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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
MAYOR Will NOT
APPOINT MILK
!. COMMISSION

With interest in Tacoma milk
conditions at it's height, hundreds
of persons telephoning each day
to the health department regard
ing the local milk supply, and an
undefended criticism directed
against the city milk and dairy
inspector. Mayor Fawcett today
fatty refused to appoint certi-
fled milk commission for Tacoma.
81 don't want to have anything
to do with certified milk COM
mission" declared the mayor. ut
will increase the. price OF milk,
and the price is high enough now.
AS matter OF fact, the milk
is already certified. The health
officer and the milk inspector and
the pure food inspector certify to
it when they test the cows"
Button Takes Exception.
DR.. r. A. Button, city milk in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
FREIGHT RATES
HIGHEST EVER

WASHINGTON, d. c., April IL.
Owing to the failure of the ad-
ministration ship-purchase bill,
commerce is now subjected to the
highest freight rates ever known.
Exports for Europe pay from
four to seven times the usual
freight charges, and 20 to so
times as much for insurance.
Freight which ordinarily paid
from $3.50 to Sc a ton is now
paying up to $24 p ton. Often
freight cannot go at all, as ships
are chartered long before their
arrival at port.
Transportation costs of i'm
ports are correspondingly in
creased. The available ship
room for moving freight has been
reduced below rs per cent of the
normal in number of vessels, and
much below that figure in eff
cheney Of vessels remaining in
trade.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12

being violated. But ! am doing
my best.
"A certified milk commission
would guarantee a better grade
OF milk for all diaries that want
ed the benefits of milk certifica-
tion. and would be a great help
to me-"
The Pierce County Medical So
ciety can appoint certified milk
commission. 1t was learned today,
irrespective Of the city's action.
Milk that is passed by such COM
mission has the stamp of purity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
Need Partly
Worn Shoes |
and Clothing

Have you any shoes partiy
worn garments. or childrens
clothing that you can give away
to charity?
Mrs. Mary Macready OF the Az
sociated Charities issued an ap.
peal to the citizens OF Tacoma 70.
day In behalf Of the poor Of the
city. =
The Associated Charities has
given away thousands Of dollars
worth of food, clothing and
shoes this winter, and Its stores
are completely exhausted. II has
not q garment or shoe In stock,
is already In debt, with daily
calls coming to the Organization
for help. :.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
INVESTIGATION
AT La GRANDE?

A secret investigation OF con-
ditions at the La Grande power
plant Is said to have been made
Saturday afternoon by Commits
sioners Atkins, Drake and Mills,
who made "Trip into the hills
ostensibly to investigate silt con-
ditions in the Nisqually dam res
ervoir.
Today the commissioners re-
fused to discuss any topic relat-
ing to probe at the power plant.
aside from admitting that they
visited. the power station and
spent some time there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12

spector, today defended himself
against the charges that he was
not enforcing the tuberculin or
dinance OF Tacoma. He declared
that he was keeping a close check
on all diaries, was getting chemi-
cal analyses of milk every few
days, and was doing his best to
keep diseased cows, separate from
healthy cows, and to keep the
milk separate.
1.-THE average test of milk in
Tacoma shows that there are
about $4,000 bacteria to the
cubic centimeter," declared But
ton. THE city allows 100000
bacteria, SO this is a pretty good
average.
"Can't Watch EN- All.
"Of course, II is impossible for
me to watch all dairies at once,
and I have no doubt the law ID
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
MIR. Advertiser, 9

Mr.. Advertiser, 90
per cent Of Times sead-
ers are possible ind
probable patrons of
your business establish
mont. That percentage
Of Times readers live
within your trade rome.
The Times doesn't pad
its circulation with a lot
of far-away stuff in or
der to make a showing.
Consequently, Mr.. Ad-
vertiser, you don't have
to pay for any waste or
non producing circula-
tion in this paper. The
Times advertising rates
based on producing cir
culation are the lowest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
Conner No Success
as a." Panhandler''

SPOKANE, April 12.-Acting
on a wager, Speaker w. w. Con-
ner of the Washington state leg
islature, started out last night to
beg meal on the Spokane down.
town streets.
Conner bumped right into
Plain Clothes Officer F. j. Fem
ton. He asked Fenton for "the
price," Fenton, thinking Conner
was an ordinary hobo, started to
take him to jail. The speaker
produced letters to prove his
identity, and the officer finally
released him.
Conner bought the dinner for
his friends.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
GERMAN
VICTORY
CLAIMED

BERLIN, April 12.-After 4
week of desperate fighting, the
attempt of the French to crush
the German wedge between the
Meuse and the Moselie rivers has
ended In defeat for the French,
according to dispatches.
The French loss is variously
estimated at 5000 to 10000.
The attacks of the French are
continued, however, with ex-
IRENE ferocity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
NOW WHAT WOULD
YOU HAVE DONE?

