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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
RaforAndum in Nermont.

Montpelier, Vt, March 6.--whether
Vermont shall adopt the primary sys-
tenn or retain the old convention meth
cd of choosing delegates TO the ma
tional convention will he determined
tomorrow, when a referendum vote will
be taken on the primary law passed
by the recent legislature. At the
same time the people will be given an
opportunity to vete on the question
of statewide prohibition. Nine
tenths. of tho cities and towns of the
state are already, dry II the state
wide prohibitory law Is adopted it will
come into effect May =
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
CLEARING TRACKS OF
THE IDAHO NORTHERN

The Idaho Northern line Is now
opened to a point few miles above
Smiths Ferry but the rotary was again
put out of commission yesterday and
will likely have to be taken to Nampa
for repairs. Announcement of the
above facts wa; received here this
morning by Joel l.. Priest. The report
also stated that the work crew had en-
countered snow 20 feet deep and that
they struck Ice about Ave feet under
the surface. Yesterday morning they
reported that snow fell to the depth of
six inches.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
FORMER PRESIDENT OF
MUTUAL LIFE IS DEAD

Morristown, N. J.. March e.-Richard
Aldrich McCurdy, capitalist and presi-
dent Of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany from 1886 to 1906. died at his
home here today, aged 81. He retired
from the presidency of the company
soon after the investigation of life in
surance companies conducted by
Charles e. Hughes, then a district at
torney.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
FORFEITURE. LAW IS
HELD TO APPLY TO
THE PARCELS POST

Philadelphia, March 6.-The federal
appellate court today held that the act
Of congress relating to the forfeiture
OF under-valued goods entering the
United States applies to the parcel
post as well as the custom house. Ar
ticles involved in the suit decided were
packages of dental instruments sent
by parcel post from Germany to Phil
adelphia.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
Street CAR men
At WASHINGTON
STILL ON STRIKE

Washington, March s.-The street
car strike called early Sunday was still
with the aid of their office men and
employees who did not strike. were able
to furnish a 25 per cent service. The
men demand a minimum of 80 cents an
hour for 10 hours work. Taxieabs and
improvised jitneys are doing a greae
business
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
VAST QUANTITY OF
GRAIN DESTROYED

destroyed the Iowa elevator owned by
the Minneapolis & st. Louis railway.
together with 100000 bushels of grain
largely the property of S. c. Baretlett
& Co. The loss is estimated at $1,000
600.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
TROOP MOVEMENT
THROUGH BELGIUM

London. March 6.-Important move
ments of German troops in Belgium
are reported e-om The Hague. Infor-
nation from Maestricht. Holland, say S
10000 German cavalrymen are on their
way to the front near Ypres
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
WAGE INCREASES At
BIG PACKING PLANTS

Chicago, March s.-Thirty thousand
employees of Armour & Co.. Swift &
Co, Morris & Co, and Sulzberger &
Sons Co. have been given increases in
wages which aggregate $50, ,000 a week.
The increases average from so cents
to 81 week for each employe.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
Austria Considers Herself at War
With San Marine

Rome, March 6.-That Austria considers her
self at war with the republic of San Marino is the
message conveyed by American Ambassador Pen
field at Vienna to the regents of the smallest state
in the world, who applied through him to have cit-
zens OF San Marino interned in Austria released
Austria justified the refusal with the statement
that San Marino had committed serious breach
of neutrality.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06

Berlin. March 6. (Official. .)--Nearl.
1000 French were captured near Ver-
dun, Saturday and Sunday
Lively mining dIels occurred north
east of Vermelles. British infantry.
which delivered minor ,-.Aacl.s 4 ev-
eral occasions in this neighborhood.
was repulsed. On the eastern bank of
the Meuse the day passed more quiet
ly than previous days.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
How She Shops"

Careful observation indicates
coat or suit visits at least two
stores before she purchases.
She likes to compare styles
and priees-particularly styles.
And for this same reason
the woman is reader of news
paper advertising.
She reads the advertising first
and makes up her mind which
three stores she wants to visit.
Sometimes the advertising may
be SO definite and convincing
that she needs to visit only two
stores-perhans only one, to
make her purchase.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
TRADING STAMP LAWS
HELD CONSTITUTIONAL

