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WELL, the work of rehabilitat
ing the ball park has started
and the Tiger recruits are
starting for Tacoma. Ah, 'twill not
be so long now, Helene!
MUNICIPAL RAILWAY ASSURED FOR TACOMA
PEOPLE VICTORS;
CITY TO BUILD
TIDEFLAT LINE
BfiMMT UNK IN CHAIN OK CITY-OWNKI) CAB TRACKS—SUG
GESTIONS FOH MUNICIPAL hOOt PROM OBATTLB TO TA
COMA VOICED IN COUNCIL CHAMBKHH—GRANTING OK
FRANCHISE TO PRIVATE CORPORATIONS OUT OV THE
QUESTION.
The people have won their first contest for a mu
nicipal street railway.
Sentiment in favor of the city building the tide
flat road was so unmistakable at the meeting of the
commission with Manager Bean yesterday after
noon that following the meeting the city commission
held a private meeting and voted to build and own
the tideflat railway from A street to Sitcura avenue.
The question of operation will be left to the future.
Notwithstanding lack of notice, about 30 citizens
assembled at the council chamber yesterday after
noon to keep tab on the negitiations between the city
Q«rl £i+rmo-\Vf>hstf>r for the tideflat railway.
Manager Bean Makes No Offer.
Manager Ilean said he had no
proposition to offer. He said it
was generally conceded that street
railway facilities were needed on
the flats and that the company
had long been studying the matter
but that it was not an attractive
proposition at present from a
street railway standpoint as It
meant big crows twice a day with
little business between times. He
Bald as the city owned the bridge
and the tracks on it it was up to
the city to say whether they want
ed to let the company go over
and if bo on what terms. He said
If the city would make a proposi
tion the company would be glad
to consider it.
cmunra tai-k.
Then the citizens began to talk.
George Petty said the city
should grant no franchise tout
build the line and then lease it to
■ all roads that anted to go over
11.
Frank Ross said the city should
keep control of this new outlet
from the city. He urged straight
municipal ownership and the
crowd cheered. "We want a muni
cipal lined owned and operated
between Tacoma and Seattle and
owned by the two cities," said
Ross as he showed how a 30 mile
line can be constructed to make
the trip of 4 5 minutes from city
to city.
Frank Meredith, owning prop
erty around Dash Point, said the
residents would give the city a
fine bonus if they would build
over there and open up that ter
ritory.
A. H. Garretson was for
straight municipal ownership of
the line. He said the city could
raise the money if they had to go
to the people with the securities.
He agreed to take $100 worth of
tickets himself.
G. Senn said he would take
bonds from the city without in
terest until the road paid a profit.
Dr. J. F. Libby wanted the city
to build and operate the road. He
■wanted no more to do with the
eld company but desired the city
to get ready to take over other
franchises as well. He thought
the city could afford to operate
the line at a loss for a few years
if necessary.
Mayor Seymour was for build-
Ing the line and leasing it to the
company for operation. Mills
rather leaned this way also.
Manager Bean said if possible
the company might change Its ln
terurban and come in over the
bridge if the city allowed it to do
co. He said that was the ideal
way of entering the city.
The temper of both the citizens
present and the commissioners
themselves was such that it was
seen it would be useless to talk
about granting a franchise to the
Stone-Webster company. The
commissioners accordingly got to
gether and decided they would
build the line themselves.
As to the question of operation
the general talk of both commis
sioners and citizens was that the
city would demand at least 1 cent
a passenger for going over the
bridge.
CREW SAFE
SEATTLE, Feb. 11. — (Via
wireless) —Taking to a small
boat, four men constituting the
crew of the launch Moonlight,
which was burned following a
gasoline explosion while five miles
southwest of Cape Flattery, are
today safAnt the life-saving sta
tion at Nebh Bay. They landed
at, Tatoosh light at daybreak and
were removed to the station by
the revenue cutter Tahoma, whlcu
had been searching for them all
jnighu
17 MEN DIE IN
BIG STRIKE
BATTLE
(By rnltecl Press I>easn»l Wire.)
CHAKLKSTOX, W. Vn., Feb.
11.—Seventeen men Wiled and
scores wounded is the sum total
today of casualties to date as a
resuit of desperate Hf£litiiiK be
tween strikers and strikebreakers
in the Kanawha coal district, ac
cording to the best authenticated
reports received from the moun
tains.
Moody battles occurred In the
hills between Standard and Mucv
low creeks, where armed strikers
attacked watchmen and strike
breakers under the command or
Captain Fred Lester. * Fifteen
men are reported killed in these
affrays. Seven of them today
are in the morgue at East Bank.
