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

to this he has been the Nemesis
of constituencies ship-owners.
Year after year he besieged
congress to pass seaman's liber-
alton act. He was defeated as
regularly as clockwork, for ar
rayed against him were interests
who pooled power represented
over billion dollars.
but Norseman Andrew Furu-
seth would not quit.
!. Before his effective aggression
the buckle mate passed from the
Pacific. the crimp was forced to
yield, the "shangaier" routed
all that Infamous breed that PAN
dered to calloused ship owners.
Tang of Sea In Blood.
As head of the Sailors union
of the Pacific, Furuseth's word
today is gospel on the foredeeks
of a thousand vessels. For two
decades he has been the prophet.
avenger and hope of marine toll
ers. He experienced their injus-
tees, mfseries. cruelties. The
tang of the sea is in his blood.
The landlubber will probably
never know what Furuseth's tri-
umph means to seamen.
81 have" said Furuseth the
other day at San Francisco, seen
sailors deliberately commit crime
or contract -lothsome disease
when ashore in order to get away
from enforced servitude aboard
ship"
All the brutalities Furuseth ex-
perienced were boarded against
the day of reckoning now at hand
for the masters. He has known
how to turn his wrath to con-
structive account--to such far
reaching account that 100000
men. comrades of the sea, have
seen the dawn of a new epoch.
In the hour Of his triumph he
does not gloat or boast. Furuseth
is too big for that; too much In
earnest. His modesty matches his
power Of achiements. He will not
speak of himself.
AS far as | myself am con-
cerned--well, that is insignifi-
can't" he said, tamping his pipe
with plug-cut. 1T is the sea-
mems law. a law that sets them
free, that counts" and the fight
ing CLINT of his gray eyes flashed
under aquiline brows.
ITO get able men back to the
sea, American men. by making
the life fit for human beings, is
of national, racial and personal
Significance
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05

Apparently every restriction
that anyone In the city hall could
conjue up is Incorporated in a
"jitney bus ordinance" drafted by
Attorney Stiles and introduced at
today's council session.
1t demands that jitney driver
crawl under his car at the end Of
each trip to examine his running
gear, demands information as to
whether the driver is married.
and DEGREES that he abstain from
smoking while ON duty.
The ordinance provides 50
monthly license fee for the buses,
and a 81 annual fee for drivers,
making $25-a-year fee. This
is In addition togthe new horse
power tax of the state, and the
bonding fee, and will make a
total license and bond tax Of
$50 year for Jitneys. M. p.
Shea, manager for the local jit-
ney association, declared today
that the tax fee was unfair and
that he would resist 1t vigorously.
Here are some OF the
things the new law demands:
Drivers must register with
city clerk the name and
type OF bus; horsepower;
factory number; state license
number; seating capacity;
route proposed; schedule of
trips proposed.
City clerk issues with II.
cense u large metal tag with
letter "1'' ON 1t, to be put on
right front of jitney.
Jitney license can be trans
ferred for 80 cents.
Fee of 81 month for cars
of five-persOn capacity or
less. Twenty-Five cents adj
ditional for each seat over
five.
Drivers application must
give name, nationality, age,
residence, experience, wheth-
err married or single. No per-
son under IL can drive jit-
neys.
City clerk shall examine
each jitney before giving
license.
Driver must carry license
In pocket.
Drivers must wear uni
form caps, like street car
conductors, with license
number affixed thereon.
Drivers must not smoke or
drink on duty.
Council can revoke license
for cause. Revoked license
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05

control, but do not. From the
Far East, as well as from the At
lantic, come the cry for shipping,
and 1t is speaking conservatively
to say that the business movement
which shows such wonderful re-
suits would be greatly enlarged IL
vessels were available under
American control to take the traf-
tic whence and whittier American
commerce desired to have it go.
Makes Idea Concrete.
May ! point out that the bal
ance this year is such that 1t
would be sufficient to extinguish
the entire interest-bearing debt of
the national government.
3 1t would several times pay the
cost of the Panama canal. would
more than discharge the debts of
all our states, or more than pay
the entire net debt of the great
city Of New York plus that of the
city of PHILADELPHIA"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05
1 SUB.
SENDS
DOWN
lie Ell

