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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
BEGIN CLEANUP
OF BLIND PIGS

A general housekeeping was
started bright and early this
morning to clear out. the blind
pigs in the county.
A party Of eight deputies. in
Guiding Deputy Prosecutor
Thompson, armed with search
warrants, left Tacoma in two of
the county cars for Wilkeson and
Carbonate. They will remain
there until the town Is made dry
In accordance with the law.
Sheriff Longmire has had evil
dence for several days that three
saloons, running as soft drink
parlors, have been disposing the
real stuff in Wilkeson. He de-
clined to give the names of the
offenders.
John Doe Warrants.
John Doe warrants were issued
for the remaining bars. The dep
uties we're instructed to arrest
every person having more liquor
than the law allowed.
The deputies who will work In
Wilkeson are Peter Stenso, Carl
Jacobs, G. Chilberg, Fred Shaw
and G.. T. Thompson. Special
Deputies j. e. Darnell and w. II.
Sears will investigate conditions
in Carbonate. They have evil
fence on one saloon and search
warrants for the remainder.
To Make the Rounds.
Sheriff Longmire said the depu-
ties are authorized to swear In any
help they may need providing any
trouble is met in confiscating wet
goods. "Wilkeson is mining
town." the sheriff said, land the
miners may object to the re-
moval of all the liquor
After Wilkeson and Carbonate
have been cleared, the sheriff in
tends to make a round of all
other towns where 1t is rumored
that liduor is being sold.
Bartender Busy Yesterday.
Deputy Auditor Doten had the
biggest day yesterday since pro-
hibition came. He issued 23
liquor permits. He figures the
people are beginning to feel the
absence of the liquor and that
some of the private supplies are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
Must Scrap for
That 100000

Former Mayor George p.
Wright, contractor on the Green
river pipe line, will have to con-
tinue fighting before he will get
the 100000 judgment given him
by the courts against Tacoma.
The judgment specifies that
Wright shall be paid from the
gross earnings Of the water de-
partment.
Wright's lawyer will have to
mandamus the city, and the
courts will have to explain how
100000 can be paid from the
gross earnings, when there is no
surplus fund containing any such
sum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

Residents of the NORTH" End
school section are determined to
get the street railway extension
on Sixth avenue and Stevens
street.
A committee headed by John l..
Bradley today called at the city
hall in the interest of the citi-
zens.
It's members found the council
men very elusive and indefinite in
their promises. The mayor was
staunchly for the improvement,
and agreed to make a fight for
1t when the T. r. & p. franchise
comes up for final disposition in
the council tomorrow.
Following his effort to round up
the councilmen. Mr.. Bradley is
sued call for all residents of the
district to be at the city hall at
10 o'clock tomorrow when the
councilmen meet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
Gas Co. Refuses
TO Pay License

In lieu of a license inspector,
the position having been abolish
ed Jan. /, Commissioner Mills
today announced that he had ap-
pointed his three field sergeants
of police as special license inspec-
tors. They will have charge of
enforcement of the new license
code.
The Tacoma Gas Co. has utter
ly ignored the councils demand
that 1t pay $4,000 annual license,
and Mills predicted today that
the city shortly would institute
legal proceedings to force pay
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
AUSTRIA
JUSTIFIES
HER SUB

BERLIN. Jan. 11.-Justifica-
tion of the torpedoing of the
Italian liner Port Said was given
in Vienna dispatches today, which
declared an Austrian submarine
sank the vessel after she tried to
escape and ram the diver.
The submarine fired.
The Port Said again stopped
and began to lower the boats.
The submarine found that the
boats we're leaving unheeded
those who were. swimming. Then
the boat containing the captain
was halted and he was threaten
ed IL he did not return and save
the swimmers.
Two persons. one wounded,
were found aboard the Port Said,
the dispatch stated. They were
taken aboard the submarine and
bandaged.
While still aiding in the rescue,
torpedo boats and yachts shelled
the submarine which dived and
escaped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
MERCURY
HITS II
DEGREES

