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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
CONGRESS TAKES
HOLIDAY RECESS
FIVE SUPPLY BILLS PASSED BY
HOUSE IN THREE WEEKS,
BREAKING RECORD.
Railroad Legislation Failed to Get
Much ttsntion.-NationaI Prohi5i-
ton Constitutional Amendment
Reported FaVorably.

Washington. Congress adjourned
Friday for the Christmas holidays to
reconvene January ?. In the three
weeks of the session the house passed
Ave government supply measures-the
urgent deficiency; legislative; indian;
District of Columbia. and diplomatic
and consular appropriation bills
more than ever were passed before in
the brief period pending a holiday re-
cess.
One of the bills. the urgent defici-
ency, has passed the senate.
Railroad legislation failed to get
much attention in either branch. The
house commerce committee decided
to await initiative action in the SEN
ate. where beginning January 2, the
senate commerce committee will hold
hearings on the proposed railroad ar
oitration measure and the bill author.
zing the president to take over the
railroad, telephone and telegraph lines
in case of military necessity.
At the conclusion Of the hearings,
the railroad measures in some form
will be pressed as amendments to the
pending bill to enlarge the interstate
| commerce commission Efforts to ex-
tend for one year the life of the Joint
commission investigating railroad
/ problems were checked in the house
to be renewed Immediately after the
| holidays.
The senate passed the immigration
bill with its literacy test provision and
it now is in conference. The senate
also began consideration Of the Dis
trict of Columbia prohibition bill and
fixed January for vote.
The national prohibition constitu-
tional amendment was reported favor
ably from the judiciary committee in
each house.
House committees also reported the
Borland food investigation with ia
vorable resolution and the Susan B
Anthony constitutional amendment
for woman suffrage, without recon
mendation. Neither resolution ad
vanced to consideration in the house.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
By DeLYSLE FERREE cASS
pa FIFTEEN minutes of twelvel
Il A brief quarter of an hour later
and all the town bells would be

~ FIFTEEN minutes of twelvel
~ A brief quarter of an hour later
and all the town bells would be
madly ringing; the factory whis-
ties would be footing; horns would
shrill raucously; the restless crowds
surging aimlessly through the streets
would raise voices in the hysterical
pandemonium that customarily wakes
the dying year into extinction.
'"Then," said Myrtle the telephone
girl to herself, "then my busy time
commences. Every lunatic in town
will begin trying to get his or her
friends on the wire to yell Happy
New Year Everybody will be want
ing their numbers at once and all sore
because the telephone company hasn't
put In 5000 extra wires for their es-
pecial convenience tonight"
The metal loop with the receiver at
her ear had grown irksome and heavy
adjust it more comfortably just as
ore OF the little white lights flashed on
before her.
Number please" (plugging the hole)
-. s. Grand 1854 . {. What did you
say Yes, l know / have a sweet
voice. but my name don't happen to be
'Kiddo' . !. There you are"
Just then another light flashed in
Myrtles section.
Number please Riverview 4197
:. Thank you '. What? i. /. oh,
beg your pardon ;. ALL"
"Why don't you listen as you're paid
to do?" growled back a mans voice
over the wire. His articulation was
thick, foarse. Evidently he was labor
ing under some tremendous strain.
However it is not for the mere tele
phone operator to resent, whatever hel
provocation.
"4111, thank you" said Myrtle II
the same pleasantly modulated tone a:
before and made the proper connec
ton. But not even then being certain
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
DObRUOJA DRIVE
PARTLY CHECKED
RUSSIANS AND RouMANlANs
GIVING BATTLE TO THE
TEUTONlC FORCES.
British Successful In Raids on
Trenches in France.-Austro-Ger
man Infantry Repused South
west of Brody.

