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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
DEAcONS AND ELDERS
NAMED BY METHODlSTS

Four men were elected to dea-
cons orders and seven to elders
orders by the Puget Sound Metho-
dist conference at Thursday morn
ing's session, at the First Metho-
dist church.
The new deacons are Richard
Decker, Tenino; F. F. Frisbie,
Colby; F. E. Reddick, Randle; c..
E. Sanders, Lopez. The bishop
will address them at IL a. m. Fri
day.
The men chosen to elders or
ders are H. o. Cooper, Rridgefield;
A. G. Grissom, Des Moines; T. H..
Jorgenson, Elma; II. e. Moore,
Tacoma; T. c. Newly, Vancouver,
Wash; j. r. Sasnett, Seattle; b..
Waddington. Shelton.
All the men will be ordained
Sunday morning.
The feature of Thursday morn
ing's session was the reading of
reports by the five district super
intendents, J. M. Canse Of Bel
bingham, ]. c. Harrison of Olym-
pia, G. A. Landen of Seattle, S. s.
Sulliger of Tacoma and T. e. Eli
OFT of Vancouver.
Several visitors attended the
conference and spoke briefly dur
ing the morning. Among them
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13

were c. c. Rarick of Portland, a
member of the Methodist Book
Concern; r. H. Hughes of Port
land, editor of the Pacific Chris
tian Advocate; DR.. H. J. Talbot,
dean of Kimball School of Theol-
ogy, Salem, Ore; DR.. e. l.. Mills
of Philadelphia, of the Board of
Home Missions and Church Extern
sion, and DR.. T. C. Tiff of the
Denver School of Theology, a pio-
neer of Methodism.
A telegram of greetings was re-
ceived from Bishop A. w. Leon
ard, formerly of the First church
of Seattle, now resident bishop at
San Francisco.
Miss Ada Holmes of Nadiad, Gu
jarat, India, spoke Thursday aft
ernoon. The afternoon session
was in part an anniversary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety.
The address of Rev. Lynn Har-
old Hough on THE Call of Life"
was the main event of the AFTER
noon. In the evening, Mrs. S. s.
Hoover, conference president, and
DR.. Edward Laird Mills, superin-
tendent 81 the Department Of
Frontier, will be the speakers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
COUNCIL MUST CUT
$l5O,000 EXPENSES
FROM 1918 BUDGET

was given $294,2S6 for operation
this year, but the sum was enlarg-
ed by increased salaries. For
1918 Petit asks $350,031.
The public works department
will need an added $4,000 for
1918, in order to meet the new
salary scale and the increase of
fodder and building materials.
This does not include any expense
for additional outlay of equipment
in the streets, sewers an bridges
department.
Mayor Fawcett will need nearly
10000 additional in the health
department. An assistant meat in
spector must be provided, owing
to the great increase in inspection
work.
The library board, which re-
ceived $33,251 for 1917, is asking
$45, 900 for next year, part Of the
money to be extended on branch
Libraries at Camp Lewis.
Budgets have not all been COM
pleted, but will be ready for the
first pruning session Friday morn
ing. Members of the city coun-
Gil have faced similar situations
at each budget session since 1915,
when the $4,000 annual liquor
revenue was removed, but they
declare that the present situation
is the most difficult yet.
with the city growing rapidly,
and need for extensive work by
the municipal government, we are
restricted to the same expense
next year that we were allowed
for 1917" declared Mayor Faw-
cett. THAT is because the assess
ment for taxes is only made once
in two years.
1--WE will have to keep within
uor limit, but 1t will mean that
Tacoma will have to go without
lot of improvements that it
needs badly"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13

Burglar insurance in Tacoma
is going up.
Chief of Police Smith received
notice Thursday from. insurance
men that burglar insurance would
be increased Is per cent immedi-
ately because of the epidemic or
burglaries in the residence section
of Tacoma. The fact that Taco
mas police department has been
cut to two-thirds its usual num-
Der Of men in the last two years
is another cause.
There is already an influx of
criminals to Tacoma" said Chief
Smith Thursday. THE criminal
class is bound to follow the
crowds, and the report has gone
out that Tacoma is having boom.
Besides that, crooks thruout the
country know that we haven't a
police department anywhere near
ly large enough for a city of this
size.
"We're going to have more
crime this winter. Any person ex-
perienced in police wore will say
the same thing. Our department
numbers less than 40 patrolmen,
and only a handful OF detectives.
What can we do with a force like
that 3"
twenty-five additional police
men are asked in the 1918 bud
get, but with the city limited for
finances 1t is doubtful whether
the council will be able to grant
the increase.
IF we can't get the funds for
hiring extra police, ] will appeal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
MarriedMenExemptedEv Even
If Wife Can Be SUPPORTED