Water pipes were frozen In
homes throughout the city, fling
ers, noses and toes tingled this
morning in the coolest weather
of the winter. The hours of s
and 8 o'clock were two of the
coolest in the history of Tacoma,
the weather mans thermometer
registering IL degrees.
Residents of Manitou park re-
ported that five separate ther-
mometers hit the zero mark
there. Others living in the more
exposed parts of the city report
ed lower temperature than the
weather mans official figures.
Everybody was glad that the
cold northerly wind had died
down during the night. BY 5
o'clock this morning it was blow
ing at only 8 miles an hour. The
highest wind was at 5 o'clock
last night when it blew at s2S
miles from the northeast.
The record temperature for Ia
coma was on Jan. 13, 1909, when
the thermometer stood at $40.
There have been only four other
days colder than today-Feb. 8,
4 and 8, 1899, and Jan. 10, 1907.
The cold wave struck all parts
of the state.
Starting with 26 degrees at 8
O'Clock last night, the thermome-
ter fell steadily, until at s o'clock
this morning it had dropped to
IT. In another hour it had taken
another tumble of three degrees,
and by the weather was at it's
coolest, at 10 degrees.
After 5 o'clock the mercury be-
gan to rise again, until at 10 il
had reached 16 degrees. q.
The next coolest day of the
winter was Jan. 5, when the there
mometer stood at Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
EXPERT FOR
PHONE CASE

Tacoma probably will unite
with other Washington cities in
retaining F. s. Burrows, rate ex-
pert, formerly with the public
service commission, in represent
ing them before the coming tele-
phone rate hearing, scheduled for
Tacoma Jan. "a.
Mayor ]. 8, Fassett of Spokane
sent letter to the Tacoma COM
missioners saying that Burrows
would represent seven Washing
ton cities for $500, and the coun-
Gil has agreed to share part Of
the expense.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
RELIEF PARTY
.NEARINGGOAL

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Brit
ish expedition for the relief of
beleaguered Kdtelamara is now
within II miles of the town. The
Turks, outnumbering them two to
one, block their path and sur
round the city.
1t is regarded as possible that
a decisive battle already has been
fought. The relief forces of
Generals Aylmer and Campbell
are fighting tn Turks in the bend
of the Tigris river.
CONSUMPTION BILL UP
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE con-
scription bill came up for it's
second reading today with the
understanding that the debate
was to last two days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
ROBERTS KEEPS
ENGINEER JOB

Despite the protests of Com
missioner Reed, w. J. Roberts
was reelected for another year
day at the joint meeting Of the
river Improvement work yester-
day at teh joint meeting of the
King and Pierce county commits
sioaers. Commissioner Reed
wanted the election withheld gun
til the report on the Puyallup riv-
er had been made by u. 8. Engi-
neers Mitchell and Gardener,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
OVERHEARD ON THE SOUTH
TACOMA CAP
HEARS WIRELESS
CONVERSATIONS

q. Hader, an amateur wireless
operator of Tacoma. reported yes-
terday that he heard wireless
telephone conversation between q
man and n woman, but could not
locate them because he did not
have the necessary instruments
to speak.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
Vatican Studies
Peace Proposals

ROME, Jan. 11.-Pope Bene-
dict hopes to take the first prac-
tical step towards peace this
week. Cardinal MERCER Of Bel
GUM and Bishop Heylan of Ma
muir are expected here for an aud
fence.
They will explain the Belgian
peace terms. His holiness is con-
WINGED that the restoration of
Belgium is imperative to prelim-
mary negotiations and is under
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

roaring fire In the kitchen range.
Suddenly. as she was bending
over the range the hot water pipe
burst, hurting fragments OF metal
In all directions. One of these
pieces struck her in the head,
fracturing her skull.
The stove was practically de-
molished.
Mrs. Boyd's husband is furn-
ace man in the Tacoma smelter.
Physicians at the hospital say she
may not recover.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
War Training
for Young Men

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. IL.
Predicting that the United
States would need an army of p
100000 men in case of war, Maj.
Gen. Scott, chief of staff of the
army, discussed the possibility Of
universal military service in some
form before the house military
committee yesterday.
This might mean the require
ment that all men between Is and
Fl be given at least six months
training as substitute for the
volunteer system, he said. lie
estimated that there are 4,009,-
0oG mn in the country of these
ages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

