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te?S Let Uncle Sam know
PJgfegg* you're living. Buy a
P^?Tt Liberty Bond.
LYNCHING FEVER GRIPS SOUTH
Burn Negro at Stake; Barricade Accomplice In Shack
RAID OLYMPUS
AND ARREST 7
AS GAMBLERS
Ifniiling a traveling man's sain-1 under fictitious names, but kept
pie room on the seventh floor of a record of their correct names
the Olympus hotel at 1 o'clock and made them public Tuesday.
Tuesday morning, Police Captains Bell (Jives Warning.
Cornish and Klncaid with a corps Anderson and Harding were re
of officers broko up an alleged j leased on. $1(10 bail each, and the
gambling game and arrested sev-iothers on $ 1 ."i bail. The travel
en men, including James Hard- ing man in whose rooms the game
ing, proprietor of the hotel, and jis said to have been played, had
a number of business men.
Harding was charged with
"conducting a disorderly house
where gambling is permitted,"
and released under ball of $100.
He gave the name of Peter Jaclr
son when arrested.
Others arrested by the police
squad were Allen H. Oilchrist, sec
retary Narrows I-and Co., who
gave his name to the police en
"Fred T. Jackson;" David Black
man, Broadway merchant, booked
as "Sam Rice;" Phil Friedman,
Pacific avenue jeweler, booked aa
"Jim Johnson;" Theo Motridge,
Tacoma clothing merchant,
booked as "F. Ridge;" Frank An
derson, alleged operator of the
game, booked as "A. T. Hansen;"
Ralph Rice, printer, booked as
'Harry Smith.'
Police permitted the prisoners
to register on the arrest blotter
LAN HAY
BEITH TO
LECTURE
Growling over a ration of jelly
but fighting without a murmur is
the attitude of British "Tommios"
in the war.
So declares captain lan Hay
Beltli, noted soldier-author, who
says the failure of the volunteer
system was amply shown by Great
Britain's efforts to whip her first
hundred thousands citizens into
soldiers.
"British soldiers regard the
war as a game, as a great adven
ture," said Capt. Beith, discussing
the human side or warfare.
Capt. Beith will speak tonight
at the Red Cross rally at the arm
ory, and tomorrow night at • the
First Congregational church. He
has written many books, both fic
tion and books of the war, which
are widely read throughout the
United States.
Wani I .VMMi Members.
His appearance at the armory,
where he will appear with Ad
miral Robert E. Perry and Gov.
Lister, will inaugurate the cam
paign of the Tacoma Red Cross
chapter for 15,000 additional
members.
At 7 o'clock various military
and ether units will form for a
parade that will precede the arm
ory meeting.
Following up the campaign at.
daybreak Wednesday morning, a
lively head of youngsters will get
busy decorating the door knobs of
(Continued on Page Five.)
departed before the raid occurred.
Police officials any he will be on
hand to testify for them at the
trials.
Tho raiding party entered the
hotel simultaneously from front
and rear at 1 o'clock and rushed
'!,■ Km , in elevators.
Just as they reached the floor
on which the aliened name wan
being played, a telephone bell
rang in the traveling man's room.
An Instant later, the seven men
rushed into the hall, donning their
coats as they ran, only to fall into
the waiting arms.
Will right (use.
Poker chips, a small quantity cf
liquor and $3 In money were
found on tables In the room, tho
police say.
All seven of the defendants an
nounced Tuesday that they had
retained attorneys and would re
sist the charges. They explained
that they were playing a friend
ly game of whist, and were just
leaving for their homes when the
police arrived.
The hotel management denied
all knowledge of any gambling
game under its roof.
Girls, Wear
Middies to
Help Game
Through arrangements complet
ed Tuesday between Irvln B. Wy
mau, chief electrician U. S. N., in i
charge of.the United States navy!
recruiting station in Tacoma and
the management of the Rhodes
store, a substation for reoelving
naval recruits has just been open
ed In the mien's section of the
Broadway department store.
On behalf of the navy, Wyman
today thanked business houses of
Tacoma who have decorated their
buildings and show windows and
urged all who have not already
done so to decorate. Materials for
aiding decoration may be obtain
ed from navy recruiting head
quarters, room 200 Bank of Cali
fornia building, 1302 Pacific aye.,
or from the sub-station at Rhodes
Brothers'.
