The Tacoma times. [volume], December 18, 1915, Image 1

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CLOAK LOTTERY LAWYER BACKS DOWN
JUMPS
BRIDGE;
20 DIE
SPOKANE, Dec. 18.—Between
6 and 20 persons were drowned
and 12 injured here early today
when a street car plunged
through the North Division street
bridge into the Spokane river.
A second street car which was
followed close behind hung sus
pended on the brink while the
passengers screamed in terror,
and made a r"sli to escape.
The I.<.«t.
The known and:
Samuel Edward.
Injured: Conductor M. T.
Davis, 37; John Edifer, 37; J. V.
Hond (negrol; Samuel Baker,
35, laborer; I'.dwnrd It. Rom.
clerk; Walter Cleveland, 17, jan
itor; C. H. Soriggs, (T (negro
Janitor); Richard Martin, 42
(negro); Martin Plttman, 36
(negro Janitor); J. McAvan, 41,
saloonnian; two slightly bruised.
Rescue work was made slow
because the bodies of the victim*
wero pinned beneath debris, but
one body had been removed from
the wreckage three hours after
the accident occurred. Almost
the entire police and fire de
partments were trying desperate
ly to reach tho others.
Accident in Dark.
The accident occurred In the
dark of early morning whe.i
many persons were hurrying to
their work. The cars were crowd
ed.
Every person on the death car
was hurled many feet into the
cold waters of the river.
It was several minutes before
the work of rescue began. Then
several men were pulled to the
river bank by opectators.
When the police arrived they
immediately put into the river
in boats and Degan a search for
the victims.
50 fin Car.
Four persons struggling in the
water were pulled into boats.
One of them was a youth who
had received a terrible scalp
wound.
The river at the place where
the accident Happened is fillad
with debris. Thousands of spec
tators line the river bank.
Passengers who narrowly es
caped on the second car estimat
ed that there wer at last 50 per
sons on the car which went off
the bridge.
Slides Into River.
Paving work which had Ju.st
" been completed on one of the
tracks Is believed to have caused
the accident.
It was stated a thorough in
vestigation would be made. Ac
cording to per.wns on the second
car, the cave-In came with ap
parently no warning. There was
no crash, and practically no sound
of grinding timber. The bridge
apparently dropped beneath the
weight of the car, which slid
noiselessly through a great hole
into the river.
SCHOONER
BLOWN UP
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 18.
—T.ie gasoline schooner Mano
mette was blown up and sank yes
terday, 12 miles off Cape Ann
Four of the crew were saved.
Ten are missing.
WHAT EVKKY MAN SHOULD
DO
Every man should be Jealous
of his good name and his cred
it. A good name helps bis cred
it and a good credit helps a
good name.
He should value his reputation
as his choicest possession, and he
should guard his credit equally
as well, even better thaji he
guards his money.
He can protect his good name
by keeping good company, avoid
ing questionable places, and bad
habits ln general. His name is
what he chooses to make It.
He can build up and protect
his credit by one course. Bor
rowing and paying as he agrees.
Buying on time and paying on
time. In order to do thla he 1s
bound to select a Bank. We sug
gest tbe Puget Sound State Bank.
PUOET SOUND
STATE BANK '
Taeoma, Waah»
The Taeoma Times
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SOcA
MONTH
WORKS
JUST AS
USUAL
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 18.
—Though It was h;s wedding
day, President Wilson undertook
his regular routine work today.
He reached the executive of
fices early and deared up unfin
ished business preparatory to go
ing on his honeymoon tonignt
There is a noticeable stir about
the White House. Wedding an
nouncements are being prepn.-vi
for the mails. ln the Gait home
everything is ready for the ce.-e
--iinMiv. which is scheduled for
8:30 p. m.
A an lulling downpour mnle
the city dreary but the weather
man promised it will be clear to
night.
siren in of Wagons.
Express wagons bearing gifts
] drew up before the Gait house
in a long procession. Curious
persons thronged the streetH un
til Police Superintendent Pullman
sent a police detail which good
naturedly held the crowd back.
After 8 o'.lock tonight the
streets will be cleared and only
guests will be permitted to ap
proach the house.
President Wilson will dine at
the White House and then will
go to the Gait home accompanied
by his daughter Margaret.
Cannon Too I_ate.
The president's private stenog
rapher, Charles Swen, Is the only
person who wiil accompany the
honeyniooners.
Joe Cannon.called at the White
House early this morning to
congratulate the president, but
the latter had already gone for
his morning call on Mrs. Gait.
WONDERS
FILM IS
FINISHED
A private shbwlng of the Sev
en Wonders lof Taeoma film,
made for The Tfanes by the North
west Motion Picture Co., was
given this afternoon by Burton
A. Cook, its dlreitor, in the firm's
studio in the Rational Realty
building.
