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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04

MAKES
A KICK

The appearance OF Louis II.
Bean, T. X. Il =. manager, be-
fore the city commissioners today
brought to light what appears TO
be a concerted movement On the
part of Commissioners NILS.
Woods and Atkins to restore the
eompany's power franchise, re-
voked by the city IS months ago.
The hearing sounded like n
dress rehearsal before the real
performance, IN which the COM
pany's manager and the three
commissioners went through their
parts without hitch. The lass
act was deferred, however, pend
ing further consideration.
Threatens Referendum.
At the conclusion OF the hear
ing Mayor Faweett declared that
If any such stunt IL pulled off II
will run right up against the spa5
of a referendum. -,
= What Bean Offered in retnrn
for his franchise was this:
To place at the disposal OF the
city the entire water power and
steam plant capacity controlled
by the Puget Sound, Traction
Light e. Power Co., TO supply the
city with power Up to 10000 horse
power in case of any shortage
or breakdown. No charge for
connection, or Tor the service nn-
til use is made of the supply, tie
company agreeing to give this
auxiliary service for at leaS- 20
years.
Case ON Appeal.
The franchise of the company
was revoked because OF it's viola
ton in furnishing light. The re-
vocation was upheld by thu sa-
preme court after a complicnsed
fight and Is now pending before
the court of appeals.
Bean protested he isn't OF.
after a lighting franchise, Int
that 'at some future date nego-
tiations might be entered ilto."
etc, etc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
TAKES
UP. CUDGELS FOR
WHITE SHIELD

Wigs of the Cabbage Patch, The
Harvester, Laddie, Little Women
and Mother Carey's Chickens.
They have family worship ev-
cry morning and evening, often
singing several hymns. In the
evening when they are all gather
ed in the living room, each girl
commits to memory a portion of
scripture assigned to her.
What appealed to me as a most
beautiful idea is the memory
book" Each girl has one, and
in it she may jot down little
verses and notices she has learn
ed or heard while there. This
book she may take with her when
she goes and it should prove as
a milestone of good in every step
of her future life.
A door opened and / found N.Y.
self in the living room, wllien
radiates warmth and cheerlness.
1t is a spacious hall-like room,
the walls of which are covered
with home-like pictures AMI mot
toes.
1t contains piano, q large
divan made coy with numbers
of sofa cushions, large heating
stove, shelves of books, several
TABLES containing books and
fChristian papers and numerous
chairs. The very atmosphere
smelled of home.
I, for one, cannot picture home
life portrayed IN a ward at the
Hospital or any other public in
lstitution as it is at the White
IShield home. z
In the face Of 1t all this good
work is greatly hsmpered ny lacl.
of accommodation for those who
increasingly knock at the doors.
Tire home is frame structure,
90 years old, unsuitably arranged
and entirely inadequate for its
present needs. It comfortably ac-
commodities 10, and often room
must be made for 20 more, be.
sides a number Of babies.
Because OF these conditions
girls must be sent away as 5000
as sufficiently recovered in order
to make room Tor those coming
in, even though they would b.
greatly benefited and strens then-
ed In character by a longer stay.
AS many of You know, the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
BY CYNTHIA Grey.

The recent criticism of the
White Shield Home, which has
lowered. as a guardian angel over
some mothers girl" since the
state was young, has reused me
to Say something in its defense.
No, tits doors SHALL NOT be
closed--the good it has accom-
plisked will prove its staunch pro-
tector
My years of experience in this
work has brought me in close con-
tact. with the unfortunate girl. 1t
has afforded me the chance to
study her from every angle, and
am convinced that in her hour
of misfortune what she needs
most is motherly love and CHEEKY,
home, surroundings. Both she
gets at the White Shield Home.
Il know whereof speak, for !
haze Just visited the home, and
through the courtesy, of Mrs.
Stewart, the matron, was shown
about.
1t is a home which is more than
four walls 1t. is a place of ideals
which reflects Christ's teachings,
the real object of which is not
simply to care for girl through
her illness and to shield her name
from. the consequences of her
sin, fany hospital could do that
but the greater work of. helping
these girls to grow strong enough
to overcome temptation when they
70 font into the world again.
Mrs. Stewart is a sweet-faced,
xhite-haifed lady who Just loves
girls. and who tucks each one in
her bed at night.
She Keeps in touch with them
evesl after they leave the home,
andi some little idea of how they
regard her may be gathered from
the salutation of letter from a
former inmate, which begins
Dearest Mother of Girls
She says: 1--WE do not
comfort girls by embarrassing
10 make light oil, their sin;
hint rather TO make them see
that they can live above that
SIN. and Go and sin no more
1--WE aim 20 keep them
busy, employing mind and
bpdy. They perform all the
household duties OF the
hOme, and are taught to do
! the work as II should be
done, also to read, write and
sew, when necessary"
The reading matter provided ID
the cream of literature, which is
furnished by the Tacoma library
a email Home library and period
icals sent in by friends.
/ Each evening after dinner
the girls are gathered about the
table, Mrs. Stewart reads few
chapters from such books as Mrs,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
'HIGHBROW CLUB
TAKES UP QUAINT
WORTH

