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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
fspecial to The Times.)

CHEHALIS, Jan. 2S.--Altho
badly beaten about the head with
a hammer by her husband who
died by his own hand a few min-
utes later, physicians today say
Mrs. Lois Taft will recover from
the assault which came as the
finale to a tempestuous married
life following a four day court
ship.
Taft ended his life by cutting
his throat with razor.
Mrs. Taft had her husband ar
rested two weeks ago for threat
ening to kill her and her children.
He had been in jail here until
Thursday when he was given a
ticket to Portland and told to get
out of town.
Taft returned from Portland
Saturday night. Hoping to find
his wife and kill her, he entered
his home by prying open a win
dow. But Mrs. Taft, fearing his
return, was staying with neigh
bors.
At 1920 yesterday morning
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
BEATS wife DOWN,
Then KILLS SELF

Mrs. Taft, having completed ar
rangements to go to Tacoma tt
work, went to her home accom-
panied by neighbor. After pack
ing two suitcases she started tt
leave.
AS she went from the house
her husband, who had been hiding
attacked her. Coming up behind
her in his stocking feet, he rained
blows on her head and shoulders
with a hammer.
Then he went to the house and
locked the door. Neighbors who
had been attracted by the woman'i
screams found him dead with his
throat cut.
Taft, age 40, was a veteran oil
the Spanish-American war. He
served two terms in the Oregon
penitentiary. He came to Cheha-
lis from Portland last summer and
met his future wife, then Mrs. Max
Eastman. Four days after the
meeting they were married, attic
she was warned against marrying
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
7 RADE
BOARD
LEAKS

(United Press leased WireI
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan.
2S.-An immediate house.
cleaning by the federal
trade commission to check
further leaks" Of important
information, is to be UNDER
taken.
One official, at least, is
already slated to go.
Letters just unearthed In pri-
vate files of Chicago meat pack
ers during the progress of the
commissions investigation show
packers in August, 1916, obtained
from secret files of the commits
sion copy of a complaint of Rep
resentative Doolittle, Kansas, urg-
ing a probe of the packing houses.
r. C. McManus, special pack
er attorney, then in Washington,
wrote Henry Veeder, personal
secretary of j. Ogden Armour:
Complaints filed with the
federal trade commission are
privileged and not available to
the public. However, herewith Is
the Doolittle complaint"
Veeder, questioned by Special
Investigator Twombley when he
discovered this letter, is believed
to have named the official re-
sponsible for the leak. Careful
internal grooming of the entire
commission staff was expected to
discover Just how far "slush
funds" may have seeped thru
into the personnel.
Hearings in the packing house
probe were to be continued early
today with further sensational de-
velOpments in the congressional
lobby.
Additional evidence tending to
prove the existence of a gigantic
buying combine, including all of
the "big five" packers, will be
submitted by Francis J. Heney,
the commissions counsel. Private
correspondence, memoranda and
the records from the packers pri-
vate offices, are expected to dis
close how the packers pooled their
daily purchases and divided the
animals on a pre-arranged per-
centage basis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
CHANGES
IN FOOD
RULINGS
Especial to The Times)

