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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15


Dragel and Bezich have gone to
their nameless garves in boxes
that have been stained in cheap
imitation of mahogany.
1t costs $3.50 to have a grave
dug. And there was the cost of
the horses and wagon who hauled
Dragel and Bezich to the county
cemetery, and the time of the
three men who did the work.
One of the men read the burial
service from the prayer book,
while the other two stood by the
open graves, impatiently waiting.
The man with the prayer book
hurried the reading. There were
no mourners to hear. The sacred
words flowed together from his
lips in q mumbled stream.
Then he closed the book with
a snap, and, and, grabbing the
ropes, the three lowered the boxes
into the graves. That was their
part. They were in hurry to
get on about their business.
A fourth man came along and
began to shovel dirt into the
graves. He filled them level,
tramped the soft earth; then lit
his pipe and went away.
And that is the end of Nick
Dragel and Yerolimo Bezich, who
tried to steal gold, and got only
lead.
Later the undertakers filled out
the death certificates. After
every query prescribed by law
they wrote the one word "un-
known"
No one knows where Dlagel
and Bezich were born, or when, or
If they left wives to mourn them,
or what their early beginnings
were.
All that is known is that they
were Austrians, that they left the
Old World to seek their fortunes
I'm the land of opportunity, and
that they sought shortcut which
they thought would lead them to
wealth.
They sought the easiest way.
BY stealth and in the night time
they entered the home of Popo-
vich, the saloonman at Ruston.
The shortcut to riches was by
way of Popovich's strongbOx in
which, report had it, he kept
much yellow gold with hich to
cash the smeltermen's payday
checks.
But there are pitfalls in the
shortcut. Few reach the goal
by the easiest way. The other
road is the long road, and the
going is rough enough in all con-
science, but IL one Is strong and
brave one may gain the goal,
which is a roof, wife, a family,
some money, and the respect OF
honest men.
Dragel and Bezich took the
shortcut, and their greedy fingers
were reaching for Popovich's
strongbox when two guns blazed
in the dark. The reports seemed
fairly to split the walls of the
little room. A lantern flashed.
Dragel and Bezich were on the
floor. There was clean hole II
Dragel's heart. There was Q
clean hole in Bezich's brain. 1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15

Men have failed so far to
remedy our most serious moral
problems and the nope for pOssi.
BILE reform of life now lies with
the women of the world! Ques.
tions involving the protection Oh
the reformation of our girls must
now be solved, IL at all, by women
and women alone!
Under the present man-super-
vised regime of life there are all
sorts of criminals rampant.
There are criminals against
childhood-those who seek evil
opportunities in the moving pic
ture show and the undirected
playground.
There are criminals against
girlhood-those who haunt the
streets, parkways and cheap
dance halls frequented by ill-paid
shop and store workers.
Why do these evils exist, and
more-why do they continue?
Because those with police au-
thority-men-do not see and
understand or do not want to see
and understand. While those
who do see and understand
women-lack police authority.
Now this idea of women on the
police force, like everything else
under the sun; is far from being
absolutely new. Dir. Anna How
ard Shaw, president of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage associa-
tion, has been advocating it for
more than 20 years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15

