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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-24

Ottawa. Ont. June 23.-The Cha
teua, Ia l4aurier handicap. the feature
race OF get-a way day at Connaught
rark was won ny Fruitcake. Five
horses ran
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-24
MISS MOLLA BJURSTED
TAKES CHAMPIONSHIP

Philadelphia, June 23--Miss Molla
Bjurstsd again captured the woman S
national tennis cha mpionship when
she defeated Miss Marion Nanderhoef,
OF New York, in the fiaaI round in
.two sets. out q three. Scores: IS,
6--t ia
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Dodgers >Cax,sare Two

Brooklyn. June 2s-The Dodgers
won both games OF the double header
from the Braves today. : to and :
- 5, All of Brooklyn's runs In the
srst game were made IN the srst in
ming. Galore was inVincible in the
initial contest. The second game Wa Z
q free hitting contest, Boston tied
~ the game twice only 10 lose out
rnSfnr-EYrrs Cap,e
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At Kansas City

Score by innings: r. II. f
Louisville $780,. loi 02o 1o1--6 Is :
Kansas city 204 o10 ok Is
Batteries: Davis. Luque and Glenn.
ons, Humphreys. McQuillan and Har'
grave Knapp and John
stone.
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Northumberland Came

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-24
Il ST. Paul

a 81, PAU
Score by innings: &. II. E.
Toledo ~ $4,000 aae~-2 & /
s. Paul 49,. 301 o10 dix 5 .
Batteries: Brady, Bowman and
Sweeney: Finneran and Glenn, I'M
pire-Murray.
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Columbus. Milwaukee, wet grounds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-24
American Association
A. Afinnea polls

At MInnea POLLS
Score by innings: r. H z.
Indianapolis =. . 100 100 o0l-3 9
Minneapolis 900 600 300 S >
Batteries: Royce and schang; Brrk
and Owens, mpire--Brennan
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New York


MATTED FOR Middleton in sixth
zBatted ssr Schupp in second.
"Bs Ted for Smith u ninth.
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Marked Disposition to Loaf

me hea1sPdberS abbroVe of it, the labor endorse it
ana the capitalist may not oppose 1ont bnguig his
pdftotsm TOR he cannot demand that the young men of the
country should risk their kVes in its defense and his PROTECTION
unless he IS ceiling to sacrifice his property the same cause
The declared willingness of great commercial and indus
concerns to serve the country without profit is another
manifestation of the spirit The offer Of the copper pro-
dtcers to supply the government needs 10 cents pound
one case in point.
There will be but little prosperity in the United States
If America enters the struggle
Public Sentiment scW re5e the adirtWe of Profit and
patriotism. hoaceser tt may be disguised.
The tendency will probably be toward increase of produc
on and lowering of prices by harder work. longer hours and
1.-THE consumption of those whose chief concern now
seems to be to get the most money with the least effort In this
respect their philosophy If be described not diff
fer much from that of the Spectator who hoped to get rich by
buying something and then going off to Palm Beach to spend
money while the market advances
The disposition to loaf has become general that we are
consuming than produce and the gradual STRANGU
lLATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY BY HIGH PRICES
lis the result apparent to the close observer every dec
ton The countrys bank cearngs for the week ending March
20 cent larger than 1916 but the average price
commodities was 40 cent higher and the indicated volume
LOT business measured in TONS yards gallons there
fore 20 per cent less than it was year ago.
The railroads being stranged by the high prices of COAL
iron and labor.
There is less building and construction in prospect than
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

