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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-13
CENTRAL
BUS STATION

Lunch H0OHN In COnncetlon
Schedule Auto Stage 4 Freighs
1lb SO. 10TH ST. TEL. MAIN 80
Carbonado.-WiIke t
MCRACKEN, Prop. |
Three Trips Tally ~
Leave Tacoma: 11:eO q. ms
400, 5:15 p. m.
Leave Carbonate: 7:3d, S:16 a.
m; 200 p. m.
BUCKLEY TACOMA !,
Lv. Tacoma 10 a. m; $50, 8 D. N.
Lv. Buckley 8 q. m; 1850. sp. N. '
saturday and Sunday-Lv. Ia CONS
10 a m: S:So. 1l:aop. m :,
DUPON.-TAC0MA :
Lv. Tacoma-6:40. 1880 a m; i:AG
~: DUPONT y $500 t. m.. 100
1850. 6:16 p. m.
NORTaEAsr TACOMA T.
Hyicbos Creek and Hague DOG
", Tae : "a "a 1 y ESQ /. n.'
Lv. N. E. Tac.-7:oo, $500. 1920 a. ms
l:30. 4:30. $50. 6:45 p. m.
ORTING-TACOMA
Three Trips Daily
Leave Tacoma-7:30. $500, 1900 q
m: 1880, $3.50, p. m. T,
Leave Orting-7:45, 500. 1000 q.
m; 1880, 500, 5 p. m.
Saturday Nights and Sundays
Leave Tacoma-9:30 and 11:00. =
Leave Ortins-6:40.
MINERAIs-TACOM :
ElLc, Alder, In Grnnds
Nv. Tacoma 500 a. m. and 800 o. M
Lv. Mineral 1880 a. m. and 1850 D. m
AsHFORD-cACOM
Lv. Tacoma-8 a. m. and $500 d. m.
lie Ashford--8 a. m. and 200 D. m.
KArOwStN-TACOM
Lv. Tacoma-S:00 a. m, 100. 4 D. m
Lv. Kapowsin--S:00 a. m. 1. I. D. m.
TACOMA-ABERDEE
Iv. Tacoma-S:30 q. m, 1:3O n m
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1'ODAY'S
MARKET
PRICES

. q o q o q o o . q q . o o . .
. WHAT RETAILERS PAY Q
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POuirrv.
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Games Yesterday
Detroit s, st. Louis 0.
Ghicaeo a. Clavaland 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing Of the Clubs.

. @ o o % o 800 800 o
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Lv. Tacoma-S a. m. and $500 d. M
lie Ashford-8 a. m. and 900 D. m.
KArOwSfN-TACOM
Lv. TIA coma-S:00 n. m. 100, 4 o. M
Lv. Kapowsin-S:00 a. m. l. 1, o. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-13
ORTING-TACOMA
TI.rna T.lna Euslu
MINERAI.-TACOMA

ElLc, Alder, In Grnnds
v. Tacoma 500 a. m. and 500 q. M
". Mineral 1880 a. m. and 1880 o. M
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

law W ~ ~ DrEtDEttN
Lv. acoma-S:30 a. m. 80 %. m.
Lv. Aberdeen-S:00 a. M. 300 d.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
ACUTE ATTACK OF SPY SCARE
 HITS JACKIES
American FIotiIIa Base in British Waters Passing Through
 a Bad Spell.

BASE OF THE AMERICAN FLO. TILLAS IN BRITISH WATERS, Aug. S-The village on which the Ameri- can flotillas are based is suffering from an acute attack of spy scare. It has had attacks before but has never passed through any so severe as the present one.
 It is hard to locate the origin of this new spy scare but its presence is secret known to everyone here until it is regarded as small wonder that there are but few people who entertain the slightest doubt that the spy is watching everything, both ashore and afloat.
 Keep your eyes and ears open. but your mouth shut, is therefore the rule of the port, especially among bluejackets who are gener- ally suspicious of anything unfa- miliar.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
Reserve Officers Are to Report for Training at the PreSidiO
 by August 25.
SUB CHASER MEN TO GO
Two Local Men Enlisted in Naval Reserve Ordered to Report at Once
 at BremertOn.