Six companies of militia are pa
trolling the district, in which mar
tial law is declared.
FIREMEN WIN
POINT IN
COURT
Judge Card this morning over
ruled the demurrer of the city In
the eight hour case of the city
firemen which was argued last
Saturday by Judge Stiles, for the
ctty and Judge Gordon Tor tne
firemen.
. The city will now have to an
swer the original petition of the
firemen and the case will then
be set for trial. Whichever way
It goes in the lower court the mat
ter will finally be taken to the su
preme court for final adjudica
tion.
Lid On 'Frisco
Barbary Coast
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11.—
The Barhary Coast lid is clamped
down tight today.
By an edict of the police com
mission female habitues of Pacinc
street resorts can no longer beg
for drinks. They must be invit
ed to partake by the patrons. The
resorts on j Stanyan street for a
distance of several blocks are pre
paring to rip out their dancing
floors. ! • King "Rag" can hold
sway over Pacific street only.
THERE WILL BE
NO CONNECTION
Tacoma is not going to p?y the
Stone-Webster crowd 925,000 a
year to be on hand In case any
thing goes wrong • with the . Nis
qually plant.". There -is lesß
likelihood of the city plant going
wrong than ' the , Stone-Webster
plants I and if one goes - out prou
ably all would. ~*<
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<$> ed - tomorrow in - : honor :■' of <^
<$ ~ Lincoln's ?..* birthday. "&i Prac-' <?>
♦ ; tlcally »E all , offices : will « be <$>
■*! shut as down although the <S>
v«> trouble men in the light, de-
■•> partment will J still have I : ii!>
<^; remain on " guard. '■*c tV"*r?'." ♦
TheTacoma Times
VOL. X. NO. 45.
30c A MONTH.
BRIDE,HURT
ASKS FOR
$20,000
Martha C. Howard, ' a ' young
bride, is in federal court today.
suinK the street railway com
pany for $20,000 damages be
cause the company ran a street
car into her horse on Portland
avenue while she was horseback
riding, causing her to be thrown
off.
She says her head was Injured,
the hearing in ono ear destroyed
and lasting damage done her.
When she started the suit she
was Martha C. Nolden, but she
since married.
BIG BOND
ISSUE IS
PLAN NOW
<$ <S>
<?• Street railway. <S>
<$> Cold storage plant. <S>
'i> Municipal farm. <?•
■$> New sewers. <!>
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<s><$ >is><?><&<S>'3>^<s><S> <$><$> <3 ><3><S><j'
With it all settled that the city
is to build the 11th street car line
the commissioners arc about
ready to make up a budget for a
bond issue to be submitted to tile
people. The bonds will cover the
above list of public utilities.
There will be the street rail
way, the cold storage plant, the
municipal farm and a lot of sew
ers.
Commissioner Mills reported
this BMrniag that he thought he
would be able to make arrange
ments op the municipal farm so H
would take but a very small bond
issue, probably not over $15,000
at the out.side.
All the commissioners will
frame up their ideas for bond
votes within the next few days.
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11.—Choosing fl, o ,, Pn _
tnil police station as a sotting, C. H. Hosing,
a wealthy young Englishman, shot himself
through the head in the presence of several of
ficers and has but an even chance to recover. 11l
health is given as the cause if his act.
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<$> MXCOLN'S HIIITHIIAY. •
<$> Tomorrow, Lincoln's birth- <$>
I day, is not a holiday for Ta- <$>
<$> coma school children. Nev- <$•
<$> ertheless Lincoln's memory ■$>
<•> will be observed in all the <?>
<f» schools with appropriate *■
<?> exercises. While the day is •
♦ a legal holiday, is It not a <5>
<$> school holiday. This is like- <$>
<$> wise true of the county <$■
<$• schools, <$>
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REPORT
BIG BATTLE
VERA CRUZ, Feb. 11. — ter
rific battle for the control or
Mexico City Is raging about tne
arsenal there between the forces
of General Felix Diaz and the ad
herents of President Madero, ac
cording to unconfirmed reports
received here. General Diaz, the
invading rebel general, held tne
arsenal as his headquarters and
the reports indicate that the fed
eral troops are forcing the Issue.
