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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
BY NIXOLA GREELEY-SM
Copyrighted, 1914, by the News
paper Enterprise Assoeiation.)

paper Enterprise Association
"My sons splendid courage and
patience are great stimulus to
me and together we are just hid
ing the time-and it will come
when we may once more know
the meaning of home together"
That is all Mrs. Mary c. Thaw
would say when ] asked her what
her sons plans will be If he is adj
mitted to bail in New Hampshire.
eve have no plans" Mrs. Thaw
added. 1T has been a long time
since either of Us made PLANS.
All know now is that | am leav-
ing Concord to return to my home
in Pittsburg. OF course, l hope
that Harry, IL he is released on
bail, will return also to Pennsyl-
vania, but | know nothing about
1t. came up here two days be-
fore New Years to be with my
son."
1t was 9 o'clock in the morn
ing and sat and talked with Mrs.
Thaw, the most devoted mother |
have ever known, in one of the
two rooms she has occupied in the
Eagle hotel at Concord, N. H.,
where Harry has lived ever since
his deportation from Canada after
his spectacular escape from Mat
teawan.
The mother of Harry Thaw Is
tall and stately. She has absolute
poise of manner, an easy, social
grace which, strangely enough, is
now even more marked in Harry
X. Thaw, whom | met later on.
Mrs. Thaw's hair Is snow-white
and her blue eyes have serenity
which seems almost miraculous
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
NEGRO PLEADS

John Pottus, colored, arraign-
ed in superior court today on
charges of second degree bur-
glary, entered a plea of not gull
ty and will be given a jury trial
February 10.
J. IL. Nicholson, charged with
petit larceny, was arranged be-
fore Judge Clifford today, and
given a weeks time in which to
plead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

look back to see whether the
child was seriously hurt. The in
jured boy was taken to st. JOS
eph's hospital, where it was found
that his injuries were serious but
probably not fatal. He is the son
or Mr.. and Mrs. Vitori Phagni,
416 South 18th street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
FIND No TRACE
Of SPOKANE
MAN

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Jan.
19.-No trace has been found
early today of F. Lewis Clark,
capitalist from Spokane, who dis.
appeared Friday night after es-
corting his wife to a San Fran
cisco train. Beach patrols estab-
lished Saturday were continued
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
$3.50 Paid for Lock of
Abe LinColn'S Hair

lock of hair, cut from Lincoln's
hair after he was shot. 1t is
In a gold case.
Harry Pagan paid the highest
price of the day, $4,000, for a
presentation copy from Lincoln
to w. M. Cowgirl of Political
Debates Between Abraham Lin
coin and Hon. Stephen A. Doug
las
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

why not?
Some Tacoma women are ask
ing that question in all serious
ness. They insist that there are
a lot OF women who could at least
do as well as some who have
drawn the $500 per month of the
municipality. Stranger hings
have happened than that some
Wfde-aWake women may be
launched into the campaign this
spring. Some active women are
at least talking about it.
Rumors of a recall for one and
possibly both of the holdover city
commissioners are getting louder
than ever. City Clerk Edwards
was informed today by citizen
who declared he knew that there
would be a recall. A prominent
reform worker in the city said
this morning that there will be
the most complete housekeeping
at the city hall this spring there
has ever BEEN"
A secret organized movement is
on looking to recall, but as yet
no active steps have been taken
to launch it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.--The
final session in the sale of the
late Major William II. Lambert's
library, comprising the more i'm
portant of his Lincolnians, was
held today. The total was S., ESQ.
The grand total thus far is $52,-
439.
c. Hines obtained for $3.50 a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
RELEASE BOXER

SANTA ROSA, Cal, Jan. 10
Coroner's jury exonerated Charles
Kirby, pugilist, and all connected
with the fight in which Philip
SCHNEIDER was killed in the 10th
round with Kirby.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
Sailors on Icebound
Vessel are Rescued

BALTIMORE, Jan. 19.-East
of Cape Cod $50 miles, 13 sea-
men on the iee-encrusted schoon-
er Fuller Palmer were rescued by
the Mariana after they had given
up all hope.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
APPOINT PARKER

Mayor Seymour will appoint
w. w. Parker, principal of Edi-
son school, to the vacancy on the
social service board next week.
Mr.. Parker was on the board at
one time, but resigned because of
more work than he could then
handle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

