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GOOD PEOPLE llfAVr TIDf

of tacoma, WAAL Ur!

The city council celebrated "Bean Day" last week by handing the T. R. &P. Co. on a silver pla* - Such was the agreement. Fortunately it was a committee of the whole action, and not one of the

ber about everything that the combined Stone & Webster delegation and city officialdom could think matters so smoothly arranged can be passed on finally until the charter requirements have been met.

of. This will give the people a chance to bring the councilmen to their senses.

Not only was it agreed to restore the power franchise cancelled by the supreme court, but to They should be struck squarely between the eyas a blow that will jar them and sober them. They

grant the company franchises for the use of the $105,000 Tacoma avenue fill and for a line out Pacific have been stampeded into a scheme that is a fraud on the people,

avenue. ALL FREE OF CHARGE. They should be made to understand this thoroughly at once, and either be forced to bring in con

And then, just to show unmistakably how cordial was the feeling, the city dads decided to enter tracts and franchises of an entirely different spirit than those now contemplated, or to forget the

into a contract with the power corporation for auxiliary current. This contract to contain a clause whole matter.

which, if the city line should be down for more than two hours and a half at one time, the city would The Commercial club, the Labor Council, the Rotary club, the Taxpayers' league, the women's hi

be obliged to pay the company not for three hours, or ten hours or 24 hours' use of current, as the case fluential organization, the improvement clubs anu the vast mass of unorganized citizenship ought

might be, but for a month's use of it. This would be about $25,000. TODAY to begin bringing pressure to bear on the four councilmen—Atkins, Drake, Mills and Wood?

And everybody in Tacoma with a scintilla of sense knows that should the transmission line bo ~W^Jn rSnkPTPT pvmatwq stttpiopw awn ptrwn aw 7?™™*™* «„«* m '

broken at one of the many out of-way points between here and the power plant that nothing short of a ZAT A£P should Se^ESe rpadytO INvFkf tvv pl«SSw??t£ ny° T™s °S££l

miracle would see it mended in anything like two and a half hours. »»n«sv£ T E REFERENDUM ON THE WHOLE

Ul ol_tKA Lttit Uii .rKULrKAIVI.

United States produced 29 of the

66 epoch-making inventions; Eng

land, 17; France, 10; Germany, 5;

Italy, 2; Brazil, Austria and Swe

den 1 each.

CITY TO CUT WATER RATES

SERBIANS FACE

EXTERMINATION

PARIS, Nov. lit—That

Serbia is being crushed wnn

tonly under (lie iron heel of

(ii-riiiiiiiy nillll.irisiii, 8h was

Belgium, wum the claim of

Serbian Minister Vesnitch to

dny.

"We have proof that our en

emies wish to utamp us out," he

said. "Massacres of inoffensive

country folk who were non-co:u

batnnts, was actually commanded

by the Germans.

"Troopß have been ordered to

kill their prisoners and to end

the lives of the wounded. These

orders have been executed ,ner

oilrssh, and helpless women,

children and decrepit old men

have been slaughtered.

"If hundreds of thousands of

lives are not sacrificed, America

must come to Serbia's aid," the

minister declared.

TlKHisnrylN Homeless.

At least half a million home

less, hungry fugitives are fleeing

to Montenegro, Albania ;ind

Greece, he said.

"They are too poor to care for

these refugees," he declared.

"Soon It will be as cold as a Xew

Kngland winter. Typhus is sure

- Talk o' the Times -

i'lirrc luis been an over

sight. Nobody has yet

thought to give the T. K. &

P. Co. the Ntaitiiuii.

i

During 1915, bombs have been

found on 17 steamers sailing from

New York for Europe. See

America first!

Hades ha» reason to feel

Jealous of Europe.

While they're firing all aroind

Greece, it must be pretty tiard

for her to stay on the fence with

out melting and' running down

on one side or the other.

When a person nays they're

not at all tirklltili, watch the

effect of a little flattery.

One of the ridiculous perform

ances of the day ig Nick Loig

"worth's attempt to belittle Wil

ton's handling of war matters.

.It must make even Southern

Ohio ha-ha.

We knew RomethinK terri-

Me would happen wlten I to.

ANOTHER PICTURE OF WAR-At Furnished by a German Newspaper

From fcratiHlniliiß a file of the

fially neVspaperg of Danzig, Ger

many, one comes to the conclu

sion that Germany is a great deal

closer to ottor exhaustion than

aiivono who rends English alone

'■wouia befleVe. *

Danzig is a seaport town of

several hundred thousand popu

lation near the BuSßlan frontier.

