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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-06
PANTAGES

"The Newlyweds" Of Elephant
land. and "Snookums," Their
child, will be one Of the many
bright. novel and interesting yau-
deville features to be seen at the
Pantages theater on the new bill
opening Monday. The troupe
consists OF the Powers elephants
from the New York Hipp6drome
the sensation of vaudevilie's ami
NAL acts.
Tacomans will have their first
opportunity Of actually Witness
ing the last night Of the famous
resort, next week in a series OF
motion pictures Of 1.-THE Last
Night on the Barbary Coast
The Otto Brothers, who are
among the foremost German char
acter comedians Of vaudeville. will
be sure to score tremendous
laughig hit. while It Is Just as
certain that Billy Link and Bios
som Robinson will be equally pop
ular.
Typical London music hall art
lists are Benson and Bell, novelty
dancers. They bring the last
word In tango steps. hesitation
waltz and artistic ballet work.
Miss Bell is said to be poem OF
grace and her dancing has been
favorably compared with that Of
the finest dancers.
The athletic sensation Of the
bill will be the Dnmitrescu frope
# European bar experts
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The Confessions
of a Wife =

1 think he believes that l was
only going up there because ]
think it is the thing to do. And
here is the queer part of it:
WHEN DICK KISSES ME- l
THINK JUST AS HE DOES! !
FEEL AS THOUGH ONLY THE
PRESENT, WITH IT'S LIVING
JOYS AND PROBLEMS, VAS
WORTH THINKING ABOUT.
After you are married. life
looms SO much bigger than litera-
ture, and THE ART OF LOVING
seems the only art worth learning.
Dick is very fond of nature, and
on our way to the Clermont,
where we went in a hanson cab,
because 1 wanted to ride in one
of those old-fashioned vehicles, he
filled his lungs with the clear
morning air and said: Say,
Margie. isn't this better than sit
ting in any old musty church,"
"'The woods were Gods first
temples" quoted softly, for we
were driving under an archway of
elms."
Eyes, that's it," almost whis-
pered Dick as he put his hand
over mine; that is the way / feel
about it. / don't want you to
think, dear, that l have no senti-
ment, because I can't be senti-
mental. The thing l like best
about you, sweetheart, is YOUR
|IDEALITY AND REAL GOOD
NESS. I'm no saint, Margie, and
I've often thought since we have
been married that if We have any
kids 1 WANT THEM TO BE JUST
LIKE THEIR MOTHER"
Just then we arrived at the
Clermont Inn, where I could not
eat any of the beefsteak which
Dick ordered, for all the time my
/, heart was repeating over and
over again THE DEAR WORDS
that Dick had Just been saying to
me.
ITO Be Continued Monday
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CHAPTER XVIII.

