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VOL. XllL NO. 98. TACOMA, WASH.. MONDAY, APRIL 10,19l5! lc A COPY

VILLA JUST A LaP AHEADWe've TALKED Long EnoughAbout Changing the Mountain'sName; Now Let's DO Something

SAM WALL'S QUESTION

Editor The Times:In a long article in the

Post-lntelligeneer of whichyou have already made note,Mr. Charles T. Conover,prominent business man ofSeattle, said this:

"Is tacoma as the name ofthe mouataia historicallycorrect 7 That is all there isto the matter', and that is all

we want to know. Anythingon earth to end this hyphen-ated Hainier-Tneoma mon-strosity! Hyphens are not infashion and this one signi-fies to the world only jeal-ousy and is a blot on thowhole Northwest. Taeoma isentirely sincere in believingthat an outrage was perpe-trated in substituting the

WIIKN Alagwn Telfair enrolled as a spy against Amerl-i-aus to aid lion. Teiumseh, the great Indian chief,in (lie war of till,she was not in love. As a child,

she was left by lit'r father in the care of ToeMMOh to guardher against a British relativp who was alter her fortune andmade plans to marry her. Though white, she proudly pro-claimed loyalty to her Indian guardian, who had Joined withthe British to defeat Americans.

W IITON Tecninseh. loyal to her interests, advised herto go to Alabama relatives, she agreed only on con-dition that she would act as a sp) against Americans.

I'.n! she did not count on the natural i it- lit of every woman—to love,

JACK TSLFAIR, hri- eousln, and she were thrown to-gether liy the adventures of war- and love found itsway, in spite of the struggle in the girl's breast to be

loyal to her Indian guardian,

THIS, in brief, is the powerful romance of love and war,the. Hgfct of blood over environment, told in the newno\el-a-week, bogiMtag today on pMM 4. entitled:

"The Ward of Tecumseh"IT'S entertaining from beginning to eiul. It bogtM today,

ends Saturday. You're missing a big. interesting, splen-did feature if you don't read the first installment—

TODAY. See I'age 2.

name of a British admiralfor the beautiful name 'Ta-coma.' "

I have hi-i-ii in ikiu^ a nun-IMitin to secure offieinlrecon-nilion at Washington of Hieinline for the iiioiintaiii givenit by the aborigine*. The- "beautiful iiamo Tai'i'niu"won once so i-ecogiil/.eil, hutthe name of a Kritish ailinir-hJ was substituted mil. usMr. Cono\er says. Taeoma Is«|iiite sincere in believingthat an outrage was |iei-|»e-Ir.iled iv hen that MibM.V.•\u25a0.< iwas made.

No substantial oppositionto a resubstitution of thename Tacoma has developedin all this period of agita-tion covering several months.Seattle, which was responsi-ble for substituting the nameof the Hritish admiral, hasmade no opposition what-ever, nnd now only raises thequestion: "Is Tacoma thehistorically correct name?"

lielieving tliat the timelias fully arrived for •rasingthis 'hyphenated monstros-ity," this "hlot upon thewhole northwest" that "rep-resents only sectional jeal-ousy;" believing that thetime lias come when thesetwo cities should he workingtogether on adifferer* Ifaslsthan they did in lbs bitterold days of IXSIt, 1 am veryin tic h in earnest about thismatter.

The campaign, which wasworking rapidly toward iliedesired consummation, wasinterrupteU in January bythe loss to me of a vehicleof expression -the magaine

"What's Doing," the proprie-tor of which declining to gofurther with it.

Now 1 put I lie matter upto you—The Time*. It seenmto me no bigger ami betterwork—no work fraught withmore genuine benefit to thepeople of these Inn citiesmiKlit he undertaken—ac-complished 111.. 11 1 lii- tOhelp remove this thing thatlihh brought embarrassmentjiikl humiliation to their citi-MM for more thnn a genera-tion.

It is wholly a iinitter ofeducation- just going afterit persistently.

The geographic board atWashington. ;>s 1 have con-(lusively ibOWB, is ready andmore than willing.

Seattle as also clearlyshown, has wholly out-grown til prejudire in thenatter nn<l la literally readyto join tiim«i-> and petitionfor the rumovnl of this "blot

upon the whole northwest."My IHggmloi Ik that The

Tinim take the mutter upwttli its Hicustoined energyand \lpor; that an organiza-tion he formed for the pur-pose alone of PUTTINGTHIS THING OVM.

We illicit <hII it The Jus-tice to the Mountain < luh. Tvsuch an <>rK''iil/atlon I mil

sure many of the best citi-ens of Seattle would ask formembership, and it uoiilriWon —If necessary to accom-plish its end —into a nation-al institution.

will roc do niS. W. WALL.