Registration at the end of work
Saturday night stood at 9.014 for
the IL days. This breaks all
records. Saturday alone 91S
were added. There are now $3.50
men and 2,355 women. Curb
stone politicians differ as to the
cause of the registration activity.
It's A. V. Fawcett," says one.
ut is the coming prohibition CAM
paign,' says another. Others de-
clare it is just a deep-seated de-
termination of the citizens to get
better government in the city
hall. 1t probably is a combina-
ton of all these and others. Any
way, it looks as if Tacoma is
going to show the greatest reg
istration in her history this year.
1t looks as if the city hall will
furnish pretty good list of can
didates for the commissionerships
this spring. Ed White, A. +
Metzger, Dudley Eshelman and
Norton Taylor are already in the
arena from the ranks of the
subordinates, with Lawson and
Freeland pretty apt to be in the
contest, besides A. l.. Thorn and
Hamilton Gronen, who are prac-
tically city hall employees, al
though both are out just now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
BLOOD
REVEALS DEATH

Blood dripping down from the
top of the barn caused the discov-
cry of the body of Peter Noble,
who shot himself at Orting Satur-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

between Pine and Anderson on
Sixth avenue. The meetings will
last four nights, and every house
in the district will be canVassed
this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

Seventh ward prohibtionists
will join with the church organi-
cations in their Washington
Dry campaign to open Tuesday
night in the vacant store room
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
HODGE FAILS BUT
WILL TRY AGAIN

Bob Hodge in his third tussle
with the state bar examination at
Olympia Saturday passed the
preliminary educational test, but
fell down again on the legal end,
and will be back again in May to
try again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

You can swap anything by
using a Times Swap ad. See Want
Ad page. 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
Nice Weather?

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 10.
Weather for the Northwest
promises to be unsettled the first
part of this week, but fair later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

Try the "swap" game. See
Want Ad page. !"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

''Swap" the dog for a Persian
cat. See Want Ad page. 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

A woman for city commissioner
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

and Summer all the way, IL
you go via the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
THE GAEATEST WHEAT CROP EVER GROWN
Yield of Winter Planting Given at
100000 BusheIs-Texas Acre
age Estimated at 100000.

Washington.-Depar mt of agri-
cultures May crop report was an
nounced Friday:
The greatest crop of winter wheat
ever grown, one-fifth again as large
as the record crop grown last year
and more than half again as large as
that harvested in 1912, was indicated
by the statistics.
Winter wheat: Condition $50. Area
remaining to be harvested, 35,367 900
acres, or 1,119,000 acres. less than
planted last autumn, but $685. 900
acres more than harvested last year.
Indicated yield per acre 17S bushels;
indicated production, 630,000,000 BUSH
els. Rye-Condition 93.4. Hay lands,
condition 900; hay on farms, 1885,, 900
tons; pasture condition, $50. Spring
blowing 70.9 per cent completed;
spring planting 56.4 per cent COM
pleted.
Acreage remaining on May l to be
harvested, condition on May 1 and es-
timated production by states included:
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
Suffraqettes Parade Washington.

Washington.-Seve thousand wo-
men from virtually every State in the
Union Saturday paraded along Penn
sylvania avenue from the White
House to the capitol and presented to
members of congress petitions adopt
ed at meetings all over the country a
week ago. Five hundred and thirty
one of the marchers carried these Pc
titions, one for each member of the
senate and house, asking the adoption
of the Bristow-Mondell resolution
amending the constitution to enfran-
chise women.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
BANKERS WOULD CHANGE LAWS OF TEXAS
Bankers Believe Homestead Exemp-
ton Provisions Can Be Changed to
Benefit the Farmers.

Fort Worth, Tex-In order TO allow
this State TO participate in the bene-
fits of the proposed national farm
land bank act the Texas Bankers AS
ISOLATION put itself on record as favor
ing an amendment of the homestead
exemption laws of Texas at it's final
session Thursday.
The action of the association follow
ed the report of Joe Hirsch, chairman
of the committee on agriculture, who
declared that he took issue with the
suggestion made by Clarence Ousley
in the latter's address to the bankers
that Texas should provide its own
land bank system. He declared that
this was not necessary, in his tudg-
ment, as he believed that the home
stead exemption law of this State
could be amended in such way that
this State would come under the pro-
visions of the federal land bank act
now pending in congress.
The association unanimously adopt
ed the resolution presented by Hirsch,
providing for the appointment by the
incoming president of a special com
mittee of three members for the pur-
pose of making a careful study of the
proposed national farm land bank act
with the view of suggesting such
changes in the present system of the
registration of land titles in Texas
and such notifications or amend
ments to the present Texas homestead
law as will permit Texas farmers to
reap advantages of the national farm
land bank act.
J. A. Pondrom of Texarkana. head
of the Texarkana National bank, was
ed incoming president by accla-
n.-Ion, there being no other nomina-
tons. In a short address Of accept
ance he stated that he believed that
perhaps the association was entering
upon a crisis in the history of the or
ganization as a result of the new
eleve regional reserve district.
Free. W. Hopes of Galveston was
reelected secretary, and Miss Lydia
Littman of Galveston was elected as
sistant secretary by reclamation.
George E. Campbell. cashier of the
State Bank and Trust Company OF
San Antonio, was elected treasurer.
The following vice presidents were
then elected, one from each district:
District No. 1, Charles II. Streeck
Beaumont; district No. 2, Karl H
Word, Mathis; district No. 3. Robert
]. Eckhardt, Taylor; district No. 4
George S. MCGEE, Waco; district No
5, w. G. Hayes, Mount Pleasant; dis
trict No. 6, w. c. Dew, Goldthwaite
district No. !, r. H. Collier, Amarillo
An unexpected contest developed
over the selection of the next place
of meeting. However, Waco was
chosen after Galveston, Houston, Dial
las, San Antonio and Corpus Christ
withdrew
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
EARTH SHOCKS DESOLATE SICILY
WHOLE VILLAGES DESTROYED.
RECALL HORRORS OF 1908
Mount Etna Belches Forth Volumes Of
Lava. Claiming Nearly 200 Lives,
and injuring Scores of People.

