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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
DANCE HALL
FATE UP TO
JUDGE CARO-

The fate of Tacoma's dance
halls is being determined in Supe-
rior Judge Cards court.
After holding up for a week the
police order closing them, the Lee
VIENNA and Liberty dance halls
were in court Monday asking that
their restraining order against the
city authorities be made perma-
nent.
The dance halls, represented by
Attorneys Fletcher and Evans, de-
clare that the new city ordinance
regulating public dances is not a
constitutional one and that the
city has no right to close the re-
sorts on police evidence. The po-
lice acted after they had arrested
two disorderly women employed in
each dance hall, they say.
City Attorney Harmon, fortified
with several legal volumes, de-
manded that the court give the
city full power to regulate its
'amusements.
1t was announced that two
dance hall girls of the American
hall, the third dance hall in Ia
coma, had been arrested Sunday
night, and that this hall would
also be ordered closed if the court
sustained the city's action.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Boost For Il
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
The 12-year fight to keep the
nations water power from cap
ture by the power monopolists IL
at last on the verge of being won
The administration water power
bill. now before congress, opens
the way to save for the people
their most valuable natural asset.
Some SO million water horsepow-
er is at stake.
The bill in question deals with
water power In national forests,
public lands, Indian lands and
navigable streams.
1t is an admirable measure,
drawn with thoro knowledge and
unusual skill.
In my letter to you of Nov. 16,
1917, urged your support of the
following seven definite principles
in water power legislation:
Cd The thing to do with wa
ter power is to develop it.
CD Water power belongs to
the people. The sites where 1t is
produced should always be held
in public hands.
ca Where public develop
ment is not desired, the right to
use water power sites should be
leased for periods long enough to
permit sound, attractive and
profitable investment, but never
longer than SO years.
90 In order to protect the
consumer against extOrtion, rates
and service should be regulated by
federal authority when state or
local authorities fail to do so.
co Reasonably prompt and
complete development and con-
tinuous operation, subject to mar
ket conditions, should be re-
quired.
CD Corporations or individu-
ais who make money out OF
rights granted by the people
should share their profits with the
people.
CD The public has right to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

for the rest of the day. It has
been so long since park board
meetings have passed without
wordy battles that the dove was
a little bit afraid.
His only rebuff came when a
resolution was introduced prohib-
iting any further action OF the
board except by a majority vote
Of three members. This was des-
tined to prevent any minority rule
of the board, such as occurred a
month ago, when two members
upheld the salary of Park Supt.
Hill. Commissioners Allen and
Vaeth voted for the new resolu-
tdon. Mottet and Craig opposed 1t.
Newbegin was absent.
The board then settled down to
business. undSv a flag Of truce,
and the dove of peace resumed his
recently vacated seat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
PLANNING Death, AGED :
TACOMAN IS ARRESTED

Slipping away from his home
lat Fern Hill and coming to Taco
ma with the avowed intention of
killing himself, George Griemock,
an Austrian, age rs, was arrested
lat 18th and A SITS. Monday and
taken to the county jail to be ex-
amined for his sanity.
The old man had been threaten
ing suicide recently, and had tried
to obtain a revolver. Relatives
had requested the Tacoma police
to refuse him permit to buy fire
arms, should he apply for it.
Monday morning Griemock slip
ped out of his home and started
for the street car. His daughter
fearing that he would take his
life, ran a half-mile to another
street car station and caught the
same car to the city.
Arriving in the city, the daugh-
ter called for police help. Grie-
mock was hunting for a second
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
THEATER AT
CAMP READY

Camp Lewis soldiers awoke to-
day to the fact that they had a
real theater of their own.
1t is the Liberty, built for
them by the war department, and
according to announcement, will
book everything that comes along
from inside or outside the
camp.
Soldiers have eyed speculative
ly its huge exterior while under
construction for several months.
They learned today that it would
open Friday of this week with the
Seattle Philharmonic orchestra
and Tacoma Orpheus club as the
attractions of the first nights
performance.
Following dates of other at
fractions were not made public
except that movies will hold the
boards Saturday afternoon and
night.
Appropriate dedication Of the
theater to the soldiers will be
made Friday during a lull in the
recital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
new SHOES WON'T
KURT after This
Cincinnati man tells how
to shrivel up corns so
they lift out.

