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The Springdale news., 1914-10-23
War Legis ation.

OvershadoWing much other impor- tant legislation were emergency measures demanding the eXtraord mary conditions preeipitated by the war in Europe. Such legislation, en- acted or about to become law inelud- ed the following measures:
 War revenue law imposing special revenue taxes to aggregate approxi- ma annual revenue of $10S. 900 900 % offset estimated Treasury deficit due to loss of customs receipts dur ing the European war.
 Amendment to Panama canal act admitting to American registry for eign built ships of American owner ship to engage in overseas and South American trade.
 Emergency currency act permit ing banks of national currency as- sociations to issue circulation notes up to l25 per cent of their unim- paired capital and surplus and mak- ing available to banks of the country more than s1 1,000, ,090, ,000 of emergency currency
 Law creating in the treasury de- partment a bureau Of war risk insur- ance, appropriating 5000, ,000 to in sure ships of American registry against hazards of the European war
 Resolutions appropriating 5000, 900 for protection and transportation of American citizens stranded in Euro pean war zones and authorizing the American Red Cross society 10 char ter ship Of foreign register and fly the American flag.
 Appropriation of $1.000. .oo0 for ex- tra expense of diplomatic and con sular service in taking over en- bassies, legations and consular of fees of warning nations in Europe.
 Before these unforeseen conditions which demanded decisive action to cope with the European situation, congress had on it's hands for most of the session the threatening Mex can imbroglio which came to a climax in the act of reprisal by the government in the seizure of Vera Cruz. Many times the situation was critical, and actual warfare with Mexico was prevented only by the course of the administration and the cool heads in congress in preventing untoWard oratorical outbreaks and unwise action. Legislation growing out of the Mexican controversy was l limited to the following:
 Appropriation of s5o0,0oo for transportation and care of interned
The Springdale news., 1914-10-23
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC
 CONGRESS HAS ACCOMPLISHED

fslation, some of which may have far reaching effect upon the future course of the nation in it's foreign af= fairs.
 As rule the utmost cooperation between democratic leaders in COZ gress and President Wilson marked the session, although one notable break occurred in the party over repeal of the tolls provision Of tht Panama canal act This led to an alignment which placed the presi- dent and some of the party leaders on opposite sides, Among those who took issue with the chief executive being Speaker Clark and Majority Leader Underwood. Speak CT Clark defense of his opposition to repeal furnished one of the most spectacular climaxes in the history of the house.
 The president appeared before joint sessions of the house and senate on five occasions. He delivered his general legislative message Decem- Der. 2. Subsequent messages were on antitrust legislation, the Mexican situation, pleading for continuation Of "watchful waiting, the tolls re- peal bill and the necessity for a
The Springdale news., 1914-10-23
war revenue bill.
 What Congress Did.


 Most important Of the laws enact ed by the congress since December l, 1913. were:
 Federal reserve act creating twelve regional reserve banks, and federal reserve board of control and reform ing the currency system.
 Federal trade commission act creating q commission of five mem bers and absorbing the bureau of corporations to investigate organiza- ton, conduct and practices of ip- dustrial corporations; inquire into unfair competition and alleged violation of antitrust acts; to aid the department of justice and the courts in the prosecution of business offenders; to make public information deemed to be of public interest re- lating to industrial conditions and to recommend remedial business legislation.
 The Clayton antitrust act which provides for guilt of individuals con- nected with corporations convicted of violating the antitrust law, linn it's .nterloeking directorates, pro libits holding companies which will lessen competition, prevents ex- elusive and tying contracts, liberal izes laws relating to injunction and contempt and exempts from prosecn- ton under antitrust laws agricul- tural, horticultural, fraternal and la Dor organizations.
 Act repeating provisions of the Pan ana Canal law exempting from pay ment of tolls American vessels Zen- gagged in eoast-wise shipping of the United States.
 The Alaska railroad law providing for government construction and op- eration of 1000 miles of railroad with telegraph and telephone lines, from the lower Pacific coast to in terior waters and mineral regions of Alaska at cost not to exceed S32,- 090 ,o90.
 Laws placing on war footing the volunteer militia and naval militia of the sta+es subjecting them in time of war to the call Of the signal corps of the army.
 Law regulating future cotton sales on stock exchanges. providing tax of , cents q pound on sales for fu- ture delivery unless actually deliver ed under conditions and grades estab- lished by the department of asfieHl-
The Springdale news., 1914-10-23
mineral lands.
 Sign Many Peace Treaties.

