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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23
KENT MURDER
BIG MYSTERY

The murder, of an unidentified
man found in the hay NOW of the
Alyord Bros. barn, one mile south
of Kent, yesterday, is still mys-
terry.
Officials have learned that a
top coat and vest were found Ly
Edward Harvey and Emmitt
Lowe of Kent, three weeks ago
under a trestle 800 yards from
the barn. The clothing will be
taken to Kent and compared with
the apparel on the dead man. In
the coat was an afternoon paper
dated November rs. The condi-
ton of the body indicated death
occurred several weeks ago.
A. S. Alvord was working in
the hay NOW when the body was
discovered. The head was tied
in blue bandanna handkerchief,
like men who sleep outdoors
sometimes cover up their heads
The skull was crushed in, evil
IDENTIFY from numerous blows. Dep
uty Sheriff Roberts believes the
man was killed in his sleep at
some other point than in the barn.
No bloodstains appear where the
body was found. Investigation
continued today.
The dead man is described as
about 5 feet Z inches tall. with
black hair and mustache, and
dressed above the average of men
who are seen daily walking the
railroad and interurban tracks.
The pockets were empty. The
body is at the undertaking estab-
lishment of c. G. Chittenden.
The coroner's inquest will be
hello at the Kent undertaking es-
Enlistment at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon.
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Times WRITER FINDS GERMAN 1
PEOPLE jUBILANT IN WAR time

Continued from page One.)
He handed me back my pass
port, my letters and the other
documents l had given him to
establish my identity and asked
for something else" 1 had an
nspiration-at least, I came To
know later that II was an inspira-
ton. l had in my bag a letter of
Introduction from Amos Pinchot
of New York to Ambassador Ger
rard I'm Berlin. 1 produced IL.
The Kommandant took IL and be-
gan to read aloud:
Honorable james w. Gerard,
american Ambassador to Ger
many,
Wilhelm Platz, Berlin.
Dear jim
The Kommandant dropped the
letter. "Mein oott," he said.
"Your friend calls Herr Gerard
dear Jim.' ia! you may CO."
had been the single object OF
suspicion in all those many COACH
es and the minute slammed my
door, the train started. For an
hour we rode through the night
and then we got off mt Vessel.
The clock ON the station platform
said 1t was ten minutes past
three n. m. The train for Ber-
lin-"der Zug mach BerIin"--I
was told would pass ut 6:3O I'm
the morning.
Wanted the Truth.
Three hundred people trooped
into the tiny waiting room and
began to talk--the FIRST TALK
these people, practically, all of
whom were returning to "the
fatherland" from England, had
freely had since the war started.
The walters and the ticket
agent were cornered and made to
tell "the truth about the war"
The German flew so thick and
fast that I would have been left
hopelessly behind but for the slim
blonde girl who had been in the
compartment next to mine. She
translated rapidly for me and
then suddenly we discovered that
all eyes were on us.
He speaks English" they all
cried. But the slim blonde girl
told them that / was an American
that not only had | been passed
at Goch because of my excellent
credentials but that the Kom-
mandant had asked her to see me
through and that, in addition,
she KNEW me for an American
indisputably because of my ac-
cent.
II have lived three years in
New Jersey" she said, ''and /
know the Americans are our
friends"
With that she took from her
purse a clipping from the New
York Staats-Zeitung and, mount
Ing a chair, began to read In Ger
man poem by a German-Ameri-
can celebrating the brotherhood
OF the two nations.
When she had finished three
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

Farmer of Bakersfield, CAL, and
three others in Seattle.
Her children were present al
her bedside, with the exception of
the daughter In California.
Mrs. Seymour was the mother
in-law of w. II. Dopp, member of
The Times mechanical depart
ment. The funeral will be held
from the residence at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow. Interment will take
place In Takaviaw cemetery. Sc
attic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23
AUTO BUMPED
MILK WAGON