topNsbut w h'O
SPOKANE, Jan. 2S.--"Wheat-
less Monday" is added to Wheat
less Wednesday" and to Pork
less Tuesday and Saturday" in ad-
ditional directions to the first
home card issued by Herbert Hoo
yer through the state food ad-
ministrator to the people Of Wash
ington today.
The appeal also asks that In ad-
dition to porkless and wheatless
days and meals that every day be
made fat saving day; that every
day be made sugar saving day;
that fruits, vegetables and pota-
toes be used abundantly; and that
milk be used wisely.
Situation Graver
"The food situation in Europe
is far graver than when the pre-
liminary survey OF the food supply
of the world for this year was
made" is Mr.. Hoover's statement
contained in the supplemental
home card, and he adds:
1--WE have an abundance for our
selves, and it is the firm policy of
the food administration, by the
prevention of exports, to retain
for our own people an ample sup
ply of every essential foodstuff.
The harvests of our allies have
proved less than we had contem-
plated, and the great curtailment
of shipping by the submarine dur
ing the last few months has fur
Their prevented them from access
to more remote markets.
Neutrals in Need
Beyond the demands of the al
lies there is call upon us by the
friendly neutrals for food supplies
and IL we cannot, at least in part,
respond to these neutral calls.
starvation on an unparalleled
scale must ensue."
The issuance of the supplement
tai home card will not revoke the
meatless holidays" recently in
stituted in Washington, according
to Charles Hebberd, state food
administrator.
Cards Coming Out
"Porkless Tuesday and porkless
meals will take the place of Meat
less Tuesday and meatless meals,
as named in the card, until March
49," said Mr.. Hebberd, after
which time all the provisions of
the supplemental card issued by
Mr.. Hoover will become effec-
tive"
The instructions of the admin
istration are to be distributed to
the home members of the u. s.
Food Administration who signed
the food pledge card last summer
and fall. They will be printed
and distributed soon. 1t Is the
desire OF the administration, ac-
cording to the announcement, that
these cards be in every home in
the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
PARK MAKES
BIG PROFITS

PIT. Defiance pavilion made a
net profit of s7,793 last year, the
most profitable in its history, ac-
cording to the annual report of
the park board Monday. Total
receipts for the year were $685.
Gas.
Renting of rowboats at the pc
vilion formed the big item of
profit, the receipts from the boats
amounting to $7,095 during the
year.
AS an appreciation of the work
done by Carlos Jecohs, manager
of the park pavilion, the board
voted Monday to grant him an in
crease from his pc ,ient salary of
500 to $3.50 for the coming sea-
son.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Whisky Barrels
and Palms Will
Line Park Road

The driveway of Yakima ave-
nue., thru Wright park, will take
on a southern air this summer as
a result of action by the park
board Monday.
Palms and other tropical plants
that have been housed in the park
conservatory during the cold
weather will be placed in wooden
tubs along the driveway as soon
as the chill of winter has left, and
the drive will be known as an
avenue of Palms"
Old whisky barrels will be
bought by the park board and cut
in half to make tubs for the
palms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

Victor Morgan, as he stepped onto American
soil after Cooking into Germany"
To find out all about it is the most interesting
thing to any patriotic American today because
he realizes the tremendous Importance it bears
to the final result of the great war we are now
engaged in.
So The Times co operated with group of 9th
er American newspapers and sent Victor Nor
gam noted editor of The Cleveland Press, to
Europe to learn all possible about the INSIDE
conditions in the land of our enemy. Morgan
has Just spent many weeks in northern and east
ern Switzerland at the very border Of Germany.
There he garnered great deal of important and
highly interesting information about Germany,
including many facts that are absolutely NEW.
His articles will appear in Tacoma, beginning
Wednesday, EXCLUSIVELY in The Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

Chicago officials give this as the
creed of Linda Jose, Youngstown
(Ohio) girl whom they arrested
because she carried a satchel of
dynamite, believed intended for
pro-German plotters:
81 do not believe In God, gov
eminent or laws.
Il do not believe in the cere-
mony of marriage.
Il do not believe in war.
81 do not care who wins the
present war.
II do not care what they do
with me-"
That's what she said when they
quizzed her, the officials say.
In the girls effects were found
the name of an /. w. w. leader
who is now in Jail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Hits Back
At Critics

