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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15

planes have been operating in the
northern part of the state re-
Gently. Many farmers and resi-
dents of small towns have report
ed seeing machines as fat as 100
miles north Of the International
boundary.
OTTAWA, Feb. 15.-Canada
has given notice that certain ports
are closed to mariners, who are
cautioned to halt their ships aud
await certain signals before enter
ing any harbor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15
BUSINESS N an IS
FOUND A SUICIDE

SEATTLE, Feb. Is. Worry
over business reverses led Her
man Slender, AZ years old, tail
or. with a shop in the Lumber
Exchange building, to leave his
home, 1872 West Fifty-fifth street,
February s, in respondent
frame of mind. He dropped out
of sight, and the first trace OBJ
tanned of him by his wife after
his disappearance was her iden-
LITIGATION of his body at the
morgue yesterday. Stender's body
had been found in room in the
Standard hotel, First avenue and
Pine street, at IL o'clock yester-
day morning. In his left fist was
grasped a revolver and a bullet
hole in his head told the story
of his end. Death must have
been instantaneous.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15
WOMAN DIES IN THE SOUND
WITH SMILE ON HER FACE

to headquarters from Capt. Mey-
ers, of the tug Wakena. He had
seen the body of a woman float,
ing. a short distance from the
bathing beach. Again the patrol
boat made an investigation, and
this time it returned with the
body.
Meanwhile one of the West Sc
attic patrolmen recalled that he
had seen woman sitting on a log
near the Bonair station Saturday
afternoon, apparently in deep
meditation. When he returned
on the second round of his beat
she was gone. His description
corresponds to that of the woman
found in the icy waters. She was
about 40 years of age, give feet
two inches In height, and wore a
black silk dress and blue cloth
top button shoes. On her left
hand were a wedding ring and a
plain gold band ring. About her
neck was a small pearl necklace.
There was nothing to identify her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15
CANADA GETS READY FOR
HOSTILE AER0PL LANE raid

OTTAWA, Can, Feb. 10. -
Three aeroplanes, said to have
been flying over Brockville late
last night, are causing much ex-
element here. A message from
Brockville said that three planes
had been seen heading across the
st. Lawrence river. that they
dropped several light balls and
turned north In the direction of
Ottawa.
Military authorities are on
their toes. Last night Ottawa a
lights were ordered turned off at
IL o'clock. Parliament buildings
and the royal mint we're darken-
ed for the first time in their his
tory.
MISSOULA. Mont, Feb. 15.---
Reports from the Flathead Indian
reservation throughout the week
are to the effect that several aero
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15

SEATTLE, Feb. 15.-The po-
lice are trying to discover what
trouble caused a comedy appear
ing, middle-aged woman Saturday
afternoon to seek a suicides
grave in the waters of Puget
Sound. 1t Is one of the cases
which are an almost daily occur
renee with the police--save for
the satisfied smile on the wom-
ans lips. and the peaceful man
ner In which her arms were fold
ed over her breast when the body
was found.
One of the officers at the
West Seattle station early yester-
day morning reported the finding
OF black coat and a black hat,
having three ostrich plumes, on
the deck of the Bonair station,
near Alki point. This report re-
suited in police patrol boat going
there. The waters in the vicinity
of the Bonair dock were dragged
for several hours without any re-
suit. Then came telephone call
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15
CAP TURE SCHMIDT IN Los
ANGELES DYNAMITING CASE

NEW YORK, Feb. Mat
thew A. Schmidt. "a years old. is
under arrest here today for COM
plicity In dynamiting the Los An
geles Times building four years
ago. He is charged with being a
fugitive from justice.
William j. Burns, the detec-
tive. who was with the other off,
Ger at the time Of the arrest. said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15
EDITOR IS DEAD

