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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
TACOMA
W0 \ IAN
SU|C|

Selling an opportunity when her husband was out
of the room for few moments, Mrs Linda Anderson,
age 20, $500 Thompson avenue Thursday night swal-
lowed a water glass filled with solution used for
spraying fruit trees and died three hours later.
Her suicide was caused by prolonged suffering and
the apparent inability of physicians to offer any re-
lief
Charles o. Anderson, the husband, who is chief en-
gneer at the Scandinavian American bank building,
found Mrs Anderson lying in bed in terrible pain,
when he re-entercd her room.
He Immediately called DR.. ". r. Steaga, and the
physician worked for two hours the PROSTATE
wife.
Every available remedy for the deadly poison
used but each proved futile Mrs. Anderson died
three hours later She suffered intense pain
The wife had indicated no intention of taking her
own life She had been invalid for months with
we're headaches.
Several physicians had been called on the case, but
they had apparently been unable to discover the
of the pain.
Anderson had remained almost constantly with her.
Thursday night after he had beside her bed for
eral hours he left the for few moments. Mrs.
Anderson apparently had hidden the cup of sprayso
luton in her bedroom, for she did not leave the
or apparently from her bed after he had left,
said Anderson.
| The remains removed to the G. O. Lynn Co.'S
undertaking establishment.
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cost analysis of six alternative
plans for 1917, assisted by Prof.
w. e. Henry, director of the Uni
versity of Washington library and
library school, who was called in
at the suggestion of Librarian
Kaiser and offered his services
free in making a detailed survey.
AS the result of his survey,
Henry, in his report to the board,
declared that none of the branches
could be maintained even on part
time schedule, and that no alter
native was possible.
Compliments Library
He also declared that the Ia
coma library has been rendering
far more service than almost any
other similar library in the coun-
try at cost per person served and
|per volume circulated far below
the average.
In other words, he concluded
that the library was offering a
degree of service to the public
which was all out of proportion to
the amount of funds provided by
the people of the city for its main.
tenance.
The retrenchment plans will call
for a nine per cent cut In the sal
larry roll.
Heads to Come OFF
December l was set as the date
for announcing which members OF
the library staff will he released.
The board agreed that only the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
FIRES in
BUSINESS
DISTRICT

The stock room of the Cole
Martin Co. stationery store, 926
Pacific ave-, was damaged $4,000
by a fire which started at s
o'clock Friday morning.
The damage was mostly done
by smoke and water. The blaze
was confined to the upper floor
on the Commerce street entrance
and the main store was touched
only slightly.
The origin of the blaze has not
been determined. A couple OF
boys employed in the store were
in the stock room when the fire
started. 1t is thought possible
one of them may have dropped 9
lighted match on the floor.
A small blaze, starting in 9
waste basket in the law offices OF
Gordon & yesterday on the 18th
floor of the National Realty
building called out the fire de-
partment an hour later.
Judge Gordon, it was reported
dropped a cigar stub or a match
into the waste basket. igniting a
hatch of papers and spreading to
his desk.
AS the National Realty building
is supposed to be a fireprooi
structure, the entrance of fire
men attracted a good deal of at
tention.
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As the result of the cut
made by the city council I'm
the 1917 library budget, the
Tacoma library board Friday
solved its retrenchment prob
lem by unanimously voting to
close both the South Tacoma
and Mckinley Hill branches
for one year beginning Jan. 1.
The board decided to operate
only the main building at 18th
and Tacoma av., such scattered
delivery stations In the outlying
districts as are willing to circu'
late books at their own expense
and the station In Rhodes Broth
ers' store.
Store to Pay $1,000
The Rhodes Brothers station
however, will be financed entirely
at the stores expense, $1,000 hav'
ing been promised for its mainten'
ance, the library board to contin.
ne complete control.
The cut made by the city coun.
Gil amounted to 10 per cent.
Since October the board has had
a committee, consisting of BishoT
F. w. Keator, Superintendent OF
Schools w. F. Geiger and Harry
e. O'Neil, at work studying vari.
GUS plans for retrenchment.
The action taken Friday was or
the recommendation of this com.
mittee.
Call In Y. W. Expert
The committee made a detailed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
IL PASS CITY
CLERKS EXAM