Omitted Wire)
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 28.-Declaring that
'every man in 80 national guard and national army
camps is ready now to be sent to France whenever
needed Secretary of War Baker today struck back
at critics of the war department.
In sweeping statement he delivered before the SEN
ate military committee he declared
That axiy the medical service at will not be
tolerated
courtmartialed dismissed from
the army because of negligence in attending sick.
Gen. Pershng himself O. KID the adoption Of the modified
Enfield rifle
great guns ready for II,
the recommendation of Mai Gen. Leonard Wood
the would other training
besides o
Every his gun and trained to
It,
Many times in France had been
originally planned for this date
Pershng himself decided against the Lewis for
land work.
On Nov TO- 40 machine sent to each training
Every the training is ready for
vice
Our in Francenow large and 1t will be much larger
will have the of artillery wants and needs Three hun
anti-air will monthly
this country before another
Official reports careful Information
hospitals the equal of civilian hospitals
and all in splendid shape
the the whole situation
using French artillery ships other
allies before anything else-sayng
and England could supply with artillery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
CITY'S
LILO n s
TO GO?

Part Of the big geological
exhibit at Point Defiance
park will be abolished this
winter by the city park board
as a means Of helping Hoo
YER conserve food.
At Mondays session the board
instructed Secretary Cover to
communicate with eastern circuses
and animal dealers and get offers
for the two big lions and other
carniverous animals at the park,
Meat bills for the animals at
PIT. Defican park amount to $125 a
month, and the park also has to
furnish heat for the cages in
which the meat-eating animals are
housed.
~ believe that during this war
time it is wasteful for US to main
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
GUN FIGHT in
POKER GAME
fJInited Press Leased Wire,


WENATCaEE, Jan. 2S.-Dr.
John Adams, county coroner, will
hold an inquest today into shoot
ing affray In which he escaped
death or injury only by failure of
revolver to work properly.
Following row which broke
up poker game in which sew
eral prominent Waterville men
participated, George Burks, own
er of delivery system at Water
Vile, was shot five times as he
fled down the street from DR..
Henry A. Smith. Coroner Adams.
rushing to the scene, says he
found Smith beating the PROSTATE
mans head with the revolver.
When placed under arrest Smith
snapped his gun three times In an
effort to shoot DR.. Adams, who
then. fired, woux ding Smith.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
u. S. AVIATOR
MEETS DEATH
DATED Press Leased wire.D

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. rs
FIRST Lieut.. Jack M. Wright
New York city, was killed in IAN
aeroplane accident" in France,
Gen. Pershing cabled the war de-
partment today.
First Lieut.. H. A. Brown, Gin
cinnati, Ohio, was wounded De.
cember 81, while in action with
British forces, Pershing added.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
MORE TROUBLE IN
GERMANY RUMORED

LONDON, Jan. 2s.-Severe dis
have occurred in the
Rhenish industrial district, &C.
cording to reports from The
Hague. The dispatch asserted that
machine guns had been distrib-
uted to troops at Mulheit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
BRITISH LOSE TRIO
AS RESULT OF RAID

Omitted Press Leased WtreC
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Three Brit
ish soldiers were missing after an
enemy raid on an advanced post
northeast of Langemarck yester-
day evening, Field Marshal Haig
reported today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

asked assistance of the Austro-
Hungarian commander, but were
refused, according to Vienna dis
patches quoting the Ukrainian re-
ports from the newspaper Duo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
WEATHER FORECAST

We don't give
a hang how
much you pre-
dict rain for
tonight and
Tuesday, Mr..
Weather Man,
IL only we get
a few more
days like Sun
day when 1t
comes to the
showdown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

Let's not mail anything for
five days and see IL the post
office department can catch
up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
UKRAINIANS ASK
HELP OF AUSTRIA

fUnfted Press Leased Wfre.)
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2S.--Ukrai-
mans bitterly fighting the bolshe-
Wiki, seeking possession Of Tuck
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

Never throw away an old, worn
out umbrella. Leave 1t somewhere
in place of a good one.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

Now it's q checkerb0ard
shortage that Is reported.
Mebby that's why the country
Is getting q move ON itself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

Never clean the ashpit of
q furnace with gasoline.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

