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GEORGE COWART IS SHOT AND KILLED
 IN BOOMING HOUSE
6continued from Page Five,

the trunk laughing and joking My hus- band sat right in front of Country and
 the talk was general. Everybody seemed in good spirits but Country who moped in the rocking chair. l left the men in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07

s, nville. Fla. and three brothers, E. M. Evans Tampa; c. c. Evans and II. 'c. Evans of Birmingham. Interment will be st Union Hill cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
FLOODS SWEEPING
THROUGH ARIZONA

huarita, nineteen miles south Of
here, in response to the calls for
help. They tried to reach a
house where family was crying
for help. but failed.
Supt. Williams, of the Tucson
division of the Southern Pacific,
brought the first news of the Sc
rious aspect of the floods when
he called for volunteers to aid in
the rescue of the settlers in the
Santa Cruz valley, around Amado.
More than 100 ranchers in thar
vicinity were rescued with their
families by railroad men, but
their houses were destroyed.
with complete loss of livestock
and other property. The rescuers
found men and women clinging to
housetops and windmill towers,
which swayed under the attacks
of the flood waters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
BERLIN GAY and CAREFRHE, At ONLY
ONE PLACE DO WOMEN Weep, BURTON
finds CAFES CROWDED AND CHEEKY

around the world, tive are
not living in America. WE
y CANNOT SAY WHAT WE
THINK. Martial law pre-
walls in this land. But we be-
lieve that we, AS WELL AS
THE SOCIALISTS OF EV-
ERY OTHER COUNTRY,
were not told ALL the truth
I about the reasons leading up
to this war.
"And we have not deserted
our brothers i'm England and
France. Nor have we lost
faith i'm them. And we have
learned things-A WAR
WILL NEVER BE ENGI-
NEERED IN EUROPE
AGAIN THAT Is NOT THOR
2 OUGHLY UNDERSTOOD
AND THRASHED OUT
FIRST BY THE SOCIAL
ISTS!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
CHRIST MAS CHEER.
FOR INSANE FOLKS

Santa Claus is not going to
overlook the unfortunate in
mates of the Western Washington
Hospital for the Insane at Fort
Steilacoom.
A monster Christmas tree has
been erected in the assembly hall
of the asylum. Santa Claus Will
have charge of the tree this even
ing, and will hand out gift pack
ages to every inmate of the big
institution. There will be "a
moving picture show for the bene-
fit of the insane colony housed in
the big brick hospital, and candies
and dainties for everyone.
DR.. w. N. Keller, superintend-
ent of the hospital, today thank
ed the citizens of Tacoma whose
donations helped to assure 4 the
success of the Christmas enter
tainment tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. "a. -
Three persons have lost Their lives
and thousands of dollars worth
of livestock and city and country
property are lost as result of
floods, which have swept the
state area between Phoenix and
the Mexican border, following
heavy rains for week.
Main line traffic on the South
ern Pacific was stopped last night
when the Rillito river culyert,
nine miles west of here, was
washed out. Passengers ON tho
stalled Nogales train at Otero,
fifty miles west of here, were
without food for twenty-fcur
hours. Then they made their way
to neighboring ranches.
National guardsmen tried TO
swim their horses across three
miles of water neck deep at 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
FINISHING CITY
STREET CAR Line

In defiance of the freezing
weather, Commissioner Owen
Woods today recommended work
on the municipal tideflats car line
and there are indications that tho
line will be ready for operation
New Years day, as planned.
Concrete was poured under the
rails on 18th between A and Pa
cific today. Two pounds OF salt
were mixed with every barrel of
concrete, to prevent the mixture
from freezing. A bed of concrete
2 inches thick is being laid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
Note of Dissent.

