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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21
NOW FOR THE
Chivdren's Easter Apparel

Mothers of girls of every age
can be relieved of much worry
by bringing them directly to
our Children's Section for out
fitting.
GIRLS COATS y TO IL YRS.
Serge, corduroy, poplin.
checks, mixtures, MORE and
silk poplin in-Rose green. tan,
red, navy. Copenhagen, brown
and black. wide variety of
smart girlish styles from $3.50
to ................ $500
GIRLS WHITE DRESSES
Dainty little white frocks of
organdie, lawn and marquisette
trimmed with embroidery and
lace, 8 to Ia years . $3.50
TO ....... ....... S7.0J
CHILDREN'S COATS
Wide variety, smartly tailor
cd styles of serge and covert
for little men from 8 months
to 6 years.
And more dressy little mod
els in serge, checks, corduroy
and silk for wee girlies from 1
year to 9 years. Prices range
from ......... $500 to 1895
--Children's Hats-Tn dozens of
becOfing STYLES for both little no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21

There is a possibility Cecil will
be returned to California to serve
out the remaining six years of
his sentence. Earl, the younger
brother, never mas served a jail
sentence.
In City Jail.
The brothers were held in the
city Jail for some time in connec-
ton with a robbery of a Renton
bank. Officials were unable to
connect the brothers with the
crime.
A. Frederickson, proprietor of
the Edgewood store, said the rob-
bers entered by breaking the door
with steel bar. Two pairs of
shoes and four Ford automobile
tires and large quantity of gro-
ceries were taken. The men re-
placed the door upon leaving.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21
Meat Trust Getting
a Grip On Output OF
Western Hemisphere

DENVER, Colo, April II.
Shall four or five big pack
ers control absolutely the
cattle industry Of the west
ern hemisphere and set their
own price on every pound of
meat we eat?
mo-" say the members of the
market committee of the Ameri-
can National Livestock associa-
ton.
But at the same time they are
filled with alarm at the steady
march of the meat trusts" pow
err, not only throughout the United
States, but through the immense
cattle regions of South America,
where the autocratic packing in
terests already have frightened
their grip on every department of
Latin-America's meat trade.
Cattlemen in all parts of the
country have rallied to the live
stock association banner. They
plan to fight to the last ditch
against further domination by the
alleged combination of a few big
packers. The result of the bat
tie will be important to everyone
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21
CON TEST WALL
FOR BUILDING

Charles Drury and representa-
tives of the Berlin building con-
tested some more today in the
superior court over the wall that
the building company is Directing
to.
Judge Clifford listened to ar
guments for and against the ap-
plieation for a permanent injuNS-
ton prohibiting Drury from using
the wall of the Berlin building in
the erection of his building. 1t
is thought he will make a ruling
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21
City Hall Eager
to Know Program

Whose heads will he Topped off
when the city hall administrator
changes week from Tuesday?
That is the all-absorbing topic
among employees and officials.
Widespread changes in the per-
sonnet of several departments are
rumored, yet no definite state
ments have been made by any of
the incoming officials.
Gossip has it that City Attorney
Stiles and City Clerk Nickeus will
be eliminated by the new council.
City Engineer Raleigh and Fire
Chief McAlevy are both admitted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21

in this country who eats meat.
Gov. ]. B. Kendrick of Wyo-
ming is a member of the commit
tee fighting the monopoly. Colo
RADIO state officials are also In
vestigatfng the matter.
j. B. Killian of Delta, Colo, In
charge of the work of the mar
ket committee here, believes
publicity may remedy the alarm
ing conditions.
I'VE are opposed to the pack
ers' control of the stockyards and
terminals, stock loan companies
and banks" declared Killian.
I'VE are opposed to their con-
troll OF THE DRESSED MEAT
BUSINESS OF LATIN-AMER-
ICA.
1.-THE packers have abso-
lue control of the price of
meat animals and meat pro-
ducts. We estimate that
somewhere between the
feeder and the consumer 100
PER CENT PROFIT is made.
Regulation of stockyards as
public utilities is being consider
ed as one means of relief
Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21

