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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
CASE OF
DRUGGIST
ON TRIAL

Charged with keeping intoxicat-
ing liquors with intent to sell them
unlawfully, Victor II. Malstrom,
proprietor of Malstrom's drug
store, 9th and Broadway, went on
trial before jury in Judge Cards
court Saturday.
Thru Deputy Prosecutor Thomp-
son, the state is prepared to show
that on Oct. 1, Malstrom was keep
ing whisky, gin, rum, wine, ale
and beer i'm his drug store intend
ing to sell 1t without prescrlp-
tions.
The evidence was obtained by
the police in raid on the store
at the same time four other Taco
ma drug stores were raided.
Witnesses for the state are to
be Police Chief Harry M. Smith,
Police Officers Wiley and Gar
herg, ind A. A. Riggs and A. r.
Plough, special investigators.
Because the jury which tried
DR.. Van Buren, on a charge of I'M
lawfully issuing booze prescrip-
lions was deadlocked, six to six,
special care was taken in examin-
ing the jury by the prosecutor Sat
urday.
1t was learned that some of the
jurors in the Van Buren, case en-
[tirely ignored more than 400 pre-
scriptions introduced in evidence,
in making their decision.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
In the
E ditor's
Mail
"America"

EDITOR THE TINES:
VIII you please give the public
schools a small space on a topic
that l think is Of great Importance
just at this critical period of the
worlds history?
l notice on the program Of the
Tacoma Public Forum held in the
First Congregational church last
Sunday evening the added verse to
"America" reading thus:
"God bless our soldier men,
Bring them safe home again,
God save our men.
Keep them victorious,
Patient and chivalrous,
Facing the foe for us.
God save our men,"
While we in the public schools are
teaching our children the follow
ing version:
l"God bless our splendid men,
Bring them safe home again;
God save our men.
Keep them victorious,
Patient and chivalrous,
They are so dear to us;
God save our men,"
We have placed that version of
the verse in all the city schools, to
be sung by all school children in
the state of Washington, at the
request of these in authority, and
is, ! understand, a universal re-
quest from Washington.
think We should be united as
to what we sing, as well as what
we eat and what we say in this
terrific crisis, and / think no one
should attempt at this hour to try
and improve the lines.
The musical department of the
city schools have sent out hun
dreds of copies to neighboring
towns Cat their reuuest) OF the
above lines. and trust that they
will be left as they stand, so as to
avoid a lot of unnecessary confu-
sion.
Thanking you,
Very truly yours,
w. @. ALEXANDER BALL,
Director Of Music.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
GETS
II MORE PIGS
pigs is Pigs"

Pigs Is Pigs"
The county is being flooded
with little pigs.
The county commissioners are
getting SO many pigs under their
care that they may have to en-
large the quarters at the county
tuberculosis sanitorium, where it
is all happening.
Thursday one of the county
sows at the sanitorium became
the mother of IA little ones, and
the commissioners had to order
two nursing bottles to take care
of them all.
Saturday morning the an
nouncement came that IL more
had appeared on the scene, and
that their mother was doing
nicely.
1t is reported that the second
mother may adopt at least one of
the IA in the first family, and
that one of the nursing bottles
may not be necessary after all.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
BUS DRIVERS
LOSE AGAIN

Army post bus drivers lost an
other fight to avoid putting up
the $500 jitney bonds required
by law when Judge Card Saturday
overruled a demurrer to the conf
plant against Floyd Hyke, one Of
the drivers.
The decision applied to the cases
of II bus men who had entered
demurrers on the ground that the
state had not made out a cause of
action against them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
Tacoma Dad Is Trying to
Catch Youthful Elopers

with whom she had been in love,
and that he believed they had
gone to Seattle to marry
Mazza asked the police to pre-
vent the marriage and bring the
girl home again. He declared to
the officials that Scalero was a
Stacker" and that he would never
allo whis daughter to marry a
man who was trying to evade his
country's call.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
Nearer Cambria;
Town In Flames

Dame is believed to have been
evacuated entirely by the enemy,
SO that II is now NO Mans Land.
Bourbon wood, where numer-
GUS and valuable observation posts
had been established by the Ger
mans, has been captured.
At Moeuvres, where the British
made further advances, field guns
captured from the Germans were
turned almost point blank on the
retreating enemy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
SIoan's School
For Dancing

