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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
FRISCO
APPEALS
TO u. S.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81
The city of San Francisco may call
on the L. s. government to COM
pei the United Railroads to allow
municipal railroad cars to run
over its tracks, it was reported OH
good authority this afternoon.
Mayor Rolph, it is understood,
was considering a plan of asking
the government to aid him in fur
nishing service to employees of the
Union Iron works where $4,000
men engaged in construction of U.
S. ships threaten to strike unless
they get adequate street car serv-
ice.
The mayor is said to plan oper-
alton OF municipal cars from sec
lions of the city where Union Iron
works employees live and wants
the government to support the
plan as "a war emergency" Unit
ed Railroads cars have not ben
operating in that district because
of the strike
The United Railroads sent its
first car over the Union Iron
works route in several days short
ly before noon today and promised
to continue this service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
wealth CONSUMPTION
FORCES BLOCK BILL

of the extremists, who demand
60 or so per cent war profits tax,
is to be accepted
The new cloture rule may he
resorted to by those favoring a
quick vote.
II two-thirds of the senate
members present support the cfo-
ture motion, no senator thereaft-
ter may speak longer than one
hour, nor more than once on the
pending measure.
Adoption of the cloture rule is
favored by the finance commit
tee, which sees long fight ahead
on war profits and incomes.
The Johnson-Borah group will
vigorously oppose cloture, and
La Toilette, who has a program
of his own increasing war profits
and incomes, is bitterly opposed
to it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
Own Your Own Home Times Realty Ads Tell How
LIKE WAR
AGAINST CAN1U

Mexicali of 500 we'll equipped and
well drilled soldiers, with ma
chine guns and light cannon.
Other garrisons bring his military
strength up to approximately
1000.
The reported individual power
Cantu has been winning for him
self and appointment of Villistas
and "0antuists" to his official
staff, are said to have incurred
Carranza S wrath and d'strust.
That he plans to overthrow
Cantu and set up a government
absolutely under his own domin-
ance is the opinion here today,
while the situation is being
watched closely or a move of the
CaTanza garrison toward Mex
cali.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
FEAR u. s. DRIFTS
TOWARD PACANISM

To combat this the committee
recommends:
Enactment of state laws requir-
ing notices of impending marriage
to be posted several days before
issuance of license; abolition of
common law marriage, wherever
recognized; and finally, in states
where only absolute divorces are
granted, provisions for legal sep
aration be made.
Modern pictorial reviews and
the movies also come in for their
share of condemnation.
lone of the most serious as
saults upon morality of the coun-
try today is manifested in indecent
illustrations In some publications
and filthy stories in debauching
magazines" says the report.
Then there is the established
fact that high percentage of
photoplay productions deal with
crime. There is the fact that of
the 100000 daily attendance
at picture shows from 25 to SO
per cent of this attendance is made
up of children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
IS
HEARD FROM
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81. =
Is Bradley Jones, Carnegie Insti-
tute explorer, dead-a victim of
dread fevers of the South Ameri-
can jungles?
That is the query of Jones San
Francisco friends today following
receipt Of a letter written by him
two months ago while in an Indian
village at the head of the Amazon
with one companion, planning to
plunge into the jungle in a last,
desperate attempt to reach Lima,
Peru.
The letter was a farewell, in
case his attempts to reach the
coast should fail. 1t told of a
perilous trip up the Amazon and
how their provisions were lost
when their canoe capsized.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
WANTS HER
DAUGHTER

