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i You will be interested to learn 1
I what the Rockefeller Foundation ]
1 Is spending its income on. Basil 1
-« M. Manly tells, on page 3. 1
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I BUILD THIS CITY UPRIGHT I
BY THE EDITOR
v I should like to propose today to the Commercial
club a new activity— a building and housing survey
of Tacoma.
In the past, the building of this city has progress
ed in a highly spasmodic way. Sometimes the town
has been over-built, sometimes under built; some
limes built wisely and in an orderly manner, some
times wastefudly and foolishly.
Every indication is that now Tacoma, after sev
eral years of construction inactivity, is about to en
ter on a period of building. It is important that this
be done with foresight and efficiency.
The Commercial club, it seems to me, is the best
„ agency available for handling Ibis question in a big,
masterful way.
What I suggest is that a live-wire committee he
named. First, it should undertake to obtain a com
prehensive idea of what Tacoma'■ present building
and housing conditions are.
It should list all buildings that are fire-traps or
that for any other reason ought to be razed. If I
building warrants condemnation, the committee
ought to see that it is condemned.
. It ought to bring pressure to bear on non resident
property-owners to induce them to tear down worth
less and to repair dilapidated structures, and work
in a diplomatic and neighborly way with resident
landlords to the same end.
It should determine whether there is an over-sup
ply or an under-supply of the various types of build
ings. If there is a greater supply of, let us say,
lodging house structures than there is of good ten
ants for such buildings, it would be to the advantage
of prospective investors to know it. If there is a
CARLSON
OFFERED
FIRE JOB
Commissioner Petlit this tiiovi
, lng tendered the position of fire
I chief of Tacoma to Fire ('apt.
/ Paul E. Carlson of truck company
' No. 1.
Carlson has not yet accepted,
though It Is expected he will talio
the position.
••• The appointee is a veteran of
the Tacoma fire department, lie
has heen in charge of the big
nerial truck.
Otto Schlegel, who has bCM
acting as temporary chief, will re
main assistant chief, the position
he held under .Mills.
x Looks l'|i His Rights.
Capt. Carlson's hesitancy over
accepting the offer was caused uy
his fear that he would lose his
eligibility to a fireman's pension
if he should become chief, md
should be released subsequently
from that position.
. Assistant City Attorney Frank
Carnahan today declared that
Carlson would still be eligible to
a pension.
Cays ■ 160 a Month.
Carlson also asked for permis
sion to study the question from a
financial standpoint.
s He would have to move from
his home at 814 Trafton street, to
a downtown residence.
The fire chief receives $160 a
month and a captain $120.
" TODAY'S CLKAIIIXGS
Clearings $298,023.58
Balances 31,230.02
Tram-actions 881,",20.35
AScrewLoose
One little screw loose
may upset a gigantic
piece of machinery.
r"> Set it right and all is
well again.
■ Doctor Dollar has the
* same theory about human
beings W_M commit
crimes.
There's something
wrong in their mentality.
They are sick, he de
clares.
They need a physic
ian's care — the attention
s>f a "crime doctor."
/ llow he carries out his
i theory to success in a ser
ies of mysterious 'crimes'
j/is told in the ne,xt novel
1/ a-week in The' Tunes by
r E. W. HoraungY entitled:
f -The Crime Doctor."
DEM TO
GATHER
IN PLUM
The appointment of a "ileserv
ing democrat" to take the place
of ira S. Davisson, chief deputy
C S. marshal, tv,i« annornced to
day by Marshal John M, noyle.
Divisson will lie retired June
I, The name of his succ.'ssor has
not been announced.
Mai-kal Boyle declared the
change had been made purely fof'j
political reasons, that he believed J
the position should be filiei! by a
competent democrat. .
He coniplim"iiled Davisson
highly for his ability, declaring j
that their relations always had
been very friendly.
Davisson has held the position
for 16 years. His record In the
department of justice ie said to
be unusually high.
■
1 FLASHES|
LONDON —A Zeppelin has been
destroyed by a British cruiser off
the coast of Schleswig.
PARIS —Germans made anoth
er fierce attack on hill 304 last
night.
LONDON—A Zeppelin was Je- I
stroyed early this morning in Its
raid over Salonika. Only one cf
the crew of 30 escaped.
NEW YORK—In a letter writ
ten to a Oerman-Amerlcan so
ciety in Ohio, Colonel Roosevelt
said he Is not seeking tho presi
dential nomination.
