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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-09-29
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miral Grayson powiadamia, re
prezydent spedziI dzieh ma odpo-
czynku i krotkiej jezdzie automo-
hilOwei.
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In the Heart Of Good woman.

Mrs. WILLIAM TANNER of Hubbard
Woods, Ill., while walking on the high
way at a grade crossing OF the North
WsstaEn Railroad near QhisaSa. sAA
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caught between two planks as a heavy
train bore down on the spot where she
was held prisoner. Her husband and
a gate tender attempted to extricate
her, but could not. The engineer threw
on the emergency brakes, but was not
able to stop the train. The fiagman
persisted in his efforts to save Mrs.
TANNER until the last possible moment.
AS he drew back from the track he was
struck by the steam chest and severely
hurt. Her husband continued in his
attempt to free her until the engine
was upon them and death for her was
seen by both of them to be inevitable.
AS the train neared the doomed
woman her thoughts turned from her
self to her children, her husband and
her husbands mother. Resigning her
self to death, she pleaded with him to
desert her, to save himself, to preserve
his own life for the sake of others.
The f1agman heard these pleas. He
saw her husband give his answer to
them. 1t was to clasp his wife in his
arms and sacrifice his life. with her
under the wheels of the locomotive.
This plain recital of an extraordi-
nary tragedy stirs the mind as well as
the heart. The awful alternatives
presented to the husband forced him a
choice all other men may pray to be
spared. On the one hand his children,
his family; on the other, his wife,
whom no available human agency
could save. He had no time to think,
some win say. but they have never
been In imminent danger. When death
stares men in the eye they think
quickly. Who can say what Weighing
of duty, what appraisal of human
values, he made while the laundering
engine covered the few seconds which
measured his wife's span of life? We
can say that when he saw her fate
was sealed life as men love it ceased
| for him. To survive meant nothing
except existence to bear a burden. To
die meant release from sorrow no man
would face willingly. Was the com
fort his companionship would give his
wife worth more to WILLIAM TANNER,
worth more to her, than performance
OF his obligation to their children. per-
Torrance of his obligation to his
mother? The decision was a cruel one
to make. There will be those who will
say he failed in the crisis, that he
should have lived. breadwinner and
protector for the woman who brought
him into the world, for the children he
and his wife brought into the world.
But we count of little worth the con-
demnatory opinions of any who has
not stood before death with one he
loved and had the choice to make be-
tween dissolution and desertion.
! The good woman rings true in the
metal of Mrs. TANNER. Her resigna-
ton to the inevitable came before
either of the men who struggled to
save her would admit it. Her thoughts
turned from herself to others: her
husband. her children. her husbands
family. Heart and mind she gave to
them. Her body she forgot That
others should not suffer. that Others
should be saved. cared forl guarded (;
these were the wife's thoughts, the
mothers thoughts. the daughters
thsaGhta EhszA h nathin4 ~ ora
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great lesson of such a splendid example
of human fortitude.
For myself should like to see a fund
collected OF sufficient size to meet the
needs of the individuals concerned and
also to provide a suitable tablet In
bronze to be erected in the State House
Of Illinois, concentrating forever this
tragedy and its wonderful lesson.
THAT the deeds self may never quite be
lost,
Its lesson all unlearned by all mankind"
THE sun announced that for one
week, beginning September 6, contrtt
buttons would be received.
In the following seven days there
arrived $5,242.25 and one OF the most
remarkable collection of letters that
have ever been indited on single
subject. From all conditions and sorts
of men, women and children came
these donations and letters. Most of
them were written in a manner that
indicated that the writer had been
under the influence of the spell of
heroic sentiment that had lifted Will
lam and Mary Tanner out of their
commonplace to Olympian heights of
self-sacriffce.
stOIid Business Men as Homers.
Stolid business men to whom the
ticker tape ordinarily read an Had
became momentarily Homers and
laborers who derived their literary
nourishment from the afternoon sport
ing sheets wrote verses.
The general tenor of the letters had
It that The doacr OF enclosed check or
bank note considered 1t a great privi-
lege to subscribe to the fund. Folk
said that 1t was their duty to give;
that 1t was the country's duty to see
to 1t that children in whose veins rar
the blood of such father and such a
mother were prepared for that citizen.
ship that such blood must evolve.
At the close of the week S5,2422t
| had been subscribed THE SUN an.
nounced the list closed, But it tool
more than the word of THE SUN L
stop the flood. Donations ranging
from 800 to so cents kept coming II
until a AhA- AAAA a. thu MEitinR- Hsn'
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from the SPECTATORS. We fapcy. and
from the Europeans also.
