COLONIAI DOWN THE LINE ftenj^lacoma FOR...
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Monday, Deo. 11, 19m COLONIAI | 918 BROADWAY \u25a0 Dainty, Mischievous I Marguerite I Clark a J^ BP \u25a0flflvQ * M** \u25a0•-\u25a0•»• I I Washington \u25a0 Kept the enormous crowds in an up \u25a0 roar of laughter all day Sunday. I ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PICTURE 1 IN WHICH THIS DAINTYSTAR \u25a0 HAS EVER APPEARED. S E Other Pleasing Features. I Don't Wait Until the Last Day. S. E Special Children's Matinee Saturday, 9 P 11A.M. 1 t. ( A Free Treat For Each Kiddie. ? NO INCREASE FOR LINEMEN On motion of C'onuuisaioiier Groncii, a petition from city line- men in tIM light Ueimrti.rnt, bbU- liik for- a general inri-ase In wapc:-. was denied by tIM council Mou(l:iv. Clroncii advised the rouncll that ho did not believe the linomen were in such need of an increase in waii's as many other employes in his own department. COTTON IS TUMBLING (I niteil l'r< »n I <?.»fit Wlrr.l NBW YORK, Doc. 11. —Cotton hrol'e 110 to 111 points today, the sivatest part of the downward stampede comiim in tho last few minutes cii trading on the cotlon exchange. Extra! SHRIINERS' Extra! A HIGH CLASS A »!?% VAUDEVILLE s ß h 'o gw TO ALL MOOMI SHOW OK ITS KIM) K\ IK HTAUKI) IX liflOMA DECEMBER 14TH AND 15TH TACOMA THEATER 8 SOLID ACTS BIG AS ANY SHOW t^ No Picture*. On the Itoad. ROIIII ARK NOW KhXMNU AT Blieriiian-I lay Co., !»-M r.i oailu a.v. Kreneli Drug Co., Mil. und Itroudmiy. Ilalrony 75c. MiiKdoin Ih-iiK Co., IHli ami Itroudtvay. Sa> iv Drag Store, M.M Pacific Aye. Downstairs Moore's Pharmacy, N<>. 3<lth and Proctor. UK Lincoln Park Dm Co., 00» So. :tHtli. So. Tacomn Krug Co., 5401 So. t Tnion. Hcoby Cixur Co., <4« Pacific Aye. OFT Ml TICKETS KARI.Y Beats must be reserved. Theater Ticket Office, will be open Tiien- d»y, 10 a. m., for scut reservation*) of advance ticket sales for THIS SHOW, ltefrular Ticket Office Sule liokliim We<lne»iday. A Long Tale Cut Short In the Future We Will Handle Only Our Own Make Closing Out Our Entire Stock of Eastern-Made MEN'S SHOES Come In and Select One of These Bargain Offers "7 - - v \u25a0^\u25a0ff bL-, ANY -*—\u25a0 "" JH $70° Shoes for \u25a0 $5-5° H^^ t^P $6.00 Shoes for. . .$4.50 ~^Si^s& $5.00 Shoes for... $3.75 1 '"' " $4.00 Shoes for.. .$3.00 G. J. FLANAGAN 1205 PACIFIC AVENUE Tacoma's Only Shoe Factory Manufacturing a Fall Lin of Men's and Boys' Shoes. DOWN THE LINE FOR ARMY POST Called together by Mayor Faw- cett to begin an active campaign for a large vote on the army post bond issue Jan. 6, committees made up of 75 prominent Tacoma business men in the council cham- ! bers Monday morning and made enthusiastic plans for the elec- tion. An educational crusade was planned, in which Taroma speak- ers will attend mass meetings In various towns of Pierce county and explain the proposition fully for the benefit of those who do not yet understand It. The business men went on rec- ord as bring pledged to see that every owner of property in the zone of 70,000 acres sought by the government shall receive jus- tice and equity in the purchase of their land by condemnation. Mayor Kawcett called the busi- ness men together at 10:15. Mayor Lucien Dean of Puyallup sat be- side him. A roll call showed that Mark Davis' "Boosters' commit- tee" was the most largely repre- sented. Paryer Offered. "Since this Is the biggest thing that Tacoma has ever undertaken, and a matter on which hinges to a great extent our future success, I believe it fitting that a prayer should bo offered to God before we begin the session," said Mayor Fawcett. Rev. Frank Dyer of the First Congregational church offered prayer. On A. V. Love's motion. Mayor Fawcett was named permanent Newspaper Woman Named Miss Rankings Secretary il i.ii.