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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
MAY CUT OFF
WATER SUPPLY
OF EATTLE

SEATTLE, Nov. 29.-With the
city's pipe line bridge over Cedar
river in danger of going out any
moment and cutting Seattle off
from its great water supply and
with Cedar, Green, Black and Du-
vanish rivers rising hourly and
threatening to inundate the val
leys to the south of Seattle, this
city and district faces the most
serious flood situation it has ex-
perienced in years.
The huge pipe lines which bring
water to the city are suspended
over Cedar river about two miles
below TIE intake.
Shortly after noon the superin-
tendent of the water department
telephoned from the intake that
all was safe so far, but great tor
rents of water are rushing down
and may wash out the bridge
supports at any time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
BUSINESS TIED UP
AT BELLINGHAM

BELLINGHAM, Nov. 29.-Bel-
lingham and Whatcom county are
today experiencing the worst
storm in their history, and it is
estimated that the damage will
reach thousands of dollars before
the weather changes.
Lands are flooded everywhere,
the streets of the small towns in
the Nooksack valley are under wa
ter, and many buildings are ready
to float away.
In the city of Bellingham, the
waters are racing down the main
streets in many places, bridges on
the county roads are going out,
and business is at a stand still.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
YOUNG WOMAN
VICTIM Of
MURDER?
BODY FOUND IN ABANDONED
WELL NEAR LOS ANGELES
GIVES EVIDENCE OF MYS-
TERIOUS CRIME - DEAD
ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29.-A
nude human body, presumably
that of young woman, with the
right side of the skull fractured
and the jaw broken, was discover
ed at the bottom of an old well
on the Crinklaw ranch in Coyote
pass, just out of the city limits,
last night, and will be brought to
the surface today.
Every indication points to foul
play. The body, stripped of its
clothes, had been dumped into the
slush of the well. A board jam
med against it had kept the body
from rising to the surface of the
brackish water until the forma-
tion of gases lifted it up.
Dead For Three Weeks.
1t is believed that the body has
been in the mire for three weeks,
at least.
Efforts were made at midnight
to raise it without success. The
body is so badly decomposed that
it is impossible to recognize the
features.
Several days ago 1t was report
ed to the coroner's office that a
body OF a human being was in a
WELL The information was given
over the telephone by man.
Search was Immediately made,
but the we'll was not located un-
til late yesterday, when 1t was
found by two ranch hands.
Until the body is brought 70
the surface 1t cannot be definitely
determined whether 1t is that cf
a woman, though the long hair
would indicate that 1t is.
Belt Serves as CIew.
Just inside windmill, near
the well, was found a woman
belt. 1t was a cheviot belt, from
which the buttons had been torn.
Stitched on the inside were the
numbers "54556." evidently plac-
ed there by some cleaning COM
pany.
The belt and numbers are the
only clews which the police have
to identify the body, should it
prove to be that of a woman.
The scene where the body was
discovered is one of desolatio1.
THE we'll is surrounded on every
side by high hills, the nearest
habitation being two miles away.
The ranch and well have long
been deserted.
Late this afternoon the opinion
was expressed that the body
might he that of woman.
Though all indications point to
murder, it is thought by some
that the body is that of William
Davis. patient who escaped from
the county hospital July 10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29

Ephrata.
Recently Cyrus sold his farm %
+. A. Tolliver and sons. OF Tay-
lorville, ILL.,. who Immediately con-
ceived the idea OF using the aqua
pnra for irrisating purposes. As
the Great Northern had not talk
en- out water right to the spring.
its supply was shut on. As q ro-
suit several trains were tsranded
at Ephrata yesterday for lack OF
water and today the company is
getting very busy trying 70 devize
q scheme for securing water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
DON'T LIKE
COOKS
WAYS

't COPENHAGEN, Nov. 29.-The
mysterious disappearance of DR..
Frederick Cook, the Brooklyn
polar explorer, is causing no little
comment in this city, and as a re-
suit he may lose much of his pres
tige among the savants of the uni
versity of Copenhagen, who are in
vestigating his polar records.
The members of the investigat-
ing committee appointed by the
university, denied the announce
ment reported to have been made
by them to the effect that Cook
/ sen route to Denmark to assist
in the review of his record.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
STEAMER
ASH0 e

