Newspaper Page Text
N„ Y. TEACHES SCHOOL GIRLS HOW TO MANAGE MODEL FLAT—READ MISS GREELEY-SMITH'S ARTICLE, PAGE 3 GET THE PINK The Times Pink conies out at 4:80 every afternoon. The Confessions of a Rounder" are taking the town by storm. Every body's reading them. Join the band wagon and be a Pink reader. You'll have some fun and enjoy it all. 1 HAD A SWKIili ride on a street car this morning. I HAY "BWF.IX," becnriVic they do not allow me to swear. YOl' 9009, TIIK cur was late, and so was 1. THK FIRST HIDING we came to we stopped. AND THK MOTOKMAN crawled under the vehicle. AND SAID THING*. THINGS 1 WOILD not repeat, AND TIIK CROWD of passengers climbed out and shivered. AI.G FIYK OK IS. AKTKIt HOMK TIMK, the motor. man said there was not enough air. I THINK HE lied. TOR TIIKHIO was plenty of cold air, and plenty of hot air. AND IN AUDIT un hour another car came In sight. I WAS SIBPHIHKD, for I did not expect to get down to work before tomorrow. AND WHKN I came flown the of :n r was all upset. OYKK QABT DKSI.YH. AND HPIIiUCD MILK. I KXPI-XT TO be busy today. CAHY DKHI/l'S has just invited me to lunch with her and Hen rlette. IT UORI AS if Hie btll-of.fare would be largely chicken. RKN DOW HAS just cqlled up and asked me to take him with me. NOT ON YOI'R life! IM XKVKK (JAVK me a look-in with Anna Hold. BESIDES, I DON'T want no pros ecuting attorney tagging along with me when I go to see Gaby. I MIST HAVE a dress suit. I ASKED THE EDITOR for his and he didn't know what I meant. TIKI MICH MII.X has given him a grouch. I HAVE HEEN READING about this dame that was engaged to 50 men at the same time. I GATHER THAT she must be of an engaging personality. 1 ADORE Governor "West. I AM GOING to name him "Young Wild West." I WENT TO the Pant ages yester day. JIST TO HEAR that fellow In the gallery warble "Cooee!" AND IT NEVER happened at all! I WAS SO mad I walked right out and refused to speak to Tim mons. I THINK I'LL go down and sym pathize with Queenie Williams. TO COUNT CHICKS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED DENVER, Jan. 14.—Chickens are represented in the annual show of the Colorado Poultry Fan ciers association which is being held here today. One of the fea tures of the show is a guessing contest-—counting chickens before they are hatched. *:gg laying race. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14. — An egg laying marathon for chick ens to be staged here during the Panama-Pacific exposition has been suggested. If adopted 'lie contest will be open to the hens of the world. WANTED ONLY THE MONEY. LOS ANGELES, Jan. H. — Bored by married life, Mrs. So phie Lsrcene and Mrs. Genevieve Asmk, twins, drew their band's savings, $600, packed their clothes and decamped. The hus bands told the police they want i back their money. A New Insurgent Appears in Mexico TERRIBLE STORIES OF STARVATION' AND EVEN CANNIHAJ.ISM ARE UkQINN'NG TO FIL TER THROUGH FROM INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MEXICO. NEWS ITEM. STILES BACKS UP FREELAND City Attorney Stiles this morn ing told the council that Com missioner Freeland was right In his contention that the T. R. & P. company has been gouging the city by a peculiar method of com putation in making up Ms groan revenue taxes due to the city for the last few years. Stiles says Freeland is certain ly correct about the freight reve nues which amount to over $2, --000 and he believes he is right about the passenger earnings on which it has not yet been figured how much the company has I euchered the city, but apparently !It will run Into thousands. Stiles recommended that the council refer the letter of Cora Libel of King George is Not Sufficient to Deport NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—-U. 8. court of appeals has decided against immigration officers and held that Edward F. Mylius, Beb gian editor, could not be excluded from this country because he was SERUM SENT INTO BRAIN PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14—An operation, the first of Its kind ever performed in this country, was performed today at St. Mary's hospital. It consisted of the di rect application of serum to a dis eased brain through holes bored In tho skull of the patient anil BIG STEAMER IS LOST HALIFAX. Jan. 14. — The heaviest sea in years is running off this port. Mariners believed that wreckage found off Yar mouth Indicated that the Royal liner Cobequld had gone down. DISPENSARY IS DROPPED Dr. Alice Smith in a long letter to the city council this morning objected to the city assisting Rev. A. D. Shaw In establishing