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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-08-09
discuss their relatitve obligat iJons
to the army canhonment.

discuss their relatddye Obligations
to the army aantonment.
The complexion Of the conference
will he made up of Frank Thorm-
ton, chairman of tine board of
Polk county supervisors; Mai. M.
A. Builder, construction quartermas-
ter of the army camp; l. p. Wolf,
sanitary engineer, representing TIN
Omitted States government; Ralph H.
FaNon on Ashton Clempns OF the
Chamber of Commence, Ralp,h Boil
ton or C. L.. Herring of the Greater
Des Moines committee, Donald Greer
man or j. A. McKinley of THE Des
Moines Commercial association. Karl
G. Kastberg, city engineer; rep
resentative from THE Trades and
Labor assembly, Adj. Cen. E. Loo
gan, aid members of the city coun
Gill and Governor Harding. The gov
ernOr will preside at the meet
ing. Both he and MIR. Fairweather
with impress upon THE conference
the need for suitable moral COM
dhtions surrounding the cunscript
army, the need of fanilitdea to make
tor proper movement OF camp life
and the part chat country, state,
county and city must play with the
establishment Of a city half tine
size of Des Moines at Camp Dodge
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
BY Edgar g. Wheeler

OLYMPIA, Jan. 10.-Because
the house was not considered spa
cious enough to accommodate the
crowds who wanted to see Gov.
Lister safely landed in office, the
inaugural ceremonies were held
in the main floor corridor of the
state house.
The spectators stood on the sec
ond floor and looked down over
the railing.
When they did the same thing
four years ago, the weight cracked
the ceiling and threw scare into
some of the more timid ones.
This year those in charge of ar
rangements got an engineer to
pronounce the building safe.
But the engineer Couldn't
satisfy the famous MIR. James
Dya1, colored official sinner
of shoes of the Legislature for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
Meath, were sworn in.

The governor in his message
renewed a number of iecommen-
dations made to the last legisla-
ture, and made several new ones
on points which are expected to
make the session one of special
| interest.
He outlined clearly his attitude
on prohibition, saying the benefit
to the people is so apparent that
| ! believe you will be acting wisely
if you enact into law at this time
a measure that will bring about
absolute prohibition in the state.
For Notwithstanding.
He renewed his recommends
ton that an appropriation be
made to permit the state to help
the civil authorities to enforce the
prohibition law.
A non-partisan election
bill, he said, should cover all
state, county and city Off
cials.
Calling attention. o the fact that
under the provisions of the state
constitution 1t is the duty of the
legislature to re-apportion the
members of the senate ard house
according to population, and that
the last two legislatures have fail
ed to do this.
Governor Lister added:
81 believe a higher degree Of
efficiency would be secured if the
state had but one legislative body,
consisting, say, of five members
from each of the five COMPRESSION
al districts of the state, and re-
specially recommend that this
suggestion be given consideration
when the question of legislative
apportionment is taken up
Settle II Once For All.
Referring to the situation ex-
listing between the higher educa-
tional institutions of the state,
| and the work of the educational
survey commission, the message
declared the work of the legisla-
ture ought to be "along lines of
settling for all time the differ
ences of opinion existing between
those in charge of the different
institutions. 1t also ought to be
based upon permanent and not
temporary advancement OF the in
stitutions."
Gov. Lister doubted whether
the state could afford to make
the rapid progress recommended
by the educational survey COM
mission.
One of the elements, he said,
entering into the desire for elm
ination of duplicated courses of
study was that of reducing cost;
whereas the commission in its re-
port recommended the raising Of
Continued on Page FiYel
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NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-Another
series of bitter court battles, in
which Harry Thaw, slayer OF
Stanford White, will first endeav-
or to avoid being returned to New
York state, and if unsuccessful.
will then fight to the end to avoid
being committed to Matteawan,
was expected here today.
An Old Trick.
With the indictment and search
for Thaw on charges of kidnapping
and whipping Frederick Gump,
19-year-old boy, all the testimony
introduced in his murder trials In
an effort to prove him insane was
recalled. Evelyn Nesbi;t, divorc-
ed wife of Thaw, told of his
throwing scaldaing water upon a
bellboy in hotel. Another wit
ness told of his beating girls with
a jeweled whip.
Frank p. Walsh, former head
of the government Industrial re-
lations committee, who placed the
charges against Thaw, was in
Philadelphia today with the Gump
boy.
Sent For Boy.
Thaw had met the boy in Cali
fornia, Walsh said. He wrote him
numerous letters after returning
east, always attempting to per-
suade him to come to New York
or Pittsburg. He finally sent him
$50 and Gump's parents decided
to permit the boy to take advant-
age of Thaw's offer to enroll
Gump at Carnegie Tech.
"At the New York hotel, Thaw
had reserved a big suite on the
18th floor" Walsh's statement
said. He had even rented two
adjoining rooms, which think
he did to prevent strangers from
hearing the cries which came later
from his apartment.
Awed BY Splendor.
1T VS. Gump's first trip alone
and the splendor of his bedroom
somewhat bewildered him and IL
was some time before he retired.
Soon Gump heard the door
open. Almost instantly the lights
were switched off and the boy saw
Thaw, armed with a short, stocky
whip, make for him.
Gump tried all the windows,
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THAW FORTUNE
IN new FIGHT