through its Olympia correspondent the following
exclusive statement commenting tho legislatures:
(BY GOV. ERNEST LISTER)
better legislatures than the just ended
the least hesitation in saying that
shortcomings this squarely be attributed
Ito the ogroing" combinations When legislators togeh-
also the consideration of general legislation
reached till the last two days and not at all
of fact that demands
various localities for appropriations and legislators from those
districts such through But of
considered
their ghtu value the state left trades i'm
Iproper combinations.
is
hed weeks when they could have been
disposed
THE illustrates this could have been
merits
session. delayed the last while the combinations
lin their machinery They
that Cheney normal should be contingent the
building the quite unrelated matter of
Legislation
Thus, of the program have
outlined hearing The abolition of the commits
sion of duties with those of other
boards, final This is to be regretted,
many offices which, opinion should
main vacant
There passed by the 18th legislature
1t should get full credit for it.
shall also that bills originating with state departments
of legisla
ure, expedite the routine business of the session.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
TRADE ROUTES CHANGE
WHEN CANAL OPENS
Tacoma Information League.
CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XII.
Several weeks ago the editor
of the New York Sunday Sun
sent one of his best reporters
to interview the representa-
tives of the largest steamship
companies in New York.
The first question asked by
the Suns interviewer was:
What is your company doing
to prepare for the opening of
the Panama Canal?"
The reply of the agent of
one of the great German steam
ship companies to the above
question was: I'VE are build
two 1900 ton steamers to
the Panama Canal to the west
coast of America, These steam
ers will be completed and ready
for service before the opening
of the canal. They will have,
besides space for thousands of
tons of cargo (for these are to
be freight steamers) accommo-
datfons for between 700 and
500 steerage passengers each.
Our company after care
fully studying the situation, has
come to the conclusion that
many Europeans, who wish to
emigrate to America, will pre-
fer to sail direct to the Pa
! cific coast. rather than to land
in New York and travel across
the continent. AS a matter of
| fact, the cost of steerage pas
+ sage from Europe to the Pa
ciffc coast ports through the
Panama Canal will be but lit
tie greater than to New York"
The article from which above
is a quotation was headed:
Probable change in Trade
Routes due to the opening OF
the Panama Canal"
The railroads realize this
@Probable Change in Trade
Routes" That is the meaning
OF their activity here NOW.
The North and South Bank
roads, the Point Defiance line,
the cheapest route. the Cost
less way, is to Tacoma
Remember. the German line
whose agent was quoted above
Is only one of many such lines
preparing for this change.
See to 1t that your city and
more particularly that YOU
are ready when this Change
in Trade Routes" comes.
Ready "4zfhat's the magic
word. The fcost less" route
the Point Defiance line. will be
ready and into Tacoma in less
than twelve months.
=
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
STORM LEAVES TOLL OF
DEATH in MANY STATES

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 10
Taking it's heaviest toll of life in
the states of Georgia, Tennessee,
Alabama, Texas, Louisiana and
Mississippi, "a persons are known
to have met death in the terrible
storm which yesterday swept the
middle west and the south. Cold
er weather today caused much
suffering among the storm VIC
Tins in the southern states, and
additional deaths from exposure
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15

are feared. Six persons, exclu-
sive of the known dead, are miss
ing in Alabama, and it is feared
they too are dead. The death list
by states follows:
Georgia, 20; Tennessee, 23;
Alabama, 13; Texas, 5; Louisiana,
z; Mississippi, Z.
The property loss is enormous.
Estimates today variously placed
the damage from $3,500,000 to
S1O,000.O00.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
CHARGESAGAINST
MEN DISMISSED

The acquittal by jury of Fred
Brehan on the charge of murder
ing Fred Horst in Judge Clifford's
court last week caused Prosecu-
tor Dow to dismiss the charges
against John Brehan and Fred
Benzel, who were under the same
charge. The German-Russian
friends of the defendants stuck
together with such wall of tes-
timony the state was unable to
make a showing before the iury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
STONE WEBSTER
TAXES S129 900

Today the StOne-Webster
company came up with their
taxes for the year, laying
checks for $129,OOO on the
counter at the county treas
urer's office. This is one of
the biggest tax collections
made by the county and i'm
cludes taxes on the city lines,
the power business and the
intarnrhau
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
LAVINE BEGINS FIGHT
FOR HIS HOME TO-DAY

manifestly he could not have APP
peared to defend himself on July
8 when he was not served with
the papers in the case until July
20.
McLane did not appear In court.
He sent Mr.. Hitchcock, who raised
the point of jurisdiction
The court TOOK the whole mat
ter under adyisement to consider
whether or not he has jurisdic-
tion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
! One hundred news


les were the guests
of Manager Timons
of the Pantages thea
ter last night to hear
John L. Sullivan tell
of the days when he
was "the noblest
Roman of them ALL"
John L. threw a little
extra pepper into his
monologue for the
benefit of the kids
who were pop-eyed
with admiration when
the venerable ex-
champion of the
world told of the fa;
nous tour when ks
offered $1,000 to any
man who would stay
four rounds with him,
and of how, though
he met all comers,
not once did he meet
defeat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15

