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The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-26
Rebekahs Elect Officers

Harmony Rebekah Lodge held
a special called meeting Tuesday
evening to nominate and elect
officers. Circumstances combin-
ed to prevent a meeting on the
regular lodge night. A good at
tendance answered the call and
the following officers were elect
ed
N. G. Mrs. Grace w. Gibbs,
reelected.
V. G. Miss Lillian Griner.
Sec'y Mrs. Grace V. Ogden.
Treas. Mrs. Clara Russell.
Trustee R. G. Grunig.
After the election and close of
the session, punch was served by
the NC. and VIC. elect.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-26

Edgar Floersheim killed Q big
rattlesnake in the street in front
of Frank Schultz's saloon last
Friday. There are more rattlers
than usual this,spripg and they
never came in to town before.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-26

Prof. Russell and family have
been planting beans this week
They hsd their back yard plowed
up and will garden all of it this
suuoner
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-26

Mrs. C. W. B. Leatherman, of
Solano, visited friends and child
rem in Roy several days this week
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-26

Miss Helen Russell is the new
Clerk in the Roy Postoffice and is
learning the routine this week,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
Postpone Telephone
Strike For Week On
Government REQUEST

II central" sounds sleepy
and Is bit slow in making
your connection Saturday
don't get mad. There's a
reason.
Central" has only had
about three hours sleep.
Out of the IT'S or 200 telephone
girls who went home at three
o'clock Saturday morning from
their union meeting at Eagles
hall, believing that they were out
on strike and wouldn't have to
get up till noon, the morning shift
were dragged from their beds at
6 or a. m. by telephone calls
from Miss Hazel Holmes, their
president, saying that the strike
had been called OF for at least a
week, and that the switchboard
was waiting for them
Ask Raise In Pay
The governments urgent need
for telephone service during the
war is complicating the situation.
Telephone Operators Local A
80 met at $3.50 Friday evening at
Eagles hall, with Outside Electro
cal Workers Local 4S3, which In
cludes the linemen, to back them
up.
The operators have been receiv-
ing $1.10 a day on beginning, and
up to So when experienced, with
an apprenticeship period of nine
months.
On Oct. /, a raise of 81 a week
was given to all classes of oper-
ators. They are asking $3.50 to
begin and up to 81 by the end Of
the nine months apprenticeship,
and up to $2.75 for journeymen
operators.
Vote to Strike Anyway
The meeting Friday night was
prepared to wait all night II
necessary, for orders from San
Francisco headquarters. The girls
brought cakes, and the joint meet
ing of the two locals and the ex-
element of the occasion gave 1t
festive air.
The message from San Fran
cisco was received about 2 a. M,
saying that the California strike
had been postponed until Oct. 81
This was distinct disappoint-
ment to the girls, who were nerved
up to go out Immediately.
They voted to strike, without
regard to the action OF Califor-
mia. This tied up all Washington
CONTINUED on Rage o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20

Moorehouse made sensational
escape from Sheriff Stringer and
Deputy Sheriff Malone In Seattle
Friday, after they had run down
important clues to connect him
with the girl murder mystery.
The arresting officers had
taken Moorehouse to his rooming
house at 9406 Fifty-first ave.
south and were going thru his per-
sonal effects when he made a
pretense of leaving the room to
locate a key to a suitcase.
He rushed thru the house, and
before the sheriff and his deputy
realized what had happened
Moorehouse was lost to them in
the thick underbrush of ravine
that runs across Rainier valley
close to the house.
Boards Interurban.
Friday evening the officers
learned that he had boarded an
Interurban train for Tacoma
and Immediately sent word to the
Tacoma police to grab him.
The police here then shot a mes
sage to the train crew to hold
the man at all costs, and detec-
tives started out to grab the man
when the train arrived here.
The train crew received the
message at Willow Junction.
When the city limits were
reached at Bay street, in some
manner Moorehouse broke loose
again and jumped off the train
just before the Tacoma police ar
rived.
Fog flinders Dogs.
A heavy fog Saturday morning
prevented the bloodhounds from
picking up Moorehouse's trail at
the Bay street station.
So the animals were led back
and forth thru East Side streets
and alleys, on the chance that they
might run across the trail.
A good description of the es-
capped prisoner has been furnished
all officers in this part OF the
state.
Almost conclusive evidence that
Moorehouse knows something of
the murder of the Demerest girl
has been obtained by the officers,
they say. Among other things
she was killed with short heavy
Al caliber bullet. In Moorehouse' q
room was found hidden a stubby
bulldog" revolver OF Al caliber,
and the bullets In It were Identical
with the one that caused the girls
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MOVIE
STUFF, THIS
I.(UnIted Prem Lea.ea WIRED