All local men, chosen to be mem bers of the Second Encampment of the Officers Reserve Training Corps. have received their official orders to report at the Presidio, at San Francisco, on August 25th. The men will leave here about the mid dle of next week, which will allow them good time to report.
 Those who will leave Gastineau Channel for the south are H. s. Worcester, w. c. Collyer, and Leo R. Hain of Juneau, c. R. Horner of Treadwell w. l. Nelson F. M Jardine, J. c. Smith, H. B. Snead, and R. A. Wilson of Thane. R. R. Pullen, of Skagway, who was chosen has been employed at Treadwell for some time and will also leave from the Channel.
 Others Ordered Below
 w. D. Kesselring, of the Cg w. Young Company force and Walter Barquest of Treadwell, who enlisted in the Naval Reserve for the sub chaser fleet, have also received or ders to report at Bremerton on the first boat and will leave immediate ly
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
EXPORT CONTROL MAY NOT EXTEND
 TO SWITZERLAND
Delicate Position Puts That Country into An Important Place
 with Allies.

NEW YORK, Aug. 8-The ri bune says that United States ex- port control may not be applied against Switzerland. Switzerland needs coal from Germany and would be put to great hardship without it during the coming winter. If Switzerland joined the central pow CTS the Hanks of both France and Italy on the western front would be endangered. This situation has not been overlooked in the consid, eration of the export policy to be towards Switzerland
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
JOE KELLY HAS A MAN
 ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT

Joe Kelly, who recently sold his Juneau place of business, this morn Ing had Jim Theofilos arrested on a warrant charging him with as sault and battery One other man was also arrested on the same charge, but he clearly showed that he was not connected with the as sault and was released without a trial According to the story told by Kelly, Theofilos claimed that he had loaned some money to Mrs. Kelly and was trying to ocllect 1t by force from Kelly. During the assault, which took place last night Kelly was considerably battered.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
CASES SET FOR TRIAL

Three cases were this morning set for trial by Judge Robert w. Jen- nings on the 1st. 2nd and 3rd of October. or before the start of the criminal calendar of the next term of court, which has been set for Sept. 24th. The case of s. T. Hills as trustee of A. J. Meyers, bank
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
CANADIANS ARE
 TIGHTENING GRIP
 NEAR LENS CITY
Positions Are Pushed to Western EnvironS of City; Germans Are
 Now Uneasy.

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Aug. S.-(By As ,ociated Press) The British lines continue to tighten around Lens. North of Arras, the Canadian troops nave also pushed their positions onward two hundred yards along a western environs of the city. Late yesterday they added six hundred yards to the front with similar lepth Their defense south and west of the outskirts of the city Ire so that the Germans are show ng signs of decided uneasiness.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
COMMANDMENT IN BELGIUM
 BY THE HUNS
British Front Subjected to Artillery Fire in Ypres Sector of
 Flanders Front.

LONDON, Aug. S.-The official statement today says that the Ger mans last night began an active bombardment of the British front in Belgium east and north of Ypres over a wide front. The lombard nent continues today.
 BERLIN, Aug. 8. - The British attack from Nieuport, after a heavy artillery action, was repulsed after hand to hand fighting. The Ger mans have also repulsed strong En tente attacks between Draidbank md Frenznberb northeast of the Ypres canal
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
ALIEN MADE CITIZEN

George Marian, a native of Aus tria, was this morning granted citi- zenship papers by Judge R. Wien nings after the man passed an ex- cellent examination
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
NIGHT LETTERS ARE NOW
 BEING ACCEPTED BY CABLE

Starting today, the United States Army cable, from all Alaska points Q Seattle, will accept night let .ers for delivery the morning after filing. The night letter service was discontinued soon after the declara- ion of war on account of the short. ,ge of operators in the cable ser vice, and also on account of the rush of official business. These lefects in the. service have now been rectified and the cable force is able to handle the business of fered.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08

rupt, against A. J. Meyers and George Meyers, will be the first one tried. The, case of Lena De- Croft against H. A. Bishop as U. s. Marshal; Charles Goldstein, Alvin Goldstein and Isadore Goldstein will follow, and the next one will be an appeal case from the Commission CTS Court entitled F. Hildebrand against Wm Steinbeck.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
FRENCH REPULSE
 GERMANS IN TWO
 ATTACKS AT NIGHT