1.-The chief trouble with whale
meat" says a fastidious friend OF
ours, "is that 1t is seldom
cooked properly" That is also
the chief trouble with beef, veal,
mutton, lamb, ham, bacon, spare
ribs, pork chops and few other
kinds of meat.
MY, HOW THE WIND BLOWS
Miss Bonnie Legg of Elw0Od
was a visitor here last week.-Mrs.
dianapolis Und.) Star.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

Lady next door says: ITS a
good deal easier t. make excuses
fer yerself thin fer some other
Teller"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

1T GOT HER AT LAST -.
(From the Waukegan SUM-
She had read the Daily Sun
every day up to about six weeks
ago, when she was obliged to take
to her bed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-08

little son visited with Mr.. and Nh
Erwin Ward at Whdena SUNDAY.
Roderick Felix went to Minneano,i.
Monday afternoon to enter the ayio-
tion service. He will receive his train.
ing in the Mill City.
Miss Agnes Heath returned to Min
neapolis Sunday, after a short visit
with her parents here.
w. S. Dunphy went to Minneapolis
Monday for a few days. visit.
Ed. Simmons went to F4emsburg On
business Monday.
Mrs. John Wetzel went to Minneapo-
lis Monday for few days. visit with
friends.
Miss Winifred Renick visited friends
at Royalton Sunday. So
Miss Thelma Brown returned Sunday
to st. Paul, where she is employed, af-
ter an extended visit at her home here.
Theo. Bellefeuille of Detroit arrived
Monday for visit with relatives here
and in Belle Praiaie.
Mrs. Mary Root returned the first of
the week from Swanville, where she
Ludger Pratt and Peter Gaboury re-
turned Tuesday from Virginia, where
they have been employed this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Dawson return
ed Tuesday from a two weeks visit
with relatives in Minneapolis.
Miss Agnes Strand returned to Me-
nahga Tuesday, after visit at the P.
L. Melberg home here.
Miss Mabel Berg went to st. Cloud
Tuesday for a visit with relatives and
friends
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-08
COME AND GONE

Otto Crossfeld went to st. Cloud
Tuesday to take position as steno
grapher.
Barome Doucette returned from a
business trip to Minneapolis.
County Attorney G. Rosenme vent
to Bird Island, in the southe.u part
OF tine state, Tuesday, called by the
serious illness of his father.
John Wetzel went to Minneano1;s
On business Wednesday.
Misses Pauline Alderman and Lila
Grim, who teaches at Pine River
visited at the H. Ploof home Wednes
day, enroute to st. Cloud to attend the
educational convention.
4: W. Firnstahl made business trir
to the twin cities.
Mrs: Harold Sphinx and Miss Carine
landau of Thief River Falls arrived
Sunday for a few days. visit at the
home of thier parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henning landau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Graham and
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-08
RIPLEY MAN SUICIDE
NEIS HENRYsON ENDS LIFE
WITH SHOT GUN-BRO0DED
!! OVER HEALTH

Nels Henryson, a farmer living in
Section 4, Ripley town, committed sui
eide Saturday morning, at his home,
blowing his brains out with shot gun.
Brooding over illness is assigned as
the cause for this act, as he had been
suffering from Bright's disease for
for some time. He was SO years old.
Mr.: Henryson recently sold his farm
and had planned on moving to this
city to live.
Mr.. Henryson arose in the morning
as usual and it was while his wife
went out into the barnyard to look af-
ter the chickens that he took his life.
He took shot gun, placed the stock
Of it against door and the muzzle
against his head and then worked the
trigger by means Of a stove poker.
Deputy Coroner Dewey Anker went
to the Henryson place to examine the
remains
The funeral was held at TT. Ripley
Tuesday afternoon and interment was
at that place.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-08
COME AND GONE