Yesterday being Sunday, l
wanted to go to one of the big
churches, but Dick proposed that
we take a ride up through Cen
trail park and stop at the Cler-
mont Inn to breakfast instead.
find that when 1t comes to
doing things" / usually do the
ones that Dick proposes. Not for
one moment do / think l am a
martyr in doing them, but it
shows me that, while l like to do
The thing Dick likes, HE SELDOM
THINKS HE WOULD FIND ANY
FUN IN DOING THE THING /
LIKE.
Yesterday I proposed going to
The Metropolitan Art museum, and
Dick said: "Great scott, Madge,
what's the good of using up our
time looking at the work of lot
Of men and women, the most of
whom are dead? We're alive,
Madge, and on our honeymoon,
and there's something doing on
the great white way every min
ute. WE MAY MISS SOME LIVE
YIN DItSAD w n kAANIJ
THE PICTURES WILL KEEP.
Time enough to look at them
when we are too old to do any
thing but think and dream"
"But, Dick" said, 81 feel az
though l ought to see those pic
lures. I'd hate to have some one
ask me If / had seen Rosa Bon
hours Horse Fair or some other
famous painting that l know IL
hanging up there and have to an
swer, No."
There you go again, Mrs
Schoolteacher," said Dick. Were
not out for an educational trip
now. but for good time"
"Pd have a good time at the
museum, DEAR" I explained.
you only think you would"
said Dick, with a kiss, and really
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terias with which charitable society of women
furnished her. Bertha worked in great depart
ment store, and her week s wages were six dollars.
She had been put to work in the basement, in the
glassware department. There, in an enormous,
whitewashed as full of pillars as an Egyptian
temple under the violet glare OF arclights sputter
ing in great globes, from morning till night she sold
Dishes tumblers cruets fruit Jars articles for hun
dred homely uses. Lengthwise in the place ran long
tables, laden with glistening glass Here were the
samples and, when customer had made her choice
from them young man hurried off to the storeroom
with the number OF the specimen, to duplicate it. He
was tall, bony youth-this messenger-who shaved
his blue cheeks every day, but seemed seldom able
to afford haircut His coat sleeves short; his
wrists were thick and saw cuffs about them.
His cravat was invariably the same; faded blue,
with bluish-white polka dots. For weeks, once the
top button of his coat missing. This annoyed
Bertha, who was always neat; she had often an i'm
lpulse to sew new button there.
Late one afternoon strange man, superihtend-
en in frock coat, while walking between the glass
laden tables noticed Bertha. He hesitated stopped
and came back to her. He stared at her face, her
hair, and especially at her figure.
"HOw long have you been down heree"
'Six months, y she answered, and was almost suf-
located by the beating Of her heart. He looked SUR
prised.
Report for work at the dressmaking department
She rushed home; with glowing eyes she entered
the flat and found her mother in the kitchen calmly
peeling potatoes.
Mother, m to go into the dresSmaklng depart1I
ment! It means nine dollars weekl,
Her mother dropped the POTATOES, which rolled oIl
the floor The two women embraced; there werdt
tears in their eyes. Their supper was an event
The whole flat seemed all at more cheerful an
they spent the evening planning thousand lttle|
projects of improvement, now and then dreaming in
silence of the possibilities Of the future.
In the morning Bertha became salesgirl in the
dressmaking department.
Here Bertha, tutored by her new companions
learned to flatter to caiOe to tell trlths about her
wares and still, while doing So to appear frank and
honest. She learned the names of the women Who'll
came to shop their affairs the scandals in the lives
of some of them, evolved in exact detail no one knew
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Ten months passed; Bertha was
nearly twenty-three years old. Her
life in the store continued in its
outward details as before. Day aft
er day, with fluent praise and flat
terry, she exhibited costumes Of
silk, of velvet, Of diaphanous It's
sue-perishable masterpieces of
dressmaking on each of which o
dozen working women somewhere
had used up their wits, stiffened
their fingers. and worn out their
eyes. Nonchalantly she mentioned
to the customers the extravagant
prices of these things, amazed no
longer at the thought that there
were women who could pay for a
ball dress what would keep her
and her mother for almost year.
On her way home at night.
walking for choice along the fine
avenues as far as possible,
through dusk gemmed with
golden lights clustered before the
porticoes Of great hotels and res
taurants. she was tormented con-
stantiy with jealousy. She saw,
before canopied doorways, ladies
descending from their carriages.
climbing the carpeted steps. their
long trains trailing after them like
tumbling foam. Doors opened to
them, disclosing the interiors Of
splendid houses, and shut while she
looked longing. Beyond the de-
serted terraces OF restaurants she
perceived, through long windows,
by the aid of candles lit on snowy
tables. white shoulders, flowers.
strands of pearls. outstretched fin
gers glittering with rings - vague
people moving in another world.
She observed also the men who
these fortunate wom-
en-. From observing them, and
from the perusal OF stories In mag
azines and in novels which she bor-
rowed. she made more dreams -
dreams no less personal. dreams OF
the sort which young girls have.
From actual perception and from
fiction she constructed O young
hero. the inevitable Prince-hand-
some. debonair. aristocratic. al
ways dressed for the evening In
glistening hat and pumps and a
fur-lined greatcoat. always. at the
end of the adventures in which
she perceived him, taking her in
bis arms.
And yet, walking with burning.
IHibgry eyes in that fair region,
sfaving intensely all its rare al
Gfements. into her mind crept |
speculative thoughts that |
The would not. year before. have
tolerated.
Each night as she opened the
ioor OF the flat she knew exactly |
What to expect. In the little
<itchen, the Kettle boiled on the
Itove; the tin clock licked rcso-
lantly on the cupboard shelf; her
mother. in . gingham apron, stood
here preparing supper. Looking |
nto the "parlor." she could see
he tidy on the table. the work
'asket. the earthenware shepherds
IS on the mantel piece. the broad
rown stain on the ceiling where
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BOUGHT AND PAID
FOR HERE TONIGHT

