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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04

1.-THE devil has a thousand
FORMS" Mr.. Sunday replied with
great earnestness. ITO one man
he may appear With horns, 1oofs
and a tail while to another he
may look like an Angel Of Light.
The devil wears whatever form
will make him most of a !empter.
He suits appearance to the per-
son he is trying to tempt. Be
cause what would tempt you, for
Instance, wouldn't FEAZE me!
Few Real Infidels.
ITO find out how smart lie Is
Just think how seldom he appears
in the gulse of out-and-out in
fidelity. There are mighty few
real infidels in the world. Most
people believe In God. But the
devil. he goes about with a hand.
full of isms and scisms to fool PEG
pie"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04

The young woman was Miss
Theo. Kraft, waitress in the Ar
gonaut cafe. The young man's
identity has not been learned.
The youth made an insulting
remark to Miss Kraft while he
was eating his luncheon yester-
day. Miss Kraft resented IT.
She struck at the young man. and
the blow cut his lip.
The youth grabbed his hat and
ran from the cafe. Miss Kraft
pursued. Apron flying, and fists
clenched. she chased the youth
up Pacific avenue to the scene of
his Waterloo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04

Wounded


With a bullet in his groin,
John Matson walked into Super
ior Judge Cards court today and
was given a sentence of from
three to Is years for burglary in
the second degree.
He had pleaded guilty 20 the
charge of entering Center ST.
saloon month or so back.
A peculiar angle Of the case Is
that no one knows why Matson
was shot. Neither he nor his
two companions were armed. The
police closed In on them. and
cornered them easily.
One Of the policemen let fly
with his shooting irons.
But when Deputy Prosecutor
Selden attempted to find out
which one Of the police officers.
Blake or~Angus, did the shooting,
he could not find out. They were
strangely silent. Neither could
they tell just why they had to
shoot.
Had Matson decided to fight
his case, this phase of the matter
might have been an Interesting
point to push before a jury, Sell
den admits.
His two pals, John Tuovincn
and Victor Hill, have decided to
fight their cases. They lain
they were only by-standers,p aud
that the police acted too hastily
in taking them In.
Matson still carries the bullet
the police winged him with. In
the hospital, 1t was decided that
an operation to remove 1t might
be dangerous.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04
BY NIxOLA GREELEY-sMITH

By NIXOLA GREELEY-SMlTH
PATTERSON, N. j., May A.
Ladies and Gentlemen - The
Devil.
am NOT swearing, Just into
ducing to you, the readers Of this
newspaper, Billy Sundays own
personal Satan as the famous
evangelist described him 20 ME In
a talk we have just had here,
where Mr.. Sunday Is conducting
a record-breaking campaign for
souls.
This is the first time Mr.. Sun
day has ever talked about the
devil in an Interview, the reason
being that nobody ever asked him
before to describe the famous per-
sonage that the Goth century
seems to forget all about except
when 1t stubs its toe.
Real Person.
81 am writing a sermon about
the devil now" Mr.. Sunday told
me when l preached the subject,
but it is not finished yet. $50
you see you are getting Mr.. sun,
days thoughts on the devil In the
very making.)
"The devil Is a REAL Per.
son." he continued earnestly,
land l say you have got to
believe he is a real person
to be saved! The Bible says
he Is q real person and ! be-
lieve the Bible from cover to
cover! When l preach there
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04
CHARGE WHITE
SLAVERS BLEW
UP CITY HALL

