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Evening star., 1916-03-22
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Evening star., 1916-03-22

SALEsMEN-Experenred in handling womca's
high grade shoes. Apply employ Office DE
lore ~ An, Woodward d LoiAroy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
TACOMA I.
FIRST IN
HEALTH

Tacoma Is the healthiest city of
its size in the United States, ac-
cording to unofficial figures
given out by the city health BID
reau today.
Moreover, the city is getting
more healthy each year. The
death rate for 1916 was S.15 a
thousand inhabitants, based on
the governments census figures
of last July. which gave Tacoma
10000 population.
During 1915 there were S85
deaths in Tacoma according to
Health officer Wall. In 1914 the
official death rate of Tacoma
was nine to every 1000 persons.
Although 1t is too early to ex-
pect reports from other cities the
size of Tacoma, DR.. Wall declares
his belief that no other city will
approach Tacoma's record. Dur
ing summer months the rate
dropped to six deaths per 1000,
and at that time Mayor Fawcett
announced that Tacoma was the
healthiest city in the entire
country, irrespective Of popula-
ton.
A large number of deaths dur
ing the fall and winter brought
the average considerably higher,
however.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
'JITN Ev
H 0PES
BRIG lit

Jitney men were jubilant In the
belief that victory In their fight
for cheap bonds Is not far distant.
Tacoma, they predicted, will be
assured of more adequate and
stable service as result.
After fight for more than o
year, Secretary Wilson, Of the as
sociation, announced today that
the drivers have definite hope 81
breaking through the oppressive
bond wall which has made opera
ton unremunerative and the next
thing to impossible.
s. G. Grimes. New York bond
expert, who has been travelling
throughout the United States ar
ranging for cheaper bonds, made
the reduction possible, Il was
learned today. He declined to
disclose the company which will
issue the new bonds, nor would
he say whether it would be in
the nature of a blanket bond or
not.
Means 100 More Cars
MOIe tndn lUU new mhcllUeS
will be put on the runs, Secre-
tary Wilson announced. Service
will be revived on the Old Town,
Mckinley, North and South X ST.
and so. | tn St, he said. :
A better organization will be
perfected.
Drivers will not be permitted
to grab all the best lines. Short
hauls will be stopped.
Other Company Waking Up.
1t was rumored today that tho
Pacific Casualty Co., which wrote
all Of the present bonds at s131,
and which closed the sale In Sep
TENDER, will begin selling bonds
again this week at the same price
or possibly at lower rate.
Association officials believe
this Is due to the fact that the
company has heard rumors OF the
new bonding scheme and wants to
cut in on the money,
They say the new bond Will
cost the operator less than 500
a year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
City Ready
For Flood

Commissioner Woods. head of
the public works department, said
today that the city would be in
good condition to Withstand
flood.
All storm sewers that we're
wrecked during the recent heavy
rains have been repaired and
there are no street fills that are
in any danger OF washing away.
The fill at 3Sth and @ streets
is the most recent fill In Tacoma.
All south-going street cars are
routed over IL. The commission
er declared that this fill was in
unusually good condition, and
that even should llood waters
pile up in the gulch behind It
there Is practically no danger of
its weakening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
WILSON
BACK ON
THE JOB

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.--BaclS
from his honeymoon, the presi-
dent today Immediately began
formulating plans to take prompt,
decisive steps to stop the illegal
submarine attacks. 1t is unre-
servedly admitted that the situa-
ton is very critical.
The following statement was
issued:
1.-The president and secretary
of state are taking every means
possible to obtain the facts in
this grave matter and will act
just as soon as information is
obtained.
The president conferred with
Senator Stone and Secretary Lam
sing. No cabinet meeting will he
called today
Congress Reconvenes.
Besides the Ancona and Persia
cases, the administration Is con-
fronted with diplomatic issues
arising from the torpedoing of
the Glengyle, Yasaka Maru, Cio-
tat and Lusitania.
Congress reassembled at noon
and gave promise of participating
in international affairs.
Senator Stone after the confer
ence with President Wilson de-
clared the latter lacks full facts
in regard to the sinking of the
Persia, and that nothing decisive
will be done until these are OBJ
tanned.
Secretary Lansing today told
Ambassador Won Bernstorff in
formally that the state depart
ment is considering modifying
it's position concerning guns
aboard merchantmen.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN NINE
He said the changes in naval
warfare resulting from the extern
sive use of submarines and the
absence of German warships, has
caused the U. 8. to change its po-
sition.
1t is unofficially stated that
Germany and Austria will claim
the submarine was entitled to
sink the liner Persia because
there were guns aboard.
Officials do not regard the evil
dence conclusive that the Persia
was torpedoed. Navy authorities
say she was possibly struck by =
mine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
MEETING
OF MERCHANTS

