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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
CHECKING
UP MILK


To determine whether the re-
cent campaign for pure milk. in
stituted by The Times, has had
satisfactorily beneficial results,
Health Officer II. A. Wall today
mailed postal cards to all Tacoma
physicians, asking their opinion
regarding the milk crusade.
The health officer also asked
the physicians to report to him
all cases of enteric trouble in
children that they have investi-
gated during the past six months,
and to name the probable causes.
On the same card, the health
officer asks the physicians to CO.
operate with him in 1916 cam
paign against flies. DIR. Wall is
planning a fly-trap campaign for
next year, in conjunction with fly
fighting work in the public
schools, by which he hopes to rid
the city of the pests.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25

. THREE
POINTS

Mrs. Elizabeth Darst, who
alleges she signed away the
rights to her child while she
was under the influence of
morphine, today won three
distinct points In her fight
to recover Ii.
First of all, the affidavits OF
four neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fletcher, to whom the
child has been transferred, were
filed charging they are unfit per-
sons to have her. They will be
made the basis for a motion for q
new trial.
Secondly, 1t was announced
that her campaign to raise funds
for a new trial and an appeal 10
the supreme court had succeeded
to the extent of $40.
Third, Judge Card granted a
motion by Attorneys Arnold and
Remain. whose interest has been
aroused in the case, to keep the
child In this jurisdiction. This Is
intended to keep the Fletchers
from moving to Montana, where
Mrs. Darst would be unable tn
sue for the child.
decision" Not Decision.
Incidentally, Judge Card was
placed in a peculiar position. He
was forced to admit IN this morn
ing's proceedings that the de
cision" which he delivered to a
morning newspaper-and which
was virtually memorandum de-
Tending his oral ruling-was not
decision at all, and Furthermore
had never been filed.
The way is now open for Mrs.
Darst to move for a new trial to
regain her child; and, If she loses
again, to appeal to the supreme
court. Time also has been gained
in which to raise for her suffi-
cient funds to carry up the APP
peal.
Charge COarseness.
The affidavits concerning the
Fletchers were made by Laura
Fischer, Elizabeth Goerger, Ange-
line Goerger, and Mrs. Anna
Barker. They swore that the
home life of the Fletchers was
vulgar and coarse, and marked by
an abundance of profane Ian
guage, loud enough for the neigh
bors to hear.
Elizabeth Goerger deposed that
she had heard Mr.. Fletcher say
he was glad he had no children,
because of the temper of his wife.
Furthermore, Mrs. T. ]. Hamii-
ton, wife of the master mechanic
of the Milwaukee line here, told
Prosecutor Remain that she
knew the Fletchers intended to
move to Montana, out of the jur-
isdiction of the Washington
courts. Fletcher is a Milwaukee
car-shop employee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25

REPLY IS
EVASIVE

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 25.
1T became even more probable
today that the United States will
become involved in serious trou-
BILE with England. as a result of
the evasive note sent by that
country last night to the state de-
partment.
The United States had protest
ed against the British order-in-
council which forbade all trade
between neutrals and Austria,
Germany and Turkey, and had
asserted it's right to trade with all
neutral countries and with the
acknowledgements of the warning
countries.
1t was said simply that in the
case of every American vessel held
up for investigation, the utmost
dispatch had been used.
The U. S. is expected to send
another note Immediately.
Won't BE Accepted.
England's denial of having
harmed American trade will not
be accepted by the administration
Issue will be taken with asser-
tions of the English note, that
American shippers have no just
cause for complaint.
The British note does not an
swer this governments statement
of principles set forth in the COM
munication of March 10 protest
ing. against the British order-in-
council and the United States will
call attention to the fact that the
new British statement has evaded
the main point at issue, namely,
the right of neutrals to continue
to trade with each other until mo-
Tested by belligerent powers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
NOW WHO Do YOU
S'POSE THEY WERE?

