The Tacoma times. [volume], January 15, 1916, Image 1

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Let us begin TODAY with all the earnestness that APPARENTLY marked the i
Eastland investigation to find out why todays marine castrophe occurred and who was 1
to blame. Let us have NONE of the official criss-crossing and eagerness to apply the
whitewash thai marked the Chicago hearing. TACOMA WANTS THE TRUTH. i
EUROPE!
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Huxnpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the
king's men
Cannot put Humpty Dumpty to
gether again!
MILK CLEANUP SAVES
LIVES OF 50 TACOMA
BABIES IN ONE YEAR
By E. A. Peters
At least SO babies are
rtlve and vigorously crowing
today because The Times
waged unrelenting \\m a
fear ago for a pure milk sup
ply.
Htutlsilt's gathered from
records of the city health de
partment today allowed that
with ili«i rapid Improvement
Of milk In indium during
101H there waa an amazing
decrease In the number of
death* aiming Infant*.
There were 31 par cent lesß
deaths among babies of six
months or younger, in 1915 than
during the 12 months of the pre
ceding year.
During the first six ttioi'ttis of
1914 health records show that ii
babies under blx months of age
died,many of them because of hn
-proper nourishment. There were
83 deaths in the latter hair of
the year.
Great Improvement Made.
Tin- deaths of these 164 infants
occurred before Tacoma's earn-i
palgn against tubercular milk I
~a begun. l Tp to that time the !
public and tlie dairymen had not
been educuted to tlio perils of bo
vine tuberculosis.
Probably not one mother out \
of 20 In Tanomu realized the Ire- ,
mendous risk she was taking j
when she fed bar baby the ordi
- nary class of milk supplied by
dairymen at that time.
R. A. Button, city milk inspec
tor, had done his best to obtain a
more prue milk supply but hla ef
forts had been given no Rjmpathy
or support.
In 1915 because of n stirring
educational campaign conducted
i by The Times and heartily sup
ported by Inspector Button, the
city's milk supply was trans
formed. From one of the most
dangerous in the country, it be
came in a few weeks the purest.
118 Instead of in I.
From Jan. 1 to June 30 last
. year there were only 62 deaths
of babies. Between July 1 and
Dec. 31, the death records allow,
61 infants died.
There wore 113 Infantile
deaths as compared to 164 of the
previous year. In September,
1914, the hottest month and
therefore the most dangerous to
babies being fed impure milk,
there were 17 deaths. Last year
five babies died In the same
month.
Government statistics show
that bovine tuberculosis Is fatal I
In 50 par cent of its cases.
Mora than half the mothers of
the present day are feeding their
babies on cow's milk.
When The Times began its
fight for a purer milk supply, It
, showed that hundreds of cows in
the Tacoma district, many of
them In the herds of large and
prominent dairies, were in the
death grip of the dread disease.
Yet their milk was coming to
the city dally In bottles and cans.
Hundreds of mothers, unaware of
the danger, were giving it to their
. Not One
Sparrow
maken a Rummer, any more
than one depositor makes a
bank.
But the fae, that this Bank
made a net gain of 1200 de
poHitora In 19)5 is signifi
cant.
Surely It Is wise for you, if
considering a banking con
nection, to ask us about the
reasons for this success.
PUGETSOUND
"STATE BANK
1115 Pacific Avenue
babies.
The facts shocked Tacoma into
action. With one great cry, par
ents made a demand that the
dairies clean up. Arrests were
made.
Dairymen felt the wave of pub
lic emotion. Those who had per
sistently refused to obey orders
of the milk inspection depart
ment before found it was to the
Interest of their pocketbookn to
clean up. Wholesale slaughter of
dt&eased cows began. Inspector
Button instituted a monthly re
port system by which he public
ly announced the comparative
purity of milk in the various
dairies.
Ilaliy nic n Co-Operate.
Tuberculin, a newly discovered
serum for determining whether
OUT OF HIS HOLE
FLASHES
NEW YORK —Russian govern
ment gives approval to largeat Hat
of ammunition contracts placed
here by any warring nation since
the war began.
BERLIN —Germany rejects Sir
Edward Grey's proposal that Ihe
Baraloug case be investigated by
a court of American naval off
icern.
UOMK —Diplomatic corps has
fled from Montenegrin capital,
Cettlnje, and has readied Scutari,
Albania.