-.l Vmm bMMM "In- i MISSOI'LA, Mont., Dee. 11. — Belle FcHgman, newspaper wom- an, was named today as secretary :to Jeauette Itankin, America's i first feminine member of con- | gnm. • .Miss Feligraan was formerly edltAr of the Montana Progres- sive. She went to work Immediately sortiiiß thousands of letters from suffrage l^adem throughout the country, which keep on arriving daily. Miss Kankin cannot attempt to chairman uf all committees in charge of the army post idea, and Mark Davis was elected permanent secretary. Mayor Fawcett declared that during the entire past week that he had been working on the army post plan . he had only heard <>/ 10 persons who were opposed ( > the idea. Fair Play Promised. R. D. Sprague, a rancher who lives in the American lake region, and whose place will be needed by the government, wanted to know whether his ranch and those of his neighbors would lie confis- cated. He said he was willing to get out if he could receive a fair price. On motion of Ed Walsh, the business men unanimously pledged themselves to see to it that everyone in the army post zone receives justice and fair play. It was explained that the im- proved property would not be con- demned, anyway, if the owners did n«t \s i -.i it) dispose of it. C. A. Short presented a resolu- tion from the Royal Arcanum lodge, unanimously endorsing the army post plan. R. W. Culver of Milton asked for a speaker at a mass meeting Saturday night, who could ex- plain the army post proposition to the people of Milton. Rev. J. C. Reed of Kapowsln said that the Kapowsin voters would like to hear a npoaker at a mass meeting tomorrow night. Mayor Fawcott promised to have speakers on hand. answer all of them. Proposals of marriage have come in such vatst numbers taht they no longer create any excite- ment. Scores of billets de luxe, have gone Into the fire-place. Miss Rankin is spending all her time In her study, drafting bills which she will Introduce at the next session of congress. It to understood that national child labor, universal vocational education and national suffrage measures are to be among the first presented. CAN'T BRING HER MUMMY WITH HER MI-vS MAIMiAKI I KMBIIV ( \rn<ini|irr KnterprlM Asmorlatlon) g\N FriANCISCO, Dec. 11. — Miss Margaret Kmbry of Ixmis- ville, Ky., wlio recently returned from Yokohama. Tourlug the Orient, she purchased what is said to he an Egyptian mummy prince, s,fiQo years old. Custom officials oliiectcd to transportation of his former highness and he mill re- poses at Yokohama awaiting ship- ment. WOMAN MAYCAUSE CABINET CHANGE THOS. W. AND MRS. GRKGORY. Mrs. Gregory may cause a change in President Wilson's cabinet by the resignation of her husband as attorney general. It Is said Bhe asked her huuband to resign bo she may go back to her Texas home. WOULD HAVE BEEN AWFUL II Mil •\u25a0! I'rrw l.ril-nl Wire.) yAMTILLA, Ore., Dec. 11.— Laura Starrher, newly elected woman mayor of Umatilla, and six feminine city officials who beat the men's ticket, nearly lost their jobs, it was learned today, when the men who still run the municipal government forgot to canvass the votes within the four- day limit. Had the time expired, the wom- an mayor and her sister politi- cians would have been disquali- fied. ' Mayor Starcher, husband of the mayor-elect, was eating dinner I Saturday night whth he thought of It. Leaping to his fet, ho rush- ed frantically out, scurried around town, threatened, pleaded, coaxed, got the council together and saved the situation at the last minute. "If we had let the women he disqualified," said Starcher, "I would never have gone home again. The world wouldn't have been big enough to hold us pres- ent officials. It would be no use to explain that we forgot. That would only make it worse." The new mayor takes office Jan. 1. B HOUR LAW CASE IS SET FOR JAN. 8 i li.iii-d Frnn I.eaaed Wire.) WASHINGTON. D, C, Dec. 11. —The 11. S. supreme court will hear arguments in the Adumson eight hour law test case, Jan. 8. The court set the date today when government lawyers asked that the easn be expedited as much as possible. triaij is poMforan No testimony was taken Mon- day in the trial of the 13 alleged North River "night riders," which began last week In the federal court. Monday was motion day and the trial was postponed until Tuesday. QUAKER OATS PLANT BURNS (United Praia I.enncil Wire.) PKTERBORO, Ont., Dec. 11.