Beginners class every Thurs
DAY evening. y p. IN. 10 10 y. IN.
Advance pupils every Friday
evening 1880 &c ..
Assembly Oauce for advance
ed pupils ami friends every FRI
day evening from d to II p. IN.
High School class every Sat-
urday evening. 7:;s0 to 81 p. m.
Children's class every Satur-
day afternoon, 2 to $3.50. BE.
ginning October 10.
Private lessons by ap0int-
ment. Six lessons %. Single
lessons $3.50.
Special Rates made for pri-
vate classes under the exclusive
control of those forming them.
Beginners may enter at any
time during the season.
p. Francis Sloan will person.
ally instruct all classes.
Hall leased to parties.
Phones: Office, Main 60O6;
Res, Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24

Teresa Mazza, pretty 15-year-
old daughter Of John Mazza, 1913
Ash street, worked until yester-
day in a stove factory on Center
street
Last night she didn't return
home, and John started a search
for her. This morning the father
notified the police that Teresa had
eloped with Mike Scalero, age %,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
Gen. Plumer to Head
British Army in italy

United Presa Leased Wire.)
LONDON, Nov. '24.-Gen. Plu-
mer was announced today as COM
mander of the British foces in
Italy.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir w. Marshall
was named to succeed the late
Gen. Maude as British commander
Of the Mesopotamian expedition
airy forces.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
BEDS IN THE
COURT HOUSE

The county commissioners
Saturday prepared the jury room
In the court house to accommo-
date some of the soldiers who
will visit Tacoma Saturday night.
There are IA beds in the jury
room, and II cots can be obtained
some of the soldiers may find a
sleeping place in the court house
corridors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
Fire Does $400, 900
Damage in Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-Police
and state officials today were in
vestigating fire which last night
destroyed the barn and garage of
the John Zipperich leaning COM
pany, on the North Side, with the
loss of 142 draft horses, eleven
motor trucks, ~ wagons and 700
tons Of hay The damage was
estimated at 100000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
Nab Suspects

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. a.
Charles Levine, 10, and Isadore
Sabeleff, Is, were turned over to
the justice department by the po-
lice today following their arrest
in waterfront lodging house.
They had letters and other doc
/ uments relative to the Baltimore
fire and other explosions and fires
over the country.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24

(Unlted Press LEASED wire.l
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD, Nov. 24.-Gen,
Pyng today fought his way back
to within two miles Of Cambria.
The Germare we're hurled back
upon Fontaine Notre Dame. The
town is now In flames.
The Germans are falling back
upon Provide, a suburb OF Cam
brat proper. F0ntaine Notre
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
Not the One
John Petrich, Of 2616 No. 31st

John Petrich, of 2616 No. 31st
ST., wants It understood that he
Is not the John Pietrtch who is
held IN jail charged with the theft
of an automobile Thursday. He
says he's not In the habit of steal
ing autos, and all his friends have
been asking about 1t.
The John Pietrich who is held
IN jail lives at Gig Harbor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
Would Permit Foreign
Honors to Fighters

UNITED Press Leased WIre.O
CHICAGO, Nov. "a. Medill
Mccormick, congressman from
Illinois, who recently visited the
allied front in Europe, told the
United Press today that he be-
lieved congress should enact legis-
lation permitting American SOL
diers and sailors to accept military
decorations of allied governments
during the war"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
III Health Forces
French Cabinet Change

PARIS, Nov. 24.7-Ill health
forced the resignation of M. JON
mart as minister of blockade to-
day. President L eBrun of the
budget commission was nominat-
cd in his place.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
Italy Eager to See
u. S.-Austrian Break

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
ROME, Nov. 24.-The press
and the public alike were enthu-
siastic today over reports that one
of the first steps to be taken by
the American congress after con-
vening next month would be a
declaration of war against Aus
tria-Hungary
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
30 TANKS PUT.
in GRAVEYARD

(United Press Leased Wire.s
BERLIN, via London, Nov. "a.
Thirty British tanks were shot
to pieces" In the British assault
around Cambria, today's war Of
flee statement declared.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-16
G O. P. COMPLETES ITS
SLATE OF CANDIDATES
Understood Names Will Be Placed On
Ballot By CertificatiOn As
Allowed By Law.