Police officers of Tacoma show
ed much curiosity today over the
case of Mrs. Nina Briggs" n
pretty married woman, who spent
last night in a cell at the city
Jail on complaint of Charles
Simpson, also of Tacoma.
That the man and woman both
gave fictitious names is known by
the police, and it is limited that
both are prominent residents of
Tacoma and are both married.
Simpson" walked into police
headquarters after midnight,
dragging the woman behind him.
He declared that she had robbed
him of $40 and that he wanted
her locked up.
The woman was turned over to
a matron, searched, and put in a
cell. She gave the name of Nina
Briggs" but frankly admitted
that it was fictitious. The wom-
an was described by police off
GERS as being beautiful and hand
somely gowned.
Simpson" returned to police
headquarters today. He explain
ed to Capt. d. o. Smith that he
had made a mistake" in having
the woman locked up. and asked
that she be released. The cell
was unlocked and the woman. was
turned loose. She and Simpson"
hurried away together.
Simpson" told Capt. Smith
that he had taken the woman out
for an evenings fun while her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
OFFICERS
ALL ARE
BAFFLED

Police and sheriff's officers de-
clared today that the Wilkeson
murder mystery, surrounding the
shooting of John o. Rainey in
his cabin at Wilkeson Saturday
night while he was shaving, was
no nearer solution than yester-
day.
Joe PARROT, the Aberdeen log
ger arrested Monday while trying
to pawn Rainey's gold watch, and
who declared he had purchased
the watch from a stranger in
Elma early Monday morning. was
today taken in an automobile by
Sheriff McCorkle of Thurston
county and Detective Milone of
Tacoma. He will be taken to
Olympia, Centralia, Aberdeen and
Elma, and given an opportunity
to prove his story.
PARROT declared that he bought
the watch from man answering
the description of Jasper Zucich,
a Wilkeson miner who disappear
ed Saturday night.
II PARROT can prove his asser-
tons and show that he was in
Aberdeen and Elma about the
time of the crime, he will be re-
leased, and exonerated of any
connection with the crime.
The prisoner declared also that
the shoes which he wore when
arrested, and which answered the
description of those removed from
the feet of Fred Weiss, the olym-
pia tailor, had been bought by
him In Astoria almost year ago.
and had been repaired by an Alb
erdeen shoemaker recently. He
will be given an opportunity to
prove this assertion today, also.
IF Parrot proves. his inno-
cence. the case SINNERS down to
two men who left Wilkeson SAT-
urday night on a motorcycle, ..
said Detective Capt. Smith today.
1T Is the most complicated and
mystifying murder case that 1
have ever worked on. We have
not given up hope, by 4 long ways.
however. OF capturing the MUIR
derer."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
''BEST in WORLD"
SAY TWO AVIATORS

If the United States army ex-
perts think the Commercial club
may know more about business
than it does of flying, it might
consult Aviators Stromer and
Con Hanson as to whether the
American lake site is fit for an
aviation school.
Best in the world" is Han
sons verdict.
He and Stromer have made 100
flights in two and a half months
here, and have had not a single
mishap in flight.
Every day. said Hanson, ia
good for flying here. Some days
1t rains bit and some days it
blows, but that would just give
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25

"A victory to women" said Mrs.
Lindsey. THE first thing | want
to do after | take office is to es>
tablish the fact that a woman IL
capable of sitting in the councils
of city, county or state.
THE next will be to try and
prove that men and women can
cooperate and be on better I'M
derstanding than ever before"
Mrs. Lindsey is a woman with
ideas, the biggest asset in the
worlds market. And she is will
ing to use them to further the
betterment of the other fellow.
Asked what she will do be-
tween now and July /, when she
is installed, the first concilwom-
an Enthusiastically replied:
II am going to clean house,
make some new sheets and mend
my husbands socks"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25

the army flyers the necessary ex
perience In all kinds OF waether.
There are any number Of
places around American lake to
make landings, and the topog-
raphy is such that the men could
fly over prairie land, wooded hills
and valleys or lakes.
Il don't believe there is an
other place on the coast like IL.
II have any amount Of technt-
cal reasons which | could put be-
fore the experts in support Of
their coming here.
'The Times has started one or
the finest moves this city has
seen. and | believe It will result
In success"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
Gugs' Men Find
EverythingO