NORTH YAKIMA, Feb. 15.-
Leigh r. Freeman, frontier editor
and founder of this city, is dead
here at the age of 70 years. He
is survived by his widow, daugh-
ter and four sons, Miller Free
man of Seattle; Hoones X. Free
man of Prince Rupert, B. c.;
Richmond X. Freeman of Chlca-
go; Randolph f. Freeman of Bak-
ersfield, Cal, and Miss var,nia
Freeman of Clallam Bay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15

divorce suit has been pending for
several months.
Mr.. Gollombek arrived in the
city from Cleveland Saturday and
telephoned to his friend Heyman
Solnick yesterday from Vancou-
yer Wash, saying that his daugh-
ters were with him and the three
were about to take a train for
Cleveland, where he is employed
in q hotel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15

Schmidt is believed to have beou
with J. B. Mcnamara and the
party of men who purchased
1000 pounds of powder which
was used In the dynamiting.
Schmidt was living here under
the name of Joseph Hoffman.
David Saplan, another member Of
the party, Is still at largo al
though Worldwide search has
been made for him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15
TO DISCUSS NEED
OF new HISTORY

Prof. d. M. Nesbitt of Lincoln
Park High school, will lead dis
cussion before the next meeting
of the Research club on whether
the high schools of this state are
in need of a text In Washington
history, and. II so, what the ma,
ture of the text should be. The
meeting will be held Tuesday
evening at the Historical society
building near the Stadium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15
KILL PAY MASTER

WALEsBURG, Colo, Feb. is.
William Dick. paymaster of the
Pinon Supply company, is dead
here today with three bullets in
his body Dick was, carrying &c.
500 in currency to be used to pay
off the men, when he was am
pushed by two Mexicans, who
shot their victim and escaped with
the money
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15
FATHER K|DNAPS CHILDREN
and MOTHER IS HISTORICAL

cording to a telephone message
received from him by Heyman
Solnick. As a result, Mrs. Col
lombek Is nervous wreck. All
night Saturday and throughout
yesterday she cried loudly for her
missing daughters, without whom
she says she cannot live.
According to Mrs. Gollombek q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15
HENEY Is MARRIED

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Is. -
Francis ]. Heney, graft prosecu-
tor and candidate at the last cleo
ton for United States senator
from California, has married Mrs.
Edna l. Van Wrinkle of San Fran
cisco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15

PORTLAND. Feb. 15.-Sarah
and Fredia Gollombek. respective
ly 6 and years old, daughters
oftMr. and Mrs. Ben Gollombek,
ware kidnapped late Saturday
while at play in front of their
home, 22S Sheridan street, and
are now on their way to Cleve-
land, Ohio, with their father. ac-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-15
Federal Job Bureau

SEATTLE. Feb. 15.-The fed
eral immigration bureau has es-
tablished an employment bureau
here for the district tributary to
Seattle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
HIS PRESENTS ALL PAID FOR
But MIR. Jones Was Not Quite the
Model Citizen the Statement
Seemed to Make Out.

Referring to the promptness of some
people in settling their accounts. Sena-
tor William Alden Smith of Michigan
recalled little incident about party
named Jones.
A few days before Christmas Mr..
Jones was talking with his neighbor,
Brown, when the subject of inter-
changing presents entered into the
conversation.
DO you mean to say" declared
Brown, in response to statement
made by Jones, that all OF your
Christmas presents are paid for?"
why, yes was the easy rejoinder
of Jones. 81 settled for the last OF
them yesterday"
You are nothing short of won
derl" enviously returned Brown. Il
haven't even begun to buy mine yet"
Neither have l." answered Jones,
with a look of enlightenment. Il was
referring to last Christmas. Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
QUAIL THRESH WHEAT CROP
Pennsylvania Farmer Tells How the
Birds Get Enough to
Eat,

