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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

Frank LaZerro. the aged Ital-
ian section hand, was dubbed to
death for paltry hundred dol
lars.
Carlo Lazcrro, 1S-year-old son
of the murdered man, returned
today from Centralia where he
had spent Christmas, with what
seems to be plausible theory as
TO the motive for the ghastly
crime.
That his father was carrying a
small buckskin sack containing
about 500 in silver, was explain
ed by the grief-stricken lad. This
sack has not been seen since the
murder.
Carlo knew nothing of his faith
ers death until he reached their
box-car home at 18th and Dock
street about noon today. He
found the furniture lying about
the place in wild disorder and
great splotches of blood upon the
floor.
Terrified, he made inquiry, and
when he found out the truth, was
prostrated. 1t was not until near
ly 2 o'clock that he was able to
walk to the police station.
He said he does not know who
the murderers might have been.
The police say, however, they
have become possessed of infor-
nation that may lead to material
developments today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

Early yesterday morning,
some time before the sun had
tipped the austere summit of
our stately mountain in
Christmas greeting, barefoot
ed little boys and girls had
tumbled hastily out of bed,
and after an intimate ex-
ploration of stockings which
hung from the chimneyplace
or the steam radiator
pipes-raced for the room
where the magic outlines of
the Tree might be discerned
dimly through the dawn's
misty light.
Pretty soon Mother and
s,Father came sleepily down
riaJairs; sleepily, but with wide
Aues.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
Yet--We Are
Happy, Helene!
Our grocer has n cheerful face,
Bnt 1 like not his grin.
His bill he brings with smiliu

Our grocer has n cheerful face,
Bnt L like not his grin.
His bill he brings with smiling
He liz u Bill-iIxin.
Our coal man happens In the while
His face IL merry, quite.
But do we like his beaminS smile
Not by an anthracite!
Our neighbOr's dog is full of fun
He mixes grin and grit;
He's bit our children one by one,
We don't like him u bit.
Our neighbOr has an old black hen
She digs UP our flOwers;
Thca I'm her owners barn she lays.
Wen lay her out I'm ours.
Our janitOr has gone his way,
Because he grew 80 tired;
He wouldn't fire for his pay,
And therefore he WIS fired.
Our doctor, with talent rare,
Our dear appendix took;
And at the bill we do not dare
Take one swift fIeeting look.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

From the Underworld.
Mrs. Mary Goode is an aston
ishing figure. Coming forth from
the underworld" of the metrop-
oils, keen, forceful woman, a
graduate of three colleges. she
asks New York authorities to ac-
cept vice for what it is-a neces-
sary component of life"-and to
put it on a recognized, legal basis.
And the most remarkable thing
about it is that the aldermanic
committee that Is wrestling with
the vice problem is taking her ad.
vice seriously, and powerful and
respectable women leaders of New
York society are inviting this
Mrs. Warren" to their homes TO
discuss with them her plan of
legitimatising the "social evil"
and Kidding the "red light dis
trict" of its worst features,
She talks to them as an equal,
frank and unashamed, telling of
vice as she knows it from the
inside" For she, too, is a ere
former"
' "The point is" says Mary
Goode, "you can only CURB vice.
You CANNOT CURE 1T. 1 have
met vice face to face, and l know!
But l know, too, that you CAN
cure the evils that surround it.
And with these gone, vice ceases
to be the gigantic menace it is
. now.
immortality is here. 1t can
not be put away by our smugly
denying its existence. But once
universally recognized it can be
put upon the right basis. 1t can
be segregated, disease can be kept
In allegiance, it can be kept from
prowling the virtuous streets, and,
what is more important of all, it
can be held to it's natural size.
This is true of Chicago, of
Cleveland, of San Francisco, of
every city in America-for the
vice. problem is the same every
i. where.
AS soon as 1t Is under strict
commissional control, police and
other petty grafters will cease to
prey upon the women who are in
its tolls.
Most of the evils attendant
+. upon vice are those which are
induced by the collection of ex-
tortionate graft from those who
conduct houses of vice. This graft
is so tremendous that every sort
of enterprise HAS to be resorted
to in order to increase the income
of houses.
. There is just one way to do
and only one way.
1--WE must take these houses
out of the control of the POLICE
and put them under the jurisdic-
tion of a COMMISSION. They
should be segregated so as to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
CHOLERA
SPREADS

