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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
WHO Is THIS KAISER?

The fates which rule the lives of men and nations
have placed in the hands OF one man the power today
to change the of all future American history
Only once before has it been given to single in
dividfal so pronouncedly to swing the United
States destiny.
When Abraham Lincoln reached the determine.
ton that the house should not be divided his judg
ment grappled with the world forces that were head
ing this country in one direction and entirely re-
versed them.
Today or tomorrow or the next day another of the
master figures of the age will decide-f he has not
decided already-on plan of action which may be
as portentous vastly more So than even the Great
Emancipator's
II, Emperor of Germany.
Between two mon was there ever such contrast?
Lincoln, the civilian. Lincoln, who sought first
and last the love of the average man. Lincoln, the
peace lover. Lincoln who had not thought of world
domination
And the Kaiser!
The Kaiser? What sort of man?
Probably only his closest friends adequately could
answer that question: and they either dare not or
will not At least no biography yet written presents
satisfying picture.
sonality in all the world today.
Half Englishman, and the chief of Anglophobes!
Continually praising peace, and limiting at war.
The War Lord and the Kultur Kaiser.
The home loving business man, the apostle of ef
ficiency, the vainest, most extravagant of modern
monarchs.
Is he the Mad Dog England calls him, second
Frederick the Great, a Napoleon?
Whether he be the or the other, or composite
of them ALL the fact remains that on this pleasant
18th of May he alone can, on his within, throw the
United States into the world and into the arena
of European politics from which it always has held
aloof
And thus his decision may set our stream of affairs
flowing for all time into new channel
WHAT MANNER OF MAN rs HE - THE
KAISER?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15

mot Over-tall.-it Is claimed
that he is five feet eight inches
In height--his fine military car
riage gives him the appearance
of being q big MAN.
"Tlie uniforms he customarlly
wears, with their spiked helmets,
adds to his effect of great stature.
The Illusion Is heightened by an
air Of conscious dignity and might
that Is rare, even among the great
ones of earth.
"The most noticeable of his fea-
lures are his eyes-gray, shot
with a peculiar yellow CLINT. They
are slightly prominent, and their
customary expression is q stare,
which has something Of curiosity
In Its naughty PRIDE When the
kaiser is displeased, the pupils
roll sideways, displaying tho
whites of the eye, after the FASH
ION Of some ferociOus animal.
''The kaiser's complexion Is
slightly pallid, but clear, and In
dicative Of clean living and active
habits. His hair Is plentiful. hts
mouth firm but gross, and his
forehead high. The touch of art
Is supplied to his countenance by
the aggressive military twist to
the mustache, familiar to every
one who ever heard Of the kaiser,
Afoot, the kaiser carries himself
like q soldier and = gentleman;
ON horseback, like conqaeriug
king.
His manner IL usually stern,
but can, ON occasions, be gracious.
friendly and even iovial. This IL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. May 10.
With President Wilson on his
way to New York, Secretary Bryan
today was holding down the lid at
Washington, while various state
officials and diplomats speculate
ed as to the outcome Of the Lusi-
tania situation.
They were generally hopeful,
despite the warnings of French
and British newspapers that Ger
many would defy America. In
fact, these very warnings were
taken as reasons why Germany
would be inclined to be peaceful,
since ii must be clear to the
kaiser, the diplomats thought,
that these warnings" only too
plainly showed the earnest hope
OF the allies for a break between
Germany and the United States.
Suggests Arbitration.
AS indicative of this probable
ity, they pointed to an editorial
in the semi-official Vossiche Eel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15

