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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-23

Greenport, where | was borne in 1887,
My father didn't believe in early mar
riages. He slammed the door in the
face OF a young fellow who came
counting me when l was fifteen. It'll
be time enough for her to get married
when she's TO- father said. And now
I'm 70 and a man has let his children
kldnap him away from me, tell you
the only thing that will make me feel
better will be to sue for breach Of
promise, and tomorrow I'm going to
see my counselor, William T. Cod
ling, and get him to bring the suit"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11
CENSOR BOARD TO
HAVE 7 MEMBERS

COMMISSIONS Pettit's motion
picture censorship board will
probably be created under an ex-
listing censorship ordinance, which
has been practically unused since
its adoption by the council two
years ago.
This ordinance provides for the
appointment of seven censors. The
chairman of the censor board Is
chosen by the chairman of the So
cial service board.
The ordinance provides that
two of the members shall be wo-
men, one must be a theater pro-
prietor and another manager of
a motion picture show. All ap-
pointments must meet the APP
proval of the commissioners of
public safety.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11
SAN DIEGO EXPO
BOOSTER IN CITY

W. NJ, Irwin, publicity agent, of
San Diego, Cal, is in Tacoma in
the interest of the San Diego ex-
position. He says ii will close at
midnight Jan. /, thereby breaking
all records by making two years
and day of continuous exposi-
ton.
The people of the northwest
have been our best patrons dur
ing 1916" said Irwin, land the
people of San Diego greatly ap-
preciate 1t. The exposition is al
it's best during November and De-
cember; the planting was never
so beautiful, and the weather
simply ideal"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11
FRENCH DRAWING
MOOSE TIGHTER

PARIS, Oct. 11.-South of the
Somme, where successful blow
yesterday carried the village Of
Bouvent and brought the French
moose tighter around Chaulnes,
General Foch's troops made fur
Their progress last night in gren-
ade operations, it was officially
TODAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11
BIRD SHOT FLIES;
HUNTER THRASHED

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
HILLSBORO, Ore, Oct IL
The hunting season is in full
blast today.
Kurt Koehler, 90, received a
charge of bird-shot in the neck
while digging in HIS garden. He
was not badly hurt. so yaulted the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

Fire lighters are desperately
battling flames said to be de-
stroying thousands of dollars
worth of standing timber near
Edgewood.
Fire destroys large boarding
tell, four miles west of Cheha-
lis.
Home of A. A. Yeabury. 1898
South Tacoma ave. entered by
robbers during absence of fam
lily and much jewe.ry stolen.
Best cup of Coffee in the city
at Duenwald's. hip Broadway.
adv.
Germany apologies to Norway
for torpedoing Of steamer
Sjolyst.
Guy Kelly and Torger Peterson
will be leading speakers at rally
of American Lake Republican
club Thursday evening.
Secretary of War Baker says
presence OF national guard and
regular army on border averted
war with Mexico.
Go to the Olympus Cafe to-
night. Prize dancing between 10
and IL o'clock. Fine music and
entertainment. adv.
War department says 1t is
ready to reimburse civilians who
attended authorized training
camps.
Total spent for inter-cOunty
improvement work since 1t was
started now stands at $780,
b6O.32, reports Engineer Roberts.
Dix II. Rowland and James
McNeely speakers at Young Mems
Republican club luncheon We'd
nesday.
Agates polished and mounted.
Green stamps. Pfaff, 1147 Broad
way. adv.
President Wilson, Former Pres
-ident Taft, Elihu Root, Henry
Cabot Lodge, Charles w. Eliot,
Lyman Abbott and others invit-
ed to attend first annual conven-
ton of anti-suffragists.
Walter Berg Stationery Co.,
Main 2237, for Library Paste. adv.
8. Stamp, 1881 South Aims
worth, reports to police that
someone stole two bottles of
whisky Just delivered to him
from California.
Gut flowers and floral work.
HIM. florist. 30. 7tb and X. adv.
Jap employed at Wheeler-Os-
good plant held up and robbed
by two hold-up men on 18th
street bridge.
Remington Typewriters. 2Of
Calf. bldg. adv.
Steamer Seattle Maru puts into
Yokohama with fire in her holds.
Dutch steamer Bloomersdijk
sunk by submarine, valued at ST.
100000.
COMMERCIAL BINDERY q
PRINTIr.G co. Main AIT. adv.
Erasgbtor Gbua Wax. we'll
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11
FIGHTING STORM,
GIRL GETS HELP

