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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
MORE LICENSES
IN 1874 THAN
ever BEF0FE

Hunting and fishing are grow
ing more popular among Tacoma
and Washington hunters.
Official records show that 1909
county game and fishing licenses
were issued in Pierce county dur
ing the year, and fully 800 state
licenses. The county licenses
cost 81 each and state licenses So.
This total of licenses exceeds
any previous years record, aud
proves that outdoor sport is grow.
ing daily more popular. State
records show receipts of $780,
sG6.58 for the first eight and
one-half months of 1914, as
against $65, 700, the previous high
record of the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01

afternoon and watched Joe spar
ring and punching the bag.
Corbett put on pair of boxing
gloves--fors the first time since
the Jeffries-J ohnson fight at Reno
land personally showed Bonds q
few good wallops.
Although the former champ did
not grow enthusiastic over Bonds,
his opinion was entirely optimis-
tic. Corbett especially comment
ed on the fact that Bonds 10
young, aggressive and quick
thinker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
4eAAA &e& q = q .
CROOKED FINGERS
WORRY TwIRLER

, Doc Watson, the southpaw
= who was turned loose by the
y Chicago Feds last year, and
y who, working for ST. Louis,
= trimmed the Thinks out of
= The pennant. explains the re-
= lease
3 He says Catcher Jimmy
, Blocks fingers are so crook
, Cd that whenever Jim tried
, 70 signal for . straight ball
y Il looked like q curve signal.
y The nearest Jim could get to
= straight one was the mid
= die finger Of his left hand,
= which looks like the letter
, 3 So they decided to use
, leg signals.
, The first day Jim tried to
: signal for q straight ball
, with his legs Doc cut loose
, : curve that went to the
, stands and lost q game, and
D Doc then discovered Jim
D vas bowlegged.
= = = = = . q q q d q 4 d a ,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
File "Wetn Bill

OLYMPIA, Jan. attorney
T. d. Rockwell and Albert Hess
of Seattle have filed with the sec
rotary of state the petitions for
Initiating the new liquor bill.
They claim 46.167 valid sigma
lures, approximately $500 of
which we're obtained in Tacoma
during the last 10 days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
PLAY SOCCER
HERE SUNDAY

CarD0nadO and Tacoma soccer
teams will open their series for
the Mcmillan trophy cup Sunday
afternoon at Athletic park. The
Carbonate team is one of tue
strongest in the Northwest, and Is
expected to put up a fast aggres-
sive game against the local play
ers,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01

John Kawoski, 1853 East 26th
street, is held in the county jafi
today charged with grand lar
ceny of $40 from Frank Barons,
who claims Kawoski stole the
money from Barons' trunk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01

Turn to the want ads, page o.
1t will save you time and money
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-01
.C0MSTOCk and
RILEY TO meet

Frank Riley, wrestling star ano
instructor at the Y. M. c. A. GYM
nasium, will wrestIe tonight at
the "Y." with Val Comstoclr,
champion of the local amateur
wrestlers. The match will be
feature Of the open house pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
COAL. STOCKS TUMBLE
0NCOMM|SS|ON'S CUT
1. C. Boards Rate Ruling Is Re-
hected in Decline on Wall
Street Today.

NEW YORK, August 13.-The severe
cut made by the interstate commerce
commission in the revenues of the an
thracite roads was reflected in the
weakness of those issues at the open
ing of toay's stock market. A block of
$500 shares of Erie was offered down
from 27M to %, against yesterdays
closing price Of 29.
Reading made an initial decline of
four points, and Lehigh Valley fell as
much, later losing almost total of
six points.
The entire railway list was adversely
affected, with losses of one to two
points in the Pacifics, and some of the
eastern roads.
Activity in pool specialties was re-
sumed, with a gain of points in Beth
lehem Steel preferred. and AZ in Vir-
ginia Iron, Coal and Coke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
Russ Forces Succeed
in Escaping From Enemy's
Warsaw Sack, Is Claim

