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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May IL.
The government today took its
first preliminary step towards put
ting into effect the selective serv,
ice system for raising an army of
100000 men.
Certain of speedy action by con-
'gress on the army bill which came
up for final debate in the house at
1890, the war department began
distribution of 100000 regis
tration blanks through which all
males of the nation between the
ages of 81 and 80 will be card-in-
dexed. These blanks will be sent
to sheriffs and mayors of hun
dreds of communities.
The cards contain blanks for 1
questions-every detail the gov
eminent wishes to know about it's
potential soldiers-and a query
whether exemption is claimed
Any man who is absent from
his home state will be required to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12

The navy recruiting office, Ia
coma's coast artillery companies
and Manager Moore of the Colo
NAL theater united forces Satur-
day to make the great war film
"Womanhood-The Glory of a
Nation" not only a success as an
instructive entertainment, but
periodically useful to Uncle Sam.
The big film will be shown at
the Colonial theater for a week
beginning Sunday.
The navy yard is making use
OF IL for recruiting purposes. Re-
cruiting officers will be at the
theater to tell about the navy SER
vice and to urge Tacoma youths to
Join.
Manager Moore has made ar
rangements whereby half the pro-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
CENSORSHIP
PLAN KILLED

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, DC, May
Fly n vote of 80 to :sS,
the senate in committee of
the whole today struck out of
the Gregory espionage bill
the section establishing
censorship on the press.
Unless censorship provision
is made in the senate acting In
regular session the president will
not have the power to curtail
criticism of the war government
as sought by Attorney General
Gregory.
The censorship provision would
have authorized autocratic power
to gag the press in any and all
of the governments con-
duct of the war and the admins
international policies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
SELECTIVE SERVICE
IS STARTED ON way

procure a card wherever ne may
be and mail it to the county clerk
at his home. Distribution of the
cards is expected to be completed
within "a few days.
According to estimates compiled
by the bureau of census, New York
city alone should register 624 700
men of between Fl and 30 years
inclusive; Chicago 3O0,S00; Phila-
delphia III. 800; st. Louis $4,000;
Boston 1880; Cleveland $500:
Baltimore $500, and Pittsburs
$1,000.
The state of Washington should
register 217 400.
The figures given by the bureau
are based on the average annual
numerical increase in population
for the different cities and states
since 1910, when the last accurate
census was compiled.
New York state leads the coun-
try in available material FOR war
with approximately 1,06S,009 men
subject to selective service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
Young Tolstoi Says
Root Gums the Deal

badly received by the Russian dem.
ocrats, and instead of uniting
Russia and America, | think 1t will
have just the opposite effect"
Gesticulating with the ineyita-
BILE Russian cigarette in its brown
mouthpiece, Count Tolstoi spoke
emphatically.
Tolstoi is here on the last LAP
of his journey homeward, where
he says, he expects to be drawn
into" the work of reconstructing
the Russian government.
81 would like to escape that
fate" he said with shrug of his
shoulders, "but | feel 1t will be
impossible"
He will leave Immediately for
Vancouver, b. G.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
KAISER MUST
GO, SAY u. S.
SOCIALISTS
Omitted Press Leased wire.D

NEW YORK, May 12.-Ameri-
cas- socialists. sent word to their
colleagues of Germany today that
the kaiser and kaiserism must go !;
that the war against Germany
must be continued by the demo
cratic people of the world until
this result is achieved.
The message was cabled by the
national executive committee OF
socialists of America to socialists
in Stockholm, Copenhagen, The
Hague and Berne with specific re-
quest that it's text be forwarded
to German socialists.
Names of Americas most prom
inent socialists were affixed to the
message-including Charles Ed
ward Russell, J. G. Phelps Stokes.
William English Walling, Rose
Pastor Stokes and others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
SPY BILL TO
GIVE POWER