That the Republicans will place a
set of candidates in the field for all
offices with the exception sof County
Commissioners and County Surveyor,
was stated today by men prominent in
the ranks of the G. o. p. Under the
provisions of the election law they
have until midnight to have the names
of the candidates placed on the Off
cial ballot by certifcation. The slate
of candidates which, it is said, have
been agreed upon, follows:
For Register of Wills-William l..
Marcy.
For Sheriff-William H. Meade.
For County Treasurer-James O..
Drury.
For the House of Delegates-R
Tilghman Brice, Frank B. Brady,
j. Fletcher Bullen and Thomas S.
Barrow
Up to a late hour this afternoon the
certificates of the candidates had not
been filed with the Board of Super
visors of Elections as required by the
law, but it is understood that such ac-
ton would be taken before tonight.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-16
C0LORED ORAFTEES
TO LEAVE uCIOBtR II
Over Sc ColOred Men From Annapolis
For Camp Mead Cantonment

1t was given out officially this
morning from the office of the Adju-
tant General that the colored men of
the select draft will leave here on
Saturday. October 81. or on Monday
October %
One of these two dates has been
settled upon as the time for the col
ored select draftees from Annapolis
TO go TO Camp Meade cantonment. Ad-
miral, this county
Some 1000 colored drafted men will
be sent TO Camp Meade the last of
next week from all parts of the State,
and of this number there will be 96
colored men from Annapolis and
Anne Arundel County
The local colored contingent will
leave here on the 1120 car over the
W.. B. & A. Electric Line, and will be
in charge of a deputy sheriff. who
will deliver them to the Camp Meade
military authorities, as the two divi-
sion of the select draft of white men
have been.
The order of arrangement for the
colored draftees will be practically
the same as that for the white The
colored men will be in charge of the
Draft Board. to whom they will re-
port about 10 A. M. the morning they
leave They will each be tagged, and
as they enter the car the roll will be
called.
1t is proposed to have them march
to the train with a band of music, the
colored Boy Scouts, and to give them
a fitting send Off
Colored women of the several local
churches have provided comfort kits
for each man. and it is expected that
sandwiches and fruit will be distrib-
uted TO the men at the station before
they entrain for Camp Meade.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-16
REMAINS TAKEN AWAY
Body OF Marshall Haines. Insurance
Agent Who Died Suddenly Removed
To Westminster For Burial

The remains of Marshall Haines,
aged 81 years. the insurance man
whose sudden death occurred here
yesterday, were taken to Westminster
today for burial The body was ac-
companied by officials of the Secur-
ity Mutual Life Insurance Company
of Baltimore, for which he was local
agent, and by Mrs E. G. Lambert, of
Westminster, sister of the deceased.
Mr.. Haines had been resident of
Annapolis for nearly two years, and
was a familiar figure on the streets
of this city, where he was engaged
in going from house to house as an
insurance collector
He had made his home at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Mary Sullivan, CONDUIT
street, where he boarded He had not
complained of feeling i'll, and his
death was entirely unexpected He
arose yesterday morning but shortly
after was seized with a stroke of
apoplexy and fell to the floor uncon-
scious. A local physician was imme-
diately summoned and administered
restoratives. but death ensued short
ly after. The Baltimore Insurance
Company was notified of the agents
death, and came to Annapolis on the
next car out of that city. They had
the body prepared for burial and re-
moved to the undertaking establish
ment of James s. Taylor & Sons.
East street, where it rested last night.
Relatives in Westminster were COM
municated with and directed that the
body be held awaiting their arrival.
Members of the family came here this
morning and accompanied the body to
Westminster this afternoon at
o'clock, where the interment will take
place
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-16
BEGIN INVESTIGATION
OF BRANDON MURDER
Grand Jury OF County To Probe
Mysterious Case.
WITNESSES ARE ON HAND
Baltimore City Detectives Aud Others
Here To Appear Before the
InouiSitorS.

