The Tacoma times. [volume], December 27, 1915, Image 1

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A PLATITUDE REPLATED
Chicago's 400 had a Spanish Ball
—for charity.
* Charity got $25,000.
Dresbinaicrs got $100,000.
Charity covers a multitude of
bunk.
13 DIE OF LA GRIPPE
SEATTLE WOMAN HAS
$2,000 A DAY INCOME
Mrs. Hugh Rood Is the Mysterious
Person, Announcement of Whose
Wealth by Federal Officials Set All
Northwest to Wondering; She's a
Widow, Has Twenty-Five Millions.
When we road the other day ■ dispatch from Washington, 1). ('., stating
that the IT.1 T. S. treasury department's income tax collectors had found the rich
est person in the the Northwest, whose income is $500,000 a year, we all purs
ed up our lips and emitted a noiseless whittle which means "Whee-oo!"
A half million dollars a year! Wltee-oo!
The dispfttch did not give the name of the richest person in the North
west, so we guessed at his identity. And we all guessed wrong.
There is no need to guess now, however. The richest person has been
found. She is—yes, SHE, for the richest person is a woman-she is—Mrs.
"Lena Rood.
It is quite likely that you never heard of Mi's. Lena Rood. Your banker
knows all about her, though, and speaks her name with reverential respect.
Mis. Hood's income is nearly $2,000 a day.
You probably didn't get that the first time, so we repeat: Mrs. Rood's in
come is $2,000 a day. It is a pleasant diversion to discover what Mrs. Rood
could buy with her daily income. She could buy four Ford automobiles every
day, or a yearly total of 1,460 flivvers.
Mrs. Rood did not earn her fortune, though she added to it. Before she
was Mrs. Rood, she was Mrs. Stauber. Stauber was a mining man who struck
it rich in Colorado yean ago. He died, leaving his widow, it is said, 125,000,
--000. /
Mrs. Stauber became Mrs. Hugh R. Rood. Rood was a Seattle man, well
-to-do. He owned a creosoting plant. He was one of the Titanic victims, and
Mrs. Rood became again a widow. Now she owns a creosoting works and real
rstate, as well as mines, and stocks and bonds.
Mis. Rood lives in lonely state in Seattle, at the Washington apartments,
which building she owns. She has nine rooms, a butler, a French maid, a
cook, a chauffeur and two big cars.
She is a sociable woman, rather democratic than otherwise. She is a keen
business woman, with a brusque manner and a blunt tongue.
She does not care for "society," though she frequently entertains mem
bers of society whom she happens to like. She is especially fond of young peo
ple. :
Mrs. Rood is middle-aged, <%f medium height, and very strong. She has a
high color. Indeed, her complexion is almost ruddy. Her black hair is tinged
gray.
She has a tremendous personality, and rides rough-shod over opposition.
A few years ago she lived at the Perry hotel. She wanted certain changes
fciade. The manager sounded other gVttt and found them opposed. He so in
formed Mrs. Rood.
"Who," asked Mrs. Rood, "owns this hotel?" She was given the name of
an attorney in the Colman building who represented the principal stockhold
ers, some of whom lived in the East
Mrs. Rood left the hotel, and returned in half an hour. To the manager
Bhe said: "You're fired!" She had bought a controlling interest.
NEGRO NATION
MAY DETERMINE
EUROPE'S WAR
LONDON, Eng., Dec. 27.—The
negro nation of Abyssinia may win
the European war for the allies!
She is now being relied upon to
save the Suez canal and stem the
tide of the Turco-Teuton drive on
Egypt.
The greatest of conflicts soon
.will shift the theater of human
bloodshed from Europe to Asia.
The Caucasian, the black,
the yellow uum will mix
their blood In «Imi may soon
prove the titanic and prob
ably clef ish i' HtruicKta for su
preinncy in tlio threat war.
v There exUtß no further doubt
.that Germany wants Egypt—that
, -tilready her forces are marching
*on to It. Her designs have swell
ed ot such nn extent that every
preparation Is being hurriedly but
systematically made by the allies
to DKKKND THK BUBZ (.'ANAL
AT ANY COST.