Milk bottles and milk cans,
some empty and some filled to
the brim, were scattered over q
radius of 80 feet last night when
big auto truck of the Interur ban
Freight company, driven by
Frank Bruner. collIded with 9
South Tacoma dairy wagon on the
Puyallup highway. One of the
ho1ses Of the milk wagon was
killed.
John Kaelin, proprietor OF the
dairy, and Gust Jesties, an en-
ploye, who were In the milk war-
on. were thrown into a ditch nut
escaped with few bruises. Burn.
er was blinded by locomotive
headlight and could not see the
approaching milk wagon, Accord
Ing to his report to the police.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

cheers were given for the Ames-
leans. And for the rest Of the
night was a hero instead of
pariah!
The $3.50 train that took me
from Vessel to Muelheim on-Ruhr
gave me no glimpse OF Germany
for l went to sleep! A kindly
guard pulled my foot until I was
awake and conducted me across
the tracks to the platform where
l was to wait for the "Schnelizug
mach Berlin"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

street they stepped into store
entrance for a Few kisses. A po-
liceman, following them, threw
his flashlight on them in the act.
They were taken to jail.
In the police court the question
arose as to a mans right to kiss
girl with her consent. Counsel
for the defense asked the girl:
did he have your consent?"
In a firm voice that could be
heard throughout the court room,
she replied: 'He most assuredly
did. and | was glad to give it."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23
DYNAMITE ABOARD
STEAMER; FOUR
GERMANS Held

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23. -
COnfiscating rs pounds of dyEa.
mite connected with time clock
explosive device and arrestinp
four Germans here last night. tn,
police are confident that they
have prevented a plot to blow ar
the French steamship Rocham-
beau, which is due to leave New
York on Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23
HOLD FARNUM
FOR MURDER

ROSEBURG, Ore, Dec. 20. -
After being In session for moro
than a week. the Douglas county
grand jury has returned an in
dictment In the circuit court here
charging Roy Farnum, of Glen
dale, with murder In the second
degree. Farnum was indicted In
connection with the death of Ed
ma Morgan, 15 years of age.
whose charred body was found re-
Gently In the ruins Of barn be-.
longing to III. ii. Beamer, on Cow
Creek.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23
|OF COURSE THE BOOB COP
HAD TO SPOIL THEIR FUN

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. %.
Recorder Douglass of the city
police court has decided that u
has the right to kiss his
girl, with her consent. on the
street or elsewhere SO long as the
act does not disturb the peace or
offend the public modesty.
This decision was given In the
case of Miss Gussie Vernon and
Mack Marx, who were arrested for
hagging ard kissing in the vesti-
bule of down town store at
night. While walking along the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23
hrs. Elizabeth Ann Seymour
Dies at Home Of Daughter

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Seymour.
a pioneer Washington wom-
an, die,l lat night at the age OF
20 years at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. w. H. Dopp, 645
State street.
She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Dopp, Mrs. A. N. Floyd.
/ of Seattle, Mrs. Essie A. Young,
of Bakersfield, Cal, one son, X.
VI. Seymour of Seattle, four
grandchildren, Mrs. Milton T..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

Worry over the prospective loss
OF innocent lives is believed re-
sponsible for discovery of the plot.
One of those arrested, Peter Lang
liam, when questioned by detec-
tives who have been at work on
the case for 10 days, is said to
have told them that while he was
willing to blow up a French or
English ship, he was not willing
to see persons not directly con-
nected with the war die.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23
Arrest Agency Man

SEATTLE, Dec. 23.-R. u.
Wiseman, employment agency
president, is charged here today
with violation of the new law pro-
hibiting acceptance of money for
furnishing employment. II is al
legged Wiseman tried to collect So
for furnishing H. A. Brockman
work as a dairy hand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23
CLOSE BARS

Federal Judge Cushman has
ruled against the local option lar
In favor of the new prohibition
measure, granting the Northefn
Brewing company Of Vancouver.
Wash. a restraining order pre-
venting the closing Of saloons IA
Clarke county before January !.
1915.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23
LADY FINGER

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 23.-Be-
cause zoo zebra mistook her
finger for a peanut and ate it,.
Miss Carrie Durfy has filed suit
iii common pleas court against the
city for $4,000 damages. Miss
Durfy is milliner, and alleges
that the injury has incapacitated
her I'm her trade. She says that
while visiting Walbridge park on
September % the zebra, which
she describes as vicious, leaped
at Eer through a weakened fence
and bit off the middle finger of
her right hand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

