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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
Discovered; Place to Get
Something for Nothing

It's one place you can get some
thing for nothing-the record
room in a phonograph store.
It's the place of free concerts.
The record-room is divided into
little booths. There you go in to
try out records.
You may hear as many as the
clerk will play for you. You listen
and choose and sometimes Just
listen.
"Get me, where Did Rob-
insOn CarusO Go With Friday
on Saturday night" says a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
PICkETINC
BY WHEN PIERCE
(Suffrage Organizer.)

WRITTEN FOR THE UNITED
PRESS.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. II.
-Picketing a president is more
difficult and more exciting than
just ordinary picketing.
Before / began, | thought 1T
would be a very monotonous JOB.
I find it is full Of thrills.
We decided to picket the presi-
dent because we wanted, as he
himself said, "to concert public
opinion" believe we concert
ed a good deal of 1t yesterday.
1t was pretty cold day to be-
gin. But we had our reward.
Not Impressed.
The only persons who were not
impressed visibly were President
Wilson and Secretary Tumulty.
They are difficult to impress.
Incidentally, 1t is rather humor-
Gus for the president to say he
can advance no further than his
party" Long age we-and a lot
of people throughout the country
very rightly gained the impress
sion that the party generally fol-
lowed President Wilson, provided
President Wilson asked-or drove
them to follow him in about
anything he decided on.
Indians Go In.
When we took up our station
at 10 in the morning we were
told the president was playing
golf. When he came back half
an hour later, he must have seen
us long before he got to that gate.
1t is hard not to see the Congress
sional Union banners.
He gazed stonily ahead, how
ever.
Secretary Tumulty did the same
when he came in.
Just as the federal amendment
has failed to exist for them all
these years, so did our purple,
white and gold picket yesterday.
Our first excitement was the en-
try into the grounds of a dele
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to get joint committee appoint
ed to consider the repeal OF
freak" and "obsolete" laws was
sprung as usual in the senate
this time by Senator A. A. Smith
of Clallam.
The resolution was promptly
put to sleep in the judiciary COM
mittee.
But not before that great ana
noble statesman, James A. Client,
of King, had protested, declaring
'it is notorious fact that the
state of Washington has passed
more legislation than has been
adopted in England since the
Magma Charter"
Senator Dan Langdon put II
up to Client to name one "obso-
lete" law, and the doctor took his
seat.
Declaring that the hackers of
tho capital removal initiative
measure which failed to get the
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cation of Indians. They had
come to call on the Great White
Father.
/ wondered if the reception the
president gave them was quite rs
chilly as the one he gave us the
other day.
Margaret Smiles.
Miss Margaret Wilson passed
out the gate several times and her
smile and apparent interest some
how made up for her fathers lack
thereof.
Police have given us advice as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
Shush LeutenantGvernor Mapped During Listers Inaugural

In an awful silence of one Of
the committee rooms, the oath of
office was administered to James
Organization Dyal, famous dark
Seattle bootblack, now serving his
second term as master of the
cloak chamber and overseer of
polish, at a salary of 81 q day.
James Organization attached
his mark to written oath to fol-
low to the letter the rules of the
organization.
> Speech waxed brilliant during
the fight in the senate Wednes-
day to get Tom Murphine, former
progressive member of the house
from Seattle, appointed as one of
two assistant attorney generals to
draft bills for the legislators.
Finally 1t broke out into poetry.
When Senator Jesse Jones of
Tacoma saw things were going
Toms way he got up and spoutej
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woman with New York &C.
cent to a demonstration.
IL do so like Caruso's sing.
ing, l know it will be good"
she adds.
A very precise girl comes
in. She asks to hear Alma
Gluck I'm the Nightingale"
song. Then the "Sextette"
from Lucia"
Then she comes quite close
to the clerk and whispers.
She listens to love song.
81 never like the Hawaiian mu-
sic until / heard this 'O'Brien is
Learning to Talk Hawaiian" sByI
a short man with a twinkle in his
eye.
Send out a couple of them. My
married daughter will like one,
too. That's a real classic to me-
~ think you mi hit let me
take as many as l want so
the family may help select
them" says a girl in a vel.
vet coat.
She's told she must buy
half of what she takes on
trial.
She takes two.
"She'll be back with one of
them," says a clerk. "Ten
to one she's giving a party
tonight"
How much do you charge t0
hear Mccormack for Is minutes?'
asks man with we'll worn shoes
He sits in the demonstration
booth an hour never taking his
eyes off the front of the phono.
graph.
IT'S wonderful" he says as he
thanks the clerk. I'm saving t.
get one. 1t won't be long now till
can do it."
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END LEAK
INQUIRY


WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. IL.
Investigation of the leak to
Wall street of advance informa-
ton regarding President Wilson'S
note to belligerents came to an
abrupt end today.
The house rules committee de-
feated the second Wood resolution
providing for probe of Thomas
w. Lawson's charges and refused
to take up his first resolution for
a general probe.
By strict party vote the Camp
bell republican, resolution for
an investigation by a select COM
mittee was defeated.
Whitcwashes Lawson.
Thomas w. Lawson was purged
of contempt by the committee S
action. Democrats voted ad-
investigate the leak.
Brokers' wires from Washing
ton fupished the original tip to
Wall street, James Riley, manag-
ing editor of the Wall Street
Journal, told the house rules CON-
mittee before the vote was taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
ROTARIAN ADMITS
ONCE IN A WHILE HE
IS ABSENT MINDED

George B. Woodbridge, secre-
tary of the Rotary club, is alb
sent minded. He admits 1t.
There's no use in trying to
conceal it," he says, because I'd
probably do something next min
ute that would give me away.
Like the day l drove down to
the office in the morning, tied
my horse outside, and at noon ran
right past the animal and went
home on the street car"
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PIERCE
LANDS
PLumS
(Special to The Times. }


OLYMPIA, Jan. 11.-With the
announcement of committee APP
pointments by Lieut.. GOV. Hart
and Speaker Kelly at noon today,
the house and senate got down to
real business.
Interest in the fight between
the University of Washington AMI
the State college grew when the
announcement of the personnel
of the new higher educational In
stitutions committee of the house
led to assertions by friends OF the
L. of w. that il had been stacked
against the state university, just
as it had been in the senate until
insurgents forced Lieut.. Gov. Hart
to enlarge it three members.
Fairchild Gets Two!
The chairmanship, however.
went to L. II. Guie of Seattle, and
the committee included Victor
Zednick, who was member of
the educational survey commits
sion. With Walter Christensen
and Robert Dryer, this makes
four King county men on the COM
mittee, other counties being rep
resented by IL members. w. 3.
Elliott is the only Pierce county
member.
The senate appointments show
the effects of the revamping which
resulted from the insurgents
fight on Lieut.. Gov. Harris slate.
One of the most striking ex-
amples is the appointment of Sen
ator Fairchild of Pierce county.
an anti-organization man, to two
chairmanships--o the congress
sional apportionnent and the la
Dor and labor statistics commit
tees. Very seldom in the his
tory of the legislature has one
man been named to head two COM
mittees.
W. S. Davis Honored.
In all, six chairmanships in the
senate went to Pierce county.
Senator Walter S. Davis is chair
man of the public morals commit
tee, one of the most important on
account of the bone dry" legis-
lation; Senator Jones, public utili-
ties; Senator Karshner, pure food
and drugs, and Senator Metcalf,
rural credits and agricultural de-
velopment.
In the house Jimmie" Davis
landed at the head of The appro-
priations committee, with Wash
burn the other Pierce county
member.
Torger Peterson heads the COM
mittee on corporations other than
municipal Washburn, hospitals
for the insane; Young, labor and
labor statistics; Elliott, memoir
ials; Healey, state soldiers and
veterans homes.
Pierce county has three men,
bers on the dairy and livestock
committee-Healey, Peterson and
Morris.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
Receives
Election Prize

Announcing that he believed
Mayor Fawcett had done more
than any other person in Tacoma
to bring out a large vote at the
army post election, Robert II.
Hyde, secretary of the West Coast
Grocery Co., sent the mayor a big
box of assorted canned goods
Thursday.
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ably will be made later in the ses-
sion by Senators Walter l.. Davis
and Metcalf of Pierce county to
establish a permanent legislative
reference bureau, such rs Wiscon-
sin has.
The senators figure the state
can save a good deal of money,
time and effort by having bills
drawn correctly and carefully,
rather than having measures
thrown out by the courts after
they are passed.
As things are starting out,
there's gloomy outlook for
ultra reactionarics in the sem
ate. The insurgents who
congratulated and smashed
the senate slate, are keeping
tight grip in the bulls
horns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
POLICE
HOT ON
TRAIL!