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Nov. A.
Patience Worth, 2a0 years OF
more among the dead, is today
the foremost citizen Of st. Louis
The town has taken the quaint
mysterious. spiritual philosophe,
to its heart.
Last night the PaOyras
club, st. Louis most high
brow set, received PatieIte
Worth as an honorary n,cIn-
Der and devoted an entire
evening to her works and
wisdom as communicated 10y
the Oui ja-boarti.
Ernest II. KrOeger, st.
Louis famous composer has
set some of Patience's songs
to music. Mrs. II. George
Payne, society leader, AID
Of well known physician,
sang them for the Papyrus
club members.
Here are two samples:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
DEMAND
HEALTHY
SEAMEN

Beginning today, the La Fol-
lette seamen's law goes into
effect, and Uncle Sam will see ia
it that the able seamen who man
his ships shall be physically fit
that they shall be able to see and
hear distinctly and their bodies
shall be sound enough to perform
the tasks assigned to them.
Uncle Sam intends to have sea-
men who are free from disease
and defects.
And it Is only those seamen
who are physically unfit who are
now reported as having raised
howls of calamity because they
are being denied certificates OF
competency in the physical tests
said James \. Neal, Tacoma ship
ping commissioner, today.
The other tests are very easy
to pass" he says. All that is
required is proof of experience
and competency in seamanship.
I'll admit the physical tests are
rather stiff, but this is the very
| Vi the law Nhlth 6oCo
into effect today
Vessels May Clear.
The announcement from Wash
ington, ID. c., .oday that Ameri-
can vessels which have made an
effort in good faith to comply with
the seamen's law viii be allowed
to clear even thoagh they have
been unable to comply strictly
with its provisions, came as q re-
lief to owners of Sound vessels
Because seamen were tardy in
making their applications for Ger
tificates, the Seattle office If U.
S. steamboat inspector has leen
swamped during he last Jew
days. Officials say captains will
find it impossible to obtai1 full
crews of eligible seamen for sew
eral days.
The enforcement of the law
will not cause mach delay " in
convenience in Sound Shipping,
says Roscoe M. Drumhellsr, col
lector of customs for this dis
trict. Similar reports arc being
received from other parts of the
country.
Will Restore Flag.
In the opinion ofsuch cham
pions of the bill as .'uruseth, the
new seamen's law " i eventually
put the America flag back .on
the ocean and will bring the
American sailor back to HIS slip.
The law pro giics for sar'taly
quarters for seamcl and for a
living wage. IL breaks the. old
system of bondage Under which
the sailor worked y making II
possible for a 1uan 10 draw hall
his wages when in a port ctneI
than the home port of the ship.
Summed up, the seamen's OIL
means that American ships mast
have American crews. On the
Pacific this was objected to be,
cause American owners clainias
that with America. crewg, paid
more money, thcy couldn't com.
pete with the chea? Asiatic c,ews
of the Oriental st ,amship CON;
panies. - 81
But the seamen's bill viii
eventually raise The wage scals
Of the Asiatfc ships. The bill
prorides further for ample LIE
saving devices, in addition to de
cent living conditions for tia sea
men. .ts ....# -. .z
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
HOW VALUABLE Is
A SAVINGS ACCOUNT

