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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
HEAL TIERS
LIVELY ROW

A miniature revolution is brew
ing in the city health department.
DR.. f.. A. Montague, VINO has
acted as health officer under
Health COMMISSIONS E. A. Rich
during the past year, was notified
this week that his services were no
longer required, according to re-
ports, and has refused to quit.
Mayor Fawcett has limited to
Health Commissioner Rich that he
should resign, because he accuses
Rich of having made disparaging
remarks about the mayor.
Mrs. A. Frazier, recently ap-
pointed special health inspector
for street cars, has been notified
that her appointment had been
cancelled. but she, also, is unwill-
ing to withdraw.
Mayor Fawcett's clash with
Rich occurred several days ago, 1t
is reported, when the mayor sent
for the health commissioner and
accused him of having made un-
complimentary remarks about
Fawcett's ability as the CHER
executive.
Fawcett is said to have advised
Rich that he would accept a resig-
nation from the commissioner.
DR.. Rich left for Spokane on a
business trip shortly afterwards,
and advised DR.. j. e. Henry. city
chemist and bacteriologist, to no.
tify DR.. Montague and Mrs. Fraz-
Ter that their work for the health
department had come to an end.
DR.. Montague declares that Dr..
Henry has no power to remove
him, and refuses to quit his berth.
None of the persons connected
with the health department tangle
was willing to discuss the situa-
ton Friday. The return of DR..
Rich from Spokane is expected to
bring the matter to a head.
Mayor Fawcett was unwilling TO
make any statement, but intimat-
ed that he was very dissatisfied
with the threatened outbreak In
the health department. According
to the charter, the mayor is pre-
siding officer over this depart
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 2.
President Wilson came from the
White House to his executive Of
flee and entered the cabinet room
shortly after 2:30 o'clock this aft
ernoon.
At that hour Secretaries Lane,
Redfield, Baker and Postmaster
General Burleson arrived. Secre-
tary Lansing reached the White
House a few moments later and
the balance of the cabinet soon
followed.
The president took with him
from his study an envelope which
may be the text of his decision to
be considered by the cabinet this
afternoon.
Strong official hint that some
announcement of this govern
ment's course with regard to Ger
many's announced intention of
waging unrestricted sea warfare
may be looked for within "a
hours came from the state depart
ment today.
Nothing has gone forward to
Germany yet," was the only Off
cial definite statement forthcom-
ing up to noon
Act Tomorrow.
The statement, however, that
the American Steamship line
might be given instructions which
It has requested as to permitting
its ships to sail "by tomorrow"
was taken to mean some course
might be determined upon by that
time.
Such instructions could only be
given after this governments po-
sition is taken.
Today there is every indica-
ton that President Wilson had
not made up his mind, but was
still struggling with what Off
Gals openly admitted is the most
serious situation this nation has
faced since the European wa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
KING COUNTY AIDS
IN LIFTING CURSE

The Pierce county delegation, of
course, voted solid for it.
Elliott Makes Speech
The appeal of Rep. Elliott of
Pierce county, who led the fight
for the memorial, was his maiden
speech on the floor, and he pound
ed 1t out hard.
He told how the mountain had
been named for Rainier, British
admiral, who had fought against
Americans when they were strug-
Cling for their liberty.
Are you willing" he asked,
that state named after the
founder of our country, should
continue to name the great noun
tain after his enemy?"
Bishop, true to his promise,
fought the memorial to the finish.
Sam Wall Happy
The 100 letters which he said
he had received from Tacoma
Tacoma folks, backing him in his
stand against changing the noun
tain's name, failed to develop.
Bishop produced one letter,
which he said he had received
from a Francis Bishop of South
Prairie. Hats off to you for your
stand in the matter" it said.
Sam Wall who has fought tire
lessly for the mountain in the face
of statements everywhere that "it
couldn't be DONE" was jubilant
TODAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
POINDEXTER
ASKS FOR 100
MORE DIVERS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. -
Senator POindexter (Wash.)
presented a bill today asking
for 100 submarines in addi-
ton to the 10 new subma-
rines provided for in the
naval bill.
Poindexter's bill, besides pro-
viding for 80 coast and 20 sea-
going submarines, would appro-
pirate 100000 to equip gov
eminent yards for their manufac-
ture.
Our Pacific coast is positively
helpless" said Poindexter. 1--WE
cannot afford to neglect 1t long
err"
The bill provides that not less
than six of the proposed fleet sub
marines and no less than 25 OF
the coast undersea boats be con-
structed on the Pacific coast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
Especial to The Times,)

