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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
Pretty Salesgirl On Joyride Is Killed
FOOD BILL in DANGER
LIBEL ON
TACOMA

1t is no secret here or elsewhere that Ia
coma has been having hard time raising her
100000 Red Cross quota. And few individ-
uals who have had the actual responsibility of
directing the campaign are mean spirited
enough to permit the blame to attach to the
people at large.
TT is A LIBEL ON TACOMA.
The blame belongs right on those same few
individuals who were organizing the canvass.
They bungled Everybody in Tacoma, and
that includes this paper, would cheelfully over
look their failure and say nothing, were they
not loudly trying to shift the blame and excuse
themselves
One hundred public spirited business men
worked hard for one whole week soliciting con-
tributiOns. They met a ready response wher-
ever they went LabOrers on scanty wage
and rich bankers alike gave freely according to
their means
But the names were assigned in so inefficient
a manner that the committees found themselves
obliged to chase from one end of the city to an
other then back again, to find the persons as
signed They crossed the trails of fellow work
ers constantly. They found others had "beaten
them to- someone whose card they held. AS a
consequence, some buildings were canvassed
until the occupants were harassed by commit
tees and other willing citizens were completely
overlooked
Furthermore the contributions that were
made were wretchedly tabulated. The total
fluctuated up and down like Nebraska barom-
eter In tornado time. 1t probably was not cor
rect any day during the week. This continually
deceived the workers.
The people who were asked to give, gave lib
orally. The volunteer committees devoted
thousands Of dollars worth of high priced tech
nical and professional mems time to seeing
those they could reach. The slowness in reach
ing the desired total is due solely to the ineffi
cient conduct of the headquarters, directed by
a man drawing salary for his bungling.
And this we record simply in justice to the
fair name of the city at large
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
BUILDINGS GOING
UP AT ARMY POST

Construction of headquarters
for the Hurley-M Mason Co., from
which the building of the Ameri-
can lake army cantonment will
be directed, was under way Mon
day. The contractors headquar-
tiers are to be located half a
mile east Of Dupont station.
Work on headquarters build
ings for Mai. Stone of the quar-
termaster department, who is to
have general supervision of the
work for the government, will be
started Immediately nearby, 1t
was announced.
Mai. Stone, in a statement
Monday absolved the railroads
from all blame IN the short delay
which followed the awarding Of
the contract. He declared he
was responsible for the delay,
and that II was necessitated by
the need OF having the plans fully
completed before actual construc-
Francisco, local longshoremen
say, but Is a decided increase.
They have been receiving 90 and
821a cents on coastwise cargo.
The increase In wages was ef-
fected tremendously, and came as
a result of the shortage OF labor
in the Northwest, II was an
nounced.
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(Special to Tho Times)


PORTLAND, Ore, June 26.-
Uncle Sans young soldier lads
training for the trenches at
American lake this summer shall
not want for the gentle, refining
presence of the eternal feminine.
The big war camp is not to be
entirely devoid OF her humanizing
influence, says Larry Heating, pio-
neer theatrical manager and
patriot.
BE 1t ever so humble" said
Heating, announcing his plans
here today, there is no place like
a the-ayter to inspire men to
brave deeds and chivalry."
Heating is going to do his bit
by sending to the lake encamp-
ment burlesQue company of is
principals and SO aesthetic chorus
girls.
Simultaneous with his an
nouncement there was wild
rush of charming beauties To
Keating's office, all anxious to
obtain booking in the American
Lake Musical Comedy company's
chorus of high stepping broilers
Most of the members of Lyric
Musical Stock company, which
has just closed season of sue
|cessful burlesque here, will be in
cluded in the American lake ag-
gregation, including the ballet OF
barelegged dancers who recently
turned the tables on squad OF
rockies, who shot at them with
pea-shooters while the ballet was
going on, by announcing that they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
.R0HlB| TI0N
Fight uPSETS
THE SENAT (!
Omitted Press Leased wireD

