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The San Francisco call., 1913-07-17
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
NEVADA

CALIFORNIA
Bid Ask. Bid. Ask
Arronaut 200 -iCent Eureka 10 i
Bunker Hill 80 $50. Eureka MI 30 20
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Getting is not all
valuable of the business of fe.-D johnson
WILSON DEMOCRACY

and have already replaced the gold lace and kng
President Taft The other
at the 3eso heaer
hdd by
chestra There
called under the Taft
entered 8l5 they
With them civilian
the back the box formerly Neither there White House
was nothing fact to indicate that the other than other fam
When President Wilson
slipped and took his seat toward the back the
the
the lookout
The
President Wilson
several times and then settled backn n his seat.
notable
the Taft
been glad to send free box to the president
son evidently does not intend to accept these small crafts
University
member accepting the offer Of the club be member
the Metropolitan
washington This club makes all diplomats honorary members and
Wilson
need that his clubbing will probably confined
club either
Joins, he will join paying
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By the Junior Office Bow

A., NY, thursdy gee. but the ext teuent up In
1ls street yesterdy
ycu know this ie CRATE little town for
eendtng bombs 20 parties you don't like
and when mrs. sarah arkus found a packtdre
see1ing on her dining room table che took a rood
LOOK at IT ana then she BACKED into the ktchin
tina, " esstidss she says seri where
ne to be you E6Te1fSN "
well, II 80 hapsrtSRstH -mrrr-p arkus ust to
year back IT
been e.sssfis ss" sss.S Se HsN S'T had
so hit. away 1en.>eolfsrss eh%ss,e, Joe 10
!; a.: ss'
ii II. rEpssb9 a Ii. .D.lsSs.n. Aou..
they the run tbs~st7eetP see what thp holler-
and ssssSssspss rrtu Ill over the nas.rAooa,
ana ana sEssYssds Sc" el0~ed
ne yas brave PIP, be vent Up and soaked the
psek1age In water m the 6sthtuS\fo% g hours, ana
then he took ff>the Motion fnseed-of the tor
instde yas very vet e1eoktrio flat iron
Mo lettsr from the eleoktrio lite cumpeny Viii CHI
dear madden, send you this e1ecktrtc iron
en- approval. If you desire to keep same. send
sshe ala not desire to keep came but sne would
LIKE to get one good swat at the Teller that
thank up that skeme for selling irons
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member. You yawned when I
made my selection, you yawned
when you gave me my change,
and when l left the store you
were yawning.
They're having billiards bacIS<
east. You can't help feeling sorry
for the poor boobs. Mebby the
almanacs aren't liars-back east.
Those soda water merchants
are shrewd. They're polishing up
their fountains. They know the
symptoms, the foxy quillers.
They know the almanacs are liars.
And the stores are showing
spring styles. / want to go with
out a vest. l want to wear lace
underwear and openwork socks
and a straw hat with a cute
striped ribbon. Thus attired,
want to lie beside pruling brook
and watch the flashing minnows
as they dart hither and yon In
the limpid pools. l want to pluck
wild flowers in some bosky dell.
l want to hear the birds twitter,
twitter, twitter. But / can't.
hear the clash of the lino-
types, the clatter of the typewrit-
ers. The composing room fore
man sticks his head through the
door and rOars, "COpy!" The city
editor takes up the cry. Press
time! HustIe!
All right! All right! What q
life! Work, hurry and noise! oh,
my poor nerves! Finished at
last!
E.nw-axv-n0-a
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9Th preachers of Beeleysport
are nearly all tn kind of preach
ers who are patiently starving to
DEATH"
Not Fatal, Much.