That lunch conversation con-
stitutes the one note OF dissent in
Germany i'm regard to the great
world-war 1t seemed only a
fragment of tone compared with
the laundering diapason that is
going up in accord from all the
other Threats inothe kaiser's en-
pire, but 1t may, in time, swell UNI
til it dominates the entire SYM
phony.
1t is too early to say, but, in
a way, it was the most interesting
thing l heard in Germany. For
1t is the first suggestion that the
outside world has been given that
the great host of German social
lists are not shoulder to shoulder
in mind, il they are In body. with
the imperialists of "das deutsche
Reich"
LET US WATCH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
INSANE man LOCKS SELF
IN HOUSE; DEF|ES COPS

rast on account of his peculiar
actions, locked himself in his
house, apparently without reason.
His cries from window attract
ed the notice of neighbors, who
telephoned the police. Before en-
tering the house Richey had hoist.
ed coal shovel to the top of c
flagpole in the front yard.
When the police arrived on the
scene Richey, from the front door
of the house, told the officers he
would shoot the first man that at
tempted entrance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
TWO 0NE-LEGGED MEN DIDN'T
APPRECIATE Caps PRESENT

w. f. Scott and George Thorn
as, beggars, each with one leg
missing, have an amusing idea of
the old proverb, One good turn
deserves another"
The one-legged men were al
rested last week or begging on
the streets. They were sentenced
to spend 80 days in Jail. but Cap
tain Read gave them their release
Monday as a Christmas present,
on their promise to be good. Both
men got intoxicated, caused
commotion on the avenue, and
landed in Jail again before night
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
RUSSIANS TRY
TO CHECK FUE

PETROGRAD, Dec. 24.-Rus-
sian troops have rushed the line
extending from Kielce to Radon
we'll to the southwark in an eff
fort to 2 check the German al
vance which forced the Slav re-
tirement from the Craeow dis
trict Wednesday. The war Of
flee admitted that the German
and Austrian movements in the
Pietrikow region threatened the
cracow army's line communica-
ton and compelled withdrawn.
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dear Captain, read a note
written by the two prisoners to
Capt. Read today. I'VE appreciate
the fact that we did not appreciate
your generosity when You let us
out, but one good turn deserves
another. Please let us out for
Christmas. Wishing you merrs.
Christmas and Happy New Year,
we remain, w. K. Scott and
George Thomas"
Nothing doing" replied Capt.
Read You betrayed my conf
dence once, and l can't trust you.
You had your Christmas present
nd you didn't appreciate it,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
OIL At BALLARD

SEATTLE, Dec. 24.-Seattle Is
rejoicing today over the reported
discovery of paraffine base oil Iii
the well at Ballard owned by the
David Morris Development conf
pany.
In three dips yesterday the
baler is said to have brought up
five gallons of oil from a deptn
between 1000 and 100 feet. IL
will probably be a week before
the extent of the discovery can
be truly determined.
The company is preparing to
drop an eight-inch casing into the
well. Machinery is being INSTALL
ed to handle it.
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Continued from Page One.)