Omitted Press Leased wireD
WASHINGTON, u. g.,
June .5.--Thc liquor ques-
ton has hurled confusion,
dismay and vast uncertainty
into the senate fight for food
control.
just as II appeared that
the administration, holding
the upper hand with the aid
Of powerful republican sup
port, WAS 10 force passage
of the bill this week, the
"bone dry" amendment adopt
cd by the house completely
upset everything today.
"Wets" who favored the bill
are hedging. 'Drys" are split on
the extent to which war pre-
should be inaugurated
at this time
Danger of filibuster by the
liquor contingent In the upper
branch was admitted.
AS a result OF the confusion
which has arisen over Sunday, the
senate agriculture committee
postponed its meeting today. OBJ
viously this was done In order to
what Is the extent of
house action against liquors, beer
and wines.
Want Public's View.
Reaction from the country IL
awaited as a guidance.
Meantime Senator Cham berlain
in charge OF the food bill, de-
clared today that the senate would
agree to the house amendments
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
POLICE
DIET AIN
PAR Y
CUni,ed Press Leased Wire.

NEW YORK, June 25.-As
Henry ID. Cruger, ia her of Ruth
Cruger, the high school girl muir
dered and buried by Alfredo Coo
chi, took the witness stand to
tell how the police bungled their
probe of the case and let Cocchi
escape, New York today recorded
one murder, one disappearance
and two midnight attacks on
other girls.
Helen Wheelan, II, a pretty
salesgirl, was shot dead during a
JOY ride brawl. Her body was
found in ditch. Six of her COM
paniOns are under arrest.
Police are seeking Pearl Fisher,
whose mother reported her mys-
FERROUS disappearance June Z.
She worked for a paper box COM
pany on the Bowery.
Shamming Hysteria?
Edith Miles and Mary Egan
were attacked by two men on their
way home at midnight.
Miss Miles was Knocked sense
less and was being dragged toward
a Swallowed lawn by her assailant
when Miss Egan's screams brought
Louis Paurand and his son, who
captured both men.
Cocchi may be shamming hys-
terra and preparing through his at
torney to endeavor TO establish
an insanity defense, in the belief
of authorities here.
All of Cocchis relatives being
comparatively poor, there is much
speculation as to where the aeI
cused man Obtained funds to en-
ploy such counsel as M. Venturini,
one of the leading attorneys Of
Italy.
Watch Prisoner.
Cocchi is said to have changed
his story of the killing of the lit
tie New York school girl and pro-
fesses to remember none of the
details.
A constant watch is being main
tanned over Cocchi, and every pre-
caution has been taken to prevent
his ending his life, following an
attempt at suicide by ramming
his head against the cell wall.
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ton work started.
Four additional truck COM
panies are to be sent to Tacoma
Immediately to handle the work
of transporting supplies, 1t was
learned.
Capt. Ball of the Quartermas.
ter department announced Mon.
day that 65 motorcycles and 20 OF
80 three-quarter-ton REQ trucks
will arrive at the lake before the
end of the week. They will be
used for dispatch service and for
hauling supplies.
Forty cavalrymen OF troop A,
Ellensburg and troop d of Spo-
kane, left the Tacoma Armory at
1880 Monday morning for their
ride to Ellensburg, following a
week Of intensive drilling at Amer
lean lake camp.
They will stop Monday night at
Renton, Tuesday night at North
Bend, Wednesday night at Easton,
Thursday night at Gle Elum, and
Friday night they expect to reach
Ellensburg. There the troop d
men, under Capt, futile, will
board to train for Spokane.
On the trip they will, receive in
struction on how to handle them
selves on the march.
The 9th company, engineers,
went through a strenuous drill at
the lake Monday morning.
Capt. Carter announced that the
war department is working on ex-
tensive plans to get q water sup
ply for the army cantonment.
Whether the supply will have to
come from springs or wells OF
from the Tacoma city water sys,
tenn. has not been determined.
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to the bill, including the bone
dry section.
As a result of the house action
and the situation now existing in
the senate the war tax bill being
drafted by the senate finance COM
mittee Is left in midair.
Approximately $4,000, 900 is
levied under the proposed bin on
beers and wines, which will have
to be furnished from another
source il manufacture OF these is
prohibited along with distilled
spirits.
Three Groups.
There are three factions
among the drys in the senate
those who favor only a constitu-
tional amendment for complete
prohibition, stopping both the
sale and manufacture of all in
toxicants; those who favor only
the curtailment OF distilled spir-
It's manufacture and those who
want to 20 ahead and force the
senate to adopt the bone-dry
food bill provision adopted by the
house.
President Wilson will make his
senate fight for food control with
out compromise.
Friends OF the administration
measure are In complete accord
with this, and declared today that
opposition In the senate, numeri-
cally. at least, Is confidently OK
pected to be no greater than in
the house, where only five votes
were cast against the bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
Birds Scold
Until Girl
DigsWorn1s

