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Gladstone gave two hours a day
to the care of his body and buried
all his contemporaries.
GERMANY WONT BACK DOWN
His Way Home
One of the best editorials we have seen in the last month appears in the
current Colliers under the meaningful title, "The Way Home." Will you, Mr.
Average Tacoman, give as good an account of yourself on YOUR way home?
Read it and answer for yourself:
Two little boys of under ten were skating on a thinly frozen canal in
Jersey City. The ice broke and they disapeared in the water. That
would have been the end of the story had it not been for a young man
named Ira Stringham. He had left his office in Manhattan as usual and
was on his everyday walk home after his day's work when he saw the
accident.
Without an instant's pause he raced out and dived into the black hole
where the boys had vanished. And he got them. Then he tried to raise
the boys to safety on to the ice, though time after time the brittle ice at
the edge of the hole broke and let them into the water. But at last, with
the aid of ropes thrown from the bank, both youngsters were hauled to
shore—and life.
Ira Stringham did not follow them. He clutched feebly at the rim of
the ice, but his strength had been exhausted and his hand could not keep
its grip. They got his body an hour later. "There was nothing to dis
tinguish this from countless other cases," you say; "hundreds of soldiers
are doing as much every day." So they are, fired by the call which sum
mons them to a glorious end and sustained by the example of their com
rades. But Ira Stringham heard no.siu-.i«.i11. No one would have termed..
him a coward had be paused, weighed chances, reasoned, "If I go after
them, we shall ALL be drowned," and let the moment pass.
He chose differently. He was something more than a mere slave to
duty. His twenty-one years of life may not have been great. But he sud
denly came to real greatness that night as he went home.
GIRL IN
FLAMES'
EMBRACE
While attempting to light a
fire at her home In the Fair
View hotel, 5402 Union avenue,
early this morning, Leta Sartorla,
age 7, was probably fatally burn
'ed when her thin nightgown
caught fire, enveloping her la
flames.
The little girl arose at 6
o'clock this morning, intending
to start the fire and creep back
into bed while the rooms ware
warming up.
Dressed only In a nightie of
- thin material, she applied a
match to the end of a newspaper
which was to serve her as a
torch.
Not Hxpected to • he.
In a flash the small flame
caught at her nightgown which
went up like so much powder,
scorching her lender skin.
She was badly burned about
the back and shoulders and face,
the skin having been burned
sway in many places. She was
hurried to St. Joseph's hospital,
where she is being attended by
Dr. Nace. She is not expected
to live.
Leta is the daughter of James
8. Sartoris, employed as teamster
by Kenworthy & Sons, South Ta
conM grain dealers.
Falls Into Snow.
When her gown caiy v ' '%,
the little girl, hyisj -'..A. —w«_
pain and fright, m- A out of the
hotel and lnt*f. vAftn avenue.
John C. Falcon_r,<_table boss for
the South Tacoma Feed & Sales
. stables, was passing by.
Rushing to the child's assist
ance, Falconer jerked off the re
maining fragment of blazing gar
ment.
The child fell into a snow bank
and Falconer covered her nude
body with snow to alleviate the
, pain. Falconer lives at 5427 Pu
get Sound avenue. At last reports
the child was unconscious and
barely breathing.
Not li/o Late
to Have That
Walk Cleaned
Dozens of householders want
ing men to clean their walks and
dozens of men anxious to obtain
snow-showeling jobs last night
and today were brought together
through the Instrumentality of
The Times.
We still volunteer as a clear
ing house. If you have walks to
clean, phone Main 12, and we'll
notify a willing man who needs
tbe work and the small amount
of money to be charged.
-—r 1 THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA. f~^ 1
25c a ■■ Home
Month VOL- XIIL N0- 40> TAOOMA, WASjfcli FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, lilKi. Edition
GRONEN
IN RACE
Hamilton F. Gronen, civil en
gineer, today added his name to
the growing list of candidates for
city commissioner.
Uronen in 1909 was assistant
to Frank Kelsey, Nlsqually pow
er plant engineer, and the ne>.t
year was appointed chief engi
neer on that project.