Wyman suggests that the
women and girls of THComa
ra nliilp to Inspire recruiting
hy wearing middy blouses
and middy suits this week
and next.
Tonight there will be a big na
val recruiting rally at Orting.
Those going will meet in front of
the Commercial Club building at
7 o'clock sharp. ■_
RUSSIANS TO MEET
IN BIG CONGRESS
il'nlted Preaa Leaaeil Wire.)
PETROGRAD, May 22.—A gen
eral congress of workmen and
soldiers from all Russia has been
called for June 14 to discuss
"war, peace, flnancee, land, labor,
army organization and clnstituent
assembly," according to announce
ment today.
PREDICTS RUSSIA
WILL MAKE PEACE
il nlled Preaa Leased Wire.)
COPENHAGEN, May 22.—Pre
diction that Russia would soon ac
cept a separate peace with Ger
many was made by the B^flln
Vossische Zeltung editorially to
day.
URGES RUSSIAN
TROOPS TO FIGHT
Hiil led fresa Leased Wire.)
PETROGRAD, May 22.—Minis
ter of War and Marine Kerensky
left the capital today for a brief
visit to Finland and to the front
to urge the troops to unceasing
efforts against Germany.
TODAY'S CLEARINGS
Clearings * 665,619.61
Balances 31,362.12
Transactions 1,794,851.99
The Tacoma Times
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TACOMA. WASHINGTON T( TKSI>AY. MAY 22. 1917. VOL. XIV. NO. i:_l.
STUDY THIS PICTURE!
TACOMA workingmen, study this picture.
What do you think of it?
The three men are Chinese coolies,
typical Chink laborers.
At present and Cor mam years past tho
immigrations laws have prevented them
from legally entering ihe United States.
The reason is they furnish a demoraliz
ing competition for our American labor with its
high living standards. They work for next to
nothing and their presence in a community
means the inevitable development of v "China
town" with all the filth, Immorality, crime and'
suffering which a low oriental shun district
stands for.
"When Tacoma was a village (that was before
the orientals were barred) the community had
sense enough to see it did not want a coolie pop
ulation. So the Chinese already here were
forcibly expelled.
The reason we are printing this picture here
today is because now a few selfish employers are
trying to batter down (under the cloak of war
time necessity) the bar against the Chinese
laborer.
Joseph Blethen, Seattle publisher, is a leader
in the movement.
The Chinese Six companies, at San -franciieo,
are actively urging their ease at Washington.
Special advices to The Times from tlie capital
say that a few selfish Tacoma employers who
look at profits first and community welfare after
ward are also backing the movement. They are
keeping their operations very secret and are, oh
so fearful that their names might become public.
Evidently they are not very proud of what they
are doing.
Take another look at the picture, Tacoma
working men, then decide your own course.
If you like the looks of the above trio, if you
think they would be fine neighbors, write to Sen
ators Poindexter and Jones and Congressman
Johnson, telling them so.
If you think these coolies would Improve Taco-
SWEDEN
RESENTS
SUB WAR
(I'nHeV Press Leased Wlre.l
STOCKHOLM, May 22. —Grow-
ing popular and official tesent
ment against Germany, due to re
cent losses of Swedish ships by
submarines was intensified today
by announcement that the steam-
ers Lizzie, Goeta and Kaell had
been captured en route between
Sweden and Finland.
Presumably the German vessels
which made the captures took the
ships into port, but their disposi
tion was not related.
Sweden, Norway and Denmark
have recently suffered heavy
losses through German U-boats.
A statement received from Den
mark semi-official sources today
detailed resentment there because
of this campaign and declared
since the start of the war, 150
Danish ships had been lost
through submarines or mines, with
210 seamen lost.
Of this 210, 200 were said to
have perished in the last three
months —since inauguration of
the German unrestricted subma
rine warfare.
LO LIVES LOST IN
MADRID FOOD RIOTS
(Vailed Presa I eased Wire.)
MADRID, May 22. —Ten per
sona were killed and 60 injured in
«*rious food riots at Lisbon Sun
lay, according to word received
here.
ATTEMPT TO TAKE
LIFE OF KERENSKY
<1 ulied Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, May 22.—An un
cuioceasful attempt on the life of
Minister of War Kerensky In Pet
rograd was reported today in a
llspatch to the Jewish Daily For-
Save the Food From
Discard at Market
Save the cast-offs —the valuable
odds and ende of food that are
thrown every day into the gar
bage can!