(By United Press Leased Wire
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 90
Dispatches received here from
the Bulgarian front at Tchatalja
say that cholera is rapidly spread
ing there. Gear Ferdinand has
issued an official admonition to
the soldiers to strictly obey the
army sanitary regulations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
GOES TO INSPECT
CEDAR RIVER

Green River Inspector Chestnut
is up on Cedar river today look
ing over the system used by the
inspectors there to keep the Seat
tie water supply pure. He will
gather such pointers as he can
and will be back in few days.
Mayor Seymour said this morn
ing that he expected to have the
Tacoma men at work up on Green
river cleaning up the watershed
by about January l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
EXPRESS co.
MEETS CUT"
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec &c.
The first round in the long
drawn out battle which is ex-
pected between the postoffice de-
partment and the express COM
panies through the operation OF
the new parcels post has been
fought here as a result of the plan
of San Diego, Cal, man to start
shipping to New York two car
loads of prunes by the govern
ment service.
The department received word
that the San Diego shipper In
tended to start his shipment in
January under the zone system.
which would make the postal rate
SO cents for an eight pound pack.
Hearing this, the express COM
panies at once cut their prune
rate for the distance to 35 cents
on eight pound packages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
4 DIE IN WRECK
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Dec. 26.-
Hit by an Illinois Central Limit
ed train four miles south of here
as they were returning from a
Christmas celebration, Edward H.
Miller, "a; Mrs. Maud Miller, 80;
Ruth Miller, 8, and Wayne Mil
Ter, 4, are dead today. Opal
Scott, IL, the child of a neigh
Dor of the Millers, was seriously
injured. The train struck a dou-
ble-seated rig which the Millers
were riding. smashing it to bits
and hurting the occupants great
distance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
QUARREL ENDS
in MURDER

(By United Press Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Quarrel-
ing over the ownership of an
airship, James Conway, an official
of the local union of steam filters,
was shot and killed here today
by Thomas Frear, secretary of the
organization. The dispute oc-
Cured in the union headquarters.
When arrested Frear claimed
he shot in self-defense.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
LUCKY BALDWIN'S DAUGHTER HAS
SPENT MILLION ON FEW TRINKETS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-
After several months spent in
Chicago and New York, Mrs.
Clara Baldwin Stocker, one of
the two daughters who inherited
the $25,000,000 estate of the
late Lucky" Baldwin, is today
en- route here in her $4,000 pri-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
BANK CLEARINGS
AFTER ALLEGED
HORSE THIEF

Deputy Sheriff Palmer left
today for Woodland, town near
Vancouver, Wn., to bring back a
young man named Miller, who is
accused of stealing a horse and
buggy from the Pierce livery of
Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

vate car to stay an indefinite
period. Mrs. Stocker, who has
been busily spending $1,000
600, will bring with her the re-
suits of her labor, including:
Diamonds, $250,0O0: silverware,
$4,000; automobiles, $4,000,
and many valuable art treasures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

at different times, met in Port
land, and are today wed. The
first intimation the parents re-
ceived of the wedding was when
they read the marriage license an
nouncement in a Portland paper.
Forgiveness was forthcoming.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
By Harry Burton

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-America was shocked
few years ago by "Mrs. Warren's Professon,'' a
George Bernard Shaw play having for it's heroine
"scaret woman" without shame, who Haunted her
business as legitimate. Popular indignation drove
the play from the stage.
And REAL ''Mrs. Warren has startled
New York and centered attention on vice problems
that every big city in America is graphing with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
GIRLS NEAR
DEATH; FIRE
TWENTY-FIVE EMPLOYED IN
FACTORY BARELY ESCAPE
FROM BURNING BUILDING
PROPERTY LOSS, $4,000.