Already 100,000 British soldiers
have evacuated their positions in
'.lie Dardanelles.
There ran be no doubt that
Genernl Mnnro Is moving
|li«n to the defense of the
Hue/, canal.
Southward are moving the
oieo-Clernian thousands for the
.tent drive. They are now under
I>. yon der Golu of lyrla. From
i« east wdl move thousands or
oMlans, for PEKBIA HAS
PMCDOKD HER AID TO THK
KAIBKR AND THE SULTAN.
Maetfig-, they will seek to cross
the Slnal peninsula to reach tbe
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(Continued on Pate Eight.)
FLASHES
WASHINGTON, D. C—The
state department believes today
that Germany Is attempting to
aid Austria In settling the An
cona controversy In such a man
ner as to please the U. S. and at
the same time preserve the Aus
trian navy.
CETTINJE—The Montenegrin
forces have expelled the Austri
ans from Bielopelje with a loss
of 2,000 men.
SEATTLE—W. S. Peachey,
cashier Seattle National bank,
said today that prosperity was on
its way to the northwest.
LONDON—Allied action is ex
pected as a result of a rumored
understanding between Germany
and Greece, in which it is thought
Germany has made territorial of
ferings for Grgek assurance that
no aid will be given British and
French troops.
AMSTERDAM -Three French
spiss were shot when caught by
the Germans opposite their lines
at Charleroi.
BERLlN—Empress Augustus
Victoria Is getting her bread with
tickets from the bread office the
same as all the rest of the Ger
man housewives of Berlin.
STOCKHOLM — Peace dele
gates still have hopes of the re
turn of the sacred dove of peace.
SAN FRANCISCO — Fearing
that the assassination of Wong
Yuen Yung will start a tong war,
efforts are being made to arrest
his murderer.
MORTON--Heavy floods are
damaging all bridges and prop
erty in this district.
Representative Clyde H. TavemuT represents the district of Cordova, 111.,
in congress. Me is preparing to buqk the munitions trust during the present
session and is fighting for government manufacture of all munitions.
THE PASSING OF VILLA
Pancho Villa has given
up the sword with which he
hewed his way from peonage
to power. The "king of Chi
huahua"' Ig dethroned. The
outlaw who once led 100,
--000 Mexican troops has gone
the way of Diaz and Huerta.
How will history write
his record?
Bandit he surely was. He
stripped the lands he ruled
of all their wealth, his
firing squad was never idle
for want of wretched vic
tims.
Yet Villa was a leader of
his people. History must
REA FLOPS
SEATTLE, Dec. 27. —The figUt
waged by I'nlverßlty of Wachlitfi-
ton alumni against the propoaod
modification of the Metropolitan
Building Co.s lease, by which the
Arena would have been aaeeptod
as a "permanent" building, prov
ed successful today.
The regents, by a ovte of fcu'r
to two turned down the proposal.
Regent Rea, of Tacoraa, who
had been one of the staunch sup
porters of the Metropolitan Build
ing Co.'s plan, flopped, and raot
his ballot with the majority.
The regents in the minority were
Shannon and Perkins, of Seattle.
Wheeler was absent.
Mayor Still
Convalescing
Although still unable to leave
hiß bed for any considerable
period. Mayor Fawcett was re
ported considerably improved to
day. His speedy recovery is anti
cipated. His fever had entirely
left him today.
The mayor was able to sit up
for an hour Christmas day, and
again yesterday. The period was,
expected to be longer today. He
is still very weak, and was unable
to participate in the big Christ
mas celebration that Is always a
feature of the Fawcett home.
What's Doing!
Today
Christmas tree and entertatn
tnent for young people by Tacotna
lodge of Moose; In Moose ball;
evening.
