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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
6-DAY
BRIDE
GONE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. II. -
The search by posse for Mrs.
BESSIE l.. Hunter, the six-day
bride of Joseph Hunter of Port
land, who disappeared yesterday
after sending a message limiting
suicide, is still on here today with
but slight hope of finding the
missing wife alive.
This Is the note received by
Hunter:
Dear Joe-Oh, I don't know
how to begin this terrible little
letter. When you receive it, or
before you can do anything,
probably will be dead. You will
never know how miserable I am.
] could never make you a happy
wife because l cannot stand mar
ried life. God pity you If you
love me very much. am leaving
you this way because I think It
better. Please forgive me and
forget. Your heartbroken Bes-
sie.''
The young couple were married
IN vancouver, WaSh., SIX days
ago and came here for their hon
eymoon.
Mrs. Hunter formerly was a
stenographer in a physicians Of
fee.
The campaign of search map
ped out by the police today is as
follows:
Men will be sent to every mes
senger service office in the city
to try and locate the boy who de-
livered Mrs. Hunters suicide note
to her husband. They hope to
find the lad to learn the condition
of Mrs. Hunter when last seen,
and if possible what direction he
took on departing.
Hunter told the police today
that when he signed for the note
he was given regulation blank.
He made no note of the boys ap-
pearance, but believes the lad
wore brown suit and cap.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
DONATES WIFE
$1,000; THEN
SUES HER

William J. Stitt of Orting gave
his wife $1,000 and filed suit to-
day for divorce.
He alleges his wife, Margaret
l.. Stitt, abandoned their home on
March 10, 1911, saying she would
never return. She has kept her
promise well, according to the
complaint.
Stitt says he has conveyed all
their community property, valued
at $1,000, to Mrs. Stitt, and that
she now holds it all in her own
right.
They were married 80 years
ago in ClintonvilIe, Wis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
DIR. FREDERICK f. FRIEDMAN

DIR. FREDERICK F. FRIEDMAN
(By United Press Leased wire.)
BERLIN, Dec. 17.-Fulfilling
his promise to display to the
world the effects of the turtle
serum which he daclares sure
cure for tuberculosis, DR.. Fred
erick Franz Friedman opened to-
day a public institute here for the
treatment of certified cases of
phythysis under the supervision
of famous physicians.
Scientists and physicians from
all parts of the world were pres
ent at the opening of the clinic.
DR.. Friendman personally In
occulated several patients with
the secret serum. All were evi-
IDENTIFY victims of consumption.
The action of the serum in their
cases will be watched with close
attention and on the results prob
ably will hang the verdict of the
whole medical world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17

Here is New York's newest
beauty idol, hailed as successor
to Maxine Elliott, who has long
been touted as "the most beauti-
full woman on the American
STAGE" The new wonder is
TERESA MAXWELL CONOVER,
who has a leading part in
Belasco's latest play, "The Gov
ernor's Lady" She is 80 years
old.
New York doesn't agree with
Sara Bernhardt, who says that a
woman's hour of beauty strikes
at 103, nor with Paul Helleu, the
French artist, who says 1t Is 16.
What do YOU think?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17

A dashing appearing young
woman stepped out onto Twelfth
street this afternoon and began
speaking. A few men turned to
look then edged up closer. Others
began to be attracted and soon a
very fair sized audience was lis
tening to the little woman in
tently.
II want to tell you how to live.
1t Is not necessary for you to fill
yourselves up with certain drugs
which often do you more hurt
than good" said the speaker and
the man began to get interested.
AS she warmed up her dark
brown eyes looked right into the
souls of those men. They seemed
glued to the spot. and when she
finished she had a crowd that
hanging on every word like a man
clinging to limb over preci-
pice.
"Goshi she's talker," said a
listener as he turned away. Who
is she?
The woman who only had to
talk one minute to the city coun-
Gil to get them to overrule the
| order of Chief of Police LOOMS
and instruct him to issue her, a
permit to speak on 18th street,
which street has been forbidden
to speakers of all kinds.
1t was Mrs. v. Barnard. A sign
on the door of the Delmonica
hotel where she has an office
says, "V. Barnard. Healer.
"I'll tell you. My name is Vfo-
let Barnard" she said when a
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acknowledgement young women.
County Auditor Stewart is to-
day in possession of this appeal
from three Chicago typewriter
girls who admit, while they are
seeking a western ranch, would
not be averse even to wedlock In
order to gain their desires.
Auditor Stewart is holding the
address of the young women in
the hope that some of our thrifty
young men will take the hint and
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disclose their identity, incidental
ly giving the young women infor-
nation as to the chances of ac-
quiring title to a good piece of
land.
ANY letters of this kind sent
to me will be forwarded to the
writer of this letter." said Audi
tor Stewart. II shall be glad to
assist to the fullest of my ability
In making these Young women
happy"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
POLICE
TRAIL
DOGS

