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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
SHINGLE MN
RAPS CITY
IN HOT STYLE

Hitting straight from the
shoulder, Fred johnson, 1915
North 26th ST.. single manufac-
turer. today aroused the city
commission sharply from the
lethargy of its regular session.
Johnson wants to build Z Shin
gle mill. He asked to rent 4
strip of city land on the north
waterfront. including part Of the
blind end of North Union st. The
land formerly had rented ct &25
a month. Johnson wanted Il ct
$15. but the council demurred.
That's just what you men are
always doing sticking the man
who wants to invest money in
Tacoma" declared johnson.
I'D employ at least rs men. u
times like these, must cut ex-
penses way down. still you want
to. stick me.
Other cities are giving sites
free to manufacturers"
Then Johnson stalked out Of the
room.
The commissioners attitude
ehanged Immediately. They de-
cided to let him have the site Il
$15.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
GOES BACK
TO SubDUE
MOUNTAINS

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 10.
TO defy nature-to hold up and
keep in place nine miles of slip
ping, sliding mountains-that is
the job Maj. Gen. Goethals has
Just gone back to Panama to
tackle.
That is why he has Withdrawn
his resignation as governor of the
Panama canal zone.
He is going to stay in the Dig
Ditch" until once and for all time
he has conquered the slides wrich
again and again have blocked the
Panama canal, both before and
since its opening.
He is going to pit his knowl-
edge and logged determination
against the elements in one of the
most troublesome spots, geo
graphically speaking, to be found
in the world.
He has been brought to his de.
cision by the latest slide, one OF
the most serious experienced in
the canal, which has tied UP more
than 100 ships and will keep the
canal closed until Nov. land
even longer unless Goethals
adopts heroic methods to clear
away the thousands on thousands
of tons of earth and rock.
The irregularity of the geolosi-
cal formation of the isthmus is
the cause of the trouble, for the
big Ditch" is cut through
mountains" consisting largely of
sedimentary volcanic ash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
FLASHES

NORFOLK, Va-Six warrant
officers of the informed German
steamship Kron Prinz Wilhelm
have escaped in big yawl. Capt
Thierfelder says he thinks they
have been drowned. Others think
they have made a dash for the
Mexican coast, where it is said a
Teutonic raider waits.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Count
Won Bernstorff said today: "All
controversies are ended-even
that concerning the Lusitan,a.
There will be no further exchange
of notes. A confidential confer
ence with Lansing this week will
clear up all details. The tension
Is past"
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Arnold
Shan kiln, American consul gen.
eral to Mexico, resigned to take
a position with the Waters-Pierce
Oil Co.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Prcsi-
dent today gave an official o. X.
to Daniels preparedness program.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sub
marine sank one German cruiser
and routed two destroyers in an
attack today south of the en-
trance of Ger Sound, according to
Swedish advices received.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
RUST'S OFFER
o. K.--F0R RUST

An offer of w. r. Rust, smelter
president, to build free NUM-
cipal jetty at Point Defiance park
is not caused so much by public
spirit as by necessity, so Secretary
Cover of the park board asserted
today.
The smelter has 1900 tons of
Stag a day to dispose of, and 1t
has no more dumping ground, he
said.
Rust offers to construct a jetty
from the outer end OF his present
filled-in land, parallel to the
beach, extending towards the
park. He could construct a foot
a day.
Cover says steamship owners
were objecting strenuously to
the proposition:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
AUTO VICTIM
NEAR DEATH.
IN DITCH