Tonight at the Tacoma theater
will be devoted to the presenta-
tion of Bought and Paid For"
The play was written by George
Broadhurst and produced by
VIM. A. Brady at The Playhouse
in New York. and comes with q
record of fifteen months unin-
tefrupted run there. II was also
seen In Chicago, at the Princess
theater. for six months; and at
the New theater in London, Eng
land. for over six months. Mr..
Broadhurst's treatment of the
theme on which he builds his play
Is daring in the extreme.
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MELBOURNE

Ex-President Taft IL making q
big hit In his debut as 2 movie
actor in Tacoma. The former
president appears in the title role
of THE Presidents Pardon. :
which is gripping photo-drama
being run at the Melbourne thea
ter. Tonight Will be the last op-
portunity to see this play. IT Is q
story about the conviction Of an
innocent man who IL set at liher-
ty BY the president after his lit
tie daughter makes personal
plea for q pardon
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REFUGE
A Modern King Cophetua and the Familiar
Beggar Maid.
BY STEPHEN FRENCH WHITMAN
illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum
REFUGE

copyrighted, 1913, by the Newspaper Enterprise
Association) Y
Her name was Bertha; she shop-girl, 81
years old. Her slim shape attractive; her hair
was dark and heavy; her skin had fine, clear pal
Tor; her eyes large and serious Cheap clothes
she with that subtle display of good taste which
poor girls of dscernment manage sometimes to ac-
quire by observation of the more fortunate women
whom they have to serve
The mother did sewing, paid for by the piece;
towels, napkins, babies clothing she made from ma
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Society

Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Hayward OF
Minneapolis have been spending
the past two weeks with DR.. and
Mrs. J. o. Post. Many pretty
affairs, such as dinners, theater
and dancing parties, have been
given in their honor. Mrs. Hay
ward is a sister of Mrs. Post.
The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year by
members of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the East Congregational
church. DR.. ID. st. Clair Osborn,
president; Mrs. @. Bede, vice
president; Mrs. M. Bocxerman
treasurer; Mrs. Val McMenamin
secretary.
The George Junior Republic
association will meet Monday at
the Y. M. G. A. for a special meet
ing. All members are urged to
attend.
The Ladies' Aid society Of st.
Paul's Danish Lutheran church,
1910 South l. street, will hold
their yearly Christmas sale at the
church Wednesday evening. There
will be musical chorus and sew
oral individual selections.
Sixty tiny little Christmas
stockings were made and filled
with toys for the kiddies of the
Day Nursery at q meeting of the
Day Nursery committee OF the
Monday Civic club held Thursday
mt the home OF Mrs. w. E. Will
Jams, sol North Steele street.
Every child on the Nursery list
will receive q stocking and gifts.
There was a delightful musical
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-06