Even tho the wife of a drafted
man can be well supported by her
parents in case her husband
should go to war, this fact does
not prevent the husband from OBJ
tanning exemption under the re-
cent orders of President Wilson.
This ruling was received from
Governor Lister by Controller
Shoemaker Thursday, after all city
exemption boards had puzzled
over the situation.
There are many young married
men in Tacoma whose wives could
be we'll provided for by parents.
Draft boards have been anxious to
certify these men to the army, be-
lieving that they were not entitled
to exemption, but the governors
Interpretation of President Will
sons order grants them exemp-
tion.
The only married men who can
not obtain exemption on the
grounds of marriage are those
whose wives have Independent in
comes, or those who married since
June 5.
All Tacoma exemption boards
were ready Thursday to send their
second quota of men to Camp
Lewis Sept. 10. Mobilization Or
ders have been received. Forty
per cent of the drafted men in
each district will be sent. The
number of men going from Taco
ma averages 20 from each local
district.
To allow clerks to catch up with
the work, members of the district
appeal board have adjourned I'm
I'll next Monday.
County district board No. 1 has
% men certified and ready tt
| mobilize at Camp Lewis Sept. 10
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13

Expenses OF running the city
government of Tacoma during
1918 will be nearly $4,000
greater than in 1917, because OF
the increase in population, larger
salaries, and higher cost of ma
terials. But the city will be finn
tied to the same take revenue that
1t received this year.
Such is the outlook for the city
council when it starts Friday
morning to prepare a budget for
the coming year. With expenses
already "cut to the bone" men,
bers Of the council wore long faces
Thursday trying to figure some
means of successfully meeting ex-
penses during the coming year.
Salaries will have to be reduced
again, council members believe,
but efforts will be made to main
tain the present payroll during the
first six months of the year, and
then cut off many employees, be-
sides reducing pay in all depart
ments.
The public safety department is
making the largest request for in
creases. Commissioner Petit is
asking for 20 extra policemen, de-
claring that the present depart
ment will be utterly unable to
cope with teh criminal situation
this winter. These men will cost
an additional $28,440 next year.
Petit also asks for a new gaso-
line pumping engine for the fire
department. This will take the
place Of five new horses that must
be bought unless motor apparatus
is substituted, and will cut oper-
ating expenses. Increases in sal
airy of Police Chief Smith and
Fire Chief Carlson to 5000
month are asked. Both chiefs
now receive $3.50.
The public safety department
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13

Mobilization orders were sent out
to the drafted men Tuesday morn
ing.
Meanwhile the board is issuing
a third call for 80 more men. The
quota for the district is SO. While
the board believes that there will
be enough eligible men from the
first two calls, 1t is not taking any
chances.
The new call will include slack
ers and other federal prisoners
who Have been registered and con-
fined in the Pierce county jail
These men, 95 in number, have
been placed under the jurisdiction
of the county district which has
offices in the court house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
Iron Hand Rule Now
To Keep Russia Safe

eve have found the iron hand
is the only way. And the iron
hand goes from now. Other prob
lens can be taken up when the
fighting is over
The foreign minister was Ker-
ensky's personal envoy to Alexieff.
All afternoon the two-the liberal
cabinet member and the general
of the old regime-talked over
Russia's grave crisis.
Finally Alexieff threw his
weight to the side of democracy.
He consented to pledge his life, if
necessary, to the provisional gov
eminent. Tereschenko had won.
"Alexieff did splendid thing
in accepting the position of chief
OF staff Tereschenko declared.
II consider his decision will
help save Russia"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
ALL SWEDEN
IS STIRRED

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 13.-Pub-
lie feeling in Sweden was increas-
ingly stirred today as full signifi-
canoe of the American revelations
OF Count Luxburg's use of Swe-
den's diplomatic privileges was
borne home.
Liberal party members, who
have been fighting against the
conservatives for "Prussianizing"
Sweden, were spreading full de-
tails of the incident and quoting
copiously from allied and neutral
opinions assailing the conserva-
tive ministry for its part in the
scandal.
American Minister Morris had
two lengthy conferences with For
eign Minister Lindman on Tues
day and Wednesday and afterward
sent full reports by cable to Wash
dngton. He is now awaiting fur
Their directions from the state de-
partment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
VIOLATE
U.S.COAL
ORDERS
Omitted Press Leased wire.)


