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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13

show a certificate of necessity
before they can compete with ex-
listing companies. ~
And there's other bills that
ought to be referred.
I'm fact. ! think the peouge
would like to vote on every Bin
that passed the legislature. u
At a meeting in the Seattle
labor temple last night, attended
by $50 people, including promin-
emit city officials. plans for. q
statewide movement against, "a
rious. undesirable bills were
started.
Former Mayor George Oottar-
Ill, Corporation Counsel Brad
ford, Councilmen Lundy !. ana
Erickson and representatives Of
jitney men were. the speakers.
l. -. Seattleites Meet.
The meeting voted to-. send a
telegram to Gov. Lister at once.
urging him to veto bill No. 30l.
which provides that certificate
of necessity must be filed before
new utilities can be granted
franchises. -
1t was decided to hold another
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13

During ball games in the
kitchen Clarence often was
bumped against the stove.
Il found them playing horse
after that and Amos had a stick
OF kindling using it for a whip.
He made Clarence cry and /
stopped them"
The case likely will not go to
the jury before Tuesday after
noon or Wednesday.
Amos Refuses To Talk.
Amos, jr., was called to the
stand as the last witness for the
state yesterday afternoon, but
hung his head and could not be
induced to talk. He is the broth
er OF the dead boy. His age is
Az years.
Mrs. Eugene Woodland told of
a beating which lasted an hour,
until little Clarence could scream
no more. Her husband told of
seeing Mrs. Diffley throw the boy
across the porch through an open
door. Mrs. Anna Crusoe testi-
fled the housekeeper had threat
ened to kill Clarence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13
SWAT THE TORY LAWS

However much they necessity, people Of
Washington must invoke the referendum them
selves some of their rights.
will be their first opportunity Legislative method
which they adopted two years ago.
1T WILL BE THEIR LAST OPPORTUNITY UNLESS THEY DO
USE 1T. FOR THE VERY REFERENDUM ITSELF ALONG WITH
THE INITIATIVE AND RECALL, WILL BE MADE LETTERS
If VICIOUS BILLS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE ARE AL
LOWED TO GO ON THE STATUTE BOOKS
Cities will be robbed franchise corporations
The jitney bus will be outawed.
Beneficial labor legislation be nulified
How much other serious damage cannot he est
until clerks at Olympia straighten
just what bills passed what what ones were
ruined by the carelessness haste authors
SO BY ALL MEANS, HASTEN THE REFERENDUM SWAT
THE TORY LAWS ~-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13
WOMEN FIGHT TO
HEAR TESTIMONY
OF MRS. DIFFLEY

A hundred women stampeded
for seats at the Diffley trial to-
day. Two were knocked down
and trampled in the corridor, but
scrambled to their feet and dash
ed off at top speed, crying hys-
terically.
Other women, thinking to get
better positions. wildly snatched
the hats from the heads of those
IN front of. them. The headgear
was trampled beyond recognition.
Its owners not daring to stoop to
pick it up. =
Grandchild Greets Her.
Mrs. Bertha Diffley took the
stand In her own defense this
morning. She looked fresh and
seemed not deeply stirred when
asked concerning her whippings
OF the dead child, Clarence Hall.
Until midnight last night she con-
suited with her attorneys.
A dramatically pretty, incident
occurred in the corridor this
morning when Mrs. Diffley was
taken from her cell to the court
room. Her little granddaughter,
Alice Rotchford, broke from her
mothers side and ran towards
her grandparent, laughing joy
ously.
Hello, grandma" she cried
gayly, when are you coming
homer"
Nobody knows but God, DEAR,
answered Mrs. Diffley sadly.
Denies Formal Motion.
Judge Card denied a motion of
the defense to instruct the Jury
to find verdict for acquittal. At
torney Bone entered the motion,
basing his contention that the
Jurors should be so instructed be-
cause the state had failed to show
that Mrs. Diffley caused the
death wounds on Clarence's head.
Mrs. Diffley testified concern
Ing her former employment as
housekeeper for Hall at intervals
when Mrs. Hall was away. Hall
gave her to understand, she said,
that he would rather have her as
guardian of her children than any
other person.
She admitted she often had
whipped Clarence, as we'll as his
brother, Amos, and her own
granddaughter, Alice.
Children Often Burned.
Owing to conditions in the Hall
home, she testified, Clarence
often sustained burns, as did the
other children, but Clarence's
wounds were slower to heal. She
said the Hall kitchen was small
and the stove large.
"The children kept their toys
behind the stove," she said.
amos was larger than Clarence
and was always humping him
around. They played horse a
good deal. Clarence was the
horse. They played too roughly
and on the Sunday before Clar-
ence's death / had to stop the
game for good.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13
MAYOR ASKS FOL Ks
TO GO TO CHURCH


