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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
Augusts In Fuss
Over City Auto

The troubles of two Augusts
stirred the august city council
this cool August forenoon.
From the complaint which
Commissioner Mills brought up
today 1t seemed that August Elm
haus and August Taylor each COW
eted a city automobile which had
been put on sale.
Bids were received up as high
as 5000. Chief Deputy Controller
Gonyea rejected them all, and
then short time afterward sold
the car for $225, on the recon-
mendation of Mayor Fawcett. The
car was from the health depart
ment, which is under Mayor
Fawcett's direction.
The car went to August Elm
haus.
When August Taylor heard Of
1t, he was sore.
why, would have bid $3.50
for it," he said, although he
hadn't bid anything at all. So
he hurried to Mills, and Mills
brought the matter up in coun-
ell.
He tried to prove the sale lille
gal because the car wasn't sold
under a regularly advertised bid.
But City Attorney Stiles held
against this claim.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
JAIL FOR
DRUNKEN
JOYRIDER

Acting Police Judge Hackett
turned down without qualifica-
ton today a plea by J. II. Blass
of Olympia for the freeing of l..
l.. Brown, 19-year-old Olympia
joy-rider who, it is charged, drove
a car while intoxicated along Ia
coma sidewalks, endangering the
lives of pedestrians.
Blass pleaded that Brown be
freed on suspended sentence, and
be permitted to 60 home.
You only have to board him
here he urged. Let him come
home,
No." Hacket replied deter
minedly. If there is any Offend
er for whom | feel like showing
little leniency, it is a man who
drives an auto while he is intoxi-
Gated.
ut is only through fools luck
that this young man isn't facing
trial for manslaughter. He'll stay
in Jail until he has learned his
lesson"
The sentence Hacket imposed
was 500, which Brown cannot
pay. This would mean 81 days
in Jail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
WOMAN GONE:
MAN MISSING

ty Jail on bond furnished by Geo.
Nj. Brown and w. N. Allen, that
he was one of the bondsmen for
Mrs. Foster.
Information will be filed in the
superior court charging the Fos-
ter woman and Bradshaw with
committing a statutory offense.
Brown Gets Goods.
Browder Brown, who was re-
tanned as attorney for Rose Fos-
ter and Wingard, became the
owner of all her property for the
munificient sum of IS in a bill of
sale filed at the court house to-
day.
AS Brown did not show up at
the court house it is not known
whether the sale was made in the
nature of a fee, or a gift. Moth
ing had been heard at late hour
today of Browns decamred client.
Wingard from the county Jail
this afternoon sent The Times the
following statement:
political Frame-up."
81 wish to say that my arrest
is the elimination of a political
frame-up. | am too we'll informed
concerning the city and county af-
fairs, and the prosecuting attor-
ney's office appears anxious to
get all the notoriety possible out
of my arrest, and / am willing
that they shall have a monopoly
for the time being.
AT this time | will not make
any statement that might detract
from the glory of that office. /
believe the time to try a case Is
when it comes up for trial.
In conclusion, ! wish to thank
the sheriff's office for their cour-
teous treatment, Mr.. Stewart in
particular"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18

slams planned to make their stand
until their armies recovered from
the Vistula defeat and obtained
more ammunition.
With the northern base of this
line captured, the Austro-Ger-
mans under Gen. Won Mackeuzen
are now within striking distance
of Brest-Litovsk. the southern
base.
Fall Back ON wilma.
The fall OF this fortress Is ex-
pected to make the entire line un-
tenable.
Won Hiidenburg himself direct
ed the attack on Kovno. Tie
forts were blown to bits by he
siege guns of the Germans, and
the infantry had only to storm
the wrecked positions and drive
out the Russians. s
The Russians now are retreat
ing on wilma. The fall OF Wilma
ia expected here within fort
night
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
AUCTION BLOODY FRANK RELICS
u. S. Ought to
Station a Fool
Killer In Park

We are forced to wonder what the people were
thinking of who permitted and apparently encour-
aged 15year old girl to make the climb to the sum-
nit of Mt. Tacoma.
After ID hours of gruelling, heart breaking labor
the child drove her wearied legs up Registry rocks
Then she fell at once into sleep of complete exhaus
ton which lasted until the party began the return
trip two hours later.
Sheer folly! Criminal folly
That climb to Camp Muir, along the tortuous
cleaver past Gibraltar and up the final half mile Of
snowfeld, lying sheer as steep slanting roof is
mans climb, and only for men in the most robust
condition and for mature women equally strong.
The government should station Fool Killer at
some convenient point above Paradise Park to at
tend to the persons who encourage children to under
take the hazard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
TO
LEGALIZE
LAND TAX

