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HOW SHALL \?E HANDLE
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THE WORK OF GIVING
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TO THE POOR IN TACOMA
Charity should not only begin at home, but should begin to be
systematic and sensible.
President John T. Ilibb of the charities endorsement committee
suggested to the Presidents' Council of Women's Hubs Thursday
that a modification of the Cleveland plan should he «d.»i n-.i here anil
the charitably Inclined educated up to the idea of stopping indis
GET THE PINK
The Times Pink comes out at 4:30 every
afternoon. The Confessions of a Bounder"
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.
PAVLOWA HAS gone.
SHE TRAVELS IN an awful hur
ry.
IN FACT, I believe she is always
a "Russian."
AND SAY, HUE made a hit with
the dramatic critics.
BELIEVE ME, SHE must have
been good to make a impres
sion on that bunch.
JeOOK WHAT THEY did to my
friend Gaby.
I'M OUT GINNING for A. B.
Comfort.
HE IS THE alphabetic attorney—
A. B. C.
HE THINKS HE is clever liernnse
he belongs to the naval militia.'
ASH HE HAS presumed 100 far
on my trusting good nature.
TODAY HF SAID: "In regard to
the high cost of eggs and the
unproductiveness of hens, peo
ple should consider sea-going
vessels."
YES, I WAS puzzled, I confess,
and demanded to know why.
••BECAISK," HE SAID wisely,
"a ship can lay to."
I'LL NOT RE comfortable until I
get Comfort.
I WAS SO UPSET by the incident
that I nearly created a riot at
the Majestic cafe when eating
my dinner.
THE WAITEB asked me if I
would have Home shellfish.
AND I TOLD him yes, to bring
me some eggs.
I HAVE RECEIVED a very nasty
anonymous- letter, signed by
Jack Ledwidge.
THK WRITER DECLARES that a
violent and sudden death II
about to overtake me.
I WISH I knew who wrote It.
I UNDERSTAND there ii such a
thing as a kodak trust.
WELL, CAN YOU picture that?
MY KltfEXli HUERTA Is not do
ing much lately.
HE CAN'T—he Is too busy sob
ering up.
LOME REDFORD has had hard
luck.
HE WANTED to become a prison
warden.
BUT HE ONLY got half of what
he wanted.
THE PRISON.
OF COURSE, I don't want to be
quoted as In sympathy with
these lazy husbands.
BUT WHEN A MAN has n wife
that getß up at noon, and is
then too tired to dress in any
thing but a wrapper. *
AND HAS NEVER learned liow
to cook.
AND HAS TWO ambitions—to
chew gum and read novels.
AND NAGS 24 hours a day.
Wll ADDA-ELL IS a man going
to do?
BOVARD SPEAKS
W. V. Bovard of New York,
secretary of Methodist Brother-
Siods, spoke at the First Metho
■t church last night. He said
there are 100,000 men In the
Methodist brotherhood now, and
the mevementu is growing. He
urged the necessity of putting
on a basis of morality and Justice.
21,000 Thrown Open
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—1n
Carson national forest, N. M., over
21,000 acres of land have bee;)
thrown open to settlement.
The Tacoma Times
FIRST PHOTO OF JAPANESE
VOLCANO AND CITY DESTROYED
Here Is the first idiotogruph to in- published of the Japanese volcano of Sukurajima and, lying
below, the City of Sakura, where It is reported Ift.OOO persons were inn led alive. N oald can lie
icniVicil, as the eruptions coutiii ue and bar all npproaeh.
CITY GETS $10,000 TAX
FROM STONE-WEBSTER
SCHOONER
POLARIS
AGROUND
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 17. —
The four-masted schooner Polaris,
with a crew of 1 C men on board,
went aground today on Duxhury
reef, near Point Reyes. The
steamer Iroquois is standing by
but is unable to take off the
crew on account of the high seas.
The Point Reyes life-savers are
assisting the Iroquois. The gale
threatens to pound the vessel to
pieces on the rocks.
