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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-13
6 AND 7 PER CENT

On improved real estate or for
building. Money advanced as build
ing progresses.
L. r. Manning & Co, Equitable Bid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-13
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTOR
MONEY TO LOAN
MONEY TO LOAN

QUICK service--any amount.
FIDELITY RENT & COLL. CO.
Savage Scofield Bldg. 904 A st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-13
CABINET WORKS

EVERYTHING of wood made and
repaired. Hand Craft Cabinet
Works. 9Th and q SITS. Main h4I4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

Most of the tea raised in Burma is
picked and eaten as a condiment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15
All of the Good Government
Associations Candidates
Won in Boston
A HEAVY VOTE IN
FAVOR OF LICENSE
The Change of Lynn from License tc
NoLicense Was Noteworthy Feature
of the Elections in Massachusetts
Cities Yesterday.

BOSTON, Dec. 10. - Candidates of
the good government association in
Boston won all of the four city coun-
ell seats voted for in yesterday g cleo
ton. License advocates were again in
considerable majority. Opposition to
taking land from the common to widen
busy thoroughfares prevailed. The vote
was an unusually large one, especially
IN the absence of the mayoralty as an
issue. Mayor James NJ. Cur1ey has two
years still to serve, but In his campaign
addresses In support Of four candidates
opposed to the good government ticket,
he said that his administration was on
trial. The ballots bore no political des-
gnations.
Of the candidates for terms of three
years in the council, James ]. Storrow,
John j. Attridge and Walter L. Col
Inns were successful All three are
present members of the council. Thomas
j. Kenny, also q good government can.
didate and q former councilman, won
the contest for an unexpired term of
one year.
Miss Frances G. Curtis was reelected
TO the school committee by a wide mar
gin, in a three-cornered contest The
result of the vote on the license ques-
ton had generally been considered
more doubtful, this year than in the
past. Several elements had joined in
a no-icense movement. The majority
proved greater than last years, the
vote being: Yes, 45,S35; no, 31,SS1. A
year ago the figures were: Yes, 90, S55;
no. 19,498.
The change of Lynn from license to
nO-license was the most noteworthy fea-
ture of the elections in Massachusetts
| cities outside of Boston. While the
liquor question was prominent in most
of the cities, there was no change ex-
cept in Lynn. Twelve cities voted
against license as follows: Attleboro,
Beverly, Everett, Lynn, Maiden, Med
ford, Melrose, Newburyport, Newton,
| Revere, Somerville and Woburn. The
wet' cities are Boston, Chelsea, Chic,
opee, Lawrence, Lowell and Worcester.
| Ten of the cities elected mayors, but
| national lines were drawn in only few
| instances. One of the liveliest cam
paigns was in Lawrence where Mayor
j ohm p. Kane, who was filing the I'M
expired term of the late Mayor Michael
]. Scanlon, was defeated for a full
term by John K. Hurley. Paul Hanna
gan, director of engineering in Law
renee, also failed of reelection. Mayor
Dennis J. Murphy lost to former May
or John E. O'Donnell in Lowell and for
mer Mayor Charles Schumacher was de-
feated by Charles NJ. Blodgett in NAL
den. --.-..- ....-.. ....-
Mayors who were successful for re.
election were James H. Malone in
Chelsea, James Chambers in Everett
Charles H. Adams in Melrose, Clarence
j. Fogg in Newburyport, Edwin 0
Child of Newton, Z. Z. Cliff in Somer
vile, Harold P Johnson in Woburn anc
George NJ. Wright in Worcester. In the
other cities there was no election fol
chief executive this year.
With Attleboro and Lowell accepting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15
REMAINING
ONE
CALENDAR MONTH

win earn interest at the regular per
cent rate, when deposited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15
Sporting NeWs
NOTES.