London.-In the northern Dobrudja
the Russians and Roumanians nave
faced about and are giving battle to
the Teutonic allied forces, which have
been pursuing them. Just how strong
the stand they are making is has not
yet been made known, Berlin merely
saying that they have again Offered
fighting resistance"
Petrograd reports that attacks by
the invaders near Parlita, on the left
bank of the Danube were repulsed
and says also that operations success,
full for the Russians and Roumanians
are being carried out by scouting par.
ties in the direction of RimnlKa- Buzdu
In France the British near Com
mecourt and Arras have carried out
successful raids against German
trenches and bombarded other hostile
positions at Gommecourt and neal
Loos. The Germans shelled the Brit
ish line north of the Somme neal
Festubert and Ypres and south of the
Somme bombarded the French at nu
merous points, the French replying
theoretically.
Berlin reports the repulse of attack!
against the position of the Teutonit
allies in the Cerna river bend region
of Macedonia.
In Galicia, southwest of Brody, thu
Teutonic allies after a heavy bonn
bardmen of Russian trenches essayeC
an infantry attack, but were forcet
by the fire of the Russian guns t
seek their own trenches again. Petro
grad reports the breaking through Q
barbed wire entanglements on the Bys
tritsa river sector by the Russian
and compelling the Teutonic allie
there to fee.
The Austrians are again actiVel.
bombarding the italian advanced pc
sitions on the Carso front of the Aus
tro-Italian theatre.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Utah Teachers Meet.

Salt Lake City.-The opening ses'
sion, on Wednesday, of the Utah
Educational association sustained its
reputation for holding the best at
tended and most successful convention
of any state within the jurisdiction OF
the National Educational association,
When the convention was called to
order at 10 o'clock in the Tabernacle
nearly 1000 persons were seated in
the huge building.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Gods Presence Everywhere.

If we lift up our eyes TO heaven,
Gods glory shineth forth; If we cast
them down upon the earth, it is full of
his goodness. The hills and the val
leys rejoice and sing; fields. rivers and
woods resound his praise. We will
think of God when we play and when
we work when we walk out and when
we come in; when we sleep and when
we wake; his praise shall dwell con-
tinually upon our lips.-Anna L. Bar
bauld
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
IDAHO YOUTH KILLS FARMER.
Tragedy Outcome of attempt to force
Payment Of Alleged Debt.

Lewiston, Idaho.-Jewell Prong
aged IL, Saturday night shot and
killed Lester Clifford, a farmer, in a
drug store here after having made
an unsuccessful attempt to make Gif.
ford pay him $3.50 which Prong claim
ed as personal injury damages be,
cause of an accident he had suffered
while in Giffords employ.
Prong forced Clifford to enter drug
store and write a check when Clifford
pleaded that he had not that much
money with him. A patrolman, called
by Chords brother, entered and
Prong killed Clifford with one shot, fir
ing three more before he was dis
armed and arrested. Clifford is sur
yived by a widow and one child.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
VILLA ATTACKS ToRREoN.
Americans and Foreigners Fled Before
Fighting Began.

FL Paso, Texas.-All American and
other foreigners have left Torreon,
which Villa is reported to be attack
ng according to an American arriving
here from that district by way OF
Eagle Pass. The last of the foreign
ars, who intended to remain as long
as they dared, came out about week
ago. he said. On his way to the bor-
Ter the American passed eight troop
rains which were said to be destined
Tor Torreon to reinforce the garrison
there.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Gothem Swept by Gale.

New York.-A seventy-two-mile
gale which followed a thunderstorm
and springlike weather early Friday
played havoc with telephone and tele-
graph lines in the metropolitan dis
riot High winds were reported gen.
aral in the territory between New
York. Buffalo. Pittsburgh and Wash
ngton
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Polar Exploration Planned.

Washington.-Arr for the
American polar expedition to be head
ID by Capt. Robert A. Bartlett, Peary's
navigator on his dash to the North
Pole, have progressed to the point
where it is possible that the expedi-
ion, which is to be similar to another
ed by Capt. Road Amundsen, discov-
arer of the South Pole, may get away
text summer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
SHIPPING Board Selected.

Washington-Pres Wilson has
nominated the following to be mem
bers of the government shipping
board: William Denman of San Fran
cisco; Bernard N. Baker of Balti-
more; John A. Donald of New
York; John Barber White of Kansas
City. Mo-, and Theodore Brent of New
Orleans.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Petitions for Free Trade Zone.

Douglas, Ariz.-Gen. P. Elias Gales
announced Friday that he had petit
toned General Carranza to decree the
establishment of a free trade zone
twelve miles wide along the entire
northern border of Mexico, in order
to facilitate commerce between the
border sections of Mexico and the
United States.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Accused Of Holding cars.

