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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
FIRE PREVENTION

The great topic Fire Proven
tion," is, undoubtedly, being dis
cussed In not only every state in
the Union, but also, almost every
school.
Certainly nothing is more i'm
portant to any human being than
preventing their lives. homes and
property from being eaten up by
the demon fire. Especially not
when we stop to consider that 60
per cent of all fire are started on
our own homes because of care
lessnes also. There are a great
many things to be done II we in
tend to make fire prevention" a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
NATION WIDE
COAL CRISIS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. e.
The coal crisis, practically nation
wide, is receiving President Will
sons attention today. Drastic ac-
ton is expected unless the situa-
tion Is relieved Immediately.
Reports Of consumers unable to
buy coal, of freezing apartment
buildings and houses, of imminent
shutdown In public utility plants
and industries, are pouring in.
Railroads are confiscating coal for
their pressing needs and similar
steps are threatened by cities In
Ohio and elsewhere.
Coal prices have shown no APP
preciable nationwide drop since
the government took over regula-
ton of the industry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
CITY MUST HAVE MORE
FIRE-FtCHTINC FACILITIES

perienced and retail stores like
wise. These conditions statistics
show creates greatly increased
fire hazard which sooner or later
must be recognized. On top Of
all this owing to q lack of funds
In the current years budget the
city commissioners have been
compelled, in order to satisfy the
demands of the members of the
fire department for double pla-
toon system, to very materially
reduce the efficiency of the de-
partment. The question now con-
fronting the commissioners II
whether this inefficienoy shall
sontinue in 1918 or whether the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

building for an indefinite period
of time without fire occurring II
sufficient care is used. On the
other hand. in the year 1911 in
New York city, IA lives were lost
by fire in a building admitted to
be of fireproof construction and
to have had adequate s.andpires
and hose; but-the fire was caus-
ed bya cigarette stub.
Statistics show that in the city
of Tacoma, fires caused by piles
of rubbish and other careless
means number II or more in one
year.
AS the American people regard
their homes private and sacred,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
PREVENT IT,
IS SYSTEM
COOPERATION, THE KEY
TO FIRE PREVENTION


TO FIRE PREVENTION
Some years ago a fire chief of
international reputation was in
vited to address a convention on
the subject 1.-THE Best Means Of
Reducing Fire Losses" His ad-
dress consisted of three words.
"Prcvent the occurrence"
Splendid work has been done In
Tacoma during the past two years
by cooperative effort: the fire de-
partment, fire marshal and prop
erty owners have been working
together for the public good. Fire
losses have been reduced materi-
ally. and it Is not unreasonable to
assume that human lives have
been saved. To continue this work
We must have more men in our
fire department to provide for in
spection duty and leave a suffi-
cient number In the stations to
man the apparatus. We all believe
in the two platoon system for the
men and ii was only justice that
it should be granted. We must
find a way. however, to furnish
the department of public safety
with as many additional men as Is
necessary to protect the lives and
property of our citizens. 1t ia
time to begin building real up
to-date Tacoma. Adequate fire
!, protection and efficient fire pre-
vention will help. Cooperation
will solve the problem.
| II. q. WINSOR
Chairman Safety COMMITTEES. T..
| IL. Il II. Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

To my mind one of the most
important questions now up for
consideration before the city COM
mission involves the efficiency of
our fire department and providing
a sufficient sum FOR the ensuing
year to properly handle our pres
ent equipment.
Our city at the present time Is
carrying what might be termed
Ms commercial peak load, hotels.
apartment houses, lodging houses
are crowded to the limit, theaters
are playing to packed houses, all
factory Industries are forcing
their output. jobbing houses are
doing a business never before ex-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

strongly inclined to the theory
that it is better to be safe than
sorry, the saving of one disastrous
fire and the possible consequent
loss of life. to say nothing of the
probable industrial loss to the
city, will alone justify the conf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

situation is sufficiently critical to
warrant the commissioners in
adopting extraordinary means to
rase the amount Of money neces-
sary to place the department on
the same plane OF efficiency as for
merly.
From my own viewpoint I am
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
BY II. O. Chantler, Fire Marshal.

