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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-03

Wants, To Rent, For Sale
&C., l cent a word in Farmer
Want Column.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-03

The flood waters of the Genesee
river in the streets of Rochester N.
Y, are receding, and it is believed
that the flood is over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-03
Seek Cash to Protect
Stockholm From Airship

Stockholm, April "a private com
rnittee has been formed here which
intends to provide 700, 900 kronen for
the protection of Stockholm against
air attack The committee has. pre-
pared a plan of the necessary de-
lenses including batteries, of anti air
craft guns on the hills around Stock
holm and a fleet of twenty defensive
aeroplanes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-03

England has started the process Q
wedding unfit men from the army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-03

A report from Berlin, says that Ger
many is expected to issue meat cards
in a short time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-03

SPRING PIONEERING
PLANTS.
JOHN E4AaCAA a. SON..
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-03

@T~1 HE little German nurse, who
had remained with me, came
to say that the men were need
ing US, Sthey were getting into
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

he candidate
head the light
rassign the departments the
their
places thatarr be
to Tacoma as light commissioner
Of of The Times would
Clark Malego He
satisfactory public works but his has not been OF
the to qui soy has Clark MGregors.
Of Tacoma ay the old charter
public works. and both have had experience lines
makes them competent administer the department it should
be administered
OF the Meor term in office much recent when Taco
and demands office
pressing
lines he also have handled bigger tasks Since leav
he has been engaged contracting
personally he established held i'll high
by his Port officials and the who worked him
certainly enviable record
tells
the conduct of the department if he is elected
the that Owen Woods practically always especially
franchise matters moral questions Well McGrgr cand
date who would his department better than Woods DOING and who
would be good legislator as we'll
Clark of somewhat lesser caIre His business ability not the equal
of McIegors Furthermore he pronounced and the Jimmy
Davis crowd i'll the last few days has lined up behind him.
The Mctpgor is
strength the people who city government
Gleg0r
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

person on the outside thinks of
calling an auto-bus u lit"
The fish" is an established
feature of the penitentiary.
Il
broke into" prison last
Thursday morning. remained
inside until Sunday night.
And during all of that time not
single prisoner or prison Off
cial suspected that l was anything
but an ordinary fish who had
been punished for one of the
many misdeeds which society
considers to warrant imprison-
ment in steel and stone.
1t is said that | am the first
reporter who ever obtained real
STORY" of the INSIDE at Walla
Walla.
But aside from that feat, i'm
portant or not, I have seen life
from the inside in such manner
that ! may be able to give the
public a new insight into the
minds of the so-called criminal
class.
IF SOME OF THE JUDGES
IN CRIMINAL COURTS COULD
GO THROUGH A SINGLE
DAYS EXPERIENCE AS A
FISH, l KNOW THAT THEY
WOULD PUT A GREAT DEAL
MORE THOUGHT INTO THE
INDIVIDUAL CASES OF MEN
THEY ARE CALLED UPON TO
PUNISH FOR THE CRIMES
THAT THE LAW CALLS FELO-
MES.
l think that the Seattle Judge
who sent a man to Walla Walla
recently on a two-year sentence,
afterwards explaining that his
tongue had slipped and he only
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

meant to give the prisoner n one
year term, committed as great an
injustice, not only to the man,
but to society, as the prisoner had
committed.
Punishment of crime no doubt
is necessary. Penitentiaries per-
haps are necessary.
But Imprisonment is a terrible
punishment. The mere depriva-
tion of mans liberty, regardless
of any other indignities which he
may suffer in prison, is the bit
terest penalty that any man can
pay for his wrongs.
Reformers OF men will never
succeed so long as judges con-
tinue to give long sentences for
comparatively trivial offenses.
In Walla Walla my name was
"Peter WILSON," i was Off
cially photographed and regis
tered by the BertillOn operator. 1
was given a number, but since the
record has since been scratched
from the books, and my number
will go to the next fish" who en-
tiers the prison, l have changed
the first figure of my prison
classification to read No. OO47,
for purposes of these articles.
In the role of Peter Wilson /
talked with murderers, burglars,
safe crackers, bank robbers and
men of every criminal distinction.
! ate with them, worked i'm the
jute mill beside them, smoked
their tobacco.
And those three days will al.
ways stand ont as the most in
teresting period In my entire life.
Continued on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

