The Tacoma times. [volume], September 20, 1917, Image 1

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Government Steps Into Tacoma Drugstore Situation
A new sterilizing subs'anre is named "p. eul
phoridichloraininobenzolc acid." It 1h referred to
thus briefly, say the manufacturers, becauge "the
lynthetic name is inconvenient (or ordinary use."
BANDIT BAKER! I
- - HE'S YOUR j
KNOCKER! ;
We had something to say yesterday \
about tlie man who "knocks the town/ i
The baker wlio charges an extortion- ■
ate price for bread, we argued, and not '.
the newspaper that tries to correct the :
abuse, is your real knocker, i
While we were typing the remark ed- ;
itoi'ially, a reporter was interviewing '
some leaders of the bilkers' inner circle •
[ that controls local prices. I
They took the familiar attitude, ■
"Well, what are you going to do about ■
itf" j
One of the bakery managers sug- i
gested that anybody who doesn't like ■
I the Tacoma 22 ounce loaf for 15 cents ;
and who prefers the Los Angeles 24- '.
ounce loaf for 11 cents MIGHT MOVE j
; TO LOS ANGELES. j
'. There you have it, out of their own •
: mouths! Jf you, don't like their monop- :
oly price, swollen out of all decent pto
; portion*, THEN GET OUT. If pros- !
]>ective comei's prefer prieM for a sta- ■
pie of life far under those charged here,
let them settle in the other city. But
; we must have our big profits,
; That, brethren, is the real, dyed in- I
the-wool town knock. That is the sort
• of spirit that MUST BE ERADICAT
' ED IF TACOMA IS TO GET ANY
; WHERE PERMANENTLY.
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LAUNDRIES CONCEDE;
STRIKE IS AVERTED
A strike of luundry work
er* in Ttii'oiiui, called for 10
o'clock Thursday .nun-nine.,
which would liave tied up
every large laundry In Mie
city, wait uverted Wednesday
evening when owners of Hie
in-nndrieM, after a flwliour
M»si«.n. viuikil a wage and
hours wale for the coming
year.
The laundry workers, organized
three weeks ago as a local branch
of the I>aundry Workers' Inlet-na
tional union, presented an ultima
tum to the employers last week.
demanding increases in salary.
Altho a strike call was issued
for 10 o'clock Thursday, In the
event employers would not agree
to the union requests, all mem
bers of the new union were sworn
to secrecy, and no intimation of
the threatened strike was given
out.
Meann 10 Per Cent Halse.
"We believed we could accom
plish just as much, and save a 'ot
of confusion, U we didn't have any
publicity," explained President
Joseph Lyons of x the laundry
workers' union Thursday.
The scale signed by Tacoma
laundries Is the first definite
agreement ev er effected hetween
laundries and their employes in
Tacoma.
li practically means a 10 per
cent raise in wages of ail em
ployes.
In addition, It provides that
every male worker shall hate six
full days of work each week, and
women workers five and one-half
days. Heretofore women work
ers have often had only three or
four days each week.
The new scale takes effect Oct.
1 and In effective for one year.
During that t.me strikes and lock
outs are prohibited.
In case of any disagreement, an
arbitration board of six members
■will handle the adjustment.
Weekly wages as outlined in the
' scale follows:
Tlus New Scale.
Washermen, $25; washers of
Marched and Nat work, $22.50;
second washer, $20; rtngormen,
$18; head marVer and sorter,
mala, $21, female, $18; assistant
markers, male, $18, female, $15;
head starcher, $i:i; assistant
starcher, $10; l>osoni polisher,
$13; cuff and neckband machine
operator, $10; body ironers, $12;
garment press operators, $12;
shirt finishero, $12; seamstresses,
$11; head collar girl, $12; assist
ant, $10; sleevers, $10; plain
Ironers, $10; fancy ironers, $12;
dry-house bunds, $12; shirt fold
ers, $9; band feeder for mangle,
$10..'0; hand folder, mangle, $11;
forelady, mangle room, $12.50;
mangle feeders and folders, $10;
shakers, $10; checkers, tiers and
counters, $14; assistant*, $11.
There are 260 members of the
new local. When workers of all
smaller laundries are in the mem
bership will be over 350.