Washington. March 6.-The supreme
court today held constitutional the
Washington and Florida trading stamp
laws.
BY holding that states have power to
impose taxes, large or small, on trade
coupons, redeemable in premiums. the
supreme court put tile legality of
premium advertising by which it is
estimated $125.000.0oo worth of mer-
chandise is sold annually, within the
scope of state laws.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
TURk|SASEAPOR7
ON THE BLACK SEA
COAST TBOMbARDFD

Petrograd, March 6.-Russian torpedo
boat destroyers hombarded Trebizond,
the Turkish seaport on the eastern
part of the Black sea coast. 120 miles
northwest of Erzerum and sunk sew
eral vessels Turkish batteries replied
unsuccessfully.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
WILL COMPLY WITH
STRIKERS DEMANDS

Torreon. March s.-eenerat Trevino,
in a dispatch from Eagle Pass, Texas.
today promised compliance with the
demands of the striking local employees
of the Mexican National railways for
increased compensation and payment
In silver.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
Plumbers in Alleged Trust.

Salt Lake, March 6.-Thirteen mas
ter plumbers of Utah were arraigned
before Judge Johnson in the United
States district court today for trial on
indictments charging them with vfo-
lations of the Sherman antitrust law.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
Retjrement Of General Kinsm an

Washington. March s.--Fhe first re-
tirement of the year among the higher
officers of the United States army
took place today when Brigadier
Genegal Dan c. kingman, chief of the
corps of engineers. was removed from
the active list .on account of having
reached the age limit of GA years Gen.
eral Kingman has been at the head OF
the engineering corps for nearly three
years. He Is native of New Hamp-
sshire and graduate of the United
States Military academy of the class
Of 1Sbs
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
SPANISH STEAMSHIP
SINKS; LOSS OF LIFE
IS REPORTED HEAVY

Santos. Brazil. March s.-Tha Span
ish steamship Principe De Asturias
sunk in five minutes after striking n
rock. She carried 33s passengers and
a crew of 107. One hundred and forty
three persons were brought to Santos.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
Nomination Sent TO Senate.

Washington, March 9. President
Wilson today nominated George II.
Watrous for postmaster at Bellingham,
Mash
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
Twelve Killed and
IS Injured In a
Zeppelin Raid

London, March e.-TweIvs
persons were killed and SO in
jured In last nights Zeppelin
raid. Three Zsppsiins took part
in the attack. This information
was given out officially. The
hostile airships passed over
the northeast coast Of England.
THE GERMAN REPORT.
Berlin, March 6.-(Wireiesb)
Tho admiralty today an
nounesd that the naval depot at
Hull was bombardsd in last
nisht's air raid over England.
Explosions were observed to be
effective. All airships returned,
despite violent Smelling.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
Diplomatic Agent Dead.

Washington. March 6.-Olnet Arlong.
American diplomatic agent and consul
general at Cairo Egypt, died yesterday
at a Lisbon, Portugal. hospital. No
cause was stated.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
PRESIDENT RETURNS
FROM WEEKEND TRIP

Washington, March 6.-President
Wilson returned TO-DAY from his week
end trip down the Potomac aboard Il
naval zach. Mayflower. tie went d.
rect to the White House and conierrc,
with members Of congress.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-06
LITTLE FIGHTING
OF IMPORTANCE
REPORTED TODAY
Berlin Statement Tells of
the Capture of 1000 More
French Prisoners-Quiet
Along the Meuse.

No infantry Fighting.
Paris. March e.-There was no
infantry fighting north of Ver-
dun last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10
German Sub Opens New Era In Ocean Commerce
WIFE and CHAUFFEUR
HELD AS ACCOMPLICES

iron. She is wan and listless.
Mrs. Gillies denies having had
anything to do With the break.
She asserts she was in bed at 7
O'Clock Saturday night and until
noon the next day and that Gillies
did not come to her house.
The public here, It is plain 70
observe, is rather pleased than
the reverse with the escape of
Gillies. There also is much SYM
pathy expressed with the wife.
Lock Up Third Prisoner.
Gillies made his escape by saw
ing through the jail bars.
The jailbreak was discovered
yesterday morning when the cries
of an aged prisoner attracted che
attention of a deputy sheriff. This
prisoner Gillies and Roberts had
locked in a separate cell.
At a time when no jailer was
on guard, the two men, with the
aid of struggled saws cut their
way through two iron doors and
a wooden window. They got away
down an iron fire escape.
Jncriminates Wife.
An automobile was waiting For
them outside, officers believed.
and whisked them away in the
darkness.
AS soon as the alarm wah given
telegraphic descriptions were sent
to every police chief and sheriff
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10

