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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
BRUTAL HUSBAND THROWS
ACID IN HIS WIFE'S EYES

SEATTLE, Feb. 8.-Enraged
when she refused to return to
him and resisted his efforts to
snatch from her their 5-year-old
daughter, Mores Averbuch, 80, q
presser, employed in a Third ave-
nue. tailor shop. last night threw
the contents of a bottle of nitric
acid into the face of his wife,
Mrs. Sarah Averbuch. The wonl-
an is in the city hospital in a
critical condition, and Averbuch
is held in the city Jail awaiting
charge.
Mrs. Averbuch, who is a Dress
maker, was walking down Twen-
ty-first avenue near Yesler way,
returning from the home of Mrs.
L. Goldberg. at 2116 Washington
street. when Averbuch approach
ed her and demanded that she
return to him and that she have
dismissed charge of abandon
ment and non-support sworn out
against him week ago.
Il won't do 1t. i could never
live with you again" she replied
and attempted to walk away.
You won't" he returned, and
she says he snatched at her g.
girl, who was asleep In
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her arms. Mrs. Averbuch chung
to her baby and the two wrestled
for several minutes. Averbuch
took the bottle of acid from his
pocket.
"I'll kill you for that" he
threatened. This is nitric acid
and you are going to get it,"
Frightened by the appearance
of the bottle the woman dropped
the child to the ground and al
most collapsed as the man dashed
Its contents in her face. Aver
buch evidently intended to throw
the poison in her eyes, but she
closed them. An examination by
DR.. Erickson, of the city hospital,
showed that some of the acid en-
tered the left eye and blindness
is threatened. The acid splatter-
ed over the breast, neck and face
of the woman and 1t will be ne
cessary to graft much skin to
save her life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
ARREST SUSPECTS
IN MURDER CASE

SEATTLE, Feb. S.--Investiga-
tion of the brutal murder of An
gelo Bisnchi. night Waterman at
the Carbon Clay & Coal COM
pany, at Bayne, whose mutilated
body was discovered Saturday,
resulted In the arrest of Eiio
Rianucci, 30, former Waterman
at the plant, and Frank Salazzo,
20, laborer of Bayne, as sus-
poets.
Antonio Pusiol and r. Salozzi,
who were arrested Saturday after
noon by Sheriff Hodge and held
in the county jail over night, we're
released yesterday after being in
terviewed by Prosecuting Attor-
ney Lundin. An autopsy results
ed in the finding that the man
came to his death from a frac-
tured skull.
Mrs. Bianchi claims that after
her husband succeeded Rianucci
rs Waterman at the plant two
years ago, the latter caused him
trouble. About year ago RAIN
ucci, according to Mrs. Blanchi,
attacked her husband and injured
him severely.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
AVIATOR AND PASSENGER
LOST THEIR way IN AIR

Lost In the high air over Pu-
get Sound for several hours yes
terday. Attorney ii. b. LaMonte
of Tacoma and Aviator Stromer
finally landed in Olympia with
their hydroplane, naught the
worse for their narrowing adven-
ture. LaMonte Is senate docket
clerk during the legislatures ses-
sion.
In the upper attitudes they
found the clouds so heavy as to
destroy vision. After passing Nc
Neil's island, where they waved
salutation to several hundred fed
eral prisoners. Stromer and la
Monte lost their way. Stromer
thinks he guided the machine In
the wrong direction.
At any rate, they traversed
over $50 miles instead of 35,
which is the actual distance, air
line. from Tacoma to Olympia.
Where do you think we are?"
asked LaMonte through his heavy
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The principal city of Cuba liz
Havana. which can be reached in
five hours from Key West, Florida.
Havana In destined 20 be one of
the largest cities of the western
hemisphere.
1t has beautiful temperature; is
most strategically located.
The harbor is one of the best In
the world. There is nothing against
Havana which l can think of ex-
cepting the hotel chargesl IL you
visit Havana bring along a tent, for
the hotel charges are fearfully
hight
believe Havana Is destined to
become a very healthful city. AL
though the authorities would not
let me land, when / was here last
year because a rat had the bubonio
plague, yet these unsanltary con-
ditions will not long exist.
Some day an American will take
d SIMPLE Dad OF rat traps 10 Cuba and
catch them all However. with the
exception of a South American city
about which l Will tell you In a
later article. know OF no other
city where I had rather buy real
estate today than in Havana.
The population of Havana Is
$4,000. 1t has fine streets, cleo
trio lights. sewers, municipal water
and other improvements.
Five high office buildings are
now being built. and one sees as
many automobiles on The Prado as
on the boulevards OF any American
city.
I don't like to lose money any
more than do you. but l am willing
to bet on Havana.
WHAT OF THE CUBANsf
Last evening. as I was walking
about the Plaza listening to the
music. an American manufacturer,
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half over
But S0L0NS HAVE FAILED
TO ACCOMPLISH RESULTS

