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VOL. IX. NO. 26.
' IS COLLINS WORKING FOR THE T.R. & P.?
TRACTION CO. RATE ON
POWER LESS THAN HALF
Is the street car company stealing light from the city or In the
light department under Superintendent Collins just being run to
benefit the Stone-Webster trust?
Common citizens are paying the city 6 cents a kilowatt for
light.
But the T. B. & I*. is paying only 2% cent* nnd has been tor
months, and doing it illegally under a power contract.
In September the street car company signed a contract at the
city hall for power for Its paint shop at 64th and Union avenue.
The power rate is 2 Vi cents per kl lowatt.
But it never used that power for running a motor. It used It
to light its paint shop. Generally the company furnishes its own
light as well as power, but In the paint shop lt needs a steady
light and Its own current fluctuates, so lt put ln the city current.
But the city allowed lt to sign
up on a power contract at 2 %
cents a kilowatt and then use the
current for light. No other city or
company ever gets this right. It
is against the law.
Ever since September the com
pany has been operating 20 tung
sten lamps of 250 watts each on
the power meter illegally and the
light department has been allow
ing lt.
City employes have known lt.
The Times has known it for over
a month and has been waiting to
see what Collins was going to do
about lt.
He has done nothing.
A trip to the paint shop yester
day showed the 20 lamps In full
operation. And they were attach
ed to the city meter. A small mo
tor was attached to the company
c rrent.
And the city ls being bunkoed
out of 3% cents a kilowatt on
Juice.
This is not the only Instance of
favoritism to the T. R. & P. Up
until a couple of weeks ago a
house in the North End was being
furnished light by the street car
company In violation of the city
law. .
Collins knew it months ago, but
It was allowed to run on.
Within two weeks private citi
zens began investigating it, and
then the light was shut off.
It was hinted when Collins went
GIRLS, HERE'S A PRIZE TO SEE
IF YOU CAN POP THE QUESTION
Say, girls, can you pop the question? This Is leap year—has
been for most two weeks now. Now, honestly, do you think you
know how to propose? What would .you say to the lucky fellow
whom you would honor with a request to hang up his hat on the
same rack with yours for life? You really ought to brush up on
this proposal business, and the Times is going to make it worth
your while to begin practicing Off on how to bring the question and
i what to say.
Tlie contest is limited to girls and women— old, mar
ried, unmarried.
There will be eight good seats each given away for the Pan
tages and Empress theater. Both theaters have excellent bills
next week. The contest will 'begin Monday and run until Friday.
To the writer of the first- best proposal coming Into the Times
office not later than Wednesday night will be given four good
seats in the orchestra circle at the Empress theater. The second
best will get two seats and the third best two seats. For the first
best proposal reaching the Times office not later than Thursday
night there will be given four seats in the orchestra circle at the
Pantages theater; two for the second best and two for the third.
The Times is giving you a tip on how to do it, in the picture?
* at the foot of the page;'
Send all proposals to "D. Cupid, care of the Times."
The proposals must not exceed over 100 words. You ca
write as many as you wish.
GIRLS, CAN YOU PROPOSE? HERE'S A TIP, SEE WHAT YOU CAN UO
She—Why, bow do yon DO,
' _ Jack? ...'..-.. ; ■',
He—Delighted to see you again,
Dolly.
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The Tacoma Times
into office that he went in at Hi
dictation of the General Electr
and Stone-Webster Interests.
ALL IN THE COURSE
Of A DAY'S NEWS
SAN FRANCISCORobert Cur
ry wanted Judge Sturtevant to set
aside the alimony In his wife's di
vorce suit. When he left the
courtroom he was met by his son
and a left jab on the nose. I'm
with maw,'.' said Curry, jr.
SAN FRANCISCO Sul
livan told the Interpreter to aak
the prisoner his name. He did.
For four consecutive minutes the
prisoner's tongue rolled in an
swer. "If it's all that, don't tell
us," said the judge.
PASADENAEIIas A. Ford,
formerly general traffic manager
of the Pennsylvania lines, died
suddenly of heart failure at his
residence here today.