The board of directors of the
Commercial club met at luncheon
today with II. v. Chase, CONNER
cial reorganizer. to decide on the
plan of action In the big drive
which will be started this week
to restore the club.
Chase announced today that he
would call a meeting OF all the
retail merchants next Monday to
offer suggestions for improve
ments.
He said that through his in
vestigations he found that many
of their fauls could easily DO
remedied. A sifiIar meeting OF
manufacturers will be called.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04

millions of war workers had plen-
ty of money. During the first six
months of the war the nation s
drink bill increased $45, 900, 900
over the corresponding period of
the previous year!
England began a wartime tenn
perance campaign with the mo
Treating" order. The nearest
tavern to London where You can
stand that is 16 miles away. AS
result the fortnight just ended
has been the soberest ever ex-
perienced in London. mo Treat
ing" instantly produced a mark
ed decline in drinking.
Next, the hours of drinking
were cut from 16 to s 1-2 daily.
Public houses are open only from
noon to $3.50 and from $50 to
$3.50. Curiously enough, there
is no rush of thirsty men at noon.
The new drinking restrictions
have placed $4,000, 600, 700 capt.
tai invested in breweries, hotels,
restaurants and cooperages in
chancery, much of 1t in danger of
bankruptcy. But now is not the
time when vast vested interests
can cry Halt" against the public
good!
A diminishing consump-
ton of liquor is enabling the
workers to save their money;
the average English family
spends $1.62 a week on alco-
hOlic drinks. 1t will also re-
suit In saving $4OO, 100000
toward the war loan simply
by cutting the national drink
bill in half!
Great traffic centers at which
immense crowds founged till 1
O'Clock In the morning have sud-
denly become peaceful and re-
spectacle. The police find little
fntoxication to deal with.
The problem now is not how
drunk a man is. but how he got
drunk at all!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
With Ground Frozen.
And Snow Deep In
The Hills, a Change
In Wind Means An
Outrush of Waters

What will happen If Chinook
decides to breathe upon us?
Say, it will be awful" whis-
pered Frank Ross, Tacoma old
timer, today. February, 1880. is
in the air again today. Just let
the old Puyallup break loose now,
with the White river water be-
hind it and with the deep snow
and ice on the hills, and say, she'd
just rip everything to pieces. Shed
go tearing down through the val
ley like made, turning the farms
and barnyards into one great boil
ing lake.
Back in 1880 there were
few settlers in the path of
the flood and little property
to be destroyed, but now
"Say, IL would be awful"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04

Announcement
(BY THE EDITOR OF THE T1MEs)

(BY THE EDITOR OF THE T1MES)
g This, kind readers is good cheer announcement
to YOU
q Beginning with this month January, The Times
rate delivered by carrier in the CITY, will be Is CENTS
instead of 80.
q The Times is making the change in order to stand
ardze it's rates. this reduction making them all uni
FORM Moreover, The Times feels certain that the
new price of quarter month will prove so popular
with the reading public that hundreds of new sub
scribers will be added to our lists
q The Times believes that 1916 will prove banner
year 1t starts off with the whole country optimistic
as never before.
q Prosperity promises are coming true.
This is the time for confidence for energy and for
extension of business
q THIS rs THE YEAR OF PROMISE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
BY SIR CHAS. q. WAKEFIELD
4 Lord Mayor of London.
I'm an interview with Mary