Washington-An order was issued
by the interstate commerce commits
sion Friday requiring the railroads to
show cause at a hearing here Deem
Der IS. why they should not return
at once to their owners, without di-
version or misuse, all foreign coal and
refrigerator cars Immediately after
unloading at their destination.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Mounted eandit Robs Bank

North Yakima, Wash.-The bank of
3ickleton, twenty miles southwest of
Wash. was robbed of $4,000
ate Friday by a man who rode into
own on horseback, held up the bank
nd escRped.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Nevadans Expect stormy lime.

Carson City, Nev.-Divorce legisla-
ton, prohibition and amendments to
the gambling laws are expected to
furnish much of the interest in the
coming session of the Nevada legisla-
ture, which convenes here on January
is for a sixty-day session.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Slayer Of Husband Exonerated.

Chicago.-Mrs. Iva NJ. Barnes,
charged with the murder of her hus-
band, James r. Barnes, a travelling
salesman, was found not guilty by a
ury in the criminal court. The jury
federated three hours.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
GERMANS WELCOME MUTE.
President Wilson's Peace Endeavor
Received With Enthusiasm.

Berlin.-The announcement OF Pres
dent Wilson's peace endeayor was ac-
corded a tremendous welcome in Ber-
in. The impression of official and
newspaper circles appeared in the
aoon editions under large display
headlines reviving the interest in the
German peace overtures which had
sunk to low point under the in1u-
snce of the preliminary declarations
Of statesmen OF the entente powers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Eord,s Plans Blocked.

Detroit.--Three circuit judges on
Monday denied the petition of Henry
Ford that they annnl tie temporary
Injunction which restraints the Ford
Motor company from performing de-
velopment work.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Reverie of the Old Year.

But listen. The old year is speaking.
How strange a thing is the ingrati-
tude of man." he says in slow, faltering
accents. Man is not satisfied with all
the benefits the year has bestowed
upon him, but must scott at winter
and regard him as a mortal foe.
Thus winter falls
A heavy gloom oppressive Ger the world.
Through Nature shedding influence ma
ngn.'
pray, what would these creatures
have-summer the year round? Is
there no one who will say good word
for winter?"-Countryside Magazine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Charged With Treason.

London.--A warrant has been is
sued at Athens for the arrest of Eliph
therics venizelos, the former premier,
ON charges of high treason, and OF
fibeling the Greek general staff in ar
ticles published in a newspaper.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
Ratifies Sale of Islands.

Copenhagen.-Kin Christian, in
che cabinet council, ratified on Friday
the treaty providing for the sale of
the Danish West Indies to the United
States.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29
MAKE THESE RESOLUTIONS.

1 will take good care of my
body.
l will have house cleaning in
the house | live in.
l will not procrastinate in In
shutting preparedness against
disease.
l will keep clean inside and
out.
/ will avoid dirt.
I will cultivate good cheer.
will avoid anger, hate and
moroSenesS.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-29

Make your New Years resolutions
early.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
HOTEL CLERK SHOT
BY WIFE ABUSER

NORTH YAKIMA, Aug. 70
When John F. Daley, clerk of the
Tieton hotel, answered call
from the room of Nathan Mark
last night, Mark opened the door
and shot him. Daley had pre-
viously ordered Mark to stop his
loud talking and abuse of his
wife,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
BRAKES AIDES
DENY CHARGES

With the reading of the depo-
sition of III. Nj. Sheridan, foreman
In charge of a repair gang of the
water department, the city Tues
day morning rested it's case in the
/ Drake hearing.
Sheridan's deposition was TAX
en- because he was leaving for
San Francisco.
/ II contained further allegations
that more men were employed on
repair gangs than were needed
that work was sometimes done a
second time, and that leaks were
reported where there were no
/ leaks.
II tried to get In time for the
men when l had to keep them on
the job" Sheridan testified.
Continued to Afternoon
Commissioner brakes attor-
neys, p. G., Sullivan and Walter
Christian, were to begin present
ing testimony at $3.50 Tuesday
afternoon.
Testimony of former city en-
ployes Monday morning that more
men were employed by the light
and water department than there
was work for, was contradicted
by testimony of heads of depart
ments in the afternoon.
E.. M. Arquette, assistant su-
perintendent of electrical work.
declared he had never had more
men than he needed without lay
ing them off. and that he had
made two large reductions in his
force recently.
THE men were sometimes
worked in relays, so as to give
employment to destitute men, but
they were never paid for more
work than they did" he said.
Looked Like Sensation
Arquette sprung what seemed
for a moment likely to be a SEN
sation, when, pushed by City At
torney Harmon either to admit or
deny that he had told Foreman
Silver he had more men than he
needed, but that great pressure
was brought upon him to employ
and keep men.
From what source was that
pressure brought to bear?" asked
the city attorney.
1T was from Mayor Fawcett,
Commissioner Atkins, Commits
sioner Woods, Commissioner
Mills, and from Mr.. Gronen and
Mr.. Petit" replied Arquette.
They all have asked as a favor
to keep men on the payroll"
Further questioned, however,
he said the suggestions were
simply that he employ or retain
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
M cB RIDES
DUE HERE
ON FRIDAY