Up. to date Connie Mack has Is
pitchers he will try out down South
before trying to pick one or two
good ones.
President Gaffney of the Braves is
out with a new statement. This time
It is Meanwhile who is not to be
traded for Herzog.
The positive statement is made that
Herzog will remain another year as
manager of the Cincinnati Reds This
puts 1t up to most of his players to
quit as they said they would.
Wesleyan does not favor a football
alliance with Williams, Amherst, Trim
} ity and Tufts for fear Tufts and Trim
| ity would not consent to the eligibili-
ty rules and because five champion
ship games would be too many
George A. Percy of Arlington, Mass,
who weighs less than 100 pounds and
IS less than five feet eight inches in
height, is the new Harvard strong
man. He broke existing records Mon
day. Strength, it would appear, does
not always go with size.
Pat Moran, who managed the pen
nant winning Phillies, wants more
money to continue the job. President
William F. Baker of the team agrees
that this should be the case, but there
Is a hitch as to the meaning in this
case of the word ''more.''
Ray Sanders of Brattleboro, manager
of the next football team of the Uni
versity of Vermont, has arranged a
/ schedule for next year which calls for
games with lighter teams than were
played this year. Among those already
arranged are games with Clarkson
Tech, Union, New Hampshire State,
Brown, Norwich, Middlebury and Co.
lumbia.
Coach Diedrich Stolte Of the high
school athletic teams plans to select
five or six members of the senior class
of the high school for captains of bas-
ketball teams and allow them to pick
their players from the rest of the
school. This will permit of more inter
esting games than would be the ease
were the teams to be made up by
classes.
Ralph Jordan of Hebron academy
who is slated for Dartmouth, has at
tracted the attention of the Harvard
d Alumni association of Maine. Jordan
is clever halfback, Splinter anC
! weight man and this means that col
leges will make him as many offer
as are considered by the respectiv,
q colleges consistent with the local in
depreciation of the word "amateur. ,
Lafayette has taken a long step to
ward pleasanter relations, as well a
relations characterized by keen rivalry
h with Lehigh. The college has adopte
the "oneyear rule which will pre-
vent the tramp athlete from becomin
a cause of friction. This rule will no
apply to freshmen entering college 70
the first time, but is similar in its az
4 plication to the rules of Amherst an
Williams.
The annual meeting of the Natione
league at New York yesterday d.
veloped the fact that active negotis
tions are again under way for a settl,
ment Of the baseball strife betwee
organized and independent baseball il
terests. President John K. Tener {
= the National league in answer to NJ
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15
PERSONAL.

Ray L. Amidon is working in Clark s
grocery store during the holidays.
w. D. Bathric of Putney road is con-
fined to his home on account of illness.
Walter II. Osgood finished work last
night for the Vermont Printing COM
pany.
K E. Mosher and w. J. Pentland, jr.,
returned last night from a business trip
to Boston.
Mrs Luther NJ. Miller is working in
Houghton & Simonds s store during the
holiday season.
Mrs. w. B. Vinton and Mrs. F. R.
Vaughan are spending the day in
Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Dennison Cowles is i'll in her
home on Brook street and a trained
Nurse is caring for her.
G. L. Durham, o. D. Stowell and V.
Il. Winchester returned last night from
a business trip to Boston.
Frederick L. Houghton went to New
York yesterday on business for the Hol-
stein Friesian association.
Mrs. Henry Dickerman and daughter,
Sylvia, of Hinsdale are guests today
of her mother, Mrs. L. F. Clark.
Ralph C. Root will come Friday from
Boston to visit until after Christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Root.
Miss Margaret Root returned today
from Burlington, where she visited her
cousin, Miss Marian Maynard, three
weeks.
Miss Marjorie Leach of Middle
bury college Is expected Friday to
spend the holidays at her home on
High street.
A E, HadIock, clerk in Clark s groc-
cry store, was obliged to go to his
home in Townshend last night on ac-
count of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NJ. Robbins are
in Burlington this week attending the
state Grange meeting. Mr.. Robbins is
master of the local Grange.
Mrs. a. E. Hadlock and daughter,
Bernice of West Townshend spent the
weekend with Miss Addie and Miss
Grace Morse of Thomas street.
Robert Chamberlin is expected Friday
from Burlington where he is freshman
in the University Of Vermont, to spend
the Christmas vacation at his home.
MIS-. req L. MOVIE ana uduSHtcI,
Martha will leave Monday for New
York and will sail Wednesday to join
Mr. Howe at the Princess Hotel in
Hamilton, Bermuda.
Miss Beatrice Finton is expected to-
morrow from Newton, Mass, where she
is attending Mount Ida school, to
spend q threeweeks' vacation at her
home on Green street.
Mrs. F. A. Moulton and Miss S. F.
| Remington of Providence, R. l., were
guests at the Brooks House yesterday
and last night, being friends of Rev.
and Mrs. j. Wilbur Chapman.
John Toomey of New York city came
today, called here by the death of his
mother, Mrs Mary Toomey, which oc-
CURED last evening in her home on FL
| lot street.
William B. Douglas is on a business
trip in the northern part of the state
for the Estey Organ company. Mrs.
| Douglas and sons are staying with her
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. R. Thayer
during his absence.
Most of the tea raised in Burma Is
| picked and eaten as a cOndiment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15
COMING TO THE AUDITORIUM