— Three or four employes dead, 17 injured and the almost total de- struction of the Quaker Oats Co. plant, with property damage of at lease 12,000,000, wa« the sum- mary of loss at 1:30 today of one of the most disastrous fires in the | history of this city. The county court booM was on j fire at that hoar-Mid may be to- tally destroyed. The factory was in full opera- tion when an explosion, crui.-;<-d, it is said ,by spontaneous e>:'>ti;-' tion, blew out the walls of » por- tion Of the plant. Many emnla;u3. \u25a0 men and girls, were buried in the i ruins. THE TACOMA TIMES. Greece occupied most interest among Kuropeau diplomatists and militarist! today. Apparently the allies have served an ultimatum on the king, demanding complete demobilization and In the jnean- time the monarch is attempting to communicate with linrlin. He has lodged protest against the al- lied blockade. In Rumunla Berlin claims con- tinued advance of the Teutonic columns, despite nnfavorahfo weather with capture of thousands of prisoners. Petrograd claimed a rtictpure by Rumanians of a po- sition they had lots Saturday on the road from Poesti to Mizilu. Sofia said BvtftriU forces had crossed the Danube near Silistria and captured the Rumanian town of Kiilapasi. Taking of tho west- ern bridgehead at C'ernavoda was also reported in this statement. Hoth Petrograd and Berlin re- ports indicate bitter fighting still in progress along the Carpathians. "Severe failure" was the lan- guage Berlin made use of in de- scribing unsuccessful Franco-Sor- | bian attacks on the Macedonian front. Sofia said the enemy had been forced back several hundred feet west of Sudohol. The weather is still bad along NRW YORK, Dec. 11.—Rao Tbuht, pretty factory girl, has | hopes today that the Oliver Os- | Inline nrrrsted In Chicago is the Oliver Osliorne she has been look- laj for for MOM thau a year and that she at la;->t may collect about ';"i('." n 0 In one of the most tan- -1 ' retch of promise suits in history. r"»T»x*r srod James W. Oa- i borne, former United States at- tuiuLv, lor j.id.OOO, charging he ftenj^lacoma Louis 11. Ilean, manager for the Tacoma Hallway & Power Co., the Puget Sound Klectric C.0., Pacific Traction Co. and Pa- cific Traction, Light & Power Co., was born in Monroe county Georgia, in 187S and was educated In the schools of Atlanta. He entered the wholesale dry goods business In 1890. Four years later lie affiliated himself with the Georgia Railroad & Electric Co., and two yenrs later went Into the employ of the General Klectric Co. In 1 sft7 he came to Seattle in the employ of Stone & Webster. He was transferred to Bellingbam, and in 1910 to Tacoma. He was married in 1!)05. Mr. Bean is a member of the Union and Commercial clubs of Tacoma, Rainier club of Seattle, and the Rocky Mountain club of New York. Today's War Moves the western front. Paris report! intermittent firing. Herlin claim- ed destruction of parts of trench positions by mining operations. BOYCOTT MENACES POULTRY RANCHES ii i.i!.,i l*re*« Kenned Wire.) PORT!,AM), Ore., Dec. 11. - Several of Oregon's biggest poul- try ranches are in Imminent dan- ger of being forced out of liusi- MM today by the housewives' boycott on eggs. Frantic letters are being received by big dealers and market experts asking for re- lief. MORI PAKAI.YSIH (I liK.