BY SIR CHAS. @. WAKEFIELD
q Lord Mayor of London.
I'm an interview with Mary
Boyle O'Reilly)
LONDON, Jan. 4.-You CAN
make people sober by act of par
lament. You CAN legislate peo-
pie suddenly into teetotalism!
A beer house open all day for
the sale of tea, cocoa, milk, with
mineral waters specially,
sounds absurd in steady-drinking
England, but spartan Londoners
grinned and bore it, and brawny
lockers shivering under a raw
thaw imbibed beef tea without a
threat of dying in defence Of
-four 'arf."
DRINK WAS PROVING A
GREATER FOE TO US THAN
GERMANY! ENGLAND WAS
DRIFTING TOWARD DEFEAT
THROUGH DRINKING. There
was crying need to remove
temptation from soldiers return
ing on leave, or going "out
there"
Under war conditions, hun
dreds of thousands of men-yes,
and women-are toiling 20 and
80--even 100---hours a week, at
work causing intense thirst and
exhaustion.
In the arsenals where thou
sands labor in hellish heat, men
coming on night shift took nip
ito keep out the coid." In mills
and factories other thousands tip
pied ito keep keyed up"
Jaded men crave stimulants:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
Sheriff Puts
In Busy Year

County arrests during 1915 In
creased more than % per cent
over the previous year. Sheriff
Longmire announced today that
he had handled g04 prisoners
during the last year. while only
as we're handled during jamie
sons regime.
Sheriff executions. including
county sales. attachments and
scrvlces Increased so per cent
over the records Of the previous
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
MISSING

Gordon Osborn, age IS. son of
George Osborn, 4639 North
Quine street, left the Narrows
boathouse Sunday evening in a
small skiff. intending to hunt
ducks on the opposite side of the
channel. The lad has not re-
turned to his home and relatives
fear that he was drowned in the
storm that came up Sunday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
BY Edgar G. Wheeler

One warm breath of Chi
nook, the Enow Eater" and
a flood such as the northwest
has seldom seen will break
loose from the blanketed
foothills and sweep down
with fury through the Puy-
allup valley in u boiling path
of destruction.
This is the prediction to-
day of old-timers in Tacoma
who recall the great snow
and flood of 1880.
They are backed up i'm
their prediction by the wealth.
en- man and by the very ap-
pearance of the snow-laden
mountains and foothills.
The mountain and hills are
glistening white with II heav-
Ter covering of snow than
they have had for many,
years, says the weather man.
Not only that, but the
ground is frozen solid below,
At Vic iusN tiaN W
join with the snow in streams
to make a swollen river more
angry.
With the sun out and the air
growing warmer, the old-timers
are speaking in whispers OF the
warm Chinook wind which can
creep silently over the mountains.
which can raise the temperature
of the atmosphere 40 degrees in
Is minutes, and which can cut the
snow like magic, turning it into
roaring floods in day.
The weather conditions which
have attended the blizzard Gen.
tered in the northwest for the last
two days spookishly resemble
those which preceded the Puyal-
lup river flood of February, 1880,
they say-a biting northeast wind,
hillsides buried in snow, earth
first frozen deep.
Wind Shift Dangerous.
Now look out, they warn.
A sudden thaw right now would
certainly mean a flood, the extent
of which would be difficult to
adds the weatherman.
When the wind turns to the
then good night.
The Puyallup river Is just
in the right mood to be at its
angriest. Since the waters of
the White river were turned
into 1t, IL has greater vol
ume than ever before in its
history.
IL is in a temper to turn
against the engineers of the
inter-cOunty river improve
ment work who have been
out to bride it and drag it
from it's lazier meandering
into straight course.
II, spurred on by hundreds of
streams of melted snow and ice,
it takes a notion to break loose
The engineers declare they are
not expecting flood in the Puy-
allup valley at this time of the
year. Yet it is evident today that
they are uneasy. They are rush
ing the work on the cut-offs, driv-
ing piles and strengthening the
banks, saying they expect the
river will be turned into its new
course within few days.
How far the Improvement work
at its presept state would be dam
aged or ruined by a big flood at
this time they we're not ready to
say. They repeated they aren't
looking for flood.
Railroads Apprehensive.
The Northern Pacific and Great
though their traffic is
going along today without a
hitch, are looking first at snow
ice-bound hills, and then
with foreboding at their tracks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
Suicide

