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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
TODAY's CLEARINGS
It's Gateway
By Mabel Abbott

Late afternoon is not the end
of the day at Camp Lewis.
Workmen on the buildings
knock off; dinner bucket spe-
Gals" rattle homeward; the parade
ground empties as buglcs call the
awkward squads to mess, and visit
ors crowd the outgoing buses.
Presently far down the long line
of barracks, the lights flash up.
The strains of monographs fol-
low the clatter Of knives and
forks; groups of soldiers crunch
thru the gravel in the darkness,
laughing and talking quietly. or
crowd around the shed to watch
the new arrivals.
Later still, the crowd melts
away again; the lights in the
barracks 20 ont; 5hc silence
and darkness OF the prairies
steal up and cover the camp.
hut still the recel sing shed
glows.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

For the trains tha, are bringing
the second quota OF the national
army come at all hours Of the day
and night, and at whatever time
they come. the camp is ready for
them.
The officers at the receiving
shed work in three shifts OF eight
hours each, and they check and
re-check and record the newcomers
as carefully at 1 o'clock in the
morning as at o'clock in the
afternoon.
In the intervals tetwoen arrivals
they huddle around bonfires and
nod or yawn or talk In discon-
nected sentences OF Camp Lewis'
part of the country's huge job.
SYSTEMS working all right"
said an overcoated silhouette FRI
day night, to nobody In particular.
kind of hard to handle so
many men without making them
feel like sheep. / believe this is
a. near as we can come to It."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
VALUATION
GIVES MORE
CITY FUNDS

Real estate in Tacoma is valued
at $42,206,406, according to val
nations placed by County Assessor
Cameron and transmitted to Con-
troller Shoemaker Saturday.
The total valuation of all real,
personal and public service prop
erty in the city is given at $685.
1885,.
This total is 100000 than
that of last year, the Increase be-
ing caused by raises in personal
property made this year by the
assessor.
The increase will give the city
between $4,000 and $4,000
more tax money for public ex-
penses in 1918 than was allowed
this year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
ALL THE ELKS
WANT HIS JOB

About all the Elks in town and
whole platoon or two of their
soldier guests are threatening to
apply to Rhodes Brothers today
for the window dressing job of
Bert Cultus.
They are laboring under the i'm
preston that his daily labor con-
sists in the same sort of task as
he performed at last nights smok-
er.
That was to dress a live model
in nifty red, white and blue cos
tune, starting only with an un-
dressed model, some red, white and
blue material and some pins.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
MYSTERY CODE!
Tacoma Police Worried by Suspicious Memorandum

A mysterious code for Sc
cret messages, believed by
the police to have been used
either by spies or clever GRIM
inals, is causing Tacoma de-
tectives much worry today.
The code was found at 18th
and Broadway by two women Fri
day afternoon, and turned over to
Patrolman ElliAGAG4xaeho later
gave it to Detective Capt. Kim
caid.
1t was written in pencil on a
tiny piece of thin paper, which
Rad been folded into the size of
a postage stamp.
The word call" heads the list,
and after 1t are two dashes and a
dot, as used in the Morse tele-
graph code. In Morse, this SYM
boil spells the letter &C."
Beneath IL are the follow
ing messages, and their code
words:
ANSWER" 1.-TWO
dots.)
"COme to counsel,
IDIOT and dash). ,..
"Lay low," (three
dOts).
"Get out of the county"
1.-TWO dots and
dash).
"Help," 1.-TWO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
cER|V|AN bRIbED EDIT 0RS
HE GETS 'EM!
Belask Knows How Those Notes Are Grabbed.

