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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10
so Dead
And MI any
Missing

CHARLESTON, Aug. 10. =
Latest conservative estimates OF
the flood death toll give so as
having lost their lives and scores
still missing.
The Kanawha river is receding,
carrying houses, barns and furni-
ture to tidewater.
A boys corpse was seen today
floating on the roof of a house.
Gov. Hatfield ordered two more
militia companies to the flood dis
trict to halt looting and aid the
thousands of homeless. The
troops brought food and tents.
Property loss is over $4,000
600.
William Mcbride, who has ira
versed the devastated districts,
says:
Everything is done. It is not
known how many are dead. The
creek mouth is swept clean.
Houses, trees, mine tipples, rail-
road cars and telephone poles are
thrown together in heaps of
wreckage miles in length, with
the dead underneath.
Il saw men and women cling
ing to houses floating down the
stream toward Ronda. They all
disappeared, and it is feared they
are buried under the tons of
wreckage piled against the Ronda
railroad bridge"
A million feet of lumber are
piled against the bridge. Coal
companies estimate the loss at the
Cabin Creek mine at $4,000, 900.
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Room, On Third Floor

Well, you must look neat always, and wear a
white apron when you answer the front door, The
pay is $10 and there are only eight rooms in my
house," Mrs. A. informed me.
81 have two little children, but during summer
hire girl to watch them. / must be relieved Of
them mornings, as well as afternoons when you can
look after them, she added YEARLY.
II hope youwon't mind my keeping one eye on
your work. like to see how my maid 5 caring for
my house The girl had before you wouldn't stay,
because insisted on overseeing what she did And
she said she didn't have time to make butter balls
and dosuch little things. like to be served well y
Il understand said |, and went for my clothes.
When returned to the house the next morning
found the dishes from dinner and breakfast stack
ed high in the kitchen sink. On the table was q
chicken. 81 80
just as soon as you get into your apron, I wish
you'd clean that chicken and put it into the kettle
Continued Page 81
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Lawyer Reynolds
{. FOrfeitS His Bail

Attorney w. P. Reynolds. who
was arrested three weeks ago for
driving an automobile while in
toxicated, forfeited 800 cash bail
In police court Wednesday after
noon,
The attorney, who has repre-
scented the Milwaukee railroad
during the longshoremen's strike,
was arrested at the gates of the
Milwaukee yards, and the efforts
of five policemen were required to
pacify him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10
Pelz Band
Is Hummer

Philip Pelz and his band OF
crack musicians turned out a pro-
gram of the highest order at the
stadium last night, beginning a
series of evening band concerts
that will continue for a week.
As ,cornet soloist Director Pelz
madela big hit with the audience,
which, numbered about thou
sand. The program was made up
of popular, ballad and light clas-
steal selections.
Another concert tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10
Talk O the Times

He has gained several pounds In
weight. He spends his time at
gardening and reading, The i'm
preston among some of ais
friends that he is writing for
newspapers is incorrect, he says"
according to today's society COL
umn of the Ledger.
Speaking of endurance,
the voters i'm Champ Clark's
district have nominated him
again.
Candidate Hughes speech"
writes F. K, reminds me Of the
story of the immigrant who was
met on the steamship by Tam
many committee.
What's your politics?" ne
was asked.
is there government? the
immigrant asked.
Sure
"Then I'm agin' it,"
HASN'T ANY COUCH
Edgar @. Wheeler, Times
reporter, says the impression
that he is retired minister
Is incorrect.
NEVER JUDGE A WOMAN'S
SMILES BY HER TEETH; THEY
MAY BE FALSE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10
ENCLISHM MAN
OR
AMERI C N !?

The girl was the
daughter of an Amer
. lean millionaire.
Her money, how
ever, was useless.
So was her social
position.
For she was cast ON
a desert island with
two men, one an
American, the other
an Englishman.
Read Into the Primitive,
next week In The Times, an,
earn
WHO WON HER
LONEf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10
WALKS IN
SLEEP To
DEATH

PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 10.
LILLIAN Cunningham, age =,
walked In her sleep last night
and fell through a bedroom
window four stories above
the ground. Elmer Baker, a
barber, found the corpse in
an alley this morning.
James Cunningham, the
father, left the girl asleep at
11O'clOck last night.
Women downstairs heard a
thud half an hour later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10
COSTS 81 CENTS A
DAY FOR A PUPIL

OLYMPIA, Aug. 10.-The av.
erage lost of educating a public
school pupil in this state is 37.6
cents a day, according to figures
prepared by State superintendent
Josephine C. Preston. The fig
ures will appear in a school bull
letin to be issued by the Union
Pacific to prospective settlers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10
JUMPS 800 EEET