FLOUR DOWN;
GOING LOWER
With Tamma lxUtero cling
ing to the ---olllir«'-liml-f..i
--iri-.iiiis. which m«k«H Im«h<l
Inn- rtmt i.ni'-liiilf more than
it ros-is in Ixm Anne Irs, flour
l>rir< v are continuing to fall.
!■ in (lu-i Hii.i <■. 'I'iM'iniui mill
er* predict they will tumble
Mum- more.
Consumers can now buy by the
sack at 20 cents less than a week
ago, or SO centg less than the price
at its highest point.
The price of Washington soft
wheat patent flour was quoted In
Tacoma Thursday at $2.65 a sack
retail, or $10.8."> a barrel whole
sale. The wholesale price has
dropped 60 cents a barrel during
the last week, and $2.35 a barrel
since the top prices Were reached.
While no local miller will ven
ture to name the exact minimum,
It is believed by the milling trade
that It will drop to $10 or $10.25
wholesale.
But Tacoma bakers go on
Just the smile charging Taco
ma hotiNewivcM .081 cent* an
ounce for bread as atcalnxt
Hie . I".* price prevailing in
Ix>s Angeles.
TODAY'S < 1.1 \l!i\(iS
Clearings $ 555.109.67
Balances 79,150.97
Transaction! 1,834,961.94
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TACOMA; WASH 1 N(ifON.TITrUSDAV.*sTiTTK.\I BKK 20, i;il7." " VOI.. XIV. NO. '2:vl.
According to Tacoma School Textbook, German Kaiser Is
A FINE FELLOW
Deatschland iiber alles.
Qorrmim vow Fiiuuliim Jorara Batmt.
Mdstig Oewegi ( _
10(1
Tlie knIMV in all liln Klory nml "I •< mlm lil.nni Iclht A lit—-."" some
of the "k iilnn" In the kcliool text "lin Vaterland," umil in Tn
conia.
WOULD CHOP
COAL PRICES
Coal from mines west of the
Cascades can be delivered in Ta
coma for 40 cents a ton and from
mines east of the mountains, for
55 cents a ton, according to fig
ures obtained by Mayor Fawcett
Thursday in his preparations to
inaugurate a municipal coat
agency.
With the government demand
in!. 1, that'coal mines sell their pro
duct at $v.25 at tiir mine, the
net cost delivered in Tacoma
would be $:: t;:. and $3.80.
"I don't believe it will cost
more than $2 a ton to deliver the
coal to any Tacoma customer,"
said Fawcett. "That, will keep
the price down below $6. And the
coal companies now are charg'ng
$9 and $10 a ton."
Mayor Fawcett has written let
ters to all coal mines asking them
if they can supply his municipal
coal agency this winter.
"I won't have any trouble fin
ancing the Idea," said the mayor.
"Several men have come to me
today, offering to put down the
cash In advance for the coal, so
that we can pay caan on delivery
for everything we buy."
{Talk o' the Times J
Greeting;*, have yon a
bunch of blank prescription))
la your |>ocket?
What a powerful lot of illness
there must be in Tacoma when
our druggists lay In during six
weeks 14,644 quarts of whisky,
103 M barrels of alcohol and tub
fuls of other liquors for medicinal
purposes!
IN Till MII.I.KMAI, DAWN
Tacoma bread will sell at not
more than a fourth more than it
does elsewhere.
The count? ferry shall have
found a home.
Kf, Griffgß may go to
France as a major, 'Ms an
iu.iiik.ml. And the (Viifral
Labor council l«t the weekly
meeting night Blip by without
arranging a farewell ban
quet!
A tourist from lowa wan riding
in a bus from Nisqually glacier to
Paradise valley.
An the oar skirted the gryt cliff
CARY RESIGNS
HOSPITAL JOB
Dr. Raymond Cary, head of the
Pierce county tuberculosis sani
tarium, has resigned, it became
known Thursday.
I'ary's position was the subject
!of a row between the county com
j iiii.ssu.n.r:, shortly after the two
new iiicm'ni-i-. . Mi'ilinnliiim ami
O'Farrell, took office last winter.
