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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07

Senator Miles Poindcxter,
republican candidate for re-
election, is one of tho few
men I'm public life In this
state who has achieved a ma
tional reputation. Through
out his career I'm congress,
he has been called npon by
leading magazines and ma
tional associations to contrib
butte articles on various eco
nomic topics.
In the recent issue of Me-
Clure's, for instance, Senator
PoindrA ter's views on pre-
paredneSs are given eNcep-
tiona'ly prominent notice.
Senator Poindexter is recogniz-
cd as a thorough student, and his
SIX years experience in the SEN
ate and two in the house have
added considerably to his native
ability to get at the real facts and
to present them irtnlligently.
Secures Aid for Brcmerton.
1t was this thorough knowledge
of his subject and the prominent
place he holds in the esteem OF
his colleagues on the important
naval committee of which he is a
that won approval In the
senate for his bill to appropriate
50, 900 for equipping the
Bremerton navy yard for battle
ship construction.
He not only won the SEN
ate, but had the active sup
port of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, who appeared before
the committee and spoke i'm
favor of the POindexter meas
ure.
When the bill got to the house
it encountered various storms,
and the able leadership of Senator
Poindexter was missed, as he had
no voice In the house.
1t was, therefore, with consid-
cradle difficulty that any appro-
priation was finally secured for
Bremerton, although it is recog-
nized by naval authorities as the
best yard in the country for bat
tleship construction.
Against ''POrk Barrel"
Senator Poindexter has not en-
gagged in indiscriminate efforts to
secure appropriations, merely to
be able to point out what he has
been able to extract from the
government pork barrel"
His efforts along that line have
been entirely devoted to cases
that were absolutely meritorious,
and. along these lines. he secured
appropriations for irrigating lands
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/ being included in the list.
Some of the more conspicuous
names forwarded to the national
headquarters are: Ole Hanson,
progressive candidate for United
States senator in 1914; Edgar c..
Snyder, former progressive chair
man; II. G. Piggott, editor of the
Seattle Saturday Night, a progress
sive weekly; George w. Bright,
w. ]. Bowling, and J. H. Fletch-
er, who were all on the progress
sive local tickets in 1914; Henry
Albert Mclean, progressive candi-
date for congress; C.. j. France,
chairman progressive state con-
vention; DR.. Carl Ewald, progress
sive member Seattle port commits
sion; T. H. Bolton, progressive
councilman, Seattle; J. G. Gre
CORY, progressive editor; NJ, G.
McCable, lawyer; J. T. Gilberts,
former socialist editor of Seattle
Herald; Glen Hoover, socialist
candidate for congress; Mrs. Hell
en- M. Stevens, Mrs. William Ba-
lote, president of Seattle Suffrage
club; Mrs. w. s. Griswold, Mrs.
F. l.. w. Clark, all leading pro-
gressive women; William H. Cor
ham, former president Seattle Bar
association and a prominent re-
publican before he became a bull
moose; w. X. Sheldon, a noted
Christian Science haler, formerly
a republican and then a leading
progressive; Austin E. Griffiths,
formercouncilma n at large of Sc
attic and progressive candidate
for congress; George w. billing,
former member of Washington
legislature and mayor of Seattle,
announces he will vote for Presi-
dent Wilson, but for the republi-
can state ticket. Byron Phelps,
former mayor of Seattle, attitude
same as Mr.. billings.
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Poindexter's Work
In Senate Gains Him
National Reputation