SEATTLE Metropolitan
Trust company of New York will
undertake the task of rehabilitat
ing the Western Steel corporation.
Stock for $11,000,000 will be Is
sued to creditors. ..
She Won't yoa walk home
with me? I've get something ,
VKRY Important to tell yon. .
. He— sure. That's Just
what I was going to ask to
; be permitted to do.
RECALL OF
WEEKS IS
RUMORED
The Body Politic and Good
Government league, which are
backing the recall of Mayor Sey
mour, held a meeting last night
and went over the problem.
About 25 new members were tak
en into the chubs.
Herman Martin says today that
he ls confident now the recall
petitions will lie secured easily.
Yesterday afternoon one man with
a petition secured 220 names at
Fern Hill.
Today there was a strong rumor
about town that a recall will be
started against Weeks also. If
It is done lt will probably be start
ed 'Monday.
Mr. 'Martin said he had heard
It was likely that Weeks would
be brought up for retail also.
SAN FRANCISCO — Charged
with falsifying a statement to the
old state board of banking com
missioners, former President A. K.
Mnrtel of the defunct .Market
street bank, is today convicted
after a three days' trial. He will
be sentenced Monday. TBe capi
tal stock of the bank was repre
sented as $102,000, when in fact
It was but $4 2,000.
How Williamson Sisters Were "Starved"
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At OUala By Mrs. Hazzard-Told by Dora
"This Is what we had to eat,"
said Miss Dora Williamson, tes
tifying ln the trial of Mrs. Linda
Burfield Hazzard on a charge of
murder by starvation of Miss
Claire Williamson, sister of Dora:
6a. m.—Awake and remain in
bed.
8 a. m.—One cup of orange juice.
9 a. m.—Given a bowl of water
in which to wash and
left to wash alone, al
though physically help
less from starving. I
was often so weak 1
either could not or for
got to wash at all.
11 a. m.—rTaken to bathroom, a
bare rough - boarded
shack with couch and
oil stove and given hot
water enemas until still
weaker. Lie down on
couch.
1 p. m.—One cup of broth. Some
times this was very
weak broth from pota
toes or other vegetables.
Sometimes we were giv
en asparagus water or
six asparagus tips.
C p. m.—One cup of broth.
General directions at the Olalla
resort, called by many, "Starva
lon Heights":
"Continue above program un
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Did Mrs. Hazzard make money
' this sort of treatment, recelv
g $25 a week for nurses and
jm the Williamson sisters, large
ins for "expenses"?
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT MKWSFAPER IN TAOOMA.
TACOMA. WASHINGTON, SATURDAY. JANUARY 20,19127
Tells How Mrs. Hazzard
Treated Them at Ollala
(By United Press I/cased . Wire.)
POST ORCHARD. 'Jan. 20. —
After extended argument by op
posing counsel, Judge Yakey to
day ruled with the state In per
mitting the prosecution to show
the nature of Dr. Linda Burfteld
Hazzard's medical advice to
Claire Williamson, for the death
of whom Mrs. Hazzard is on trial
for first degree murder. •
Dorothea Williamson, sister of
the dead woman, and star witness
for the state, continued her tes
timony this morning. She Is an
engaging little woman who look*
more like 23 than 38. X;-.
Broth Was Diet.
She testified that Dr. Hazzard'
put them on a diet of either vege
table broth or fruit juice, never
allowing them to have both in one
day. Mrs. Hazzard also required
them to drink about eight quarts
of warm water every day, she said.
Grew Thin Quickly.
The sisters Immediately became
noticeably thinner, Dorothea testi
fied, and her own eyes became
sore after the first week, and she
was subject to mental aberrations
almost Immediately.
Dr. Hazzard, she Bald, told them
that (hey would suddenly wake tip
one line day and find themselves
all well.
Relieved Systems Poisoned.
The sisters were under the im
pression that their entire system
was poisoned, she said.
Miss Williamson weighed 50
pounds when she was taken from
the Olalla Institution and ■ was a
Mrs. Hazzard was asked: '
"Did you make money at it?"
"I didn't starve."
"Yes, but did you make
money at it?"