William Bison was broke. His
wife was about to become moth
er. He had no work, and was
unable to get any.
So he forged three checks. He
said he had written home and
asked for money. and today In
court he showed an answer which
held out hope that he would be
given assistance.
With this money, he said he
had hoped to be able to cover
the checks. But the money did
not come-and has not yet.
One Of the checks he made up
By labor for the wronsed person.
Justice Linck gave him 30 days
In JAN and = fine Of $50. II he
became able to pay the checks,
the Judge said he might suspend
the sentence
Bisson's baby II two weeks old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
FAvCETT
DEFENDS
SUFFRAGE
VIII Find Our Moiosrn
Methods u Price,
less boon.
BRIDGE WORK
$500

Taking . determined stand for
women suffrage, Mayor Fswcoto
has penned lettsr to the editor
Of the Boston Post. in reply to :
recent Interview By Judge w. Il.
Smell Of Tacoma, who declared
equal suffrage had proved . fail
ure In Washington.
The mayor charged Smell With
cowardice In having gone 3o66
miles from home to give his IN
terview, and denied ali Of SnslIso
statements.
1T 10 true some woman do
not rise to the heights OF ~
ideal in citizenship. nor do men, 2
wrote Fawcett. In part.
1T Is true also that many wou-
en-, deceived BY shrewd polltiolaun
OF the special interests which I
had opposed. helped to recall -
four years ago, and some u thon
when they saw the trick that Nh
been played on them, last yoot
helped TO place me back In offlon
BY three times as large 4 mnjo<-
ity a. that against me when 4
was recalled. But n suffr1eo y
to BE- denied MI who oyor ma1o
Il mistake In exercising e, W VII
have to tear up our conntftu<ion.
ceaeo TO attempt 70 eetablfsh A. 8
s,crat1o government ana 70 Is
l1ussia for our Ideals
A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12

The Minnesota is the prop
erty Of the Great Northern
railroad, and Is tho largest
freight carrier in the world.
She is on her first voyage to
the Orient i'm u number of
months, having been laid up
at Seattle for some time
prior to leaving for this voy.
age.
Her sister ship, the Da-
kota, was wrecked some
years ago on the north coast
of Japan. 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
CHICAGO COURT AFTER
BIG LAND PROMOTERS

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 12.--Fed-
eral indictments were returned
this afternoon against nine law
yers. promoters and politicians,
including two former Denver mil
lionaires, for using the mails to
sell bonds ON worthless ''irriga-
ton" property. Among those in
dicted Ii Ex-Governor George Os-
borne of Cheyenne, Wyo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
Sell Liquor
TO Youngsters

Police detectives are making an
investigation on the East Side to-
day, hoping to learn the identity
of persons there who are selling
liquor to boys. az the result Of
the arrest Saturday midnight VI
two 16-year-old boys, hopelessly
drunk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
Suspect Powder
Plot at Cudahy's

KANSAS CITY, April 12.-No
explanation has been found for
last nights terrific explosion in
the cooling department Of the
Cudahy Packing Co.'s plant.
Although there is suspicion
that the building was dynamited.
no trace OF the explosive can be
found.
A large part of the building
was torn to pieces, with q dam
age amounting to $4,000. and
two men were injured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
Six Years I'm Jail For
Terre Haute's Mayor
INDIANAPOLIS, April

Fl INDIANAPOLIS, April 10. -
Six years in Leavenworth prison
End fine of $4,000 was the PEN
atty imposed today by U. s. Judge
Anderson on Mayor Dom M. Rob-
erts of Terre Haute.
Eli II. Redman, circuit judge
elect, and Sheriff Dennis Shea
we're given five years and $1,000.
The three were among the 116
men who either pleaded guilty or
Were convicted of gross election
Frauds.
Three other officials were SEN
Fenced to three years and $500
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12

