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A chemical company reports •earnings of 200 per cent the past 12 '.months. Thus proving that high \u25a0

prices of chemicals are due to the ;

war and not to a desire to make big ;profits. j

The Tacoma Times******NIGHTEDlTlON******

WEATHERTacoma:: Fair tonight and Sun-

day, i[ Washington: Same.

125c A MONTH. THE ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN TACOMA. 25c A MONTH.;VOL. Mil. NO. 17:{. TACOMA, WASH., SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1916. lc A COPY

Abolishing Tacoma's Public Phones!In Which the

Editorthe Lawyers

BY THE EDITOR.A lawyer Mend takes me gently to task for pre-

suming to criticise a decision 01 the ittpmne court.While the decision in question—ordering the two

initiative bills rewritten—he admits, looked ratherfishy on the face of it, a layman ought not to findfault, ''because laymen do not understand law."

Bless your heart, of course the laymen do notunderstand law. They can understand history,science, sociology, even philosophy and theology to adegree, but nobody except a lawyer can understandlaw.

And the funny part of it is, very few lawyersunderstand law. In every suit they divide into twonearly equal sections, each section contending that itlias tiie only legitimate, true and Indisputable argu-ment —and the two arguments always are flatly con-tradictory!

Then a third lawyer, whom we call a judge, de-cides that one side is right and the other Wrong, orthat one side is partially righi and the other sideWrong, or that both sides are wrong' and that what liesays is the only accurate version of that law.

Whereupon one of the completely mistaken sidesappeals the ease to another court presided over bynine more lawyers.

They mull it over a long while, and finally handdown a decision which may declare that the otherinfallible judge's opinion was all wrong, and eventhat all the lawyers in the case were all wrong.

Quite often just five of the nine take itart in thisfinal act of infallibility. The other four may splitfour ways, making fixe separate and distinct opinionsfrom one court of nine judges, just as our own Wash-ington supreme court did a short time ago in a libelease.

No, the laymen cannot understand the law; thatis evident. BUT WHAT IS LAW ANYWAY?

Mabel Abbott Plays Golf;Hits the "Pro" With Ball;

Gets "Bug"; Wants MoreBy Mabel AbbottYesterday I happened to

mention that I had neverl«la>ed a game of golf, andhad seen only one.

"Too busy," 1 explainedloftily.

"What!" cried the editor."You go out to the Mead-

ow Park Golf club rightaway! Why, the record ofthe nensatlons of an adultperson who tries the gamefor the first time will be in-valuable! 1 didn't knowthere was any such animal."

• • •i li.niiiii-i (Hi nit told mo

once, that one of his night-mare*—you know everybodyli.-is Ills own particular and|>ersonul sot of niy litinures—nan tinii lie had lost a log ornn ..i ni nnd couJd never playK"lf "Ruin.

"I iirh.x «• I'd die," said he,his ruddy im <\u25a0 solemn.

• • •I've been Bkeptlcal about

this golf mania. I've alwaysclassed It among imaginary '

diseases, of the kind It itfashionable to have so youcan talk about them.

Why should Chauncey 01---cott dream about golf, whenhe has things worth dream-ing about—things like Irishsongs, new plays, hlg aud-iences, and a home that Isfamous all over the UnitedStates for Its beauty?

Why should staid businessmen sneak away from theirdesks to play golf, when theywouldn't do it for anythingelse under the sun?

It doesn't sound reason-able. • • •

"Jim " Runchey was wait-

ing for me, with two bans ofclubs. He is the instruc-tor;" "profession ul," theycall him.

I ii.ni a good many thingson my niinil >osterduy—likeeverybody else. 1 cim't endthe war, or think of any wayto straighten out the tanglethat men who work and menwho hire, them have got into.1 can't Hoe right and wrongclearly In a good many higthings, or even keep my headalways entirely level in thelittle diiily problems incidentto earning a living. But Ican and do worry about thesethings: and I'm much mis-taken if they aren't constant-ly present, more or less <on-sclotißly, in the minds ofmost Americans nowadays.We are a more serious peo-ple than we were two yearsago.

nut it was very pleasant,out on H.i- golf links. Theiii\\ n.\ turf shone like gold Intin- sunshine. There wa< ftlittle wind—just enough tonet the dandelions in thepatches of lull grass to ilmn -ing.