DENVER—Judge Lindsey liei
critically ill at his home t\s the
result of an operation for a ta
in or. *
NEW YORK -John D. Hani- ,
sou, Chicago, arrived here today
from Liverpool with a wild tale
of exposure in the Bay of Biscay
where he was set adrift hy a
German submarine commander
after the steamer on which he
was riding had been sunk.
PHILADELPHIA—CoaI miners
near here came to an agreement
with the operators today over
labor difficulties. ,
SEATTLE — The Longshore- \
men's union Is expected to de
mand increased wages.
|
STILL FIGHT ARMY
BILL IN CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 5. i
—Conferences on the army or
ganization bill have adjournod ,
for the time being, until an agree- .
went can ba made on some ot tha
Important olaoaea.. They dU-J
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The Tacoma Times
[25c A MONTH.
VOL. XIII. NO. 118.
strong demand for apartments or for bungalows, for hotels or for office build
ings, th«committee, by simply making tbe Tacts known to the right persons,
probably could Induce capital to undertake to supply the demand.
Tho committee could exercise a beneficial influence in the matter of pub
lic buildings. Sooner or later we are suing t<> need a new library, a new city
ball, more fire stations and many other municipal com enieui-es. That they
are situated wisely, planned skillfully and erected honestly is of importance to
owry one of us. With the benefit of its study to guide it, su<h a committee
THE CAT AND THE CANARY
CHANCE TONIGHT TO
LEARN ABOUT BILL
Mr. Voter, you can't afford to
slay away from the open forum
meeting calleil at the Commer
cial club tonight to discuss the
principle of non-partisanship in
state anil county affairs.
Whether you believe In this
principle, It presents an Issue
which you, as a voter, will have
to tlecide at the next election.
You will want to decide it intel
ligently and fairly.
Non-partisanship is becoming
more than a state or county is
sue, it Is becoming the watch
word In the awakening of a na
tional spirit which transcends
party boundaries.
It represents an ideal of unit-
Strike Three! and Russ
Hall Is Out a Wif<
Russ Hall, Tacoma baseball
magnate, was given his freedom
and allowed to retain his maiden
name in Judge Easterday's court
today.
Russ explained to his honor
that the romance had started In
1906 when he was chasing the
pellet around Dugdale's ball
park.
"Isabel was a fan," explained
Russ. "She liked my playing."
"She rather fanned your love
to a flame, didn't she?" ventured
his honor.
"She did that, your honer, anil
we were married the same year.
I took her to the ball game every
day, she liked the game so well,"
continued the gentleman from
Kentucky.
"But later when I went out on
the road, she turned against the
game. ,1 guess I was away from
her too much. When we moved
to Tacoma she said she wouldn't
live in the town. She didn't like
the town or anybody In it. So
she beat It.**
Deputy Prosecutor Semen
guessed he didn't have any ob
jections to the divorce, so Judge
■admonished the ball
n.t »hotlyjr tnarriag*
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT J&EWSPAPER IN TACOMA.
TACOMA, WASH., FIJI DAY. MAY 5, 1<)11>.
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Ed, efficient statehood, and a gov
ernment which represents ihe
best efforts of a united people.
It represents a new spirit of unit
ed Americanism.
Tonight there will be speakers
on both sides of tlie question.
Otto A. Case, former secretary
of the Seattle Commercial club
and secretary of the Non-partisan
league, and George F. Cotterlll,
former Seattle mayor, will tell of
the meaning and purposes of non
partisanship.
The meeting is to be open lo
the public. It Is to be an open
forum, In which the voters of
Tacoma can have their say.
It's up to you to be there.
"There ain't no chance, judge,"
was the reply.
"I'll see you at the game some
day, Mr. Hall."
"All right, I hope you come
when the pitchers are well. Good
bye."
FOUR MORE
IRISHMEN
EXECUTED
lUBLIN, May ft.—Four
more Irish leaders were ex-,
ecnted today. They were
liiiiik.it. Kdward Daly,
.Michael O'Hannalian and
.William Pearse.
Fourteen other rebel leaden
condemned to death had their
sentences commuted to to years'
Imprisonment. Further trial*
are proceeding.
LONDON—British foreign ; of
fice wired Dublin today for infor
mation regarding James H. Bull!
| What's Doing j
Friday
Annual patriotic oratorical pro
gram by Virginia Hare chapter,
D. A. X.; .Stadium High auditor
ium; evening.
Non-partisan meMlng at Com
mercial club; George F. Cotterlll
and Otto Case among the speak
ers; evening.
Talk o' the Times
liiwt Ings, are your nastur
tiums up yet?
Did you ever hear Dr. Argue?