DON'T mix with clean clip
pings clippings place (even clean and in
bales), than s unavoidable.
DON'T awdus floors sptoons to catch oil drip
pings from machines gearing. Sand is safe
DON'T matches but only in metal
earthen Those lighting the box safest.
DON'T throw lighted cigars. cigarettes, matches
DON'T permit employees smoke Don't permit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

smoke combusbe materials kept - 90
premises.
DON'T gasoline FIJI from open vessel
-
% underwriters.
periodically and fire appliances
Railways blocked used TOT
packing rubbish to accumulate ana
be ap.
metallned bins.
to at elevators
well shutters
the mo0
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

missioners In taking whatever
means is within their power to
make this theory an established
fact In their municipal admins
tration.
BY w. H. MILLER,
Manager, R. r. Anderson & Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

mentioned before I'm this theme
This caused New York state ia
pass fire prevention laws, and
many other states have followed
in her footsteps.
| certainly agree with Georga
7. Mohrbacher when he says that
the citizen who helps to carry QUE
a policy Of fire prevention Is doing
as much, II not a great deal more.
good than the citizen who extinr
guishes the fire. started carelessly.
eel FIN"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

cords by hanging hookso or
DON'T fail to keep lamps filled trimmed: with the
oil low, explosive lamps
DON'T permit benzne gasoline
unless used from approved safety
DON'T throw oily on keen in
approved selcong
the buldng-t-hey selfgnitng.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09
Milk Service
Stations Next

Tac0mans viii be able to buV
milk from tank stations just -
they purchase gasoline from sefv.
ice stations. If new plan aus
gested to Mayor Fawcett Tue
day Is adopted.
Peter v. Cerini. manager Of tho
Edelweiss Sanitary dairy Of So
attic. wants to establish milk ste
tions about the city.
Cerini wants the mayor to -
point a committee to investigato
his plan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

The king OF italy receives a SAL
airy of $2,922,00O.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-09

Snowplows Of recent anventiou
for automobiles are on sled run.
ners In front Of the forward
wheels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
THE ZONE PASS"
Privilege Accorded to Men Whose
! Conduct Satisfactory.

With the opening of the Zone COM
pany and organization commanders
are authorized to give to the men,
who are making good records,
Zone pass which will allow the
holder to remain out of his barracks
until taps. The Zone pass will be
given only to men whose conduct is
satisfactory.
The general orders issued on Octo-
Der 26 relative to the Zone pass
are as follows:
with the opening of the Zone of
Camp Activities and Amusements,
company and other organization COM
mand ers are authorized to institute a
privilege list in the nature of a Zone
pass which may be used as a means
OF reward and discipline. Soldiers
whose names are placed upon this list
should be those whose conduct has
been satisfa Glory to the company or
organization commander. giving them
the privilege OF Zone pass author
| izing them to absent themselves from
quarters until taps; whereas. this
privilege may be withheld. as pun
ishm emit, from soldiers whose conduct
has not been satisfs Glory, with prohi-
| bition to visit the Zone. Zone pass
may be instituted with the opening OF
the first amusement place on the Zone
Men not on Zone pass will be in
l quarters at tattoo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03

ing brains. but after the following in
cident had taken place, we hardly
consider this as just. A few days ago,
Roedner sent home the following let
ter. OF course, it wasn't addressed to
his sister:
Dear Gwendolyn:
Have been promoted to kitchen
police.
To this hereceived the following
reply:
Dearest:
Let me congratulate you on your
promotion But please don't be hard
on the boys and always remember
that you yourself were once a private.
Which reminds us that our old
friend Red" Smith is back again.
Last night he was busy entertain
ing CD his comrades by playing our
new piano. Reds execution was very
good. In fact, after listening a while
we were heartily in favor of it.
The other evening, while on sentry
duty. Private Jim Bulgeri was asked
! several times by some party whether
he had seen anything of little dog.
As this said party asked him about
the tenth time, Jim went over his
general orders and finding no light on
I the subject, politely informed his tor
mentor that there were no orders
covering og-catching.
Far be it from US to bring any of
our beloved comrades before the pub-
lie, but have any of you kind readers
discovered a little red fuzzy affair
sprouting under the nose of our own
Sergeant Irvine?
And then there is Mike Lotus.
Mike entered the army, bought a lib
erty bond and everyone concluded
m Ira IL -
is going farther. He has everybody
else backed off the boards when it
comes to asking foolish questions.
The other day one of the instructors
was telling us about things that hap
pen IN france. And mail" said he,
by the time it gets back here from
france, is pretty well marked up"
And SO will we be" came from Mike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
Y. NJ. C. A. NO. 9.

