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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09
TO RAISE
7 BILLION
DOLLARS
UNITED Press Leased Wire.p

tuntteu Press Lenscd "1rH.b
WASHINGTON, d. c., April g..
Congress began it's first week
of real war work today, faced
with the problem of raising &c.
750,000,000 for the pay as you
go struggle.
House and senate leaders have
virtually decided that approx
mately so per cent of the first
years expenses-$1,750 .000, 900
must be drawn from taxes.
A further bond issue of 3d.
600, 100000 will be asked to be
held in readiness for use by the
army and navy.
The United States will loan
$4,000, 100000 to the entente al
lies. This sum will be raised by
a bond issue at ~ per cent in
terest, simultaneously with the
$4,000, 100000 issue to be used
by this government. AS soon as
the subscription is complete, the
three billions will be turned over
to the allied governments for
their bonds, which will bear "
per cent interest.
VIII Tax Luxuries.
Those holding the United States
bonds will be receiving So per
cent on an investment backed by
this and all the allied govern
ments-and the three billions
they lend will be spent in this
country.
Army Bill to Pass.
1t is the present intention to
tax heavily all luxuries-includ-
ing large incomes-and put a
tax on bank checks, telegraph
messages, long distance telephone
calls, etc.
The CONSUMPTION army meas
ure will probably be one of the
first bills up. 1t is believed by
ma jority of leaders that this
bill will go through as President
Wilson wants, but that it will re-
quire at least two weeks.
A drastic espionage bill is to be
pressed Immediately.
Amendments to the shipping
law. giving the government power
to take over merchant ships, a
censorship law, amendments to
the federal reserve act, designed
to strengthen the act and increase
its powers, owing to the fact that
much of the financing of the war
will he done through the medium
of reserve banks and other war
measures, are ready for introduce
| tion~this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09
WORKING
WITHTHE
ENTENTE

Omitted Press Leased Wtre.)
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 8.
The United States will work in
full harmony with the allies, 1t
was officially stated at the navy
department today.
In keeping with President Will
sons message to congress, "valu-
able cooperation will be under
taken"
Secretary Daniels declined to
say when this cooperation goes
into effect or to what extent it
will he carried.
The presumption is that 1t is
already under way. in part.
Confer This Week.
Arrangements for full war CO.
operation may be completed this
week. Conferences will be held
at the state, war. and navy build
ing between representatives of
the allied powers, particularly
naval agents, and the heads of
American navy and diplomatic
services.
Fot TIC pICESul, II 10 iihOiy
that the American navy will direct
it's efforts at clearing a part of
the Atlantic of submarines and
raiders.
Incidentally, reports of one or
more raiders in the Atlantic per-
sisted today, though the navy
idea generally was that the Nan
tucket shoals raider was only
a drifting derelict.
Labor Is Patriotic.
Aside from cooperation be-
tween the United States and the
allies, the sincere cooperation of
labor-a gigantic factor-has
been pledged to the government.
President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor
has given assurance that there
will be none OF the labor dis
putes which for a time marred
England's chances in the war.
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NEW YORK, April 0. -
Billy Sunday scored n home
run in the first inning Of the
biggest game he ever played
on Goods nine''-his fight to
win New York.
The ringing cheers Of co.
600 welcoming voices today
resOund through every gilt
tering Granny of the Great
White Way.
1t was smashing initial vic
tory. And as the stocky grena-
der of God reached his clenched
fists heavenward and yelled de-
fiance to Broadway and the devil,
the enemy was perturbed.
First Off, he stole the foe s
thunder by announcing that not
one cent of New York's gold would
he take for himself.
Hands Knockout.
Every penny, whether | get
1000 or 100000" said Sunday,
Il IL SlNC W ttC
Cross and the Y. M. c. A. work
among the troops"
1t was a knockout.
That's my answer to the
skunks who say I'm out for
money" he yelled.
The crowd went wild.
Clad in a serge suit, a blue bow
tie, white tango" shirt and pa
tent leather shoes, Sunday leaped
into the arena and, after the man
ner of Napoleon, led surprise at
tack after attack.
Twice the great throngs amid
the pine shavings and sawdust
trails OF the giant tabernacle
jumped to their feet and howled
With inspired emotion. Then came
the climax.
Come On, New York.
Leaning far back and cupping
his hands as be hurled his rasping
voice directly into the mammoth
snnnains beard that threw Is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09
LIEUT.. FOSS GIVEN
ROUSING SEND OFF

