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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
CLUE
TO GIRL
ENIGMA

While three city detectives
searched in vain today for
clues of Miss Ethel Oliver
the 17-year-old girl who dis
appeared Sept. z, her mother
lay Frustrated at the home of
Mrs. A. q. Wickens, GOA
Alder ST., too sick even to he
moved to the home Of her
sister next door.
, She has gone from the home Of
her sister, Mrs. A. HORNE, 6040
Alder St, to the Wickens place
last night to phone the police
about possible news of her girl.
Suddenly overcome, she drop
ped in a faint. Since that time
she has been in too serious a con-
dition to be moved.
Il want my girl; want my
GIRL" she repeated constantly to-
day.
Denies Stories.
Once or twice she gained con-
troll of herself sufficiently to
deny furiously the stories which,
she said, the w. J. Shedwicks,
employers of the girl when she
disappeared, had told of the rela..
lions between her and her daugh-
ter.
The Shedwicks, she said-and
her story was borne out by the
former employers in talks to
newspayermen-had claimed she
took all her daughters wages.
and that dissatisfaction with this
arrangement had caused the
girl to leave the city in manner
such that her mother could not
find her.
Many Clues Phoned In.
q, That's a lie; that's lie"
cried the mother. Il never took
any of my girls wages. They
must have a reason to tell such
a lie about me-"
One SIS gold piece from her
daughter, a birthday present, she
said was the sum total Of all the
earnings she ever had had.
That Tacoma's heart is in the
search for the girl was shown by
numerous offers to help the po-
lice today. A great number OF
"clues" were phOned in, but In
every case these led nowhere. }
AS the day wore on, Mrs. Oil.
yer. became convinced her daughI
ter "had been murdered 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
HoWOne ManIs
MakingT acofna
a Better Town
BY THE EDITOR.

AS we've walked or jitneyed up and down Sixth
way to and from the office the last six
months or so, we've seen the transformation Of a
corner.
Last winter it was occupied by ramshackle little
frame house. The building was unpainted It was
more or less tumble down. The yard was ragged
and neglected and untidy.
It was such a corner as tends to depreciate the
value of all surrounding property and of all other
property in Tacoma. It was drawback on the
town. A black eye.
But some months ago it passed into the hands of
a new owner, or at least of new tenant
Paint appeared on the walls. The sidewalk was
patched. The fence railing took on stalwart look
The yard was cleaned like Dutch kitchen.
With early spring the changes began to multiply
Then growing things shot up in orderly profusion.
Neat treliscs were erected and vines covered them
Flowers began to line the walk. The side yard be-
came bower of beauty.
In short it was completely transformed corner
Today it is asset to that section of the city and
indirectly to all Tacoma.
east corner of Tacoma and Sixth avenues-in itself
isn't an event warranting our using this much space
for chronicling.
It's modest little place at BEST The original cost
to the present owner no doubt was comparatively
small and the improvements could not have cost him
more than few score of actual dollars.
But in another sense, it is important for it is an
example that dozens of other Tacomans might fol-
low with profit to themselves and to Tacoma.
With several hundred, or possibly several thous
and Tacoma places transformed as this one was
transformed, Tacoma would be new city, and a
vastly finer city.
With this last idea in mind, we have asked re.
porter to hunt up the man who has worked the
transformation This reporter will try to learn how
he did it, what it cost him, and how much more he
considers his place to be worth now than it was
when he took it over.
The story ought to be instructive. Watch for it
tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
BATTLESHIPS
AID SOLDIERS

BERLIN, Sept. 27.--Tiie adj
miralty statement today clnmed
that one of the battleships batter
ing the Teuton defenses in Be-
GUM near Zeebrugge had been
sunk, and that the others had re-
tired out of range of the German
gurs.
This fleet had been hammcrihg
the German trenches since Satur-
day, aiding the land forces in
their great offensive.
Especially, 1t was aiding the
French land batteries near Nie.,-
port. 1t is certain that before
the fleet was compelled to retire.
1t did a tremendous amount Of
damage.
Five airships worked In con-
junction with Il.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
BY Gibson Gardner