SLIGHT ACCIDENT
The Dempßey Lumber company
called ' the attention ■of the city
to a slight accident to one of Its
horses at the new bridge yester
day. The calk on the shoe of tne
horse caught in the slot and threw
the animal, hurting its leg. Tne
city will | endeavor to I lessen tne
width of the slot. . ' -
SWEET IS BETTER
-" Frank Sweet, Pierce county leg
islator • from South »• Prairte,
brought Ito ' the Northern ! Pacinc
hospital last Friday very 111, is re
covering and will be out in a rew
days. >: „<:.,;*:\: 7;';^.:-;"Cr??.'>-
ROOSEVKIiT'B COUSIN ' DEAD^
tfft CHATTANOOGA, ~ Term., s Feb.
11.—Mrs. Christine : Kean ; Shel
ley.'i daughter ;of .5 Mr. and '■;•. Mrs.
Emlen ■■ Roosevelt, 'of i New York,
and cousin .of Col. Theo. B Roose
velt, is dead here today. wt-* ■ ].-j r
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA
TACOMA, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1913.
Tod Sloan
Has Lost
I Wife Julia
JTJUA SANDBKSON.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. —A di
vorce from James ("Tod") Sloan,
the former jockey, has been ob
tained by his wife, who is Julia
Sanderson in the theatrical world.
Supreme Court Justice Bijour
signed the final decree of judg
ment. On motion of Sloan's own
lawyer a counter suit against his
wile was dismissed, the attorney
declaring his client's allegations
were without basis of fact.
The couple were married se
cretly in Sloan's apartments in
this city in 1907, when the bride
was 17 years of age. Sloan is
believed to be in Paris now.
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WORKS BILL
KILLED iN
HOUSE
(By United Press leased Wlre.>
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. U.
-—The resolution of Senator
Works of California providing for
a single six-year • presidential
term, was killed today wben-l&e
house judiciary committee, yojed
not to report any bill at this-ses
sion to lengthen or changevtb;e
term of presidents.
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DARROW'S
CONSCIENCE
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11.—Ef
forts to impress the jurors that
Clarence Darrow's conscience was
troubled following the arrest of
Detective Bert H. Franklin on a
bribery charge during the Mc-
Xamara trial were put forth uy
the prosecution in the trial or
Darrow on a charge of bribing
Robert F. Bain. Mrs. Lucy Frank
lin, wife of the detective, was
called to the stand.
HXTSBAN.I> I 11:1 l>. SHE SAYS.
Filing suit for divorce against
Albert C. Monroe, Ms wife Bertha
says he is too tired to work; that
she has had to support herself
and 15-year-old daughter. All
mony s demanded.
WOMAN, DEAR WOMAN!
PORFIRIO
DIAZ MAY
RETURN
EXII,KI> IHII,KIC ANXIOUS TO
NKIIVK HIS COUNTRY IN HIS
OU) AUK, ACCORDING TO
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCKMKNT
OK FKLIX DIAZ, HIS
Mnnrar.
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
' MEXICO CITY, Feb. 11. —Por-
firio Diaz, exile, who was driven
from the presidency of Mexico by
Mudero, Is coming home to put
the republic in order.
Notice to this effect was served
here today by General Felix DIM,
the invading rebel commander,
who has driven President Madero
from the capital.
"My uncle will return to his na
tive land," General Diaz Is re
ported to have said, "after Ma
dero has resigned. He will act as
my confidential adviser. He lias
had long experience In Mexican
affairs and we will need him."
i MKXICO CITY, Feb. 11. —
ident Francis I. Madero lias fled,
leaving Felix Diaz, the invading
reliel general, In absolute control
of Mexico City.
Official notification to this er
fect was wired American officials
at Washington toilay by Henry
L. : Wilson, United States ainhas
sailm iiere.
The dispatch said: "Madero
luis left Mexico City and lias gone
to Coernavnca,, a summer resort
-.1 miles distant. He wns accom
panied by several hundred troops.
General Diiiz told the foreign dip
lomats that lie will avoid, if pos
sible, further bloodshed, l'eace j
■exotiations between Diaz an<! ;
fien. Huerta, a loyal federal com- <
wander, are progressing favor
ably."
. U»n. Zapnta, with a large force,
is reported marching on the rap:
tal to join General Diuz.
JAPANESE
PREMIER
RESIGNS
TOKIO, .Feb. 11.—Forced by
renewal of the fierce rioting of
yesterday in which siv persons
were killed and scores wounded.
Prince Katsuru formally resigned
today the premiership of Japan.
Kutsuru's formal resignation
today is the greatest blow ever
dealt to the prcsfge of the mikado
by the ever-growing republican
sentiment of Japan.
The withdrawal of the premier
came in response to turbulent
conditions which followed an epi
sode without parallel In the his
tory of the country. Katsura
practically was forced to resign
some days ago when the constitu
tional party, headed by Marquis
Saonjji, forced a vote of lack of
confidence In the government by
the diet.