Slgn mdHy Te,dCe FcdtleS.
 Act providing income tax of l per cent of the gross annual income Of railroad corporations in Alaska
 Law establishing the United States coast guard and consolidating the revenue cutter and life saving ser vices with increases in salary for employees.
 Act recognizing diplomatic and con sllar service of the country.
 Act providing for government leas- inc of coal lands in Alaska and to prevent monopolization of natural re. sources of the territory
 Resolution creating commission 10 consider the subject of national aid for vocational education to report not later than June l next.
 Foreign relations of the United States absorbed much attention of the congress irrespective of the wars in Mexico and Europe and formed the basis for discussion by the president ia his annual message and i'll frequent conferences with members Of the foreign relations committee. This committee lost it's chairman early i'll the session through the sudden death of Senator Augustus 0. Bacon, of Georgia. Senator William ]. Stone, =ef Missouri, was chosen to succeed him as head of this important com mittee which was busy throughout the session with the consideration of treaties and other foreign affairs. General arbitration treaties with twelve foreign nations, upon recom= mendat.on of this committee, Were ratified by the senate as follows
 Great Britain, Japan. Italy. Spain, Norway. Sweden, Portugal. switzer- land, Paraguay, Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands and Salvador
 Later in the session and in the midst of the European conflict, the senate upon recommendation of the foreign relations committee, ratified new treaties providing for peace com missions of investigation in interna- tional disputes not settled by ordi- nary diplomacy with twenty foreign nations as follows:
 Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland. Denmark. Italy. Salvador AGHatemala, Honduras Nicaragua Pc. lvia. Persia, Costa Riea, Venezuela, H9nduras, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Paraguay. Great Britain. France and Spain. Similar treaties negotiat ed and urged for ratification but he'd ap in the senate for further consider. ation are with Chin. Panama and San Domingo. similar treaty has been negotiated with Russia to be sent 10 the senate later
 Much time was given by the com mittee for hearings and consideration of treaty with Nicaragua to acquire the Niearaguan canal route and maya station rights in the Bay of Fonseca for S. 900 ,000 and the treaty witt Columbia to pay that country S23, 010, ,000 compensation for the Panama canal strip Action on both treaties was deferred until next session.
 Investigations by congress Were less than has been undertaken 1T recent sessions. The special lobby il vestigating committee of the senate however, continued it's existence ant probed into alleged lobbying in con nection with the passage of the Pana ma canal act, and the subsequent re peal of the tolls exemption provision The committee has not yet made { final report The house lobby com mittee reported resolution of cen
The Springdale news., 1914-10-23

For the maintenance of the GOV $3l QUO .000 more than was appropria- ted last year. Of the increase, ST. 900, ,ooo goes to the postal service. Therefore, nearly seven eights of the charge of Democratic eXtrayagance is contained in this postal increase. Asidefrom the large yearly growth ot general postal business. which al- ways involves an increase in costs of operation. the postal service now in- =eludes=the parcel post, which -en- tails the handling of 25o 100000 par
 cells during the current fiscal year. Only the Express Companies will dare pf0pose.,by Way of eeonomizing.
 to deprive the people Of the new fa- cilites afforded by the parcel post. and the detractors of President Will son and democratic administration would do well, when circulating their charges of extravaganza, to point out the concealed by them up to date-that democratic administration has placed the postal service on self-sustaining, even paying, basis, so seyen-eighths of the charge van ishes into postal surplus which all the years of Republican administra- tion failed to. obtain.
The Springdale news., 1914-10-23
PUBLICITY BILL NOW LAW.