WOODLAND, Cal, Oct. ILL
How Miss Muriel Steinhart, To-
cal girl, fought through blizzard
10 miles to secure aid for IL
teachers caught in the mountain
storm, was revealed today in let
tiers received by her parents. The
party was on a hike to a lake at
the summit OF Ruby mountain,
near Elko, New, when the storm
came up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

front, in sharp contrast to the
high collar usually considered
part of mourning attire.
Lately Fashion relieved the
widow Of her enshrouding black
crepe veil. but never has she
abandoned the narrow cuffs and
collar of white organdie.
A designer of stage costumes
has discovered the artistic value
of these white bands, and a new
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

fence and thrashed the nimrod.
Miss Marguerite Bosch was
sprayed with shot as she sat read
ing on her porch while shortly
afterward the patter of bullets
was heard on the roof.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

place for adding their emphasis
to mourning costume.
This is as border for the hat.
White crepe is used for the pur-
pose with such stunning effect
that the fad promises to be
adopted by married, unmarried
and divorced, as we'll as widowed
beauties.
The b. toned behind dress and
the high tight collars are copies
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. IL
Here's the kind of stuff movie
plays are made of and this hap
pened In real life.
Lawrence Avery, son Of a
local capitalist, has chosen
love without even a cottage,
after being told by his father
he will have to go out and
scratch for HIMSELF unless
he gives up his girl-britie with
whom he elOped.
After his recent marriage to
Miss Glow Shipman, cashier in
his fathers store, Avery was TAX
en- to Waukesha, Wis. by a friend
OF his father and told the police
were after him for perjeury COM
mitted when he swore he was 81
when he was only Is.
just in Love
A week later, Avery says, his
father had him examined fer san
ity and tried to have him placed
in a sanitorium.
"They found nothing the matter
with me-" said Avery, except |
was in love"
Later, the elder Avery persuad-
ed the young husband to Join the
navy, the boy said, urging that II
was the only way to escape arrest
for perjury. Young Avery en-
listed.
While at the navy training yard
Avery wrote to his wife, who had
been Frustrated at her home since
his disappearance.
Buys Husbands Release
Her family mOrtgaged the
household furniture to get
railroad fare and Mrs. Avery
hurried to Chicago. She found
II necessary to buy her huS-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11
BulqarS Driven Back
United Press Leased Wire1

LONDON, 11Brith have arrived within miles
officially today Bulgarian cavalry detachment
miles south dispersed driven back
The British occupied Toplova and Presenik villages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11
Slide BurieS LabOrer

James Torcho 80, of l411 South street
completely buried and crushed to death Tuesday caen while
working excavation
farm Sumner. Bernard Salano
With four other when
the earth slid into the ditch hurting them opposite wall
and buryng Torcho 1t took the other abore minutes to
cover Torchos body
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

Deaths.
Clarence 4. Knudson, age 20,
In local hospital. Funeral at
p. M Wednesday from G. O.
Lynn's. Interment in Tacoma
cemetery, Rev. Thorwald Olsen
officiating.
Mrs. Catherine Miller, age 76,
at local hospital. Funeral at
p. m. Wednesday from c. C. Mel.
fingers; cremation.
o. N. Clark, age 81, at locaI
hospital. Body removed to c. G.
Mellinger's.
Mrs. Gerda Hillgren, age 81,
wife of f. S. Hillgren, at local
hospital in giving birth to a
daughter. Body removed to c.
o. Lynn's.
Funeral of Mrs Mary Jane
Campbell at 1870 Wednesday
from Buckley-Kfng's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

of styles worn by war widows.
The pictures were posed by
girls of Go To It," the new must
cal comedy now In New York.
This moyen age dress for q
widow is not intended for widow
of middle age.
On the contrary its princess
lines are made to fall straight by
the weight of heavy fur border,
making the dress suitable only for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11
WOmen's Campaign On