Ouch ? !?!?! This kind of
rough talk will be heard less here
in town If people troubled with
corns will follow the simple advice
of this Cincinnati authority, who
claims that a few drops of a drug
called freezone when applied to
a tender, aching corn stops sore
ness at once, and soon the corn
dries up and lifts right out with
out pain.
He says freezone Is a sticky sub
stance which dries immediately
and never inflames or even irrj-
tates the surrounding tissue or
skin. "A quarter OF an ounce,
which will cost very little at any
drug store, is said to be sufficient
to remove every hard or soft corn
or callus from ones feet. Millions
OF American women will welcome
this announcement since the inau-
guration of the high heels.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
City In Need of
More Sidewalks

An areaway enclosing a stair
way to the basement of the Scan
dinavian-Amer,can bank build
ing, on 18th at Pacific ave-, was
ordered closed by the city council
Monday, to give more sidewalk
space. The bank was instructed
to either lay a glass sidewalk over
the areaway at once, or the city
would lay a cement walk there.
Congestion on the sidewalk has
made 1t necessary that the full
width OF the walk space be used,
councilmen agreed. A free infor-
nation booth using space in the
areaway will also have to go.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
.EUTON
REVOLT
GROWS

Omitted Press Leased wire.)
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2S.-ViO-
lent urging that the German peo-
pie revolt" against socialism was
voiced in copy Of the Deutsche
Tages Zeitung, organ of the junk
ers and pan-Germans, received
here today.
The article demanded that the
people rebel Ito save themselves. F."
1t referred to Germans hang
man." Enthusiastically meaning the
kaiser.
The newspaper voiced the gen.
eral fear of the German junkers
that the kaiser and Hertling are
"surrendering" to demands of the
people on many points.
The Deutsches Tages Zeitung is
the agrarian conservative news
paper organ of the landed class
of Germany and not heretofore re-
garded as in the slightest degree
radical.
Victory OF socialist candidate,
Herr Uhlig, over the conservative
candidate, DR.. Hermann, in a bye
election to the reichstag at Baut-
zen, Saxony, was reported in Ber-
lin dispatches today.
The socialist Vorwaerts, recall
ing an opinion expressed by the
Kreuz Zeitung that the election
would be test of the feeling of
the German people," declared to-
day that victory must come to the
socialist majority's policies.
The foreign committee of the
Austro-Hungarian reichsrath has
voted Is to z its confidence in
Count Czernin, foreign minister,
according to Vienna advices today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
That Paint
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
A man he came to our town,
who couldn't find his way around
The city fathers heard his plant
and started a man with brushand
paint, to stencil on sidewalk plain
and neat, the name of each ave-
nue. and street; and sad to relate
it didn't last long, for the busy
feet of passing throng, erased his
work both slick and clean, and
the streets are there as they al
ways have been. So waste is good
paint and money too, that was
used to put this nice job thru.
AS for the man we'll, he's bet
ter acquainted now, and they who
pay for all, look on, and say, "Wot
de hell do we care"
CONTRIBUTOR.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
City Growing

EDITOR THE TINES:
l have just had convincing
demonstration of how rapidly
Tacoma is growing.
For some months I have had in
an application for telephone.
On checking up to see why it was
not installed, I found that the
company's lines running out into
that section are up to their ca
pacity. AS result, my applica-
ton and those of some of my
neighbors the company has been
unable to grant.
PETER HANSON,
$3.50 So. Mason st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Likes "Sunset''

EDITOR THE TINES:
IL the 91st division wants a
name. sure give it the right and
exactly correct name of
SUNSET DIVISION
c. p. JOHNSON,
Ye Olde Booke Shop
The Dist division has been
officially named the "Wild'
West" and the name Sunset
has been applied to another.
EDITOR.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Well, Well

EDITOR THE TINES:
l want it thoroly known that
regardless of whether / am a can
didate Of not, l will oppose any
candidate for commissioner OF
mayor who may be advocated OF
supported by The Forum. pub.
lished by Ella E. Ryan and edited
by j. H. Ryan.
Yours truiy,
A. v. FAWCETT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

This is Victor Morgan,
editor of The Cleveland
Press who has just return
ed from spending many
weeks on the German
frontier where he learned
many startling and infor-
native things about in
side conditions in Ger
many today. His articles
will appear daily in The
Times. You, as a patriotic
american, will want to
Tread all of them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
REAL RATHER AT PARK

