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Box Score and Complete Story In This Edition
It lia* lieen discovered that William .len-
Ings Br}nn lias a li\e brother. He i* Cliuiles
W. Bryan, mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, who
has just been elected chairman of the state
"dry" federation. Have a Juice on v.>,
(liurlie!
TWO MASKED BANDITS FLOURISH GUNS
TAKE
$200
LOOT
Paring bandits held tip three
families of Japanese gardeners in
the Puyallup valley, neur Tacoma,
at an early hour this morning, ob
taining loot worth about $:_OO.
In each case the two masked
hold-up men flashed revolvers
dangerously close to the heads of
their victims, and in one house,
when resistance was offsred, one
of the men seized a Japanese baby
and threatened to kill it.
Hoy Hacked to Wall
The bandits first entered K.
Yamamoto's home at McAleer
stations. There were six men
asleep in the house. All awoke
at sounds of the prowlers rob
bing the house, to find them
selves covered with revolvers.
S. Marluta, a 14-year-old Jap
anese boy, Incautiously crept out.
of bed, and was forced to stand
against a wall, his hands over his
head, until the robbery was fin
ished.
Seize Haliy.
In the home of S. Toyo, near
by, the same bandits awoke the
Japanese and his wife. While
one bandit searched the house,
the other kept his gun leveled at
the man and woman. Toyo at
tempted to grab a gun under his
pillow. Instantly the bandit seiz
ed a Japanese baby from its crib,
and shotued:
"I'll kill it if you make an
other move!"
The baby cried lustily, and
Toyo withdrew his hand. The
robbers took jewelry and several
articles of the Buddhist ritual.
11, Komato, also living near
McAleer, was the other victim.
BULGAR AIRMEN
BOMBARD NISB
LONDON, Oct. B.—Bul
garia has struck. Airmen
from her army yesterday aft
ernoon dropped bombs on
Nisi., Serbia, killing five and
wounding two, according to
Balkan dispatches.
PHOMISKD SLICK OF SKRHI \
BERLIN, Oct. 8. — Bulgaria
Joined the Teutons because this
was the only way all Bulgarians
•* could be united, according to a
manifesto Issued today by the
Sofia government.
lln return for Bulgaria's aid,
the Austro-Germans have prom
ised purls of Serbia, giving itul
, niiria a frontier with Hungary,
which ib absolutely necessary to
Bulgarian independence, the man
ifesto adds.
The manifesto oasts doubt on
* the good faith of the allies'
pledges. Russia is denounced at
Seeking Constantinople and the
Dardanelles.
Great Britain is accused of
seeking to destroy German compe
tition. Frauce Ib charged with
wanting Alsace-Lorraine and with
the other allies of planning to
rob foreign countries.
Germany and Austria are held
up as defenders of property and
peaceful progress.
ARREST PACIFISTS
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 8.
—For opposing Bulgaria's en
trance into the war with the Ger
manic allies, the leaders of the
Agrarian party have been arrost
-9 ed by wholesale, Sofia dispatcher
•ay.
RKNKVOLKNTLY NEITRAL
ATHENS. Oct. B.—Greece haa
decided to declare an attitude of
benevolent neutrality toward the
allies, it is announced.
Woody Head Over
Heels In Love; His
Looks Are Far Away
Drums With Fingers, Whistles al Desk, sad Beans
to Forget All Business Worries.
WASHINGTON. D. 1.. Oct.
B.—The president and rally.
Including bis fiancee, left at l
HI o'clock ilii*. morning for
New York. Tliere was an im- i
inense crowd at the station.
In New York President
Wilson probably will pur
chase ail engagement ring
and attend the theater. To
morrow tlie |taity will wit
ness the world's series at
Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, D. ('.. O't. 8. —
Official and unofficial folk woke
up to the fact today that it Is •
most romantic and blithesome
young swain of (I years who is
president of the Vniled Stales.
That President Wilson Is "head
over heels" in love is demonstrat
ed to the satisfaction of those of
ficials and callers who were re
ceived at the White House dur
ing yesterday. He no longer
sought to conceal his enraptured
state of being.
The experiences of Ihe Whlfe
House acllers were much alike.