Acts Nos. 1 and 3. the child labor and publicity measures, passed by the voters at the recent general cleo ion, today October II, through proclamation issued by Governor Geo. N. Hays, became laws. In Govern or Hays proclamation he declares the child labor bill passed by vote of .73.3I3 for and 2 300 against, and the publicity measure by a vote of aa.552 for and .72S against. The child la Dor law goes into operation January |. 1915, while the emergency clause
 in the publicity bill put it in opera ton today.
The Springdale news., 1914-10-23

Your druggist guarantees to return your money if Hunts Cure fails 70 cure skin diseases. itch, eczema, tet- ter. ringworm, and other forms of skin trouble. Also fine for piles, old Sores, costs nothing if it fails to cure. Give it a trial.
The Springdale news., 1914-10-23

We are generous to fault if the faul is one of our own.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31

Should them Commercial club
paid $4,000 to Virgil renowned engineer
hensiye port development plans, which have.
This report shows the of
now advocated by the of district would be
staggering they have tudiouy avoided referring Il In this
campaign This
port development such contemplated would into
millions O
In all the legislation nothing stupid
menacing Three with
qnre without being required devote their time and
energies the under
take millions
all purpose
mission work they better prepared To do.
THE PANAMA CANAL
1.-THE statement made canal will
shipping facilities told The
will bring freight he hauled the rail-
would
that transpacc freight through
but IL It Is will be handled by
through steamship
warehouses.
Our interest the will be mainly outgoing
chiefly flour products of which
vide their docks and ask no help from the people.
Contrary the prevailing belief factory a
ded outside of lumber mills,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31

locations costly
be many times the switching
outside locations Our ideal factory the level lands
surrounding the the SOUTH where prices
water abundant and freedom II the tdelands held
factory builders they will taken quickly
without the expensive harbor improvements them
streets roads built
build switches all such
THE facts tdeflats
pied ny railroad terminals but make
will hurry that time.
QUESTION TAXES
I'VE that oil, around
that have good factory
able taxes the factor that
locate This will for the that lavish
IN number she n
ON She has the district nearly
naturally
she loses the factories Otherwise
sister city offering taxes
without commission, will
even with port commission will drive them II
knocking knocker except
made such by grafters him.
"There does
harbor improvements with this
we should vote against tho district its certain burden OF
taxation. Il.
Tacoma, March 3d."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31

practically the shipping Columbia river exports OF
wheat flour fOlows Wheat 100000 bushels;
$4,000 barrels Reducing this flour wheat would give
bushels, about 05OOOOO bushels all told.
"Durng this period Puget Sound exports fol-
lows
"Wheat bushels, -four barrels which,
would bushels, making total OF
bushels of wheat 9,5OOOOO
bushels Columbia river We factories and
the figures show flour shipments nearly three times
those of the Columbia river and docks and shipping
facilities share the The truth
steadily gaining losing shipping and while
Portland grain shipped, factories show much
manufactures. But short of ship
facilities have leased lands which could build
13OOoot warehouse cold plant about $22OOOO
The city do this far better than comms
handle all freight would
possibly municipal dock In the % and handle
Il without the expense another commission.
IMMEDIATE
Excepting possible need for this dock there the
slightest harbor improvements
commission other body city
commission no bonds would be needed for
has argued that commission would
il might be a
prepare comprehensive plans for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
THOMPSON
BACKS UP
JOHN T.B|bb

Its safe and sane view of
the situation" declared J. Walter
Thompson, president of the Pierce
County Progressive league, in
commenting on John 7. Bibb's
letter appearing today in the
Times, concerning the port dis
trict.
"Mr. Bibb plainly shows that
the port district under the pres
ent plans is not needed, and the
strongest arguments of those
boosting the proposition cannot
convince me otherwise" said Mr..
Thompson today.
Mr.. Thompson believes in port
development, but declares he
wants to see what sort of port
development Tacoma will have
before saddling onto the people
three commissioners first.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
BANDIT
ATTEMPTST0
H0LDUP AUTO