MAN. &c. wants any kind of work
with board preferred; good defer
ence. OIL, Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

A young colored man wants work
for man and wife, fond Of chill
dren; experienced in chores around
house: wife experienced in general
homework, a good plain cook.
Phone Main 4005, Will Whorton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

STATIONARY fireman wants work,
good on repairs; married man;
first class city reference. Call
main 403S, room
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

Indy would like situation as
= housekeeper or general house,
work, competent and reliable. Ria,
sTimes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

MIDDLE AGED man wants work Of
any kind; willing to work for $40
board and room. Main 6471, ask
for Jones.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

WANTED--Position by middle
aged married man as clerk, or any
inside work, in grocery or dry
goods store; years experience.
German American born. Sober and
good character; best of reference.
Will work for small wages this
winter. Address f. w. Kirsch, 1902
So. c ST., city. Xxx
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

NAN wants work of any kind. Call
Main 171S.
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Jobs Wanted-Female

>~~~~~~~~~~s~~->~~~>~ >~c~>~~~~~~~~~~
WANTED--A position as house,
keeper or take care of house.
Address Miss Clifford, Fern Hill,
Tacoma, Wn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

MAN and wife wants farm work or
any other kind of work. Add.
Box 1873, Spanaway. Wn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

HONEST, reliable and sober middle
aged man, of good address. would
like to find work of some kind,
temporary II not permanent. 1t is
absolutely necessary, try me. Best
of reference. Address p. A. Fischer,
Gen. Del, Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23
Jobs wanted-Male

wANTED-rwo furnaces to care
for, build fires, walks cleaned.
very reasonable. Near No. 1 and
7fh. Add Ri, Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

WANTED-A position as clerk in
store. Phone Proctor 1913.
MARRIED man with invalid wife,
must have work Immediately;
moderate wages. Main 7459.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

EASTERN graduate, will take ma
ternity cases or invalids must
have work Prices very reasonable.
Phone Proctor 1915. Address 3617
No. Sth st. Xxx
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-23

YOUNG man in city. member of ].
o. o. +, wants work of any kind.
Will work for room and board,
either In city or out Can milk. Q-S
Times.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-04

arrived at Kiel in a damaged condi-
have been sunk in the vicinity of the
kiel canal p. ..,
The Times Petrograde correspond
ent teiegraphing concerning Russian
military operations, says the Rus
sian forces drew arouEd the Aus
trian army like an iron semi circle.
the Austrians thus were obliged to
Eight with extreme obstinacy. owing
to the fact they could not hope for
any considerable reinforcements. The
southern army under General Frank
had been almost completely destroy
ed by the Servians and the transfer
of the remnants of their corps would
alter nothing save that perhaps in.
this manner the road TO budapest
The Times in an editorial article
this morning compares the manner
in wnic.i the German authorities
treat desoatches filed by Italian cor
respondents on the war without big
delays, amounting to "a to As hours
which the British censorship imposes
on Dutch. Italian and American
newspaper correspondents in En-
gland. AS a result so-called German
news. the Times declares. gets long
start throughout the world and to
the United States over news reciting
the operations of the allie<.
NO time is to be lost II this re-
grettable and indeed dangerous sit
uation is to be remedied. The war
may last long and it may effect the
very existence OF the empires and
the countries involved in it. 1t is not
too much to ask that our government
should spare neither pains nor money
to insure that neutral countries
Whose attitude may at critical mo-
ments be of vital importance shall
not be left without authentic and
various information of the progress
of the war and of the fortunes of the
allies army
Additions to the official oommuni-
cation regarding the torpedo gun
boat Speedy says: THE missing in
clude the skipper and four men of
the Lindsdell. Two men were SER
iously injured. The remainder Of the
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-04