What about the ultimate consumer
in America? Well. Nj, HOOVER says
this Government must FIX maximum
and minimum prices. BE seems to
forget that the Governments nxed
price for wheat Is at the base OF the
pyramid Of THE artificial prices that
now afiict most Of the people:
II America Is willing 10 sell I'M
limited wheat aud other food abroad
on credit Europe will BE- An eager
customer. With q fixed price Of sac
for the grain which sets the pace Of
almost all costs and a srcst Europesn
demand "on tick.s when world prices
in tho United States Ever sauf y q
Mr.. HooyER's trouble ID that III
tries 10 lead, in a perfectly respect
able way, O double iife.'' He tries h
be at once the stewards and solicitor
Of Europe and citizen OF the United
States sympathetic with the palma Of
A4.fans: Its a hard Job. q
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THE SUN followed this editorial up
with no plea for funds for the children
up story nor further editorial pany-
geric. The story was closed. At
least 1t seemed to be closed.
The Tanner editorial touched the
great human chord. There came,
wholly unsolicited, into the offices of
The SUN $6,411.52 to be devoted to a
fund to help educate, clothe and
feed the children of William and
Mary Tanner. 1t came in sums from
$500 to single dollar bills; from great
financiers and little children; from
every State In the Union. The vast
majority of the donations were small
ones. from people of the same finan-
oial limitations as William Tanner.
That made 1t all the more impressive.
On September 8, w. B. Scofield OF
Worcester, Mass. sent a check for
500 and a letter Herewith suggest
ing that THE SUN collect a fund for
the children. In any event he wanted
his check forwarded to Mrs. Frances
Cassidy, Bill Tanners mother. who
had announced that, poor as she was,
she would take her grandchildren and
give them what she had.
In his letter Mr.. Scofield said:
The mother OF such q man as Tanner
must be a wonderful woman, and the
children OF such "a family are entitled
to fair start In the world.
The railroad employee who continued
his, effort at the risk OF his own life to
rescue Mrs. Tanner is also entitled to
substantial recognition from the public
/ believe that such an example OF
devotion between a man and a woman
and OF such courage as was shown by
the railroad man comprise an adventure
which should never be forgotten.
1t is not only important that the FAM
lily OF Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner should be
assisted and that the fiagman should
be shown public appreciation. put it IL
equally important that the people o.
Illinois and OF the nation for that matter
lahN11A hAAA hAl1eAssA unnA than IN
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ern Railroad. The kids were left be-
hind in charge of Bill Tanners
mother. Mary and Bill would be home
before the children's bedtime.
The grade crossing at the North
western tracks is one of those plank
affairs, solid except for the slot along
which the rails run. You've seen the
same kind many times.
Her Foot Caught I'm the Slot.
Mary Tanners foot-it was a small
foot-slipped into the groove almost to
the ankle. In such a manner did her
foot enter the opening that 1t became
wedged tightly between the steel rail
and the planhng. The faginan at
the crossing was lowering the gates.
A train-the heavy afternoon express
had Just passed the station beyond,
two miles up the track. A curve in
the roadbed and the heavy woods lay
between Hubbard Woods station and
the onrushing express.
Bill Tanner tried the advertised
| expedient of loosening his wife's shoe.
The scheme did not work. The foot
was as tightly wedged between the
rail and the planking as ever. Family
| the roar of the locomotive was heard.
The fiagman ran across the tracks.
In something of a panic he and Bill
Tanner sought to wrench the woman
| free. The pain was too much for
Mary, and she tainted.
A mile up the track the train
rounded the curve. 1t was doing bet
ter than fifty miles an hour.
One doesn't attempt to explain these
| things, but Mary Tanner revived. She
saw the train and knew what 1t
| meant. She told her husband to leave
her; to save himself; to do so for the
sake of the children and his mother.
| That was Mary Tanners great mo-
nient. What woman would not like to
think Of herself possessed of that sort
of courage and unselfishness?
| But Bill Tanner did not leave her
"ITl never leave you, Mary" was
his simple reply.
And he didn't. The flagman jumped
The steam chest of the train struck
him. He went hurting to the far side
OF the roadbed.
Bill Tanner had folded his wife in
| MS arms, Ildu placed HlinSelI between
the train and the woman he loved
and closed his eyes.
Thus died William and Mary Tanner
the unromantic. clean, God fearing
pair who had never shown anything
that distinguished them from several
million folks who piled an every day
existence under the same sun and the
same clouds thai canopied their days
OF uneventful life
''The SUMS" Editorial Tribute.
On September there appeared IT
THE SUN the following editorial trib.
ute to Mary Tanner. Like all beauti.
full things this editorial was simple
aue effortiess. Here 1t is:
In the Heart Of Good Woman.