particularly the case when he II
talking to foreign men of note. or
to pretty women. The repOse Of
his manner is broken by the ex-
cessive use of his right hand,
with which he constantly gesticu-
lates. Those who know him well
are able to Judge his humor by
the movements . of that hand;
when annoyed, he tugs at his ear;
when interested, his finger f.
pressed on the tip Of his nose.
His conduct to those sur.
rountling him Is cust0mariIy over
bearing and imperious. He pours
f0rtlIia torrent of questions, and
does snot appear to listen to the
anAwers; but It is afterwards
fo6nd that he has heard all he
wants to hear.
.sThe kaiser brought to Ger
many a new sense of greatness.
His era substituted prosperity for
poverty, industrialism for agri-
culture, matcrialism for idealis,n,
and expansion for mere self.suf-
.ficiency.
s.The Germany he found, plac-
ed ~ ring of steel around its fur
tllest borders, and deficd the
world To cross Il. He created a
Germany that went forth into the
world, and displayed Its impene>
trsble armor In every remote cor
nef Of IL.
He recognized the immensely
oftIie task before him, but never
cherished one fleeing doubt OF
ll1s capacity to perform Il. Bur
he would do it himself. BEHIND
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
EXCUSE
P. I. A.
WORKER

Mrs. William F. Dodge. presi-
dent OF the Tacoma Central Par
ent-Teacher organization, today
was excused from jury service in
the assault case against Mrs. Ber-
tina Diffley because attorneys for
the defense, A. B. Comfort and
Homer T. Bone, considered that
she and her organizations had
shown too much activity against
their client.
Bone closely questioned her to
gain an admission that the ac-
counts she had read of the trial,
and the discussions she had heard
had turned her mind against TIE
defendant.
In this he was unsuccessful,
and finally he exercised his right
to remove her, without cause.
All day long, the state, with
Prosecutor Remain and Deputy
Selden, and the attorneys for Mrs.
Diffley fenced back and forth in
the selection of jurymen, and in
striving to place before the jury
as much of the law of assault as
possible.
Bone especially was particular
to impress each juryman that he
could, IL he wished, convict Mrs.
Diffley on a third-degree assault
charge IL he wished, despite the
fact that the charge itself is Sec
ond degree assault. Third de-
gree assault is merely INSIDE
meanor.
Bone, however, denied that he
was trying for such verdict.
The state indicated that it's case
would rest largely on circum,
stantial evidence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15

At 1915 Monday there will be
an informal luncheon rendered to
the senator at the Commercial
Club. The public is invited. Res
ervations for plates may be made
by telephoning the club. At 1
o'clock the senator will deliver
short address In the club recep-
ton halt = - VI.
Senator Poindexter has spent
the last week in the Southwest.
inspecting federal projects.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
DERNBURC
TO LEAVE

WASHINGTON. d, c., May Is.
DIR. Bernhard Dernburg, often
referred to as the unofficial
spokesman Of Emperor William
in the United States. has made
plans to leave the country on his
own initiative within a short time.
No one in authority at the ma
tional capital would admit that
Dernberg was to leave this coun-
try because of any official action
by the United States. Secretary
Bryan specifically denied that the
state department had requested
him to leave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
DOBBS TAKES
MORE FILMS

Additional motion pictures
we're taken Friday afternoon by
Photographer B. B. Dobbs for the
Tacoma publicity films to be
shown at the San Francisco ex-
position.
One picture was taken from the
top Of q Northern Pacific train,
showing the entire route from
Sixth avenue around Point De-
fiance to the Northern Pacific
depot. Another film was taken
from train moving through the
Puyallup valley, and views of the
Cushman Indians, In drill forma-
ton. we're included.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
ADDS DAIRY
TO O. K. LIST

Only one dairy supplying milk
to Tacoma improved its condi-
tions sufficiently during the last
week to get in the recommend
ed" list of City MIX Inspector X.
A.. Baton.
Todays list of dairies that have
removed all diseased cows from
their premises and are not SELL
ing milk from any cows from
other diaries that have not done
likewise, is the same as last SAT-
urday's, with the addition of the
Jessamine Terrace dairy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
NICK Will
BURY DOG

A dog killed by an automobile
in front of a residence at 6016
Cakes street, South Tacoma, occu-
pied the attention OF Tacoma q
city council for 10 minutes today.
THE residents out there are
mighty sore because they can't
get this carcass removed" said
Mayor Fawcett.
None of the city officials would
admit that 1t was their duty to
take charge of dogs that have
been killed by autos.
Finally 1t was voted that City
Clerk Nickeous, who lives in the
next block to the place where
the carcass lies, be delegated to
bury the animal tonight. Nick
Gus cheerfully accepted the duty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
P0INDExTER TO meet
CALLERS ON MONDAY

