OP COUKSE, it's cold. But every
day brings us nearer to the
baseball season. By the way,
the sport page is mighty interesting
today.
VOL. X. NO. 14.
STEAMER MISSING WITH 1200N BOARD
"PANTHER"
IN FIERCE
STORM
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, I). C, j
•Jan. —With ISO persons
on hoard, the V. S. Panther, j
a rattle repair ship, is miss- .
Ing and grave fears that
the steamer is lost in the ■
terrific hurricane now rag- '.
Ing off Cape HalU'i'HN are :
entertained today in the navy •
department. ■ . • .... •.
The Panther Railed on Thurs
day for Guam from the' Brook
lyn navy yard. The steamer was
sighted of, Cape .Hatteras, the
most dangerous . point' on the
whole Atlantic coast, on . Fri
day and has not been seen nor
heard from since that time..
The full force of the terrible
gale Is centered in the very lo
cality in which the Panther is
sailing, and since no wireless re
ports from the steamer have been
received since the storm broke
it is feared .*>vnt disaster may
have overt*''.,ll vessel.
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<?> spending $12,000 in paying v*
<§> off its employes at the court <$>
3> house. This Is a nominal #
<?> payday.the highest monthly ♦
<$> expenditure on salaries last ■?>
<§> year having reached $15,- <?>
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Are We Glad
We MetNataie?
Well, Rather!
NATALIE ALT.
It wag rattier a drab, dull
morning at the secretary's office
of the Chamber of Commerce to
day but the men who get wages
to make Tacoma famous were fn
1 blithe spirits; for our town is In
the 100,000 class, they have de
rided.
After a bit a ray of sunshine
filtered in; not the kind that the
weather forecaster brings, but a
delicious, fra.grant morsel of sun
shine In a tailored walking suit
and gray fox furs, and the demur
est of demure smiles.
'Twas she —Natalie Alt.
And what do you suppose the
fair Natalie, who is "The Quaker
Girl" at the Tacoma theater, was
seeking In such a money mill as
the Chamber of Commerce?
She was athlrst for information
—yes'm.
"My brother, who lives In New
York, 1b thinking of coming to
some lively city here on the
coast," goth Natalie, "and I won
der if you have any literature I
might send back to him."
Did they have any literature?
Well, rather.
Miss Alt received the honorary
degree of Minlsteress Plenipoten
tiary right on the spot and she's
got a big red seal that says "TA
COMA" on it pasted right on tier
trunk.
TheTacoma Times
MAYBE
GIVES PLAN
TO GUARD
THE TRUSTS
SENATOR BUI STOW INTRO
DUCES MEASURE TO AP
POIXT IXIU'STKIAI, COM
MISSION OF SEVEN MKM-
IiKItK TO HKGILATK COll-
POHATIOXS
(By United Press Loosed Wire.)
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Dec-. O.
—The first and most sweeping of
the series of bills prepared by the
national executive committee of
the progressive party was em
bodying the doctrine of its faith,
is a measure introduced today by
Senator lirlstow for regulation of
i "big business" by an industrial
commission of seven member*.
This industrial commission
would be empowered to deal so
drastically with large corporations
doing, any ' interstate business as
is the ; : Interstate commerce com
mission with railroads and other
transportation service.
It would have authority over
all persons or corporations doing
an interstate or foreign business
of $5,000,000 annually to investi-
I gate their financial condition,
business operation's and manage
ment, and require all to bring
their capital stock and Indebted-'
ness down to not more than 10
per cent of the- "fair and reason
able value of property on hand."
Ne features in this bill are
proposals that-'the government
take over the operation of indus
tries where the executive heads
are being prosecuted and the plan
of having members of the com
mission removable by congress.
VHBUHia TIED UP
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
ABERDEEN, Jan. 6.—With no
sign of • let-up today, the storm
weather which has ben raging
here for the past weeks, has ef
fectively put an embargo on 20
vessels in Grays Harbor.
POOR, POOR HENRY!
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—Henry
Clay Frick, the Pittsburg steel
king, today plans to erect a man
sion which will cost, including
the ground, $r),500.0'00.
