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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
FIND CHARITY
MAN GUILTY
Especial to The Times.)

SEATTLE, May flames j.
Callaghan, county welfare COM
missioner. was found guilty of
grand larceny by a jury in Judge
Frater's court late Friday. Two
ballots were taken, the first be-
ing II to / for conviction.
The juror who cast the mega
tive vote on the first ballot ex-
planned that he SO voted merely
to ascertain IL there was any pos
sible doubt in the minds of the
jurors as to the guilt OF the ac-
cused.
That James J. Callaghan, pub
lie welfare commissioner, sent a
Christmas turkey to DR.. M. A..
Matthews, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, expensive
bonded cigarets to Scott c. Bone,
editor of the Post-lntelligencer,
and groceries valued at nearly
$500 to James A. Wood, editor OF
the Town Crier, all bought with
county charity money, were
charges on which he was tried.
Further graft prosecutions
were predicted today.
I'VE are not at the bottom Of
this yet Deputy Prosecutor S. H.
Bracket told the jury. But We
are going to get there"
Testimony was offered to show
Callaghan lavishly supported him
Golf ,pd fr;apdc with purah a O &c
paid for by county charity orders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May A.
Warning that passage of the pend
ing sedition bill would breed
discomfort" and make great
virile people timid and fearful"
Senator johnson, California, to-
day in the senate denounced what
he termed attempts to paddock
the lips of America"
The bill imposes 20 years i'm
prisonment and $4,000 fine on
any person who uses profane,
scurrilous or abusive language
about the government, the army
or the navy. who spreads false
rumors, melting resistance to the
government, or who by written
or spoken word favors the cause
OF Germany.
Ii also makes the postmaster
general the sole judge OF what
critical comment in the press may
go thru the mails and empowers
him to stop all mail to persons
who write or publish anything he
thinks improper.
Premium on Hypocrisy.
This BILL said Johnson, will
put a premium on hypocrisy.
Two days ago there was
killed at Fort Worth, Texas, Paul
Herriot, who was as a son to me.
He was young man of promise
who, though beyond the draft
age. volunteered as a buck pri-
yate in the aviation corps.
have his letters, telling of condi-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
Dancers at Pantages

Oriental in aspect will be the
new Pantages bill opening Mon
day afternoon, which has IAN
Heir for a Night" as its head
liner. Juo Quot Tai, a Chinese
prima donna, and the Meyakos,
two Japanese girls and a Japan
csc boy. acrobats and singers,
will furnish the touch of the Far
East.
AN Heir for a Night" is a
bright little musical comedy
which features diminutive CO.
median in Dave Seed. Fred Ray
mond, jr., is a graceful dancer
and a pleasing singer and back of
them is roistering chorus OF
handsome girls all wearing dainty
costumes.
Juo Quot Tai, singing before a
plush drop, uses both English and
Chinese songs.
The Meyakos first do some de-
cidedly expert hand balancing
feats on pedestals and steps and
then offer American songs and
dances, while the boy plays vio-
lin.
Fred LaFranee and Joe Ken
nedy have a bIackface comedy bit
which they call After the Bat
tie" They gather in a big har-
vest of laughter as a prizefighter
with a yellow streak ad his man
ager.
"A Barnyard Episode" pre-
sented by Orren & Drew, man
and woman, gives MIR. Orren an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
BISHOP WILL
GIVE ADDRESS

A special meeting of the Ia
coma Home guard will be held in
the First Christian church Mon
day evening.
The speaker will be Rt. Pew.
Bishop William Lawrence of the
Episcopal church.
The bishop is in the west in the
interest of the Episcopal war COM
mission, to look into religion and
welfare work being done Tor SOL
diers in the cantonments.
Thru the efforts of Rev. r. II.
MoGinnis and Bishop Keator, he
has been persuaded to make an
address to the Tacoma Home
guard members and their friends.
The meeting will be open to the
public.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
my Red Cross Sweater Warns My
Heart AS Well AS My Body" Says
Possessor of One in the Trenches

trenches, from the sector which
our brave boys are holding now.
THE RED CROSS is FIRST
OF ALL AN ORGANIZATION TO
HELP WIN THIS WAR. Every
man, woman and child who en-
rolls in it is a soldier, and is
pledged to fight in every way
possible for him to fight against
German autocracy and German
propaganda.
WE ARE AT WAR WITH
GERMANY.
As your needles click, don't let
anyone clack in your presence
of anything that would in any
way help our enemy.
Monday: Orphan children who
cry, "Vive La France!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
Now Importing
Telegraphers