LONDON^-Reports from Hol
land today are (hat the collapse
of the Zuyder Zee dikes caused
far greater damage than had
been supposed.
UNIVERSITY OF WABIIING
TON —Affirmative varsity debat
ing team win« h«r« from Heed
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cows are suffering from tubercu
losis, was used on every herd
sending milk to Tacoma. During
the past year 3,067 cows have
been given the test. Dr. Button
has personally administered the
tuberculin In mor* than half Iho
cases.
Instead of resisting official In
spection dairymen began co-op
erating with Dr. Button and de
veloped a keen desire to bring
their milk up to the highest mark
of purity.
Best In the 1. 8.
A federal milk inspector tested
samples of Taeoma's milk last
fall and was so surprised at the
high scores of bacterial count
that he would not believe his own
figures. He slipped quietly back
into Tacoma six weeks later and
college on preparedness question,
and negative team loses on same
question at Portland.
NEW YORK—U. S. submarine
B-6 today blown up and sunk at
Brooklyn navy yard.
LONDON—A futile attempt to
assassinate Premier Radoalavoff
of Bulgaria was made recently,
according to dispatch today from
Amsterdam. *
VlENNA—Capture of 5,100
Russians in a recent offensive on
the Qalician and Beisarablan
fronts claimed in official dispatch
issued from war office.
VIKNNA—Baron Burian, Aus
trian foreign minister, teday re
quested American Ambassador
Penfield to transmit to the Brit
ish government a protest against
the arrest of Teutonic consuls at
Salonika.
LONDON—Owing to serious |
fall in her exchange, saya the
Morning Post'i Berne correspond-
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA.
PASSENGER BOAT
CAPSIZES NEAR
POINT DEFIANCE
purchased bottles of milk from
delivery men of every dairy In
the city. He made another bac
terial lest and the result was ihe
same as before.
The inspector pronounced la
coma's milk the purest in the
country.
Today's figures from the
health department showing a de
crease of Til deaths among babies
in one year, proves his statement.
ence, Austria contemplates the
creation of an office for the < on
trol of import! and to exclude
luxuries.
VIENNA—After abandoning
Montenegrin capital, Cettlnje,
Montenegrins returned along the
whole south and west fronts to
ward Albania.
Be Careful
of Chimney
A. ting Fire Chief Schlegel is-,
aned a warning today to Ttciini^i
against th« dangers -Of ohtmney
fires. , There is more danger of
ftrea caufted by burning soot tn
the chimneys at pretest than at
any time in the year, because
warmer fires *re kept In stovee
and the high wind fora* a atroM
draft
One small boy and two girls are known to have drowned, several others are believed to have perished
and a half a dozen persons were badly injured at 11 o 'clock today when the double deck gasoline launch
Victor II capsized off Point Defiance pavilion.
The launch, which left the municipal dock at 10:30, was making her way toward North Bay in the ter
rific wind and high seas with a load of passengers and lumber piled on her upper deck when she was
suddenly bowled over by a wave, throwing the passengers into the water.
As the launch lay bottom side up in the icy water the passengers clung to her sides until the steamer
Atalanta, which half a mile away was plowing her way from Gig Harbor toward Tacoma, came to the
rescue.
The known dead:
Walter Bower, age 7, son of Mrs. 0. S. Bower, F ox island.
- Florence Bower, age 14, her daughter.
An unknown girl about 12 years old.
Seriously injured:
William Clark, Seattle, cut about the body and suffering from exposure.
Will Mclnnis, lumber worker, Vashon island; may die.
i P. O'Donnell, Vashon; cut and bruised, suffering from exposure.
Peter Sandberg, 406 North Tacoma avenue, Tac oma, in a raving condition, suffering from exposure.
- Mrs. 0. S. Bower, Fox island; hysterical.
w ' Helen, her 17-year dfd daughter.
Joel Bower, 18, another son of Mrs. Bower, was rescued, but did not suffer serious injury.
It was impossible to tell the exact number of ' ~
pjassengers aboard as the fares had not yet been taken
up, nor was it possible to determine the exact num
ber of persons drowned.
The wave which bowled the Victor II over hit
the launch so suddenly and with such force that there
was no opportunity for a warning to be given or for
the lowering of lifeboats, according to the survivors
who were brought in on the Atalanta.
"A terrific sea was running, and we don't exactly
know how it happened," said Dick Wayson, captain
of the launch. The boat was unable to ride the waves
and buck the gale."