Tlie president listened to the dis
course upon the affairs of state
with a far-away look in his eyes;
he drummed his fingers on the
desk, and adjusted lilb cravat
most particularly. He dispatched
the business presented with un
usual rapidity and postponed oth
er business, including the Mexi
can problem, to other conferences.
Whistles ut Desk.
Then he tossed the business to
the winds and left the executive
office, whistling a popular air.
From the White House In the
last twenty-four hours have per
colated other tales of the presi
dent whistling and singing at his
work. At noon the president made
it known that he would receive uo
more cullers and sign no more
papers during the day. He was
The king has declared he in
tends to engage in no conflict for
any of the belligerents.
The Greco-Serbian treaty of
1913 doesn't oblige Greece to do
so under the present circum
stances, he maintains.
1 What's Doing
Today
"The Calling of Dan Matthews"
opens engagement at Tacoma be
ater.
Women golfers, Lakeside «ud
Lochburn clubs; play for ctty club
championship.
Jefferson and Washington
schools; joint Industrial exhibit;
Washington school; evening.
Convict ship Success; Municipal
dock; 9 a. in. to 1 0 p. m.
National Association for Ad
vancement of Colored People; re
ception for Wesley L. Jones; Val
halla temple; 8:30 p. m.
"Blngvllle Fair;" Park Avenue
Congregational church; 8 p. m.
V, M. C. A. open house for
high school boys, 8 p. m.
Pupils' fair, Sheridan school;
8 p. in.
Tomorrow
"The Calling ot Dan Mat
thews; Tacoma theater matinee
and night.
Young Men's Republican club;
reception to Wesley L. Jones:
Olympus hotel; 6 to 8 p. m.
Convict ship Success: Municipal
dock; 9 a. m. to 10 p. m.
Illustrated lecture on Washing
ton, D. C; by Wesley L. Jouos;
before Hibernians and K. of C:
St. Leo's auditorium; 8:30 p. a.
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30c A
MONTH
off almost immediately, and spent
the greater part of the afternoon
vith his flnancee.
It was rumored today that one
if Ihe purposes of today's New
York trip is to furnish an oppor
tunity for the selection of an en
gagement ring at Tiffany's.
Friends of Ihe bride-elect, how
ever, said they believed she had
her engagement ring and that she
had been wearing it for some
lime.
Mrs. tialt, with heightened col
or, laughed and joked with
friends as she spent, the morning
nuswering telephone calls of
those who wished to congratulate
her. She was extremely shy when
asked regarding lier details of
lior plans.
Wanth (o Keep Out of l*rlnt.
"I ant very happy," she .said,
"but I am of no Importance, and
the less the newspapers print
about me at this time the more I
will appreciate it, and so, 1 am
sure, will the president.''
No disclosure was made today
as to the dale to be fixed for the
marriage or the president's honey
moon plans. Probably it will be
before congress meets. The»two
may visit the California fairs.
it is an accepted fact that '.he
wedding will be tlie signal for tie
most arduous social season that
Washington has seen in many
years. Probably the only "le
nient operating to prevent the sea
son from being a record-breaker
is the complicated diplomatic sit
uation resulting from the war.
Inasmuch as the diplomats of
the oposing belligerent powers ire
not on speaking terms, they avoid
society gatherings where .hey
might meet.
The president was in a boyish
mood wbeu he called upon Ins
financee during the afternoon.
Together they talked over the
lurore which had been made by
the announcement of their er
gagement, and looked over the
newspaper clippings dealing with
their romance. The president's
habitual aversion to publicity re
specting his personal affairs wa3
softened somewhat in the face of
the womanly interest in thesj
matters displaced by Mrs. Gait.
One message said: "Please ac
cept heartiest congratulations."
It was signed "One of the com- j
mon herd."
The president's fiancee is not,
like him, an advocate of equal
suffrage for women. The coin
cidence of the president's an
nouncement of in*, advocacy of
suffrage on the same day as that,
of liis engagement resulted in
many inquiries as to Mrs. Gait's
attitude
"Mrs. Gait is not a suffragist,"'
said an acquaintance today, "not
because she opposes it, but ihe
has never gone very forcefully in
to any of the Issues of the day,
believing she was doing very well
under present conditons."
