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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
New WOODEN Mail Car
Makes 9 Baby Orphans

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. g.
This is a story about four men
who lost their lives, and about
nine little children who would
have been happy last Christmas
eve, and about grieving widows
and it all happened because Post
master General Frank Hitchcock )
feelings are so tender TOWARD
THE RAILROADS.
On June 1, 1910, a law went
into effect that postal cars must
have certain standard specifica-
tions;" that is, that postal cars in
the future must be SAFE-for it
is notorious fact that postal
clerks by the score have lost their
lives because the rickety old cars
| in which they have been compelled
| to work are always smashed into
ikindling wood when such cars
meet with an accident.
On July 80, 1910, the Norfolk 10
Western railroad put new postal
car into service: A WOODEN
lCAR-which had been passed by
Hitchcock agents as answering
the safety test and requirements.
On Dec. "a, 1910, five months
later-J. r. Herndon, l.. w. Dow
dy and G. C. Goode were instantly
killed and o. M. Bell was so badly
| Injured that he died two hours
after this very car had been
smashed to small pieces because it
left the track in tunnel No. 6 IN
the West Virginia mountains.
These men were all railway mail
clerks.
No one else on the train was
| injured--the postal clerks would
in all likelihood not have been
injured If the car in which they
/ worked had been made of steel.
according to the intent of the
law.
Nine children called In vain
for their dead papas On Christmas
eve.
Twenry-seven other railway
mail clerlxs-making 81 in ALL
were killed during 1910, 100
more or less manned for life and
l617 more suffered injuries. Near
lily all this death and agory would
have been saved had steel mail
cars been in nsc. The oil wooden
cars. placed between stees On
gines and steel pa sserger coaches
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

Bananas started Gen. Lee Christ
mas, former American locomotive
engineer and now the most pictur.
esque soldier of fortune in the
world, on his career as chief as
s!stant troublemaker In Central
America.
Today he Is commander-in-ch
of the rebel army in Honduras and
is finding the fighting pretty heavy
with Uncle Sam landing blue jack
cts against him and Selling his
whole navy, the gunboat Hornet
Years ago Lee proudly piloted
his engine out of New Orleans or
the Illinois Central, hauling tho
fast express banana tram to north
lern chimes. His one ambition
then was to get his hand on the
throttle of an eight-driver pass
enger locomotive.
Suddenly the thread suspending
the unseen AK over Lees official
neck was deftly nipped. He was
color blind and they fired him.
He located around New Orleans
harbor while. The aroma CT
bananas caught his nostrils. A
steamer from which a cargo of
bananas had just been unloaded
was preparing to sail. Lee walk
ed abroad and din't step ashore
when the steamer backed away
from the wharf.
Give me a ticket for any old
place." said Lee when the purser
30 l.; h. oh
so they landed him at Puerto Cor
tez, Honduras.
A fresh revolution had just been
started down there by the "outs,
who happened to be Manuel b.
nilla's henchmen, just then. Bo.A
sides needed recruits, but Manuel
saw Christmas first and made him
a general-just like that!
At that time Polioarpo Bonila--
not related to the other Bonilla-
was in the presidents palace at
Tegucigalpa, the capital. Both of
the Bonillas had been president
and ex-president in turn several
times. When one was out he was
busy starting another revolution
| to get Gin" again. Any setting
sun which saw no new revolution
begun wasn't worth talking about
Well, Lee started revoluting in
good earnest. He showed the Hon
durans a few tricks in fighting
they had never dreamed of. Poll
carpo was divorced from the pres
ident's palace and allowed to rum
mate in a four-by-four cell in the
village lookup for awhile.
Besides being general in the
army, Christmas was now made
chief of police too, and a period o.
quiet set in. But the treasury ran
short of funds and he got job on
the railroad. This he threw vi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
COUNT JOSEPH GIZYCKI,
Eccentric Austro-Russian Noble
man.