in the Northwest.
Gov. Lister today offered re-
ward of $3.50 for the capture of
Gillies, and the county $3.50 for
the capture of Roberts.
Bateman, the chauffeur, was
the one who incriminated Mrs.
Gillies. Surrendering to the sher-
iff last night, he declared that
Mrs. Gillies came to him several
days ago and told him she might
have job for him.
Gave Him SO.
She met him again Saturday
afternoon, he said, and told him
to have his machine standing in
front of his own home at 10
o'clock, across the street from
the Gillies residence and near the
jail.
Two women came out OF the
Gillies house and ordered me TO
drive to Chehalis," was his state
ment.
II got lost on the way and
didn't arrive there until o'clock
Sunday morning. They got out
when a block from the station and
put a $40 bill in my hand, saying
1t was all they wanted"
John Mcdonald. the aged pris-
oner, the only other inmate Of
the jail, says the two men mad
been planning their escape for a
week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10
CALLAHAN! HE'S THE
LONESOME KINK OF
T. r. & P. CAR NO. 81

is chalked up on the company's
books to remind 1t of the great
white elephant.
Some startling data on the
losses sustained each month by
the company were obtained, but
perhaps II would be unwise to
mention them, for Callahan is
doing his best.
But it is awfully lonesome.
he said today. Some times I
run back and forth and back and
forth and not single person gets
on"
With a wistful look at the ap-
preaching street corner he hope
fully started to turn off the juice,
but the persons waved him by.
Cleans Another Transfer.
1T takes Is minutes to run
the % blocks,' he observed. ut
seems like century. guess
the company is keeping the line
running to hold franchise.
"Once they tried to fix 1t up
with the city to take the line up.
but they couldn't come to terms"
His conversation was inter-
rupted by the almost unknown
occurrence of two women signal
ing the car to stop. He cleaned
two more transfers, making q
total of seven al told.
II am used to the front end
or else this sure would drive me
nuts" concluded the lonely MIR.
Callahan as he opened the front
door and proceeded on his way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10
Talk O. the Times

On Sunday, when I fain would
read about the Promised Land, Or
sing a hymn, or listen to some
Sunday music. canned. my next
door neighbor gets his ak and
chops a pile of wood. l frown
M sololmn Sunday frown. 1t
seems to do no good.
My neighbor's wife tries all
week long to move her spouse
bit, but he prefers to doze and
read. to talk, and eat, and sit.
Six days and nights he grandly
loafs. but on the seventh day, he
gets his hammer. saw. and Ak. and
makes little hay. He makes
noise throughout the block, he
makes the neighbors sore. and
some fine Sunday afternoon his
yard will run with gore
The folks who want 70 rest or
read or sing their little songs VIII
band together with = whoop. to
right their many wpongs. They'll
make one noisy day Of rest. and Il
will be the last. The man who
makes our Sunday noise win min
sic with the past.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10

will awake afresh in your beauti-
full, powerful country" he said.
THE house flag of the
Deutsche Ocean Rhederei, which
owns the Deutschland, is the
Bremen flag with key in the
corner. This key is the sign that
we have opened the gates which
England tried to shut on us. The
gates will not be shut again.
THE open door for world trade,
the freedom of the oceans and
equal rights for all nations on
the oceans will be guaranteed by
Germany's victory in her struggle
for existence
Vessel Unarmed.
The Deutschland is absolutely
unarmed, customs officials report
to the treasury department, and
will be treated as a merchantmen.
The Deutschland was 16 days
out from Bremerhaven. 1t pass
ed allied blockading squadrons
and eluded enemy cruisers which
were watching for it off the
American coast. 1t was piloted
into Chesapeake Bay by Capt.
Frederick ID. Cooke, and conveyed
by the tug Thomas F. Timmons,
! which had ben waiting for 1t for
nearly two weeks.
According to the pilot, the crew
of the submarine wore regulation
uniforms of German merchant
men seamen. The pilot also said
Capt. Koenig told him 1t was the
intention to. institute an undersea
import and export business be-
tween the United States and Ger
many.
She flew the German merchant
flag as she went up the bay. :
315 Feet Long.
The boat is consigned to A.
Schumacher & Co., Baltimore
agents of the North German Lloyd
and her cargo to the Eastern For-
warding Co., a concern said 10
have been organized within the
last lew weeks specially to handle
undersea merchant business. She
is owned in Bremen.
The giant undersea boat In
about 315 feet long, 80 feet beam
and is propelled by two Diesel oil
engines. She is as large as any of
the German naval submarines, or
larger, ard carries $50 tons dead
weight Of cargo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10