-.l I'rena I.eliNfri Wire.) SAN niANCMCO, DM. 11. -\u25a0 Infantile pnralysls Is spreading, according to a report issued to- day by the city health department. ARHKST SIHPKCT (I til.-.I l*r<><4* I.ciini'il Wire.) PITTBBURO, Pa., Dec. 11. — Jnmt's Keed, 20, believed to be a German, was arrested today in connection with the explosion at the Fort Pitt works of the Aetna Chemical Co., which cost three lives. HAS RAE TANZER'S OLIVER BEEN FOUND? J $50,000 LOVE SUIT MAY BE UNTANGLED 1 v • was the Oliver Oshorno who prom- lned to marry her. It wbh shown lumps W. was not the man, and a number of other Oliver Os- l>orne!< cropped up in the case. All were rejected l>y the pretty girl. Phe said none was the right Oli- ver. Now the Chicago police say Charles H. Wax. arrested by the;n, has confessed he is the Oli- ver Oaborne Miss Tanzer has beea looking for. PAftl ITO BROADWAY SALES BOOTH A Qreat gales Qf Jewelry Silverware 25£ 50£ 752 98£ HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS of pieces of Jewelry and Silverware included —staples as well as Gift Novelties. All put up in attrac- tive Christmas boxes ready for gift presentation, if you so request. —Mi .m<lm:i) sailr-. Booth A lIItOAinVAY HA IIS r.ooni it Qhristmas Tferchiefs THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of sheer Kerchiefs and we shall need them all to sup- ply the Christmas demands in this store. The reason we know we shall need them is that the Rhodes Handkerchiefs this year are such won- derfully dainty and good values for their prices. You'll appreciate how very true this is when you see the exceptionally pretty ones we're offering on Broadway Sales Booth B tomorrow at sc, 10,15 c, 19c and 24c —Itrondwny Salt's Itootll I! "^yarner Qorsets Special $2 THIS TUESDAY SALE involves Warner style E9o4—a new model which features the newest incurve waist. This model has a rather low bust, medium skirt and each garment has six stout hose supporters. The garment has a satin finish. All sizes, of course. Reduced one half for a big day's selling Tuesday— <JJ»*} A/\ extra special at ty&*\J\J —Third Kloor fiold $wing frames fixtra gpecial &t $^39 AN EXTRA SPECIAL SALE of fine gold bur- nished Swing Photo Frames on stands. This is a fine artistic frame at the lowest price we have seen offered this year. We can't picture its extraordinary value and beauty in mere words —you must see it to really appreciate what we are offering. Sizes range from 4x6 up to 10x14 inches. Take you choice Tuesday (!!• -| in the Picture Department at By the way—if You Have Pictures to be Framed for Christmas Better Get Your Order in Now. — —Broadway Kloor STILL TIME TO MAKE GIFTS OF PRACTICAL USE OUR LINEN AND WASH GOODS SECTION is brim full of materials for fashioning of useful and practical Christmas Gifts— W hiio Art Linena, .10c to $2.93 yard. Hurst Towling, 850 to 91.(N) yard. Natural Art Linen*, •_\u25a0<«• to s_\.-.n > .ml. Fancy Itath Towel*. 20c to *1.!23 each. I'ilh.w In limn, HOc to $1.05 yard. Gift Boxed Bath Towel Sets They are shown in an excellent array of colors and styles and range in* prices from $1.65 to $5.85 each. GIVE LUNCHEON NAPKINS $2.19 FOR SIX All linen Luncheon Napkins, narrow hemstitched hem—neat design embroidered in one corner— one pattern only—on sale Tuesday tiyy «| /v while nine lots last at, per set of SIX. SP^» J--* Other Luncheon Napkins at $4.00 to $17.50 per dozen. Give Lace Trimmed Runners Very Special 49c Each A wonderful variety of lace trimmed runners— very specially reduced for Tuesday's AQ/% selling only at, each T"3r C —Klcvcntli Htreet Moor ~ Rhodes jjrothers ~ A. "&£s&*** Qm'stmas $tore* jl in;u>a:iiwin>nm>nnmimiii>miinnmunnm>
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Monday, Deo. 11, 19m
COLONIAI| 918 BROADWAY
\u25a0 Dainty, Mischievous
I MargueriteI Clark
a J^ BP \u25a0flflvQ *M** \u25a0•-\u25a0•»• I
I Washington\u25a0 Kept the enormous crowds in an up\u25a0 roar of laughter all day Sunday.