Some WirelessPirate's Stealing

Army's Secretslly I -eon KtHrmont

COLUMBUS, N. M., April 10.— There's a "leak" in the wire-less link between the Americanpuntive expedition's base, inColumbus and the field base of(!en. Perilling beyond CasesGrande*!

MttMgM sent by Mnjoi \V. ItBaniple. coniiiiiindinp; Camp Fur-long, Columbus, to (ien Pershing,at the front, have been publish-ed in the east before they weredelivered to Gen. Pernhing.

Because of tills fact the use ofthe wireless has been greatlycurtailed, and most military tel-

egranis are |otftf over the fieldtelegraph line, laid along theground and on fence posts ;uidcactus plants between here andCases (iianiks.

The leak is believed to lie inChicago--where a high-poweredeavesdropper with access (o thearmy's code book Is reading gov-ernment MHIfM,

All the private and amateurwindless plants along the NewMexnco harder liave been sup-pressed by the government, butthe army sleuths haven't yet dis-covered where the leak is ;indwho has the army's code.

FLASHESAMOY, China- An attempt to

assassinate the chief of Militarypolice with a bomb failed.

LONDON — Preparations arepractically completed for a reliefexpedition to lid the surrounderlBritish army which tit*death atthe hands of Turks in Mesopto-niania.

RO.MK — Dispatches receivedhere today claim the Austriansare about to launch a heavy of-fensive along the entire Italianfront.

WASHINGTON, D. C—Secre-tary of War Baker announced to-day that ha would ask congressfor about $7,000,000 to conductseveral citizen military trainingcamps this summer.

LARAMIIi:, Wyo.—lt was an-nounced today that the engine-men of the Union Pacific had de-rided to withdraw from the ac-:.icn to demand n general reduc-tion ol working hours and morePay.

WASHINGTON, D. C— Thepun boat Wheeling; Is cruisingabout Yuratnn with a number ofmarines aboard. Their mission Isunknown.

hundred delegates to the nationalU. A. R. congress are at the capi-tol with an air of extreme mys-tery. A lively convention is ex-pected.

LONDON — Berlin detectivesare working on the murder mys-tery which surrounds the arrivalof a basket at the Stattin railwaystation containing the dead bodyof a beautiful 18-year-old girl.

OLYMPIC CLUBTAKES MEMBERS

OLYMPIA, April 10.—After athree days' membership campaignthe Olympia Chamber of Com-merce announced yesterday that6 6 new members had been addedto the 191 fi roll of 212. Thechamber is conducted on the bur-eau plan.

G«t« Six Months.Amlel Johnson pleaded guilty

today to a second degree burglarycharge and was sentenced toserve six months In the countyjail by Judge Card.

TODAY'S ('M \lti\<;sClearings $357,746.91Bulances 36,293.30Transactions 111,223.71

THE TIMES' ANSWER

By the Editor.Sure, we willdo it.I hereby apply for membership in the Justice

to the Mountain club, and am going to ask myfriends to join with me.

On general principle! I am opposed t<» lhr mul-tiplication of clttba and societies. We arc over-orsaniiecL However, here is a Job that needsdoiiif>\

So, by all means, let us liave the Justice tothe Mountain dub. Let us make it a big, do-Boniething society.

In order that everybody may have an equalchance to be charter members, The Times isprinting right at the tail-end of this article anapplication blank for membership.

I hope that <>ur good Tacoma booster. SamWall, will be Hooded with applications, He de-serves such support. He has been trying to"Lift the Curse" off the mountain, at first un-aided. His idea is one that every Tacoinanought to applaud and adopt.

Do your part by filling in the blank and by-mailing it to Mr. Sam Wall, box 143, Tacoma.

NOW FILL THIS AND MAILIT

T hereby apply for charter membership in theJUSTICE TO THE MOUNTAINclub.

Kama

Address

('I In- purpose of this cluh 1h fully indicated in its name,11><I it is understood that the siirnatiire hei-eoii ilm-s not obli-

gate the sinner to the payment of dues or in any other waybeyond the simple furtherance of us Muted object.")

WASHINGTON, D. C.—Several

PRESIDENT MAYTALK POLITICS

WASHINGTON. D. C, April 10.—President Wilson will give twotalks . this week which, it isthought, will throw some light onthe coming presidential cam-paign. So far he has not com-mitted himself in the slightest.

LAWTON, Okla.—A mob rush-ed the jail here and shot CarlDudley, negro, who recently shotPatrolman James HayneH.

AVIATORS USEMEXICAN PHONi

SAX ANTONIO, April 10.-fCarranxista co-operation wasshown " recently at Chihuahua,when American aviators were al-lowed to use the telephone andtelegraph after demonstratingthey were on a friendly mission.

PETROGRAD — Grand DukeNicholas has begun a concentrat-led attack on 90,000 Turks in con-trol of Trebizend.

