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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23

1T has shown in favor of the strik-
Ing men. There can be no other
way out of the difficulty but q
victory for us il the public keeps
up its good work. never saw
the like of 1t before. Everyone
owning a machine is getting into
the habit OF being lonesome unless
he is carrying a big load"
Cites Wage Scale.
Taylor cited the wage scale Of
street car companies in other
Northwest cities, showing that the
pay Tacoma motormen and con-
ductoI5 Is from 10 to 25 per cent
less than in other places, and that
the hours OF work are longer in
every respect.
+. Hoover. international vice
president of the street car men 5
union, made a brief address, ex-
planning the cause for the Tacoma
strike, and declaring that the
strikers were pledged to refrain
from violence.
IL any trouble occurs here, he
declared, it will come from hired
thugs who are brought here for
the purpose of arousing public
opinion against the strike.
Safety, Efficiency.
Hoover dwelt at length on the
T. r. & p. Co.'S plea that 1t was
trying to furnish safety and eff
cheney in handling the public.
How can the company expect
either safety or efficiency when
it forces its men to work 13 to 16
hours a day, with only few
hours at night for rest?" he de-
manded.
1.-THE street car men want to
provide safety and efficiency, too.
But they cannot insure It when
they are dog-tired from one day
to the next because of the ex-
tremely long hours they are
forced to work in order to obtain
q living wage"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23
INVESTIGATE CAUSE
OF HAGUE BOX FIRE

Fire Marshal Harry Chantler
and local authorities have begun
sharp inquiry into the cause of
Tacoma's second disastrous fire
within week, which wiped out
the large plant of the Hague BOX
n Lumber Co., on the east harbor
line Sunday. The first fire oc-
Cured Tuesday, when the Taco
ma Fir Door factory burned to
the ground.
Yeterday's fire occurred at IL
o'clock. The mill was not oper-
ating, but crew of workmen was
making repairs to machinery in
various parts of the plant. The
blaze started in the planning mill,
and altho discovered by M. G..
a millwright, be-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23

child were slain with an ak
at Blue Island.
Mrs. Mansfield had sworn out
q warrant charging "Blackie.
with abandonment. 1t was the
similarity Of circumstances sur
rounding the two murders, wiki
erson says, that started him on his
present line of action.
Hypnotic Eye"
Everyone connected with the
strange case talks freely. Come
right in" was Jones greeting. He
seems unconcerned, except for his
wife's failing health. He ridiculee
Wflkerson-calls him a man with
q hypnotic eye," who has duped
his followers.
Business was never 30 GOOD,
he said by way of emphasiafng his
popularity. And our sunday
school attendance was never ~
ter. II averages 275."
II is five years since the ~
gedy. but the whols county ~ Il
q fever of excitement. There az
few '.neutrals." Half and kall''
is about how the Jones side" -
scribes sentiment. Ninety pr
oent are with us, say WiIkorBon'1
followers.
Even tha church people join n
the feudal rivalry and antogonl.n.
A wide automobile ~ 1e5
been worn n f1ont of ~ 1i<fIo
white home whero the--->
took p1nce. Qnee =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23
Russia Faces
New Dictator
Continued From Page One.)
committee of his sailors,

Continued From Page One.)
committee of his sailors.
The governments spy hunt was
continuing vigorously today. Evil
dence was obtained showing that
Madame Bumenson, identified as
one of the principal German agents
in Russia, had an account of one
million roubles (about $500,OO0)
recently replenished with 1,000,-
900 marks t$250,0O0) weekly.
During June she spent 10000
roubles (about $375,000) in prop
Uganda work.
Kronstadt, center of the mutt
nering sailors, is entirely cut off
from the world. From an officer
Just returned, Ii was learned to-
day that the sailors families are
now repenting of their disaffec-
ton.
Thank God," they are quoted
as saying, I'VE finally know what
sort of people the Bolshevikis are
to coax us to Petrograd and
then turn the machine gun on us.
We went to Petrograd with our
women and children expecting a
picnic and were killed instead"
SOLDIERS MUTTNY
UNITED Press Leased Wlre.)
PETROGRAD. July 23.-Rus-
sia's army on the southwest front
Is in q state of complete disor-
Rauization" with mutinoua sol
diers threatening to shoot those
who oppose them and long lines
Of deserters struggling to the rear.
The morale Of the fighters Is gone.
Il was this grave message 70
ee17l4 Y ths kovers zncnt'1 e1.l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23

