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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
CHICAGO AND PHILADELPHIA
SCENES OF TWO HORRORS
PHILADELPHIA
STORE BURNS
6ARE KILLED

(By United Press Leased Wire
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-
Sixteen firemen dead and six MISS
ing; one policeman killed and
eight missing; ~ injured firemen
and police i'm city hospitals, with
the likelihood that several will
die; half IA dozen bodies in the
smoldering icc-coyerd ruins of the
ID. Friedlandcr leather factory,
with exhausted rescuers fighting
ice and fire to reach hem--that Is
the summary today of PhiladeI-
phia's YuIetidc tragedy.
The known dead:
Firemen - Robert Stewart,
Charles Hill. William Hoffman,
Fred Galbreth, Frank Carroll,
Howard Bertillett, Charles Eidel-
man, Harry Bartlett. Fitzpatrick
= Birchmayer, John Collins,
Thomas Entwistle, Charles Nc
Connell, George Machinisky.
Unidentified-Two firemen.
Policeman Landiey.
To the summary of horror
caused by the holocaust may be
added the privation and sorrow
brought to the families of the
dead and dying throughout the
city and the suspicion that the
lives of the city's servants were
sacrificed to incendiarism of the
worst type.
Water Freezes Up.
The fire started at 10 o'clock
last night and burned until nearly
daylight. The water in the dy-
drants was nearly comgealed with
the cold and as soon as the
streams were turned on the blaze
the pressure died at the nozzles.
The lines OF hose were wrapped
in blankets and after considerable
delay water was turned on the
burning building. AS soon as
the fire had been controlled the
rescuers encountered great sheets
OF ice that covered the ruins and
compelled them to use their axes.
A score of firemen who had rush
ed from warm engine houses into
the cold air, We're overcome and
were taken to hospitals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
RAILROAD MEN MAKE TIMES
SANTA A FINE DONATION

that they should not be too dis
appointed NJ everything they ask
for does not come. Shoes and
clothes which have been so much
asked for have been purchased in
as far as the finances have permit
ted. When 1t was found impos-
sfble to make each package COM
plete an effort was made to do
as much as possible In the way of
complying with the request.
1t may also be said that when
Santa makes his rounds he will
determine whether every case is a
most needy one. There will be
so many children that will actual
ly miss Christmas If the Times
does not find them that every care
will be taken to see that the
money, toys and clothes sent In by
kind hearted people goes to places
they would wish to see 1t go if
they delivered the packages per-
sonally.
However, the chances are that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

very few cases will be found,
judging from the letters, that chill
dren are not in need.
Here is the routine which has
been gone through for a number
of days and nights past as re-
CARDS preparing for the children:
The letters have been read and
the wants noted. Then followed
visits to various stores where the
articles were purchased. This was
in the afternoon and early even
ing. Then long into the night
people have worked at the Times
office. Some sorted the letters,
wrote out the names, addresses
and what was wanted. Others
worked at filling bags and boxes
This will be kept up every day
and night this week. Then with
the aid of the auto already vol
unteered and perhaps another
Santa will start out Friday and
Saturday to make the children
haDny
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
THE:MAN'H 'HICHER'UP
M cNaw4faz4p AmeNw
HENRY RUSSELL MILLER
Copyright 1910, The BobsMerin Company

Iments to the inventive and adapt
i've genius of man. Thousands of
black-faced, muscular Titans rush
hither and thither, swift, method
ical, earnest, single-purposed. But
even this powerful army, levied
from the worlds strongest, is
Ipigmy-like beside the marvellous
mechanism, which works, SEEM
ingly, of its own will, unerring,
unfaltering, unceasing, irresist-
ible. Rivers of molten metal flow
beneath your gaze. Massive In
gots. of white-hot iron, beyond the
strength of men to lift, swing cas-
lily on the cranes from cast to car.
Fiery serpents of steel wrfthe and
plunge as though obsessed by the
spirit of hell that broods over the
scene. but helpless In a clutch to
its foundations. An awful glare
blinds the unaccustomed eye.
These are the great steel mills,
grinding, crashing, a miracle OF
power, the smithy OF the world.
This is the Steel City.
He was standing at the window
In one of the city's bleakest tene-
ments, a ragged. dirty-faced boy.
In the years he remembered Of his
ten he had known no other sur
or what went before.
he knew--was to know-nothine
From without came the ssound OF
shuffiing, uncertain footsteps. He
Continued ON Page Seren-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
GOSSIP ABOUT WHAT Is Do
ING IN TIMES SANTA CLAUS
DEPARTMENT.