A lone bandit, believed to have
been one of the gang of seven
who held up the Elma bank Sat
urday night, attempted to hold
up w. A. johnson of Shelton and
his family as they were motoring
between Dupont and Sherlock at
10 o'clock last night. Johnson
paid no heed to the command of
"hands up" but turned on full
power, ordered his wife and chill
dren to lie flat in the car, and
shot past the bandit at high
speed.
Johnson is a garage proprietor
In Shelton and was on his way
home from Tacoma. He planned
to spend the night at Olympia.
The attempted hold-up occurred
on a lonely section of the Ia
coma-Olympia road. The bandit
leveled revolver at the automo-
bile, but did not shoot after the
car dashed past him. Olympia
officers are searching the vicin-
ity today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31

is no personal issue between
President Wilson and myself.
There never has been at any
time and l trust there never will
be.
President Wilson doesn't de-
sire any breach In the democratic
party. do not desire any breach
in the democratic party now. /
would scorn the belief that the
president would countenance for
moment the effort of the jackal
press seeking to disrupt the party.
The president has too high an
idea of the duties of a public SER
want to desire the members of
congress to do other than vote
according to their conscientious
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
CLERK. SHUTS
OUT UNION
PRINTERS

The council chamber was filled
with union printers this morning
demanding a chance at printing
given out from the city clerks Of
flee, but which had all been
turned over to non-uniOn shops,
and when they went away they
were convinced that they were be-
ing Disseminated against.
When City Clerk Edwards got
ready to print the ballots for the
spring election, he says, he did
not call for bids, but asked "a
few printers he thought could do
tt' for what 1t was worth, then he
gave the job to r. j. He'll.
Bell is fighting tho union print.
ers who have their homes here,
and has imported strikebfeakers
from the east.
Ray, the printer, who is print
ing the county ballots, was even
denied the right to bid on the
job by the city clerk.
He and dozen union printers
appeared before the council this
morning asking that the council
demand that the clerk give them
all chance to bid on the work.
The mayor insisted that Clerk
Edwards was all right. He said
as far as he was concerned he
would not vote to open the
bids to the men Edwards had
turned down.
Attorney Wayne argued for
the union men, demanding a
square deal at the city printing,
but not a councilman would make
a motion to override the clerk or
to even recommend that in the
future he give them all a chance.
Woods, Lawson, Mills all sat
silently inactive while the mayor
defended the clerk. Freeland was
not present.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
POLICE Catch
CLEVER COUPLE
OF SH0Pl|FTERS

l.. Shredder, age 20, and Miss
Georgia Lawrence, age "a, a caba-
ret ~entertaincr, arrested In Seat
tie this morning and brought to
Tacoma this afternoon by City
Detective James Milone on charges
Of having stolen garments from
department stores here, are said
by the Tacoma police to be the
cleverest professional shOplifters
ever apprehended i'm the North
west.
The couple are wanted in Ia
coma for the alleged theft of a
black silk brocaded suit worth
$75 from the StOne-Fisher de-
partment store and u $40 silk
waist NfrOm the Rhodes Brothers
store. They were captured by
the Seattle police this morning on
Geographic instructions from Ia
coma.
Shredder has served two peni-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
SAYS SW|TCHMAN
ASSAULTED HER

Alleging that Val Robertson,
an N. p. switchman, had assault
ed her and thrown her violently
down across the tracks at the
head of the bay in September,
1912, causing her injuries from
which she yet suffers, Mrs. Anna
Malesky is suing for $500 dam
ages before Judge Chapman.
Robertson declares that she got
the wrong man, and says he
knows nothing of the alleged at
tack.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31

Tertiary terms on the Pacific
coast for robbery, one of them at
Walla Walla, the police say, US
ing the alias Of Gordon when i'm
prisonsd. The couple admitted
having been in Tacoma at the
time of the shop-lifting robberies
here, and several other bold
crimes are laid at their feet by
the police.
The pair were today identified
as having gone to the Stone
Fisher store and posed as man
and wife. They selected the black
brocaded gown, and promised to
come the next day to purchase It,
On the following day Shredder
visited the store, and pretended
to wait for his wife" When she
did not appear he became impa-
tient, and left. Shortly afterward
1t was noticed that the silk suit
had mysteriously disappeared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31