unaffected. One is the conflrma-
ton by the senate of Charles A.
Reynolds as chairman OF the pub
lie service commission. The other
Is the passage OF the McArdle tax
and land commission bills and
the rejection OF the Reeves bill ia
vored by Gov. Lister.
Reynolds appointment had
been withheld from confirmation
when II first came to the senate.
Why this was done has not been
satisfactorily explained, except
that II was political move OF
some kind. Ii wasn't seriously
supposed that a majority of the
senate could really be obtained to
block the appointment, but on the
request of some senators confirni-
alton was delayed. Evidently
finding that the political advant-
age sought was not forthcoming.
the senators decided finally to
confirm Reynolds. The same re-
suit will soon be noted with the
confirmation of l.. w. Darwin,
fish commissioner, which was also
held up without specific cause.
AS to the McArdle bills, they
were simply a test of strength
between the house organization
and the governor. In the house,
the organization won, OF course.
The result is doubtful in the SEN
ate, and even If the senate passes
the McArdle bills, there is still a
long road for them to travel. Gov.
Lister will undoubtedly veto them
and then they will require a two
thirds vote. The, house may pro-
duce the necessary strength but
the senate probably will not. As
to the real merits between the
McArdle bills and the Reeves bills,
which are favored by the COVER
nor, the decision is practically a
draw. Both sets of bills seek to
accomplish the adjustment of the
state tax commission. The only
difference Is that the governor,
who first proposed the removal CT
the commission, seeks to have the
duties performed by one commits
sioner appointed by him, while
the McArdle bills would assign
those duties to a deputy appoint
ed by the land commissioner who
happens to be a republican.
Senator Bethel took his coat
off to fight the 10-round fighting
bill. Lieut.. Gov. Hart said 1t was
out of order. Bethel put his coat
on again, made his speech, to
which the other members paid no
attention for they walked out to
the cloak room en- masse, and the
measure passed the senate by a
vote of 22 to IS. 1t will proba-
bly, pass the house by an even
bigger majority, but the COVER
nor's veto and the peoples ref
erendum are still to be met.
Despite the republican platform
pledge, there seems little chance
there will be enough strength
mustered to pass the law to COM
bel voters to register their party
affiliations. This seems to be
admitted even by the proponents
of the bill. A public hearing will
be heard on the First aid" meas
ure Wednesday. That, also, has
but a slim chance of passing. For
the most part, the legislature
seems reconciled to passing time
only.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
Man CLAIMS Innocence.
DETECTIVES SUSP ICIOuS

Developments Saturday in case
of Mart l.. Browne, charged with
passing a worthless check to pay
his landlady, Mrs. L. s. Basford
OF Tacoma, indicated that he is
wanted also in Portland, as a sus-
pect In connection with the bur-
glarizing of the home of a promi-
nent Portland business man.
Private detectives here say they
have been following Brownies
movements since he arrived here.
Goods obtained In the Portland
burglary were sold to a furniture
establishment there by a man
closely resembling Browne, 1t is
alleged.
Browne pleaded not guilty Sat-
urday to a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. The
check, he claims, was given him
by his cousin, DR.. J. w. Boisel.
a Seattle physician. II appears
regular, being drawn on the Met
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08

