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. MURDERS BABY THEN TRIES SUiCIDE JOB TAKEN AWAY, GIRL SEEKS DEATH INSANE, SEEKS DEATH (By United Press Leased Wire.) TRUCKEE, Cal., March I.— After instantly killing his slx months-old baby by cutting its throat with a razor, Joe Casponi, en Italian laborer, gashed his own throat and is near death here to day. It 18 supposed he went sud denly insane. Woodrow Wilson Snubs Head Of Perm. Railroad (By Viiited Press Leaned Wire.) NEW YORK, March I.—Flat refusal to leave a plebeian day car on the Pennsylvania railroad to lunch in the private car of President Samuel Rea of that system was the jolt President elect Woodrow Wilson handed out to the head of the great railroad corporation. Learning that Wilson was on board in the day coach, President Rea sent him an invitation to take luncheon in his private car. Wilson declined and remained in the day coach playing with Frank and Clara Greenwood, two children from Xorthbeth, N. J. MINER FOUND DEAD Robert Snyder, aged 37, miner, went to the Abbee house, 1741 South D street, at 6 o'clock last Wednesday and rented a room. That was the last seen of him un til a chambermaid discovered his body last night at 6 o'clock in his room. After an examination, Coroner Ashton determined that the man died of natural causes. The remains are at Hoska-Buek ley-King's pending funeral ar rangements. Snyder worked in the Enumclaw mines. CITY SIGNS UP A BIG CONTRACT The municipal light department scored on the Stone-Webster pow er monopoly yesterday, at least ■when City Electrician Thorn cut over the good business of the Olympic Ice company from the Stone-Webster to the city power, -and signed up a contract with the company for 110-horsepower of continuous load. This la a fine contract, and will run nearly $200 a month, the juice being used 24 hours a day by the Ice company. Cardinal Objects To Women Hikers (By United Press leased Wire.) BALTIMORE, March I.—Flat denial that he favors woman suf frage or that he applauded the inarch of "General" Rosalie Jones' hiking army on their way to Washington was made here today by Cardinal Gibbons. In fact, the prelate said he was sure the hike had not helped the suffrage List Your Property With Vb on an r m Exclusive Contract Wo Can Get Results. Calvin Philips& Co. TWO OFFICES 211 California Bldg., Taconin. 815 I.cary DM*., Seattle. MOM V TO LOAN IjOw Hates—Qnlrk Action srnnp the CUB K'VJKjr REPORTER FREDMIIMr SAVE STEEL MAGNATE (Hy Vnft<<<l Pros* Li-ased Wire.) NEW YORK, March I.—First of all Americans to make personal test of the tuberculosis serum of Dr. F. F. Friedmann will be Rob ert B. Roblson, a Plttsburg steel magnate, who has been in a Colo rado sanitarium, but who rushed here to meet the Berlin discov erer. Frledmann's promise was gain ed for Robison through interces sion by Charles E. Kinlay, the New York banker who is said to have offered Friedmann $1,000, --000 if he could cure 95 out of 100 given cases. RECOVER WOMAN'S CORPSE (By United Press Leased Wire.) OMAHA, Neb., March I.—Out of the mass of ice and ruins which is all that remains here of the Dewey hotel, destroyed by fire early yesterday, the body of a woman, burned to a crisp, was taken eariy today. This ghastly find ma km; a known total of six dead, and estimates of those be lieved burled In the ruins still run from 5 to 20. Former em ployes of the hotel gay that not more than five bodies art still un recovered. The only marks of identifica tion on the body recovered today were earrings and portions of a fur coat. Some think it Is that of Mrs. Bonnevieu, who is known to have perished. The corpse of a man found yes terday was identified as that of Penbro Richard of South Omaha. $28 FOR 1 CHILD BERLIN, March I.—lt cost Berlin $28 for each child in school last year, exclusive of the maintenance of the buildings and teachers' salaries. BRIO. GEN. MARION P. MAUS, In command of the flrat illvision of the United State* array, now in readiness to pro ceed to Mexico. The Tacoma Times THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA , I VOL. X. NO. 60. 