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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
Hundreds Killed

% BETR0GRAp, Jan. 4.-Ger-
mans are sacrificing hundreds in
vain efforts to cross the Bzura
river, the war office announced
today. Saturday night, the state
ment said, they succeeded In
tiarowing a pontoon bridge across
sthe river, but the Russian de-
GstFoyed the bridge with shell fire,
.appihilating the forces on their
side. of the river.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
APPOINT PHIPPs

Fred d. Borroughs Of Tacoma
has been asked to resign as chief
engineer of the state public serv-
ice commission. Likewise, he
has refused to do SO. Therefore
the commission has appointed t.
L Phipps of Seattle to take his
place. Whether Borroughs will
keep on working is not known.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
Fight Plague

Tacoma's civil service bureau
today began a vigorous fight
against tuberculosis in the fird
department.
DIR. Royal A. Cove, member OF
the board, announced today a
new form of examination for
members of the fire department,
by which applicants for positionL
will be given even more rigid
tests than are given applicants
for life insurance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
Probe Begins

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4.--Fed-
eral investigation of charges OF
irregularities In the recent cleo
tion here and of alleged intimida-
tion Of negro voters has begun
today. Hundreds Of indianapolis
residents were served with sub
poenas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
CITY SUED OVER
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC

The first suit against Tacoma
as a result of last summers ty-
phoid epidemic on the tideflats
was instituted today when Attor-
ney Fitch served notice on Mayor
Fawcett that Samuel L. Houcls,
employed at the Milwaukee shops,
had begun suit for $3.50 dam
ages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
PROMINENT MEN ARRESTED IN
CONNECTION WITH WAR PLOT

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The de-
partment of justice is still investi-
eating what is alleged to be a
cleverly organized plot to send
German army officers and reserv-
lists back to the fatherland on
American passports fraudulently
obtained. A number of arrests
have been made here and one in
Philadelphia.
Maurice Deiches, a prominent
lawyer and politician, the one ar
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
Cotter Estate
to His Widow

Moselle Morgan Cotter, widow
of the late State Senator w. d.
Cotter of Puyallup. will receive
the bulk of his $25, 900 estate. e
was learned today. Three hum
dred dollars each will be given
the children, Ethel, Harry, Jennie.
Fred and Edward. Senator Cot
ter died suddenly q few weeks
ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
INVASIAN IS CHECKED

VIENNA, Jan. 4.-The Russian
invasion Of Hungary has been
checked at least temporarily, ac-
cording to military experts today.
The Slavs are still trying at four
points to force their way through
the Carpathian mountains, II is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
CAR TICKETS
PART OF LOOT

Thieves who apparently live in
Tacoma, or at least ride OCCASION
ally on the Tacoma street cars,
broke into the home of Charles
Carroll, 4301 Park avenue, last
night, and stole, among other
things, strip of car tickets val
ued at 81. A quantity of socks,
underwear and clothing was taxi
en-.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

rested in Philadelphia, Is oonsid-
cred one of the important par
ties In the scheme. Carl Rurcede,
former agent of the North Ger
man Lloyd steamship line. was
also arrested. The alleged con-
spiracy was disclosed with the ar
rest of German lieutenant and
four German reservists, who were
taken from the steamer Bergens-
ford, after it had steamed out
of the harbor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
LONDON EXCHANGES OPENS

LONDON, Jan. AFTER five
months of suspension, the stock
exchange reopened here today.
The attendance was enormous.
The opening was cheerful and
fairly steady. Traders sang,
God Save tho King" before the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
s chool Rsopens

Lincoln Park evening school,
one of the largest evening schools
In the country. WIFI reopen tonight
with an enrolment of 3,152 st,.-
dents. Principal Crook announces
that new classes will be organic
ed and new students admitted to
all courses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
PASTOR ACCUSED;
WOMAN SUICIDES

OAKLAND. Cal. Jan. l.---Rsv.
A. M. Browne, preacher and tenn
perance worker, Is In jail here
charged with statutory crime,
following q coroner's investign-
ton into the sensational suicide
OF Mrs. Maude Hendricks. wife Of
Stockton engineer. She shot
herself In an orchard after she
had left her home to accompany
Rev. Browne, with whom she de-
clared she was In love.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
Court Mourns