OLYMPIA, Feb. S-Haif OF the
legislative session Is over, and
that Is about all that can be said
for the four weeks that have
passed. Beyond a few clashes of
purely political nature and no i'm
portance to the state generally,
the session thus far has been uE-
roariously quiet. The reason is
quite apparent. While a major
fty of the legislature would have
greatly desired to have gone joy
riding over labor, direct legisla-
tion, and social justice laws, and
to have annihiliated everything
from the mothers pension and
women's eight-hour law to the
right of cities to call their shirts
their own, they have encountered
two serious obstacles. One is the
uncertainty of what Gov. Lister
would do, and veto by the gov
ernor needs a two-thirds vote In
both houses, and the senate, at
least, isn't to be depended on for
the required two-thirds. The
other and more important obsta-
Gle is the referendum power of
the people, by which 6 per cent
of the voters in the state can
block any legislation until No
vember, 1916, when a vote by the
citizens can be had directly on
such laws.
1t is the referendum power of
the people that has forced the
proponents of senate bill No. 46
to discard II in the past week aud
to build their hopes on a substi-
tute measure. The substitute may
pass though its fate is beset by
many doubts. 1t isn't fooling
many people, and 1t is substantial
ly as obnoxious as senate bill as
in the attempt to strip cities from
control of public utilities. The
substitute bill eliminates a few
of the rankest portions of senate
bill No. 46 but sings the same
corporation refrain in the general
text.
Two events of the week furn-
ished interesting gossip for poll
ticians. The public, generally, is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
WOMAN POSED
] YEARS AS man

CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Death has
revealed the fact that Ida Vein
stein has lived for seven years as
Benjamin Rosenstein and posed
as the husband of Pauline Rosen-
stein. She was rs years and had
been foreman in a shirt factory.
The marriage" was purely an In
dustrial one, according to the liv-
ing member of the strange part
nership. They Travelled from
city to city, after meeting in New
York. The man woman" died
of tuberculosis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
Double Salmon Fee

PORTLAND, Feb. S-Washing-
on and Oregon legislators here
lrafted a bill almost doubling the
license required of salmon fish
ermen and Gamers, which will be
ready for presentation today in
the legislatures of both states.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
DON'T TAKE CAL0MEL

Instead of dangerous, salivat-
ing Calomel to liven your liver
when bilious, headachy or consti-
pated get a 10-cent box of Cas-
carrots. They start the liver and
bowels and straighten you up
better than nasty Calomel, with
out gripping or making you sick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
PHONE talk FROM new YORK TO FRISCO

The first salutatiOn over
the telephone was not
Hello" but "Ahoy." This
was the greeting that was
always sent over the wire by
Alexander Graham Bell. i'm
ventor of this means of COM
munication. The ''HellO" sal
utation did not become cur
rent until the telephone be-
came an instrument of pub
lie convenience.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
PRICE 81 TO So
PER FILLING

We specialize in all branches
of dentistry, from simple filling
to bridge work with inter-
changeable facings. We are
also the originators Of the
Electro Whalebone Plates.
price S. to $15.
We make no charges for cit
aminations or estimates and
are always willing to show and
explain our samples Of all
branches of modern dentistry.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
10 YEARS
OUT OF TOWN PATIENTS
should write for appointment
and have work done same day
they come in.
OFFICE HOURS-S:3O a.
m. to Q p. m. daily. Sunday,
o to IL. Saturday night TO Q
o'clock.
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There's a genuine reason for
the tremendous success this of
flee has attained and there is
no better way to tell you of it
than to say that not one single
imperfect piece Of dental work
Is allowed to leave here as a
completed operation. Then
again there is the positive as
surance that should you have
any trouble with the work we
have performed for you 1t is
taken care of under our guar
antee without any charge for
the service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
BABS0N GIVES IMPRESSIONS OF CITY
OF HAVANA, TEMPTS american TRADE

who is travelling with me, said:
"Babson, l wonder why IL 10 that
these cubans so dislike us AmerI-
lans2 They seem TO forget that
we freed them from Spanish rule
Said i: Come with me tomorrow
and call upon one Of the leading
merchants OF the city and, perhaps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08