Mayor A. v. Fawcett today is
sued an official proclamation to
the citizens of Tacoma, asking
them to take cognizance of the
movement among church people
to induce every person in the city
to attend church tomorrow.
II feel that coming together in
this manner cannot help but be
beneficial and / therefore cali
upon all our people of all classes,
races, creeds and colors to con-
slider the invitation extended and
the opportunities presented, and
If they so desire, to participate in
the services at some church Of
their choice on Sunday, March
a. proclaimed the mayor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13

meeting next Friday, at which
time the governors action on va
rioiis bills, which may be includ-
ed in the referendum, will be
known.
In the meantime a committee
will start the work of preparing
the referendum petition and lay
plans for the statewide organ
ization against evil legislation.
The committee will include a rep
resentative of every civic club in
the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13

The Tacoma jitney men, along
with all the other auto bus driv.
ers in the state, are lining up to
swat the Stone & Webster meas.
ure which would drive the new
transportation system out of ex.
istence.
TacOma's city commission,
with the exception of Mills,
will get behind the move
mentment ON the jitney bus
bill.
Mills declares that he
doesn't care whether the bill
is killed or not. ~ won't
support the referendum,
and that's all there is to it,
he announced today.
Mayor Fawcett was enthusias.
tic over the proposed fight to re.
fer the jitney bus bill and other
recent legislation, to the people
Mayor Keen for IL.
You bet I'll support it," he
declared. And l not only want
to support the jitney referendum
but I'd like to see the people
have chance to vote on the bill
declaring that corporations must
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13
GERMAN SUB
SINKS CRUISER

LONDON, March 13.-The
British auxiliary cruiser Bayano
has been sunk by a German sub
marine while on patrol duty
with q loss of 200 of the crew,
according to an announcement by
the. admiralty.
Eight officers and Is men
were rescued. 1t is believed the
others persisted.
The survivors were picked up
from raft more dead than alive
by the Belfast steamer Balmerino
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13

October always begins on the
same day Of the week as January.
April as July, September as De.
cember. ebruary, March and No.
vember begin on the same day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13

REFERENDUM
FIGHT BEGUN

spontaneous movement is underway today for a
referendum campaign.
AS result the people Of the state will be given
chance to place THEIR veto on such bills as have
passed the legislature and either have been signed by
the governor or carried over his protest
In Tacoma, Homer Bone and group of other pro-
gressive minded citizens are already preparing to
take the stump from one end of the county to; the
other at.
Bones chief fight is against the bills which kill
for all practical use the referendum, recall and IN
itiative These he thinks are fundamental sss 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13
DEATH TAKES
N. ]. HICKEY

M. ]. Hickey, candidate for
commissioner at the last city
election, we'll known Tacoman
died this morning at his home,
619 South X street, after i'll
health for year from a compli-
cation of diseases. He was 63
years of age.
He had lived in Tacoma since
1891 and was for some time i'm
the contracting business and was
also an official for the Northern
Pacific.
His widow, five daughter and
four sons survive him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13
Taxes Flood Office
Of County Treasurer