lie is A. Bruce BlelaSkl, nedu
OF the U. S. Secret service.
Using up three or four stenog-
raphers a day debating orders and
keeping In personal touch with the
remotest points of the vast net
spun by his operatives, has not
added a wrinkle TO the face of the
boyish chief of the Bureau of
Criminal Investigation, engaged at
"a in a battle of wits with the
worlds master spiese.
Diversions, | get all the diver
sion ! need running this job now!
No, | don't need a vacation
Bruce Bielaski told a subordinate
who urged him to take a few days
off.
The reply of Uncle Sans Sc
cret service head tells the whole
story of the punch he is putting
into his work.
He Keeps Fit.
Bielaska was fit when the jof
came. Twelve years of hard work
and planning in the government
service were back of him when
the war began. He practiced keep
ing fit with the devotion of a
fanatic.
He used to play third base
on an amateur team nearly
every afternoon in summer
after n days work, eat, din
ner and spend the rest of the
evening at the Y. NJ. G. A.
boxing with the instructors
or any professional pug who
might drop in.
The chief OF Uncle Sans
sleuths is human. There is nc
Sherlock Holmes and Doc Watson
stuff about his office. 1t looks
like any other business office.
His Second Fight.
Bielaski's battle with the Prus
sian spy system is his secont
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Mailed
Notices
Stolen
Omitted Press Leased WIRE,

Nonbtu
BUTTE, Mont, Sept. 22.--Half
II Silver Bow county's quota of
drafted men failed to report for
enrichment for Camp Lewis, Ia
coma, and police and county au-
thorities are cooperating with
army officials today in rounding
up the missing men.
The failure of the men to re-
port is attributed to missing no
tees which were mailed to all the
men in the second quota. The no.
tices are said to have disappeared
mysteriously in the postoffice.
Two hundred men failed to re-
port.
President Wilson sent Chief of
Police J. ]. Murphy a message to-
day commenting him for his eff
cheney In rounding up men who
failed to register for the draft.
Six hundred men in Butte failed to
register.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
JURORS FACE
BITTER QUIZ

Jurors drawn Monday to try the
army post condemnation suit will
have to run the gauntlet of ex-
animation by large part of the
Pierce County Bar association, I'M
less some arrangement can be
made to shorten the process.
Any attorney out of the large
number of representing the de-
PENDANTS is likely to have to try
his cases before either one of the
two juries, consequently all are
legally entitled to examine every
juror drawn.
Judge Clifford said Saturday
he did not expect that more than
one jury could be drawn on Mon
day. The first jury will immedi-
-ately be sent out to view the land
involved In the first suit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
BONDS SOON |
WILL ARRIVE

Ralph Stacy, head of the Taco
ma Liberty loan committee, has
hopes today that the first series Of
the bonds, sold last summer, will
arrive in the city about the first
of the month.
He received a telegram today
from the San Francisco federal re-
serve bank, thru which deliveries
will be made, saying that the first
bonds were expected to reach
there Sept. 26.
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dashes).
meet at the place."
-four dOts).
81 didn't get YOU"
Give dots).
"Somebody is monkeying,'


Police research in eastern cities
has shown that criminals often
use the Morse telegraph code in
transmitting messages. One OF
the commonest ways is by tapping
the dots and dashes with pencil
or key on the transmitter of a
telephone,
A person at the other end of
the line can hear the code mes
sage, without the sender taking
any risk of revealing his identity
by voice.
Similar messages are used in
chalk marks on fences or walls
previously designated by the per-
sons communicating with each
other.
Because the wording Of the
code is not in criminal parlance,
police detectives are inclined to
believe that the messages have
been used by spies.
Several detectives are investi-
eating the code signals, and the
case will also be given to federal
officers for investigation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
u. s. Senator
Has Evidence
eel Press leased Wire,

(Unteu Press Wtre.l
WASHINGTON, Sept 22.-Definite evidence that
Former Ambassador Won Bernstorff paid out large
of money to certain publications is in the hands
of Senator King of Utah.
King told the senate today he had Photographic
copies of checks and receipts for money paid by
Bernstorf to the Fair Play Publishing company and
Marcus Braun, it's editor, among others.
Among his Photographic copies he said, is German
embassy check for $4,000 drawn on Washington
bank, payable to the Fair Play Publishing Co., and
shown to have been paid by the bank
Another is receipt for $1,000 showing that Marcus
Braun, pacifst had received that sum from the en-
bassy.
is known be the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
Price Is Fixed, But.
Coal IS No Lower

Sc
the the sameand
der the SO
representative cities United States which
inquiries declines the whole expected
IN cities prices have advanced
Elsewhere remained about before
president schedules.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
SOLDIERS MOVED
DOWN BY MACHINE GUNS