For Muny Links,
All Except One
By A. J. Eldred
Three of the heads of Taco
ma's four golf clubs today gave
their warm endorsement to the
plan for a municipal golf links.'
They were the heads of the
clubs which draw on the ranks of
ordinary Tacomans for member
ship. It was Willi.im Jones, re
tired, and head of Tacoma's so
ciety club, who withheld his ap
proval.
"Fine Proposition."
"Fine proposition," aald Frank
Neal. head of tbe Lochburn club.
"Golf's the beet game In ths
world, and the best exercise for
the ordinary roan. A municipal
golf courae would be a big boost
to the health and temper of the
community. So from a civic
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA.
VOL. XII. NO. 248. TACOMA. WASH.FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1?>1."».
Here's
Chance
to Cut
By E. A. Peters
I'mpajei- of Tacoma .ire
paying almost as much today
for "watchmen" at the five
city pumpiug stations, tut
they paid for salaries at tlie
station* when wp were get
ting our wator from wells.
With an unlimited supply
of water flowing dally
ilni.ugh our gravity system,
the city le spending also
$10,ftOO a yeur In its |rtim|rtng
stations.
Ten watchmen und one engi
neer are employed In the five
pump stations.
Most of these stations are
practically abandoned. Only two
of I hem would be used in case of
a temporary break in the gravity
system out of business for more
than a temporary period.
The engineer remains at
station It. doing nothing and
drawing «100. a
There is a watchman at
station A, two watchmen at
station K. three at station (',
and two each at stations X
and F. The watchmen draw
g2.RO a day, or an average
of $70.50 a mouth.
Here is a chance for the ctty
council to do some real pruning
of expenses. The water and light
budgets for 1916 have not yet
been touched. Their budgets do
! not figure in the annual tax levy,
j because the combined depart
ments are self-sustaining.
But every cent cut from operat
ing expenses will bring the time
of cheaper water and cheaper
light just that much closer.
These ten watchmen and the
engineer are not necessary.
That $10,600 annual expense
can be cut way down.
Of course it would be unbusi
nesslike to abandon the plants.
At least two pumping stations
should he kept in condition. But
one engineer could supervise the
idle plants. Nobody's going to
run off with them at nlgl t.
There's no repair work to be
done, and little work in upkeep,
because tbe plants now are all in
perfect condition.
Ijist summer—a year ago-—
the Green river pipe line 'men
broken by a tree falling on it.
There was no Green river w-.'if.er
for a week. One of - the ■ eU.i,
pumping stations had b=en dis
mantled. Two others couldn't
• begin pumping for more than "4
hours. Yet the main pump sta
tion managed to keep all Tacoma
supplied with enough water lor
actual need until the break w*cs
repaired.
Today the pump stations all ;jre
in condition to start on short no
tice. One supervising engineer
could look after them. In nse
of cessation of Green river water
supply, he could obtain quickly
enough assistance to put - lie
plants in operation.
If tlie council Is sincere in
its program of cutting ex
lient.es, here's a fine place to ;
begin. .
standpoint, the course would be
a first-rate investment.
"From a sportsman's and club
standpoint, the muny course,
would boost interest in the game,
and, indirectly help the clubs,"
Spanaway Site Ideal.
'There's not an objection ta a
municipal course, if tbe right lo
cation can be found," said D. ft
McDonald, head of the Lakeside
club. "The Spanaway course is
ideal as a course, but the carfare
must be made more reasonable."
Burdltt For It.
"I'm for anything that re-og
nir.es golf as a real game, and
boosts its Interests," said T. A.
Burditt, head of the Stellacoom
Lake club. "A municipal course
would give exercise to hundred!
'--They Are Deserting Me'
Pancho Villa in His Camp in Chihuahua.
Heart-Broken
CIIIHIAHI A, Mexico, Oct. M.—Pancho Villa is heartbroken.
Tlie (lower of the man, once feared and worshiped more than any
other in Mexico, is crumbling, inch by inch.
He blame* the Americans.
It ia because of his submission to G<en. Scott, he says, that he
fiuds himself facing the possibility or having to take to the moun
tains For with only one port fo(,the entry of his supplies—Jdarez,
and tbat In peril—can Villa face any other fate?