(By United Press Leased Wire.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 29.--
A mate and four. men have been
taken off the steamer Brewster,
which is ashore at Diamond shoal,
south of Cape Hatteras, according
to wireless messages received IT,
day. The men now are aboard
the lightship. A heavy north
west wind is blowing and the
Brewster is in danger of being
badly damaged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
zoo DIE IN
STORM

LISBON, Nov. 29.-Nearly two
hundred persons are dead and sew
erai ships are wrecked along the
shores OF the Azores, as the result
of heavy storms Saturday and sun
day, according to advices received
here today.
The hurrican, which swept the
Azores Saturday night, extended
to the Portuguese coast. More
than a hundred buildings are re-
ported to have been wrecked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
CAPS|zES
HUNTERS HAVE
CLOSE CALL
Thrown INTO AMERICAN
LAKE, THEY BATTLE FOR
LIFE IN WATER FOR HALF
AN HOUR BEFORE BEING
RESCUED.

Erville Farley, of the
Home Telephone company,
and Chester Lawrence, em-
ployed by Strain - Moores
members of Sunday hunt
ing party, are recovering to-
day from u terrifying eXperi-
ence yesterday afternoon
when n canoe i'm which they
were riding capsized in Amer
ical lake and they narrowly
escaped death by drowning.
The men were plunged into the
water about 400 yards from shore
and were rescued. after strug-
Cling in the water for nearly half
a hour, by another hunter who
observed their predicament aud
put out from shore in a row.
boat. That they did not sink be-
fore he reached them is consid
cred nothing short of miraculous.
Farley and Lawrence had gone
hunting early yesterday with
Chester Hansen and Bob Conant,
both of Tacoma, and were cruis-
ing about the lake after a sue
cessful hunt when the accident
occurred. Their companions on
the trip had gone out in a row.
boat and were not witnesses to
the accident which nearly cost
them their lives.
A stiff breeze was blowing at
the time and Farley and Lawrence
had taken advantage of it by
hoisting an overcoat for a sail,
and were dashing over the water
at a rapid rate when the canoe
turned turtle and sank to the
bottom, carrying with it nine
ducks and all the hunters sup,
plies, consisting of two guns, a
grip of shells and hunting coat
and the overcoat which had been
used for the sail.
Fortunately man who was
walking along the shore, but
whose name has not been learned
heard their cries for help and
started toward them in. rowboal
as quickly as possible, pulling the
hunters from the water just in
time to save their lives, as they
were almost exhausted.
When their companions on the
hunt returned to camp they found
them rolled up in blankets, suffer.
ing the effects of a terrible chill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
|LL|TERATE PEASANT WOMAN is WONDERFUL MEDIUM;
SHE BATTLES W0RL D'S SCIENTISTS AND COINS money
300 Lives on Steamer
President Imperiled
In Terrific Storm
IN TEETH OF HEAVY GALE,
SHIP is BUFFETED ABOUT
FOR 10 HOURS.

. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.--
Her matches torn and her fore
castle shattered, the steamer
the swift passenger
vessel of the Pacific Coast Steam.
ship line, entered this harbor
early today, 20 hours late on her
run from Puget Sound.
For a night and a day the
President was tossed and batter
ed by terrific southeast gale en-
countered off Cape Flattery.
4 Ter decks and matches were
sW ,pt by waves that washed the
ship from bow to stern, poured
into the companion ways and
caused 800 frightened passengers
to take refuge in their staterooms.
Narrowly Escape.
But for the fact that Captain
Thomas Immediately removed the
life netting. Clyde Mccoy, of Sc.
attle, a first cabin passenger,
might have lost his life. Mccoy
ventured from his stateroom and
was caught by heavy wave that
rushed across the decks, hurting
him into the protecting life net.
Shortly after McCoy's expert
ence, a stewardess attempted to
cross the deck, and was thrown
down heavily. She was so badly
bruised that she was confined To
her berth for several hours.
The President, in command of
Captain Thomas, left Seattle Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Encounters Enormous Swe1ls
Immediately after rounding
Cape Flattery and turning into
the open sea. enormous groun l
swells began to roll the ship, and
within three hours she was plung
ing in the teeth of terrific gale.
Hour after hour enormous
waves swept the full length of the
decks.
Three times 1t was necessary
to stop the engines to ease the
rending vibrations of the propeller
as 1t raced high above the water.
During the nineteen hours the
gale lasted, the ship made but
four knots.
BY 5 o'clock Sunday morning
the storm had abated, although
occasional heavy seas swept over
the decks. Only Is of the 900
passengers aboard were able &c
appear at breakfast Sunday morn
ing. Many were compelled to re.
main in their berths until the shir
reached her berth, because of sea
sickness and their terrifying ex
periences of the long night and
day.
Clyde Mccoy, who owes his life
to the presence of the MEETINGS
about the decks, was considerably
bruised as a result of his expert
ence. Speaking of the storm nj
said:
1.-The waves crashed about the
decks with noises life terrific ex.
plosions. The wind howled
through the rigging like a thou.
sand demons. / imagine many
of the passengers thought We
would never reach shore. I, for
one, thought l was gone when ]
was hurled in the life net."
Six From Tacoma
When the steamer President
left on her last trip to San Fran
cisco she carried six first class
passengers from Tacoma. They are
Mr.. and Mrs. r. III. Goodkind, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. L. Weatherby and Mr.
and Mrs. Bradbury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
MINE DISASTER TO
De INVESTIGATED

and members of the state investi-
eating committee met today and
agreed to act jointly in the inves-
tigation. 1t is deeed probable
that they will advocate a change
in ehexisting state mining laws,
urged by Governor Deneen, to
safeguard against similar disas-
ters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
Great Northern Trains Are
Stalled for Lack Of Water

SPOKANE. Nov. 20. The
Great Northern railroad is today
endeavofing to make arrange
ments by which it can secure
water for its engines at Ephrata,
Wash. midway between Wilson
Greek and Trinidad, and the only
place at which engines can ret
water.
Sixteen years ago the Great
Northern took possession Of a
spring on a farm OF Jesse Cyrus
and. by building pipe line, car
ried the water to its tank ct
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
COURT DENIES
RIGHT To FIX
RAILWAY CHARGES
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. 29.
right of the interstate
commerce commission to fix rail-
road terminal charges was denied
by the United States supreme
court today in a decision by JUS
tie Brewer in the case brought by
the commission against the Chi
cago & Great Western and other
railroads with terminals in Chi.
cago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
WANTED FOR DOZEN MURDERS
CBy United Press Leased wirc.)

LONDON, Nov. 29.-The police
today are seeking a well known
criminal, whose identity they re-
fuse to reveal, upon the charge of
having committed dozen bloody
murders which have been battling
Scotland Yard recently.
The clue to his identity was
gained through bloody finger
prints in the apartment of Lilly
Templeton, who was found dead
Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
Cars Crash Into Autos;
Ten Persons Injured
SERIOUS COLLISION OCCURS
IN PORTLAND---AGED WON.
ANS SKULL FRACTURED.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Nov. 29.-As the
result of an automobile contain
ing five persons dashing headiong
into a street car yesterday, while
travelling at high rate of speed,
three of its occupants are in the
hospital today suffering from aer-
5o4s injuries. 80
Mrs. A. J. Olds, of Weiser.
IDAHO, aged 60. had her skull
\ctured and was internally in.
u. S. Olds. OF Portland.
49, sised ana ha& as !.
i crushed. Mrs. y. 2.
wife. received sewers
of the scalp.
kxerton OF ElRin. Ore.
the car and was not
tth the Portland
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
EXPLOSION:
100 ESCAPE

