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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
STORM PASSES
PUGET SOUND BY

Sheltered Puget Sound last
night and yesterday afternoon es-
capped. one of the worst storms
that mas ragged up and down the
coast.
Despite the lowest temperature
of the month last night, there
was practically no damage re-
suited from the frost. Although
the temperature went as low as
35--five degrees below the frost
Hne-the night was so clouded
and the ground SO soaked with
moisture that neither fruits nor
crops Will suffer severe damage,
says U. s. Weather Man Cover.
Previously. the lowest tempera-
ture for the month was 36.
Two lives were lost In the storm
at San Francisco. and 100000
of damage done.
Snow, hail and rain co-operated
with cold and Z high wind IN
Northern Oregon TO cause heavy
losses to sheep-raisers; 4 damage
- yet unknown TO small fruits,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
ENGLAND
WON'T GO
VERY DRY

LONDON, April 20. - David
Lloyd-George has abandoned his
plan Of total prohibition in Eng
land and will be satisfied either
with a plan of heavy taxes on all
sorts of intoxicants, or with a
plan for an extensive government
canteen.
His bill, long-expected, was in
troduced in the house of commons
yesterday afternoon, but met with
so much opposition that Lloyd
George himself agreed that 1t
would have to be changed.
1t was charged that his meas
ure would ruin a great industry
and that especially Ireland would
suffer. Irish Leader O'Brien said
he would as soon have the Ger
mans sack Cork as to have prohi-
bition enforced.
Lloyd-George made his fight
on the basis of military necessity.
He said insobriety was delaying
work in the munitions factories,
and that this in turn was result
ing in the prolonging of the war
and unnecessary loss OF life.
He declared that total prohibit
tion had been q success in Russia,
and that he had abandoned this
plan only because he considered
It too great an interference with
the habits of the people to en-
force all 1T once.
While the house was meeting,
the lower house of the clergy Of
Canterbury also were in session.
They adopted . resolution pIedg-
ing themselves to temperance, but
not abstinence, during the war.
The bishop of Canterbury en-
phatically declared he wouldn' Z
abstain. because he tried that
once. and Il had hurt his health.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
PERSIANS THINK
KAISER BILL Is
FELLOW BELIEVER

After a two-days' interesting
session, the Women's North Pa,
cific Presbyterian Board of Mis-.
sions adjourned at the First Pres.
byterian church, to meet at the
Westminster Presbyterian church.
Portland, In 1917. The former
officers Of the board. all OF them
residents Of Portland, were 70
elected.
At the closing session yester-
day afternoon Mrs. Eva Ballis
Douglas, q missionary Of 10
years service In Teheran, Persia,
told Of a letter she had received
recently from another missionary
In Persia. The missionary wrote
that the Persians, who are prsc-
tically all Mohammedans, had
been told that the kaiser OF Ger
many was . Mohammedan, and
that It was for this reason that
they felt bound to assist German,
in the Great war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
PARK BOARD TO INSTALL
WICKER WHEEL CHAIRS

II you 60 out to Point Defiance
this summer, and don't feel like
walking about through the leafy
bowers, and flower gardens, and
geological exhibits, you can rent
q nice wicker wheel chair and
wheel yourself about.
They will be self-propelled, and
will be leased to the tired, or the
crippled or the infirm at q 20
cent rate.
1t is also proposed by the park
board that Sightseeing autos be
run through the park. The board
has not yet decided whether to
purchase the cars, or to allow
some bus company to operate a
concession on the park boulevard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30

fusal to cut a street SO as to
benefit a piece of Blethen's prop
erty.
The last piece of invective
termed Thomson as robber and
a semi-crimipal and intimated
that he was improperly and Sc
cretly interested in city contracts,
which he as city engineer let.
In court, Blethen was unable
to substantiate any of these
charges whatever. The Blethen
attorneys asked for small dam
ages on the ground that Thomson
really had not been injured by
their assaults, but on the con-
trary had constantly moved from
one position to another better
one.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
Tapioca Cream

