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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
BEAUTIFUL STENOGRAPHER
Slain BY elevator man

PORTLAND, Nov. 17.--lnfat-
uated with Miss Emma Ulrich. a
pretty stenographer, and insane
ly jealous because she did not
return his affection, Fred Traun-
son, an elevator operator, last
night shot and killed the girl as
she was entering her homo at
1874 Corbett street. He had
lain in wait for her as she was
returning from work, and shot
her down on the steps Of her
home.
Five shots were fired, only two
OF which took effect. After tho
first shot the girl turned and
faced her assistant, only to re-
ceive a bullet in the breast. She
ran to the rear of the house aad
Traunson followed her, still
shooting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17

AS the girl opened a rear door
another bullet struck her in The
back of the head and she fell
dead on the kitchen floor in ths
presence of her mother, Mrs. Carl
Smith, and her little brother and
sister, A and years old.
Traunson's infatuation for Miss
Ulrich began months ago when
he was employed as elevator OPP
orator in the Lewis building.
Miss Ulrich was employed as stem.
ographer in the same building.
Attracted by the girls beauty,
the elevator boy frequently tried
to make advances toward her, but
was always repulsed.
Miss Ulrich complained to. her
employers of Traunson' s actions,
but the case was not taken ser
iously. ~ .g.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
JAILER
IS ARRESTED

City Jailer c. A. Rivard OF the
police department had the pleas
ure this morning of submitting to
arrest and being taken to court.
Rivard shot at some birds yester-
day afternoon near his home. on
the outskirts OF South Tacoma, IL
is said. Today Constable Fred
Ward served warrant on the city
jailer and took him before Justice
Evans on charge Of shooting in
side the game preserve. Rivari
will be tried later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
DOCTOR MUST PAY WIFE ST., 800 BEFORE
DIVORCE CAN BE FINAL, STRANGE DECREE

SEATTLE, Nov. 17.-For the
first time In the state of Wash
ingtonsit is believed. an odd pro-
vision of the divorce code In set
Ting a litigation in equity he's
been Invoked to satisfy husband
aud wife who desire the bonds OF
matrimony severed. Judge John
Il. HUMPHREYS, In the superior
court yesterday, granted an In
terlocutory decree of divorce to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
"A. F. OF L.
ON PEACE

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IL
Resolutions providing for a-great
conference of organized labor at
ter the close of the European war,
with a view of laying the founda-
tion for permanent world peace,
was introduced in the A. F. of L..
convention here this afternoon by
President Samuel Gompers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
SHE'S LOVE NOTE; BEATS WIFE
! JUST
ELOOKIN'
,OM
KANIPUs NOCKs.

KANIPUS NOCkS.
] can stand the guy with the tango
tie,
And the stude with phoney hats,
But ! must be curt to the pink
frilled shirt
And the male with female spats.
Columbia Spectator.
] can stand the stude with the
wasp-like waist,
And the nut with pompadoured
crest,
hut would like to bean the guy
whose taste
Must be stated with fancy vest.
KEEP.
There's no getting around
II, these here college come
dams are some smart lads
sometimes!
We strive to maintain strict
neutrality, but somehow every
time we read of Frenchman
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17

Mrs. Anna Silverberg from nr.
Carl W. Silverberg, a decree that
does not become operative until
DIR. Silverberg has paid his wife
money which she gave him to en-
ter a medical college and become
a physician.
DR.. Silverberg and his wife
were playmates in Finland. Then
they came to the United States
and started working together In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
Today's Best Joke

"One day." related little Lee-
ter Livermore, II was walking
around on my hands and the min
lister was in the parlor, and l
didn't know 1t Aunt Frettie
slipped out and told me she
wouldn't do that when the pastor
was there. and l said / wouldn't
neither. IL I was her.. b'cuz it
wouldn't look right"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
Water Battle

LONDON, Nov. 17.-That the
German Baltic sea squadron is
about to engage the Russian fleet
in battle was unofficially an
nounced in cable from Copen-
hagen today. The Russian war
craft were described as steaming
southwest from Helsingford to
meet the Germans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17

ceived his degree as a physician.
Shortly afterward they came to
Seattle. Then he began 10 grow
cool towards her, she charged.
and finally wrote her letter in
which he said she was one OF the
best women who ever walked
the EARTH" but that he could not
love her. The money she gave
him to obtain his education he
would return to her, he said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
SIX IN RACE FOR
POSTMASTERSHlP;
JUST WHO THEY ARE

