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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
Will Keep Boys and
Girls Out OF Court
During Shady Trials

In response to the protests
made yesterday by Rev. Bloom
quist before the social service
board concerning the admittance
of Juveniles to highly sensational
trials, Judge Card today said that
it had always been rule in his
department to exclude them.
The trial which caused Rev.
Bloomquist's protest was the re-
cent Seidleman ease, in which, ne
claimed, a number OF high school
boys and girls sat throughout the
sensational testimony of the IA
year-old girl who had been
wronged.
Judge Card said that many
young boys and girls were present
during the trial, but many of
them were witnesses. 1T is en-
tirely impossible to keep them
out" he said. They are bound
to sneak in despite the most care
tut watch.
Will Keep Guard.
Judge Card said that a more
strict surveillance would be kept
in the future by the bailiff. Rev.
S. S. Healey said he had noticed
several young people in the court
room and mentioned the fact to
court attaches.
He believes 1t is the duty of
parents, as much as the court, to
keep the children away from such
trials. They hear testimony, he
said, that is harmful even to
grown persons.
Rev. Bloomquist said that
many of the spectators at the
Seidleman trial were Stadium high
school students. They sat with
wide open eyes. he said, straining
their ears for every detail of the
sordid testimony. The girls were
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
W ilSOn Goes.
On Cruise TO
Think II Out

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. IL.
President Wilson left last night
with his wife on the Mayflower
for a cruise down the Potomic to
consider the appointment to fill
Secretary Garrison's place. 1t is
thought lie will return tomorrow
night with the new appointee in
mind.
The men under consideration
are Secretary of Agriculture Hods-
ton, Secretary Lane and Frank L,
Polk of the state department.
These men are conceded the great
est chance, as they are acquainted
with the military situation. More
than 20 other names have been
suggested to the president as pos
sibilities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
Art Display at
Lincoln Hiqfl

Reproductions of 200 of the
worlds greatest masterpieces will
be placed on exhibition for the
public at the Lincoln Park high
school, beginning at $3.50 o'clock
Monday.
Miss Powell, in charge of the
high school art department.
speaks highly of the work. She
says that the details are so clear
that the laymen can get nearly
as much appreciation out of the
copies as If they were the orig
insls. The exhibition will re-
main at Lincoln all week and will
be open to the public at a mini
mum fee.
1t will be open for night school
students on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday nights.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
Plotted TO
Poison 200

CHICAGO, Feb. f2.-Nian-
ager Doherty of the Univer-
sity club today intimated that
a missing employee of the club
had deliberately attempted to
poison Archbishop Mundeley,
Gov. Dunno and other distin-
guished guests at the banquet
Thursday In honor of the
new archbishop, by placing
arsenic i'm their soup.
Authorities are seeking the as
sistant chef, a crank on chemistry
in whose room bottles of poison
and bomb materials were found.
Testing the Soup.
The health officer tested the
chicken soup and disclosed the
presence of arsenic. Other ex-
perts are testing it by feeding it
to animals.
Though 1t is uncertain whether
the case was a plot against the
archbishop. officers admitted to-
day that 1t looked suspicious.
The club has advised all guests
to secure an immediate medical
examination, though none of them
Is in a serious condition.
200 Fell Ill.
While the banquet was in prog
ress 200 of the guests were taken
suddenly i'll with ptomaine poison.
ing after a chicken soup course.
The archbishop and the COVER
nor both escaped, as they had not
partaken.
Several physicians were present
and they Immediately served
emergency doses of mustard and
water. The guests were revived.
The chef was sought for an ex-
plantation, but had gone home.
The manager said the soup was
made of supposedly fresh chicken
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
GOLF BUGS.
UNLIM B Err!

Golf fiends will have their first
opportunity to unlimber tomor-
row when the Meadow Park golf
course near Manitou park opens
Tor the season.
The links are operated on the
same plan as most of the munici-
pal links In other cities. The
course is a full lS-hole PROPOSE
ton with a double system OF
greens. The temporary greens
will be used during the early
spring play.
Winter golf will be played.
This type permits the player to
lay his ball off the rough and to
tee where it is necessary.
W. F. Jowders. In charge OF
the Meadow Park course, en-
I poets large crowd of golf bugs
/ Tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
What's Doing
Today

Lincoln's birthday, bank holt
day: postoffice open only s a. M.
to noon.
Eighteen members of old Ma
son Zuaves banquet at Tacoma
hotel, $3.50 p. m.
Last day of rummage sale by
Woman's Clubhouse association
Tacom abuilding; 18th and A
streets.
Tacoma Bar association, an
nual Lincoln day banquet, with
supreme court judges as honored
guests; Tacoma hotel; evening.
Lecture, Unemployment,
Prof. Theresa Mcmahon, U. OF
w. faculty, formerly member
state welfare commission, $3.50
p. m, Building Trades hall, 949
Market St. no charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
Sun Does a
New Stunt