There are several rea-
sons why Caroline Dunn
bolton, a school girl of
Puyallup loves to work In
her garden.
Not the least of these,
says Caroline, are two
young robins which visit
her every day while she
works and pick up the
worms she unearths with
her hoe.
IF / pay no attention to
them these robins sit
there and scold at me un-
til / satisfy them by dig
ging worms for Them" she
says.
Caroline is a member of
the girls canning club at
Puyallup, and is raising a
garden SO she can have
something of her own to
can.
She keeps a little record
OF her work to see whether
she will make a profit
from her garden and her
canning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
wan rs
POWER
Lam 7

Urging the city 10 Duy tne bepp
power site on White river before
Seattle purchases II, or suffer
power famine with our municipal
plant in the next few years, Com
missioner of Light and Water
Gronen formally asked the coun-
ell Monday to permit him to In
troduee an ordinance Wednesday
calling for the purchase of the
million dollar plant.
Gronen wants to issue utility
bonds of the light department for
payment of Hebb's pricee
lie said In his lettf TO the
council Monday that the surplus
earnings of the present power
plant would Immediately take care
of the interest on the debt OF the
new one, and that the expected in
crease of municipal electric busi-
ness would permit retirement OF
the bonds speedily.
VIII Introduce Measure.
Gronen presented number OF
reports of Norton l.. Taylor, en-
gineer in the light department,
and other experts, regarding avail
able power plant sites on Uuget
Sound.
He declared that no site was as
suitable as the Hebb location, and
that although the price was ST.
900, 600, the city would be able
with this site to dominate the
10
Members of the council agreed
to investigate Gronen's reports
Tuesday morning. They also gave
him permission to introduce his
ordinance Wednesday, calling for
the bond issue of q million dol
lars, but did not commit them
selves as to their probable action.
Seattle Wants Site.
Gronen's haste in asking for the
Hebb site was caused by two new
circumstances. Figures showing
the increase of the city's power
business, and conservative esti-
mates of future business, indicate
that the present power plant Will
reach its capacity in short time.
The city of Seattle has adver-
tised for bids for power site and
plant. Hebb is preparing to Of
fer to build a plant and sell 1t to
Seattle. Bids will be opened
there July 20.
The Hebb site, located on the
White river 80 miles from Taco
ma, has facilities for generating
four times the capacity of the Mis-
qually plant. There are 1000
acres of land. a natural reservoir,
and sites for power house, 100
foot-wide flume, settling basin,
forebay and intake.
Business Growing.
Increase in the business of Ia
coma's light department is indi-
Gated by a report from Gronen
that the daily consumption in
June, 1916, was $500 kilowS
hours of electricity, while yester-
days total was 10000 kilowats.
There Is new business in sight,
contracted or promised, that will
add 10000 kilowats 10 the load
by December, making the total
304 900.
In low water periods, with pres
ent reservoir facilities, the Mis-
qually plant cannot handle any
more Juice than this load.
whichever city, Seattle or Ia
coma, gets the Hebb site, will
dominate the power field in the
northwest" said Gronen. "If /
had that site, l would not sell 1t
for 100000. The city will be
in position to enlarge the scope
of its business, and handle all
new industries that want power, II
1t gets a new plant. Without II,
we will be tremendously handi-
capped"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
Oh, Soldiers, Lookee!
All For Your Benefit!