We ilnl. We saw his sign,
"Cnliiless Ivvlriii ling l''ree,"
Wid went in.
Then lie charged us a dollar.
We kicked, lie said, "I do pain
ted- extracting free, but you
yelled a bit, showing the opera
tion in your case was not pain
\vttC He was right, so we paid.
' (Editor's Note: Above is
ii>,i nil true. Besides we
-••■lv part of it from tin- 1,.
h. a.)
Molasses is going up, but as It
is not an automobile fuel nobody
kicks. .
None of our hoo/e empor
ium* ims yet sold any col ton
K<ii anyhow.
Tl'T-TUT
The word "reviver" spells the
same backward or forward.
I'IM.IKT OOZE
(By llerhy Cough-man.)
Your wage is what you
make it.
If you can COMPEL soinc
i>"<ly to.pay you 900 a week
vrhen yon are wortli only
#11, you are n BOBN siilcs
■juan.
_L Ravloaa pet-pi- aay you
mf%- < ON MAN.
Ai Jut what do you CAFtEr
*VUu lba COUf.
w •
25c A MONTH.
would be | valuable advisory hoard when these public buildings are contem
plated.
Tacoma is marred now by almost nothing that resembles a tenement There
is no reason why it ever should have tenements, and if there was a committee
such as this on the alert there never would be tenements. Furthermore by co
operating with the health authorities and by a continued educational campaign
such a committee could help raise the general standard of housing conditions\o
that Tacoma s present remarkable death rate might be kept down and probably
forced even lower. *
Its study of building conditions naturally would lead also Into a considera
tion of platting and street improvements, and there, too, valuable service could
be performed.
It lias been a familiar spectacle iiioiir.'itv hall, when some street improve
ment is proposed, for opposing groups of specially interested property owners
to appear and fight bitterly for and a-ainst the contemplated expenditure.
Both groups look at the question from their selfish standpoints, whirl, is natur
al and proper enough, but the general public, which also has an interest in the
matter, has no voice. Such a committee, if actuated by wisdom and justice
could serve with great value as an impartial party in such disputes
in short, such a committee could discourage foolish and wasteful construc
tion, stimulate the sort of building that will be of the most value, co-ordinate
ihe work ot public boards and officials and do a groat dial toward giving this
city a well-planned and finished dress.
Such a committee would fa.-c an immense task. Membership would be no
sol snap. Kventua ly. the work miglltgTOW to,, grea. for the ,lub 1., t-arrv „,,
and it seem advisable to turn the undertaking over to a municipal hoard How
ever, at present the work is there to do, and the club appears to be the incut
logical agency to do it.
WILL THE CLUB TAKE IT UP!
DEMANDS SEEM MET
BUT SARCASM CUTS
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 6.
—Ten minutes after the text or
the German reply to the Ameri
can submarine demands had
reached here thla morning, Presi
dent Wilson aad the cabinet met
In secret session, to consider it
in detail.
Tbe conference was iipp-ir
enily iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis In the belief
Him (ieriiiiinv hail conceded
lo tlie ,1, in.init... hut there
was some uiicerlnlniy !«•
cimse af Ihe i ouiliti-'iiH whleh
were made.
The first pari of the note
was considered aBM-MtftC nml
written in a contentious tone,
Ixiittling Hie Ameiiiiiii al
titude.
Then • Miie (he tl.n state
ment* meeting pi ml dully „U
of the concessions demand
ed.
This left (lie cabinet mem
bers somewhat confuse*!.
The fact that Germany requires
England to cease operations in
violation of International law
was expected.
Many officials were Inclined to
request that America undertake
to bring about such n change.
Some believed that Germany
had again "passed the buck" to
America.
The nature of the reply puts
Why tin I «et $100 it week
for writing I°pi I ft. Ooze.
Why? Why? Why?
Kobody knows!
AMONG 1.1 FES ETERNAL
ENIGMAS, AMARYLLIS, N0-
BOI»Y KNOWS WHAT
CONSTITI'TES
THESE:
Ccnln**
I'nop Suey
Plerco county juries
t'.'.'iii chocs
In .1 ■< ell.-,
Hamburger
Sciise-of-hunior
"The Citizens' league"
Military "tactics."
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■^vJei-L -TtlCrJ, VbU CAM N
I VftiE IT foX FOKOOS J
V planters ! \S
t\ f_y PAPeB
SALESMAN IN ICELAND -
_r-r?JMfr
K. E. McMillan'* Idea of •
SOFT SNAP.