Sun Dogs" an Astronomical
phenomenon believed to be formed
by the intersection of two of the
suns haloes, was seen in Tacoma
yesterday.
So far as it is possible to learn,
this is the first time it has ever
been seen in this locality. 1t ap-
peared yesterday shortly after 4
o'clock and lasted several min
utes. Two very bright spots APP
peared on either side of the sun.
These illuminations were joined
by halo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12

PLAN A
PROTEST

LONDON, Feb. l2.-The allies
will protest II Secretary Lansing
accepts the German policy of at
lacking armed merchantmen with
out warning, authorities declared
today.
Their objection is based on the
fact that the U. S. announced it
would permit merchantmen,
armed for defensive purposes, to
enter American ports.
The change in this policy in the
midst of the war is regarded as
un-neutral.
There may be landslide III
November that will sweep away
Wilson with his trimming poll
cies," the Globe declared editori-
ally.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
Lansing Agrees.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10.
--It was indicated today that
Lansing will admit the soundness
of the German contention that
the arming of merchantmen
makes the usual visit and search
impossible before submarine at
tack.
A warning to all Americans
against travelling on armed YES
sells will probably follow such an
agreement. The allies believe IL
America changes her view to-
wards the rules concerning arma-
ment II will be only short time
before a embargo will be placed
on all munition traffic.
Government officials are con-
sidering the possibility of allied
ships boycotting American goods
billed to other ports other than
their own. but it is believed the
boycott can be fought success.
fully.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
STATE JUDGES TO
MEET TONIGHT AT
LINCOLN BANQUET

Every member of the state SUI
preme court has accepted the in
vitation of the Tacoma Bar asso-
citation to attend the Lincoln
banquet tonight in the Tacoma
hotel. Judges Of the federal and
superior courts also will be pres
ent. President O'Brien will act
as POSTMASTER and the speakers
will be c. p. Bisset, John ID.
Fletcher and Fred Bausmann.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
FORTIFICATION
BEATS PYRAMID

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-G. w.
Honkill of the Yale and Geograph-
zeal society, who has just returned
from an expedition In Peru, says
a fortification outrivaling the
Pyramids was discovered. The
structure is located high
in the Andes about a. miles from
Cuzco and is built of rocks weigh
ing as much as 40 tons each.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12

DR.. Herbert s. Johnson, pastor
of the Warren Av. Baptist church,
Boston, whose address yesterday
brought the Laymen's Missionary
Movement convention at the
First Congregational church to
a close.
He urged that all church
members aid in reviving an in
terest in Christ and the church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
SAY LAKE THREATENS
TO CARRY HOMES AWAY

Instead of lowering at the rate
Of a foot in "a hours, the water
of Snake lake, which has flooded
several homes in the west end,
is still rising, according OF resi-
dents. Commissioner Woods an
nounced yesterday that the lake
water was receding rapidly.
keep a gauge on my wood
shed door," said Harry p. Han
son, 3102 Madison street, today.
Hanson Is one OF the flood suf-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
STADIUM LOSES
SCHOOL DEBATE

SEATTLE, Feb. 12.-Brodd-
way high school debating team
defeated the Stadium high school
last night lin the state debate.
Stadium debated the negative
side of the question. Resolved,
That the Monroe Doctrine Should
be Discontinued Robert Shaw,
Herman Theil and Beatrice
Wright spoke for the Tacoma
school,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
SUES CLuBMAN WHO
PRAYED OVER her

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. H.
In letter which resembled a
passionate chapter from a mod
ern love novel, Mrs. Helen Deich-
err, New York widow, explained
her position in her statutory suit
against John c. Johnston, a
prominent San Francisco club
man.
She said she wanted Mrs.
Johnston to know just what sort
OF . man he was, and began with
the statement that Johnston had
taken her to . Stockton hotel and
registered her - HIS wife. While
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12

there he knelt by her bed and
prayed that she should not have
any other happiness but that
which came from he, she wrote.
He asked God to bless their
love. she said, protesting that IL
was the most sacred moment Of
hi slife and that ii was the first
time he had prayed in years.
After Johnston had robbed her
of her heart, body and soul, with
fake love and orchids, he threw
her ovre, she claims, and her
suit is not for money, but vindi-
cation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12

ferers. From o o'clock yester-
day until last night the water
roes an inch and a quarter, and
during the night it rose another
half inch.
"All of my place and several
others are under water. The city
certainly should do something or
our homes will all float away"
Yesterday the council turned
down a contractors offer to drain
the lake for $4,000. 1t is a
yearly flood menace.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
Spokane Prexy
TO Speak Here

d. NJ. McCash, president of the
Spokane university, and former
pastor of the University church
at Des Moines, Iowa, will preach
tomorrow at II o'clock at the
First Christian church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
MISSIONARY WILL
TELL OF TURKEY