EXHIBITIONDRILL
An exhibition drill, entertain
ment and dance was announced
today by the Aflfl patrol and "all
Shrine" band of the Ancient
Arabs, Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, to be given at the state
armory Tuesday evening, Janu
ary 27. Funds secured from the
affair will be used to send the
AAA drill team of Tacoma to the
national convention of the Shrine,
to be held in Atlanta, Ga. Ad
mission to the drill and dance will
be given through invitations is
sued by members.
THRIFT IS THE
CORNERSTONE TO
THE HOME OF
CONTENTMENT
Thrift is that quality of
mind that impels you to
save and prepare for ad
versity. That quality that
helps you save as much as
you can of everything yqu
earn.
JOIN the THRIFT
CLUB hy opening an ac
count at the
Puget Sound State
Bank
1113 Pacific Avenue,
TACOMA, WASH.
criminate response to outside begging.
Tills count ry has not yet come to the point of having a profea
slonal beggar class sufficient to make a serious problem, but it Is
rapidly approaching It.
In Cleveland public charity hae been systematized. A central
philanthropic committee takes charge of all charity work, the various^
charitable associations present budgets to it and the central organi
zation collects charity from the philanthropic In a lump and divide*
it among the various charity associations and institutions.
This stops the constant drain on business men and politicians,
who are considered the particular meat of the charity workers.
In Tacoma there is rapidly developing a class—fortunately as
yet not a largo one —that manes a living "working" the charity asso
ciations.
One woman at the recent Christmas time, when everybody was
mellow and trying to relieve distress, got complete outfits from dif
ferent newspapers, worked the Associated Charities for some more,
30c A
MONTH
VOL. XI. NO. 24 TACOMA. WASHIN-tTON. SATURDAY. JANUARY 17, 1914.
COMPANY TAKES IN
OVER $600,000
Stone Webster handed a check to the city today for $10,7<tn.__
payment of the gross recei|sts tax under its franchises for the last
six months' business in Tacoma.
This represents what Mills, Woods and ljiwson want to give
back to the comimny for the tideflat line.
The company took in over .Siion.iHin in the city the last six
months. Ry its strange method of figuring the gross revenue tax,
however, it reduces tin uiiiount of the city's portion several hundred
dollars, and this will be looked into by the commission.
The Point Defiance line, as usual, is the big money-maker for
street car fares.
Sixth avenue, JlcKlnley park and the cable line are neck and
neck for third place.
The city gets $9,050.07 for T. R. & P. passenger earnings;
--$269.53 for Pacific Traction earnings; $758.42 for T. R. & P. freight
earnings, and $687.20 for power earnings.
The company certified its earnings were as follows:
Point Defiance line, $96,784.53; South Tacoma, $76,199.45;
Sixth avenue, $46,92^.72; cable, $46,513.49; McKinley park, $45,
--762.40; Old Town, $23,787.58; Portland avenue. $20,345.67; X
street, $17,620.18; Interurban, $15,969.68; Pacific avenue, $IT),
--697.65; Jefferson avenue, $10,760.65; Eleventh street. $9,375.06;
Tacoma avenue, $2,116.98; Tideflat line, $656.09; chartered cars,
$158; Puyallup line, $33,438.59; Bpanaway, $39,301.27; Steilacoom,
$11,826.94; Pacific Traction line, $44,610.05; freight earnings, $29,
--002.67; power earnings, $34,359.86.
Mere Man Says Woman
Wears Too Many Clothes
HOSTON, Jan. 17. —Shades of I day, "is « one-piece pair of romp
i-.... _• ,i... . „r . .....ii. „r ii„.i ci s. If custom inexorably die
HOSTON, Jan. 17. —Sliades of
Eve! In the very teeth of the
bitter criticism of the peek-a-boo
wnlst, the dinphanous ami slit
skirt, nnd the sometimes more
thun half-hack decolette, comes n
mere man timorous enough to
declare that women wear too
muny clothes. Proresaor t?harles
Zueblin, famous scientist and lec
turer of Worcester, contends that
the human race would be heal
thier, happier and more normal if
women wore fewer clothes.