WASHINGTON, d. c., May ~.
Under the rule allowing ten
minutes to each senator to speak
on different provisions of the
espionage bill, discussion went on
today and a vote on the whole
bill is expected before adjourn
ment this evening. Even as it
stands, it gives the president pow
ers such as are hardly exceeded by
any ruler in the world.
The president is authorized to
issued proclamations governing
movements of all vessels in Amer
lean territorial waters and to take
possession of all such vessels, il
necessary.
The president is authorized to
employ land and naval forces to
srevent destruction or injury to
any vessel in American waters; to
prevent vessels used as a resort
for anyone conspiring against the
United States.
A penalty of not more than 25
years Imprisonment for anyone
fomenting trouble or conveying
false reports about the military
and naval forces of the country.
1t provides heavy penalty for
anyone conspiring against the
United States, or who harbors any
one whom he suspects of being a
conspirator.
The president is empowered to
withhold clearance papers to any
vessel desiring to leave an Ameri-
can port with a penalty for at
tempts to escape without proper
clearance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
BY WILLIAM q. SHEPHERD.

United Press staff Correspoadent.)
PETR0GRAD, May 12.-Anxi-
ETY. of the plain people of Russia
instantly to bridge the chasm be-
tween the autocracy that was and
the democracy that is to be-with-
out carefully testing out the
bridge-menaces Russia today.
The workmen and socialists
mistrust the duma leaders, there
and practically under arrest in its
own house. was the apt summary
of the situation made in the duma
yesterday by the delegate, Shul-
gin.
The friction between the duma
leaders and representatives of the
workmen has long been apparent
Today, however, came word of an
equally menacing point of diff
ference. Russia's peasants are
taking things In their own hands.
Peasants Seize Lands.
Pleas by duma representatives
sent broadcast throughout Russia
to preach the doctrines of the new
plan of government and tell the
ignorant peasants to wait for
complete organization are appar-
emily falling on deaf ears.
Word indicates today that
nearly t5O,O00,OOO acres of
land have been seized by the
peasants throughout Russia.
The peasants could not wait
for the promised breaking up
of vast estates under pledges
that such "A distribution would
come soon after the cOnstitu-
ent assembly had definitely
mapped out Russia's future.
Confiscation and distributor of
land has in many sections OF Rus
STA been formally decided upon
by vote of popular assemblies.
The movement has become so
general throughout the land that
German agents have succeeded in
stirring up great dissatisfaction
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
Boy, Want to
Be a Baker?

An opportunity for Ia boys to
learn the baker trade is offered,
If they want to enlist in the quar-
termaster reserve corps of Tano-
ma. Ten sergeant bakers and 10
corporal assistant bakers are
wanted, announces c. r. Reeves,
acting assistant to the quartermas-
ter.
The quartermaster reserve corps
made its first appearance last
Thursday night when it's mem oers
were entertained by the Caps.
Brown camp of the Spanish War
Veterans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
DEMAND PIT
BE PROBED.
Continued from Page L.

Continued from Page ID
May wheat, which yesterday at
tanned the record price TO $3.25,
was off the market today.
Officials of the Chicago board
of trade, which fixes wheat prices
for the world, stopped trading in
May futures last night, following
conference with federal authori-
ties.
A federal official said today
that action of the board prevented
a rise which might has sent wheat
to $40.
A special committee today set
the price at which May trades
must be settled at 1918 bushel,
last nights close. 1t is said that
one million bushels will be set
tied at this figure, the directors
of the board of trade asserted.
The market was extremely nerv-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
,USSLAN PEASANTS SEIZE MILLIONS OLA Ores
Those That Can't Fight Pay,
Is British C0lumbia's Policy

finance minister at Ottawa. All
moneys subscribed are pooled in
one national fund, and each prov
ince is given every month the
amount necessary to cover legiti-
mate claims.
| am informed that until very
recently there has been practical
ly no complaint against the adj
ministration of the fund in any
wise. Lately, however, the word
charity" has crept into a discus
sion of its workings.
In labor circles" Baxter said,
the fund has been somewhat
criticised as a charity affair, and
yet it Is the very thing that no
one wants the fund to be. The
money is obtained on the principle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12

of fight or pay and therefore il
is contributed as matter OF
duty and right, and not as char
ity."
The cost OF administration OF
the fund is probably the lowest
on record in such cases. 1t is only
so cents a year for every 500
contributed. The administration
costs have not been criticised In
the least.
Nevertheless, there is a grow
ing demand that the government
take hold of the matter in its en-
tirety, even to the raising of the
funds trough extra taxation. SO
that not even a suspicion of char
ity may be attached to il.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
u. W. OFFERS
As ENGINEERS
FOR THE POST