in this state, for developing the
great kelp beds of the coast, and
for opening to settlement and to
mineral entry various Indian res
ervations.
Senator Poindexter has lived in
Washington for 25 years, and
throughout this period the public
has reposed the highest conf
dence in his integrity, his char
acter, motives and ability.
His has not been sudden rise.
He has climbed the ladder rung
by rung, step by step, until he
achieved the most honored place
in the gift of the people of this
state.
Used to BE Judge.
For many years he practiced
law in Walla Walla and Spokane.
He had lucrative business. He
was assistant prosecuting attorney
in Spokane and prosecuting attor-
ney in Walla Walla county. For
nearly four years he was superior
court judge in Spokane.
In 1908 he secured the repub-
lican nomination for congress and
pledged himself to work as an in
dependent against the machine
and boss rule of Joe Cannon. then
speaker of the house. He re-
signed his place on the bench and
won the congressional office.
Kept His Pledges.
| His course in the house was a
faithful observance of his CAM
paign pledges, so much so that
when the political bosses of this
state met i'm Tacoma, at the state
republican convention, Poindexter
was the only member of congress
whom they did not invite to a
seat of honor on the platform.
! The same boss-ridden convention
also wrote a platform which read
Poindexter out of the republican
party.
| However, the rank and
file Of the republican party
repudiated the bosses of the
republican party that year.
In September, 1910, less than
| two months after that MOTOR
iOus convention, Senator
POindexter was nominated at
the republican primaries for
senator by the greatest plu-
raIity a candidate for that of
flee had received at that
time.
History repeats itself, and this
year the republican party bosses
have again handpicked a candi-
date against Poindexter. Attacks
are made on him because his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07

tht Hippodrome theater.
Miss Laura Schuresow. Fern
Hill, wins the second prize, So,
for her Reason Why" Tacoma
people should take Viavi treat
ments.
"Viavi cures when others fail.
Greatest aid to human ails.'
writes Miss Schuresow, making
her ten words rhyme.
In spite of the statements that
reasons why" must be given in
ten words or less, many contest
ants exceeded this number of
words, thereby disqualifying their
entries, though good in other re-
spects.
Others who won the 81 prizes
were H. Ralph Russell. 1919
South | street, who said the rea-
son why you should wear Days
Big Five Overalls is that "They
are made in Tacoma by a union
maid" Edna Harmon, Ashford,
Wash, whose reason why you
should buy Malstrom's Cough
Cure is ITO avoid the latest con-
jugation of 'cold'-cold, cough,
coffin; Lovina Gilbert, 40O7
North 26th St., who stayed we'll
inside her allowance of 10 words
by stating that the reason why
you should attend the State Bust
ness college is because 1--WE bt-
lieve in Preparedness; Mary l..
Richmond, 5216 South Mason,
whose reason why you should buy
your stationery, etc., at the Pho
neer Bindery is that there are
$50 many good-looking, courte-
GUS gentlemen to wait on YOU;
/. III. South, 902 South G street.
who says the reason why he
would buy at the New York Out
fitting Co. store Is because "a
credit house in need is a friend
indeed; and A. T. Jackson, 41Q
Tacoma building, who gives as
the reason why you should have
your hairdressing done at the
Manx Hairdressing shop is that
They are specialists and use
modern methods in their work"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
MOOSERS FLOCK TO
WILSON'S STANDARD

NEW YORK, Aug. THE drift
of progressives to the support of
President Wilson has become a
stampede since their meeting in
Indianapolis last Thursday.
Republicans, too, are coming to
the presidents standard in daily
increasing numbers since their
candidate failed in his speech of
acceptance to create an Issue that
would appeal to the intelligence
OF the Independent voter.
Chairman Mccormick made
public today a partial list of re-
publicans and former progressives
who have openly declared them
selves for President Wilson's re-
election. Many others, he said,
have written him announcing in
confidence their conversion to the
democracy as the party of true
Americanism and the only instru-
ment for progressive service.
Reports from the Pacific coast
indicate that practically the en-
tire progressive vote of several of
these states will be cast for the
president. The communities that
were most enthusiastic followers
of Theodore Roosevelt as the
Moses of political reform are most
bitter in denouncing his surrend-
er and the most determined now
not to be delivered back by Roose-
welt, Perkins and others to the re-
dictionary element of the G. o. p.
In the state of Washington the
progressives' and republicans
stampede to Wilson is most pro-
nounced, women as we'll as men
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
COURTS TO PASS
ON "THE BIRTH OF
A NATION" FIGHT

A legal fight will be necessary
before THE Birth of Nation"
d. w. Griffith's massive produce
ton, can be exhibited at the Ia
coma theater.
Commissioner Petit has sent
word to Herbert w. Glickauf, rep
resenting the film here, that the
picture Is a violation of an ordi-
nance passed by the council last
year, and that he would be forced
to suppress its exhibition here.
Attorney w. p. Reynolds has
been retained by Glickauf, and
will probably ask the courts for
an order restraining the police
from prohibiting the picture per-
Torrance. The film has been
booked for two solid weeks at the
Tacoma, starting August 20.
Il have no feeling regarding
the film, and am not acting out of
any personal ideas regarding it."
said Petit today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
Here Are Winners Of
Reasons Why Prizes