With scarlet fever talk in every
neighborhood the mothers of New
ark are doing a large amount OF
worrying these days. A Clifton
avenue woman came home from
shopping last Monday to find her
little daughter complaining of a
headache.
LET me look in your throat"
she said to the child.
One glance sent her rushing to
the telephone.
1--WE need you right away" she
told the doctor. James throat Is
the most horrible red / ever saw"
Then she went back in time to
see the little girl slip something
quickly into her mouth. t+t5
What are you eating?" the
mother demanded.
Cinnamon drops" said Jane.
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be a farmer. It's foolish, but
that's the way l feel. / don't
know pillow from a safety razor,
a corn-cutter from a corn-plaster.
I know which end of the cow the
milk comes from, but not much
else. IL the chickens were to be
stricken with the pip or the pigs
with appendicitis, l positively
wouldn't know what to do.
But l want to get far from the
madding crowd. / want to stick a
hoe or a spade into the soft,
warm, moist earth, I want to
smell dirt!
II 1 tried it / wouldn't like it.
But 1 want to be a farmer.
You feel the same way. You
know the almanacs are liars-in
Tacoma. 1 met you in my wan
behring's yesterday and today.
You took my fare when I came
downtown this morning. You said
1t was - to have to work
on a day like this. You were
thinking of taking day off to
go fishin'.
You sat at the same table with
me at the cafeteria. You nibbled
at your food, but, somehow, you
weren't hungry. You said it was
unnatural for a man to live COOP
ed up the year round behind a
desk. The only life worth living
was the farmer's-or the hunt
er's. To get out in Gods bright
sunshine-ah, that's the life!"
you said. You got quite poetical
about it. Then you yawned and
went back to your office and your
ledgers.
And 1 met you again at the
haberdashery. You sold me two
collars for a quarter, IL you re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18
CLUBBING WOMEN

Speaking OF London ufaget Ber Henri Watterson of the Louis
almighty
funee to that when it
be
must be the regardless O sex
Theoretically, this right of that all
right but that don't - = =
Women equality equality may
backed
call moral inequality ebtween
when the actio
Rarely do the police of cities club the They
teeth fighting
promptly beat the head off who fought them The whole
come especially interested the Of doze men,
because
club It will
the police
- ~ 49,
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BY FRED l.. BOALT.

IL You can believe the almanacs,
March Fl is the first day of
spring.
Liars! The aImanacs are liars
lin Tacoma.
It's spring this minute. have
a number of ways of telling. I've
tried them out many times, and
they have never failed.
For one thing, 1 do not want
to write this article on spring. l
shall do so, and it will be mas
terpiece, a classic in newspaper
literature. shall do it because
l have to. But i don't want to.
L want to go fishin'.
E-ow-aw-oo-ah! (Typewriterese
for yawning.)
Gosh, I'm tired today! How
soft the air is, how balmy!
Languid, too. There is a breath
of violets in the air-or is it a
fertilizer works? Hear the birds
twitter in the treetops. Nature is
awakening from her long sleep.
The sap runs in the trees, and
the tender buds push their blush
ing faces through the dead leaves
and grasses of the yesteryear to
greet the spring. Oh, slush!
1 want to be q farmer. We
gods, how 1 want to be farmer!
No, i don't either. 1 positively
don't want to be a farmer. The
sympathetic reader suffered from
spring fever will understand my
seeming incoherency. 1 do and
don't want TO be a farmer.
am city man. l wasn't cut
out for a farmer. l tire of the
country in day, and my feet ache
for the feel of the asphalt. Only
This time every year I want To
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

For forty-three years DR.. Kings
New Discovery has been known
throughout the world as the most
reliable cough remedy. Over
three million bottles were used
last year. Isn't this proof? It
will get rid of your cough, or we
will refund your money. ]. j.
Owens, of Allendale, s. c., writes
the way hundreds of others have
done: After twenty years.
find that DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry Is the best remedy for coughs
and colds that have ever used"
For coughs or colds and all throat
and lung troubles. It has no equal.
60c and $1.00 at Ryner Malstron
Drug Co.. 93s Pacific av.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18
Parcel Post.

What is that chirping sound
in the closet?"
young chickens" gasped the
husband guilty.
II knew it. You forgot to mail
that dozen eggs | gave you three
weeks ago. "-Pittsburg Post.
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Promising.

"Why have SO many persons
lost confidence in Binks? A few
years ago he was regarded as a
promising young man.
Eyes; but he did nothing but
promise. He never paid. Buff
falo Express.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

Pop, what does multum in
parvo mean?"
"Multum in parvo, my son, is
Latin, and means = err - well,
haven't you ever seen fat wom-
an in a bathing suit?'-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
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Sense of Touch,

II think, sir, that you are sit
ting on my hat" 81
rs yours soft or hard hat?"
1T Is a soft hat, SIR" ~
Then 1 am not sitting on It."
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A Preference.