were knitting sox for the COM
pany to which the recruits be-
longed.
Heating says he anticipates
there will be $4,000 people at the
war camp, and the burlesque COM
pany, aside from furnishing en-
tertainment for the boys, should
be a good investment for the man
ageemnt.
He says he will build tenn
porary theater, within a short
distance of the military reserve,
under canvas. He hopes to open
July 10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
Heave-ho! Shipmates!
Bend All Oars to This

fish Hopping in the water near
the boat.
They procured net and landed
the fish on the deck. Investiga-
ton revealed 1t was scalded about
the head.
The members of the crew ex-
press the opinion that the fish
jumped from the water just as the
fireman started to blow off the
steam and the sealding steam
caught the fish squarely in the
head. The fish, a pickerel, weigh
ed eight pounds and was dressed
and served for supper to men,
hers OF the Gro
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25

WAGES GO UP

Thru an agreement made be-
tween the International Long
shoremen's union of Puget Sound
and the Waterfront Employers
association Saturday afternoon,
Tacoma longshoremen are now
receiving larger wages than they
did before the strike last summer.
The new scale calls for 60 cents
an hour for straight time and 30
cents overtime on coastwise car
go, and S. cents straight time and
81 overtime on trans-Pacific
steamers.
The agreement is not the same
as that recently reached at San
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
Grass
Cutters" Used
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

SAN FRANCISCO, June U.s.
Lieut.. Bert Hall of the Lafayette
escadrille American aviation sec
ton of the French army, left for
Washington today to urge ON the
war department officials the
French system of training airmen.
This consists in teaching stu
dents to drive their own planes
on the ground, In grass cutters"
instead of sending them into the
sky with instructors in dual con-
troll machines,
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Special to The Times.)

BREWERTON, N. Y, June 20.
"Wednesday evening the tug Isa-
belle tied up at the dock for the
night.
There being high pressure Of
steam in the boiler the fireman
blew II off before banking the
fire.
The exhaust pipe is just above
the the water line of the tug,
therefore hot steam shot across
the water for some distance.
When the steam was shut OFF
menahara NJ tho Grew saw n large
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
CONGRESS TO QUIT
EARLY IN AUGUST

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 2b.
Congress will adjourn between
Aug. 1 and Aug. 16, Majority
Leader Kitchin predicted in the
house today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25

SILVER LINING.
Anyhow, we won't have TO
water the lawn for day or
Great Britain viii be fin
ished i'm two months, accord
ing to a German admiral. This
is a generous extension. The
time was up June 4.
THE MARINES.
As scrappers--land o. Goshen
They beat the well-known band;
They're hades on the ocean,
And sheol on the land.
B. l.. T.. Chicago Trib.
Several Tacoma classes are
being formed to teach soldiers
French. What gOod'll French
do them when they get to
Berlin?
Inmates OF Prison Take LIB
erty Bonds. saltwater. Mimi.
Gazette.
The accent being on the bonds.
Where Is King Constantine
going to eat his Christmas
dinner.
AN INDIANA PATRIOT.
fFrom the Steuben Republican.
George Willennar. of Otsego
township, laid an egg on our offioe
table.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
BANK cLEARINGs.

Clearings .........$ 404,264.7t
Balances ........... 42,4B9.7S
....... 1,109,345.0s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
Field
FOrGOddess

The standing of contestants in
the race for goddess of the Peo-
pies Patriotic Fourth OF July cele-
bration at 2 p. m. this afternoon
stood as follows,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25

SILVER LINING.
Anyhow, we won't have TO
water the lawn for y day or
so.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25

Greetings, has the rain
ruined your cherry crop?
Ours, too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-25
WEATHER

Tacoma; Fair tonight; Tues
day, fair and warmer.
Washington: same, except
near coast.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03
H8NN0QRUNDLES AN
NL PIGE his ARMY
Il no. 1 c zones Out Of Wash
ington Wheel All No.
Is Are It.