There are very few
investments that can be
made which will draw
interest five days prior
to the deposit and will
draw interest at the rate
OF 4 per cent per annum,
and at the same time
have the privilege of
getting the money any
time 1t is wanted.
However, money de-
posted in the Savings
Department of the Pu-
get Sound State Bank
will produce this very
result and you are in
vited to take advantage
Of same.
H. N. TINKER,
President.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
Denied In Italy.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 4.
The Italian embassy emphatic
ally denied reports today that the
government is making attempts
to obtain peace. This reply was
given following the reports that
Italian diplomats had zone to
Lucerne, Switzerland, to meet
German agents.
When England begins to tall.
peace, the war Is near a close.
Germany will look to England for
all terms of settlement and the
Teutonfc terms are already for
INFLATED. These are expressions
made today by Ambassador Won
Bernstorff following his reflec-
tons.
Germany's demands, briefly.
demand indemnity for war debt;
retention of Poland; restoration
LOT German colonies: Russian
evacuation Of ihe Balkans; mod
ernized Turkey and Germany's re.
lease Of Belgium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
VILLA TO
BECOME
A RAIDER

DOUGLAS, Nov. 4.-Coion.l
Martinez, of the Villista army,
who surrendered to American
troops, said today that Villa would
send his troops in small det. CHI
ments to all the northern parts
of Mexico on raids designed to
spread death ana terror.
Gen. Villa abandoned his at
tack on Aqua Prieta and has
started with his staff in the di-
rection of Naco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
TO BAR MUTUAL
FIRE COMPANIES

In an opinion written AZ the
request of school district No. So,
Deputy Prosecutor He'll yesterday
ruled that mutual fire insurance
companies cannot legally pan Ilci-
pate in insurance of properly
owned by municipal corpora
tions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04

estate in Alsace-Lorraine Is
almost as lucky as n he'd in.
herited farm at Agul
Prfeta. ~
After reading the election re
turns We conclude the casts still
as benighted as ever.
Mrs. Thomas A. lsdisoa
says children are as. much
a business as are great in
ventions." Correct, madam,
and they are great insen-
lions, too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
KILLS TWO
AMERICANS

Ell PASO, Tex, Nov. 4.--Sho.
in cold blood by Gen. villa, the
bodies of two American Morn'ons
reached Casas Grandes today.
The rebel cnieftain impressed
them into sertice to haul au;nu-
Eition to Aqua prieta for the bat
tie with the Carranzistas there.
Upon reaching Ojitos pass they
asked Villa for release. bit the
generals reply was to saoot
ken both.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
Talk o. the Times

Now they've got Congressman
Humphrey busy at Seattle trying
to explain why the government
was sold a postoffise site whic'.
lies under six feet of tidewate-
for $4,000.
It's no fair to poison
water, but it's all right To
poison air.
The latest fashion ere ,tions
seem very similar 10 the frs.
CentralIs man wilIed an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
NEW PASTOR FOR
PRESBYTERTANS

Rev. Clarence W. Weyer, D. n.
of Pueblo, Colo, formally ac-
cepted the pastorate of the First
Presbyterian church yesterday to
succeed Rev. Murdoch Mcleod.
He will begin his work here
Dec. /.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
What's DOinQ
Today

Weather forecast-Occasional
rain.
Lecture, A. II. Denmal.
Mountain Photography" Tap
ma Camera club, room 200,
Bankers Trust building.
Neighborhood mass meeting
for discussion of the Sunday
school; Pilgrim church; 7:3O
p. m.
Revival services, Spanaway
Methodist church, evening
gospel team Mason M. E., to as
sist; also Friday and Sunday
nights.
Chicken dinner at Plymouth,
Congregational church; evening
Normanna association bazaar
afternoon and evening; Va,halla
temple.
South Pacific Avenue Improve.
ment club meets to discuss
drainage conditions; at hall saith
and Pacific.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
TRIES 10 POISON son.

BERKELEY, Nov. Mo,
Pherson Reynolds, clerk in the
San Francisco mint. who ceTrmit-
ted suicide last night, attem md
to poison his 1s-year-old 800,
Raymond Reynolds, before ho
took his own life. according to
the boys, story today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
nab DRUG RING?

SEATTLE, Nov. 4.-Seattle
police believe they have two
agents of an immense drug ring
operating in the Northwest, in
the persons of Orley Campbell
and Frank Davis. arrested yes
terday. afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
A POEM ON WAR
BY PATIENCE WORTH.

