The Tacoma times. [volume], February 08, 1913, Image 1

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THOUSANDS visit the movies in
Tacoma. The Times is the
only paper in Tacoma that car
ries a complete program of the mov
ing picture houses in this city. And
have you read the feature stories of
your favorite "movie" artists?
MILLIONAIRE'S SON SLAYS THREE MEN
FRIEDMANN
ON HIS WAY
TO AMERICA
BAIJM SECRETLY TO AVOID DKTKNTION BY KKIIMAN GOV
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MILMONAIKK lIANKKII WHO <>1 I I 1.1 i> HIM A MILLION
j lioLLMIs TO COME TO THIS COUNTHY TO TEST HIS
CURK.
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€> today that Dr. Friedmann is at last on his way to this country
t> to demonstrate his cure for luliorcnlosis. Siiuo the Times <*>
t> first announced tlie great discovery of the - young German <5>
6> many Tacomans who are suffering with this malady or have <5>
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. B.—
Secret departure for the United
States by Dr. Frederick Franz
Friedmann, discoverer of an al
leged tuberculosis cure, was made
from Berlin c* midnight last
ni«ht, according to a cablegram
received here today by Charles A.
Finlay, president of the Aetna
TACOMA SHOWS INCREASE
IN VALURE OF BUILDINGS
Construction News shows there
were 2,555 buildings erected In
Tacoma in 1911, worth $1,707,
--644 and only 1,741 in 1912, but
they were worth $1,876,478. The
showing would have been still
better In 1912 but the ordinance
was changed and all little wood
■heds and shacks were eliminated
FIREMEN CASE
RESTS WITH
JUDGE
It is up to Judge Card to say
whether the case of the firemen
to compel the city to put them on
an eight hour day shall be tried
or not.
Judge Stiles for the city filed a
demurrer against the whole com
i plaint and it was argued to the
| court this morning. Stiles lnslsi
jed the firemen are not laborers
and therefore do not come under
the eight hour law. He Insists
they are really officers.
Judge Gordon, associated with
Bone & Wright In the case, ar
gued for the firemen and Judge
Card took the matter under ad
■visement.
; If he decides against the fire
men the case will then be appeal
ed to the supreme court. If he
overrules the city's demurrer, the
case will then come to trial on
' the facts before the court here.
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ANOTHER STEAL
IS EXPOSED
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
OLYMPIA, Feb. B.—With the
echoes of • Houser's resolution
charging the theft of $100,000,
--000 worth of Seattle's water
front still ringing through the
house, another gigantic state land
manipulation stands exposed to
day by Representative Robo, of
Snohomish, and Brown of Kittl
tas, both progressives. ' ■
In a bill introduced by them,
they eeek to repeal the Bush
act which * permitted the sale of
tidelands at $1.25 . per acre for
oyster culture. "They charge that
less than two per cent of this
property has - been used for oys
ter propagation, the remaining
land being held for speculative
and other purposes. '•' •.■'>-■ .-.■-"»
PREFER SHOOTING
! | RENO, Nev., Feb. B B.'— Death
by shooting rather than hang-
Ing was selected '< today 'by J.
Frank Trammer, convicted . mur
derer, ■ after " being t given ft his
choice by the court. •.-: He «v was
. thereupon \ sentenced ( to >j be !: exe
cuted by a firing i squad .at ' the
Carson City j penitentiary. .' J :
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National bank of New York city.
Friedman, the cablegram stated,
sailed for America on board the
Kronprinzen Cecile.
Finlay says the reason for the
secret departure of Dr. Frledmann
is that the German government
has forbidden him to leave Ger
many. Finlay added that Dr.
Friedmann probably would per
manently reside in America.
from the record.
Seattle had 10,959 huildings,
worth $7,491,15G, in 1911, and
10,119, worth $8,415,320 in 1912.
Spokane had 1,741, worth $3.
--313,940, in 1911, and 1,131,
worth $2,271,397, in 1912.
Portland had 7,703, worth $18,
--489,220, in 1911, and 9,047,
worth $15,303,333, in 1912.