Sans soldiers are stationed.
1t Is the most welcome gift that
has come to the camp.
If remember correctly, Taco
ma raised a nice sum for this pur-
pose. The money was certainly
well spent.
To everyone who did give, we
say thanks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
TACOMAN KILLED
AT WALLA WALLA

Police headquarters received a
telegram Saturday from Walla
Walla saying that Robert j. Clark
of Tacoma, 20 years old. had been
killed there. The police were
asked to locate Clark's father,
employed on one of the railroads
entering Tacoma. As yet the po-,
lice have been unable to locate
the father.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
HANGS SELF
AND CHILDREN

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. "a
Mrs. Julia Mikula of Hamtramck
hanged herself and three children
in their home today.
The children, all girls, were
aged IS months, three years and
five years, respectively.
The father, Hungarian, and
two older children survive.
No motive is known.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
STUDENT FLYER
FALLS TO DEATH

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich,
Sept. 22.-Wilbur d. Mong. Titus
vile, Pa, student at Selfridge
aviation field, was instantly kill
ed today and his Curtis flying ma
chine was buried in the earth
when he fell 800 feet to the
earth during a trial flight.
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Especial to The Times.)

SPRINGvALE, ILL.,, Sept. 20
Dairymen living near hear have
asked the state to permit seining
Elk creek for fish, following the
discovery that plymouth bass
have been milking the cows when
they go into the water to drink.
The discovery was made by
Sammy Baird, IL, while watching
his fathers herd pastured two
miles north of town.
Dairy men had been noticing
losses In their milk supplies and
blamed tramps.
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v
other Tacoma dealers, includ-
ing the Pacific Coast Coal Co., are
quoting prices at from $3.50 to
$3.50 a ton.
The excuse mostoffered thru
out the country for failure to low
err the coal prices to consumers is
retailers had contracted for coal
from the mines at higher price
than fixed by the president.
Lower i'm Oklahoma.
Retailers in Oklahoma City,
Okla, have lowered their prices
from 81 to $3.50, but say they are
selling the coal at a loss because
they have to pay more than the
presidents schedule calls for, to
abide by their contracts.
In Memphis, Tenn, where coal
is still sold in the old way-by
the barrel-retailers say they had
bought large supply of coal at
the beginning Of summer, and
therefore are not affected at pres
ent by the new mine prices.
High contract prices for coal to
retailers, and, therefore, higher
prices to consumers, obtain in IL
of the 20 cities investigated. In
one, Harrisburg, Pa, the only coal
available had been contracted for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

Kings data Is known to be alb
solutely authentic and further
shows the extent OF Won Bern
storff's web of influence stretched
turnout this country. This peri
odical-the Fair Play magazine
may be one of the guiding hands
of the Organization" mentioned
by Won Bernstorff as possible
factor in successfully influencing
congress against war.
King also said he has copies OF
papers showing payments from
the Austrian embassy to foreign
Language newspapers. Among
these js1f~ -&7.e0rsssu bsiNE. pAiA- 2
'Pol.sF Newspaper. -
Demand Searching Probe.
The King expose today, coupled
with the state department reveal
tons yesterday, stirred congress
to new demands for searching in
quiry into the use of the disloyal
press in spreading German propa-
ganda.
Secretary Lansing informed
Chairman Flood of the house for
eign affairs committee today
that he thought investigation into
Bernstorff's attempt to influence
congress with $4,000 fund UNI
necessary.
The secretary, however, said he
had no desire to interfere with
congress il members thought an
investigation should be made to
clear teh reputation of the house.
Leaders in both house and sen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

Especial to The Times.)
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Sept.
22.-While administration
officials are not making
known how they obtained the
text Of Won BernstOrff's mes
sage disclosing the German
$4,000 slush fund To influ-
ence congress, there Is one
man here who could tell.
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DENTS.
The dealers there immedi-
ately took advantage of this
situation and raised the re-
tail prices Of the coal they
had contracted for at a lower
rate, from S1.25 to $3.50 a
ton! They hold the mine
operators to the lower
amount contracted for, but
are raising the prices to the
. consumers, to conform with
the presidents schedule.
One curious angie of the coal
situation in Louisville, is that Just
across the Ohio river, at Jeffer-
sonville, Ind, soft coal may be
bought at 81 under the quotations
OF Louisville coal men. In Jer-
sey City. N. j., coal bought at the
Yards is 81 less a ton than that
delivered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