LONDON, May Eleven
British travellers have been
sunk i'm the North Sea within
"a hours by a sudden raid
of one German submarine,
) with an "irOn cross, painted
to its coming tower.
The reports clearly indi-
cate that the German SUBJ
marines are making con-
certed raid with the hope of
preventing the travellers
mine-sweeping activities as
well as completely paralyzing
the fishing industry of Eng
land.
Reports from Hull and Grimbs,
brought details of the raid. Nine
trawlers from the former and two
from the latter port were lost.
The crews all escaped and have
been brought to port. Men from
at least three of the bessels were
landed at Hull. The crews OF
these were given time to take to
the small boats before theil
ships were torpedoed. The crews
were picked up later by fishing
boats, after thrilling experiences
Since the opening of the war
The trawlers have done wonderful
service for Great Britain by
sweeping from the North Sea the
mines sOwn by the Germans. As
a consequence of their work the
of ships falling victim to
the mines has been largely re
duced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05
$1,000, 100000
Can You Conceive Of Ii? That's
Our Trade Balance

WASHINGTON, May 5.-sec-
rotary of Commerce Redfield to-
day gave out for publication a
letter which he wrote to Senator
Stone on the foreign trade of the
United States and its reaction on
the domestic commercial and
financial situation, in which he
said:
Our exports for the nine
months OF the fiscal year ending
with March 81 have reached the
unparalleled total of $1,933,475,-
$50, indicating an approximate
total for the full fiscal year of
S2,700,O00,00O.
The apparent balance in our
favor on merchandise transac-
lions in this foreign trade up to
April 1.-THE data for half of April
icing estimated) is 1851, 200, 600.
Unless some unforeseen change
in the export movement occurs,
this favorable balance will reach,
II not exceed. a thousand millions
during the current fiscal year.
Keep Tourists Money.
This is of itself sufficient to
make American hearts glad, but
certain factors add greatly to its
weight. It includes the month of
August. in which the substantial
stoppage of our exports for a fort
night resulted In an unfavorabIe
balance OF $4,000. 900.
1T is coincident with the abb
sence of an expenditure on the
part of American travellers abroad,
estimated at net about sf70,000,-
900 per annum, and also with the
absorption by us of large but I'M
determined amounts OF American
securities owned abroad, by rea-
son OF which the interest on the
securities thus purchased is now
paid to us instead OF to others.
Merchant Marine Needed,
ut is OF course q pity that we
are still paying such high rates
for ocean transportation that for
eign carriers are thereby prosper
fng ut our cost while we remain
In the humiliating position OF de-
pending upon foreign navies to
protest the movement OF our own
conimercA which we ought t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05
Les
PLANS
vISI7

Senator Miles Poindexter to-
day made 1t known that he will
be in Tacoma May 16 and IL to
make plans for his race in 1916
for the u. s. senate on the re-
publican ticket.
This probably will be the first
Of several visits before the cam
paign Is over. The senator un-
doubtedly will confer with both
progressiyes and republicans. He
is as much a progressive at heart
as ever, but he believes that the
most effective way to work for
the result he desires Is through
the republican organization.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05

Wherever toilers of the sea
foregather, be it in Tacoma, Sing
apore or Liverpool, the name of
Andrew Furuseth is spoken AZ
most in reverence. In ship-own-
ing circles 1t is anathema.
The public, when 1t realizes the
full significance of his stipend
Gus achievement, will hail hi n
one of the stalwarts Of this gem
Grafton. -
For Andrew Furuseth, -ef Saa
Francisco, so years old, stands to-
day the emacipator of the men
before the mast. After 81 years
OF relentless fighting to drivA
barbarism from the seas, this tall !.
lean, weather-beaten Viking or
the goth century has given saiIorS
their Charter OF Freedom
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05