James P. McNaughton, Just re-
turned from Turkey and one Of
the most interesting men at the
Laymen's Missionary Movement
convention, will tell the story Of
Turkey and the great war at the
First Christian church at 1880
Sunday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12

as much interested as the boys.
The board authorized a letter to
Judge Card urging that all boys
and girls be kept out of court dur
ing trials of this kind.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Miss
Mollie Fancher, known through
out the United States as the coun-
try's greatest invalid because on
Feb. 3 she had spent 90 years
in bed, a victim of a street car
accident In 1866, died yesterday
at her home in Brooklyn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
THOUSAND YOUNG
G., o. P.'S BANQUET

SEATTLE, Feb. 13. - More
than 1900 persons sat down to
the banquet tables, while several
hundred more crowded the gal
lery of the Hippodrome at the
Lincoln day feast given last night
by the Young Mems Republican
club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
FLUME WORKMAN
SEVERELY INJURED

While working on a flume 20
feet in the air, at the Puget
Sound Lumber Co.'S mill yester-
day afternoon, j. N. Booth, age
40, 2231 East 37th ST.. slipped
and fell to the ground, sustaining
sever injuries to his back.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
RATTLESNAKE rs
GIVEN POINT zoo

The Point Defiance zoo receiv-
ed another addition today when
a full-grown rattlesnake, with six
rattlers, was presented by Mrs.
]. M. McCracken. II came from
Okanogan county, eastern Wash
ington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
UNCLE OF PASTOR
TO FILL PULPIT

Rev. J. B. Trimble, D. D., Sec
rotary Of the commission on fin
ance of the Methodist Episco2 pal
church, will speak at the First
Methodist church at 10:30 a. IN.
Sunday. He IL the uncle of Rev.
Trimble. pastor Of the First II.
Il. church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
PLEDGE SUPPORT
FOR ROOSEVELT

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. IL. -
Four Massachusetts delegates
elected yesterday to attend the
republican national convention
pledged themselves to support
Theodore Roosevelt for presi-
dent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12

BERLlN-After a sereve artil-
lery engagement, French troops
captured about 200 yards of che
German trenches near Messiges
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12
10 MINERS KILLED

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Feb. "a
Bodies of 10 miners killed i'm a
gas explosion at Ernest last night
were removed from the mine to-
day. Three are still missing and
four are in the hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-12

Miss Fancher was paralyzed
and could only use her right arm.
She worked necessarily at knit
ting and letter writing. It is said
she wrote nearly 1000 letters
and used up 100000 pounds of
yarn. During all her years of
helplessness she smiled continu-
ously.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-01
Auto Truck Burned On Road

Residents of Claymont were
aroused about $50 a. m. Friday
by the burning of a big motor
truck owned by the Bell Storage
Company of 2237 cambridge
Street, Philadelphia. The truck,
driven by John Bell, was en- route
to Strickersville and when it
reached Claymont the engine be-
gan backfring, near w. C. Demp-
sey's store. A series of explosions
reused residents, and soon the
truck was ablaze, and burned
steadily until all that was left
was a twisted mass of frame and
other parts. The truck was val
ued at about $4,000 and, it is said,
was insured.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-01

paredness problem is being devel-
oped by various magazines and
newspapers throughout the coun-
try. The Wilmington Morning
News, in the following editorial,
sounds warning note in the
campaign for all-round prepared
ness:
''In all the talk about prepared
ness little if anything has been
said about providing for the
health and hygiene of the soldiers
and attention is directed to this
oversight by one of the leading
medical journals which recalls
the frightful record of this coun-
try during the Spanish-American
war.
statistics of the war depart
ment show that in an army of
100000 there were 81, 900 cases of
typhoid fever and 2,192 deaths.
The loss through disease was far
greater than from any other
cause. Disease laid heavy hand
upon our soldiers. The medical
journal also says that the rela-
tive number of trained medical
officers in the army today is not
so large as it was during the
Spanish war. Then there were
seven to the 1000; now there are
five to the 1000. And it is added
that the military experience of
the entire world during the past
twenty-five years has demonstrate
ed clearly that an adequate, we'll
equipped, we'll trained medical
service is of the most vital i'm
portance to the effectiveness OF
any military plans"
"No one could reasonably dis.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-01
To Erect Big Chemical Plant

A Wilmington special says that
the Pyrites Company, Limited, an
English concern, has purchased
from the Lobdell Car Wheel
Company II acres of land at the
junction of the Christiana and
Delaware River, Wilmington, as
the site for a big chemical plant
which will produce acids needed
in making high power explosives.
The company has several existing
plants in this country and Canada
and it is said will start work on
the one at Wilmington upon ar
rival of the needed material. The
company is said to be indepen-
dent Of the du Pont interests but
may supply the latter with some
of it's product.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-01