County treasurer's office EN-.
ploy9es were on the hop yester-
day And receipts doomed. More
than 100000 was paid in, MAX
ing 1t the record day this year.
Monday will be the last day for
personal taxes before the delir.
Quency period and the last day
on which real property assess
mepts are subject to 3 per cent
discount.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13
Wish
There Was
A Law

Making the saving of money
compulsorythat every wage
Garner was obliged to save
SO much Of his wages each
month. What a blessing IT
would be TO many to have
a nice sum saved to meet
their needs when old age
oyercomes them! We are
anxious to do our part. Our
savings department Is at
your service -ready and Will
ing.
PUGET SOUND
STATE BANK
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13

Nine. Walska, the Russian
long-heralded debut in New York
Polish singer, didn't make, her
as she expected to do the other
day. The gay little skit she
brought from Petrograd intro
duced another singer. and while
the public was applauding her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13
Judge Throws Libel
Suit Out of Court

Superior Judge yesterday dis
missed today the $4,000 libel
libel suit brought against The
Times by Gus Schutzler, an |. w.
W. Schutzler alleged The Times
was in error when 1t printed the
fact that in former criminal
trial he refused to plead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13
By All Means
Go to Church
Go to church tomorrow.

TO to church tomorrow.
If you are regular attendant, of course
you IL be there If not, the change will do you
good.
1t cannot possibly do you harm. The hard
est old skeptic in Tacoma would admit that
You will hear some music. The anthem
may, or it may not, be artistically fine, de-
pending on which particular choir you hear
But the hymns will carry you back to the Sun
days of long ago when you and the world were
young You will delight in their undoubted
melody.
The sermon also may, or may not be mas
terpiece, depending on which minister is.
preaching it. But along with it he will read
some passages from the Book. Perhaps they,
too, will be a little unfamiliar, but they also
will call up memories.
Do this once or do it twice tomorrow. IF
you do you will be better man when you be-
gin work Monday. And Tacoma will be bet
ter city.
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play, Nine. Walska was grieving
over the death of her husband,
Capt. Walska of the Russian
army who had been killed in East
Prussia. # 3T k
The cable announcing his death
on the battlefield came just a few
hours before his wife was to have
made her American stage debut.
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the bribery
4 ii are
appears mat
privilege corporations is still healthy
Naturally
advertising after all legitimate
Of course The Times men didn't land this
y evidently demanded
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DAY THE R. OFFICIALS ORDERED
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GOOD
fVERTIS!NG THAT THE OTHER PAPERS GETTING
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playing shrewd
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II
deceive you not much but just little could get R.
Of
that
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tyrer of Mil.
waukee were visitors last week at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
vim Tyrer.
Mrs. John Proctor left Saturday for a
several months visit with relatives at
Indiana and Ohio.
Jacob Zweifel is a welcome visitor
with friends in New Glarus.
Miss Lillian Hosken left last week for
Chicago. From there she goes to Seat
tie, Wash, to visit and then to- Granite
Falls, Wash, to resume her school
work.
John Bond of Jonesdale spent last
week here with his daughter Mrs.
William O. Hosken.
Carol Livingston, Miss Nellie Living
ston of Livingston and Mrs. D. C.
Marrow of lola, Kansas, were guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Bishop
Jr. last week.
Edward Cork of Madison, Thomas
Woolrich and daughter Edna of MAJ
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26