(tOntlnueu from rage One.D
German life has been kept so
normal everywhere-there is not
a sign of lack of employment, not
a sign of distress, not a sign of a.
tight money market-that graft
tude to the powers-that-be is seen
on every hand.
as IL not wonderful every
German you meet asks you. that
We do not feel any effects here OF
this terrible world-war? You
would not know there was war,
would you?"
And If you truthfully answer,
you say you would not.
At least you would until, by
chance some day, you pass the war
office on Dorotheen-strasse just
at the corner of the great Tier
garten.
AND THEN YOU KNOW,
List of Wounded.
The war office is a great, gray
building, with a foundation OF
smooth granite, granite on which
has been put high polish. This
building must be 500 feet long and
certainly half as wide. The gran
lite base makes an excellent place
to paste lists of the "verwundet.
And "verwundet" means wound
ed"
And, as you will find, il you
study the lists closely, wounded
often means killed
You can find "gefallen' after a
name on these lists almost as often
as you can "verwundet." A cynic
in Berlin told me more often. And
he had watched them for five
weeks.
You wonder what the crowd is
which chokes the road. You skirt
the edges.
Periodically you watch someone
it is generally IA wOman-detach
herself from it and start toward
the paper-posters on the walls of
the war office. Sometimes she
goes directly to ii, but more often
she stands stock-still when she Is
some three feet away.
Then she turns quickly and
walks away. Walks away
WITHOUT LOOKING!
"She1I come again-in fifteen
minutes" said my cynical friend.
"She'Il KEEP coming until some
times she forces herself to the list
to see If HIS name is there. And
no doubt she'll faint il she reads,
"GefalIen," after it. She may, in
deed, IL she reads only "Schwer
verwundet'--heavily wounded.
Many of them do. For l myself
saw three women and an old man
faint. Also saw one woman go
mad there.
only went along DorOtheen.
strasse once.
Courageous Hearts.
All over Germany, with the
above and one other exception,
found nothing but courageous
hearts-hearts that believed the
Fatherland is fighting for actual
existence. The one other place
mention was in the socialist camp
had asked a group of the lead.
ing socialists in Berlin, members
of the reicnstag, when ] was hay.
ing lunch with them, why they
voted for the war.
I'VE were told" they replied
"by the government officials thai
the Russians had already crossed
our eastern frontier. There wal
nothing to do in such a case but Il
vote for the war. And we had I,
accept, in such a crisis, the govern
ment's word as the truth"
but do you now think that i
was true?" | ased. After these
months?"
my friend" said one of
the men to me, q socialist
whose name Is famous
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

will be unveiled tonight in the
Scandinavian Salvation Army hall,
1114 South 18th street, following
a lutfisk supper for homeless men.
The dinner will be given especial
~ for homeless Scandinavian men
but all are welcome. After the
dinner a service will follow. The
picture was given by the Foster.
Kleiser company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
$500, 100000
From Europe

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Since
the beginning of war the Eliro-
pean nations have ordered more
than $500, 100000 worth of sup
plieC from the United States, ac-
cording to Charles NJ. Schwab.
president of the Bethlehem Steel
corporation, who returned here
from England yesterday. SchwaO
predicted that this country is on
the verge of a period of prosperity
greater than it has seen in mapf
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
ADMITS MURDER

NORTH PORTAL, Wash, Dec.
24.-Henry M. Kennedy, Sandy
Point. Mont, homesteader, is un-
der arrest here today charged
with murder and forgery, having
confessed yesterday that he kilt
ed H. NJ. Warner of Spokane Nov.
3, taking his check book and oth-
err articles. He also confessed
that he wrote checks, forging the
name of Warner, which he later
cashed. He has agreed to dis
close Warmers grave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
LUCKY, THESE
MEN IN PRISON

'frhe "unrortun1;es who hap
pen to be in Tacoma's city Jail
for Christmas won't be as unfor-
tunate tomorrow as many of their
brothers on the outside of jail.
With his customary benevo-
lence, Jail Chef Shiel is digging
down in his pocket for a genuine
feed" for the prisoners. He
will serve roast beef and roast
mutton tomorrow as the piece de
resistance, with mashed potatoes,
coffee and tea with cream and
sugar., pie and cake, oranges
and apples, and cigars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
River Freezes

OREGON CITY, Ore, Dec. 81.
For the first time since 1898
the Willamette river is frozen
from shore to shore near Rock
Island. The ice in the middle
Of the river was less than half an
inch thick and was broken by riv-
er boats. Along the shore and the
lagoon bank of Rock Island the
Ice is solid enough for skating.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
Austrian General
Taken From Rank

LONDON, Dec 24.-It was an
nounced today that Austrial Field
Marshal Oskar Petiorek has been
superseded by Gen. Archduke Gu
gene. Petiorek was blamed for
the recent disastrous retreat 81
the Austrian army in which num-
bers of men were lost and great
supplies of ammunition and equip-
ment abandoned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