Two tablespoons pearl tapioca, pint milk.
yolks OF eggs one third cup sugar, one-naf
saltspoon salt, whites Of eggs and onehaK tea
spoon vanilla. Soak the tapoca in hot water.
enough to cover It, In the top OF a double boiler
placed hte back of the stove When the water
IL absorbed add the milk and cook until the tap
ioca 10 soft and Transparent. Beat the yolks Of
the eggs, add the sugar and salt Pour the boil.
Ing mixture on them, and cook or minutes
or until II chickens like boiled custard. Remove
from the fire. add the whites Of the eggs beaten
to foam Stir well and when cool flavor. Do
not try to mold it, 1t Is delicate when soft
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
FIRST BERRIES
REACH TACOMA

The first homegrown straw
berries have arrived. s. Jacob
son of Purdy, WASH, in the Bay
Island region, sent three cups of
fully ripened berries today to
the Sound Fruit & Produce Co.
They were purchased by President
Hague of the Hague Box & Lum-
Der Co. at 81 apiece. The ber-
ries are three weeks earlier than
the usual first homegrown prod
uct.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
CITY
IS AFTER
The JITS
The city of Tacoma is now go

The city of Tacoma is now go
ing after the jitneys.
City Attorney Stiles yesterday
afternoon began drawing up an
ordinance for regulation of the
buses. and he is Incorporating IN
the new law practically every
adaptable feature of every other
city's jitney ordinance that he has
been able to get his hands on.
Judge Stiles has even obtained
copies of laws used In European
cities for regulation Of omni-
buses. and he intends to adapt
some of them to Tacoma jitneys.
When finished, his ordinance
will be one Of the longest traffic
laws on the city's books.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30

through bankruptcy proceedings
and affected q comIrcmise with
its creditors, on the advice Of
Fogg, who was attorney for the
Dege Co., and that IL believed the
lease had been automatically can
celed by the receivership.
Fogg demanded payment of the
lease price. according to the Dege
answer, as part of q plan and
scheme" to wreck the Dege con-
Germ.
The suit will undoubtedly bring
sensational developments when It
comes up for trial. Dege is rep
resented by Campbell, Dunkle-
berger and Henley, and Boyle,
Brockway and Boyie
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
NAME COMMITTEES
|ON MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Rev. Frank Dyer is perma-

The Rev. Frank Dyer IL perma-
nent chairman: J. b. Kaiser Il
secretary, and Mayor Fawcott
vice chairman OF the COMMITTEES
which will take charge OF the
musical Fourth of July programs
In the Stadium this year.
F. w. Wallis will train thu
chorus of 1000.
The musical committee Is:
The Rev. w. A. Moore, Jason
Moore, w. G. Alexander Ball, Per
OLSON, r. Festyn Davies, Keith !.
Middleton, @. w. Rounds, r. 4.
Schofield, Frederick Herman.
Carl Bach and Austin Morrill,.
Other committees named are:
On conference with carnival a.
sociation---Home T. Bone, Frank
Dyer, J. b. Kaiser: on co-opefr-
tion with fraternal organizations
and national groups--Van
Dowd. A. B. Comfort, Homer -
Bone; on finance-W. w. sey-
mour. with power to add "a IL
committee; ON general program !
Murdoch Mcleod, William
deiger. Bishop Frederick ". K6 s
tor. r. D. Mcdonald; % c1&rx<
oo-operatiorlE. e. BIoomoi6
4. A. knight and D. H. TOD
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
CHARGE F0cc TRIED
TO RUIN DEGE STORE