The news one gets out of It is not

Its war telegrams and official re

ports, but the grass-root stuff

that comes right from the people

themselves , in the local imd

neighborhood news.

A doctor wrote to the news

paper aaylng that the "war bread"

In Dansig tmelled evilly and

tested badly and that it was al

to break out, along with other'

diei-ases caused by exposure, pri

vation and exhaustion.

"The American relief commis

sion has Generously promised

help, but I wish the world to

know of our need.

"The suffering of the babies is

the hardest of all to bear.

C.KRMAX VICTORY

BERLIN, Nov. 15.—The Aiis

trians have cleared the west oank

of the River Styr, according to

an official announcement today.

This is regarded as one of tlie

most important victories in Gali

cla recently.

The war office announced (he

capture of 8,500 more Serbs in |

northern Serbia, with 12 cannon.

The Teutons there are tena

ciously pushing the invasion, the

announcement said.

MAKE PLANS FOR

CHARITY'S BALL

Plans for the annual charity

ball were discussed at a meeting

called at 1 o'clock this afternoon

by the Associated Charities com

mittee in the Y. W. C. A.

bie said hU team would win.

Why is it a girl who cuts a

man, selects the fellow who cares

the most?

FLASHES

VICTORIA, B. C. —Branch of

British Anti-German union estab

lished here to boycott all Ger

man made goods.

PETROGRAD—Russian troops

repulsed strong Turkish and

Kurd movements in Persia, indi

cating a second Persian invasion

had been started.

BERIJN —Campaign against

India by Afganietan wag started

today.

THE HAGUE — Russians set

fire to Zeppelin near Minsk yes-,

terday. It turned back, but was

destroyed.

SEATTLE—Authorities arrest

Sam Berger, thought to be head

of dope ring, with $1,000 wortii

of morphine and cocaine in his

possession.

most fatal to persons suffering

from fttomach trouble and that he

believed the baking was at fault.

The following day a patient fol

lowed this up saying that he

could not touch rye war bread

and that on the "white" rolls be

.had to strip off the leather-like

hull and then content himself

with eating a few crumbs Inside.

The newspaper called attention

to the fact that thousands of

blackberries were growing wild

In the country, dwelt upon the

value of this fruit and gave some

recipes.

A market woman sold two

litres of potatoes for ;I0

rent*. Nlie wm fined .10

marks and sent to tall for 1O

days because the govern-

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MONTH VOL. XII. NO. 280. TACOMA, WASH., MONDAY, XOVKMBKK IS, I!>ls^ | EDITION

WPiTCH THL.' I jC IB

WHO CAN W^m * * * «

RESTORE

GOSSIP

HIS JOB

WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 15.

—Reinstatement * of Assistant

Postmaster Burkltt of Winnettka,

111., removed because he criticised

the president's engagement, was

ordered by President Wilson to

day.

The president, distressed at the

dismissal, acted quickly, while the

postoffice department, it is under

stood, was preparing to support

the dismissal on other grounds.

The fact that Btirkitt was dis

missed because he commented

that the president "should wait

a year before remarrying' 1 came

to the attention of the White

House last night.

In announcing the president's

course, Secretary Tumulty aai.l,

"This is a free country."

The action of Postmaster

Kloepfer was taken "without the

authority or knowledge of ihe

president," said a statement from

the White House.

Burkltt admitted having made

the statement that the president

"should wait at least a year be

fore re-marrying," but that he

meant no disrespect. He appeal

ed to the postoffice department.

MASONIC HOME IS

VISITED BY 200

The Masonic home in the Puy

allup valley was inspected yester

day by more than 200 visitors

who motored there in autos. Nile

Temple bund of Seattle gave a

musical program.

monts fixed price was two

litres for IS rents. The po

lice sold her |>otatoes at that

price.

An army proclamation called

upon all t?.osn who previously

had been condemned as "perma

nently unfit" for military service

to report for duty. Those declar

ed "permanently unfit" for gar

rison service were specifically

mentioned as not being exempt

from tlii* call. The only exemp

tions were those pronounced "per

manently unfit" aa the result of

the present war.

A government proclamation an

nounced the seizure of all the

wool in the country, including

woollen manufactures and also

the wool still on the becks of the

POISON i

KILLED

LARRY

Larry Sullivan met his death

by arsenic poisoning, according

lo the report of Coroner J. Tate

Maßon of King county-

Chemists employed by the coro

uer reported Saturday night that

they had found a quantity of the

poison In Larry's stomach alter

they had worked four days on a

careful chemical examination.

The arsenic was in sufficient

quantity to cause death. Little

doubt is expressed in Tacoma that

the boy was murdered, robbed,

and then his body thrown In the

waters of Seattle bay. The poison

could have been inserted easily

Into a glasg while he was drink-

Ing, the officials think.