"The best garment for each
sex," said Professor Zueblin to
OROSCO SLAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 17.
—Unconfirmed report that Gen
eral Orozro of the Mexican feder
als was killed at Ciatro Clenagas,
Mexico, was transmitted to the
war department by Oeneral Bliss
SLAVE FILMS STOPPED
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. —Sam- oil today when the people stopped
uel H. London, author and alleg- the exhibition of the film at the
ed owner of "The Inside of the Park theater. He Is charged with
White Slave Traffic," wag arrest howlng Indecent pictures.
For Tacoma and vicinity: Rain tonight and Sunday.
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA
day, "is « one-piece pair of romp-1
ers. If custom inexorably dic
tates the addition of skirts lor
growing young girls, they can
still wear bloomers. The elimin
ation of skirts is obviously in pro
cess now. Petticoats have been
abandoned, temporarily at least,
and the slit skirt gives promise of
a sklrtless costume in the future.
Instead of being immoral, the
slit skirt is a token of woman's
emancipation from sex subjection.
If ultra-conservative people are
shocked and ultra-vulgar people
are ribald, it is because both pre
fer the subjection of women.
of the American border patrol to
day. The- BHbs message confirm
ed the capture of General Salazar,
who faces a trial under clyll In
dictment for alleged violation of
the neutrality lawn.
carried away several armloads from the municipal Christmas tree,
waa served by the Elks and several other lodges, got into the Salva
tion Army and American Volunteers, and now has her house full of
clothing, foodstuffs and all kinds of property which a worthless hus
band pawns and lies Idle.
There are others ln the same class.
There are numerous institutions all trying to do the same
charity work and none of them doing it right because of limited re
sources. There is a woeful waste and overlapping of effort, a lot
of lost motion, and through it all the ImpOßter 1b able to get away
with his game in pretty fair shape.
In this land of plenty there Is no excuse for any human being
suffering for the necessities of life. Proper organization and action
will prevent it. It is the duty of society to see that such organiza
tion is effected. It is also the duty of Boclety to see that the profes
isliuial beggar class is eliminated and put to work. Under present
hui -liazxard methods too often the real worthy poor are overlooked
II MEN STILL LOST
IN BOTTOM OF SEA
PLYMOUTH, Kng., Jan. 17—
Grappling operations for the re
covery of the submarine "A-7"
when she went down with two
other submarines yesterday after*
noon In naval maneuvers, and
net er came up, were resumed ear
ly this morning in the vicinity of
tl>e ipxact spot where she sunk.
TO PROBE BANKER'S DEATH
f XEW YORK, Jan. 17—While the liody of Richard I), hank-
I ford, president antl secretary of the Southern railway, was being
i taken to the Pennsylvania station in Manhattan today for shipment
to princess Anne, Maryland, for burial. Coroner Ernest Wagner in
terfered and ordered the body returned to l,unkford's home iv the
Osmond apartments. Interference was made hy the coroner because
FARMER IS STILL DEFIANT
ai'MMERDAI.E. N. V., .Tan. 17. ,
— Important developments were I
protaiaed today in the siege of|
the Beardsley home, when the!
cordon of deputy sheriffs Mr-1
KOViE STAR HIS
HA, 0 TIME WITH
HER AUTOMOBILE
KATHLYN WILLIAMS.
huthlyn Williams, the "un
afraid." has found her Waterloo!
At least this is what some folks
say. Hut they are those wlu> tlo
not know her so very well.
Ibis new obstacle in beautiful
■iathlyn's busy, adventuresome
Sfe is not an airship, for she has
>_uuercd several such.
Neither is It spelled w-i-l-d
a-uM-m-a-1.
Nor is it any of the hair
hreiiiltli things she is obliged to
do iv the course of her very ac
tive profession.