I ABSOLUTELYTHE BEST PICTURE1 IN WHICH THIS DAINTYSTAR\u25a0 HAS EVER APPEARED. SE Other Pleasing Features.I Don't Wait Until the Last Day. S.E Special Children's Matinee Saturday, 9P 11A.M. 1t.
(AFree Treat For Each Kiddie. ?
NO INCREASEFOR LINEMENOn motion of C'onuuisaioiier
Groncii, a petition from city line-men in tIM light Ueimrti.rnt, bbU-liik for- a general inri-ase Inwapc:-. was denied by tIM councilMou(l:iv.
Clroncii advised the rouncll that
ho did not believe the linomenwere in such need of an increasein waii's as many other employesin his own department.
COTTON IS TUMBLING(I niteil l'r< »n I <?.»fit Wlrr.l
NBW YORK, Doc. 11. —Cottonhrol'e 110 to 111 points today,the sivatest part of the downwardstampede comiim in tho last fewminutes cii trading on the cotlonexchange.
Extra! SHRIINERS' Extra!A HIGH CLASS A
»!?% VAUDEVILLE sßh 'ogw
TO ALLMOOMI SHOW OK ITS KIM) K\ IK HTAUKI) IX liflOMA
DECEMBER 14TH AND 15THTACOMA THEATER
8 SOLID ACTS BIG AS ANY SHOWt^ No Picture*. On the Itoad.
ROIIII ARK NOW KhXMNU ATBlieriiian-I lay Co., !»-M r.i oailu a.v.
Kreneli Drug Co., Mil. und Itroudmiy. Ilalrony 75c.MiiKdoin Ih-iiKCo., IHli ami Itroudtvay.
Sa> iv Drag Store, M.M Pacific Aye.
Downstairs Moore's Pharmacy, N<>. 3<lth and Proctor.UK Lincoln Park Dm Co., 00» So. :tHtli.
So. Tacomn Krug Co., 5401 So. tTnion.Hcoby Cixur Co., <4« Pacific Aye.
OFT MlTICKETS KARI.Y
Beats must be reserved. Theater Ticket Office, will be open Tiien-d»y, 10 a. m., for scut reservation*) of advance ticket sales for THISSHOW, ltefrular Ticket Office Sule liokliimWe<lne»iday.
ALong Tale Cut ShortIn the Future We Will Handle Only Our Own
Make
Closing Out Our EntireStock of Eastern-Made
MEN'S SHOESCome In and Select One of
These Bargain Offers"7 - - v \u25a0^\u25a0ff bL-, ANY
-*—\u25a0 "" JH $70° Shoes for \u25a0 $5-5°
H^^ t^P $6.00 Shoes for. . .$4.50~^Si^s& $5.00 Shoes for... $3.75
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$4.00 Shoes for.. .$3.00
G. J. FLANAGAN1205 PACIFIC AVENUE
Tacoma's Only Shoe FactoryManufacturing a Fall Lin of Men's and Boys' Shoes.
DOWN THE LINEFOR ARMY POST
Called together by Mayor Faw-cett to begin an active campaignfor a large vote on the army postbond issue Jan. 6, committeesmade up of 75 prominent Tacomabusiness men in the council cham-
! bers Monday morning and madeenthusiastic plans for the elec-tion.
An educational crusade wasplanned, in which Taroma speak-ers will attend mass meetings Invarious towns of Pierce countyand explain the proposition fullyfor the benefit of those who donot yet understand It.
The business men went on rec-ord as bring pledged to see thatevery owner of property in thezone of 70,000 acres sought bythe government shall receive jus-tice and equity in the purchase oftheir land by condemnation.
Mayor Kawcett called the busi-ness men together at 10:15. MayorLucien Dean of Puyallup sat be-side him. A roll call showed thatMark Davis' "Boosters' commit-tee" was the most largely repre-sented.
Paryer Offered."Since this Is the biggest thing
that Tacoma has ever undertaken,and a matter on which hinges toa great extent our future success,I believe it fitting that a prayershould bo offered to God beforewe begin the session," said MayorFawcett.