Children of Tacoma who are
made happy on Xmas morning
after the visit of the Times Santa
Claus are hereby notified that the
employees of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound railroad
took a very big part in adding to
their Christmas day.
A subscription list which to-
tailed seventeen dollars and which
bore sixty-one names came to the
Times office last night. Above the
names was the following:
Editor Tacoma Times:
1--WE, the undersigned employees
of THE car repairing department
Of the c., M. G. P. 8. Ry., do here
by agree to cheerfully give the
amounts shown opposite our
names for-the purpose of helping
to give the poor children of Ia
coma a merry Christmas. The
sum total to be distributed as you
think advisable"
But that was not all.
A similar sum of seventeen dol
lars was sent in by the apprentices
and maohinists of the Milwaukee
shops, making a total of thirty
four dollars for these men.
If little prayers of thanksgiving
go up from homes which would
have been cheerless on Christmas
day, the railroad boys will surely
be remembered. In advance of
the Christmas morning thanks the
Times speaks its appreciation in
behalf of the children who will
be aided by this handsome gift.
A prominent business man of
Tacoma, whose name will be CIV
en- herafter should he grant per-
has donated his automo-
bile for use by the Times in de-
livering the packages. -
This was a most acceptable con-
tribution as Santa will be soreiy
pressed when 1t comes to finding
the addresses that have piled into
the office. By means of autos
This work will be vastly facilitat-
I'd. -
The Best Possible.
To the children IL NAV he csid
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
DECIDE ON SITE
FOR HIGH SCHOOL

The school board at a special
meeting yesterday afternoon lined
up with the Pacific avenue faction
In the South End against the South
Tacoma crowd and with Member
George Williamson protesting to the
last. voted through a deal to buy
the county ground containing Az
acres between Thirty-sixth and
Thirty-seventh and Pacific and D
streets. for new high school.
Secretary Lister was instructed to
bid $4,000 on the property.
Williamson objected to railroading
the thing through at the last meet
ing of the board. The deal cannot
be consummated until January IA,
two weeks after the new board is
in and Williamson insisted that II
was an insult to the new board and
an act of injustice for the old board
70 try to bind the new board
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
ATTEMPTS To
KILL DAUGHTER
GBy United Press Leased Wire. }

-
PASCO, WASH, Dec. 22.-With a
charge of attempting to kill his
daughter Ruth because she would
not return to his home, Jack p.
Hubrick is in the city Jail here to-
day and Prof. Walter bowman is
suffering from a gunshot wound in
his wrist, sustained when he went
to the rescue of the 1S-y ear old girl.
The young woman is employed as
a clerk in a local store. Last night
Hubrick entered the store and de-
manded that she return home. Up
on her refusal the enraged man is
alleged to have said, Then it's all
over between u.s." Hubrick at the
same time drew his revolver.
Prof. bowman, who was standing
nearby, grappled with Hubrick. In
the struggle the revolver was dis
charged and the bullet tore through
Dowman's wrist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
ASK TAFT FOR MORE
FOREST PROTECTION

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. %.
Taft is urged to Sc
cure an increase in the forest ser
vice appropriations sufficient to
insure protection from fires, in
resolutions adopted today by the
Conservation association, repre-
senting Oregon, Washington, Ida
ho, Montana and California,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
A. {. Sands Dead

A. G. Sands, for years manager
of the Bell Telephone company in
this city, died at 3:45 O'Clock at
Seattle this morning.
His widow came to Tacoma this
afternoon to make arrangements
for the funeral. He win be
brought. here for burial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
Old MAN CAUGHT
WITH SUITCASE

Because William Dellevan, an old
man who was found early this
morning walking away from the
Northern Pacific with a suit case,
could not give a good account of
how he came into it's possession, Pa
trolman McAfferty took him to DO
lice headquarters and locked him up
on suspicion of theft. The matter is
being further investigated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
PACKING PLAN I
BARELY SAVED;
80 KILLED
(BUI,IETIN.)