Postmaster Frank l..
Stocking will go out OF Of
flee In February. Since he
Is "a Taft app0intee and a re-
publican, there Is no chance
Of his being re-app0iDted to
the jOb of managing Taco.
mas postoffice business and
the federal building. The
post pays an annual salary of
S3,7OO.
There are six democratic candi-
dates in the field. each seeking to
be appointed to the job.
W. Il. Coffee Is one of the can
didates. He is plumber I'm bust
ness on A street and has lived In
Tacoma more than 20 years. He
came to Washington from Con-
hecticut and is about 55 years
cid. He was member of the
school board in this city and has
sought election to the legislature
but lost at the polls.
A. X. TitIow is another candi-
date. He Is a capitalist, owner of
the Hotel Hesperides at Titlow 3
Beach and was chiefly respons'-
BILE for the automobile road build
ing from the extension of 9Th ave
to the beach resort. He is veal
thy.
Browder Brown, an attorney,
has been mentioned as d likely
candidate.
James Neal, who conducts a
printing establishment on c ST.,
is candidate. He is exalted rul-
or of Tacoma lodge OF Elks ana
has been a standard-bearer in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17

democratic party for a long time.
Calvin Stewart has been namtd
az a candidate. He is about 40
and holds a minor position In tho
state house In Olympia.
The remaining candidates Is
Michael Dowd. He is the only
one OF the six mentioned for Tie
port who las had any experience
In the pestoffice business. Ho Is
cashier OF The Tacoma pos,olfice
and has been connected with the
local office 20 years. And unlike
the rest. he has little or no po-
litical influence.
u Is b .lieyed that the appoint-
ment will he made before the first
of the year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17

a rubber goods factory at Woon-
socket, n. |. He became ambi-
tlous to study medicine. BY pool
ing their savings, they found they
had enough to send him to a med
ical college. When her father
died Mrs. Silverberg sent him the
$1,000 she inherited. They were
married while he was attending
college.
In 1907 DIR. Silverberg re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
Sight Cruiser

COPENHAGEN, Nov. LITTLE
German cruiser Berlin is reported
as being off Trondhjam, NorwaY,
today. Submarines are also SAID
to be- in the vicinity of the To-
foden Islands. 1t is believed here
that the flotilla is being conveyed
by the Berlin to attack the Brit
ish warships now known to be in
Norwegian waters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
3 Warships Damaged

BERLIN, Nov. 17.-According
to information given officially to
the press today, reports reach
ing Berlin from Geneva set forth
that the British torpedo boat de-
stroyer Falcon, the cruiser Bril-
liant and the sloop of war Rim
aldo have been disabled by Ger
man guns on the Belgian coast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
THE FABLE OF THE
CONSCIENTIOUS cor

Patrick Pepperpot was a
Conscientious Policeman. He
always reported for Duty on
Time, and there was Never
the pungent scent of cloves
upon his Breath, nor yet the
perfume of Pebbleford Bour-
hon. His shoes were Always
neatly polished and he had a
Lovely Mustache. Patrick
rartolled his Beat with a
regularity that caused the
Citizens to Set their Kitchen
clocks by him. He carried
a Dictionary, a street guide,
an automobile road map,
and a Few Spare Nickels in
His hip pocket and had new
err said as much as Damn"
in all his life. And he didn't
wear wrist watch, eyether.
Patrick could Scent a crap
Game six blocks away and il
was Life in the Pen, accord
ing to his mind, to even
think of accepting a Cigar.
He was strong against Graft.
Patrick managed to save
$1,005 after % years of
Faithful Service and Then
he was pensioned OFF. And
everybody said, why, that
cid Crook has been Grating
the Police department ever
since he was Knee high to a
Grasshopper!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17

Fighting
Heavier

PARIS, Nov. 17.-Cannonad-
ing along the allies and German
lines in Belgium is growing more
violent this afternoon. In spite
of their awful losses. the Germans
continue to press their attacks on
Ypres, but they are not success
full.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
VISIT TACOMA