"Oh, I've got a comfortable
home, plenty to eat and clothes
to cover my back," as she smiled
knowingly. She is • now trying to
raise funds for her defense among
followers of the fast cure in the
east. She is reported as having
considerable money and valuable
property.
Here are some of those who
tried the fast cure at Olalla while
Mrs. Hazzard was not star-'
J. I. Mux started fasting Dec:
19, 1910, died Feb. 9, 1911. Mrs.
Hazzard had herself appointed ad
ministrator of tho estate, and all
that was ever accounted for of his
supposedly valuable Canadian
lands and cash was $70. '
L. E. Kader, began fasting
April 29, 1910, died May 11,1911,
after fasting 31 days, lt ls al
leged that through his death Mrs.
Hazzard obtained her present 40
--acre tract at Olalla.
E. E. Erdnian, died March 29,
1911. Fasted until friends fear
ed his death; He was "rescued"
from Mrs. Hazzard and taken to a
hospital for a transfusion of blood
operation, but died before it could
be performed.'
Blanche A. N. Tlndall, fasted 28
days and died June 18, 1909. •
Mrs. O. G. Heatou, began fast-
Ing March 24, 1909, died May 11,
1909. • . - . .'■•<
She—Mr. ———I knew •• -; • j
yon liked to smoke. The cigar
man said these were good. • . I. \
"lie— tills certainly looks ; ; ■'
-.-'-'" good . to me."' y
In the center is shown the ii rst picture of - Miss Clnlro Will- '
iamson, for (lie alleged murder of whom by starvation Mrs. Iliiz
xartl is on rial nt Port Orchard. Miss Dora Williamson is shown
at the left.
living skeleton. She made her
first appearance in the courtroom.
She weighs 109 pounds, she said.
Mrs. J. R. Haglund, fasted 50
dnjis and died Feb. 26. 1908. * I
Mrs. Elgin Wilcox, fasted 4 7
dayft and died Sept. 26, 1908, after
it is alleged she was led heartily
i on raw tomatoes.
. Claire Williamson, started fast
ing in Feb., 1911, died May 19,
i 19 11.
; Sfipllit be n "Tacomafest" or a
■'Kapoonoo-Karnivai," or what?
-• 'P%e carnival committee- Is wres
tlii/g%[th all sorts of suggestions
for, a name for.the coming Taco
ma jubilee at the Stadium. A lot
of people evidently want that $10.
Over 100 suggestions were re
ceived. The trustees are thinking
Hi. pi over.
REGISTER!
' •' £.;'■'. '
i ;, "UoUean register until 10 o'clock
ton^rhtiat. the city hall.
Ytaaterday •29 1 were added to
[ thefiist, making a total now of
5|7C 9:: ••' ■•' fi
X ar/\VEATHER FORECAST.
■*, WEATHER FORECAST.
• I%ln tonight and Sunday.
-'■"' ; She—Oh, Jack, you know what
I want to say. WILL YOU, WILL
YOU, will you marry me?
-• HK — Why — er — —why,
Dolly, THIS IS SO SUDDEN. „
ill ill I
- C. F. Liirien Agassi/., prominent
in the prosecution of .Mrs. Una-
til.
Lyceum Speaker
At Germania
N. A. Richardson, second speak
er. In the socialist lyceum course,
will speak at Germania hall to
morrow afternoon on '"Why
Things Happen to Happen."
Richardson Is said to be one of
the most' entertaining of all the
socialist orators' on the stump and
the hall will probably be packed.
„-, She—But „;, I Just -,/ TOUhUJi-r. ■ - .
wait any longer, for you. Jack, and
Xi you ; know Is LEAP YEAR. .'- :'%£s
ONE of us had to do something. "-•;
, He—Yes.
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I HOME EDITION I
ENEMIES OF WORKMEN
DENOUNCED BY CASE
Speaker Taylor of Eagle Gorge,
Jim McNeeley and Ralph Metcalf
show up as enemies of progressive
legislation in the flght for the
workmen's compensation act, ac
cording to the report oR President
Charles R. Case of the State Fed
eration of L*bor, as read to the
meeting of the labor delegates
this week at Spokane.