ment: Il have abundant ground for
pride and comfort in whatever direc-
tion look -+N E
We now find ourselves involved
with the whole strength of this en-
pire in bloody arbitrament of
might versus right"
The The premier declared that
the nation has entered in with clear
judgment and clear conscience.
What would have been our place
among the nations If We had been
base enough or so paralyzed in our
sense Of honor and duty to be false to
cur word and faithfless to our
friends? We should have been
standing by with folded arms and
with such countenances as we could
command while this small and un-
protected state. Belgium. was defend
ing her vital liberties and making a
heroic stand against overwhelming g
forces"
Continuing. Premier AsQuith de-
tailed the heroic efforts of Belgium.
He mentioned the siege of Liege and
enumerated countless outrages on the
part of what he termed "buccaneer-
ing adventures" He declared that a
cvrime against civilization was the
sacking of Louvain.
This shameless holocaust" the
Premier continued. was performed
by blind barbarian vengeance. Soon
er than stand aside. we would see
this country OF our blotted out of the
pages of history"
The British prime minister de-
clared that the invasion of Belgium
was the first step in greater policy
to crush the freedom and autonomy
of the free states of Europe.
The official information bureau
has issued statement saying: "Ac
cording to Information derived from
a trustworthy source seven German
destroyers and torpedo boats have
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-04

crew of the ship have been picked up
by the Speedy before the latter struck
a second mine. The Speedy was an
old torpedo gunboat of 500 tons and
prior to thed eclaration Of war she
was engaged in fishery protection
in the North Sea-"
This additional information re-
garding the probable loss Of the tor
pedo gunboat Speedy of the British
navy and of a merchant vessel Of
some kind is all the British censors
have thus far permitted to come
through.
Ostsnd. Belgium, Sept. 4.-Accord-
ing to a dispatch from Brussels,
many conveys of German wounded
from the south reached Brussels
throughout Monday night. Tile
German authorities have forbidden
iall traffic on the Boulevard Botan-
ique In order to prevent the public
witnessing the arrival of wounded
men.
Berlin. Sept. 3.-,via wireless to
the A. p. by way of station at Say
vile. l.. D-Berlin is permanently
decked with flags. Confidence pre-
walls that nothing can stay the vic
torious advance of the western ar
mics. Major Moraht. the military ex-
pert OF the Tageblatte. expects that
the armies OF Duke Albercht and the
crown prince will soon reach Chalons
and Verdun. which can be easily
masked without delaying the ad-
vance. al
| These towns have lost their stra-
tegic Importance. Toul and Epinal,
capital Of the department of the Vos-
ges. may delay the armies of the
Prince and General Won Heringen.
but this is unimportant. Raids in
upper Alsace are to be expected while
Belfort is in the hands OF the French
but this is without significance so
far as the general result is con-
cerned.
The Lokal Anzeiger points out that
the taking by the Germans of Fe-
fevre and Laon. almost without
blow. means the capture of a posi-
tion on the line where the po2ula-
tion has been reassured and which
among the latest English papers re-
ceived here assert would hold out
long against the Germans.
/ 1t is now revealed that Austrian
motor batteries each consisting of
two 12-inch guns mounted in auto
mobiles have been cooperating with
the German heavy artillery in the
reduction of northern fortresses. The
mobility and accuracy of the fire OF
these batteries is highly praised by
British officers and the correspond
ents
Paris, Sept. items of thousands
of Parisians. mostly women and chill
dren. have taken advantage of the
free trains placed at their disposal
by the government for clearing Pa
ris and it's environs, 50 far as possi-
BILE of all civilians who might hamp-
Ter the military operations. Most Of
these people are going to the south
or west of France. The military gov
ernment of the city has put at the
disposal OF non -combatants Is trains
of % cars each. Passage on them
is to be entirely free. They will run
today, tomorrow and Sunday. and
convey refugees to POINTS outside the
military zone.
The principal newspapers of Paris
have transferred their offices to Bor-
ldeaux. where the Havas News
Agency also has established head
quarters.
Som ething to sell? Want to buy?
Chronicle-News want ads reach the
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-04