Manager John Cort is pioneer
ing new field of the smuse-
ment game, when he sends Nine,
Anne Held and her all-star variete
company to the Tacoma next
Thursday matinee and night.
The vogue of the yariete is to-
day at the very apex of Its popu-
larity in this country and Europe
with the theater-going public;
and In arranging the American
tour OF Anna Held to be support
ed by an all-star company at a
fabulous expense. when hereto
fore Miss Held was the single at
traction. shows an exhibition OF
enterprise and nerve such as only
"coal-oil-Johnny" would dare
attempt. for be II known, the
weekly operating expense is well
over $4,000 before the show
breaks even.
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'TheWidOw''

When Julian Eltinge, the ia
nous and popular star of THE
Fascinating Widow" comes back
to the Tacoma Tuesday he will
bring with him a new production,
which Manager Woods provided
to make his favorite stars fare
we'll tour and play one long to
be remembered by those who wit
messed 1t. 1t has often been said
that Julian Eltinge is the most
marvellous actor that ever special
lied in feminine Characterization
In looks, mannerisms. walk and
the thousand and one little es-
sentials that are considered ex-
clusively feminine. Eltinge is in
class by himself.
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Dear Miss Grey: I come to
with hard working boy of IS.
and I am only At. He can't
come to see me oftener than
once a month. I get very lone
some for him. and we are PLAN
ming on getting married. Do
you think I am too young, or
what shall we do? have
been going with him ever since
June. Is 1t proper for a girl to
wear an engagement ring?
LONESOME ONE.
Al think I would get over that
lonesome habit IL I were you before
thinking of getting married. 1 have
known of young couples whose hap
piness was spoiled by TINT very
thing. 1t would become necessary
for the husband to go away to work
or ON a business trip--maybe to
attend to something that would
mean much to both, and the wife
untitled to do the work properly.
How much better II she could have
been unseIfish enough to send him
away with confident smile, and
trust shining from her eyes. 1t
would have heartened him and
made him proud of such noble
woman.
So, spend your time between his
visits ut something profitable to
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program. Mrs. Williams was as
sisted by Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs.
Obern and Mrs. Rafferty,.
Women of the Adams street
Evangelical church will give their
annual Christmas sale next Wed
nesday from O'CLOCK to 10. Re-
freshments will be served In the
church parlors.
The Women's Guild of st.
Johns church, South Tacoma, as
sisted by the st. Hilda's Guild,
will hold a sale at Lucille hall,
64th and Union avenue, Wednes-
day evening. Each ticket-holder
will be entitled to a Japanese cup
and saucer.
The Logan Social Climb will he
entertained Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. s. s. King, 418 North L ct.
There will be q banquet at noon,
followed by the annual election of
officers and regular business of
the club.
The Ladies' Aid of st. An
drew's Guild will hold their an
nual Christmas sale on Thursday,
December II. at 1908 Sixth ave-
nue.. A dinner will be served in
the evening. A great variety OF
homemade dainties and home
cooked articles will be on sale.
The meeting Of the PARENT
Teachers association of the Irv.
ing school scheduled for next
Tuesday has been postponed until
December 2s.
The PARENT eachers' associa-
ton of the Sheridan school WIN
meet Tuesday afternoon. There
will be special musical program.
The Women's Guild Of An
Saints Mission. Larchmont, will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Grass,
in Larchmont. next Wednesday.
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Cynthia Grey's Answers