A campaign in this state
which would remove the
clause in the constitution
which i'm effect fOrbids the
single tax. is the real purpose
of the visit to Tacoma and
other Washington cities of
Mrs. Joseph Fels, Daniel
Keefer of Cincinnati and DIR.
Slaughter of New York.
The three spoke last night al
the First Baptist church.
They plan thorough organi-
cation with which to carry on the
tax reform fight.
Would Mean Development.
Relieved of the present sys.
tenn of taxation" said Mrs. FEELS
widow of the late wealthy soar
manufactures, and herself a wom-
an whose fortune runs into mil
lions, Tacoma would be a city
without slums..
"If we had the single tax, the
land owners far out would have
to erect houses and improve their
properties. That would mean
lower rents, and the laboring man
could have a home of his own
instead of being compelled to
rent a room in cheap boarding
house.
Another result: your tidelands.
held by spectators in a manner
to hold back the development of
city. would be covered with fac
tories. There'd be a payroll.
Speaks of Welsh Strike.
"Still another result: property
values would be so increased in
the suburbs that the city could
afford to buy and own its own
street cars. And everyone could
ride on them as freely as he
could walk on the sidewalks. ;,
DR.. Slaughter said the reason
in Wales struck was thot
just after the war began, a coal
was formed to keep
wages down and boost prices. Dr.
vidends rose from 8 to 3S per
cent in a year. The the min
ers struck and demanded part OF
that increased profit"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
80-MILE GALE
SWEEPS DEATH
TO GULF CITIES

fragmentary, but it is estimated
that five are dead and that the
property tax will reach millions.
Six are reported dead at Nor
gan's Point.
ROOFS TORN OFF
DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 1S.--The
only news to the outside world
from Galveston came last night
through the wireless of the U. s
transport Buford, stating that
numbers of bodies were being re-
moved from buildings and placed
aboard the vessel.
Her sister ship, Mcclellan, was
left high and dry by the storm.
as were a number of other craft
which were in the harbor when
the storm broke.
The latest reports from Calves
ton are that the water is going
down slowly, giving the people
some opportunity to inspect the
damage. Innumerable roofs were
torn from the largest buildings:
trees uprooted and miles of wir-
ing is torn down. The railroad
Is still intact.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
MAKE
CAMP
PLANS

Capt. Hart w. Palmer today is
sued call for mass meeting to
be held tonight for the purpose
Of advancing the proposed bust
ness mems military encampment
at American lake.
The meeting will be held at
o'clock at room 1877 Perkins bldg.
Capt. Palmer points out that
the establishment of the camp is
of great importance to Tacoma
not only from the broadly patri-
otto standpoint, but also from the
standpoint OF local interest.
How 1t Will Help.
To have such an encampment
held at American lake will iden-
tify Tacoma even further, he
argues, as a military center, and
thus help along the movement for
the establishment at the lake of
the brigade post, and, possibly
the U. s. aviation school for which
Tacoma has been striving.
At the meeting tonight Palmer
will explain the possibilities OF
the encampment and be prepared
to give full details in regard to
its organization.
To Open Headquarters.
A committee of interested
young men will be appointed, and
these will direct Tacoma's parti-
cipation in the affair. They will
maintain headquarters for a week
sor so In the room where the mass
meeting is held, and will enroll
and instruct participants there.
Capt. Palmer is acting in this
matter, not as a N. G. w. officer,
but simply as a citizen interested
in national defense, he says.
And now, folks, turn to
page 4, and read Times
staff correspondents account
Of how the big Plattsburg, N.
", encampment is being con.
Quoted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
NEWSPAPERMEN
SEE MOUNTAIN
VIEWS IN FILM