Declaring that Fred 8. Fogg,
president of the California Build
ing Co., had betrayed faith In
bringing suit to collect rental for
. store room at 1114-1116 Pacific
avenue, leased to the James H.
Dege Co. at $1,000 a month, and
that he had instituted . consist
ent campaign to "break" the con-
Germ, defiant answer was filed
IN superior court today by the
Dege Co. to Fogg's suit.
Fogg asks that the Dege Co.
continue to pay rental for the
Pacific avenue premises under an
old lease.
Z IN tho answer filed today. the
begs CO. declared that II went
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
THOMSON WINS
+ $4,000 VERDICT
FROM bLETHEN

SEATTLE, April 3O.-The
jury which heard the libel
case of former City Engineer
Reginald H. Thomson against
the Seattle Times and A. j.
Blethen, its editor, today
brought In sealed verdict
awarding the plaintiff $15,-
900 damages.
Thomson, as former engineer
of the city of Seattle, gained a
national fame for his engineering
ability in Seattle's mammoth re-
grades and water system.
Nevertheless he was bitterly at
tackled over q period OF IA years
by Blethen. 1t is said the feud
started because of Thomson's re>
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30

the falling of electric wires at Eu-
gene, and damage to shipping.
b It Is estimated that thousands
of sheep, worth So a head, are
dead. The shearing season is just
over, and they were unprotected.
At Everett, heavy wind came
In from the open ocean, and
drove many launches and scows
ashore.
There is said to have been .
benefit from the storm In some
regions. because of the needed
rain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
TAKES 100000
ORIENTAL CARGO

Carg', worth half million dol
lars and more was taken from
Tacoma today by the Chicago
Maru. X included $4,000 worth
Of barbe'd wire, several autos,
supposedly for use n the war. !
quantity of cotton and Sf6ol b8rs,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
FORCES
POISON
ON GIRL

MUSHROOM, Mich, April 80.
Can a wife become so jealous
of a daughter step-daughter--
as rival for the affections Of the
husband and father that she will
murder?
That Is the question that arises
today in the most coolly executed
staying this part CT Michigan ever
experienced.
The step-daughter, who was IL
years of age, was the image OF
her divorced mother. She kissed
her father and sat on his lap
until forced to abandon 1t by
threats from his second wife.
Then she did 1t secretly-and
the step-mother found 1t out.
Woman COnfesses.
The next act was the finding Of
the body of little Evelina Steele
in an alley back of her home. and
the step-mother's confession.
Mrs. Albert Steele, on arrest,
admitted stripping the little girl
of every bit of clothing in wood
shed. She told Of binding her
arms tightly at her side, of blind
folding her, and then, having the
little girl helpless, pulling out
her tongue and forcing spoonful
of muriatic acid down her throat.
The step-mother then decided
to bury the child and dug a hole
in the yard, but ON later thought
decided to throw the body into
the alley.
Father Near Madness.
After her confession the step
mother declared her motive for
the killing was to save the girl
and relatives from shame, but
physicians who examined the
body say this statement is pre-
posterous.
Albert Steele, the girls father,
is on the verge of madness. He
curses his wife.
ut had always been my GUS
TOM" said Steele, in calmer mo-
ment, to kiss my wife and Eve
loina when leaving for work and
when returning. In the evenings
the child would sit on my lap and
tell me the little incidents Of her
day at school. Before retiring I
would go into her room and kiss
her.
"Then suddenly this all
changed. When the three of us
would be together in the evenings
the girl would remain by herself
and refuse to sit on my lap. She
would say nothing, and as re-
call it now, seemed to be in fear
of her step-mother.
Convinced Woman Jealous.
Whenever the latter left the
room she would dash over to me
and kiss and hug me--but never
In the presence of her step-moth-
|er. Perhaps I did display moro
affection for the child than for
my wife, but that Is common IN
any home and does not mean that
q man loves his wife the less. "
The authorities are convinced
that Mrs. Steele killed the girl
Through jealousy - perhaps as|
much because the child looked
like her mother.
Evelina, some time before her
death. confided to Z school chum
that her mother struck Ter with
broom, told her Il was not
ladylike for her 70 kiss her father
and sit on his lap and ordered
her to do 30 no longer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
Yep SETS
FIRE TO
BUILDINGS