Two Tacoma women were
bitten by mad dogs late this
afternoon.
One of the victims, living
in the southeastern portion
of the city, was attacked by
her pet Spitz and severely
bitten on the leg.
The other woman, whose
home is near the Central
school section, is suffering
from a lsceration inflicted by
the large collie belonging to
n neighbor.
The police were notified
and dispatched mounted
patrolman to kill the ami
mails. The smaller brute was
locked up in a woodshed by
workmen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
F|END SLAIN By
POSSE NOT
KNOWN

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SANTA ANA, CAL, Dec. IL
Lying in the morgue here the but
let rfddied body of the f1end who
was killed by a posse late yester-
day after he had assaulted IA
year-esd Myrtle Huff and killed
one officer and wounded four In
a running battle, is still uniden-
tilted today. Hundreds OF persons
have viewed the corpse since it
was brought here but it has been
recognized by none.
In the pockets or the ragged
coat the fellow wore was an en-
velope upon which was written:
Return to H. X. Brown, Eugene,
Ore."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
ROBBED IN
DARK ALLEY

After Sam GLAND, a logger, had
dined and wined pair of friends
in cafes and other refreshment
parlors about the city last night
his companions lured him into an
alley where they strong-armed
him and robbed him of his re-
naming cash, $12.
The denoument came in the al
ley between 18th and 18th, off
D street, back of Clarke's livery
stables.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
PIRATE HERO''
WINS BIG
VERDICT

SEATTLE, Dec. 17.-San-
ford Wilson, who stood off
two pirates aboard the
steamship Buchanan in Aug
ust, 1910, when they killed
the captain, has been award
ed a verdict of $4,000 In
his damage suit against the
Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co.
Wilson was injured in an ex-
plosion of a carbonic acid
gas plant which blew away
part of his face.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17

"We want to come west.
We add that we would not
shy at matrimony, Ii what
they say of western young
men is true.
"There are three of us,
Mel, Lois, and myself. Mel is
23 years old, Lois ~, while
/ am the old maid Of the
lot at 25 years.
1--WE have a little money,
as much as amy stenographcr
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can save in a year and n
half, and we wish to learn
what chance there would be
for us out there. Is there
any ranch land left which we
might take up as claims?--
Evangeline lewis"
Seattle boasts of the pretty
eastern girls who are writing ask
ing for homes in the west&-and
husbands. But Seattle is not the
only spot In the dreams Of mat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
CLOSE UP SOON
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. II.
Evidence favorable to the de-
fendant was rushed today at the
impeachment trial in the senate
of Judge Robert w. Archibald,
charged with misconduct in office,
the defense hoping to close ITS
case Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
REWARD $4,000

Nick Decker, former lineman's
helper for the street car company,
who was injured when the repair
tower of the company was top
pied over. on G street last spring,
was awarded $4,000 damages
against the company in federal
court by jury this morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
SPECIAL FOR ]. P.