lions to several women Known as
Luduille Lippold, Grace Mueller
and Lula Kohlman.
The GiZyckis have but one
child, a~girl of five, the little
Countess Lenora Felicia Gizycki
whose custody the mother de-
mands. Being independently
wealthy in her own name, the
countess does not ask alimony.
The marriage in Washington
April IA, 1904, was a world event.
The count and countess went to
live on the counts estate at
Bransko, Moravia, Austria-Hun-
gary. In March, 1908. the couple
separated in Paris.
At the time of the marriage
Count Joseph was poor, being
largely dependent on his salary
as a captain in the Austrian cav
airy. Soon after the wedding he
inherited a large estate from an
uncle in Russia, including several
thousand acres of land and three
villages. He then gave up Austria
and became a citizen of Russia.
3 When the count became
wealthy and was no longer de-
pendent upon his American wife,
trouble began. He was overbear-
ing and it was stated at that time
that he even struck her. The
countess one night left the home
during the counts absence, and
taking the child with her told the
servants she was going to Paris.
Instead, she went to London.
When her husband learned the
truth he, with a number of COM
panions, went to London in dis
guise, kidnapped the little one and
carried her off in an automobile.
The countess made extraordinary
efforts to regain possession of
the child, but the law of Russia
was against her.
Gar Nicholas stepped in and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

crush like eggs il every wreck.
These grim facts, together with
a package of vivid statistics on
unsanitary and death-trap cars
hurled Mt congress by Editor Jr-
ban A. Walter of the Harpoon,
and storm of public protest,
have at last secured action in the
house. A resolution has passed
providing that an agitation
against cigar box postal cars in
which Uncle Sans postal clerks
must risk their lives if they would
earn a living; and this agitation
makes this belated Christmas eve
story timely and good, for on ac-
count of it the house OF repre-
'sentatives has adopted a resolu-
ton which provides that after
June, 1916, no more wooden,
Irattle-trap postal cars shall be
run on the railroads to kill postal
clerks and make sad widows and
rob babies of their papas, per-
haps on Christmas eve, The rail-
roads get over three years in
which to make the change, even
now, though it should have been
made years ago.
The house having taken this
course, the senate will hardly
DARE do otherwise than act IA
lvorably on the bill = though it
must be acknowledged that the
senate dares much.
If the senate concurs even a
Hitchcock having tender feelings
for the railroads cannot long pre-
vent installation of strong steel
cars to safeguard the men in the
railway mail service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
MOTHER NOBLE MARRIAGE M|RED

compelled the count to surrender
the girl to its mother. Shortly
before this order from the car
the father said: II will never
give up my child unless / am
forced to do so. l would not give
her up for million rubles. /
will not give her up without a
written order from the car"
A few days later the written
order followed, and the mother
sailed for this coun-
try, taking her precious child with
her, not trusting to any more fur
Their European complications.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
THE A b G OF 1T.

j. P. Morgan & Co. an
nounced week or so ago their
Willingness to loan Honduras
$12,0O0,000 with which to pay
the country's debt and put
Davila's administration on a
firm footing, financially speak
ing, provided that the revolu-
ton be stopped at once.
Morgan says that he will take
no chances of losing his good
Wall street dollars on a presi-
dent who cannot put down an
insurrection.
HIS FIRM GETS ABOUT
100000 COMMISSION ON
THE LOAN IF MADE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

Another American-foreign no.
bleman romance gone to smash.
Eleanor Patterson, sister of Jo-
seph Medill Patterson, principal
owner of the Chicago Tribune,
who in 1904 became the bride of
the Count Joseph Gizycki, has en-
tered suit for divorce. She charges
the count with too many atten-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

(LATER) American blue
jackets landed in Honduras,
for the protection of American
sub1ects-and American prop
erty.
Also, the insurgent gunboat,
the Hornet, has been seized by
Commander Davis of the Taco
ma, II. s. N.
AS long as the Hornet was
in the hands of the rebels,
Morgan could not see his way
clear to make that loan, and,
too, the chances of annexing
that million to the Morgan
bank account look much bright
er with American marines on
the job down there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
Seattle News
Boiled Down

Never has Seattle been so on
edge as the day before the re-
call lecetion for the purpose of
busting Hi Gill.
Trrific pressure is being brought
to bear on the women of Seattle
to vote for or against Hill Gill.
Three hundred warrants are
ready to be served in case of fraud
at the election booths tomorrow.
Mayor Frederick Kriesmann of
st. Louis left Seattle yesterday to
answer charges which may GUST
him from office. He has been
prominently quoted as against the
recall of Mayor Gill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
COUNTESS GIZYCKI,
Formerly Miss Eleanor Patterson
Chicago Heiress.