Lieut.. Wedell Foss of the naval
militia was given send off Sun
day afternoon when he left for
Seattle under orders of the navy
department.
The whistles OF the small bots
of the Foss Co. shrieked a salute
when the Indianapolis with Foss
aboard left the Municipal dock.
Lieut.. Foss waved farewell
from the boat. His father raised
the American flag from the top
of the boat house Just as the In
dian lpolis passed ".
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09
Won't Enlist:
Boy Is Fired

When Col. Reeves, Tacoma at
torney, was making q plea for re-
cruits Saturday night at 18th and
Broadway. he asked all those who
would not enlist under any cir
cumstances to raise their hands.
One boy said he would not. A
business man stepped up and told
the Young fellow he was fired,
and not to report for work Mon
day morning.
The business man happened to
be the boys employer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09
FEELING RUNS HIGH

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 8. -
Announcement of Brazil's deci-
sion against Germany was momen-
tarily expected today.
Meanwhile thousands of Ger
mans were preparing to quit the
country.
First steps of retaliation against
Germany for sinking of the Bra
lillian steamer Parana and the
killing of Brazilian citizens, may
be seizure of the Al German
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09
STEAMER BRINGS
A HUGE PROFIT

SAN FRANCISCO, April AT
a profit of more than $4,000, 600.
the steamer Southerner, being
completed at the Union Iron
works here, has been sold to east
ern parties by Walker Armstrong
& Co. of Savannah. Ca, for $3,-
100000. The contract price orig
nally called for $95O.00O.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09

Crowd Goes Wild.
Then whirling to patriotism,
Sunday again brought the crowd
to its feet with his plea for the
flag.
You CHASTITY, hideous, infam-
GUS Prussian militarism, he
shrieked. stand up! The women
and children you have murdered
cry for help
And l say to you people that
even today the Germans would be
pounding at our door if it hadn't
been for the answer made by the
men of England and France aud
Italy.
German imperialism is
doomed; and the guns of the
United States are going to
help dig its grave"
He waved the flag, and the
crowd hOwled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09
ROLL OF HONOR"
ON CHURCH PULPIT

A Roll of Honor" of all men,
bers of the church who have en-
listed was placed on the pulpit of
the First Congregational church
Sunday morning. On the roll
were Is names. The church is
planning to extend aid to all
members who have enlisted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09

Come on, you GOd-fOrsak-
en- degenerates; come ON, you
forces of iniquity in New
York that have made the
church cuspidor and a door,
mat to wipe your dirty feet
on; come on, you tradueers;
come on, you triple extract of
infamy; come ON, you assas-
sins of character; come ON,
you sponsors of harlotry;
come on, you defamers of God
and enemies OF the church;
come ON, Won bull Becked,
beetle-browed, hog-jowled,
peanut-brained, weasIe-eyed
fOur-flushers, false alarms
and excess baggage.
In the name of God, | chal
enge and defy you. It's might
Easy to lie about man when h
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09

Grays Harbor, the Balfour-
Guthrie Co. closed a contract Sat
urday for a five-mast schooner
with topmasts. The vessel will
be finished by fall.
The Balfour-Guthrie Co. has
been adding to its fleet steadily.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09

SEATTLE, April 9.-Two big
corporations announced today they
would keep names of their en-
ployes who enlisted in the war on
the payrolls and give them back
their JOBS after the war.
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TO USE CHURCHES
FOR RECRUITING
UNITED Press Leased wire.)

SEATTLE. April Seattle
churches will be offered to the
government for use as a recruit
ing Red Cross station, Rev. Hugh
G. Ross told his congregation here
Sunday night, saying, this is no
time for acificism-when a ma
ton is willing to fight for univer-
sal and lasting peace"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09
BALFOUR-G GUTHRIE
BUILDS SCHOONER

Especial to The Times1
PORTLAND, April with
plans for a duplicate of the Co
lumbia River built last year at
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TRY TO SINK ANOTHER
Omitted Press Leased wire.t

PARIS, April 9.-The Brazilian
consul notified his government to-
day that German U-boat three
times attempted to sink another
Brazilian steamer which has just
locked at Vigo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09