The picture till begin Its
week's run at tha Apollo theater
tomorrow.
It Is pronounce* by those who
have seen It as oAe of the best
pieces of Taeoma promotion work
yet produced, and mbch favorable
advertising for thd city is ex
pected to accrue wlierever It is
shown. \
The film is filled *ith action.
The Stadium, instead of being
shown empty, in pietared with
14,000 school cl.ildrenAln their
Stadium day exercises. \The na
tional bait and fly eating compe
tition Is pictured in progress !n
Point Defiance park. The
way Is alive with darting rscers,
and Mt. Taeoma is shown tyvith
mountain climbers attempting to
attain Its summit. While taken
previous to The Times contest,
these films have never before
been shown to the public.
Other Wonders were filmed
for the first time in the last few
days.
I What's Doing I
Today
All-day sale of cooked food and
fancy work; Women's Aid at
First Congregational church; In
Hanson's paper store; 1120
Broadway.
Home Trade show—afternoon
and evening; Arcade store build
ing; 13th and Broadway.
University of Washington
alumni reception tor Presideut
Suizallo and Coach Doble; Com
mercial club; 8 p. in.
Tomorrow
Lecture on "The Fall of Mys
tic Babylon," by Rev. Geo. Mar
tonlch; 3 p. m.; Temple of Music;
auspices International Bible Stu
dents' association.
«OIjI) TO INDIANS?
Deputy U. S. Marshal Seer Ist
arretted. John Smith yesterday on
a federal charge of selling liquor
to Indlaua iv the Big Bottom
country. ,
T THE ONLY INDEPENDENT N-SWIPAPER IN TACOMA. f
\ VOL. XII. NO. 3(H). i alum A. WASH.. bATI ui»AV, DECEMBER 18,1«)15 I
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BY WOO BROW WILSON
(Copyright, 1015, by Newspaper Enterprise Association.)
I have been deeply*, torched by the
good wishes so generously expressed
by many thousands off my fellow citi
zens in connection with my marriage.
Those good washes have been extended 5m such
gen inane feeling that they have geven me a gelf
apprecaataon of the fane feeflomg of the people of the
country towards those whom they have trusted
and who are trying to serve them.^ / -•_«_,
I WHY NOT?H
BY EDGAR C. WHEELER
Steam is such hot stuff that it can run through pipes and drive a powerful
engine, then run out again to warm the toes Of a whole city of people;
We know, because we've seen it.
And right there is a fine chance for the city commissioners to do a bic
thing for Taeoma. 8
But first they'll have to forget about that power contract which would
bind the city for 15 years to get its auxiliary power from the T R & P Co ex
clusively.
We paid a visit to J. J. McDonald, the engineer who has charge of the
steam plant in the Pierce county court house. He's a regular fellow and he
knows his business.
About seven years ago that plant up on the Ml turned out only steam to
heat the rooms of the court house. • f «> ■
McDonald got the county, to buy an engine; He had a hard lob to do it
but he did it. And today the steam, after it leaves the boilers, passes through
pipes and turns the wheels of an engiue whfoh runs a dynamo which irener
ates electricity. *
Today this steam is the power whfch finishes all the heat for the court
house, runs the court house elevator, and furnishes all the electric Iteht for hnth
the court house and the Armory. * oth
And it costs HOT ONE ClfcNT MO&E for fuel than the heat nlant used fn
Which brings us a little nearer to the point, which ii:
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HOME |
EDITION I
PLANT
TREES
NOW!
Home p.-,.pie of Taromii,
today la tlu. iu,, r „, make
your rtty the beauty -,„,. of
I in le Sum's dominion.
The chilly dampness of winter
hangs over the city.
Weatherman Cover is predict
ing snow.
But for nil thut—and It may
sound "phoney" the expert gar
deners tell us that right now is
the very opportunity for trans
planting young trees and shrubs
and rose bushes, and for placing
in the dump ground the bulbs
which will open out into gorgeous
blossoms in the spring.
Guv. Lister set the 20th, which
Is Monday, for such . activities.
So if you get busy as we suggest,
you see you'll be falling right In
with what he's asked all Western
Washington to do.
Every home In Taeoma should
prepare now to be a beauty spot
when (ho firHt warm days arrive.
Dad, slip on your working
trousers, (irt out your spade
and trowel and make a trip
to Hie gai'den.
Set out your shrubs, English
laiirtf**liiododeiidrons, Japanese
maples. Wallow around In the
damp earth and bury your bulbs
--tulips, narcissus, and your
rose bushes for the spring bloom
ing.