AS soon as she established a le-
gal residence in the United States
the suit for divorce followed.
The count met Miss Patterson
during trip to the United States
She was a pretty girl, with tousled
auburn hair. They fell in love
and in a short time they were
married He is about 20 years
older than the countess, and of
eccentric habits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
Accused Of Stealing

e. e. Chamberlain, of Clinton.
Me-, boldly accuses BucllGn's Ar
Mica Salve of steeling-the sting
from burns or scabds--the pain
from sores of all kipds--the dis
tress from boils or piles. ut robs
cuts, corns, bruises, Sprains and
injuries of their terror" he says,
las healing remedy its equal
don't exist" Only 25c at Ryncr
Malstrom Drug Co., 93S Pacific
ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
RECALL OF JUDGES
e. MAY BE DEFEATED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SACRAMENTO, Feb. Elm
spite of the arguments of Fran
els J. Heney and Matt |. Sulli-
van of San Francisco before the
joint commissions of the senate
and assembly considering the
question of recall of judges, the
sentiment was general today that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
State News
(B yUnited Press Leased Wire. J

VANCOUVER, Feb. Ga tax
icab was saved from plunging in
to the Columbia in 40 feet of wa
ter by a heavy chair across the
ferry. The driver had one pas
senger.
VANCOUVER, Feb. 6.-A$1,-
500 fire in the Henry Christ
block destroyed the law library of
George B. Simpson and H. l.. Par
Gel. Simpson had them insured
until last week and he let the in
surance lapse.
STAMPEDE, Feb. 6.-Beating
his way on freight, logger fell
under the wheels and was killed
at the tunnel yesterday. He evil
IDENTIFY attempted to get down out
of the smoke of the engine and
fell.
WALLA WALIIA, Feb. CIV. L.
Vandewater, a local grocer, has
tasted for 35 days and lost "a
pounds. He has eaten nothing
solid in that time, but has drunk
three glasses of milk a day. The
fast is to cure stomach trouble
BELLINGHAM, Feb. 6.-Harry
Benson, convicted of operating q
| blind pig, was fined $500. John
jacobson, who ran a carpenter
shop, but sold booze on the side
will plead guilty to the same
charge today.
WAPATO, Feb. Clara c.
Perrin, aged 6, who was assisting
her father starting fires to burn
up sage brush on a tract he was
clearing, burned to death yester.
day. Her clothing caught fire aft.
er her father had gone to the
house and she was burned to a
crisp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

the recall of the judiciary would
not be recommended by the legis-
lators. A feeling is prevalent
that the recall of judges is I'M
timely and should not be advo-
Gated until the people had oppor-
tunity to test the proposed mi
tiative, referendum adm recall
Iepislation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. CIV.
d. Grant, businessman and a
life member of the Elks lodge OF
Juneau, Alaska, is at st. Mary's
hospital, following severe beat
ing by thugs. Grant was found
unconscious in the street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. g.
Whitelaw Reid, United States
ambassador to England, with Mrs.
Reid, their daughter and her
husband, John Ward, are today at
Millbrae, San Mateo county, where
they will stay for a month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
AT THE TACOMA
Mary Mannering in
"a Mans World

Miss Mary Mannering, now APP
|pearing in her greatest success,
"a Mans World" by Rachel
,Crothers, author OF The Three
|of U.s. will come to Tacoma
Wednesday and Thursday in this
much-talked-of drama. The hero
inc is thrust into the activities of
a mans world, and the strong
fight she makes for justice for
her sex furnish the motiye for an
intensely human story.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
4seyen paysr This week.