a free findlcal dispensary on the East She insisted that If any dispen sary Is to be established and any medical service furnished free by the city that it be done under the auspices of the present medical The Tacoma Times 30c A . MONTH VOL. XI. NO. 2 missloner Freelund to the con troller and command him to get busy and collect from the street railway company. On passinger earnings the com pany, Instead of giving the city 2 per cent on each five cent collect ed inside the city on the line run ning to outside points, has com puted it on a mileage basis which Freeland believes to be greatly to the detriment of the city ex chequer, as most of the passen gers on the interurhan lines are city passengers purely. The council concurred In the attorney's opinion and the com pany will be required to "come up and settle now. It ought to bring several thousand dollars in to the treasury. convicted of libeling King George of England, publishing that he had contracted a morgantic mar riage with the daughter of Ad miral Seymour when he was Prince of Wales. marks the latest daring step of medical science In the treatment of a cerebral disease heretofore considered Incurable. The patieut, a man 51 years old, was suffer ing with paresis. The operation was performed by Dr. Ellwood K. Kirby. Wireless messages received from vessels sent to her rescue stated that they found no trace of the distressed ship. At least 100 pas sengers were on board the ves sel. staff of the county hospital. The idea was accepted by the commissioners and they will do nothing on the Shaw dispensary scheme, TODAV'N < LKAItIM.N. Clearings ........f 393,747.89 Balances 2fi.358.81 Transactions ..... 1,016,900.75 For Tacoma and vicinity: Rain tonight and Thursday. THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA TACOMA. WASHINGTON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1914. HEALTH OFFICER SLAIN 111 FIT OF JEALOUSY CENTRALIA, Jan. 14.—The quarry town of Tenino, thirteen miles north of Centralis, is today in a fever of excitement as the result of the killing of Dr. ('. 8.1 llobson, Tenino health officer and physician, well known t lire ugh-. out this section of the state, at the hands of M. V. <\>le, who alter assuring himself of the fate of the doctor, tinned the gun on himself with fatal effect. The double tragedy occurred in the business section of the city and was witnessed by a big crowd of spectators. Both men ■ had been residents of the town for years. The exact cause for the tragedy- Is not known, but it is generally believed that Cole was drivau to temporary insanity , through brooding. Cole fired without giving his victim any warning.' Cole is sur vived by a wife and one child. Cole was formerly a saloonkeep er, but lately was employed In a sandstone quarry here. Coroner Hugh Sticklln was summoned from Olympia by Marshal Hughes. He immediate ly made arrangements for hold ing an inquest today. SAVAGE HEADS THE COMMERCIAL CLUB George Milton Savage was elected president of the Commer cial club in the election Tuesday without opposition. Other offic ers chosen were: Dr. F. J. Hchug, first vice president; T. J. Walsh, second vice president; A. G. Prlt chard, treasurer; John B. Stev ens, Herbert Hunt, F. S. Baker, John Schlarb, August Yon Boepk lin, trustees for two years; G« H. Raleigh, W. Carr Morrow, B. R. York, J. H. Holme and H. J. Hi Ii winn, one year. WANTS DRY DOCK. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 14. 1 —A huge dry dock on tbe Colum bia river between Portland and the sea.is provided for in a bill Introduced by Senator Chamber lain. The appropriation suggest- i ed was »2,600,000. VICTIM OF STRIKE IS BURIED FORTUNE TURNS TOWARD MERE REPORTER AND HE INTERVIEWS FAIR GABY BY THK .MKHK IIKI'OUTKK. I inn so glad i.ab\ Deslys >s at lust here. Tbe office bus been in turmoil for a week. There has Itecn nan g'n recrimination, and buck fiillng. In fuel, there has almost Ins n violent tpiarrels. All over the question of who Was to be the interviewer of the bin ni 11 ni French henii-breaKor. 