Benjamin H. Mccormick, from
whom Anna Mccormick was di.
vorced in 1915, is preventing their
daughter from visiting her mother
as provided by the decree, or the
ground that the mother is living
in a place which is not fit home
for the girl; whereas she is ac-
tually housekeeper in a highly
respectable hotel, alleges Mrs. Nc
Cormjck in an affidavit filed In
superior court Monday, asking
that her former husband be made
to allow the girl to come to her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 81.
Efforts to hasten action on the
war tax bill were blocked in the
senate today by the wealth con-
scription forces.
Senator Simmons tried four
times to limit debate on the bill
itself or on the income and war
tax sections, only to have objec-
tion raised by Jones, Washington,
and La Toilette, Wisconsin. He
finally notified the senate that
when the postal rates and pub
fishers tax sections are disposed
of he will ask consideration of
war profits.
Harding, Ohio. urged immedi-
ate action, saying "the country
should know what burdens it must
assume-particula If the view
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
SEE STRANGE
AIRPLANES
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SEAL HARBOR, Me-, Aug. 81.
Flying at an altitude of about a
mile and moving at great speed,
two strange airplanes passed over
here at twilight last night, 1t be-
came known today. Later they
passed over Bar Harbor.
The bodies of both machines
were torpedo shaped and unlike
any known type in this country.
They carried no lights and disap-
peared, flying northward. The
leading machine, it is said, was II
giant, while. the other was much
smaller. Army and naval author
tiles today declined to comment on
the incident.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
KNOCKED DOWN AND
KICKED, HE CLAIMS

Thomas Jones, foreman of the
Clear Lake Lumber Co.. Eaton
Vile, told the police Sunday aft
ernoon that he had been struck in
the face. knocked down and then
kicked, by two men whom he be-
lieved to be |. w. WIS, at the cor
ner of 18th and Broadway, at l
O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
BOY CHOIR SINGS
AT WRIGHT PARK

Rev. A. e. Cooke, of the First
Congregational church, Vancou-
yer, b. c., was the principal speak
er at the union service in Wright
park Sunday evening. He spoke
from the text: "As a man thinketh
In his heart, so is he" The Whit
ney boy choir of Spokane sang.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
RUSS TROOPS
WIN FIGHT
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PETROGRAD, Aug. 27.-Rus-
sin troops on the Rumanian front
northeast of Soveia recaptured
from the enemy a height which
Teutonic assaults had at first
forced them to relinquish, today's
official statement declared.
On the Black sea front the war
office said troops cooperating
with the Russian fleet raided Or
du, blowing up IL motor boats
and seven Feluccas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27

Miss Ruby Mullen, 6213 Mont
gomery street, who recently won
an automobile in a circulation con-
test held by a morning paper, ran
into an auto driven by Mike Roges,
93S South e ST., at Division and
st. Helens avenues Sunday after
noon. Roges' machine was
smashed and he and his passen-
ger, Mrs. Colaydis, were cut by
glass.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
WOMEN TAKE MEMS
PLACE IN ONE BANK

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81
Invasion by women of the bank
vaults and the sacred ground be-
hind the wickets, for many years
a privilege reserved to men, has
been brought about by the war.
Fifteen per cent of the force of
one bank, drafted, has been re-
placed by women.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
U.S.. TO SEND
1000 DOGS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.
America is going to send a war
dog division to France. Secretary
of War Baker today approved
bill introduced by Senator Brady,
Idaho, to accept as a gift 1000
dogs to be trained for militry pur-
poses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
SUBWAYS TO
RUN TODAY

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NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Danger
of another tieup in the New York
subways was averted today, it was
announced by Vice President
Frank Hedley, when enough coal
to run the trains was received.
The coal situation is clearing
up. We have coal at the power
house and more on the way. There
is no danger of a tieup today"
Hedley said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
.SSE O. THOMAS, JR,

ozU IHcOma BIdg.
FOR SALE CHEAP - Small house
and two lots 60x115 each, all in
berries garden and fruit trees;
located at Manitou Park. Phone
Madison 456.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
Sumner Dairy Ranch

ABOUT best place in the valley To-
Gated at Sumner, 80 acres all
available; large Groom house. big
barn for 80 head of stock, silo,
700 feet of frontage on the Pa
cific highway; some fruit trees
and garden for family use. Ranch
Is now rented for $54 per month.
possession can be had in so DAYS
time. Price $4,000, and terms IL
desired.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27

MAIN 30O9 h bis:.. ..d M hS9s
Storage. Nights and gunday9
N A IN sees
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-27
LOST