III anyone has any business to
transact with United States Sena-
tor Miles Poindexter next Monday
when the senator is In Tacoma, he
will have ample opportunity.
So many persons have attempts
ed to arrange appointments with
him that Burns Poe has reserved
an office for Monday on the
third floor of the. Bankers Trust
building. where Poindexter will
receive business callers all day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
GREECE TO
RETAIN HER
NEUTRALITY
BY HENRY WOOD.
Copyright, 1915, by the United
Press, Copyrighted I'm Great
Brittany

ATHENS, Greece, May Is. -
delayed in transmission) -
Greece can only abandon her
neutrality in the event that the
interests Of Hellenism, as a
whole, may at some future mo-
ment demand it. The interests Of
Hellenism, as a whole have been
the one and only policy of Greece
to the present moment. This pol
icy she will continue to the end .
In these words, spoken in quick
energetic English, King Constan-
tine of Greece, outlined to me In
an interview before his present ILL
ness, the attitude of his country
regarding the great war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15

his grandfather had stood wise
old Bismarck, pulling every string
OF the state machine. He held
Bismark his 'Hettmann,' the man
to do the donkey work. The
kaiser never intended to be a
mere figurehead." - Excerpts
from 1.-THE Real Kaiser" Anony.
nous.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
Riot In Milan

MILAN, May 15.--Crowds
surged through the streets OF
Milan today, shouting Down
with the kaiser" and rioting. The
police made no effort to restrain
the demonstration.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
CENSORS- WILL
CONFER HERE

Arrangements for a Northwest
conference in August on moving
picture censorship were made
Friday afternoon at session Of
the censor committee of the So
cial service board.
Managers III. A. Moore and
Clarence Summerville of the CO.
lonial aud Melbourne theaters Of
fered their assistance in prevent
ing immoral or Objectionable
films from being exhibited here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
LOOK FOR
ITALY TO
JUMP in

PARIS, May 15.--France con-
fidently believes that Italy will
declare war on Austria before
the chamber of deputies meets
May 20. Intense interest is dis
played in the situation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
Fleets In Action

STOCKHOLM, May / 5.-Heavy
firing in the Baltic off Cortland
island is believed TO have been
caused by an enga cement OF the
German and Russian fleets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
NEARING
DANGER

LONDON. May 15.--Lloyds to-
day issued q per cent rate on
the liner Transylvania which is
approaching the Irish coast In the
war zone with upwards of 800
passengers.
She should reach Liverpool to-
morrow or Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15
WOMEN FOLKS

Don't overlook tho Poly
muriel contest matter on
page 8.
This n the Last figaro
and the entries must al b.
In the hands Of the editor o.
The Times by Monday noon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15

Merchandise and treasure to the
value of $66, SOC, 900 moved between
Alaska and the United States in
1914, an increase Of 81, 000, 900 over
1913.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-02
Sherman City Manager.

The sherman Democrat announces
that the new city manager Of Sher-
man will be there in "A few days and
Will begin the work Of making a new
and better Sherman. Quite a number
of the cities are adopting the city plan
of having city magnates. Texas papers
will watch with considerable interest
the outcome of sherman experience
IN this respect.-Abilene Reporter.
Serman has had pretty good govern
mcnt, but hopes to further improve
ii. There are few cities that now have
the old-time aldcrmantic plan ex-
plotting the taxpayers. 1t has been q
long time since Sherman had that.
just how the people stood it, it is hard
10 say. There was a time when. in
some cities. the buns and grafters
actually got almost all the money the
people rake mp; and the dead eats
were left TO move themselves out of
town. The older settlers remember the
time when the rulers on some of our
cities were daisies Galveston News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-02
The Right To Vote.