"What do we do first?" Iasked, shoving the war Andthe rest of my worries intothe background.

"Jim" Runchey marchedover to where a couple ofdoormats were fastened ona board, took some wet sandout of a box, made a nice lit-tle pile on one of the door-mats, put a ball on the apexof the pile, and said,"Drive!"

He drove first, to show mehow. Ills club whistledthrough the ftir like a bullet,

((Continued on Page S)

ALFRED ISLET OFFIN COURTOn a ir. 11 Jii. ill admission

by Hi.- city ili.ii

had occurred, mid Ih»t ccr-i.iiii forms of KiiiuliliiiK hud

hccii |,i-i mitt I'll i,\ Ihe police<l« pn ii'M Hi, \\. 1.. .Alfred,proprietor of ai'lfta!* storeanil < iinl room at I I."._' l\i-cific avenue, and <'lKht meniirn-sii it with him on Junoll> chained \\itli KiiinbliiiK,were let off in police* courtI iii!n> afternoon withoutpunishment.l'olico .)iulju« Kvans, accepting

the stipulation, found tlie ninemen guilty of I lip chßfga of gMßfe*linn, but suspended sentence Ineach case.

Ah a llllillto tlie raid of Al-fred's place and MbMQMttt in-ability to punish the arrestedmen, Pellet Commissioner l'ettittoday announced that no morecant Ramos for any Kind of prizeswould be permitted.

No Mm Will (Jo.

"We have today given ordersthat card bmi cannot he playedin any public places for any priaoßwhatsoever-cash, trade checks,

| merchandise certificates or any-thing," said Pettit.

"We tried to be fair with thecigar and card room proprietors,and they immediately took ad-vantage of us. We will givetliem no more chances."

Many of the cigar stores and"dry" saloons have been able tomake expenses since ,Jan. 1 byoperating card tables, with namesplayed for trade checks, but :.hlnv.- ill be prohibited hereafter.

The police lii.i igrecd !o per-mit card game.<. on the under-s'.nMllng that the loser llicoldpurchase cigars or other Mir-ehanriise for .ill otiier plajevs inthe (nine.

Won Merchandise.In llio Alfred case, however,

the players wagered five centseach, and the total losses of Ihetable weni to the winner, in theform of merchandise certificates.

Tluse certificates, aecordilM '.oadmissions, were redeemable attlie cigar store for cash to the ex-tent of 60 per cent.

"I could not find the men m-nocnt, because even under .hepolice rules they were guilty ofgambling," said Judge hJvansafter the trial. "However, thecase was one of splitting hairs,and 1 suspended sentence becausethe police had virtually allowedthe law to be broken."

The men arrested with Alfredwere (Jus Boypr, an employe, andIt. \V. .McFarlcy, Henry Wahlers,C. Newman, 0. F. Swan, FrankHassman, Fred Thomas and Jos-eph Hayward, card players.

The men were playing a pokergame known as "freeze out hog."

TheConservativePlan

Many years of expe-rience In banking, con-vince us that i-onsi-i-

--vatlve methods are al-ways best—oest forthe bank and best forHie people.

Without being too"hidebound" In ourdealings, we endeavorto follow the conser-vative path.

PugetSoundBank

When the Militia Arrived

Robert Minor, famous artist »ml cartoonist, now on (lie Mexican bonier for The Times, was upbright and oarly tlie <lay the milltin Mura began <•> arrive. In Ilie sketch in the upper left cornerMinor reports the first casualty. The cook got binned in (lie kitchen while preparing the firstmess. He is leading ".Itlnin," .i young > which is tin- iniiscol of one company. The oilier pictureshows a "writing home" scene, while below a line-up for mess appears.

Were You Ever Spanked? MayorWas, Sheriff Was, Joab Wasn't

By D'Loss SutherlandSpeaking of lickings Sheriff

Loiigniire cloned his eyes and lethis mind turn back to one brightHummer day in that year of htHlife when he was 10 years old.

The horror of that .summer daycould still be plainly seen in hiseyes an he came back to earth.

"Yes indeed, 1 have heen lick-ed," he answered when ques-tioned about his dueation.

"My mother performed theceremonies in our home."

Then he shut IHb eyes againand repeated the words, "it wasawful; it was awful."