even intending to jump out of the
latter, but found them locked.
Thaw, the statement declared,
chased him about the room, welt
ng him with whip until he fell
unconscious.
when he had beaten the boy
the statement declared, until his
back and legs were covered with
blood, Thaw quit the room as sud-
denly as he had entered"
On the next day guard took
Gump out for a walk. That even
ing, however, the boy escaped and
returned to his home.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 10.-Harry
Kendall Thaw is now on his way
to New York and will probably
surrender to the authorities of the
Empire State for trial on an in
dictment charging that he kid
mapped and brutally whipped Fred
erick Gump, Kansas City youth,
at the McAlpin hotel in that city.
That was the declaration short
ly after noon by Stephen Stcne,
Thaw's attorney.
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, moth
er of Harry, admitted her pres
ence at the Beechwood Boulevard
home shortly after II o'clock.
She denied all knowledge of
the whereabouts of her son.
Servants said that Mrs. Thaw
had "just come home" None
about the Thaw home could be
found who had seen her enter this
morning.
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PICKETING BY
WOMENSTARTS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-Car.
'rying their fight for suffrage tt
the gates of the White House, IL
Congressional Union women pick
cts took their positions at the east
and west entrances to the man.
sion grounds at 10 o'clock.
Immediately upon arrival of
the silent sentinels," attaches
went into conference to discuss
ways and means of dispensing the
women should any demonstrations
occur, or should the silent sen.
tinel' program draw crowds about
the gates.
At 1890 President Wilson re-
turned from his morning goli
game and ran the gauntlet at the
west gate.
The suffragists did not recog-
nize the White House car until
after the president had passed.
He smiled as it rushed between
the sentries.
The suffragettes have been or
dered to keep silent and stand
with thir backs to the fence, go
that all passersby can see the vel
low banner on which is inscribed
in black, Mr.. PRESIDENT, what
will you do for woman suffrage?"
An idea of the earnestness with
which the women intend to go
into its picketing came this after
noon when it was announced the
silent sentinels would be gradual
ly increased until 5000 will be
surrounding the executive mansion
grounds by Inauguration day
March 5.
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ALSO RECOMMENDS
N0NPARTISAN Bill. !!
Especial to The Times.)

OLYMPIA 10gh touched Listers the
the Il bonedry
BILL to the
would
islatve body
Observation-Disclosures state of
a
The oath of office administered by Chief Justice Ellis of the state
old time friend of the
BY previously arranged pn the senate and house met in joint session
a
Lieut. Hart Kelly
their places beside the governor.
the Olympia Methodist church the
members the house
NpabWar in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
MOTOR TRUCK
FOR TACOMA