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Albert
Goldman, age 60, of Brooklyn, to-
day jumped 500 feet off the Sing
er building.
The body landed in the middle
of lower Broadway.
Thousands of New Workers in
the vicinity of the skyscraper wit
messed the spectacular suicide.
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He is not that kind of regular
servative"
He conservative he a good
s who put the interest the worker first
the public good ought
One of his specias publicity socialism
This ansocaist propaganda incidentally glofy
much waving of the Stars Stripes.
Johnson has o that patriotism which
makes him anxious to find evening up
products of the toiIer's toll Steps
'idealistc" radical" Dangerous"
Johnson shows how he along with the majority of his
voting he did things mileage
grab, and Spanish and Philippine pensions.
He against the tariff provisions wool steel rails
and lower duties.
In other words PayneAldhch
subject Of the tariff.
Johnon disposition to dodge shown answering present
instead of voting the leasing BILL the
poant law For probably
pasanshp johnson voted against the creation
eminent insurance bureau the
the outbreak the European which
the successful governmental activities failed
the sessions of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10
JOHNSON OF
DON'T SORT
BY gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug 10.-Regardess of their party
names all congressman fall those who
people and those who don't.
Representative Albert Johns southwest Washington
the don't. class.
wanted Johnsons he would Johnson
and THE people ought to have this law"
The seeker of Johnson's would Jim
Cannon of the old party machine bosses
Or they might the line little
trading with the democratic leaders who business instead
If these members told Johnson would
the bill and Johnson felt could pausiby
district that
would along with the regular machine
Johnsons recordthe he has the
has madeshow he is this kind Nobody
heard Johnson fatherng a
ing a fight to increase the tax incomes.
He Crossers colonization
enners government ownership operation
He followed Bryan Washington
eminent ownership railroads.
Lewis ownership operation
graphs telephones.
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Greetings, have You
good recipe for discipliniDg q
wife?
One Tacoma woman now
alleges, the court house re-
porter says, that her husband
tried to throw her onto u hot
stove.
Another Tacoma woman
accuses a merchant of at
tempting to run her through
q clothes wringer.
Personally we prefer to
beat our wife with golf clubs.
You can get a fine swat with
a driver, though q mashie
in many ways is more satis-
factory.
What's yours?
The painless dentist, 1t is said
is one who suffers not at al
when his forceps or his drill
makes the hapless victim bawl.
"Asquith wants TO borrow
$2,225, 100000" Family go-
ing to q summer resort old
Top?
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REV. Edgar Couch Wheeler,
who is living at Sylvan where he
went several months ago on ac-
count of his health, was in Taco
ma yesterday calling on friends.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10

WHY MAIDS
LEAVE HOME
By a Woman Reporter

By a Woman Reporter
The "ladies' game of firing and hiring maids
has become the serious problem of keeping maid
Housemaids get higher pay now.
Once they're hired, they re hard to keep.
Often they quit for shop and store work at
smaller wages.
Why?
What's the matter?
What is the hOusemaid problem?
And what is its solution?
l was given orders to find out.
But you won't be able to get to the bottom Of
the situation by interviewing housewives, maids and
employment agencies, said the editor "You'll have
to get firsthand experience"
That could only mean getting maid s job and
doing a maids work.
So quit being reporter for while and be-
came a housemaid.
l take pride in the fact that am able to hold a
housemads job.
l think the duties of home are fundamentals
|every woman ought to know.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10

"The American navy ought, in
my judgment, to be incomparably
the most adequate navy in the
world. Woodrow Wilson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-10

NEVER JUDGE A woMAN'S
BY HER TEETH; THEY
MAY BE FALSE.
Evening journal., 1916-04-18
Won IGEL CAUGHT
IN BOMB PLOT DRAG
Continued from First Page.


were coming in. forcibly. il necessary,
and the door was opened. Won Igel
hurried TO the safe as Baker and his
men entered. slammed the door, shut
and threw out the combination, lock-
ing il. Won Igel declared he would
not surrender embassy papers, and
failing TO secure documents he expect
ed TO take from the safe. Baker order
ed Won Igel to come with him.
Won Igel endeavored to escape. Be
fore he had gone far toward the door
Baker and his three assistants were
upon him. They struggled about the
office. overturning furniture. but the
department agents soon gained the
upper hand and marched the. secretary
away.
When taken before Federal Judge
Howe. Won lyle refused to plead to
the Indictment. He declared he was
not represented by counsel and also
tina tthe government had no right TO
arrest him, as he was connected with
the German embassy. He protested
against the seizure of any papers in
his Wall street office, saving that was
ambassadorial territory ana inviolate.
Judge Howe advised Won lyle TO pro-
cure counsel at once. He adjourned
the hearing until o'clock that the
prisoner might get a lawyer and told
him his rights would be safeguarded d.
Evening journal., 1916-04-18
Largest Paid Circulation