BY MANSFIELD Q
Goldsmith, somewhere In
his classics, said that the
godg delight to laugh at good
deeds and turn man's hap
piness to wormwood.
Well, let us see.
• • •
Jerry was a horse, and an
almighty good horse, it the
word of Tom McCarthy, the
teamster who owned him, Is
to be taken.
Jerry was a Tacoma horse,
too, and had he been of a
genealogical turn of mind,
might have traced his ances
try back a couple of genera
tions to his grandmother
who was sent across the
plains from a stock farm in
Kentucky; you all know what
fine horseflesh they raise in
the blue grass country.
Ajs a colt, Jerry was about
the same as any other colt.
His destiny was all mapped
out for him, of course; and
about the only thought th.at
dwelled in the mind of his
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They Are AH
"Helping" To
Fill The Jobs
(Hy United Press leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 6. —With
William McCombs, chairman of
Ihe democratic national commit
tee, en route to Arkansas for a
rest, the brigade of "rocking
chair" politicians who have al
ready fixed the cabinet for Presi
dent-elect Woodrow Wilson got
busy and distributed the ambassa
dorships. While many names were
suggested it was asserted that the
strongest pressure was brought
to bear for certain candidates.
Some of the names suggested were
for the "good" they had done the
party in a financial way or any
olher way, despite the flat asser
tion of Governor Wilson that no
man could have any mortgage on
any job.
For Tftcoma and vi~
cinity: Rain or snow
tonight and Tuesday,
warmer.
For Washington :
Rain or snow west,
snow east portion to
night and Tuesday,
not so cold.
JERRY--WHO DIDN'T WAIT FOR HIS VACATION ON THE FARM
owner wa speculative of
how much Jerry would bring
at the sjilt'B stable.
Jerry was sold off at last,
when he was a year old.
Maybe he rubbed his
mouse-colored, velvety nose
against his mother's shoul
der in farewell when they
haltered him and led him
oft; maybe not —for he was
only a horse.
So began Jerry's servitude
to Man.
Jerry was a good worker.
He didn't shirk at the heavy
loads, and he didn't nip nor
kick; he did his blue-grass
ancestry proud, so Tom Mc-
Carthy says.
"But It's hearsay with me,
you might Bay," says Tom
McCarthy, "because I only
had h)m, goin' on nine
years."
80 the history of Jerry,
bumble pawn of the gods,
during the first half of his
life, must be skimmed lightly
over.
For nine years, Tom Mc-
TACOMa, WASHINGTON, MONDAY. JANUARY 6, 1018.
BUY
HUSBAND HAD
IRONCLAD
RULES
Mrs. Ixjuise Webster began an
action for divorce today In Judge
Card's department of superior
court.
Mr. Webster is a wealthy North
End apartment house .owner,
while Mrs. Webster owns hotels
and property in both Prosser and
Walla Walla. Jointly they are
worth somewhere in the neigh
borhood of $50,000.
"He beat me," -swore--;Mrs.
Webster. "Once when I objected
to his opening my mail and an
other time when he insisted, that
I do his washing and I refused.
"I never wanted a divorce. If
he had been nice to me j>nd kept
all his promises, I would have
never asked for a divorce."-
Mr. Webster said the only 'time
he had refused her anything was
after be had become buried in
debt and she wanted a diamond
ring and a pair of diamond ear
rings.
KARRIAGB IJCEXSKB.
Marriage licenses were issued
today to W. Timothy Doyle and
Mary Myers, both of Tacoma, and
to Herbert S. Robb of Kirtey,
Wash, and Kathleen O'Brien of
St. Paul.
Carthy, the teamster, owned
Jerry and they were friends
—almost pals.
"When Tom came out to
the little barn on X street
to feed Jerry and Blackie,
the team that hauled Tom's
van, it was always Jerry that
got the lion's share of the
oats, and it was Jerry who
had an extra fork-full of
straw for his bed, perhaps.
Not that Tom was thought
less of Blackie, but he'd
had Jerry a long time, and
they were friends.