san Antonio Express
The right - vote come, from the
State and is 2 State Stat, gift. Nn-
turalization is a Federal right aud is
q gift Of the Union. not of any one
State.
I'm nearly our-hllf VI the states for
%gicrrrS who have declared their in-
tcntiou 70 become citizens have tha
right 70 vote equally with NATURAL
zna ar native born citizens. Tn other
ifali only actual citizens may vote
Texas permits the mi N uo qualify
- n voter a. >oon a~ hr hJs declared
his citizenship Intentions. even though.
~ may have been w thr county cui,
a comparatively short iirr.. hT' tho
privilege cannot apply hrvort State
and local elections. The XII. dcr.i ro.
turalization laws. which apply t1 ai'
the States. provides hat Iu ai. m many
be nuturalizcd urtl FIN W. five v.n
of continues rrSidrlc. iu ti. county,.
and not then until the igw of tnc stat.
which hr resides confer thai nr.r-
ilcgr upon him.
IN some oi the STATE half o years
residence nm the State may br Sufli.
rint for the foreigner who has declared
his intention 10 become y citizen wv
obtain his voting papers. hut thr Suf.
rage privilege. 81 far AZ Federal clrc
tionS are concerned. l. restricted and
may not ~ exercised until the riti.
zcnshir iS completed. This much q,
aid for the information of am I'm
quircd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-02
Echoes of Winter.
Being "A Letter Ia Friend Ed.
Tuesday cNpuiu

Being a Letter "a Friend Ed.
Tuesday evening.
Dear Ed: I was ~ IL my house 10
night with my teeth gathering ON the
fine summer weather and thinking it's
next o%vcrcoats i'm August well not.
After a half hour / said "a myself its
either | got Ia 90 10 bed Sc /! shouldn't
freeze 10 death or | should took a long
walk.
Hinged up the two bits what | got
left over from last payday and the walk
ing should won.
Down by the COupley Square | went
and by the libry I seen the moon-full.
Ed. and looking like its saving o. amt
ID grand Nav weather We got?
When | was walking back. after i
went in Eddie Barrys lunching snap
to got some hot SCUM for my cold iusid"s.
was thinking | SHOULD h. IN too much
of a hurry when / took that o~vcgcoat
and check ii IN my Uncle Jakic'S snap
on Charles II. Two dollars ~ one dol
lar too mach from what lis worth. FL.
hut if I'll cot sick like | did III salem
when ! rot "a 10 pottery and foolish Sto-
lricS inside the quilts. its at least two
fifty ! got 10 pay 4 good union doctor 10
make me feel more worse and stay in
bed longer.
When ! was almost bv the preSsin.
Clob on my way up the Bacon Hill Ia
the room | throw ava. two and a half
bucks every week. | look back and seen
this hottcll ! said it's some time now
since | write FL I wonder If he's still
doing that foolish collum on that paper.
80 | made up my mnd | should wrote
YOU and ask Won if YOU told the people
vet what H. the meaning az them two
letters YOU goto nthc bottom. | should
think. Ed. them subscribers they gOt
curious once awhile and asking Won il
it's shy Won are or onlyl S.ttickingl =.
(loScl t.tol v.(ourl w.tork1. An then
| said | must write and told Ed | hope
he hould put Someblankcts or something
on them tomatoes plants what the cut
ting worms should finish later anyway,
80. here | am and il should %Soitinly
feel like and seem like and look like and
listen like old times | should bc ia 4
swell hotcll w~roting fonli>hncSS on
fancy paper. OF curse. Ed. YOU know !
should've bc stopping here.
BY golly. Ed. il seems like wears and
lycarS-and wears like like that Teller in
checker dresses saws on the Stagc-Sincc
! seen yu already. How il the fcllcrS
and the girls what should BE- wroting
Won serious poems and Won make fun ~
them in collum. ANYWAY? ! heard TODAY
its changed the name y on the top ~
the stoh. II was two taxi drivers. III
One said how much tip h. should give
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-02
TIE SAME OLD STORY.

It's Just the same old story now AZ
when Pope wrote these famous lines:
''Vice is a monster Of so hideous
mien.
AS. TO be hated, needs but To- BE-
seen,
Yet, seen too oft. familiar with
It's face,
We first endure. then pity. then
embrace
Thus. when Germany first used
noxious gases 10 suffocatc her enc
mics i'm the trenches. earlier i'm the Euro
pean struggle. the practice was ron
dcmmed loudly by her foes aS barbariC
and inexcusablc in so-callcd civilized
warfare" Yet today. the allies them
selves are reported to have adopted The
unspcakably vile method of fight.
ing. and both sides TO the mad war orgy
which is dlsgracing the world IN tins
Twentieth Century, apparently have
thrown aside the restraints of that civi
lization and enlightenment Of which
those same countries have been hitherto
known as shining examples.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-02
Cost of Fleets Visit to New York.