Bar'men and other important
munition centers, all less
than 40 miles from the Hol-
land border, would be with
in 20 minutes airplane
flight and subject to con-
slant bombing.
Third, the Kiel canal, less
than 100 miles away. would be
subject to constant destructive air
raids.
Fourth, the British navy, us
Ing the Dutch coast as base.
would seriously threaten Heligo-
land and force the U-boats to re-
strict their activities to the North
Sea and the Atlantic.
Finally, Germany would have
q new set of lines, moro than 200
miles long, to defend. This would
call for a million German troops,
only by calling out the
last reserves and weakening the
French and Russian fronts to the
point.
There Il Of course danger that
<x3.1 n - y fm~aaX 1rs&a xh = wrMH. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23
AMAZING MURDER
The Trail of the Red AK!

wife slain with pick ak in
their home.
VILLISCA, Ia, June 3,
1912.-Joseph b. Moore, his
wife and four children and
Blanche and Lena Stillinger
slain with ak in the Moore
home.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, Dec,
1912.-Mrs. Mary Wilson
and Mrs. George Moore
slain.
BLUE ISLAND, ILL.,, July
5, 1914.-Mrs. William
Mansfield, her infant child
and her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Mislich,
killed with an ak In their
home.
HARRISBURG, Mo-, Oct.
6, 1914.-Mrs. b. f. Mat
hews. aged 80, killed In her
bed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23

fore 1t had attained any danger
Gus proportions, the fire pread to
all parts of the plant before an
alarm could be sounded.
All buildings of the plant, ex-
cept the office and warehouse,
were destroyed. The loss is over
$4,000. The fact that the stor-
age reservoir of the mill, usually
kept full of water for fire pro-
lection, was practically empty, Is
being investigated.
The Hague company was pur-
chased on an option by j. w. Bro
kaw last September. Extensive
engagements had been planned,
and will be rushed at once in the
hope that the mill can be dupli-
Gated before the end of summer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23

List of AK murders which
may have been committed
by the man who killed eight
persons in Villisca, la.
COLORADO SPRINGS,
Sept. 10, 1911.-Harry c.
Wayne, wife and baby, and
Mrs. A. Burnham and two
children, living next door,
found with skulls crushed
by ak blows.
MONMOUTH, ILL.,, Sept.
80, 1911-William Il. Daw-
son, wife and 13-year-old
daughter, slain in bed with
an AK as they slept.
ELLSWORTH, Kas., Oct,
1911.-William Snowman,
wife and three children,
killed with AK blade.
PAULA, Kas., June 5,
1912.-Rollin Hudson and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23

CONTINUED From Page One.)
plans a campaign for the repeal OF
the law.
Wilkerson, engaged first by
friends OF the dead man, then by
the county and later working In
dependently, began his public
speaking crusade after failure to
secure indictment on his evidence.
During his speeches Wilkerson
openly used the name of #. II.
jones in connection with the case.
Jones is bank president, imple-
ment dealer, former assemblyman
and for two terms was state sem
ator. He has been Methodist
Sunday school superintendent 25
years.
Loses SIandor Suit.
joe Moore, ak victim, formerly
worked for Jones. Then he went
into business for himself, where
upon Jones gave him a banquet.
Jones sued Wilkerson for $780,
900, alleging SANDER, but lost his
suit. Recently Wilkerson and
three others were arrested, chars-
ed with conspiracy to steal docu-
ments from the Jones safe. Wiki
erson was freed on $4,000 bonds
while big Joe Peterson cried,
make Il 100000. judge"
The present murder charge no
Icuses Kelly of the murder Of
Lena stfringer and seven others I
This wording has aroused Joe
6tillinger TO fighting pitch. Lena
8tillinger ras ! ! when she met
her dss1h, The oldest Of tft 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23
STRIKE TO WIN
UNIONS ASSERT