The alleged Waterloo is the
simple steering gear of just an
ordinary, commonplace automo
bile which 99 out of a hundred
everyday people could or would
drive if they had a chance.
Kathlyn has purchased a ma
chine and has tried to drive It,
too. Oh, yes.
But —she doesn't always drive
It Just the way it ought to go.
And there are street curbs and
trees and fences to testify, they
say.-
However, Kathlyn only laughs
and nods and keeps right on driv
ing, for she Is used to conquering
all sorts of difficulties in the
"movie" world.
It's Kathlyn, you know, who Is
the heroine In the series of pic
turss now being shown under the
caption of "The Adventures of
Kathlyn."
HOME
EDITION
Naval officers here bellcxc that i
the crew of 11 men arc doomed j
because the boat carried a supply |
■if ah- that would lust only 12
liours.
Lieutenant Gilbert M. Wellinan
was ln eh rage of the submarines
nnd a crew of nine men, sum. of
whom were experiencing their
first trip beneath the water.
rounded the place heavily rein
forced and began to close lit on
tkg barricaded house. The prob-.
ability of.a company of national
p.uardsmen being called out to]
BARONS HAVE
NO TITLE TO
COPPER LAND
BY GILHOX GARDNER.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., Jan. 17.
J —That there ex'sts no legal title
to upwards „i iim.iioo acres of
rich copper lands now claimed
ami operated by the Calumet dls
| trict copper barons, is tin- start -
j ling disclosure which has just
I been dug from the files of the
general land office anil the tie.
|),u inn in of tin interior.
The statement is verified by
official records and public docu
ments and rests upon th-; author
ity ot a congressional committee
and the report ot former Com-
I nilssioner of tho General Land
| Office William A. ,1. Spurks, and
! former Secretary of the Interior
I Q. C. Lamar.
On page 35 of the annual re
port of Commissioner Sparks for
the year 1886, ap|>ears this:
"Lands which had been
designated by the I'nlted
Htntes as 'mineral' |»ri<>r to
March .1, l.su.v were exclud
ed from tin- grant of lands
by the act of congress of
that date for the Portage
hike and Lake Superior ship
canal. Notwithstanding this
express exception in the
granting act, upward of 08,
-000 acres had liemi designat
ed by the Culled States as
mineral before: March 8,
1865, including some of the
most valuable lands in the
copper range of the upper
lieninsular of Michigan, were
certified and approved by
this department for the bene
fit of the ship Canal com
pany. Suit ««« recommend
ed by this office June 0,
imso, to recover said mineral
lands to the I'nlted Slates."
For reasons which can be guess
ed by persons familiar with
"practical politics" and depart
mental jugglery, these suits were
never started. Instead, Co mm Is
be a disturbing and impractical
person and after an open rupture
with Lamar, he was ousted from
the department.
NEW PENNANT COUPON
BILLIE BURKE POSES
xvl'ku The Stage Beauty
Art Series of Pennants can be had at the Times office by pre
senting this coupon and 20 cents. Twenty-five cents by mall.
because of their modesty, and brazen the beggar who makes It a
business gets what Is intended for the relief of virtuous distress.
Objectors to the new method will say It will eliminate the ele
ment of personal sympathy.
If it does it will bring something better.
After all, what the world needs most is justice, not charity.
And society must realize its responsibility for the furnishing first
of the opiiortunlties for self-help, than guaranteeing the citizen
against want. In other words, we must get such a broad human
sympathy that it will extend to all, and not be content to pat Itself
on the back at doing some little and temporary good to some indi
vidual case of misery and suffering.
We must have a sympathy that can be socialized Into a system
that will prevent and cure all misery, not Bimply relieve scattering
cases.
The movement of the Presidents' council has in It elements for
much good if wisely worked out.
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Officials here are unable to ac
count lor the accident. Whethei
she struck a sunken object or
whether her machinery was dis
abled will not be known until she
if found and a thorough investi
gation made of the accident.
The "A-7" is the sixth British I
submarine boat that has met with j
disaster In the last few years.