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<f> OLYMPIA, Feb. B.—A <?>
♦ limit of 12 bass and 50 crop- <$>
<i> j)ies is fixed by a senate bill ♦
f now up to the house for •$>
■-* 1 the catch in one day in the ♦
•- Columbia river by any one <s>
♦ fisherman. . Pishing with ♦
♦ nets, seine or trap is pro- <$>
<?> hibited in lakes, rivers and •
♦In the sloughs of the Co- <»>
<$> lumbia. . <S>
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POLICE TAKE
$1,000,000 FROM
N. Y. GAMBLERS
NEW YORK, Feb. B.rollce
Commissioner lthinelander Wal
do is co-operating with l>i-.tri< I
Attorney Charles S. Whitman to
day for the tirst time since tlie
police graft scandal was unearth
ed and it is expected the trail will
now be traced to the ' highest
"higher ups" on New York's po
lice force.
Using the testimony offered In
Ihe aldermanic committee's in
vestigation of the graft scandal
by Gambler James Purcell, one
time partner of Herman Rosen
thai, as a basis, it was estimated
here today that the tribute exact
ed - by New York police from
gamblers exceeds $1,000,000 a
year. Purcell's story was even
more sensational than that of
Jack Rose, collector for Police
Lieut. Charles F. Becier, .under
sentence of death for Rosen'thal's
murder. ■'. . .
Former Sheriff Harvey of
QihV.Vb county, Police Inspector
McEaughlin, half a dozen police
captains, including a brother-in
law of Charles F. Murphy, leader
of Tammany Hall, and scores of
ward heelers and policemen are
among the men to whom Purcell
declared he paid .. protection
money. On one occasion, he said,
he paid Becker $350. - Another
time,", he declared, I orders, came
"indirectly" from ■ Boss . Murphy
himself to close his establishment
and Purcell swore he obeyed the
command the same day.
■ ; District Attorney,. Whitman' ex
pects indictments to be returned
against; the suspected men next
Tuesday. ;-. v . , ■„'-...''.. S3J
ARREST MEMBER
I OF ALLEN GANG
! v SEATTLE, Feb. B.— ; Pardon
Keyes, alias John G. Allen, a cous
in of Sidna Allen, . the Virginia
bandit, held in jail here 'on . the
charge ■ of, attempting .to ■ blow up
the home of Attorney Kitt Gould,
his - father-in-law, faces ,1 another
charge j today, that of. bigamy. . -■,
VOL. X. NO. 43.
30c A MONTH.
CASHIER IN CANDY STORE
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-BEAUTY CONTEST WINNER
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NOW GRAND OPERA SINGER
Three months ago she was only cashier in a
candy store —Today she is known as most beau
tiful girl in San Francisco and will be trained |
for career in grand opera by famous star.
SAN FKANt'ISCO, Feb. B.—A
little over three mouths ago Miss
Mue Josephine llennett wns just
a shop girl, cashier in a candy and
soda water store. She was little
different from thousands of other
Ifirls in this cijy and every other
city in the country, except, per
haps, for the fact that she was a
little more beautiful.
Then from a newspaper office
stepped forth the little god of luck
and pointed his finger at the can
dy girl. The editor decided to
run a beauty contest to decide
who was the most beautiful work
ing g(rl in San Francisco. Thou
sands of photographs were offer
ed, but only one, Miss Bennett's,
was selected by the jury of estab
lished artists. The prize was a
trip to Honolulu with all expenses
paid. The paper footed the bill
and her employers furnished the
HART AND NEWSPAPER
MAN HAVE QUARREL
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
OLYMPIA, Feb. 8. —Did or did
not Lieutenant Gov. Louis P.
Hart refuse to sign a voucher for
his salary?
This is the pulsating question
which is likely at any time to
break out into burning debate in
the upper house, and has already
caused that short and ugly word
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<$■ There are forty-flve Tacoma children, as well as a num- <S> .