1.-The Only Girl a musical comedy
by Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom.
Now at the Shubert theater, Boston,
where it has proved the season most
popular and successful offering in that
very discriminating city.
Read what the Boston papers say of
it and be prepared to see a real MI
steal Show.
If you enjoyed High Jinks'' you
will surely be delighted with 1.-THE
Only Girl Every one is.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

sion magnetic, and SO forth. Only few left. Come
in and we will explain our pay as you ride plan.
No matter from what standpoint you Judge this
car - looks, materials workmanship, durability,
and you simply can't help admit its superiority.
Just ask any of the hundreds of Vermont owners.
They will tell you of its goodness
Price $3.50 10 $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

merous queries as to the truth of re-
port that there had been q conference
between his organization and mem
bers of the Federal league, made the.
following formal statement: Certain
club owners of the National league
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

yesterday met representatives, of the
Federal league, but no readjustment
of baseball conditions can be made
without the agreement of major
leagues and pending the decision of
Judge Lands
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

Grade crossing accidents cost Jos lives
in PENNSYLVANIA in the fiscal year ending
July l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

a referendum giving fremen one day
off in five, this custom will now pre-
vail in all cities of the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15

Oval water pipes are now being made
as provision against freezing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15
PRODUCE
SAVE
ACCUMULATE

Three steps that lead to all that is
called success.
Great men accumulate knowledge.
experience, and money, in order to in
crease their power for service.
Money should represent services rem
dered.
And wise men hold ready for prompt
use and greater service all of their
accumulations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-15
WITH
THE RUTLAND
TRUST co.

The special privilege of drawing
money the first day of any month,
without loss of interest appeals to
conservative and thrifty men from all
over the State of Vermont.
Such men by depositing in this
Bank, keep their money earning in
terest, and still have it ready at short
notice for any use they may plan.
Large per cent of safety margin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15

President Wilson has not been
willing to cause the shedding of one
drop of American blood, or the bring
ing Of sorrow and tears to single
American mother in order to protect
the property of unpatriotic Americans
who did not consider the United
Stats good enough place in which
to make investments. That class Of
men went to Mexico to make money.
and when local discord came in that
country, they asked for American
boys to become targets for bullets to
protect the money they would not in
vest in their, own country. That kind
Of requests fell upon deaf ears at
the White House, and the criticisms
Of its occupant for his action in the
premises will fall upon deaf ears in
American homes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15
PROSPERITY ARRIVES
Cedar Rapids GaZette.)

\SCud4 4Idpluo ooAOICS.J
The glooms have again been put
to rout. The pesslmists who predict
ed hard times in the United States
during the winter Of 1856 and fer
several years thereafter already EaN e
been proved to have been at least
partially in error. The winter is up
on us-but no hard times. Instead
there has arrived a prosperity so
marked as to almost break previous
records.
Expanding business volume de-
notes good times. Decreasing bust
ness volume, under most circumstan-
ces, presages hard times. The last
few months have seen business in
crease Of enormous proportions -
and by no means all of that increase
is accounted for by the war. Bank
clearings all over the country have
been larger, and that is one Of tie
most authentic signs of improved COZ
ditions. Indeed, during one week
last month tie clearings throughout
the United States averaged thirty
per cent larger than fer the cores
ponding week one year ago. THIS
percentage is reached without adding
the clearings of the New York City
banks. For the whole country, includ-
ing New York, the increase was
seventy per cent, but that clty's
clearings purpcsely are not used be-
cause of TIE fact that their
increase mainly is due to exports,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15
STORM CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
Millions of Dollars Worth Of Property
Observation-Disclosures Tied Up
in East.