In the construction of the light
plant, he claims in a statement
issued today, he saved $200,000
over the original estimate by
economies which did not adverse
ly affect the permanency, effi
ciency or reliability of the plant.
Later he was appointed com
missioner of light and water, suc
ceeding Benjamin J. Weeks, re
signed.
lie expresses a firm belief In
municipal ownership, and prom
ises to work toward a reduction
of light and water rates if elect
ed.
SPRINGS
NEW DOT
PUZZLE
%\ ..• • •••••
• *
— —s/m Speaking of tough
<jfvft fi*\s Morris, of the
/*_ /flrm A Broadway Tire
3tTL j^T*F_ Store, 762 Broad
<JM_l W^H way, thinks he has
(X\A** <S\fa] a stickler. What's
Sxfc' _3*^ more, Morris says
(S^VA*p*\V he knows how this
puzzlze can be worked.
Dots are placed as indicated
above.
The object is to draw a con
tinuous line around each dot
without retracing or parallelling
a line and so that at the i id each
dot will be enclosed in a circle.
A section of the completed
puzzle is given to show how it
will appear when finished. The
main difficulty is to find the
proper starting point. Tbe an
swer ulll be printed later.
TODAY'S CLEARINGS
Clearings $156,152.85
Balances 24,705.'»
Transactions 496,248.89
The Tacoma Times
12 DIE IN
2 FIRES
IN EAST
ATLANTIC CITY, N- J., Feb. 4.
—Six persons met death here to
day in a fire, which start
ing in the Overbrook hotel, was
controlled only after It had de
stroyed the hostelry, the Episco
pal Church of the Ascencion and
20 frame buildings.
Among the dead are Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Mott, Miss A. John
son nnd Nicholas Deßay. The vic
tims were all guests of the Over
brook hotel.
The loss is estimated at $200,
--000.
Paul Hendricks, aged 22 years,
a guest, saved several persons.
SIX mead AT \. Y.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—Six per
sons are dead and one missing as
the result of a fire today whicli
wrecked the $">O,OOO home of
Mrs. Casimer Tag, widow of the
president of the German-Ameri
can hank of Brooklyn.
The dead:
Hannah Snaebly, 68, a cousin
of Mrs Tag.
Caroline Tag, 24.
Helen Tag, I!."), daughters of
Mrs. Tag.
Jennie Stedman, 24, nurse.
Lizzie Cain, servant.
A woman cook is missing, and
Mrs. Tag and a fireman were
slightly burned.
Flames were pouring from the
windows when firemen arriving
found Mrs. Tag, scantily clad and
hysterical, on the sidewalk. Miss
Caroline Tag, who was to have
been married on the 16th, per
ished in trying to save others in
the house.
Ex^el Drivers
For Charging
10 Cent Fares
Two drivers operating jitneys
under the Tacoma Auto associa
tion will be expelled from the as
sociation for charging 10 and 15
cent fares during the recent had
weather, it was announced today.
Secetary Wilson said although
It cost the drivers more than 5
cents a passenger to operate, the
association did not propose to
stand for a violation of the city
registration laws, and will see
that the offenders are prosecuted.
He said It was impossible for
the association to deal with the
drivers who were operating with
out a tag and who were not mem
bers of the association.
Considerable pressure has been
brought against the police, It is
said, by outside Interests to ar
rest all drivers who are charging
the excess rate.
I CATHEDRAL WRECKED BY STORM
A view of the interior of the wrecked St. James' cathedral (Cathoil< ) nt Seattle, showing, at
the top, the yawning hole in (lie roof where the dome fell in late Wednesday, und the debris piled
high in the auditorium. The great pipe organ sli ows in the background. The collapse is blamed to
the snow which had piled deep on the roof nnd to a fault In a steel girder. The damage may amount
to aa much as 973,000, and will require three months to repair.
The fact that the sudden air pressure developed inside the building when the dome fell blew out
the windows Is thought to have saved the walls fr on weakening.
The cathedral is tbe large, light-colored edifice with twin towers which forms so conspicuous a
feature of the Seattle sky-line as seen from the harbor.