The uproarously funny farce
comedy, Seven Days." viii be
the attraction at the Tacoma Fri
lday and Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

If you are going to move, pack
or store your furniture, call Fidel.
ity Transfer Co., NJ. S3-A1497. **.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

Harry Longfield, who pleaded
guilty to burglary, was sentenced
to the state reformatory by Judge
Chapman for from one to three
years..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

You can make money II you call
Main 732 or A 1873. between Z
and 1880. Ask for Perkins. 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
FROM ENGINE CAB ITO GENERAL
N-CHIEF I'm CENTRAL AMERICA

of
Rebellion Honduras the Unbed
SmasI-Bananas This Worlds
Champion Soldier of Fortune Whose Home Town Memphis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Csc.
cialists here today are awaiting
"a reply to resolution sent tc
Gov. Johnson expressing sympa
thy with the Mexican revolution
lists, adopted at meeting of g.,
1000 socialists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

Attorney George NJ. Thompson
was appointed by Judge Chapman
to defend Toni Maurich, who is
charged with burglary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
Don't Be Without The Times
KICK!

III the boy should fail to deliver
your paper before $50 or Gas,
call up Circulation Department, NJ.
733 or A 1898 before 1880 and we
will serve you by special messen-
ger. Information regarding poor
service will be appreciated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

st. Jeans Orchestra FOR good
dance music. M. 1890. AS9o. :"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

Countess Gizycki, Formerly Miss
Patterson, Names Several AZ
finities and Asks Divocre;
Sensational Child kidnapping
Recalled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
City Briefs

Judge Clifford Saturday re-
fused to decrease the 500 a
month alimony allowed the wife
of Charles III. Sears in her di-
vorce decree. The former hus-
band thought it should be cut to
$50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

KANSAS CITY, Feb. ca
movement is today under way
here to bar Mark Twain's novel,
"Huckleberry Finn" from the
public schools, following the de-
nouncing of the book by mothers
of several boys who initiated the
adventures of "Huck" Finn and
Tom" Sawyer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. g.
The funeral of DR.. d. l.. RAIDER,
editor of the Pacific Christian
Advocate, who died yesterday of
apoplexy after a years illness,
was held at the Taylor street
Methodist church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-06
Sparks Just
Off the Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Pres-
ident Taft today appointed Rep
resentative McKinlay of Califor-
mia surveyor of customs for the
port of San Francisco.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6.-Prof.
Edward Lucien Larkin, head of
the Mount Lowe observatory, who
has suffered a nervous break
down was reported fully recover
ed. He will soon resume his
post on Mount Lowe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-09
MAINE EXPLOSION
FROM OUTSIDE
THE SHIP
Naval Board Reports on Its
Examination.
SOME DETAILS GIVEN OUT
Conclusion from Outside Followed by
Blowing up Of Magazines and
Ships Destruction.

Washington, Dec 9.-The United
States battleship Maine which sank
beneath the waters in Havana harbor
in February, 1898 as the result of
an explosion, was blown up from the
outside This was announced at
Washington yesterday by the naval
board which has been examining the
wreck. The finding confirms the re-
port of the original Investigators who
made superficial examination Of the
wreck soon after the disaster. The
statement was as follows:
"The board finds that the injuries
to the bottom of the Maine were
caused by the explosion of charge
of low form of explosives exterior to
the ship, between frames % and 81,
strake B, port side. This resulted in
igniting and exploding the contents
OF the six-inch reserve magazine, A
IAN, said contents including a large
quantity of black powder. The more
or less complete explosion of the
contents OF the remaining forward
magazine followed The magazine
explosion resulted in the destruction
Of the vessel"
Secretary Meyer does not believe it
necessary to issue any explanation Of
the boards conclusions, beyond the
fiat statement that an exterior explo-
sion was responsible for the loss Of
the warship and the lives of many
men, Secretary Meyer announced
that there might be a further state
ment on the report by the board after
1t had been considered by the presi-
dent.
One member of the board was OF
the opinion that the report would
never be published in full but would
be kept in the confidential archives
OF the navy department The declar-
alton that a low form of explosive"
was used in the outside explosion in
dicates a belief that a mine and not
a dirigible torpedo was the instrum-
ent of destruction This only deep
ems the mystery of the destruction
of the Maine A mine, charged with
sufficient gunpowder to blow in the
bottom of the ship must have weigh
ed several hundred pounds To plant
such a mine and lay the connections
for its discharge would have required
the services of number of men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-09
5000 MANCHUS
DIE IN SLAUGHTER
1t SIANFU
First Uncensored Report For
Some Days Comes to Pekin.
ANXIETY FOR MISSIONARIES
Belief That a Number Perished In
Guiding Americans-Many Chill
dren Killed.