Rev. Frank Dyer of the FirstCongregational church offeredprayer.
On A. V. Love's motion. MayorFawcett was named permanent
Newspaper Woman NamedMiss Rankings Secretary
il i.ii.-.l Vmm bMMM "In- i
MISSOI'LA, Mont., Dee. 11.—Belle FcHgman, newspaper wom-an, was named today as secretary
:to Jeauette Itankin, America'si first feminine member of con-| gnm. •
.Miss Feligraan was formerlyedltAr of the Montana Progres-sive.
She went to work Immediatelysortiiiß thousands of letters fromsuffrage l^adem throughout thecountry, which keep on arrivingdaily.
Miss Kankin cannot attempt to
chairman uf all committees incharge of the army post idea, andMark Davis was elected permanentsecretary.
Mayor Fawcett declared thatduring the entire past week thathe had been working on the armypost plan . he had only heard <>/10 persons who were opposed ( >the idea.
Fair Play Promised.R. D. Sprague, a rancher who
lives in the American lake region,and whose place will be neededby the government, wanted toknow whether his ranch and thoseof his neighbors would lie confis-cated. He said he was willing toget out if he could receive a fairprice. On motion of Ed Walsh,the business men unanimouslypledged themselves to see to itthat everyone in the army postzone receives justice and fairplay.
It was explained that the im-proved property would not be con-demned, anyway, if the ownersdid n«t \s i -.i it) dispose of it.
C. A. Short presented a resolu-tion from the Royal Arcanumlodge, unanimously endorsing thearmy post plan.
R. W. Culver of Milton askedfor a speaker at a mass meetingSaturday night, who could ex-plain the army post propositionto the people of Milton.
Rev. J. C. Reed of Kapowslnsaid that the Kapowsin voterswould like to hear a npoaker at amass meeting tomorrow night.Mayor Fawcott promised to havespeakers on hand.
answer all of them.Proposals of marriage have
come in such vatst numbers tahtthey no longer create any excite-ment.
Scores of billets de luxe, havegone Into the fire-place.
Miss Rankin is spending all hertime In her study, drafting billswhich she will Introduce at thenext session of congress.
It to understood that nationalchild labor, universal vocationaleducation and national suffragemeasures are to be among thefirst presented.
CAN'T BRING HERMUMMYWITH HER
MI-vS MAIMiAKII KMBIIV
( \rn<ini|irr KnterprlM Asmorlatlon)
g\N FriANCISCO, Dec. 11. —Miss Margaret Kmbry of Ixmis-ville, Ky., wlio recently returnedfrom Yokohama. Tourlug theOrient, she purchased what is saidto he an Egyptian mummy prince,s,fiQo years old. Custom officialsoliiectcd to transportation of hisformer highness and he mill re-poses at Yokohama awaiting ship-ment.
WOMAN MAYCAUSECABINET CHANGE
THOS. W. AND MRS. GRKGORY.
Mrs. Gregory may cause achange in President Wilson'scabinet by the resignation of herhusband as attorney general. ItIs said Bhe asked her huuband toresign bo she may go back to herTexas home.
WOULD HAVEBEEN AWFUL
II Mil •\u25a0! I'rrw l.ril-nl Wire.)
yAMTILLA,Ore., Dec. 11.—Laura Starrher, newly electedwoman mayor of Umatilla, andsix feminine city officials whobeat the men's ticket, nearly losttheir jobs, it was learned today,when the men who still run themunicipal government forgot tocanvass the votes within the four-day limit.
Had the time expired, the wom-an mayor and her sister politi-cians would have been disquali-fied. 'Mayor Starcher, husband of themayor-elect, was eating dinner ISaturday night whth he thoughtof It. Leaping to his fet, ho rush-ed frantically out, scurried aroundtown, threatened, pleaded, coaxed,got the council together and savedthe situation at the last minute.
"If we had let the women hedisqualified," said Starcher, "Iwould never have gone homeagain. The world wouldn't havebeen big enough to hold us pres-ent officials. It would be no useto explain that we forgot. Thatwould only make it worse."