COMMISSIONS Atkins took his
first step towards motorizing the
department of public works We'd
nesday by calling for bids for a
p ton truck for use as gravel
conveyor.
In a short time, Atkins will
purchase a 3-ton tractor, with q
5-ton trailer. The machines will
be used extensively next summer
in the graveling of city streets.
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can get by with a lot less money
than that.
From all indications the "bone
dry" bill, to be introduced by Rep.
e. +. Halsey of Asotin, will be
pushed through both houses early
in the session.
There appears to be little Sc
rious opposition to the measure,
which has the backing of the Anti
Saloon league.
1t prohibits intoxicants ofevery
KIND from the state, except for
sacramental purposes. II permits
the sale of alcohol for mechanical
and medicinal purposes only.
Announcement OF committee
appointments will be made Thurs
day, followed by the Introduction
of a flood OF bills, the drafting OF
which is keeping all the stenog-
raphers in Olympia busy.
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.STRING-ON-FINGER
PRACTICE NOT YET
GONE TO DISCARD

The quaint practice of tying a
string about a finger as a remind
err of something or other mas not
entirely passed.
Marshall j. Hill, chef at the
Peerless grill, was observed thus
adorned this morning when he
boarded a Pacific avenue car to
come down town to work.
He explained that the cord was
to whisper to him tea, tea, tea"
For two days consecutively he
had neglected to take home any of
Tom Lipton's famous blend, and
his wife had resorted to the old
fashioned string.
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ichest hill in the world.

Misers are as rare as cats in
Butte. The altitude is too high for
them. Everyone seems to spend
with the easy extravaganza of the
born chance-taker.
Wine and women of a sort, are
friendly rivals for the gold of the
jewellers. They get a big slice OF
that 100000 payroll, though
wide-open Butte closes Its saloons
at midnight and segregates these
women in brick pen.
Wages Are Soaring
The mucker buys as fine a
planked steak as does the copper
kings manager for whom he
works.
He doesn't yelp when eggs soar
to 81 dozen.
He dresses his Judy O'Grady in
Continued on Page Five.)
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CHARGES
MOVE IS
REVENGE

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Jan. 10.
Mayor Hiram G. Gill an
nounced today that no eX-
poets to be indicted by the
federal grand jury now i'm
session, following the confess
fison of Longan Billingsley,
king of the booze ring, who
has already pleaded guilty
to conspiracy to violate the
federal liquor laws.
Gill declared he expected to be
acquitted when brought to trial.
In connection with ellis an
nouncement, it was reported that
indictments would be returned
against ascore of policemen and
alleged bootleggers and that San
Francisco liquor firm might be
involved
Denies Guilt.
Mayor Gill's announcement
came five days after he had de-
MED rumOrs that the Billingsely
confession involved him.
Gill denies guilt and declares
the Billingsleys are trying to "get
even" with him for having pros.
ecuted a vigorous war on then
last summer, and smashing vi
several of their drug stores by thu
dry squad.
Patrolman c. ]. Mullen, charg
ed by the federal authorities will
having attempted to obstruct jus
tice by trying to induce the Bill
ingsley brothers to leave the coun
try, has stated today, accord
ing to United States District At
torney Allen, that he met the
Billingsleys on the order of Chic
Rockingham, who had previously
suspended Mullen "as a STALL
Had Second Star.
A star, other than the one TAX
en- from Mullen by the chief wher
he was suspended, was found or
his person when the federal of
ficers sprung their trap after
having secured a photograph rec
ord of Mullen's talk with the Bill
ingsleys.
Rockingham and the mayor de-
nounced Mullen as a nut, or a
liar"
A score of policemen have been
subpoenaed to appear before the
federal grand jury.
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When the sergeant-at-arms
of the senate .'waits upon
you," it's time for you to
reach for your pocketbook
and smile.
Two beaming newIyweds
were waited upon" i'm the
senate Tuesday. Senator w.
v. Wells of Skagit had to buy
cigars. Senator II. A. Hutch
inspn of Spokane got by with
setting the senators up to a
key of unfermented cider.
Hutchinson, just back from
his honeymoon, appeared
bright and early in the SEM
ate a day late. He was deck
ed out in a big pink carna-
ton and crooked smile I'm
honor of the occasion.
Behind the scenes, how
ever, he wasn't in such good
sql 10 IsuuosI9d eqL .IouunV
committees had been settled
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TODAY's CLEARINGs

two sessions.
mo, sab; dis amt no place
fO' me-" said James. LAS
time j heard the floor go
bang! bang!' an I thought
the whole place was going
down."
James was nowhere to be
seen when the governor be-
gan his message.
He said he could read the
document just as well some
time later i'm the day.
MIR. Dyal has the reputation of
knowing more about what goes
on in the two houses than the
members do themselves. He also
presides at the inaugural ball,
opening the limousine doors and
welcoming guests.
All day he's been worried to
death because his official uni
form hasn't arrived from Seattle.
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y
Woman Hurt In
Auto Accident