SEATTLE, April i2.-Ca-
BILE adyices to the local Of
fees of the Great Northern
Steamship Co. say that the
Minnesota probably will be
floated successfully and that
she h not badly damaged
The passengers were taken
off by a Blue Funnel liner
and are being transported to
Kobe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
WANTS GoRGAs

i WASHINGTON. D. G., April IL.
The Rockefeller Foundation
has made Col. Gorgas, surgeon
general Of tho u. s. army. q flat
tering offsr to take charge Of ifs
public sanitation efforts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12

Alfred Heard. widely known In
Tacoma, = now IN Seattle; IN
tends 70 rsmarry: and has refused
70 poy a1imony to tho wife from
which ho wns divorced.
1hooo aro a1loEnflonn contained
4 clelu1 {l1o1 oG1Innk hin q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
BIG G. N.
LINER IS
AGROUND

TOXIC, Japan, April H.
The liner Minnesota, en-
route for Seattle, is aground
i'm the Inland sea, according
to government dispatches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
GERMAN RAIDER
TAKING SUPPLIES

Capt. Paul Thierfelder, talks Of
stealing out past the allies cruis-
ers again, it is thought he will
intern his vessel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
Chas W. Clogs tor

Ire, ana lesser penalties were
dealt out to the smaller fry.
Victory for Editor
In today's events the Terrt
Hante Post, a Scripps paper
achieved a great victory for de.
cehcy in politics.
Editor Charles w. Clog
stOn and his paper started
the fight and he was thrown
into Jail by the gang for his
revelations. Judge Eli II.
Redman, the man who put
q him there, is second I'm the
Inst of prOminents who have
been found guilty of the most
disgraceful activities that
ever stained the political
history OF the United tSates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12

WASHINGTON, d. c., April IL.
1t was announced here today
that contracts would be let at
once for the several units of the
Alaska railroad. so that supplies
and materials could be taken in
as soon as shipping reopens.
Announcement that the Seward
Susitna route had been selected
was made Saturday night, to-
gether with the announcement
that the government would pur-
chase from the Guggenheims the
Alaska Northern railway for
81, $4,000.
There will be 3S-mile branch
to the Matanuska coal fields.
1t is expected that contracting
companies on Puget Sound will
get many of the contracts, be-
cause OF their proximity to the
site, and their advantage In get
ting material to Alaska at
cheap price.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-12
SEWARD
FAIRLY
,JOY-MAD

SEWARD, Alaska. April
12.--Seward Ii ioy-mad with
news from Washington that
the terminus Of the Alaska
federal railroad will he To-
Gated here.
Real estate has gone mp
three and four times In price
since Saturday.
On Sunday and Saturday
nights the entire town met i'm
a big joy-party, dancing and
singing with happiness over
the news. The Alaska rail-
road will create u ''bOOm"
In Seward that will last for
years, il Is anticipated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04
Notes of Exhibition Game.

Dixie just lobbed them over most of
the time yesterday.
O'Hara was trying persistently to
awaken some enthusiasm among the
players, but without avail.
A very small proportion of the spec
tators were those who enjoy a half
holiday Tuesday afternoons.
Some of the smaller element wit
messed the game from under the bleach
ers which was quite the dryest spot on
the grounds.
Umpire Jim Ready of the Twin
State league occupied front seat III
one of the automobiles that had
brought the Keene team down.
There is one thing about the dia-
mond at the fairgrounds-it was in
lust as good condition for play dur
ing the rain as before. There Is
enough sand in it to make it undam-
ageable by anything short of cloud
burst
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04
TENNIS TITLES TO
BE DEFENDED HERE
State Championship Tournament to Be
Held on Country Club Grounds
Prospectus Is Issued.

The tennis committee of the Brattle-
boro Country club has issued a pr0spcc-
tus of the Vermont state championship
tennis tournament which will take place
on the club courts Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, Aug. %, Il and 25, un-
der the auspices of the United States
National Lawn Tennis association. The
events TO be contested are men s sin
giles and men S doubles. Cups will be
awarded to the winners of each event
as well as to the runner-up in singles,
The present state championship sim
giles cup is held by ]. G. Nelson of Con-
cord, \. H., and the doubles champion
ship cup is held by J. G. Nelson and
Fred II. Harris of Brattleboro. The
committee in charge of the tournament
is composed of DIR. II. p. Greene, J. p.
Estey and Roger Bracket. Entries
close Saturday, Aug. 81, at s p. IN.
with DIR. Greene. t''
The Vermont state tennis champion.
ship has been held for years at st.
Johnsbury and always draws a field
of high class players. sMessrs. Harris
and Nelson will be present to defend
their titles. 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04
NEW GAME OF TENNIS.
It Is Called Spike and Is Designed
for Three Players