(BUBIIETIN.)
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-After ten
hours of fighting the fire that
threatened to destroy the Nelson
Morris Packing company's plant
and endangered the entire Union
stock yards, was brought under
control this afternoon. Ten bodies
have been recovered from the
ruins, in which II is believed
more than 80 firemen lost their
lives.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Having
claimed the lives of probably
thirty firemen. the fire that de-
stroyed the stock yards warehouse
Of Nelson Morris d company
spread today TO the tallow house
of the plant and at noon II was
stated that the entire plant was i'm
danger of destruction.
At IL O'Clock the walls of the
tallow house had crumbled before
the fierce heat and one OF the
piles of masonry fell upon the
spot where ii was believed tho
bodies of 20 missing firemen lie
buried.
A third general alarm brought
every fire company in Chicago to
the scene in an effort to prevent
the conhagration from sweeping
the entire stock yards district.
The beef house, which adjoins
the warehouse, was consumed
during the morning and tons of
meat in the house were given to
the flames. The odor OF burning
flesh WAS sickening and a dozen
hremen collapsed under the strain
and horror of the night and day
long fight.
Tallow Burns FierceIy.
The great tallow house, occu-
pying nearly a city block, caught
fire shortly before noon. The
greasy stores within the building
gave ready food to the greedy
lames and the burning tallow
and lard supplied added fuel to
the fire. When the more infiam-
mable materials caught fire great
fames shot high into the air.
carrying great pieces of burning
wood and myriads of sparks over
the stock yards.
The extent of the disaster was
in the statement of
Fire Marshal Butler, who declar-
ed that the entire Union stock
'ards was threatened with de-
5truction and that unless the wind
abated nothing could save the
packing plants.
Edward Morris. head of the
Nelson Morris & company. stood
with his wife and son watching
the fire.
1t is awful, fearful, horrible,"
ne said. Il cannot talk about It,"
Morris refused to estimate the
1amage to the plant except to saw
mat 1t probably would exceed half
million dollars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
Legislators
To Meet

A meeting of the legislative dele
gates of Pierce county has been
called for Friday afternoon to con-
slider actions of the state tax COM
mission and also the difficulties be-
tween the Stone-Webster interests
and the county. The meeting will
be held in County Treasurer Meath's
office. Members of the tax commits
sion have been invited to attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
Babe Sucks Acid From
Mothers Lips: Dies

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. %.
Following a quarrel with her
husband Mrs. Mary Kodalich
drank carbolic acid and lay
ON the bed with her 4+days-
Old infant clasped to her face.
The child sucked enough acid
from her lips to kill 1t The
mother was dying when
found,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
CHAPTER I.
Knight Erranf.


In the heart of the foot hills,
in a basin where two rivers meet
to form a mighty third, lies the
Steel City. 1t is not a beautiful
city. 1t boasts its magnificent
residences, stone and brick cas-
ties of its many millionaires. Its
citizens proudly point to it's spa
cious parks, costly boulevards and
stately public buildings. But
withal they admit its lack OF
beauty, resting it's claim to the
worlds consideration rather up
on its wealth. For the Steel City
has laid under tribute the treas
ures of nature to feed it's fur
naces, which In turn feed the In
dustries of the world. From the
river the fog rises, from a thous-
and huge stacks bituminous smoke
belches and fog and smoke,
mingling, form a perennial cloud
that coats the city with CRIME and
SCOT. The roar of its factories
never ceases.
To see the steel City you must
journey by night along its rivers,
whose yellow. placid waters, re-
flecting the lights of hundred
steamers, seem a field of gold en-
crusted with diamonds, rubies and
emeralds. Mile after mile, you
pass mills, mills mills-nothine
but mills - MAGNIFICENT monu-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
u. of w. Gets
$4,000 Gift

SEATTLE, Dec. 22.-The re-
gents of the University of WASH
ington today anounce their accept
ance of the $4,000 bequest left
by the late Abraham Sigmund
Schwabacher of San Francisco.
The money is to be devoted to the
establishment of child welfare
bureau in the department of edu-
cation. The donation is made
through the efforts of Mrs. Nathan
Eckstein of Seattle, a daughter of
Abraham Schwabacher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
WHITE SLAYER
SENTENCED

Albert Bruzen,- aged "a, the
white SLAYER who was convicted of
living off the earnings of a woman
he kept in the disorderly district,
was let off easy on account of his
youth this morning by Judge
Chapman. He was sentenced to
serve not less than six months nor
more than five years in the state
reformatory at Monroe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