LOST-On the Mountain road, tan
leather bag containing articles of
clothing and name tag. Mrs r.
II. Newburn. Reward. Times
K-3
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17

stroyed. Mr.. Maiden states that this
stock could not be replaced for q much
greater sum than the original invest
ment. IL 1t could be replaced at all. on
account of the scarcity Of this product.
Three families were driven to the
streets only partially clothed when
the flames spread to the rear of their
homes, inflicting loss which will
probably aggregate in the vicinity OF
$4,000. Ed Hagerman suffered a loss
estimated at $4,000 to his house. barn
and furnishings. The other losses were
H. Tunison. house and furnishings
$500, and Barney Miller, whose house.
suffered a similar loss.
Six barns and sheds were also either
partially or totally destroyed by the
flames. The Hagerman and Miller
barns were burned to the ground. In
the latter case, twelve head Of cattle
and one horse which We're in the barn
were released just before the flames
cut off all avenues of escape. Sixteen
tons Of hay in the loft of the Miller
barn added to the fuel for the con-
fiagration.
Losses We're inflicted to four other
barns: II. Tunison, $500; Fred Teitsch,
$3.50: Mike Manjoine. 500, and Mrs
S. Erb $50. according to their respec.
tive estimates These losses are all
said to be partially covered by insur-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
TEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
Fire Threatens City Block and Causes
Loss Estimated at $4,000.

Muscatine, April l7.-F'ire Of an un-
known origin which for a time threat
ened to wipe out an entire block de-
stroyed ten buildings early Monday
morning on the east side Of Mulberry
avenue between Fifth and Sixth
streets
\ loss estimated at $1,000 resulted
from the blaze but it is believed that
only the unrelenting efforts OF the fire
department prevented the damage
from reaching tremendous figure.
The alarm was turned in shortly after
O'Clock after the blaze had already
nearly consumd three barns and when
the fire fighters arrived on the scene
they faced the most serious blaze
which has fallen to them to combat
since the Lilly fire Of more than year
ago
Ralph Maiden, proprietor OF tbs
Maiden Broom factory. just across the
alley from the Hascrman barn, where
the fire was discovered. suffered tho
greatest loss His entire stock o!
broom corn. blooms and other mater
ials as well as the machinery having
been destroyed either by the blaze OF
water Mr. Maiden estimated the loss
inflicted to his property at $4,000, part
OF which Is covered by insurance. The
loss Is made greater by the fact tina,
his entire stock of broom corn. now
at premium on the market. was de-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17