Ebensburg, Pa.-John Newton, a
farmer living at Munday's, near Eb-
ensburg, tells a remarkable story of
the sagacity of a flock of quail.
Following the instructions OF Doc
tor Kalbfus, Newton has been placing
grain in his barnyard for the benefit
of the birds. Apparently the amount
was not sufficient to satisfy the needs
of flock of quail, which fed ct the
farm daily. Inside the barn was a
quantity of unthreshed wheat, the
heads of which are closed tightly
Other birds pecked at these heads
unsuccessfully, but the quail solved
the difficulty.
According to Newton. a wise old
quail flew out of the barn on Sunday
with stalk of wheat in its beak. Lead
ing into the barn is a wooden bridge
The quail stuck the lower part of the
stalk through crack in the bridge
Three quail seized it on the other
side and tugged away lnstily The
stalk was stripped clean. Newton
says the quail took turns carrying
out wheat and threshing it until all
were satisfied; and that since they
have repeated the performance daily.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
SHOW SUPREMACY OF SOUL.
Bright Spots In Dark Incidents Of
the Great Conflict Going on
In Europe.

Courage Is the universal possession
Of the German. the Englishman, the
Frenchman, the Belgian. the Austrian.
the Russian and the Japanese. The
stories of individual coolness and dar-
ing are so many that they have al
most ceased to attract special atten-
ton. Tie other day. when the Brit
ish dreadnaught Formidable went
down in { storm. crushed like an egg
shell by torpedoes or mines. its cap
tain Loxley-was on the bridge as 1t
sank; and his last words were:
STEADY men; it's all right; keep cool; /;
do not get in panic; be British. 8
Every officer was at his post: many
of them had lighted cigarettes. This
stirring exhibition of the fact that
the man does not die when his body
falls in the trenches or sinks in the
ocean can be matched in every navy
and army. All Europe is fighting for
invisible things. There never was
such universal and commanding evi-
dence that the soul of humanity is SUI
preme and inyincible.-Fro the Out
look.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
BEAR AFLoAT IN ICY RIVER
Hunters Took Shots at Him From
the Bank, But Bruin
Escaped.

Sunbury. Pa.-Watching the ice
pass out of the Susquehanna river
here, Elmer Mantz and George Whit
ney sighted big black bear floating
down the stream on log.
Rifles were procured and for miles
along the stream they tried to pot
bruin, but without success. Mantz said
1t was the biggest bear he has ever
seen, and IT is believed to be the one
that has been seen about Seven
Kitchens.
Word was sent to towns along the
river as far as Harrisburg.
The bear had some difficulty staying
on the log. When a big cake of ice
would shove up from the water and
threaten to dislodge it. it would strike
at 1t viciously with its paw.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
MADE BLIND IN WAR

horizontal. the root of the nose being
also shattered
Appalled, by the great number Of
blinded soldiers, the Hungarian spe-
cialists, Professors Grosz and Silly
have started a subscription for the
erection OF special institution des-
tined to assure a livelihood for these
unfortunate victims of the war. There
they would be taught occupations
suitable to their infirmity.
On the other hand Professor Blesal-
ski OF Berlin and Professor Lorenz of
vienna are concerned not only in car
ing for the wounded soldiers. but in
preparing the numberless war cripples
fer their future tasks of gaining live
iihood. Every time Professor Blesal-
ski visits his patients he endeavors to
Dring 1t home to their minds that they
VIII have to follow their former occu-
pations. A teacher who had lost his
right arm has learned to write with
MS left hand and each day he becomes
more and more convinced that he will
again be able to exercise his profes-
sion- gardener who lost his lower
limbs was convinced by Professor
Blesalski that he will be able to re-
sumo gardening; farmer that he will
be able to NOV and to rake. A mason
was made to understand that despite
the loss of his right forearm he would
be able to do brick and mortar work
with the aid of an artificial hand.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
SOLVES TRAMP EVIL
Federal Trespass Law Prom
ises Best Results.
Would Keep Hobo Off Railroads and
Force Him to, Go to Work-Has
Worked Well in England
and Germany.