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-
Twenty-Five girls fled for
life and two boys were bad
ly injured in jumping from a
fire escape when flames ap-
peared today in a four-story
manufacturing building on
the west side. The 200 men
and women employed in the
building escaped. The dam
age was $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
LARGE PLANT.
(By United Press Leased Wire.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. &c. -
The Pacific Power & Light COM
pany today announces that this
city is to have the largest elec-
trio power plant in the state. 1t
is estimated that the cost will be
$3.50, 900 and 1900 men will
work day and night shifts in or
der to have it completed at the
earliest possible date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
OREGON BOOSTERS
READY TO START
Omitted Press Leased Wire.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 26. =
Everything is in readiness, even
to the decoration of the special
train, for the journey of 100 or
more Oregon boosters, going un-
der the name of the Royal Ros-
arians to California.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
DRINK CURSES TO PARENTS

NEW YORK, Dec. 26-Professor Stockard of
the Cornell University Medical college, has an
nounced through the Journal of the American Med
cal Association his discoveries of the effect of al
cohol on racial degeneration The result of the in
vestigaton has shown conclusively that alcohol may
affect the offspring through either parent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
DELAYORDINANCE

The salary boost ordinance did
not go through the council this
morning. 1t was laid over until
Monday. Anyone desiring to
protest will have a chance to be
heard on it at that time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

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9 AKRON, o., Dec. 26.- .
g Jas. Brown, second son of 9
9 John Brown, ''the liberia /.
@ tor is dead here today, .
@ aged 90. &.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

For Tacoma and Vi
cinity: Rain or snow
tonight and Friday.
For Washington:
Rain or snow west to-
night and Friday; rain
or snow east portion
tonight and Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
SWEETHEARTS, BOTH II, GO
TO BUY GIFTS---BUT ELOPE

SEA VIEW, Dec. 26.-With tn
declaration to their parents that
they were going to Portland to
purchase Christmas presents,
Charles Strauhal and Elaine Goo
ley, both IT, departed from here
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
STOCKING BANK WINS

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.--Mrs. Helen
Reynolds, a manicurist, had her
pock etbook picked of two cents
while S9S remained safely in her
stocking. The stocking bank for
me-" she said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
1000 MESSAGES

) Western Union Telegraph {
) company handled nearly {
, 1000 messages in Tacoma {
yesterday, showing an in &
) crease over the business a {
; year ago of just about so &
per cent.
.
@ @ @ @ o 3 @ o o @ o o 8 @ .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 90. - Every
Greek waiter and helper in the
Hotel Radisson struck when the
orchestra played The Turkish
Patrol"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
ON TELLS MOTIVE OF TACOMA MlRDE
VICTIM
ROBBED
OF $1OO

ITALIAN SLAIN IN COLD
BLOOD ON CHRISTMAS
MORNING HAD 500 WHEN
HE WAS ROBBED - SON
KNEW NOTHING OF FAITH
ER'S DEATH UNTIL TODAY
AT NOON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

keep the clean parts OF the town
clean forever.
"Under such controlled re-
gime there will be absolutely no
graft, no scandal, no cadetIng and
no forced holding of girls. There
will be nothing but the vice itself,
kept to it's minimum.
THAT is unacceptable. Ask any
man of the world-any really big
man-in your city, and see what
he will say"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26
WOMAN TELLS
HOW TO TAKE
CARE OF VICE

Real "Mrs. Warren On the Stand Before New
York Aldermen Explains How Social Evil Can
Be Handled -Startles New York With Her Tes-
timony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