Fifteen engineers are offered
the county free of charge by the
engineering college of the Univer-
sity of Washington, to aid in sur
veying the army post.
If the county will pay $500, Is
more engineers will work, the $500
to go toward the expense of the
men only. A third Is will come,
provided the county will pay $500.
This offer means that As en-
gineers from the university are
ready to work for the county at 4
cost of 500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
TACOMANS TAKE
j OVER LUMBER co

The Snow Lumber and Shingle
Co. of Littell will start work
Monday under new management,
with Tacoma capital. The COM
pany that bought the sawmill
from a receivers sale. recently
organized with a capitalization OF
100000. Robert Montgomery is
president and Maurice Langhorne
and Alexander Hamilton of Ia
coma are interested In IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
BOmbardment
Of Fireworks
UNITED Press Leased wire.)

PORTLAND, May IA scene
resembling roughly the eruption
of Mount Pelee, the Fourth of
July and the battle of the Marine
combined was staged at the city
incinerator last night when a wag-
onload of condemned fireworks
was ignited. Two persons were
injured.
Skyrockets went through all
the windows in the building. Sup
erintendent Hilber dashed for a
hose but grabbed skyrocket, So
verely burning his hands. Horses
hitched to nearby garbage wagons
ran away and workmlSen had to
crouch on the floor for safety.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

SEATTLE, May 12.-Count Ilya
Tolstoi, son of the great Russian
philosopher, today denounced the
appointment of Elihu Root as
chairman of the United States
commission to new Russia.
Il disapprove of the appoint
ment of Mr.. Root an the Russian
commission" he said. I'm send
ing him as chairman, America
makes itself appear a plutocracy
instead of a democracy. That is
true, but should not think 1t we'll
to show ii on such a commission.
THE idea of sending the COM
mission was good. but 1t is an
initiated by the selection of Mr..
Root as its head. He will be very
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
Papa Joffre
Catches It
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

NEW YORK, May 12.-Marshal
Joffre has added perfectly good
American word to his vocabulary.
He used it to express his admi.a-
ton of the trim soldierly appear
ance of the West Point cadets and
it was one of the last things he
said as he departed from New
York early today for Boston.
The word, as Joffre pronounced
it. Is "bul-lee." There is 40 mys-
terry about where Joffre got the
word.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
LIBERTY LOAN FOR
ALL THE BANKS

After receiving telegram from
Senator Poindexter Friday night,
o. s. Larson, manager OF the
Scandinavian-American bank, an
nounced that all Tacoma banks
are on a par with national banks,
and can accept subscriptions for
the Liberty Loan"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
MOVIES TO SHOW
HOSPITAL WORK

In 1000 feet of moving pic
ture reel, all of the work of a
modern hospital will be shown, as
part Of a campaign to raise funds
for the Tacoma General hospital.
The pictures will be taken at the
Tacoma General, and will be
shown in every movie house in the
city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
BY a Times Reporter