MIR. Advertiser, 9s
per cent of Times cad
ers are possible and
probable patrons Of
your business establish
ment. That percentage
Of Times readers live
within your trade zone.
The Times doesn't pad
its circulation with a lot
of far-away stuff in or
der to make a showing.
Consequently, Mr.. Ad.
vertiser, you don't have
to pay for any waste or
non.producing circula-
tion in this paper. The
Times advertising rates
based on producing cir
culation are the lowest
in Tacoma.
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muffler long after they should
have been In Olympia.
LOST" said Stromer.
win the gasoline Yastg" quer-
led the passenger.
Maybe" replied the aviator,
dashing into . denser cloud.
Gold up here" And LaMonto
settled himself. Not another word
was spoken until they were grasp
ed by the hands by friends in the
state capital.
Senator Wende of North Yaki-
ma enjoyed spin with the avia-
tor later In the day.
Stromer is lobbying today In
Olympia for bill providing an
aviation corps for the Washing
ton National Guard. His schems
has met with considerable APP
proval among legislators.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
Employees Make Bid

SEATTLE, Feb. S.-Former
employees of the Sun Publishing
company, through an attorney,
have bid in the physical plant of
the defunct paper, including equi-
ties. contracts and franchises, for
$4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08

ropolitan bank Of Seattle. BoisaI,
1t Is claimed by Browne, has re-.
Gently changed his account from
the Metropolitan to some other
bank, which fact, he says, he did
not know at the time he cashed Il.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08

We are able by the use of
Artificial Enamel to fill teeth
so that it is impossible to de-
tect the Filings.
It's character is such that
dental operations are shorten
ed and made with less annoy.
ance to the patient.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-08
POPE'S ElFE PICTURED
BY MOVIE MAN

, The moving-picture man
, has invaded the Vatican.
, James Slevin, an enter
, prising American, is the man
, who accomplished the SEEM
, ingly impossible and made a
, series of films of the late
, Pope Plus X, showing him
, in imposing ceremonies in
, the Vatican. He also took
, pictures of the pope address,
, ing congregations in st.
, Peters and In the Sistine
, chapel.
, The pope had persistently
, refused to pose for the
) movies. II took Slevin
, Is months to get permission
> to take the picture that will
> give 250.000,090 Catholics
, an opportunity to see Pope
Plus as he was in his daily
) life in the Vatican.
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you'll learn why"
Very WELL" said he. "Tll gladly
go with you In order to learn the
truth why these Cubans, at this
same price, will buy Inferior goods
from my German competitors rath-
er than give the orders to me and
my other American friends"
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LONDON, Feb. 8. - Charles
Stewart. marquis of Londonderry,
died today of pneumonia.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-26
CHAPTER ~.

There seemed to be nothing at all
original in the methods pursued by
the great criminologist when con-
fronted with this tableau of death and
robbery. His remarks to the inspec-
tor were few and perfunctory. He
asked only a few languid questions of
Macdougal and Lenora, who were
summoned to his presence.
Macdougal then turned to leave the
room. Lenora was about to follow,
but Quest signed to her to remain.
81 should like to have little con-
versation with you about your mis-
tress," he said to her pleasantly. IF
you don't mind, / will ask you to &C
company me in my car. / will send
the man back with you"
They descended in the lift together
and Quest handed the girl into his car.
They drove quickly through the silent
streets.
In a few minutes Lenora was In
stalled in an easy chair in Quests sit
ting-room
Lean back and make yourself com
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Portable Quest invited, as he took a
chair opposite to her. 81 must just
look through these papers"
The girl did as she was told. She
opened her coat The room was de-
lightfully warm, almost overheated. A
sense of rest crept over her. She was
conscious that Quest had laid down
the letters which he had been pre-
tending to read. His eyes were fixed
upon her. There was a queer new
look in them, strange new feeling
creeping through her veins.
Quests voice broke an unnatural
silence
you are anxious to telephone some
one" he said. you looked at both
the booths as we came through the
hotel. Then you remembered, think,
that he would not be there yet. Tele-
phone now. The telephone is at your
right hand. You know the number"
She obeyed almost at once.
Number 700, New York city
"You will ask" Quest continued,
whether he is all right whether the
jewels are safe"
There was a brief silence then the
girls voice.
Are you there, James? Yes,
/ am Lenora. Are you safe? Have
you the Jewels? Where?
You are sure that you are safe?
No, nothing fresh has happened"
you are at the hotel" Quest said
softly. you are going to him."
81 cannot Sleep she continued !
am coming to you"
She set down the receiver. Quest
leaned little more closely over her
"You. know where the jewels are
hidden" he said Tell me where?"
Her lips quivered. She made no an
swer.
VERY good" Quest concluded. you
need not tell me- Only remember this:
At nine o'clock tomorrow morning you
will bring those jewels to this apart
ment. -. Rest quietly now.
want you to go to sleep"
She obeyed without hesitation
Quest watched. for moment, her
regular breathing. Then he touched
q bell by his side. Laura entered al
most at once.
CTo b continued.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-26
Bedtime Stories
For Little Folks
JACK RABBIT is TRicKED.