Former Governor Henry Nc.
Bride, republican candidate fol-
governor, will arrive In Tacoma
Friday. He expects to spend the
closing days of his vigorous cam.
paign in King and Pierce counties
where the hardest fight is being
made.
Mcbride is confident he will
carry King county, his home
county, on first choice votes, and
expects to run nearly as strong in
Pierce.
He has shown himself to be as
active a campaigner as any OF
the younger contenders in the
race for governor. Since he open
ed his campaign he has covered
the state pretty thoroughly.
During the last week he has
been visiting the southern coun.
ties. After covering the south.
western country he campaigned
through Lewis and Clark coun.
ties. He spoke in Walla Walla
Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
ROLL OUT AT
HOUR OF $50

One hundred and seventeen
former businessmen rolled out of
their hunks at the American lake
encampment Tuesday at $50
O'Clock and started actual work.
Monday was entirely taken up
with the issuance of rookie"
uniforms and the assignment of
the men to their companies.
There will be three companies.
All men under 26 will drill with
Co. A, while all recruits between
this age and SO will shoulder a
musket with members of Co. B.
the more elderly commercial
troops will earn the peaceful hor-
rors of war in Co. G.
The camp is furnished with
tents having wooden floors, iron
beds and electric lights, so 1t will
be entirely possible for the sore
musoled soldiers to roll over at
night and forget the cruel, cold
voices of the non-commissioned
officers who below orders
throughout the day.
The first few days will be de-
voted to the instruction of the
school of the soldier. Drill hours
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
Blooms Act BiQ
Scream of Pans
Bill

Max Bloom has one big laugh
this week at the Pantages in his
musical comedy, That's MY
Horse"
Bloom has a canvfs horse and a
couple of eccentric dancers, one
in each pair of the horses legs.
The nag's dancing is clever and
funny. The comedy work In the
act is far above the average which
comes to Tacoma. The old, worn
out slap stick and dyed In the
wool patter is missing and the
lines are genuine laugh makers.
Leonard Anderson and his
company pull some clever com
edy in the burlesque when Gaze
sar C's Her" The lines are part
ly modern and partly as Caesar
would have said them himself.
The tragic ending of the act
brings tears.
Alice Hamilton, Coincidence,
compares the dances, songs and
costumes Of Grandma's day with
those of the present. She was a
storm" Monday. Van vello does
things with a barrel with his feet
than the neighbors would say you
we're stretching things, II you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29

are from 1870 a. m. to 1880 and
from l to p. m.
Portland has the largest dele
cation at Cosgrove: Seattle and
Tacoma follow in the order man,
ed. While officers would not say
Tuesday how many they expected,
it is believed that nearly 200
troops will be eating mess before
Wednesday night.
Hygiene lecturers will begin
today. Here the men are taught
the proper methods of caring for
themselves in the field, in camp
and while on the march. Now
that the camp is practically set
tied and in running order, ev-
eryone is looking forward to the
arrival of the Coast Artillery
band. expected early this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
M RS. BOB
COMING

Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons, former
prima donna, one time countess
and wife of the worlds ex-cham-
pion pugilist, will speak in Ia
coma September in her great
evangelistic tour of the United
States.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons' greatest am
bition Is to win her husband to
religion, she recently said in Sc
attic. She still loves the former
pugilist, but can't understand his
methods of living.
She will speak in the First Bap-
fist church at 1890 a. m. and in
the Y. w. G. A. at 800 D. m.
Her evening talk will be given in
the East Congregational church at
1880 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
CREEK
CLIMAX
NEARER