Second performance of "Pa
tience," Gilbert A Sullivan oper»,
by Tacoma .company; .Tuooma
theater; eveilng.
Last boxing smoker of season;
Frank Farmer vs. Joe Bonds;
Glide rink; evening.
Tomorrow
Opening of annual chicken
show of Tacoma Poultry aasocia
t<«n;! Beni blk; Uth and Pa«
grant him that. He rode into
Mexico three yearn ago with
a handful of malcontentu and
seven stolen horeoa. A tew
months later, ragged thou
sand* called him "general."
History may even rate
Villa as a reformer. A peon
hiniFclf, he knew the peon
had been robbed by the land
grabbing pets of Diaz. Villa
knew there was land enough
in Mexico for all, and he
dreiinied of the day when
every peon would own tho
soil h< tilled.
Centuries ago the Fame
vision of land reform broke
the power of England's feu
dal barons and gave gifth to
Predict Roundup
of Olympia Gang
OUY.MPIA, Dec. 27.—With the
arrest of Frank VV. 8ton« In Port
land ' yesterday and with Jack
Gllliet and Eugene Kearns al
ready, in custody here, state of
ficial! are confident today that
they hhve struck at the heart of
the ajJeged crime ring raspohiible
for tpe (15,000 looting of (he
state industrial insurance fruuj.t
Stone arrived in Olympia at
noon today, having been brought
from Portland by a special officer
representing Uov. Lister. He'was
hurried off In a waiting taxlcab
from the railroad station to the
city jail.
bail is fixed at tl 2,600.
Got. Lister, who has been per
sonally directing the investiga
tion tato the forgery of commis
sion warrants, predicted that a
far-reaching round-up of mem
bers of an extensive vice ring
which has been working through
tIM state capital will follow
quickly.
The information filed against
Stone at Olympla charges him
with aiding as a go-between in
the forgery of state warrants. His
bail 10 fixed at $10,000.
Just what action government
officials will take in the alleged
smuggling activities in connec
tion with the Industrial insurance
frauds lias not been learned. I.
■ Talk o f the Times -
You can check 'em off on
the (lagers of one hand—
the* DftYKRNELL.
Mrs. Maria Cllngman of Fr«tf
port, 111., admits her age to be
'106 ytars--which shows all wom
en are net alike.
Don't t>Uu<e ns; we didn't
•tart that pusale; w* Jast
imMtd It aktnt to jro«.
the sturdy yeoman class.
Villa was densely ignor
ant. He struck a few telling
blows for the people, but he
struck blindly.
Yet Villa has not fought
In vain. He was unable him
self to keep the promise*
that attracted an army to hia
banner. His rebellion, like
Wat Taylor's, accomplished
no direct and permanent re
forms, but it paved the way
for stronger leaders to reach
the goal.
History will be unable to
withhold from Pancho Villa
some measure of credit
when the people of Mexico
finally win their freedom.
S. agents are here working on
the case.
Qilllee, when arraigned today
on two additional charges of
forgery and grand larceny, plead
ed not guilty after his attorney's
demurrer to the complaints had
been overruled.
Denies Guilt.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27. —
Frank W. Stone, arrested hero
by city detectives yesterday, de
nied today that he had any patt
in the looting of Washington in
dustrial insurance funds, but ad
mitted that he had been hiding in
Portland since Dec. 8 under the
name of Jack Edwards.
When arrested Stone said he
was on the eve of telegraphing
Qot. Lister that he was In Port
land and on his way to Olympia
to face tlio charges against ihia.
The arrest followed the ap
pearance of a striking likeness
in a newspaper yesterday. Do
tectives positively Identified him
at Broadway and Everett streets
at 2 o'clock. He waa found to
be penniless.
Maintaining absolute innocence
of any wrong doing. Stone, in a
statement today, declared he ms
beiug persecuted through the
unfriendliness of Ben F. Hall,
former Olympia chief of police.
the sinner.
The only point to some of
tliete remark* !■ a period.