Tho Stone & Webster cor
poration of Boston Is making
an unpopular and unprofit-
able attempt to fight organ
lied labor in Tacoma and Sc
attic by refusing to listen to
requests of its employees for
higher wages and better
working conditions.
Ii cannot hope to win tho
fight, because organized In
Dor is determinedly standing
with the street car mon.
Even should be cars be Op-
Grated to full strength by
non-uniOn car men, union
men Of the two cities, who
form a large part Of the COM
pany's patrons, will not pat
ronize them.
With this stirring answer of Or
ganized labor to the fight put up
by the street railway companies
to dispute the right of its men TO
organize, Charles Perry Taylor,
secretary of the State Federation
of Labor, aroused several thou
sand hearers at Wright park Sun
day afternoon to tumu!tous ap-
plause Of enthusiasm. Taylor
predicted that the strike would be
a great victory for organized la
Dor, and urged everyone-strikers
and sympathizers-to maintain
the good reputation of Tacoma
strikers by refusing to tolerate
violence.
Thanks Public.
"The men now striking here re-
VOTED against working under I'M
bearable and tyranical conditions,
said Taylor. They organized
and organized we'll. When they
made their demands the street car
company's manager refused to
recognize them because they had
organized into a union.
Il want to thank the public in
general for the sympathetic spirit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-23
EXPLORING MINE,
THREE BOYS HURT

While three Tacoma boys, Alvin
Malstrom, John Kirkwood and
Harry Knave. were exploring an
mine at Ashford Sum-
day, one of them struck a match.
Accumulated gas exploded, injur-
ing all three.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
GLOBE MIAMI STAGE
 RATE STILL 35 CENTS

There win be no immediate change in the stage fare between Globe and Miami 35 cents This rate was put in by the state corporation commission as the result of a hearing on an applica- tion last spring by the owners of stage lines connecting those two points. It was ordered that that rate should be effective until August S1, yesterday.
 Early this week there was hearing on the application of the proprietors of a bus line between Giobe and Miami for a twenty cent round trip rate. This application was opposed. by the stage owners and the commission has not
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
INSTRUCTORS NAMED
 FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS

The executive board of circuit number 2 of public schools of Mari copa county has appointed Wilfred Biggs, instructor of manual training and Miss Nydia M. Acker, domestic science instructor. One day of each school week will be devoted to one of the five schools included in the circuit.
 The opening dates of the schools and the days on which vocation in struction will be given were an- nounced yesterday as follows:
 Balsz school-Opening date, Sept. 10; manual training and domestic science. Wednesday.
 Wilson school-Opening date Sept. 10: manual training and domestic science. Thursday
 Pendergast schcol-Opening date, Sept. IT; manual training and domes- tic science, Monday.
 Washington school-Opening date, Sept. r: manual training and domes- tic sciencs Tuesday.
 Roosevelt school = Opening date, Sept. IT; manual training and domes- tic science, Friday.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
SAN DIEGO CALLED
 MOST SUICIDAL CITY
(From Worlds Workl

The most suicidal city in the United States is San Diego, Cal, which had suicide rate in 1915 of 633 per 100000 people; the least is Holyoke, Mass, where the rate for the same year was 31 In 100 cities the suicide rate for l5i5 was z0.3 per 1oU.o00 peopie. flg
 ures running back ten years show precisely the same order of pre- cedence in different parts of the United States The eastern states have the lowest rate-from 1910 to 1914 it was 16.5-the southern states come next, and then the rate increases progressively as one goes west, reach ing the highest rate on the Pacific coast, and especially in California.
 Certain explanations come immedi- ately to mind. California attracts many inyalids, and despondency over their physical condition may increase the suicide percentage of the state. The Rocky mountain and Pacific states
 also draw thousands of men who ar
 seeking their fortunes-and a larg.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
|CE CREAM SODA
 RAS HIT LONDON
(By Lady Mary)

