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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-28
BATTLES
A BURLY
BURGLAR

Discovering a big negro bur-
glar under his beo at $3.50 Thurs
day morning, Theodore Burlough,
1923 Fawcett ave., had fierce
hand-to-hand battle with the
man, while Mrs. Burlough, sitting
up in bed with q revolver in her
hand, feared to shoot for fear of
killing her husband.
The negro won the brief battle
by throwing Burlough over his
shoulder and jumping thru the
broken glass pane in door of
the bedroom.
Frank Wilson, a negro long
shoremans was arrested Thursday
afternoon by Detectives Milone
and Thompson, and identified by
Burlough as the man who attempt
cd the burglary. according to the
police.
The only clue the officers had
to the burglar was button torn
off his coat during the scuffle.
When Wilson was arrested his
coat lacke da button, and the re-
naming button on his coat cor
responded to the one found In the
room.
A noise In the room awakened
Mrs. BurlOugh and she reused
her husband. The bedroom win
dow was standing wide open, and
when Burlough turned on the
electric light he found that
someone had strewn his clothing
about the room. Nothing had
been stolen, however.
Getting back into bed, Bur-
Tough was about to fall asleep
again when his wife nudged him.
II heard another noise-I
think there's someone in the
closet!" she whispered.
Burlough arose once more and
opened the closet door. The place
was vacant. But at that mo-
ment he saw q movement under
the bed ard stopped to look I'M
der. ....t '..-. -
A huge negro, Weighing al
least 190 pounds. daretd out from
under. and Burlough grappleN
with him. .. ..
| Burlough is a large man, but
he was no equal for the burglar,
who rapidly got the better of him
Mrs. Burlough had pulled a re
volver from beneath the pillow
and aimed 1t at the fightiNg men,
but dared not pull the trigger
During the fight, the two nrpr
lunged against the bedroom qDos
and broke the glass panel. Wher
the negro had bested Burlough
he took q headlong dive thru Che
broken glasB and escaped.
Burlough was little the worse
for his sxperience Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-28

only good Hun is a dead one"
At present we are in a death
grapple with the Huns. We know
what is to be expected from their
savagery. We know that the
Moros, compared to them, should
be considered as angels.
Now we all remember how well
the water cure worked on the
Moros, and they being Moham-
medans were anyhow clean wash
cd. Don't you think that well
applied water cure will have an
excellent effect on. q crowd OF
onion sinking, sauerMaut exhal-
ling, beer-swilling, strawbread-
eating, kultur-filled Huns? Will
1t not change them into a benevo-
lent sort of hpeds, strip them OF
their ferocity, and alter them into
decent human beings?
Is It not our Christian Philan-
thropic duty to duly administer
the water cure to them whenever
possible? Il we realize the bene-
ficient effects 1t had on the Moros
It is our holy predestined duty to
confer the same benefits on the far
more savage Huns.
We will devoutly hope that oul
gallant troops In France are
aIbundantly supplied with the ne
cessary paraphernalia wherewitf
to confer the benefits Of the water
cure on the Huns, as formerly was
done on the Moros.
DELESPINASSE.
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tics. He Is carpenter living at
4706 North Cove street. zach Of
the four will be candidates for
commissioner. It is said.
]. s. Kemp of South Tacoma has
been asked by friends to become
q candidate for mayor or commits
sioner at the coming primaries.
but has not given q definite an
swer as yet.
Kemp is a retired business man,
devoting part Of bis time now as
manager Of the Cremation society
of Tacoma. During the past few
years he has taken an active part
IN civic affairs, particularly In
South Tacoma. He has q large
home overlooking Wapato lake.
He has asked his friends to give
him a few more days to think over
the matter before he decided
whether he will enter the race.
o. Fl. Christofferson. who was
prominent in city politics during
the former counc!lmanic system OF
government, is glancing over the
political horizan with an ambition
to become candidate for commits
sioner.
He represented the fifth ward
in the city council for several
years during the Campbell and
Wright administrations, ChristOf-
ferson has been engaged in the
mercantile business in Tacoma for
several years.
Is there to be a woman candi-
date for mayor at the coming cleo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-28
WANTS 100000 TO
ASSASSlNATEkAISER