Investigation of the Brandon muir.
der mystery of August last. where
in Mrs. Lottie May Brandon, the
young and pretty wife of Valentine ~
Brandon. government clerk. for
merly employed at the Naval Expert
ment Station here. who was found
slain in her home on Second street.
was started today by the grand jury
of Anne Arundel County
Detective Dogherty. KRAFT and Poh-
Ter, the three Baltimore City detec-
tives. who worked for three weeks on
the case, were here TO place their evil
dence before the grand inquest. and
owing TO the large number OF other
witnesses TO be examined. IL is not
unlikely that the investigation will
last several days. Furthermore. II il
believed that the inquiry will be
thorough in every respect Judge
Moss, in charging the grand jury
when Court convened for the October
term yesterday morning, made special
reference to the case. and he urged
the Jurors to spare neither time. Ia
Dor or expense in their efforts 60
bring the guilty party to justice.
In the meantime. John Snowden, a
young colored man of Annapolis.
stands accused of the crime. and is
prisoner in the county Jail here The
county officials and detectives feel
confident that the chain of circum-
stantial evidence that mas been woven
about the negro Is sufficient TO es-
tablish his guilt The negro has been
sweated on several occasions at the
hands OF the detectives but he has
never made any semblahce OF con
fession, although he did make several
conflicting statements concerning his
movements on the day of the crime.
1t is believed by many persons.in An
napolis that the horrible crime was
not the act of a negro.
Judge Moss, who presided at the
opening of Court here yesterday. was
called to Westminster To sit In the
Carroll County Circuit Court today,
and in his stead, Judge William II.
Forsythe, Jr., occupied the Bench In
the local Court this morning The big
docket of cases have been called, and
many of them have been assigned
dates for trial. but as the Court had
nothing on the docket for tomorrow.
the members of the petit jury panel
were excused until Thursday The
grand jury. however. continued with
its investigation of the Brandon mur-
der case.
Valentine Brandon, husband of the
dead woman, who, of course, will be
one of the principal witnesses in the
investigation through the fact that Il
was he who discovered the condi-
tion Of his wife upon his return from
work on the afternoon of August 8,
and subsequently made a report of the
fact to the authorities, did not reach
Annapolis until 100 this afternoon.
II was said there was some confusion
in the issuance of the warrants that
caused Brandon, as well as several of
the witnesses from appearing at An
napolis this morning when the grand
jury began its Investigations
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-16
PROMPT DESPATCH
In COURT PROCEEDINGS
Judge Moss Establishes Rule For Pune
tuality In All Court Business.

Conditions will be even more ia
vorable in connection with prompt
dispatch in the proceedings of the
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court
than they have ever been before. if
Judge Robert Moss. who has only re-
Gently been inducted into office. has
his way
In other words, lawyers. witnesses
and all other persons having business
with the Court will be expected to OBJ
serve the regulation of punctuality,
and not interfere with the even tenor
of well regulated tribunal.
Judge Moss. in addressing the Court
upon its convening for the October
term yesterday, advised all hands
that the regulations would be enforc-
ed to the letter. He said that only
reasonable excuses would be accept
ed for the tardy attendance of jurors,
witnesses, or anyone else. He said
that as long as he presided over the
Court he expected 10 be on hand at
the appointed hour for the convening
of Court. In other words, he said that
if 10 O'Clock was the hour fixed for
the convening of Court, which is the
regular hour at present. then he
would be on the Bench at that time,
and that he expected everyone having
business with the Court TO comply
with the same rule.
Furthermore, the new Judge does
not intend to play any "favorites."
In this connection, he served notice
on the members of the bar that when
case is docketed for trial, ii would
have to come up on the date set apart
for it. Unnecessary delays will not
be tolerated by the new Judge II
there should be some intervening
cause by which a case cannot be
brought up on the date fixed for il,
then it will have to go along through
the mill of other delayed cases
The warning of Judge Moss, which
was issued in the. most courteous
manner, was favorably received by
the lawyers present at the time, as
we'll as others attending Court 1t is
felt that a strict adherence to the
rule will greatly facilitate court
business in every way
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-16
THE AUTOS TOLL
l2O KILLED This YEAR
Fatal Automobile Accidents In Stata
Show An Alarming Increase
For October.
SEVEN DAYS FINES $1,000
Commissioner Baughman Unable To
Patrol All Roads Properly With
ONLY Six Men.

