, Jack King, of this city. '. "Fay told us when she came homo that when she left Denver with Nelson it was understood that they were to come to Port land to see us about the mar riage," said King. "One hour after getting on the train she dis covered that they were not on their way to Portland, but to Chi cago. Then when they arrived at Chicago she still refused to mar ry Nelson, declaring that she did not love him, but he cried and threatened to kill himself and her and fearful of the worst, she con sented to the ceremony. "Fay never loved Nelson and never Intended to marry him, but there she was, a young girl ln ■ strange city with a half crazed man imploring her to marry htm. In her trouble she took what ap peared to be the easiest course and married him." • terrible agony. He was taken to the receiving hospital where his i mutilations were dressed. Heinn gave Ocean Park as his home and claimed to be connect ed with a well known family. Ac cording to the police, he had been drinking heavily. "I wanted to punish myself," he said after his treatment at the hospital. " "I never wanted to see my friends again. After I had cut out my.eyes I felt at peace for the. first time in years." - MINISTER, RECENT BRIDEGROOM IS MISSING (By United Press Loosed Wire) OCEAN PARK, Cal., Feb. .28. — Disappearing a few hours be fore the time set for the recep tion to be tendered to him and his bride by the First Christian church of Ocean Park, to which he came two weeks ago" from Memphis, Term., the Rev. J. R. [lavender, 30, has dropped from sight today, leaving a note to his wife in which he said he would drown himself. No trace of the missing minister, has been found and throughout the night 200 church members were on patrol duty. The watch is being main tained today.' ■ . SLAVER BLIND (By, United Press Leased Wire.) NORTH YAKIMA. Feb., 28.C. L. Lloyd, a blind street'musician arrested iln ' Portland, * has-" today pleaded guilty to the charge of white • slavery '• before • • Federal Judge Frank Rudkln, "y and re cciv—" „ sentence i. of •• : eighteen E-Vutns at ' McNeil's Island, .if ,t/; _ MILLIONS* of people attend, the, ty_m\'T/my movies every afternoon and 1%/9 night of America. attend the movies every afternoon and night In America. It Is tbe IMm I greatest business for entertain- XIJI ment before the public now. • The Times la the only paper in Tacoma that carries a complete program 'of the moving picture houses in Tacoma. Keep in touch with the movies by read ing the Times. ■ OMAHA HOTEL BURNS; LIST OF DEAD GROWING (Ry United Press Leased Wire.) OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 28.From lit) to M persons are now reported to have met death iv the fire which destroyed the Hotel llcwel here today. These estimates arc math- by survivors who ins. -I that not more than HI of the 50 regis tered guests escaped. The dead: Charles Cumnilngs, 5, a bartender. Mrs. Alice Ronnevieii. I'nideiititied man. Cumnilngs was killed by jump ing from a third story window. Every bone in his body was broken. A spark from a nearby chim ney Is said to have started the flames. Fifty guests ere regis tered at the hotel last night, but the manager declared today that at least forty other persons were in the building. J. I-'oy, a broker, says he passed the hotel at 1 o'clock this morning and found six persons, I nearly suffocated, lying inside the. front doorway. He carried these j to safety. According to guests the first warning of the fire CUM from a woman who awakened sleepers by her screams. The building then was blazhlng furiously and 30 minutes liter was In ruins. Mrs. C. B. Wilkins says she was awakened by her sister, Mrs. nonnevieu, who fell unconscious. Tho hallway at this time, Mrs. Wilkins said, was filled with WOMAN GIVES HIKERS PIECE OF HER MINI (By United Press Leased Wile.) BI.ADENSIU'IK;, Md„ Feb. 28. Declaration that they were a disgrace to the cause in their present bedraggled condition, and demand that they walk tin (High Washington on obscure streets by Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the Washington suffrage head quarters, started a storm of tears among walking suffragettes when she met them on (he march near here today. . . . Miss Paul proceeded to give "General Rosalie Jones a "piece of her mind." The parade stopped while Miss Jones con sulted with other leaders. It was then determined to decide on Miss Paul's suggestion while on the march. WANTS SMOKING STOPPED ON STREET CARS Some minor kicks were regis tered against the street railway service at the weekly kick day this morning, one citizen protest ing against the first McKinley park car stopping at 24th and Pacific, another wanting cars run both ways on C street, and Alex Fulton was on hand again to say cable service is worse than ever, but' the real boot that promises to make Itself felt on the anatomy of the company did not get in in time for expression. A. F. Sargeant wants smoking stopped on the street cars. The women' sclubs of the city petitioned the company to stop smoking on cars some time ago. The company referred them to the city commission. The city commission referred them back to the company and in the mean time the smoking has grown worse and worse. • • '' - > The matter will be brought up again next week, and the women arc likely to be on hand too. WRECK The Tacoma Eastern train No. 1 ran into a street car of the T. R. & P. at the "Junction 'of the two roads *- near - Midland this morning 0t.9:30, badly; wrecking the • latter , car. Although there were a few passengers on the car, no one was hurt;. The train was in charge of Conductor Kirkpat rick. -- .'•••"•'-."',--"' - ;-:•"' ::.:■ Officials of both roads are In ; vestigating- the accident today. _-, flames, but she carried her sister to a window. Firemen later rescued Mrs. Wilkins, but Mrs. Bonnevieu was cremated. Tina Nelson Jumped from a sec ond floor window and received injuries from which she will die. The police fear that some of the mining persons are dead in the ruins. Five bodies already have been recovered and It is predicted that at least 20 others will be taken from the ruins before night. Of the Injured, fix are in hos pitals in a serious condition. Bight others escaped with minor bruises. The property loss Is $200, jOO. Stories of locked doors and In accessible fire escapes are hinted at by the survivors. A score or more guests, they insist, were caught like rats in a trap. The firemen are rapidly clearing away the debris, but SO feet of wreck age still covers thai portion of the ruins where most of the guests wen- sleeping. A score of guests still are missing, but the police say some of those who escaped undoubted ly went to their homes without reporting their safety. HUSBAND OF I DEAD WOMAN WAS HERE The police are still in the dark as far as' any knowledge of the murderer of Mary I.ezner, whose body was found badly cut up In her home on South 1) street, Is concerned: ' The entire police force lias been following clues, but today the authorities admit that they are completely at sea. Morris Rosetiherger, divorced husband of the dead woman, ar rived from "'Portland yesterday. He was closely questioned by the police and after a severe examin ation he was permitted to return to his home in Portland. He was j In that city the day of the mur der. A French boarder Is being sought today. It is said he was the last person . seen with the Lezner woman on the date of the nnirtlti' —i _ Hair, Teeth And Toes Must Go Says Prof. (By United Press Leaned Wire.) CHICAGO, Feb. 28. — Professoi Frederick Starr of the depart ment of anthropology of the Uni versity of Chicago, told the mem bers of hi.- class that at sonit time In the future hair, teetl and little toes ould be missin| from the members of the humar race. "Pre-digested food, hats am! shoes have-rendered- hair, teeth and the -little toe useless," h« said. "The time will come when the man, woman or child possess ing these will be a curiosity." W A ' 'r- Start the month by : wearing one of our blue . serge suits. v The best that money will buy $15. $20 $25. $30 Menzies Y«&| Stevens Co. . > T. J. FLEETWOOD. Mgt. Clothiers, Men's Furnishers I .'* . and Hatters :Ajm ; 13-915 Pacific ST. ... ...„ .: Tacoma. Wash. - 5