PETROGRAD, August 13.-The Rus
sian armies. having successfully extri-
Gated themselves from the Warsaw
sack in which the Germans tried to in
close them, are now stubbornly oppos-
ing the German advance toward Bia.--
stok on a line seventy miles to the
east of Warsaw. and on both sides of
the railroad between the Polish capital
and Bialystok.
The Baltic German campaign appears
to be at a standstill, with the Russians
astride the highway between Vilkomir
and Poniewesch, threatening the COM
munications between these invading
armies.
Germans Nearer Kovno.
1.-The Germans are approaching slightly
nearer to Kovno. They are pounding that
position with their heavy guns. to which
Russian artillery is replying effectively.
Peasants who escape from the German
labor gangs describe the deliberate
preparations for the assault on Kovno,
which were begun three months ago. The
Germans imported an enormous mass of
STRUCTURAL materials, built paved roads
from the westward and dug foundations
fifteen feet deep for mortars, taking end
less pains in preparing the cement plat
forms.
When the refugees escaped no forty
two-centimeter guns had arrived, but
those of smaller caliber, each requiring
three large tractors, were being hauled
into position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
SIGNS COMM|SS|ONSFO
n. c. D. c. OFFICERS
Presidents Action Today Permits
Delivery Before Departure for
Camp Monday.

President Wilson today signed the
ly organized Sd Infantry of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Column
bia. There are about sixty of them,
and this afternoon the commissions are
at the War Department, going through
the process of having the great seal of
the United States affixed to them. They
then will be sent to brigade headquar-
ters for distribution.
Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey, COM
manding the District of Columbia mill
tia, declared that the commissions
would be distributed tomorrow night
at the l. street armory. Practically
everything then will be in readiness
for the start Monday morning.
Notary to Be on Hand at Armory.
Il have made arrangements to have a
notary public present at the armory
tomorrow night" said Gen. Harvey to-
day. LAS the commissions are handed
to the officers they will take the oath
of Office Immediately"
The last of the tents and other camp
equipment were loaded on the steamer
st. Johns early today and left for CO.
lonial Beach. Va. The force now at the
beach under Capt. E. M. Nevils of the
Quartermaster Corps will unload it
this afternoon and distribute it about
the camp grounds ready for the troops
to put up when they arrive Monday
about noon.
Machine Guns Arrive.
All anxiety over the machine guns
for the new machine gun company of
the guard was passed in the arrival of
the guns last night. They were not
unpacked, but were sent Immediately
to the steamer dock to be loaded with
the paraphernalia which went down
today.
Lieut.. Homer NJ. Groninger of the 5th
Cavalry, at Fort Myer, has been de-
tailed TO the camp to instruct the new
machine gun company. He will have
with him a sergeant from the regular
army who is experienced in handling
these guns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
STEAMER ALLAGJASCH .
FLIES AMERICAN FLAG

COPENHAGEN, August 1S. - The
American flag was hoisted today over
the steamer Allaguasch. formerly the
Norwegian steamer Rygja. by Edward
D. Winslow, the American consul gem
eraL This action sets at rest the
doubts as to the genuineness of the pur
chase of the Rygja by the American
transatlantic line. Large numbers of
AmericaDe attended the ceremony: The
steamer/will sail for New York Satur-
day under her provisional registration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13

Commissioner BroWnIoW Will
Not Call a Police Trial
Board to Sift Charges.