PORTLAND, Ore, May f.
Twenty-nine non-union Western
Union telegraphers have arrived
in Portland in the past ~ hours,
District Organizer James r. Kelly
said today.
All these nonunion workers,
said Kelly, were travelling on free
transportation granted the West
ern Union by the railroads, altho.
he said, orders recently have been
issued against free transporta-
ton by the railroad administra-
ton.
Twenty-Five of the operators,
Kelly said, went to Seattle on
train No. 400 at 1870 last night.
He did not know the destination
of the other seven.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
OPPOSES "PADLOCK
on AMERICAN LIPS"

tons that ought not to have ex-
listed.
His untimely death has
aroused not only deep grief, but
a feeling that 1t was unneces-
sary. With another man, his
life was snuffed out before they
had the poor consolation Of fight
ing on the front in France.
And yet, IL the anguished
hearts of those who loved these
men should cry out against those
who perhaps were responsible.
who might have prevented their
deaths-tho l make no charges
but IL these anguished hearts
should so cry out they would be
liable to 20 years in prison, were
this bill a law.
Senate to Vote.
81 breakfasted today with a
man who could not believe that
great departments Of government
are urging congress to pass bill
empowering the president to COM
mandeer all real and personal
property of any individual, COM
pany or corporation in the coun-
try.
Good Cod he said, II you
pass that bill, we might as we'll
be in Russia.
Keep STILL I told him, for
IL we pass the sedition bill 20
years in prison will be your por-
ton for such a remark"
The senate will vote late today
on the conference report on the
hill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
SHOTS
AT ROBBERS

Mrs. l.. Steadman, 500 So. Ia
coma av., fired several shots at
the retreating figure of high
wayman Friday night, after her
three daughters had been held up
at the doorway of their home about
11:30.
The girls were about to enter
the house when three masked
men, one of them armed, ordered
them to throw up their hands.
The girls screamed and fled into
their house where their mother
took a gun and fired at one of the
men.
1t is believed the thieves had
been waiting for Mrs. Steadman
to retire before attempting to rob
the house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04

opportunity to show his ability as
a mimic. He initiates animals,
with the help OF Miss Drew.
Boris Chalner with Marie and
Albina DeRoss have program of
five strenuous dances with never
a blank.
THE Roundup final episode
of Who Is Number One?" will
be the motion picture feature.
Billy Small and music makers
will round out the program OF
diversified entertainment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04

war.
This amount also includes the
purchase OF some of the articles
for comfort bags, small dona-
lions to Mon Soldat" and many
of the little things which make
SO much for comfort of the men
at the front.
Not very much money q
stretch over our vast French and
American armies, but supplement-
ed by the many, many donations
Of knitted goods and other COM
forts from the Red Cross men,
bers of the United States, the
real comfort given to battle
weary men is incalculable.
/ just want to add one word
more. Something that was hurl-
ed at me from the Red Cross
headquarters at Paris, from the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
Each Vessel
Means Home
For a Child

PORTLAND, Or, May A.
Every time the Foundation COM
pany's yard here launches a yes-
sci for the French government, a
homeless child in France will be
given a home.
For every ship launched for
the American government by the
Standifer Construction Co., a
homeless Belgian child will be
helped.
Women employees of the Foun-
dation Co. have agreed to sub
scribe $S7 for each launching,
which will be used to care for a
French child for year. Since
there are few women employed
by the Standifer Co., the men
there will contribute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
BY VIM. Phillips Simms
United Press Staff Correspondent