(By United Press Leased Wfre.)
DETROIT, March 15.-Mme.
Lima Cavalieri Is to marry Lucien
Muratore, tenor of the Paris
Grand Opera company in this city
March %, according to reports
received here today.
Cavalieri and Muratore are now
with the Paris Opera company in
Boston, where the diva is said to
be seriously i'll.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
MISS WILSON is
COMING WEST

{Bv United Press Leased Wire,
PORTLAND, Ore, March 15.--
Miss Eleanor Wilson, daughter OF
President Wilson, has today asked
the Reed college to make reserva-
tions for her during the second
Worlds Christian Citizenship con-
ference to be held in Portland
from June 20 to July 6.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15

was excellent craftsmanship on
the part of the deputy sheriffs.
The easiest way leads to dis
aster. The shortcut led Dragel
and Bezich to the potter's field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
they TRIED TO
STEAL GOLD;
GOT LEAD
By Fred L. Boalt.

BY FTeu l.. bUdIC
Nick Dragel and Yerolimo Bezich tried to steal
gold, and got only lead. They were buried at the
county's expense early this morning
The county of Pierce must pay Hoska, Buckley
& King, undertakers &c. In justice to Hoska, Buck
ley King it must be said that they gave the county
a big So worth. Hoska, Buckley & King lost money
on the job
You see, the undertakers had to provide two
boxes and the cheapest box in the wholesalers cata
logue costs 81. The undertakers might have buried
Drage and Bezich in unpainted pine boxes, but they
did hettar than that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
WAS IN CUSTER FIGHT.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March
15.-"Hollow Horn Bear" Sioux
chief who participated in the Gus
ter massacre in Montana, died at
the Little Pennsylvania avenue
hotel here today. He was Ga
years of age.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
TIMES DOCTOR
REPORTS ON
GREAT CURE

DIR. Charles Noble, special
Times and Seattle Star In New ok to witness the Friedman
secret of the tuberculosis which the medical
being
which will enable
The s of absorbin inter md
of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15

CHICAGO, March 15.-Details
of a million-dollar hotel for Chi
cago working girls are made pub
lie today by the Daughters of the
American Revolution, who will
erect the hostelry. About 1900
women will be accommodated in
the hotel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
Mrs. o. III. p. Belmont Makes
Strong Plea For Women
Police Officers

Editors Note--,The startling
disclosures regarding the terrible
prevalence of white slavery which
are now being made by the Chi
cago vice commission has aroused
the entire country. Everyone is
bent ON finding a cure-and at
once--before the virtue of much
of our young American woman
hood is completely sapped.
Mrs. o. II. Z. Belmont, the
most noted of American suffrage
leaders, declares this will lie, i'm
large part, i'm the appointment of
women police.
BY MRS. o. III. =. BELMONT.
Famous Society Suffrage Leader
and Militant Feminist.
i am asked why / am about to
inaugurate a coun,ry-wide agita-
tiOn for the appointment of po-
licewomen as guardians of law
and order.
Here is my answer: -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
0BLE REVEALS FRIEDMANN'S SECRET
LISTER IN EXCLUSIVE
STATEMENT TO TIMES
SCORES LEGISLATURE

Times Ernest Lister today
through its Olympia correspondent the following
exclusive on legislatures:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15

nUST q reminder. Thousands of
people look at OSCAR and
Adolph on the sport page every
a. day, for it sure is the best
comic feature appearing in any
Tacoma newspaper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-15
TO TACOMA THAN

EADSHOT BILL" from Nursery
Vile Is the real headliner in
the way of comics on the edi-
0 torial page today. Cartoonist
Mcdonald can sure draw the
laughs.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-05-15