The ground is In fine simp., for
root action. Mother Earth keeps
the furnace going all winter
l.et's give Taeoma a Clirlstnia*
present of flowers.
I/et's fix her out for the beauty
prize of the nation.
FLASHES I
PHILADELPHIA—Word was
received here today that two
bomb suspects, one a German and
the other an Austrian, had been
removed from the American-Ha
waiian steamship Hawaiian at
Barbadoes.
LONDON—Proclamations were
issued today calling the first five
groups of the Derby recruits to
the colors.
SAN FRANClSCO—Unperturb
ed at the storm created by their
arrest, Baron yon Bricken, C. C
Crowley and Mrs. Margaret Cor
nell appeared ln court today for
a .short hearing.
CHRIBTIANIA, via Wireless-
Delegates on the Ford peace ship
have abandoned the Idea of clear
ing the trenches by Christmas.
OLYMPIA—State prison board
grants parole today to Dr. Linda
Hazzard, starvation, specialist,
who is serving a term at Walla
Walla.
SEATTLE—Two men abducted
Grace Salmon near Bothel last
bight and found they had carted
off the wrong girl, releasing her
after they had driven furiously
for two hours Into the mountains.
VIENNA—More than 70,000
Italians fell in the fourth battle
of the coastal district.
• Talk o' the Times -
Good morning, have you
la grippe yet?
Berlin reports that it has cap
tured the Serbian crown. Bet
ter have the jewels passed on by
an expert, Wil'jelm. We are aw
fully suspicious of those Balkan
crown jewels.
And amongst papa*
Christmas gifts don't forget
some of the patent buttons
that clamp on.
Ford's peace party is reported
to be ln a conflict that is "occa
sionally profane." Rev, Aked
wa» mad enough for It when he
WEATHER V*
Taeoma: Rain or snow tonigh
and Sunday.
Washington: Same west, snoa
east portion.
JUDGE
0. K'S
DEALS
The legal firm of Knight _
Muscck "gracefully resigned to
day as attorneys for the receiver
of the Home cloak ft Suit House
which Is belni? bombarded by
some 2110 women who were duped
Into Joining th.j lottery scheme at
suit clubs.
The resignation was made "to
avoid embarrassing the court,"
said Attorney Musi-ck.
Judge Clifford Immediately ap
pointed Grant Uenller to fill the
vacant position and said he was
satisfied wllh the change.
Mustek had a period legal
right" to act in the capacity,
said the Judge, but under the ex
isting eondlton.-i, he said, he be
lieved It "bettor that a new At
torney be appoint! d."
"The public would think It fun
ny that Museek, who had defend
ed Vogelbanm In the criminal
court, should In turn be appoint
ed to serve for the cloak house
rpceiver ln a civil action," Judge
Clifford added.
MiiHcek offereil his resignation
after the court bad denied a mo
tion filed by Attorney George
A. Anderson, representing the
women victims, on technical
groundß. Anderson In his mo
tion attempted to put into the
records facts sworn to by himself
rather than by his clients.
Museek read the motion to the
court, taking offense at various
clauses wTilcu .incused his firm of
unethical conduct. He called
the motion "falsi., shameful,
frivolous and criminally libel
ous."
He hotly objoetod to the refer
ence that Vog>lbiium's "methods
were robbery just M much as If
he had used a gun." He moved the
motion be stricken from the rec
ord.
Judge Clifford allowed this and
said he did not believe Muscek
had been unethical.
Attorney Anderson said he un
derstood this motion had been
prepared comctly although it
was thrown out by the court.
"While it will slow up mat
ters, we will start out fresh
again and pu:ih this Vogelbaum
business through to a finish," he
said.
The present stock of the cloak
house Is valued at about $1,
--588.10 on a wholesale basis, It
Is said. Not ill of the womon
have filed claims yet, but it Is
thought enough money will be
raised to satisfy all. The claims
range from |1 to $15, and avsr
age about $7.
I Only 3 I
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CHRISTMAS
f WHeRe CAM I <3*.T A 61*.l
WHO HAS HO FooLISH
Xmas pucieMTs, £^^M
/Vjdomhwhois p-^-lm
\ pperrY and fc^AFk '
I MfM-Ci TWIMS A fcj|
Wilson is a nice cakebasket.
Appropriated no name for
It. Woodrow took the coke
from Champ that time at
Baltimore.
Now here's a real war breaking
out right at home. F. W. Erlck
son, 609 East, G4th street, pro
poses that the pictures of both
Col. Joab and Oscar Redllch be
included ln our Seven Wonders
of Taeoma film, because, he cays,
"I doubt that any other city In
our country possesses two men
who c in tai kr.ic.re aadu say less
than these, two violators of the
English language." Look out,
F. W„ look ont!