Im^NIGHT EDITION****^
WEATHER I
Tacoma: Showers tonight and 1
Saturday. i
Washington: Same, cooler east 1
portion tonight. 1
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America on probation, making a
npiessful settlement of the pres
ent difficulties entirely depend
ent upon Amerlm's attitude to
ward England. Official, are in
clined to pass over the causilc
ireielnnt MMmUM, believed lo
have been written for home eon-
Mimptlon.
The rejection of America's evi
dent c in the Sussex case is a
thorn in the side of optimism.
The government considered tlie
<ase against Germany complete.
Ambassador Hernslorff, accept
ing tbe reply as satisfactory, an
nounced he will take up with the
slate department early next week
the matter of alleged flritlsli vio
lations of international law.
No action is expected by the
rablnel until ihe official text is
cabled, probably tomorrow.
Berlin Hopes
America Will
Be Satisfied
MERLIN, May p.—The German
presH expresses hope that tho
American sense of justice will
be satisfied with Germany's
friendly advances, claiming the
German cause cannot be erlttetaad
bei a use it is based on Interna
tional law and humanity, which
America has repeatedly maintain
ed.
German Note
Is Backdown
With Big «IF
HI.RI.IN, May |»—(By
wiieless to Saytille.)—ln Its
reply (o the American note,
Germany hit* yielded prac
tically every demand con
cerning submarine warfare.
Kvery possibility of a
break apparently has been
avoided.
Germany makes a com
plete backdown conditional
upon America's forcing Kng
l.iu.l lo t.liv.ivr fully the
principles uf International
law.
The reply fully concedes Presi
dent Wilson's contention that no
merchantman, whether freight
or passenger vessel, shall be tor
pedoed without warning unless
It resists or attempts to escape.
Submarine commanders have
received new orders meeting the
demands.
Germany expresses implicit
confidence that these orders will
be exc-outed In -good faith.
Doesn't Admit Wrong.
The note docs not concede that
a submarine torpedoed the Sus
sex. It says Germany is inves
tigating the case further.
It states that "the German gov
ernment thinks it of little avail
to enter into (he details at the
praaent stage ol affairs, particu
larly because America has failed
to substantia.* tha assertion by
reference to** concrete facts.
"Germany will only Mat* that
it has Imposed far-reaching r*>
strain) o_ the use of the rabms
line weapon, solely in conslrit ra
tion of neutral IntereeU, deeplt*
the fad that these restriction.
b siiiiiy are or advantage to
Germany's enemies.
"..ngland and the allies nc.er
have shown such consideration lo
neutrals."
Mauls I'nglainl Tailed Down.
''Germany does not doubt that
the lulled States will now de
mand and Insist that lOnglaml
forthwith observe ilie rules ol I
ternatioiial law universally rceo^
nized before tha war.
Should the sieps of the Tint
ed State, not attain Ihe object of
having Ihe laws of hiiniunit. fol
lowed by all belligerent nations.
"Gerinanv then will be fining
a new situation in which It Bust
reserve comylele liberty of de
cision.
Germany hereby notifl s
America that the following ordeia
have been handed submarines:
" in uc< oiiiancc with Hie
general principles of visit,
seanii and destine! ion of
men hunt vessels n-iogni eil
by international law, sued
vessels, both within and
without Hie area declared
the naiul wiir /.one, shall not
be sunk wit bout warning and
without saving human lite*,
unless such ships altempi lo
escape or offer resistance.'
"German submarines had or
ders to conduct submarine war
fare In accordance with the gen
eral principles of visit, search and
destruction of merchantmen, Ilia
sole exception being the conduct
of warfare against enemy trade
carried on by enemy freighter*
encountered iv the war tone sur
rounding Knglmid.
"Krrors I iia voidable."
"Regarding these no assur
ances ever were given to the
I'niteil Slates. No such assurnnco
was contained iv Ihe declaration
of Feb. H. Germany cannot ad
mit of any doubt that these or
ders were given and executed in
good faith.
"Krrors actually occurred.
They cannot be avoided altogeth
er In any kind of warfare. Al
lowances must be made In the
conduct of naval warfare against
an enemy resorting lo all kin Is
of ruses, whether permissible or
illicit.
"Apart from Ihe possibility of
errors, naval warfare, like land
warfare, implies unavoidable
(Continued on Page Kigbt.)
Game Today
Manager Russ Hall of th*
Tacoma Tigers announced at
1 o'clock this afternoon that
today's game with Butte
would he played, tli* show
ers of th* morning dampen
ed Athletic park, (mt did aot
do any damage that would
Interfere with the gam*.
The battle is called for 8; 15,