New York. June The cost ~ New
York Citv'> entertainment of the Milan
Tie fleet during itS recent visit here was
.2G,Od0 according u the report ~ The
The city had appropriated 10 Uu and
The public subscribed ST ,Onn. Of this
sum >l0u0O has been returned a. The
city treasurer.
Ia 1872 II cost So. o a. entertain thc
fleet here.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. chairman of
the committee. IL his report praised tbs
conduct ~ the enlisted men while ~
leave III the city and paid 4 tribute IT,
their splendid appearance and charac
ter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-02

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscribers in the city who fail to re-
ceive The Herald regularly are reques-
ted to notify the office promptly. All
papers delivered in the city should be
received, as a rule, not later than 4 As
to 6 o'clock p. m. Unless some accident
to the press or other untoward delay
occurs at the printing office, the paper
should be out not later than 4 80 and
the carries should complete their distri-
button, even to the most distant suscri-
bers, within not less than an hour and
thirty minutes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-02

YOU on that last job, The other Teller
said it's only a jitney. | . n know
what that should Ice. Ed. but ! heard
him said hr want to make enough 10
buy the paper what YOU do the foolish
collum i'm. Tie said he shouldn't miss
the 80 They Said collum for nothing.
The other Teller he said it's not such a
'collum i'm that paner ills Around By the
Town. Then they had il in a fine areu
gumcnt aud in the la>t Of il the second
fcller he said hc didn't know thy chang
cd the title ian the Record un tch foolish
collum they got there. lie said he
knows a good title what should rhyme
with the one they got now.
| wish YOU ~ with me 0n the fine
walk ! should take tonight. Ed. lt> n
fine time | had. First store I come tn
they got some fina1 inside fleece incd
weather aud mayhv next week Ill yet
Somc for the summer weather We going
to get later i'm June maybv. a fine fur
cat shouldn't b. a bad trade Ia.
Its funny. Ed. but ! didn't seen a
soul out skating on the lakes in the Gar
deus Public.
! almost forgot ia tell won. FL when
the %frllcr> Was thinking ON literature
bv the ho tell u hrllh"v romc out and
said stand M straight and make u smile
its rich fcller what's coming ont tn
took 4 taxi 10 tho movies.
Did Won see vet that Chaplin ChHlic.
Ed I like the funny face and the tr
big clothes and the not hig enough
derby and the stage business that frl
lcr'S cot. Ed. but I shouldn't De- able AZ
make out vet why the people laugh
when he throws u Teller down u two
flights of stairs already. I guess the
people Get started laughing. Ed. and
shouldn't he able 40 stop when he start
the rough Stnf.
Regards 10 the other f%rllcrS.
Snllir.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-02
A Sudden Storm.

Being a plea for the preservation of the
Nature Life of our public .arden-and
"A picture OF the place during a Nature
argument)
Calm, balmy skicS-clear Of cloud
Stream sunshine thro' the silent proud
Giant oaks and clms, huge boughcd:
Grim green rcbed scntinels on post
To guard the park against the host
of t~houghtlc>S. selfish folk who snatch
The PUBLIC blossoms OF the patch
OF lilac bushes meant for ALL
That answer Natures city call.
4 whisper frUsl the tallest elm;
Rustlcs from the flower realm:
Increasing signs and then
The gale comes whipping thro' while
And women Scurry S~hcltcrward.
Heller SHELTER cross sign 'dcckcd Sward
of green blue grass where children
played
Until the Shelt'ring tulip Swaycd
And hummcd in time Ia tell Of rain
That now comes tearing thro' tch lane
Where war'dcckcd papers chase the
Squir'ls
That run ahead of boys and girls
Full loath 10 quit the concrete seats
That catch the cloud sent dew IN sheets.