RAYMOND, Nov. 17.-Three
councilmen from this place are In
Tacoma today inspecting fire APP
pnratus with a view to buying
new engines for the Raymond de-
partment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
10000 MEN IN
TWO-MIlE GRAVE

AMSTERDAM, Nov. IT,
A grave two yards wide and
two miles long is one re-
hinder of the fighting thus
far lin Galicia, it is stated
in a letter from a Galician
priest published I'm a Rotter-
dam paper. In this grave,
the writer said, the Austrians
are buried In three layers
to the number Of about
10000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17

The city council today granted
permission to the Belgian relief
committee to stretch banner
across Pacific avenue, advertising
the relief fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
fierce DUEL OF
ARTILLERY Is ON

FAIRS Nov. 1.-THE fighting along from Newport
through Dxmude and to Ypres fierce artillery
duel at long range according the
niy and cavalry operations understood
cay impossible owing the the country
and the only available which emLper
mannnt displacement is provided the
region centeng Argonne there
~S~t' - 'ie
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17

sweartheart, and make us
both happy"
These throbbing sentences in n
letter caused John Radey of AO1g
Thompson avenue to brutally at
tack his wife, Bessie, as she stood
on the steps at the postoffice On
Eleventh street last evening.
RaGey is said to have thrown Ills
wife to the ground and was
choking her when F. w. Telford
and j. V. Heider interferred ana
dragged Radey away. He vas
later arrested.
Released on Bonds
For some unexplained reason,
the police were very secretive
about the affair. Radey was re.
leased on bonds today. He Ia
charged with assault upon his
wife.
a few minutes before Mrs.
Radey was attacked she had
called at the general delivery
p" ''No" Vi thO pOotOilitt, TIC itO-
lice say, and had received two
letters. They were addressed TO
Mrs. Della Ross"
Reading Letter
She stepped out on the steps OF
the building and as she was read
ing one of the letters her hus-
band ran up and attacked her.
The letters. Radey says. were
written to his wife by travelling
salosmsn who signs his letters
with the initial >"E." One waa
mnile1 from Seattle. the other
from Portland Radey told the
Police that he had suspected his
wife of carryiVt on above affair
Nth e for long time and
last night he followed her from
their home to the postoffice, sus-
pecting that she was going to get
letter from e"
He lost his temper, he said, when
he saw her calmly reading a love
letter from the travelling men
and threw her to the ground.
The e." letters are in the Gus
tody of the police.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
GIRL SAVES AMERICAN
\ CONDEMNED AS SPY

SAN FRANCISCO Cal
II
fou
to
ordered the Fortunately
British
ecoudp yideuv
Isaw
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
THE MORALE:

THE MORAL:
White blackbirds are so
uncommon that even IL you
Saw one, you'd swear the
blamed thing was white
CONDITIONS IN EUROPE
Ehrapnel Is seen here and there
Scattered on the plain.
Bombs are bursting in the air
Coming down like rain.
Tons of scattered iron and steel
On all sides are found
Bits of lock and stock and wheel
Everywhere abound.
business, as we may suppose,
In most lines has shrunk.
But it must be good for those
Men who deal in junk.
If every man in the world
minded his own business, the
newspapers would have a great
deal more room for advertise
ments.
500 . . . Q o o 90,
q D
% IT'S A BEAR CAT O
% Are you reading the new o
q style PINK edition of the o
9 Times? On the street every q
20 night along about B p. IN. Z,
q and full of pretty good dope. .
@ Get IL tonight. More of this .
q sort of drool I'm 1t. .
o . . . . @@@@~% . o o o
Maybe that's an argument why
you SHOULDN'T get 1t. Who
can tell?
Nobody!
&M~
- !
Good Afternoonl
o. X. CHESTNUT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17

VINO used to be a waiter in New
York getting killed we give three
cheers for the kaiser.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-17
Attacks
Wife In
Street