Nuniteu frcHn Leaned WIresD
BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 20.-Movie
thriller or Deadwood Dick -
they're tame compared with the
exploits of George Hurd, 70, and
John Roody, "a. Here's their
story as told by officers here to-
day:
Wanted for the theft OF an au-
tomobile, Hurd and Roody COM
numbered taxicab at Great Falls
and at the point of revolver forced
the driver to go to Helena. Near
Helena they pitched Frank La
Jeune. the driver, out Of the ma
chine and started for Butte.
Two sheriffs and baud OF dep
uties took up the chase. Hurd
and Roody finally were cornersd
on q ranch near Boulder and q
hattie followed. Hurd was shot
thru the neck. but will not die.
Roodyin true d. d. style
does not seem much affected BY
FlAe affair. II don't give 4 dana
what you do with ne. " he told III
authorIties today.
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Raiders
AtWOfk
Especial to The Times. }

LONDON, Oct. 20.-Two Brit
ish destroyers, the Mary Rose and
the Strongbow and five Norwegian
and three Swedish merchantmen
were sunk by two German raiders
Wednesday in battle in the North
sea between the Shetland islands
and the Norway coast, the admir-
atty announced today.
The two destroyers formed an
anti-submarine escort and were
sunk in action fighting against
German raiders who attacked the
convoy, 1t was stated.
The merchantmen were sent to
the bottom after the two British
fighting ships had been disposed
of, the statement said.
Vessels Unwarned
The neutral merchantmen which
were sunk were not armed. They
were destroyed by the Germans
before any examination Of their
cargoes had been made and with
out regard to the lives of their
crews and their passengers.
Anxious to escape before other
British forces interferred, the
raiders made off without making
any effort to rescue the men of
the British destroyers and the
crews of the other ships.
Neither the destroyers Mary
Rose nor Strongbow are listed In
the latest naval annual and are
therefore presumably vessels fin
ished since the start of the war.
Fight Against Odds
The Shetland islands lie to ex-
treme north of the North sea. The
Germans are probably fairly thick
in that territory, but II the Ger
man vessels which attacked the
British destroyers were of any 9TH
er type of naval warships, 1t would
seem to indicate that a German
flotilla has managed to elude the
British patrol around Wilhelms-
haven
Two very fast, heavily armed
German raiders were engaged by
the destroyers, the admiralty de-
clared. Fighting against very
heavy odds, the British held the
Germans at bay until three mer-
chant vessels in the convoy had
time to escape.
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death. This type OF revolver and
bullet is little used nowadays.
Lived mt Ballard.
Moorehouse formerly lived In
Ballard, the center OF the slug
gings, and only recently moved to
Taylor's mill. In the valley, the Of
ficers say.
Deputy Sheriff Malone declared
Saturday he had learned that
Moorehouse had married a girl In
Nachez, east of the mountains,
some months ago, and that his
wife left him In eight days, alleg-
Ing in her divorce petition that
he insisted on degenerate pfA0s
tices. Il
The man Is described as fol-
lows: Age, 80; height, feet II
inches; weight, 14O pounds;
smooth shaver; nose long and
prominent; deep dimple in chin;
hair brown; slightly bald In front:
is an Australian and speaks with
English accent; wore brown coat,
black trousers and black hat turn
ing down from long use in mills,
TODAY'S CLEARINGS
H.. 81 4 n Z n a
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RAISE QUOTA

/ CUnited Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3d.
The school children of Grants
Pass, Ore, placed the city first
among those of the whole nation
to raise it's quota for new war
camp community recreation fund.
They did the work in one day.
Grants Pass recently led the ma
tion in the collection of its army
library fund.
Camas, Wash, filled its quota
in 80 minutes yesterday, and
takes second place to Grants Pass.
The general campaign for this
fund will not begin until October
20.
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(United Press Leased wire.)