B. Skehitfoff, the Russian who
has twice offered in Seattle to 80
over to Germany and eliminate
Kaiser william, renewed his prop
osition in q letter to The Times
today.
Writing, this time from Ho-
quiam, he laid down the following
outline of his plan:
"First-Fifteen days before my
start to Europe ] would need
need 800, 900 with which to make
preparations and pay expenses of
the trip.
"Second-A deposit of $4,000
must be made in some bank to be
paid me as a bonus after I sue
coed, and on my return to Ameri-
ca. In case Of death this would
be paid TO my family.
Third guarantee to do tine
job truly, and within 80 days after
my arrival In Europe.
"Fourth-A second man may
accompany me as a witness. This
man must be a good automobile
driver.
"Fifth-After my mission is ac-
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Is Years at
CORNER
NINTH &
BROADWAY

complished, a history of my ac-
complishment is to be given pub
licity."
According to Skohieloff, the
100000 ought to be raised, with
out any difficulty, in one day as
people ought to give freely to
get the kaiser's neck"
In fact, he says he overheard
German in a street car remark:
I'D give 500 myself for the
damn kaiser-he put us in all this
trouble
''All this may sound foolish to
some people," Skohieloff writes.
but let me tell you that am able
to save millions to our allies by
the elimination of the kaiser.
Great turmoil In Germany would
follow his removal. The western
offensive, no doubt, would be i'm
possible.
The Times and the people must
understand that this is no foe 'ish-
ness with me. l mean business.
II would like to bring the kais-
er's sword to Tacoma. Yours for
humanity.
"B. SKOIMELOFF."
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paid ADVERTISEMENT
DRAKE ANNOUNCES THAT
FEE is A CANDIDATE

In view of the recent numerous
attempts to spend enormous sums
of money for q new power plant.
1t 10 not amiss to call to the. atten-
ton Of the people Of this city. to
what ! said in the press October
|19, 1915, upon the failure of the
|cowardly attempt to remove me
from office, and which did result
In my assignment to the financial
department.
Among other things / said:
The public will find that bach
OF the self-styled "Citisens'
league" or interviewer with then.
will be found contractors. ma
terial mon, their agents, and 9TH
ers who profit thru them, and
who, ] sincerely believe, wish 10
secure control of $S93,000 nse
earnings Of the light and water
department, under my admins,
tration, their purpose being b
divert such funds into channeD
whereby they and their satellites
can profit by improvements o.
otherwise as they deem most 1t
tactive to the public and profit
able to themselves. ~
my shoulders are broad
enough to stand the prosecutions
waged against me, but In surren-
dering my office of commissions
Of light and water, l wish to warn
all taxpayers and good citizens to
be watchful and active that those
who seek personal gain under the
Selfmade cloak Of purity may NOT
succeed"
II you want a Commissioners TO
serve you honestly and faith
fully, will be mighty glad to be
reelected.
Under no circumstances. for
friend or foe, will do anything
as commissioner other than what
I believe to be for the best inter-
ests of the people.
JAMES G. DRAKE.
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intimations of profiteering on
army contracts were given by
Francis ]. Heney, special govern
ment counsel, at the federal trade
commissions packing probe here
today.
Heney read a letter said to have
been written by q. A. Cudahy,
Feb. 6, 1918, to Cudahy & Co. q
Omaha branch manager, direct
ing him to raise the price on
cheek beef from IL 1-2 cents to
IS cents because there were pros
poets the government would allow
1t to be canned for the army"
That a certain army order will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-28

Portable. No matter what price
plate you secure, WE ABSOLUTE
LY GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT
AND PERFECT COMFORT.
Plates are made from $500 UP
WARD, depending upon materials.
Rubber plates are made In all col
ors. Cast aluminium, whalebOne
and gold plates made 10 order.
Gall and see samples. 1his serv-
Ice is yours for the asking.
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INSTANT ACTION SUR
PRISES MANY HERE

This srocer's story surprises To-
cal people: II had bad stomach
trouble. All food seemed to sour
and form gas. Was always con-
stipated. Nothing helped until !
tried buckthorn bark, glycerine,
ETC., ~ mixed in Adler-i-ka. ONE
SPOONFUL astonished me with
IT. INSTANT action" Because
Adler-i-ka flushes the ENTIRE
alimentary tract Vt relieves ANY
CASE constipation, sour stomach
or gas and prevents appendicitis.
II has QUICKEST action Of any
thing we ever sold. The French
Drug Co., 18th and Pacific, 18th
and Broadway. Owl Drug Co..
e04 Broadway.
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full city with the population we
have today will not support q