vention is held. There was talk, toe
of Benjamin A. Hazel. OF Smyrna. Sen
ator Charles NJ. Wharton. OF Dover.
and Frank Bancroft. OF Camden. for
the gubernatorial nomination. The
name OF former Judge George Gray.
OF Wilmington, was mentioned fre
quently in connection with the nomi
nation for United States Senator In
the fall, but some urteranccs dropped
here and there gave the impression
that there Pre- some Democrats far
from being lined up for Judge Gray
for Senator. Thomas r. Bayard. who
already has announced his candidacy
for Senator was here during the night
The absence Of former Congressman
l.. Irving Handy. who also is seeking
th Senatorial nomination, was com.
mented on. The names OF james NJ.
Tunnel. Andrew j. Lynch and Albert
+. Polk. OF Georgetown, were men
toned as possibilities for the Congress.
sional nomination, and others pro
fesscd 10 see a turn In political events
that might make William r.. Valiant,
of Laurel. a strong possibility for gu
bernatorlal honors.
Tho presence here OF ]. Harvey
Whitcman. former secretary OF State.
was looked upon by many 10 presagc
his return TO active participation I'm
his party's affairs and his possible
consideration for party honors.
Evening journal., 1916-04-18
FIVE MORE killed
IN RAILROAD Smash
Latest New Haven Wreck
Attributed Partly TO
Heavy Fog
EXPRESS CRASHES
INTO LOCAL TRAIN
By Ihe i.nIted 10.

bA I nc AIll'u I lltr-
NEW HAVEN, Conn. April 1S.-At
least five persons were killed. some
Of them burned beyond recognition,
and thirty-one persons were injured
in the collision between the Gilt Edge
express OF the New Haven railroad,
and a local train at Bradford Station.
six miles cast of Westerly. r. l., last
night.
These revised figures were an
nounced at the New Haven Offices
here today.
Tho known dead are:
Mrs. o. Martell about 4O years old,
Southbridge. Mass.
Miss J. Clark, Wesley. r. 7.
The three unidentified bodies re-
covered from the wreck were so bad
~ charred that il could not be de-
termined whether they were men or
women
All of the killed were passengers
According to the roads official an
nouncement 81 we're injured. three
seriously. These three are at the Me
mortal Hospital in New London. The
other injured we're able to proceed OF
their Journey
The cause OF the wreck is undeter
mined "As far as we know" saiC
the roads official statement today. al
safety regulations were obeyed. We
4 are now investigating"
Statements from those at the scen'
Of the wreck before and shortly aftel
! It happened gave cause as a failure OF
the part OF the engineer Of the express
TO heed a warning signal, slipper!
rails and a heavy fog.
The engineer of the express il
Charles H. Mansfield. He was in
wreck at Stonington Junction. Jul,
25. 1912. in which three men wer
killed and four were injured. He wal
one Of the more seriously hurt at tha
time and was of duty several months
Evening journal., 1916-04-18
SAYS CHRIST'S DISCOVERY
MOST VALUABLE TO man

The Rev. DR.. George Handy WALES
was greeted by a large audience last
night when he preached the first sermon
in the series which is being delivered i'm
West Presbyterian Church this week,
the occasion being the observance of
Passion Week. Or. WALES was pulpit
supply at West Church during the in
terum between the former and present
pastorates.
Tho subject Of his sermon was "We
Have Found the Christ" DR.. WALES
spoke of it as the most sublime discov-
cry man has ever made. The worth of
any thing. he said, was determined first
by its intrinsic value. The love, power
mercy and grace of Christ were graphi-
cally described, and beautiful illus.
trated Another element in determining
the value of Christ was the cost TO God
and TO Christ, the speaker said.
The West Male Quartet, composed OF
Messrs. Clymer, Russell, Frazer and
Hasting, sang "Close to the Cross
The preacher for this evenings ser.
vice will be the Rev. John w. Francis
d. d., pastor of the Oxford Presbyter.
ian Church, Philadelphia As a musical
feature tonight Mrs. NJ. B. Lewis and
Mrs. Gertrude Arbuckle will sing.
Evening journal., 1916-04-18
DUPONT SCHEDULF.