Catania. Sicily-A great earthquake
Saturday night brought death and de
strHcti0n TO many villages near Mount
Etna. The number of dead is placed
at 1873. with about $50 injured. A
large part of the devastated territory
has not been inspected, The affected
zone extends from Zaffarana, the
highest village on Mount Etna, TO the
sea between Aci Reale on the south,
and Giarre on the north. II includes
Linera, the center of the disturbance;
Pisano and Santa Nenerina. In Linera
alone 10 persons were killed and 800
injured. In Bongairdo Is dead and
% injured have been taken from the
ruins. At Consentini IL were killed
and many. injured.
These villages and many smaller
places were leveled At PassOpomo
u persons were killed, at Malati II, at
Santa Venerina 9. at Santa Tecla 2,
at Santa Maria Nergine and at Gar
bait f.
The entire district now represents
a spectacle of desOlation, ruin and
death. All train service has been
abandoned. owing to the collapse Of
bridges, broken tracks and Obstructed
tunnels
For centuries this region has suf-
fered from earthquakes owing to the
activity of Mount Etna. Yet it is thick
ly populated, as the land is fertile,
vineyards growing with little atten-
ton. Near the central point of the
disturbance dozens of bodies are lying
along the roads Many were unrecOg-
nizable, as they were badly crushed.
The injured lay in the open awaiting
assistance which has been sent to
them.
The vicinity of Catania has probably
suffered more than any other section
in the world from volcanic eruptions
and earthquakes. Catania itself is
built on a bed of lava at the foot OF
the volcano of Etna, and most of its
streets are paved with lava.
Catania has a population of 100000
and is the largest city in Sicily. 1t
lies to the south of Messina, on the
east coast. Ever since its foundation
in B. c, 729 it has been visited fire.
quently by earthquakes. In 121 A. ID.
it was partly destroyed by an erup'
ton of Mount Etna. In 1859 it suffer
ed severely from an earthquake. In
1869, during an eruption of Etna, a
great stream OF lava flowed toward
Catania, but in the nick of time its
course was diverted and the town was
saved In 1893, when the whole island
of Sicily was affected by an earth
quake, Catania was destroyed.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
Nasal Symphonies.

An Italian has invented an cleo
trically operated machine for propell-
ing distinctive odors, by which he pro
poses to produce in a Milan theater
a symphony OF odors." The inventor
insists that degree OF harmony may
be sensed through the olfactory nerve
not unlike that sensation We term
music when sensed through the audi
tory nerves. instead OF a ''Polonaise
in < Flat" he would give 'Fantasie
in Violets" or "Nocturne In Apple
blossoms" By combining a number
OF these instruments. he declares, he
is able to produce arpeggios OF per
fume, harmonics Of fragrance and
haunting nuance< OF scent which will
rival, IL not surpass. the crashing
chords and melodious phrases OF mas
ter musicians.-Popular Mechanics.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
Customs Officers Take Arms.