Do you object to the modern
dances?"
Well" replied Mr.. Growcher,
after reflection, 81 believe I'd
rather see folks dance to those
tunes than hear 'em sing the
words. Washington Star.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

'Rah; 'Rahl Down at Augusta, Cous-
in Bill Taft has made 18 holes in u!
Buttonhoies7 Nav, golf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

Do your throat clearing early for the
baseball season is coming and you'll
need all that lung power for the grand
opening next April.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

taxicab driver for injuries sustained
and got damages because he was inca
pacitated for life. Last night he
Knocked out man cold in the ring.
The Judge who awarded him the coin
must have been sick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18
New York has now got an investieat,

ing committee on everything save the
effect of her 400 on the social evil and,
maybe, she should have started with
that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

Picture Champ Clark walking into
William Jennings Bryan's office with
his houn' dawg and asking for the Mis-
souri, patronage?
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Aristocracy.

I'D have you to know that I'm
a descendant of the geese that
saved Rome"
What Is that to pure colonial
ancestry? Can't you see I'm
Plymouth Rock hen?"-Salt Lake
Herald.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

With all the talk of steel plants in
Tacoma, certainly something ought to
come out of it pretty soon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

Cincinnati Traction Co.'s Times Star
is so scared about losing the railway
franchise that it is permitting Joe For
aker to use its columns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

Tacoma shows gain in building activ-
ity with the rest of the country. This
means more work for the lumber mills
and prosperity for Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

Strong drink is barred from enter
tainments under the Wilson admins
tration. This will revive the old Mis-
souri, fashion of visiting Washington
with your own jag well established.
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LET'S SMILE AWHILE
Put Up Old Ones For Sale.

On the train out Medford way
Subbubs got into conversation
with stranger, who remarked:
81 see you are putting up a good
many new buildings"
YES" answered Subbubs;
new buildings are the only kind
we put up. boston Transcript.
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Wonder if the shipping bureaus will

not get tired pretty soon hammering at
the public service and Interstate com
merce commissions for adjustments Of
discriminatory freight rates and just
petition Billy Bryan to go ahead with
his idea of government ownership.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-18

Windy March seems to be running
true to form if you wish to judge by the
way the winds are whisking around
the corners today.
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Different,

Mrs. Knicxer-Did your hus-
band take you to the ball game?
Mrs. Bocker-Yes, and l won
der why l can't ever make him
talk to the cook like he does to
the umpire.-New York Times.
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THE STONE-WEBSTER POLICY
Do Stone-Webster own this state?


They their
pon associates republican
allowed Tacoma to supply Puyalup with good
in
plant at Dernger raising of the water
that district
supply of Puyalup f ~
Thus Webster knocks
the would
All because Stone Webster wants Tacoma Puyaup
the Northwest
vice the expense of the
How
thing9 . - $500
Tacoma building acv
and operty for Washn thee TODAY
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Best Known Cough Remedy

E-Ow-aw-OO-ah!
Evening journal., 1913-07-08
HEAT FROM BAKERS
OVEN NOT DESIRED

critics Nos. 72O-22 West Fifth street,
who asked for information on the
question OF connecting the houses
with a sewer. II was said that the
toilets of the houses are placed over
Shipley run sewer This the board
thought unheslthful, and the houses
will have to be connected in a more
sanitary manner.
The closing Of the lids on the gar
bage carts was brought up by George
c. Hutton, who told Of the stubborn
ness of a driver TO lower the lid on
his cart despite the pleadings of Mr..
Hutton, and It was said that if one
or more arrests we're made, the prac-
tice of the drivers in keeping the lids
open would be stopped Secretary
Ellison said he had instructed the
board executive officers to make ar
rests whenever they saw violations
of the ordinance.
After discussing heat, back yards
and garbage. Executive Oficer Ulrich
brought up the question of sick cats
about the city. At this some one
suggested that iced tea be served, and
the meeting adjourned.
Evening journal., 1913-07-08
In
WOODS OPENS
ON AUGUST 6
Brandywine Summit Camp
Program This Year Shows
Many Special Days
GIVE UP ONE DAY
TO COUNTY CHANGERS