He has done more. He has
enormously increased the safety
of marine travel. These humani-
tartan accomplishments are
clinched In the enactment of the
new seamen's law recently signed
by President Wilson. Senator
LaFoilette polished and cham
pioned the bill, but its structure
was Furuseth's.
Z 1t is powerful drama, the
story of this mans life from the
time he shipped out of Norway as
q cabin boy. through years of able
seamanship to commanders
berth, and his coming ashore In
grim resolve to wipe out by law
tie things that had made the
fQ'c'stle a synonym for hell.
From that day. RI years ago,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05
DEAD BABY
LYING IN GULCH

Apparently dropped from the
top OF the new Yakima avenue
bridge, the body of a newborn
babe, wrapped in cotton, was
found today at the bottom of
Gallagher's gulch by J. j. Rounds,
4 blacksmith employed at the
work of filling the old Union Pa
cific railroad tunnel.
Offfers Guy and Holt of the
Tacoma police investigated, and
the body was taken to the morgue
OF the Buckley-King company. The
child had been dropped into the
gulch last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05

Long, Full
Of PiffIe!

can't he renewed except by
councils vote.
Driver must examine rum
ming gear, steering gear and
engine ut terminus Of each
trip.
Driver must accept any
person as passenger except
intoxicated persons.
Driver must not over.
crowd. Can carry one more
person than he has actual
seating capacity for.
Driver must not mako
change while running.
Must not allow passengers
ON running-board.
Must deliver found articles
to the police.
Northbound jitneys (in-
bound) must go north Of
Ninth street.
Southbound jitneys (in-
bound) must go to Jeffer-
son avenue.
Fifty cents fee for change
of route.
Jitneys can't stop within
as feet of cross ahead.
Jitneys can't stop moro
than one minute at any place
except terminals.
Must have lights inside car
at night.
Must have night and day
signs, Indicating route Of
car.
Can't charge moro than
10 cents fare inside city.
Are subject to 500 fine
for violation of any section.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05
TALKS
SWAY
BOARD

So skilfully did the debaterS
of the Stadium High school carry
out the lessons they have learn
ed in oratory before the board OF
education today that they increas-
ed materially their chances OF OBJ.
tanning q new $4,000 gymnas-
ium.
When they went before the
board, the scales were tipped
against them, but after they had
finished with their speeches Pres
ident H. B. Hendley assured them
they could have the gym II they
could show the board by June /
that public sentiment was with
them.
Some of the facts which thu
students presented were:
That only 1913 students
out Of 4 ,458 can be accom-
modated in the gym, and ~
the condition works out,
only athletes who do not
need exercise can get It.
That the 'slOckers'' don't
lock.
There are 80 few shower
baths that five persons have
to stand under them at once.
That many nigh school
boys 60 to the ". M. @. a.
for their gym work. hat that
the girls have no such place
at all. 4,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05
FINDS IS HOMES
Il never fails.

II never fails.
Once again Tacoma has proved
its hospitality to deserted chill
dren.
:, For the child left here Sunday
evening. probation officer has re-
ceived is or 20 applications.
A home has been chosen, hut
the other applicants will ne kept
in mind IL there is a recurrence
of the happening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05

.JubilaIlt
BY CARL ACKERMAN.

BERLIN, May Germany is
more confident than ever that the
efforts to crush her will be in
vain.
With offensive movements by
troops of the Fatherland in Flan-
ders, Galicia and Northwest Rus
STA successfully prosecuted, the
people of Berlin are celebrating
with more real joyousness than
they have displayed for months.
The training OF Germany's new
levies is complete, and they are
chatting to get into action.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05
The French Version.

The French Version.
PARIS, May 5.--Under the
Thanking fire of four French and
British batteries, heavy losses
were inflicted on the Germans In
q night attack against the allies
lines about Ypres.
Official dispatches from the
front declare the battle of Elan
ders has been resumed with great
vigor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05
Barnes PRINTING
Jobs Under Spot