OLYMPIA, Feb. at was left
for a King county representative
Paul Houser, to do the big thing
yesterday, just before the house
voted, SO to %, to memorabilia
the national geographic board to
lift the curse" from the noun
tain. -
An attempt had been made TO
kill the memorial by wholesale
riditu'e, and William Bishop, In
dian member from Jefferson, had
made his motion for indefinite
postponement, when Houser arose.
"Mr. Speaker" he said, Il don't
want to talk on the merits of
changing the name of the noun
tain. But / do want to say that
while it doesn't make any differ
ence to Seattle either way, it does
mean a lot to Tacoma and other
people of the state.
Three Join HOuser
81 call upon every fair minded
member of the King county dele
cation to vote against indefinite
postponement."
The motion was lost.
And when the final roll call was
taken, there were three other King
county members who lined up with
Houser for justice to the noun
tain-Fuller, Knapp and Renick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02

SUBS SINK
SIX SHIPS

LONDON, Feb. 2.-Six more
ships were sunk in the second day
of Germany's new barred zone"
campaign early this afternoon.
First was the Norwegian steam
err Portia.
Then came word of the destruc-
ton of the Ravenbourne with a
loss of three members of the crew,
and the sinking of the Norwegian
steamer Hekla.
Three men were lost on the
Ravenbourne.
The Portia was steel screw
steamer Of 1,127 tons gross, the
property of j. Lund & Co., of Ber-
gen.
Steamer Ravenbourne-not list
ed.
Ewonite-Not listed.
Algorta-Steel screw steamer
of 2,117 tons gross, owned by the
Sofa and Anzar Navigation COM
pany of Balboa, Spain.
Marcelle-Steel screw steamer
of 219 tons; owners Pecheries &
Vapeur, Of Ostend, Belg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
Save Tots From Icy Tomb
HEROIC WORK
I'M BIG fire

The room had been left intact
when the outer walls collapsed
and the five people who had
sought to escape were impris-
oned.
Volumes of water had frozen
almost Immediately in the ten-be-
low-zero weather, forming a pro-
tective covering over the haven
of the five.
When two firemen reached the
room they found the three girls
in bed They were Charlotte, 10;
Mary, I. and Gertrude, ., daugh-
ters of Mrs. Charlotte Spitzley.
A gas explosion wrecked the
1S-flat tenement early today. Two
thousand persons, half naked and
barefooted, were driven from
their homes into the streets with
the temperature four degrees be-
low zero when buildings OF several
squares we're rocked by the con-
cussion. Shattered Windows
caused great suffering.
Creyasse in Street.
Following the explosion, which
came with such force that the
building was demolished. a yawn-
ing crevasse was torn open in the
street.
Out of the fissure leaped blue
flames, which by the time the
Continued on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
DEMANDING
S20,000OF
O'FARRELL

With her tow-headed lit
tie threc-year-old girl playing
around the court room, Bes-
sic Kamarad of Orting, plain
tiff I'm "a $50, 900 breach ~
promise case against Owen
O'Farrell, also of Orting, sat
i'm Superior Judge Cliffords
court room Friday morning
and stared defiantIy mt the
man she said had become the
father Of her child under
promise to marry her.
Both parties have lived on
farms near Orting nearly all their
lives and their families have Oeen
acquainted.
Miss Kamarad claims O'Farrell
promised in August, 1912, to mar
ry her, but that he kept putting II
off.
The child, she says, was born
2, 1918, and on Sept. 1,
1915, O'Farrell positively refused
to marry her.
She says that everyone in Ort-
ing knows about the child, and
that she is forever disgraced.
OFarrell was placed on the
stand by her attorneys at the be-
ginning of the trial.
The jury trying the case is conn.,
posed entirely of men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
COMMERCE
DOUBLES IN
YEAR 1916