After much persuasion he wasprevailed upon to give the worldthe secret of that most painfulmoment when his mother Im-pressed herself upon him moxtvividly.

Even Frank Longtnirv hisbrother, has kept hig secret allthese years.

"You sco, it was like this," hesaid remlniscently. ''My motherhad a setting hen that would donothing but sit around like PeteStenso She would Bit on any-thing. My mother would fill thenest up with sharp branches, butit did no good.

"That hen wan an inveternteB tI.T.

"When the branch proposltibnfailed, my mother in despera-tion said she wished the henwaa dead.

"So I took her at her word,and when slip went Into thehouse 1 look the biddy and sawedoff her legs at the first joint,the hen squawking like this,awk, nwk ' (The sheriff gives

an excellent Initiation of chicken.)

H\\v lined .. switch or nood iiualily.Yes iinifi-il I have been

whipped."* • •

Col. Albert E. Joab lias neverlinen spanked.

My mother knew human na-- 111,10 and above all six- knew me,tlie colonel today said reminis-cent ly.

1 She had a method of lavinghdr hand on my wlioulder and bysum ply i I'll Int me 1 had hurt.Mmintatarai a punishment farmfire effective tlian a switch.

['She was v grand woman andher advice not to go anywhereor, do anything that I would lie

Talk o' the TimesGreeting's is It because

they are hiicli good mlxerxiluil certain Tacoma driiu-

tjilsts are so popular?t

_______:We noticed a w. k. palntei

n iniiK to the colors yesterday.

U liml lIMN 1., ion if <)f (he

)old-fashioned man who usetl'to Inquire if we weren't g<>-

' iim t° have any Hummer at)Mil?

» • »

And that one who lined to, near an al|>ac» ro«t all -.11111-

--iner?

An awning will laat much lob£-f,r if taken down and stored dur--111 v hot spells, rains and otherweather disturbances."Kor curiosityV sake I tried to

see if the hen could swim, andI was busily engaged in thispastime when ray older brotherJohn came along and spilled thebeans. I ditched the hen, butthey heard the noise and brokethe Interesting Information of mycrime to my mother.

-t was then things happened.

ivHi«i>- ili«* reason Car-ranza became meek ho sud-denly ««« that he heart] T. it.wan k°ldK '" lead an arm)' inhis direction.

ashamed to lime her know' hasalwayi remained with me.

"It was through her 1 obtainedsuch a respect for George Wash-ington. There was a life-sizedpicture of him and Napoleon inour home.

"My mother used to tell ofWashington's characteristics andurged me to emulate him. Shecontrasted him with the cold,selfish traits of Napoleon. No,they never touched a hand tome."

\u2666 • •Frank B. Cole, envelope and

pencil merchant, had a boyish(Continued on Page Eight.)

We could forgive him '.helakers, but why does Hughes

hi.-isi un retaining that trenciidown the center?

OOL. JOAB SAYS HENKVBR WAS SI'.WKKP IXHIS I.IKK. BOMBBODYPAOOC H. KITTK.It WILKK-HON olliu:

MERCHANTS ONWARPATH; FIVECENTS A TAIK

By Edgar C. WheelerThis Is a sequel lo <h<- stoiy of MM nil-xinn .mi11...... or how

il'<- tclcplion,. (oiii|!iiny alms to please |he public• • • *MuHilenbruch, in bis MW ;-tore on BroMwar, hag a telephone.

He |i:i>h for the telephone, lie can Ko to the leleplioiu; lift up 1 liereceiver and rwll) talk.

Now this furl is more surpriNiiiK than would appear on the fac«of it, an you shall see.

MUKHLENBRUCH'fI PUBLIC HRTICI TKI.RPIIO.NK 19KBPT IN HIS SAIKTY VAULT, ALONG WITH AM, HIS CANDYCASH!

If >on liappt'ii to be In Mupliloiiliruih'K and want to c:ill up yon^wife to tell her you'll not lu> lioine for (llnner, you'll H|K)t the kind ota plionu that invlti-H you to put a niikel In the .slot.

Willi an iis-ortcd jltnry In your hand you'll walk toward thisphono wlieu Mr. Muelilonlirnoh will wtep up and gay:

"I'unlon hip, Kir, but nmy 1 sdiow jrot) to our public nervlce tele-pbona inside tht> *«ttltt U'b warranted fireproof, and I know thecotiiliiiiiit Ion."