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 25.
All about Washington-and
doubtless the same is true in many
parts of the United States-the
trees hang full of fruit, apples,
peaches, plums, etc., which are
not picked and will not be picked.
1t does not pay.
A man sent a carload of peach
es and his broker wired a bill for
SIS deficit for freight and bro
kerage. The fruit did not pay
the cost OF sending it.
Yet avery city has its homes
some poor homes and others not
80 poor-where fruit is not eaten
and where It would be welcome.
What is the answer?
l put the matter up to Secre-
tary Of Agriculture David +.
Houston.
Answer--Co-operation.
YES" he said, Il took ride
in an automobile only the other
day through the wonderful fruit
region west of here, out by Har-
pers Ferry and Leesburg.
I saw the trees with the fruit
on them unsold and 'unpicked.
The answer Is cooperative
marketing.
The farmers. must do for the
apple and peach and other crops
what the citrus farmers Of Cali
fo~v&f. hav. Aoy.o Hfov The ostr,tc
crop. s,sssr- .
They must standardize the
produce and organize for its mar
ketfng.
They must have their own
warehouses and act as unit In
dealing for its sale and finding
where the crop is needed and
sending IL there.
That ia the work on which my
office Is engaged at present and
Ia one Of the things in which l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27

The Times, believing it's
readers will be greatly in
terested in an introduce
ton to these POTENTI-
AL PRESIDENTS has
prepared a series of illum-
mating articles on WHO
and WHAT THEY ARE!
Of Wilson and of Roose-
welt all has been printed
that anyone can wish to
know, so we'll leave them
out.
But as to the rest of
these men
We're going to tear
away the mask of digni-
fled reserve, remove the,
barriers of distance that
"lends enchantment to
the view,"' and put them
squarely before you with
every fact thrown into re-
lief by the SPOTLIGHT
OF PUBLICITY
And the facts alone will
prevail - the muckrakc
has been left in the cellar.
This series will be a lit
tie excursion into political
truth!
It will apply the TEST
of knowledge! - j.
You'll KNOW these
men as you know your
neighbors.
So watch The Times for
the articles, which will
start tomorrow, with the
truth about the candidate
now most prominently
mentioned for the replb-
lican nomination.
SENATOR THEODORE
e. BURTON OF OHIO!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
!lIHHl ?: F T. RE

DENVER, Sept. 27.-John d.
Rockefeller, jr., arrived here to-
day for q conference with Off
Gals of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Co., and perhaps committee OF
the United Mine Workers.
II Is said that young Rockefel-
Ter, now the active head OF all
the vast Rockefeller interests in
place of his father, plans to In
troduce a new era of paternalism
In Colorado. = -.
1t win not recognize the rights
Of the workers to organize and
demand reforms, but It will grant
many Of these requests as con-
cessions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
36'S
NOT ALL alike

NEW YORK, Sept. 81. -
What's perfect 36?" Selwyns
advertised for 100 girls with the
desirable proportions to fit their
100 Partisan gowns.
Now practically all of the Gre
atoms will have to be altered be-
cause 1t was found an. American
SO is larger than the French
brand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27

Rockefeller foundation.
He posed for the movies and
the press photographers as oblig-
ingly as an actor.
Doesn't Visit Lawson
He rambled all over Trinidad.
But he didn't 60 near the
jail where John Lawson,
whose conviction the ste
preme court has stayed, is
confined.
"The greatest publicity
harvest ever reaped," said
the correspondents with him.
"And he's a bully fellow per-
sonally.
September 23 was the second
anniversary of the strike.
If there had been no strike
Rockefeller wouldn't have been
out here for IL years more!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
TIDE TURNS SHARPLY