Da ipu6s Der Mann Der Sreue
unb Der Sat aufs neue Dor ben ans
bern Wlenihen empor.
mWann iesslt bas nddfe S9iff
nu9 Hep Oorf9" fragte er.
vSobolo bic @epdIt 6es Sturmes
ssbro9en iit!"
~aameraben, id babe nit Der bier.
bic mir begrubsn baben. gu Waifer
ooer su 2anOe bon eud i4eiben pols
len, neil ibr iie antlast. On Gem lln=
bsil fduIo au f,in -
rRein. iie ni9t. 9err. = fonbsrn
Der iit bsimIid nit ii4 nabm unb
uns 70 ben Siiden bes empDri.n
Mteres ausiebte!"
.Mlfo itebt Der S1uIbise por suh.
unb fper i9ulbis lit, foII biiBsn uno
ii9 ni9t berItsdsn unb nibt oefertie=
rem! Sd babe tein Re9t sur 5Iu6t,
Sbr fast es, meine 3amsraoen! Dars
um min i'd nit eud 5uriidseben 5u
Grotiobann unb min ibm meine
S9ulb geIteben, bamit er ni9t meins.
ibr ftiet f9uIob.IaOen. giidt pill i9
Dor ibm treulos in ben SOB flii9ten.
ionbern ibm bisnen bis an meines
2ebens @noe unb 10 sinsn SeiI meiner
2ait ub5upGlaen fu6en. Wlein glns
bsnten in itill.n Stunbsn Der Seims
sesansenen! Die 3raft meinss f.rs
nsren 2sbens obsr bem 2ebenoen. benz
i'd iis idulbis seiporben bin! limb
nun foIst mir, meine &ameraosn!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-05-15
1otoIe 9ea.ouuna.

Satals 8esesnuns. =
Stub.nt a.: Menfh. ipas III bir auf
einmaI2 Du fdpiBt ia fOrmlih!
STUDENT g.: gl9. 5reuno. mein
S6neibsr, bsm if nod .inen an3us
fdulbs, fOlst uns ouf ben Jtrfen!
STUDENT u. Gid umisbsnb): 9luf
ben ss.rIen? absr er ionn bod Der
.,Gleitrii6en" niht nadrenntn!
STUDENT g.: Menib, ihoue bid
bod nur nidt 70 um. tr ittbt ia ouf
bsm Sintsrperron.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-05-15
8ebanfensplitter.

Wpbltun trGst 3inien. uuo bod
brql4sn bieis 3apitdlsanlase 70
tusnise. ~ ''s
~Se s.lebrter. bsito bertsbrter." 1T
elm SpriihIeiu 10 redt mad Dem
SerS.n Der Dummen.
au1 elmer. Der iisbsn Spra9en rez
bet. lam fpra6Ios ooitsben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-05-15

z-Mnr- nr-@lIi9t- -Sunetr Mtrs
.tfibiatr fbsfons.n): sd 1pfFs. E.ins
nerrsn, Sic peroen mtintm 8ti.nten
trenls.itns milosrnbe llmitGnbe aus
tilligsn = ipsnn iih Der arme Seufsl
sintn routinitrteren !Iiedtsunipalt
bate l,iiten t0nnen. biirfte ct ia auf
tin.n SreiTpru9 re9nen!"
Der @ns.tIaets puro. freiselpr''
den.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

bill whether gas passes through not. If gas is
being consumed and the meter goes on working, then
leak in the house apartment service pipe is the
answer.
In the upper part of the just behind the dials
is the registering mechanism. Below is pair of bel
lows, or diaphragms, as they are called These dia
phragms nhae and exhae gas just the human lungs
inhale and exhale air. except that they operate
nately While is filling up the other is discharging
its contents into the service pipe.
Each one, when inflated, holds a fixed and definite
volume of gas and the invisible and intangible
substance just as might measure water with pint
dpper. This alternate opening and closing of the dia
phragms in motion train of gears which records
the amount of gas passing through the meter and
this motion must cease when the gas ceases to flow
it is obvious that the hands of the dias cannot
unless gas is either being burned or is escaping.
The daphragms are two circular sheets of metal
Joined by piece Of sheepskin thoroughly saturated
with oil The skins used for the purpose have to be
selected with great Each pelt is examined in
dark closet by who passes it table in which
there is hole about four inches square Through this
light is thrown from beneath, and thus any defect in
the skin is quickly revealed. 1t takes flock of three
hundred thousand sheep every year to keep the gas
meters OF the United States in repair,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