Every available craft in the
of certain pa|wrs contained hi n strong Ixix belonging to I_inkford,
which is held by Public Administrator Smith, and which it Is be
lieved will throw some light on the death of l-anklord. whoee nude
liiKly was found in a bathroom of his apartment with the gas jet on
full force, The cortege was two blocks away from the house when
ordered buck. Coroner Wagner later released the funeral and it pro
| reeded to the Pennsylvania station after considerable delay.
aid the siege arose. The despor
ule farmer who shot down County
Pooraiaater Putnam because Put
nam wished to take his nine chil
dren lo the poorhoiise and then
barricaded himself in his home
These are the lands in the up
per Michigan peninsular which
constitute a large pinl of the
weiilib of il op|H-r barons. It
is the "ownership" of these lundx
which the mine o|ierutors contin
ually i|iiote as giving them the
right to "protect their property"
by importing militiamen anil gun
men to curry on their ruiupaigu
against the demands of the men
who work in the mines, who are
asking a living wage und decent
win-king conditions.
LOSS OF LIFE
VERY SLIGHT
TOKIO, Jan. 17.—There was
ihe utmost astonishment when
the first available official reports
stated that the loss of life on
Sakurashima island was very
slight, despite the fact that some
2,000 houses were destroyed
during the two days of volcanic
eruptions. Official report said
11 were killed, nine by falling
ARGUE SLANDER CASE
A jury of five women and Sev
ern men will this afternoon de
termine whether the remarks
made by Mrs. Julius Thompson
regarding ?Tie small daughter of
Mrs. H. O. Haugen, her neighbor
in the North End, were of suf
ficiently serious nature as to be
called slander, and worth $5,000
to Mrs. Haugen. Final argu
ments were begun this morning
WILSON OK SAYS HUERTA
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17. —
"President Wilson is all right but
he does not understand the Mexi
can Indians," President Huerta
harbor hovered about Whltesand
bay, where tho submarine de
scended. Several salvage trucks
capable of raising the diver If
found, were on the scene. A
rescue flotilla of torpedo boats,
tugs and lighters ceaslessly drag
ged Whltsand bay over a wide
area toda>. Divers were sent down
in every pert of the bay, but no
truce of the submarine was found.
• to re-Mist arrest, has all but worn
out Sheriff Anderson and bin
J pOMB, who have besieged tint
stronghold for four days. It is
.-•gain bitterly cold and snow is
I falling.
GIFII CO. IS
TO GET THE
CDNTRRCT
Commisslonr I.awson this
morning announced that be
would let the contract for the
lamp posts for the white way
down town to the Griffin, Wheel
works, who were the low bid
ders. Freeland, Mills and Woods
yesterday voted to give the Job
to the Tacoma foundry, but they
discovered later they had nothing
to say about it.
FRESCO CHURCH
St. Luke's Episcopal church Is
being frescoed.
walls, and two by drowning. It
is admitted the total casualties
will be somewhat more because
some are unaccounted for. There
are 20,000 poople on Sagurajtina
island but the eruptions effected
only part of the Island, the report
says. Earthquakes preceding the
eruptions warned the Inhabitants
and they fled to the mainland.
and will be ended lata today,
when the case will go directly to
the jury.
Attorney E. D. Hodge, repre
senting the Haugens, declared In
his opening argument today that
Mrs. Thompson had become over
enthused with a new "uplift'
work -mil that she had started
"uplifting" her neighbors with
out any provocation.
. said to Charge d'Affaires.
; O'Sliaughnessy today as they both
- -hi In Huerta's auto at General
i Joaquin Mans' funeral. "I could
■ not quit If I wanted to. What
would happen if I got out would
be worse than ever."
Huerta took occasion to com
plain bitterly of the Inefficiency
and disloyalty of some of his gen
erals, mentioning General Mer
cado In particular. The dicta
tor Is also reported to have told
O'Shaughneesy that he had no
I part whatever in the deaths of
Madero or Vice President Buaret.