winter. The business people have
taken it up and will insure the public
some good entertainments.
D. M. Bunt of Platteville is visiting
at the Earl March home.
Mrs. G. Kent and children left here
on Wednesday to join her husband at
Ladysmith.
F. c. Vogt autoed to New Glarus
Sunday and returned Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Hicks returned home
Saturday, after spending several weeks
with her daughter Mrs. L. w. Sayles
at Baraboo.
J. W. Taylor is improving the ap-
pearance of the printing Office building
with a coat of paint.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fine
on Sunday, August p, 1915, son.
Mrs. T. J. Heathcock is visiting with
her sister at Plymouth, Iowa. From
there she will go to Chicago to visit her
daughter Mrs. Howard Pryor and
family.
Miss Flossie Baker of Oregon is visit
ing at her home here.
Harry Copperud returned to his home
at Milwaukee Tn ursday.
Miss Burroughs returned to her home
at Rewey Thursday, after an extended
visit at the J. N. Vial home.
Mrs. Reuben Fine visited with rela-
tives at Mineral Point the past week.
William and Richard Smith were
Dodgeville callers Sunday.
Lloyd Vial, Berlyn Treloar and Byron
McKoy were callers at Mif1in Sunday.
Miss Ruby McKoy of Montfort is
visiting with friends here.
Miss Ada Biswarrick has returned
home, after visit at Niagara Falls and
other places of interest,
Henry Walker transacted business
at Mineral Point Friday.
Ed. Tredinnick is visiting with rela
tives at Grafton.
Florence Taylor went to Montfort
Saturday to visit with her aunt Miss
Lillian Taylor.
Miss Irene Hildreth of Mineral Point
is visiting at the Levi Hildreth home.
G. r.. Hinkle of Madison was a bust
ness caller here the past week.
Garnet Geach is visiting with rela-
tives at Gratiot.
William Smith and William Gilman
and son Carl transacted business at
Madison Tuesday.
John Taylor, Jr. was caller at Min
eral Point Monday.
A large number from here attended
the big fair at Mineral Point the past
week.
! Miss Josephine Finkelmeyer and
brother Leo of Mineral Point visited
with relatives here Monday.
R. Smith and John SAKE were bust
ness callers at Highland Wednesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26

omanie and neice Dorothy Woolrich OF
Milwaukee were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Suthers the past week.
DIR. and Mrs. Orville Treweek return
ed to their home at Cassville Monday
Mrs. Henry Weise, mother of Mrs
Treweek, accompanied them and will
remain for visit.
Miss Clara Olson of Boscobel and
Irwin Garner of Madison visited at the
Samuel Wearing home here last week.
FL. M. Cochran of New Nogal,
Mexico, is the guest of DR.. and Mrs. j.
P. Parmley.
Prof. o. F. Rundell of the Wisconsin
University was guest at the home OF
DR.. and Mrs. J. P. Parmley last week.
William Quirk of Milwaukee visited
at the home of Mrs. Charles Gilman,
Jr. the past week.
Harold Jones of Laid, ILL.,, visited
relatives here recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams and family Of
Long Prairie, Mimi, were visitors last
week at the home of Mrs. Edward
Jones.
Mrs. Owen Taylor. guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Frannfeller, returned to her
home at Waucoma, Iowa, Monday.
Her daughter Agnes, who has been
visiting here the past two months, re-
turned home with her.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26
LINDEN

Miss Jennie Crowley returned to her
home at Madison Wednesday, after a
visit at the j. N. Vial home.
Mrs. Charles Stacey and son Bert
were callers at Dodgeville Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Geach of Gratiot
returned home Wednesday, after a
short visit at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Geach.
Percy Rule of Preston visited here
the past week.
Joseph Drury of Cobb was caller
here Saturday evening. u n
George Hillary, who is employed at
Beloit, is visiting at his home here. -
Robert Stephens was business caller
at Mineral Point the past week.
William Gilman has purchased fine
new 6cylinder, 7-passenger Buick OF
William Smith.
Thomas Tredinnick was caller al
Mineral Point Wednesday.
Mr. Olson of Darlington was here re.
garding lecture course for the coming
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26