VANCOUVER, b. c., May ~.
EVERY man must do his bit"
No one in British Columbia-or
for that matter, anywhere In
Canada-is permitted to forget
that.
IF you can't fight, pay" is the
corollary slogan that goes with
the first.
In British Columbia alone ST.
206.474.99 has been disbursed to
dependent families of enlisted
men, out of fund entirely raised
by voluntary contributions. 1t is
known as the Canadian Patriotic
fund.
Not Enough In West.
The Canadian soldier Is paid
1913 month, The government
gives his wife or mother, as the
case may be, a separation allow
ance of SIS, provided he himself
gives up $15of his wages for the
same purpose.
Thus, the wife or mother of the
enlisted man gets $50 from the
government directly.
But that is not enough to keep
a family of several children, espe-
cially in the west" declares Tru-
man S. Baxter, former mayor of
Vancouver, and now chairman of
the Canadian Patriotic fund for
the province of British Columbia.
The mayors former secretary, c..
II. Bonner, is secretary of the
fund.
Began With $4,000.
Baxter was mayor of Vancou-
yer when the war broke out
Seven days after the war declara-
tion in August, 1914, a monster
mass meeting was held.
1--WE then thought the war
would last a short time" Baxter
told me.
wed all pitch in and lick the
enemy one, two, three. We ask
ed for a $4,000 fund to take
care of the families Of the troops
that were going overseas. We
thought that was an immense
amount. Now we subscribe more
than that every month in British
Columbia.
Started in Vancouver, the idea
quickly spread through the Do
minion, and soon government
acknowledgment of the fund was
obtained. A corporation was or
ganized with the. minister of
finance at the head of it, and
while the fund is obtained by vol
,untary subscription, the admins
tration of it is semi-official.
Not a Charity.
'The idea is that the depend
ents of men in overseas service
shall have the aid of this fund, as
of right, and not as of charity"
Baxter explained.
1.-THE government funds give
the wife and mother $50 month
and the Canadian Patriotic fund
adds to this sum not to exceed
$3.50"
To begin with, each dependent
wife or mother is given $3.50
out of this fund, For children be-
lWcon ~ anu L % yCoi . Vi ooc, GA
additional total allowance of $3.50
is made, for children between 8
and 10, total of $3.50 more.
For every. child under five, the
sum of So is allowed.
$50 a Month.
Thus, the average family gets
about $50 a month.
How is the fund subscribed?
every man who isn't fighting
is expected to pay something of
his earnings" said Baxter. "Thus
we have individuals and corpora
lions in every line of endeavor,
making regular contributions. We
call upon the men to pay, because
that's their part--to fight or help
care for the families of those who
fight. The women have the Red
Cross work and other patriotic
work to do. That's their func-
ton. There is where they must
contribute.
All the contributions are bank
ed daily. AS soon as the money
is in the bank, it cannot be touch
ed again except by order OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
ICE CREAM CONES
ARE FED TO HOGS

United Press Lensed WIrc.D
CHICAGO, May 12.-Morrls e
Co. is fattening its hogs on ice
crema cones as an example for
food economy. Corn costs about
$40 a bushel, while the cones
were bought for $26 a ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
DESTROYER SUNK

VUnftcd Frcsh Neuhcu WIre.b
LONDON, May IA German
official statement received today
declared that a British destroyer
was sunk in Thursdays destroyer
and cruiser engagement in the
channel. The British admiralty
said its statement Of Thursday,
detailing no losses, still stood.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
BERGER "CALLS EN-"

MILWAUKEE, May 12.--Indi-
cations that a nationwide rupture
in the socialist ranks is imminent
caem this afternoon when Victor
l.. Berger, member of the nation
al committee, declared socialists
who today signed a message to
European colleagues were not rep
resentative of the party.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
Will Use Great War
Film For Recruiting

ceeds of tickets sold by coast ar
tillerymen will go to the com.
panies for their mess fund. The
artillerymen have grabbed the Of
fer and will parade Saturday night,
headed by the coast artillery band.
to get all Tacoma out to see the
film.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
SPEED TRIP
OF MISSION

WASHINGTON, d. c., May IL.
of the American mis-
sion to Russia will be speede1 be-
cause of advices of continued IN
ternal disturbances there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
Prohi Fight
Looms Again

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May IL.
Demands for war prohibition
broke out afresh in the senate to-
day when Senator Cummins, Iowa,
introduced an amendment to the
espionage bill to prohibit the use
of grains, cereals or other edible
things in production of intoxi-
cants.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12

president of the board, who
earlier in the day had been Or
dered to bed by his physician, was
called, and with his own hand
signed the notice stopping trad
ing He also appointed a commit
tee consisting of James A. Patten,
A. Stamford White and Hiram A.
Sager to fix the settlement price.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
TRADING Is WILD
Omitted Press Leased Wire,)