Twelve applicants out of 10 for
the position of chief clerk in the
city service, passed the recent
civil service exams safely, accord
ing to the announcement of j. s.
Ellsworth, Fred Shoemaker and
l.. w. Roys, the examining board
Friday.
j. L. Bradley, chief clerk in the
public works office, was second
among those who passed, and his
job is secure. G.. w. Burroughs
chief clerk for Commissioner Pet
tit. was fourth, and is also safe
Commissioner Gronen, who
must select chief clerk to take
the place of Louis Kreger, incum-
bent, who failed to take the ex.
animation, can select one from
the three highest applicants, r.
L. Weatherby, at present book
keeper in the light department;
w. R. Shoemake, instructor al
Beutel business college; and Dud-
ley Eshelman, insurance agent.
The other successful applicants
whose names will go on the list
for future jobs, are G. B. Halbert
A. s. Hungeford, r. w. Jameson
e. w. Rhodes, T. r. Bissell, ]. M
Lynn, H. M. Alexander.
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TACOMA BURNING up"
They TELL FIRE Chief

Fire Chief Carlson was in Sc
attic Thursday, consulting with
heads of the Seattle fire depart
ment over changes to be made in
some of the Tacoma apparatus.
The fire officials were in a deep
consultation at the Seattle central
station, when the telephone rang.
Just got report that the city
of Tacoma is burning up" an
nounced fireman operator.
Without a word, Chief Carlson
grabbed his hat and dashed out of
the office. He ran all the way
to the Interurban depot. where he
was lucky enough to catch limit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. "a. -
There was grief today in the Val
ley of the Moon"
For Jack London, who immor-
talized the valley, was going on
his last long journey, never to re-
turn.
At noon in the Oakland crem1-
tory the body of the great novel
list and adventurer was given to
the furnace in the presence of a
few members of his immediate
family. Obeying his long express
ed wish, his relatives cremated the
corpse without religious ceremony
or ritual of any kind and without
suggestion of ostentation.
Neighbors Turn Out.
The little funeral cortege board
ed a train at Glen Ellen. A few
residents of the district where
London lived for years stood at a
respectful distance and with barred
heads, paid tribute as London's
body was put aboard the train
otherwise the funeral was strictly
private.
The party included merely
Mrs. Eliza Shepard, London's sis
ter, and ]. Byrne, his secretary
When the party reached Oakland
they were met by London's two
daughters, Joan and Bess, and by
the writer's former wife, from
whom he was divorced 10 years
ago.
| Widow Not There.
The first Mrs. London had for
gotten her differences with her
husband and attended the funeral
Mrs. Chairman London, the
widow, was not present when her
husbands body was cremated.
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(Un1ted Press Leased Wtre.)
LONDON, Nov. 24.-Sir Hiram
Stevens Maxim, inventor Of cordite
and the automatic fire arm, died
here at $3.50 a. m. today.
Sir Hiram was 76 years of age.
His career reads like a romance.
Born at Sangernville, Maine, of
poor parents, he received a COM
mon school education and for
four years worked as an appren-
tice in coach building.
Then his thirst for scientific
knowledge mastered him and be-
tween jobs at an iron masters, he
studied and attended lectures.
His first patents were on elec-
trical devices-an improvement in
incandescent lamps, self-register-
ing current machines and the like.
Then came the Maxim auto
matte gun, the first Harvesting of
the recoil power from powder to
service.
A score of other war inventions
followed, including "cordite," for
a time the most powerful smoke
less powder known.
Lately he has been interested in
aviation.
Maxim was knighted in 1901.
His son, Hiram Percy Maxim, is
president of the Maxim Silencer
Co. and lives i'm the United States.
He also is an inventor.
Hudson Maxim is a brother.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
BRANCH LIBRARIES
TO BE ABOLISHED
IN TACOMA JAN. |

most capable and efficient en-
ployes would be retained to serve
the patrons of the main library.
The boards action means that
the following outlying delivery
stations will be retained, as they
have agreed to keep the books
circulated at no expense to the
board:
Stations To BE Left
Fern Hill, at the Fern Hill post
office.
Oakland, at Dunn's Grocery,
35th and Gunnison streets.
Proctor, at Benatt's Grocery,
34th and Proctor.
Rhodes Brothers.
Sixth Addition, at Dague Drug
Co., South 3Sth and Yakima.
The Roosevelt, Larchmont and
Center stations will be abolished.
Delegation Appears.
A delegation from the McKin-
ley Hill branch appeared before
the board before final action was
taken and made a plea for the
continuance of the library there.
They were told that the only
possible way to continue would
be for some store in the neighbor-
hood to offer to distribute the
books free of cost.
Librarian Kaiser announced
that various economies had al
ready been put into practice and
that many more were under way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
OF
EMPEROR
in STATE
united Pres Leased wire.)