LONDON, April 30.-Advices
from Flexistowe and other points
over which Zeppelin passed last
night showed little damage.
Five houses at Ipswich were
destroyed by fire from incendiary
bombs. st. Andrews hotel and
several nearby buildings were
burned.
The Zeppelin disappeared from
Bury st. Edmunds in the direc-
ton of the sea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
Delrnonico Potatoes

Cut cold boiled potatoes into half Inch cubes
Make white uce and pour the potatoes Into II,
using ~ cups Of potatoes to cup of sauce. Put
each layer generously with ohesse Cover top with
crumbs mixed with cheese, and bake In a hot oven
20 minutes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
MENU
Roast Veal

Select q cut from the leg shoulder. Wipe.
dredge with salt and lay thin slices Of pork
meat. Allow roast to brown In broiling oven, then
lower heat and cook 30 minutes to the pound bast-
Ing every 10 10 minutes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-30
Economy Devices

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routine Of He IS OF much n results
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-26
k. .S,LEELANLAW, OF
 NEW YORK, IS SUNK BY UNDERSEA BOAT

London, July 26-The American steamship Lee1anaw, from Archange1 July 8, for Belfast, with cargo of flax, was torpedoed and4sunk yes terday by German. submarine off the northwest coast of Scotland.
 All the members of the. crew Of the eLeelanaw were saved. They were >brought1nto Kirkwan in their own boats
 The Leelanaw was owned by the Harby Steamship Company, of New York She was for mer1y called the Earnwe11 She was 28o feet long and of 1923 gross tonnage She left Galveston May 5 and New York May IT with cargo of cotton for Arehangel.
 Vessel Detained By Britisk
 The steamer left New York, May IT with cargo of cotton consigned Russia by way of Gothenburgs The vessel detained Kirwa and released June 26 with permission proceed to Afchangel where the cotton discharged and cargo of fax loaded for Belfast
 The Leeanaw was commanded by Captain D. B. Delk- the Harby Steamship Go of New York planned to return the Leelanaw ballast to this country The official statement of the German government issued April l8 1915, set forth that flax is contraband of war
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-26
COMMISSIONERS WILL "CET"
 MOONEY AT ANY COST, NOW

To forestan any future action which Chief Edward Mooney of the fire de- partment may make to retain his po- sition, charges of characterization will be mades against him at the meeting of the board of fire commissioners tonight.
 If the insubordination charges can be maintained by the commissioners they think Chief Mooney can be re- moved from the. department and he will lose the. $1,5OO pension of half pay, which they have voted him, to take effect from August 1st.5 By their vote at the meeting last Friday night, Chief Mooney was relieved from active. duty until August 1st and or dered to go on leave of absence at z o'clock on Saturday morning.
 The chief believing that his leave of absence was optional, reported for duty as usual on Saturday morning and continued on the job until a sec ond notice to quit had jbeen served on him and President Leonard of the fire board ordered him to quit as acz tive head of the department.
 All his life Chief Mooney has been fighter. When convinced that ne is right he has never stopped. This propensity oftthe chief, the fact he has retained illegal counsel to look out for his interest and the possibility that he may bring legal proceedings in due commissioners good faith in their retirement of him on the charge that hesis physically un- able to perform his duties, has the members of the commission in the air E It has been common knowledge that the present administration had 5planned to retire men to the pension list active and efficient members stof both the fire. and police departments who have given the best years of their lives to the service of the city. This plan was partly frustrated in the cold view which the general assembly took of the charter amendments which give the fire and. police commissioners legal authority to make such retire.. naents
 The retirement of Chief. Mooney was brought about at a snap meeting of the commission held after other retfrements had been made and after Attorney John J. Cu1linan had been assured by members of the commits sion that the retirement of the chief was not to be considered that even ing Attorney CuI1inan left the Court Exchange building and five minutes after the board was called into ex- ecutive session and the vote retirin g the chief on the grounds of disabil- ity was put through.
 Tonight at the meeting of the .commissi oners Daniel A. Johnson, first assistant chief uf the fire depart. nlent and at present acting chief, will be named to succeed Chief Mooney af- ter August 1st.
 George F. Beardslee, oldest captain in the department in point of service will be named as second assistant. Capt. BeardsIee's father was a former chief of the Bridgeport fire depart nent. Jacob AHorkheimer now sec ond assistant chief will become the first assistant Clerk Hall who is rat ed as third assistant chief will not CContinueu on Page Twoi
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-26
=s- PROM INVENT MEN ARE SUMMONED
 IN HILL PROBE Counsel For Respondent Fails to Produce Needed
 Witnesses. HILLS ACCOUNTING CAREFULLY CHECKED Bridgeport Manufacturer Is Among Those to Take
 Stand Wednesday.
(speciaI to The. Farmero