Pekin, Dec 9.-The first direct and
uncensored news received from Sian
fu since the recent outbreak there
was brought here yesterday by mes
senger 1t consists OF letters to the
British and American legations and
the director of posts. The letters say
5000 Manchus were slain by the Chi
nese and that there was much loot
ing Several mission houses in the
province were destroyed and eight
foreigners some of them children,
were killed. Four of the dead were
Americans According to the letters
most of the foreigners in the province
of Shensi, of which Sianfu is the
capital, numbered rs, II of them be-
ing Americans, A majority of these
are now in Sianfu the others having
fed to the province of Kansu where
trouble is expected
1--WE apparently are safe now" says
one of the letters but the lawless
are in the majority We had hoped
to escape down the Han river but
the road is dangerous, The Kansu
missionaries may have hard time.
twenty-five of them, including child
rem, are Americans. Money cannot
be sent them as all the mails have
been stopped and the banks here rob
bed and burned" This letter is sign
ed by V. ]. Plymire of the Christian
and missionary alliance at Taochow
province of Kansu. 1t is dated Nov
ember 26.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-09
RAG PILES IN TRIANGLE SHOP
Survivors of Waist Factory Fire Tell
of Locked Exits

New York. Dec. 9.-More evidence
TO show that the awful death llst III
the Asch building fire was due 10 rag
niles and locked doors was obtained
nv the prosecution yesterday in the
trial Of Max Blanck and Isaac Harris
proprietors of the Triangle waist
company on the charge OF manslaugh-
fer There were places under the
cutting table in the firms loIts on
the eighth floor, according to Samuel
Feibisch. a former employe wnere
piles of rags were kept and at the
time of the fire he said the rags nau
not been taken away for about TWO
or three weeks. 1t was under one
OF these tables, he testified that ne
saw the fire start and this testimony
another witness corroborated.
Samuel Bernstein nephew OF
Blanck's wife, employed on the ninth
floor. testified that on hearing the
cry of fire he ran to the Washing
ton.place door. and tried violently 10
open it, but could not do so, and there
was no KEY in the lock. On cross ex-
animation, Attorney Steuer OF the de-
tense tried to discredit Bernsteins
testimony by asking him If he didn
ask Blanck for $4,000 after the fire.
Yes" said the witness. Il lost
brother in that fire who supported
my father and mother. and my
other brothers are married. We cant
help much. | said to him You give
them $4,000 to keep them alive
Blanck told me to get out"
Didn't you tell Blanck in the
presence of three persons that if he
did not give you $4,000 you would
testify that the door was locked?"
shouted Steuer. mo, Bernstein
shouted back. Mary Pucelli and JOS
eph Brennan testified that they too,
tried the Washington-place door and
could not open it. Miss PURCELL got
out by the fire escape, she said after
having been obliged to climb upon a
table piled with waists to open the
window.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-09
WAINWRIGHT TO RETIRE
RearAdmlraI Rodgers Also to Be Re
lieved for Ace

Washington, Dec. 9.-Rear Admiral
Wainwright, aid for operations in the
navy department, who was executive
officer Of the battleship Maine when
she was blown up in Havana harbor
and who later won fame in the Span
ish-American war will retire from
active service on the 18th on account
OF age He will be succeeded by
Rear Admiral Charles f. Vreeland as
aid for operations.
Rear Admiral Raymond p. Rodgers
president of the naval war college.
Newport, r. l., another Spanish war
hero, will retire on account Of age
the goth and will be succeeded by
Capt William l.. Rodgers. Both
Admirals Wainwright and Rodgers
are extra numbers in their grades.
having been advanced for conspicu.
GUS conduct in battle. and their re-
tirement will not result in the ad.
vancement OF officers Of lower grades.