TacOma's commerce during
1916 was more than double
its 1918 volume and value,
according 60 the annual re-
port of HarbOrmaster w. &.
Rowland, completed Friday.
Experts in 1916 amounted to
$107,349,S71, as compared to
$47,946,7O7 during the previous
IL months. Imports last year
were $1O5,039,74S, and in 1915
they were $46,30i.9S3.
This report proves that Ia
coma's waterfront. business is 60
ing ahead in great strides" re-
ported Rowland. THIS is THE
GREATEST GAIN EVER MADE
IN THE HISTORY OF THE HAIR
BORMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. I"
Tremendous gains were made
in logs and lumber. The imports
of logs for 1916 were valued at
$2,351,95S, and in 1916 were
only $82,054,S29. Tacoma ex-
ported 145,390,3S9 feet of lum-
Der last year, valued at SLIGO
5O7, while the 1915 total was
only 109,315, 1882 feet.
Effect of the European war on
Tacoma's commerce is indicated
by the fact that the largest single
item of exports for the entire year
past was explosives, valued at
$41,012,113. The second item in
the list is cigarets, worth S.
1862. America is furnishing
most of cigarets used in the
Orient, and a majority of them
pass through Tacoma harbor.
Gold, silver and copper ores
formed the heaviest imports, the
years total being valued at $37,-
7ss,961. Second and third in the
list are hemp, $7.022,565, and
rubber, $7.232,5SS.
These exports and imports only
apply to goods handled in ships.
None of the overland cargoes are
recorded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
limited Press Leased Wire,

Omitted Press Leased Wire,
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-t'ive
persons had been taken alive
at noon today from the lee
encased tomb which last
night was an 1S-apartment
tenement I'm the crowded
Ghetto district ON the West
Side.
Three Of those rescued
were unconscious when
reached by firemen. An
other, "a siX-year-old girl.
became unconscious and died
while being rushed to the
hospital. All are badly fro
zen and their recovery is
doubtful.
Firemen and police worked
desperately all morning to pene
rate the mass of ice and wreck
age, piled in places twenty-five
feet high over the site or TN
building.
All hope that any of the two
score persons believed to have
been trapped in the building b!
The explosion were alive had beer
given up today when searcher'
heard the feeble calls for help.
Directed by the little girl
cries. they redoubled their et
forts and shortly after noon brok'
through what had been a window
of a room on the lover tloor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02

Of CIVIC
LOYALTY.
Greetings. did you receive your
telephone bill today
From Seattle?


telephone bill today
From Seattle?
Yep, every bill for telephone
service in Tacoma during Febru-
airy, and every charge for long
distance tolls during January was
mailed this month from the Pa
cific Telephone & Telegraph Of
fices in Seattle.
But you are still privileged to
pay your bill at the Tacoma
office.
The entire auditing depart
ment of the Tacoma telephone
system has been picked up bod
lily and placed securely in the
headquarters office of our sister
city.
Five employees who had for
merly handled the work in the
Tacoma office were sent to Seat
tie. Two other employees were
eliminated by the change, but
given other jobs.
Threatens Rate Raise.
1t was for the purpose of saw
ing the salaries of these two EN-
ployes that all the auditing Of the
Tacoma exchange was taken to
Seattle.
Manager John Schlarb made
this declaration Friday, and add
ed the hint that il the phone
company didn't make use of every
opportunity to cut expenses, the
rates in Tacoma might have to go
even higher.
He did not explain how much
higher the rates would go If the
two employees in the auditing de-
partment had not been elimi-
mated.
Aside from the salaries of the
five employees who have removed
their homes to Seattle, the only
loss to Tacoma is the postage
used in mailing bills to subscrib-
ers, says Schlarb.
Another Side 20 1t.
"And this goes to the govern
ment, anyway, so 1t doesn't af-
feet Tacoma anyway" he added.
The postage alone amounts to
about $500 a month, or $4,000 a
year.
But Calvin Stewart, Tacoma
postmaster. says Schlarb is all
wrong when he says the mere
matter of $4,000 postage a year
is no injury to Tacoma.
'Tt Is just because these big
corporations are centering their
headquarters in other cities, that
the Tacoma postoffice is not get
ting fair appropriation. and is
not able to retain a sufficient
force" said Stewart Friday.
"The postage is purchased in
another city, but the Tacoma Of
flee does the work. When we ask
for a larger appropriation for Ia
coma, the postal authorities look
at the records, and find that our
postal receipts are not going
ahead. So they refuse to help
Tacoma"
Does Work Just the Same.
The Tacoma office handled TO-
600 telephone bills during the
past two days, mailed from the
Seattle offices to patrons of the
phone system in this city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
PUTS PROBLEM UP
TO THE CABINET