... f
A Monroe, Wls., Judge rules
a wife must be ablo to cook. But
it's up to the old man to furnish
the dough.
The •verag* fellow who
WEATHER
Tacoma: Rain tonight and Tues
day.
Washington: Rain west, rain or
snow east portion, warmer east
portion.
EPIDEMIC IN
CITY SHOWN
BY REPORTS
Twenty per rent of the
(leatliv <>i riirriiiK in TaconM
'liii'iiil 1 I »•■• iiiilh'i wero ■ iiu>
txl dli. . lit hy In
This «iiN UMoertiilnoti (inlay
from mi luiiiiiii I of
death certiriciiics tile I liy
I'ltKiiiia |ili>^ii inns witli the
lily licnltli hiirenu.
Altlioiiftli tin- number of
<I«'ji||in i lorn |v ill r i >>• |n mi
usually lilkli lor ililn city,
It doe* not < <mij>.i> ■■ nith the
pi'o|i<iriiiiii ol vletiiiiH of the
■MUM in other pnrts of the
• iilllil|->, ;ici urilillu t4> ills-
I'aldie^ to I'll,. Times.
In l'hiluilel|>hiu tliere were
fioO burial permits mi dur
iiiK (lie lirst thfM (I.i.VH of last
week, and nearly all of them wen-
CSMt of la grippe or rvHtiltaut
dlHea.ses.
l'l> to noon today 6." df:iilis
hail liet'ii olficially reported lor
KtH't'inber In Tacoma. Tin re have
been more denlliH than thltt nuin
bcr, but tiif(.ll > iihyslciuna are
•ton in filiiiK the ocrtlflcates.
Of this number, exaniinalion
inday tdiowed that 1:t or Sfl por
cent ii.nl been fIBIHWI from la
grippe In many rases the ex
act cause of death whs MMMrf as
1 •onie other physical weakness or
ailment, but la grippe was given
as the direct tWH of that ail
ment. More tlmii half of the II
(Imillir were due to pneumonia,
rcsiiltlng rroin la grippe.
Wall Said There ffu N.mr.
These flcures somewhat so.x
flict with publiHlied slatenieuls at
llt>alth Officer Wall, who has an
nounced that there is no la
grippe in Tacouia, and that tUooe
BtiffererH who thought they were
victims of the disease were In
reality only suffering from bud
colds. Several physicians boldly
signed the death certificates with
the word "la grippe" as the rau^e
of death.
Taeonia Is hit more lightly |
than any other community yet
reported, despite the unusual
prevalence of tha disease here.
In the east whole commanltio*
FOR BIG
AMERICA
FAMILY
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Deo. 27.
—The Monroe doctrine is as sa
cred a principle as when it was
first proclaimed, declared Secre
tary Lansing before the Pan-
American Scientific congress to
day.
"The Monroe doctrine is a na
tional policy of the United
States," said Lansing. "The feel-
Ing that American republics con
stitute a group separate and
apart from other nntions, with
common Ideals and aspirations,
has become a definite force which
draws them together into the
American family of nations."
He reiterated President Wil
son's declaration that the United
States will not exercise its
might In wrestling territory
from her neighbors.
150,000
DEAD IN
ALBANIA
ROME, Dec. 27.—At least
150,000 Albanians have starved
to death (luring the past year and
a similar fate awaits an equal
number next year, according to
a statement made today, by W. W.
Howard, who hag Just returned
from the stricken districts. He
distributed 200 tons of flour
among the sufferers.
"The crops have been a failure
for the past two years," he said,
"and, moreover, the- population
of one million peo;ile have been
increased 200,000 by Serbian
refugees, and 20,000 Austrian
prisoners."
WOODIE LAST OF
LISTED WILBdNS
President Woodrow Wilsou,
who will be 60 years old tomor
row. Is by virtue of the letter W
at the beginning of his given
name, the very laat of the ninety-1
three Wllmh Hated la Who's]
have luoii stricken, with enorm
ous death toll*.