Driving from Olympia to Ia
coma Tuesday night, Mrs. A. H.
Thomas, Whitehall apartments.
No. Broadway, was injured
when the auto skidded on a curve
near the prairies and struck
pole. Mrs. Thomas was thrown
out and severely bruised. She was
brought to the Tacoma General
hospital Mrs. Thomas refused to
give the name of her companion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
BILL TO AID
CITY SUPPLY
FLATS JUICE
Especial to The Times. }

OLYMPIA, Jan. 10.-A bill
which If passed will directly af-
feet Tacoma in furnishing the sup
ply of water and power to the
New Todd Shipbuilding plant and
other new concerns on the tide
flats, was introduced in the SEN
ate today by Senator Wray of King
county.
1t provides that any city OF
town owning gas, water or cleo
trio plants has a right to dispose
of the supply remaining after the
wants of the inhabitants have been
served, to any person outside the
city limits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
LIGHT DEPT.
WILL EXHIBIT

The city light department will
advertise its product.
By vote of the council Wednes-
day, it was decided to place an
electrical exhibit at the permanent
manufacturers show in the Taco
ma building. The show is visited
by thousands of tourists annually
Use of electric current for cook
ing, light and heating will be adj
vocated. together with publicity
regarding the, city's low rates.
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and Mr.. Hutchinson wanted
to know why he'd "been left
out I'm the cold"
The senators told him to
"cOme early next time and
get a front seat"
IL doesn't seem to pay for
a gray haired senator to take
unto himself wife.
But you can't leave Tom Muir
phine of Seattle out in the cold.
He may not have returned to the
legislature, but he's booked for a
good job as assistant attorney gen.
eral, drafting bills.
While he's waiting, Tom is
playing golf to pass the time
away.
State officers from the gov
ernor down found out that
they were elected Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
ALLIES REPLY TO
BE DELIVERED SOON

LONDON, Jan. 10.-The allies
answer to President Wilson will
be handed Ambassador Sharp at
Paris possibly today.
1t will not be made public for
several days, an agreement for
simultaneous publication in Eu-
rope and America having been
made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
CENTRAL POWERS
TO URGE PEACE?

ROME, Jan. 10-German Chan
cellor Won Bethman-Hollweg is
preparing a note in which he will
define the war aims of the central
powers and outline peace condi-
tions acceptable to them, dis
patches from Lugano asserted to-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10

Speaker Kelly told them so
at a joint session Of both
houses called to hear the cam
vass of the votes.
Attorney General Tanner
saved the state a lot of time
by ruling that the state could
get by all right without the
usual long-winded check of
all the counties votes.
Gov. Lister has attached his
John Henry to bills Nos. / and 2.
They involve the small sums OF
100000 and $4,000 for the ex-
pense of the legislature and fol-
printing respectively.
It's in the air that something
may be heard later of how that
100000 is going to be dishsd
out.
Senator Landon is one. at least,
who is satisfied the lawmakers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
GREEKSFAVOR
ALLYDEMANDS

ATHENS, Jan. 10.-The crown
council of Greece favors accept
ance of the allies demands as
outlined in the note just received,
according to an apparently reli-
able reported circulated today.
Prompt answer of Greece to the
original allied demands was re-
quired by an ultimatum deliv-
cred to the Greek government yes
terday by ministers of the entente
powers. This insisted upon a re-
ply within AZ hours.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
HEARST GETS
DELAY in SUIT

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The
news piracy injunction suit
brought by the Associated Press
against Hearst's International
News Service was postponed I'M
til next Tuesday, at the request of
Hearst's lawyers, when called up
for argument before Judge Hand
in the federal district court here
today.
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Mayor Gill Expects u. S. Indictment In Booze Case
LIFE one WILD
FLING NOW in
RIOTOUS BUTTE
BY JACK JUNGMEYER