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 10.
Cal operators and dealers in
two or three sections are violating
President Wilson's coal price Or
ders, according to reports to the
fuel administrator.
Violations in Ohio are declared
most serious" Federal investi-
cation is under way.
The United Press was informed
today that IL these practices are
not stopped Immediately the full
power Of the Pomerene coal
amendment to the food contr oil
law will be used. Punishment by
$1,000 fine and two years impris-
onment for each separate offense
is provided.
Ex-Governor Fort, New Jersey,
member Of the federal trade COM
mission, today warned operators
of the seriousness of attempts to
violate the governments coal or
der.
"They don't realize what they're
doing" he said. 1.-THE law Is full
of teeth"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
CLERKS SEEK
8.HOUR WORK

An eight-hour day for clerks in
Tacoma department stores, cloth
ing and shoe stores, with 8
O. clock closing hour on all days,
was endorsed by the Central La
Dor council Wednesday night.
Members of the new retaiyl clerks
union will present their demands
to employers in the near future.
A new scale of wages for laun-
dry workers, which will be placed
before the employers soon, was
also endorsed by the council. Sup
port was promised the building
laborers in their effort to obtain
a raise from SO to 81 a day.
Charles Perry Taylor, secretary
of the State Federation of Labor,
told the council that the timber
workers strike was successful,
$50 of the mills in Washington al
ready having granted the eight
hour day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-After
years of wealth and ease, the
aged widow of Joseph b. Martin
dale, late president of the. Chemi-
cal National bank, realized today
that she is penniless.
Shocked by the disclosure of
her husbands theft of $500, 900
from his bank, the widow was
nearly Frustrated today at word
of this new misfortune.
She is at loss to understand
what has become Of her husbands
fortune.
His salary as bank president was
$4,000 a year; in addition to
this he embezzled 100000, and
there is not cent left. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
Justice or Revenge?
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDITOR THE TINES:
Just at this time everybody is
anxiously awaiting the outcome of
the search which is being made to
find the loco engineer" Stod-
dart.
II he is found, and he very like
ly will be, what will be done with
him? IL would seem to most of
us that no punishment could be
too severe and that nothing JUS
tice could do would be found quite
adequate.
To my mind, the questions that
arise, are these: Who Is to blame?
Who is responsible for-the crime?
1t seems to me that every voter in
the state of Washington is respon-
sible and the sooner we realize 1t,
the sooner such things will cease.
II Stoddart is found to be in
sance, he will of course be placed
in the asylum, and IL he is found
to be OF sound mind, which is un-
likely, he will be given sentence
for term in prison. II Mamie
ioii ho u.co, Ctouudit muol ldCo
the charge of murder, and the
punishment in that case will be
very severe.
How will that help the little
girl? viii it have a tendency to
lessen the chances of another such
heinous crime? | think not. At
least only so far as Stoddart's acti-
vities are concerned.
1t was my good fortune, few
years ago, to hear verysabfe man
speak on this subject. He was a
physician of note; had spent most
Of his life in the study of GRIM
inology, and had been in charge
of some of our largest states pris-
ons turnout the central states. He,
as a member of aboard consisting
Of number of other physicians,
helped to examine many of the
noted criminals who were confined
in these several prisons. He said
1t was a fact that out of all the
hundreds of persons examined by
this board, there was not one who
measured over IL years mentally,
and many of them, tho old in
crime, were only six or seven years
old mentally.
Those doctors wer thoro in their
work, and what they found is not
theory, but fact.
How? A grown man with only
a 10-year-Old brain is no more re-
sponsible for his acts than a nor
NAL 10 year old boy. A grown
man with 10-year-old brain, and
all the other developments of a i
man of 80 is not half so RESPONSE
BILE for his acts as a 10-year-old
boy.
What shall we do then? Take
care of these irresponsible per-
sons. Whenever such person
comes to our notice cause him to
be examined as to his mentality,
and IL found to be under-devel-
oped, put him in safe place
where he may be cared for, and
where he cannot do any harm.
Such persons should not be allow
ed to mingle with others, and
they certainly should not be allow
ed to marry.
Stoddart was known to every
one in Carbinado as "the loco en-
gineer." Everybody knew he was
not right mentally. No one feels
responsible for his act because no
one supposed he was dangerously
insance, yet see what he has
done!
We must make provisions for
these under-developed people and
take care of them in time to pre-
vent SUCH crimes, and what is of
Just as much importance, we must
prevent them from marrying and
the fearful possibility of their re-
producing children who are, like
themselves, mentally weak.
ARTHUR ELLIOTT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
united Press Leased wire.)