LaGasa and C. Quevli are attend
ing Chief LOOMS at the hospital,
and today began series of X
ray examinations.
1t has already been determined
that LOOMS is suffering from q
leaking heart.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

stood to have notified the COM
batants of this.
Recently Cardinal Hartmann
of Cologne submitted Germany's
terms for the evacuation of Bel
GUM. Germany readily consent
ed to the passage of the prelates
to Rome. Members of the Bel
GUM relief committee from Lon
don are already here, and it is
understood the vatican will solicit
their views.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
BANKS SHOWING
RECORD PROFITS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. IL.
Jack Shelton Williams, comp
troller Of the currency, in his an
nual report said that never be-
fore in the history Of the country
had the banks shown such a prof
liable record. Under the federal
banking system net resources in
reased $1,743,S7',64S, he said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
What's Doing
To-day

Concert by Grinnell College
Glee club, Elks' club rooms; s
p. m.
Address on Some New Prob
lens on Prohibition" by Prose-
cutor Remnant; brotherhood
meeting of First Congregational
church; $3.50 p. m.
Research club of State Histori-
cal society, annual meeting and
election; Historical building; s
p. m.
. Annual meeting and banquet
of Masters and Wardens society
of Tacoma Masonic lodges; Ma
sonic temple; $50 D. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

On behalf Of certain bibu1-
GUS friends of ours we want
10 protest against the ex-
ceedingly poor quality of the
booze which the blind pigs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
PAIN
YOUR
PICTURES

Even as full many a
flower is born to blush
unseen" SO is many a
dream that could be made
to work allowed to die for
lack of energy or deter
mination or resource.
A relation, properly
sustained, with a service
giving bank such as this
one, fosters the first two
and conserves the third.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
FIRE SWEEPS
IOWA TOWN

OTTUMWA, Ia, Jan. 11.-Fire
destroyed half city block in the
retail district here today with
loss of $4,000. During the
blaxe, the police say, incendiaries
ignited three other business
houses. The city council has
been called to investigate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

running low.
No word had been heard from
Attorney General Tanner at a
late hour concerning maximum
amount of liquor allowed on each
permit. Until Doten is instructed,
he will issue permits for only two
quarts of liquor or dozen quarts
of beer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
WILSON'S TO GIVE
DINNER TONIGHT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. II.
and Mrs. Wilson
this evening will entertain Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall,
members of the cabinet and their
wives and a number of intimate
friends at dinner in the White
House. The cabinet dinner is to
be the second of the series of So
cial functions of state to be cele-
brated at the executive mansion
during the winter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
AFTER HIGGINS

BERLIN, Jan. 11.-Germany
today is investigating the alleged
hostile statements of U. s. Consul
Higgins, Of Stuttgart, the news
papers say.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
; Talk O. the Times :

of our city have begun serv-
ing.
Seattle is having water fam
inc. This fact has inspired US to
write the following poem:
DRYERNELL,
oh, dam the Cedar river!
They cant get drop to drink!
There's no bourbon for their
There's no water in their sink!
just as the Roosevelt
Barnes case seems headed
for the supreme court on ap-
peal, along comes talk of ap-
pointing Taft as the success
sor to Justice Lamar. Fate
seems bent ON taking q fall
out of Teddy, doesn't IL?
OVERHEARD ON THE SOUTH
TACOMA CAR
Hello, Bid, whad's wrog?
o, noddingt thig l god the Crib.
Do your bodies axe?
hope they do, ad my node
runs all the tibe.
Aid i'd fierce?
You bed i'd i'd. I never fed co
dab bad i'd my libe.
Howds the fably?
Oh, they hab i'd, too.
Well, SO log.
So log.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
Good morning, have you
found q blind pig yet?

This is the year of promise. Ought
to be pleasing thought for the
Leap Year girls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11
Tomorrow

Address on THE Psychology of
Salesmanship as Applied to Sell
ing Life Insurance" by Arthur
Finley; before advertising class,
Stadium high school,; evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

down town, about an equal d
lance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

Clearings ........$ 358,263.91
Balances ........ 67,223.6S
transactions -. 1,3371,405.70
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

LONDON-More than 1000
men are reported to have fallen
in Galacia in the new offensive
started by Russia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

of our city have begun serv.
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-11

PORTLAND-Fire of a mys-
FERROUS origin burned one of the
barns of the Irvington Dairy Co.
last night, cremating 2S cows.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-10
Enoaaerent Annonnced.