Y. NJ. c. A. No. 9 enjoyed an I'M
usual treat last Friday night in the
way of entertainment. A party of
friends came over from Emporia,
Kan, and stayed until Sunday after
noon They not only gave us a fine
program but also entertained in three
other buildings. We think that a
group of women with such a fire
spirit are a great help to the fellows
While here they became very much
interested in the men and the Y. NJ
c. A and say they are going to inter
est the home folks to the extent of a
little cash to help the work here.
The program as rendered by this
Emporia Quintet was made up OF
solos and readings. Miss Hartley
caught the crowd and held them with
her beautiful voice and pleasing man
ner Miss Prutsman accompanied heI
at the piano and also told a Chicago
fib about dream and an alarm clock
Miss Bauman read several selec-
tons which were enjoyed immensely
Her big hit came with the kid" Sc
lections. We could see that "Yeller'
dog and almost had to weep for the
poor little "Feller" who had so much
trouble.
The program was closed with pa.
! triotic song by a quartet made up OF
| the following, Misses Hartley and
Bauman, and Mesdames Coffman anC
| Hemenway.
Halls Wife, brought us large bou
quet of flowers which gave the plat
| form the ''woman's touch" She als(
| brought two mysterious boxes, the
contents of which must have beer
magic, as they disappeared very sud
denly when that motley crew of secre
taries got into them. Come again, Mrs
Hal and bring the girls with you.
! Say, these nights are cold, but tina
| doesn't spell anything for the secre
taries at No. g.. because they were
presented with six comforts given BY
the women of the Christian church o.
mother is a member. The problem
now is to get the men to leave the
comforts during the day.
Last Sunday morning witnessed one
| of the most helpful services that have
been held in our building. The thint
that helped most to make the spiri
of the meeting was the music put OF
, by our friends from Emporia. Mis-.
| Morrow sang a solo and also led tn,
singing, while Miss Prutsman played
for the singing. The quartet also CAV,
| a selection. The speaker of the morn
ing was H. B. Smith of Marshall, Mo.
/ who gave a very strong and helpful
message. The service was closed by
duet given by Misses Hartley anc
Morrow, God Will Take Care O
| You"
The speaker of the evening wa,
Chaplain Cooper, who gave a yer,
strong and interesting talk on "Th.
Man. Jesus"
Our friend. Mr.. H. B. Parker. o
the Connecticut Mutual Insuranc,
! company of Topeka, Kan, made us
visit to protect our lives with insur
ance, but before leaving he had be
! come so interested in our work tina
he wanted to help. Now we have
big clock over the counter, which il
very attractive, and useful to the men
( who have not been late for mess sine
it's arrival.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
SENDS A THOUSAND
Madam Schumann-Heink Generosity
and Courtesy.

Last Tuesday morning a demonstra-
of Nine. Schumann's-Heink' appre-
citation, for the work being done by
the organizations that are comforting
and doing all possible for the men in
the various camps. was shown by the
receipt of check of 81, 900 made pay
able to the Y. NJ. c. A. at Camp Fun
ston, and another check of $1,000
made payable to the K. of c. at Camp
Funston.
Mime. -Heink came to
Camp Funston and gave her time en-
tertafning the men in the different
units. She has done this same work
gratis in some of the other camps.
1t was during her stay in Camp
Funston that she decided to give the
receipts from her Chicago recital to
the Y. M. c. A. and X of c. at the
camp In which her boy is in training.
Inc letter that came to the Y M
Z. A. attached to one of the $1,000
checks follows:
young Mems Christian Association.
Camp Funston, Kan
Gentlemen:
Enclosed find Nine. Schumann-
Heink's check for one thousand dol
lars As you know the madam di-
vided the proceeds of her Chicago re-
cital between the Y. NJ. c. A. and K.
of c. of Camp Funston. The enclosed
check falls to you.
The madam wishes the money used
as you think best-to make the Young
boys happy. She sends all her SOL
der boys her very best wishes, her
warmest greetings.
With kindest regards, cordially
yours,
(Signed) ALMA SATTLER.
Secretary to Nine. Schumann-H eink
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
Notes from
the 354th Infantry
BY LIEUT.. ]. F. McGRATH.