Inc law commonly recognizes as accurate meter
which is not more than per cent slow or per cent
fast, and in Massachusetts New York California and
Maryland all meters must be tested and sealed by State
officials beIUre they installed Many of the larger
cities have similar regulations. If at any time the
housewife has reason to believe that the meter is not
registering correctly, she apply to the authorities
having such matters in charge to have it tested again.
The small fee charged for this service paid by the
if the meter is found be correct or slow
and by the gas company If it is fast
The gas companies claim that their system of read.
ing the meter record and rendering bills for gas con-
sumed requires any made in one month to be
automatically corrected the month. II the hands
the dials between two numbers the rule is to
read the lesser number.
If the gas man makes the minuend upper line of
the in subtraction too largely reading for in
stance $4,000 instead Of 3S900the subrahend or lower
line will obviously be thousand larger next month
than if he hadn't made the mistake, and so things will
be evened up.
SOwness in the meter Is caused by friction in the
registering machinery in which the company loses
Undue rapidity is likely to result when the meter is
placed too near the heating apparatus The atmos
phere then gets too dry and the meter pants as if
short of breath
frequently unsupported cause of gas waste is the
burners. The standard Aat-fame burner, which many
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Are Our SAILS All WRONG?

following blasts of wind, weakening them to
the extent of one-ffth their power.
1t is suggested that the holes should not
be too large, and ought to be in proportion
to the size of the sail, for the wind should
not pass through the sail without having
done it's propulsive work 1t is well to expert
ment first by piercing two holes toward the
bottom of the SAIL and then gradually in
creasing the number, as found necessary.
Other experiments have been made along
this line, going even so far as to make the
sail in overlapping strips, which being at
tached to each other by bands few feet
apart, yet separate and let the wind through
after it has done its pushing, giving room
to the following waves of air to reach the
sails directly. Experiment has proved that
these bands should not be too narrow to
secure the greatest efficiency. Here is an
opportunity for some expert to determine
precisely how a sail ought to be constructed
to secure the greatest possible speed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

FAS the world been wrong all these cen
Fl turtles in its use of solid sails for
~ = sailing vessels? Can it be true that
if holes are punched in the canvas of the
sails the boat will go faster? 1t is claimed
in all seriousness by some foreign investiga-
tors that we have been mistaken in the
theory of the utilization of the wind for sail
ing, and that the right way to use the wind
is to let it blow on the sail and then pass
through, giving a chance to succeeding puffs
Of wind to reach the sails. Captain Vassalo
asserts positively that he increased the speed
of his yacht one fifth by punching holes in
the sails. lie claims that when there is no
hO'e in the sail counter pressure is created
IN the beliying sail and that there is a cone
Of dead air in the sail which prevents the
attack of the succeeding blasts upon the sail
The blast of air that strikes the solid sail
frst rebounds and drives back against the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Why RIVERS Usually Divert THUNDERSTORMS

~ URING the daytime and especially in the Sum
mer a thunderstorm will never cross large
river. This rule holds good in almost every
case except where there city either side of the
stream. At first thought this seems odd One I'M
dersand fire or a witch not crossing running water
but thunderstorm? Perhaps the fact that at night
and in the Winter time the river forms less obdurate
barrier may give clue
A thunderstorm, as generally understood, is large
dark cloud lying low above which very dense white
clouds that look like exploded cotton bales from this
cloud formation heavy rain falls before the rain there
is usually violent squa of wind, just before the wind
there is sharp drop in temperature. thunderstorm
always coos the air for while and usually lasts about
an hour and a half Such thunderstorm is common
in Summer particularly when the air is sultry and OPP
pressive and it is found all over the world from the
Equator to the Pole