(un1ted Press Leased Wire.)
PARIS, Oct. 20.-At least one
and a half billion dollars is one OF
the first items Germany must set
tie when it comes to squaring ur
accounts
This is the approximate amount
of damage by German depreda-
ti0ns in Belgium, according to off.
cial statistics received today.
Following is the Statement oil
accounts" as itemized by the Bel
gian government:
War contributions levied up ia
August 10, 1917, 1888, 100000.
Private war contributions and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
Murder Suspect,
Seattle Fugitive,
Hunted by Posse

Seattle's woman sugger' is believed to be hiding
lin Tacoma.
Three trained bloodhounds, in charge Of five King
county deputy sherffs being led thru every street
and alley Of the East Side as far south Bismarck in
an effort to get the trail of the muchwanted GRIM
linal
Chief Deputy Sheriff Scott Malone of the King
county office, who is heading the Tacoma search de-
cared Saturday morning that he had evidence which
convinced him that Albert Moorehouse, the Seattle
murder suspect who escaped to Tacoma Friday night,
is also the notorious "slugger."
Malone would not indicate all of his evidence, but
declared that some discriminating papers had been
found among Moorehouses effects He also answers
closely the description furnished by women victims Of
the s1rpper
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
KAISER MUST PAY
BELGIUM BILLION

fines (up to the end of 1914
$4O,000,000.
Confiscation of machinery and
reQuisitioning of raw materials to
January, 1915-$400,000, 900.
Destruction of sources of econ
omic wealth (not including de-
struction of private property,
which is still continuing)-$1,-
900, 100000.
The Belgian statistics do not in
clude claims for the enormous loss
resulting from cessation of Bel
gian industries. Nor do they in
clude damages for many German
acts in stripping factories reported
in the last four months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
PLOT TO DESTROY
u. S. TROOP SHIPS

American line.
To date 113 German agents and
workmen in various shipyards
have been seized and informed.
Charles w. Walnum, claiming
to be a Norwegian and of late a
pantryman on Harry Payne Whit
ney's yacht, is believed by secret
service agents to be an important
link in the German scheme tn de-
stroy troop ships. The authori-
ties say they have proof OF his
plans to destroy at least one trans
port.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
Serbs Endure
Sufferings

ROME. Oct. 20.--Pathetic
stories of. the. terrible sufferings
and sacrifices of the Serbians
were told today by returned mem
bers Of the American Red Cross
mission. They arrived direct
from the Serbian front and ex-
pressed the highest praise for the
serbians' heroism and determine
ton.
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tUnited Press Leased WIRE,

NOmheeo EFeSb LeabeO Whresp
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Due, 1t
was reported, to discovery that
German agents working as me-
chanics had put wooden rivets in
stead of steel ones into plates used
In repairing troopsnips, 38 more
enemy aliens went to Ellis
Island today for a sojourn until
the end of the war.
The 38 all came from Hoboken
shipyards. They were arrested by
bluejackets. Most of them were
former employees of the Hamburg
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
SIGNS OF THE TIMES

In Battle Greek laundryN
Eve wash your flannels without
shrinking"
In a Kansas hotel: New iron
beds and bedding"
On Market st., Tacoma: Choice
apricots. full OF iife.''
In a Missouri hotel: Fire -
cape at rear Of hall. Please turn
out your light when leaving the
room"
In Toronto: "If for any reason
you are Unable to read menu.
waiter will cheerfully INSTRUCT
you"
In Peoria transfer bar1a,l
"Our slogan. two men on . trunks
no scratching Of walls" "a
On Chicago saloon dooy1I
Caution, beware Of the step. Z
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THROWN BACK

United Press Leased Wire.)
PARIS, Oct. 20.-Strong Ger
man patrol forces we're thrown
back in spirited fighting in which
the enemy suffered heavy losses
around Menjean. farm. (Aisne sec
tori, today's official statement as
serted --ss...'t.s s...,ss
The infantry fighting came
Safter violent artillery fire.
On the right bank of the Meuse,
at Bezonvaugh and in Carriers
wood, the war office reported very
heavy artillery firing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20
TRlPLETS
ARE BORN
ON TRAIN