ONT miss the pictures and
h story of the Men-Who-Must;
0 those fellow citizens of ours
who toiled throughout the
Christmas holiday that we all
might enjoy safety and comfort.
On page 8 of the Times today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-26

INES WANT ADS pay astonish-
ing big dividends. A 25-cent
piece will often bring profit
that can be reckOned only in
dollars; the cost OF Times
WANT AID is very small; the
dividends are heavy.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-22
UNIONS PREPARE
FOR LABOR DAY
Plans Being Perfected for
Grandest Labor Pageant
Ever on Grays Harbcr
GOOD SPORTS PROGRAM
Many Handsome Floats Being
Built---Prominent Leaders
Will Make Speeches

Labor Days parade on Grays Har.
Dor this year is to surpass those OF
previous years in all features. accord
charge, and from present indications.
The celebration OF the day also will
be on bigger scale than ever before.
This years Labor Day parade will
be held in Hoquiam, and will start
about $3.50 a. m, on the East Side,
just beyond the Eighth street bridge,
and then traverse the principal
streets OF the city. Last years pa
rade was held in Aberdeen, and the
custom is to hold the peageant in the
two cities on alternate years. A num-
Der of floats are to be provided for
the parade, one OF the notable ones
being of the Woman's Card and La
bel league. The carpenters and long
shoremen also plan to have floats in
the parade and several of the other
unions also have similar plans. A
prize will probably be offered for the
best float, but this has not been
definitely decided.
Immediately after the parade the
speaking will be held at the Novelty
theater. At least two speakers, men
of prominence in the labor movement
in the state, are to be on the program,
but the committee has not as yet an
nounced their names.
In the afternoon a program Of
sports will be held at the grounds at
Electric park and dance in the pa
vilion. In the evening a grand ball
is to be held at the pavilion. One
of the features of the afternoon will
be the finish of the Hoquiam Motor
cycle club run to Centralia and re-
turn, which will end at the park. The
sports program follows:
Seven inning ball game, State En-
pOyeS VS.. Plumbers; S25.
l00-yard dash. open to all under 81
years-first prize. 50 second prize
81.
5o-yard dash, open to boys from 10
to 16--First prize, 50; second prize 81
Egg race for girls, u to l6 Years
First prize, 81; second prize. 81.
Tug of-war-Pri2e. box Grandmont
cigars
Sack race for boys under y years
First prize S2; second prize, 81.
5U-yard three-legsed race for boys
under 15-First prize. 81; second
prize. ST.
Finish Of 1870 mile motorcycle Ell
durancc race OF HOquiam Motorcycle
club; Two prizes
Fat mans race. open to union men
POO pounds and oyer-Prize, 500.
Pole-cImhing contest-F'irst prize.
>lI. second uriyp 81
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-22
CARNIVAL MAY
HAVE STREET
Objections Made to Use of
Street by Fair Associa-
ton Are Overcome
THEY HAVE PERMISSION
Street improvements Com
tinue to Occupy Attention
Fix Yearly Budged