At that, we all play favor
ites in life.
80 Jerry and Tom McCar
thy worked together for nigh
unto a decade, which is a
broad span in the life of a
horse.
This wlnteV it seemed to
Tom that Jerry was begin
ning to show signs of ap
proaching age, or rather,
those infirmities of age
which attack horses as they
do men
-HAIR
GIRL SPURNED HER ADMIRER
OF 35, SO HE SHOT HER DOWN
Dispatches over the press wires
today say that Luella Roberts, the
17-year-old girl who was shot by
Prank Carlisle in Santa Rosa,
C;ii . is dying and Carlisle is
trembling in the corner of a dark
cfell fearful that the enraged
townspeople will form a lynching
party to avenge the awful punish
ment that Carlisle visited upon
"the belle of Santa Rosa."
Luella told the district attor
ney today that Carlisle nad
threatened to kill her when he
saw her walking on the street
with a boy—one of her young
schoolmates.
"You were iiieunt for me,"
he cried pashlomitely, "nncl
before I let miyluKly else
have you, I'll kill you."
The frightened girl ran to her
home and did not venture out
again until a few nights later.
Then, as she was going to a
theater with her mother. Carlisle
credit up behind her and fired
three shots into her back.
The man is If years old and
was recently divorced from his
wife. HJB infatuation for the
singularly beautiful Roberts girl
was the talk of the city. Car
lisle refuses to talk.
$120,000 IS
RAISED FOR
; UNION MEN
san francisco UNION MEN
COMiKCT for WO
LEASE OF CLANCY AM)
TVKITMOB — KBUCAMB OK
I'RISrtXKKS WILL PROBA
BLY FOLLOW SOON.
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. C. —
One hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars in gold coin was rais
ed early today for the release on
bail, pending argument for a new
trial, of Olaf A. Tveitmoe ana
Eugene E. Clancy, San Francisco
Onee —a long time ago—
Tom had read in a newspaper
of how rich folk retire their
faithful horses when the au
tumn of life creeps on; put
them out to pasture where
they end their days in work
free contentment and plenty.
"Jerry has been a good old
horse for us," Tom told his
wife at Christmas time, "and
I'm going to give him a
darned good New Year pres
ent."
"A feed-bag?" asked Mrs.
Tom—who has no imagina
tion, bless her.
"No .sirree," replied Tom
grandly. "I'm going to bend
Jerry out to Jake Ander
son's ranch to run wild; he
ain't got to do any more
work for anybody. He's earn
ed a vacation —for life."
Mrs. Tom agreed tliit it
would be "Just lovely" and
the next day Tom McCarthy
bought another horse, a fine
bay, for $110 to step into old
Jerry's place; or to occupy
his stall, at least.
TONIC
LI'KMiA ROIIKIITS.
labor leaders now serving six year
sentences in the federal prison ai
Fort Leavenworth for consplrac...
to illegally transport explosives,
according to former Mayor P. H,
McCarthy, president of the state
bunding trades council.
And on New. Year's day,
old Jerry was to go out to
the Spanaway ranch for his
long, long vacation.
"No more work for ye, old
sport," said Tom McCarthy,
as he heaped in an extra
measure of warm bran mash
on New Year's eve, and
mauled the faithful beast's
ears affectionately. "Ye're
goin' on a vacation; It's re
tirin' ye are. Ain't ye glad,
ye old divll? Why don't
ye laugh?"
Tom was always talking to
Jerry in that fashion; It wan
a way he had, and Jerry
seemed to understand.
So Tom went back to the
house, calling out a "Happy
New Year" to old Jerry, and
chuckling whimsically to
himself.
"What a swell time that
old feller will have out there
on the ranch," thought Tom
McCarthy, "Jest klckin' up
his heels and eatin' his head
ofj."
■» • •
WEATHER man says it was
"only" 22 degrees cold this
morning. Don't forget to
turn off the water tonight, father —the
worst is vet to come.
HOME EDITION 30 CUNTS A MONTH.