With two persons killed Sunday in
automobile accidents and two on Sat
urday night, and one yesterday, the
toll of automobile deaths since the
first day of this year is now 120. From
reports SAT persons were injured in
automobile accidents up TO August 80
In order to show the number of per-
sons who drive recklessly, Automo-
bile Commissioner E. Austin Baugh-
man pointed out that fines amounting
to $1,000 were imposed on motorists
last week.
Since the first of the year over 1000
operators licenses have been sus-
pended by Colonel Baughman, and
each suspension constituted a VIOLA
ton of the automobile laws. At the
present time over $4,000 motor
vehicles are in use in Maryland, an
Increase of nearly so per cent for the
year. The streets and the roadways
are not any wider than they were last
year, and this makes it imperative
that motorists. as well as pedestrians,
use more care in crossing the streets
and roads.
Wants Fines Made Heavy.
Colonel Baughman pointed out that
for the present month there already
have been Is deaths, and that Octo
Ter will have one of the biggest tolls
of the year He said he was doing all
in his power to keep down the number
of accidents and hoped that the police
magistrates and the courts through
out the State would impose the heavi-
est penalties in cases where it was
proved that reckless driving resulted
in serious accidents.
The deaths resulting from automo-
bile accidents for the year are as fol-
lows: January, 4; February, 6;
March, z; April, s; May, q; June, 19;
July, 10; August, Is; September, IA;
for 16 days in October, IS.
The reports at at police headquar-
ters in Baltimore, which cover only
the accidents in Baltimore City, show
the following from January i to
August 80: Five hundred and
seventy-six persons injured by pas
injured by autotrucks, 81 injured by
motorcycles, 81 injured in collisions
between automobiles and 1913 injured
in accidents between automobiles and
other vehicles.
Cycle Squad Keeps Busy.
The fines, aggregating $1,000 last
week, with few exceptions, were in
cases of arrest made by Commissioner
Baughman's six motorcycle men, who
concentrated their work to certain
sections. 1t is pointed out that with
20 motorcycle officers much better
work could be accomplished and reck-
lessness broken up to considerable
extent.
Commissioner Baughman has de-
tailed his chief investigator, Thomas
A. Eisenhauer, to make complete re-
port of each death, and, owing to the
large number of deaths, he will as
sign him only to fatal accident cases.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-16
DANCE FOR COLORED DRAFTEES
BLADEN ST. ARMORY TONIGHT
CoIored Men Who Are to Answer Call
to CoIOrs to be HonOred by
Their Friends

There will be dance tonight in the
State Armory, Bladen street, opposite
the Short Line depot, in honor of the
colored men of the select draft, who
are shortly to leave here for Camp
Meade, Admiral. this county.
Permission to use the armory has
been granted the colored citizens by
the Adjutant General and others in
authority, for this occasion. There
will be music and dancing and a
pleasurable time for all the colored
folks in attendance The dance is in
charge of committee, and an admis-
sion fee of fifty cents is to be charged.
The receipts will be appropriated for
the benefit of comfort kits. and to de-
fray necessary expenses of the send
off to be given the colored men of
the select draft.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-16
PROBABLE EXCURSION
TO ADMISSION, ALA.
Annapolis Friends OF Soldier Boys At
Camp Mcclellan Contemplate Trip
Thanksgiving Week.

There will probably be an excur-
sion from Annapolis during Thanks
giving week to Admission, Ala, where
Camp Mcclellan is located with some
200 Annapolis and Eastport boys of
the National Army
Arrangements are under way look
ing toward the end in view
The excursion, however, will not
be local, but a State affair, and the
train of Pullman dining-car and
sleepers will be made up in Baltimore
for those who want to go on the ex-
cursion from all parts of the State
AS there are no accommodations at
Admission in the way of hotels, it is
proposed to run the sleepers and din
ing-car on siding for the use Of the
excursionists during their stay.
Thanksgiving week would offer a
splendid opportunity for parents,
wives and friends of the members of
the One Hundred and Fifteenth Regi-
ment and the One Hundred and
Twelfth Machine Gun Battalion to see
the boys from home