Tacoma contains mysteries
within herself that put Miss
Sphinx to shame.
One of these is the Tacoma ay.
car line.
This stretch of nobody-home
bit of Stone-Webstering has been
q much kidded street car lire.
Yet few have known why ex-
cept that it has a reputation that
it runs from nowhere to nowhere
and fills not the Golfers of Louis
Beans office.
Anyone wishing to get lost
needn't go to the woods. 1t Is
far more simple to board a Ia
coma av. car going either way.
Prompted by curiosity re-
garding the lonesomeness of the
individual who guides the desti.
MES of the one-truck, bouncing
little car, sojourn into the I'M
known was essayed.
Callahan Runs II.
Car 81 does all of the business
and William Callahan, Conductor
No. 22O, is custodian of the cash
box, the register, the electric con-
troller and the trollery rope.
In fact he is kink of car No. 81.
He is assisted by Frank Nc
Clure, who works from $3.50 until
1870.
Callahan sticks with the ship
until $40 when the line sus-
ponds operations, the car is put
in the barns and another $2.25
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10
BY D'Loss Sutherland

BY D'LoSS Sutherland
OLYMPIA, July 1O.-J. Il.
Gillies, convicted loOter Of
the state Industrial insur-
ance fund, and Henry Rob-
erts, convicted of n statutory
Ofiense against u young kirl,
who escaped from the county
jail here Saturday night, are
ON their way to Mexico.
At least, this is the theory OF
officials today, following the e.
ceipt of "A message from Sheriff
Foster at Chehalis that two men
dressed as women boarded an o.
w. southbound train at Chehalls
at 2:3O a. m. Sunday with tickets
for st. Johns, suburb of Port
land.
All officials to the south were
warned by telegraph to watch out
for the pair.
Bateman Sweated.
Chester Bateman, the chauf-
feur who admits taking the
women" to Chehalis, was sweat
ed last night and again this MORN
ing, but he steadfastly refused to
reveal anything more than when
he first appeared late yesterday
afternoon with his story of trans
porting the pair.
1t developed during the fore
noon that Bateman had ben head
in the past to say that he gladly
would do anything possible to aid
Gillies. His garage, 1t is charg-
ed, was more or less of center
for Gillies sympathizers to meet.
The authorities were not salts
fled with his attitude and today
held him under a warrant chars-
ing the aiding of a criminal to
escape.
Public opinion here is incli1ed
to blame the sheriff for the jail
break. He. however, passes the
buck to the inadequae jail.
Well Planned.
The game warden usually
sleeps in the jail. but happened
on the night of the break to be
elsewhere.
Everything shows that it was a
thoroughly-planned affair. APP
parently the old gang with which
Gillies used to work came back"
and pulled the stunt off efficient
ly.
! succeeded this morning after
much difficulty in seeing Mrs.
Gillies, who is held in the custody
of Mrs. j. ID. Perkins, police ma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10
JOHN, THE FOOL"
Is NOT A MANY
It's the name of an island.

it s the name of an island
It's also the name of the novel-a-week which be-
gins today in The Times
Now, when you have a combination of novel and
island, rest assured that somewhere you'll come
across hidden fortune-or a big mystery-and
there II be grl-or maybe two of theni-and mar
riage or two
But why waste more words: Meet "John the
Foo" on page2
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10
Want Shade
Tree System,

Contemplating a uniform sys-
tenn of shade trees throughout the
city, members OF the Tacoma
park board today made plans to
ask the next legislature for law
allowing the installation of such
systems in first class cities of
Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 10.
Representative Caldwell today
introduced resolution proposing
the appointment of a commission
of five to negotiate with Mexico
to purchase Lower California and
the northern states of Mexico.
The Mexican government is In
vited to name a similar commits
sion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10
Who Got Beans
Goat? w ell, Here
Is True Answer!
BY MABEL ABBOTT