HEADQUARTERS OF THE
ARMY IN FRANCE,
Sept. 13.-American artillery
was. on the job today, blasting
away at distant tree tops and
soaring erstwhile grazing fields
with practice volleys.
(This is the first word that has
been received indicating that
American artillery has arrived in
France and is training for the
battle line.)
From the American gun prac-
tice positions-they are usually
bordering on woods-field wires
run to elevated pavilions, crowd
ed with youthful battery COM
armed with binoculars.
They observed distance smoke
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD

BY WILLIAM Il. SHEPHERD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.)
p PETROGRAD, Sept. 13.-Death
for whoever dares to raise his
hand against the government or
interfere with his ,superiors," is
democratic Russia's stern determ-
ination henceforth, Foreign Min
lister Tereschenko told the United
Press today.
There is to be no parley with
traitors or propagandists."
1--WE want America to under
stand" said Tereschenko, that
recent crisis has shown the gov
eminent this is not the time for
propaganda, either radical or con-
servative.
Everything from now on will
be done for the prosecution of the
war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
Canned Music
PleaSeS Cows


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 49,
Canned. music will increase the
production of canned COW" on
the prize dairy ranch of Charles
w. Ward near Eureka.
play the right sort of music
when you're milking her, and a
COW will give 10 per cent more
milk" asserts Ward. I'm going
to take the photograph out of my
yacht and install it in the dairy
barn. II makes the cows content
ed. You've got to play the right
sort of music, tho.
My herdmasters, graduates of
Cornell and Ames college, tell me
a funeral march makes cows sad,
and bangy, stirring music gets
'em excited, so they don't give as
much milk. They like something
like The Blue Danube"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
Wealthy Widow Loses
Her Entire Fortune

Martindale's property consists
of his mortgaged home on Long
island and some securities. Mort
gage holders have given notice OF
foreclosure.
Martindale had only $4,000
life insurance policy In the
Royal Arcanum, taken out when
he was a young man. This sum
will be wiped out by settlements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
American Artillery
On the Job In France

puffs when the shells struck and
telephoned back over the field
wires prescribing corrections in
the range until the puffs struck
the targets.
Above, airplane observers with
the American forces practice wire
lessing corrections for range.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
THERE WEEKS AGO

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 10.
American artillery has been in
France for some weeks, but the
war department recently adopted
the policy of Withholding an
nouncement of arrivals abroad, at
least temporarily, and it has al
ways ruled no mention should be
made of the strength Of the units.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
AVIATOR HAS A
NARROW ESCAPE

SACRAMENTO, CAL. Sept. 13.
Frank Bryant, San Diego avia-
tor, who is one OF the three fly
ers at the state fair, had mar
row escape while landing with his
machine today. Bryant was un-
injured, but his machine was bad
ly damaked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
Claim Italians Lose
100000 Men

VIENNA, via London, Sept. 13.
The Italians lost 100000 men,
including 10000 prisoners. in the
most recent, or 18th Izonzo bat
tie, an official statement asserted
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
INSURANCE BOOSTED BY
NUMBER OF BURCLARtES

to the public for popular sub
scriptions for extra police" said
Chief Smith.
with % extra men we will be
in a position to handle the po-
Icing of Tacoma fairly well. We
need so men, but 25 will do in q
pinch. If the public will pay for
these men during 1918, we viii
have sufficient tax revenue in
1919 to adequately increase the
department"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
CLERKS RECOVERY
ASTONISHES TACOMA

Tacoma people will marvel at
this clerks recovery. His stom-
ach was 60 bad he could eat very
little. Everything fermented and
soured. Had stomach cough.
Doctor advised buekthorn bark,
glycerine, ETC., as mixed in Adler
i-ka. ONE SPOONFUL helped
him INSTANTLY. Because Adler
i-ka empties BOTH large and
small intestine 1t relieves ANY
CASE constipation, sour stomach
or gas and prevents appendicitis.
1t has QUICKEST action of any
thing we ever sold. The French
Drug Co., Cor. 18Th and Pacific.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
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The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-06-01

old Job. 1t might be in America, and
1t might be out there at Coronado, or
1t might be In South America, Europe,
Asia, or"
II wonder if we can't find out all the
engineering work that Is being done in
the world and send representatives to
seek him." said Helen Illingworth.
Rodney laughed.
"To hunt that way would be like
hunting a needle in haystack. l can
not bid you hope that he is there; in
fact, | think it is most unlikely that
he would be any place near where the
Martlet people are operating, but
there's a chance, even if only the faint
est one
Well, women's hearts can build q
great deal on a faint chance. They are
calculated for the forlorn hope. And
80 Helen Illingworth stood on the steps
of the private car as it rolled across
the mile-long temporary bridge at Coro-
nado, and scanned the workmen
grouped on one side of the track, their
work suspended for a moment that the
train might pass on the wooden Tres
fling, in hope that she could see IN
one of them the man she loved anu
sought. And Rodney stood by her slde,
equally interested, searching the croWo
with his glance, also.
There was nothing in the town TO at
tract Helen out of the car. She nae
visited West and Southwest many
times. Colonel nlingworth, with hod
ney and Severance, there left the tram
Miss Illingworth decided to go into TN
hills and get away from the arid am
heated plains. A siding had been bull
near the steel arch under the slope 0
the hill from which the huge mes
arose, within two miles of the dan
and the car was to be placed there
The men left behind would use the pr
yate car of the division superintendent
of the railroad when they had enae
their several tasks. - ----
J Ito be continued)