full city with the population we
have today will not support Q
band.
When you need a band for diff
ferent occas, IONS you need them
very badly. Yet the city has
never been willing to help sup
port Q band.
You do not stop to consider
the hours of practice a musician
has to put in to keep efficient,
or the expense that Is individually
attached, for music. instruments,
uniforms, and hall rent.
Therefore / say, let's wake up
to the times, and hire good local
concert band for our Sunday con-
certs in the most beautiful nat.
ural city park In the world, and
at last get in tread with the rest
of the world. We need IL, we
can have it, let's do 1t.
A TAXPAYER AND LOYAL
CITIZEN.
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be ours at any price," was the
claim In letter Heney read as
coming from G. G. Sheppard, vice
president Of the Cudahy Co.
Other letters stated the pack
ers had been assured army con,
tracts would be made sufficient
'ly attractive to produce the en-
tier amount needed without risk
to themselves" stated Heney.
Apportionment of government
orders among the big five" pack
ers followed conference with
Col. Kmiskern, army buyer, Heney
charged. Competition was wiped
out, he declared.
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OUT FOR
JUDGES
SCALPS

tOmht1O 1,Feoe beuhe0 wlresl
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. %.
Federal Trade Commission In
vestigator Francis J. Heney-
hampered in his probe Of the pack
ing houses by writs of a federal
judge in Chicago-wants congress
to put it beyond the reach of
judges to block the government In
SELLING necessary papers Ia such
cases.
In an open letter to the COM
mission today, Heney pointed out
a writ of error by Judge Baker
against a government search war
rant had delayed examination Of
damaging papers from the private
vaults of Henry Veeder, Swift &
Co., attorney.
IAN attorney, Or even
multi-millionaire accused Of q
felony has no more rights
than q hobo or an 1. w. w."
Heney said. '"The Law draws
no distinction between the
silk hat anarchist and the red
shirt anarchist"
(United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Fvrther
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argument she set forth. While
i can see some force to her
position, l ann mach more in
clined to agree with You in
your basic contention.-Edi-
tor,
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WATERMELON, D. c., Feb. 28.
--Despite the manifest hopeless
ness Of peace negotiations on Ger
man Chancellor Hertling's terms,
PRECEDENT Wilson will make a new
attempt 10 increase Austrian dis
eontent with German junker rule.
This was the positive belief to-
day among International authori-
ties on the strength of official ad-
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Labor Uniforms
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Regarding your editorial on
Uniforms for Labor" would sug-
gest that you appear to be again
mistaking the form for the reality.
You have got to offer the work.
ing GLASSES a real stake In the
country, 1. e., an owners share
in the common industrial machin-
cry, before you get the real esprit
de corps we need to make the
U. s. A. invincjble. Democratic
socialism only will do that-not
uniforms. Yours truly,
F. M. STEVENS.
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The suggestion you REFER to
was not q Times editorial,
but an excerpt from an arti-
Gle by Mary Roberta Rinehart
I'm q national weekly, roprdnt-
ed and labelled as such be-
cause Of the novelty Of the
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Scandinavian Spoken.
PLATES

In our office the
making Of plates
! is = specialty--a
science. That Ii
why our patients
secure plat e .
which are perfect
fit,fiuv and cOua.
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The Robesonian., 1918-02-07
TEXTILE SCHOOL HERE.
Lun,berton Cotton Mills Agree to
Government Proposition For
Textile school-school Will
Open in June.

At a conference Of the officials of
Lumberton's cotton mills last evening
it was decided to establish textile
school here for the mill operatives.
The school will be conducted in the
East Lumberton school building, and
will open June 1, and will last three
months. Classes for pupils between
IA and 18 years will be taught in the
afternoon and there will be night
school for all above Is years.
Prof. Dean Of Washington, who has
been employed by the Government for
some time, will have charge Of the
school. At this school mill operatives
will be trained for higher efficiency Of
work, which will open channels for
promotion.
The school was made possible by the
mill companies, which agreed to fur
nish half the money, while the Fed
eral government will furnish the other
half.
Prof. T. E. Browne, professor of
vocational training at the A. & E.
college, Raleigh, attended the meeting
and outlined the plans for the estab-
lishment of the school.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-07
SACRIFICES NECESSARY.
War Savings Campaign Will Be
Greatest Ever Carried on in
Robeson-Robeson Folks Must
Buy $1,059,28O Worth of War
Savings Stamps.