Record Hour Cargo Dispatched
Laden with 107,750 barrels of
flour, valued at $508,750, tho
greatest cargo of Its kind ever
dispatched from the North Pa
flflc, the American steamer
Eurana left Tacoma yesterday
bound for Europe.
FLASHES|
WASHINGTON, D. C—Wil
son's preparedness program will
be accepted by congress before
March, It was predicted today hy
leadars.
PROVIDENCE — The Provi
dence Journal today called atten
tion to the fact that they had
warned the atate department
three weeks ago of the proposed
Shipping men all over tho
coast are Interested In the voy
age of the Kurana as her depar
ture sets a new record for ex
ports of flour from tbe Sound.
The steamer's cargo consists of
8,904) tons and was furnished by
plan of German agents to dyna
mite the Ottawa parliament
bniuiing. Other Canadian build
ings are scheduled for destruc
tion, it declares.
VIENNA —Austrian aeroplanes
bombarded Avolon and Durazzo
Wednesday with little damage.
ATHENS — British batteries
drove off a Zeppelin which at
tempted a second raid on Saloni
ka Wednesday.
SHANGHAI — One hundred
tbe Sperry Flour Co.
Harry Strachan, of San Fran
cisco, one of the managing own
ers of the Lunuia, has been on
the Sound superintending the
loading of the vessel. The steam
er's shipments will probably lie
delivered In France.
and sixty lives were lost Wednes
day when the Japanese liner Hal
Jin Maru collided with the steam
er Lilian.
NEW YORK—J. P. Morgan
left for Europe yesterday to ar
range a French war loan for
$200,000,000.
EL PASO—Gen. Villa has been
located near Title, lies. Carran
zistas have set out to capture
him.
WEATHER
Tacoma: Rain ;r snow tonight
and Saturday; not so cold.
Washington: Same, except no
rain.
in l!l,IV. Feb 4. —I'-lens America naive* it- demand for •
disavowal for the l.v. itunia sinking or agrees to submit (lie case
to The Hague for arbitration, an amicable adjust meiit is impos
sible, is the ununiiiious view of officials and new*pa|M*r*.
I.<>Unl Anxieger, one of the most Influential pa|>rrs here, to
day declares tieruiany has done her utmost to prove her friendship
for the I', s., and cannot admit that tho sinking of the liner was
a violation of International law.
Though semi-official Instructions hail been forwarded to Am
bassador Yon licrnstorff which gave a reasonable assurance for a
posit... understanding, the general feeling here has veered from
that viewpoint since.
The consensus of opinion is lhat (Germany has gone aa far as
she ran.
GILLIES
FOUND
GUILTY
OLTMPIA, Feb. 4.--John F.
jillic.s, deposed claim agent of
he Industrial insurance cominis
ilon, this forenoon was pro
iiinin nt guilty by the Jury which
leard his forgery rase in Judge
Mitchell's eonrt.
Gillies was charged with be
ng at the head of a i rime ring
vhlch looted the state industrial
nsurnnce funds of 120,000,
Gillies did not bat an eye
when the verdict was read.
He showed absolutely no
Mian of emotion.
Attorney Vance immediately
iimli' a motion for a new trial
md announced that the verdict
irohably will be appealed to the
upreme court.
The verdict was reached after
he Jury hud taken tbree ballots,
rbe first showed I vote of 7 to
i for conviction, the second H to
i, while the third vote was iiiinii
moiis. There were 7 men and
• women on the jury.
The forgery charge was only
me of three for which Gillies,
fill have to stand trial. The
•thcr two are for grand larceny.
lis trial on one of the grand
arceny charges will begin next
londay.
Arguments in the trial of (lil
ies were concluded and thj
:ourt's instructions were given
it 8: in o'clock last night.
All-Hay Argunienl.
The specific charge againtit
lillies in this instance was for
;ery In the first degree for the
illeged uttering of fraudulent
laims in connection with the
ooting of funds of the state in
lustrii. insurance department.
Final arguments In the MM
listed all day yesterday and tho
ourt room was crowded with
pectators. Throughout the aft
rnoon session Mrs. Oillies sat by
he side of her husband. Her
ace was pale and she appeared
o he under a great nervous
train.
stone ("oni|Mise<l.