All Wnlte XIII Dullou DootS
pair ....' -. Ss.oO
White Nubuck button
boots, ivory heels and toes,
pair ..'..,.. $3.50. SO.OO
-Autocrat high shoes, black
vici and patent colt with
cloth or kid tops, lace and
button styles, Cuban and
Louis heels, pair $3.50 - So
NEW PUMPS Il OXFORDS
White Nubuck OXfords,
English last, white rubber
soles and heels, pair. $3.50
Mary Jane Pumps, white
canvas with white rubber
soles and heels, pair 75c
Patent Colt Pumps, hand
turned and welt soles, with
or without straps, pr. $500
$3.50 ............. $500
BALCONY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21

asked for the protection. No rea-
son was given for the presence of
officers.
Acting Police Chief Smith said
today that he believed the request
had been made because of recent
thefts in the building. He said he
had no knowledge as 20 whether
or not the new turn in the Ger
man situation was responsible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21
Girl Tells How
Father Is Shot

Fred Thaut, the bridegroom
who shot Henry Miller three
times in the breast recently when
Miller entered his home in an al
legged intoxicated condition, was
put on trial for preliminary hear
ing in police court today. Miller,
although bullets passed without
few inches of his heart, was al
most entirely recovered, and able
to attend court.
Stella Miller. age II, the only
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21

ly afraid that they will be shut
out.
1t is reported that Acting Police
Chief d. o. Smith and Police Capt.
A. S. Read will both go on PEN
sions.
While all manner of rumors
are flying about, not a single
statement has been made by the
commissioners-elect or the mayor,
SO far as they will admit, giving
credence to the reports.
Controller-elect Shoemaker has
declared in prediction speeches
that he would make changes only
where efficiency demanded them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21
A New Easter Boot
BLACK AND WHITE, PAIR $500

New arrivals nearly every day, TIN
last one illustrated, in the new blacl
and white combination-black vic
vamp with white washable kid tops
Louis heels, welt soes.
Button or lace, pair ....... 500,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21

SOCKS
Pure thread silk, Wayne
knit, reinforced soles, heels
and toes.
Fiber silks in fine quail
ity, reinforced throughout,
Wayne knit and Burlington,
in black. white, gray, navy;
pair 80. 25c, 35c and SOC
Wayne knit indestruotible
socks, mercerized Isle, 6
pairs guaranteed for six
months, for ........ $3.50
SPRING WEIGHT
UNION SUITS
Fine light weight ribbed
fabrics that fit the form
like a glove, with the Cooper
Kenosha closed crotch,
at ..,...... ..... Sf.OO
Athletic Union Suits of
checked nainsook, no
sleeves, knee length at $t.OO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21
Two Policemen
Guard Armorv

Two policemen have guarded
the state armory for two nights,
patrolling around the building
from o'clock at night until day
break.
1t was announced at police
headquarters today that a high
official of the state militia had
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21

witness to the shooting, declared
Thaut had seized a revolver and
shot down her father, after the
two men had engaged in a brief
argument over the theft of some
liquor purchased by Thaut for his
wedding supper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-21
AND NOW, MY DEAR SIR,
About Your Easter Appearance?

