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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-11

John Newburn, an old resident Of
this county, passed away Saturday af-
ternoon at his home on Sixth street
northeast from old age. He had pass
ed his 85th milestone and had lived
in Morrison county for over forty
years.
Deceased was born in England in
1880. He came to this country in
1851. In the seventies he came to this
county, locating On farm in Belle
Prairie, where he lived until three
years ago, when he moved to this city.
An aged wife and four children sur
vive him. The children are George
Newburn and Mrs. S. A. Malburn Of
this city and one living in Seattle,
WASH, and one in Canada.
The funeral was held Tuesday from
the home, Rev. John Watson oficiat-
ing. Interment was in the Oakland
cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
Grand Opera Singers From
Europe On Pantages Bill

Seven big features that include
stellar musical, comedy and nov
city offerings will make up the
new bill at the Pantages theater
beginning with the matinee Mon
day.
The musical headline offering
of the bill will he the La Scala
Sextet, consisting OF a company
of European singers of grand
opera fame. There are three
women and three men in the Or
ganization and each member of
1t has won distinction on the
operate stage in Italy.
Harry Breen is the comedy hit
of the bill. He is a clever young
chap who devotes his time to the
display of his gift for nut"
comedy. There isn't a word of
sense to anything he says or does.
One of the big novelty features
of the bill will be presented by
the Five Florimonds, who do all
manner of wonderful stunts on
unsupported ladders.
The Venetian Four is another
musical Observation-Disclosures
tai instead of vocal. There are
four gifted men in the quartet
who play violins and harps. May
and Billy Carr are singers and
comedy onversationalists of more
than ordinary ability. Johnson,
Howard and izette, The Three
Dusty Roads," are versatile CO.
medians whose act ranges from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
Comedy Vaudeville Acts
Booked for the Hippodrome

For the second photoville bill,
beginning at the Hippodrome the
alter tomorrow, program of
three feature vaudeville acts and
two photoplays has been pre-
pared.
One of the important vaude-
vile features will be mark and
Wallace, an attractive girl and n
clever character comedian. espe-
cialiy gifted in Dutch characteri-
cations.
More comedy is promised in
the offering of Lemle and Sharer,
man and a maid. who devote
their talents to rural comedy.
Third of the vaudeville fea-
lures will be Musical Dale, a
chap of pleasing personality who
is versatile comedian and mu-
sician.
The photoplay feature will be
Gertrude Mccoy in a new Mutual
masterpiece, THE Isle of Love-"
Miss Mccoy is seen in the role of
an opera star, selfish and heart
less, who through a motive of re-
venge wrecks the romance of a
pretty girl of a fishing village by
Turing her sweetheart to New
York only to throw him over.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Uncle Sam, she knew, is
going to throw open the
south half of the COlville In
dian reservation In July.
That much she remember
ed reading in the papers.
IL meant a chance for her
TO own a hOmestead-18O
acres of land along the CO.
lumbia river.
She had hunted all day for
further information without
success, and by the time she
called at The Times office
late in the afternoon she was
pretty tired and pretty mad.
Naturally, she went first TO the
government building. But she got
little information there.
She went out and asked a po-
liceman.
He didn't know anything about
1t himself, but he referred her on
to a young man, whom, he was
sure, would have the information
because the young man was going
to take a homestead, too.
She found him as directed, but
the young man was selling what
he knew for SO cents, and she
had just car fare.
She came to The Times. She
wanted to know about the land
drawing. Maybe there are pros
pective homesteaders who want
to know the same things. So here
are a few facts:
There's a special tram to
leave over the Great North
ern about July 10, for We
natchee and return. II you're
going to apply for n home
stead, 1t will be cheapest for
you to take that train. The
round trip will cost about 81.
There are 100000 acres Of
farm land to be handed out by
Uncle Sam on July 81. Some Of
II is so rich that the bunchgrass
grows as high as the saddle
stirrups.
But there's considerable red
tape to untangle before you get
to the land drawing, aud then
you're taking chance of win
ming.
Still, you've as good a chance
as anybody else.
First of all, you must register
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
exicans
Approve