Villa is hitter, bnt It is not the bitterness that In years past in
cited this picturesque man of the masses to an insatiable thirst for
vengeance. It Is the bitterness that goes with a BROKEN HEART —
a bitterness that follows the betrayal of friendship.
And Villa believes he has been betrayed by those he thought
tils friends, by those he protected—Americana.
They are deserting me," he said. And now will he desert his
cause? Will he return to the mountains—to the old bandit life?
The nest faw months may tell. *^
of young fellows who could not
play the game otherwise."
Aad Now Hark to June*
"There's this about golf," <iald
Jones. "If a man haa the time
to play the game, he probably has
—ought to have—enough niomy
to belong to oas of our clubs.
If he doesn't care to Join such a
club, he'd probably be better off
If he spent his time at hie busi
ness. I'm a member of the Tax
payers' league, and against amy
more taxes. The people bare
aren't suffering for aolf. are
they?"
HOME
EDITION
BTH INNING
RALLY TAKES
FIRST GAME
Boston. Philadelphia.
Hooper, rf Stock, 3b
Scott, ss Bancroft, bb
Speaker, cf Paskert, cf
Hoblitzell, lb Cravnlh, rf
Lewis, If I.uderus, lb
Gardner, 3b Whitted, if
Barry, 2b Niehoff, 2b
Cady, c Burns, r
Shore, p Alexander, p
I in pi res lor Today.
I'lem, umpire in (hief, behi'id
bat.
Rlgler, right field.
O'Loughlin, on bases.
Kvans, left field.
FIRST INNING
Boston: Hooper singled. Sl'Olt
sacrificed, Alexander to Ludertid,
Hooper taking second. Speaker
walked. Hoblitzell forced Speak
er, Bancroft to Niehoff, Hooper
taking third. HoblltzMl caught
off first, Alexander to I.uderus.
No runs, one hit.
Philadelphia: Stock fouled to
Cady. Bancroft filed to Harry.
Paskert Hied to Hoblitzell. No
runs, no hits.
SKCONI) INNING
Boston: Lewis singled. G mi
ner sacrificed, Alexander to I.u
derus, Lewis taking second. Barry
forced Lewis, Alexander to Stock
to Bancroft to Niehoff. Barry
took second. Cady fanned. No
runs, one hit.
Philadelphia: Cravath walked.
I.uderus forced Cravath on a
grounder to Barry, unassisted.
I.uderus out, stealing. Cady to
Barry. Whitted walked. Niehoff
fanned. No runs, no hits.
THIKO INNING*
Boston: Shore out, Niehoff to
Luderus. Hooper filed to Whit
ted. Scott singled to renter.
Speaker flied to Whitted. No
runs, or hits.
Philadelphia: Burns popped
out to Scott. Alexander singled
Ito the infield. Stock forced Alex
-1 ander, Gardner to Barry. Ban
croft out, Hoblltell unassisted. No
runs, one hit.
FOIRTH INNING
Boston: Hoblitzell out, Nie
hoff to Luderus. Lewis funnel.
Gardner singled through center.
| Barry flied to Cravath. No runs,
I one hit.
i Philadelphia: Paskert singled.
Cravath sacrificed, Shore to Hob
litzell, Paskert taking second. Lu
-1 derus out, Barry *to Hoblltoll,
Paskert taking third. Whitted
singled, scoring Paskert. Whit
ted Btole second. Niehoff out,
Scott to Hoblitzell. One run, two
hits.
FIFTH INNING
Boston: Cady out, Niehoff to
' Luderus. Shore singled. Hoop
er poiied to Bancroft. Scott forced
Shore, Niehoff to Bancroft. No
runs, one hit.
Philadelphia: Burns fanned.
Alexander filed to Lewis. Stock
safe on Shore's error. Bancroft
out, Shore to Hoblitzell. No runs,
no hits, one error.
SIXTH INNING
Boston: Speaker flied to Whlf
-1 ted. Hoblitzell singled. L.-wis
fanned. Hoblitzell stole second.
Gardner pbped to Burns. No runs,
ou chit. •• .
Philadelphia: Paakert out,
Shore to Hoblitzell. Cravath filed
to Speaker. Ludetuu out, Barry
to Hoblitzell. No runs,* or hRs.