PARIS, Aug. 8.-The statement issued by the War Department this afternoon declares that the French repulsed many German attacks on positions east of Vauxaillon and west of California Plateau in the Aisne region last night and early today and checked German raids in the Verdun sector and the upper Alsace, x
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
RUSS EVACUATE THREE CITIES ON
 SOUTHERN FRONT

LONDON, Aug 8. The Novoe Vremya, one of the leading news papers of Petrograd, is a dispatch sent here today, reports that the Russians have evacuated Prskurov, in Podolia, and Lasenetz and Podo lux to the south.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-08
IS RED CROSS TREASURER

At meeting of the executive committee of the Juneau Red Cross, held this morning, Frank A. Boyle was elected temporary treasurer in place of Mrs. R. w. Jennings, who expects to leave shortly for the south to spend month or more.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
HOUSING REFORM
AND TAXATION

A suggestion deserving serious
consideration has been offered by
the Manufacturers and Merchants
Taxation League, of New Jersey, to
the Committee on Housing of the
Council of National Defense. The
league, which contains many of the
large employers of labor in New
Jersey, is deeply interested in the
housing problem and has recently
completed an investigation covering
conditions in other countries. The
investigation has led it to the con-
clusion that imposing taxes on
buildings is Enthusiastically the cause
of poor, congested and totally made
quate housing" Therefore the League
urges that instead of a suggested
program of paternalism, the burden
some pressure of taxes be removed
from buildings. Since the League
places at the disposal of the Hous-
ing Committee the facts developed
by its investigation, its suggestion
is not to be waved aside as an I'M
tried theory.-The American Eco
nomic League.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
SUGAR GOES HIGHER
BUT NOT TO CONSUMER

The United States Food Admins
tration announces that a raise of 10
cents per 100 pounds on the beet
sugar basis has been authorized. This
raise is from $725 to $735 and goes
into effect December u. 1t should
not, however, cause any advance in
the present retail price, and job
bers and retailers are required to
sell their stock on hand on the old
basis.
The price, $7.35, is the figure at
the basic center for sugar, which are
New York, San Francisco, and New
Orleans; the raise is in view of the
fact that the price agreed upon with
the representatives of the Cuban
Government will reflect price for
refined sugar of not less than S7.35
on which the above price was based.
Another slight advance may be de-
clared. when the Cuban freight rates
are finally adjusted, which will be
in about week.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
SENATOR WILLIAMS
GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Senator John Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi, in letter to State Sen
ator R. E. Thompson, of the same
state, expresses himself concerning
Henry Georges ideas as follows:
There is great deal of virtue in
Henry Georges theory. Some day
the world will come to it."
If Senator Williams can see that
far, one wonders why he refrains
from becoming one of the number
who are bringing the world to ac-
cept the doctrine. When the world
does come to it, then records of
statesmen will be scanned who might
have helped, but refused. Does Sen
ator Williams want to be numbered
with these?
The world will accept the truth
some day. But that day can be adj
vanced. 1t will be day of deliver
ance for humanity. Senator Williams
can do something to hasten it. Why
should he hesitate THE American
Economic League.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
SAYS THERE is NO
ABSOLUTE FREEDOM