MEXICO CITY, July /. -
Mexican newspapers otday vigor-
ously approved of Foreign Min
lister Aguilar's statement yester-
day refuting assertions in the
American note.
The memorandum declares the
U. s. had no right to maintain its
armed force on Mexican soil.
1t reiterates the position of the
Mexican government denying the
right OF the u. s. to keep armed
bodies Of troops in Mexico and
energetically denies the assertion
that Mexican government has pro-
tected bandits who committed
outrages in American territory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
If You're Lucky, You
Can Win Covernme nt
Land In This State

, at Wenatchee chats the nearest
point or Spokane, Wilbur, Col
Vile, Republic or Omak, between
July and %, inclusive.
Besides 81 for your ticket to
Wenatchee, you'll need % cents
to pay the notary who takes your
application.
The application will be put in
an envelope and dropped into a
big can which when full, will be
sealed and sent to Spokane, where
John McPhaul, superintendent of
the opening, will take charge of
it.
If you've served 80 days in the
army, navy or marine corps dur
ing war time, or If you're the
widow or orphan child of one who
did, you can send by an agent
your application, properly sworn
to by a notary, to John McPhaul
without going to a registration
point personally.
Must BE Over II.
None but citizens over Il years
of age can apply for homesteads.
Persons who own more than 100
acres of land in this country are
disbarred.
On July 27 the cans containing
the applications will be opened.
The applications, each contained
in a blank envelope, will be
thoroughly mixed, and tue lucky
ones drawn from the pile one at
time.
All lucky applicants will he no
titled and must be ready TO choose
and enter their homestedds on
Sept. 8. The first name drawn
will be given first choice of land,
and so on, until all the land Is
taken.
who LOcatOrs Are.
Locators-men qualified to de-
scribe the land available and take
the homesteader to such tracts
will be on hand and may be hired
il wanted.
The land must be paid for at
the price of 1.50 an acre, payable
in four annual installments, the
first to be paid on entry.
The homesteader must build a
habitable house and have one
eighth of his land under cultiva-
ton at the end of the second
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

forced to write a public letter to
the men who have responded to
the colonel's QUESTIONABLE con-
corning a volunteer regiment. He
has been swamped with responses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
BY BETTY BROWN.

II her hat is fussy and feathery
and flowery and all trimmed up,
then Our Little Girl is not correct
ly hated" But il her hat is
prim and trim and plain as Little
Brothers then she may consider
herself a most fashionable little
person.
The very fashionable little per-
son l am introducing to you in
this picture which is published
by courtesy of the Marshall Field
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
GIG HARBOR FOLKS
WILL CELEBRATE

Settlers of Gig Harbor reser-
vations will soon celebrate the
signing of bill by the president
which permits them to buy their
lands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

publication - Fashions of the
Hours wearing the correctest
of little girl sailors.
It's fine Milan straw of white
edged black and a black velvet
band finished with a bow. In
navy blue, black and brown the
same style is effective.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
FOUR LIVES LOST
IN CLOUDBURST

wAsCO, Ore, July -Four
lives are known to have been lost
in the cloudburst which struck
Hay Creek canyon last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
James for Conquest

National Committeeman s. A. Perkins, speaking before the
Young Mems Republican Club Pierce County Odd Fellows
hall majority
in the of Washington Dow Pierce
sve promised his Hughes James Nc
Nicely candidate denounced circular which had been
him before he entered the meeting and which, said
soldiers American 81 will
war; he said but if there has be- the flag
forward remain where it is established
with the diplomats of the country who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

DIR. w. Il. Lowrie Of Tacoma
probably will be chosen presi-
dent of Washington State Den
tai association.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Signora Blanca, of the La Scala
SeNtet, coming on the new Pan
tages bill Monday.
eccentric dancing to comedy aero
battles and pantomime.
The 18th episode of The Iron
Claw will bring the big Pathe
serial to an exciting climax.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
WARNiNal