Washington.-It begins to look as
though the travel days of the original
See America First tourist-the
tramp-are now numbered. Chiefs OF
police. sheriffs, constables. town mar
shals. chief special agents OF railways
and other peace officers of the coun-
try, quick in recognizing the effective
ness OF the proposed federal trespass
law as crime diminisher, are bend
ing their efforts 10 get congress to
pass the measure at the present ses-
sion. At last these men declare.
there has been discovered the real SO
luton of the hobo problem. The tres
pass act is "A federal measure. carry
in a penalty that Is calculated TO
keep tramps and all other undesir-
ables off the rights of way OF rail
ways throughout the United States.
With such block system" 1t is
said there can be only one result
the passing of the nations greate.t
nuisance. Police officials say that
with the sidedoor Pullman means of
transportation cut off from Weary
Wraggles. but one thing will remain
for him--go to work. officers of mu-
inequalities announce that with their
means of travel taken from them. the
rounding up of the country's undesir-
ables will be an easy task. They Will
not be able to get from place TO place.
No community will tolerate them as
vagrants: consequently they will have
to go to work.
The agitation of the federal tres
pass law is the outcome of the recent
conference of the United States gov
ernment's Industrial commission held
in Kansas City. Among the men in
vited to appear before this commits
sion and give views calculated to bet
ter the conditions of industrial life in
the country was AL G. Ray. chief spe-
cial agent of the Great Northern rail
way, st. Paul. Ray outlined to the
commission the federal trespass law
as the only real simon-pure remedy for
the tramp evil. He announced that
he advocated this mearure after %
years of police work. He said he had
studied similar systems in countries
of the old world and they worked eff
fectively. In those countries, he said,
especially England and Germany, the
traveller never sees a tramp on the
right OF way of a railway
Ray told the commission that he is
certain, from the study of statistics
gathered on the transcontinental line
he polices. that the passage of fed
eral tresl IS law would decrease
crime in the United States 65 per cent
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
Eor steadfast praor

God puts within our reach the pow.
er OF helpiulness, the ministry of pity;
he is even ready to increase his grace
in our hearts, that as we live and act
among all the sorrows of the world
We may learn by slow degrees skill
and mystery of consolation. IF ye
know these things, happy are ye II ye
do them" There is no surer way of
steadfast peace in this world than the
active exercise of pity; no happier
temper OF mind and work than the
lowly watching to see II we can lessen
any misery that is about us; nor is
there any better way of growth in
faith and love.-Francis Paget
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
A First Offender.

Each of two little. Boston girls has a
black-and-tan terrier dog. 1t was not
long before the two dogs fought. and 1t
required the efforts of man to sepa-
rate them.
Each little girl was disposed to
blame the others little dog for start
ing the trouble. and one of them said:
81 don't care. your dog Is a sneak
ing little thing. anyhow"
We'll, so is your dog was the
reply. And this time it snooked
first, too,'
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
Thousands Lose Their Sight in
European Conflict.
Many Cases Are Reported Among
Hungarian Soldiers Back From the
Front-Speciailsts Plan Home
for Victims.

Budapest.-A few days ago the
newspapers reported that Michael
Chomsa. Hungarian soldier patient
at the Budapest hospital, had lost his
eyesight, and they started a collec-
tion for him. the Poster Lloyd alone
raising $4,000 kronen ($5,600) within
two days. Michael Chomsa's misfor-
tune was looked upon as exceptional,
and 1t was considered a public duty to
provide for his future.
But the publicity given to this sol
dier's blindness brought out the fact
that there were many other similar
cases. In the opinion of physicians
there will be in Hungary alone several
thousand such victims of the war if
the fighting is to continue much
longer.
1t is disheartening spectacle to
look upon these blind soldiers at the
hospital. One sees many wounded,
disfigured, ulcerating eyes, Some of
these eyes have sunk far into their
sockets. Others show the upper. trans
parent part of the eyeball sprinkled
with white, cleaning grains of sand.
whfrled there by a bursting shrapnal
shell. Two otherwise healthy eyes
blink and culver increasingly. the
nervous system Of the man having
been shattered by an exploding bomb.
Another soldier has his eyelids seem
fngly grown together, they having lost
their power to open and to close.
Opened. they disclose empty cavities.
One of the blind soldiers wears the
silver cross for bravery. Though
wounded he returned to the firing line
in order to carry away his seriously
wounded lieutenant While doing this
he was hit by another bullet. which
destroyed his eyesight
1t is remarkable that most of these
sufferers lost their vision in the same
peculiar manner. The bullet entered
the cheek and bored its way upward,
emerging on the opposite side by way
of the eyesocket. after smashing the
eyeball and destroying. the optic
nerve. At times the bullets path was
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
n thousand