This diagram shows at a
glance the present state of pre-
paredness of the United States to
place a million fighters In the
field. Ii shows that in everything
but field artillery, this nation
could produce IN SIX MONTHS
all the equipment, added to what
We have. that an army of mill
Lion men will need.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09

TURN To YHE CI..t ssIETED
WANT Abs On FAt;+ FOR
RESULTS. SkE PAtE st.tEN.
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A. B. C.. NATIONS TO
BREAK WITH KAISER

tion of these three powerful
South American nations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-09
f A5k $1,000

And you can pay a yer.
small payment down and
have two, yes, three years
time in which to pay the
balance.
It is not likely that we can
ever again offer you such
values as these on something
that is so good and i'm one OF
the standard well known
makes, and we suggest that
you see these Instruments as
early as possible this week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-07
Welcome, Thrice Welcome!

Welcome to city members OF the Belgian commits
sion
Tomorrow you arrive here spokesman OF the games, lot
people Gods earth But long this has Seat
ties heart been with YOU and yours
Ont OF the ruins of confagraton % this city
build and build greater than before
With pluck and grit and against all OF obstacles.
Seattle hewed OF the forests. until today the
greatest seaport the Pacific
Perhaps because OF this experience the people OF Seattle
have peculiar admiration the little the
which unselshy rsked national existence oppose
against tremendous Odds the iron heel OF PuSsaniSm
We vision, low, flat land whose dreamy old
have been shot pieces burned. whose exquisite
churches and halls have been deliberately destroyed
whose have been depored into slavery. and whose
women and children have often been starved.
We land where the factories have been dismantled
and piece OF disable machinery has been stolen We
behold people who have been drained OF the last of
their gold and almost the last drop OF their blood
AND YET, WITH ALL THAT GERMANY HAS
DONE TO THEM THE BELGIAN WOMEN AND OLD
MEN STILL CLING TO THEIR BLACKENED ACRES.
WAITING FOR THE DAY OF FREEDOM.
The OF the Belgian army stand indomitaby in
the trenches the fringe OF their country and
guns toward the foe
Welcome members OF the Belgian commission, Amer
lea. Welcome, thrice welcome, to Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-07
COMPARISON DOES NOT PLEASE

Editor Tho Star: cannot. for the
llfs OF me. SEQ how you. In your
answer 10 Mrs. w. y Vanderpool.
compare tho prohibition law with
eonseription. We. as you say. had
4 vote on prohibition. The majority
ruled. But We had not a vote on
conscription. Was Il that congress
was afraid OF that majority ruis
that We did not get chance to vote
on IT, |. for one. am not In favor
OF going across the pond to hght
Prussianism and at the same time
establish IL In our own country.
Would like TO hear from you in re
gard 10 your comparison OF prohi-
bition, a law by choice OF the peo-
pie. and conscriptlon. law In
which we have had no choice. l
might state that I'm not n German
or pro-German.
HOWARD KATHRENS.
Cashmere. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-07
FOOD For THOUGHT

Editor The star. IN th'He SIT
ring times OF stress. when ciyiliza-
ton Ia In the fiery. crucial test for
freedom and existence. the blatant
utterancns OF thousands OF dema-
gogues who refuse 10 discriminate
between license and liberty should
be carefully noted and remembered
for exactly what they arc--siinply
the yaporings OF un.American. un.
anything. except the gain OF cheap
notoriety. and Invariably filthy
shekeis. The thirty pieces OF sll.
yer are ever IN vision.
IL will be we'll for the public 10
remember that In the days agone.
when this Same nation was fight
Ing for the same principles. and
also It's own very existence, the
country wac infested with the same
class OF disloyalistE. Men. and
women. too. who. by word OF mouth.
writings and every available means
possible. jus, as they have done In
the past three years. afforded the
enemy every assistance in their
! power. and handicapped AMI Grip
pied the country OF their birth or
adoption 10 the fullest of their ahil.
ity. Time changes. but tho venom
II ever the same
Tho rattlrsnnke OF i7Te. 1851 and
1917 ia not changed.
In 1876 they were called tories
In 1861 copperheads. in 1917 paci
fists.
WASHINGTON had his Benedict
Arnolds
LINCOLN had his Valandlgham
Mrs. Surratt and j Wilkes
Booth.
WILSON has his traducers.
NO resistance 10 the FIEND IN
carnate" In their slogan.
Ia II no, time for our really llb
erty-loving citizens to awake? IL Il
not time such as they were shown
10 the public in their true colors
J. II. VERNON.
1iisA Stewart ST.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-07