If you are going to sustain
the traditions of Tacoma men
by coming forth on Easter
morn in the habiliments of the
man of parts, you are going to
need the services of our Mems
Section to be at your best.
For last hour purchases
there are
GLOVES -
Gray mochas and tan cape
goat with spear point and
Paris point backs, pair $1.OO
TO ......... S1.0O
MEMS SHIRTS
Monarch" ARROW" and
other standard makes in a
hundred or more good styles.
Choice Of 100 square"
percales, corded madras,
white madras and Oxford
weaves.
Plain and pleated bosoms,
all white or with neat con-
sentative stripes, at 800
TO ...... ......... Sl.0O
NECKWEAR-
Designs without number;
loose end four-in-hands of
rich heavy silks in stripe,
check, plaid, diagonal and
handsome brocaded weaves,
also plain colors, at -. soc
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
THE MERITS OF "AMERICA"
It's Wide Use as National Anthem and It's
Appropriateness Here.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Il may be, as you suggest ths.
America" does not compare in musical merit
with the "Marseillaise" or the "Wacht am
Rhen." Yet envy Of it moved Haydn TO try
TO rival il with his superb "Gott erhal,'
Franz den Kaiser, Weber adopted It as the
eliminating motif Of one Of his creates,
o,ertures; and Beethoven. declaring that he
wanted TO make the English realize what
God-given treasure they had in IL, used 1. as
the theme Of several OF his favorite works
Moreover, il was adopted as the national
anthem Of Denmark, Norway, Switzerland
Russia. Prussia, SaXony and half dozen
ether nations. and Is 10 this day one OF the
three authorized national airs Of the German
Empire. Surely. with such record Il must
have some merit. Nor is there something
Of misit" in our use OF Il, seeing that Il
was the national air Of these colonies long
before our independence. and thus may Be
regarded as an inheritance. just as are IN.
English language and literature and com
mon law.
II is an interesting circumstance by ths
way, that IA 1882 God Save the King" vas
so much forgotten that Smith did not think
OF il when he wrote the words Of MY Coun-
try. 'Tis Of Thee but fitted them 70 s Ger
man version OF IL. the Prussian Hell dir in
S.egcrkranz."
And why DO you say that 1.-The Star.
Spanglcd Banner l. all our own The words
are American, but the music is as foreign a;
that Of America" Il was written for
drinking song. and thus used m tns
tayerns Of London for years before +, pas
adopted here for Adams and Liberty hf-
teen years or more before Key wrote his n.
mortal verses " :. j
New York, July :. 1915
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
A DUTY to Families.

Secretary Bakers order TO department
authorizing them to dis
charge National Guardsmcn now IN the
Federal service who have dependent rela-
tives is fair and wise. Apparently the
men now serving on the border are IN for
i long term of police duty, even If the ne
eotiations with the Carranza government
avert actual warfare. II would be great
and wholly unnecessary hardship for mill
tiamen with families dependent on their
earnings to be made TO serve there Tor
months under such conditions. II there
IS TO be no war their services Will not be
needed. If at any future time they be-
come necessary they will be given the more
chcerfullv because the government of this
country proved wise and considerate at
this time.
In view of this order it is improbable
that action will be taken by the Senate
on the House bill appropriating S2,OOO,OOO
for the relief of those dependent on the
earnings of Guardsmen mustered into the
Federal service. Under the terms of Sec
retarv Bakers order the department COM
manders will have full discretion in decid-
ING on the release of soldiers who apply
for it, and there is small chance that any
deserving case will be decided adversely.
The need for expenditure of governmen;
money in relief of soldiers families will
be therefore negligible This order, more
over, will make unnecessary the raising of
funds by private relief committees to help
the families Of soldiers, save in instances
where the soldier prefers serving his
country TO serving his family.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
The Flag and the Churches.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Much attention Is being drawn 70 The
misuse and abuse OF our national emblem
these days. Our flag has been rescued o.
law from misuse in ways commercial bu,
there are other manners OF using the rag
which call for criticism. II is fundamenia.
principle OF our government that there snall
be no combination Of Church and State tha'
there can be no state church and it, wisdom
cannot he questioned by the citizen OF intel.
ligencc Should there not be law agains.
the cmblemstic combination OF state ana
Church. examples Of which We not infrequen,'
Is see extending over quite consioerao.'
periods Of time?
That any and all church organization
should be allow ed 10 use the flag on special
occasions for the day cannot be que'-
toned with propriety. but 70 keep the rag
in display day after day emblemsticaly
combined with what may be termed a reis,,
ious flag may be an offence TO very many o.
our citizens. If 1t is proper TO make laws
against the commercial use OF the Aag may
We not with much propriety bring the matter
to the attention Of our lawmakers and as'
for legislation against the use Of the Tag I"
above outlined? QJEhi'
New York, July 5. 1878.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Sham Preparedness Exposed.