Tacoma'., new regiment for the
national women's army against
waste Is adopting this as one of its
recruiting slogans while its ranks
are being swelled today.
And while new recruits are
signing enlistment pledgee and
sending them In, housewive mem
bers of the regiment are getting
down to brass tacks for the drive.
Some of them are veterans who
have seen long service In the bat
tle against waste, but who are
still In fine trim for a new at
tack.
They are not waiting tor in
structions to come from Herbert
0. Hoover, the new government
HOUSE O. 0. P.'STCT
BUCK CENSORSHIP
(United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 22.
—-House republicans today agreed
practically unanimously, to op
pose all censorship provisions of
the administration spy bill when
a conference report on the meas
ure is reported.
l 'I I I SSOmmm---mmmmmmmSSSS:SSSS:^=Sr
Did You Know—
" .—-..----—_-_ n ----- 1 ---- T ------_-_-ji
That Oeorge P. Wright came to Tacoma In 1897 aa state grain com
mlsjiloner.
• • *
That the Donnelly hotel was built lo 1888 and made more money
In '89 than any year of Its history?
• • • •
That the Taroma theater una opened In IKBO and oisf Ball waa
leader of the careheslrn nous after the opening!
• • •
That James nryden. sport writer of the Nenj York American, Waa a
cub reporter on the Tacoma I_edger?
•..•'•'
That a sack of spuds could be bought for 40 cents In IR.W
That Albert 1.. Grafton was the first president df the Tacoma poul
try association.
• • »
That the first soldier cam* was held at American Lake las IWW. and
was named < amp Kerry I
• « •
That eggs sold as low as Id cents a dosen In Tacoma In 189:1? '
• • •
Mora tomorrow.
ma and make it, a better place in which to live,
draw up resolutions through your unions and
lodges, asking Ihat 1 he coolies he admitted "for
the duration of the war" and then, of course,
they will stay permanently.
But, Tacoma working'men, If you abhor the
idea of importing droves of these 10-cents-a-day
hoys, speak out! Don't wait for somebody to do
it for you. Don't expect the oilier papers to agi
tate it; they won't. Don't imagine that because
the propaganda for bringing in these coolies is
being spread noiselessly that it is not being
spread; it is. Lobbyists for the coolies are at
work in "Washington; high priced, skillful ones
they are, too. SO SPEAK OCT.
food administrator, but already
they are sending suggestions for
the plan of attack to The Times
and to Mrs. 11. H. Johnston, city
pure food inspector, who is or
ganizing the regiment.
Mrs, Johnston got the Ta
coma forces moving Tuesday
by announcing, us a starter, n
practical plan for eliminating
the waste of good food sup
(Continued on Page Five.)
SELECTSERVICE IN
NEW FOUNDLAND?
it nlieil Press Leased Wire.)
OTTAWA, Ont., May 22. — A
selective conscription bill, similar
to the law recently passed In the
United States, will be introduced
in New Foundland in the legisla
tive session which opens May 29,
Premier Sir Edward Morris an
nounced today.
LAW TO PREVENT
BOOZE FOR NAVY
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 22.
—Secretary Daniels today submit
ted to congress a draft of a law
to prevent the sale of Intoxicants
to navy men.
COMPANY
RECRUITS
RAPIDLY
Blab teen hours after first nn
nouncemt'iit of the organisation In
Tiicomn "f nn ambulance company
for Immediate service in France. :i:i
young men lend .111 oiled wltli Ur.
«'. R. Laws, who will lie raptain. und
others were reporting every few
minutes.
Mora than one-third of the Taoo
mans already »nrolled are married
men. Many of ttiem have children.
In-. Laws announced Tuesday that
tin- men enrolled from Tacoma would
be enlisted In federal service with
in a week, and would probably he
given a brief lesson In Ihe ambu
lance drill and hospital work before
starting for the battlefields.
Besides the .'lit men already sn
rolted 10 ronst artillerymen have up
piled for positions. Tint because of
their previous allegiance to an
other branch of the service, II Is not
believed that the government will
accept them.
Those who had enlisted today
were: N. R. Inbeen, ("arl Chrls
lopherson, Clarence M. Boyle, J.
Kllemand, F. P. Young, W. (1. Chrls
topherson, J. Dunn. F. K. Wilcoxen,
\V. X Martin, \V. H. Brown. H. n.