A new tennis game has been invent
ed for use when three players want to
use a court at the same time. The
game is called "Spike' and solves a
troublesome problem.
This is the idea: The three players
toss up their racquets and the odd play
er plays the single court, taking the
service. If he wins the first game he
scores two points. If his opponents
win, they score one point each.
At the finish of the game the players
move up, as in the old baseball games
of Numbers and One Old Cat. We IL
designate A as the player who served
in the first game. He moves to the
odd" court on the opposite side. B,
who had the ''even' court, crosses and
takes the service, playing alone. C
takes the "even'' court and has A for
his partner.
After the second game every one
moves up again. Each player keeps his
own score and the first to score 1O
wins. Each player, in the new game
has one service in three; no player goes
it alone long enough TO become ia,
tigued, and each player has an equal
opportunity. In the old three handed
game the odd man serves twice as of
ten as either of his opponents.
This game gives a man good
chance to play with two women, and
gives a beginner a chance with the
good players. Also, it is not necessary
for one party to stand around while
two others play a singles match, OF
wait for a fourth player.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04
WEST RIVER LEAGUE STANDING
Sporting Notes.

Boston sporting writer's are frank in
their expressions of disgust over the
continued poor form of Ray Collins
and Leonard.
The double victory of the Braves
yesterday jumped that team into third
place and only fraction of point
back of the Brooklyn team.
proposition to have the Keene and
Claremont teams play here Tuesday,
Aug. IL, has been dropped, it having
been discovered that they are booked
for league game in Keene on that
day.
Johnny Evers is in line for another
suspension He was put out of
the second game yesterday and on the
way from the grounds he and Manager
Clarke of the Pirates exchanged words.
and then blows.
Manager Daniel Sullivan of the
Keene team tried to talk business with
" Tommy Guiheen, but as he wanted
the local man to play the outfield and
Guiheen said he knew nothing about
outfelding the negotiations stopped alb
ruptly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04

Photo by American Press Association.
JACQUES FoURNIER, CHICAGO AMERICANS
STAR FIRST Stacker.
of the American league, furnishes an
excellent example of what happens to
a batter who tries to outguess the pitch
er and one who doesn't. Cobb, jack
son, Wagner. Collins, Lajoie, Speaker.
and the other famous hitters of the
present era of baseball don't try to.
outguess & pitcher. They swing at ev-
cry good ball that comes along, not
worrying about how it is going to
break. But they've always followed
that course. Fournier's case is differ
ent.
In 1913 Fournier hit for .234 Up to
midseason in 1914 he didn't hit much
better than .250.
"And then l took q tumble to my
self" said Fournier "All along | had
been working ON the theory that sue
cessful batter was the one who out
guessed the pitcher. Every time I'd
step to the plate I'd try to figure out
in advance what the pitcher was going
to throw, and then I'd set myself for
such delivery.
Sometimes l did outguess the pitch
er. Oftener / didn't. But l always
was worried over the uncertainty Of
the guessing game. Had l guessed
wrong or was l right? The continual
worry took my mind off the fact that
was there TO bat-not to play a guess.
ing game.
well, one day last summer we stack
ed up against Walter Johnson. l fig
ured 1t wasn't any use trying to out
| guess him, so | just walked up to the
plate and banged away at what he
served up to me. / made two homo
runs that day. Ever since l have no.
/ been trying to do any outguessing.
keep in mind only one thing when l e
| TO the plate-that / must hit the ball
l think that system has been a sue
cess"
1t surely has. Fournier began to hi
like fiend from that time on and end
cd the 1914 season with mark 20
| 81.
This season Fourier started off at
whirlwind pace, and he has been main
tanning it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04
Sporting NezUs
EXHIBITION GAME
PLAYED IN RAIN
Nothing Resembling Enthusiasm in Six
Innings in Which Keene and Clare
mont Played to q Tie.