Especial to The Times.)
DENVER. COL, Oct. 20.
Mrs. j.. G. Atkinson Of
Seattle, WASH, became the
mother of triplets aboard a
westbound Rock Island train
yesterday.
Two of the children were
born In Kansas-one at
Ruleton and another at
Kanorado-and the third
was born at Peconic Siding,
just across the Colorado line.
Mother and children are
well and now are at Colo
RADIO Springs, where relar
tfves live.
n.
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END STRIKE


tc"teu FFess kswseo WIG
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. TO-
Portland shipyards will reopen
Monday. Up to noon today five OF
the IL unions in the Metal Trades
council had voted to accept tenn
porary agreement under which the
men will go back Immediately.
Only one union, that of the
blacksmiths, have turned down the
agreement. and they may change
their vote.
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WILL u. OF W.
KEEP RECORD?

(United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.--Can the
University of Washington squad
keep its great record of 10 years
without defeat?
That is the question asked to-
day by followers Of the purple and
gold. A sadly weakened U. of w.
eleven plays Whitman college
here today.
Tramp" Murphy will be the
only first string veteran in the
game for the locals.
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OTHERWISE THE GAME MI0HI
HAVE GONE 10 EXTRA

(From the Blanca, Col. NeWI
Miss Mathilda Swoboda and A
L. G. Audrain were Joined tnsw0
lock last Wednesday and took g
evening train for Denver
doctor IL to be congratulate 4
the success OF bis wooing and y
ming SO gracious = lady. and q
Audrain IL to be congrafuIofoG n
submitting 70 these eptzeofte
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TROOPS LAND

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
BERLIN, Oct. 20.-German
troops have been landed on Dago
island at the entrance to the Gulf
of Riga, where German naval
forces had already gained foot
hold, 1t was officially announced
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20

One of the biggest subscriptions
cash, that OF
South Grant street. who walked in
morning
months to and took Liberty loan bond for
Pm not big fight" he
his balance. but ] want to help win 81
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.-
The Liberty bell Is to be taken
from Independence hall for the
first time since 1t made its trip
to the Panama Pacific exposition
next Wednesday. <
It will be feature of the big
parade planned here for Liberty
day.
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Well, II they DO go out, nobody
can call us up to ask how Oesel
is pronounced anyhow. and that's
one silver lining.
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Greetings, how would You
like to be defense lawyer ON
a contingent fee in the army
post condemnation suit?
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SHETLAND A PRIZE

Prizes will be awarded at st.
Patrick's bazaar Saturday evening.
Among them is a Shetland pony.
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BERLIN CLAIMS ELEVEN

Omitted Press Leased wire.)
BERLIN, via London, Oct. 20.
Eleven merchantmen and the
British destroyers 929 and 931
were destroyed by light German
sea forces In an attack on cor
voy of the coast Of Norway We'd
nesday. it was officially announced
today.
AMERICAN SCHOONER VICTIM
united Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON. Oct. 20.-The Ameri-
can schooner Jesse 3. Brighter
was sunk by a submarine Tuesday
In the Mediterranean, the admiral
ty announced today. Nine men
landed at Malta this morning.
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BOB FITzsIMMoNs' STAMINA SAVES HIN

CHICAGO. Oct 2oBob Fzsmmons' remarkable vitality has
STAYED off the crisis IN his illness today
declared at Michael Reese hospital this afternoon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-20

What an innocent little
chap that man Gill Isl
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TODAY'S CLEARINGs
Clearings .........$ 512.518.3E
Balances .......... 64,6b9.01
Transactions $3.50. 1,541,973.70,
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Watch Everett True
Everett True has joined the Liberty
Loan drive. He will devote all his at
tention to it until the campaign closes.
Watch Ev; he II make things hum! lie s
on the job already; see page f.,
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