There is no feeling on the part
OF the government that American
participation will or can be of
passive sort. There is no expec-
tation that Germany will content
herself with defensive attitude
toward the United States.
In consequence 1t is assumed
that If hostilities begin it will be
impossible for this country tb
maintain friendly relations with
Germany's allies, Austria, Turkey
and Bulgaria.
Officials point out the impos-
sibility of allowing representa-
tives OF Germany's allies to res
main in Washington with an un-
hampered view of the working of
this governments machinery.
1t is apparent today that the
great restraining influence which
has been the most important fac
tor in keeping this country out
of the war so far-the hope that
America might be justified In
ignoring her personal wrongs n
the hope of ultimately minister
ing to war-stricken Europe-has
completely vanished.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
BY THEODORE H. PRICE

feel impeled to speak word of caution with regard to the
of speculation that is sweeping the country in antici-
patton of the profits and high prices that expected Amer
enters the When the exchanges closed and the
country in the depths of depression that prevailed during
the autumn of 1914, among the first to foresee and pre-
dict the boom that would be caused by the borrowing of
Europe the consequent credit expansion and the export de-
nland for American goods said that the warning nations
were i'll the of who without money but owned
a handsome house.
If he mortgaged his homestead and spent the proceeds
poray prosperity would be enjoyed by those with whom he
dealt
Now the mortgage money nearly exhausted but because
America has proed for time from the improvidence of 9TH
ers everyone think that everything will continue adj
vance indefinitely
Even if it that the universally expected rarely
happens there many for believing that the
pecatios OF secondary boom peace boom illogical
The theory that the expenditures of own govern
en will yield large profits negaved by the wide acceptance
OF the proposal that the costs of for the United States shall
be met by the CONSUMPTION of wealth. heavy and direct
aton rather than by borrowing This policy would prevent
the enrichment of the rich and the mpovemen of the poor
that often caused by just and is democratic and
there is every indication that it will be followed
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Spirit of Sacrifice Essential

Many factories running short time because fuel
and high Paper is high and fewer books and newspapers
being published
THOSE WHO MUST ARE SOMEHOW LEARNING
TO DO NTH LESS, AND THE RESULT is Il GRAD
UAL CURTAILMENT OF CONSUMPTION THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTRY.
This the inevitable result of high prices and when the las
de of sudden and fortous prosperity has passed and people
willing go work again. it is altogether probable that the
standard of living and wages will have to be reduced through
subsection to- the heaul but dsagreeabe discipline that
call hard times
1t is time that rid ourselves of the deluon that the world
be indefinitely prosperous through the expenditure of
hundred million dollars day for and destruction that
America will benefit financially by joining in the struggle
FOR US WAR SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME A DUTY
BOTH TO OURSELVES AND TO HUMANITY BUT IT
is A DUTY THAT WILL BE POORLY PERFORMED
UNLESS 1T IS UNDERTAKEN IN A SPIRIT OF SAC
RIFICE RATHER THAN WITH THE HOPE OF GAIN.
The sentiment of patriotism and the science of economics
not inconsistent
Both opposed to any further increase in the of living
by speculation otherwise while civilization struggling for
existence
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MExICO May BE
kAISER'S ALLY
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Omitted PRESS Lensed wire1
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
March 31.-As the hour of
the apparently inevitable
approach Of Americas en-
trance into the world war
draws near, Mexico, even
more than Germany, is en-
gaging war department at
tentiOn.
Carranza has never disclaimed
interest in Germany's contemplate
ed alliance with Mexico.
The state departments spe.
cific request for an expression al
Mexico's official attitude toward
Zimmerman's proposal has beer
ignored-almost insolently ig
nored,
1t was accepted as a certainty
in event of war, Germany will re-
new her attempts to ally Mexico
against the United States.
In the light of this certaint,
the very uncertainty created b,
Carranza's silence is in conse
'quence to be construed as menac.
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
Sick Baby Needs
G0-Cart and Chair

She came to the hospital two
months ago, very sick with
pneumonia. She will have to
stay there at least a month
more.
II Mary could talk, she
would say that there are
many other little boys, and
girls who will come after her
at the hospital and who would
like very much to have the
gO-cart and high chair after
she goes.
Speak up, now. Who'll
send a gO-cart or high chair
to Mary? Call up The Times
or the matrOn at the county
hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
TIME TO
STRIKE
IS NOW