Harry Whitford and sister Mrs.
Nichols left Tuesday for Nortonville,
N. OAK, to visit at the home of his
brother William Whitford.
DR.. w. G. Goelz, Chiropractir grad
uate of the Palmer Chiropractic school
at Davenport, Iowa, arrived home here
last Friday to visit his mother, Mrs.
Charles Goelz.
Elver Bennett of Dodgeville visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn
Dunn from Friday until Monday.
Sister M. Fustelle of Dubuque, Iowa,
arrived here Sunday to visit her sister
Mrs. John Mongold, who was seriously
injured last Friday but is recovering at
the present writing.
Miss Wilma Grindell of Platteville is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. F. Bishop, Jr. this week.
Mrs. Thomas Moore of Platteville
spent Thursday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. O. Hosken.
Mr. and Mrs. George Huxtable and
family motored to Wautoma, Iowa,
Tuesday for weeks visit with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thompson and
family of Argyle are visitors at the
John Jackson home, parents Of Mrs.
Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jackson re-
turned to Shullsburg Monday, after a
weeks visit at the Staber and Jackson
homes. They were accompanied by
their nieces Miss Leone Walters of
Dodgeville and the Misses Gertrude aud
Bernice Hartnett of La Sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Reed returned to
their home in Freeport Tuesday.
Miss M. Klingle, M. Steppler and
Rosetta Lampe of Highland visited al
the home of Mrs. Mary Meuer Thurs
day and Friday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Carroll and
family of Linden visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz j. Tonkin, last
week and also attended the fair.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26
Saved by Docs Bark.

Superior, Wis.-After lying prisoners
under their overturned auto nearly two
hours Scott Thornton, chauffeur, and
Margaret Mccarthy were freed, practi-
cally unhurt, by the crew Of a street
car on the suburban line which had
once before passed the scene without
stopping, it appearing to have been an
accident from which the occupants had
been removed. A dog, also imprisoned
In the car, barked and attracted atten-
ton. i
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26

with their aunt Miss Ana Walters, re-
turned to their home at Des Moines
Saturday.
Harold Cummings transacted bust
ness in Chicago last Wednesday and
Thursday.
T. B. Stafford of Chicago was visi-
tor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mich
olas GRADER last week.
Miss Anna Bloom left Tuesday for
Chicago, where she will teach school.
Mrs. Thomas Kislingbury and daugh-
ter returned to their home at Alta, Iowa.
last Friday. after a visit with relatives
here.
W.. Dresen returned to Madison
Monday after a weeks visit at the home
of his uncle George Finklemeyer.
Miss Whynita Frieden returned Sun
day from a weeks visit at the farm
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Ley at
Ridgeway.
Miss Margaret Esch left Tuesday
morning for a visit with relatives at
Racine and Chicago.
Mrs. John Joestgen, Sr. was visitor
at Survey at the farm home of her son
John Joestgen, Jr. last Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. Fred Walters and daughter
Leone of Dodgeville and Misses Bernice
and Gertrude Hartnett of La Sale were
visitors last week at the homes of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Staber and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Austin.
Mrs. Frank Newman of Fort Pierre,
S. Dak., is here for visit at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. E.
Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Spratler and
family Of Evansville were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Spratler last week.
Miss Elizabeth Weidenfeller visited
her aunt Mrs. Mary Esch here last
Thursday.
James Mulhairn, accompanied by his
mother and sister Mrs. M. Shaw, left
Monday for a visit in Milwaukee at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William New
meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Hill and family
returned to their home at Mobridge,
S. OAK, Tuesday. While here they
were the guests of DR.. and Mrs. G. j.
Fawkes.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G.. Hales and
daughter Ellen left Tuesday for an out
ing at Lake Geneva.
Mrs J. J. Hanscom returned last
Friday from ten days visit with her
son Roger at Lakeville, Indiana.
Earl Jones of Rockford, nephew of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Tyrer, was well
come visitor at their home recently.
Mrs w. J. Jeuck attended the funeral
of Mrs. Newton Dunwiddie at James
vile Monday. Mrs. Dunwiddie was
the mother of Mr.. B. Dunwiddie of this
city. Her death occurred at GAINESVILLE
last Thursday.
Richard Lee of Mazomanie, Conduc-
tor on the Chicago Milwaukee and ST.
Paul railway here twenty one years ago,
was a guest at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Jeuck, Sr. last week.