Because he couldn't find bor
In the city which would sell him
q drink, a man who wouldn't EiYe
his name to the police aftemEk
suicide in vacant lot AZ 15fH
and e streets ct ] o'cl1ck today
by slashlng HIS throat ard both
wrists with a knife. -
He was discovered b. paseers=
by Just after he had co1Il11i "a
the act and was rushed 70 81
county hospital, where it II 4lI1
he will live.
4, TIE man " ws !: s6opt a 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
FLASHES

LONDON--Field Marshal Won
Mackensen has been withdrawn
from Serbia to aid the hard
pressed Austrians on the Besser-
abian front.
CINCINNATI - The baseball
peace committee will meet here
again on Wednesday to complete
the merger.
ROME--A desperate battle be-
tween Montenegro and Austrian
forces is in progress for con-
troll of the Adrlatic.
OTTAWA-Enlistment for Cam
ada's 100000 new troops Is pro-
crossing at lively rate, II was
announced today.
NEW YORK-A call for help
was received today from the
Greek liner Thesalonika near
this city.
er Minnet was torpedoed today,
according to dispatch here to-
day.
LoNDON-S Single men between
the ages of % and 26, who en-
listed in the recruiting campaign.
have been called to the British
colors and must report in Feb
ruary.
LONDONP Premier AsQuith am
nounced In the house Of COM
mons TO-DAY that Sir John Simon
has resigned from the cabinet.
Every other cabinet member att
tended.
WASHINGTON, d. The
senate adjourned today IN defer
ence to late Associate Justice La
mar.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
YES, YOU Can
LEclSLATE EN-
TO S0BERMES
Says Lord Mayor of London.

CAS- Tacoma has experienced "gong dry
the following article by the lord
CAN be egisaied out of drinking specially timely The
drinking I'm Etth munitions ceners
51a hours daily The brewers guild
economic threatened uprising
of
treating
England borrowed Tacoma, where
ayor Fawcett, wOrked-Editor Times.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
REGRET In BERLIN

BERLIN, Jan. 4.-Regret is
almost universally expressed here
over the sinking OF the liner
Persia. Heroic efforts are pro-
crossing to repair Teuton- Anerl-
can relations. Officials refuse
to comment until the submarine
commander reports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04

Tacoma won't need to import
that Towanda, Pa, stork
that leaves twins all along
certain streets, as we feared
when we read the 1918 fig
ures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
How to Settle Il

The Ford peace party has now decided to employ
committee of experts in international law to draw
UP tentative peace proposals on lines most likely to
be acceptable to the begerents
Merely as we'll intentioned suggestion we would
like to recommend as members Of aforesaid commit
tee of experts the following:
FRANCIS JOSEPH, of Austria,
NICHOLAS of Montenegro,
FERDINAND, of Bulgaria,
WILLIAM II, of Germany
NICHOLAS II, of Russia, t-
VICTOR EMANUEL, of Italy,
PETER, of Servia,
MOHAMMED v, of Turkey, 81
ALBERT of Belgium,
GEORGE v, of Great Britain
RAYMOND POINCAIRE of France,
YOSHIHITO, of Japan,
CHAIRMAN, UNCLE sam, U. s. A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04

We are ready to guarantee that peace protocol
agreed upon by this committee would get one dozen
more signatures than one drawn by any other COM
mittee under the sun. $3.50 .se
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
What's Doing


Today
Banquet OF committee OF 100
In X. w. G. A. rooms; 6:30 D. m.
Athletic meet Of st. Leo's So
dality club In clubs gymnasium;
evening.
Egg prices jump up three cents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04
RESULT OF COLLIsTON