All of them rate themselves
as progressives—'before election
time.
The workmen* compensation
act, proposed originally by the
Tacoma Commercial club, provid
ed for the state to Insure Injured
and killed workmen, cutting out
court costs, providing prompt pay
ment for victims of Industrial ac
cidents and putting the casualty
companies out of business.
The casualty companies had
lobbies on the ground. So did
employers who had the "hospital
fee system," which drew $1 a
month for each workman, and
which was frequently a source of
graft.
These employers aliened a flght
on the "first aid" part of the bill,
providing for immediate weekly
payment of Injured men. They
won. Here are the Pierce coun
ty men who voted with them:
CAMERON,. M'QUESTEN, M'-
NABS THIEF
FOR TWO
GRIMES
Frank Smith, arrested by De
tective . Huckaby, this morning
confessed to robbing the home of
British Vice. Consul C. E. Luclan
Agassiz, at Lake Stellacoom, and
also the home of John P. Lyon,
of the firm of Hellar & Lyon. Mr.
Agassiz Is at Port Orchard at
tending the trial of Dr. Linda
Hazzard for the alleged murder
by starvation of Miss Claire Will
iamson.
Dr. A. W. H. Langley, of Aus
tralia, who came to America to
testify In the Hazzard trial, dis
covered the robbery when he vis
ited the Agassiz home yesterday.
Smith said he was looking for
a pair of shoes In the Lyon home
and found 'booze. He drank all
the Intoxicants In sight and went
to bed. When he awakened, he
says, he roibbed both places. .'■
Goods valued at befween $50
and $75 were stolen from the
Lyons home. The amount stolen
from the Agasßlz home Ib un
known. ' Part of the loot was re
covered from a pawnshop.
30 CENTS A" MONTH. X
NEEL.EY, .THOMPSON, SPEAK
ER TAYLOR.
They killed the "first aid"
clause, hut tha rest of the bill got
through. The local delegation
voted right after that.
In the senate RALPH MET
CALK and JOSIAH COLLINS of
Seattle rushed to the aid of • tha
casualty companies with substi
tute bills. These would have al
lowed those companies to continue
to extract thousands of dollars a
year from employers and employes
of the state. '„:;:
Then Metcalf's substitute was
voted down. Paulhamus and
Jensen supported the original bill,
Roberts and Rydstrom opposing.
BARNES IS
DISMISSED
Judge Arntson this morning
dismissed the case against Wm.
A. Barnes, . who was arrested
Thursday in connection with the
arrest of Howard Coppeok and
Charley Parkhurst, charged with
kidnaping Algea Riley last Mon
day night. Barnes was arrested
charged with resisting an officer
when he stated to the detectives
that he was an v officer and bad
been such for three years and
also when he stated that he did
not know that the girl was in the
house".'. ' '-{-'A"- ii\ '< •
Judge Arntson said: -.[■.-, ' V
"Should a man be prosecuted 3
because he argued with an officer.
Any man has the right to express
his opinion to an officer or an*,
one else If he thinks he is in th«
right.
.. "Mr. Barnes. even telephoned to
Captain Needham, a superior offi
cer, ln regard to the matter. As
far as resisting *an officer -Is con
cerned, any officer has the right
to go after and get any girl any
place If she is under 18 years of
age, and It was not Mr. Barnes*
fault that the detectives did not
know their duty in this respect." .
(By United Press Leased Wire.)'
SAN FRANClSCODetectives
today are holding Henry Davis,
suspected of being a counterfeiter,
for investigation by secret service
men. Bogus bills were found in
his possession.. . Beyond saying,
"The only way to beat the races
is to" play 'em with counterfeit
money," Davis refuses to . talk. ,
COLUMBIA, Mo, — The Klrkan
vllle Girls' Economic club . has
demonstrated that 40 persons can
make a meal off one chicken. The
40 recently banqueted on one
chicken, with chicken bouillon,
(chicken salad, beaten biscuit and
pumpkin pie at a cost of $1.66.
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• She— . bliss I ■ I'm ; glad It's i ■
. ever. •
He—Gee, so am L