Sam LaFond returned Saturday
from a business trip to st. Paul.
Miss Caroline 6utliff, who teaches
school at Cushing, spent the weekend
at her home here.
Napoleon LaFond returned Friday
from an extended visit with relatives
in Illinois.
Louis w. Vasaly was in st. Paul on
business the latter part of last week
+ Miss Nora Thorsen returned Mon
day evening from several days
visit with friends in Minneapolis.
Henry Gosch of Randall was in
this city Saturday enroute home from
st. Paul.
Mrs. P. King arrived Saturday from
Oriska, N. D., where she has been
visiting relatives for week.
Miss Ruth Lind, who is employed
at the office of DR.. S. J. Vasaly, spent
Sunday at her home in Brainerd. Miss
Mabel Graham, who is also employed
here. visited her parents at Brainerd
over Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Buchanan returned Sat-
day evening from visit with friends
at Minneapolis.
OIlVeI DeIS IeIuIueu Ii4uay AAoAA
visit with relatives in Chicago. q
Miss Goldie Putnam, who attends
the Northwest Bible school in Mime
apolis, spent Sunday at her home
here.
George Coons Of Proctor spent the
week end at his home here.
Carl Bracke went to Staples Friday
to take employment.
Rev. Elof Peterson and Alfred Carl
son of this city went to Minneapolis
Wednesday to attend the annual meet
ING of the Minnesota Conference of
the Swedish Lutheran church. The
meeting began Monday and continues
until Sunday night.
Claude Rivetts and Oscar Renne,
who recently enlisted in the ground
service of the aviation corps, left last
Tuesday of Jefferson Barracks, MO-,
for training.
Miss Laura Doucette went to Mime
apolis Tuesday to take employment.
F. w. Lyon was in Brainerd on bust
ness Tuesday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-08
CREAMERY MEETING
FARMERS COOPERATIVE CREAM
cry Had GOOD YEAR, RE-
PORT SHOWS

The Farmers Cooperative Creamery
association Of Little Falls held it's an
nual meeting at the Maurin hall Mon.
day, about fifty stockholders attend
ing. The session was an interesting
one and the stockholders had the OBJ.
portunity to listen to two good talks,
by A. j. Mcclure of the extension di.
vision and James Sorenson of the state
dairy and food commission. After the
business session fine lunch was serv.
ed.
In the election of officers for the
coming year the following were chos-
en-:
Prcsident-Carl Peterson.
Vice Presidcnt-Christ Larson.
.Secretary-J. H. Schneider
Treasurer-Olaf Larson
Directors-N. O. Anderson, w. G.
Matteson, VIM. Gablenz, Otto Meters,
John Thelander.
A. i. Mcclure spoke regarding the
local creamery and it's success. A re-
sumo Of his talk follows:
Farmers of Vicinity Of Little
Falls--For a number Of years I have
been coming to Little Falls to farm
ers' meetings, but this is the first time
I have ever felt 1 have earned my
money. I now feel that your coopera-
tive creamery is on the road to success.
Heretofore when I came here to talk
better dairying and would find that
you were not working together in
cooperative creamery, I felt that my
time was wasted. Gentlemen, I take
the stand that production and market
ing 90 hand in hand, or in other words
if you have not got a first class mar
ket, your production amounts to but
little.
For twenty years I have studied
dairying; the cows, their feed, their
care, but I would be unworthy Of work
ing for the farmers of Minnesota if
had forgotten to study the market for
butter. I have a farm of my own and
I know what it means to make that
farm pay. know that cannot afford
to lose from to 10 cents pound on
butterfat, and that is what farmers
lose who have not first class CO.
operative creamery. Therefore I am
for the cooperative creamery, for a
first class cooperative creamery.
Your cooperative creamery is
just getting started and I see no rea
son why you cannot make it one of the
best creameries in the state. There is
cream enough coming to Little Falls to
make it so, if the cooperative cream
cry gets all that cream. And gentle
men why should it not? The coopera-
ative crcameries Of the state pay all
that they can pay. The centralized
creamcries and the private creameries
pay as little as they can. The cooper
alive creamery works FOR the farmers.
1t is your business house. The fact
that there are $40 cooperative cream
cries in Minnesota, and some of the
oldest ones being rebuilt at cost of
from $4,000 to $4,000 is evidence