The Keene and Claremont teams of
the Twin State league played six in
nings of an exhibition game on the fair
grounds yesterday afternoon, every bit
Of it in a steady rain and probably
some 200 spectators sat in automobiles,
stood under umbrellas or occupied seats
in the grandstand 100 yards distant
The score was l to | and in spite of
this anything resembling enthusiasm
was a missing quantity, and this goes
for players and spectators alike. 1t
was a cold damp day to warm up.
For half an hour the Claremont in
field carried on practice and wound up
with shadow ball The batsman batted
an imaginary ball to some one of the
inficld and the motions of making the
plays were carried through. 1t gave
opportunity for some comedy and the
spectators found some amusement in
this feature.
Dixie, the old Brattleboro favorite
went to the mound for Claremont and
was opposed by Cedarstrand. Glare
mont played its regular team, but Fish
burne, Mclaughlin, Stafford and Fer
rim were missing from the Keene line
up. Manager Dan Sullivan started il
right field, where he turned in one
pretty running catch in the first in
ming, and then went behind the bat
Fish going to right. Wallace, pitch
er, played center and a youngstel
named Maynard held down left field ii
place of the veteran Ferrin. Maynard
turned in the swell play of the game
in the second inning when he made ;
running one-hand catch of Johnston !
| long foul
O'IIara scored Claremont s run il
| the fourth. Edwards hit one too no
| for McFlwee to handle and was safe
| O'Hara singled to right. OLear,
! hunted and w. Sullivan rushed to with
! in five feet of the plate to get the bal
! only to find that D. Sullivan had pick
cd it up and was vainly trying to fin
| some baseman to hurl the ball to. Nc
body covered first or second or third
| The bases were full. A short passe
| ball resulted in Edwards being tagge
at the plate trying to score standin
! up. but O'Hara moved to third an
| OLeary to second. Johnston flied I
| Wallace, 30 feet back of secon(
O'Hara broke for the plate after tn
catch, but as Wallace tossed the ba
| to Martin and Martin was slow in con
pretending passing events and run
O'Hara was not troubled in his jou
ncy Egan was passed and stole, br
Dixie grounded out.
In the sixth inning. which had bee
announced as the last, Davidson Wa
safe on his force of d. Sullivan ;
a second for the second out. He sto
standing up. Maynard popped hit
fly between left and center and Kin
end Ormsby backed and filed until II
ball fell safe and Davidson score
McElwee then flied to King. TT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04

Rochelle, Yonkers, Larehmont and
New York city.
Miss Dorothy Quinsel returned TO
her home in Natick, Mass, today, al
ter spending 10 days with Mrs. Don
Miller on Green street.
Fred H. Harris left this morning on
business trip to Pittsburgh, Pa. He
expects to 90 from there to Bedford
Springs, Pa, to compete in the tennis
tournament of Southern Pennsylvania.
Charles r. Dunklee went yesterday
TO Drewsville, \. H, to spend few
days with his family, who have been
there since early in July. The family
expect to return to Brattleboro to-
morrow or Friday, accompanied by
Mrs. Dunklee s father, II. c. johnson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Charles Revord of Northamp-
ton, Mass, is visiting her brother,
John Yevier.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Farr and two
children of Somers, Conn.,, visited in
town yesterday.
Miss Jennie Welcome of Haverhill,
Mass, is spending her vacation with
her aunt, Mrs. John Vevier.
Miss Glenna Blaisdell viii begin a
vacation of two weeks tomorrow from
her work in the office of Fred w. Put
nam.
Miss Ada Holder returned Sunday
from visit of two weeks in New
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04
FOURNlER TELLS A SECRET

States Why He Is Successful Batter.
The batter who tries to outguess a
pitcher never lands in the 800 class.
Such player has his mind concentrate
ed on what the pitcher is going. to
throw more than he has on the nat
ural object of his visit to the plate-to
hit the ball.
Jacques Fournier of the Chicago
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04
WHEN jim FLYNN JUST
SAVED $500.

"The funniest wallop / ever
got was from a fellow named
Ed Cooley" says Jim Flynn,
who was recently stopped by
Jim Coffey.
Say, he hit me a punch that
broke my nose and bent 1t off
way TO one side. 1 was an awful
looking spectacle. / went to a
doctor.
1T will cost you $500 to have
that nose Strengthened said the
doctor man. Whew, but that
was q lot of money in those days.
1t was more than l had, so ar
ranged with a club to let me
have another fight with this Coo
ley.
II wanted to get enough money
to pay the doctor to straighten
my nose; but, believe me or not,
that guy Cooley hit me another
wallOp on the other side of my
face and knocked that old nose
of mine straight again"