Frank r. Griffths, 1920 30th
at. North, is the winner of the
first prize, 81, in the Reason
Why" contest announced tv The
Times a week ago. Griffiths won
by giving the best reason, in 10
words or less, why Tacoma peo-
pie should patronize one of the
IL Tacoma firms whose names
were given on the 5th page of
The Times on Monday, July 81
and July "a. Selecting the Hip
podrome as his subject, Griffiths
wrote the following clever acros-
tic, using the ten letters of the
name.
"H onest
p olicy.
p ictures
o (
d eight.
r eel
o originality.
NJ anagement
e xcellent."
In addition to the cash prize,
Griffiths wins a season pass to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
FISHBURNE SKETCHED
WILSON'S ACHIEVEMENTS

party to carry out principles, an,
, were disappointed to find that
Roosevelt's object was merely to
use their party as his big stick to
frighten the republicans into
nominating him. The progress
sive and Independent voters are
willing to be big stick in the
hands of man like Wilson, who
is using it for his country's well
fare instead of for his own priv
ate gain.
Nothing on eartn can progress
backward except a crab. No per-
son has ever tried it except Roose-
welt.
The power behind Wilson's
throne is the fact that the politi-
clans are aware that the people
know he is fighting for their
rights.
It is a strange coincidence that
the crowd, the solid republican
party. who opposed for Judge
on the supreme bench the labor
ing mans and peoples lawyer,
Brandeis, are now supporting JUS
tice Hughes for president.
The enemies of Wilson accuse
him Of being a dreamer and an
idealist. We plead guilty to the
charge, but recommend leniency
on the ground that his dreams
have come true, and his ideals of
yesterday are the laws OF today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
BY GEO. p. FIsHBURNE.

BN UEO. +. FIoI1DOnNE,
Democratic Candidate for Con-
gress.
The Tacoma Times serves q
splendid purpose. 1t prevents us
from becoming bullet-proof to
new ideas.
am running for congress, but
IL could choose between the cleo
ton of President Wilson and cleo
ton or myself, I-would choose the
first, and therefore when | can
get the kindly attention of the
public to a few words, 1 shall
speak ON his behalf.
President Wilson, our man of
peace, went to war to secure for
labor a place under the sun, and
he succeeded in getting a federal
employment bureau, an eight
hour day or all government work.
a department of labor, the labor
ing mans lawyer on the supreme
court, and he is now fighting for
a workman's compensation act,
as applied to federal employees,
and a child labor law.
. y
lrIf the republican platform is
too strong for you, try Justice
hughes speech of acceptance.
You will find 1t there well-dilut-
ed.
President Wilson has given la
Dor his due by the laws above
mentioned, the farmer his due by
rural credits, the small business
man his due by empowering the
trade commission to prevent the
employment by the trusts of un-
fair methods Of competition, the
honest banker HIS que by the fed
eral reserve act. Whom has he
The big interests,
who are satisfied not with render
ing unto Caesar 1.-THE people) the
things that are Caesars, but only
with rendering unto the trusts the
things that are Caesar's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
DIR. J. E. HENRY Is
BACTERIOLOGIST

DR.. Johnathan E. Henry, a
resident OF Tacoma for three
years, and an expert on bacteria,
will become city bateriologist
Sept. l, succeeding DR.. Katherine
Anderson, who resigned Saturday.
DR.. Henry was selected by DR..
e. A. Rich, head of the health
board. and the appointment was
Monday approved by Mayor Faw-
cett..
DIR. Henry has spent years in
ARCHAEOLOGICAL research, and the
city is fortunate in obtaining his
services" said DR.. Rich today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
WANT MORE CASH
FOR PENSION FUND