Well, here goes:
This remarkable, extraordinary
photo is of the honk blaa, other
wise known as the forward-baek-
ward bug.
This is the first photo ever TAX
en- of the forward-backward bug.
A funny thing about this bug
is that he never moves from the
spot where he is born.
His four hind legs and the
four front legs try to walk in
different directions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

dianapolis. unframed in the
wreck, gave birth to IL child
In day coach Immediately
after the crash.
D. {. Moon, general manager
of the New York Central, dis
cussing the wreck, said:
THE engineer of the first see
ton was stopped by a signal at
Amerhest, We don't know how.
THE second section should
have been stopped by an automa-
tic block signal or by the flag
man of the second section
The Twentieth Century Limit
ed was derailed, but nobody
aboard was injured.
Saved From Burning.
Masses of wreckage were
strewn in every direction said
G. b. Gillette, member of the
Amerhest fire department.
Coaches were upset like toys.
"Firemen pulled 20 victims, a
number of them women, through
the windows, and probably saved
some from cremation"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
FLYER PLUNGES
THROUGH DEBRIS;
THIRTY INJURED

CLEVELAND, March %.
-Twenty-One persons were
killed and more than 30 ill.,
jured early today when east
bound Lake Shore train No.
SO was struck by it's second
section I'm the dense fog.
Both trains were ditched.
A moment later the Twentieth
Century Limited ploughed
through the wreckage near Amer
hest, o. The noise of the col
lision was heard for two miles.
Fog Obscures Light.
The heavy fog made 1t so dark
that the engineer of the second
section couldn't see the brake
mans lantern and rushed his
train past the warning signal.
Ambulances from Lorrain,
Amerhest and Elyria were stuck
in the mud while the injured lay
on the ground for two hours.
They were taken to Elyria at
ESQ this morning on a special
train.
Mrs. Mary Maiston, of In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
Seattle WetAgain,
SAYS Ole Hanson

Seattle is wet again." is che
explanation given by Ole Hanson
of Seattle, former progressive
candidate for United States sena-
tor, of the recent reelection of
Mayor Hiram G. Gill.
Seattle went wet by $4,000 in
1914, and by 5000 this year."
Hanson added. "Since the cleo
ton there has been no trouble in
getting whisky almost anywhere
on the main street. from drug
stores, prohibition bars and
cafes. Men working for me at
land clearing, strangers to Seat
tel, have come to my office drunk
on their first day in town. Sat-
urday night | paid the fare to
Ellensburg of a man who had
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

spent his ticket money to drink.
"Sheriff Bob Hodge made a
few grandstand raids of private
homes and the Rainier club, but
accomplished nothing
Governor Lister yesterday ad-
mitted that he was in receipt of
re ports of general attractions of
the law in Seattle.
THE citizens there generally
want the law enforced" he said,
in disagreement with Hanson.
"If the officials are not enforc-
ing the law they are going against
the sentiment of the people,
Hanson also declared that Sc
atle progressives generally were
for Former Governor Henry Nc
Bride for the republican nomina-
ton for governor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
By e. A. Peters

1t was more than 80 years ago.
A newly arrived prisoner at
the Walla Walla penitentiary had
just been stripped, bathed, at
tired in convict clothing and
placed in a little cell to await
further examination.
A trusty convict slipped ST.
lently to his cell door.
"What're you in for. boz he
whispered, between lips that
moved so imperceptibly no guard
could have detected the motion.
"Oh, robbed man and didn t
have sense enough to get away. =
replied the detected newcomer.
well, you sure were a sucker
to get caught" was the convict's
pessimistic reply.
Yep, was a fish--a poor
fish came from the dark cell.
For three days ! was fish. :"
Not because l was sucker to
get caught" But simply because
was prisoner in penitentiary.
Ever since that day when the
green prisoner called himself a
sfish," Walla Walla prison has
adopted and matured the phrase.
Every new convict is a fish.
The special cells I'm which new
prisoners are confined are called
'ifish cells"
The clothes worn by new in
mate are "fish clothes"
A convict remains fish until
he has passed medical examine
ton and then accepted as a ''reg-
ular prisoner"
The prisoners think no more
of calling one of their tribe a
fish, In all deep seriousness, than
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
SICHATH CHARMSTO
STILL THE SAVAGE, ETC.