Brandywine Summit Camp will
open on August 8. with the Rev. T.
f. Beauchamp. as preacher in charge
The program will be in charge Of
the Epworth League forces Of VIII
mington with the president, Penrose
r. Talley, presiding
The Rev. G. 7. Wyatt, of Cam
bridge will be the speaker or the
first Sunday morning of camp,
August TO-
In the afternoon and evening Of
that day Temperance Day will be
observed. The program will be in
charge Of the New Castle County W.
Ia. r. u. with the president, Mrs
Mary B. Donnell presiding. The
names Of the speakers will be an
nounced later. AS yet, Big Sunday.
which is the special day of the camp
has not been provided for
Missionary Day will probable be
observed on Tuesday. August IL. The
speakers will include the Rev. f. c.
Sunfeld The local deaconesses will
present reports of their work that
day
Wednesday. August 13. will he Sun
day School Day. with a treat I'm store
for the children, to be given them by
Dr. Woolson of Philadelphia, the
sleight OF hand and magic man, who
so delighted the campers young and
old. last year Hall and Mack. of
Philadelphia will also be present on
that day.
Grange Day will be observed on
Thursday, August IA. Prominent
speakers invited for that day include
Governor Goldsborough. of Maryland,
and Governor Miller of Delaware.
Epworth League and Christian En-
deavor Days also will he observed
but the dates of observance have not
yet been decided upon.
The out of town ministers who
will tent on the grounds include the
Rev g. S. Latshaw. of Richardson.
Park who will conduct the young
peoples services: the Rev. j. r. Gal
lagher. of Philadelphia, the Rev W.
f. Habbert of Ridgely, Md. the Rev
J. f. Sparklin, of Odessa and the Rev.
j. II Beauchamp OF Fairville, Nd.
The Rev J. D. c. Hanna, Of Phila-
delphia who has been one Of the
most enthusiastic camp boosters"
Evening journal., 1913-07-08

or all the odd complaints received
by the Board of Health. the hammer
one was made yesterday by Mrs.
Annie Raleigh of No. 629 Jefferson
street who complained of the Excess
sive heat from the ovens of the
Jefferson Bakery Company at the
southwest corner, Seventh and JEFF
ferson streets. Mrs Raleigh said the
bakery uses a fue built in their own
building but which is near the wall
of her home AS a result the heat
from the ovens makes the tempera-
ture in the front rooms of her home
soar near the 100 degree mark. The
woman said that at times she could
feel the heat on the floors of the
house as she walked across them in
her stocking feet
In telling the board of her troub-
les, Mrs Raleigh said that fans had
to be kept going in every room in
the house and still the third story
front room could not be used
IL was learned at the meeting that
q hue was built against the building
on Seventh street, but was not used As
a result Of the heat Mrs Raleigh claimed
liitl no NtNtihnite tNuiu Ut kept IN lNe
cellar of the house, and when she com
planned to former Building Inspector
Cassidy she was told that he could do
nothing. Or. Julian Adair, president OF
the Board Of Health. said the executive
officers would be instructed TO investi-
gate conditions and report to Che board
The woman can have redress, il was 50 id
if the heat proved a detriment to the
health Of the family Another course
open to the woman the members
thought was through civil action.
At the meeting yesterday Alexander
J. Taylor. city engineer spoke of a plan
proposed by DR. c. Anthony Beck. for
mer president Of the board. TO have
Council pass an ordinance abolishinr
wooden fences. II was said that back
alley nuisances would be abated if tn,
suggestion was favorably acted on The
members Of the board thought tho idea
a good one but nothing definite was
done
The board heard a representative of
Mrs. F. 3. Miller, owner of the prop
Evening journal., 1913-07-08

WASHINGTON, July s.-A lively
fight. which probably will be taken TO
Congress, is expected by Washington in
the case Of Captain Templin NJ Potts.
who was retired compulsorily on July
by the 'pluckng board and relieved
from command of the battleship Louis
lana. The case OF Captain Potts is
unique His being pluoked is the direct
result of a new ruling by Secretary Dan.
iels before the latter had been in the
cabinet three weeks. Secretary Daniels
on March - refused to grant Captain
Potts his promotion TO be rear adj
miral. The secretary held that the ten
months sea service which Captain Potts
had had a a captain. in the navy was
not sufficient 10 convince the secretary
Of his fitness for the duties OF rear ad
miral. Accordingly, with Commander
Phillip Andrews. the captain was denied
promotion though both officers had pass
ed the necessary examination and. eX-
cept for the secretary's unusual ruling.
would have been advanced one grade
Had Captain Potts been permitted to
have the rank Of rear admiral he would
have been beyond the province of the
plucking board Many Of Captain Potts
friends declare that the action of the
pluckng board was deliberate perse-
cution.
Evening journal., 1913-07-08
BAD COLD? YOUR
HEAD STUFFED?
One Dose Pape'S Cold Com
pound gives reIief---Cure
in Few Hours