Not, you umlrrMnnd, that Mr. Muehk-nhrueh places any p«r<ir>i-liir value to the nil.ber mid wood uiul metal thai noes to make up tli«Sunset tnlkliiK machine. He hasn't hud the leceiver set with dla«iiuinii or ftMliaa.

Nnv docH Mr. Miielilenbrueh confess any particular miserly lov#foi jllneys.

Today lie In tackinp i*p a slrii ou the nk'kle-ln-the-slot machine^which reads, in tff«et!"ll' KM WANT TO S.Wi: VOl It JITMOY, KINDLY

\u25a0TEF IXSIDK THE VAULT."• • « •

Here's the reason, 'llm Sunset Telephone (To., It iippi-m*. hasmade h nevt rule Unit hereafter when a i'liconia merchant instHlls aplume, he can't lime it put on his desk or any other place lie wants It.

I'nless ll is a p»y phone, he must have It encliw**].He must put it in a hack room, or In- must put a high board fence

around it so thnt the public can't see. It.(Inly jitney plumes shall appear In public.

* <• * *Now in the old Jones block, Miiehlenbruch had his telephone <>v

his desk right by the front window, you remember.When he moved and Ihe service nmn came around to Install the

plume, Muehlcnbrauch wan notified that the old contract had diedwith the old Jones block.

He could no longer have a phone for the convenience of hl»pati'ons. If he wanted one which wouldn't demand a jitney everytime he wanted to talk, he must hide it behind a fence or in a booth.

Muehlenbruch had no hUli board fence in his place."Put it In the vault, then," he told the service man.IT TOOK THE MAN AN ENTIRE DAY TO BORE A HOLE IN

TUI'3 VAULT TO ITT THE WIRE TllKOldH!That was service to the public.

* * * *Several Broadway merchants have been moving Into new quar-

ters recently.There's Day, the Jeweler. For 19 years In his old store he en-

joyed the use of a phone. A few days ago he moved Into the newbuilding at 1139 Broadway.

The phone company slapped the rule on him.Day suggested they put his phone In a cellar. It ended up in

a back room behind a brick wall.Day's office is out in the front of his store. Kvery time the

bell rings he has to ieave his desk and make a trip to the back room,trusting to luck that the jewelry will be there when he gets back.

Feist & llachrach were in better luck. In the back of their newstore is a gallery for the offices. A patron would have to climb thestairs to get there. The phone was allowed to rest In a corner be-hind the gallery railing.

• * * • •You're all right just so long as you don't move. Phones nit la

plain sight on the counters of Broadway drug stores, for tbe con-venience of shoppers.

The moving merchants are complaining of discrimination.*****(j. T. Atkinson, milliner. has just moved Into new quartern at

IliT Broadway. He has not high board fence or a bark room, or *safety vault. His 1 •llm is durk.Ho 111-. ([hen the Nunset Co. seven day* to rome «uel put his

phone where he wants it.The innrli:. nt*' lii-nil* are Retting together and striking spark*.

They na) there'll l>e soiiietliinK doing.• * * * *

Manager Bchlarb claims phones which are open to tbo publiccost too much money to the eomimny and that this expense has tocome out of the pockets of other subscribers. He says the companyIntends eventually to cut out all flat rate phones used by the ptibiioIn stores and force the iim- of pay ptiones in their places.

"Seven calls a day is the business on the average phone," tiesaid. "A check of some of the downtown store phones has shown,

more than 300 calls a day on one phone. It stiudß to reason thatother subscribers must pay for this extra service."

MEXICAN FACTIONSMEETING IN BATTLE

here today.A band of unknown strength i»

on Its way from Palamlr towardl.aiiilu pass, OJlnaga and smallAmerican settlement* in the MigBend border country.

These are believed to be :h»same forces about which Carranzftwarned Secretary Lansing, intl-

-1 mating that the Mexican troop*1 might not defeat the bandits.

I (Continued on Pago Bight.)

El. PASO, July 8.—A desper-ate engagement is raging south-east of Jimlnez between 2,000Carranzistac and 800 Vlllistas ledby General Contreras. accordingto the official advices of GeneralQonzales.

ON WAV TO RAIDEL PASO, July B.—Villlstaa

are rushing toward the Big Bendcountry to raid American towns,according to information received