Omitted Press Leased Wireo
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. II.
Harry Kendall Thaw,
slayer of Stanford White and
now wanted I'm New York to
answer an indictment charg-
ing that he flOgged Frederick
Gump, cut his throat i'm a
West Philadelphia apartment
house this afternoon.
He was rushed to a hospi-
tai.
Thaw also slashed his wrists
Physicians who were summoned
said he had slight chance of re-
covery.
He had terribly mutilated him
self with a razor and begged that
he be sent to st. Mary's hospita
in preference to any other, few
minutes before he lapsed into un'
consciousness.
Thaw was found in a room
of the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Taco, Walnut street.
Detectives had traced
Thaw to the house and had
completely surrounded the
place. The fugitive had evil
IDENTIFY been watching the net
close about him.
Lieutenant of Detectives Woo
was the first in the room. Thaw
| was sitting in a chair calmly
watching the blood squirt from his
open veins. Four other detec
tives were close behind.
The lieutenant snatched hand
kerchiefs from each and Sent
them for physicians while hi
wrapped the handkerchiefs, one
over the other, about the wounds
Wood then ripped off his belt
and used it as tourniquet.
Thaw slipped from the chail
in a faint as he whispered st
Mary's."
This hospital is fully four miles
from the scene of the attempted
suicide.
The ambulance reached st
Mary's hospital shortly before !
o'clock. Thaw was much weaker
as the result of the long trip t6
the institution. Several other
hospitals were passed on the road
At the hospital, DR.. Elwood
Kirby announced that Thaw's con-
dition is grave.
He had probably opened his
veins several minutes before the
police succeeded in entering the
room.
| DR.. Kirby, who lives but a half
block from the scene, was the first
physicfarA to reach Thaw and rem
dered first aid.
Police authorities pointed this
afternoon to the similarity OF
bruises on the body of a 16-year-
old boy whom Thaw had whipped
att New York Christmas day, and
Those on the body of Miss Maize
Colbert, pretty model, who was
found murdered here two weeks
ago.
Miss Colbert's body was describ-
ed as being mass of bruises, as
though she had been beaten. No
attempt had been made before to
connect the name of Thaw and
Miss Colbert.
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required signatures were prepar-
ing to renew their fight in the
legislature, a resolution was pass
ed in the senate, proclaiming the
ssue settled and permanently re-
fusing to consider 1t in any form.
Elmer e. Halsey, of Asotin,
gray haired dean of the republi-
can side of the house, arose on a
question of special privilege We'd
nesday.
MIR. Speaker" said he, this
is the third day of the session and
the lavatory is still minus soap
and towels"
The sergeant-at-arms was sent
out on a hurry call for the kind
that floats.
The click Of poker chips is
beginning to be heard DUR
ing the early morning hours
in Olympia hotels.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
LEAGUE MEETS

The Municipal Civil Service
league, composed of city employees,
will meet at Resins hall Thurs
day night to elect permanent Of
ficers adm effect a definite organ
iZation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
GETS DIVORCE

A decree of divorce was signed
by Superior Judge Card Thursday,
freeing Lottie Waskoski from Alex
Waskoski, giving her the commun-
ity property and her maiden name
of Lottie O'Brien.
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THE TERMS