LONDON, Sept. 27.-Thc
tide Of war turned today on
every front In favor of tbs
allies.
The greatest artillery bOm-
bardnient in history IN blow
ing sections of the elaborate
German trenches on the
Fran-FIanders front to bits,
while the allies infantry are
smashing toward tho mill
tary railways by which the
TeutOns hold Belgium and
Northern France.
The German losses since
Saturday are believed to
have exceeded 100000 on
this one front alone.
The army of the car, TOO, has
turned fiercely on the invaders.
The army of Won Hindenberg met
with sharp repulse today in its
attempts at Dvisk. the outer fort
ress of Riga.
Along two-thirds of the eastern
front, the Russians are once more
on the offensive, and, we'll sup
piled with ammunition, have cap
tured hundreds of villages and
prisoners in enormous numbers.
italy also claims successes on
the Austrian frontier. the Ser
bans are holding up the threat
ened Teutonic advance.
Rush In achievements.
According to Athens dispatches
too, Bulgaria apparently Is re-
ceding from It's determination to
enter the war on the side Of the
central powers.
From Aras to the sea and in
the Champagne district, the bat
tie on the western front is pro-
ceeding with undated fury. Thou
sands are dead and wounded in
the burning ruins of Souchez and
other thousands are on the slopes
of Hill 20. captured by the allies.
Reinforcements are being rush
ed by the Germans through Rel
GUM to Lens.
Bitter Fight at Hill 20.
A bitter fight for Hill 10 is
raging, for this is the position
which dominates Lens, two miles
away. Two days of hammering
by artillery marked the struggle
before the British stormed the
hill. In the face of a whitening
fire, they then dug themselves In
to the summit, preparing 10 meet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
Get Into a Business Of
YOUR Own

future ease by getting into business Of your
own.
No man ever developed the best that was in
him until he was thrown on his own resources
Nothing does this so well as owning and
operating business Of your own
In the : Business Opportunity classifca-
ton Of TIMES WANT ads are many chances to
get hold of business large and small q
man in many cases. s 81 & 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
Ice Man Has
No Terrors
For This Man

CoUDERsPORT. Pa. Sept. 81.
M. L. Kelley. member of the
Mt. Vernon college faculty, has
bought farm near here on
which there Is an ice mine.
Ice forms in It throughout the
year. It is the coolest place in
the world in summer and the
warmest spot outdoors in winter.
Only one other similar mine is
known and that one is in Swift
zerland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
TWO CAPITALS
CELEBRATING

LONDON, Sept. 27.-London
and Paris were wild with martial
and patriotic enthusiasm this ev-
ening. Great crowds massed the
streets, singing, shouting and
cheering.
While the newspapers generally
bade the people remember that
the allies, being on the offensive,
must have suffered awful losses,
the crowds gave, themselves ,.p
solely to celebration of the sue
cessful advance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
What Will T. r. Do?
Go Fishing, Is Answer

Anybody Interested in know
ing what Col. T. Roosevelt in
tends to do in the next presiden-
tial campaign may have the an
swer. And this is made on de-
pendable authority. ~
He is going fishing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
Tomorrow

V4AAVkxVW
Making Moving Pictures"
lecture by b. A. Cook; Y. M. @.
A.; evening.
Norwegian steamer Tricolor ar
rives with 1880 tons copper from
South America.
Prof. Meany opens lecture
course before Tacoma Business
Girls club; Y. w. G. A.
Junior Commercial club: first
get-together meeting; Commercial
club. rooms; 1880 p. m.
Annual poultry show opens At
Puyallup fair; continues ali weak.
Smoker; Tacoma School Of Box
ing; Glide rink; p. N.
p. T. A., Sheridan school, busi-
ness meeting 2 O'Clock; reception
ais.
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lose 100000
SOLDIERS To
ARMY

LONDON, Sept. 27--While
the allies still scored some
successes late today, the
thousands of achievements
which the Teutons sent to
plug the holes I'm their line
slackened the momentum of
the allied advance.
In South Lens and I'm the
Champagne district, the Ger
mans were able to bring the
allied charges to "a sharp halt.
But between Arras and
lens the French made Inn
portant progress.
There are Indications that II
many places the Germans ar,
a mighty counter attack
Berlin's report today is tina
he allies have gained no essen
ial points. and that no real i'm
preston has been left to tn
German lines.
Germany has no apprelen
sion over the new move" the OF
licial report concluded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
John d. Only Trying TO WhiteWaSh Himself
MEET OUR NEXT PRESIDENT

IL seems to be reasonably certain that the next
president OF the United States will be one of these
men,
Which do YOU wish it to be?
VI before answering this question would you like
to KNOW A LITTLE MORE about each of the nros
pective candidates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
THROWS is
FOLKS OUT OF THEIR BEDS