More than 200 agitators were
today after hot fighting
lv the streets with the police ana
■soldiers. "
* > -It is expected that now that
Katsura has admitted dereat and
has formally handed In the resig
nation of his cabinet,, the people
.will be satisfied with their victory
and that the rioting will cease
Mhless some government measure
is taken which again stirs the pop
ulace to resort to mob law.
WON'T FIGHT
ORDINANCE
I*. Manager Bean announces he
h.-. no intention of fighting the
»ei*y ordinance to prevent over
crowding of street cars but that
ho wants to lives up to It.
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i^JSTJUDGE CLIFFORD ILL.
. Trial of Harry Last, charged
with a statutory crime, was held
up today because of the Illness or
Judge Clifford. It was resumed
tate today. -'-.. s ' : '
HOME EDITION
HERO SCOTT LEAVES
VIVID DEATH STORY
Capt. Scott, Dogs and Ship
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<•> "I don't regret this journey which has Rhown us. English- <•■
<$■ men can endure hardship, he:p one another and meet death ♦
<s* with as great fortitude as ever in the paßt. Things have come •
<•' out against us, and therefore we have no cause for complaint, ♦
■$■ but we bow to the will of Providence, determined still to do ■•
# our best to the last. <*
<j> j "Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the <?•
<?> hardihood, endurance find courage of my companions which <5>
<?' would have stirred the hearis of all Englishmen.
<*> "The rough notes on our dead bodies must tell the tale. ■»■
■.»> "R. SCOTT, March 2.",, 1912." •
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MOTHER'S
PENSION
PASSES
(United Press I,ease<l Wire.)
OLYMPIA, Feb. 11.—The
inoilifi--' pension bill, intro
duced by Iteprescntatlvo
Corkey of ,Spokane, progres
sive, was passed by the bouse
today by a vote of 87 to 4.
STOMACH ACHE
WORTH $4.00
At the meeting of the flre
nien'N pension board yester
day morning William Crlss
well was given a leave of al>
sence for six month* on full
pay while he takes treatment
for tuberculosis.
• William O'Donnell had in
m bill for over $4. It was
voted through. Fireman
Turner objected.
"All the matter with him
is he had the stoniache," said
Turner.
Mills and McAlevy said It
was a bad stomachache and
they were for puying. O'Don
nell gets the money.
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♦ For Tacoma and vicinity: <s>
<S> Fair tonight and Wednes- <^
day. . '■-...''■;■' . - <j>
<?> For Washington: Fair to- ■$>
♦ night and Wednesday. «:<
">«•<*>«>«> <J> •s><» <B><S> <S><S> .«> <S><s> «,
THEY are going to use cham
pagne to christen the new 11th
street bridge, we hear. Too
bad we haven't any vineyards here
abouts so that it might be local pro
duct.
DIED AFTER
REACHING
60AL
IJKGS world TO PHOTECT
his WIKK AS STAHVATION
iiicaws NKAK.
(ll}- i'nit<-(i Pica Leased wiiv.)
LONDON, Keb. 11. —With
death staring him in <'"' fate. i
With no |H>ssihle mirror HI lihikl,
('H|>taiii Itobert I. Scott, itiiiisli
polar explorer who |>eris!icd after
I't'ui'liiiiK his X""l <>■■ .Inn. 18,
1018, wrote with <I.vi»k luiml the
story (if his ipicst Into tile \\ liitf
Antarctic tlutl nil the world
mi|>ht know. I-'oiiiiil IteKido lii«*
stiffened turyc when res-cue
caiiu> too Into, Scott's story uji
rallied here today from New Zea
land anil given to tin- world un
der liis laconic title, "MesMij;e to
the Public."
TIIK >n:ss.\(ii.;
"Tho causes of tlila disaster
are not due to faulty organi/.a
tion, but to misfortune in all the
risks that had to bo undertaken.
"First, the loss of pony trans
port in March, 1911, obliged me
to start later than I had Intend
ed and iililif'l limits of stuff
transported to be n;irrowed.
"Second, the weather through
>ut the outward journey, espe
rially n long gale In 83 degrees
south, stopped üb, and the soft
snow encountered in the lower
reaches of Heardmore glacier
again reduced our pace.