Gillies was convicted largely
hrotigh the testimony of Frank
V. Stone, sometimes known as
he "Portland Kid," who turned
tate's evidence and told hjw
lie two men bad formed a iiart
ership and had worked together
j making (lie forgeries.
Gov. Lister has personally di
ected the investigation of the
late looting since the disclosure
.as made. Assistant Attorne.v
leneral Wilson handled the case
or the state.
Following the trial of Cilhe
which starts next Monday, Frank
W. Stone, Gillies' alleged part
ner, will face a charge of grand
larceny. Gillies and E. W.
Kearns, Olympia saloonman, then
will be tried for grand larceny.
Arthur Young, another of the
alleged loot conspirators, will be
tried in Tacoma.
The law provides for a sentence
of not more than 20 years in the
penitentiary for forgery.
f^Taiko' the Times r |
Greeting*!, have )ou heard
what resulted from the
"sweeping Investigation" in
to the Victor 11 accident that
caused the death of two
children and injury to nix
or seven others? Neither
have we.
Who said "old reliable"?
And the new CominerciMl
club goes right on organiz
ing Just as If It didn't know
that Mr. T. H. Martin hadn't
arrived home yet.
Along about 1936 we'll all be
remarking, "Oh, pshaw, this
doesn't compare with what we
bad 20 years ago. Why, that
February we—etc., etc."
N. P.'S
DINERS
EMPTY
Passengers aboard eastern
trains which have been stalled for
hours in the Cascades today itro
faring a food shortage and may
he in serious plight if the tracks
are not opened soon.
This much was learned today
when a telephone call was re
ceived in Tacoma from James M.
Corniack, head Of McCorniark
Urns, department store here.
McCormark left Tacoma for
New York on the North Coast
Limited Tucsda> evening. His
train lias lieeu stalled at Lester
on the N. 1\ line.
lie said that one of the train*
held up in the snow drills se.in
miles ahead of the one he was <>n
run entirely short of food last
Bight.
Passengers and trainmen wero
compelled to plow through th*
seven miles of deep snow to the
limited, then trudge back with a
supply of provisions for tlu hun
gry pWMOgari on the train ahead.
"As far as v.c are concerned,
we have been .cry comfortable so
far." Mi-Cormack said. "We have
bad enough to Mt and have man
aged to keep warm. But passen
gers on some of the other trains
have nut been M fortunate."
St _en Trains Stalled.
He said that three trains are
stalled in the drifts on the track*
ahead, with three more stalled lie
hind.
Mure snow, which fell continu
ously from ,ri o'clock until mid
night last night, with more high
winds which drifted the snow
high iv many places put a damp
er mi the hopes of N. I*. officials
of gel ting then trains out.
This morning the weather had
cleared considerably, four snow
plows were put to work, and the
N. I', now hopes to get some of
the trains moving before evening.
It was announced that another
eastern train will be started from
Tacoma at 7 o'clock tonight ovwr
the N". P. line.
Hundreds Walk.
Mure snow or rain is the pre
diction of the weather man. Ho
is unable lo say when it will stop.
The thermometer had risen to .0
degrees and warmer weather WM
predicted for this evening.
The Tacoma avenne, X street
and Old ... r .in lines were
the only ones on which traffio
was completely tied up toda>, hut
cars on all other lines were run
ning in spasms. Snow began fail
ing again at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and few cars were able to
operate.
Hundreds of persona were com
pelled to walk to work.
If the weather should clear the
first eastern mall since the storm
began may arrive tonight or to
morrow morning.
There will be no through cars
on the interurban to Seattle to
day. The cars are managing to
get only as far as Kenton junc
tion.
After observing the Taco
nia Refrigerating Jk Parking
Co.'s efforts to operate street
cars, we are more heartily
In favor of preparedness
than ever.
"The poet," said the cynic, "la
born, not made; hut tie minor
poet is made to be borne with."
Why do they send yeggs
and stick-ups to the peniten
tiary when there are so
many hook agents?
Mrs. W. W. Livingston, note*
huntress, Is In Southern Califor
nia looking tor mountain lions.
More likely to find alligators,
we'd judge from preea reports.