ST. LOUIS, May ". With
trading in May discontinued, the
grain pits of the Merchants Tx
change went wild shortly before
noon. July was sent uN 90 lie
over lats nights close, while Sep
TENDER went up 24c. July was bid
at $3.50 IA and September at
SAL Ia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
OLIVET CHURCH
SUED BY PASTOR

Claiming that he has not been
pal dior his services In 1903, 1904
and 1905, Rev. Francis James Da-
wilson has filed suit against the
Olivet Baptist church. He also
wants $50 interest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
MATTHEWS TO TALK

Rev. M. A. Matthews of Seattle
will be the principal speaker at q
public patriotic rally Monday aft
ernoon at 1 in the Commercial
club rooms. His subject will be,
"Our Patriotic Duty"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12

A white carnation is the
symbol of mother love and
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-02-16
ASSAULT MADE ON THE
WOMEN'S EIGHT-HOUR LAW
Especial Correspondence

OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 10
Those who were so optimistic last
week that no assault would be made
at this session of the legislature up
on the women's eight-hour law were
altogether too optimistic, for that
very thing has now been done.
The bill was introduced Thursday
by Senator Steiner of King county,
and is known as Senate Bill TT. 1t
gives the right in certain instances
to work a nine-hour day, although
the total number of hours that NAV
be worked in one week shall not ex-
ceed 4S. 1t is the same plan that
has now been tried at three sessions
of the legislature. Just why certain
interests persist in attempting to
break in on this law at every session.
in the face of certain defeat. is hard
to explain.
Sure it is that even We're the legis-
lature to pass such bill, which is
highly improbable in itself, the peo-
pie would refer it and kill it at the
next election without fail. This fact
Legislative Agent Hughes attempted
to demonstrate to the emissaries of
the bill, but it seems without effect.
Labor will now get busy to show the
gentlemen that Hughes was not
bluffing.
Especial Correspondence
OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 10.-Thanks
to vigorous protest on the part of
the people there will be no compul-
sorry military training in the high
schools of this state.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-02-16

Resolved, That a copy of these res
olutions be spread upon the records
of this organization, copy forward
ed to the bereaved family and to the
Governor of the State, also a copy be
forwarded to our official labor paper
for publication.
PHIL BONEM,
MERLE J. HAFFNER,
o. F. WEFFERLING,
Committee Everett Trades Council.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-02-16
MRS. JULIA A. KETCHUM
HAS GONE TO REST

Early Monday morning Mrs. Julia
A. Ketchum died at her residence in
Beverly Park after a long illness
aged 73.
Mrs. Ketchum was a pioneer of the
Northwest, having crossed the plains
to Oregon in 1852. Mrs. Ketchum
was born in Illinois in 1S43. When
seven years old she crossed with her
parents from Illinois to Minnesota
and her father owned the first gro
Gerry store located in the settlement
of st. Paul.
The family established a residence
in Oregon, from which they moved to
the Palouse country, Washington, in
1860; thence to this city in 1891.
Mrs. Ketchum leaves five sons and
one daughter-Herbert and Charles
of Spokane, Walter and Louis of Ev-
erett, Roy of Beverly Park, and Mrs
S. G. Russell of Seattle.
The funeral took place at Jerreads
parlors at p. m. yesterday. DR.. L.
0. Powers of Seattle delivered the flu
neral address.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-02-16
RecOnsidered

But it bobbed up again on a mo-
tlon for reconsideration and passed
the house by a vote of 55 to 80, with
amendments pulling the teeth out of
it. Amendments include without
arms" as qualifying military train
ing; also INSTRUCTION" as to informa-
tion concerning army and navy;
trained nursing" was stricken and
''first aid" substituted. A written
request of parent or guardian is
necessary to excuse any girl from
first aid" and domestic gygiene"
courses. The courses are left en-
tirely with the school authorities, not
subject to approval of the adiutant
general. The measure also was
amended to apply to all high schools
instead of just those with so or
more students. Gorham and Thomle
voted Eyes; Swale and Spencer,
mo"
There seems little likelihood that
the bill will get to first base in the
Senate.