A l'fe sized rattlesnake is one
OF the new exhibits at the PIT. De-
fiance zoo. The snake is three
inches in diameter and occupies a
large glass cage all by himself.
Three other new snakes, a small
RATHER and two blue bull snakes,
have also been placed on exhibit
ton. They were donated by Fred
Edwards Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

hand store, to buy revolver, he
told the police, when he was APP
pretended.
The old man speaks English
very imperfectly. Worry over the
war Is believed to have unbalanc-
ed his mind.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
What Thrift
Stamps Are

Thrift Stamps are the govern
ment's notes for 25c each.
For convenience, you are given
with your first Thrift Stamp a
THRIFT CERTIFICATE, hold
ing 10 Thrift Stamps. When
this is filled, hand it with 12c
(13c next monthly to any bank
or pOstOffice Tor our "S. & H."
Bank) and receive a War Saw
ings Stamp, which is redeem
able in 1928 for S..
War Thrift Stamps are negOti-
able and bear no interest. War
Savings Stamps are not negO-
table and bear interest at A
per cent compounded quar-
terly. III, (
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TACOMA AUTO STAGE

I1fh ST., Oppo11te FostoffIce
Leave EatonviHe daily. a. m, l and
$50 D. m. Sunday. a. m. 2 and
.. m.
Leave Tacoma daily. 9 a. M, p. m.
p. m. Sunday, a. m. and 9:15
saturday Evening Special : Leave
Eatonvflle. p. M; leave Tacoma.
6.l5 p. IN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

MOOSE AUTO STAGE
stand--Creff Hotel, 1k1e Pacific Ave.
nna Cestfal Bus 1tatfen
Tacoma and Yelm. LAkeyieW. Hit
~. r.. 41Rens
Nv. TacOma-l p. M; sunday. a N.
Iv. Yeim--S. 80 q. m; Saturday night,
1o:3e. and Sunday : p n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Dove of Peace On
Park Job Once More

The dove Of peace peeked in
upon Tacoma's park commission
ers Monday morning, got one
slight rebuff, and then alighted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Honesty Testimonial

EDITOR THE TIMES:
That the standard Of honor OF
the street car operatives is very
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Thrift Contest
800 Stamps
In Prizes

IN PRIZES secures: To the
person who has the largest
number of War Thrift
Stamps in exchange for $.
& II. Stamps, this week, we
will give 600 s. & H.
Stamps.
To the person securing the
second largest number, 300
stamps. Full information
concerning contest at s. & II.
Bank-Third Floor. Prizes
awarded Monday afternoon,
Feb. 4, at 3 o'clock, 8. & II.
Banlk--Third Floor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Thursday

Double Stamp Day
Double Stamps until noon in all
departments - single stamps
from IL until 6 p. IN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

A G oun t ry worth
fighting for is worth
saving for. Let your
savings help win the
war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
CENTRAL
BUS STATION

Buses and Taxis Anywhere.
115 SO. 10TH ST. TEL. MAIN 264.
Baggage Checked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

Orting-Tacoma Stage Line
Leaves Tacoma. 1870, $3.50, $50.
II a. m; '12 M; 1870. '2:so. 1870,
e Lave 's ort II \. IS, %, 40, II a.
M: 1880. sI:s6, 3, 81, s5, 6, I D. m.
trips direct TO Soldiers Home,
leaving home Is minutes before leav-
Ing Orting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Friday
Lucky 5 Day

3 extra s. & II. Stamps with
every salescheck ending in "5"
or "O"-providing the sale is
for 25c or more.
Watch the number on your
saleschecks - get the extra
stamps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

CARBONADO-TACOM STAGE
Leave Tacoma--l1:00 a. m; 400
6:15 p. m.
Leave Carbonado-7:30, s:15 a. m.
200 p. m.
BUCKLEY-TACOMA
Lv. Tacoma--10:0 a. M, 80 p. m
Iv, Buckley--S:00 q. m, 1890 p. m
Buckley, p. m. Lv. Tao. 1880 p. m
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
sUMNER-TACONA

SUMNER-TACONA
The Blue Line-yia Valley Road.
Lv. Tacoma a. m. and every
hour to IL p. m. Saturday, last car
at IL p. m.
Lv. Summer a. m. and every
hour to 10 p. m. Saturday, last car
1t IL p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Wednesday