The man or woman who fails
or refuses to examine the prices
on our stock of groceries willfully
throws their money away.
PACIFIC GROCETERIA
1910 Pacific Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Mess fund raised in Centralia
for Company Nj reaches $357.10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
nBESs{AiD@fEENhfRt

Stripped of their uniforms and
wearing only overalls furnished
by the state, 100 "slackers" from
First Iowa cavalry are sent out
of camp to return to their homes.
COMMERCIAL BINDERY q
PRINTI1,G co. Main AT. adv.
State department will make
formal inquiry of German govern
ment as to what punishment was
given to sub-commander who
sank the steamer Sussex.
Merchants Lunch, 25c. Carlton
Cafe. adv.
Home of Albert Christensen,
longshoreman, destroyed by fire
while family is away camping.
Honest Fishman, 1144 Pac. av.
E zei5 adv.
n
Hay bill to appropriate $2,-
100000 for relief of families of
national guardsmen is reported
favorably in house.
Mclean the contract mover.
Main 1850. adv.
Russian duma passes bill pro-
hibiting sale of alcohol. 1t may
mean all of Russia may become
prohibition country.
Graduation gifts, watches, Jew.
eirys. Pfaff. Jeweler. 1147 Broad
way. adv"
Provisional constitution of
China is restored.
F. w. Feeney, formerly The Ar
gonaut Cafe. now located at 1917
Pacific ave. adv.
rat Sullivan, notorious Seattle
saloon proprietor, sent to jail for
80 days for violation of dry law.
Montana secretary of state and
state treasurer among 15 In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

will be increased to 5000 before
end of summer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
People Against War

NEW YORK July 1-speaking at the New York Press club
banquet last night President Wilson clearly indicated belief
the great of the American people do not with
Mexico there alternative declared
the rank file of the
enhance the value of their Mexican Investments Personally
said 81 Indifferent verdict
u.s. provided feel degree of confidence that when
sits shall their judgment
entiOus spokesman Of great nation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

dicted on charge of using mails
to defraud in promoting North
west Trustee Co.
Cut flowers and floral work.
HIM. florist. So. 7th and X. adv.
German admiralty reports ma
val battle In Baltic in which Rus
sian fleet was forced to with
draw.
Walter Berg Stationery Co.
Kodak Films. "adv."
Carranza's reply to U. 8. note
renews war scare on border, and
cavalry patrols Ell Paso streets.
Let ms put up your picnic or
auto lunch. .Duenwald's, 1112
Broadway. adv.
Congress probably will au-
thorize issue OF bonds to meet ex-
penses of Mexican situation.
Ladies, take your lunch at
Duenwald's, 1112 Broadway. adv.
Montana regiment leaves for
border today.
Special Club Lunch at Feeney's.
adv.
Howard 8. King, IS, nephew
OF Mrs. Corinne Wheeler and
Miss aKte b. Smith. who were
murdered with an ak in their
home two months ago, is ordered
held for further investigation by
coroner's jury.
Rockefeller foundation spends
$2,000.000 for war relief in last
six months.
North Yakima plans to provide
for dependent families OF soldiers
in two Yakima companies
Force Of 1000 men at work
on government railroad In Aissha
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
for FeStO

Reduced the railroads take
effect today Visitors already arriving
will hold and the will
nival spirit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

North Yakima plans to provide
for dependent families OF soldiers
In two Yakima companies
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
June Building Lively

Tacoma building permits for June
over the same month of last The
$24617 and for last $56S2S Building
six months this double
last
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE z FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
Floods Sends EN- UD

PORTLAND July Forty fifty n ev
chairs grill
the basement of the Oregon hotel last
from choked suddenly
Walters built plank from the chairs the
of the theaters flooded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
Explosion On Train