There was Anna Pavlowa,
queen of dancers, with the incom-
parable feet and marvellous grace,
with her imperial Russian ballet.
Perhaps the most striking of
the .:group was Nine. Tamaki
Miura, the Japanese soprano, who
sings in every language but her
own. She will appear in the title
role ltonight.
An of them, of course, thought
Tacoma was Just the best thing
they had hit since they started
their tour of the west.
Tonight's performance prom
Uses to be the most eventful thing
of its kind in recent years. The
curtain will rise promptly at 8
o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

1t was an entirely neutral
throng of singers, musicians and
dancers, of many nationalities,
that alighted from nine special
cars at o'clock this afternoon,
prepared to give the people of
Tacoma one OF the biggest treats
of the year. -
Russians, japanese, Italians.
Americans, pro-alIies and pro-
Teutons, all were blended, in
peaceful harmony, into the Taco
ma scenery.
They were the members of the
Boston Grand Opera company
which is to give a performance
of Madam Butterfly" at the Ia
coma theater tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
Carranza Beginning a
Drastic Campaign at
TOrreon- rshing
Acts independently.

II is believed that Pershing is
acting independently. without or
ders from San Antonio. Condi-
tions along the border today in
dictate that the situation in NJ az
leo would be settled peacefully.
Efforts to make the expedition
for Villa appear like an invasion
have failed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

\ small bale Of letters on the subject came in.
One or two writer's defended Owen Woods. A con-
siderable number IF letters showing marked SINH
aritv Of authorship rhided lis for not including the
name Of H. Y. Stayton in the list of elgbles. Clark
and Gronen came in for praise. And then there
the stack from McGregors friends.
We have read them all. From the information
and suggestions they contained and from additional
research the men who make The Times have been
conducting, we have reached a definite conclusion
THAT H. j. McGREGOR IS THE MAN TO VOTE
FOR.
As we said i'll our very frank page-one editorial
Of last week. there is not great deal TO choose be-
tween Clark. Glonen and McGregor Any one Of
the three is far preferable to another term of Owen
Woods
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
.,IRNlEN VALUABLE

WASHINGTON, u. C.. March
90. No report of Villa has been
received since he was located 10
miles south of Dublin. Supplies
are pouring steadily southwark.
Gen. Pershing has the highest
praise for the airmen who have
been OF great value in scouting
and carrying dispatches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
CORRESPONDENTS

Is IL true that some watt
ers are so eager for money
that they will take asparagus
tips?-W. A. Bull.
We never heard of such a one.
We do not believe walters are
as bad as most persons think.
We once knew waiter who
never took a tip in his life.
Possibly he was not a Typical
waiter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

We want Rem Dow to be
frank and tell MS II he
doesn't think it is really
WORTH $25 for anybody TO
dig up five reasons why he
should be elected commits
sioner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

c. +. w. StOever gave us
the data for the one we are
going to print today. We
don't know where G. T.. w.
got IL, but you'll agree it's
great stuff.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
CHANGE TACTICS

Ell PASO, March 29.-Dodi's
cavalry is reported today to have
changed their tactics.
Headquarters have been shift
ed from Elvalle, it is said, and
the troopers are cooperating with
Carranzistas. A huge ring will
be thrown around the territory
supposed to be occupied by Villa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

All through life it is just one
tug-of-war with the forward-back-
ward bug.
The forward backward bug
doesn't know what a swell mes
senger boy he'd make.
If this Villa guy were like the
forward-backward bug 1t would
be a cinch to nab him.
This picture shows him In deep
thought. Maybe he's thinking
that If he could walk he'd go to
the barber shop, and get shave
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

and hair cut in order to run for
council on progressive-conser-
vative ticket or else join the Rus
sian army.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

MONTERREY, March 20
4 campaign to exterminate
the ViIlistas at Torreon was
ordered today. They will be
Immediately executed when
caught.
Carranza's generals, Luis Eli
sondo, Ignacia Ramos and Matias
Ramos, are now in the field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

They're simply immense. We
know because we write them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
Talk O The Tines

Greetings, have You been
reading our unnatural
stories?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

M'GREGOR
BY THE EDITOR

wish thank The readers who responded of last
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-29
Three TRAINS CRASH; Il DEAL