The DUPONT Club was defeated by
Newark on Friday. to 4. The DUPONT
lineup follows: John B. Grier. c.: JEFF
ferson r. Ewing. D.; Arthur Doraugh,
SIS; Walter Henderson, 1b.; George
Ely. 2b.: Herbert Carter, 3D.; Law
renee Fish. H.; John Logue. RI; Har-
lin Hobson. CT. The schedule follows;
April 10. Wilmington High School at
Rockford Tower: April 2S. Elkton
High School at Rockford Tower; May
8. Dover High School at Dover; May
10. Kennett High School at Rockford
Tower: May II. Elkton High School at
ElktoD; May 19. Newark High School
at Newark: May 26. Kennett High
School at Kennett; May 30, Smyrna
High School at Smyrna; June T.
Smyrna High School at Rockford
Tower.
Evening journal., 1916-04-18

nobody was eager to enter into a con-
test for the honor of going az a
delegate TO the national convention
in St. Louis where there were spirit
ed fights I'm the past for national dele
gates, nobody seemed very keen
about going to ST. Louis this year to
say nothing of fighting for the privi-
ledge.
Whats the use?" explained one
Democrat Its TO be q cut and dried
affair President Wilson g. to be re-.
nominated without opposition. from
present Indications, and the trip to
st. Louis means an expenditure Of
SiOO TO $500 without any excitement
or a run for your motley
"Of course. there is that chance OF
a fight developing at St. Louis against
President Wilson n he should happen
to do the seriously wrong thing IN
the Mexican situation, but that seems
remote
That about sized mp the indinor-
cncc here last night The Democrats
here simply could not get up euy en-.
thusiasm II they tried. and nobody
seemed 10 be trying. Tho State con-
vouiion was looked upon as hand
picked. one.man-conrOllcd Formally
that under the guiding hand ~ Sena
tor salisbury WIS tO give loud hur.
I rah for President Wilson. try 10 burst
| into harmony over the glorious rec
ord" of the Democratic administration
endorse President Wilson and Vice
/ President Marshall FOR another term
elect Senator Salisbury as national
committeeman. elect a half-dozen dele
gates to the national convention and
then 90 home The only uncertainty
of the whole pro eeding was as "a
whom the honor of COINS to the ma
! tional convention as delegates would
| be wished on
Have One Hope.
Among Democrats here there wa'
a general feeling that their only hope
\ of success I'm November rs. as one
I man expressed it, OF "the Republican,
4 scrapping The Democrats have seized
upon a hope that the Republicans VII
carry the keen contests that develop
ed In the State convention week age
through the campaign Other Demo
Gratis, however do not bank much ol
"A Republican split "The Republican
are the greatest thermometers you eve
saw" remarked one observer. "The!
apparently got into big wrangle ant
forget all about It long before election
day. History repeatedly has show
that"
Talk Of Candida
There was much talk among th
Democrats present Of Deputy AttoI
ney General Armon ID. Chaytor, Jr
of Wilmington, for the nomination To-
attorney general wnen the fall col
Evening journal., 1916-04-18
Girls! TRY IT!
Have Thick, WAVY
BEAUTIFUL HAIR
Every particle Of dandruf disappears
and hair stops coming out.
Draw a moist cloth through hair and
double its beauty at once.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy,
abundant and appears as soft. mstrous
and beautiful as "a young girls after a
"Danderine hair cleanse just try this
-moisten a cloth with n little Dander-
inc and carefully draw IL through your
hair. taking one small strand al a time.
This will cleanse the hair Of dust. dirt
and excessive oil and in Just n few mo-
ments you have doubled the beauty Of
your hair.
Besides identifying the hair at once,
Danderine dissolves every particle of
dandruf; cleanses, purifes and invigo-
rates the scalp. forever stopping itching
and falling hair.
But what will please you most will be
after a few weeks use when you will
actually see new hair-fine and downy
at first-yes-but really new hair grow
ing all over the scalp. II you care for
pretty, soft hair and lots Of it surely
get 25-cent bottle Of Knowlton's Dam
derine from any druggist or toilet eoun-
ter. and Just try il.
Save your hair Beautify itl You
will say this was the best % cents you
ever spent.
Evening journal., 1916-04-18
FERSHING MEN FOUGHT
TO Save their LIVES
BY. II. d. JACOBS
WI thhtAe cmfwy h cmfMcm