MT. and Mrs John w Seddon of Taftville, announce the engagement of their only daughter. Elsie, to AsheI N Beebe, of Norwich Town
 India is producing more coal than all other British dependencies.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-10

spending a couple of months with her uncle, William Randall of Riverside. MT. and Mrs. Michael J. Cullen and son of Rockville are visiting MT. and Mrs. Dennis Moran at their cottage at Warwick Cove, Oakland Beach.
 Miss Caroline Latham of Mystic is the guest of Postmaster F. Edgar Crumb and family at their home on Pawtucket avenue, Riverside.
 Mrs E. w. Smith of Stafford Springs has arrived at Maplewood, Newport, where she will spend the summer.
 Edward J. Mcdonald of VoIuntown is visiting at the home of his grand mother, Mrs. Mary Mcdonald at Paw tUcI1et.
 Miss winifred Flyers of Central vil- lage is at Pleasant View enjoying a couple of weeks with the Camp Fire Girls of Wauregan, being one of the members of the camp.
 The family of Attorney Joseph T. Tanning, who have been occupying the MuIlin cottage at Pleasant View for two weeks, have returned to Nor wich.
 MT. and Mrs. P. s. Maynard and MT. and Mrs. Frederic sDubocSof .Danielson fWere- at, the DGa Gaynard- cottage at Oak sdl zss2sa
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-10

ren.
 Horace F. Burdicz of North Ston- tngtOn is visiting relatives at East Providence for a few days.
 James N. Tucker and Leonard Bart lett of East KiIingly were visitors at Rocky Point over last Sunday.
 Mrs. George Turner and daughters Misses CIarissa. and Dorothy Turner, of Norwich, are visiting relatives of Governor street, this city.
 Two automobile parties to stop at the Mathewson, Narra gansett Pier for luncheon Friday were Mrs. A. J. Daw- ley and party and Gilbert L. Hewitt and party of Norwich. MT. Hewitt visits the Pier nearly every Sunday during the summer season.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter White of Mys- tic spent last Sunday at the home of the formers father, Joseph T. White, on High street, Asl1away.
 William Mulligan and George w. Kent of EImville were guests of friends in this city and vicinity the past week.
 M. B. Ring and family of Norwich are in the -PendIeton cottage, at Pleas ant View, sfors the summer. 2e, ATiss 2 Ella Randall of Norwich is
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-10

The entire coast artillery corps in cluding the Third ard Fifth companies Of this city are now under the direct orders of President Woodrow Wilson as with few exceptions the members of the thirteen companies have taken the Federal oath. The state govern rnent thus becomes a secondary figure and the artillery will be known m the future as the National Guard of the United States.
 With the new federal law a new system of paying will go into effect giving company members one quarter of the pay of the regular army soldiers. Privates will receive nearly a dollar for each drill. COrpOrals a, little bet ter than a dollar and sergeants near ly two dollars.
 In the future men who falI to an swer present at drills will not only lose their pay but will be assessed a fine of one dollar by the state The new federal oath requires that a man serve his c0lors three years and then become a member of the militia, re- serve for the three years following.
 The Federal Oath.
 Public Act No. 85 of the 64th con gress relating to further and more effeCtuaI provision for national de- fense and other purposes is of un- usual interest to the national guards men at the present time. Section 70, entitled Federal Enlistment Contract, provides that national guardsmen talk ing the new Federal oath shall be credited with whatever service they have already put in during their terms in the state militia. The section m question also provides that when such ~n oath is not taken, or provision made bE the state for an enlistment oath. that the enlisted man shall not
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-10
Local Companies Under Federal Law
With Few Exceptions Members of Entire Artillery Corps Have Taken the Oath Which Places Them Under Direct Orders of President WIson-To be Known in the Future as the National Guard of the United States

be considered a member of the na- tfonaI guard. The section in question reads as follows:
 Enlisted men in the National Guard of the several states, terri tories, and the District of Columbia, now serving under enlistment con- tracts which contain an obligation to defend the Constitution of the United States and to obey the orders of the president of the United States, shall be recognized as members of the Ma tiOnal Guard under the provisions of this act for the unexpired portion of their present enlistment contracts. When any such enlisted contract does not contain such obligation, the en- listed men shall not be considered members of the National Guard until they shall have signed an enlistment contract and subscribed to the follow ing oath Of enlistment, upon signing which credit shall be given for the period served under the old enlistment COntTact:-
 T do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this -- day of -- 19-, as a soldier in the National Guard of the United States and the State of --, for the per iod of three years of service and three years in the reserve, under the con ditions prescribed by law unless sooner discharged by proper author ity. And I do sOIemnly swear that l will bear true faith to the United States of America, and to the State of -, and that ] will serve them honestly and faithfully against all of their enemies, WhOmsOeVer, and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the Governor of the State of --, and of the officers appointed over me, ac- cording to law, and the rules and ar tjcles of war"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-10