NEW YORK, May A round
up of white slavers who have
been arrested and convicted In
Bronx county was begun today
following an attempt to destroy
Bronx borough hall by blowing 1t
up last night.
A bomb was placed under the
southeast corner of the building,
which was badly wrecked.
Windows within a radius of
several blocks were shattered.
Passengers on elevated trains
were showered with glass whe.i
the windows were broken.
Several persons in the hall at
the time of the explosion were
thrown to the floor. severely
bruised.
District Attorney Martin, who
have warred on the cadets in the
Bronx for two years. believes
some of those convicted aud
since released after serving SEN
fences were responsible for the
attempt to blow up the hail.
Twowere arrested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04

ney A. B. Comfort, who argued
two crimes and not one were al
legged In II.
Under this original complaint,
It was considered by attorneys
that a conviction could .ube had
against Mrs. Diffley even II Il
could be proved merely that she
occasionally spanked the child.
Even under the complaint
which will be filed. she can be
convicted Of either second or third
degree assault-the latter being
rather mild crime.
Already she has been in Jail
nearly four months. ana her
health has been impaired. Her
attorneys are attempting to get
bonds SO as to make her release
possible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04
STILL
AFTER MRS. DIFFLEY

indicating that the prosecuting
attorneys office is determined to
get Mrs. Bertha piffley on
some kind Of charge, An amend
ed complaint was prepared by
Deputy Selden today, at the or
der Of Prosecutor Remain, and
will be filed at once.
THIS is a change from Sell
den's. announced plan OF carrying
the fight for the validity of his
original complaint to the supreme
court. His original complaint
was thrown out In Judge Cards
court, on a demurrer by Attor-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04

is a personal devil folks say
to~sne, That's 18th century
= preaching. II won't do in
the Goth century, But when
century gets too smart to
believe in the devil and in
everything else the Bible
teaches, say to HE'LL with
the century,! That's the kind
of man l ami"
Has the devil really got horns
and hoofs and a tail?" asked
the champion devil-ehaser Of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04
S,195 REGISTER

Registration of voters IN Taco
ma had reached the S,195 mark
at noon today. This Is record.
considering the fact that there is
no scheduled election in 1916. On
Saturday SO persons registered
up to 4 p. M, and 1913 register
ed between 4 and 10 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04
The Dream

Willie James, aged 10. years.
was ambitious. In the real es-
tate business he would make
his pile OF money. M
In his daytime dreams be
saw his suite of offices, q large
number Of rooms and one far
back at the end marked "pri-
vate' which was to be his very
own.
Now. Willie James WAS
bright. and his ambition WAS a
thing to which he stuck
through all the years Of his'
boyhood.
AS he grew to manhood.
however. he realized that long
rows Of office rooms with
sumptuous fixtures come only
with years Of successful work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04
i indu . NY

Folks, let's start q new In.
dustry here in Tacoma.
The one we have In mind
will:
4. Keep dollars mt home
which now go elsewhere.
2. Lower the cost of living
a trifle.
3. Make a few dollars grow
for each of MS where dollars
heretofore have not grown.
We refer to raising Belgian
harcs. We mean II seriously,
and we are certain that a lit
tie bit of thought and obser-
walton will show that the idea
Is good.
Not that Belgian hares al.
ready aren't raised here, for
they are In considerable
numbers.
BUT THEY AREN'T
RAISED ON A BIG ENOUGH
SCALE AND PEOPLE ARE
NOT WELL ENOUGH IN
FORMED ON THE SUB
JECT.
Probably the trouble Is
that lot of ms still are af-
fected by the reaction which
the Belgian hare fad receAr-
ed quite number OF years
ago when II was a fad pure
". People went crazy over
Belgian hares them, and abb
surd prices were paid for
breeding animals of certain
strains. Crazy assertions
were made In regard to what
the industry might develop
into and what the profits
might be.
The trouble was that ev.
erybo,Iy wanted to raise
breeding animals at fancy
prices, and nobody thought
to develop u market for the
meat.
Some market was created,
because n few persons found
for themselves what eating
qualities the hares possess
ed, but so scattered were the
users Of hare meat that the
industry pretty much Ian
guishcd and died.
As q matter Of fact the
meat Il Of excellent quality
and to our mind quite the
equal Of chicken. Fried or
served hunters style It siInp-
" cannot be beaten for
toothsome qualities.
And from the standpoint
N the raiser, the hares are
easier to grow to ma
irity than are chickens.
Puget sound climate is
well adapted for their cul-
ture.
The grasses and root veg
tables on which they thrive
grow to perfection here, and
while grain Il high priced
they do not require Il In
large quantities.
AZ Is well known, the
hares multiply with start
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04
MI. Putitoff