Frank Fuhrman, 35 of trusted
coma National Bank OF Commerce arrested by United
Marshal Dawson this
him with defalcation $40
the JAIL deacation
will probably $4,000
1t thought that there the
holds
they good portion of the
and is held as
Iaino 49,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
MURDER MYSTERY A FIzzLE
(By United Press LeaseJ Wire

(By United Press Leased Wfre.)
JARVIS, Ont, Dec. a2.-The mys-
terry of bCsy shipped from here in
a barrel. first to Toronto and then
to Montreal, turns out to be a case
of body snatching. Late last night
provincial officials arrested John
McSorley, consignor of the barrel.
The body lie believed to be that of
Ia man named Johnson, who died on
Nov. 20, two days before the body
was shipped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

t "a Times
o cap
inns
O the mound
nb beo forest
H. the citizen
mniam
70 our rbeneht
of this
II UeneH. - NsSs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
DOYOU KNOW

Tnat IL was on Christmas day,
177G, that Washington crossed
the Delaware river and attacked
the Hessians at Trenton?
That too hot gas stove oven
can be quicklE cooled by placing a
dish of cold water within 1t?
That Tacoma has 20 miles of
paved streets-more than any city
of its size in the country
That the Mccormack Brothers
employees worked like real heroes
after the big fire? Well, they did.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

Foregoing are in brief the news
fact of Tacomais latest experience
with the trusted employe."
President Chester Thorne of the
National Bank of Commerce sat
in hds office this morning gazing
refiectively at the end of his cigar.
There was a look of apparent dis
appointment ON his face.
Has Widow Mother.
81 feel sorry for Frank" he said,
"The boy lost his head. We put
him In here as a runner" ten
years ago and he had gone from
one position of trust to another.
Yes he has a mother, a widow.
She was about to leave the city
just before the shortage was dis
covered. Frank begged that she
be allowed to go away without
knowing of the trouble. I don't
know but 1t seems to me it would
have been better to have let her
know. The first few hours are
the hardest to bear in a thing OF
this kind and it might have been
better for him to have been with
her.
why do / think he took it?
He simply lost his head. Ten,
twenty or thirty thousand lying
as 1t does In a bank looks small in
time to the men who handle it.
A man will take good care Of his
earned money because 1t looks big
to him, but it's different when It.
comes to handling thousands that
don't belong to him. That money
gets to seem small.
I don't hold any i'll feelings to-
ward Frank. 1t wouldn't do any
good now, because the money has
been taken. The mother part of
1t makes 1t bad"
1t develops that Fulhrman, who
is a bachelor, has been receiving
a salary of $3.50 a month for some
time. He wanted to get "rich
quick" By Juggling figures in
what the officials agree was a
rather crude way he managed for
some time to escape detection.
From a "runner"-a boy who
darts about the streets and banks
doing various errands-Fuhrman
worked his way along. A bank
runner 1t may be said Is paid a
salary of perhaps $25 a month.
Fuhrman raised himself to a $3.50
a month employe, which would be
regarded as princely income for
many a man of family. But it|
wasn't enough for Fuhrman.
Business Ventures.
About a year ago he began do
ing some logging business on ibis
own account. About three months
ago he purchased the Des Moines
shingle mill. 1t may be that
these business ventures aroused
suspicion on the part of officials.
The Des Moines mill was former
ly owned by Henry Kubach and
George H. TarbelI.
President Thorne doubtless had
reason for surprise when he learn
ed the manner In which F'uhrman
had used his defalcatious Cen
orally the trusted employe" who
goes wrong has been found as
having lead a double life" with
women and wine as prominent fea-
lures. Fuhrman so far as is known
cared nothing for this. He imae-I
ined he could sell his property, re
pay the money and have a snug
sum left.
Describing Thurman, a promi-
nent banker said this morning:
Frank Thurman was one of
the most soft spoken men I ever
met. He had voice like a woman.
l never would have dreamed that
he would do anything Like that"
Examiner Wilson has declared
that the bank will not suffer SER
1ously as result of the defaIca-
tion.
Before his arrest Fuhrman went
over the books with the bank Of
hcials and pointed out Just where
he had juggled the figures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
ss DIVORCES IN 8 HOURS

D SEATTLE, Dec. 22.-In /,
D Judge Frater's court yester- /,
D day 33 divorces we're granted /,
D in three hours, breaking all ,
D divorce records in the state. ,
D Judge Frater, who heard the ,
D cases. deplores the growing
. divorce evil and says he will ,
D ask the legislature to change ,
, the divorce laws and make [
y the statutory grounds more
, restricted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
. sssssssosssssss .