WASHINGTON, D. @, July 2.SFur-
tier details Of the plan by which the
Young men to compose the new nation
si'afmy WIN be selected tmpersonally
nom washington were learned.
Under the plan proposed by Gen.
CroWder every card In every registra-
tioii unit in the United States will be
numbered from one up to the limit OF
registrations in that unit
Corresponding numbers will be
placed Ia q box and drawn out by the
military and naval committees OF the
House and Senate until as many num-
hers are drawn as are necessary to
make up the 100000 men who will
be,selected at the first drawing.
Thus, for example, II the committee
should draw out Of the box No. 1872.
every young man in the country whose
stration card bears the number 1872
would be- regarded as selected for SER
Vice. The provost marshal general has
recafyed from each registration unit
word OF how many registrations there
ware in that unit.
How System viii Work.
The. numbers to be placed in the box
wiil be numbered up to the highest
number OF registrations In the largest
unit IN the United States
Thus, II No. should be drawn out
bySthe committee it would mean that
there viii be one man drawn from
every unit, but If a high number, such
100, should be drawn no man would
be selected, from many units, for the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03

Which brings to mind the popular
retort of the married man to the spe.
cious recruiting sergeant who shook
his head and said: Move don't
want married men. Don't you get
enough fighting at homer" and the
volunteer replied: "sure. But want
to be on the winning side once"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03

Judging from the recent volunteer
calls from headquarters, it looks as
though the married men are safe on
the first draft at least.
The one regret is That the slackers
who rushed to get married after the
call came may slip through that way.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03

Jess Willard refuses to fight Fred
Fulton because Fulton hasn't proved
himself a worthy contender-Willard
is now on the road with a circus.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03

disappearing and expects to be on the
mound shortly.
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R1 ne.frY BROWN.

NEW YoRK.-If you do not fly you
country's flag above your DOORSTEP
you may prove that you have
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03

dab fans remind one Of the grimness
Of life even in the midst of leisure,
although the soldier boy smokes and
smiles while the Red Cross nurse is
demure and dainty.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03

Low water pressure during day is
thought due to people sprinkling grass
during forbidden hours Of a. m. and
Z p. m.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03

Police gives orders to rigidly prose.
cute autoists who violate law by using
binding headlights.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03
reason that there we're not that many
registrations in many places.
lnsures Fair Drawing.

II by this process any state should
he called on to furnish more than its
fair quota of troops, its numbers would
be reduced without affecting the draft.
because large surplus Of men will be
drawn to provide for such emergencies
It has been determined by the pro-
yost marshal general that this is the
best method that can be devised to
insure fair drawing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03

Statistics show that the majority OF
ballplayers. who quit the game go into
the pooIroom business.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-03

TWenty!thlrd Parcel.
Beginning at point common to the
lands of Chris. Tetrick, U. S. Sturn
and the herein described tract; thence
by U. S. Sturm N. SO deg 43 min. w,
847,54 feet to lands OF E. R. Cunning.
ham; thence by E, R. Cunningham S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-16
ARSENAL TOHAVE
INCREASEDGUARD
More Companies Of Sixth Regiment
Are DO Be Sent fo Local Govern
ment Island Soon.

More troops are to be stationed at
Rock Island arsenal, it became known
today. The three other companies
which. with Company A OF this city.
go to make up the First battalion and
perhaps tbe entire Third battalion, win
Join the Second battalion at the local
government island.
The other three companies Of the
First battalion now In mobilization
camp are p Of AIedo, G Of Galesburg
and . Of Oak Park The Third bat
talon is com posed Of Companies I Of
Morrison, Is Of heWanee, l. Of Free
port and III Of Chicago Heights. with
the machine gun company If Geneseo
and the supply company Of G8lena.
The Second battalion. which has been
at the arsenal for several weeks. is
composed Of Companies il of Sterling.
# OF Moline, g Of Dixon and II Of Mon
mouth
The military quarantine under which
Company a viii remain during the
next week at Rock Island arsenal, 1T
is learned. is not as severe as civil
quarantine. The men are only re-
CURED 10 remain within their company
street and are not permitted to m]nEje
with the other troops On the island.
Reports that an officers horse was
shot from under him at she arsenal
Saturday could not be verified today
Rumors. said TO be based on state
ments which came from reliable
sources, had IL that an ordnance de
tachment officer, while riding on the
island. was shot at from ambush, the
bullet striking the animal
Lieutenant &. q. Reid Of Dixon, who
is In charge Of recruiting for the Sec
1ud battalion. Of which Company A
has been temporarily made q part,
since il was ordered 10 report on the
island. announces that interest con
tinuas to be manifested by many young
men Of the city in national guard ser
vice. More applicants have been Sc
cured and will be sent 10 the arsenal
for examination.