ShscA AhSSS oS"AA SoAHOSRhssHAps
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN FLANDERS, May 3.-The al
lies are alertly awaiting linden
burg's next mighty blow.
The first and second drives
failed, even II by narrow margins.
just as the first dash toward
Paris and the sea in 1914. The
third Is already delayed by the
sound thrashing administered by
the Franco-British forces, necessi-
tating a far more complete reor-
ganization of Hindenburg's hosts
than was at first supposed.
The situation today is bet.
ter than seemed possible dur.
ing the early stages Of the Of
fensive.
The allies have stopped
every attempt of Won Hutier
to edge toward Amiens,
fighting the Germans to q
standstill.
On the Lys both Won Arnim
and won Quasi have butted
their heads against brick
wall.
That the enemy has made seri-
GUS gains on both battlefronts Is
not disputed, but the outstanding
feature is that neither on the
Somme nor the Lys has he been
able to exploit his successes.
Badly mauled, Hindenburg's
armies already have been forced
to rest several weeks, when time
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
THREE YANKS
DIE in ACTION

United Press Leased WfFe.I
WASHINGTON, d. c., May A.
Today army casualty list showed
tire deaths in action; five OF
wounds; eight of disease; one
from drowning; four from acct
dent; IA wounded severely; one
missing and so wounded Slight,
a total of sc.
The list includes:
Killed in action: Privates
Charles Butler, 420 West St, Los
Angeles, Cal.
Died of disease: Dewey VolIey
Bromley, Bickleton, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
Body of Woman
Badly Scalded
(United Press Leased wire.)

VVmHteu FTesb LeHheu VIFe.J
LOS ANGELES, May APP
parently overcome by carbon dixie
ide poisoning from use of gas
water heater, Mrs. Elizabeth NJ
Murray died in the bathtub in her
home fully two weeks ago.
Early today, detectives break
ing into the house found the body,
badly scalded by the hot water
still coming from the burning
heater and escaping thru the tubs
upper outlet.
The woman lived alone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
CONTINUED From Page One)

i S6C ohSy
every woman in America could
realize just how much comfort
these garments were bringing to
those they loved.
my sweater warns my
heart as well as my body"
said an American soldier to
me, ''for every time i pull
II ON over my head, / think
that some woman must have
been thinking Of us over
here"
This boy was wearing sweat
er, and a helmet under his army
hat kept his ears from freezing,
for 1t was bitterly cold and he
was digging himself in" and cut
ting barbed wire entanglements
ON the broad expanse of flat
country without a tree to break
the icy blasts that swept across
the miles of plain that formed
the American training quarters
over there.
Another boy insisted upon UNI
rolling his puttee so that he
might show me the handknit
socks with their red and blue
stripes in the scanned tops.
Since / came back, every
time ! see a woman knitting
socks l want to go to her
and tell her of how 1 saw
ut one of our largest training
camps in France, boys hold
ing their socks To their
breasts and lingering them,
much as a child does be-
loved red wagon.
Time after time that morn
ing ! heard the words, Gee,
I'm glad 1 got these socks. l
bet Mother lait these very
ones."
Another one of those damnable
boche propaganda lies l want to
nail right here.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A
SWEATER SOLD BY THE RED
CROSS TO ANYONE.
There Is not money enough
In the world to buy a bit Of
knitted wear from the Red
Cross, Ind the humblest
American soldier can get it
freely without price.
l can tell you a little story
about that which l think will &c
far to convince you l know what
l am talking about.
Has Bitter Cold Ride.
/ was at a training camp of our
soldiers. I was suffering from
a terrible cold Ct was afterward
at the military hospital at Gen.
Pershing's headquarters 10 days,
but that is another story.
AS brought up at Red Cross
warehouse l do not think l was
ever so cold in my life. had rid
den in an open motor 40 miles
across plains swept by blasts that
must have come straight from
the North pole; my ears were
white with frost bite, my throat
was raw.
Shivering in my fur coast, | was
taken into this Red Cross ware
house and shown all the things
that human minds can conceive
for the help and comfort of the
soldier and those that war makes
needy.
Couldn't Buy or Beg One.
In one of the compartments
saw a number OF the knitted
wooden scarfs that you knitters
make over here.
l Immediately thought how
fine one of them would be for
me in my 40-mile ride back to
my hotel.
Do you suppose could beg OF
buy one?
No. sir; altho I was Red
Cross worker, l was told those
scarfs were for our soldiers ANE
NO ONE ELSE!
The warehouse man was very
sorry, butt rode back my 40
miles without the scarf.
About $4,000 has been spent
lin distribution of these and other
small articles for the soldiers
both American and French, since
tho I1u;xo1 Ctatac anfarad the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
NEWSPAPER
w RITTER IS
DECORATED