Taking a crack at the peace
plea of the Emergency Peace Fed
Grafton, contained in recent news
paper advertisement, Attorney
Earl B. Brockway of Tacoma sent
a pointed telegram to U. S. Sena-
tors Poindexter and Jones and to
Representative Albert johnson
Saturday, urging active warfare
against Germany and universal
military service. The telegram
read:
Local papers contain full page
advertisements by Emergency
Peace Federation, urging citi-
zens to protest to congressman
against war measures against Ger
many. In response urge:
"First-Germany has been DEM
onstrated to be an international
outlaw and pirate.
"Second-International peace
can only be established by sup
preston by law-abiding nations
of international piracy and out
lawry.
"Thir - Such suppression
means war against the outlaw.
"Fourth-To submit to pres
ent outrages is cowardly and de-
moralizing.
''Fifth-To strike softly, is
folly. We must fight hard.
"Sixth-Universa military SER
vice and training is the only
democratic solution of the present
problem.
"E. B. BRoCKWAY."
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NEW YORK, March 81
The. strongest pacifist influ-
ence i'm America today sud-
denly turned from efforts to
prevent war to means Of fin
ancing IL.
simultaneously 1t became
known that a plan put forward by
the American committee on war
finance, headed by Amos Pinchot,
to place the entire financial bur-
den of the war upon persons with
incomes of more than $4,000 a
year has been Endorsed in the high
government circles.
The greatest significance was
placed upon the sudden action of
leading pacifists because of belief
that they were in close communi-
cation with Washington leaders.
The committee In its announce
ment today pointed out that the
heavy death toll of war will be on
the working people of the country
because OF their greater numbers.
With this in view 1t calls for
signatures to a pledge to demand
legislation for special war In
come tax on all incomes over $5,-
900. The schedule calls for a tax
OF 2h per cent on all incomes
from $1,000 to $4,000 a year.
On all incomes over $4,000 a
sliding scale beginning at 10 per
cent and rising to point that will
permit no individual to retain
more than net income of more
than 100000 a year, Is proposed.
The pledge further calls for
legislation limiting profit on
all war supplies to 31s per
cent and provides that no
wholesale or retail dealer
shall sell fodstuffs or other
necessities at a profit greater
than six per cent during the
war.
"Our committee is not made up
OF pe6ce-at-any-price people and
there is no one connected with the
movement who has any German
sympathy" said Pinehot today.
THE proposal may even furnish
more money than is needed to fin
ance the war. Any surplus logi.
cally could be used as a sinking
fund for pensions.
can idea of what such an
emergency law would do can
be seen In the case Of the Du-
pont family, popularity report
ed to have an annual income
Of $8O,OOO,OOO. Taking out
100000 allowance for each
of tho 10 or so members, of
the family, would leave a net
return to the government of
approximately $79,OOO,OOO a
year."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
CUARDIN
CAMP AT
AM. LAKE

With four companies of Wash
ington national guard making
camp before noon, and nine
others due to arrive during the
early afternoon, the American
lake military encampment took
lon one Of the liveliest appearances
In its history Saturday.
Tents were being pitched in
hurried fashion; cook houses were
being rushed to completion: troops
were marching about in true mill
tary fashion, and the entire camp
was a-bustle with youthful ex-
element partially. restrained by
military pressure.
Two infantry companies from
Spokane, Co. X from Walla Walla
and the machine gun corps from
Spokane arrived by special train
,early Saturday. At once the troop
ers began to transform the blank
prairies into town of mushroom
tents and mule-driven army
wagons.
Censorship On.
Early in the afternoon special
trains were expected with a troop
from Centralia, another from
Aberdeen, and two from North
Yakima. Later in the day four
troops from Seattle and one from
Mt. Vernon were due.
Newspapermen were requested
bv Capt. Harold d. Coburn, in
Observation-Disclosures of artillery for
the state, to omit any reference
to the number of men encamped
at American lake.
He also announced that no ref
erence could be made to the pos
sible reasons for calling the
mobilization, or the plans for de-
failing troops.
To Enter U. 8. Service.
Until Lieut.. Col. Howard OAR
Ilington, in charge Of Washington
troops during the absence OF Col.
Inglis, arrives at the camp, no
announcement can be made az to
whether visitors will be admitted
Sunday.
There are no Tacoma troops in
the camp. Special guards of the
Cosgrove arsenal, detailed from
Troop b and the Tacoma coast
ARTILLERY reserves. will be returned
to their companies Monday.
All Washington troopers will be
mustered into federal service early
next week. according to Capt. CO.
burn.
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chief high ranger; d. II. Simmons,
Seattle, high chief ranger; George
M. Hendry, Tacoma, high vice
chief ranger; L. N. Hansen, Taco
ma, high secretary; j. T. Gilman,
jr., Seattle, high treasurer; DR.. D..
A. Mitchell, Seattle, high physi-
clan; George l.. Masten, Portland,
high counsellor; T. F. Lawrence,
Tacoma, and A. J. Forsyth, Seat
tie, high auditors; A. M. Goddard,
Tacoma, representative at the SUI
preme court.
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&c. O. P.'s iii;
Denis Sure Now
of a Majority