BY JACK JUNGMEYER
BUTTE Mont, Jan. 10-Here towers the richest
hill in the world
On it's crest the winches whine of millions in divi
dends.
Under it 10000 miners burrow out the precious
"copper" zinc, gold and silver, digging the tunnels of
Babel"
And between catacomb and derrick lies ugly, TO-
mantle old Butte, once uncouth camp now probably
of millionaires galore
Butte, bower of the buxom copper "war bride';
staggering with 1000 600 monthly payroll; drink
ing, feasting living for today.
The war and 30cent copper have given it superla-
tive prosperity.
came to this city of chance, magic and royal ad-
venture to see if its 900 souls were happier than
other folk; how they are spending their big bonus
wages what it means to live, work and play on the
richest hill in the world
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FINE FOR OUR
SHERIFFS, Ell?
Especial to The Times. J

OLYMPIA, Jan. 10.-Senator
Client of King county must have
his eye on a sheriff's job.
Today he introduced a constitu-
tional amendment removing the
two-year term limit from the Of
flee of sheriff: then introduced
two bills, one providing for a four
year term, the other increasing
sheriffs' salaries all along the
line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
JONES BLOCK TO
BE RUSHED ALONG

The Jones building, that will
house the Pantages theater, will
be rushed through to completion,
and no more delays will be caused
by waiting for steel, as the ma
terial is on its way west now, an
nounces William Jones, the
owner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
BEOUEATHS PUFF,
ETC. TO CHAUNCEY

NEW YORK, Jan. 1U.-Chaun-
cey Moorehead, clerk, was be-
queathed Mrs. lisa M. likes pow
der puff and cut glass perfume
bottle. When friends went to de-
liver them, Chauncey had moved.
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BY Mabel Abbott
No, this is not a duck.

NO, tbs Is not q duCK.
1t was dug out of "a hill of
potatoes at Evaline, Lewis
county, by William II. Fehse,
who now lives at the Nor
wood apartments, nth and
Yakima avenue, Tacoma.
:, ~ was doing a little ranch
ing" says Fehse, land when
! dug this potato out of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
CLUB TO AID ORCHESTRA

Tacoma Commercial club Is ask
ing for so guarantors to aid the
newly organized Tacoma SYM
phony orchestra, as the club
wants that organization to con-
tinue playing in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10

Pretty fair bull, I'm the New
York Journal Of Commerce:
"The Leyland liner Armenia
was torpedoed and sunk by a
German submarine. The ves-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
DO YOU KNOW

A handkerchief isn't made for
warmth.
A Milwaukee marvel has invent
ed a ladder with ventiIating holes
between the rungs. II Is thought
by scientists that this solves the
problem of ventilating ladders.
In Orkansas there are a lot OF
razor-back hogs but as yet there
are no safety-razor-back hogs by
Luther Burbank.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10

No, that sound Of great
masses of moving men that
you hear up ON the hill Is not
the first brigade of troops
coming TO American lake; IL
is the old court house force
leaving and the new one ar
irving.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10

ground 1 thought l was see
ing things"
The resemblance to a duck
is weird in its fidelity. The
potato has an eye just about
where the ducks eye would
be; a rudimcntary tail points
perkily skyward, and the
thigh is clearly formed.
The potato is on exhibition
i'm the window of G. IL. Man
ley g. Co.'S cigar stand, 9th
and Pacific.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10

When little Benjamin bites his
finger nails he gets rap over the
knuckles, but If the baby eats his
whole foot the folks think II cute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10
Talk O the Times

sci was carrying 1,444 mules.
consigned to the port Of
Avonmouth. A large number
of the missing are American
citizens"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10

If you asked a true pessimist
what was the greatest thing that
ever happened he'd say 1T hasn't
happened yet"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-10

Speaking of beans, n Du-
pont man has had one mount
ed and wears it I'm a stickpin.
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Greetings, have you leased
a site for your shipyard?

Thank heaven, those Christmas
bills are paid.
That reminds us; this
penny postage idea rlay not
be entirely advantageous. We
might get twice as many bills
IL letters went for a cent.
The high cost of living in the
navy, according to the quarter
masters report, is lower now even
than before the war. They can't
be using many navy beans.
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ALI you need to do in order to get
The Times delivered by carrier to
your office or home is to cali Main
IL and give your address.