Tacoma policemen, through
Jailer B. R. twers, who is a
member of the police pension
board, complained Monday that
they were not receiving sufficient
money for their pension fund.
The law says that the police
pension fund shall derive reye-
nue. from six different forms of
taxation, receiving a small per-
centage of each tax" said Sow
ers.
I'm the past the city has re-
Trained from paying this money
to the police fund, because It
maintained that we did not need
the money. The fund is now GET
ting low, and the officers believe
that they are entitled to the
money" IT
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
Change Wright PIX.
Lighting Scheme

Electric lights recently in
stalled along the paths of Wright
park at heavy expense, will be
torn out. as the result of action
by the city council Monday, and
A new lighting system for the
part will be installed.
Ihe new lights will be placed
along the outer edge of the park.
on / and G streets, and through
Yakima avenue. which traverses
the park.
The park board will pay for In
stallation and part of the upkeeD.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
BY w. q. LEE.

President of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
CLEVELAND. O., Aug RAILROAD trainmen regard the
shorter work day exactly other have
sidered it.
They have had opportunity for themselves the
that follow reduction in the number hours Of
work; they remember when there limit the hours
and they they paid the penalty they realize with
the endless day they with
the honr day and with the lessons it, they
stand for the shorter work humane just proposition
which they consistently demand ground that eight
hours service time the give with fairness
to himself he retain his mental physical health,
enjoy part of his time to his advantage and that of
his family and remain alert active the better perform
service and to have remaining worker
years more than e
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07

votes have not been partisan, but
have, rather, been independent of
blind partisanship.
Senator Poindexter. for exam
pie, is being attacked by narrow
minded republicans because he
voted with the democrats for
Louis ID. Brandeis for justice Of
the supreme court.
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ny w. 8. STONE.

Grand Chief Engineer Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
CLEVELAND, O., Aug THE eight-hourday demand is
fair all leading railroads
recognized its economic Justice We believe be accepted
with greater by railroads than accompanied its
Introduction in other empoyments.
The eighthour day movement is based wholly the
Justice Of work day reasonable hours that will permit the
further separate the line between work
Overtime in road service due almost wholly to railroads
overlooking trains they make their mileage within
their time limits doing this profit they
do deny it, and demand service
the sacrifice the health future earning ability OF the
they should for 1t.
II they 1t is their interest and the
have right demand time onehaf time for
that service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
VAS 1T YOUR
ANGORA N. p. GOT

You often hear of an individual
getting someone's goat" but IL
Is seldom that one hears of a
railroad company capturing any
ones long whiskered angora."
The Northern Pacific railroad
notified the police Monday that
one of their dock employees had
found stray goat.
We've got somebody's goat
and we'll keep it here until they
claim it," said the railroad COM
pany.
Did they get your goat?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
by w. 8. CARTER.

President brotherhood Locomotive Eiremen and Engineers
PEORIA, ILL.,. Aug. THE present demand for eight
railroad employees terminal freight service
instances actual reduction in their earnings
where earning one-haf
they will but for eight
when rar Dads required to time
overtime. eight will be
quired work overtime.
engineer, conductor. fireman swtchman In
mna service the demand three hours day with
their families.
freight service demand will make change either
the practice of railroads where
operating fast IL miles hour
Where the railroads deem cheaper to overload their trains and
delays of the
this the
demand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
HOLMES
OUT OF
FAT JOB

As the result of testimony
brought out last week during the
hearing at La Grande of M. J. Nc
Millin, discharged city employe,
and because of pressure brought
to bear upon Commissioner Drake
by other commissioners, Andrew
j. Holmes, superintendent at the
Nisqually power plant since
Drake took charge of the light de-
partment, resigned Sunday.
Holmes resignation was ask
ed by Drake, and Immediately
rendered.
II. T. Abbott, chief assistant TO
Electric Supt. Collins, was i'm
mediately promoted to the super
intendency. Abbott has worked
with Supt. Collins in large elec-
trical plants before coming to Ia
coma. He passed the civil service
examination for superintendency
at the municipal plant when the
plant was first constructed.
Mayor Fawcett today expressed
approval over Holmes resigna-
ton, but declared that the light
department was squandering
money by appointing a new sup
erintendent.
I'VE don't need a superintend-
ent at the power plant" said Faw-
cett.
1--WE should allow the chief
operator to have charge of the
plant, at slightly increased sal
airy, and let him be responsible
for the operation of the machin.
cry.
"a superintendent Is merely a
figurehead."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
NO ORNAMENTALS