Mr.. Gilbert T. Stephenson of Wins
ton-Salem, State -tgailizet' OF tie Ws,r
Savings committee for North Caro-
lima, spent yesterday il Lum5erton
but did not deliver the public aliress
he was scheduled to deliver .1.aeausa
the court house was not available on
account OF the murder trial He talk
ed to the pupils at the graded and
high school yesterday afternoon, how
ever, and to members of various COM
mittees appointed for this campaign
in the commissioners room at the
court house at 8 80 p. N.
Mr.. Stephenson is tremendously in
earnest about this matter and he i'm
pressed both audiences he addressed
here yesterday with the seriousness
of the war and the vital Importance
of united action on the part of ali
the people. Robson county felix are
expected to purchase War Savings
stamps during this year to the extent
OF $1.059 ,280. Mr.. Stephenson declar-
cd that the campaign to sell these
stamps is the most important ever
launched. Further report of his talk
at the court house will be given in
Mondays Robesonian.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-07

The Cunard liner Tuscania, carry
ing 2,179 American soldiers, has been
torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast
but official reports received at Wash
ington late last night said 1912 of
the officers and men had been saved
and indicated that the list of rescued
might prove ever larger. The troops
composed chiefly CT detachments cf
Michigan and Wisconsin national
guardsmen, were travelling on the
Tuscania, British vessel, under con-
voy of British warships.
The Tuscania was the first ship
carrying American troops to Europe
to be sunk by German submarines, but
the American transport Antilles was
torpedoed and sunk in the war zone
while returning to the United States
from France and IA soldiers were
lost with 156 other persons, including
several members of the naval armed
guard.
The Tuscania's position when she
was sunk is taken to indicate that
she was bound to England.
Her sinking definitely discloses that
British ships are being used to carry
American troops abroad supplement-
ing American transport tonnage This
has been intimated before and finally
arises from the decision of the SUI
preme war council to augment Per
shing's army during the present year
The Robesonian., 1918-02-07
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

Alfred Rowland chapter of the
I. -. [. Will meet Saturday mt 3
p. m. ut the home of Miss Myrtle
Pope.
There will bc box supper at
Ciybourre school house Friday night
February ., for the benefit of fla
school. Public INVITED.
On account of me condition of he
roads, Mossrs. Bullock Brothers have
discontinued their iitaey service he
tween Lrmbcrton and Fairmont fer
the present.
-hiceuse has been issued for the
mar aye Of Henry Walters and Lizzie
tgHlni ii. q. Beard and Grace At
lInson; Curley Parker and Florence
" AlouEnby; Raiford Walters ard Liz
III Lee.
DR.. 4. II. Kerr, county farm DEM
onstration agent Miss Lulu NJ. Cas-
sjdy, county home demonstration
agent, and Prof. J. r. Poole, county
Superintendent OF public instruction
eject 10 attend in Raleigh next week
the War Sayings institute called by
Gov. Beckett
The fire company was called out
yesterday afternoon at 4:30 On ac-
count of a blaze on the roof o. a resi-
dence occupied by colored family
IN the northeastern part Of town.
The fire was extinguished before the
fire company reached the scene. how
ever. No damage was done.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-07
RED SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS.
District Meeting Of Epworth
League Friday and Saturday,
Recital at College Monday
Night-Personal Mention.

WI &C oPOliuSilIS VI llie h''DeSoilldH
Red Springs, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Marga-
ret Skies. Mrs. Ernest Skies and
children and Miss Bessie Skies have
returned from a isit to Dr.. and Mrs.
r. /. PittHan OF Fayetteville. M.
Williams mas returned from Balti-
more, Where he went for treatment
lie IS somewhat improved MS friends
= he glad TO know
-. onlItl sss.d lser .fss,s.,i 49,. ,Lss
Halle Slnith, Of E1kiin, arc Vssi : Il
Mrs. Smiths parents, Mr. ard Mrs.
Edwin Purcell
Mrs. 7. C. Rogers has returned
from Charleston, S. C.
MIR. Austin Roberts Of Camp Jack
son spent the weekend at home
Friday and Saturday of this week
the Epworth league of the Rocking
ham district will hold meeting in
the Methodist church There will be
delegates from the different churches
and meetings afternoon and night. On
Sunday DR.. Love, president OF Louis
burg college will preach.
On Monday night the second quar-
terly recital Of the year will be held
in the auditorium, beginning at 8
o'clock.
Mr.. W. R. Webster is quite sick at
his home. He suffered q very painful
fall some time ago.
Sarah Bullock, the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Walter Bullock, is
getting along nicely, following an
operation at Highsmith's hospital in
Fayetteville on Saturday.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-07
Stockholders Meeting Of Farmers
Tobacco Warehouse Co.