started its flood of bloodshed
across score of countries.
The official statement quoted
obviously meant that the admin
istration had not, at that time,
communicated in any way with
Ambassador Won Bernstorff since
the Teuton envoy presented Ger
many's announcement of her NV
sea order.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
SNOW SLIDE
ON CITY HALL

Sliding from the tower OF the
city hall, a mass OF wet snow
plunged through a heavy glass
skylight in the city engineers Of
flee. top floor of the building,
Friday morning.
Glass and snow weighing near
" half a ton dropped on the tables
of draughtsmen in the large room
of the engineer, wrecking part OF
them.
Luckily none of the engineering
force was in that section OF me
room at the time of the accident,
and no one was injured,
The glass skylight was one ineh
thick, and reinforced with wire
netting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
THAW WILL PROVE
A BOON FOR HODGE

e. D. Hodge, who lives at 2N18
South Sth street, says he'll save
lot of time when the snow goes
off, by not. having to haul his
small boy downtown on his sled
every morning and see him safely
on home-going car before going
to his office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
BILLS TO END
ROW PASSED
{ Spccial to The Times.)

OLYMPIA, Feb. 2.-The senate
and the house today unanimously
nassed the higher educational bills
embodying the agreement reached
Wednesday night between Pres.
Suzzallo, Pres. Holland and the
normal school heads.
After the bills were passed, Gov.
Lister paid high tribute to those
who had settled the controversy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
GUARD CANAL
MORE RIGIDLY
Omitted Press Leased WIre.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. - Be-
cause of the possibilities of dan
ger from the present information
al situation, army officials have
taken steps for extra precautions
at the Panama canal, it was
learned today.
Special care is being taken
throughout the country to guard
against any German plotting, and
secret service men are keeping
tab on any possible conspiracies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
INDIANA GOING DRY
OMITTED Press Leased Wire.)

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 2.
The senate today passed the
Wright prohibition bill, 38 to II.
The measure had already passed
the house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
HOUSE, TOO, PASSES
ALASKA'S DRY BILL

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 2.
The house today passed without
roll call, its first prohibition bill
the one that makes Alaska bone
dry Jan. 1, 1918. 1t has already
passed the senate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
LEAK PROBERS ADJOURN
eluitcd Press Leased Wire.b

NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-The
house leak committee adjourned
shortly after 2 O'Clock this after
noon to meet at 10 a. m. tomor-
row in Wasbin gton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
SECRECY OVER wARsHIPs

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. q.
navy department this aft
ernoon shut down the lid on the
matter of location OF warships,
heretofore published daily.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
7 have lust turned down

have just turned down an
offer of 81. 100000 from a motion
picture concern on behalf OF my
father. My father has always
and sincerely refused to CONNER
cialize religion. -Statement by
Billy Sundays son.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02

The nervicst man In the
world is the fella who had .
seat I'm q street car and flirted
with a wren hanging In front
Of him ON n strap.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
Talk O the Times

become tired? This can he over
come by holding he hands rigid
while someone n the piano up
and down.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
UNsoLVED MYSTERIES

Why do these phoney patent
medicine ads guarantee one bottle
to cure you at a dollar a bottle.
then end up by offering six bottles
for five bucks?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02

"Oh for one dance with that
classy dancer in the Lilac Dom
ino," the cub reporter was heard
to murmur this morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
(From the Grand Rapids
Herald.)