LONDON, Aug. "a Copen-
hagen dispatch today said that
Germany is preparing to fight
Greece.
Greeks are leaving Germany,
and Berlin diplomats believe that
war is inevitable.
Chancellor Hollweg will receive
the Greek minister tomorrow.
Bucharest dispatches declared
that the Rumanians successfully
attacked along the whole Teutonic
front.
A wireless from Rome said that
German and Turkish officers have
been assassinated in Sofia.
Eighty thousand Rumanians
are advancing against Hungary.
They are marching at a clock
work schedule.
The Germans also are moving
swiftly. The general staff shift
ed the troops eastward to rein
force the Austrians and meet the
Rumanian offensive hours before
Rumania declared war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
DENIES HE'S THE
q FATHER OF GIRLS

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Edward
W. Morrison, millionaire and re-
cluse, said last night he adopted
Margaret and Alice Burnstein be-
cause their mother, his lifelong
friend, had asked him to take
care of them II she died.
He denied that he was their
father. In reply to statements
that he has been fleeced, he said
his money was HIS own and he
had right to spend 1t az he
pleased.
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to extend the camping period be-
yond the 31st of the present
month.
Adjt. Gen. Thompson arrived
yesterday. He is highly pleased
with the conditions, giving Col.
Hanson great credit for the syste-
matte manner in which the camp
is arranged, and paid each COM
pany high compliment for neat
ness and cleanliness.
Capt. Hyde, inspector instruc-
tor, also praised the men and Of
ficers, stating that It Isl an ideal
camp.
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certain men II they were compe-
tent and II there was work fol
Them.
Election Day Bobs Up
p. s. Savidge, superintendent
of water works, testified he did
not believe under the system OF
keeping time that has been in use
since the first of the year., foI
men to do a second time work
that had already been done.
Commissioner Gronen asked
Savidge to look up the record oil
work done by John Galucci April
lis. 1915.
HE is credited with six hours
work on the old spillway," said
Savidge, after having done so.
"If the attorney will put me on
the stand" said Gronen, 81 will
swear that at three different
times that day l saw Galucci driv-
ing an automobile with an cleo
ton banner for Woods. / know
he wasn't working for the city at
those times"
81 was with him myself for a
short time early that morning"
Savidge replied, "and | know he
was working on the spillway
then"
Arquette's Theory
superintendent Collins was
asked about free repairs made by
the city to electric stoves, and
declared he thought 1t good pol
icy for the city to do this, in or
der to encourage the use of cleo
trio stoves, which furnish a mar
ket for current.
The matter of the garages built
for Arquette and Collins, of the
use of the city's automobiles, of
oil and gasoline said to have been
borrowed from the La Grande
station under Holmes regime,
and Of poles delivered to Ar
quette and Collins, were threshed
over again.
Arquette declared his foreman,
Silvers, had delivered old poles
at his house without orders, and
without any conversation what
ever on the subject
Other Witnesses
Other witnesses Monday after
noon were Peter Dabro, ]. c..
Conley, machinest at La Grande;
F. E. Brown, oiler; William Cal
lahan, gate tender at the power
plant headworks, and John w.
Northover, a police officer, who
told of having seen, in May, a
short, gray-haired, gray-mus-
toched man." who had apparently
been drinking, drive out of the
alley behind the Red Front sa-
loon in a city automobile.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
roc PREVENTS
PRACTICE WITH
The BIG GUNS

PORT TOWNSEND, Aug. 29.-
A heavy fog hung over the wa
fers adjacent to Fort Worden,
preventing sub-caliber practice
with the big guns and motar bat
tcries today.
From present indications the
fog will prevail for several days.
and may prevent service target
practice.
A. such practice is the princi-
pol event OF the encampment.
both the officers and men are
on&aay for fear that they will be
deprived Of such work this year,
~ 70 provision has been made
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
Wilson Signs
4 Big Bills

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 20.
President Wilson today signed
the army, navy, Philippine and
bill of lading bills.
His signature was witnessed by
a hundred spectators, including
Secretary Baker, congressman and
prominent Filipinos.