VIENNA, via Berlin, Nov. "a
In the working room of Schoen-
brunn palace from which for 60
years he ruled ro-Hungary,
the body of Emperor Franz Josef
lay in state today.
His hands clasped q silver and
pearl rosary which the dead mon
arch had always used.
At each corner of the casket
were great candles, while his ia
vorite flowers, lilies of the valley
ano violets, were massed ON either
side.
Priests intoned constantly the
vigils of the dead.
The remains of the late ruler
will lie in the Croft Gallery, or
working room, of the palace until
Monday night.
At 10 o'clock the body will he
carried with the solemn pomp of
the ancient Hapsburg Spanish
ceremonial to the chapel of Hof-
burg Augustiner.
In this ancient structure-more
than 400 years old and one of the
finest specimens of medieval
architecture in Europe, the body
of the late sovereign will rest IN
til next Thursday.
At 4:30 that afternoon the re-
mains will be borne to the rest
ing place of the Hapsburgs-the
ancient chapel of the Capucines
where Franz Josef will join in his
last rest, the 1872 other Hapsburgs
buried there.
1t is expected here that the EN-.
peror Charles will make few
changes in the government staff
the main one being replacement
of Baron Burian, now imperial
privy counsellor, with Count
Berchtold, who a year ago was
detached from his place in The
foreign office and named master
of the imperial household that he
might tutor the heir in states
|manship and prepare him for the
throne.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24

ed train Just pulling out for Ia
coma.
When the chief reached the
boundaries of Tacoma, he gazed
anxiously out of the car windows,
but only deep curtain Of fog
and smoke could be secn. His
anxiety diminished when the
train rolled calmly up Pacific
avenue.
Carlson reached the Carstens
packing plant at o'clock and
worked until 1890 p. m, to pre-
vent the blaze from recurring in
some other spot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
'U' BOAT
CRISIS IS
AT HAND

Omitted Press Leased WireD
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
Nov. A.-German-American
relations over n long string
of recent submarinings are
fraught with possibilities of
trouble, which, however, have
not yet reached the point of
"a new "crisis."
The few officials of the
administration who would
talk today, took that view of
!. the situation.
Significant silence, how
ever, has nearly supplanted
pitiless publicity.
The state department Off
cially holds that American
affidavits, plus Berlin replies
to submarine inquiries,
shave not made the situation
any more serious than il has
been for some time past.
But the hint is strong
that officials are apprehen-
sive that trouble may be only
a step ahead; il is all "intel-
ligible," however.
Secretary of State Lans-
ing set u new rule today of
talking with no one outside
his official associates on SUBJ
marine questions. Both he
and President Wilson are
keeping what is perhaps a
closer watch on present de-
vbelOpments than they have
done any time for many
months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
SEES BIG FUTURE FOR
BAY ISLAND DISTRICT

Charles A. Cole, the new Pierce
county agriculturist, is starting
out on his job with high opin-
ion Of the possibilities for great
agricultural development of che
country about Tacoma.
He is back from trip to the
Bay Island district with glowing
accounts of the huckleberry in
durtry, in which the pickers clean
ed UP $4,000 during the last
season. And he is already talking
methods of aiding the farmers to
build this territory into an Inn
portant fruit center.
He has figured It out that the
things needed most in developing
the district are adequate and
cheaper transportation faciliti,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
PUPILS WILL
STAR TONIGHT

All homemade school talent
has been put into THE Captain of
Plymouth" the big comic opera
to be given by the students of Lin
coin Park high school Friday and
Saturday nights in the school aud
forum.
Even the costumes and settings
have been made by the students
in the domestic science depart
ment, without help from the
grown-ups.
The opera is to be Thanksgiv-
ing celebration. 1t tells the story
of THE Courtship of Miles Stand
fish,"
There will be Indians in war
paint, soldiers, sailors, sturdy
Puritan Fathers-and outclassing
them ala bevy of fair Puritan
.maidens.
In the cast are 1876 students,
supported by school orchestra of
20 pieces.
The opera is under the super
vision of w. G.. Alexander Ball,
supervisor of music in the Taco
ma public schools.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
TIMES EMPLOYEES
HONOR MESSERLY