UNIoNTOwN, Pa, Sept. 27.--
Fifteen persons we're injured ear
ly today when they were thrown
from their beds by an explosion
which wrecked Tony Tassone 9
two-story frame house at Rerub-
lic- ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27

the expected Teutonic counter on
slaught.
About Loss. where the Germans
admitted rebuff. they are deal
ing a heavy counter attack.
Yesterdays Events.
Following two weeks terrific
bombardment, the French aud
English yesterday moved forward
over wide front, penetrating the
German trenches as much as ri
miles, endangering their position
at Verdun, and capturing 1000
prisoners.
In a few isolated cases. the
Germans recaptured lost trenches.
but even their official report adj
mits severe setback.
The French captured the sun
posedly impregnable positions
near Souchez.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
Hires Press Agent .

-
Ivy Lee, an expert, was first
hired to press agent this visit OF
John d. Rockefeller, jr., to Colo
RADIO.
you must practice the art of
getting believed I'M" Lee wrote
Rockefeller after the Ludlow
massacre, according to the Walsl,
records
So Rockefeller, coming to view
the result of his social warfare
substitute for unionism, didn't
overlook the publicity end.
The night before he reached
Trinidad three friendly news
papers in Denver and the Asso-
ciated Press man were notified
that he would begin the next
morning a tour Of his coal camps.
Reporters and photographers
were on hand with King, Presi-
dent Welborn and other c. #. & l..
officials to welcome the man who
Walsh says owns Colorado and
whose. will and conscience" King
testified, lis more powerful than
all the people of Colorado"
. John D., jr., was surprised, !"
Of course, but, quite willing to
take them along on his trips about
the coal camps of Las Animas
county.
Meets Elk strike breakers
He wanted to meet all the min-
ers, compliment all the women
and make friends with all the
children in every camp. He snC-
ceeded in meeting many. Those
he met, were the strikebreakers,
imported to replace the 5000
union men who lost the great
Colorado strike. He met only
those whom his agents wantel
him to meet.
Plenty of Observation-Disclosures told
him they liked conditions and
wages.
And he did find conditions
s. better than ever they have
been before in the history of
the coal mining industry.
He found that the death
of women and children ut
IMdlow had brought about
!. better conditions for the
strikebreakers than over
their fathers and brothers
Il had enjoyed.
Rockefeller had the battle of
Ludlow explained to him by his
agents while he stood on tile lit
tie hill from which a deadly ma
chine gun fire was poured into
4 tho. miners colony. He didn't
. Ssit the death hole"
Digs for 10 Minutes
He talked to miners wives
about the price of food, the kind
OF food they had, whether they
had enough, ate with miners, told
the school kids to obey and re-
spect their teachers, inspected the
club houses built by his company
as substitutes for union halls.
which the strikers would have
been glad to build and tried, In
/ the frankest sort Of way, to make
the miners feel that he was their
friend.
He dug coal ten whole minutes
1t Frederick, slept at the mine
boss house, borrowed a night
shirt and comb.
Frank Walsh himself,
couldn't have given the MINI
s-ers he met there . more con-
gentfonel and hearty assur-
ance Of his friendship than
3id Rockefeller.
ue rnotored over the 35 mile
U&d built this summer with q
100000 donation from the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
BANK CLEARINGS
What's Doing
Today

Fair, auspices Falkland p. T.
A., Lutheran academy gymna,
SUM, afternoon and evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
100000 TBUTONs ON
} WAY FROM EASTERN NO
THE WESTERN FRONT

9 LONDON, Sept. 27.-Re-
Q ports that the allies attack
@ In the west had pressed hard
Q on important German POSI-
o lions were confirmed today
. by authentic accounts of
@ 100000 Teutons being trans
@ ferred from the east TO the
o west front.
. Despite the growing
9 strength of the RussianE,
Q the Teutons were forced to
9 call these men. They are
@ being transported with ut
o most speed to Belgium,
. France and Flanders, where
@ the whole western line faces
o a general allied onslaught.
Z" This may mean the end OF
Q Won Hindenberg's offensive
. against Riga.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27