The new mayor takes officeJan. 1.
B HOUR LAW CASE
IS SET FOR JAN. 8i li.iii-d Frnn I.eaaed Wire.)
WASHINGTON. D, C, Dec. 11.—The 11. S. supreme court willhear arguments in the Adumsoneight hour law test case, Jan. 8.The court set the date today whengovernment lawyers asked thatthe easn be expedited as much aspossible.
triaij is poMforanNo testimony was taken Mon-
day in the trial of the 13 allegedNorth River "night riders," whichbegan last week In the federalcourt. Monday was motion dayand the trial was postponed untilTuesday.
QUAKER OATSPLANT BURNS
(United Praia I.enncil Wire.)
PKTERBORO, Ont., Dec. 11.—Three or four employes dead, 17injured and the almost total de-struction of the Quaker Oats Co.plant, with property damage of atlease 12,000,000, wa« the sum-mary of loss at 1:30 today of oneof the most disastrous fires in the |history of this city.
The county court booM was on jfire at that hoar-Mid may be to-tally destroyed.
The factory was in full opera-tion when an explosion, crui.-;<-d, itis said ,by spontaneous e>:'>ti;-'tion, blew out the walls of » por-tion Of the plant. Many emnla;u3. \u25a0
men and girls, were buried in the iruins.
THE TACOMA TIMES.
Greece occupied most interestamong Kuropeau diplomatists andmilitarist! today. Apparently theallies have served an ultimatumon the king, demanding completedemobilization and In the jnean-time the monarch is attemptingto communicate with linrlin. Hehas lodged protest against the al-lied blockade.
In Rumunla Berlin claims con-tinued advance of the Teutoniccolumns, despite nnfavorahfoweather with capture of thousandsof prisoners. Petrograd claimeda rtictpure by Rumanians of a po-sition they had lots Saturday onthe road from Poesti to Mizilu.Sofia said BvtftriU forces hadcrossed the Danube near Silistriaand captured the Rumanian townof Kiilapasi. Taking of tho west-ern bridgehead at C'ernavoda wasalso reported in this statement.
Hoth Petrograd and Berlin re-ports indicate bitter fighting stillin progress along the Carpathians.
"Severe failure" was the lan-guage Berlin made use of in de-scribing unsuccessful Franco-Sor-
| bian attacks on the Macedonianfront. Sofia said the enemy hadbeen forced back several hundredfeet west of Sudohol.
The weather is still bad along
NRW YORK, Dec. 11.—RaoTbuht, pretty factory girl, has
| hopes today that the Oliver Os-| Inline nrrrsted In Chicago is theOliver Osliorne she has been look-laj for for MOM thau a year andthat she at la;->t may collect about';"i('." n 0 In one of the most tan-
-1 ' retch of promise suits inhistory.
r"»T»x*r srod James W. Oa-i borne, former United States at-tuiuLv, lor j.id.OOO, charging he
ftenj^lacoma
Louis 11. Ilean, manager for the Tacoma Hallway & PowerCo., the Puget Sound Klectric C.0., Pacific Traction Co. and Pa-cific Traction, Light & Power Co., was born in Monroe countyGeorgia, in 187S and was educated In the schools of Atlanta.
He entered the wholesale dry goods business In 1890. Fouryears later lie affiliated himself with the Georgia Railroad &Electric Co., and two yenrs later went Into the employ of theGeneral Klectric Co.
In 1 sft7 he came to Seattle in the employ of Stone & Webster.He was transferred to Bellingbam, and in 1910 to Tacoma. Hewas married in 1!)05.
Mr. Bean is a member of the Union and Commercial clubsof Tacoma, Rainier club of Seattle, and the Rocky Mountain clubof New York.
Today's War Movesthe western front. Paris report!intermittent firing. Herlin claim-ed destruction of parts of trenchpositions by mining operations.
BOYCOTT MENACESPOULTRY RANCHESii i.i!.,i l*re*« Kenned Wire.)
PORT!,AM), Ore., Dec. 11. -Several of Oregon's biggest poul-try ranches are in Imminent dan-ger of being forced out of liusi-MM today by the housewives'boycott on eggs. Frantic lettersare being received by big dealersand market experts asking for re-lief.