The National Woman's Party Tacoma campaign
by the opening the Bowes building,
W. Trowbrdge chairman the 3rd congressional
district charge The opening will be the address
Mhoand Boisseyn the Tacoma hotel 230 Thursday
Members the Womans living in Tacoma will be asked
to unite
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

Germany apologies to Norway
for torpedoing Of steamer
Sjolyst.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11
Bio Fair at Lincoln

big school a high open
Thursday the all school display.
Three trucks Wednesday moving the exhibits
kodak, chicken
the students winning the awards in Be-
ribbons awarded The will
be the largest its kind held in the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

Papers Burn Auto Bus
The bus running from Puyalup to orng completely de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday night after rolls piled
the exhaust pipe caught fire The full when
flame time the all the fire beyond
There nothing but
stand watch the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

bands release from the navy,
returned to Kansas City and
borrowed the required
amount, So, from friends.
Avery used his months wages
to return to Kansas City and ar
rived with only a few cents.
After conference in which his
father told him to choose between
riches and his girl-bride, Avery
went to his wife's home where the
couple is living until Avery can
find job.
Father told me I'd have
to scratch for my SELF" said
Avery, land Now I'm ready
to show him l am some
seratcher."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11
nbRESS{lkpAfLSfWHfRE
Births,

Births.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
T. Gabriel, 1910 South Sth St,
Oct. 5, girl; Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Barnhill, l41S East 33d ST., Oct.
/, girl.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

Guy Kelly and Torger Peterson
will be leading speakers at rally
of American Lake Republican
club Thursday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

Best cup of Coffee in the city
at Duenwald's. hip Broadway.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

Home of A. A. Yeabury. 1898
South Tacoma ave. entered by
robbers during absence of fam
lily and much jewe.ry stolen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

Fire destroys large boarding
house and six dwellings at Lit
tell, four miles west of Cheha-
lis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-11

Secretary of War Baker says
presence OF national guard and
regular army on border averted
war with Mexico.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
High Priced Elkader Baseball.

The Elkader Democrat, speaking
of lawsuit begun against several
business men of that town, says:
THE case resulted from the or
ganization and management of a
baseball club in Elkader during the
year 1915, and the gentlemen in the
case were guarantOrs Of said club
with the understanding that said
club should be composed almost in
total, Of home players, Elkader boys,
but this verbal understanding Of
agreement was not observed by the
management, but instead the club
was finally made up almost entirely
of high salaried players from wreck
ed minor leagues, and as the people
refused to attend the games the asso-
citation soon submerged in debt, the
guarantors were assessed far beyond
what some of them deemed just, SO
they refused to pay more than about
$40 to $25 each, which is about one
expenses of the club amounted to
more than $4,000, and those who
have been sued hold that those who
mismanaged the club should make
good the deficit, on the ground that
If an agent exceeds his authority
abuses discretion and violates an
agreement eithe.' express or implied
lie becomes persC nally responsible"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
WHERE THE FARMER COMES IN

When "Tama Jim" Wilson, that
hard-headed son Of Scotland, says
anything about the American farm
er the men Of the soil are quite like
ly to take notice. He was 80 years
old month or so ago. He began
farming fifty-fve years ago. He was
in the cabinets of three presidents
Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft-as
secretary Of agriculture. 1t is fair
to presume that one Of his years has
no ambition to get back into the har
ness of public life. 1t also is fair
to presume that he speaks as an I'M
biased American citizen when he de-
country will fall the great burden OF
paying the $50,00O,000 which Presi-
dent Wilson and his servile congress
have passed along to the people with
the Adamson law.
The former cabinet member says
that the farmer is willing to take
his share of any fair burden, but
adds that he will get a good deal
more than is coming to him in the
matter of bill paying as a result OF
the operation Of the Adamson act
The railways will get the $50,000,-
900 from the shippers, he says, and
the farmers constitute majority OF
the shippers. The man who tills the
soil will go down in his pockets tt
help pay ten hours wages for eight
hours work for that fifth of the rail
road employees who are already re
ceiving much higher wages than tn,
other four-fifths. He will work from
sunrise to sunset. No eight hou
limit for the farmer!
1.-THE farmers" said Mr.. Wilson
'are unorganized, unable TO restric
their labor to eight hours a day
obliged to sell the product of thei
labor at prices fixed by the ordinar
influences Of supply and demand.
is entirely antagonistic to their in
terests to have a small group of me
employed by the railways allowed t
fix their own way for carrying tn
produce Of the country at the cos
of the producers and consumers. >
Minneapolis Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
STATE OF IOWA.
Executive Department.
A PROCLAMATION.
BY the Governor:

BY the Governor:
AS an amendment to election proc
lamation issued by me ON the 30th
day of September, 1916, and as part
thereof, / do hereby give notice and
proclaim that at said election to be
held on the 7th day of November,
1915, the following proposed amend
ment to the Constitution will be sub
mitted to the electors of the State
for adoption or rejection:
Repeal section seven Cd of arti-
Gle two CD of the constitution of
Iowa and to adopt in lieu thereof the
following, to-wit:
1.-THE general election for state,
district, county and township officers
in the year 1916, shall be held in the
same month and on the same day as
that fixed by the laws of the United
States for the election of presiden-
tial electors, or of president and vice
president of the United States; and
thereafter such election shall be held
at such time as the general assem-
bly, may by law provide"
Wherefore all electors throughout
the state will take notice and the
sheriff of each county will govern
himself accordingly.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
have hereunto set my hand and
caused to be affixed the Great Seal Of
the State Of Iowa, this oath day OF
October, A. ID. 1916.
G. w. CLARKE,
(SEAL). Governor.
Attest:
w. S. ALLEN,
Secretary of State.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
DOUBLING CHRISTIANS
DISHONOR THEIR GOD
Christians Should Have Full As
suranSe Of Gods Acceptance,

Few Have This Assur-
ance--The Reason For This Condi-
tion-Abandoning the Blasphem-
Gus Errors of the Past, the Majo7-
ity Are Casting Aside the Bible
Higher Criticism and Evolution
Have Undermined the Faith OF
Many-The Apostle Warned the
Church of This Great Falling Away
How Christians May BE Assured
of Divine Acceptance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

Providence, r. l.,
Oct. 20. Pastor
r u s S e ! | spoke
here today u p o n
the S u b j e C t o f
Full Assurance
of Faith" His text
was, LET us draw
near with a true
heart, in full as
surance of faith,
having our hearts
sprinkled from an
e vii conscience,
and our b o d i e S
washed with pure
W a t e r." ca e b
10:22.) We give
a condensed re-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

prosperous and has money he can't
keep his friends off with base ball
bat The moment he is unfortunate
and his wealth is gone, he is not on
ly snubbed by his former friends,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

for a bite, but just let the hog get
his head fast in the crack of fence
and every son of SOW will jump on
and help tear him to pieces. Just so
it is with men. AS long as a man IS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

but they begin to do all the harm
possible. When a man starts down
grade the world steps TO one side and
greases the track.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

What Happens When Man Starts
Down Hill.''
When one hog gets an ear of corn
every other hog will trot along be-
hind and squeal and beg and is ready
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

Advertisers who use the Public
Opinion columns get results. IT,.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

The Difference.
An "Agriculturist" is a farmer
who owns an automobile.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-08-04
WARM ED?"