You will distinctly feel your cold
breaking and all the Grippe symp-
toms leaving after taking the very
first dose.
Il is a positive fact that Pape's
Cold Compound. taken every two
hours. until three consecutive doses
are taken. will end the Grippe and
break up the most severe cold, either
in the head, chest. back, stomach or
limbs.
II promptly relieves the most mis-
cradle headache, dullness, head and
nose stuffed up. feverishness, sneez-
ing. sore throat. running of the nose.
mucous catarrhal discharges, sore
ness, stiffness and rheumatic twinges.
Get a 25-cent package of "Pape's
Cold Compound" from your druggist
and take It with the knowledge that
II will positively and promptly cure
your cold and end all grippe mis-
cry: without any assistance or bad
after effects and that II contains no
ouinine-dont accept something else
said to be just as good. Tastes nice
acts gently.
Evening journal., 1913-07-08

what he had said was not a criticism
but in a spirit of helpfulness.
Before Mayor Howell came into the
ROOM President epirce made a report
of the conference he had with City
Solicitor Daniel O. Hastings concern
ing the petition filed. by the Central
Labor Union He said that Mr.. Hast
ings had informed him that he did
not know what to advise The city
solicitor thought. however, that the
properties of the Wilmington e. Phila-
delphia Traction Company should be
appraised Such an appraisement by
experts would cost between $4,000 and
$4,000. and Mr. Hastings suggests
that the board pass a resolution re-
duesting City Council to advance
funds to make such an appraisement
Mr.. Peirce said City Solicitor Hast
ines had expressed himself willing to
appear before Council and explain the
entire situation
Seek Apprhisement
The purpose of such an appraise-
ment. II was explained, was to learn
whether the income of the company
was based on a fair valuation 80 it's
properties Such an appraisement
would be particularly valuable now
that the Supreme Court of the United
States has defined a fair return for
public utility companies
Mr. Cleaver opposed the introduc-
tion OF such a resolution, contendng
that il was unnecessary for the board
to 90 oeforc Council with a request
permission 20 do something when
the board already hac that porer He
advised that the board first settle the
matter of just what power II had.
rather than plunge the city into a
heavy expense with no knowledge
that the proper procedure wa being
followed u, further said he did not
consider the petition Of the Central
Labor Unicn. asking a four cent rect
car fare was la proper form, as It
applied TO orc company only.
Commissioner J. Ralph Baiiy con
sidered the best move 10 make would
be 10 iave the city solicitor appear
before the hoard and go over person
ally with tie members the legal sit
uation, respecting the boards rights
and powers
Nj. Bscher objected 10 waiting un-
I IN the next regular meeting in An
gust. to hear from the city solicit
tor
President Peirce announced he
would again confer N Mr. Hastings
to arrange for time when he can at
tend a special meeting
on motion Of Mr. Bacher the board
adopted a resolution requesting the
city linamcI 10 report all dangerous
wire conditions throughout the city
Mr. Bacher then made an ATTEMPT
TO again bring up the matter Of pub
lie utility companies furnishing the
hoard with their financial reports. but
nothing was done. and an adjourn
ment was was forced on motion Of
Mr.. Cloayer
Evening journal., 1913-07-08
n.rnnLr SENnS RILLS.

THE EVENING JOURNAL has re.
ceived through the courtesv of Jc'
seph z. O'Toole, formerly Of this citg,
but now a messenger for the Unitcd
States Senate, copies of the Under
wood Tariff and the Currency Reform
Bills.
EASTLAKE W. c. T. u MEETING.
The monthly meeting of the Esstlske
w. CIT u. VIII be held at the home oil
Mrs. Gaynor, No 403 West Twenty.
ninth street this evening Members and
friends are requested to attend.
Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Evening journal., 1913-07-08
JULY CUSTOMS RFCEIPTs.

The monthly report of business Of
the local Customs House shows i'm
portations of goods valued at 1884,
sos. The duty collected amounted
to S4,4S477 The value of goods i'm
ported last year was $685.. 600