Ever since the coroner's inves

tigation showed lack of water In

the crippled boy's lungs, friends

have believed that it was a case

of murder. It was proven conclu

sively that the boy did not drown,

yet there were no marks on thß,

body Indicating a blow sufficient

to cause death.

Seattle police are reported -'to

be still busy on the case, but they

have discovered no clue on which

to hinge an investigation. Sulli

van was traced to Seattle, but no

one has been found who could tell

where the boy Bpent his time aft

er arriving there, according to

Detective Capt. Tennant

That robbery was the motive}

of murder Is not doubted. The)

boy had a considerable sum of

money on him when he left Ta-!

coma.

ST. LEO'S FAIR

OPENS TONIGHT

St. Leo's fair will open this

evening at 8 o'clock in the schiol

gymnasium after weeks of prep

aration. Addresses by several i

prominent Catholics will be in

cluded in the opening program.

Gaily decorated booths, score*

of pretty girls assisting the com

mittee, colored lights in every

nook and cranny, fish pond,

shooting gallery, dansant pavilion,

baby show, Japanese village with

Uelsha girls serving tea and waf

ers, are some of the attractions

arranged by the committee, un

der the direction of J. P. Mur

phy, president of the Bazaar ;.s

--sociation.

Ladles of the parish will serve

meals at noon and night. Tic

bazaar will remain open every

night, closing Monday, Nov. ;-2.

sheep for the 1915-1916 crop.

A similar proclamation Belted

for the government all cloth of

whatever color suitable for mili

tary uniforms providing it had a

certain weight to the metre.

The Danzig Kennel club held

Its regular meeting and the ad-

Ing president spoke of the trou

blous times lovers of dogs were

having and of the grim dlffictiK

ties attending the choice between

pet dogs and dogs of use. In

feeding the dogs he said the high

price of meat made meat entirely

out of the question. In '.hone

days when everyone held a bread

card and knew the regulations It

was necessary for him to refer

to their effect upon dogs. In

these dark days, however, tour*

It's President's Daughter;

She's Carrying a Cane!

WASHINGTON,

D. C, Nov. ll,—

The president's

daughter KU'iinor

haw ju»t made

the capital gasp

by carrying a

cane-

Now Waßhing

ton society

women are put

ting in rush or

ders for walliing

stick g The fad

in bound to be

the sage since

the / 'president's

daughter and

\»lf»»yttf Secretary

of the Treasury

M o A d o o lias

started it.

The cane Mrs.

McAdoo carried

is an ebony j

hued piece with

a crooked handle

inl.iiU with sil

ver. ' « Sometimes

Bhe ftwingg it in

her hand and

iometimes she

"hooks It over her

[arm.

.Niailv every

afternoon now

Mrs.- McAdoo

dons a s m a r t

tailored walking

'suit and with

Miss Helen

Woodrow Hones,

President Wil

son's niece, goes

for a long walk.

Just the other

day the presides

and Mrs. Gait ii

a White Housi

. I 11 t(. 111 r I 11 i I i

passed the paii

What did Mtf

McAfloo do —wh;

she jlaughed am

w»ved her cam

at them.

Tfcat gave th< f

official stamp Ie

the .fad- and so

"c afr ry Ing a

i-anoT is the thing

!n V^ashington- )m

was a gleam of hope In the fact

that' several thousand dogs had

dont goo* service with the armies

and' that'consequently higher

prices might be looked for event

ually for trained dogs.

The Itanzlg city council

made h second appropriation

of HOO.OOO mark* for the

purpose of aiding tenant h to

pay their rent*.

Ther« was sharp criticism

Of the municipal authorities

for liMvinK forced landlord*

In a previous distribution of

similar funds to make con

cession* on rente UiemnelveH,

and th« council hurtructed

the authorities "In general"

not to fall upon the land

lord* for concessions.

w

An advertisement offers to

proprietors of farms some sort of

"fodder" at so-and-so much per

cwt, for the use of war" prisoi.

ers. Many news Items indicate

that the war prisoners are max-

Ing a great hit with many Uer

man girls and women, and thore

were probably half a dozen caaoi

where girls or women were haled

before a judge and sentenced for

their relations with prisoners.

One high school girl got three

days In jail because she wrote to

a French professor, whose nc

quaintance she had made while

in a prison camp, and after he

had been transferred to another

camp, that she hoped to meet

him arter the war in France.

The government proclamation

WEATHER

Tacoma: Rain tonight and Tues

day, warmer tonight.

Washington: Same, except ex

treme southwest portion.