BLAME IT ON THE ENGINEER

PROBE GASOLINE HOLDUP\y \SMIN(iTOX, It. 0., April II

— Tic ledei'iil trade commissiontndnv senl to the senalt ihe pre-liminary outline of its findings inthe MvaMtgatlon of the ißcrtai-

TroopsReachParral

XL PASO, A].ril 10. Don««>I) triiiiinj; Villa, imortaM <hv-(lrymaa raaebod th* doaolatoBlarrai around Parral today. Tii«iianiiit ]\u25a0 one da) ahoad of thoaiwith .'no followora,

li« is trying to |ola tha -\rri»'talii-oilicrs with .:.ihmp mon iipar

Durango, Vtuericaai al PamlHtiited.

\ Ilia paiMd I iiroilkl> IMa vi)l»

agw laturdav. Although Amart*cans claimed lit* vu woundvliJiinii's I l.ituilton. an Knglisliniail,< limned h" was not Injured.

Official* da not regard S.ila-iir'n Hidden dlnapucarasMi ifup

Inulnf \u25a0 \u0084i.., i,iin;iiion urgingMexican* to Mart another rcvolu*I inn. :i« aeriOU*. Snla/.nr 18known to oppout! V'llll and offi«ci.i!s bollave the alaralats' ru-mors ihould lie treated Hgjhtly.

i'iiiisui t;;i'vi;i iifuicd todaythii! ml had >''\u25a0'• iv«d |ironiUf9from W.i UlngtOß tx) tilt1 <'ff»-itthai tlili country would not put"

mic \ ilia lieyond \u25a0 I ixed distance.

II!Ml. UV.TA IKHTKIi\\ \SIII\i;TON. li. C, April 10A. i,i, ihi n -I Id today that 'he

trail of X'il'.i >\u25a0.:\u25a0\u25a0 z*-tiin!; holierand tli'y wouldn't lie hiiti riM«>lto hoaf of hi" cuptllM before *118wf>ek is out,

Mcsiilu- IhC iTop of wild re-ports, ii vms declared today thati'airan/i-ihm liave shown noil.ii.j,'but the UM Of li i tidliness 'o-M arda ihe \msrli an t Fßoya.

Qen Perahtuji reported thai . naeroplane « m danianed Thurcday . Imil i hat I lie (iiher the ,ir«

doing great wrork,Baker wouldn't make any coni"

nii'ins on the report! thai t'ar-riui',l had established a derul lineat tlii- Inn.mne itate lioniuPtry.It is Known thai 'he protocolprovides Itmltationa to the Amert-can field Operations The exaelnature of the reMrtctiOAf nre notknown

ing price of gaaollßC.it contradicted the report thai

Ihe available Itlpplj Of pelrul isdecreusiiiK.

it reported more thai 100,000,---hOO gallons of c rude iielroleinn in

February agalMl 70)000,000 gal-lons in February, l !• i S.

Tlie deparl nii'iit of juitice willcondiii t the remainder of theprobe, it win Inquire into iliocapitalisation, dlridendi .mdprices i)f nil company ttorkl,whether higher prfCM are ticces-Mrj to niiiititain ihc normal\u25a0tandard of profit, ami whetherthe itatfl divisions of tot Stniul-ard Oil company havt illi^K<'l il-lations, dlacrlmlnatlni <ir stifiinj;conipetition.

RAGING GULCH TORRENTALARMS CITY FATHERSProtMting thai a "ra(tu tor-

rent" cil water in rushing throughtheuallasber gulch, which cromiJ'aciii" ;iveiuir at fbttl street andnot only Is injurliiK their prop-1erty. hut hiklimniiiiiiinthe Pacifica\etuie fill and threateniriK (o de--Btrci\ tlie I'ujallii|) avenue con-creu l)lid|«, |iro|ieity owners to-day asked the city council for re-lief.

The complaint came from Mrs.\u25a0Catherine it. Kauffmaß, widowOf P. C. Kiiull'man, James 11.Keen, leu ;il teal estate man, andR. S Hudson, steel salesman.

Members of the council lookedupon tlie statements with alarm.•Commissioners Wooilr and Drakeweie Instru'ted to make an Im-mediate investigation.

All overflow from the Greenriver water pystem runs from theHood street reservoir Into thegul<h. Tliee is a small streamalso, which lias been swollen touir.it.uiil proportions during thepast winter.

The city overflow in winter Ibvery large, and as a result there

lihs been | siik',!l river in thegulch for scviTiii month*. li ismore than :.'."i ted wide in sunicplaces,

The culvert under Pacific uve-mie is \u25a0carcvly able to take canof tile MUMP, and the I'illed-iiistreel lms become weakened. Theconcrete foiindat ions of the l*u>-allup itve. brtdfa are being paten

away, according to the state-ment, liy the gltat volume Ofwater.