Wilmington bank clearings last
week totalled $2,082,043.S0 as
against S1,329, 5000 for the like
week last year.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-01
Yeggmen Raiding POstOffices

Yeggmen early on Friday
morning broke into the postoffice
at Chesapeake City and ransacked
the premises but secured no plum
der as the postmaster had re-
moved money and stamps from
the office on Thursday evening.
The gang was likely the one that
blew open the safe in the office at
Fedralsburg, Caroline county,
getting a few dollars in plumber
on Wednesday night. Inspector
Plummer urges postmasters on
the peninsula to be on the lookout
for the gang.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-01
Insane Woman Killed On Rails

Insane Woman Killed On Rails
Mrs. Eva Yorke, aged SO years,
of Brenford, an insane inmate CT
the Farnhurst Asylum, escaped
from one Of the detention rooms
on Wednesday morning by prying
open a lock on screen over one
of the front windows, using the
piece of a door hinge for the pur-
pose. She dropped about eight
feet to the ground and by a cut
across fields reached the railroad
tracks where she was struck at
McFarlane's Lane crossing by the
southbound train passing there at
$50 o'clock. The northbounu
train passing at $50 o'clock
brought the body to Wilmington
where it was taken in charge by
Deputy Coroner Nichols. The
dead woman leaves two children.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-01
Dover Charter For Ocean Trade

The CASTOR, Williams & Wig
more Steamship Company of New
York was chartered at Dover last
Tuesday with a capital of $4,000,
600 to operate in ocean commerce
throughout the world. The COM
pany, whose officers began as
contract brokers for the Allies
after the European War opened,
will now go after a share og the
carrying trade. 1t has purchased
four steamships of from 1000 to
5000 gross tons, has two others
nearing completion with six
under charter and plans to have
four others built for it's use.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-01

i'll in bed when the blaze started.
Mr.. Culver was notified and rush
ed to the scene in his automobile
and brought Mr.. Galloway to
Laurel where he was put in care
of nurse.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-01

Young ladies of Elkton will
hold Leap Year dance in the
new Armory on Friday evening.
Oglesby's Orchestra of Philadel-
phia will be in attendance.
Ladies Of Trinity Church, Elk
ton, cleared $42 from their recent
bake, held at the Boulder Garage.
The Elkton cannery is contract
ing for tomatoes for the coming
season at SO per ton.
Students of Elkton High School
cleared nearly 5000 from their re-
cent two night dramatic enter
tainment given in the Opera
House. The money will be used
to give the Senior class trip to
Washington.
Galena parties have started
auto passenger service between
Chestertown and Elkton with a
two-hour schedule. Two trips
daily are made with stops at in
termediate points. The Motor
Transit Company of Philadelphia
began like service over the same
route on Monday.
Thirty-two divorce cases are
entered on the Court calendar for
the March term at Wilmington.
The Women's Tuesday Night
Club of Bridgeville cleared $50
from we'll attended Colonial
Tea given in the Opera House on
the night of February 20.
William B. Megear, the we'll
known wholesale grocer and Po-
lice Commissioner of Wilmington,
has been chosen President of the
Chamber of Commerce succeed
ing John J. SatterthWaite.
Red Men of Middletown and
Townsend were guests of brthern
in Odessa last evening.
Estella Boulder, colored, aged
10 years, was fatally burned
while playing about a bonfire al
Fifteenth and Head streets, Will
mington on Wednesday.
Grand Master Howard Lynch
and Grand Marshall Samuel H
Carson visited Industry Lodge l
O. 0. F. in it's hall at Bear Station
last Monday evening.
Harry Hilyard, aged15 years, o.
1914 Chestnut street, Wilmington
was shot through his cheek whe1
20 calibre rifle with which HI
and a comrade were playing on,
day last week, was fired accident
ally.
Levy Court Commissioner A. j
Dolby has a force of fifty hand
engaged in Smelling the mail
road from Seaford to Bridgeville
which was ploughed by way o
preparation for the work now il
progress.
Mabel Smith, whose premises
40S Tatnall street, Wilmington
were raided on the night of Feb
ruary Is by city officers, wa
fined 5000 by Judge Churchma,
in the City Court on Saturday an
given three months in the Work
house for conducting a house o
e i'll repute. She had been fined o
. a like charge in October last. Sh
took an appeal and bail was fxe
at 1000.
Dover Charter For Ocean Trad
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-01

Farm House Burned Near Laurel
The dwelling on the Lakeside
farm near Laurel, owned by
Mayor M. E. Culver of that town,
was destroyed by fire, caused by a
defective flue on Sunday, Feb. 20.
The tenant, James Galloway, was