Norman Messerly, for many
years foreman of The Times COM
posing room, was preparing FIJI
day to leave for Portland where
he will take a similar position
with The News, of the Scr:pps
Northwest league.
His associates on The Times
have arranged a dinner In his
honor to be given at the Bonnie
Vile Friday night. s.
Messerly's position on Tho
Times will be filled by e. A. VIII
bur, who has been I'D room"
foreman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
There Is Grief Today In
'The Valley of the MOon''

In her highly nervous condition
physicians warned her that 1t
might be dangerous for her to
leave Glen Ellen and she remained
there.
The body was taken at once to
Oakland crematory.
Wires Kept Busy.
kilograms by the hundred
poured into Glen Ellen today
bringing to Mrs. London the con-
dolences of friends and admirers
of London in all parts of the
world.
So numerous were these mes
sages that the telegraph wire from
San Francisco this morning han
died almost nothing else.
One of the men most affected
by London's death is Johnny
Heinold, of the First end Last
Chance" saloon at the Oakland
approach to the Webster street
bridge
Widow Is to Keep Place.
Heinold had known London
from childhood and ne loaned
him money when he was a boy
struggling to get an education
and otherwise helped him in his
early battles for fortune. 1t was
Heinold who furnished London
with most of the material for his
book, John Barleycorn."
The only announcement that
has been made since London's
death regarding the disposition of
his Valley of the Moon" estate
was the declaration of London's
secretary today that he believed
Mrs. London would continue the
development of the place along
the lines London had planned. The
title to the place is in her name.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24

first of all, and a centrally locat-
ed cannery.
The extent of the wild berry
crop was a surprise to him.
Agriculturalist Cole Is piling up
a lot Of work for himself. Monday
he will attend a conference of the
western Washington county agri-
culturists at Puyallup, as well as
a meeting Of the Western WASH
ington Cow Testing association
at the experimental station.
Also he has promised to meet
a group of farmers at Eatonville
soon, to give them information on
silo construction, also machinery
and insilago crops.
Coles Temporary headquarteri
are In the coun& commissioners
soffice in the court houi ?.
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SOMEWHERE ON THE ENG
LISH COAST, Nov. 11.-CBy
MaiD Wearing the king khaki
and ready TO die for Britain, le-
gion of American troops in Can
ada's army, still wonder just why
they coined up"
"Why do Americans enlist?" was
the question put to individuals of
the legion by the United Press cor
respondent.
Boiled down" to two words,
their answer is Just because"
Capt. F. H. Burr of Columbus,
Ohio, for all his ready fire of tai,
developed as an automobile sales
man in Los Angeles, is unable to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
TO HONOR MEMORY
OF FRANZ JOSEF

Tacoma Austrians will honor
the memory of Franz Josef, late
emperor, by special services at St
Leo's church at 10 a. IN. Thanks
giving day. High mass will he
celebrated with choir and organ.
The Austrian Benevolent So
ciety and the German-American
society are cooperating in 1T.
rangements. Three or four hun
bred Austrians from Old Tacoma
will parade to the church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24

HOSPITAL
SHIP LOST
UNITED Press Leased wire.)

LONDON, Nov. 24.-The Brit
ish hospital ship Braemar Castle,
homeward bound from Salonika
to Malta, was sunk by a mine or
torpedo in Mykoni channel of the
Aegean sea, an admiralty an
nouncement stated today.
The admiralty stated all aboard
were saved.
The Mykoni channel, where
the Braemar Castle was sunk, is
a body of water lying between
the Greek islands of Tinos and
Hykonos and is only about so
miles distant from Zea channel,
where on Tuesday the hospital
ship Britannia fell victim to a
mine.
The Braemar Castle, like the
Brittanic, was withdrawn from
passenger service for special
transportation of wounded. She
was a. vessel of s,s1s tons, the
property OF the Union Castle Mail
Steamship Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
JUST BECAUSE!