From Inc MiNnflVyi4N "bNfN
After perusing Secretary Lansing's long
catalogue Of Mexican outrages and his tale Of
American patience in striving 20 get the de
facto Government to abate them the reader
is filed with wonder that the Administration
has made so little preparation for eventuali-
ties
And yet perhaps. it is not so surprising
when viewed in the light of Mr.. Wilson's su-
nine surrender to the anti-preparedness ma
chinations of Hay, Kitchin and Clark in the
House. resulting in the resignation OF Sec
rotary Garrison. the one member Of his Cab
met who apparently understood the situa-
,ion and honestly strove 20 make ready for
the inevitable.
The refusal Of Mr Wilson to listen to the
Headings OF the army experts, IN the face Of
the constantly growing threat of the situation
on the Rio Grande and in his own com
plete knowledge Of what impended there, IS
little short OF monstrous. Already i,s re-
suits are accruing.
The Carrizal massacre seems 10 have been
due to lack Of machine guns as much as to
snv one thing. The fact that days elapsed
before we had definite. hrst-hand informa-
tion Of the fate Of the 10Th Cavalry was due
10 the lack Of aeroplsnes, which in two hours
could have solved all doubts and brought
succor TO the survivors.
When PcrshinGs expedition was organized
there was shortage OF horses, of motor
trucks Of acroplanes. Now that the National
Guard is belatedly being made ready, machine
guns-th most important OF modern wcap-
ons are lacking. Horses are lacking. Am
munition is lacking. Uniforms are lacking.
All manner Of equipment is lacking
The sham preparedness with which Mr..
Wilson thought to befoo the country lies
exposed in all its monstrous folly. The Dem
ocratic leaders in Congress are making mad
haste now 20 retrieve the blundcr. They are
trying to do the things that should have been
done six months ago. a year, two years ago.
But these preparations cannot be made IN a
day or week. They demand time. Meanwhile
American lives are lost, and disaster threat
ems all along the border
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08

Germany is that they will be unable to re-
pcat the experiment for many months 10
come. in which case the price paid hy the
British cannot be considered too high. SIR
John Jellicoc's estimate Of the cncmys
losses may be wrong. but right or wrong nc
remains the victor unless a further chai-
lcnge comes from the Germans for his fice'
still maintains control of the sea. Indeed
from all accounts the control IS more
nearly undisputcd than ever, for, accord
ing TO Sir Cyprian Bridge, British vessels
shut up in tie Baltic since the beginning
of the war have been returning during 'he
last month TO British ports.
1t may be answered that Yesterday a
British ship was reported seized near the
English coast "by portion OF the German
high sea forces" This vague announce
ment from Berlin is perhaps intended TO
impress the ignorant but 1t is really quite
insignificant Captures of this KIND were
common in all former naval wars-they
were even of daily occurrence-and 1t IS
only because they have been so rare IN TINS
war that they attract any attention. Such
isolated successes do not in the least affect
the command Of the sea, as the men OF the
German fleet are we'll aware. 1t is only by
another fleet action that they can convince
the world they did not suffer decisive de
feat on MAY 81. The longer IT Is postponed
the better reason will there be for bcliey-
ing that Sir Cyprian Bridge has correctly
estimated the result Of the battle of Jut-
land
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
The Complaining Feet Of the Rockies.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Most Of the trouble experienced by
Plattsburg rockies is located in the feet. The
regulars will tell you that mans feet Will
spread half an inch in length and breadth
under the unaccustomed weight OF a forty
pound pack Loose shoes are therefore a
necessity to avoid chafing and blisters. OF
course woollen socks should be worn not cot
ton, Isle or silk. But something else is needed
to assure complete freedom from foot trouble
and that IS srch-supports worn in the shoes.
Put forty or fifty pounds on mans back
and il is obvious that the whole weight will
bear down directly on the arch Of the foot
straining ligsments and tendons and causing
the feet to spread and the arch 20 fatten
From personal experience and observation on
the hike ! have concluded that more than
nine-tenths Of all foot trouble could be
avoided by wearing rch-supports in shoes OF
generous length and width.
do not recommend the heavy arch-sup-
ports with metal springs, but the ligh,
leather cushion sort, that conform to the
shape of the feet
Every man who enlists for Plattsburg
should take along a pair Of archsu7ports
II had my way. would make them part OF
every soldiers equipment.
W. y. AMORY
Private Company F, 1st Training Regiment
New York July s, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Time to Get Together.