Because of a large remon-
STRANGE, the city council Monday
abandoned its plans to construct
ornamental street lights on Taco
ma ave. from Division ave. to eth
and q streets from Division to
4th. The lights would have cost
$3,341.S7. M
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
ARMY BILL NEARLY
THREE TIMES THAT
ASKED LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. z.
The general army appropria-
ton bill was today reported to
both branches OF congress by
house and senate conferees. yt
carries $267 ,597. 900. The larg-
est previous army appropriation
was $101. 100000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07

III the bosses and would-be
bosses of this state had the
whoe say. Senator Poindexter
could not he reelected. He
is too independent for them.
But, happily, the people of
the state can go to the re-
publican primaries, AND
THEIR VOTES COUNT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
ONVIIIIE-kAPOWBIN
TACOMA STAGE

Leaves Eatonville daily, ex-
cept Sunday, 3 a. m, 1 y. m,
$3.50 .. m. Leaves Eatonyille
Sunday, 8 a. m, 2 y. M, 2
p. m.
Leaves Tacoma daily. 4 n
M, 1 p. m, 4 p. m. Leaves
Tacoma Sunday, 8 a. m, 4 d.
M, 0:15 y. m.
Saturday evening special leaves
EatonviIle 2 p. M; leaves Ta-
coma 7:f5 p. m.
Starts from schoenfeld's
store. 18th ST., opp. postoffice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07

ELISHA LEE, Chairman.
r. n. ALBRIGHT, Css1 Msnsrsr.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
L. ". BALDWIN, CssT Ms~>g~s
Cestral Of Georgia Railway.
c. L BARDO. Csn1 M~.srsr.
New York, New Haven q Hartford Hall
= n COAPMAN. Yics-Prssidsss
s',ufhsn Railway.
.. :. COTTER, Cs.1 Msssg~r
vshssh Railway
?. = CROWLEY. lssG Hsos-Prssids~4
New Yerk Cenaral Railrea1-
g. H. EMERSON, cenT Ms~sgsr
Crest rsrahsrn Railway.
c. u EWING. CsaI Mnnagw
rhilaa<iPkis = Rssdln6 ns1lwsy
= ". CRICE, xsss. 70 Prssiis.l
= nht> 4-t1--~--
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BY A. b. GARRETSON.

President of the Order of Railway Conductors
CEDAR RAPIDS Ia, Aug. What the eght-hour day
tranmen and enginemen the
opportunity to live in human eompanionshp with their fam
lies have the privileges of leisure
other pursuits enjoy be relieved nhuman
gain the benefits social hygenic industrial
with reasonable time for employment for
recreation.
The punitive overtime nothing but the effort
the employment of long
fore from the employers standpoint undesirable.
An increase in the rate would money
spend.
This would compensate the for the
dions under which they they placing
conditions above higher the scale
desrablity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07
RAILROAD
WAGES
Shall they be determined by
Industrial Warfare or
Federal Inquiry?
To the American Public:

Do you believe in arbitration or indus
trial warfare?
The train employees on all the railroads
havevotedwhether they will give their leaders
authority to tie up the commerce of the
country to enforce their demands for 100
million dollar wage increase.
The railroads are ip the public service
your service. This army of employees is in
the public service-your service.
You pay for rail transportation 3 billion
dollars year, and ~ cents out of every
dollar from you goes to the employees.
On all the Western railroads in 1915 sevenyfve Of the
train employees earned these lowest highest and
of alD as shown by the pay rolls
Passena Freisht Yard
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07

A 100 million dollar wage increase for
men in freight and yard service Cess than
one-hfth of all employees is equal to per
cent advance in all freight rates.
The managers of the railroads, as trustees
for the public, have no right to place this
burden on the cost of transportation to you
without clear mandate from public tri
bunal speaking for you.
The railroads have proposed the settle
ment of this controversy either under the
existing national arbitration law, or by refer
ence to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. This offer has been refused by the
employees representatives.
Shall a nationwide strike or an
investigation under the Gov
eminent determine this issue1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-07

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