Hullo ltmll.l Stil. Ucn.
In Unite, v few days ago, it
wub reported thai there were 16,
--oou cuhch of la grippe. In t'lil
i-iii-.o there are 85,000 dchoul
chililron affected.
In many Washington and Ore
gon cities the schools have bo.vi
closed because of the large, num
ber or children ill. In Tacoi.ia,
however, the number of absences
from school because, of la grippe
and colds tin ; year Ib only a
trifle greater than the usual num
ber.
TO CLOSE
TIDEFLAT
STATIONS
Two fire engines protecting tha
tideflals and manufacturing dis
tricts of Tacoma will be taken
out of service next Saturday
iiKiiinim, together with the. (ils
cliarKO of 11 men from the Ta
coma firo department, as pan of
the retrenchment crusade de
manded of C'omniisßloner Mills
by Hi, city council when It i.m<!<j
ii l> the I»I ti budget.
The little fire station at No.
17th and Cheyenne Btreetß, <"on-
HiutliiK of a two-horso hose v. ::*
--on inut three llreni«n, will be
discontinued, leaving the untira
Point Defiance peninsula to tha
protection of No. II station, No.
iJOth and Proctor.
These announcements were
iiijiilii today by Commissioner
Mills in the rorm of a circular
letter sent out to every fire »ta
tlon.
liuhi Homes to Be Hold.
The engines at No. 12 fire sta
tion, on the ti<!.'flats, and No. 4
station on the lOnst. Side, will be
put Into storage Jan 1. This wilt
mean that eight fire horses Will
bo out of work, and will he nolrt.
Tho firemen who are dis
charged, In order to make tlio
$l'i,ooo a year rut demanded of
the fire department next. year, nro
William Anderson, R. D. Ballon,
R. H. Clevenger, H. W. Lulio,
William Waloott, Alex Mathew-
Bon, George Mlchlltch, A. , Ol
son and ('. H. Redfern. The oth
er firemen, now on leaves of ab
sence because of sickness, have
notified the department that thoy
will not return.
By Mills 1 readjustment, 2(1 oth
er firemen will be changed about
in the various stations, given now
titles and new duties. Mills .ni
nounced that the firemen releas
ed by him are the younge-t la
service in the department.
i:i>« II In Iteusun.
"The new firehoat will be able
to supplant the tld«flatß fire en
gine," said Mills today.
"The east side district has
such a high water pressure now
that It is not In need of a fire
engine any more.
"With new pavements In t tie
North End, and an efficient com
pany at No. 13, we will be nl»!e
to abolish the North End station
without doing any injury to •' at
territory."
H11...i1y Protest*.
E. L. Htberly, an insur.ir.ee
agent, and resident of the North
End, made a bitter attack on Mills
in the council today, declaring
that abolishment of the staliou
would endanger residences on the
peninsula and cause an inc-ea'-.e
In rater Mills replied that h«
believed he could abolish \>. 10
station with less injury than auy
other station.
Reduced or Transferred.
The firemen who are reduced
In rank or transferred to other
stations ar«: D. S. Snyder, Da
vid, Kenny, William Shelton. J.
P. Leo, A. H. Cooke, E. C. Jonwk
H. J. Lee, Ben Simpson, Michael
Antuch, Arthur Tuel, J. C. Troo
per, Richard Finn, F. T. (Irant.
H. T. Harvey, E. C. Harbin, H.
L. Wallenraeye{, li. B. Pentl: ltd,
Wm.' Phiups, J. M. McKoiuie. J.
E. ,Carter, J. L. .Davis, G. W.
Mlnter, Carl Zell, 8. F. Herbert,
E. C. Moore.
Three Cop* to do.
Three members of the police
department -will be diochargei
Jan. } to rf'duqe expenses In thi
department. Commissioner J4IIH
said today that he would JtaK
out the name* Tuesday. -
In reality there 4ft sit men
reduced frera ! the depart