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. A.
The United States supreme court
adjourned Immediately upon
9pAeing today on account of the
fi1Dral of Major John Montgom-
cry Wright. marshal Of the court.
No decisions were handed down.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
WomanD rops$s3

Mrs. Mary Wright. living at the
Van Noyes apartments, notified
the police last night that she
dropped purse containing four
$40 gold-pieces and three 81 bills,
while walking up 18th street from
the Municipal dock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

SALEM, Ore, Jan. Miss
Kathryn Clark Glendale has been
appointed state senator to sue
coed George Neuner, recently
elected Douglas county attorney.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

admitted. but the war office de-
MED that they are making prog
ress. At Gorlice the Germans
and Austrians are co-operafink.
Petrograd claims of q Russian
victory there are contradicfeo.
Accounts of an Austrian victory
South Of Gorlice are confirmed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
JUSTICE FEEs INCREAsE

Fines and fees in Justice
Evans court last year amounted
to $9.353.45, a material increase
over 1913, in which year the to-
tai was $5,9S6.S5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 4.
The work of Joseph FEELS, sin
gle tax advocate, did not end with
his death. Mrs. Mary Fels, who
shared her husbands social in
terests during his life, but kept
always in the background, has
taken his place and she will car
ry on his plans for the better
ment of social conditions.
Mrs. Fels is now making an ex-
tended tour in the west in the in
terests of the single-tax doc
trine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

CENTRALTA, Jan. 1.-The Gen.
tralia State bank. capitalized for
800, 900, opened its doors this
morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
SAN FRANCISCO PAPERS
AnVAN(E pRICl

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. A.
The Call and the Bulletin, both
San Francisco afternoon newspa-
pers announced an increase in
price from to cents per copy,
or 40 cents per month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
Dozen Injured

ALBERT LEA, Mimi, Jan. A..
Twelve persons were seriously in
jured near here today in a wreck
On the MinneapoIis-St. Louis rail-
road.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

Skeletons OF Mrs. EIofs helms
Dennis and Beatrice helms, sis
ters, of Atlanta. The two women
disappeared last June. Victor E.,
Times and wife, of Oregon, were
recently acquitted of the murder
In trial at San Antonio.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
GRUESOME FIND may SOLVE
MYSTERY OF TWO SISTERS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. A.
Police here are working on the
theory that two skulls and bones
found by hunters in dry creek
near Devine, Tex, 80 miles south
OF San Antonio, are parts OF the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04
MRS. LITTLE TOBE ANOTHER

DENVER, Jan. Mrs. Arthur
Little. the Detroit woman who Ia
trying to prove that she Is white.
and not tainted with African blood
AZ her husband charges, has So
licited the aid of Chief of Police
0'Neill.
An unborn child may come into
the world foredoomed to sorrow
and disgrace unless she Is able
to prove she Is really white, Mrs.
Little writes.
Mrs. Little says she was born
in Denver. A search OF the health
department records shows nothing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

In which she may find one shred
OF hope. Birth records previous
to 1894 were destroyed by fire.
hers probably among them.
The police are investigating In
formation which comes from :
man named o. N. Hilton. who re-
calls an application made by me-
gro family for the adoption OF !
white child at about the time Mrs.
Little was born.
The family was named Wade.
This is the name OF the foster
mother OF the present Mrs. Little,
according to her letter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-04

was one OF a large family. To.
day he Is quite alone.
Little Boy Tells Teart-Tearing
Tale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30
1T GROWS SEVEN FOLD
The Kansas Teacher Has Become a
56-Page Magazine.