LONDON, Jan. Alt was
learned today that the sinking of
the p. and o. liner Geelong off
Gibraltar was the result of q e0lr
lision with the steamer Bonvils-
ton.
The admiralty has abandoned
hope that McNeely has been savel
from the Persia, although IL p6ts
sons, including Lord .Montagtk II
are reported to have been land5
at Malta. -
HINDU SAILORS sAVEB Il /
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. JAN !.
Consul Skinner at London r.
ported today that the official Hats
Of survivors Of the Persia did not
include McNeely. ~ (, +,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04

WASHINGTON. d. c. Tho
senate adjourned today IN defer
ence to late Associate Justice Lac
mar.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04

LONDON-The Swedish steam
er Minnet was torpedoed today,
according to a dispatch here to-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04

CINCINNATI - The baseball
peace committee will meet here
again on Wednesday to complete
the merger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04

ROME-A desperate battle be-
tween Montenegro and Austrian
forces is in progress for con-
troll of the Adrlatic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04

NEW YORK--A call for help
was received today from the
Greek liner Thesalonika near
this city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-01-04

Observation-Disclosures for Cam
ada's 100000 new troops is pro-
crossing at lively rate, II was
announced today.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-08
TFhoto d. FosterJ

Testament. His address will he The
Homiletic Value of the OLD Testament"
Rev. T. 7. McFaden. -. d.. pastor Of
the First Presbyterian Church of
Richmond. Will deliver the charge, and
GcCsge W. Watts, president of the
ho:ld of trustees, will pronounce the
engagements which all teachers IN the
seminary take.
On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
the board Of trustees will meet.
on Wednesday morning at IL o'clock
the final graduation exercises VIII be
held. The literary address will be de-
livercd by Rev. r.. r. Campbell, ID. D..
of Asheville. y. NJ. Scales. of Green's
boro. who was 10 have delivered the
commencement address. will not be
present.
The Moses p. Hoge fellowship, the
highest award given to a student. and
which carries with IL 81 year of post
graduate study at the seminary. is to
be divided this year between Christo-
phcr *. Taffe, ~. B., of Louisville. Ky,
and Hugh Robertson, a. b, OF Mari
anna, Ark.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-08
PAGEANT RECEIPTS $4,000

w. Frank covers, chairman of the
committee on admission OF the Shake
peare Pageant, that the total
receipts during the two days in which
the pageant was held at Westhamp-
ton amounted 10 S3,50O. All the re-
turns are not yet in, however. and the
total ma go above this approximate.
The cost OF the production, including
costumes, Is said to have been between
$4,000 and $1,000.
ON the first day there were 1000 paid
admissions, including adults and chill
dren. and there were 1900 free passes,
most OF which were In use by the par
Elephants, of whom there We're more
than 1000.
ON the second day there were $500
paid admissions and 1900 passes. These
estimates would show hat the attend
ance was approximately 10000, though
1t is to he presumed that there were
many in the grounds who had neither
pass nor ticket, which would swell the
attendance TO larger proportions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-08
NEW CHURCH FORMED
Presbyterian Congregation L. Orgnniz
ed mt Granite station, in
(hasfcrf;aII

The commission, appointed ny East
Hanover Preshytery al its spring meet
ing, to organize the mission church
known as Granite Presbyterian Church,
met Yesterday afternoon at $50 in the
church building, near frantic Station,
in Chesterfield County.
The members OF the commission were
t.evs. y. &. McCluer, Wesley Baker,
William 5. Campbell and Ruling Elders
W. y. Plecker and W. II. Lecky.
Or. McCluer acted rs chairman, while
Mr.. Lccky was elected clerk.
The church was organized with a
membership of ten, with others looked
for vino We're unavoidably absent a,
yesterdays session. Richard G. Harri-
SON was elected ruling elder.
The church starts ont under most ia
vorable conditions, having n sized
lot and substantial building all paid
for. Rev. William s. Campbell is the
supply pastor. The selection OF Il
name for The church was postponed.
Many Of the members were In favor of
naming the church the IIazen Memo
rial Presbyterian Church, in memory
of the late Rev. ]. X. llaZen, of Ron
Air, who was influential in starting the
mission church many years ago.
Every night this week Rev. IL. j.
Williams. of the Third Presbyterian
Church, of Richmond, will conduct SER
vices, beginning at s o'clock.