to have high figures for my stuff when
Il goes to market or else lose out. ]!
Uncle Sam comes along and tells me
must sell at a price that will not
pay for the big investment l have
made I am gone and that's all there
Is to It." The renter paying high rent
and hiring high priced help Is also
asking himself and occasionally other,
what Of the prospect Of selling his pro-
ducts under possible government regu-
lated prices.
A tenant farmer was inQuiring about
"a certain region of cheap land. He said
in substance, I'D like to go somewhere
aud get a place Of my own. Renting
land here is all right except In one
particular and that one exception
spois the whole business. rent
farm run down in field and premises
l go to work to clean 1t up and bring
back the fertility that 1t had before
abuse damaged it. My landlord is will
ing that / should do this. He encour-
ages me in my efforts and often will
ingly furnishes grass seed and build
ing and repair material which together
with my labor make the farm produce
tive and the home comfortable. Then
somebody else comes along and wants
to begin where I leave off. He offers
more rent than | am paying. have
been working all this time to raise tho
rent on myself for the average land
lord rents to the highest bidder. Then
| can either pay the extra amount
demanded. start in on another rent
raising project for another owner OF a
rundown farm or crowd somebody else
out Of his temporary abiding place In
the same manner that ! was removed
In case decided to leave. The great
est difficulty in the way of success for
the Iowa renter Is the short lease,
usually the only kind of a lease he
can get"
Frank Stielow believes that the av-
erage farmer could solve the hired help
question to a great extent by the In
stallation Of labor saving devices
around his yards and buildings and he
has proceeded to put his theories into
practice. Gasoline engines line shafts,
belts, levers and other machinery are
met at every turn in his barns, gran
aries and other buildings. For example
he has run a double wire from the
wash room TO post set in the yard.
When Mrs. Stielow wishes to hang
out" IA washing she pins the clothes on
the line inside the wash house. pulls
level conveniently placed and sends
the clothes out into the yard to dry.
OF course !. is q reversible S5E.-!"-
ance and the same lever properly ma
nipulated brings the dried clothes back
Into the room About the only limit
to the possibilities in this line rs that
Of the mechanical ingenuity Of the
farmer who seeks TO make machinery
do the work OF men and in this case OF
women also. c. f. Wilson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
FARMERS DISAGREE
As TO PROPER TIME
TO BEGIN SEEDING
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora April 17.--One of the farm
ing questions that never was and per-
haps never will be settled definitely Is
| What is the proper time to be&in
seeding small grain in the spring! II
| Is always the same; some men are eX-
| planning or apologlzing for not being
| in the field and others are going thru
! the same performance because they
are in the field. The first mentioned
are aware Of the fact that ut is get
| ting late in the season" but they do
not see that this justties going into
| fields that are muddy and UNIT to
farm mot for awhile yet" Another
declares that he doesn't propose to pc
forced into his field merely by the ex-
ample of one or two nelghpors VINO
always get out before the ground is nj
| to work, he is satisfied that 1t is TINS
which keeps the, average Iowa oats
yield about ten bushels per acre lower
than 1t ought to be and that extra
early farming Injuries the soil so that
five years Of careful handling is neces-
sary TO bring it back to its original
condition. Stili another admits that
the ground ought to be in proper condl-
ton before attempt is made to farm II
but Tom Megaw always commences
to SOW oats before winter Is over ana
somehow or other he always has as
good or a little better crop than any
body else" One thing may be said OF
farming in this locality, there has
never been crop planted that re-
ceiVed the care that Is being and VIII
be exercised in the work this year for
every farmer realizes the unusual mn
portance to this and many other coun-
tries of what he will accomplish in the
line of foodstuff production during the
five or six months next to come. The
acreage here Of each kind Of, crop
seems to be In about the same proper
ton as in other years. Perhaps there
will be some ground planted 70 corn
that was intended for meadow owing
to the winter killing of new clover.
The potato acreage appears to be
rather less than the average, owing
largely to the unusual expense in
VOWED in the item OF seed.
one of the finest little punches of
cattle on feed in this territory is that
Of Frank Modlin. east OF town. he
has twenty-siX half blood yearins
Herefords in his feed lot that have
been there since last fan. The man
who has stock intended for near future
marketing doesn't take at all kindly
TO the idea of government fixing OF
prices. Said one Of these, Il paid hign
prices for my feeders last fall. fed up
what corn | raised and have bought a
good many hundred bushels besides at
the current high price. lust a short
time ago I paid market price for an
other big crib of feed. Ny all is in
vested in cattle and hogs and I've got
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
PRESERVE The BEAUTY
OF YOUR FURNITURE
Follow the Method of Famous
Furniture House

Ninety-nine times out of a hundred
when piece of furniture is discarded,
it is because the finish has gone. Other
wise the article is as serviceable as new.
Preserve the finish and you save the
piece.
The method used By the famous To-
hey Furniture Company Chicago and
New York; 10 to clean and maintain the
finish by the use of an old secret form
ula developed through many years Of
experiment and research. This prepara-
ton is now available to the public in the
form of Tobey Polish, sold by the better
stores everywhere.
Tobey Polish cleanses thoroughly,
easily and quickly, without hard rubbing.
and wipes off dry. 1t removes the foggy
appearance from mahogany and obscures
small blemishes. 1t is perfect prepa-
ration for automobile bodies.
Try it and see how much better it is
than anything you ever have used. Costs
no more than other polishes. Bottles,
Csc and SOC: quarts, 81. Your own
dealer will supply you.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
HANDLE SOIL FOR BIGGEST CROP.
Proper Handling Of Peat and Alkali
soils viii Add Bushels to Yield.