To jump from an eight-page bulle-
tin to a fifty-six-page magazine, in
one year, is some jump but that is
just what the Kansas Teacher, official
publication of the Kansas State
Teachers association which meets in
Topeka November IL, IL and IS, did.
The Kansas Teacher, which came
from the press today contained fifty
six pages and a great deal of this
growth is due to Topeka men, de-
clares D. A. Ellsworth, editor and sec
rotary of the association.
Mr. Ellsworth is unstinting in his
praise of the work of the Topeka men
who helped make the paper what it is
today
It's a far whoop from an eight
page bulletin to a fifty-six-page maya
zine," said Mr.. Ellsworth, this morn
ing, 9'but with such help as 1 have
a hard task. Without the support of
these men 1 would be drawing on the
association for postage to send out the
magazine instead of having couple
of hundred dollars to the good"
Mr.. Ellsworth named the following
men who helped with the magazine:
Governor Arthur Capper, Frank r:
MacLennan, J.. Will Kelley, VIII
Trump, Marco Morrow, Arthur ); car
ruth Jr., Walter johnson, F. M. Pelle-
tier, w. R. Smith, C: o. Morse, w.
W. Whitney, ]. NJ. Cornell. w. w.
Mills, w. T. Crosby, ]. E. Griest, E.
H. Crosby, F. A. Jones. M: L. zercher'
J. D. Hickman, Ralph Moore, ID. L.
McEachron, T. L. Patterson, Fred
Voiland, A D. Birch, E. B. Guild, w.
R. Harries and w. F. Roehr
The October number of the KAN
sas Teacher, which will go to every
one of the 1000 teachers who will
come to Topeka next month, has
foreword from Governor Capper to
the teachers of the state. 1t also
contains the resolutions which are to
be submitted to the association;
sketches of the leading speakers;
summaries of a personal character;
matters of general information; the
complete program for the teachers
convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30
C. A. PRYOR IS CAUGHT
Wanted on Charge of Swindling To-
peka Man Out of $500.

Kansas City, Kan, Oct. 30.-Dr.
Charles A. Pryor, wanted by Kansas
federal authorities, in connection with
a scheme wherein the mails were used
to defraud William F. Klinge, To-
peka tailor, out of $500, has been ar
rested in New York. according to in
formation given out from the office
of Fred Robertson, United States dis
trict attorney
Pryor, it is alleged, induced Klinge
to put $500 in an advertising scheme
which later proved to be bogus. An
other man, L. J. Judd, who officials
claim worked with Pryor, was arrest
ed several months ago. According to
information given out by the district
attorney, the two operated similar
schemes in many parts of the country.
At the time of the alleged swindle
wherein K1inge dropped a consider
able sum of money. the Topekan was
associated with his father on West
Fifth street in the tailoring business.
He is now employed in the mechanical
department of the Santa Fe offices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30
NO ROOM FOR IT
of Science Is Denied Space
in Memorial Hall.

Because there is no available room
in the new Memorial hall for the acad-
envy of science, J. T. Lovewell, secre-
tary of the society, will appeal to he
membership for relief. He has called
be held in Topeka November 13, when
the matter of permanent quarters will
be discussed.
When the new building at Tenth
avenue and Jackson street was COM
pleted, the academy of science was de-
MED permanent quarters. Later tenn
porary arrangements were made. Now
Secretary Lovewell insists that pro-
vision be made for the records and
collection of the science department
If necessary, he believes the state
historical society might relinqujsh its
claim to a portion of the floor space
now used. The question will be
checked up at the special meeting next
month. The annual meeting will be
held December $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Missionary Federation of Topeka Will
Meet Next Tuesday.

The Missionary Federation of To-
peka will meet in it's annual session
next Tuesday at the First Congrega-
tiona1 church. Mrs. NJ F. Troxell will
preside. The meetings will be held all
day and banquet will be served at
noon by the ladies of the Congrega-
tional church The morning meeting
will start at 10 o'clock with an ad-
dress by the Rev. George H. Brewer,
lately of Mexico, a man who has lived
there ten years and is now with the
Laymen's missionary movement. Mrs.
H. e. Wolfe will sing. The mornings
business will be concluded by election
of officers and reports of committees.
Bishop n. S. Thomas of Wyoming
will speak in the afternoon on 1.-The
Problem of Domestic Missions" Mrs
w. L. Goldsmith will sing and a spe-
cia1 committee report will be given by
DR.. Maybelle True
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30
W. C. PERDUE is HERE
IseIoit Booster on Way to California
tn Sing Praises of Kansas.