John r. Bibb Of Grain company largest
hits the the
district hubug showing that the district howers who
knocking the city that the
object sought Of securing will be defeated
the ahead and boosts No manufacturing will
locate where high. Mr.. Bbb's letter.
ITO the Editor of the Times:
ION April for the time, the
ton Of creating port district for Pierce county
'What is IL for?
"f seriously suffering for need of adequate ship
facilities should improve harbor II IL thus
Ill time burden the community with another
dangerous tax-levying body.
public discussions of this question been
peaedly irresponsible that
prestige shipping and must have commission to
remedy the evil.
Investigation show have lost shipping, but
easily take bust
ness we have marine likely
'iuch been said about losing grain business, which
information the of the speakers
from Seattle to misnform the people
GAIN IN SHIPPING
have gained rather than In
grain shipping July 1913 20, 1914 which
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31

+, and land owner.
John Freeman showed marked
Improvement over Sunday night
this morning, and was able for
the first time to make an em-
phatic statement regarding the
Identity of the man who stopped
him and his two companions Sat-
urday night. He had tattoo marks
on his hands, Freeman said.
II couldn't say what they
were." he continued. They were
very indistinct, but I remember
very well that the man was mark
ed on his revolver hand. saw
the marks as he held the gun In
my face when he stopped u.s."
This practically substantiates
the idea that Hopkins was the
man who murdered Olson.
SEARCH FOR BODY.
Following the Identification Of
the dead man as Olson, Deputy
Sheriff David r. Gilkey, in charge
of the Skagit county force during
the absence Of Sheriff Ed Wells,
notified Marshal Human of Nc
Murray and another search was
Immediately instituted for the
body of the third man who is said
to have been in the party with
Freeman and Olson.
Tony Curb, alleged to have
been killed by the robber, has
not been located, and II is be-
lieved that his body Is hidden In
the brush near the spot where
Olson was murdered. N
STAYS AT RANCH HOUSE.
At midnight last night Deputy
Sheriff II. IL. Pence was notified
by telephone by Il. d. Wiseman,
u rancher at Duncan's spur, four
miles north of SedrO- WOoIIey,
that man answering to the de-
scriptiOn OF Hopkins had spens
last night Mt his place. He said
the man had scars and signs Of
tattoo marks on his hands. He
did not explain why he had de-
layed notifying the sheriff's of
flee until the late hour. Immedi.
ately upon receipt of this intelli-
gence, an automobile filled with
deputies, all heavily armed, was
dispatched toward Duncan's spur.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
why NOT LET
GEORGE SLEEP

George Sass was sound asleep
in box car at 2 o'clock this
morning when Patrolman Angus
happened to throw his electric
torch into the car. Sass would
not explain anything about HIM
self, further than that he was
travelling north by the freight
car route. He was taken to Jail
to explain his mode of liveli-
hood to Police Judge Magill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
ROSE FIGURES IN
CHINA'S DOWNFALL 4

Rose Flemming, q domestic,
became NOISY, riotous and tu-
multous," according to the words
Of the city ordinance, while she
was enjoying a chop-suey feast
in a c street noodle house at an
early hour this morning. She en-
joyed herself to the extent Of
throwing all the dishes on the
floor and stamping on them. Pa
trolman Kenna took charge Of
Miss Flemming and took her to
jail. She was released later on
payment of $40 bail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
MORE INTEREST
IN THE CHURCH

Rev. T. w. Lane at the Ep-
worth church revival last night
declared it was time for the people
to wake up and begin to get in
terested in religious matters. He
declared the people would get ex.
cited over politics the board OF
trade or most any old thing, but
showed little concern on religion
the one great matter of moment
to the world and humanity. He
wanted more enthusiasm in the
work of saving the race from sin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
SAYS He WASN'T CURED

his neck and spine had been per-
manently injured and that he
would be unable to work. He
says he therefore applied to the
commission for suitable relief,
but was refused. He is now suing
the commission for adequate COM
pensation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
YOUTHS CONFESS
TO ROBBIE RIES

Having confessed series of
Wholesale robberies in this coun-
ty. George and Joe Strickland.
aged Is and Is respectively, are
confined In the county Jail, to-
gether with T. A. Tremble, an
ex-convict.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-31
SUSPEND TARIFFS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Mar. 81.
The Interstate commerce COM
mission today suspended until
July 80 all new tariffs filed by
the railroads. eliminating allow
ances for Industrial railroads with
the exception of those affecting
the United States Steel corpora
tion and other iron and steel
companies These were permit
ted to stand. About 1000 tariffs
are suspended.