Mrs. WILLIAM TANNER of Hubbard
Woods, ILL.,, while walking on the high
way at grade crossing OF the North
wsstsrn Railroad near QhisaSa. yaI
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& BECOMES MORE VEHEMENT AS E7LP ~
is TO TREATY OPPONENTS AS 'CQAAE9zHfa8z
NORC TO TRAIL PRESLDENN-A
$500 LAUNCHES FUND FOR
3 RAIL TRAGEDY ORPHANS
Worcester. Mass, Man Sends 500 for Little Tanner
Children-"The Sun" Duplicates Amount and for
One Week Will Receive Contributions

wife brought into the world But We
count Of little worth She condemna-
tory opinions Of any who has not
stood before death with one he loved
and had the choice to make between
dissolution and dessrtionL
The good woman rings true In the
metal Of Mira Tanner Her restgna-
uon to the inevitable came before
either OF the men who struggled to
save her would admit Il Her
thoughts turned from herseH to
others her husband. her children.
her husbands family Heart and
mind she gave to them Her body
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Readers Of This
Paper Sent More
Than $4,000 to
Educate T hree
T amer Young
sters Bereaved by
Railroad Accident

THERE was nothing about the
every day conduct of William
and Mary Tanner to distin-
guish them from folks with whom they
associated and who knew them as
friends. He was a cashier in a Chi
cage freight office, a job not calcu-
lated to develop within man other
than the common virtues and short
comings that are the heritage of the
man who is wholly average. A mild
hammered man who paid his modest
debts, attended his church of a Sun
day, spent his Wednesday nights at
his lodge and, all in all, the sort Of
chap that only a De Morgan could
ciothe with romance.
Mary Tanner. his wife, was the sort
Of a woman that William was a man;
and they were splendidly mated to live
the life Of good citizens and produce
nice, well behaved children to take
their place in the way Of every day
American life.
Among their characteristics was
their love for each other. Neither was
demonstrativc Theirs was that sort
of love that is half camaraderie; a
pleasant admixture of total under
standing. absolute unselfishness and a
keen rivalry in making each other
cheerful and optimistic.
And in this they were not at all
unique. There are many married folks
so, despite the pessimisms exuded by
your favorite author and your news
paper. They weren't dashed to dis
content by inordinate envy nor impos-
sible ambition. They had pride enough
TO plan that the way to fair start in
life was paved for their three children
Helena, who is now years old. and
the twins, William and Lyman, who
are 4.
Just Ordinary Americans.
Just ordinary American folks whose
going and coming caused no ripples in
society nor politics; unromantic, clean
honest, God fearing and Industrious
Such were the Tanners-William and
Maryi
Some ancient worthy who made a
business of assaying human worth and
weighing nves-a rare philosopher
said that some time In every mans
life that man evolves his masterpiece
1t made no difference. said this wise
person, what a mans occupation was
nor whether he had an occupation
Some time in his life he did something
IN manner that marked that day or
mans effort That day or that hour
saw that mans masterpiece created.
AS masterpieces go 1t might be
wholly insignificant. By comparison
with the big moments In great mems
lives that last word in individual en-
deavor might be inferior even to the
least of the works of the genius who
gets his niche in the Hall of Fame
Anyway. every man and every WON
an one day evolves the deed that Il
greatest in his or her life.
The great day In the lives OF william
and Mary Tanner came to pass or
September 2. 1919.
They had gone to Hubbard Woods
o modest country village not far from
Chicago. Bill Tanner was on his an
nual holiday and Mary and the kids
were with him.
The man and his wife had been in
vited to have dinner with friends
mile or so down the road that raj
through the woods and across tn,
trAakA e me Chicago and NOFthwSSt
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TENDER 30-s6,411.52 has been collected.
And there is no guarantee that there
will not be more.
The children are now with their
aunt, Mrs. Joseph Cassidy. IL Cort-
land place, Albany, N. Y.
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inheritances haNSS\\
Savoy from the N$$M y
States that now have$SS&
tnte the Kingdom Of ItaSSS$$
In these possessions areS
palaces that are the richest tire
of many Italian cities. Some d
palaces vIcroR EMstAErEL tori
to the nation for Its use ~
war in al, six Of his I'd
dences, Including the beautifA
ct Caserta, near Naples, ;an4
villas near Rome and In
Italr. were designated by
made into permanent hong
ab,ed soldiers. 'Whetherf
.quishment will include
.as the Pittt, which IL
of the King when he
or the PalaIzo Reae,f
dence at Naples, Is
the despatch sent
The announcement u
gives up his right Of
the buildings on the q
hyor Of those institute
'%,e organIEat tons WHOM
N mitigate such sunl
pe as arose out Of
PQue Of,wnr.".' -
WORDS ENMASurH
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cratic families Of
chung tenaclously toe
ingS It Is TOO
sacrifice that VII
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whole nation
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nothing so generous, nothing so
wholly free from dross as the heart
of a good woman.