t6y Lady Nary
 London is having a new sensation, of more peaceful and pleasant char acter than matters connected with air raids. let me hasten to explain. It is learning something concerning the true joys of real American ice cream soda water and it's allied delights. As a rule, when you ask for ice cream soda water at a shop that advertises Q real American soda water foun- tain" you find yourself imbibing horrible lukewarm concoction with a mass of cold stuff at the bottom that has Jumps of salt and grit mixed up with it
 "I can't fancy why people talk so much about American drinks" l heard an English lady remark the other day, as she departed after tasting one of these terrible soft drinks''-'I think ehey are horrid.' And she is about right But this summer. when Amer ica and England are amalgamating so enthusiastically in matters of war, some peaceful citizen from the United States embarked on crusade and they are teaching the inhabitants of darkest London what a soda water fountain really should be like.
 It is not a very luxurious establish ment that has been set up in the West End on purpose to illustrate the art of the ice cream cult but evidently it pos sesses sufficiently attractive qualities to fill it with customers all day and as far into the night as the authorities will permit them to assemble. In fact, now that suppers are no longer obtain able because of the ruling of military authorities, it has become rather the smart thing to repair to the Amer ican ice cream joint after the tbeater.
 I was passing the other night and saw quite a fashionable throng of girls in evening dress and opera cloaks standing and sitting about the big open room eating ice cream or taking the usual flavors of ice cream soda through a straw. It is about as nearNas we
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

proportion fail in the quest. The east and south are more settled in their ways, less subject to sudden business and social upheavals, and consequently more the home of steady going people. The west is more adventurous and still attracts a considerable number of people whose varying temperaments and varying fortunes might easily eX- plain it's greater tendency to self murder
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

can get in London to being really lively and unusual in our conduct now adays, for restaurants are barred" af- ter 10 to men in uniform, and clubs close at II. Let's be really gay to- night and go to the America ice cream soda fountain" This is one of the daring things that the young London CTS of today manage to accomplish in their spare time,
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

The Poultry Department of the Uni versity of Arizona is planning a poultry breeders directory for the state of Ari- zona, and it is des.fous of obtainine the names and addresses of all poultr, breeders in this state, together with the breed or breeds in which they are es. pecially interested and offer for sale
 Write Charles R. Adamson. Head oi Poultry Department, University oi Arizona, Tucson-Ad>. ,
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
WATER REPORT FOR AUGUST s1
WEATHER TODAY
TRepublican A. p. Leased Wirel

lRepublican A. p. Leased Wire1
 WASHINGTON, D. C.-For Arizo- na: Saturday and Sunday fair; except showers northeast portion: not much change in temperature.
 Saturday local showers and cooler; Sunday partly cloudy, warmer east portion.
 New Mexico-Saturday and Sunday partly cloudy with local thunder thunder showers and cooler east DOT tiOn.
 West TeXas-Saturday cloudy, show CTS and cooler in the pan handle; Sun day cloudy showers except in south east
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
LEAVES FQR CH|CAG
 ID GET PAROLED MA

As the agent of Arizona Captan Rynning of the police reserves left lasl night for Chicago armed with requl- sition from Governor Campbell for the return of Charles Niver, paroied con vict to the state prison. NlVeF IS III custody at Chicago. word of his arrest having recently come to Arizona.
 Niver who had served for some time in the state prison was paroled on July 25. lie signalized his new-found free- dom by going to Fl Paso, where hs forged the name of Sheriff Armer oi Gila county to check for so9 ah'' cashed it. After that nothing more uas heard of him until q few days ago he was located in Chicago.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

Miss Bula Rose from Dallas, Tex, who has been spending a monh at the various coast resorts, has for the past two weeks been visiting her friend, Mrs. T. J. Smith, 320 East Portland street Miss Rose will leave thls evening for Fl Paso, where she VIII visit on her return home.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
Local Weather Yesterday

degrees.
 Deficiency in temperature since the first of the month, 53 degrees. : Accumulated deficiency in tempera- ture since January 1, 513 degrees. Normal precipitation January 1 to date, 4.96 inches Actual precipitation January 1 to date, 905 inches. Accumulated excess in rainfall Since January l, 4.09 inches.
 ROBERT Q. GRANT,
 Meteorologist
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

Miss Mary J. Brown of Tucson is in the city for few days visit. She is among the guests at the Adams hotel.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