COXQURItKI) ' •
"We fought these untoward
events with a will and conquered,
but it ate up our provision re
serve. Every detail of food .sup
plies, clothing and depots made
on the interior ice sheet and on
that long stretch of 800 miles to
the pole and back worked out to
perfection. The advance party
would have returned to the gla
cier in fine form and with a sur
plus of food hut for the aston
ishing failure of a man we had
least expected to fail. Seaman
Evans was thought to be the
strong man of the party, and
Henrdmore glacier Is not difficult in fine weather, but on the return
trip we did not get a single completely fine day, and this, with a sick
['unipauion, enormously increased our difficulties.
'"We got into frightfully rough ice and Evans received a con
cussion of the brain. Ho died a natural death, but it left- ub a
shaken party with the season unduly advanced.
"Hut all the facts enumerated were as nothing to the"surprise
awaiting us on the barrier. I maintain our arrangements for re
luming were quite adequate, and that no one would Jiave expected
the temperatures and surfaces we encountered at this time of year.
On the summit, in Lat, S5 degrees to Lat. 86 degrees, we had minus
"0 to minus 30. , •
IXTF.XSK COLD
"On the barrier, in Lat. 82.10, a thousand feet lower, we had
minus 30 during the day and minus 4 7 at night pretty regularly, ,
with a continuous heavy wind during the day marches. These cir- '
cumstances came on very suddenly, and our wreck was certainly
due to this sudden advent of severe weather. " . * ■'■
"I don't think human beings ever came through such months ■
as we have come through, and we should have got through despite
the weather but for the sickening of our mates, shortage of fuel In -
depots, for which I cannot account, and, finally, but for the storm
which has fallen on us within eleven miles of this depot, at which
ye hoped to secure final supplies. - y¥{ ■■,
"Surely misfortune could scarcely have exceeded this last blow. ■
We arrived within eleven miles of our One Ton camp with- fuel for
ono hot meal and food for two days. For four 'days we have been
unable to leave the tent and a terrific gale has been blowing about
us. We are weak. Writing is difficult. " . HiVj
"Out for our own sake I do not regret this Journey which has
shown ub that Englishmen can endure hardships, help' one another :
and meet death with as great fortitude as ever in the past.' We took,
risks. We know we took them. Things have come out against us,
and therefore we have no cause for complaint. We bow to the will
of Providence, determined still to do our beßt until the last. '
APPKAI-S KOH LOVKW ONKS
"But if we have been willing to give our lives to this enterprise ,
■\liicli is for the honor of our country, I appeal to our countrymen >
to see that those who depend upon us are properly cared for. Had \
we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endur
ance and courage of my companions which would have stirred, the
hearts of all Englishmen. - ■ ■ -. ■ ,*'.;."^
"These rough notes on our dead bodies must tell the tale, but
aurely a rich country like ours will see that those who depend on
us are properly provided for. ' ■• l y-'Sj'S
(Signed) "R. SCOTT, March 25, 1912.". '/,.rZ
■ The keen edge of grief felt yewterday by- the Kngllsh race ove*>
the death of ( iipi.nii Scott and four members of bis exploring, cx
peditioii was worn off today I))' realization that Scott ' attained i his ?
life's ambition before lie died.. "\. ---V": ■*:!;-rj;i|;
"Antarctic travel," Raid President I-ii-lifield, .of the ; Royal j'
Geographical society, "would not bo what it In—a (raining Krtmnd:
for the highest qualities of the brltlsh race— these perils could j
be avoided." v . . -' '^J'\
The heroic deeds of Scott and his party have fanned a'giow.of fe
pride ■■■ every . Knglittliiiian ' that the sting of death cannot dim and .
the nation's patriotic spirit Ih more aroused over the affair than by |
any happening of recent years. Sorrow for the widow, who til „
Bprcding flcioos the Pacific ocean on the steamer Aorangi, six days
out from Han Francisco, to welcome Captain Scott, is universal. sg»S
' "I want to be the first to hear the story from his own lips," she
said before starting on the last lap of the 15,000-mile Journey. Jl'
Itelatives who fear she will be unaiilo to withstand the shock of the
explorer's death are trying to reach her by wircletw, in.the hope
breaking the news ari gently a» possible. -.. '&■*;'•.:"' ', * -■' •iJS'S^Si
■ -So far all efforts have 'failed.^ac-^Pr,^- , '>;:'s? Z'*-:£&i&tm*
WIFE COMKB nACK.
C. RedPker has filed suit (or di
vorce. Hlb wife Eveljn now flies
a cioss complaint alleging deser
tion. The couple ham been mar
ried 20 years. C ,
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--* NEW YORK, Feb. IT.— «
•|> The, Btock market opened ♦
♦ irregular i today ."J'ijiji^sp^C^'
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