MORI PAKAI.YSIH(I liK.-.l I'rena I.eliNfri Wire.)
SAN niANCMCO, DM. 11. -\u25a0
Infantile pnralysls Is spreading,according to a report issued to-day by the city health department.
ARHKST SIHPKCT(I til.-.I l*r<><4* I.ciini'il Wire.)
PITTBBURO, Pa., Dec. 11. —Jnmt's Keed, 20, believed to be aGerman, was arrested today inconnection with the explosion atthe Fort Pitt works of the AetnaChemical Co., which cost threelives.
HAS RAE TANZER'S OLIVER BEEN FOUND? J$50,000 LOVE SUIT MAYBE UNTANGLED 1
v •was the Oliver Oshorno who prom-lned to marry her. It wbh shownlumps W. was not the man, and
a number of other Oliver Os-l>orne!< cropped up in the case. Allwere rejected l>y the pretty girl.Phe said none was the right Oli-ver.
Now the Chicago police sayCharles H. Wax. arrested bythe;n, has confessed he is the Oli-ver Oaborne Miss Tanzer has beealooking for.
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BROADWAY SALES BOOTH A
Qreat gales Qf JewelrySilverware
25£ 50£ 752 98£HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS of pieces of
Jewelry and Silverware included —staplesas well as Gift Novelties. Allput up in attrac-tive Christmas boxes ready for gift presentation,if you so request.
—Mi.m<lm:i) sailr-. Booth A
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Qhristmas TferchiefsTHOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of sheer
Kerchiefs and we shall need them all to sup-ply the Christmas demands in this store. Thereason we know we shall need them is that theRhodes Handkerchiefs this year are such won-derfully dainty and good values for their prices.You'll appreciate how very true this is when yousee the exceptionally pretty ones we're offeringon Broadway Sales Booth B tomorrow at
sc, 10,15c, 19c and 24c—Itrondwny Salt's Itootll I!
"^yarner QorsetsSpecial $2
THIS TUESDAY SALE involves Warnerstyle E9o4—a new model which features the
newest incurve waist. This model has a ratherlow bust, medium skirt and each garment has sixstout hose supporters. The garment has a satinfinish. All sizes, of course. Reduced one halffor a big day's selling Tuesday— <JJ»*} A/\extra special at ty&*\J\J
—Third Kloor
fiold $wing framesfixtra gpecial &t $^39ANEXTRA SPECIAL SALE offine gold bur-
nished Swing Photo Frames on stands. Thisis a fine artistic frame at the lowest price wehave seen offered this year. We can't pictureits extraordinary value and beauty inmere words—you must see it to really appreciate what weare offering. Sizes range from 4x6 up to 10x14inches. Take you choice Tuesday (!!• -|in the Picture Department atBy the way—if You Have Pictures to be Framedfor Christmas Better Get Your Order in Now.— —Broadway Kloor
STILL TIME TO MAKEGIFTS OF PRACTICAL USE
OUR LINEN ANDWASH GOODS SECTIONis brim full of materials for fashioning of
useful and practical Christmas Gifts—W hiio Art Linena, .10c to $2.93 yard.Hurst Towling, 850 to 91.(N) yard.Natural Art Linen*, •_\u25a0<«• to s_\.-.n > .ml.Fancy Itath Towel*. 20c to *1.!23 each.I'ilh.w Inlimn, HOc to $1.05 yard.
Gift Boxed Bath Towel SetsThey are shown in an excellent array of colorsand styles and range in*prices from $1.65 to$5.85 each.
GIVE LUNCHEON NAPKINS$2.19 FOR SIX
Alllinen Luncheon Napkins, narrow hemstitchedhem—neat design embroidered in one corner—one pattern only—on sale Tuesday tiyy «| /vwhile nine lots last at, per set of SIX. SP^» J--*Other Luncheon Napkins at $4.00 to $17.50 perdozen.
Give Lace Trimmed RunnersVery Special 49c Each
A wonderful variety of lace trimmed runners—very specially reduced for Tuesday's AQ/%selling only at, each T"3rC
—Klcvcntli Htreet Moor
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