OAKLAND July An explosion in the smoker Southern
Pacific train westbound Ogden, a
Der eight severely
land hospital John Wilson
internal injuries probable fracture
boarded Ema Ca
placed the explosive in a lavatory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Our store will close Monday
evening at q o'clock and re-
main closed all day Tues
day, July 18th, to give all n
chance TO attend the Monta-
mara Festo events at the
big Stadium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Rockefeller foundation spends
$4,000. 1000 for war relief In last
six months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Special Club Lunch at Feeney's.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Home of Albert Christensen,
longshoreman, destroyed by fire
while family is away camping.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

F. w. Feeney, formerly The Ar
gonaut Cafe. now located at 1917
Pacific ave. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Fat Sullivan, notorious Seattle
saloon proprietor. sent to jail for
80 days for violation of dry law.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

dicted on charge of using mails
to defraud in promoting North
west Trustee Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Montana regiment leaves for
border today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Cut flowers and floral work.
HIM. florist. So. 7th and X. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Ladies, take your lunch at
Duenwald's, 1112 Broadway. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Stripped of their uniforms and
wearing only overalls furnished
by the state, 100 "slackers" from
First Iowa cavalry are sent out
of camp to return to their homes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Provisional constitution
China is restored.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Merchants Lunch, 25c. Carlton
Cafe. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Honest Fishman, 1144 Pac. av.
Het5 adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01
Souvenirs and Music

Beside the Carnations there will be pretty little Souven
rs for the ladies' and music by Prof Bachs Orchestra
from till Monday.
The favor of your presence is cordially solicited
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

German admiralty reports ma
val battle In Baltic in which Rus
sian fleet was forced to with
draw,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Walter Berg Stationery Co.
Kodak Films. "adv. A."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Congress probably will au-
thorize issue OF bonds to meet ex-
penses of Mexican situation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Carranza's reply to U. s. note
renews war scare on border. and
cavalry patrols Ell Paso streets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Hay bill to appropriate ST.
100000 for relief of families of
national guardsmen is reported
favorably in house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Russian duma passes bill pro-
hibiting sale of alcohol. 1t may
mean all of Russia may become
prohibition country.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Graduation gifts, watches, jew
eiry. Pfaff. Jeweler. 1147 Broad
way. adv"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Mclean the contract mover.
Main 1850. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-01

Let ms put up your picnic or
auto lunch. .Duenwald's, 1112
Broadway. adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
THE SEPARATE COUNTY
By EMILY VAN DORM MILLER Reference Librarian. Public Library

Is transferred to the Jurisdiction of the city clerk at the city hall.
 The plan embodied in the resolution of Mir Shapiro, presented before the last legislature embodies the division of Jeff ferson county into three counties to be called Jefferson, Pettus and Birmingham, the boundaries and corporate limits of Birmingham to be enlarged and made CO., extensive with the county of Birming- ham. The county board of revenue would be abolished and the board of city com missioners would become commissioners of the consolidated government. Birming- ham would then be separate taxing dis trict, many offices would be rendered un- necessary. and great economy. under wise management, should be the result. In Los Angeles it was estimated that consolidation of city and county would save the taxpayers $1,000,0oo year.
 Absolute separation of city and county has been in effect in St Louis since tial or complete consolidation: New York, Boston, San Francisco, Baltimore, Los Angeles Richmond and Denver.
 The cities of New Orleans, Philadelphia and Washington are separate taxing dis tricts as shown by the Financial Statis- tics of Cities, a census bureau publica- ton.
 Some care and time have been expended at the public library upon the assembling of material upon this very pertinent sub- ject Pamphlets and magazine articles in plenty have been listed, and have been used to some extent by city officials. It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