Dnwling. E. F. Nelson, P. V. Hum
mond, Tom Vltzard, Cleo E. Henrlot,
Oeorge Koss, T. Campbell. Herbert
Feller, E. P. Rowe, W. 11. Hamilton,
Rains Mcdarlgle, J. K. Bowie. O. A.
Spier. J. U Davis, Paul Steele, a.
A. Reeves, E. Cornish, W. E. Short,
J. Hill, D. Closterman, Ole Ander
son. F. Dickenson, H. A. Littler, A.
C. Sides. U. M. Sides. R. Eles-man.
H. S. Brown, G. E. Qulggle and A.
Llndren
CHOATE ESTATE IS
WORTH $3,000,000
il nlled Press tested lllrr.,
NEW YORK, May 22.—Joseph
11. Choate left an estate of approx
imately $3,000,000, filing of hi..
will in surrogate's court here to
day disclosed.
MEXICO PROTESTS
U BOAT WARFARE
(tailed Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, May 22. —Mexico has
presented a formal note of protest
against the submarine warfare to
the German foreign office, ac
cording to an Exchange Tele
graph dlxpetch.
NIGHT EDITION , _ .
Ul Mill II B J^__f_S-
Tacoma and vicinity: fl J^ff
Partly cloudy tonight IJj
snd Wednesday. I ■ m^§
Washington: Same. ■
GIRLS DEATH
AVENGED WITH
FIERY ORDEAL
ffini.-tl rrra* I .n-,.,1 Wire.)
MMMPfOS, Term.. May '-."-.•.
—Lynch law ruled this »c«'
lion this afternoon. With I tl
Pei-xtiii, MM ilc.ill. I nun il
Ml the Mlake. •h-ycii miles
frinii Memphis, on Ibe Mac-oil
i-oikl, ililn iiiiiiiiliig. inn! with
li.i-.in l-'ord, iiliotlier Mm
mft&mt Mini rendy to fine
the Int.- of I'cihoii, h Irnllle
between nn angry mob nnd
oilier Hi-incil nogioe* burrl-
I'Hiled In n shack on (lie out
skirts or Ihe Woir river dis
trict Is expeeled n( any mo
ment.
Han Armstrong. Ihe third negro
Implicated by Person, was located,
[together with several oilier ne
groes, in tin* shark shortly after
Il o'clock tills afternoon, after a
cliioli estimated at more tlinii 5,000
had been scouring the coimlry for
htm.
Leaders are rushing lo Memphis
'for re-enliii<- cuts for the battle
When Person was tied lo the
j stake and tho toivh applied he
I Implicated I'ord and Ihe third
i negro 111 111" killing and assault
jot Antoinette Rappal, a 1 e-year
j old school girl, near hen-, on
April 10.
) Ford was shot through the arm
jwhen he reached for his shot gun
as a portion of Hie mob closed in
on him.
Plan Double Killing.
Ford had been arrested in con
nection with the murder, which
: was committed on the Wolf river
: branch of the Macon road. He
'was released because of lank of
evidence. He is deaf and dumb
'and Ihe police could not get him
Jto write a statement.
AciordliiK lo latest reports
I reaching hero this afternoon,
;Ford is being held by the moli in
I the neighborhood of the crime.
He will be held until the third
I man Is captured, according *o
these reports, and the two will be
burned at the same stake.
Hundreds of women are in the
mob singing "Hang John Urown."
Mrs. Minnie Woods, mother of
the dead girl, was brought to the
htake in time to see the torch ap
plied. When the fire beneath the
negro was blazing a collection for
a tombstone for the girl's grave
wan Hindi-
Person lind confessed to kill
ing of Antoniotte Kappal by cut
ting off her head, after an assault
near Potts Camp about three
weeks ago.
Late yesterday Person was
forcibly taken Irom sheriff's depti-
TALK OTHE
TIMES 1
Greetings, have you bought
a bond for baby?
We now hnv. eight potatoes ur,
and all hoed.
No matter what else you do
or fall to do—JOIN nil
RED CIU)HH.
"Economize!" cries one crowd.
"Don't economize!" cries an
other.
And, as usual, those persons
who have been in Ihe habit of
economizing will economize and
those who haven't been In the
habit won't.
"Stop Baseball," says the
governor of North Carolina.