BY LIEUT.. ]. F. McGRATH-
An, old regular army sergeant
stepped in front of his officer, ''Sir.
from what state are the men of this
company. if I may ask?"
From Missouri"
Il thought as much. They sure
have to be shown-daily."
The sergeant had just read the duty
detail for the following day. A little
red haired Pike county boy. upon be-
ing informed he was on K. P, asked
the sergeant. Where will l get my
biIly?"
The officers of the first battalion
held an informal reception in the
mess hall of Company D for Captain
Black and his bride. We hope the
perpetual look of happiness on the
captains face will induce some other
officer to take the fatal step so that
we can bask in the presence and con-
versation of the charming ladies VINO
braved the wind and dust of Funston
for our benefit.
Lieutenant Mcclellan has been
called home by the severe illness OF
his wife.
Lieutenant -Sandusky slipped back
to ST. Joseph for a few days visit, and
to arrange his affairs so that he
could do his share toward the hDerty
loan" The night after his return,
the officer in charge of battalion con-
ference caught him asleep. Now the
lieutenant admits he spent most OF
his time duck hunting-lost two
nights sleep at it, anyway. He said,
Boys, it was a struggle against Ma
ture, and Nature won. Meantime we
wonder, shall 1 say it? We wonder
what the connection is between ducks
and liberty bonds:
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. McGrath and
son, Joseph, spent a few hours in
camp the 21st, visiting their son. ]. F.
McGrath.
The parents, brother and sister of
Lieutenant Lucas motored from st.
Joseph, Mo, to visit the camp last
week. Miss Margaret Warner ac-
companied them.
Wednesday, liberty bond day, su-
preme effort was made by the reg1-
ment to forge ahead on the total of
bonds purchased. The assembled reg1-
ment accompanied by the band sang
America. Captain Davis analysed
most convincingly the causes of tire
war and its inevitableness. Colonel
Mitchell made his premiere BEFORE
the regiment in an earnest appeal to
the mems intelligence. Chaplain
Woods concluded with a running fire
of hot shot at the kaiser and Ger
many and in eight minutes had raised
SO additional bonds in one company
alone!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03

Our farmer boys that arrived few
weeks ago are sure quickly pulling the
hayseed from behind their ears ana
are changing their plow-walk for a
see them in their o. D. wooIens and
new overcoats-they look like regular
"campaighelS."
These countrymen, however, at first
did commit lot of unmllltary acts
The thing that was the most notice
able was their utter ignorance of the
proper relationship between enlisted
men and officers. Why, the first day
Lieutenant Settle was instructing
squad of these men, big fellow from
Scotland county, upon taking too
many steps after the command,
Halt" calculated as he hit the lieu
tenant on the back: Say, pardner, l
took one d--n step too much, didn't
II" (Strictly in accordance with the
Manual of a Soldiers Military Cour-
tesies-yes, strictlyO
Something serious is going to hap
pen--for when our captain asked for
the names of men with police depart
ment experience Corp. John Davis
didn't claim he had had any expert
ence in that line. It's the first of such
questions he has failed to answer af-
firmatively since he arrived at camp.
First he was a "cook"-then a car
penter''-then timer and now a
barber. I guess the only thing that
Davis wouldn't claim he had had eX-
perience in would be the job of presi-
dent of the United States-but at that
he claims he is related to Former
President jefferson Davis
Fatty Arbuckle" Morris, our 2S7-
pound lightweight champion, pretty
nearly got in bad the other night
| He was talking to one of our lieuten-
a RI xod
he had sweetheart in the lieuten-
ants home town. Well, Morris was
just beginning to tell the lieutenant
how crazy this girl was about him,
when the lieutenant casually asked
Morris the girls name. Then came
the fireworks. For it turned out that
this girl that Morris had been raving
about was quite closely related to the
lieutenant-in fact she was the lieu
tenants wife.
| You know how often we hear
| Squads right" during the day. Well,
we hear it and other commands pretty
nearly as often at night, for Corporal
Thompson talks in his sleep and it's
nothing to be suddenly awakened
about a. m. by Thompson loudly
calling in his sleep, Get in line there,
squads right, column right" and that
isn't all he yells at night for some
times he reverts to his former calm
I
| imaginary horses, STEADY there.
Maud" or "Giddap Dan"
Tie mpany was on guard duty
the usual twenty-four hours, begin
ming Tuesday morning at z, and they
sure put it on "mean"-aIl the Off
GERS of the company tried to catch the
sentinels sleeping on their posts by
violating many of our special orders,
and the sentinels took great delight
in reprimanding and correcting these
| officers after each offense-Sorta
felt good to ell at a lieutenant in a
commanding voice: Put out that
cigaret and be quick about it,
Our company and Company H had
a regular auction sale at the regi-
mental gathering on Liberty Bond
Day''-each company trying to outbid
the other. You could hear our COM
mittee calling: 'Forty-one-who will
make it forty % and so OH until
fifty-one additional bonds were sold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
Notes From the
314th Ammunition Train
RY II. SHELLEY.