30c A MONTH. COMMON FORM IS A WINNER Commissioner Freeland, after much delving into the records, has brought up a lot of figures to prove the commission plan of government a big -winner over the old councilnianic system. The tax levy has been 12 mills for all of the commission years and for the last of the old council. Prior to the last council year the levy ran up to as high as 15 mills, but was always above 12. Besides this, the year the old council made a 12-mill levy they robbed the sinking fund of $65, --000 and spent it. In addition, the old council never Bet aside anything for sinking fund; the commission is putting away $60, --000 a year for this. More than this, the commission now has several million extra bonds to pay interest on which the old council never had. Then the commission has paid back en gineering rebates stolen from citizens amounting to over $20, --000 under the old regime. These and numerous other things the commission is gradual ly straightening out make a good showing for the commission. EUROPE SPENDS MILLIONS ON SKY FLEET (By United Press Leased Wire.) LONDON, March I.— The Euro pean sky fleet now numbers 1,4 52 aeroplanes, besides dirigibles, ac cording to the latest statistics compiled by the British war of fice. France has expended $4, --500,000 on aeroplanes, has 290 airmen and 1,000 machines. Ger many has spent $3,750,000 for aeroplanes, and has 180 airmen and 260 machines. England has spent $1,500,000, and has 80 air men and 44 machines. IT'S ALL OVER (By United Press Leased Wire.) MEXICO CITY, March I.—The last serious revolt against Provi sional President Huerta, except that In Sonora, is believed here to have ended today with the sur render of Alberto de la Puente, the governor of Aquas Calientes. CONSIDINE IS TO APPEAR my United PrM« Leased Wire.) SAN FRANCISCO, March I.— The local police were advised to day 'by Attorney Tom .. O'Connor, representing John Consldine, the atrical magnate,' for whose arrest a j warrant has been Issued by Police Judge Denny charging that ho:. had taken ■ part In the • per suasion of inmates of a disorder ly house to perform an immoral exhibition, would surrender him self .; next Tuesday when the case will be called ito be 'tti< for trial. SOME RBOORD (Ilj United I'rtwi Leased Wire.) OROVIIXE, Cal.. March 1. Breaking the world's record, W. S. (iullford and his staff planted 8,776 fruit trees In one day on a 500-acre plot near here. Outlford Is out for another record today. The treoß set In the record-break ing planting be« oovw 115 acres, TACOMA, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1913. QUICK WORK, SCOOP, 75,000 GO BACK TO THEIR WORK NEW YORK, March i._Bev«n -ty-five thousand clothing workers who struck here Dec. 30 resumed work today, the unions having compromised their closed shop and wage demands, but having won their demand for better sani tary conditions and for the aboli tion of the sweatshops. For Taeoma and vi cinity: Rain tonight and Sunday. For Washington: Rain west tonight and Sunday; rain or snow east portion to night or Sunday. I< 1 PAIR OF —H^——— W) '■» SELF-SHARPENING Shears Free ■"- ' ■'■■■';'":" I'-^,--'; '"":':. ;'■■■■' "'■'.',' •' '■ I- ■ .. ■ ■ ■ ...-.. 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GIRL ADMIRES BANGS; KNOCKS OVER A LAMP; FIRE LOSS IS $25,000 4 "Pride K oeth before a fall and a haughty spirit before destruc tion," say the scriptures, and the llisi . part of It was illustrated vividly- yesterday when a Huston waitress turned to admire her bang* in a mirror and knocked orer a lamp over which she was heattag her curling Iron, causing a Are that wiped out most- of the Business section of Huston. » The loss is $25,000 —all due to 'one girl's admiration for her frizzles. • ■ •. 3 , , The fire started In the Darr hotel, spread to the Eagle bar and then wiped oul a store ad lulning. It caught Uie city hall - By "HO P' and nothing is left of it. The pressure of the North Springs Water company was low and little headway could be made fighting the fire. The Smelter pumps were called on and they helped save the rest of the town, but could do nothing to save the burning buildings. The roof of the Bay View hotel across the street caught hut the blaze was put out before it got a good start. The Taeoma .department sent up a chemical and hose cart and assisted materially in fighting the fire, which at one time threatened to wipe out the whole town. EDITION CANT SEND LIQUOR FROM WET TO OR! (By Vnitc-d Press leaned Wire.) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 1. —The houae today passed the Webb bill, prohibiting the ship ment of liquor from wet to dry states, over President Taft's veto, by a vote of 24 4 to 93. As the senate also overrode the presi dent's "veto yesterday, the bill now becomes a law. SKOOKUM JIM'S DAUGHTERTO GO ON STAGE (By United Press Leased Wire.) SEATTLE, March 1. —Daisy Mason, daughter of Skookum Jim, Alaskan Indian of Klondike fanne, who is here with another tale of a new strike, is .going on the stage. Miss Mason, who will have $50,000 all her own when she is 21, is studying here now. When her guardian, an Episcopal biehop at Victoria, heard of her intention last week, he threatened to cut off her allowance. "Go ahead and cut," she said. "I should worry; papa is here." CC4y&* *S>x4£- Ufa* POLICE CAUSE OF GIRL'S RUSH ACT (Ily. United ITens Leaned Wire.)' HAN KHANCIBCO, Mar. 1. Despondent i,,.. mis,, her . iii-i-ii pat lon was gone when by edict of the police commlMlon the bright lights on the llarhary (Toast were snuffed nut at midnight, Mabel Dul'oril, a daiu-ehull girl, > tried Biiicido by ly«ol early today. she wan pumped out at the hospital ami will live. "I've worked the last Job open to me," she said after being brought to. "They've closed the daneehulls, and I figured this wa» my only way out." Under the edict of the police commission, no women employes are permitted hereafter in Bar bary Coast saloons where women slum mere may go. This, it •Is said, will kill the business of these places. Up to midnight the whole "Coast" was one wild orgie to mark the passing of the old-time rules. .-■; ! .** BANDITS HOLD UP GROCER The police today are looking for a pair of youthful hold-up men who last night at 7:30 o'clock stopped O. J, Heggreness, a grocer, near his place of busi ness at 1941 South I street, and demanded his cash. HeggreneM had just closed his store when ha started for home. One of the men stepped from the darkness) and demanded that he stick up his hands. The other searched his pockets and secured a purse which was full of receipts, but no money. The bandits then turned and fled. Heggreness returned to hlg store and notified the police. MILL BURNS; BOY LOSES HIS LIFE illy United Press Leaned Wire.? SEATTLE, March I.—Philip Graham, 14 years old, grandson of O. K. Graham, night watchman at the Harbor Island sawmill, 1* believed to have lost his life when the mill burned early. today.'(' ■ Young Graham and his grand father discovered the lire at 1:45 o'clock : and attempted to extin guish it themselves. When they saw the Ore wag getting beyond*; their control, the boy was sent to \ turn In an alarm, which he did, returning 'to s the fight. ; He \ ha*; not been seen since.. ■■"l:-.i;*>; • The adjoining planing mill and ? lumber yards were saved by ', the - flreboat Duwamlsh, but the saw- • mill was destroyed, causing a loss of $50,000.v ■ i~..,~i.T*?vT«2L"£ STRIKERS TESTIFY (By United Press Leased Wire.)' AKRON, 0., March I.—Thirty strikers from the ranks of those who are out here to enforce a demand for better pay and work ing conditions in the bi« Akron rubber mills, testified today be fore a legislative committee which is probing the causes ot the strUe. RECOVER BODIES OF 18 MINERS (By United Preai 1 *««<-.1 Wire.) HOBART, Tasmania, March 1. —Pitiful scenes occurred at the North Mount Lyell mine today, when after some four mouths' persistent search, 18 bodies of miners who were entombed Octo ber 12 last were brought to the surface and scores of mothers or widows gathered at the top of the shaft to claim the remains of some past dear member of the family. •♦>♦*♦♦*♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • AGAIN? <j> * * «> NEW YORK, March I.— * * The s stock £1 market opened ♦ <S> dull. t- ♦♦ *♦♦♦ i♦♦ c ♦ ♦'♦yffl