EDITORS NoTE-We re-
peat that democracy does not
mean anarchy. In this state we
have the Initiative ard referen-
DUN.
In the United States at large
we have no initiative and refer.
endur,. Therefore. all federal
law 10 made thru representa-
tIves. and not by direct vote.
Congress and the president are
our chosen representatives. for
that purpose. They occupy the
same position In the nation that
our Initiative or legislature does
In the state.
Before we could get the prohlbl
ton law in this state thru the In
itiative, We had TO get the initia
tive itself. Befor. We can get
referendum on war. we must get the
referendum itself In this nation.
We stated before that many peo
pie in this country who clamor FOL
n referendum on war fought bitterly
against the referendum itself. oil
we're Indifferent TO the fight for 9
direct vote Of the people. Dig deer
into your conscience. and see II yot
ever gave whoop as TO whether w
should have the right 10 initiate
constitutional amendments in thil
state. What have you contributed
to that fight Yet IL IL measure
that the people are denied today
and without which many othe,
measures may be denied them.
Likewise. the people did not wan
or were Indifferent 10 the power o.
initiative and referendum for IN.
country NJ large. Therefore. undei
our representative system. the vote
OF congress was OUR vote.
We said before. and repeat II. thai
while the prohibition law carried Ii
this state. there was vast number
OF people who we're against II. 4
would not be right for that number
forcibly to resist tho law. tho II wal
enacted against their will. To dc
so would be anarchy, not democ
racy. In the same manner. tn,
voice OF congress being theoretical
ly our own. II is anarchy to resls
forcibly the law passed by our rep
resentatlves.
Democracy gives you the govern
nent you vote for n II now dawn,
IN some people that they must hav,
the initiative and the referendum
for the nation as well as the state
the war has given a few mossbacltr
some advanced thoughts. 10 say tn,
least.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-07
We Congratulate Russell

The socialist party OF New York has ousted Charles Ed
ward Russell the immediate being that he did
resign from the mission Russia when asked do by
party officials
We congratulate Russell his good judgment-and in
OF the him for being
OF the company OF persons whose has been
American.
II is be noted that this against Russell
time when he is in Russia a government mission
sister republic.
Whether the conscious purpose of this action this time
enbarrass Russell and the American government
provedbu that its effect such without question
a for satisfaction RusseIs part that these
longer wish call him OF them but such action
taken Just is of piece with all OF the other hand
maiden for the kaiser that has been done America
cuoht 70 to eiviixe East ST. Louis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-07
Maybe the Reader Knows

Occasionallyor otener-we leave it the judgment OF
the rcader-wc don't know We don't know is our answer
TO Regular Reader" who sends in the following:
Editor The Star: Why haven't the Germans themselves
given final solution OF the U-boat proposition.
THE German merchant submarine the Deutschland made
two trips to this country Its incoming cargo said be
worth million dollars and each homeward carried
100000 worth OF war supplies according reports.
-Four times this vessel safely thru the British navy
including submarines, the mines and the chasers the
allies.
For obvious submarines successfully
bat submarines But German submarines practically
that American merchant submarines would have look
for.
"The best brains in America and Europe have thus
failed anything offensive defensive the
Uboats depredations transatlantic traffic. Why
American fleet OF big merchant submarines?
REGULAR READER"
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kert Novel
"PICKWICK PAPERS"
By CHARLEe DICKENS