Young Bald noticed a commo-
tion in the water and saw two
large bass engaged in a furious
battle. One was a rge-mouth
bass, the other small-mouth. The
small-mouth fish was driven off
and Baird watched the other fish
swim leisureIy up to a COW and
begin milking 1t. Investigator
showed several other fish similar
ly engaged.
A community fish fry is plan
ned AZ permission to seine the
stream is granted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
HURT IN FALL AT
. CITY PLAYGROUND

Edward Creviston, 10-year-
old school boy, $50 Fawcett ave-,
fell from playground apparatus
at the Central school Friday even
ing and broke his right arm. He
was taken to Tacoma General hos
pital, where Dr. Layton, school
physician, attended him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

loser"
While the new fashions
last, slackers will find Il
harder than ever to hide be-
hind wOmen's skirts.
Perhaps the druggists, foresee-
ing a gasoline shortage, have Inn
ported all that whisky to sell for
auto fuel.
Senator Jones declares tho
United States must fight the
German people. Y0u can keep
n thing secret for "a while bus
eventually some United
States senator is sure to hear
about It.
CAS- sung at Camp Lewis.)
my wife took in washing, one
fifty per day;
| clerked in grocery at half the
same pay;
The kids picked up pennies in
some uoSBone way!
My gawd! How the money
rolled int"
Mary Garden Is Back, Wearina
Her War Medals"
Even Mary has to muffle NJ
these cool mornings.
i can remember
When we used to laugh
At the low brow
Who always ordered
Ham and eggs.
- l.f4
Silver is selling above Z dollar
an ounce. Boy, page Mr.. Bryan
and the Heayen born ratio.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

Lady next door says:
And also, nothin' loses like Z
oser."
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Local dealers declare that II
the $3.50 fixed by the president
as the price to be paid at mines in
Washington, is made to apply to
domestic, as well as commercial
coal, there will no longer be such
a thing as lump coal in this state.
The cost of picking it would make
the price out of the question, they
say.
The $3.50 price at the mine,
they say, is the same as the price
for the lowest grade steam coal
before the presidents decree was
issued. Hence there has been no
reduction in retail prices.
is Cents Profit.
The Tacoma Trading Co., which
today quoted prices ranging from
Sc to IS for various grades, fig
ured out taht the Sc retail price
leaves them with only ID cents
profit with $3.50 rate at the
mines, as follows:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

Greetings, what are YOU
going to do about TacOma's
exorbitant bread prices?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

Italian university professor says
he has found radium in dew.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
Home Edition

Looks a little dubious,
boys, Mr.. Cover opines
we're going to have unset
tied weather, probably
showers, tonight and Sun
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

ate are eager to probe the ramifi-
cations of Germany's intrigue
CONTINUED on Page Six.)
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by the year. BUT THE con-
TRACT PRICE HAPPENS TO BE
LOWER THAN THE PRESI-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

Silver is selling above Z dollar
an ounce. Boy, page Mr.. Bryan
and the Heayen born ratio.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

While the new fashions
last, slackers will find Il
harder than ever to hide be-
hind wOmen's skirts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

Perhaps the druggists, foresee-
ing a gasoline shortage. have linz
ported all that whisky to sell for
auto fuel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22

i can remember
When we used to laugh
At the low brow
Who always ordered
Ham and eggs.
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Mary Garden Is Back, Wearing
Her War Medals"
Even Mary has to muffle NJ
these cool mornings.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-13

In spite. however. Of the fact that
food is very scarce, one seldom sees
anyone vistbly showing marks of un-
derfeeding. Some elderly persons and
some anxious mothers look emaciated
and reduced weight is quite general.
friends meet Is: How many pounds
have you lost?" Physicians are writ
ing in the medical journals that chill
dren are now evidently under nour-
ished, particularly lacking fats. yet
the merry throngs in the parks dur
ing the last month never suggested
lack Of food.
Tho general verdict is that the
health Of the people is better than be-
fore the war, when overeating had al
most assumed the character Of a ma
tional besetting I'm.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-13
CREAM RATES
+. ARGUED TODAY
BY LOCAL man
Claim Tariff via the 500
Line to This City is
Excessive.
Express Men Say They Can
not Afford to Reduce
Charges.