<§> ber of business men who can speak plainer today than Ihey -.«>
<3> could two weeks ago, thanks to the labors of O. H. Knnls, the
•■ "stammer" expert, who has returned to L<os Angeles, after his <9
<s> fortnight's work in Tacoma bile schools in teachinK sta'm- <*
<?> mering children to speak.without that - "stutter." -." He also ♦;
<.> took a number of business men and others as private pupils ♦ >
<^ while in the city. „ . 3,
OLD MR. CRAP EH ANGER G ETS WHAT'S COMING TO HIM
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA
TACOMA, WASHINGTON, KATUKDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1913.
THIS IS THE PHOTOGUAPH
OP MISS MAX BENNETT
THAT WON THE BEAUTY
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outfit. Then came the biggest
surprise of all.
It was discovered that aside
from having a beautiful face and
figure that Mias Dennett had a
magnificent, though untrained,
voice as well. After much diffi
culty—for already great artists
are not trying out every unknown
—this 21-year-old candy girl sang
before Madame Pasquali, the fa
mous star of grand opera, and a
small assembly of the severest
musical critics in the city, and
they pronounced her voice excel
lent.
Anil no Miss Ilennctt i- now
Madame I'asquali's portegt*. Thore
will be several years of hard wort
—you who read will, perhaps, for
get—then the •imi'-iinn- randy girl
will take her place among the
world's opera stars to please huge
audiences.
to pass between the lieutenant
governor and E. E. Perry, a Spo
kane newspaperman.
Hart has not received any
part of his salary yet. Perry's
article that he refused to sign a
voucher, as demanded by law,
was reßented by Hart, and Perry
took some senators unfriendly to
Hart to the auditor's office to
prove he was right.
NEGROES
VICTIMS
1 OF GUN
(United Tress leased Wire.)
EVAXBVILI,E, Ina., Feb. —
B.—Three negroes who were
employed In his millionaire
father's woodworking estab
lishment were .shot and In
stantly killed by Allen yon
llehren, aged ill!. Tiien the
young man drove to tin; po
lice station in Ills automo
bile and surrendered.
"I had to kill them," yon
Beln-en told the police. "They
swore to get me."
The deud men are:
•, Walter Washington.
.John Ciordon.
| Henry Gordon.
All factories in the vicinity of
the shooting were closed alter
the triple murder. The negro
population, thoroughly aroused,
are congregating in saloons ana a
race riot is feared. Ten years ago
16 negroes were slain in a race
riot here. •.
■ Young yon Behren Is superin
tendent of his father's establlsn
ment. He had announced his in
tention of arming himself and to
day carried two revolvers.
The police assert the youth de
liberately picked out nis three
victims.
A ipanlc followed in the work
shops, the negroes Jumping
throiigh windows and hiding be
hind lumber piles.
Van Behren went into hfs of
fice, 'changed his clothing and
drov£ to the police station. The
police refused to release the
young man on bail. He is believed
to ,be insane, as Be suddenly
claimed that the negroes were
trying to run the factory.
B -F l. yon Behren, tne young
man-A father, is one of the most
prominent citizens of Evansville.
BAIERf
CASE GOES
TO JURY
(MTLIjKTIX.)
(t'nlted Press Leased Wire.)
.-■-. HKM IMiH.AM, Feb. B.—
V|> to noon today the Jury In
the case of the sdite against
Jacob l'uitli, K. \V. Andrews,
1 I.. V. Ankeny and Daniel Gal
leher, ofl'icials of the Seattle
i Xational bank charged with
conspiring the reception or
deposits by the defunct Tia
Conner bank, knowing it to
be insolvent, had not ronie
in, and it is believed that
they will hang, necessitating
a retrial.
BELLINGHAM. Feb. B.—
case, of the state against Jacob
Furth, millionaire Seattle bank
er, and three other officials of
the Seattle National bank,
charged with conspiring in the
reception of deposits by the de
funct LaConner bank, knowing it
to be insolvent, went into the
hands of the Jury at 9:45
o'clock, Friday night, following
the most strenuous day of the
entire trial.
From 9:30 In the morning un
til 9:45 at night, counsel for
both sides presented to the Jury
argument, pregnant with invec
tive and strong language, with
but two hours of recesH.