The montony of the routine busi-
ness of the city council was only re-
leved by q general discussion OF the
wisdom or otherwise of granting the
use OF Market street, between Broad
Way and a point 1870 feet east of II
street. to the Chehalis County Fair
association for the street carnival
next week. = Z. Bowes appeared
for the Fair association, and asked
that the permission be granted, and
that no license Zee be charged.
On motion OF Newell, seconded by
Morck. to grant the request, Milette
objected. on the ground that it would
injure the business OF the merchants
on that street. Wieland was OF the
same mind, and Smith and Fraser
also objected chiefly because the ar
rangements had been proceeded with
biore the council or street committee
had been consulted 1t was finally
decided to grant the permission. and,
at the suggestion of Crivyea, to charge
the license fee and refund it,
On the recommendation OF the
street committee, the assessment
roll OF Pioneer Boulevard was equal
lied as assessed.
The city accepted the offer of the
n +. Ry. Co., 10 deed back the por-
ton of Nj street that was vacated
in 1902, reserving only the right of
way to lay tracks.
At the request of Attorney Cross.
A. e. Graham was engaged to appear
in the supreme court in the case of
Zolawensk VS. City of Aberdeen.
The engineer was granted a leave
of absence for 90 days.
A statement of the cost of the en-
gineering department from Jan. |, to
Aug. |. was referred to the special
auditing committee.
The saloon license of Pete Wilson
was renewed, and the application
Of Gus. Sangsted referred to the COM
mittee.
The application of II. Z Bailey, for
permission to erect corrugated iron
building in the fire limits, was re-
fered to the committee
Resolutions We're adopted for the
Improvement of y street, from Ran
dali to Second; for sidewalks of the
east side OF b street; to improve the
alley in Block 80. ". !; IS Add. and
for plank roadway on the north
side of River street. between G and
II. Sept II was fixed to hear pro
tests.
The following bills We're allowed
Roy HUFF, $40: e. O. Olleman, $50;
Roy c. Sargent. 171l0; w. 0. McCaw,
$S4; J. W. Fraser $S4; and a. II.
Newell, so.
The attorney was directed 10 draw
!. . n
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-22
CUT HIS THROAT
ON THE STREET
F. Clissord Commits Suicide
in Presence of Several
Men Yesterday
CAME FROM COSMOPOLIS
Dependency Thought to Have
Been Caused by Domestic
Trouble Probable

Frank Clissold, SO years of age
who was recently employed by the
Grays Harbor Commercial Co. at Cos
mopolis as laborer, committed sui
eide yesterday morning on the pub
lie street and in full view of two
men, by cutting his throat with a
razor. Clissold was found sleeping
in the Rex theater after the house
was closed Tuesday night, and was
taken to the city Jail While he act
ed strangely he was not intoxicated
and he was assigned sleeping quar-
ters, and left the Jail yesterday morn.
ing.
Upon leaving the police station.
Clissold walked up ! street toward
the residence district. He stopped at
the new Methodist church building
and talked a few minutes, in q strange
way, with A. b. Curtis, a workman
on the building. He held a hand on
his throat, and talked strangely to
Which Mr.. Curtis did not pay nuch
attention, but a small boy noticed
that he held rasor in his hand
He turned up / street TO Broadway,
and thence to X street. On Il va
cant lot on Fourth street between
Broadway and X, he slashed his throat
with the rasor, and walked d block
eastward on Fourth street with the
blood streaming from the wound lie
was seen from Broadway by 4, b.
Ellis and W. NJ. Brock, who, seeing
him stagger, rushed to aid him. He
motioned them away and sat down
on the curb and cut his throat twice
more, Mr. Ellis narrowly escaping a
cut on the wrist as he attempted to
stop the second slash. Having effect
ed his object. he folded the rasor
and put it in his pocket. F. Herr, n,
112 East Fourth and his son were
witnesses of the suicide, and Mr.. Hev-
ren telephoned for the police and al
ambulance. He was quickly taken TO
ST. Josehph's hospital, but died be
fore the hospital was reached and tAc
body was removed to the WhiteSidt
undertaking parlors.
When taken to Jail Tuesday night
Clissod had rasor and some papers
or aim. and after his death, the fol
lowing was found written il a mem
orandum book in his pocket. Il am
innocent of all these charges (HOme
Frank c." which may be the means
of accounting for his despondency
and rash act. The address of a sis
ter, living in Detroit, Mich, was
found, and last night Undertaken W
r. Whiteside wired the address, and
will hold the body pending reply.
Although the deceased only left
Cosmopolis Tuesday. the proprietor
of the Riverside hotel. where he stop
ped in that town, says he had two
emit cococ which ho had hrOlp pht tf
Aberdeen about ten days previously
and had not taken back. Just what
disposition he made of his baggage
is not known, and the authorities are
trying to locate it, in the hope that
more light may be thrown upon his
tragic end.