Rayel Sellers, farmer liv-
ing in Denver township, is
miles northeast of this city,
bowed himself to pieces ON
the roof of his woodshed ut q
o'clock this morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
DID YOU KNOW

That when practicing on a piano
for three or four hours the hands
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02

What has become of the old
fashioned Tacoman who said IL
would be impossible to change the
name of the mountain?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02

Remember how T. ii. Mar
tin told 'em at Washington,
ID. c., that calling IL "Moant
Tacoma" was no longer good
form and wasn't done any
more by the best people out
here?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-02
Greetings, have you noticed
the curse beginning to fade?
Looks more like an open winter

This is Red-Head matinee
day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11

the recognition OF Greek paramount
influence In that section. Thus far,
the principle OF nationality has been
ignored and violated in all Balkan
settlements. and force has prevail
ed. Austria and Bulgaria have not
occupied any OF the territory an
nexed In recent years by reason that
their race or nationality prevailed
In these sections. but solely by rea-
son OF theft military force. That
has been the cause OF the endless
wars In the Balkans. for people are
never satisfied when their race is
ignored and they are attached to a
foreign conqueror by force"
Professor Andreade. referring to
the Balkan map. showed how the re-
adjustment OF Balkan boundaries.
based on nationalities. would inter-
pose two barriers to Germanic ex-
pansion toward Asia Minor and the
Orient, one. the Greek zone across
Thrace. and another the Serb-Rou-
manian link OF territory which lies
as dam between Hungary and Bull
garia. This Serb-Roumanian link
is only so miles across. but with
Roumanian getting the Banat re-
gion, to which Professor Andreade
says she is entitled by the principle
Of nationality, this entente link will
be $50 miles across.
And thus entente Europe can
accomplish what II chiefly seeks in
the Balkans" said Professor An
dreade. friendly entente zones in
tercepting the natural route OF Ger
manic expansion toward the Orient,
and this can be accomplished, not
by force. but by the principle OF ma
tionality now accepted by the en-
tente powers"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11
0.&C. BACK TAXES
PAID TO STATE
About sf,5OO,OOO Back Tax Money
10 he Distributed Among Eighteen
Counties of tho State

Portland, Oct. 11---Nineteen war
rants. aggregating approximately
s1.500,00O have been received from
the treasurer OF the United States
by Oswald West for payment OF the
accrued taxes and penalties upon
the o. & G. grant lands
The warrants are drawn In favor
OF each OF the Is land grant coun-
ties in Oregon and Clarke county In
Washington. which contains small
acreage Of grant land.
The taxes are to be paid upon the
unsold lands OF the grant, settle
ment OF taxes due on contract lands
being reserved until the question OF
the legal title to these lands and the
consequent tax liability OF the legal
owner has been finally determined
to the satisfaction OF the govern
ment.
Receipts are now being prepared
by the different county tax depart
ments. and as soon as these have
been finished. checked and approved
by Ex-Governor West the warrants
will be delivered by him TO the
counties II Is expected that the
payments will be commenced and
probably completed during the early
part OF the coming week. The larg
est warrant. approximating $780,
900. is in favor OF Douglas county
the smallest in favor OF Clarke
county. Washington.
Josephine county's share in this
sum will be in the neighborhood oi
$780, 900.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11
LIBERAL LEADER THINKS
TOTAL DISARMAMENT Is
IMPRACTICAL
BELGIUM SHOULD Be GIVEN UP
Majority Of Reichstag Fayors For
nation OF MonarchiaI Federal
State With Guarantees

Amsterdam. Oct. 1i.Iparing the
debate In the reichstag Deputy Con-
rad Haussemann said that the dec
laration Of Foreign Secretary Won
Kuehlmann. that apart from AIsace-
Lorraine there is no absolute bar to
peace. was tantamount to definite
undertaking that Belgium should be
given up. He declared THAT should
be heralded forth to all nations"
Gustav Stresseman, national liberal
leader. said he would not oppose the
reduction OF armament. but thought
disarmament hardly practical. The
Berlin vossische ZeItung says the
reichstag probably will take some
decisive step regarding Alsace-Lor-
raine in few days.
: The majority favors the formation
of monarchial federal state with
democratic and parliamentary guar
antees. II is believed the imperial
government now favors this.