, Los ANGELES, Dec. %. (
D Hubert Latham announc-
, ed today that before night he (
, will bag a duck from his seat (
J In his Antoinette monoplane. I
D Latham started for the Do I
} minguez aviation field short I
} ly before noon to tune up his (
, machine for his moved hunt. (
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

ODESSA Russia Dec 22- One student is dead
IN hospitals from injuries and policemen
less seriously hurt the result
police Two hundred and thirty
a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

WINNIPEG, Dec 22-The civic committee which engage
all yesterday in to bring
strike
that the situation
expected and the militia
duty
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

iLoNDoN Dec 22-The Pail Mall Gazette todays
prints account of the enbarng the
1ripo the result of strained relations between
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

A pale pink imitation of a
-uman male wandered into a news
paper office, busted off a chair
with a purple handkerchief and
sat down. Then it-pardon us,
he took out sheet of pink note
paper, put hds left hand to his
brow and pulled a sou1fui express
sion.
The editor espied 1t from afar
and sauntered in, his hands sorefy
encumbered with weapons of war.
who are you and what are you
doing?" asked the editor.
81 am a poet" responded the
pale pink thing, "and l am COM
posing an epic masterpiece for
your Then 1t Happened depart
ment."
"Oh," said the editor.
THEN 1T HAPPENED.
( THE END.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

HE LOST HIS HEAD, SAYS BANK
PRESIDENT Of DEFAUL TING TELLER

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BEARS UNDER
SHORTAGE-MONEY USED
WIDOWED MOTHER KNOW OF TROUBLE UNTIL
AFTER SON WAS ARRESTED.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
~ BULLETINS 50

VICTORIA B. O., Dec 22.-Heavy O
famine Anhui province
million people following the flooding
brought by Rev. f. C. LObenstine missionary
who arrived night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

VICTORIA b. a in the
land of the Rising Sun, the
baseball team reached Victoria
liner Iamakura Maru and proceed
afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22

The Best Possible.
To the children it may be said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-22
If You Have a Kick.

Tell 1t to the Times The Times stands for
the peoples rights, and isn't afraid to fight
for them.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-12-09
Hin Lhnien.

Three boys. aged three. four and
Eve years respectively, were discussing
the matter Of attending Sunday school.
The oldest boy quickly made his choice
saying. I'D rather 30 TO the Episcopal
Sunday school"
~ wouldn't" responded the four
ycar-old. I'D rather 20 10 the Meth
cdist. Whcre'd you rather go. broth
erT' turning to the three-year-old.
"I'd rather go to the Hippodrome,'
replied brother Success Magazine.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-12-09
Too Much Risk.

II am willing TO release YOU on your
own recognZuncc." says the Judge.
How datg' asks Mlstah Mlflcs.
"l'll let you 20 II YOU give bond for
yourseif-that f., Il you will b. re-
sponslble FOR your own appearance in
court"
"Jedgc. ia Ike to 'bligc yo. but Is
feared o dc s'cu'ty." Chicago Post.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-12-09

Friend-I saw you sleeping In nm nu.
tomobie while II was moving today.
Did you sleep well?
Chauffeur-Yes: slept like top.
Friend--How was that?
Chauffeur-sp Spinning. News.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-12-09

SHARPER Than ssrpent's Tooth"
Millionaire FUther-rll pay all your
debts just once more, sir. Make zoe
ont the SUN total OF what YOU owe!
His son Dcah old pater Er-would
you-ah--kindly fiji up this-ah-ink.
stand Puck
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-12-09

IIusband-ThG hobblc skirt makes
me tired, don't see how you ever
get home with II.
Wife-Even az that I make hc.ttr
showing at getting home In this her
BILE skirt than YOU do at "a. IN with
your free legged trousers. Boston
Herald
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-12-09
Go, Him For. He Knows.

Postum loolSln' mighty cunnln'-
Dat dc way II go
Can't beat Mister Rabbit runnin'.
But dey'git him 10 he know.
But trouble foller Mister Rabbit
Foller hiSh an low.
Houn' dog know his every habit.
An dey sit him 10 he know.
Atlanta Constitution.