KING, Defender of the Faith, Sc.
 To all to whom these Presents shah come, GREETING: Know Ye. That we have assigned, constituted, and ap- pointed, and by these Presents do as- sign, constitute, and appoint Our trus- ty and well-beloved subject, Isaac Pinney, Esq., to be Judge of Our Court of Probate, to be holden within the District of Stafford, in our Colony of Connecticut, in New England, with the Assistance of a Clerk, to hold our said Court of Probate of Wills. Grant ing of Administration, appointments and allowing of Guardians, with full Power to act in all Matters proper for a prerogative Court
 In Testimony whereof We have caused the Seal of Our said Colony to be herewith affixed
 Witness, Jonathan TrumbuH. Esq, Governor of our Said Colony of Con- necticut, and with the Consent of the General Assembly of the same in Hartford, this first Day of June in the 18th Year of Our Reign, Annoque Domini, One Thousand Seven Hun dred and Seventy Three
 By his Honor's Command iona TrumbuII, Governor.
 Geo. aVYyilys. .Esecsys,>
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-10
EDITORIAL WRITER FCR
 RHODE ISLAND PAPER.
Thomas Robinson DawIey, Jry Takes
 Up Position in Providence.

Thomas Robinson Dawley. Jr., for rerly of Griswold has been engaged | by The Providence Journal as all eQ- ] itCTial writer and a writer Of special l articles Although born in New York he spent a great part of his early childhood with his grandparents on l farm just over the line of Preston township, and his first school days were at the little old wood C0lored SC5OOIhOuSe known as RiEtOWn. Many 1f his ancestors lie buried in the old EjItJWn burEing ground. He has travelled extensively, and lived at Eal1- Uus times in many parts of the world. He lived in Guatemala six years, where on one occasion he placed himself a .Lc head of the government troops, put down an inCjpient insurrCctiOn,
 arrested the governor and sent h-m prisoner to the capital, in the i-- terim he acting as governor himself,
 WIJh the honorary title of majo~. Prior to the Spanish American war he went to Cuba for Hampers Weekly, 1 where on account of his numerous es- lapaJes. as much a $ anything else. 1a attracted considerable attention. He
 Was captured :n the field several times
 by the &Danf8rds and eventually i'm
 IrisCEeG in AIorTO Gas, c. Upon the
 breaking ont If hUsdlitics Wi-h Spain
 he offered his services 10 the war de- partwent and was detailed for duty by General Mics to the department cc lnEI-. l'E ITi', El1il3n with fTEI"IltN IgEs-au. now q Aa5C=-GeueraI n the
 CrlcoC States Army and in Com-Iaud cf the forces or tLo Mexican border. Ea .rrvcl tIrcGgh the Santiago cam ItiGl. and after the war was over .1o edited and DuoIehod the first Ameri- ~an Goiiy newspaper in Cuba, But hls r~w.parar office WAS sacked by tie
 u-% end he himself was incar- c.ra-.d.
 More recently he attracted attaation o- tho author of The Child That Tcl..E Not" in which ho exposed t1a child la@u. armbu- in inc cotton tniala of rae Soura. He la tTaEa-sd e.- igueiEn.y in tEat par5 of of ouT country and made a careful I1yastig .i@n of CouG..iCua ,horo in tho rural districts and at inc cotton mills for the lea- r-ai government. GE-1E to hls c>- terstve travels in that part of inc country. and his writings and speech rs dgaHnG with southern mill c0ndi- lions. he is favorabiy known as Ma io1'' but here in Norwich and vicinity reTe~iHU HUE in NclunUoWn, he is huOWI gs p}, in Tom
 During the administration of Pres ijeHt Roosevelt he went to the Eslard of Sauto Domingo, where he made careful study of political, social and economic conditions, and upon his re- turn 10 Washington, he embraced the results of his studies in a report to the state department