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 81.
Democratic organization Of the
house of representatives was prac-
tically assured today when Repre-
entative Henry Helgesen (repub-
lican, North Dakota), was stricken
with appendicitis and rushed to
Garfield hospital. Helgesen's ILL
ness comes within "a hours OF the
illness of Rep. Capstick IN. J).
another republican.
This cuts the number of repub-
licans down to 212 who can posi-
bly, get here and vote.
The democrats number 214 with
two independents almost certain
to vote with them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

Mary needs a high chair.
She also needs a go-cart.
But II she can't have both,
either one will make her very
happy, and she will reward
the person who brings it with
a smile as bewitching as any
that grows In town.
Mary Is a little sick baby
who has won her way into the
hearts of the matron and all
the nurses ut the county hos
pital. And they all agree
with her that she should have
that high chair and te go-cart
both.
Mary Is eight months old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

The verdict was agreed upon
at $3.50 a. m. and Judge Neterer
notified by telephone.
Mayor Gill was the first de-
PENDANT to reach court after 1t was
announced that the jury had
agreed on verdict. He was
smoking his famous corncob pipe
and sat with his feet on a desk
while he waited for his attorneys.
The jury had been out since
6:26 p. m. yesterday.
Defendants waited in federal
court until midnight when Mar
shall Boyle sent them home and
locked up the jury. A small
crowd waited, loyal personal sup
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
Greetings, are you disap-
pointed April Fools day
comes ON Sunday?

One of the reporters attending
the Gill trial has listed the follow
ing names that have been applied
by defense attorneys to Bootleg
ger Logan Billingsley, the govern
ment's star witness: Black hair
ed leopard, black-hearted rascal,
black-hearted scoundrel, snake,
reptile, serpent, asp, Shiny ser
pent, shiny serpent, scheming vip-
er, spider, embarrassing boot
logger, emissary of hell, son of
Satan, murderer, character assas-
sin, confessed perjurer, Liar Bill
Kingsley, brilliant criminal, cold
blooded snake.
Outside of that, they seem to
think Logan is mighty nice
young fellow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
SNOW FALLS
ON MARCH 81

Disregarding the prophets OF
yesterday, who under clear skies
proclaimed the arrival Of spring,
snow fell in Tacoma and other
northwest cities this morning.
In Portland 1t was not a mere
furry, as here. but lasted the bet
ter part of an hour.
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porters of the mayor, keeping him
company.
Il didn't expect the jury TO be
out this long" Gill declared as he
left the federal building.
Every available inch of space
in the court room was packed
when Special Assistant Attorney
General Clarence L. Reames bega a
his closing argument yesterday
afternoon. AS Reames entered
the room there was an outburst
of applause.
Judge Neterer took an hour to
instruct the jury. saying that he
did not see how it could convios
the mayor and find the other de-
PENDANTS innocent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
MANY LOCAL
MEN HONORED