The success of the Mcdonald injunc- tion suit has made imperative the i'm mediate consideration of ways and means to save the city from financial ruin. Higher licenses, school fees and in- creased taxes are not only obnoxious but they can be only temporary, so that the only plan of procedure promising perma- ment relief seems to be county consolida- ton. This is the question of. the hour in Birmingham, and 1t is interesting to know what other cities have adopted this plan and with what success.
 The city may have the choice of break ing away from the county altogether, governing itself under special charter, and existing to all interests and purposes in separate territory, as are the cities of Virginia, or 1t may consolidate the func- tions of city and county lessening du- plication and expense of many offices and putting into the city treasury money paid by city taxpayers, money now di- verted to county uses. This plan is in effect in Denver, and under it the fol- lowing offices have become vacant, sher- If, county treasurer, judge, county attor- ney, assessor, county clerk and recorder, surveyor, superintendent of schools, and coroner. The city attorney has become city and county attorney, the city treas urer, city and county treasurer etc The county clerk retains his office at the courthouse as recording and f1lins office. but the marriage license bureau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
Billions Eaten Up by War

Thomas F. Logan in Leslie's. f|
 Calculations and statisticians hay fixed the aggregate cost --of all arme
 conflicts from Napoleon to the presen day at less than one-half the sums ah sorbed by the present European conflict The Napoleonic wars, which lasted years and which are considered the nod sanguinary in the history of past timeA cost about $15, 600. .000, 900. The Crimean wal
 cost the countries taking part in 1t aboq Il or 12 billions. The war between tn
 states In America cost about seven biI lions. The war between Prussia and Aua tria in 1865 cost only 500 million dollar1 An English statistician fixes the expensd of all belligerents, from Napoleon I the war of 1914, at 40 billion dollars Or, hundred billion dollars will be the coA of the present European war if it last another year, according to Jean Finot French statistician He says that If tn war lasts three years the losses will reaci total unheard of in the past. The Brit ish estimate of the exclusively war e1I penses of the allies puts the cost up June 90, 1917 as follows: Great Britai1 s15. .25o GOO GOO; France $14, ITS, 000,000: Russia s14 900, 900, 900; Ttaly, $42oo, ,ooo.ooo; Belgium
 E. TOO GOO GOO; Servia, $70o, ,0o0, 900; Monten} gro. $e50, ,O00 600; Portugal, $50, ,o00.0 .000. Thu the total is shown to be $51. .725. .0oo.0o. whi1 Germany's expenses which to date al about s10, 900, 900 900, will be at least $1a GOO 900. 900 by June 8, 1917; Austria's aboq s1 GOO 0Oo,00; Turkeys $500, 900: Bulgaria. s52o, 0o0, ,0oo or a total of $4 0O0o0o fd the Teutonic allies. The expenses of Japal add to the general fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

hours at time over the outrageous in consistencies of our sex" Sally BugG said, "and our lack of logic and sys- tenn and our general sweet unreason- ableness, but when I gaze upon Tom 8 forty odd neckties. and twice as many collars of all shapes and sizes and kinds, and previous conditions of servi- tude and try to decide why they should accompany their proud owner on a trip of two weeks duration to a little sum mer resort. not to mention shoes, old and new thick and thin-well, it seems to me there are some perfectly good masculine inconsistencies. too"
 "You don't need this old hunting jacket one of the family casually re- marks to Tom," Sally Bugg continued, "do you? It Is so old and dirty and musses up things considerably"
 Put it in, please" he admonishes. Its got a bully lot of pockets and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

said so it pained the owner so much that I had to turn and admire some silk shirts which had been sent to him at the same time, but this I could hon estly do because they were real beau ties"
 Now, honestly. Sally" said Susie Damn, a bit apologetically, T think most of the time that your cousin Tom Is a very well dressed man, but when I've been at your house and have seen his vacation wardrobe spread out like 6 a brides trousseau, ready to be packed up, I've rather retracted my good opin- ion of his taste"
 If you only knew what we have to go through during that last week before Toms vacation said Sally Bugg pathetically you'd wonder that we are still alive In the first place, the door bell is ringing every few min utes with bundles and, packages for