More than 60 persons, includ-
ing members of the press and
others interested in Tacoma pub
LEFTY work, sat through q special
showing of the revised publicity
film, -Four Hours From Tacoma
to the Glaciers" at the Colonial
theater today.
The new film included added
sections, showing the recent ten
mis- tournament at the Tacoma
Tennis club, motor boat racing of
the Tacoma Yacht club: the auto
races during the Montamara Fes-
to; several Stadium scenes and
added views of the mountain,
which could not be taken when
the original film was produced,
owing to weather conditions.
The film will be shown the
public at the Colonial during the
rest of the week. preparatory to
its trip throughout the East, on
various vaudeville circuits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18

Rose Foster, alleged proprie-
tress of an illegal lodging house,
who skipped $500 bond yester.
day when she failed to appear for
trial before Justice Graham, IS
being sought today. by the police
In every city in the Northwest.
1t is thought she left with Carl
Bradshaw, who is slated to ;.p-
pear this afternoon for trial,
charged with working in house
of ill-repute and living off the
earnings of fallen women.
To Bring Serious Charge.
1t is thought the Foster woman
and her co-partner left as soon
as it became known that w. w.
Wingard had been arrested for al
legged tampering with witnesses
who were to testify against them.
1t became known last night on
Vineyards release from the coun-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
ENGLAND WOULD
FLOAT LOAN HERE
OF 300 MILLIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-PIans
are known to be on foot today to
float a loan of $300,000,000 for
the English government by a
group of Wall street bankers,
having connections on the CONT
nent. The loan is supposed to be
for the purpose of Strengthening
the British money market from
any further depreciation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
KAISER'S zEPS
KILL 10 PEOPLE
!. IN COAST RAID

LONDON, Aug. 1S.-Ten per-
sons were killed and SO were in
jureds In q raid on the eastern
counties of England by Zeppelins
last night, according to announce
ment here this afternoon. 1t is
believed that one of the airships
was hit.
Two houses and several other
buildings, including a church,
were badly damaged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
Police Asked TO
Locate Peddler

Friends of Il. r.. Brown, a Grip
pied peddler, today appealed to
thep olice to aid them in finding
the man. He has been missing
since July 4, when he left the
Iowa house, his hotel, for a trip
to Eatonville.
His friends fear that some ac-
cident, perhaps an auto mishap
on the mountain road, may have
Zone away with him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
GO TO SEATTLE

The Pierce county commissions
ers went to Seattle today for the
purpose of attending postponed
monthly joint meeting with the
King county commissioners, con-
corning river conditions. Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Phelps 80
companied the commissioners
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18

BERLIN, Aug. l8.--Kov-
no, the powerful Russian
fortress on the northern end
of the line toward which the
Slavs retrcated from War
saw and the Vistula front
was storIned and captured
last night by the forces Of
Gen. Won Hindenburg, the
war office today announced.
"Kovno. together with all its
forts and war materials not yet
has been In the Ger.
man hands since last night" the
statement said.
More than 400 cannon were
captured.
"The forts were stormed de.
spite a strong resistance.
The capture of Kovno Is tho
most important German victory
since the fall of Warsaw. Its oe-
cupation forecasts the surrender
by the Slavs of the kovno-Bresl
Litovsk line along which the Rus.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18

y " " " " y " % v
(: NEW YORK, Aug. 49, .
g The arrangements for the .
o Frank funeral are as yet in 8
:" complete. Probably It will g.
Z. be held at the house of Mrs. .
@ Otto Stern, his sister. =
9 o g o o @ @ 9 O o . % g o y
purpose.
Gov. Harris announced this aft
ernoon that he would demand TO
know what conditions existed at
the Milledgeville prison which
made II possible for a mob OF
men to force an entrance and
drag from 1t life-prisoner by the
heels.
Also he will look into the action
of police of Atlanta in permitting
a morbid mob to witness Franks
dead body in an undertaking as-
Enlistment yesterday. He re-
CARDS this as the browning bar
barism of bloody day.
But despite these actions OF Of
ficials, no one expects the slayers
OF Frank to be found.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IS.
Return to Georgia? or course
| shall. There is no danger
This was the comment today Of
ex-Gov. Slaton, who committed
the death sentence of Leo Frank,
on the speech of Mayor Wood
ward of Atlanta, advising him tn
keep away.
II have a better opinion Of the
people of Georgia than the mayor
has," said Slaton."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
OPEN.
N IF F[ER
ORDINANCE