With praises of Kansas sticking out
of his pockets and grips-in pamphlet
and book form-W. c. Perdue of Be-
lott is in Topeka todaq. With Mrs.
Perdue, he is on his way to California
TO visit the fairs and relatives.
ST have heard nothing but Califor-
MIA this and California that for the
last 33 years that 1 have been in Kan
sas." the Beloit man said NOW L am
going there-loaded, too. 1 am go
ing to tell them something about Kan
sas that they don't know"
On one of his cards he has wv c.
Perdue, Beloit, Kansas, T. G. The
ct G." means Thank God" and Per-
due means it,
For eighteen years he was postmas-
ter at Beloit and knows name and
address of every enc in his part of the
country. Mr.. Perdue is ar active Ma
son and one of the finest fellows that
ever travelled over the hot Shriner
sands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30
FATHER FLORENCE HURT
Aged Salvation Army Worker Injured
in Collision With Auto.

Father Robert Florence, of The Sal
walton Army, was badly hurt in a col
Esion with an automobile last night.
About o'clock Father Florence
was driving west on West Sixth street
to his home in Arlington Heights. Go
ing the same way was an automobile
whose driver became blinded by the
lights of another car and was unable
to see Father FIorence's buggy,
smashing into him.
Father Florence was thrown from
the buggy at the impact, became en-
tangled in the lines and was dragged
almost 100 yards before the horse was
stopped. He was cut about the face
and battered considerably. but no
bones were broken.
The accident happened west of the
state hospital. The occupants of the
automobile stopped and helped Father
Florence to his home, giving him
medical attention. No blame was at
tached to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30
FOR MAKING A FIGURE 4
Arkansas Lad Gets Into Trouble With
shawnee County Officers.

Harry Gunter, age Is. and nearly
six feet tall, recently of Arkansas, is
one of the new boarders at the Kiene
cafe, at the county jail. Escapades OF
Gunter have kept the police in hot
water for the last three days.
He drifted into Shawnee county sew
eral days ago and began working as
a farm hand for Lon Townsend, a
farmer living near Topeka. Thurs
day morning Townsend gave the boy
a check for 50. Maybe the amount
looked small to the lanky Arkansas
boy Anyway the police say, he placed
in front of the figure 2. A forty
dollar increase in the worth of the
paper with just a little ingenuity
wasn't at all bad. Then the cops got
him and turned him over to the pro-
baton officer. He was placed in the
detention home.
Friday Afternoon he decided he did
rot like his quarters and walked away,
according to county officials, and went
to tho Rock Island freight yards. He
broke the seal on a car, it is charged,
and made dinner from fruit in the
car. Later Rock Island Special Officer
Ben Judkins noticed an diversified boot
pr otFuding from car of fruit. A
yaDk on the boot brought the blinking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30

body will deny that thriftlessness is
our besetting national sin. We don't
spend our money. We throw it away
We don't even know what value we
ought to get for it, and as a people we
live on a perpetual financial seesaw,
where we are first up in the world,
and then down.
Yet we know that thrift is at the
bottom IF all the happiness and sue
cess in life. The man or woman who
saves five cents out of every dollar
will always be Independent, prosper
Gus, and have a respectable place in
society. while those who spend q hun
bred and five cents for every dollar
will always be in debt, be cringing.
and borrowing, and parasites and
deadbeats in the world. Therefore,
there is nothing more important than
to teach young people in the fOrma-
tive years of their lives how to save,
when they can establish the thrift
habit as easily as they can the vast
ing habit.
I'm order to do this no way is bet
ter than to establish a bank account
for a child.
mas present to your little girl or boy
take this form.
Let the child have the account in
its name, go to the bank and personal
ly deposit IT'S dollar or two, and ex-
plain to it how this money will grow
and make other money if it is not
spent.
Another advantage of each child
having its own little bank account is
that other people will add to it also.
There are lots OF us who are uncles,
and auntS, and godfathers and god
mothers and friends, who love some
little child. and love to give it pres
ents, yet who are in quandary about
what to give at every recurring ami
versary. Most of us feel that it is
nothing short of a crime to throw
money away on a complicated me-
chanical toy, or a French doll that
costs five or ten or fifteen dollars,
that will be broken the next day.
1--WE would infinitely prefer to add
something to the bank account that
would ore day serad Johnnie to college.
or Mary to Europe, or give him or her
a chance to go into some little bust
ness -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30
HEADACHE FROM
A COLD? LISTEN!
''Pape's Cold Compound" ends
severe colds or grippe
in few hours.