Jack RABBIT Is TRiCKED.
One day about dinner time Jack
Rabbit was hurrying home along the
road, thinking how much he was going
to enjoy his good dinner that was
waiting, for that morning he had got
Mrs. Rabbit whole lot of nice lettuce
and peas and green corn that rab-
bits just love. my, but how / am
going to enjoy that dinner!" he said to
himself, and trotted of faster at the
very-thought of it.
Now old Billie 'Possum, who is just
aslazy as he can be, was lying behind
stump wondering how he was going
to get a dinner without working for
it and he heard what Jack Rabbit said
to himself. He winked his eye and
laughed, and then he went scurrying
through the bushes to get down the
road ahead of Jack Rabbit.
Soon Jack Rabbit came along and
he heard somebody groaning over in
the bushes.
THAT sounds just like Billie Pos
sum- said good-natured Jack Rabbit.
"Ill go and see what / can do for
him.
What's the matter?" asked Jack
Rabbit. Are you suffering?"
Pm Just starving to DEATH" moaned
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room. Ella pointed to the door.
'Lenora, look outside. See if any
one is oD that landing. fancied that
the door opened
Lenora crossed the room and tried
the handle. Then she turned towards
her mistress in triumph.
1T is locked, my lady," she re-
ported.
GO down and ask Macdougal to
come up. am going to have this
thing explained"
Something of her mistress agita'
ton seemed to have become commu.
nicated to Lenora.
She walked quickly to the back part
of the hotel and assembled to the wing
in which the servants quarters were
situated. Here she made her way
along a corridor until she reached
Macdougals room She knocked. and
knocked again. There was no answer.
She tried the door and found It was
locked. Then she returned to the lift
and descended once more to the floor
upon which her mistress apartments
were situated She opened the door
of the suite without knocking and
turned at once to the sitting room.
II am sorry, my lady" she began.
Then she stopped short. The lift
boy, who had had little trouble with
his starting apparatus and had not as
yet descended, heard the scream
which broke from her lips. and fire
man in an adjacent corridor came run
ming up almost at the same moment.
Lenora was on her knees by her mis-
tress' side. Ella was still lying in the
easy-chair In which she had been
seated. but her head was thrown back
in an unnatural fashion. There was
red mark just across her throat
Lenora shrieked, she's tainted!
And the diamonds-the diamonds have
gone!"
A doctor, hurriedly summoned, had
just completed hasty examination
when a police Inspector, followed by a
detective, entered
"This is your affair, gentlemen, not
NINE" the doctor said gravely. "The
young lady is dead. She has been
cruelty strangled within the last five
or ten minutes"
The inspector made a careful exam
ination of the room.
TELL me-" he inquired, "is this the
young lady who owned the wonderful
Ashleigh diamonds?"
They've gone!" Lenora shrieked.
They've been stolenl She was wear
ing them when / left the room!"
The Inspector turned to the tele-
phone.
"Mr. Marsham," he said, Il am
afraid this will be difficult affair. |
am going to take the liberty of calling
in an expert. That you, exchange?
want number one. New York city
Mr.. Sanford Quest.