At meeting Thursday of last week
Of the stockholders of the Farmers
Tobacco Warehouse Co. the the report
of Secretary-Treasurer W. @. Thomp-
son showed the company to be in
satisfactory condition. Prospects for
the coming season, which will be the
third under the management of
Messrs. Bransford & Noblin, are
bright. The old board of directors
was reelected, with the exception of
Mr.. C. V. Brown, who mad disposed
of his stock, Mr. r. D. Caldwell being
elected to fill the vacancy. At the
subsequent meeting Of the directors,
Mr.. K. NJ Barnes was reelected pres
ident, and some improvements were
authorized, a small amount of addi-
tional stock to be sold to take care
Of the necessary outlay.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-07
More Than $4,000 American
Troops in France.

Announcement that France will be
able before July 1 to manufacture
enough artillery to supply 20 Ameri-
600 troops, if the United States mean
while adheres to an understanding by
which France would receive the neces-
sary raw material from America, was,
made in New York last night by An
Dire Tardieu, French high commission
er to this country.
Mr.. Tardieu made the statement also
that there are in France today more
American troops than comprised the
American army at the time the Unit
ed States entered the war; at that
time ne said the American army con-
tained about $4,000 officers end men
The Robesonian., 1918-02-07
Brick Bought For Third Tobacco
Warehouse.

All contracts have been signed and
the brick bought for the erection OF
Lumberton's third tobacco warehouse.
AS has been stated in The Robesonlan,
the new warehouse will be made OF
brick and will be 80 by 200 feet. It
will be erected corner First and Wal
nut streets. Work will be begun on
the building next week.
The warehouse--compan will be
Incorporated and will be known as
the Planters Warehouse Co. Messrs.
A. w. Mclean, R. D. and L. II. Cald-
well and K. M. Biggs are the promot-
ers Of the new warehouse.
The house has been leased to Messrs
Knott & Smith, experienced ware
housemen of Henderson, who Will con-
duct the house during the coming sea
son.
It is probable that another ware
house will be built here before the
opening of the selling season.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-07
PHILADELPHUS
SCHOOL NOTES
Play at Maxton For Benefit of
Red Cross Friday Evening
Preparing For Debate-Instruc-
tive War Program.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Philadelphus tRed Springs. K y
Feb. 5.-The play The Dust Of the
Earth" which was given here some
time ago by the Philadelphus high
school, will be given in the school
auditorium at MaXton Friday evening
February s. Admission will be %
and 30 cents The proceeds of this Will
90 10 the Red Cross.
Inc Ataenear Literary society gave
Z very interesting program Friday
afternoon, the principal feature Of
W1l-1 vas q short play entitled Too
Much Motaer-i1-Law.'
Nr. Coit NLitiock. because Of sick
ness, Went home last Friday after
noon, but we are clad to say tuai he
IS able To be back in school this week.
The high school pupils are prepar-
ing for the Triangular Debate which
is 10 take place later on in the spring
MIS-. u. Mcneil, assistant high
school teacher, spent the weekend
with her husband at camD Jackson.
Misses Grace Mcmillan, Kitty
Jones and Julia Pate are at nome from
Charlotte.
The Willing Work&s Missionary
society Will meet Wednesday after
noon.
The eighth and ninth grades con.
Quoted chapel exercises for the schoo
last Friday morning. Each pupil rep
resented some country in the worlC
war, and each stated why that par
ticular country had entered the war
then turning to Miss Myrtle Williams
| who represented peace, each countr.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-07
SAM SMALL FRIDAY 8 P. M.
Noted Lecturer Will Deliver His
Famous Address on Uncle
Sans Water Wagon at Court
House in Lumberton.

People of Robson county will have
the opportunity tomorrow (Friday)
evening at 8, at the court house in
Small, D. D.. the famous Southern
evangelist, editor and lecturer. For
"Prince Of the platform, :" He IS row
for national prohibition.
A treat is in store for all who take
advantage of this opportunity. There
is no charge for admission.