New York, Dec. 15.-Demoralized
railroads, millions in property damage
and Widespread Inconvenience was the
storm toll reported here. 1t was the
worst storm that has visited New York
and the eastern states since the men,
orable blizzard Of 1888. The New
York Central and the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroads were al
most tied up. Only few of the most
important trains were moving. All
wires we're down on both railroads
The block system was out of business
Trains on the Erie, Lackawanna
West Shore and other roads are still
blocked in snow drifts. Thousands of
commuters were unable to reach the
city. Untold damage was inflicted on
the equipment of telegraph and tele.
phone companies. Many cities within
radius of 500 miles of New York
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15

Senator Kenyon's recent visit to
McGregor, Iowa, has revived the dis
cussion of the proposed national park
on the Mississippi south of that place
! 1t is understood that the Senator was
very favorably impressed with the
plans which are now proposed. Con-
gress will be asked to appropriate a
sum sufficient to purchase a tract
, running over two miles along the
river and extending mile inland.
The beauty and grandeur Of the seem
cry there excels any other on the
great river. It would be a fitting
place to locate a national park. Pixies
Peak, located within the territory
proposed for a national park is the
first land located within the present
boundaries of the state Of Iowa, that
was sighted by white men. The park
would be stopping place for river
tourists, pleasure ground for excur-
sionists and for the thousands of peo-
pie living in the states of Iowa, Wis
consin and Minnesota, who could cas-
lily make. the trip in a day by auto
mobile. We hope the Iowa members
in Congress will boost for this pro-
iect. s., -:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15
GERMANY HAS BEEN THE WIN.
NER THIS YEAR.

Germany was better prepared FOL
war than any Of the entente coun
tries, and for that reason it was gen
erallv predicted that Germany would
win at first but lose later on. The
converse of that which was predict.
ed has proven true.
Last year the German drives
at Calais were bloody failures. And
the Austrians suffered humiiating
defeats at the hands of the Rus
slams. But ever since last spring the
trend has been constantly in favor
Of Germany and her allies. The Ger
mans and Austrians have driven the
Russians from Galicia, Poland and
part Of Russia, and have conquered
Serbia. And the Turks have, with
German assistance, beaten the French
and English in most of the battles
along the way to Constantinople and
the Orient.
From military standpoint Ger
many has had a successful year, but
she has not yet inflicted crushing
defeat upon any Of the great allies
who are opposing he,:, and none of
them are ready to end the war.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15
THE ST. PAUL RY. ELECTRIFIES
NEARLY 500 MILES OF ROAD.