MaIoN Ill, Nov. 2D.-Reports this
man is dead and hundred
when miners struck pocket
II terrific explosion
The first reaching the said a Cherry
aser had occurred and caused
Information in through and
ther details known
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
LOVETT IN FRISCO

tHy tnIted PresN Leased WIrel
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2S.--
Judge Robert S. Lovett, new head
OF the Hartman lines. arrived here
today on his western tour of in
spection. He was accompanied by
a party of high officials and spent
the day in conference at the gem
eral offices OF the Southern Pa
cific and inspecting the companyss
property here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
1000 POLES
BLOWN DOWN
BY BIG STORM

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 29.-Two
thousand telegraph poles on the
transcontinental line of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe between
Newton and Dodge City, Kas.,
have been blown down, according
to reports issued from the local
offices of the Santa Fe today.
9 The storm, accompanied by a
driving sleet, is prevalent through
the Middle eWst. Railroad traf-
fic is delayed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 29.--
The st. Paul mine disaster at
Cherry. ILL.,. in which between 800
and 400 men lost their lives, will
be Investigated officially. accord
ing to an announcement made
here today. Ten mine Inspectors
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29

The special stadium COMMITTEE
of the Commercial club this af-
ternoon is discussing the project
of big celebration next summer
to dedicate the stadium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Pres-
sure to sell stocks today was far
greater than the demand-the
usual thing resulted, and the gen.
eral list closed with a decline. ,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29

At o'clock this afternoon Tacoma
lacking o equaIng
highest mark made The highest
December 1897, when 1t rained 144s
The coming of 10 of incha
with continuing
be broke TO-DAY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
HEAVIEST FALL OF RAIN
IN HISTORY 0F THE
NORTHWEST

BUREAU SHOWS THAT HIGH RECORD
INCHES MADE IN DECEMBER 1897, WILL
BROKEN BEFORE DAY is OVER NORTHERN PACIFIC
BRANCH LINES TIED UP BY WASHOUT - RIVERS CAUS-
ING HEAVY DAMAGE IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-29
Six From Tacoma

When the steamer President
left on her last trip to San Fran
cisco she carried six first class
passengers from Tacoma. They are
Mr.. and Mrs. r. III. Goodkind, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. L. Weatherby and Mr..
and Mrs. Bradbury.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-22

That is a sample of what may be an
early morning conversation in Rich
mond. If the proposition of the Queen
Ha1rpin company be accepted by the
Commercial club. This company,
which manufactures the '.stay-in"
brand of hair pins, is considering a
middle west location for a factory. L,
II. Boehm, the western representative
has written the local club asking that
correspondence be started with the
home plant for the purpose of securing
western branch.
1t is represented that the company
holds number of valuable patents
and If branch factory were located
here would employ at the start up
wards of 100 men. The factory now
is located at Leominster. Mass. The
business is said to be growing and for
that reason branch plant further vest
is proposed. Strange as it may seem
almost all the hair pins made in the
Uhtee Sfet1s are mannfaesursd east.oe
oes1sxer4
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-22
CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
CUBAN ITCH RAGING
Inmates of the Home for the
Friend!esS Are Afflicted
With Disease.
NOT permitted TO LEAVE

Inmates of the Home for Friendless.
including several women and children.
are suffering from Cuban itch in its
most serious form. The itch has been
prevalent among the inmates for sew
eral days and all efforts on the part
of the home physician to overcome it..
have proved unavailing. Permission
to the inmates to leave the institution
during the period of their infection has
been denied. Fred Ellis. who tried
to get his three children from the home
last week. could not do so. The au-
thorities were very anxious to have the
matter kept quiet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-22
THINK MARSHALL
WILL ATTEND It
Jefferson Club Confident Gov
ernor Will Grace Banquet
At the Coliseum.
PROBABLY HELD IN APRIL
ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS HOPES
OF SECURING THE ATTEND.
ANCE OF THE NEW SENATOR,
BENJAMIN r. SHIVElY,