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-"There
is no absolute freedom in civilized
societies" is one of the statements
in the governments defense of the
CONSUMPTION law, which is now be-
fore the United States supreme court
on constitutionality test.
illustrations may be cited with
out number to show that in order
to protect the liberties of the people
as a whole the individual citizen
may incidentally or temporarily be
restrained of his liberties" it is
stated.
The brief characterizes as "un-
founded" the contention that COM
pulsory military service is contrary
to the spirit Of democracy, and says
that while occasions for the draft in
the country have been infrequent ait
has been resorted to without finch
ing when the emergency arose"
at has long been settled under our
scheme of constitutional government
and the statutes that the power re-
sides in only one person to decide
when the emergency arises which
justifies the calling out of the mil
tia. That person is the comman-
der chief, the president. 1t is
not even for the governor of the
state, much less a private militia
man, to say that the president has
wrongly decided.
"The president, of course, should
be scrupulously careful not to ex-
coed the bounds of constitutional au-
thority. But the matter is solely
within his discretion, and from de-
cision made in exercise thereof no
appeal lies in the courts. Correction
for possible abuse is in the power
of impeachment and frequent cleo
TONS"
The government asserts that power
conferred upon congress to declare
war carries with it authority to COM
pei military service, either at home
or abroad
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
MRS. G.. A. MILLER
DIES IN TACOMA

Mrs. George A. Miller, formerly
Myrtle Stills of Everett died in Ia
coma last Friday night. She be-
came mother eight days before her
death, and is survived by her baby
daughter, Anita Jean.
Mrs. Miller was born in Anaconda,
Mont, % years ago, and resided in
Everett for many years. Prior to
her marriage she was Miss Myrtle
Stills, and was bookkeeper in the
business office of the Everett Trib-
une. Her husband, now Tacoma
newspaper man, was a member of
the Tribune editorial staff at the
same time.
In addition to her husand and
baby, Mrs. Miller is survived by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. W.
Stills, of Tacoma; two sisters, Mrs.
Nels Konnerup, of Stanwood, and
Miss Valvorg Sills, of Tacoma, and
two brothers, jackson w. Stills, of
Everett, and Clark T. Sills, of Ia
coma.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
CHINAMAN SEES
ENDS OF CONFLICT

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The war
will end in September, 1918, after
an American general has done "won-
derful things" on the French front,
according to a Chinese, prediction
just received here.
Parish, Watson & Co., Chinese art
importers, $50 Fifth avenue, received
large "Tang" jar, valued at $4,000,
last week. The jar was made long
time ago. When it was unpacked, a
piece of blue paper was found at
the bottom, upon which were four
rows of Chinese characters, which
predicted the wars end.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
MUCH LABOR
POWER WASTED

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dec. 21.-The
Labor Herald says many workers
come into it's office and complain
against conditions, located a few
miles from this city.
1t is stated that thousands of men
leave the company because of petty
prosecutions.
Labor turn over is one very
great cause for lack of efficiency.
Any big industry that annually let's
more men walk out of it's employ
than it has employed at any GER
tain time, is not being conducted eff
ficiently and is causing a great
waste of labor and dead loss to
society,"" says the Labor Herald.
"The Bethlehem Steel company has
a great newspaper reputation for
efficiency, but men employed there
claim that it is only newspaper repu-
tation. In reality, these employees
say, vast waste of labor power
goes on in that plant because the
men feel so bitterly toward the
management. This is mostly due
to the prosecutions Of the under
foremen.
Before the government allows
this company to employ girls in its
machine shops something should be
done to prevent the driving away of
skilled men.
This community is suffering a
loss every time a man leaves the
Bethlehem Steel company's employ
and goes to another town. 1t is
vain for the government to seek to
obtain men for the Bethlehem Steel
company while the company, with its
methods drives the men away in
such numbers"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
INTERNED GERMANS
DECENTLY TREATED

Some purchasers of Liberty Loan
bonds, who have read exaggerated
reports of the treatment accorded by
the United States authorities to the
German civilians interned in this
country, have written to the Treas
ury Department protesting against
the use of any of the money raised
by the Liberty Loans in "pampering"
these alien enemies.
These informed German civilians
are not prisoners of war and are not
under the jurisdiction of the War
Department or the Treasury Depart
ment, but by the provisions of our
immigration laws are placed under
the jurisdiction of the Department
of Labor and comprise officers and
crews of the German merchant YES
sells seized by the United States, and
other German civilians. Their de
portation, which ordinarily would
take place, is impracticable in view
of the international situation.
These aliens receive no compensa-
ton from the Government except
such as is allowed them for work
actually performed, and the wages
paid them are not exorbitant at all.
In fact, if from their labor and other
sources they receive more than a
moderate amount of money month,
all in excess of a reasonable amount
for their care and comfort is with
held from them and placed to their
credit in the postal savings banks
or some other safe disposal made of
it.
The Department of Labor also
officially states that these aliens are
not allowed an excessive amount of
food, but three meals day of plain
but thoroughly palatable, substantial
food are given each. There is no
waste in these detention camps and
the same measures of economy and
conservation are being practiced
which are being urged upon every
American household.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
END AUTOCRACY!