"You know how 1 love
YOU"
Please forget that old
husband Of yours and come
with me. I'd love this min
ute to smother yOur dear
face and neck with KISSES"
why won't you come.
sweartheart. and make us
both happy?"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-06


site and perfect as an art plaque, he
knew that when his work was done,
reproduced from the printing press, it
would show lettering advertising the
wares of a famous baking company.
He lay down his tools of usage at
last. Daylight was fading and he had
worked rapidly, but his toll had it's
recompense. Side by side, the real
contrasted with, the artificial and the
fine delicate shades of the former
would have appealed the more
strongly to the true artistic taste.
There was tap at the door. Evil
IDENTIFY the lone artist was expecting
his caller, for he spoke out eagerly:
"Come in, Morse"
A brisk, busting business-faced
man entered. He wasted no time in
civilities, but walked to the easel
without excuse or hesitation, drew
magnifying glass from his pocket and
critically inspected the color sketch.
"Excellent-your very best" he an
nounced complacently. "You improve
every day"
"And grow hungrier," observed
Willis with family bitter smile. Can
Ihave-the samples" he added, with
a meaning sweep of his hand towards
the dainties.
why, surely" assented his visitor.
with stare of surprise. What do
you want them for?"
ITO eat, of course"
you mean" began Horse, and
paused, an indefnably shocked ex-
preston crossing his face.
Willis made no reply. He seized the
loaf of bread with the fierceness of a |
famished animal, tore handful from
its soft, mellow heart and crowded it
into his mouth Once he choked as if
with direful humiliation. Once the
tears fell over the loaf. His visitor
watched him with sober, plying eyes,
That's better" observed the artist, |
49, fA
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-06


there"
He placed his hand in his pocket
and drew out some money, counted it,
doubled the amount. Willis recounted
it and pushing back the excess SYM
pathy had impelled, saying: -
my rightful hire, Morse You're a.
good fellow just the same"
There is something else" Morse
said, ''The Calendar Girl"
Above a cot in a kind of alcove
hung a colored crayon sketch. Willis
glanced at it with swimming eyes.
NO" he said resolutely.
why not?" urged Morse. you
know it was made, for that rich man
ufacturer, Payne, who is so proud of
his daughter. He has been at the
Office after the original crayon."
ut is mine, money will not buy it."
said Willis sententiously. and bowed
his visitor from the room.
Buy it-as soon would he sell his
soul. In his poetic way the work on
that picture, taken from an oil paint T.,
ing, had been the inspiration of his
recent life.
Willis had the first full meal of r
weeks that day, for he had money
now. The rescue was too late, how
ever, He awoke the next morning in
a burning fever.
There was only the woman in
charge of the apartments to nurse
him. That afternoon a stylish auto
mobile drove up. A young lady alight-
ed. She was the original of the Cal
endar Girl When she knocked at the
door of the artists room the old wo-
man met her.
HE has been going on all day that
way" she said.
Miss Elinor Payne had come, hop
ing to prevail upon Willis to sell her
the picture. But now-she stood in a
strange maze listening to the cease
less babble of his parched lips.
r-I<
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-13
CONJURED A TREATY.
houdin, the Magician. Just Awed the
Arabs Into Submission.

During the French conquest of
Algeria (1S30-3) negotiations for
peace were entered upon with the
sheiks of certain Arab tribes, and a
meeting for the settlement Of terms
was arranged to take place at che
French headquarters. The French
officers received their guests with
great hospitality, and after the ban
quet given in their honor, at which
the utmost splendor was employed
in order to dazzle their eyes and
captivate their simple minds, an ad-
journment was made to large hall,
where M. Houdin, the celebrated
conjurer, who had accompanied the
French forces, gave an exhibition
of his skill.
They stared in open mouthed
wonder at all the tricks that were
performed, and a feeling of awe
crept over them as they witnessed
the mysterious appearance and dis
appearance of various objects. But
what appeared to them most mar
velous was the apparent manufac-
ture of cannon balls.
M. Houdin passed round among
them a high hat, which they exam
ined very carefully, but without sus-
pecting anything unusual in either
its make or its appearance. When
the hat was returned to him the
conjurer placed it on the floor in the
middle of the stage in full view Of
his audience. He then proceeded
to take from the hat cannon balls
apparently without number and roll
ed them across the floor into the
wings. With this the performance
terminated.
The chiefs then consulted among
themselves and came to the conclu-
sion that it was useless to offer any
opposition to an army that could
turn out its ammunition in so easy
manner. They therefore signed
the required treaty and departed to
tell their friends in the desert of
the wonderful power of the invad-
erS.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-13
Missionary News and Notes