All county employes were removed
by the commissioners at that
time, and the question of whether
Cary should be one of those rs
appointed, caused discussion for
some weeks, with the new com
missioners on one side and the
hold-over commissioner, Slayden,
on the other. Civic organizations
protested against making the ap
pointment a political one. The
matter was ended by Oary's reten
tion.
Gary has been out of the city
for some time, and friends have
learned that he Is about to take
another position.
No statement was obtainable at
the i-ourty commissioners 'office
Thursday as to his successor, BeM
ingluiin and O'Farrell being albsent
and Slayden saying he doesn't
know anything about it yet.
that overhangs the river he look
ed at the rushing glacial stream
hundreds of feet below and aekeil,
"Do people fall over this preci
pice often?
The driver gave her a bit of gas.
"No," he replied placidly; "never
but once."
There* one fine thing
about autumn: You m-wi nee
anything on the nport paters
about the ball players who
arc going to give Tj (V>bh a
battJe for hatting honors.
"Sweden Facing War with Brit
ain; Food Ban Tighter."-—Head
line.
It certainly ban.
If skirt* are to he any
shorter, and tile poet In
on Mind, he might write it:
Her knee* beneath h«r petti
coat,
like little mire, stoic in and
out.
(That in, of course, If
there* ■nrh a thing aa •
petticoat any more.)
Kaiser li 'ilhelm's first with it to ttwt thr Grrnuni iuUi<ni.
The militaristic cronm prince it greatly beloved by the
German people.
liennany MUST hair a great army because it is sur
rounded by enemies.
Germany it great because of the Bismarck "blood <m</i
iron" formula.
The Cirnmuis h*U* prui'cn on many Ixtttlcfwhls that they
fear no i>nr.
King II illnlni of l'nissw, BilttMWck cuul I'oi; Moltkc,
Germany's "blood and iron" wittderi, were grtot men.
NONE of Germany's children Iwe \wr SO MUCH <w
the Germans who hwe come to AMERICA.
Germans who limr left "the I'alhcrland" mtui NEVER
forget the Genna\i tottgttf, but must hold it M tin' dearest
of all gift*, OR WOE BE UNTO THEM.
No! true? Don't believe it?
Well, it nil MIST 1h i tnic. fr>r every one of llicsc stale-1
inriits. and uthcis like them, we found IX THE ONE
PLACE where ibovc ill other* "the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth" is found (or should be found)
—A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEXTBOOK.
The I><K'k is "Im Vaterland," a text for dated in German
used in one Tacoma high school, and in aehooii .all »»ver!
the land, and just now the storm center in I drive on Ger
man "kultur" in Cincinnati. Goiutnbui and cuther t)hio cities. |
Satisfies Prussian Instructors
"Im Vatcrland" is used ;is a textbook for students of the'
loth I! grade at the Lincoln Park high BChod ft r the firsti
lialf of the second year's work.
School authorities are tune COBiiderittg whether it shall
be included in the HtW courses of study which ore being
mapped out iv Tueouut schools ami which 'fill itwolv*
ChmgtS in a large number of text books.
The book was used as a text at Stadium High last term,
but was discontinued in June. School authorities say they be
lieve it will also he discontinued at Lincoln.
"Im Vaterland" is an imaginary trip thru Germany in
which by the dialogue method American lx>ys and girl|
Undying the German language are expected to assimilate
German kultur in the same way as on an actual tour.
Thifsc who have started the ( )hio drive on this bit of
the kaiser's propaganda in America claim that is exactly
the result. They point out pu]>ils studying "Im Vaterland"
get a sort of rear-plat form-of-the-<»hservation-car, idealized
view of Germany, and find extolled the very world-menace
which President Wilton lias said America cannot toierate.
The frontispiece of "Im Vaterland" is a full ]>age portrait
of the kaiser, with all his medals. The German inip"i;-d eagle
is imprinted on the cover of the book. .
The author of the text. Paul Valentine Bacon, in his pre
face announces the book's [wr]>ose is to give the American
student a l>etter "appreciation of the Germans." and to
"broaden and deepen" his knowledge and lave of Germany
and things German.