SEVENTH INNING
Boston —Barry singled Cady
sacrificed. Alexander to Luderus,
Barry 'taking second. Shore
fanned. Hooper faned. No runs,
one hit.
Philadelphia: Whitted flied to
Lewis. Niehoff out. Shore to
Hoblitzell. Burns out, Barry to
Hoblitzell. No runs, or hits.
EIGHTH INNING
Boston: Scott flied to Ban
croft. Speaker walked. Hoblitzell
out to Luderua, unassisted, Speak
er taking second. Lewis singled,
scoring Speaker. Lewis took sec
ond. Gardner filed to Bancroft.
One run, one hit.
Philadelphia: Alexander out,
WEATHER
Tacoma: Generally fair tonight
and Saturday.
Washington: Same.
Harry lo Hoblitzell. Stock wall:,
cd. Bancroft singled, Stock stop
ping at second. Paskert walk ul.
Cravath filed out to Hoblitzell,
Stock scoring. Luderua singled
to the infield, scoring Bancroft.
I.uderus caught off firat, Cady to
Barry, Two runs, two hits, no
errors.
NINTH I WING
Boston: Barry fanned. Heit
ricksen batting for Cady, safe on
I.uderus' error. Ruth, batting for
Shore, out to I.uderus, unassist
ed. Hooper filed out to Luderua.
No runs, no hits, one error. ;
BOSTON
AH H II PO A 13
Hooper, rf .. f> 0 1 0 ti 0
Scott, ss „ . II 0 1 1 1 0
Speaker, cf . 2 1 0 1 0 0,
Hoblitzell, lb 4 0 1 12 0 •
Lewis, if ... 4 0 2 2 0 0
Gardner, ;ib . II 0 1 0 I 0'
Barry, 2b ... 4 0 1 5 4 «
Cady, c .... 2 0 0 3 2 0,
Shore, p.... 3 0 1 0 4 I
♦Hendrlcksen. 1 0 0 0 0 'o
♦•Ruth 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals . . .31 1 8 24 12 1
•Batted for Cady In 9th.
••Batted for Shore In 9th.
PHILADELPHIA.
All It II I'D \ Fl
stock, :ib ... ;i i o o to
Bancroft, ss . 4 1 1 4 2 0
Paskert, cf .. .'I 1 1 0 0 0
Cravath, rf . 2 0 0 1 0 ft
I.uderus, lb . 4 0 1 10 0 U
Whitted, If . 2 0 1 3 0 0,
Niehoff, 2h . 3 0 0 2 4 0
Burns, c .. . 3 0 0 7 0 9,
Alexander, p. 3 0 1 0 6 0
Totals . . .27 3 9 27 12 It
HOMO BY INNINGS |
Boston—
Ruiiß 00000001 o—l'.
Hits 11 1111 l 1 0-g
Philadelphia—
Runs 00010002 • —3
Hits 0 0120002 *—&
Summary: Sacrifice hits—By
Scott, Gardner, Cravath, Cady.
Stolen bases—Whitted, Hoblitzell.
Stdttck out —By Alexander 2; by
Shore 1. Bases on bails By
Alexander 2; by Shore 4.
MILLION
DOLLAR
ROBBERY
PARKERSBURQ, W. Va., Oct.
8 — Masked men early today
held up a Baltimore ft Ohio train
at Central, 50 miles eaat of here,
and obtained probably $1,000,000
In unsigned currency.
They uncoupled the mail cat
and engine and forced the engi
neer to take them to Tollgate, six
miles west of there. There they
rifled the mall car and eacapcd in
an automobile with their larga
amount of unsigned currency and .
1300 in other cash.
The paper money .waa con
signed to various western hanks.
It was in small denominations.
Late this- afternoon, it waa
leaned that a third bandit nail
aided in the getaway. The trio
got all the registered mall, hot
reports conflicted whether tbiy
actually got the vast quantity o#
unsigned currency.
CURRENCY IS OOOP
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. «.—
The treasury department tods' ■■-.
aald the unsigned paper money t
as good aa signed it plaoed la dr
culation. t g
Among the notes eaat eat if* Lag
terday wae a consignment fog* £
Burns, Ore. „..s M