Tacomans received many offices
Saturday morning at the annual
election OF the high court of In
dependent Order of Foresters of
Oregon and Washington, being
held at Odd Fellows temple.
Five members of the lodge in
Tacoma were given positions In
the high court. Those elected
were:
A. M. Goddard, Tacoma, past
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
TINE RIPE FOR PEACE
Omitted Press Leaned wsre.l

AMSTERDAM, March S1.-The
Austrian socialist leader, Adler,
declared in a public speech at
vvienna that the present situa-
ton is favorable for resumption
of peace activities by the central
powers, according to Vienna dis
patches received here today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
GILL,NOT GUILTY..
KISSES ATTORNEY
CHIEF and FOUR
CITY DETECTIVES
ALSO ACQUITTED
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Omitted Press Leased Wwe)
SEATTLE, March 31.---A verdict of not guilty was
returned in federal court today in the of Mayor
H. G. Gill; Chief of Police Charles L. Rockingham
and City Detectives Meyer Peyser, John Poolman,
Daniel McLennan and James Doom, who have been
on trial for than three weeks on charges of con-
spring to assist the Billingsley bootegging ring to
violate federal interstate commerce laws
The entire case revolved around the alleged pay
ment of brides to all the accused officials
When the verdict was announced Wilmon Tucker
and Walter Fulton two of the defense attorneys broke
down and wept.
Mayor Gill remained almost motionless for an in
slant, then big wide smile spread over his face.
Later he, too, broke down and wept and kissed his
law partner, Herman Fry. Rockingham patted his
weeping attorney and boyhood friend, Fulton on the
back.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

II all depends on how you
say sabotage"
IL you pronounce the last
syllable as IL II were spelled
ledge" Tho presumption Is
you are unacquainted with
French or /. w. w. speeches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
Talk O the Times

IL you pronounce IL "azh," to
rhyme with garage, IL may be
supposed you are quite at
home in the 1. w. w. atmos-
phcre. At least that is .
theory they are exploiting in
the Seattle I. w. w. case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

w. J. Bryan
says 1t is all
foolishness for
us to talk of war
with Germany
because we have
peace treaties
with nearly all
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
DEMAND ALL COSTS
OF WAR BE PLACED
ON Man OF MONEY

(EDITOIrS NOTE-The author of the following art
Cle editor Commerce and Finance Is of the ablest
thinking American economists The periods
cal which he edits while devoted to the interests of the
called capitalist is fearless and brOadminded in its
OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31

the other nations of the world.
While Germany never signed one,
yet, he adds, that nation aid
formally approve" the idea. on,
sure!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-31
The Pacifist--Oh, mercy!
The Patriot-Great guhsi

The war department is talking
about an army of Y millionS
That ought to be easy, being juee
half the size Of the army that Nh
Bryan proposed to raiae over
lnightl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11
PREPARING FOR PEACE
By HOLLAND


 Is stated that there can be but ono opinion among statesmen. financiers and all classes as to the necessity for the needed results of industry along ncrnai lines after the war Is ended. The shops, mills, mines, laboratories. and fields will be waiting, and the goods when produced will pay for themselves In the exchange. The resumption of industry and trade has little need of government credit, in the sense of resorting to the taxing power, but 1t will need co-ordinating, stabillzing support through the period of reorganization.
 Not the least remarkable of the lessons that win be taught by tho experience of the war Is the profound md sound phi loscphy upon WI 'ch the principal of CO., operation and coordination rests. Many believe that after the war there is to be very great development of hydro-elec- trio energy and as part of this develop ment there will be application of this new method to the movement of railroad trains an example of which has just been set by the management eS the St. Paul. Pacific railroad extension.
 There occasionally comes intimation from those who have been in close touch with the government authorities and some of the leaders in Congress that very likely at the next session of Con- gress or certainly at the long session, steps will be taken to correct mistakes that have been made in legistion. espe- cially those which have so unfortunately affected the railroads.