There's a Sam Lloyd puzzle OF
page three which looks mighty
simple but which-well, try it TO,
yourself.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-13
NATIONAL GUARD
QUESTION MAY BE
TAKEN Up Higher

That he government at Washington
IS lfkeE to pass itilon the auestisH Of
whnther members OF the Legislature
can hold commissions in the Hawaii
National Guard seems TO be the belief
today III official circles, though Ne of.
ticial VIII be quoted Gu the subject T.
The 4esignatieu Of CAPTAIN iTrlStein
and the situation thus brought To no
Uce. exclusively Published IN the star
bulletin Saturday has aroused vide
interest designations OF other guard
officers who are members of the leg.
stature are rather expected, though
these may aVa- n interpretation of
the law md tire facts either by the
territorial attorney general O. BY le<
gal lights at Washington Territorial
officials, particularly those working
actively to brEld UP the gnard, are
hoping that the provision OF the or
ganic act citad Saturday does not de-
bar members Df the legislature from
holding commissions, and it is he
Heved there will be urecedents found
in mainland states which would jas
fifty the simultaneous holding Of the
two positions here. IT,. -"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-13
SHERMAN BRINGS
ARMY OFFICERS
FOR OAHU POSTS
Service First

Army officers for Honolulu posts,
Who will arrive on the transport Sher
man from San Francisco tomorrow
morning, according to a wireless mes
sage received at army. headquarters
are as follows: "
Capt II. H. BIaslaud. LIST Infantry;
Capt IL i. Eames. 25th infantry; lst
Lieut.. J. A. GalIoEly, G A. G.; LIST
Lieut.. G. B. Glover, 25th Infantry.
Capt Frank Halstead, LIST Infantry;
Ist Lieut.. w. W Hicks, {. a. G.; Vet
erinsrian G. II. Jewell, 9Th Cavalry;
1st Lieut.. G.. {. keleher, 25th Infantry D.;
Capt C.. F., Leonard list Infantry;
Capt. Augustine Mcintyre, lst Infan-
try; 2nd Lieut. Daniel L, Murphy, 4th
Cavalry; Capt r. S. Pratt, LIST Field
Artillery. lst Lieut., w z. PrOsseT.
Signal Corps; Mai William WeigeE
End Infantry, and Mai II, o. Williams,
Inspector General Department
The Sherman has IA sacks of mail,
3S first class passengers. 10 second
class, 215 troopers. including four
men of the navy and five of the Ma
rine Corps. The transport will take
en- here $50 tons of coal before leav-
ing for Manila -. .~. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-13
Gow Has Hoodoo
Job; Three of
His Boats Sunk
Chief Engineer of Ropner Line
Apparently Not Destined to
Meet Watery Death

The champion mariner war-victim is
undoubtedly William Cow, chief en-.
gineer on three different Ropner
freighters, each of which was sunk by
the Germans. According to story in
the Literary Digest, reprinted from
the New York American, this is what
has happened to him so far:
October, 1914. chief engineer of the
Ropner freighter Colby, of Hattlepool;
sunk by the German cruiser Kronprinz
Wilhelm; taken as prisoner of war
to Newport News; released
December. 1914, at his home in Har-
tlepool; his home destroyed by she'll
fire from the German cruisers during
raid
June, 1915. chief engineer of the
Ropner freighter Gadsby, of Hartle-
poole; sunk by German submarine
U-39 in the week in which % other
freighteTs we're torpedoed in the North
Sea; picked up by trawler after
being in the water six hours.
January, 1915, chief engineer of the
Ropner freighter Dromonby, Of Hartle-
pool; sunk by German raider in the
Bay OF Biscay; brought in the prize
ship Appam to Newport News.
And now Mr.. Cow Is returning TO
Hartlepool to get berth on some
Ropner freighter still afloat.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-13
MOTORIZED FIRE
engines CHARM
BOLD SAILOR