Double s. & II. Stamps until
noon in all OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
stamps from II until @ p. IN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Coupon Contest
900 Stamps
In Prizes

To the person bringing in
the largest number of To-
bacco Tags, Soap Wrappers,
Coupons, ETC., to exchange
for s. 4 II. Stamps, we will
give 600 s. Il H. STAMPS.
To the person bringing in
the second largest number,
the prize will he 800 stamps.
Prizes will be awarded Mon
day, Feb. 4, at 8 p. M, s.
& ii. Bank, Bird Floor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28
Double So II. Stamps Till IL Tuesday
Tuesday
Double Stamp Day

Double Stamps until noon in all
departments - single stamps
from IL until @ p. IN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
NEWS OF STEELTON.
BOROUGH FEELS
BIG SNOW STORM
Steel Plant and Business in
Town Slows Up Consider
ably, Due TO Weather

Operation of the steel plant and
borough business was halted to
some extent this morning on account
oe the heavy snow storm. Although
hampered somewhat, steel company
officials said that 1t was rot 'neces-
sary to shut down any departments.
A steel company official said this
morning that every available man
employed at the plant was being
used in the cleaning up program.
The previous snow had been pretty
well cleaned up which was a big
help in keeping the plant depart
ments running. he said.
Tracks of the company's railroad
road in the yards and the Highspire
and Steelton Railroad Company
were showed under but after sew
eral hours work trains We're being
moved over them. The official said
tfat unless there is more snow they
Will be running under normal con-
ditions by this evening.
Postmaster NJ. NJ. Cusack, said to-
day that collection and deliveries &C
the storm. No deliveries to Enhaut
and Oberlin were made before after
noon. The official said that two de-
liveries will be made instead of three
and three collections instead of four.
Prof. l.. e. McGinnis, supervisor
of borough schools said that many
of the students in the smaller grades
were out of school on account of
the snow, but sessions in the higher
grades were running normal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
Lieut.. Walter Sporrman,
of U-53, Is Seized
and Held as Spy

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 15.-Believed to
be the most dangerous German spy
in America, Walter Spoorman, a lieu
tenant in the German army, was
taken to Washington last night to be
confronted with evidence secured
against him by United States secret
service agents.
Sporrman was arrested near the
government aviation field at Hamp-
ton, Va, by an agent of the naval in
telligence bureau, who had been on
his trail for two weeks. He is believed
to have landed in this country from
the German submarine U-53, which
touched at Newport, r. l., in 1916,
and later sank several merchant
ships off Nantucket Shoals.
The prisoner is accused of having
attempted to blow up the govern
ment magazine at the aviation base
at Hampton. He was fired on by
guards but was not hit
Baltimore, Jan. 1.-two large
boxes filled with documents belong
ing to Lieutenant Walter Spoermann,
alleged German spy arrested at Nor
folk, and understood to be on his way
to Baltimore for a hearing in the
Federal Court, were seized by the po-
lice in a house in West Fayette
street. The papers were found in the
room of Marius Asch, 81 years old.
Il German alien. Asch was arrested.
Aseh was the second person to be
arrested here in connection with the
case. Frederick II. c. Spoermann. q
brother of Walter Spoermann, was
taken into custody last night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
Snow Holds Up Collection
of Garbage in Borough

According to Z. C. Henderson,
chairman of the Highway Commit.
tee of Council, the garbage and asb
collection in the borough will be ar
standstill until the streets are
ofened up. The truck and force of
men will be detailed to clear Front
street of the snow in the business
section of the town Mr.. Henderson
said. The scarcity of labor will
greatly hamper the snow clearing
plan, the official said but it will he
removed as clean as possible. Rest
dents are requested to put I'D with
little inconvenience on account of
the irregular garbage collections nm
I'll the weather becomes more favor
able.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15