SEATTLE, Dec. 24.-Armed
with an automatic rifle, revolver,
hammer and heavy AK, an insane
man named A. j. Richey, so years
old. barricaded himself in his
house at 1906 Sixth avenue yes
telday afternoon and held the po-
lice at bay for more than four
hours before he was subdued. He
finally surrendered without harm
Ing any one.
Richey. who has been under po>
lice surveillance for several weeks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
HIT BY BUS;
WANTS $4,000

Suit to recover $25, 900 for al
legged personal injury and perma-
nent disability was filed in SUI
perior court today by Clarence
Whiteford of Puyallup against the
Tacoma Transit company. oper-
ating auto bus service between
Tacoma, Puyallup and Sumner.
Whiteford claims both his legs
were broken in an accident at
Puyallup October 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
Lewis Is Dead

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-An ILL
ness of few days, due to an in-
testinal disorder, was the cause
of the death of Alfred barry
Lewis, newspaper man andSs.ie-
ton writer. who died at the home
of his brother here yesterday. He
was 55 years old and was edu-
Gated as lawyer before entering
journalistic work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
Mills Is Santa

Commissioner Mills OF the pub
lie safety department of Tacoma,
will be Santa Claus tomorrow.
Mills Is spending the holidays
at the Walla Walla Odd Fellows
home, and word was received
from him today that he had been
selected to act the part of Kris
Kringle tomorrow for the 800 or
more orphans in the home.
The commissioner is home trus-
toe of the state lodge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
A THRONE

LONDON, Dec. "a. - Prince
Eitel Frederick, second son of
Emperor William, is being pushed
as candidate for the throne or
Hungary, the independence OF
which is expected as a result OF
the war, according to Petrograa
correspondent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
Mines In Sand

PARIS, Dec. "a. - Effective
mining OF the sand dunes along
the Belgian coast today won fur
Their allied advances against the
Germans in that region, according
to war office statement. The
gains are described as having been
made between the North soc md
the River Lys.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
VICTIM OF THUG

CHERALIS, Dec. 24.-D. q.
Proffitt, manager of a motion
picture house here, is suffering
today from a fractured skull, sus-
tanned in an encounter with
thug, who beat and robbed his
victim of large. sum of money
after the theater closed last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
SAYS Girl ROBBED HIM

Fred Cahill, rooming at the
Tourist hotel, notified the police
tais morning that he had been
robbed last night of $50 by a
young woman known as mabel
Brown" CahilI gave none OF the
circumstances Of the theft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
DIVIDE PUYALLUP

PUYALLUP, Dec. 24.-At q
meeting Of the city council last
night 1t was voted to divide Rg-l
allup into three wards each ana
these again to be subdivided into
three voting precincts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
SINK SUBMARINE

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 24.-Aus,
trian batteries have sunk one of
tho allies submarines, according
to the claims of German newspa-
pers. Where the sinking took
place was not stated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
FOR AK

KENT, Dec. 24.-Search began.
here today for bloody AK and
large bit, believed to have been
the weapons with which an I'M
identified man, whose body was
found in a hay loft here, was pnr
to death. The body was found
Tuesday morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
MILLIONS FOR SUPPLIES

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24.-Sev-
eral million dollars have been
spent here by warning nations for
shoes, mules. horses and flour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

Menin ROulers,
fighting The inhabitants
yards have been turned into killing
soldiers their cattle and Within
fire and the occasional of Eng
soldierbutches work calmly quickly skillfuly
horoaginess they gather the fresh hides for
the Fatherland
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
All a Merry Xmas

NEVER has the Christmas brought profound
~ satisfaction reward to the management of
this store.
For--eavng the commercial thought entirely asde-the
satisfaction sharing in widespread distribution Joy has
been pleasure ndeed-we know that we'll part in
making childish brighten Christmas
morn-that the of grownup will be gladdened by
gifts from store
friends for the patronage accorded usand for
expressions appreciation efforts
them well.
the credit for In serving we'll is
the but largely to the loyal assist
willing workers who worked behind the counters
and delivery with all their might that
might not wait or want for your Christmas needs
The closed all day Friday Christmas day. that our
may enjoy a well-earled rest
the happiness Of sharing the Joy or
loved moment to give thanks that this sea-
son peace good will to men, finds great
nation peace whole woodland looking forward
to the greatest of prosperity in our history.
Let devoutly thankful that member of family
is absent family boardfacng the prospect of
Christmas dinner at bleak army camp in warorn
Europe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
gTANLEY BELL PRINTING co.
adv"