NEW YORK, Dec. Ito tes-
tify at the money trust investiga-
tion in Washington, J. p. Morgan
and his son started for the capi-
tai today in special train.
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8 MAKE GETAWAY

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NOGALES, Ariz., Dec. II. -
Eight prisoners in the county jail
here, including one murderer, es-
capped at midnight and fled to the
hills on the Mexican side of the
international border.
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TEE HEE! HAIR, HAIR!

o LONDON, Dec. IA g
9 provincial newspaper an G
o nounces: "The lecture on g
@ How to Be Always Healthy g
@ announced for this evening, /.
@ has to be postponed owing to g
9 the fact that the lecturer Is g
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
GOING TO M NEILS

Bound for the McNeil's island
prison, six prisoners from Nevada
in company with three officers
arrived in Tacoma this morning
by boat from California.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
FORGET 1T NOT.

That Tacoma's schools are 100
per cent effective.
That wage per centage in TIA
coma is 80 per cent higher than
in Minneapolis and AZ per cent
higher than in Chicago.
That it actually rains less dur
ing the year in Tacoma than I'm
st. Paul, New York or Boston.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
CABINET MAKER

TOXIC, Dec. 17.-Appointed
premier of Japan by an imperial
rescrlpt to succeed Count Saionji,
Prince Katsura today is organiz-
ing his cabinet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
ORIENTAL ROMANCE.

II. Ode was today granted a IL
cense to wed Fusa Ode, who ar
rived here fresh from Japan
dressed from head to foot in
shimmering silk. Ode, the
groom, lives at Eatonville.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
SEARCH FOR MAN

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. IT.
NO word has been received to-
day from the tug Collis. which
left Redondo Beach at midnight
to search for the lost aviators,
Kearny and Lawrence.
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HAMILTON GOES HOME. Z
(United Press Leased Wire.) Z

, SEATTLE, Dec. lit 9
3 was reported here today that @
> Ortis Hamilton, former ad- 9
3 jutant general of the state 9
. guards, who has been serv- 8
3 ing term for embezzle- O
> ment, and who was paroled O
, yesterday, is in Pullman, o
> Wash, today. His wife and @
: mother live there. @
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17

Where can get tights to cover
stove legs?--W. s.
If the legs are badly stove, why
put tights on them?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17

What will remove ink stains from
a hardwood oor?-Mrs. w. w. z.
A carpenter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17

Times reporter called. "My hus-
band is Arthur Barnard. But my
name before / was married was
Pasteur. am a neice of Louis
Pasteur, the great French scien-
tist and physician, and l studied
and worked with him in France.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17

@ g @ p @ @ o d @ @ o @ . @ 9 .
@ SANE ANSWERS TO @
@ FOOLISH QUESTIONS @
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Why is ice lighter than water?-
G. II. S.
Because it Is weighed by the
iceman.
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Is 1t proper for a married woman
to receive attentions from a mar
ried man?-Mrs. S. L. w.
Yes, If he's her husband.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-17
MERCY ON US.

O. LOS ANGELES Cal, Dec. 17.-Sarah Grand
out to break all
200 volume "Adnams prologue
o the novel will into Q
o 9
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so THE WORLD GOE

MADRID Dec 17.-Nicodemus Mendez chief execution
er OF Span died grief the death his
who shock of being abandoned
her lover when he learned her fathers occupation
o
o 5000 o. % % 90 o o o o o o o o o o
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is YOURS LIKE THIS .

o PARIS, Dec. 17When Louis Puech, glass worker
tried for shooting his wife wife
legitimate
9 husband dismissed.
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Please give several goods names
for boy. My boy is now months
old, and darling boy he is, so
beautiful and so precocious for his
age that l can thing OF no name
good enough for him. My husband
ha suggested many, but they are
all too common.-Mrs. M. G. Nick.
Algernon, Percival, Reginald,
Montmorency, Kenilworth, Ivan
hoe, Llewellyn, Robertus, Edel-
weiss, Oscar or Odolf. If you
live near a railway track read
the names of sleeping cars as they
pass.
What is Jimmy pipe?--P. S.
We do not know, but venture
as a guess that it is name ap-
piled to those pipes which, when
smoked. caused folk to open the
windows and doors.
When does Tacoma have IL cold
est weather?-E. ID. ].
In the winter.
Is 1t proper for a married woman
to receive attentions from a mar
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% w . . . Q % . . . . . . Q . . Q .
AND NOW RECONCILIATION. 3
PARIS, Dec 17-Pracicay from result q
OF bullet wounds said to have
mens here OF Miss Marie BarnesCree American
waiter Mumm, millionaire sportsman TODAY o
plan reconciliation with Mrs Mumm refused
Q to discuss the 1890
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When does Tacoma have it cold
est weather?-E. ID. ].
In the winter.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