Wi thhtAe cmfwy h cmfwcmwy
With the American Army in Mexico,
kpril 16. Via Wireless to Columbus.
n. NJ. April 1S.-General Pershing ar
rived today AZ his field headquarters
near Namiquipa after an all-night
ride from Satevo, for a conference
with members OF his stan.
Men in Pershing's command brought
details OF the Parral fight OF April II,
which placed the matter in the light
OF a deliberate attack by Carranzista
soldiers. even possibly Of an attempt
10 annihilate the little force OF ia
cavalrymen under Major Tompkins.
After one of his men had been kill
cd Tompkins made up his mind that
n his command was going 10 be
slaughtered they would die fighting.
Tie "cut loose" as one of Pershing's
men said, the MeXicans retreated,
leaving over forty dead on the field.
Tompkins held his men in restraint
until he noticed on an adjacent hill
In Parral a body Of soldiers, over
4 whom the Mexican flag was flying.
Tn answer to Tompkins' question,
4 General Lozano. Carranzo officer,
i who led the American column into the
4 city. told him that the troops on the
hill were part OF the garrison watch
ng the movements Of the Americans
j With intent to guard them.
II Just then the so-called guard fired :
3 volley into the American detachment
n killing ono trooper.
An enormous crowd Of Mcxicans. made
a mp largely Of Cauanza soldiers, haC
Al surrounded the United States troops.
n Previously there had been little shoot
Fl ing. which Tompkins thought was II
4 welcome TO the Americans He had beer
4 met by Lozano. who promised vel
a come and a camping place. A non-com
n missioned officer dashed up TO Tompkin
q and reported that the Americans ha'
n been fired on and n number of then
wounded Tompkins asked Lozano 70
an explanation, but he seemed mystified
Il afterward asking Tompkins to get hi
i men out Of the city Immediately. 10
zano offered 10 guide the Americans Il
safety, but Tompkins. fearing a trar
formed a plan of his own.
II A squad Of eight skirmishers wal
I thrown ont at the head OF the retreat
II ing American column, seeking to fln'
an easy defense. The mobs grew
larger. Rife and pistol fire at thu
Americans became incessant. Thei
followed the incident OF the so-callel
5 Carranza guard on the hill and tn,
reply OF the Americans.
Tompkins retired TO Santa Cruz
where he dug himself in and awaitei
reinforcements. These soon began 4
arrive from all directions. a comman,
under Colonel Allen making a phe
nomenal march to the scene. Colone
Brown and Major Howe led the othe
reinforcing detachments.
Evening journal., 1916-04-18
CLUB women IN
annual Meeting
Washington Heights Society
Reports IL9 Members
on the Roll
MRS. MEGAW NAMED
NEW VICE-PRESIDENT

The annual meeting OF the Washing
ton Heights Century Club was held last
night in school No. 30. The annual re-
ports of all the officers and chairmen OF
the standing committees were read. It
was reported by ihc recording sccre--
iarv. Mrs. William T. lnderlcd. that the
rlub now has membership Of 10 and
that 20 new members had been added
since the charter closed and that there
are nov four applications Tor member.
ship.
Old rose ami white were adopted as
the club colors.
According TO the bylaws recently
amended the club will have AN auditor
Miss Gertrude lackcy was elected last
night to ill this office.
Delegates TO the annual meeting OF
the state Federation To be held in this
city next month were elected at the last
meeting Of tho club. Their alternates
were elected last night they are Mrs
j. T. Fuller. who is alternate 70 Mrs
i. Il Mcgaw; Mrs. !. G.. Fahrenbaoh
who is alternate TO Mrs !. W. Macklem
end Mrs r. T. Coward, who is alternate
60 Mrs. ID. II. Weir
The resignation OF the first vice
president. Mrs. B +. Shaw, was accepted
with regret. Mrs. T. II. Megaw wa
elected 10 Mrs Shaw's office.
The following members were elected
~ the board of directors to serve iron
1916 to lAlS: Mrs. James d. Stroud
Mrs. z. s. Hellmgs. Mrs. !. G. Fehren
bach. Mrs. Carroll W. Griffith. Mrs
George w. Cornell. Mrs James y. CHM
and Mrs. II. ". Lewis.
During the evening An interesting
naper ON Shakespeare was read by Mrs
T. ". Ianawav.
Evening journal., 1916-04-18
PASSION WEEK SERVICES.

Appropriate services will be held in
Eastlake Presbyterian Church this
week. Tomorrow night from 7.30 TO )
O'Clock there will be a devotional ser
vice. The Rev. Henry Cunningham, pas
tor Of the church, will speak on "The
|Silence of Jesus" At s o'clock the an
nual meeting OF the congregation will be
held. Trustees win be elected. reports
e all organizations will be read and
Evening journal., 1916-04-18

other matters of Importance will be dis
cussed.
4 preparatory service will be in Fast
lake Church ON Friday night. The Rev.
Mr.. Cunningham will speak ON "life
From Death The session will meet az
the close of the meeting and will vel
come all new members.