SRSs sSsnt hS; 9" ess% S:% q:ss FsstSS to Tssp s q :: y
duTnF The %%srtsah q Civil HOTsssrH Ws1 .ss s!'t; n
",e4 az nSsSts9s Srt.s e tss sDtea sDG stsis
Slsis5s hcaTs hs;inn i e. ai%s9t h ynh z.
elusive signs Of vaIyular disease. Anti
smokers have attributed 1t. possibly wiii.
out cause TO the excessive use Of tobacco
Roman Emperor DlOcletian. HIS name /
commonly applied 70 the nervous disorder.
Ages sufferers from dancing manla VEN
wont to visit the chapels OF the saint Il
swabia and elsewhere for relief.
T. The ,PtsrRaRRhaslIt.s. s5Sug, Of EaslI,l
istlc methods existent before Raphael
B. The new corkscrew torpedo. mentioned a.
liner by n U-boat. Is a retrieving mlsias
H ded' victim R':ss Il ssa tas tSI P;a I'd N \
g; strinEs Wioilns. 'eellOs, ete.,; ,wosdvisl
horns. trumpets. etc.l. and psrcusslsn 10.
struments drums. etcD. form the ior
principal instrumcntaI chOlrS Of nsd-
!. Homeopathy is Hahnemann's system 81
treatment Of disease BY drugs, usually !
would produce symptoms like those d ne
Gs next srES sS the are ass .s' .snt Tst % &
hymn '"Pange hngua." The last W
stanzas of the hymn are sunt ct ths
Roman Catholic churches. II Is eusle-
mary among Catholics TO call the hyna
0. DIonysSs. or Bacchus. was the Greek ssd d
10. The KieI Canal and HelIEOIand Blshi AZ
aeet OF Great Britain hiss fspt German
dreadnOughts bottled up.
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AMERICANIzED IMMIGRANTS

To the Editor Of The Evening Ledger:
Sir-One Of the startling effects Of the
war has been the bringing out in clearly
defined outlines just how far our immi-
grant people have become Americanized.
1t has been made quite apparent that TO
many OF our foreign citizens the idea OF the
war has not been clear. II would be well
to remember, though, that for most of them
our language is a strange tongue; that,
living in crowded groups of their own
people, they seldom hear it. Our news
papers do not bring the nations message
to them. What is needed for them is in
telligent explanations and no relaxation OF
education in night schools
The newspapers have made much OF the
foreign groups opposed to war and the
nations plan
It is unfortunate that they have not
given equal space to the other group. which,
though of foreign birth or parentage, Is
vet as keenly American as any one born
here with centuries of American tradition
behind him. Indeed often the privilege of
American life is even more precious TO
them, as is shown in 'Witte Arrives in
Mary Antin's book, in Jacob Riiss books
and in the beautiful little idyl OF American
Immigrant life. MY Mother and T."
These men and women speak for a group
of Immigrants of whom America may well
be proud A SOCIAL WOkhER
Philadelphia. September IS.
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A SUBSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC
LAW

TT is true. as stated Wy President Rhett,
- of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, that business has been
cropping in the dark because it finds the
very foundations OF commerce have been
upturned, and demand and supply can
no longer be permitted to control prices,
because the extraordinary demands of the
Government have completely unbalanced
the scales"
With the ordinary laws of commerce
suspended, the search for substitute has
necessarily been difficult. Such price.
fixing as had occurred is largely eX-
perimental. The great meeting Of farm.
ers in Chicago AYERS that the price fixed
for wheat is so low as to discourage pro.
duction, although a few years ago half
the price would have meant an era OF
abnormal prosperity. The buying power
Of dollar changes rapidly in these days.
There is a readjustment in terms rather
than in the exchange value Of commodi-
ties. If six pounds of cotton still buy a
bushel Of wheat, there is little change in
basic relations so far as the cotton-pro.
ducer and the wheat-grower are con-
cerned But 1t takes time for the re.
adjustment to spread through the whole
induf rial establishment of the nation and
IN the meantime many suffer. The Gov
ernment is attempting to equalize con-
ditions as fast as possible. Too much
should not be expected, It is right and
proper. however. TO expect from leaders
OF business help and guidance, and the
Government is getting both.
We are living indeed in an age OF
American miracles, the half of which
have not been told; and not the least of
these miracles will be the employment of
fair and equitable artificial admlnistra-
ton as a substitute for natural laws
which have been shaken into numbness
by the world catastrophe.