the same he knew. as well as did. that
la Francais.
II want to see the sights" confided
to him Please take me where 1t is
very gay and bright and crowded and
well, just a little naughty
Then giggled in the nervous way we
good Americans do in Paris. because
we're so sure 1t is all awfully wicked
and that any moment something shock
ing may happen before our very eyes.
"Alors." said the Frenchman thought
fully. That is not so easy. Paris is
what you call not half just now. 1t is
, altogether of the most awful. 1t has
been all one big. great storm. 1t rain
out of every cloud at one time. 1t wa
terspout week end and week beginning,
and We are of discouragement."
But even as he spoke his last excuse
melted away, for the sun came out
bright and glorious.
"Ah, WELL" he added. For the COM
mencement Of the pilgrimage perhaps
Madame would like to walk up the
Champs ElyseesT
Madame did like, so we started.
shall always think that willy. kindly
Frenchman wanted to launch me on my
voyage Of disillusionment as gently as
possible, and for foundation he showed
me the Champs Elysees as It is to-day
It isn't bit as I have always thought
II, and as you who haven't been here
think It Is. It's not all fne houses and
stately buildings any more. Its fate Il
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

sealed Just like our own Fifth avenue.
There are all sorts of shops creeping in
on the ground floors, and there are hotels
and tea rooms and even a theatre.
Here and there some fine residence re-
mains intact, but 1t seems to hide a
diminished head at the company in which
It finds itself.
And, dear me, how decorously Paris
promenades its Champs Elysees now!
The swish and swirl of the gay coll
ored skirts which frightened my stu
dent days have given place to the se-
we're and clinging garment. while the
. tight trousers Of the French beau have
widened to Anglo-Saxon dimensions, and
both men and women seem to have shed
their dear. delightful gayety in exchange
for the dignity of their thousands OF
visitors from over the Channel and the
ocean.
Yes. If imitation is the sincerest form
of fiattery. then indeed England and
America ought to be patting thmselves
on their backs, for the jeuneusse doree
of Paris might be the gilded youths OF
| either of the other countries. SO carefully
have they patterned themselves after
the invaders.
Even the little children don't seem to
be emotional any more. They sat dis
| creetly in their chairs at the Punch and
Judy shows, which still line part of the
Champs Elysees, and watched intently
but quite silently, the merry adventures
Of Punch and his dog Toby. They didn't
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flowing beard, while a loose collar incased
his neck and q scarf Of vivid hues made
a spot of color against his shirt front.
Now he was spick and span in Anglo
American we'll built clothes.
Oh, dear! Oh. dearI This was my first
d.sillusionment
But whyr' I walled, pointing to HIS
shorn chin and his garments
He shrugged his shoulders. I'VE all do
now" he said.
Ny heart sank. Imagine Paris without
its students, artisans, artists and aristo-
Gratis all in their own particular varie-
ties Of costume. Imagine them with
smooth shaven faces. or perhaps puny
little mustaches, as concession to past
hirsute glories. and imagine them all in
the nearest thing they can get to Ameri-
can nifty" suitsl
Well, that's just about what It has como
to, I assure you. my dears. The latest
fad among the Parisians is to be as un-
French as possible.
ITS the entente cordiale that's done
itr csied out suddenly to the male per-
eon.
"vive rentente cordialer' he muttered
mechanically. Done what7'
"oh, made you all tog yourselves out
like English or Americans. instead OF
keeping nice and funny and French"
Madame" he said. with greatest dig.
nifty, you mistake Of yourself: French
man is always and only a Frenchman."
OF course, couldn't continue the sub
1eet after that snub courteous. but Just
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
VAIN SEARCH FOR WIckEoNEss