Som sthing to sell? Want to buy?
Chronicle-News want ads reach the
buying public OF the district better
than any other agency. II
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-04
war LORD WITHIN .
REACH OF PARIS

tcostinued sron page IL
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-09

E. Herbert. Westwater. Utah; P. ],
Fitzpatrick, Mack: d. j. Meaber,
Delta; Press Sewell, Fruita: j. S. Pat
ton, Salida; Hugh Long, Salida; Da-
rius c. Green, Fort Wayne, Ind; l..
d. Curtis and wife, Auburn. N. Y;
Theron Hinchcliff, Colorado Springs;
Arthur Robinson, Ouray; T. V. Con-
way, Salida; Jack Knight, Denver; I;
J. G.. Gribblin, Salida; Geo. Morgen-
son, Telluride: j. d. Montgomery,
Denver; VIM. Fitzpatrick. Thompson;
J. f. Newman. Salt Lake; II. Flahn,
Salt Lake; c. A. Giner, Salt Lake;
Gus Cutannesi. Brush; Gus Tolivera,
Brush c. A. Jefferis, Denver: w. S.
Marshall, Denver; c. F. Caldwell.
Denver; A. L. Paul, Salida; ]. A
Moss, Ogden; j. L. Hendshaw and
wife, Delta F. NJ. Roberts. Atlantic
City; ]. F. Roberti, Silt; E. M. Har-
binson, Brush; A. N, Upton. Brush;
Geo. NJ. McPeters. Ann Arbor. Mich;
H. NJ. Harger, Tmscola. Mich.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-09
Celebrates First Birthday.

Saturday afternoon Mrs. Elmer
Franks entertained number of
friends and their babies. in honor
OF the first anniversary of the birth
day Of her little daughter, Ardell, at
their home on Gunuison avenue. A
feature of the occasion was the lovely
decorations of the prettily appointed
table where a dainty lunch was sery-
ed for the mothers and the little tots
later in the afternoon. All was in
pink and white, with ribbons extend
ing from the corners of the table to
the chandelier and little pink May
baskets filled with candy eggs at
each plate. tiny downy chicks attach
ed to the place cards and hyacinths
and daffodils completing the spring.
like effect. The little birthday cake
was pink and bore one tiny taper and
a little pink rosebud. II was an un-
usually pretty little affair and was
enjoyed by the following little tots
and their mothers; Reed Gilbert,
Ethel Bargery Franks, Almeda Rose
Sydenham. Clarence Sydenham, lone
Breed. Amy Gilbert. Barbara Burgess
and Ardell Franks
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-09
EInternnI Aid sncinl

This evening the Fraternal Aid
association will meet in regular ses-
sion and will enjoy one of their de-
lightlul social sessions after the reg
ular business of the meeting. Quite
a nice little program has been ar
ranged and a nice lunch will be a
feature of the evening. Miss Clara
O'Hare will sing and there will be
music by the orchestra Of the Chris
tian church. Miss Myrtle Palmer
will give n reading and Mrs. W. NJ.
Birdsall will also give a solo. An
enjoyable evening is anticipated.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-09
SIX ARE DEAD:
80 ARE MISSING
CONTINUED from Page Ii

Louisville; U. NJ. Scott, Ben +
Williams; b. c. Holmes, Mcconnell,
Miss; L. l.. Leonard; Lee Wolf, Car
ruthersville. Mo; David Plum. A. ID.
Harmed, Chicago: Edward r. Kaub.
Chicago; William Koerner; +. w.
Williams, New York; r. c. Little,
Chicago; Lee Walsh; Charles Schi-
mel. Chicago; John Dwyer, fire
man. caught under the falling walls.
About twelve escaped from the
fifth floor by sliding down a rope
made of sheets. This story was told
by Lewis Gaylord of New York.
Gaylord was awakened by screams,
and found the fire escape cut off by
the flames. He conducted a man
whom he declared was blind into a
room occupied by Henry Baker,
where he was Joined by nine others.
They made a rope and each descend
ed to the roof OF an adjoining build
ing. | ) feet below While on the
roof he saw a number jump from the
windows on the seventh story.
Hope is practically abandoned for
the missing and this afternoon Off
cials placed the loss of life at be-
tween thirty and thirty-five.