Copyright, 1918, ny G. S.Sost. J
All, thinkest theu to tri:k!
] fain would peer beneath The
visor.
A god of war, indeed! Thou Hest
A masquerading fiend,
The harlot of the universe
War, whose lips, Jecrimsoned in
her lovers blood.
Smile only to HIS death-damL i
eyes!
/ challenge thee to throw thy coat
of mail.
All, God! Look thou beneath
Behold, those. arms outstretched,
That raiment over spangled with
leaden rain! 4.
o, Lover, trust her mott!
She biddeth thee in sir IN song,
And clotheth in a silken rag her
treachery,
To mock thee AMI to wreik
Her vengeance 1T they he,rth.
Cast up the vicors skirt,
Thou'lt see. the snasey strands
A god of war, indeed! / brand We
as lie,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
FLASHES

BERLIN - Unverified rumor
circulated here today that King
Peter of Serbia was missing.
BERLIN-This city had its
first meatless day. Tuesday, in ac-
cordance with governmental regn-
lations. Vegetables and eggs
constituted the diet in all the
restaurants and homes in the
city.
NEW YORK-Spies placed slow
burning fuses aboard English
tramp schooner Euterpe, destroy
ing $4,000 cargo of sugar.
MARSHFIELD, Ore.-All re
covered bodies from wrecked
steamer Santa Clara identified To-
day Clogging OF stearing gear
given as cause for wreck.
PETR0GRAD-Russian arm,
has driven Won Hlndenberg back
15 miles in Dvinsk region. Ger,
mans claim to have .reoccupieJ 2
miles of trenches,
OLYMPIA--Public service com.
mission files protest at Washing
ton, D. c., today against differ.
entail passenger rates of $li.5c
on Northwest railroad lines
tclaiming excessive rate discour.
ages travel by way of this sec.
ton. 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
MURDER CHARGE
rs DISMISSED

TOWNER, N. D., Nov. a. :
Carl sheas, railroad brakeman,
was freed today of the charge
of being connected with the MUIR
der of August Pitzcn, son OF a
Tacoma merchant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
WINS $3.50 VERDICT.

After 10 hours elaboration the
federal jury today awarded Ruth
Smith $3.50 damages against
the Union Oil Co. of California
for damages sustained when she
was run. over by truck. hTe
parents, suing In the child's
name, asked for s10.320.45.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04

oh buttercups IF eve, -H
oh willynilly, - &
My song shall fiutter on,
Oh willynilly.
| climb a web to reach a star,
And stub my toe against a noon
beam ~
Stretched to bar my way,
Oh willynilly.
A love-puff vine shall shelter us,
Oh baby mine,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
GRANGE BOOSTS
HOME POTATOES

When the Rotary club sat down
to its regular monthly dinner
this noon atfthe Tacoma hotel, Il
found before II 200 enormous
baked potatoes. These we're far
nished by Charles Anderson uf
Edgewood, through cooperation
with the buy-at-home COMMITTEES
of the Pierce County Pomona
grange. HI &
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
NOVEL BOOTHS AT
NORMANA BAZAAR

Several novel booths and meth
DDS of raising money were of
fcred last evening at the openi lg
OF the Normanna association ba-
Eaar in Valhalla temple.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
U. S. MARINE
SHOT IN HIATT

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 1.
Private w. l.. Dushek, marine Of
the crusier Cleveland, was wounf-
ed in the knee and five Haietia1
rebels were killed yesterday, ac-
cording to a report received to-
day By the navy department from
Admiral Caperton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
SIX MILES OLE PAVING.

In taking up the 1915 road
program 1t is probable the cour-
ty board will add only six miles
of pavement Instead Of 10 on the
mountain road, and that instead
the. Olympia highway pavement
will be completed from Tacoma
to the Thurston county lius, says
Chairman Slayien.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
SEARCH FOR sTowAwAY,

SEATTLE, No., 4.-Officials
of the steamer Minnesota ar,N
searching for the dead body OF.
IA japanese who crawled in tho
hold to avoid deportation tc
Japan. Every box of the inn
mense cargo has been Shifted In
al effort to find tie missing man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
!, R. P, AGAIN SEEKING
TO GET FRANCHISE BACK;
Referendum PROMISED
Denies
Peace
Run1or

BERLIN, Nov. 4.-Rumors Of
peace negotiations are absolutely
without foundation. according TO
reliable information here TO-DAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
WESTERN UNION
MANAGER COMING

c.. II. aunt, general manager
OF the western division OF the
Western Union Telegraph Co., is
expected in Tacoma Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
A LULLABY

Oh, baby, soft upon my breast
press thou,
And let my fluttering throat spell
song to thee,
A song that floweth so, my sleep
ing dear:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04

And then across the sky we'll
float
And puff the stars away
oh willynilly, on we'll go,
Willynilly floating.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04
Tomorrow

Normanna association bazaar:
afternoon and evening; valhalla
temple.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-04

BERLIN - Unverified rumor
circulated here today that King
Peter of Serbia was missing.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-16
FAR PAPERS TO
Be AWARDED As
FAIR PRIZES
Publications Respond Gener-
ously to Requests for Sub
s%oriptlonS; Promise TO Boost
Resources.