IL Honolulu's motor fre-apparatus
affects Luther Underwood, sailor on
/ the u. s. army transport Sherman;
| due to arrive from the coast Tuesday
morning, as did that of San Francisco,
he may turn in half dozen false
alarms here, just to hear the big mo
tors roar.
After splicing the main brace, LIl-
Their decided, says the San Francisco
Chronicle, that il would be interest
ing to see fire engines fash along the
streets He had often witnessed the
galloping fire horses in the days of his
youth, but having been at sea most of
the time in recent years he had never
seen the motor fire apparatus in &C.
ton. II
Underwood turned in an alarm from
box 259 at Chestnut and Eaguna
streets, and experienced a real thrill
when the engine, hose cart and hook
and ladder responded He was so
pleased with the sight that, after the
apparatus had gone, be turned in an
other false alarm. This time he was
observed by William Brandt, an expo
sition guard, who summoned ponce
man <.-.
AS the fire motors responded for
the second time, Underwood was
taken away in the motor patrol to the
North End station, where he was
charged with disturbing the peace.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-13
WANTS PUUL0A ROAD
WORK CLASSED WITH
PERMANENT CLASS

CITY Engineer George NJ, Collins
made trip of inspection to lower
Puuloa road Saturday afternoon A
new coral road has been built on top
of the old one, which had sunk into
the mud, and there is first rate sur
face from the Puuloa station to A. L..
Atkinson's place on the way to
Watertown. The total cost of the new
road runs to about $500 and Collins
intends to ask the supervisors to ap-
propriate this amount. from the per
nlanent Improvement fund He has
the support of Supervisor Arnold in
this. .E... ...'. III.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-13

FORT KAMEHAMEHA
-. II. NEWS

The following IS the program of the
concert to he played by the Coast Ar
ttillery band. V. F. Safranek conduct.
ing, at Fort Kamehameha this after.
noon at $50: .". j..
.Oyerture. Rienzi'' .........W Wagner
Waltzes from The Sporting Maid
....>.. .-.....:. ...,......... Rejnhardt
Melodies from Mile Modiste" .,.-. D.. .
........-... Observation-Disclosures. Herbert
The King Of France with 2o.OOO
Men Marched Up the Hill and
Down Again" ........,........ SOuZa
Second Hungarian Rhapsody
y y
The last Of the concrete walks are
now being laid in the post and the
filling intof the low places has begun,
When the grass is. planted this post
will be one of the beauty spots of the
islands. The roads leading to the post
are now in very good condition. which
makes a trip out, to Kamehameha
worth while, -. ....-. .-.:. ...
Since Capt. French installed the or.
chestra in the auditorium during the
moving picture performances the pat
rons have been expressing much more
satisfaction than heretofore, and it is
hoped this will be a permanent fea-
ture as it has frightened up the even.
ngs wonderfully ">.- -. =. -
y y So.
The officers greatly enjoyed the
hop which took place Friday evening
from until II o'clock, and it is con-
templated holding one every two
weeks while the cool season lasts.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-13
GUARDSMEN sing
|. ON MARCH BACK
FROM PUNCHBOWL
1St Battalion Spends Day and
Night Camped Out, and Six
Companies are Inspected

Swinging along at route step, and
| singing as they came, the 1st Battal-
ion, National Guard of Hawaii re-
turned from camp and drill in Punch.
| bowl crater yesterday afternoon about
; O'Clock Many. Of the men we're tired
and footsore, and not few had pain
ful sunburns. bat all were in high
spirits and eager for a repetition of
the experience. -. w..
The. list Battalion left the Armory
at : 80 O'Clock Saturday evening and
scaled the sides Of PunchbewJ single
file by a steep and rocky trail Ar
rived at the camp site in the crater,
tents we're pitched before dark, and
the hot supper which the cooks had
prepared in advance disappeared with
amazing rapidity Reguh-r army dis
cipline preyaned. and camp patrclled
all might -".
Sunday morning skUmish drills,
open order formation drills and vari.
GUS technical problems we're worked
out. Maj. NJ. NJ. Johnson was in com
mand Of the battalion. Az noon the
men cooked their own dinners in the
open, under the instruction Of ser.
geant.instructors from the regular
army After dinner camr Was struck.
and many observers on The slopes or
Tantams commented on the rapidity
with which the battalion got away
from the crater 5....-.
Yesterday morning the End Battal:
ion, and Companies X aud l.. OF the
Ord Battalion underwent inspection
by RFig Gen SanllaI l. Johnson and
Col. Charles s. Lincoln at the Armory
and in the Palace grounds. The LIST
will have inspection next Sunday