AGENT
AFFAIR
special Dispatch by the Editor
of Denver Express

OI IcuNcF ENpTCSSsI
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 81. =
John d. Rockefeller, jr., is here
today trying to put a sugar-c0at-
ing on the bitter open-shop pill
he told a congressional investigai-
ing committee a year ago last
April he stood ready to offer his
employees as a substitute for
unionism.
1t is his first visit to the vast
coal properties of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Co. in IL years.
In making 1t he is employing
every press agent trick in an eff
fort to offset the report of Frank
p. AWalsh, chairman of the Unit
ed States commission on indus
trial relations. ..-
Each day he visits mis- coal
camps 1t is like triumphant pro-
cession of king among his vas
sails.
For the kingdom Of Rockefei-
Ter has been set In order since 10
women and children and strikers
were killed at Ludlow, and his
subjects have been taught to
cheer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27
Marketing Fruit;
What's T. r. to Do?
The Seamen's Bill

am most deeply interested"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-27

What's the matter with Frances
letting us have few Paris gowns
as collateral for that billion dollar
Joan?
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
SHIREMANSTOWN
Mrs. Mary G. Kilmore Dies After Ill
ness of Four Weeks
Special CORRESPONDENCE.

Special Correspondence
Shiremanstown, April 15.-Mrs. Mary
c., widow of the late William Klimore
died Monday morning after an illness
of q >ut four weeks at the age of 69
years. To many of her friends her
death came as shock. She is survived
by daughter, Mrs. Raymond Eberly
of this place. The funeral was held al
her late home on Railroad avenue and
were conducted by the Rev. Fl. X
Lantz. Interment was in the Chestnut
Hill cemetery.
John Bitner, of this place, who play
ed first base for the Mechanicsburg
team last season, is playing the initial
bag for the New Cumberland team this
year.
A very pleasant surprise party was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Humer in honor of their daughter
Miss Edna, on Tuesday evening. The
evening was spent in playing games
and music. Refreshments were served
to the following: Viola Kimmel, Mae
Lewis, Marcella Urich, of Lemoyne;
Mary and Cora Gogler, Margaret Bare
of Harrisburg; Edith Ebert, Edna
Humcr, Mae Brinton, Mary Jane Reed
Francis Laverty, Laura Feister, Lottie
Brinton, Meryerl Myers, Pearl Laverty
Isabella Feister, Masella Alric, Mel
Cleland, Ralph Smyser, Clarence Dit
low, William Penninger, Charles Law
erty, Sylvan Parks, William Lewis
George Reed, Lynn Brubaker, Charles
Ebert, Harvey Laverty, Scott Brinton
Harry Brubacher, Reed Bare, Abraham
Cottenham, Edward Smyser, Chester
Beamer, Arthur Bixler, Earl Humer
Hoover Brubaker. All returned tC
their homes after wishing Miss Humel
many happy returns of the day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
Schedule for To-day

Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Washington.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Cleveland at Detroit.
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l.. w. COOK

evening of next week special meeting
VIII be held for the election Of teach
ers and other important business
The four churches of town-Grace
Evangelical, Methodist, Church of God
and Presbytcrian-which were the
churches cooperating in the recent tab
ernacle evangelistic campaign, have
decided to cooperate in their regular
Wednesday evening prayer meetings.
The first of these union prayer meet
ings will be held next Wednes-
day in the Methodist church and
will be conducted by the Rev. George
Fulton, of the Presbyterian church.
There was quite an exodus of trout
fishermen from town to-day and some
left yesterday "to get a good seat on
the bank of the creek
Several persons went to Harrisburg
last evening to hear Sousa and his
band.
Miss Mae Singiser is visiting rela-
tives in Carlisle.
Mrs. F. P. Hall spent yesterday in
Harrisburg, where she was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. John Schroeder.
Dr.. and Mrs. Smyser returned to
their home IN York to-day after spend
Hing week in this place, the guests of
DR.. and Mrs. E. G. Snyder, West Main
street.
Mrs. j. A. Davis and little daughter
are visiting relatives in Carlisle and
Newville.
Misses Susie and Martha thinner
man spent yesterday in Carlisle
The Rev. and Mrs. L. NJ. Dice were
at Marysville to-day attending the fu-
neral of relative.
Miss Alma Mickey returned to her
home in Churchtown on Monday after
week visit to her aunt, Mrs. H. B.
Markley, West Main street.