saved out OF this ship. 10 have es.
capped 10 me. that ! might but have
one companion. one fellow creature
10 have spoken 10 me and TO have
conyeraed With"
In all the time Of my solitary
life. never felt 10 earnest, 40
strong desire after the society
OF my fellow-creatures. or 70 deep
regret at the want OF II.
There are some secret moving
springs In the affections, and.
when they are set a-going by some
object in view. or. tho not In view.
yet rendered present In the mind
by the power OF imagination. that
motion carries out the soul. by TIA
impetuosity, 10 such violent, eager
embraclnEs OF the object. that the
absence Of II IN insupportable.
Such were those earnest wish.
ings that but one man had been
ssyed. believe ! repeated the
words, "Oh, that IL had been but
ONE" a thousand times. and my
desires were 70 moved by II that
NNFn ] FpDHF INV NDIuS my MINUS
would clinch together. and my
fingers would press the palms Of
my hands. so that II J had had any
soft thing in my hand. ! would
have crushed II inyoluntarily. and
my teeth in my head would strike
together ard set against one an
other 20 strong, that for some time
| could not part them again.
Let the naturalists explain these
things. and the reason and manner
OF them. All ! can say OF them In
10 describe the fact. which was
even surprising TO me. when I
found IL. tho I knew not from what
II should proceed; II was. doubt
/ less. the effect OF ardent wishes.
and OF strong ideas formed in my
mind. and realizing the comfort
which the conversation OF one Of
my fellow.Christians would have
been TO me.
Continued In Our Next issue)
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lie goes 10 the office section OF the
White House only twice week I.
then to attend cabinet meetings.
Works In Private
Al other times he does his work
e. tho old or residence part. lie
has set tier OF Ming cases be-
hind his desk and indexes and files
everything himself
Perhaps during the wartime
this insures the keeping Of I'm
portant information until lueh
time a. II should be eomr,unl.
Gated. He has his typewriter
In front Of hin, on his desk and
peess away AZ II like pro-
lessor writing a history. hIs
Flag day speech was written on
this machine and the original
copy treasured by Secretary
Tumvlty In leather binding
might be sent out as an sdser-
tlserent by type~ri,ina firm.
Appointments are made for both
morning and afternoon. but most OF
the personal business occurs In the
afternoon.
Keeps Guards on Jump
Interviews nj the White House
are followed By frequent trips 10
the capitol. and IL Ia not unusual
for Mr Wilson to run over TO the
war department, or the federal
tiade commissions offices 90 rec
some man on business he wishes "a
straighten out az once. His visits
90 the capitol have become 20 FIRE.
quent they no longer create sur.
prise.
Tho president has not given NJ
golf. About every third day he
goes TO tho Washington club and
Rays II holes. by reducing the
number. he cuts out couple OF
miles OF tho course and saves an
hour or 40 OF time. Or. Grsyson
Is still his riding and golfing bud
cic." and the long suffering secret
70 ryiee men have had TO add the
equestrian art 20 that OF riding mo
torcycles. driving automobiles and
long distance hiking and running.
1fSes FFfsotOGs SnOHt
About three evenings in the week
the president goes out. One oil
these Ia sure TO find him at the 10
cal vaudeville theatre. and another
a. some other theatre where there
Is non.serious attraction. The
serious In dramatics does not mp
peal TO Mr. Wilson. Hs takes his
serious drama from real life.
Whenever Washington has had
stock company putting on the old
fayorftes. al I, has for n number
u years. the president was sure tc
be there. He knows all the stock
favorites and has had them a,
guests ut the White House.
Growing Young Daily
other evenings when not drag
ged out 20 some official function
he works in his study. writing state
department communications. re
ports on the progress OF the arm,
organization. the doings OF the
navy. confidentially communicated
by the secretary. and writes STATE
~ pers 10 be signed by Secretar,
Lansing.
Any reports that Mr.. Wilson
10 showing strain or wear I'M
der this life are misleading. He
appears to be growing younger
every day and never was In
! better physical form.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-07
JOHNSON NEXT PRESIDENT

Editor The Star: ! want to con.
graduate The Star on two recent
editorials-"ShalI Those Who Kept
Us As Nation Now perlsh7" and
the one on Hiram Johnson. the
Man OF Vision"
They strike the right chord. and
Johnson should be our next presl-
dent. The forward-lookinR people
Of his own state are for him. re-
gardless OF party
Let The Star do its bit TO bring
the whole Coast into line.
have just returned to Seattle
after a five-year residence in Cali.
fornia, and | was much Interested
to see that The Star has not lost
It's editorial punch.
! was reminded OF what The
Star used to do. when 7 went into
the public library last evening at
l9:35.
In the old days the public H.
brary was a useless piece OF fur
niture after . O'Clock. A few edI-
torlal remarks In The Star so II.
Illuminated the minds of the city