 Stamford. July 26-suDpoenas will be issued. today by Special Commis- sfoner Walter Mcguire for thirteen prominent Fairfield County residents who are wanted as witnesses in con nection with Jeremiah Donovan's con- test to unseat E.. J. Hill as congress- man from. the Fourth district.
 The witnesses were sought by Homer Cummings, counsel for Dono- van, who requested Hil1's counsel to have them at the hearing. This was agreed to, but the witnesses failed to appear when the hearing was resumed today.
 : Included in the witnesses to be sub poenaed are F. J. Kingsbury, presi- dent and manager of the Bridgeport Brass Co.,; Frederick Rhodes, secre- tary of the Salts. Textile Co.; EImore S. Banks, treasurer of the Republican Town Committee. of Fairfield. MT Kingsbury and MT. Rhodes were con tributoFs to the famous $f0 ,ooO cleo tiqn fund. MT. Banks report as town treasurer faileds to acknowledge re- ceipt of a contribution from A. C. Wheeler, keep of the dough bag for Hill
 Today's session of the hearing was brief and of little interest It con sisted mainly of an examination of Hill,s election expense returns to the state and to the federal government. Several town committee reasurers were examined as to their reports. None of the treasurers were heard whose reports showed discrepancies in moneys received from the congress Sional committee.
 The hearing will be resumed We'd nesday morning. As MT. Hill expects to go on a vacation to the coast about August 1, the hearing will be, conc1ud- ed as rapidly as possible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-26
been identified.

It will take several days to raise the steamer. Dynamite will then be used in the river bed to release those bodies which may be stuck in the mud.
 The rescue work at the steamer con- tinued with b reduced force of divers today. F, H: Avery, in charge of the rivers, reported to Coroner Hoffman that he believed there were about 200 bodies still in the steamer but feared they. could not be recovered until the boat was. raised.
 Relief work was continued today un- der the direction of Mayor Thompson s advisory committee and the local chapter of the Red Cross society. Per sons in every trade and industry are contributing to the fund. It was an nounced long before noon that s150,000 had been pledged and that the remain, der Of the $500 900 it is planned to raise
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-26
DOORS
 MACHlNISTS
Johnston $ Statement

CT expect my men to go back to work morrow morning, unless the matter now being taken up with the New York office of the Stewart Construction O., is not settled to-day by McClorry who is there to-day. This matter has nothing to do with the other un- ions and only arose to-day. know that the Stewart people will not stand in the way of a settle ment.
 Of course if the Manufactures Association want to stir things up here we are ready to meet them and the troubles here will be greater than they have ever been.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-26

Washington. July 26-Great Bri- tain's reply to the American note of ment of the orders in council which restrict neutral commerce, was re- ceived here today. It holds that the orders are within international law. although they may involve anew a proclamation. of principles and ar gues that it is proper to await a judi cial interpretation
 The new note, in the most courte- Hous language, holds that Great Bri- tain's action is justified by decisions