TOO
Preparations were then made,
McCarthy said, to take the mat
ter up with a local bonding com
pany so that the surety concern
might proceed through its eastern
representatives to secure the re
leaves of the prisoners.
The next morning—New
•Year's day—Tom went out to
harness old Jerry in style for
the drive to Spanaway.
Mrs. Tom was going along,
too, to see that Jerry
was comfortably established
where he wa« to end his days
in poace and quiet and
plenty.
"My, my," cried Tom
briskly, as he slammed open
the stable door. "Get up
there, ye lazy old thief —ain't
ye comin' on your vacation?"
But there was no answer
ing whlnnle from the stall
where Jerry lay in a nest of
straw—
For Jerry had gone on to
Horse Heaven without stop
ping over for the vacation on
the ranch.
' Sheer coincidence, you
•ay?
Very likely, very likely.
But Goldsmith said that the
gods delight to laugh at good
deeds, and turn Man's happi
ness to wormwood..
ZERO WAVE
HITS THE
LAND
*«>«•* <S><S> «■**♦«■♦<?'♦♦
■•> o
■*> Temperature Sunday morn- <►
■•- ing, 18.5 degrees. <£
••> Monday morning, 22 de- #
♦ grees. ♦
•• Water pipes freezing up ♦
•■ and plumbers happy. <S>
■•> Potatoes and apples frozen. ■?>
■■$> Good skating at Franklin ♦
■•> and Wapato lakes. *
• Snow today, look* like <?■
♦ sleighing tonight. <>
<«> ♦
i> <$■ 4> 4> 4 <t> <?>«>♦♦«>«>•
Tacomans who have been
chuckling at the plight of eastern
ers who shivered from the win
try Masts tot their enthusiasm
quieted Sunday when the mercury
dropped to 18.5 and froze things
ur solid. Yesterday morning
water pipe^ all over town in ex
posed places were frozen up and
there was a great scramble for
hot water, plumbers and other
means of thawing out.
Citixens who had apples and
potatoes stored In their wood
sheds today are viewing a lot of
fruit and vegetables frozen solid.
The weather began to get very
cold Saturday evening. Hy 6
o'clock it wag freezing hard and
everything was solid by morning.
In the morning the sun Rhone but
it was a cold giMUjr stare Old So]
Rave (he world. • He never even
melted the snow in the most ex
posed (places. Not one all day
did the mercury get up above
freezing.
Last night (here wag another
stiiiKiriK freeze.
This morning it was 22 degrees
but snow started to fall which
Reenied to east up a little on the
temperature. No on is likely to
get overheated today, however.
The first skating of the year
was enjoyed on Franklin and
Wapato lakes yesterday. Today
they are frozen good and solid.
DENVER, Col.. Jan. 6.—At 3
a. m. here today the street ther
mometers In gomp sections of the
city registered 31 decrees below
zero and 2 6 above at 7 o'clock.
HORSES ARE
HARDEST HIT
Horses attached to heavy deliv
ery wagons suffered most from
the storm today.
The hills of lower 9th, Uth
and 13th street brought many of
the piitifiit beasts to the ground,
and some suffered sprained legs
in a brave effort to stick to their
Jobs.
The pavement on 9th street
between Pacific avenue and O
street was recently corrugated
and helped give the horses a
foothold today.
6<* 3> *♦ 4 e.*******^
♦ Little (Jill Gets Pension. <»
• The little two-year-old ♦
♦ daughter of Guy McClure ♦
♦ will be the best paid child In ->
«■> Tacoma after the firemen's «
■v pension board finishes its -J>
■$> meeting this afternoon. .^♦j
) ; She will get a pension 1 ♦
♦ from the city of $2 a day <»
'•> until she Is 16 years of age. , <»
1> «< <J> 3> 3> <$ <g> <$> S> <$> <j> 3> .$ <§> <$
35 Odd Suits
*
Worth Up to $30.00
reduced to
$10
While They Last.
Sizes 33 38
Menzies & j
Stevens Co.
913-915 Pacific *▼.
Tacotna, Waah.