LONDON, Jan. 11.-Demand
for the evacuation of all invaded
territory now held by the Ger
mans and the retirement of the
Turkish empire from Europe is
included in the statement of
terms by the allies in the reply
to President Wilson's note, it was
understood here this afternoon,
prior to publication of the docu-
ment.
In addition, reparatoin is de-
manded for the invaded territories
of France, Rumania and Russia,
as well as Belgium, Montenegro
and Serbia.
1t was learned that the terms
also include a demand for liberia
ton of the Rumanians and Slavs,
including Italian SIvs, from out
side control.
The full liberty and security of
all nations, especially smaller
ones, is demanded.
Reference to restoration of AL
sace-Lorraine is seen in one of the
statements of terms, which is un-
derstood to declare that all ter
ritories previously taken from
countries now included among
the entente powers by force, or
unwillingly separated, shall be
returned. This night also refer
to the Italian Tyrol.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
6-CENT CIGARS NEXT
SEATTLE, Jan. IA 6-cent

SEATTLE, Jan. ia 6-cent
cigar!
And, say, those 11-cent ones
are good.
Yes, it's coming. The prices of
cigars are going up-thdt was the
unanimous opinion of the West
ern Association of Cigar Retail
Dealers at its meeting, which
closed here Tuesday evening.
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Shush!
BY Edgar G. Wheeler

OLYMPIA, Jan. 11-Lieut.
Gov. Hart put the only damp
er on the Inauguration cere-
monies yesterday when he
fell asleep In his chair on
the rostrum while the gover-
nor was reading his message.
Chief Justice Ellis lad to
kick him twice to wake him
up.
Never before we're the faces of
so many democrats seen in the
halls of the state building. Most
OF them came from Seattle.
George Cotterill picked out a
place near the speakers stand
where everybody could see him.
.
The most inspiring thing of the
day was furnished in the second
Inauguration which followed the
governors message.
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STA
TERmS

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan.
11.-COuched i'm what Off
Gals hint is ''clear, strong
language" the allied reply
to President Wilson'S note
to belligerents reached here
today, with an unmistakable
definition of exactly what
the allies are fighting for.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
MUST BE REAL PEACE

LONDON, Jan. 11.1-England
and her allies have told President
Wilson they desire peace-but It
must be a real peace. War is
preferable to Prussian domina-
ton of Europe.
Prime Minister Lloyd George
told a Guildhall meeting this aft
ernoon that this position of the
entente powers had been made
Continued on Page Five.)
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TODAY'S CLEARINGS

on the word "o-f-f-e-n-s-e." Fun
ny. No? Very well. Let's pass on.
1t was considered very good when
delivered at the Pantages several
years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
REGARDS TO MIR. HINTON

The other speakers who had
been asked to make addrrseas.
had no one to talk to after the
TRADE was finished. The good
roads advocates who desire to
remedy present conditions, proba-
bly, made mistake In securing
Mr.. Hinto to address them. Mr..
Hinto is ackowledgedly one II the
most reactionary individuals in
the city and county. He Ia not
public spirited and does not even
subscribe to any local newspaper,
preferring to exc out his tnforlna-
tino upon borrowed reading. He
is so reactionary that he never
had telephone installed In his
office until quite recently CHI
licothe CO.. Gazette.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11

Sumner men have formed a
mustache club, each member
agreeing to raise a mustaclie.
Mebby not, but we suppose
they're raising them on nc.
count of the war.
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b. l.. T. I'm the Chicago Tri-
bune, remarks that pluto
crat, I'm n Sat. Eve. Post story,
has the nursery in his house
on the fourth floor, SO. con-
structed 'as TO permit nothing
that may transpire to leak to
the floors below"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11
HARRY 714AW, TRAPPED, CUTS OWN THROA
Gen. Thompson is
for Universal
Training!

II am thoroughly convinced tnat
adequate land force for national defense
can never be secured except by the
adoption of universal military training
in the United States"
So declared Maurice Thompson, adj
jutant general of the National Guard of
Washington, in statement to The
Times Tuesday, upsetting at the same
time the traditional opposition of Ma
tional Guardsmen to change in the ma
tional defense system.
This declaration comes in spite of the fact
that the Washington troops mustered up
to higher percentage than those of any
other state when the call for border service
came last summer.
While the National Guard of Washington
is probably as efficient as any in the Union,
Gen. Thompson nevertheless recognizes
now, he says, that national defense, in the
final analysis, depends upon more COM
plete system.
Prior to the call of the guard to the Dor
der, National Guardsmen were practically
unit in opposing politically and otherwise,
any attempted change The adjutant gener-
ais support of the universal military train
ing plan, therefore, carries tremendous sig
nlficance
Gen. Thompson's statement in full on page s.
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Talk O the Times