w. G. Kennedy of Seattle, who
was thrown from a machine yes
terday afternoon near Ardena Sta
ton on the Pacific highway and
left for dead by his companion,
today lies at the point of death
In the county hospital, suffering
from conclusion of the brain, IL
Ii thought.
Eye-witnesses to the accident
say the companion, after beating
Kennedy, threw him from the ma
chine, Kennedy alighting on his
head. He crawled back to the
automobile and was again thrown
out by the driver.
Companion Drives Away
The companion, who was driv-
ing the car, Immediately turned it
about and drove in haste in the
opposite direction.
Kennedy probably would have
died from loss of blood If lie
hadn't been seen by J. M. Scott
of the Pure Milk Supply Co., who
notified the police and hailed a
passing machine.
Victim Cannot Remember.
Kennedy at a late hour today
had regained semi-consciousne
at the county hospital, but was
unable to give any information
concerning his assailant. He re-
membered the incident slightly,
but could not remember whom he
was with or the trouble that led
to the assault.
Officials at the hospital declar-
ed he was growing stronger and
his memory would gradually re-
turn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
LINDSEY SAYS
COURT UNFAIR

DENVER, Colo, Oct. Is. -
Charges of prejudice were made
today by Judge Ben Lindsey
against Superior Judge Wright,
who yesterday ordered the boys
Judge elected from his court
room, following fight.
The attorney opposing Lindsey
In libel suit had spent several
hours denouncing Lindsey, reach
ing a climax when he charged
that the latter had "maligned"
Denver.
You're a liar" cried Lindsey.
and grasped the coat of the speak
er. The court then ordered him
from the room.
"Iti the courts own fault"
said Lindsey today. HE should
not have permitted such personal
insults to any litigant."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
Wilson 10 Pass
Next Summer
In New Jersey


WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 10
President Wilson today accept.
ed New Jerseys invitation to
make Shadow Lawn" the mag.
nificent palace of John Mccall
insurance magnate, at Long
Branch, his summer home.
Congressman Scully, with a
score Of Jerseyites. told him: I'VE
want you to return to Jersey,
which has given the country its
greatest president"
The state offers the magnifi-
cent residence free. Wilson sug-
gested paying rent which should
go to charity, but the Jerseyites
would not hear OF 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
$50 GET LOWER
TAX THIS YEAR

Taxpayers-150 of 'em--will
realize $119.05 in tax reductions
this year. Treasurer Calvin j.
Carr rendered the list to the
county commissioners today of
those who will benefit by the
$500 exemption.
Assessor j. J. Cameron has
been criticised by the state tax
commissioner for taking a stand
that the $500 exemption should
be deducted from the assessments
rather than from real value. He
said today he will remain firm.
having the backing of County At
torney Remain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
$50 For
10 Ideas

Y'like Tacoma? Think it will
grow?
They why?
Write why--the best 10 rea-
sons you can think of, why the
next 80 years growth will be
more remarkable than the last
30's. and turn 'em in to the Ma
tional Bank OF Tacoma before
Wednesday, Oct 20.
There are prizes of $25, $16
and SO. 1t is the banks 30th
anniversary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15

ROASTS
-t.
POLICE
ACTION

''It's the rawest thing the
police department ever pull
ed Off.-and that's pretty
raw"
Such was Mayor Fawcett's COM
ment today on The Times ex-
pose of Chief LOOMS move We'd
nesday afternoon, when he let
three poolroom swindlers escape
for $500 bail, and turned back
$500 bail to their lawyer.
1.-THE police are going the
limit. never heard of such
"a crude job of thwarting JUS
tice i'm the case of criminals
with money.
But then, what can you ex-
pect of the presnet police chief?'
Officers at police headquarters
today had no comment to make
on The Times expose.
Chief Loomis pleaded illness
and remained at home all day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
Waiter Drops
$3.50 Burden

Just as President Connolly OF
the grocers association was about
to present, T. c. Simmons, state
secretary, with a cut glass set at
the convention banquet last night,
the waiter who was bringing Il
slipped and lost his balance.
There was nothing but one
tumbler of the $3.50 present lett.
The hotel will make good.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
BUIGARIA's ATTITUDE