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In In, Hear, Of . Good womIn.

- NV e@@@@N -" = ~ve
Mrs. wr1IAM TANrra Of Hubbard
Woods. H., while walking on the
highway at a grade crossing Of the
Northwestern Railroad near Chicago,
was caught between two pianks as
heavy train bore down on the spot
where sha was held prisoner. Her
husband and q gate tender attempted
tv extricate her. but could not Ths
engineer threw on the emergency
brakes. but was not able to stop the
tram The 'fiagmnn persisted In biz
efforts to fave Mrs TANNn until the
last possible moment As he drew
back from the track he was struck by
the steam chest and severely hurt
Her husband continued in his attempt
to free her until the engine was upon
them and death for her was seen b.
both Of them 10 be Inevitable
As the train neared the doomed
woman her thoughts turned from her
self to her children. her husband and
her husbands mother Reeigning her
self to death. she blended with him to
desert her TO save himself. to pre-
serve bis own LIE for the sake d
otherA The fagman heard thes'
pleas He saw her husband givefhi'
answer 20 them. Irwas dAs1, b.
WIFE in his arRxhd sacrS
THIS ~
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-10
MAJORITY REPORT
TO THE SENATE
Made Today Characterizes League of
Nations a. an Alliance that
Will Breed War
(AsaOclated Press)

Warrington, Sept. 10.-Character-
iZing the league Of nations as an al
lance which will breed war. the ma
jority report Of the Senate foreign
relations committee was made to the
Senate today.
The committee report contains four
reservations, concerning the Monroe
doctrine, Shantung. the right of the
United States to withdraw condi-
tionally and the refusal Of the United
States TO preserve the territorial in
tegf1ty Of any other country. The as
serted purpose Of the proposed reser-
vatiOns was to preserve American
rights and sovereignty.
The report denounces the attempt
to frighten the Inthinking by sug-
gesting that if the Senate adopts the
amendments proposed the United
States Way be excluded from the
league" and declares such a thing
would not happen, that other nations
would take us on our own terms, for
without US the league is a wreck, and
all gains from victorious peace i'm
perilled.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-10
HOUSE PROBLEM IS
NOW ACUTE
Property Owners are Urged to Send
List of All Available Residences
and Rooms to Board of Trade

The housing problem in Ocala has
reached an acute stage. 1t has be-
Icome increasingly difficult to rent res
idence properties in this city. The
problem affects not only those from
outside seeking homes for the winter,
but the year around population of the
city. Either new houses or apart
ments must be built Immediately, or
I; there must be considerable renovat-
ing of old properties. The demand
is for houses of moderate size, and
Of desirable appearance and conven-
fences.
In order that as close an estimate
as possible may be had of the city's
facilities for taking care of its pres
ent population and of the new people
that are daily moving into the city,
and of the visitors that are expected
to flow into Florida this winter in
numbers greater than ever before,
the secretary of the Board of Trade
desires to compile list of all resi-
dence property, apartments and
rooms that are for rent in Ocala.
Owners of properties, and private
families having rooms or suites OF
rooms, for rent are urgently request
ed to send to the Board of Trade a
i list of the same. The secretary of the
Board of Trade asks property owners
and private families please to furnish
him in writing a list of these houses,
departments and rooms. Please give
the street and house number in your
communication to the secretary. Give
full description of the house, apart
ment or room, whether furnished or
unfurnished and state their desirable
| ity and conveniences. State the num-
Der and kind of rooms. If you have
rooms or suites of rooms, state wheth-
er you take table boarders also, or
whether table board can be obtained
near by. Give the rent asked by the
mont hor week and any conditions un-
der which the properties or rooms
may be rented.
This information will be placed on
file in the Board of Trade rooms in
the Ocala House block for the conven-
fence of all concerned. People have
been coming into Florida all summer
and from now on it is expected that
the number of visitors and homeseek-
ers will increase. The housing prob
lem is one affecting not only Ocala,
but the entire state and the United
States as well. Government experts
have estimated the shortage of houses
in the country to be from five hundred
thousand to a million. The high cost
of building materials, of coal, and of
living in general are causing many
to look to the South and especially to
Florida for homes. In the Middle
West farm lands are selling from
three to six hundred dollars an acre.
Middle Western farmers are moving