(United Press Leased wire.>
PARIS, May 4. - Henry
Wood, United Press Staff corr
respondent with the French
armies in the field, was dec
Grated Thursday as cheyalier
of the Legion of Honor, in
recognition Of his work on
the French front during the
past 20 months.
The cross was bestowed at
French general headquarters with
the traditional ceremony, by a
major general Of the French staff.
The honor was conferred by the
French government at the request
of Gen. Petain.
Henry Woods home is in Omaha
and his first newspaper experience
was on the Omaha Daily News.
Later he worked on several Ono
papers. He has been with the
United Press about 10 years.
He was in charge of the home
bureau of the United Press at the
time of the death of Pope Plus X
and scored a famous beat on the
event.
He was afterward manager of
the Paris bureau and has been in
the field with the French armies
about two years.
The Legion Of Honor is an o.
der of merit, created by Napoleon
Bonaparte in 1902, as a reward
for civil or military service.
Woods vivid word pictures OF
the French military events have
been one of the big news features
of The Times, especially last year
at the time of the Hindenburg re
treat and during the recent Hun
offensive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
FORTY PRISONERS
ON THE WAY EAST

Crowded conditions at Mcneil
island were somewhat relieved
Friday afternoon when Chief
Deputy Larry Flanagan and sew
eral deputy U. S. marshals left for
Fort Leavenwortb, Kan, with 40
prisoners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
BISHOP LAWRENCE
COMES TO TACOMA

Bishop William Lawrence of
the Massachusetts diocese will
speak at the Trinity Episcopal
church Sunday evening.
Bishop Lawrence is touring the
U. S., speaking at all the army
cantonments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
Wants German
Barred In Cal,

VUnUeu Fresn LeHbeu WIfe.b
LOS ANGELES, May A
recommendation that the study
of the German language be bar
red turnout CALIFORNIA; schools
will be made by Willie c. Wood,
state commissioner of education,
at the next meeting of the state
board of education, Wood an
nounced here today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
CHARGE BISHOP rs
PARTIAL TO ITALY

tUnftcd Preas Leased Wire.b
ROME, May 4.-The Osserva-
tore Romano officially declares
that the papal nuncio at Vienna
has initiated ecclesticial proceed
ings against Monsignor Jeglic,
bishop of Lubiane, because he is
alleged to be favorable toward
Italy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
Foil German
Attempt to
Escape Fort


ATLANTA, Ca, May Am at
tempt at wholesale delivery of in
termed Germans at Fort McPhei-
son was foiled late Friday after
noon when guards discovered a
) 0-foot tunnel from a barracks to-
ward the barbed wire fence enclos-
ing the camp, it became known to-
lay,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
ROB TIRE COMPANY
OF $4,000 IN CASH

(Unfted Press Leased Wire.1
CLEVELAND, o., May 1.-Two
auto bandits today held up al
construction paymaster at the
new plant of the Ideal Tire 4
Rubber Co. here and escaped
with $1,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
FIGHTING GAINS
ON ITALY FRONT


VIENNA, May 4.-"The fight
ing increased to considera BILE vio-
lence ON the whole Italian front,
between the Guidicaria valley and
the Adriatic sea, Thursday, it was
officially announced today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-04
SEATTLE MAN KILLED

OTTAWA, May canadian
casualty list includes: Killed in
action-M. Howe, Seattle.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-04-12
INSTALL chime CLOCK
TIE COMMERCIAL STATE BANK
ERECTS CLOCKS PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE

The Commercial State bank has in
stalled an Illuminated tubular chimes
clock at the front of the bank building
at the second floor elevation. It has a
complete set of Westminster chimes
which ring clear every quarter Of an
hour and can be heard for some dis
lance. Three chimes ring at the quar-
ter, half and three-quarter hour. At a
quarter past the hour four strokes
Westminster; at the half, eight strokes
-Reveille; at three-quarters, IL strokes
peal and Is strokes-West-
minister, on the hour; followed by the
strike Of the full hour.
The clock, made Of dark bronze and
copper, is operated from master clock
in the banking room, and is ten feet
high and, two feet, nine inches square.
The dials are "a inches and protected
by glass crystals. The time can be read
from three sides. Above the dials on
three sides the name "Commercial State
Bank is brought out in white.
The instrument, as well as being
pleasing to the eye, is of practical ben
eft, especially to those who traverse
Broadway, and is one any citizen can
make mention of without apology.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-04-12

able to give better sefvlc 10 tnelf cOun-
try and to make better nation.
Ignorant nations. nations with very
little internal improvements. have lit
tie efficiency in time of war or times of
peace.
out of every hundred dollars of taxes
paid by the taxpayers of Morrison
county this year
$3.50 will go to the state
$32.34 will go to education
$28.44 will go to the road and bridge
1888 will go to the county
1915 will go to the cities and villages
1895 will go to townships
and for every dollar the county will
pay the state in taxes this year the
county got back from the state treas
ury in the fiscal year ending August l.,
of which shows that nearly all the
amount of the taxes paid by this coun-
ty is spent in this county, and that the
ma man rop3s and bridee goes to
One of the difficulties the assessors
would encounter in their work would
be assessing property classed as mon
issory notes, bonds. book accounts,
money on deposit in banks, stock of
foreign corporations, ETC., because of it
not being possible for the assessor to
pected to follow the law strictly and if
any citizen refused to make q sworn
statement as to money and credits" to
levy an arbitrary assessment against
him.
The tax on money and credits" has
been flxed by law at three mills on the
dollar of value and being so much low
er than the rate on all other classes of
property the tax commission expects
every person to make a report on the
same. If he makes no sworn report
stating that he either has. or has not
any money and credits the law requires
the assessor to make an arbitrary as
sessment against him and add fifty per
cent thereto as a penalty for not max
ing a sworn report.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-04-12
MAY TAKE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM
NATIONS WHEREVER GIVEN

Washington, D. c., April S,-The
United States Civil Service commission
announces that on March 81, 1913, the
president approved joint resolution
of congress suspending, during the peri
cd of the present war, the operation of
the provision of law which required ap-
plicants for civil service examinations
to be examined in the state or territory
in which they reside. During the peri
cd Of the war, therefore, applicants for
any examination held by the commits
sion may be examined at any place at
which the examination is held, regard
less Of their place Of residence.
An act of July 2, 1909, required ex-
aminations to be taken in the state Of
residence. While this provision is sus-
pended for the period of the war, it is
still required that only those who have
been actually domiciled in the state or
territory in which they reside for at
least one year previous to the examin-
alton may become eligible for perma-
nent appointment to the app"rtionsA de-
partmental service in Washington, D. c.
Competent stenographers, typists, and
bookkcepers are in great demand. Ex-
aminatio for these positions are held
weekly throughout the country. Rep
rcsentatiev Of the Civil Service Com
mission at the postoffces in all cities
are furnishing detailed information and
application blanks.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-04-12
COME AND GONE

= George Kiewel was in, Sank Rapids
on business Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. II. Burial returned
Wednesday from Pittsburgh, where
they had visited with the family of
their son Fred for the past six months.
P. L. Melberg transacted business in
Southern Minnesota the fore part of
the week.
Gladly Brown returned to st. Cloud
Sunday. where she attends the normal.
after a two weeks visit at home.
Misses Naomi, Ruth and Ester Lar
son, Myrtle Bacckman, Evelyn Daw-
son and Roya and Lemuel Larson and
Willis Dun, who attended the annual
convention of the B. Y. P. q. a. De-
troit, returned home Monday morning.
Mark Medved, who enlisted in the
navy, left Monday evening for the
Great Lakes training station.
Mrs. Orville Cheeseman and sou Or
vile Of Aberdeen, S. d., arrived satur-
day for an extended visit with Mrs. E.
Rothwell.
Delmar Enke of Oakland, Calf, ar
rived Tuesday evening for a week 3 Wis
it with the family of Mr.. and Mrs. 6.
n. Enke.
Mrs. mary Ayres came up from Roy
alton yesterday, for visit with the
Frank Renick family.