Were half the power that fills the
world with terror,
Were half the wealth bestowed
on camps and courts,
Given to redeem the human mind
from error,
There were no need of arsenals
and forts.
-Longfellow
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
CHRISTMAS WISH
FOR THE WORLD
Henry Van Dyke in Scribner's
Magazine)

Henry Van Dyke in Scribner's
Magazine)
Thank God we can see, in the glory
of mC"~a,
The invincible flag that our Fathers
defended;
And our true hearts repeat what the
heroes have sworn,
That war shall not end till the-war-
lust is ended!
Then the bloodthirsty sword shall
no longer be lord
Of the nations oppressed by the con-
queror's horde,
But the banners of freedom shall
peacefully wave
Ger the world of the free and the
lands of the brave.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28

Juror Langdon E. Boyle in the
Weinberg case: "There was moth
ing to do but acquit Weinberg. We
waited all these seven weeks for the
State to produce its evidence and it
didn't produce it."
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28
JERSEY COMMISSION
UNANIMOUSLY FAVORS
HEALTH INSURANCE
Official Report TO Governor Urges
Sickness Protection AS War
Measure

TRENTON, N. j., Dec 9.-Uni-
versal health insurance for wage
earners as an immediate wartime
necessity for Strengthening the vital
ity of this country's population is
favored in the unanimous report of
the official legislative commission
investigating social insurance prob
lens in New Jersey, it was announc-
ed tonight by Governor Walter E.
Edge.
"The stress of industry in war is
making increasing demands upon
physical endurance" states the re-
port signed by Senator Everett Col
by of Newark, chairman, DR.. Au-
gustine Elmendorf, John H. Adam
son and Joseph M. Alderman. "In
our hour of necessity we have been
shocked by the high percentage of
draft reflections on account of ply
steal disability. AS never before
we need now to conserve, for pres
ent and future general ions, the health
and physical vigor of our people.
Furthermore, it is the duty of states
manship to look beyond our imme-
diate pressing needs to the period
of reconstruction at the close of the
war. We cannot afford to disre-
gard the protective legislative in
ducements already offered to work.
men by our keenest commercial COM
petitors in Europe"
Several state organizations are on
record for health insurance, including
the State Federation of Labor, the
New Jersey Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION and the New Jersey Health
Officers Association.
The Commission is of the opinion
that health insurance gives great
promise both of relieving economic
distress due to sickness and of slim
ulating preventive action. 'To
achieve these ends" the report says,
"such measure adapted to New
Jerseys needs, should be based upon
the following fundamental princi-
pies: Existing health insurance
agencies that are conducted on an
adequate basis at actual cost should,
with mutual management, be utilized
in the further development of a
comprehensive health insurance sys-
tenn. In order that the greater eff
fectiveness and economy of a uni
versal system may be enjoyed health
should be made to cover all regularly
employed wage earners. Insurance
should provide medical care and
health instruction in order that it's
work may be both curative and pre-
ventive. To minimize the financial
distress attending sickness the sys-
tenn should provide cash benefit
during temporary incapacity for
work. 1t should also provide ma
ternity care to meet the special
needs OF working mothers. Health
insurance should be democratically
supported and managed by those di-
rectly concerned, the state bearing
as its share the cost of general ad-
ministration as it does in work
mems compensation. The system
should be under supervision of a
special bureau in the Department of
Labor with competent medical di-
ection and in close cooperation with
existing public health agencies, in
order to place added emphasis upon
the extremely important problem of
sickness prevention.