SOFIA. Oct. live will at
tack the Serbians simultaneously
with the gallant armies OF the
central powers, Car Ferdinand
said In a proclamation today.
justifying his entrance into the
war.
He defended his condu1t by de-
claring that Bulgaria's national
aspirations could be attained in
no other way than by cooperation
with the kaiser.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
CHANGES s4SgE$ ,' TWO

By unanimous vote the council
today decided to change the
name of 20" street to "Cushman
av.," and e. st. from 30th st.
south, to Tacoma av.
Cushman av. will extend from
North Steele to South seth st.,
100 blocks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
VARIOUS CAUSES
HELP RAILROADS

Bumper crops, the heavy move
ment of wheat and the recent
Panama canal slides are causes
for a decided pickup in rail busi-
ness, according to H. B. Earling,
vice president of the Chicago,
Milwaukee railroad, who visited
Tacoma yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
. B95!,B BoS SgEr$

Holy Rosary's bazaar opened
yesterday at the church, 30th anil
South Tacoma av., with a crowd
attending. Booths run by tile
different church societies did i
remarkable business. Next Tues
day will be Forester's day. The
proceeds will go to the parish
school fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
ALLIES PAY BILLS

MILAN, Oct. 1.-THE Greek
government is cooperating with
the quadruple entente by keeping
its army modified and by this
action alon warding off a possis-
BILE Bulgarian attack on the base
OF the operations of the expedi-
tionary force.
In exchange for this the en-
tente furnished the funds for
keeping up the Greek ornaments.
The National Bank of Greece al
ready has a credit Of $4,000, 900
from London and Paris.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
FACES
TEUTOv
HORDE

LONDON, Oct. 1b.-While
the allies were rushing
troops northward from Sa-
lonilxa, the little quarter
million Serb army today wits
looked all along its east and
north frontiers with an AUS
tro-German force Of 35O,OO0
men and 3OO,O 900 Bulgars.
Though vastly fewer than the
invaders, the Serbs are resisting
with the same devoted heroism
as did the Belgians.
They hope to resist until tho
large allied armies arrive to as
sist them. They are aided by
the mountainous country.
But, admittedly, they are ter
ribly pressed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
CIVIC DAY

Clubwomen Of Tacoma and
nearby towns will hold a"Civic
Day." Nov. 10, to discuss such
questions as the best method of
collecting city garbage, better
meat inspection, more play
grounds and recreational facili-
ties, and the school house as a
community center.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
THIS rs TACOMA ii.
DAY AT ISLANDS
FAIR; CROWDS Go

Special steamers, leaving tie
Municipal dock at IL o'clock to-
day, carried crowds of Tacoma WIS.,
itors to the vashon-Maury Island
fair. A special Tacoma day pro-
gram will keep the visitors in
terested from the minute they
land until they leave for home Ia
the evening. ~ 49,.
Tomorrow will be baby day. {
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
TEuTONs PUSHING SOUTH

BERLIN. Oct. 15. - Austro-
Germans have taken all the
heights dominating Belgrade and
various other Danube crossings,
IL is announced. They are push
ing southwark toward o junction
with the Bulgars
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
Will ABANDON
COMMANDMENT?

LONDON. Oct. 15.-While re-
ports come in of a fierce bon-
bardment today, there were per-
sistent rumors that the allies will
abandon the siege of the Darda-
nelles.
Some felt the bombardment
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15

was one final, fierce effort to
crumble the seemingly impregna-
BILE Notifications.
Unquestionably, Lord Miner =
insistence that operations be
transferred from Gallipolli penin-
sula has caused great discourage
ment in England.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
CLAIM VICTORY OVER sLAvs

VIENNA, Oct. 15.-In addition
to constant advices by the central
powers into Serbia, the war office
claimed today thta all Slav at
lacks had been repulsed. West
of Tarnopol and on the Strypa
river, II was claimed, the Rus
SLAMS suffered very heavily.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
IN RECEIVERS HANDS