! crude oil, was emptied one night, at
time between midnight and daylight,
by some person who had gone to the
tank and opening what was known as
the lower faucet. This faucet, which
was two inches in diameter, entered
the tank at point about six inches
above the bottom 1t was placed
there for the purpose of drawing OF
the salt water at the bottom of the oil.
All oil wells in that locality which did
not flow but were operated by pump
| ing produced a certain percentage Of
/ salt water, which came up with the
oil out of the ground. Salt water be-
ing heavier than oil, it Immediately
| settled to the bottom of the tank, and
for this reason, when the tank had
become nearly filed with the mixture,
1t was the duty of the men employed
as bumpers to open the salt water
faucet at the bottom of the tank and
let the salt water escape through 1t,
the oil thus settling down and making
room for a fresh influx above.
, On the night when this tank was
) emptied in the manner described.
l there was about three feet of snow
e on the ground. The weather was cold,
t and the snow had been heaped up
around the tank by the wind, so that
f 1t was piled about four feet above the
k salt water faucet at the bottom. The
# constant drawing off of the salt water
l. had thoroughly saturated the ground
Q for a space of two or three square
g feet under the faucet, and the ground
e Was soft and muddy, since the satu-
2 rated earth would not freeze on &C
is count of the large quantities of salt
10 which had intermingled with the dirt.
IN Salt and snow form a muddy slush
&c which does not harden.
When the faucet was opened the salt
TO water ran out, followed by the total
ly contents of oil within the tank,
er amounting, as has been stated, to four
10 or nye hundred barrels. This oil,
a "hich was highly inhammable, even
n III lts crude state, ran down into a
" raVlne, which was thickly dotted with
oy OIL wells, partly belonging to Mr.. Ack-
IT ert anu partly TO other producers, for
en- the distance of more than a mile. Had
oy thls stream, in the course of its jour
ng Aey, reached any Of the fires that
Is: were under the boilers of the pump
OIL ing stations, it would instantly have
ne Deeh converted into fiery river, car
al Tying destruction all along the mile
ul- VI It's course, destroying hundreds o
an thousands Of dollars worth of property
od ana probably sacrificing many lives.
NJ ml, AcSert called upon me on thu
alu morning after this occurrence.
nave not the slightest idea WHIT
he was dastardly enough to commit thi
OK malicious act" he said. Il am no
me aware that have an enemy OF
of earth"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-08-04

The ruse which am about to de-
scribe was perpetrated by me at the
time when | was chief of police of Oil
City, Pa, and resulted In the appre-
hension of an anonymous letter-writer.
The case was more serious than that,
however, for the property Of number
of men, valued at several hundred
thousand dollars, and the lives of an
entire city as well, were imperiled.
One cold winter morning in the
month of February l received a visit
from gentleman named Sam Ackert.
Mr.. Ackert was well known in the dis
trict. being the owner of large oil
lease, on the Towles farm, as it was
called, situated upon the Plummer
road, to the northeast of Oil City, and
in Venango county.
Mr.. Ackert was considered to be at
that time one Of the largest oil oper-
ators in the district He was operat-
ing from twelve to fifteen oil wells, all
of which were producing large guam
titles of OIL Some of it was being
pumped while others we're flowing
wells. One of the latter kind was
producing as much as four hundred
barrels day, and at that time crude
oil was selling at the we'll for about
eight dollars barrel.
j. Ackert employed a large number o
men to attend to the wells and to lool
after his general interests. Some o
these men were employed as en-
gineers. being generally known in tn
oil regions as bumpers To operat
each we'll two of these bumpers wer
required, each man working for l
hours at q stretch. Their work wa
divided into watches, and men VIII
were so employed usually lived
houses or shanties adjacent to To
wells at which they were employed.
The cause of Mr.. Ackert's visit t
me was. that some months preViousl
he had received threatening lette
In his mail. 1t stated that unless b
would discharge his superintendent,
man named Joseph Sullivan, and tho
oughly competent and trustworth
the property would be destroyed [
fire or by other methods. Mr.. Acke
paid no attention to this letter, whlC
was followed in the course of time |
three others of the same threateniI
character, each one being anonymou
and each demanding the discharge
the superintendent, Sullivan. II
three letters followed each other
intervals of four or five days. As .
liyan was not only a competent m'
hut thoroughly reliable and OF go
character as well, Mr.. Aekert paid
attention to these letters. but Ia
them aside in his desk.
short time after the receipt OF I
,ast ANONYMOUS letter one of Mr.. AZ
ert,s oil tanks, containing at the III
s,om four to Eve hundred barrels