Mayor Mitchell has chosen the psyche
logical moment" for his invitation TO the
striking garment workers and their en-
ployers to meet for arbitration. Both
sides are tired Of the war which the EN-
ployers began-the latter because they
have encountered vigorous resistance and
almost universal condemnation from the
public for precipitating the conflict; the
workers because their families are suffer
ng. their grocers are clamoring for pay
ment, their landlords are serving dispos-
sess papers. The correspondence between
the employers association and the union,
published yesterday. showed a disposition
to make concessions preliminary to re
sumption of arbitration.
1t is earnestly to be hoped that success
will attend the Mayors mediation. A
peace upon terms fair and equitable to
both sides" is by no means impossible,
even taking into account the bitterness
stirred up by the lockout and subsequent
strike. The public must wish for cessa-
tion of this wasteful and wicked indus
trial war quite as much as the comba-
tants. If employers and union representa-
tives enter the conference on Monday
genuinely determined to be fair and hon
est with each other, there is no earthly
reason why the shops should not be run
ming again within the week; and there IS
no earthly reason why the peace thus be-
gun should not he continued indefinitely
The employers association, in violating
the peace agreement, which still had fif-
teen months to run, erred grievOusly. If
the manufacturers now reenter the field
Of conciliation, that course will be con-
fession Of their mistake. which will mean
vindication for the principle of arbitra-
ton of industrial disputes.
Much therefore depends on the outcome
Of the Mayors conference. The com
r.unity is waiting TO see the two groups OF
citizens now at war come to their senses
end conduct themselves like fair, decent
reasoning men, with due regard for each
others privileges, duties and responsible
ties
New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
ALSACE AND THE CELTS
A Criticism of Mr.. Jules Bois's chronological
and Political SpecuIations.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

Sir: Mr.. Jules Bois the popular french
causeur and feminist. came to this country
with tho sanction Of his government to lect-
uro on the Righteousness Of the Allied cause
and on the principle of nstonalites. "The
Alsatians are almost pure Celts, and cannot
thrive under German rule" Mr.. Bols assured
his audience n week ago; they belong men
tally and by sentiment 10 France The al
lusion TO the vivid Imagination and slash
ing humor of the Rcichslanders is obvious
but from nm chronological point OF view the
unfortunate utterance is hopelessly wrong.
AIsace NAV have thick strain Of Gallic
temperament and mentality. but So have the
adjoining Rhinelnnds. As a matter OF fact'
the Cclts once overran the whole Of western
Germany. but the Teutons emerged victorious
from the ensuing struggle even as they did
in England
II is the belief OF Mr.. Bois that Alsace has
added nothing to the German personality, but
that the loyal daughter Of France even af-
ter being captured by the Germans continues
to give abundant valor and knowledge TO her
beloved motherland. Mr.. Bois strengthened
the value Of his opinion by naming Scheurer-
Kestner and SEIZURE, pure Asatian." But
do not the very names suggest that even Al
satians who are fevent French patriots come
from German stock?
MIR. Bois finally passed on to the talk Of
making "A buffer state Of Alsace Lorraine" No
responsible statesman ever dreamed Of ad-
yancing such an untoward proposal. But
there has been idle talk which the German
D. hoe tod of Refr he
land tripartition among the kingdoms OF
Prussia and Bavaria and the Grand Duchy
Of Baden. Such a division OF Alsace Lor
raine il carried into effect might encounter
the same opposition from within which the
partition Of Poland at IN. end of the eight
eenth century and that of Bengal in our own
time met with from the incensed Polish and
Hindu population.
Alsace- Lorraine Is largely Socialist and
Catholic, and a forced union with Liberal
and Protestant Baden might be fraught with
grave consequences no less fatal than that
between Unionist Ulster and the nationalist
rest of Ireland. In 1871 it was politically
necessary 70 make the conquered provinces
an adjunct TO the Empire. But the concep-
tion that supreme power should be vested
in the people collectively has made consd-
erable strides in progressive Germany dur
ing the last forty-hve years. There are now
German Reichstag deputies. just as there arc
British NJ P's who hold that II would be
more in accordance with democratic princi-
pies TO dispense with Statthalter and Lord
Lieutenant. and grant extension Of self-goy-
ernment to either imperial annex The prob
lem is by no means essentially linguistic as
is sometimes asserted, since French is as
much a quantite negligeable in Alsace-Lor-
raine as Gaelic is in Ireland
ERNEST ?. HORRWITZ,
Formerly Lecturer al Dublin University and
Queens College, London.
New York, July s, 1916.