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Oct.
The Graham and Morton Steam
ship Co. went into the hands of
the receiver today because the
Great Lakes excursion business
had decreased to a great extent
since the Eastland disaster.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
SENDS DECLARATION

LONDON, Oct. 15.-Serbia to-
day formally declared war on
Bulgaria. The actual hostilities
began several days ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
HUMAN WILL uoMPI.Y

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 15.-Ihe
Cologne Gazette. national German
organ, stated positively that the
sultan had replied favorab1y to a
popular request" to stop the
massacre Of the Armenian.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
ITALY 1IiA. eyes 5sp 4

SAVANNAH, Ca, Oct. 10. -
The Italian government has plac-
ed an order through New York
and Georgia lumber company for
$1,000, 900 feet of lumber chiefly
yellow pine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
What's DatLq
To-day

Holy Rosary Fair and BSsaar;
cld't church building; 30th and
Tacoma ave.
. Tacoma day at vashon-M auiy
Island fair.
Needlework Guild distributes
1890 free garments for the poor.
James Mccormack gives rra,-
teal talk to advertising classes,
Stadium high school; 8 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-15
Tomorrow

Last day OF Vashon-Maury
Island fair.
Holy Rosary Fair and Bazaar.
Il Moonlight excursion, supper
|andsdance at Arletta; launch Thu
row leaves Muny dock, 1880 D. m.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-03
INVENTIONS A BLESSING TO HUMANITY, BUT
LABOR DOESN'T GET SHARE OF BENEFITS"

the squalor of the first district. Look
at the paIlid faces, the wearied walk,
the air Of respondent resignation, to
compare this to the happy-faced me-
chanic or the weI-grOOmed bank
clerk. There is a difference. The
daily length of a mans labor toll
counts heavily in weighing his health
and happiness"
Mahon made the most impressive
witness of any who have taken the
stand at the arbitration hearing The
whole tendency of the civilized war is
toward a reduction of the hours of
labor, he said, and his plea for Short
er hours for the car men was ear
nest and convincing.
Touching the question of salary,
he said a man could not properly sup
port a wife and three children on
less than $1,215 a year. This allowed
for only meager amUsements and no
luXuries.
The men rested their case yester-
day. The company will begin its side
Monday morning. It promises to be
finished by next Friday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-03
BITS OF NEWS

Loss of $4,000 superior court
funds in La Sale St. bank may be
charged to R. J. McGrath, clerk.
Alfred GIoor, 1926 LUnt aV., hurt
when auto crashed with car.
Mayor Thompson issued call for a
conference on school finance quiz IN
Office Tuesday.
Christ Otter, 291O Eastwood av.,
dead. Hit by auto truck TWO weeks
ago.
Emma Bowman, 654 Wrightwood
av. struck by auto driven by John
Madden, 5433 Winthrop aV. Madden
arrested.
William Hamilton, 3736 BosWorth
av., drowned when auto plunged into
river at Fullerton aY. Three others
arrested.
First Cavalry |. N. G. left for week
at Fort Sheridan. Started in rain.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-03

III Tie udyS VI IlG uOI0S CdA a
car would handle from 400 to
500 in a 16-hoUr day. Along
came the electric car, which car
ries as many on round trip.
The mule power means OF
transportation was abandoned. A
far more profitable as well as
more rapid and comfortable
transportation medium replaced
it. But no benefit from the i'm
provement has come to the men
who toll.
Inventions have come as a
blessing to humanity. Labor is
entitled to its share of the zene-
fits that accrue. But labor has
never gotten it's share. When a
great mechanical improvement
has resulted from the creative
genius o fsOme mind capital has
taken the plum and thrown to
labor the seed and the Tind.
The above is what VIM. D. MahOn,
international president Of the Car
mems union, told the street car arbi-
tration committee hearing yesterday.
eve contend that these improve
ments were not all created solely for
the capitalists to get more dividends" "
said MahOn.
"The capitalist corporation reaps
enormous added profit on each in
vention which reduces the cost of
production. The working men are
entitled to share in the increased
profits resulting from the advance of
civilization. There is no other way
for a working man to share in the
benefits of improved machinery ex-
cept by shorter hours and better
wages.
'The number of hours a man works
has a direct effect upon his life. Go
into a district of the city where live
the ones who toll long hours. Then
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