Agricultural p3pers an ovcr the
southwest Hrt ofieriuE aubscrlptlors
to exhibitor ol the state fair. In am
sWtr to "a circular letter sent OUT hy
J. u. TuulouHH. formerly member oi
the Agricultural Press association,
who lH doiue anmr special walk Tor
the fuir commission. the following
publications H.ro replied. promising
subscription.
Texas Farm HHd Ranch, Dallas. 100
yearly subscriptions. Tho Great
Southwest Farmer. rhoeniz, Arizona,
100 yearly interruptions Western
Farm Life. Denver. COLORADO" 100
yearly subscriptions oklahoma
Former, oklahoma city, zoe annual
subscriptions; The Texas stockman
and Farmer, san Antonio, Texas 30
yearly subscriptions. The southland
Farmer, Ia Port, Texas, a yearly SUB
scription to every prize winner Field
and Farm, Denver. Colorado, Ten
yearly subscriptions. two dollars cach,
The American ~SWinehcrd, chicago,
Illinois. "a two years subscription in
yoxhihitor OF hops or pigs al
the state fair. Tho Denver RECORD
stockman. Denver. Colorado, ten year
Ia subscription Co tho Record stock
man, ana five yearly subscriptions l."
the Daily Record stockmani The
American Bee Journal. Hamilton, IT.
linoS three single yearly subserip-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-16
BUR LARY is
C0MMITTEQAT
WEIGHTS
Curio Store Visited by Thieves
Who Condne Themselves to
One Window, Ignoring VAL
uables In Others.

burglars OF modest i%hclinations or
extremely f%astidious tasto got into
WriEht's trading post store az Gold
avenue and Third street last nieht.
They connncd themselves TO things in
one OF tho four show windows and
ignored more valuable articles in the
other windows entirely.
Tho burglary was discovered this
morning when the young woman left
IN charge By Mr.. Wrirht. who Is out
~ town. opened up. Entrance was
gained hy pulling out a bar and
breaking "a window In the rear.
The thieves tool a number OF things
from the middle window IN tho Gold
avenue side OF The store. In the other
windows were a fine collection of So
lcctcd precious and semi-precious
stones. lnvailicrcs and other orna-
fnents In gold and silver = other
valuable curios. Not a thing tn those
windows was touched There was
cash IN an unlocked cash box, but
not n cent Of Il was taken.
Just what was taken tho young
woman al the store could not tell the
police. Mr.. Wright viii be tblc to
tell what Is missing when ne checks
over the stock.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-16
A BAD, BAD
DAY FOR TURTLE
DOVES SURE
Here's Jack Sheehan, Not to
Mention George Craig, Out
After Them All the Other
Dead Shots Are Out Too.

It's q bad day Tor the turtle doves.
Tho open season for the doyea opcn-
cd this morning. and pretty nearly
everybody with a gun started out af-
ter them In the course OF the day.
Deputy Game Warden rony Ortiz also
| started ont, but mainly to sec that
the eager hunters didn't overload their
bags or pockets
The law allows twenty doves 20 The
man In one bag. II used 70 allow
thirty. ~. ortiz and the other dep
uiica viii be kcenly on the watch 70
see that the shrotcrs don't inadvert-
! emily revert 20 the old limit.
There arc said ~ be more doves
than at any time IN n long while. All
aionE The roads. Il Is reported, the
birds are to be found In numbers suf-
tciont 10 insure early gunners sue
cCSsful hunts.
Among those who went after the
doves are Judge George r.. Craig,
Frank Wendell. William Trimhle,
Charles Clay. Frank ouier. Don RAN
kin. j.. p. Sheehan. Kenneth Bald
ridge. Charles Quisr. Ray Stamm.
Henry Martin. Ben Evans. A friend
named Clark accompanied Don Ran
kin.
Having tailed the foregoing the rod
and gun reporter took another look
around and discovered that Joe Bar
nett. sam schloss. Lou Holtz ana
Tom Riley we're also missing from
town with their guns.