Mr.. Put-It-Off feels
that he can start to
saving money any
old time, that he can
put it off a while
longer. Some day it
will be too late Che
can't put off Father
Time). Don't let this
happen to you. Start
an account today.
!, PUGET SOUND
! STATE BANK
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04

Il want to say one more
thing" Mr.. Sunday swung sud
denly around from his desk in the
big room on the third floor %nich
is gay with baseball banaers.
"All the preachers in the world
may frown and all the editors in
the world may sneer, but J will
go right on preaching personal
devil and an eternal hell because
they are in the Bible and | wont
abate one iota, jot or title for
any of them!"
Such is the force of Mr.. Sum
day IS character, such his faith and
fire that some day soon expect
the same old devil that Djlly
pounds SO much will see the error
of his ways, draw In his horns
land skulk up the aisle of the tab
ernacle to "hit the sawdust trail
with the other sinners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04

DESK RooM--In wel1-fuf.
nished suite Of office, Ad<
dress P-7. Times Il,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04

As y matter Of fact the
meat Is Of excellent quality
and to our mind quite the
equal Of chicken. Fried or
served hunters style II siInp-
" cannot be beaten for
toothsome qualities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-04
TERRIFIC COST OF FLIES

III there were no flies 17O, 900, 900 years
would he added TO the lives OF the people
OF the United States, or 100000 lives Of
the present average length, and $50, 0OO, 900
saved" declares physician Of national repu-
tatiOn.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-07
More Trouble At Rockport.

Rockport. KY. May 5.--Robbery IL
thought to have been the motive for
the murder Of Tom Martin. an EN-.
ploye of the McHenry Coal Company.
who was found dead near here yes
terday with three bullets from an au-
tomato revolver in the head and
body.
Martin, who worked in the COM
pany store at Ech0ls. left here yes
terday evening with over $3.50 in his
possession. This was missing when
the body was found. Bloodhounds
rushed here from Rochester failed to
take the trail owing to the fact that
the tracks had been trampled. A re-
ward will be offered for the arrest Of
the murderer.
Coroner A. B. Riley held an in
quest over the body Tuesday, but no
clew was found as to who did the
shooting. 1t is thought that robbery
was the only motive.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-07
windstorm in Owensboro.

Greensboro. KY. May A wind
storm of cyclonic velocity visited
greensboro shortly after Z o'clock
last night. doing considerable dam
age to property both In Owens
boro and in the country district. The
roof of the large building of the
Owensboro Warehouse Company. on
the river front between Daviess and
Lewis streets. 1876 feet in length and
rs feet wide. was blown away. the
greater portion of the timbers strik-
ing the rear of the business build
ings on Second street. Tons OF tim
Der and roofing were carried against
the buildings. There were 1900
hogsheads of tobacco in the ware
house.
Rounds jewelry store. M. Eberle's
toy store. Glenn's drugstore. and the
T. ]. Turley hardware and implement
stere were damaged by the timbers
of the warehouse being blown against
them.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-07
flag FLYING ON
TORPEDOED SHIP
Stars and Stripes Go Down
With Ship.
Gulfiight Attacked Without Warn
ing by Submarine, Says
Officer.