SYRACUSE, May 5.-The al
legged state printing graft, of
which it is said William Barnes
was beneficiary, came under the
spotlight yet again in the libel
trial here today.
Charles H. Winchester, mana
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05
ANDREW FURUSETH


o O be pub for the frs
Is flies because seri
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05

ger of the Lyon printing concern
at Albany, testified that he had
been compelled to pay Barnes a
commission" for all the state
and city business he got.
Barnes attorneys tried to
make him admit that such COM
missions were a usual business
custom, but they were unsuccess-
full.
Calls 1t Legitimate.
"A legitimate piece of patron
sge!"
This is how William Barnes re-
garded the numerous state print
ing contracts which his firIas at
Albany were given, SO a son and
secretary of former Senator
Plat testified yesterday.
The latter said that Barnes was
constantly writing to the easy
boss" complaining that others
were cutting in on his Legitimate
patronage.
In 15 years Barnes had all the
cream Of $7,S00,00O printing.
Franklin d. Roosevelt, a demo-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05

crat, testified that he had had
conversations with Barnes in re-
gard to an alliance in 1911, and
that he knew absolutely that an
agreement to elect a Tammany
senator was in effect.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05

The Times is the first Tacoma
newspaper to publish a picture of
this remarkable man. Although
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-05

Those two cheers resulting from
the announcement that Taft is
being doomed for the presidency
probably came from Utah and Con-
necticut.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
EGGS Have Great Nutritive Value.

Eggs give one of the purest forms
of albumen, or proteid, and, conse-
quently, they have great nutritive
value. To be easily digested, they
should be beaten up so as to separate
the particles of the egg, because the
stomach juices cannot easily penetrate
the viscid mass of the egg, or should
be boiled so as to be easily broken up.
When athletes are training for con-
test they use a diet that consists, in
great part, of rare meat, because this
gives them strength without fat. So
if we wish children to be strong, we
must use as an important part Of their
diet some, form of animal food; milk
and meat soups for the very young
ones, or eggs and fresh meats for
those older.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
MIGHT HAVE BY THE SCENT
EngIishman's Answer to Inquiry Might
Have Been Termed Personal by
Some People.

A certain English humorist, visiting
America, was spending the week in
town on Cape Cod. One afternoon
he boarded trolley car and found
the only available seat next to a
roughly dressed and hearty down.
Fastener. Englishman's jaunty cane
and neat outing clothes evidently at
tracted and amused the workingman,
and with quick look at his friends
across the car, he touched finger
to his cap.
Excuse me, sir" he. inquired, 'but
don't you come from Manchester-by-
the-Sea?"
The Englishman adjusted the we'll
known monocle, exaggerated his stare,
and replied: bah Jove How did you
surmise it? And am wrong in think
ing that you are from Gloucester-by-
the-smell?"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
Substantial Breakfast.

Substantial breakfasts are cham
pioned by a book published recently
entitled Food and Flavor" The
author is not an approyer of the No
breakfast" idea that prevails among a
certain number of persons. He con-
trasts favorably the solid English
breakfast, on which Canadian break
fasts are modelled, with the light early
meal that is customarily partaken OF
on the continent.
breakfast, the very word" he says.
Suggests a great service Britannia
has done the gastroRomic world.
Nothing could be more irrational for
normal persons than the continental
habit of eating only bread and butter
for breakfast and then having a sec
ond heavier breakfast at eleven or
twelve o'clock to interrupt the morn
ing's work in its full tide. Far bet
ter, both economically and hygienical-
ly is the English way of having sub
stantial breakfast and then nothing
more till lunch time, the best hour for
which is one o'clock. A healthy person
ought to have good appetite in the
morning, after a nights rest, and
crafty 1t"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
TIP From a Fighter.

Richard Bennett, the actor, was a
prize fighter when he was young
man, and, as result of this accom-
plishment, he has many friends in the
ranks of pugilism.
One evening during performance
in the middle West, Abe Attell went
behind the scenes and called on Ben
nett in his dressing room.
Are you going to play San Fran
cisco?" asked the pugilist,
"Yes," replied the actor, Il think
We'll put on the play in the Greek
theater over at Berkeley for one or
two special performances"
Take a tip from me, Bennett
cautioned Attell, not getting The real
significance of the theater's name;
don't do that. If you do you'll lose a
lot of money. There amt enough
Greeks in that town to fill moving
picture house."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
U. S. GOV. LAND FREE

Under special act of Congress the
agricultural land in the U. S. Forest
Reserve of Arkansas can now be
homesteaded in tracts of 100 acres
to each person, free of cost. 1000, 600
acres free pasturage range where cat
tie, hogs and sheep fatten eight
months in year without grain. No
overflow lands Country very healthy
and well watered with running
streams. We select these agricultur-
al lands, take applicant to lands and
locate you. Send 25 cents for State
map showing location of Reserve and
copy of Special Act to
A. V. Alexander, Locating Engineer,
Little Rock, Ark.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
NERVE" MATCHED HIS PLAY
Golfers Remarkable Luck Almost
Equaed the Remark With Which
He Followed 1t.