There are thousands of acres OF
drained peat and alkali soils in north
ern Iowa, heretofore unproductive, that
will produce excellent crops this year
If they are handled correctly" says
the head Of the soils department at
Iowa State College.
Freshly drained peat that is from
ten to thirty inches deep will produce
from two TO three tons per acre OF
mixed timothy and alsike clover hay.
or fne crops Of potatoes and other
truck crops" he says, whereas the
same soil viii probably not grow q
bushel Of corn or oats. This Is not the
time to make a mistake in the crops
to be planted on peat.
Drained alkali soils can be made to
grow good crops OF Csrn this year, II
six or eight loads per acre OF straw
manure are, plowed under this spring.
II manure ID available. 1t Is not too
late to use 1t on alkall soils. No other
treatment will prove helpful for this
years corn crop"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17

WINTER WHEAT IMPROVING.
Better Stand in Southwest Than Early
Reports Indicated.

Council Bluffs; April 17.-Reports
from numerous sections of southwest
ern Iowa to the effect that with the
advance OF spring there are many
wheat fields that are found to be in
fairly good condition, is about the best
kind of news that has developed con-
corning the years crop prospects
That the losses, however, from winter
killing will be heavy, is conceded, but
the acreage of wheat that will be
saved is gradually increasing.
Urgent demands for cash grain again
sent prices TO new high levels in all
positions last week. Hard wheat sold
as high as $3.50 q bushel. % cents over
what was REGARDED as a sensational
record the previous week. and car of
No. white corn brought $3.50, up 10
cents from the preceding weeks best
price
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17
PROPER MANAGEMENT N
WILL AID FARMERS
TO INCREASE CROPS

To Iowa farmers who are writing
many letters to the soils department
! at Iowa State College to ask how they
! may get an extra ten or twenty bushel
yield per acre from this years crop.
Prof. w. II. Stevenson, head Of the de-
partment, offers these valuable sug-
gestions:
Use every bit Of manure available.
Every acre Of average Iowa soil receive
Ing eight to ten tons Of good manure
now win produce an Increased yield Of
about ten bushels Of corn or other
crops in proportion. The manure may
be applied to land plowed for corn or
potatoes or used as top dressing for
wheat, clover, alfalfa. timothy or pas
ture. Moreover, the MANFRED land Will
produce larger crops for many years
thereafter. Now is the opportune time
to clean up every shed and feed lot
and put the manure on the land, where
1t Will surely increase crop yields.
Prepare a better seed bed than COM
monty found In Iowa. Crop yields can
be largely Increased If every field 10
plowed, disced and narrowed properly.
Disc land before blowing to pulverize
surface soil. This fne soil 10 then
turned under by the pillow instead Of
clods that keep moisture from the
roots in hot weather. In efforts to
speed up corn production, however,
DO not make the mistake Of plowing
land much deeper this spring than 1t
has been In former years. Bringing
raw subsoil to the surface this
spring by deep blowing may result IN
a decrease Of from ten to twenty BUSH
els Of corn per acre. Deep. blowing Is
recommended. but in a field shallow
plowed for some years |. should be-
done in the fall. Fall plowed land
should be disced as early as possible
this spring. Repeat discing every two
or three weeks In case OF corn land I'M
I'll crop is planted to insure mellow
seed bed and destroy weeds.
Cultivate often and thoroughly. The
Importance Of this to kin weeds and
conserve moisture can not be over
estimated. -
Plow feed lots and put in corn and
other crops. 1t is not too late to pillow
and prepare for planting thousands of
acres of land that have been used for
feed lots and similar purposes. Much
Of the soil in these areas Is very fer
tile and Is especially adapted for corn
or for forage crops such as rape. sorg-
hum and millet,