new turn in the investigation into
the police graft" cases today caused
the authoritative statement that there
would be no immediate hearing before
the police trial board. This is indica-
ton that United States Attorney Las
key, Assistant United States Attorney
Hawken and Maj. Pullman believe they
are on the threshold of new evidence
which can be used before the grand
jury
If the investigation were to become
a trial board matter 1t would mean
that no criminal prosecution could
arise from the evidence now in hand.
1t is known definitely that Mai. Pull
man is absolutely opposed to the trial
board airing If the entire matter can
be handled through the United States
Brownlow, who returned to the city to-
day. will open the trial board for the
purpose of allowing grievances and
grudges to be aired, as was done in the
case of the recent fire department
trials.
However, as matters Of discipline
were supposed to be involved in the in
vestigation, many members of the
force were expecting to hear of trial
board hearing.
Maj. Pullman's Position.
MdJ. uliLldn lOudy DIS
absurd" the statements that "men
higher up are involved. He would go
no further except to say that with the
evidence in hand at that minute he
did not expect that anything critical
would turn up today. He paid high
compliments to the force Of men in his
command, and said he believed that
ninety-nine of each hundred are square
and honest men.
There are all sorts of rumors going
through the police force, however. One
is that policemen's bankbooks are to
be investigated. Another is that the
United States attorney has knowledge
of police officials notes having been
indorsed by women of the underworld.
1t is fairly well understood now that
the System" for which the inquiry is
reaching is confined to less than fve
policemen.
Many woman witnesses, who have
been calling at Mr.. Hawken's office.
have all been questioned on specific
subjects and have not merely been
asked to tell what they knew. Many
of them gave valuable bits of corrob-
orative evidence. From the way Of
ficials talk, some of these women have
actually produced connecting links of
more or less strength in one or more
tales of graft or hush money.
Several more witnesses were ques-
toned at the United States attorneys
office at the city hall today, accord
ing to Mr.. Laskey What testimony
the witnesses gave or whether 1t was of
Importance could not be learned. The
prosecuting attorney said there were
no new developments in the case to-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
Vladimir-BoIynski Fired
by Cossacks When They.
Flee Before Germans

BERLIN. August 13, by wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.-"The first real Russian,
not Polish. town of some Importance
entered by the Germans was Vladimir
Bolynski," says an item given out to-
day by the Overseas News Agency
Retiring Cossacks set fire to the
buildings. AS the Cossacks galloped
away German cavalry arrived at the
other end of the town. The incoming
troops tried to stop the fire, but with
small success. and the central part of
the city was entirely destroyed, the
burned buildings including stores. res
taurants and hotels. The suburbs and
surrounding rural districts. the officers
residences. barracks, messes, schools
and churches were spared.
Establishes Government.
THE German cavalry commander re-
stored order and established a mill
tary and also civil government, the lat
ter by appointing three administrative
presidents ,one of whom was Pole, an
other a Russian and the third a Jew.
"At each false alarm at the return of
the Russians the Jewish inhabitants
fed in great panic. replying to the Ger
mans who tried to stop them: If the
Russians return we shall be killed
1.-The German general commanding
next day appointed two additional
presidents, one of whom was a Pole
and the other Jew. The fugftfves
gradually returned to their homes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
GERMAN PEACE OFFERS .
ARE DENIED BY PAPER

BERLIN, August 13.-The report that
Germany made peace proposals to
Petrograd last week through the King
of Denmark. is denied by the Nord-
deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, which
says:
"The German government would not
reject reasonable peace proposals If
such should be laid before it, but the
time to make peace proposals on its
part will come only when hostile gov
ernments show themselves ready to
recognize the failure of their military
undertakings against u.s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
Explains Fall of Russ Exchange.

LONDON, August 13.-The financial
expert of the Telegraph, discussing
the sharp fall in Russian exchange on
the London market yesterday. says the
movement was not due. as many be-
lieved, to an improvement of the po-
sition of the allies in the Dardanelles,
but to the expectation OF gold ship
ments to England or the United States,
which would form the basis of addi-
tional foreign credits. to pay for muni-
finnS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
Russian Mail Jettisoned.