Corporation, Williamsburg. capital
$4,000, II. A. McKalip. The Elec-
trio Appliance Co., Pittsburgh, cap
ital $25, 900, A. A. Meagher. Como
quenessing Lawrence Light and
Power Co, New Castle, capital S10.-
coo, e. G. Dunlap. The Electrical
Engineering Co, Pittsburgh, capital
som Realty Co., Philadelphia, cap
ital $4,000, Joseph d. Morelli. The
Vendor Cement Co., Easton, capital
5000, George +. Coffin.
Over 56,00O.-Oficials at the state
Graft headquarters estimate that
over $4,000 men have become of age
in Pennsylvania since the registra-
tion day for the selective service
and that they would all be affected
by the bill proposed in Congress.
Draft officers say that local boards
are commencing to speed up return
of questionnaires by the men in their
districts. -
Cases to Be Continued.-Arrang
ments were made to-day to postpone
three applications for men convicted
of second degree murder or homi-
eide in Huntingdon and Bedford
counties when the state board of
pardons meets tomorrow. There
will be seven homicide cases left on
the list.
The First Test. - DIR. ]. George
Becht, secretary of the state board
of education. said to-day that the
decision of the United States Su-
preme Court upholding the constitu-
tionality of the PENNSYLVANIA state
school code of 1911 was the first
test to be made in the highest court.
1t constituted the validity of ap-
pointments of directors by courts in
Pittsburgh.
Board in Session.-The state COM
pensat ton board heard appeals from
central counties at its first meeting
of the new year here to-day. To-
night a sitting will be held at Read
ing and tomorrow at Pottsville.
To Meet at Uebanon.-Represen
tatives of commissioners of Dauphin,
Lebanon and Berks counties will
meet with Highway Commissioner
O'Neil at Lebanon tomorrow to dis
Cuss the proposed improvements on
the William Penn highway between
Harrisburg and Reading. Mr..
O'Neil will start from Pittsburgh to-
night.
Institute Well Attended. - The
Linglestown farmers institute was
we'll attended at the opening ses-
sion last night, but to-day's snow
storm put a crimp in the attend
ance, according to state officials in
charge of institutes. The annual
sessions at Gratz starts tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15

Special services marking the
twenty-second anniversary of the
ordination to the priesthood of the
Rev. J. C. Thompson were held this
morning. The Rev. Father Thomp-
son has been rector of st. James
Church, Front and Conestoga streets.
since 1913.
Students in the lower grades of
the st. James parochial school COM
pletely surprised the rector at 7.30
o'clock this morning by singing high
mass in the church. Following this
service Father Thompson was in
vited into the school where a pro-
gram was presented by the children
in his honor. The rector was pre-
sented with a large bouquet of
flowers and a gift of gold.
The program follows: Greetings
to our pastor, pupils; address to the
Rev. Father Thompson. Joseph
ManniX; recitation, Grandma s
Angel" Gertrude Weiger; dialog, lit
tie girls; recitation, My New Doll {"
Dorothy Faust; instrumental duet,
James ODonnell, Gilbert Weiger;
recitation. What Is Ice?" Marie
DANIELS recitation, Little Boy
Blue. James Faust; hymn, Holy
God"
Ordained in 1896
The Rev. Father Thompson was or
GAINED in the Cathedral at Harris
oufS on January 10, 1896, by the
late Bishop McGovern. The rector
IS chancellor of the Rt. Rev. Bishop
McDevitt and has very high stand
ing among the priests of the Har-
rlsourg Diocese. He was appointed
rector of the local church by the
1913. uiie o.
lie not only has advanced the ST.
James Church, but has taken an ac-
i've part in the welfare of the bor-
ough' He has made many friends
among the residents of the town and
is admlred for his aggressive spirit
in church work and in activities Of
Steelton. Vi
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
HOT TEA BREAKS
A COLD-TRY THIS,

Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea, at any pharmacy. Take a.
tablespoonful of this Hamburg
tea, put a cup of boiling water
upon it, pour through a sieve and
drink teacup full at any time. It
is the most effective way to break n
cold and cure grip, as it opens the
pores, relieving congestion. Also
loosens the bowels, thus breaking a
cold at once.
1t is inexpensive and entirely vege-
table, therefore harmless.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
Willard and Baruch
Favor Single Head For
War Buying Board

Washington, Jan. 15.-Daniel Will
lard, chairman of the War Industries
Board, and Bernard NJ. Baruch, head
of the boards raw material division,
yesterday told the Senate Committee
on Military Affairs that they approv-
ed of the committees plan for the
concentration of the control of pur-
chases of war supplies for the gov
ernment Under a single responsible
head. While not prepared to give un-
qualified Endorsement to the Cham
berlain bill, now pending in the COM
mittee, under which a special de-
partment of munitions, with its head