The man who cuts out his
muffler. and tears through Taco
ma streets sounding like ma
chine-gun battery hereafter will
face a fine of 500.
The council unanimously pass
ed the ordinance today.
Under its terms the city gets
all the fines. Previously most of
them have gone to the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
SELL ROPE AT
81 AN inch To
ATLANTA MOB

ATLANTA, Aug. Is, - With
Leo Franks body on its way
north for burial, the fury of the
Georgia mob against him has not
yet entirely abated.
Today. the rope with which he
was hanged was sold for as high
as 81 an inch; the handk erchief
which blinded his eyes, and pieces
of the sleeves from his rough
prison night-clothes also were
torn to tiny bits and sold as sou-
venirs of the victory of the mob
over the Jew"
SO far, there has been little in
dication of any real investigation.
State Prison Inspector Davidson
stated publicly that he did not be-
lieve the officials of the prison,
from which the unfortunate man
was dragged by the heels, were
blameable. ....
Meanwhile, the gathering of
clues gave every indication that
the crime had been committed by
party with at least four high
powered autos, who had planned
every move carefully. Numerous
distractions had been placed in
the way of successful pursuit,
and so quietly was the hanging it.
self conducted that sleeping farm
ers, just a few hundred Yards
away, were not awakened.
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. is. -
Forced by the better sentiment of
the people of Georgia, the Off
cialdom of the state will investi
gate the reasons why 1t was so
easy for ehe assassins OF Leo
Frank to carry out their bloody
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. 49,
Scores are known to be dead,
hundreds are injured, and the
property loss will run high into
the millions as the result of a
terrific Gulf storm last night.
Ten thousand telephones are
out of commission in this city,
and all communication with Dali
las ia cut off. Work of restoring
it is slow.
Sea Brook, 20 miles from
Houston, is reported as annihi-
lated.
There are CT dead reported at
Texas City.
A Santa Fe train crew arriving
at Smithville reported that IS
bodies had been found at Hitch
cock, 20 miles from Galveston.
The reports from Galveston are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18
(BULI.ETIN.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 18.
For nearly "a hours the wealth
er bureau has been out of touch
with Galveston. The last report
was of an S0-mile-an-hour gale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-18

"A MAN is judge by his deeds
Ia woman by her misdeers.
IN Some times the hardest par
I'm a job is holding it.
@ The fellow who lives by
II Nwits is generally poor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
OPEN IMPERIAL LAND
Seven Thousand Acres Ready for
Entry in California Today.

Imperial, Cal, Dec 29.-Seven
thousa nd acres of land in the Imperial
Valley were thrown open for entry by
the government today, following one
of the most remarkable settler sieges
on record.
Two months ago hundreds of claim
ants came upon the land, determined
to camp on desirable locations until
filing time. For weeks the tense stu
alton has existed. Bearded men, rifles
ready, walked sentry-go on their chos-
en- territory, ready to make it hot for
trespassers.
At night scores of bonfires dotted
the landscape and in the glow from
the flames the settlers could be seen
preserving their vigilance. Several
men built cabins. On account of con-
flicting claims, the government may
have many legal skeins to unravel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
To Purify Politics Is Greatest
Essential, Says One.
BRIDES UPSET MORAL LAWS
Arthur Burrage FarweIl Lays
Down Seven TenetS.
preparing for Revival" Is Dis
cusSiOn at Chicago.