In her effort to save the passengers the Atalanta
was washed from stem to stern by the waves and
buffeted about in the high wind.
The accident occurred just as the launch was
rounding the Point on her way down the sound. As
soon as he saw the vessel's plight, Capt. A. R. Hunt
of the Atalanta put on full steam and hurried to the
rescue.
Opposite the smelter heavy waves began rolling
across the bay, driven by a terrific northeast gtde.
that swept down the east passage.
As ue small craft proceeded, the waves mi
i creased in size until they were as high as 10 feet.
The boat bobbed about like a cork. Her captain
• steered a course diagonally across towards
Yashon island, thus taking the waves partially
head-on, and hoping to gain the lee of the islands
The little boat floundered about helplessly in
the trough of the waves. Finally her engines
were disabled by water shipped aboard, and she
drifted Crasily about in the huge waves. Pas
jfeeugers confined to the cabins, which had been
tightly closed because of the stinging cold winds,
were panic-stricken. The boat rolled until its
upper-decks often lay almost tint on the water.
The boat drifted, helpless, a mile from shore
pnd almost directly opposite the park pavilion,
f until one wave larger and more powerful than its
fellows, gave the final blow that tinned the little
craft upside down.
The Victor II is a gasoline passenger steam
er with double decks, and about 50 feet in length,
practically the entire deck space is enclosed in
cabins, making it necessary to often carry freight
on top of the^econd deck.
The vessel makes regular trips on alternate
days between the Municipal dock and North Bay
points, stopping at 20 or more small docks and
landings in the Bay Island district.
She left Tacoma this morning on her regular
southbound trip. Until the Victor II reached
mid-harbor she encountered no heavy weather.
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PETER SANDBERG
AMONG INJURED
Physicians attending Peter
Snndberg report his condition
very serious. He hwallowed con
siderable water and wag badly cut
up. Sandberg began breaking
windows in the cabin when the
vensel capsized to let the.people
out. He broke seven window*
with his fist.
Sandberg said that at leaqt two
persons were drown that he
TOW LAUNCH
TO NARROWS
The tug Elf landed the Victor
II at the Narrows boat house
shortly after 1 o'clock, where It
will be beached as soon as the
tide goes out. Members of the
crew were unable to say whether
there were any bodies aboard or
not.
The Elf fastened a line aboard
the Victor shortly after it sank
and towed it around the point to
■till water.
Colder-Whew!
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.- Colder
weather than any yet experienced
la destined to strike the middle
west tomorrow, the local fore
caster announced today. Light
snows are predicted throughout
the area.
I - Talk o y the Times ■ I
Good iiKirniiiK. Is jour
foul bin eni|ity?
HABIT
"(ilrnine a bier," said the esd
faced person as he entered Mel
liager's.
It take* a "boil it" cam
paign to prove to name folks
that water i^n't merely to
pnt in harbors.
It you find it too much trouble
to carry a hot water bottle with
you on your street car journeys
we suggest * heated brick .^.Cau
tion: Do not heave the brick too
WEATHER
Tacoma: Generally fair tonight
and Sunday, continued cold.
Washington: Same.
knows of. Great rear was shown
by all the passengers when the
boHt tipped over.
The women and children
shrieked and made a wild dash
for the door, but were thrown vi
heaps, while the water poured in
in torrents through the broken
windows.
Sandberg iii<l not lose con
sciousness. It is thought he will
recover.
Arrest
Women
Under orders to "clean out" all
disorderly women in Taconia, a
squad of detective* assigned to
enforce the prohibition law last
nlgbt rounded up four women
and sent them to Jail.
Three of them, Celia Smith,
Annlii Goldstein and Vergls St.
r.lair, were taken from a house In
Court A, after one of the women,
it is claimed, had solicited a de
tective.
The fourth, Helen White, wa»
arrested in a house on Market
street.
Detectives today gave orders to
all cafes where dancing Is per
mitted, that the dancing must
cease tonight and every other
Saturday night promptly at mid
night.
recklessly as you debark from the
pneumonia boxes.
Optimism note: I'ossilrfy
next winter will b« so mild
we won't rare if the cans
aren't heated.
This Is the year of prouiite.
if you don't believe tt, hark to
what the candidates are savins;.
There I* uothsM pereusMt!
•boat «hls, but «*• tlifak tlte
editor of The Whets* (»ee
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