All members Of the North Dakota
railroad commission, which includes
President s. ]. .Aandahl. c. w. Bleick
and NJ: p. johnson and Secretary W.
r. Cushing. were present at the joint
cream express rates hearing, held In
the Commercial club rooms today. Al
press time the case was still being
heard, with no action having been
taken up to that time.
Rate Expert J. A. Little was also in
attendance at the hearing. Assistant
resented the state while Attorneys
Feetham and Feetham represented
the Commercial club.
The Great Northern Express COM
pany was represented by r. Stewart,
vice president and c. H. Quirmback,
traffic superintendent; the Western
Express company by w. H. Burr, traf
hc manager; #. e. Mcdonald, general
superintendent, and S. A. Davies, sup
erintendent, while the Northern Ex-
press company was represented by E.
Deputy Commissioner of Agricul-
ture and Labor Abbott and Dairy
Commissioner Osterhaus attended the
meeting in behalf of the creamery in
terests Of the state.
President Aandahl opened the ses-
sion by stating the object Of the gath
ertng. explaining that it was a hear
Ing on a petition endorsed by the
Commercial club requesting a read
1ustment OF cream rates over the 500
line.
Cream Rates Too Low.
F. b. Feetham opened the case for
the petitioners. v. p. Stewart read a
lengthy statement on the position of
the express companies, in which he
reviewed the history of cream rates
ana urged that rates were already too
low. He also stated that his COM
pany's share Of joint rate from 500
points would be inf1nitismal and II a
large business developed it would ne
cessitate extra cars and help. which
would wipe out all profit whatsoever.
Among other things he asserted his
company would rejoice if cream ship
ments were taken away entirely.
Aid Development.
Secretary Graves Of the CONNER
cial club stated that the reason the
Commercial club desires joint rate
Is for the purpose Of aiding the de-
velopment of creamery interests in
Grand Forks. and North Dakota, and
that rates were not so much a matter
of specific rates as breaking down the
stone wall against creanrsshipments
Asks Answer.
H. A. Bronson's contention was that
tho issue was one affecting the state,
not alone local interests. He held the
opinion that rates should be based on
distant tariffs rathen than on the sum
Of the two locals, plus a transfer
charge. He also insisted that a formal
answer be Forthcoming to the COM
plaint & NJ
The issue was discussed pro and
con throughout the entire morning
and majority offthe afternoon. 1t is
probable that some action will de-
velope in the near future as the re-
suit Of the hearing now under way.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-13
Plan Of Construction
of Merchant Ships to
be Outlined Soon

London. Feb 13-The new minister
of shipping, Sir Joseph Maclay, is ex-
pected shortly to outline his program
in connection with the construction
Of merchant ships (deletion by CEN
sor). Already contracts have been
placed for several vessels. and others
will be given out as fast as arrange
ments can be made.
In the United States and Japan
standard ships have recently been
built in about four months. One
British shipyard expects to cut the
time Of construction to about three
months, while another concern has
agreed to deliver fifteen standard
steamers in a year.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-13
CL)SM0B|Lf ONE OF
BEST CARS AT SHOW
Bohn e. Fawkes of Minneapolis Here
With Latest Modea-Likes Grand
Forks Show.

Bohn E. Fawkes of Minneapolis,
one of the biggest automobile dealers
in that city. is exhibiting the latest
model Oldsmobile at the Grand Forks
auto show. Mr.. Fawkes arrived in
the city this morning.
The Oldsmobile is one Of the most
popular and efficient cars exhibited
this year. 1t has number of new
improvements, a new body and other
features which make it one of the
latest on the market.
Mr.. Fawkes declared today that the
Grand Forks automobile show Is one
Of the most popular and successful in
the northwest.