Foyks at the smelter had every
thing FURNISHED and bright and
busy today.
A party of the Guggenheims,
owners, and their retainers and
henchmen were on a trip of in
spection.
They told Manager w. R. Iust
they were well pleased.
In the party, there are: e. l..
Newhouse, managing director;
William Loeb who entered Gug-
genheim employ after he left po-
litical life under President Roose-
welt and Taft; and son-in-law, r.
w. Straus, whose bride, Miss
Gladys Eleanor Guggenheim was
the daughter of Daniel Guggen-
helm.
They probably will visit Alaska
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
HERE'S TIP ON WHAT
KAISER May REPLY

garding submarine warfare, while
subject to change, ! am authori-
tatively informed, contains tho
following representations:
That Germany Is fighting for
the freedom of the seas but does
not desire to jeopardize the In
terests of the neutrals; an ex-
preston of appreciation of the
friendship of the United States;
acceptance of President Wilson's
suggestion of willingness to me-
date between Great Britain and
Germany to obtain a modification
of the British blockade in return
for a modification OF methods of
submarine warfare; an indication
that Germany probably was mis-
informed in her contention that
the Lusitania was armed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
OUT FOR
ELBERT MOTOR MAN

they found only small black
smith shop where the plant Was
supposed to be.
According to several people
here who have subscribed for
stock, an alluring picture was
painted them regarding the COM
pany's possibilities.
They were told q $15O,0OO
plant was under way, and in a
short time would be turning out
100 automobiles a day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
GERMANS USE
LIQUID FIRE

PARIS, June 25.--Using fiery
liquids and asphyxiating bombs in
their attacks, the Germans de-
livered violent assaults along the
heights of the Mouse river north
Catonne during yesterday and last
night. The French retired in an
orderly fashion to escape the
deadly liquids, and gases, but
later delivered counter-attacks
which swept the enemy back and
regained the positions that they
had abandoned. Official and I'M
official dispatches told Of renew
ed fighting In the Mouse district
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25

husband was out of the city. He
said that they had attended a
theater and then made the
rounds" of the cafes. Both oe-
came jovial and even somewhat
noisy after visiting half-dozen
places.
I've figured it out, now that
I'm sensible again, and I guess
I spent the money on her." said
Simpson" sheepishly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25

duce" her.
He said he would show
what her life was from tho
time she left Pittsburg ut tho
age of IL.
..She played Thaw and
White against each other for
financial gain" he said.
White never was the beast
she painted him, and after
10 years OF villification his
name will be cleared"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
CHARGES GIRL
PLAYED THAW
AGAINST RIVAL

NEW YORK, June 25.--
Deputy Attorney General
Cook declared in the trial
Of Harry Thaw today for
sanity that he intends to
clear the name OF Stanford
White, whom Thaw slew.
He said he intended to go
into the life Of Evelyn Thaw
and show that Il was not
necessary for White TO "se-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
ECONOMIzE

LONDON, June 25.-"Certain
steps are being taken by the gov
eminent to influence the people
to economic during the remain
der of the war;" Premier Asquith
stated today in the House of
Commons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
GOSH, FOLKS, WONDER
IL WE HAVE ANY MORE
OLD JUNK LIKE THIS


The city of Seattle today
bought from the city of Ia
coma a 72-inch water valve
that the city of Tacoma had
long ago relegated to the
junk pile.
, Seattle paid exactly ST.
000..
} The valve was bought by
Tacoma when the Green i.iv-
or pipe line was being laid,
} but was not needed. Seattle
} recently. decided that 1t
needed Just such a valve AZ
its Cedar river dam.
Bids we're opened today.
and Purchasing Agent Free
} man Of Seattle was the only
/, bidder.
=
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
Yale Wins
First Race

NEW LONDON, Conn, June
25.--Yale won the second varsity
eight-oared race on the Thames
river this morning, finishing a
half length ahead of Harvard.
The race was neck-and-neck
struggle up to the last quarter Of
the two-mile course. Yale's time
was 10. minutes, 40 seconds; Har-
wards. 10.43.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
TURKS, LOSS HEAVY