'flic rivalry has lieen intensely bitter. The Police Reporter Insisted lie Should be the favored one, be cause of liis ability to speak the 1 following words in • flawless i French: "Willst dv alimentoes ' iiignoi'lna leligabibble." On account of her million or so gowns iin cost and number), the I Society Editor loftily declared he was the only logical candidate I and talked like a book of fiutter ' Ick's fashions. The Sporting Editor said tliere could be no question that he was the one man be.st .qualified for the task. / The City Hall Reporter claimed the assignment on the strength Of bis gray hairs. He said inter viewing Gaby was such a delicate task that it must be trusted to a person with years ot- discretion. Finally the editor threw up his hands in despair and'told, us that we would have to shake dice for tbe interview. We did. And 1 won. I think I was born lucky. Re. sides, I had a pair of loaded dice. Iliil 1 earned it honestly. The other* loaded their dice, too.' Now I have Just returned from an intimate chat with Mile. Des lys. A most charming Interview It was easy to see Gaby—as easy as to get Into a secret meeting of tie Inner shrine of Masons, or a fdrlnk iv a dry state. I will not try to describe the beauty of Gaby. That takes too much fancy writing. And for all I know, she may look altogether different on the stage. Moht acf rfsses do. , I began the Interview by shoot ing the usual stereotyped noth ings at her. We have a regular routine of questions to begin with, you know. ■Gaby answered all my ques tions fully and cofnpletely, smil ing the while. She hated the rain, but thought she would like Tacoma, etc., etc. All this she confided to me — In French! Site told me everything about King Manuel. All about thr Veal-faced Portuguese mount < 14 bis hopeless Infatuation, and bci final handing of the mitten to 'Mm. Smilingly she related it t<» sue— ■ In French! While we chatted away thus, a lien stalked through the room, arrogantly proud. Never have I seen a prouder ben. If she had a l«ng tall, I would have wsjerec GABY DKSLYH. i the price of my daily coffee an<i sinkers she was a peacock, it was' llenriette. She must have bees smuggled in unknown to the management. Many are the things Caby talk ed of. She discussed the fashions in dross, from hoops to hobble, j from for coats to the dlaphauousj X-ray. She spoke of the poetry I of dancing and the poetry of poets, and of art, and -if litera ture— you couldn't name it all; and every bright reinrak, every sparkling speech, was — In French! I left the hotel in a happy frame of mind. To be frank with you, I dp not know enough French to rend a menu card. That was what made me so happy. Hut 1 am not tickled to death villi the interview. Recti use (iuby talked with mo in French. , And now Caby, with me, is in Dutch. The Third • * Article **• The last of a series of three articles by Charles A. Brower. president of the Puget Hound Htate bank on the Currency hill, will be printed In The Times tomorrow (Thursday). Don't miss It. Those who have not read the two pre ceding articles by Mr. Ilrow er should get copies of The Times of Monday and Tues day. The stories ure in structive and shoulf] be read by all who are Interested In the currency measure. NO AMERICANS ARE LOST TOKIO, Japan, Jan. 14. — As surance was received here today that no American had perished in the volcanic, eruption which destroyed the city of Kagoshima and wiped out several towns. Several American traders and a FACING A BIG STRIKE CAPE TOWN, Jan. 14.—South Africa today faced the greatest strike that any country has expe rienced. Every union worker in NEW PENNANT OOI'PON BILLIE BURKE POSES SS. The Bathing Girl Art Series of Pennants can be had at the Times office by pre senting this coupon and 20 cents. Twenty-five cents by mail. HOME EDITION j FUNERAL MARCH FOR ARONKE IS 5 BLOCKS LONG With more thsn 000 persons in | { attcinliiiiie. no lulling memlH'i's ol j | the striking ore-handlers of the I Tacoma smelter, their wives anil I children, and over M members of [the locul hoboes' union, the ftin <inl of Andrew Aronke, the strik er killed in a pitched battle at j Huston lust week, dccvlo|M'd t<> -1 day Into the largest ceremonial ever held in Tnconia. Services were held nt St. Pat rick's church, North 12th and .1 streets, at 9 o'clock, the strikers ] and their families coming in ■ body on special street cars from Ruston. Requiem high mass was said by Rev. Father Mctlrath. , The large church was well filled [ with mourners for the deceased striker. After the services I procession I five blocks iv length formed on .1 street, headed by an automobile containing the pull-bearers and several women. Following the, Austrian funeral custom, several | young country-women of thej striker marched bare-headed tie bind the automobile. Following 'ihem .were two Austriiins, MM bearing a large American flag and the other a huge banner of the Austrian society. The parade marched from the church to IVlli street and Pacific avenue, and 1 back to flth and (' streets, whore .it disbanded. Three special cars , took