The preface takes pride in the fact that "lin Vaterland"
was "made in Germany," and is based on actual, personal ex
perience. Bacojl says the manuscript was reviewed and criti
cized by teachers in Prussia. Saxony and Ravaria, UMJ there
fore is presumably entirely satisfactory to them.
It is. Hut it is not satisfactory to teachers in Cincinnati
and Columbus, at whose hands it is now coining in for a little,
after-publication review.
Fewer Studying German Here
Columbus school officials have barred "Im Vatcrl«nd."
The sort of appeal the book nurkes to Americans of German
descent at a time when President Wilson luftf-aiokoil their al
legiance to the fight of their new homeland against Prussian
treachery indicated by the following literal translation of
excerpts from the poetry which, with German songs (includ
ing VReutschlatul L'ber Allies"), supplements the imaginary
trip thru Germany:
"O Germany, (if all your children, none love you so dearly
as we GeTßMflt, far from you across the sea!
"Yon are moire to us than Mother, you are the peace of our
lives; you are our dreams and our laughter, you" are a bless
ing to our work.
"O Germany, glory of all the lands under the wi'ie heaven*,
accept, to the day of honor, greetings from the new world."
So far no complaint! have been received against the use of
"Im Vaterland," in Tacoma, according to Miss Grace Liddell,
head of the language department at Lincoln high. More than
ioo students are enrolled in the German classes there, she
says, a slight decrease uiuler last year's enrollment.
"We have ioo pupils in the German classes at the Stadium.
a slight decwa.se front last year,'' said Miss Johnson, head of
the language department, today. "We have a farge begin
ners' class, and they are all enthusiastic.
"I have been interested to learn that in England and Frame
the German language still is being taught in the schools, look
•"<* forward to future commercial relations with Germany."
Home Edition
Tiu-onia and vicinity:
Fair tonight, rain Fri
day; ea.sf portion, fair
and cooler.
CHARGE GIFT
OF LIQUOR TO
ENLISTED MAN
Following publication of figure! In The Times yesterday Bhovr
inu ilmi since Auk. I Tmcinui drag stores have obtained permits to
purchase M.MI quarts of wliinky, federal officers here announced
Thursduy they uro prepared to <-o-o|>erute to the limit 1n wlptriK out
the lii|ii(ir trad* carried on thru the ifttg stores.
The pwUNM 1! IntcM-st In Urn Nlluatloii In cenlor«*l
in piiiilHrttag Hn" nhJ«- M Jtlvlnji «««)' «»' '>"<>«' •« »">l<U«'r"
hi Camp l,«\\ls.
UM flrwt iirrrrt In tin" kov<-i iiiiutil'm drive Umh \nvit
made by a ■MrejrMMM HtMl HWIH a(fint.
11. A. Vausmaa in in the county jail today charged with giving
whisky to a soldier.
In liis possession when arrptjtrd WBI a |)int liottlo of UM booxe
beiirint; the label or the new Temple Drag Co., 1181 I'ao.Ulc aye.,
operated by Sam CuHslnilr.
The label on the l>ottl<' also Muted that the purchaM wan made
for "mechanical purposoH for clfianltm an automobile." Th« (late
of the sale was Sept. 17.
VaiHMia" I I"*' admitted he doesn't even own an automobile, kov
.rniiKnit of fleers say. Mr denies, however, that he Rave any boose
to a soldier.
Sam CaHKimir was fined |600 recently In the federal court under
the Wehb-Kenyon act.
Ills arrest followed the Hhlpnicnt of booze from California in oil
barrels. After the fine was paid he went Into the drugstore bua»
liens liere.
"Tiiew outfit «<> iw mam way <>f «t«iM»>im ••»« «'«•«•»
■tore Honor bMtaOOB, im<l If |>i«*v<>ntinu perwuiH from •ilimin
inu BOOM iiikU-i- tatac BlOtuMOOi" mil<l a Kovi-rninent ftwret
MMOM "Ueiit HiuiH(ln>. "We Intend to iin»k«" u»«*y effort
to stjunp It «»il«." ___^
BRITISH
AGAIN IN
ADVANCE
11Y tVII.UAM PHILLIP SIMMS.
(11. P. Staff OotWMMMataN.)