R. Swatts, a commercial man of Los Angeles. arrived yesterday to call on his trade. He is registered at the Jef- ferson hotel
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

Palmer Harold SHaugstad will leave tomorrow morning for Iron Springs to be the guest of H. s. Goldberg.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

A real barbecue dinner and parpe- cue meat for picnics to be had at the Second Baptist church, corner of flth street and Jefferson, Labor day start ing at 10:30 a. m. Come and help d good cause. We mean to please you Ally
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

David Goldberg. of Goldberg Broth CTS company, will leave in the morn ing for Iron Springs to spend Sunday and Labor Day with his family, who are surrinering at the popular Phoenix colony
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

SOMETHING NEW-Bessie' banjo orchestra at Patrick's Hall. Come
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

MT. and Mrs. W. J. McAtee. well known people pf Miami, arrived yes terday and are registered at the Adams hotel.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

Mrs. J. T. Bone. Miss Callie Bone and Miss Hughie Bone arrived last evening from Flagstaff. where they spent the summer.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

yet reached a decision. In the mean time continuance of the order putting in the 5 cent one way fare has been continued until decision has been reached
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

Carl Cambridge a driller. who re- gently obtained employment with the government through the local civil ser vice office, left last night for Bremen ton, Wash, where he will be employed in the Puget Sound navy yard.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

Dr. Roy Thomas, who has been spending his vacation in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Pomona and Pacific coast beaches. returned yesterday after being away for the last two months. Mrs. Thomas and children will return about October |
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
LOCAL WEATHER YESTERDAY

U. s. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau, Water
 Users Building
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

other points of interest in the north ern nart of the state.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
PERSONAL MENTION

Misses Edith and Gladys Morton of Kansas City were among the arrivals at the Adams hotel yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

HEAR Bessie's banjo orchestra. Pat rick Hall tonight.-Adv. Ii
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

Mrs Sanford Denny left last even ing for visit of several weeks with relatives in Los Angeles and Balboa Say.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

Miss Anna May Daly will leave this evening for a months vacation on the California coast
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

Leon $. Jacobs left yesterday for three months absence in Prescott and
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-08-06
Ballots for Both
in the
Pine Tree State

DR.. Edward H. Parkinson Of Chicago
odileo at the headquarters of the
Meh Equal Suffrage League on
Thursday, Aug. 2, to inquire as to the
progress of the movement here, DR..
Parkinson is lecturer and newspaper
correspondent known throughout the
country as his articles have been pub
hshed In 2400 papers In the country
reaching 25000.o00 people. He has been
prominent in public affairs in Chicago
Tor long time and passed this last
winter in Washington following yari-
Gus matters Of public interest there. He
dld not WISH to return home without
making a visit to Maine, where he had
never been before although he had long
been an admirer of the State and of
the public men whom it had contrib
uted to the nation.
lie spoke with keen appreciation Of
the various measures in which Maine
had lead the country and looked for
them to take an advanced stand on the
Suffrage issue.
DR.. Parkinson has watched very
closely the participation of women in
the elections in Chicago and states
that woman suffrage has conclusiyolv
demonstrated its success tbere and
that there is no thought Of a return to
the Old system but that the partial
suffrage which women now have in IL
llnols where they may vote for mu-
nlclpal officers and in Presidential cleo
tions will shortly be extended to full
suffrage.
In the first election in which women
voted in Illinois some four years ago
the women closed tho doors of over
100 saloons. The women vote in large
numbers. averaging at least two women
at the polls for every three men.
DIR. Parkinson laid a special stress
upon the Improvement in the tone of
the polling places since the women had
participated In Chicago. the largest
city in the country. thousands Of
women voted without the slightest dis
tErbance or insult. The last election in
Illinois was very closely contested but
there were no disorders al any Of the
polling places and the mon and women
alike stood patiently in line awaiting
their turn TO vote just as they await
their turn in the theatre line or else
where. The men and women go 10 the
polls together Just as they go to the
theatre or the church together but the
women follow their own notions in sup
porting candidates or measures just as
they follow their intelligent course in
other affairs and the women have Of
ten been instrumental in defeating the
undesirable sort of candidates.