the mourners to Calvary ■ cemetery, where the burial ier j vices waa read by Father Mc tlrath. There was no demonstration at JUSTICE RAPS STRIKEBREAKER 110 hiring Aiilone Mickclvicli, ' one of the Huston smelter strik ers, guilty of currying concealed wt*a|Nins, Justice ('. L. Went cot t : yesterday afternoon roundly scor i-ii the smeller's deputy marshals; for having beaten the boy BMP the head uith the butt of v heavy revolver, mid announced that be- I cause of this heating he would FALLS 35 FEET TO HIS DEATH Unconscious of the fact that a hatch of the Itlue Funnel liner Piotcsilniis was open and th.it the lni pan lin stretched tightly over it was merely Intended to protect the steamer's hold from run William Htewart, one of the veter an longshoremen of the Tnconiii waterfront, stepped on the Inse cure footing Hii- morning und was plunged through darkness to the bottom of the hold :t."> feet OSBORN GETS IT Mayor Seymour this morning appointed Edward S. Osborn as harbormaster to take the place of Mr. Uresham, who has resigned to go to farming at Uoldenduh'. Mrs. Ida S. Healey was also' appointed as a member of l Ik- so cial service board. large number of missionaries liv ed In the stricken district, but few tourists were at Kagoshima. Delchman reported all accounted for. The eruption of Sakurajlma is said to be subsiding somewhat at 2 a. m. the land Is ordered out in a de cree Issued by the trades federa tion last night. It Is likely that the order will be obeyed. Martial law prevailed today. OUR FEATURES Did you ever stop to think that tbe Times prints more exclusive news stories and pictures than any oilier newspaper In Tacoma? Fact. Huliscribe for the Times and you'll miss nothing. We give yoa the world's news in brief. the funeral service or during tho process lob, When the parade was formed over it members of the hoboes' local union, wearing black mus lin arm lets in place of crepe, step ped into the center of the pro cession, headed h> a leader with a banner containing the words: Hoboes' local, No. 23." Tho hoboes, tattered and soaked by the drenching rain, shuffled quietly through the streets, keep ing careful line and utterimj nc. word during he entire march. No 9kotvrSo No officers attended the funer al or guarded the procession, Chief of Police l.ooniis, however, acting m .1 private citizen, attend ed th<' services and sat with bow ed bead throughout the ritual He declared thai he had no inten tion of interfering and that he whs present merely to observe the men. For the first time since the strike begun, there was not nil Officer on the streets of Ruston today. Tbe night shift of 45 dep- Utlea were given a holiday today und th. day shift of special offi cers was kept entirely inside tho smelter property. Ten o&lba professional strike l.renkers hired by Mayor Pratt of Kuston and paid by the smHter quit work last night and went to Seattle, where ttiev Were oftered more lucrative positions "break ing" tbe teamsters' strike, which developed violence in that city this week. not assess n heavy line. Miekel vich was given a fine of $l»M> or M days in jail. The prisoner's head was band aged when he appeared in court. Evidence showed that the blown from the revolver butt had torn his scalp open, causing wounds that denuded the attention of a surgeon. down. Stewart fell head f«re niust mill was iiiNtHiitly killed, Stewart had lived in Tacoma 2t\ yearn and had worked contin uously as a longshoreman for 19' years. He lived at 3410 So. O street and leaves a widow, three sons and three daughters. He was a member of the L. O. O. M. and the International longshore men's association. The remains were removed to the C. C. Mel linger company's. AD CLUB STARTS BIG CAMPAIGN The Tacoma Ad club at a big banquet last night listened to ad dresses by G. F. Vradenb'-rg and \V. A. Irwlu of Seattle and ar innged for a campaign to boost the membership. Nominations Were made for the unuual election January 27. $10,000 PACKAGE IS MISSING PITTSBURG, Jan. 14.—Train men arriving here this morning from Connelsville reported the disappearance from the United States Express company's office at Connelsville of a package said by some to contain $10,00(1 and others to contain tIOO,OOO. From the express company neither fig-, mi's nor even confirmation of tb& report could be obtained. Tbeij package was said to be consigned | from Philadelphia to a Morgan town. W. Va , bank. TO PAYM'SUGH The council this morning pass ed the ordinance to create water warrant fund No. 4 to raise $1(1, --000 to pay off Contractor P. K. Mcliugb.