Interest in the case is Intense.
During the day every seat in the
courtroom was occupied, and
when the jury filed out at the
close of the day's session half
as . many people were ranged
along the walls standing.
/ HONOLULU, Feb. B.—Follow
ing tUe discovery of $6,000 worth
of .opium in his apartments,' S.
O. Housman, 70, of -Seattle, is
under arrest here today. He
threatened to commit . suicide
when arrested. . ■ ' ■ ■' '
HOME EDITION
MAY SETTLE PLAN
OF MUNICIPAL CAR
LINE ON MONDAY
Proposed Municipal Car£ia
Whether Taconm shall ro Into
municipal ownership of the tloe
i l.n street railway line or granr a
franchise to the Stoue-\\
monopoly may be settled at tlio
ronferenco at the city hall Mon
day.
It will be worth while for cltl«
y.ens who have opinions on tiie
-niijei i to he on liaml. Tiie nieer
ing is open mill nil citizens will
have an opportunity of express:n>;
their views.
City Engineer Raleigh has es
timated the line if DUIIt ny tne
municipality will cost |IS,OOO.
But that depends.
"You can build It for $$",000
or you can build it for a great
deal less," says Commissioner
Nick Lawson, who at one tlmo
was superintendent or tne local
MURRAY OUT
OF BED; IN
COURT
Weak on account or an Illness
which caused his temporary re
moval from a cell in the county
jail to his home, ,1. Matthew Mur
ray, charged with suborning per
jury, appeared in court today to
look after the interests of three
clients who have engaged the law
ypr to try their cases.
Murray is under $2."0 bonds.
His ball was reduced several hun
di'en when it was learned that lie
was too sick a man to occupy a
jail cell.
Murray has been given permis
sion to try his cases some time
next week. The calendar has been
arranged so that his trial will not
conflict with that of his clients.
SHE CONFESSES
PLOT TO'KILL
(By United Fress Leased Wire.)
WEBB CITY, Mo., Feb. S. —
Confession to having lured her
husband into a dark alley to al
low her accomplice, James Lynn,
to shoot and kill him there, nas
been made today by Mrs. Lige
GUlmore. Mrs. Glllmore and
Lynn have been charged with first
degree murder.
The woman declares that her
husband's extreme cruelty toward
her prompted the murder.
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■For Tacoma and vi
cinity: Fair tonight
and Sunday.
, For Washington:
Fair tonight and
Sunday.
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MARY BOYLE O'REILLY is
down among the garment
workers in New York. She
tells a true story of conditions as she
found them. You'll find it today on
the Woman's Page.
Diagram shows proposed mi:
iin ipnl street railway which UM
city of Tacoina might huild in UM
near future. .Mayor Seymour s.ng
gpsls Hint the line be built to tin*
city limits only, mid is in favor
of a longer i'oi«l in the near fu
ture, but not at present. ( um
inissioncr Lawson favors n line M
Dash I'oint, almost lo miles from
the- cily limits.
system and also was at the head
of the Seattle system for a time.
"You see you can liny n street
car for I|HMM» or for 1|IO,<»OO, just
as you .see fit and it Is tnc same
wny with Hie whole thing. The
line over the flats coutd be Tmilt
Oh! Mr. Meads
How Could
You Do It
"Gross discourtesy" | s what
Stale Bureau of Inspection Rep
resentative George A. Llebes says
City Controller Meads has shown
him in treatment in his office.
Liebes has been working on the
pity hooks and had been nsslen
ed a desk in the office of Meads
to keep his records. While he
was away a day or two Meads
moved his office. He took the
papal* of Liebes from the desK
in which they were placed, re
moved the desk and the papers
were left scattered over the floor.
When Liebes returned he found
them there all mixed up and sep
arated.
He wrote the city council about
it this morning suggesting that he
supposed the desk belonged to
the city and not to Meafls person
ally and he insisted that the con
troller should treat him "gentle
manly" and as the representative
of the state accord the proper
civility.
The commission was consider
ably put out at the action and
the mayor was asked to conrer
with Meads about it.