Last 1ues.Ay number of warrants
were issued to the commissioned
officers, the entire day being spent in
competitive examination. The men
passing the highest grades will be Civ
en- the commission. The command
ers of each of the four truck com
panies in the train expect TO appoint
a top sergeant. four duty sergeants,
one corporal and twenty first class
privates. 4.
Company No. "3" has a recreation
room MA4ere the men from the com
pany gather during the evenings
There are but ninety-two men in the
company at this time and inasmuch
as a portion of the space in the bar
racks are not yet being used it was
converted into the club room 81
The room has been equipped by
subscriptions from the men IN the
| company and by each man doing what
he could to make ie suitable for the
needs. The equipment consists OF a
| VictroIa, medicine balls, punching bag.
chess, checkers. cards and other
games. The room has become very
popular and is attracting visitors
from O.44vl parts of the camp.
Four schoolhouse furnaces in each
of our barracks have changed the
place from a COlu " a cum
Portable winter quarters When the
timers had finished their work Sun
day afternoon. Uncle Sans coal sup
ply received a severe jolt
Each member of Co. has invested
in one share of stock in the exchange
,store-ft is hoped that the investment
will prove a source of revenue for our
mess fund.
Caisson companies Nos 1 and 2
are making great progress considering
the fact that both were organized only
last week. Company / is under the
command of Lieutenant Wells of st.
Louis. assisted by Lieutenant Mack OF
| Springfield. Company is under the
command of Lieutenant Manning OF
! st. Louis, assisted by Lieutenant
| Bourke of Kansas City.
The ammunition train took their
first hike last Saturday. Leaving here
at a. IN. the trip to Fort Riley and
back was made in four hours.
&
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foolish questions His most recent one
was of Lieutenant Brown, he having
asked the lieutenant if the men would
be furnished fireworks and allowed to
discharge them in the camp. How's
that for rushing the season?
Private Elmer R. Hite received a
letter from friends at home in six
reels in which advertisements of every
description were found. When last
solve the advertisement of grapha-
phone which apparently had been
clipped from a Chinese newspaper In
terpreters front and center, please.
Company F is still holding its own
and going them all one better in ath-
letics. At our weekly boxing and
wrestling entertainment. we were hon
ored by the regimental band, which
played selections between bouts and
the audience said some class before
leaving.
The bouts held last week were:
Private Caldwell VS.. Private Brown.
Company F, weight $50 pounds.
Brown the winner in the fifth round.
Private Newmanville VS.. Private
Hap, Company F, weight 135 pounds.
The bout resulted in a draw, Private
Hap having slight shade.
Private White Company G, S54, VS.,
Private Kid Everson Company 354.
fought a draw.
Private Schettler VS.. Private Mil
lonias also gave an exhibition wrest-
ling match which proved very enter
tanning on account of the different
weights of the contestants.
Company F boys were out in large
numbers to support their football team
Sunday, October %, and Company /
team won by a score of six to nothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03

Private Sismonter who for years
has successfully lodged all 5itneys in
Cincinnati let a Kansas Lizzie" get
the best of him Sunday while irving
to nab Texas Lacquer. He reported
for drill Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03

Private Arvine, alias Meg until
Saturday, when he received his last
shot, claimed to be Hard Boiled, .
now admits he is only mediam done.