Chicago. Dec. 29-The importance
of gaining the cooperation of law en-
forcing agencies in furthering the
work OF evangeIists was emphasized at
today's session of the school of civic
evangelism at Moody institute by
speakers who discussed the day
DEMONSTRATING for a Revival
The law is the schoolmaster which
leads to Christ and to his gospel" said
Canon William Sheafe Chase of
Brooklyn, president of the New hork
Civic league, in opening a discussion
of Law Clearing the Way Tor Cos
pei
1t is wrong to think of law not as a
teacher but as merely force he con-
tinued. The tremendous power OF
the law and civil government Tor good
is made clear when we consider now
the forces of evil are unable to make
progress without securing control OF
the government. Prostitution. gam
bling. Sunday saloons could not exist
IN any large degree if they did not
bribe, or otherwise corrupt civil gov
eminent.
If the law breaking forced in order
to extend the kingdom OF the devil
find it necessary to corrupt civil gov
eminent the forces Of Christ ought
to realize that in order to extend the
kingdom of God. it is necessary to
purify political life, laws and law en-
1orcement.
The suiferings in the great war are
due to the absence of effort to square
the government of the nations with
the law of Christ, and to the fact that
the militaristic and navalistic spirit
has been more active in getting con-
troll of civil government than has the
spirit of Christian brotherhood.
Practical Religion.
AS il is necessary to feed a hungry
man before asking him to surrender
his life to Christ. so it is necessary
to break the neck of ommercialized
boys and girls to the holy ideals of
personal purity taught by Christ One
of the effective ways of eliminating
commercialized vice is for the law to
put in prison those who make money
by exploiting the weaknesses of young
people"
In advising the evangelists as to
Before Revival Treatment" Arthur
Burrage Farwell, of the Chicago law
and order league, told them to "inves-
tigate, educate, agitate." He enum-
Grated the following methods that
might be used in making a social sur
Vey:
Visit the courts.
Talk with the newspaper men
and police.
Serve willingly on the jury.
Sustain the governm ent-pay
just taxes
Fight the worst evils. Truth
beats lie, virtue is stronger than vice.
Newer give up.
Work in the church, Sunday
school and in public matters and you
will find that the greatest joy in the
world is the joy of service. the great
est power in the world is the power
OF love-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29

in his employ, while the owner or part
owner tills but 1914 acres Tor each
workman.
The tenant tillS 20 acres Tor every
horse in his barn, while the owner
tills but 25 acres
Mr. johnson accounts for this STU
alton by the fact that often the ten
ant is a younger man than the FARMER
owner and that the latter has more
financially and thus can take life
easier. Moreover, the owner will
raise more colts, and therefore keeps
a greater proportion of horses to the
acre titled.
The tenant, Mr.. Johnson found,
plants about a third of his land in
corn, one-twelfth in wheat, and leaves
one-half to pasture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29

committee on noise nuisance. Phila-
delphia, and Mrs. Elmer E. Black of
the committee on markets, New York,
were to report.
Miss Margaret Wilson is to preside
at this afternoons session, devoted to
a discussion of Schools as Commun-
ity Centers" Prof. E. ]. Ward, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, is to speak on
Community Center Organization for
National Defense and World Adjust
ments;" and DR.. Charles Z. North,
New York, on "A Community Center
at Work. Miss IONA Gale. authoress,
Portage, Wis, read q short story.
Delegates to the American Civic as
ISOLATION this evening will attend re-
ception to the Pan-American Scien-
tific congress at the Smithsonian in
stitutiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
PRAISE new SEA Law
Better No Marine Than One without
q. S. Mariners Is Slogan.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Membcrs of
the American association for labor
legislation in annual convention here
today devoted a session to praise and
defense of the new Seamen's law,
which became operative November 4
this year and which some ship owners
have declared will drive all American
ships off the seas.
Better no American ma rine than a
merchant marine with no American
Mariners" was a phrase in an address
of Henry w. Farnum, president of
political economy at Yale. Andrew
Furuseth, president of the Interna-
tional SeamenS union which worked
for the passage of the measure de-
clared it would not injUre ship owners
seriously though he said it had not
been in operation long enough to de-
termine just what would be the ulti-
mate effect.
Space On n program allotted to rep
resentatives of steamship associations
was left vacant, and delegates en-
pha sized the fact that while the ship
owners objected to the law, none
would accept an invitation to oppose
it befor" their society.
Professor Irving Fisher was elected
president of the association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-29
PROVES BRAVERY.
Capture of Officers Shows They
Were on Battle Line.
French Seize 1855 Germans, %
of Them Officials.
(By William Phillip simms.)

With the French Army in Alsace,
Dec. 29--An unusually large percent
age of German officers have been cap
tured by the French in the severe
fighting of Hartmann-Weile
A French officer. who escorted me
to the village where prisoners were
awaiting transportation to the inter-
ior, complimented a German captain
on that fact.
THAT proves" he said, that our
officers are where they belong, fight
ing among their men,"
Some of the French officers, proud
of their achievements in the Alsace
fighting, were angry because Berlin
officially denied the French claim that
twenty-three German officers and l..
$50 men were captured in the HarH
mann-Weilerkopf fighting. To dis
prove this statement, they had the
German prisoners file by. There were
1868 unwounded men in line by &C
tual count.
1t was stated that several who had
proved refractory had been ordered
to their quarters.
There were many Jaegers among
the prisoners. The French officers