say exactly what impulse made him
take the step.
The exact motive will always
be a mystery to me-" he said.
There are lots of suggestions -
hatred for Germany, admiration
for France, the desire to avenge
Belgium and the love of advent
ure.
They don't exactly fit the
case. Then there's the six-best-
seller idea; domestic tragedies
and scrambled love affairs. II
any man in the outfit is suffering
from cracked heart he is guard
Ing his secret mighty we'll. Mix
all these elements together and
add the bis impulse and you'll
have the answer. But don't ask
ne about that impulse"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
Car Shortage
Menace Grows

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. "a.
TO stave off a feared disastrous
car shortage, all railroads of the
country were today ordered to
return to their home lines as soon
as possible all fruit and refrigera-
tor cars, the conference commit
tee on car efficiency announced.
The committee is studying the
freight transportation problem IN
connection with the interstate
commerce commissions probe of
the same subject.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-On a
charge of "acting in concert" in
stealing gems valued at $65, 900
from Mrs. E. ii. Hartman, widow
of the railway magnate, Arthur
p. Daggett, AZ, of Larchmont, and
his brother, Orville, As, of Brook
Ign, will be arraigned today in The
jefferson Market court.
All the jewels taken from Mrs.
Hartman have been recovered
with the exception of a ruby val
ued at $500 and a diamond
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
Stolen Gems Found In
old Pair of Trousers

necklace valued at $4,000, the
police announced.
Arthur Daggett, custodian OF
the safety deposit vaults in which
Mrs. Hartman had placed her
jewels, is said to have confessed
The missing gems, except The
ruby and diamonds, were found in
a tobacco sack in an old pair OF
trousers.
The police gave out no details
of how the gems were taken, out
said only about $500 was realized
on the missing ruby.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
MORE POWER FOR
PROSECUTOR ASKED

To cut out red tape and ex-
pense in criminal Investigations
and prosecutions, Is the object OF
a bill which Justice ]. w. Linck
and Prosecuting Attorney Fred G..
Remain are getting ready for
Senator Jesse s. Jones to submit
to the legislature.
The bill, 1t is said, will give the
prosecutor almost the same power
to compel the attendance and tes-
timony of witnesses that grand
juries now have.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
GROWERS
NEED MORE CARS

PUYALLUP. Nov. 24.-More
cars to ship hops and cannery
goods are an absolute necessity,
according to II. Il. MCGOWAN. hop
dealer, and w. III. Paulhamus OF
the cannery. Hop brokers threat
en- drastic steps II the shortage IS
not relieved.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
LUMBERMEN JOIN
PUBLICITY MOVE

suwts~d rrcss Leased WlreD
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. "a. -
The Pacific coast lumbermen are
today right in the fight against
those seeking TO have lumber dis
carded as building material.
Through the local offices of
their organizations they are fill
ing war chest" to he used in
offsetting the knocks" against
lumber by participation in mon
ster campaign for universal use
Of lumber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
Sends Judges
100 Bedbugs
(By United Press.)

SALEM, Ore, Nov. a.
Seeking to annul her lease
on an apartment house,
Nancy A. Hill today sent a
whisky flask containing 100
bedbugs from Portland 20
Salem for consideration by
the state supreme court.
She alleges the insects
made the apartments in
habitable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
CoNGRATULATEs MARSHALL
CunIted Pres. Leased wire.l

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. 90,
Charles w. Fairbanks, repub.
lican nominee for vice president
today sent q telegram OF conerat'
ulations to Vice President Thomas
r, Marshall on his reelection.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24
DON'T MISS THEM

First photographs Yale-Pnceton game
including the sensational play season, and
the play which netted first core appear in to-
nights Pink edition O Times.
Harry LeGore Yale star whom the Blue pnning
hopes for the Harvard in action.
Don't miss these pictures
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24

We've been wondering n
tho Theodore Roosevelt m0n-
toned in the newspapers -
casionally Is the same r. n
casionally Is the same +. n
who wrote 1.-THE Winning e
the West"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24

A jury I'm Uhicnxo stn1o
out for IS hours nnd fln61lr
turned In q verdict thnf ~
prisoner was guilty = ~
ication because ho NJ m
trying TO mako tho ~
front Of tho Art InGG1l1
fetch his cane when
thrown a A. the Iake.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-24

PORTLAND, ore.--Long lines
of men stand at all express offices
here getting their last shipments
Of liQuQor from California. NIX
press companies do record bu-<-