Brownsville, Tex.-Customs Officers
Everett Arglin, Jim Batzell and Ed
Dubooe, with the assistance of Deputy
Sheriff Jesse Perez and the federal
cavalry troops stationed at Browns
vile, captured at Tabasco, a ranch
about ten miles west of Mission, Is
rifles and 200 rounds of ammunition,
and 500 goats which are said to have
been smuggled from Mexico.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16

Washington.-The two chief reports
Thursday from Mexico announced the
kill of two British subjects and one
American at Guadalajara; and con-
tinued heavy fighting at Mazatlan on
the Pacific coast, where a rebel BIZ
plane dropped a bomb that killed four
persons and injured eight In the
streets of the besieged city. The state
department also vas informed by Con-
sui Hamm, at Durango. that the move
ment of the constitutionalists had be-
gun southwark against SaItilIo and
Zacatecas.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
TEXAS PRESS WOMEN FINISH CONVENTION
Mrs. William, Christian Elected Presi-
dent-Constitution Amended and
Many Interesting Papers Read.

Galveston, Textile twenty-first
annual convention of the Texas Won
ans Press Association came to an
end Saturday after the following Off
GERS had been named for the next two
years:
President, Mrs. William Christian,
contributor and correspondent Hous-
ton Chronicle and Christian Science
Weekly, Houston: first vice president,
Mrs. Cora b. Cross, contributor and
author. Fort Worth; second vice pres
ident, Mrs. Fred Scott, society editor,
Austin; third vice president. Mrs.
Bette MagrudeT. contributor, San An
cello; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Belle NJ. Costello, sunshine editor
Houston Chronicle and short story
writer, Houston; recording secretary,
Mrs. j. NJ F.. Gill, contributor and
correspondent, Cameron; treasurer,
Mrs. j. S. RowelI, contributor, Pear
sail; poet laureate, Miss Jessie An
drews, writer of songs and verse, Aus
tin.
The place for the next n ng was
left to the decision of the .ecutive
board An urgent invitation was re-
ceived from Waco and il is likely that
the meeting will be held there next
May, although the committee also will
consider an invitation from the man
agement of the PanamaPacific Expo
sition to hold the sessions in the Tex
as building at the exposition. An in
vitation was received to visit Fort
Worth in four years. on the occasion
of the silver jubilee of the association.
An amendment to the constitution
proposed at a meeting held one year
ago, which provides that officers shall
be elected to serve two years instead
of one, that they can not succeed
themselves and that no member may
cast votes by proxy, was adopted by
unanimous vote. The officers elected
come under these provisions and will
serve for two years.
A resolution was adopted in line
with one adopted by the National Ed
torial Association at its recent meet
ing in Houston, directed to the United
States postoffice department, and in
tended to stop the practice Of the gov
eminent in printing return notices on
envelopes for consumers who may buy
direct from the department at prices
lower than printers can afford to
quote.
In strong resolution the associa,
tion commended the world peace
movement and lent its approval to the
observance of May Is as universal
peace day.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
Elaa Is Presented to Texas.

New York.-In the presence of about
fifty women of the Texas Club of New
York City and the officers of the bat
tleship Texas, an immense silk taft
rail flag was presented to the great
superdreadnought Wednesday. The
flag. which now flies from the stern
of the Texas, was purchased by the
women of the club, and is a gift from
them to the battleship which bears
the name of their home State.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
Allowed Srse, t6o.sa4 for Navy.

Washington.-The house Thursday
passed without a roll call the annual
naval appropriation bill carrying S139,,
160,334 and providing for the entire
administration naval construction pro,
gram. The bill pending includes two
battleships. one to be built in some
government navy yard; six torpedo
boat destroyers, one seagoing torpedo
boat, three coast defense submarine
torpedo boats, to be constructed on the
Pacific coast, and four submarines.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
Jacksonville, Fla.-General Bennett
Leon Martinez Hanged.

Pecos, Tex-Leon Cardenas Marti-
nez, a Mexican youth, was hanged at
Pecos Monday for the murder of Miss
Emma Brown, a school teacher, three
years ago. The Mexican government
had the case carried to the United
States supreme court in vain effort
to save Martinez. Martinez went to
the scaffold without a tremor. Asked
by the sheriff if he had anything to
say, he replied: 81 don't care to say
anything unless some one desires to
question me-" No one asked him a
question.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
That Awful Bath.

Charles was too busy playing and
did not want 10 stop for his hath.
When mother insisted. he said;
oh, dear. | wish you we're dead"
But IL were. dear" said mamma.
you would get so dirty your little
friends wouldn't play with you. They
wouldn't come TO see you, and when
they saw you coming. would run
away"
Charles was very thoughtful for "a
minute. then with deep sigh, he
said: Live and wash me. then
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-16
Representative Doremus Exoncrated.

Washington. - Representative Dore-
mus of Michigan, chairman of the
democratic congressional campaign
committee, is exonerated of the charge
that he violated the publicity laws by
soliciting campaign contributions from
democratic congressman, in a report
filed in the house Monday by Repre-
sentative Rucker, chairman of the
house committee on election of presi-
dent, vice president and members of
congress.