The officials who watched the
tests include A. J. Earring, President
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
H.. B., Earring, Vice President; H.
r. Williams, Vice President; G. A.
1 Goodnow, Assistant to the President;
Percy Rockefeller, nephew Of John D.
Rockefeller; John D. Ryan, the cop
.per magnate; A. ]. Petit, Of Milwau.
kee: Charles w. Hardness and Don
aid G. Geddes of New York, all mem
bers of the directorate: and A. H.
Armstrong, together with other Of.
ficials of the General Electric Com
pany.v
Initial tests of the greatest elec-
trificaticn work ever put into opera
ton by a transcontinental railway
company took place Dec. 9Th, when
officers and directors of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway, to-
gether with officials of the General
Electric Company toured completed
sections Of the roads four hundred
and forty mile electrified district
which traverses the Belt Mountains,
the Rocky Mountains and the Bitter
Root Range.
From the point of view of the
roads patrons there can be but one
opinion as to the merits of the new
plan Of operation. The entire elimina-
ton Of smoke, the abolition of noise,
the certain maintenance of an even
time schedule in all sorts of weather,
appeal to the pass enger. s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15
WILL = AID FARMERS
HOUSTON SUGGESTS ENACTMENT
OF LAWS BENEFICIAL TO FARM.
Secretary Of Agriculture Urges Meas-
ures in His Annual Report, Made
Public at Washington.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Many sug-
gestioss for the enactment Of legis'
flation beneficial to the farmer are con.
tanned in the annual report OF David
F. Houston, secretary of agriculture.
made today.
The crying need Of the department.
the report states, is legislation do.
signed to promote better handling and
storage of farm products and trading
on the basis Of fixed grades and stand.
ards.
Among the difficulties of American
farmers says the report. ARE lack
OF familiarity with and remoteness
from the actual machinery and dis
tribastiOn of finance; absence of or
der or system in the conduct of their
own business Transactions; made
quacy Of storage facilities for their
products; and ignorance of what their
products really are In terms of mar.
kot phraseolr gy. A producer OF Z
manufactured article knows what Il
Is and what it costs. He knows this
better than the buyer. The reverse
h true in agriculture Thus do we
see the need OF standards and grades. -
Among the measures which the see
rotary urges for congressional consid.
Grafton are:
l. A land-mortgage banking act
which shall inject business methods
into the handling of farm finance and
place farm securities on the market
In a responsible way.
2. Assistance to communities near
national forests in road building and
similar Improvement through plan
involving the advancement OF funds
for these purposes to be charged
against the states future share of the
receipts of the forests.
). Authority to grant water power
permits within national forests for
fixed periods, with the idea of aiding
water power utilization.
4. More effective control over the
production of hog cholera serum, in
volving the establishment of federal
station that would test all serum.
Rural credits are touched on only
perfunctOrily, as the matter will come
before congress this session.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15

Uncle SANS troubles with the
European belligerants seem to he
+ on the increase. Last week Captains
Boy-ed and Won Papen, officials con.
nected with the German embassy at
Washington were recalled at the
request of the state department. No
explanation was given for the request
but the nature of the offences which
I they are suspected of committing are
u we'll known and involve the neutral
ity az this country. Last week the
state department dispatched note
J. to Austria demanding PREPARATION for
the killing of Americans on the An
4 coma. The communication was
4 made public on Monday and carries
2 strong hint that Diplomatic rela-
tionss will be broken off If the Aus
TRANS refuse to comply. within a limit
ed time England's interference
with our commerce has become intol-
cradle. Last Of all our old friend
France has offended the dignity Of
this nation by stopping the American
liner Coamo and the Porto Rico liner
Carolina, both American owned and
American registered and removing
from them four firemen and stew
ard, all Of German nationality. Under
international Law. this offense de-:
mands an apology and reparation.
The note Of protest to France will no
doubt be vigorous. It is remarkable
how patiently the American people
have borne all the injuries they have
suffered from the warning nations
OF Europe since the war began Japan
So IN the war ON the side Of the en-
tente, but she has not caused us any
trouble whatever. We wonder If the
American temper would stand from
Japan what we have thus far stood
from the nations OF Europe during
The war. ,3''
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15

Hon. W. w. Marsh, democratic ma
tional committeeman from Iowa has
been named a member of the COM
mittee on arrangements fer the demo-
cratic national convention to be held
in St. Louis next year. He is pair
ticularly we'll equipped for this work
and will be a very useful member of
that committee. Mr. Marsh has be-
come very influential among his as
sociates on the committee and he is
prominently mentioned as their
choice for treasurer Of the national
committee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15
NAVAL FIGHT IN NORTH SEA
Vessels Reaching Amsterdam Report
Most Violent Engagement Near
VIieland Island.

Amsterdam, Dec. 15.-The most ter
rifle naval engagement of the war is
believed to be going on in the North
sea between German ard British
fleets. Throughout the day heavy fir
ing was heard, continuing steadily to
the northwest of the Island of Vile
land, off the coast of Holland. Trawl-
sr shippers and the crew of other ves-
sells reaching port report having heard
the big guns booming for hours. +:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15
Iowa Marshal Disappears.

Hamburg.-W. P. Mosher, city mar.
shall of Hamburg, has disappeared,
and no trace of him has been found
His hat and night stick were located
in the yard at his home.
Hamburg's famous bloodhounds
were unable to solve the mystery of
Mosher's disappearance. They were
put on the trail, but made no head
way.
Violence is feared as the day before
Mosher's disappearance he arrested
four men, after strenuous fight, and
the quartet were fined 500 each.