The principal government Of
Shansi, in the interior of China;
the scene Of many Boxer massa-
ores, has asked the American
board mission to take entire
charge of the public school system
of a large section of the province,
according full religious liberty
and permission to teach the Bible
and the Christian religion. Be-
cause of the initial expense the
board has been obliged to decline
| this offer.
Mexico is rich in oil fields, being
today third among the worlds
producers. Five or six years ago
Mexico did not know that she had
any oil.
After six years training at
Hampton institute, a Zulu prince
has returned to his people, taking
with him an American Negro wife,
who is a graduate of the same
institution. They will work in the
Zulu Christian Industrial School
at Natal, South Africa.
In China, of the fourteen insti-
tutions claiming a college grade
of few years ago twelve were
American. More than three
fourths of the foreign teachers in
China and the only institution of
college grade for women there
i, were American.
I A woman's board Of missions
recently organized in Japan re-
Gently sent two Japanese gradu-
ates of Bryn Mawr and several
young men of Formosa to an
evengelistic campaign that will
last throughout the year.
1t is estimated that 100000
Koreans have emigrated to Man
churia in the last two or three
years.
In February of last year a
Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation was organized at Reslit,
Persia. Its constitution has been
approved by the worlds C. w. C.
A. There are twenty members
and the president is an American,
vice-president an American, cor
responding secretary a Greek and
he treasurer a Persian slave girl.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-13
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
j. w. O'Hara, Pastor.


No preaching Sunday on ac-
count OF pastor absent at South
ern Baptis Conven ton.
S. S. $50 a. M. S. R. McSween,
S. E. Rowe, and S. A. Brown,
Supts.
B. Y. P. U. $50 p. m, j. j. Nc
Sween, and L. C. Sparks, Presi-
dents. Special program.
Mid-week services 7:15 p. m.
Wednesday, led by S. E. Rowe.
Workers meeting 7:15 p. m.
Friday.
Choir rehearsal Wednesday and
Friday nights.
All are cordially invited to be
present.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-13

Rev. and Mrs. j. w. OHara left
Tuesday for Nashville to attend
the Southern Baptist Convention
Woman's Missionary Union. They
will be the guests Of Gov. and
Mrs. B. w. Hooper while there.
Mr.. O'Hara will go from there to
Birmingham, Ala, to conduct a
meeting at Calvory church. He
will be in his pulpit again on the
31st, at which time he will give
a report of the convention. Mrs.
O'Hara will return in time to give
report of the w. M. u, to the
ladies at Mrs. C. B. McNabb's on
the 10Th.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-13
WHY ROTATE CROPS
By T. F. PECK

plant and animal life. The re-
search work of years has furnish
ed us key or explanation of the
application of those laws in farm
practice. Studying scientific agri-
cultureis profiting by the accumu-
lation of the years Of research.
The farmer who expects to sue
coed in farming must equip him
self with agricultural knowledge,
just as the successful man in any
other vocation must equip himself.
And only those succeed who prop
erly equip themselves, and give
energy and intelligence to the dis
charge of their duties, no matter
what the vocation.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-13
Advertising in Siam

A Siamese newspaper makes a
bold bid for English-speaking
patronage, and it does SO in the
following terms: "The news of
England we tell the latest. Writ
in perfect style and most earliest.
Do murder get commit, we hear
and tell of it. Do mighty chief
die, we publish it and in border Of
somber. Staff has each one been
college, and writ like the Kipling
and the Dickens. We circulate
every town and extorionate not
for advertisements. Buy it, buy
1.-THE Churchman..
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-13
Live Work in Mexico

Mrs Halle Garnet Neal writes:
With all the war and with
many of our missionaries out Of
the republic a part of the year,
thus reducing our working force,
we had during 1918 eight baptisms,
twelve Sunday schools with 37S
pupils, five Sunday schools and
one boarding school with total
Of 240 pupils, said schools having
done the full years work and the
gospel was preached in fifty
places. Two native preachers
have been ordained, one new
church organized and one new
day school opened.
Already in 1914 we have open
ed another new school with
twenty-six pupils, the Tolucua
schools have opened with sixty
enrolled the first day and now in
less than a week the enrolment
has reached eighty-four. The
same schools last year opened
with fifteen the first day and the
total enrolment for the year
reached SO.
Tell our friends that mission
work in Mexico is not dead yet"