Washington, May 5.-The Ameri-
can steamer Gulfight was flying "a
large American ensign" and was tor
pedoed without warning" by a SUBJ
marine. whose nationality has not
yet been established, according to q
cabled statement received by Secre-
tary Bryan to-day signed by Chief
Officer Smith and Consular Agent
Banfield.
Ambassador Page reported that
Lieut.. John H. Towers, one of the
naval attaches of the American Am
bassy at London, and Naval Con-
structor Lewis B. Mcbride will make
an investigation of the hull IL the
Gulfiight, now in charge of the Brit
ish Admiralty. He also ordered the
American consul at Plymouth to take
take dispositions from the officers and
crew of the Gulfight.
The statement received by the state
Department from Chief Officer Smith
who cabled originally to the owners
of the vessel, the Gulf Refining Com
pany, who telegraphed 1t here to-day.
Although there is no record here
OF Consular Agent Banfield's post, It
is presumed he was sent by Consul
stephens from Plymouth or was sta
toned at the port where the Gull
fight was taken. The statements Of
the first officer of the Gulfiight and
Consul Banfeld. as made public by
Secretary Bryan follows: q
zone p. m. Saturday. heavy wealth
er, fifteen miles west of Bishops, fiy-
ing large American ensign, following
British patrol boats to Bishop was
torpedoed without warning. Sub
marine was seen twenty-five minutes
about three and one-half miles ahead.
about five minutes later.
more seen OF. her. Number
on submarine indistinct. Damage on
bluff starboard bow below load wat
er line. Reported extensive. Fore
hold full. one foot over stokehole
plate. Cargo in tanks apparently
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-07

London, may "a delay of forty
eight hours is granted China to meet
the demands of the Japanese govern
ment.
This was the substance Of brief
dispatch cabled today to London by
the Toxic correspondent of the Cen
trail News. In the meantime 1t is
known that japanese warships are in
the harbor OF Chin Wang-Tao, on the
gulf OF Lia-Tung, about $50 miles
from Pekin. presumably for the pur-
pose of removing from China the
members of the Japanese legation.
Consular reports from all sections Of
China announce the departure of ia
panese. or their concentration at the
Japanese consulates.
THE Legation here has notified all
japanese to prepare to leave the cap
ital within twelve hours" says the
Daily Telegraph's Picking correspond
ent. kilograms are pouring in from
every part of China foreshadOwing
plan is expected by the latest on
Thursday.
II learn in the highest quarters
that a Chinese surrender is out of the
question, as the revolutionaries, who
honeycomb the country. would rise
Immediately with an army. thus pre-
cipitating the fall of Yuan Shi-Kai's
government.
81 am authorized to declare that
the Chinese government will make a
direct appeal to Great Britain, Rus
STA. Frpnce and the United States
immediately after an ultimatum is
received"
The Times' Toxic correspondent,
telegraphing under date of Tuesday.
says that the general feeling in Toxic
is that China will submit at the last
moment. in view OF the hopelessness
of her military condition.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-07

cases of nervous and mental dis
orders manifesting themselves in
insomnia and abnormal sensitiveness
to the influence of alcohol, often re-
sulting the abnormal drunkenness.
Since the French offensive began
In the middle of December a large
number of men have been incapacitat-
ed by mental and nervous diseases,
morbid excitement and absolute ner-
vous prostration. These cases are
found in many men who have never
been actually wounded, and are caus-
ed by the explosion of heavys bells,
of fear and anxiety at the death of
friends and comrades.
Approach Insanity.
1.-THE acute SYMPTOMS, such as pa
ralysis, commissions deafness, loss of
speech, delirium or Authorizations,
have in most cases given way to ra-
tional treatment in the hospitals, but
very often the SYMPTOMS of nervous
Frustrated as soon as the men re-
turned to their regiments and many
have been sent home as absolutely
unfit for military service. The mere
thought of returning to the front
has often been sufficient to produce
a recurrence of the nervous crisis
approaching insanity.
"A young officer. who conversed
with great interests about subjects
that had nothing to do with the war,
began to cry and sigh whenever it
was suggested that he should return
to the front. assuring me that he
could not possibly take up his mill
tary duties as long as the war lasts.
Their troubles had not been caus-
ed by violent fear, but was simply a
result of fear of the horror of war,
in some cases because they did not
possess sufficient will power to over
come the physical and moral exer-
tons of military service, but very
also, because they were
utterly lacking in patriotism. The
most frequent SYMPTOMS we're violent |
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-07
Morrow Opens His Campaign
Paintsville.