housework or attend TO my baby was
soweak. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did me world of good, and
now am strong and healthy, can do my
work and tend my baby. | advise all
suffering women to take 1t and. get
well as l did. Mrs. FANNIE CooPER,
RED, Bridgeton, Nj.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, and to-day holds the record of
being the mos. successful remedy for
female ills we know of, and thousands
of voluntary testimonials on file in tho
Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass,
seem to prove this fact
For thirty years it has been the sta,d-
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacemcnts, inflammation.
liberation, tumors, irregularities, etc.
II you want special advice
write to Lydia Il. PinIrham Med
icine CO., confidential Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
"Rlz" CAKES WITH ARSENIC
Intentionally III After
Eating Crullers.

Long Branch. N. J.-Mrs. A. r.
Chimery, wife of Recorder Chimery of
West Long Branch, made batch OF
crullers yesterday. using by mistake
arsenic instead of baking powder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chimery. the latter's
mother. Mrs. William Tallman. who is
an invalid. and her daughter. Mrs.
Oliver Britton. partook of the crullers
and were in a serious condition until a
physician had attended them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
1,o71 German Lawyers kllIed.

Berlin.-More than one thousand
German lawyers had been killed in
battle up to December 2s. The num-
Der officially given in the report is
1,071. Six we're professors of law, 236
judges, state attorneys Or other off,
cials of the judicial department of gov
ernment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
A Bridal Tour.

81 want to 20 abroad the worst
way," exclaimed the young thing.
Then you should marry. l know of
no worse way
Saying which, the older thing smiled
harshly
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
THIS WoMAN'S
SICKNESS
Quickly Yielded To Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Dridgeton. NIL want to thsnlkyou
n thousand times for the wonderful

good Lydia E. Pink
ham . v table
Compound has done
for me. / suffered
very much from q
female trouble. 7
had bearing down
pains, was irregular
|and at times could
hardly walk across
lthe room. i was
unable to do my
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
Postponss Elections.

Paris.-Because nearly all the voters
have been modified, France probably
will postpone all elections until after
the war.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
W. N. u, DENVER, NO. z-1e1s.
Amono the Elite.

Then they never have n family
jar?"
They occasionally have what might
be termed family jardiniere. Az aris.
tocratic people they only quarrel in
very refined way
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12

A girls idea of a ringleader is the
first man to come along with a soli-
taire.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12

For the treatment of colds. sore throat.
etc, Deans Mentholated Cough Drops give
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12
imnortan, 10 Manners

Success often comes to a man be-
cause he has forgotten that he might
fail
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12

A female cynic is one who declares
that all men are alike.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12

Great thoughts seldom come in very
big packages.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-12

LESSON TEXT-I Samuel s:1-i3. 10. 20.
GOLDEN TEXT-Speak. Jehovah: for
thy servant heareth.--I Samuel 49, r v.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27

Six months Of horror behind US. Six
months Of horror looms before US.
Perhaps six years, or so years--who
knows?
In truth clouds and darkness are
around about us!
The earth In dtsolation. The sons OF
Eve are watering II crimson red with
their blood. Fire consumes the strong
young men and the maidens are with
out hope. The lamentations Of the
widow make every breeze wall and
the cries Of Gods little children as
cend to heavens own dome. The ter.
ror that fiieth by night and Vasteth
by noonday-hunger and pestilence-
threatens the whole world.
Il In futile now TO ask why. II ID
o. futile to curse natures eternal
law Of strife as to blame mans hered-
itary brutishness. The awful thing II
done. War Is with US az strong as
habit, as settled a. the days work
or the nights sleep. and all the world
mourns, exults. hates and shrfelks.
But God lives!