Your cold will break and all grippe
misery end after taking a dose of
"Pape's Cold Compound" every two
hours until three doses are taken.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head,
stops nasty discharge or nose run
ming, relieves sick headache, dullness,
feverishness, gore throat, SneeZing,
soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-upl Quit blowing
and snuffing! Ease your throbbing
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as 'Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only 25 cents
at any drug store. 1t acts without
assistance, tastes nice, and causes no
inconvenience. Accept no substitute.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30
IS EXEMPT
1t Does Not Come Under Public
Utilities Law.
Attorney Generals Opinion
Brings Out Supervision.

Jitney cars are neither public util-
tiles, common carriers nor public
service corporations. They are not re-
quired to secure permits under the
public utilities act and are regulated
by cities and local governing powers.
That is the opinion of S. NJ. Brewster,
attorney general. concerning the oper-
atoms of the jitneys.
While an automobile may be OPP
Grated for profit and be engaged in
hauling patrons between points within
the city limits of a town, it is not
under the Interpretation of the util-
tiles act, common carrier or public
utility. Nothing in the provisions of
the law, Brewster states, makes the
jitney owners subject to the rules and
regulations which may be adopted by
the public utilities commission.
railroad, freight, express, street
railway, interurban, sleeping car, or
pipe line company is specifically
placed under jurisdiction of the utili-
ties commission and designated public
service corporation. But Brewster
ated by an individual, could be held to
come under the utilities act.
Just imagine the public utilities
commission calling in a lot of drivers
of Ford cars and telling them that
there must be more cars and better
service on certain streets in Topeka"
said Brewster. "Or imagine the
driver of a cheap motor hack appear
ing before the commission to get an
idea about the siren and running
board and headlight on his car.
Really, when / think it over, 1 can't
see just how a jitney car is a public
utility or comes under the public util-
ity act. It is, of course, subject to the
regulations provided by the local city
government, but 1 can't see that the
power to regulate extends further
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-30
CHAIRMAN IS HERE
w. f. Doughty. Who Will Preside
Over Laymen's Convention, Arrives.

w. E. Doughty, education secretary
of the Laymen's Missionary Movement,
who will preside over the big LaymenS
Missionary convention in this city, and
three other members of the conven-
ton team of speakers, arrived in To-
peka this afternoon at o'clock from
Denver. The Laymen'S convention in
that city will close Sunday night, AND
part of the team remained there TO
close it while Chairman Doughty ard
the others came on to open the To-
peka convention.
Those who came with Mr.. doughty
were the Rev. George H. Brewer, SUI
perintendent of missions in Mexico
and Spanish missions in the United
States; w. T. Mitchell of the Presl;y-
terrain church, former missionary to
India, and Clyde F. Armitage, assist
ant secretary of the Laymen'S Mission
airy Movement in the Methodist Epis-
copal church.
The visitors are quartered at the Ma
tional hotel, where they have rooms
for the week. They were met upon
arrival by Chairman Coe of the local
committee, Executive Secretary Starr
and other local laymen.
The speakers reported that the Den
ven convention was gratifying sue
cess and they are looking forward 10
a fine meeting in Topeka.
Tomorrow afternoon at 3~o'clock
the Topeka convention will be opened
with a great public rally for everybody
at the Auditorium. All seats are free
and everybody is cordially invited. re-
CARELESS of whether they are registered
delegates. Dr. G. H. Patton and
George H. Brewer will be the speakers.
Special music will be given.
He will arrive at 1890 o'clock and
will put in a busy day. AT noon he
will deliver an address at the Com
mercial club. Later he will go to the
state house, where he will meet the
governor and other state officials. At
$50 O'Clock he will speak to the
Life Underwriters association at a
dinner in his honor at the Y. M. G. A