WITH TIIK HKITISII
AKMIRS AFIBLD, S<M't- ■••
—lii-ltiwlk tri>o|M) went for
wai-d limlh.v In another un-nl
offensive etwterintc over tlie
I pics-Mciiln i. ..i 11.
ReoeHa to h<'»<l<iiinrtcrN an
(I;K In ill-p.ii. In ,I iici hii-f all
flrat objwtlveH liavo been
taken.
It in ixJleved the Gorman
IMBM MM iuiii-iiiill> ln-ii»\.
Great MMRM of troop* con
centrated for the llrltiwli 'at
ta*-k—lonic advertised by n
drum file |»pii|»ariilion—were
ruuKlit under a ■■-**■ of shells
frf»m the llHtlxh IwHerle*.
The <>ffr>iuit\'p Wow of to
day MM over n lonic front.
It wan timed to follow an
ai-tlllci) itroiNimtion of tre
mendous volume.
ATTEMPTS TO
DESERT; JAIL
Andrew Haugen, quartermaster
on the steamer Northwesttern, is
the first drafted man to be ar
rested in Taeoma on a charge of
attemiitinK desertion.
Han wen was arrested late Wed
nesday by Deputy Marshal Secrest
at tfio Tarotna Bmelter, where the
Northwestern was docked.
Drafted In Seattle, he liad been
certified to go to Camp Lewis with
the second contingent today. On
Sept. 17, when he was ordered to
report, he failed to show up.
When arrested here he told the
officers that he was "quartermas
ter on the steamer and didn't have
time to join the army," they say.
He was takon to Seattle Wed
nesday night by Secrlst and is be
ing sent to Camp Lewis Thursday.
He probably will have to face
court martial.
WILSON SLANDERER
DECLARED INSANE;
ft'nllril Vrrmn l.rn*>wl Wire.)
PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 20. -
Alleged to havo »ent scores of
postcards slandering President
Wllbou thru the malls. Mln-> Har
riet K'nney, daughter of M. .1.
Klnney, wealthy tlmbernian, will
be Bent to the state hospital for
the Insane late teday or tomorrow.
CHINA TO
SEND MEN
TO FIGHT
il.iiiml I'rraa l.mnril wiw.l
TOKIO, Sept. 20. —China la ex
pected shortly to deride on Bend
ing 20,000 troops to the French
trout, according to a dispatch to
day to Nichi Nichl.
COll/D BEND 10,000,000
llnllnl l-i.«» I .»..<! Wlrf.p
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20. —
Ten million Chinese troops on the
lighting front in France, the
Orient's contribution to the cause
of democracy, is in prospect If tlie
United States will finance Chlna'^
part in the war, Dr. Ng Pojev
Chew, riiini'iic statesman and 4dl«
tor, declared today.
If China had the money, ha
mild, sin- could move troops at the
rate of 2'>0,000 in nine days across
the Siberian railroad Into Russia.
JAPAN TO AID
II nll.M' l-rr.i. ■*■••< Wire.)
TOKIO, Sept. 20.—Japan will
soon take her first step in her
plan to furnish shipping aid to the
allies In the war.
It was stated unofficially today
that three vessels now In the Jap
anese Mediterranean service will
shortly be put into service be
tween Puget Sound and Vladivos
tok.
IT CAN YAWN!
Calvin Stewart, Tacoma post
master, recently became a daddy.
Before his marriage be waa a
bachelor of the confirmed type.
Today he's a Proud Father of the
same sort.
In fact, he's VERY prond, la
deed, of that child.
He considers it a remarkable
child.
Altho only three weeks of ac*.
he told one friend today, It can
yawn already just like a grown
up person!
COURT-MARTIAL
i<xm koumlowp
PETROORAD, Sept SO.— Oca.
Korniloff musf face a military
court martini to answer for any
! part he may havo had in the dtt
j graceful retreat of Russian troops
, last July, according to announce
ment today.
V. 8. DOCTOKB ARRIVH
LONDON. .Sept. 20 -Arrival of
the fir«t rrioup of Amor!can civil
lan physicians to ail in hospital
work wai annoanceJ todijr. They
were allotted to hospital* her*
and In the provinces*.