Morrow Opens His Campaign al
Paintsville.
Paintsville, KY, May Edwin p.
Morrow spoke here this afternoon,
opening his camgaign for the Repub-
lican nomination for Governor, to a
record-breaking crowd. He was in
troduced by the Hon. H. s. Howes.
Mr.. Morrow made no reference to
Statewide prohibition. but said that
on all vital subjects and issues the
party platform to be adopted in June
will be his guide through the cam
paign. He devoted nearly his en-
tire speech to criticism of the Demo
cratic administration OF the State.
declaring that Kentucky is now
bankrupt and staggers under the in
debtedness of $4,000. 900. which is
rapidly increasing" while the pres
ent State administration has done
nothing to relieve the situation, that
"our present system of taxation is
antiquated. unscientific. unjust and
Inevitable" and that Kentucky il
burdened with all classes and all
kinds of commissions. There is. he
said, "a commission to regulate
everything forom fires to fish, and
when 1t is not commission it is
called a board"
"The Republican party has had
the courage to call a platform con-
vention to meet in Lexington In mid
June. This convention will be COM
posed of the most representative
members of our party-devoted to
its welfare and conscientiously seek
ing the good of the people of Ken
lucky. This body of men will frame
our platform-our offer to contract
with the people-our solemn pledge
to them. 1t will be an honest plat
form made by honest men. and will
constitute the sincere expression Of
splendid minds and patriotic home
loving hearts. When this convention
shall have spoken, l shall obey its
mandate. stand upon its platform
and support. defend and maintain it
with all the power Of my mind. and
heart and body.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-07

While seated at the dining table
at her home in Select Saturday even
ing Mrs. Sam Rafferty, called to her
daughter for assistance. laughing
ly saying that she could not get up.
II was found that she was stricken
with paralysis and she was never able
to move thereafter, death coming
Monday morning at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Rafferty, was a widow. her
husband having died several years
ago. She leaves one daughter. Mrs.
Ann Norman. and many other rela-
tives and friends.
Funeral services were held at her
residence Tuesday morning and in
terment In the Select buryins
ground. 4
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-07
"Possum Hunter" Victim Dies.


Rockport. KY. May 1.-Testimo-
ny was introduced at the Coroner's
inquest to-dady over the body Of
Harrison Maddox. a negro. who died
yesterday afternoon as the result of
wounds suffered when he attempted
to escape from a band of "Possum
Hunters" who on last Monday night
made a raid upon the negro section
of Rockport. Several negroes testi-
fed that they recognized certain
members of the "Possum Hunter
band. The dying statement of Mad
dox. also was introduced.
All the negroes who testified at
the hearing stated that the men,
bers of the "Possum Hunter" band
had blackened their faces and wore
white masks.
The hearing was conducted by
Coroner A. B. Riley. The jury was
composed of H. l.. Tucker. president
of the Rockport Coal Company; l..
T. Reid. agent of the Standard Oil
Company; e. A. Barnard. w. s.
Nickel. George Dunn and J. e. Mad
dox. The following verdict was re-
turned: 1--WE, the jury, find that
the deceased. Harrison Maddox.
came to his death from the follow
ing causes: BY gunshot wound
fired by the hands of some unknown
person who is In a gang known as
"Possum Hunters"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-07

bers of his own Government are said
already to have voiced the suspicion
that he may accept an alleged offer
from japan of military support and
protection for himself against for
eign nations and his own people, in
return for conceding control of the
country in fact. although not nomi-
nally 10 Japan.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-07

Mayfield. KY. May 4.-Earline
Hayden. year and 4 months old.
the child Of Mrs. Mary Hayden. was
drowned at Clay Switch mines. six
miles suoth OF this city. when It fell
into a lard can containing about
two gallons of water.