BERGEN. Norway, August 1S.-The
mail steamer Iris. when an
hour out from this port. was held up
by a German submarine and boarded
by an officer and seamen from the
craft. According to pas
sengers on the Iris, the parcel post
matter destined for Russia which the
steamer carried was jettisoned. The
disturbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
BERLIN SOCIALISTS HELD
AS SUSPECTED TRAITORS

AMSTERDAM, August ia number
of Berlin socialists, including the for
mer editor of the Schwabische Tag
wacht. have been arrested upon sus-
picion of high treason. according to
Vorwaerts. They are charged with
having published a pamphlet contain
ing an article from the Berne Tag
of the leading socialists supporting the
government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
VIEW IS REITERATED.
American Reply to Austro-Hunga
rian Note to Be Published Monday.

The American reply to the Austro-
Hungarin note protesting against the
shipment of munitions of war to the
allies, already dispatched to Vienna,
will be given out here for publication
in Monday mornings papers.
The American note reiterateS the
view of the United States that to place
an embargo on munitions at this time
would not be in accordance with the
principles of neutrality a. set forth In
law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
President Is in Touch
With Conditions on Border
and Mexican Bandit Raids

President Wilson personally took up
the situation on the Mexican border
today with Acting Secretary Breckin-
ridge of the War Department and gave
-CoRtlnued On SECOND PaEs.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13

the Artois district was easily checked,
the statement adds. Quiet prevailed
elsewhere along the French lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13

Fair tonight and tomorrow; gentle
westerly winds.
Temperatures for the past twenty
four hours: High. Sc, at pm. today;
low, 50, at am. today.
For full report see page 13.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13

"A solid train of foodstuffs left vera
Cruz Wednesday, and its progzsss' to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13
Night Guards at Kingsville.

WACO, Tex, August 13.-H. F. An
derson, general superintendent of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway,
has issued instructions notifying en-
ployes of the road to honor Texas
Ranger warrants or commissions of
authority signed by the adjutant gen.
eral of Texas as temporary passes
over Texas lines on account of emer-
gency conditions on the border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-13

last Weeks Sworn Net Cireulatlou-
Daily Average, es,753t sunday, s2s00.
The sun., 1915-02-27
USUAL LIVERPOOL SAILINGS.
Liners Not Affected
nv submarine Threat.

The threat OF German submarines has
not affected the sailing schedules OF any
Of tho big transatlantic lines with ter
minals at this port The only reason
some steamships cannot sail from the
other side ms originally intended IL he
cause they have been requisitioned for
carrying troops 10 France
Congestion OF shipping IN the Mersev
prevented the White Star liner Arabic
from sailing from Liverpool on Thurs
dayy. but she got away yesterday after
noon Another International Mercantile
Marine ship, tho freighter Michigan. also
sailed from Liverpool for this port No
Cunarder was scheduled TO sail from
Liverpool to-day. The American liner
Philadelphia will depart on time with n
large number of passengers. considering
the season and the war.
None of the big ships due 10 sail from
this port to-day will be held back The
Lusitania Of the Cunard fleet Is rN-
pected to leave her pier at 10 \ NJ
the Iiollond- America liner Rotterdam AT
noon. tho American liner 81. Paul and
tho White Star liner Cymrlc NJ noon and
the French liner La Touraine. for
Havre. at y. NJ.
The sun., 1915-02-27
HILL NOT OvEROPTIMISTIC.
Hints That Maybe the Law Makers
Haven't Yet Done Their Worst,

James ] Hin. who has been spending
several weeks in Georgia. returned Ia
this city yesterday lie said that he had
not investigated conditions in the South
but believed that that part of the coun-
try, az we'll as ,he West and the East
was sadly in need OF letup In anti
business legislation, ASKED as to the
outlook for a business revival MIR I'M
said
You can't make a dead horse get up
by kicking IT, There are a great many
people out Of employment in this coun-
Try, probably more than ever before
What IL the reason for this? The old
high tarir days, when business was
good, brought people from the agrcul-
tural districts TO tho city. Some time
ago we had 20 per cent. OF our people
engaged in agriculture now we have
about 20 per cent AZ result there Is
an Increased population In the cities, and
they must be supplied with employment"
When asked If he thought Washington
and the state legislatures were going to
give business chance Mr. Hlll said:
ut hardly looks that way. During
the last year Congress passed four rad
lcal and far reaching pieces Of legislation
the new tarin act, the currency act,
tho Clayton hin and the trade commits
sion act II they are not enough to deal
business q body blow I don't know
what ls"
The sun., 1915-02-27