Greetings, have you read
the governors message
through?
1t may be reliably stated that
the potatoduck, pictured in The
Times, is no relation to Col Joab' S
famous goeduc.
Philadelphia may or may
not he a sleepy town, but in
any event IL must be recOg-
nized as the model city.
As for models--so many of
them aren't.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11

Sir: What's this see about
various members of the legisla-
ture having been "given the floor
at Olympia yesterday?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-11

Dear Ron: II they wsrent
given the floor. (offense--play
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The regular old gag of trying me
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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.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27
NATIONAL WHEEL co.

Auto thieves stole a new Ford
automobile belonging to Mr.. Louis
Schramm while he was attending
the Fremont fair.
-LOST-At Ft. Meigs Satur-
day, water spaniel, brown, female.
Notify w. E. Allen, Ala st. Louis
ST., Toledo, O. Home Phone River
1922. Bell Navarro 3215. 30
-Wanted-Job in a good fam.
| lily for a healthy, 16-year-old boy
who needs a home. The Lucas
County Children's Home.
-WANTED-Girl with good
education to do filing and assist in
office.
Mr.. L. d. Gross, of Joliet, ILL.,,
visited Grant Holbrook and wife
last week.
Mrs. F. J. Burns, of Toledo,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
onn ScnWlnd, Jf.
Mr.. Geo. Letterman, of De-
troit, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. II. Bowers.
Mrs. Thomas Hayes and chill
dren visited at the home of Mr..
James Hayes in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Deane
and son, of Toledo, spent Sunday
with B. Thurlby and family.
Mrs. w. P. Adamson spent
Thursday in Toledo with her
daughter, Mrs. w. B. Bishop.
Mrs. Dubois and daughter,
Maud, are spending the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Holbrook.
Miss Clara Eberly, of Toledo,
visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. C. Eberly ON Monday.
MIR. j. w. Doner, of Van
Vert, is spending the week with
his daughter, Mrs. G. Merricle.
The W. c. T. U. society of
Perrysburg attended the conven,
ton at Bowling Green Tuesday
Mr.. Albert Kiefer is rapidly
recovering at the Rheinfrank hos
pital from an operation for appen-
dicitis.
Mrs. Harry Fuller returned
to her home in Chicago after a
pleasant visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Luddington, of Nevada
Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lud.
dington, of Toledo, spent Tuesday
at the Peter Cornelius home.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Hayes
entertained at dinner Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. John Hayes and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mer,
ickel and children, of Toledo.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Hoff,
man have gone to Houghton Lake
Mich, where they will enjoy 9
week S vacation. Charles expects
to make a new record as disciple
of Isaac Walton.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Hoffman,
and family of Haskins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Walker and family OF
Waterville, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fackelman of Perrysburg spent
Sunday at Walbridge Park.
WANTED = Rag rugs anG
carpets to weave. l have a mod
ern loom and can give good serv
ice. Will also take orders for Gro
cheted lace, yokes and bee
spreads. See me at old Sherman
place in Perrysburg corporation
on Lime City pike. Mrs, VIM. Me
Cormick. 32A'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-27
FOR SALE.

One acre, with cottage house, fine
fruit, macadam road, good location,
will make fine home for some one.
Vacant lot on Front street, ITO #.
frontage, one of the rare bargains on
Front street for building site.
10 acres of good land, $50 bearing
peach trees, small fruit, located on
Smith Stone Road, near Lime City,
Wood Co., Ohio.
House and lot on Second street, good
location, only one block from street
car. Lot 66x165 ft. Barn and other
buildings, at bargain if taken soon.
81 acres, good corn land, good black
soil. Good house, large barn. Well
tiled and fenced. Very productive and
will be sold at bargain, considering
quality of land and location.
Also 70 acres of sandy loam near
Business Corners on State road.
M. B. COOK
Real Estate Agent. Perrysburg. Ohio.