A number of pretty Christmas
stories are contained in the num-
be. just issued of the Tahoma, Or
gan of the student body of Taco
ma high schools.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

TacOma's Hello" girls last
night gave a Christmas party to
% children and their parents in
the rest room of exchange head
quarters, South 18th and r
streets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

Let us roast your turkey, pig,
or goose for Christmas. Duen-
wald's Delikatessen, 313 So. 18th.
Advertisement
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

The case against w. Dean Hays
of Olympia, charged with receiv-
ing deposits at the Olympia Bank
& Trust company after the bank
was insolvent, has been dismissed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

IEeSlucnb I1oIue Vi Tic Guy
free employment bureau has is
sued a call for food to be served
tomorrow to unemployed men az
1929 Commerce street. Dinner
will be ready at IL O'Clock, noon.
Agates polished and n,ounted
in solid gold. Pfaff, Jeweler. 1141
G st. Advertisement Z"
just as D. &. HafsOs, proprietor
OF an upstairs shoe store in the
Bankers Trust building, was leav-
ing his place of business last even
ing, fire was discovered in the
stock room. Before the flames
could be extinguished $500 worth
OF damage had been done. Origin
OF the fire is a mystery.
Thirty citizens of the South
Side have petitioned the council
TO reopen the bicycle bridge
across Gallagher's gulch between
DeIin street and Yakima avenue.
Tie bridge was built at the
heighth of the bicycle craze, and
had the reputation of being the
longest and highest exclusive bi-
cycle bridge in the world.
A request for free electric light
service and free water was made
to the city today by the Home OF
Peace hospital, a new religious
sanitarium located at 3637 Eas,
A street. Because of a section
of the charter prohibiting the CIV.
ing Of such charity, the reques,
was refused by the council.
Determined to go horne for
Christmas, after hearing the ap-
peals of her small daughter, Mrs
Victoria Wood of Fern Hill, ar
rested last week on charges of be
ing disorderly, today mortgaged
her little home in order to gain
funds sufficient for paying her
$50 fine.
a handsome picture entitled
1.-THE Return of the Prodipal .
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a handsome picture entitled,
THE Return of the Prodigal, .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
YG 2. H. Find ::!

Through their resident agent,
A. s. Penketh, the London firm
Of G. F. Neame & Co. have Or
dered bids for 20,000,000 feet of
Douglas fir or Southern pine ties
to be delivered after January 1
in England. Two or three Eng
lish railroads are back of the
deal it is understood. 1t is like
IL that the order will be spill: be-
tween the Pacific Northwest and
the Gulf of Mexico lumber dis.
tricts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

Homemade plum pudding, fruit
cake and mince meat. Duen-
wald's Delikatessen, BIB So. 18th
street. Advertisement
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

Decorations, Him., Florist. 8. : q X
advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24

Agates polished and niUunted
in solid gold. Pfaff, Jeweler. 1141
G st. Advertisement :"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-17

organization, but as the work of the
clubs is said to be largely duplicative
of that by the clubs under the federal
agency, there will be compensations.
In the matter of head for the A. &
NJ. College, the board is going slowly.
Several available men are applicants
for the place and one of them may be
selected The board is determined not
to make any error in this matter. They
recognize that the college will have to
have big man for it's head If it is to
emerge and become as great farm
college as the farm importance of Ok
lahoma seems to demand that it shall
be. So far the board has taken no
vote, however informal, on the presi-
dency of the college. 1t is likely that
when a vote shall be taken, it will be
decisive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-17

The Want Ads-they pay.