ATHENS, June 25.-Turkish
casualties in the Gallipoli penin-
sula to date are estimated at 49,
900, in a Mytilene dispatch re-
ceived today. The allies are said
tn have carried several trenches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June
% A woman I'm the city
prosecutors office!
Better conditions In the
jails.
A municipal farm for girls
Universal transfers and
the abolition of all grade
crossings.
A free milk station MAIN
tanned by the city.
And a well built up jul
veniIe department i'm the pO-
lice court.
Here are just a few of tn
many civic hopes of Estelle Law
on Lindsey, the first woma
sver elected to city council i
/ city of the first class.
MY election is a tribute an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25

DURBoRoUGH AND CAPT. HERBER OF THE GERMAN army.
Above is picture of Staff Durborougb
who has been in Germany April making
of fire and
Durb0rOugh by News
Enterprise Association, which this member
his photographs will be printed exclusively The
city, The first of these special
The above picture in
lean automobile with Durborough Capt Erwin
him in his work obtaining
requstion When
DuriIorOugh
along the battle fronts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
MRS. DARST WINNING IN FIGHT FOR Chill I
FLYER
SINKS
A SUB

BERLIN, June 25.-A Ger
man aerOplane sank Rus
sian submarine I'm the Baltic
sea off Gothland island May
81, 1t Is announced today.
This is the first time in
history that an aircraft is
credited with destroying an
undersea boat.
The aeroplane was known TO
have dropped bombs on the SUBJ
marine, but the effect of the at
tack was not learned until posi-
tive advices from Petrograd al
mitted the sinking of the vessel.
Thus becomes realty an idea of
warfare that people long had con-
sidered among the fanciful posi-
bilities, but never, unless within
recent months, as at all likely Of
contamination.
TUNA TORPEDOED
LONDON, June 25.-The Nor
wegian steamer Tuna, 1900
tons, was torpedoed by a subma-
rine, 1t was learned today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
BY CARL ACKERMAN.

Copyrighted, 1915, by the Nnit-
ed Press.)
BERLIN, June 24.-The pre-
liminary draft of Germany's reply
to the second American note re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25
:vELYN THAW AGAIN To Be GRILLED

China Boy is help
ing Selah get out the
funny column on page
B. Sabe China Boy?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-25

Mrs. Elizabeth Darst, who
alleges she signed away the
rights to her child while she
was under the influence of
morphine, today won three
distinct points In her fight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
ROCK BABIES TO SLEEP AND THEN
 ROB THEIR HOME
Fatherly Footpads Sing I.ilt- ing Lullaby to Horace
 Merwin's s Children.

While the only occupants of the
 house, were busily engaged down
 stairs, a fatherly burglar, singing a
 sweet lullaby, rocked two babies to
 sleep in the home of Horace B. Mer-
 win, secretary of the Bridgeport Trust Go, at SIG Fairfield avenue about 8 o'clock last evening. After that he
 proceeded to ransslck the room, which contained the sleeping tots.
 The loot consisted of a, gold vanity box, a platinum chain supporting a small diamond, a woman's gold watch Ia gold 1ocket, a peal and diamond stickpin, a heavy gold bracelet con- valued at $7Oo, one plain gold bracelet and smaller vaIuabIes, aggregating $1,2OO in value. The loss is covered by burglary insurance.
 The burglars-it is believed that there was more than one-gained en- trance by way of an open window on the spacious side porch of the hand some residence. There they found two little babes, one eight weeks old and the other about 16 months, wide, awake lying in a double cradle. One of the nurses says that she heard the cradle being rocked back and forth and she surn1ised that the other nurse was engaging in lulling the babies to sleep. Instead of that, it was one of the burglars and from the peaceful the tots enjoyed during the evening it is believed that he has had considerable experience in the nursery line.
 MT. and Mrs. Merwin left home about 7:45 and returned shortly after 10 o'clock. It was then they dis covered the burglary The nurses were down stairs between and S:3o o'clock and upon their return to the nursery they failed to detect evid ence of the burglary, so clean was the job. When Mr.. Merwin went upstairs to kiss his children good night he dis covered his loss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
WITHHOLD PAY
 OF BUILDER ON POORHOUSE JOB
Inspector and, Contractors Clash -- Charities Board
 Keeps Back S5,OOO.