And all round the room were groups
Of well dressed Americans VINO nao
come to see life in the Quarter Ihey
had that same hopeful look and they
craned their necks to watch all who en-
tered and see II anything strange and
,,,.,nac,ed- but secretly wished Tor.
would happen.
Well. nothing did The Sunday school
picnic atmosphere prevailed
..It has changed" 1 sighed
1T has" agreed monsieur. "and for
me I fear you will notice 1t more as you
continue the pilgrimage.
"Iontmartre!" l gasped in my mad
search for the gayety Of Paris.
"oh. very WELL" agreed my compere.
And to Montmartre We went in due
course.
We dined at a quaint little oidtime
| restaurant, and We dined well and had
all the daintinesses of linen and table
accoutrenents that Montmartre used to
scorn. or, rather. didn't know anything
about
Monsieur lie Proprietairs spoke "Eeng-
lis" and he told us how many American
and British visitors had favored Paris
this summer. and as we sat. 10! many
came and patronized the place.
1t had been discovered.
Then we went TO those cafes and halls
where Paris is we'll paid to entertain her
J visitors-the restaurants of Heaven and
| He'll" the Cafe of DEATH" and many
| of the others.
Here there was gayety OF a sort-gayety
bought and paid for in English gold and
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seem amused. merely politely interes'eu.
The Snowman wiped his heated oro~
when 1t was all over. for he had WORKED
very hard to get the few. tiny snrii
laughs he managed to evoke.
We walked on up to the Bois ana out 10
the Pre- Catalan for tea
Everywhere there were Americans driV-
ing and walking. gay. animated and e1-
pectant, and among them were tneif
prototypes in French. only these were less
eay and not in the least expectant
The Pre- Catalan was crowded. Engiisn
and Americans slipped China tea, Rus
SLAMS smoked strong cigarettes, ana
Frsncb men and women drank pink. yell
low and pale green liquids from glasses.
and really II was easier to pick them out
nv their aper!tifs than in any other way.
II was ali very quiet, very demure. quite
like an English tearoom, my dears. Ana
they do say there used to be moch 10 see
and hear at the Pre- Catalan.
LATIN QUARTER DIsAPPoINTs.
I felt a sort of chill creeping over me-
but / chirped blithely: It's all right
Kate: this is merely the Paris OF the
traveller and the tourist. Wait TIL you
get on the other side OF the Seine wait
till you're back in your own charming
! mysterious, eternally young and entirely
! artistic Latin Quarter. There youh see
throbbing. pulsing French life.
And went.
Nv French chaperon took me. and we
dined at one of those reputedly mad ano
! merry little cafes where in days OF yore
] masters and students and models used 10
foregather to drink ''un bock- 10 cri'i-
else and Jest and dance and sing.
Well. they don't do It any more. my
chaperon admitted that. In fact. my
grief was so sincere that he actually
warmed up and agreed with most all
said. =,
No: that cafe has gone the way Of all
things French. The tidal wave has swept
over it, and its gay chiidishness has van
ished-
There were plenty Of students there, but
very few of them dared TO face lie Win
silky boards and loose ties Most OF them
wore well built. ultra-correct clothes anu
were more English than the Enshsh-
There were models also. but they. too'
wore far less fiamboyant garments thah
| of yore and they've exchanged their won
derful cameIlia-like pearl powder paliof'
which was quite the thing IN the GUAR
ter. for the red and white complexion VI
the English miss-that is SO lar as art
| can initiate nature
There was none OF the old easy CANA
| raderie. Jean was formally introduced
TO Marie, Collette bade a polite sooo-
night to Jacques. instead OF tipping pach
| his hat in an excess OF high spirits aho
shouting out: ''Au revoir. mon Neux-
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
ONE ADVANTAGE OF FEMININITY

Well. anyway. French customs officials
are very gallant because, while most OF
the men had to open their luggage. a
woman's word was enough to get her
away without further trouble.
Mercy me, what a noise there is IN the
streets of Paris nowadays, Talk about
little old New York. why. it's as quiet as
a deaf and dumb asylum compared to
Paris. OF course, there aren't any ele-
waited roads here. Every one knows
that, but the latest freaks in motor ON
nibuses. which play around the streets.