HOUSEHOLDER

WILL BENEFIT

Discovering through aterlcn of,

technical tests that the im-.-'

fHctories and other bin COMWtnera

of water are Kitting a rate b^low

font, and that the average iioi'.Kb

holder is paying what he termed

'an exorbitant rate," Water S.pt,

.Siividgo today begun work ou a

new schedule of rates.

It may take months to equalize

the rate Hchedule bo that the name

revenue will lie obtained and fell

customers be treated fairly, says

Savldge.

Savidge mi-dc the announce

ment after appearing in the coun

cil chamber and rtOOin—ndln<

that Tacoma's park board be

charged 4 cents a 100 cubic feet

for water used in Rprlnkling tho

parks. The honrd had asked a!•

cent rate, and Secretary (Jower

had recently compiled some fig

ures of his own purporting to

show that it coßt Tacoma .'.S9

cents a hundred feet to produce

the water.

The water superintendent to

day declured that his tests sho'vc.l

an absolute cost of 1.1 l Mats, a

hundred feet. The council udopt

ed the 4-cent rate for parks.

Actually CWi :|.H:t Cent*.

"Some of the large users of

water in Taconia are getting their

supply at 'way below costs, ac

cording to my discovery," t-aid

Savldge later.

"I find that those using 110,

--000 cubic feet a month are Keliing

a 3,8 cent rate, while those using

more get a proportionately lower

rate. For instance, those whose

water bill is $4 2 a mouth, net

water at just what it costs the

city to deliver it. Onyone getting

more than $442 worth is getting

it below co*t. And the reduction

in price becomes larger in r.uin

to the amount used.

Advertised Bargains

There is no reason why a person should look with suspicion upon a

llarftain Hole—

Hhi n»i» Sales are a ii« advantage to dealers and to buyers.

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% llargain Sale is a mutual benefit.

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You'll find all kinds of Imiu'tins quoted in the ads today —

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Bargain!) from the llepartment Mores and others —

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In fact, you'll always find the best barKalns offered in The Times ad«.

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Don't miss any of these special offerings—

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Ui-ml the \<ls.

seizing all rubber. and rubbor

manufactures including automo

bile tires with metal treads was

interesting. If you want to Iny

an auto tire or inner tube In Ger

many these days, you have to

write to the imperial high com;

inlssioner of rubber matters in

Berlin.

In connection with the ne

ceßsity of keeping up the

gold supply in the Ileifhs

ll)ink a circular letter was

sent U> ail the Liuthernn pas

ters, by their eccleslafitlcal

superiors, telling them that

some people, probably

through ignorance, are un

doubtedly withholding gold

which would be of much

greater valae if it were ia the

"I find (hat »4 per cent of iho

water customers in Tacoma |>uy

fur too iiU;h a rute and thnt 6

l««*r oent of the UHt>rn are getting

water way too cheap.

The council today canceled a

contract mado with the Tasom*

Water Supply Co. last summer,

by which tho city agreed to lurn-

Uh water at night to the private

company 1!* reservoirs at 1 H-4

ipnta a hundred feet. This w'll

leave the water company with a

Hlinrtage next gumtner, unless oth

er means of increasing its supply

<an he obtained.

1 What's Doing

Today

St. Leo's bazaar; opens for

week; St. Leo's hall; 8 p. m.

Rccepttloa for Thomas Holgate,

(loan of the College of Liberal

ArlB; University club; evening.

Illustrated lecture; "Washing

ton, the Capitol;" by Senator

Wesley L. Jones; Stadium uull

i(m iii m ; evening.

Lecture; auspires Anti-Saloon

league; by Richmond P. Hobso'i;

First Presbyterian church; 8

p. in

Tomorrow

Sacred concert; Church of the

Holy Communion; direction Mrs.

H. R. May Mm, evening.

St. Leo's bazaar; St. Leo's

hall; evening.

"Huskin" Bee;" Commercial

club; 7:30 p. m.

RANK t i i \i:i\<;s

Clearings $340,995.97

Balances 27,197.44

Transactions .' 792,548.60

treasury of the empire. They

are asked to exert themselTes

to ({•'' these hidden pieces of

(fold into the treasury and

specific mention la made of

i lie suwtll suras of money it

is customary among the low'

er class hi (icrruuny to save

op for the purpose of paylag

their funeral ex peases.

Another item was the diaeni

sion as to whether, In view of (tv

shortage of coal oil, acetylene or

spirit lamps, burning a mantle

were better. The acetylene man

said that the potatoes that <*•#•

used ot make spirits had better

be sared up for a more noble

purpose and that anyhow the

acetylene light wai olssftee

preferable.