Hoe stiH you haze yow goat chops, rare, or 'eeH
done?
Because one acdy the other, goat chops ron are
likely to get, though still under the alias Of mutton or
lamb.
lis one of the things That good many people kno7o
and many more suspect bm nobody connected 7riH the
meat business can bt-rnduccd TO admit.
Goat meat is very good. 1t is often tenderer and
better Favored than mutton. | know whereof
speak, for | have eaten it knowingly many times and
probably many times more without knowing 1t. The
restaurant men don't like to be questioned on the sub
ject.
But now comes the government OF the United States,
and announces, in bueton of the forest service OF
the department of agriculture that the value OF goats
for meat is becoming important factor III the N
dustry.
Formerly there much pre- judice against goat
meat and although much of it marketed as NUT
ton it brought the stoc<men but S.. so head. The
latest quotations. however, show $3.50 head
Goats being grazed in the national forests III
constantly increasing numbers Some of the herds in
cude 1000 animals Most of these i'll the south
western states, but the clip from angora goats has
amounted to 100000 pounds annually in the North
west, and the Willamette valley in Oregon is center
of the goat industry.
The Columbia, Rainier and Olympic national forests
in Washington mentioned IN the report as beng de-
srable grazing grounds for goats.
The federal meat inspectors office III Tacoma says
the price of goat flesh and mutton about the same
here; but insisted that very few goats killed i'll Ia
coma-'not than two or three week.
On the other hand, hear the story of the goats that
L. H. Bean, manager of the Puget Sound Electric
railway, used to keep the rght-of-way between Sc
attic and Tacoma to help in the running fight the conf
pany has maintained against the underbrush.
There about 100 of Them and they were great
success said Mr.. Bean this morning, far keeping
the rght-of-way cleared was concerned.
They Saoebt the ground as clean fire. SablingS
7oth stems an inch thick 7cere easy for them; and if
they did occasionally find tree too large to cat they
took turns pulling the branches dozen and holding
them until the other goats had eaten off all the teIgs
and lea1eS.
1t 7cas their impartial abbetites that finally proceed
their nudomg.
IT COST THE COMPANY TOO MUCH TO
KEEP THEM FROM TRYING TO EAT THE
THIRD RAIL.
The deadly Juice" of the third rail is the only thing
goat cannot digest but they would keep trying it, and
every little while the company had to the
of dead goat pathetic victim of its of duty.
Portable fences and constant necessary to
keep the animals safe, and the company finally decided
to return to other methods of clearing the ght-ofway
"And what became of the goats?" | asked Mr.. Beam
as he concluded the story.
"They acere sold, said he, "to a Tacoma butcher"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10

COURT ROOM, WAUKEGAN,
Ill.-ACelestia Youker, to whom
William II. Orpett was engaged
at the time he is accused of hav-
ing murdered Marian Lambert. is
said Monday to be preparing to
bring suit to recover her love let
tiers TO Orpet from States Attor-
ney Dady.
The Orpet case probably will
60 to the jury Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10
Resolution
Put UP TO
Congress
u. s. TO BUY ISLANDS

COPENHAGEN, July 10.
The Danish newspaper
Copenhagen states the sale
of the Danish West Indies to
the United States is assured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10
FLASHES

PARIS - Duy Tan, 10.
year-Old king of AMMAN,
French prOtectorate on the
China sea, is dethrOned. He
is accused of having foment-
ed n revolt at Quang-Nagi.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10

kSPOKANEr-A bandit who
has advertised that he will
hold up an automobile each
night this week in spite of
tho police, began operations
Sunday by robbing Claude A.
Owen, a jitney driver, of
$4.65, and compelling him,
with a woman passenger, to
dive about town for an hour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10

ITO make electricity the uni
versal driving power it must be-
cheaper than anything now used
In its place" says Steinmetz.
- am working on a system to
generate more and more eleetri-
city at lower and lower rate, in
stead of specializing on any par
ticular invention"
Steinmetz has been consulting
engineer for the General Electric
company since 1898.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10

Quite appropriate that the
English should choose beet
field as the place for beating
the Germans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10
TODAY,s CLEARINGs

Clearings .......s 377.3ss.94
Balances .... 72.456.79
transactions $50. ] ,160,44s.G7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-10

NEW YoRK-Despite the most
strenuous cleanup measures ever
adopted, 10S new cases of infan-
tile paralysis are reported for the
past "a hours.