The idea sounds good at first
glance—but what would the
coonlii do With Ihe sport
eds?
Dear Talko: We have been re
ducing the 11. C. L. in our home
by omitting nutmeg from the ap
ple pie. Can you recommend a
good substitute for flour and corn
meal?"— Mabel.
Hey dlddle-dlddle.
This Is the riddle:
The prices jumped over the moon.
The food-kings laughed
To see such eport,
And we all had lunoh on a prune.
tios who »Tr« conveying him from
Nashville, to Memphis, Term.
The moli met the train at Pott*
Camp, overpowered the guard,
seized the prisoner and Rfler de
claring their intention or Htiin
-111 ;i 1-ily executing 111111 for Ihe
crime, made nil In atltomoliiles.
They left in the direction of tho
railroad bridge near which the de
capitated body or the child wag
lon ml some days after she had
disappeared while on her way,
from home to school.
When Person was being tied
lo I lie tree, he confessed to kill
ing the girl and committing one
of the-iiiost horrible sols of bru
talities ever recorded In the hls
ti'i'y of tho south'* criminal his
tory.
Holiday in Memphis.
The doable lynching, with a
third In prospect, has caused a
virtual holiday In Memphis. I'ratf
tloally every store In the city Ig
dosed, -.4
As Person burned, the mother
of the dead girl stood and cried.
"Let him suffer as ho miidn my
little girl stirrer."
After the two lynching the
mob posted a card declaring, "WO
have avenged the death of a red**
blooded daughter of the south
who died for a negro's fiendish
desire."
One excited negro chauffeur
shouted, "We are through, let'*
join the Hermans." He wal
threatened by the crowd, but po
lice rescued him and turned him
over to the federal authorities.
Hefore Person was tied to ths
tree, he was mutilated.
80 HIGH
PUPILS
SIGN UP
Fifty Bttidents from Stadium
high school and 30 student! irom
Lincoln high school huve vidua*
tcered to work In the harvegt
fields next summer. They will
be scattered throughout the state.
The list is as follows:
Lincoln Volunteers.
Ellen Hiii iiiiniii. Agnes Dunn,
Dorothy Elzner, Luclle I. Parker,
Marjorle Richards, Irene Btezer,
Claribel Shier, Ruth Sparre, Arta
Thorp, Marie C. Tschida, Rachael
Van Fossen, Dorothy Zlgler, Ro
land Armstrong, Russell H. At
how, Lyle Bixby, Henry Bjork
land, Walter W. Ilragdon, Archer
Browse, Richard Browse, Carl
Hi mo tail, Arnold Cassidy, Art
Cotton, John \V. Kalin, Arthur
Keller, Wesley A. i.anglow,
Klendt McMelll, Osborne Holmed,
Floyd. Parker, Harold Peterson,
Harry Vatn-i 1e... Ooldie Storlle,
Everett Wadsworth.
suiiliiini Volunteers.
Ruth Henry, Ellen Weeki,
Catherine Vogel, Anna I idea,
Marsellne Turner, Elsie Sword,
Arllne Spauldlng, Agnes I. Roa>
ers, Edna A. Paul, Agnes M. Ol
son, Mulvey Jones, Mildred Me-
Cullough, Idaline Krause, Blanch*
Curtrlght, Mabel Bloom, llelgk
BJorklund, Anna Armelt, Susut
Anderson, Harry N. Hokanson,
John W. Weir, Howard J. Stone,
Oran Stephesno, Arthur Stephae
no, Roseoe J. Spannagel, Ronald
Savory, Arthur Sanpeck, Wood
land R. Roberts, William Red
mayne, Stanley Olaen, Oeorge
Ball, Berton Negley, Norman W<
Menzles, Howard McLeod, Alvln I<
Malstroni, Clarence Magnussoa,
Har y Johnson, Roy Anderson,
Oeorge Hayden, Robert Harsh*
berger, Arthur Elmore, R. Perry
Fulkerson, Joseph D. CartrlgM,
Leo Christensen, Howard Colling,
Vester Coutts, Harold Blanton.
DECIDE TO CUT 2ND
CLASS MAIL RATES
(United Preaa Leaned Wire.!
WASHINGTON, May 28. — J
reduction in the postal rates tm
second class mall matter— ntmtf
papers and magaxtnes—ee propoe>
ed In the revenue bill, wee agrees
on today by the house waye u4
means committee.