Although there has been heavy lighting at various points along the western line. it is still in the east that the great conflict continues. Here, Germans are keeping up their drive Of the Russians eastward. Advancing from Przemysl. German General Von Lons1ngen's forces now have reache1 Lubaczow, which lies forty miles northeast of the recaptured Austrian fortress, while other Teuton armies have made additional advances south Of the Dniester and along the Pruth.
 AS to the fighting on the western line Paris and Berlin in their official statements are at variance Only slight gains however are claimed by either combatant. Positions captured from the Germans in the region of Notre Dame de Lorette have been con- solidated additional houses occupied by the Germans at Neuville St. VaaSt have been captured and q gain along a front of about 1900 metres has heen made to the south of Hebuterne &C., cording to Paris.
 Berlin asserts that an allied attack on the southern of the Lorelte hills failed; that another offensive south of Neuville wah checked by German ar tillery and that in the region east of Hebuterne the fighting continues. IH addition the Germans say that to the west of Berryau Rac the allies suffer ed heavy losses in an unsuccessful attempt to recapture the position which they lost to the Germans last May.
 There is little known of the situa- ton along the Austro-It Italian frontier Vienna in reporting the repuise with heavy losses of isolated attacks by the Italians near Gradisca and Grado says that the Italians are apDarer LlJ preparing for a general attack aiong the Isonzo river.
 Aircraft have been. unusually active An Austrian aeroplane has attacNed and destroyed an Italian dfrig3ble air ship and another Austrian heavier than-air machine has dropped bombs on Venice, on a balloon shed at Mur- ano, near Venice and on an Italian torpedo boat destroyer.
 Sir John French, the British com mander-in- chief, reports that the British have brought down UwO Ger man aeroplanes on the western lire, while Berlin asserts that the Germans have shot down an allied aircraft near Berry Au Bac. Reginald A. J. Warne- ford, the Canadian f1ier who destroy ed Zeppelin near Ghent, has been complimented by King George for his daring and awarded the Victoria Cross, Great Britains highest award for valor
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09
MIDSHIPMEN RECEIVED
 EXAMINATION PAPERS
Through the Mail Which Had Been
 Stolen From Desk.

Annapolis, Md, June S.-Commander F. A. Traut, head of the department of modern languages at the naval academy testifying late today before the naval court of inquiry which is in vestigating charges of circumstances surrounding the first examination in his department. Testimony previously had been given to show that the papers Midshipnan J. D. Moss claimed to have received by mail from an anonymous were distributed as dope" were pap CTS that had been prepared by the in structors for the examination in modern languages.
 One morning, acording to the testi- mony, after the examination papers had ben prepared, as Commander Traut and Professor Fernandez, one of the instructors in the commanders department, were about to look over the papers, Professor Fernandez told the commander he thought he had placed a paper with a distinguished senence on it on top of a certain package of papers. When this package was examined by the two this particular paper was not on top. There were a few other papers contain ing the same sentence in the package and although Professor Fernandez was somewhat disturbed over the incident, the commander suggested to him that perhaps the particular paper had got in among the other papers. In the light of subsequent events, however, the incident was regarded as signif- cant.
 Another suspicious circumstance re- lated by Commander Traut, occurred about a week later. One of the in structorS reported to the commander that some one evidently had tried to get into his desk as there were marks as though tools had been inserted to spring the lock of a drawer The commander did not think however that this had been accomplished. But owing to the fact that the drawer con- tained duplicate keys to various other drawers, the commander decided to remove the examination papers to his home