PUT BONDS ON
THE MARKET
AGAIN
The city will readverttse the
$160,000 bonds it has for sale
and will not award them to the
National Bank of Commerce. The
state has offered to take the
bonds at 4 1-2 per cent and the
hank demands 5 per cent Interest.
Bond buyers say the city will
get a better bid in a month from
now, as the city Is sure of selling
the 4 1-2 bonds and it will be up
to bidders to offer better than the
state.
DEBATE PLANNED
One of the real star attractions
locally this month will be a de
bate at the Temple of Music
Friday night, February 21, wnen
T. F. Burns, secretary of the Cen
tral Labor Council, and recent
socialist candidate for sheriff,
will meet C. E. Muckler, president
of the Tacoma Philosophical so
ciety, In a public debate on so
cialism.
for a lot U-kh than $8.1,000 if the*
city wanted to."
Raleigh, however, has estimat
ed everything the highest grade,
with iloulile track all the way and
finest of cars.
It is probable the system could
be put in satisfactorily for as low
as $.".0,000.
At this rate it is believed It
would pay Its way from the start
and prove a good profit maker in
the years to come when the flats
are more largely occupied.
It is likely lli<> Stone-AVeUsrer
representatives will make a poor
mouth .mil iiklii .'ID- a ill-ini'lillil
tion to tnko a fuinchlsn Monday
when liny come tip to discourage
the t'ity. Hut it is known they .
ure miKlity uneusy lest the Ify
put Hiiit line in. .
They don't want nny more ol>»
ject Immbj in Hiirressful inunlcl
p.-il ownership in Tacoma. ,_ ■
Tiinen readers ulio have any
thing to say on the matter should
lie on lutiifl at 1O o'clock when
the council meets. • ; If
MILLER LOSES
MOTION FOR
NEW TRIAL
Judge Clifford today denied
the motion of Peter Miller, al
leged burglar, for a new trial on
a charge of burglary, following
an extended argument by coun
sel for the defense and the state.
Attorney Glasgow of Seattle
appeared for Miller. He argued
that the entrance of Miller into
the courtroom last week with
his hands shackled prejudiced i
the jury against him. He asked,
that a new trial be granted. The
defense also took exception to
the testimony of Wlllus Taylor, '
which, It is alleged, was given
under duress.
The charge of being an habit
uul criminal against Miller will
be heard next Thursday.
WANTS EXPERT
Mayor Seymour can't get away
from the idea that the city should -
employ an expert to investigate
Green river water. He lias elicit- *'
ed more letters from Dr. Eugene
Kelly of Seattle and Engineer
Clausen of ! the state board !of '
health on the matter and submit
ted them to the council today. ;
Clausen thought the city should '"...
view the situation with alarm. ,'*f"
I Kelly said the thing to do is to
clean up the watershed, then in
stall a plant for a few hundred
dollars as suggested by Engineer I
Manley to treat the water - with ft>
hypoclorldes in case It Is found j
necessary. He admitted it might
not be necessary and should not
he done unless infection appeared
in the water. :'. '" *VJ----
The council took no action and 1
is not lik.liy to. ;• ; • ■ ./? v'j
- HAS ■17 ■ NAMKS : ■ -^'Pif.^
VIENNA, Feb. <8. -The infant
son of Archduke Charles Francis. >
Joseph has been given' 17 names.*.''/
commencing with Charles •■ Fran- '.*
els Joseph Otto. - His father f, is f
next heir to the * throne ■" after
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♦;*•■! BBATTLB, J v -^Feb.ti {$.— rl<»s
'•< Charged with cracking i^ six &$.
■§> safes here during ■ the ■.:.■"past \®]'"•'.
•■ month, three t men g-; are xj In <P
-••' separate I cells f here r^ today.i^"*
<j> They | have ; their J namesS'as^J-;
<$ , Curtis i,<£ Sowers, ij&\ George i4>&
■•■ Reeves and C. O. Heokman.
<*> ', Their I last Job, according Jto i^S
<?> a statement hy Heckman, ■$>
•*> wasiat- the Troy laundry.
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