In this connection IL H. Interesting to
note that the eXpert recently employed
BY one of the committees representing
Rock Island security holders recon-
mended the construction Of new low
grade direct line from Chicago to Kan
sas city notwithstanding its enormous
cost. As soon as IL was found that the
ownership of the Chicago and Alton
Hallway Company made more burdens
than profit IT was disposed of
The Frisco ana Alton transactions re-
suited IA heavy loss. As things turned
out thelr purchase may have been un-
wise. bat h certainly cannot be sad that
,heir subsequent sales either as TO time
or price. were unwise
TN 1902 the railway company had
about 400 miles Of track. II now has
about $500 miles, ana since 1902 there
has gone into the development OF It's
properties the enormous sum OF upward
Of s206 100000 in cash.
Its capitalization. including stock and
bonds is only Si6.730 per mile, and |
know of no great railway system whose
capital 2ation and funded debt are as
low AZ this since 100? tho railway
company has sold no securities except
directly 10 bankers II received the en-
tire proceeds of the sales and no one in
any way connected with It's management
has ever been interested or proiited in
any way In such transactions
The prices obtained for the secur.t ties
were a. good as could have be"n OBJ
talned by any other railway company
under similar conditions. The company's
record has been clean and Its properties
are of great value
The sun., 1915-02-27
RURAL CREDIT RIDER
DISTURBS WILSON
\ Administration Fears n Row in
the House Over the
Amendment.
LEADERS ARE ALARMED

WAsHtNGroN. Feb. eG--As q result Of
the action of the Senate last night in
Incorporating the McCumber plan Of
rural credits IN the agricultural appro-
priation blll the Administration IL fear
ful that row may be provoked in the
House that will give il serious em-
barrassmeni on this question
At the instance of President Wilson
'he leaders had sldetracked the rural
credit bills and were confident that the
friends Of such legislation were tied
hard and fast so Ear as this session was
concerned.
They were dismaved when they awoke
this morning 70 nnd that n plan OF rural
credits had been Incorporated IN tho
agricultural bill They were positively
alarmed this afternoon when they dis
covered that Representative Bulkley. an
ohio Democrat, and others Interested
realized the opportunity that had thus
presented to force the immediate enact
ment OF 4 rural credit bill
House leaders admit that as things
now stand tits probable that the House
will concur IN the McCImber rural credit
plan with an amendment that may force
the President either to veto the agri-
cultural hill or take back all the words
on this subject he has ever uttered
The McCumber proposal provides for
The esta blishment Of a farm credit
bureau I'm the Department OF Agricul-
ture to grant loans on land mortgages.
II appropr ates s10.Oo0.0O0 Tor the pur-
pose. The amendment that viii he
offered to this by Mr. Buli,ley. II present
plans are carried. will 'mbody tho proVi-
s,ons or the Bulklev-HolIis bill. the
worry measure 10 which the President
has taken exception. This bill carries
out tho prlncipl" ~ Government aid. a
principle that is disipprovcd by Mr..
Wilson.
That there will be a bitter fight IN
the House over the rural credit amend
rnent 20 the agricultural h!ll Is assured.
Whether IL will succeed depends on how
many Democrats who have been advo-
eating rural credits in the ATTRACT VIII
now stand by II in the concrete.
Tho Republicans are aiiV" to Tho STRAIT
egy Of the situation They nnd they
are IN position 70 force record vote
on rural legislation. because n lot OF
democrats went out 10 dinner last night.
thereby making IL possible for Repuoli-
cans. Jed by senator M'Curnher. To- slip
over the amendment to the agricultural
bill.
The White House mas been called IN 'o
help assist in stra.gu'ering uui the
,angle brought about by senator Nj
Cumher.