1 What's DoingTuesday

Historical Society HesearehClub meets at Commercial dub;reminiscences of tlie time Tacomadrove out Chiueße; X p. m.; pub-Itc welcome.

.Membership "mixer" at Y. M,0. A. building; S p. m.; IpcKlalmusic.

"The Follies of lillt;." music ilcomedy; by colored residents ofTacoma; at St. Leo's hall.

l\\ i si k; \ ii-: KIRKl)t)l <;i AS April 10. M.-xl-

<aii and kinerlctn authorltlMJoined in a! 1 Inveatlgattoa of afire which d'-trny.'d three loco-niotlves, two roaeheg, round-house ami machine shops of tiiuSouthern Pacific at Naco, Bonora,today.

Tin" production of gasoline InJanuary, itlS, was 71,000,000j;,'ill(iliv. while l;tsl I lect'inber itwas 17,000,000 galloni.

The MispiiiniM ailions of threeMexlcana before the fire were /e---ported.

Oaaollne rose aearl) B cents agallon tail year for middle west-ern refineries and ."> Si cents foreastern refineries.

WHAT'S BESTWAY TO HOLD

YOUR WIFE?What is the best way to iiold

» wife?T,he Times will give $10 and

$5 for the best two answer* tothin question.

Wo wßnt you to answer In 1 r>owords or lens, but in luch a clearmanner that any husband who ishaving trouble maintaining Inmen tic happiness may understandand profit by the advice.

Details of the essay contentwill be named on the Amusementpage of The Times Tuesday. It'sFreddie Film's idea.

Don't send in answers untilyou have read his announcementtomorrow.

ProsecutorStops Near

Beer SalesCounty Prosecutor Runiann to-

day ordered stopped all Hales ofGolden Nectar, a near beer man-ufactured in Portland, followingthe test made by K. O. Helnrich,chemist, of samples taken recent-ly from the Lotus and Annexbnrs.

The tests showed that '.liedrink contained one half of onoper cent alcohol.

County detective Shaw saidthat the Golden Nectar whb thenearest to the real stuff of vllthe near beers on the market.

("rude oil rose nraily 2 centsin iim^i' dlitrlcti,

In tlie western district kcro-MMW iKflllM 1 1-4 cents \u25a0 nnl-lon, ami less Hum a cent In theeast.

While fuel oil rose inree nmrters of a cent in the w st, it roseone < enl in tin' east.

Ailion \\.i< anain deferred liythe council f<i <i < \ mi a law pHl-lion ukIRR fof ornamental i-tr»-»-tllnhts on Alnawortb avenue fromNorth SieeV i<> South Ilitli sts-.It wax found that the petitioner*did not represent ">1 per cent oftile property owner*, so tlie tnat-

-Talk o'the Timesr |•.1 •' -cii.il;-, have you no-

ticed the iiii|Mrliirli:ilil>culm.•iikl the iiTefutiililelotcic withnhicli 1 lie piirllxan MM dls-cuNNen the merits of non-par-li-llllvliip'.'

Flossy LightsLaid On Table

JiiKt like coljonb making aspeech übout Paul llaffer, eh?

Mm Hoiiih KcmmJMM ••<•-liiiiKC line icroutpd in timeto lelil'VH I lit- li-ll.'ll ..1111l HIT

ciuiuotioii mi the pointmis'".'

We rise to call down CynthiaGrey. Only aday or so ago sheadvised girl- against klsgine. And,jii»l a day later we noticed wher*Kiif told them to act naturalWliat can the <lear flapners do?

«•• never did like Unitin:in 4'over and lilh aHnlstiint,lleed, iinyvtay. Today theyI'm niilii iis n < ard snyiug."prohubly showers."

Among the developments forwhich we Hhall wait with consid-erable Interest is the answer

KilKiir<'. Wheler Mys hiswilc'i l.iKiriti-question (overtelpphone) In, "When willyou Ik- home, tlenr?" What'syour wife*?

CotaßlMtoMT MHIb will make tothe roiuplnint of the longshore-men BKulnst the sale of bunbooze In drug stores and blindplg«.

Anyhow Btoever didn't adopttlu- cami-aign ilogan of a Valpar-ai«o, Inri , man we imi readabout. The latter* platform In,"No Special Favon for Non>."

\\ ln'i-i' Ik the old fashionednimi who v' < il to *ay, "Yes,I hcliove tin- council Is pui

ilunu over a raw Kraft In ui\-ing tlte T. H. A. P. (». thatrnuw fmiK hl«c and m-i>-thlng, but anyhow we'll get

l>e« Molne* hn« l«een ri»l»at>Ini; the question «li«'Hi«t ftIn Imnioiieat In liang mu-derwear on a clothesline, laIt any wonder there arf< lotsof i>c<i|ilf in thin country nh*think T. R. (Joemi't want toi •in for president?