The Jefferson club, the Wayne coun.
ty democratic social organization, will
not hold its banquet until after the
legislature has adjourned. 1t was i'm
possible to obtain the desired dignita-
ries to come to the city and the ban
quet was postponed for this reason 1t
was first planned to hold the ban
quet tomorrow evening at the Coli
scum. The club is determined to
have Governor Thomas R. Marshall in
attendance at the banquet and will ar
range the date so that it will be con.
venient to Mr.. Marshall. Hopes of
obtaining Indiana's new senator. B. F.
Shively, of South Bend. are also enter
tanned. c. B. Beck, former county
chairman, stated this morning that Il
was probable, the banquet would be
held in April.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-22
COURT BILLS ARE
VETOED TODAY BY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Governor Marshall Firmly Sits
Down Upon the Hammond,
Linton and Gary Measures
In His Message.
STATES THAT GARY IS
JUST AN EXPERIMENT
Senator Fleming Today Stat
ed That County Local 0p-
ton Fight Had Just Started
Predicts Repeal.
Palladium Bureau,
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb, %,

Governor Marshall today vetoed the
Linton, Gary and Hammond court
bills. The messages were read to the
senate this morning in which it was
said that Greene county does not need
another court. Bloomfield thought the
county needed more court facilities
until it found that Linton was going
to get court. then Bloomfield chang
ed its mind and said that the county
didn't need it. The governor said he
did not take into account the charges
which were circulated to the effect
that Senator Bland did log rolling to
pass the Linton bill. The Gary veto
message says it is better to wait until
the state finds whether the town of
Gary will be a big success or a gigan-
tic failure. He says no court is need
ed there now and that Lake county
has now two county seats and should
not have three. The Hammond veto
message states that Hammond has
one judge now and if another is need
ed the governor suggests it be divided
between Hammond and Laporte
The governors vetoes created some
thing of sensation around the 1egis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-22
AIR-PIN FACTORY SEEKS A
LOCATION IN QUAKER CITY

"John, can't find my hairpin box
Have 70 useen it:''
No. Sarah, l haven't seen it any
place"
"Well, if can't find some hairpins.
can't do up my hair and that means
you won't get any breakfast
Poor John. if he only had not enforc-
ed the rule that Sarah's hair should be
nicely primped at breakfast even if
the meal were late
John, what am / to do about it ?
The stores aren't open yet. VIII you
let me tie towel about my head?''
why, that would be absurd. but
know how we can fix it,
How? O. is there some place you
can get me the. pins?"
"Yes, I will just walk down to the
factory and get you some nice new
ones. It's not yerytfar and you can
be getting breakfast with your hair
down. .ifsy0u wsnt toA,cause Lw0nN
aae1bn~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-22
EXCURSION TRAIN
IN FATAL WRECK
Seven People Were Killed in
Delaware at an Early
Hour This Morning.
GOING TO HAMPTON ROADS
TRAIN WAS CROWDED WITH PEo-
PIE GOING TO SEE THE BAT.
TLESHlP FLEET-NOT MANY
PASSENGERS INJURED.
GOING TO HAMPTON ROADS

Philadelphia, Feb. 22-Seven per-
sons perished and whole trainload OF
passengers on their way to witness the
home coming of the battleship fleet.
had narrow escape when the first
section of the Norfolk express crashed
into two locomotives standing on the
main track of the Delaware division,
Pennsylvania railroad, at three o'clock
this morning
The baggage and mail cars caught
fire. Seven bodies have been re-
moved from the wreckage. and only
one. that of George Davis. of Seaford.
Delaware. has been identified. The
remainder of the bodies are unrecog-
nizable. being badly burned. The
other victims are known to include
Baggageman McCready. of Whining
ton; Express Messenger Parry: Mall
Clerks Cochran. Woods and R. NJ. Da-
Wis, and Mail Weigher Wilhems An
other express messenger is missing.
No passengers were seriously hurt, but
many received slight injurieA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-22
TAFT ON WASHINGTON
President ELECT Delivers EuIo-
gy on the Father of
His Country.
SPEAKS AT PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia. Feb. 22.-President-
elect William H. Taft was the princi-
pal speaker at the George Washington
commemorative exercises today. held
at the University of Philadelphia
Judge Taft discussed at considerable
length. the influences exerted by pro-
fessions upon thought and action and
also building up of the nation. He
concluded his address by eulogizing
Washington.