A member of the Washington
American league team, who had al
ways pretended to regard gols as
game for old men and crippled wom-
en-, was persuaded to try his luck at
the sport Almost the whole club
went to the first tee to see him drive
off.
What have I got to do, caddie?"
he asked of the boy who went with
him.
You drive off from here" said the
caddie, pointing to the tee, and
you're to put the ball in that little
hole with the flag flying above it..
III go on and mark your ball
The caddie did so, and the ball
player, with proper deliberation. drove
off. BY an extraordinary stroke of
luck he drove a beautiful ball, which
landed just on the edge of the green,
and slowly trickled down into the
hole The caddie, wild with excite
ment, came dashing back. shouting:
You're down in one-the balls in the
hole!"
WELL" said the novice, nonchalant-
ly, I'm glad of that. At first l was
afraid l might have missed it."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
MATTER OF HUMAN NATURE
Really There Is Much Similarity Be-
tween Conventions Of Women
and of Men.

Everybody notices the discorti. in a
Womans convention Some men even
smile superior smile They never
stop to think that the women are do
ing just about what the men do un-
der similar circumstances.
A woman's convention isn't so diff
ferent. If it were it wouldn't attract
attention. If the women ran a con-
vention in a strictly feminine way
people would probably find it natural,
It's the simple fact that it's very much
the same that attracts the notice.
There's lot of wrangling in a wOm-
ans convention-much of it apparent
~ over immaterial matters. There S
a deal of rsonality-often an unnec-
essary lot. There's frequently plain
lack of definite decision or even of
really fruitful discussion on any par
ticular subject
All these things are found in mems
conventions. Whoever doesn't think
so hasn't been to many Of them. If
they are not found it's because the
meeting is a merely cut and dried
affair. Personality, irrelevance, VIC
lent discussions, sulking in tents-you
Will find them all
There's a great deal of human ma
ture in women, after ALL Even in
convention they just can't help from
acting about as men act under SINH
circumstances Chicago Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
Marching Orders,

An old Irishman, long DESTROYS OF
official dignity, was finally appointed
marshal in parade on Memorial day
Veterans, bandmen and school chill
dren were lined along the streets OF
the town patiently waiting the signal
to start.
Suddenly Mike. on prancing charg
er, dashed up the street. After in
specting the dignified procession he
give his horse a quick clip. Then
standing up in his saddle, he yelled
with a voice filled with pride and au.
thority:
Ready now! Every one of yez
kape shtep with the EVERY
body's Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
Silencinu the Bore,

He had held forth for SO long on
the subject of his adventures that
the entire smoking room was distinct
ly tored. Finally, he reached India
1T was here that ! first saw a man
eating tiger!" he announced boast
fully.
Pooh! That's nothing!" said a
mild-looking little man, edging toward
the door. Il once saw a man eating
rabbit" And he sauntered grace
fully out.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
Not in a Good Set,

NO." exclaimed the mother turkey.
II would prefer my children not to
associate with those incubator
chit&A."
Because they are so needless and
don't know how to feather their own
nests?" inquired the duck.
''No, it isn't that so much l have
brooded over" replied the turkey, but
there's something so artificial about
them"
However, when the incubator chicks
heard this they thought of the funeral
baked meats of Thanksgiving and re-
marked significantly, Death levels all
ranks"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
signature Bsess se Of &ezzzZE7zw
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletchers Castoria
Not the First,

Apropos of millionaire of fifty-five
who had divorced his wife after 80
years of happy wedlock in order to
marry a chorus girl of eighteen, Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, the brilliant suf-
frage worker, said with no little bit
terness:
"He is not the first man to use his
wife as a ladder and then kick the
ladder away"