At a regular meeting of the chari- ties board held yesterday afternoon payment of s5,o0O due the Oscawanna Building Co. was held up upon the re- port of Inspector Fred J. Hornberger who appeared before the members to report that. the cement flooring in Hillside home (fornerly Lakeview hone) was not properly laid,
 Though it was expected the recon- mendations of the inspector would ask that the entire surfacing be ripped out at an expense of about .$1,o0O it was explained by the Oscawanna Go. that such a radical move would not be necessary but that resurfacing would adequately remedy the slight defects reported.
 It was agreed by the officials of the Oscawanna Co. that they would inn mediate1y put the flooring in such condition that it would be passed by the inspector and upon this promise the board was agreeable to the sug- gestton, although deciding to withhold the payment of $5,OOO due until such time as a favorable report was re- ceived by Inspector Hornberger.
 It was claimed that the defect is one over which the company had no control although it is rumored that there has beep considerable friction between the builders and the inspector over the question: !
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
Salts Strike Over,
 Officials of Company
 Assert in Statement

The strike at the Salts Textile Co. is over, according to the company, but the strikers, hundreds of whom Rre still out, say they have expecta- lions of getting what they want.
 Frederick Rhodes, secretary of the company authorized the following g statement today:
 The strike is over as far as we are concerned. All departm ents are running. The weavers and all the help returned in large numbers And we have placed advertisements irS the different papers setting forth the facts that on and after Monday, Oct. il, at a. m any of our former empIoyes not applying for work previous to that time will never again be em- ployed by our firm in any depart sment,'
 No change was recorded at the Max Ans Go. The Siemon Hard Rubber Go. and the strikers there are neso- tating toward a settlement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05

'
 The second division of the naval militia will be we'll recalled by the local naval militia because during the recent cruise, in Tangier Sound, the local division competed in shooting with them. It was one of the boats returning from the Kearsage Nthat broke from the davits. on the Ken tucky when Charles Mangen was kill ed Officers of the second New York division acted as umpires for the BHdgeportera
 Inquiry into the rnoef1ng of the three masted schooner Ruth Robin son at the foot of the Wall street dock led to. the discovery that poor anchorage facilities for large vessels abound in Bridgeport and that the ch hanneI is fast filling up
 Harbor pilots confirm the staten menfs of captains that their bottoms often touch in a filth of soft ooze swept from one portion to the other of the channel by the action of steam. CT propeI1ers- The necessity for dred gfng both channels and anchorage the larger vessels, will soon arise
 It was found by the master of the. Ruth Robinson thaBsto lay at anc11ori in the hArbor made constant watch necessary owing to the soft bottom. except close to the channel where danger from collision with incoming vessels was too great.
 Harbor men declare that the chan ne1 dredsed to a depth of z2 feet 1h 1s96 has filled with quantity of re- fuse from Bridgeport sewers and that early attention by the government will be necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
NAVAL MILITIA BOATS
 CAUGHT IN STORM OFF
 SHORE OF CONNECTICUT I

IE
 Thirteen members of the first and Becond division naval militia of New York; put into Bridgeport harbor to- day, stormbound, enroute from Gar diner Bay to New York.
 Two fifty foot government launch es which were found too large to hoist upon the third class gunboat Wasp, carried the party that made Bridgeport harbor only after most trying time last night in which they encountered a succession of heavy boats At, one time the party became separated and. fearing that the other had gone to the bottom in the tnTbu- lent waters, both boaHg put about in search of esother.
 The first and second divisions, New York naval militia had been upon government target practice in July and August, on beard the battIeships Kentucky and KeaTsage. It was found by Comparison of the shots made that a tie would probably exist and the government ordered that the tying gun crews should proceed to Gardi- ners Bay and shoot 1t off
 The practice WAS completed on prodend tb New York The result of f4a5se final scores VIZ not be known tn navy circles for 4 period of nearly
 month, and 1t is said by members of the party thai the result will be very close for 'spot6ng- showed that
 total Of z5 oux Of 30 fired was made by both dEyza1znz
 Many other boats Of larger type zveze c0znx5ea1ed to put in the harbor f71is aftnrrooza Including the fast speed beat Hornet bDnnd for Southern wa