ents' consent.
To become stenographer yov
will have to study that branch O.
work. II the school you are at
tending does not teach IL, q cours,
with one that does IL necessary.
Dear Miss Grey: If the
twinkling of the stars is only
imaginary, what is the cause?
INTERESTED.
A.-The vibrating of the medium
through which we see the stars ne,
counts for the twInkIing effect.
Dear Miss Grey: I am an or
phan girl of is, and board, so
/ have no place to entertain my
sweetheart. He is 20, and a fine
boy, and we have been engaged
for about six months.
AS I know his family go
out to see him several nights q
week. His mother is a dear
lady, but she insists in staying
matter how late / stay. So, the
only time we have alone is as
he is taking me home. How can
we let her know how we feel
about 1t, for 1t embarrasses me
to have him kiss me in her
presence. Thanking you,
A GIRL.
Aft the mother were wise she
would allow you n little time ia
aud send you hOme early
She means the best I'm the world,
but surely she must have
forgotten her own sweetheart days
Go to see her some day when he
Is not mt home, and ask her In a
sweet, gentle way II she cannot
trust You or her son. Ask her II
she didn't like to talk quietly and
alone with his father when they
were young. Tell her how you love
him, and that you do not want ia
take him away from her, but just
a little while alone together.
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Dear Miss Grey: Can a girl
leave school at the age of 15
and go to work? Will you
please give me full information
as to what to do to become a
stenographer? Thanking you,
MID.
A boy or girl can leave
school at the age of Is to go to
work II 1T il done with the par
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-06

The meeting Of the Parent
Teachers association of the Try,
ing school scheduled for next
Tuesday has been postponed until
December 90.
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Dear Miss Grey: If the
twinkling of the stars is only
imaginary, what is the cause?
INTER ESTED.
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The Parent Teachers' associa-
ton of the Sheridan school WIN
meet Tuesday afternoon. There
will be a special musical program.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
TRAIN ROBBERS LOOT
 AND MAKE THEIR ESCAPE

I hundred thousand dollars footed While this was going on the man who had covered the engineer and fire man became too much interested in what his comrades were doing and in an unguardedl moment leaned out to look behind. Engineer Guffy seized the opportunity and knocked the bandit in the head with d wrench. The fireman then quietly uncoupled the engine and tender from the cars behind and be- fore the robbers were aware of what was going on the engine escaped and sped down the track. A fusilade of bullets was fired at the speeding engine but did no damage and the engineer ran her into this place where he re- ported the hold up.
 The sheriff immediately organized Il posse which boarded the engine and returned to the scene of the robbery. They found the stalled train and re- leased the bound baggage man and cX-
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
CORWIN BRINGS DOWN
 65 PASSENGERS

The corwin arrived today from Northern points with 65 passengers amongst whom were some of the most prominent people in the Candle. Tnma chuk and other sections. Following is the passenger list:
 J. Eyford. Nels Sonyi Geo. C. Teien. r. Swan. ]. .Ienson. A. Moore. l.. Low enherz. S. Nevin, E. Johnson. D. Gill len, W. A. Petersen. F. F.. Pearce. Mrs. Pearce. s. Holiday IT. J. Dearborn. F. w. Dearborn. D. Hoogendorn. c. A. Paxton. ]. Graham. H. Fries and Mrs Fries. C. Wickman, G. K. Mcleod. Harry Dobson. D. Sullivan. w W. Cole, C. Gilbert. F.. A. Winfield. c. Thiry, Mrs. NJ. J. Hopkins. Mrs. Haring anu two children. Capt. John Becklund. G. B. Gateo. Fred Wickoff. Tim Galf Peter Baldy Julius Knudsen. ]. Leroy F. Wallin. F. NJ. Hanak, Mike Karabel F. c. Lakin. J. Newman. E. wallin John w. Edwards. John Tonic. G Freding. H. Fong. Louis Yen. Tony
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
Special Nugget Service.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-That a well organized gang of thieves have been pilfering the United States mint for some time was made known here today when secret service men un- earthed the fact that unaccountable as it may seem, for months the specie in bags supposed to be .weigher and ceal- ed and placed in the vaults were in many instances short.
 More astounding and incredible to the inspectors even than this remark able state of affairs is the discovery that among the bags supposed to con tain gold and carried and counted as washers.
 There is no possible way under the system employed in the mint for this to occur without the operation of several trusted employees the ionside. No blame is attached to the present officer in charge as there is no way of telling how long this stealing has been going on, but as it has been uncoverd during his administration of the office he may be suspended during the in- vestigation which will at once be made into the entire conduct of the mint.
 The federal detectives and inspectors who are working on the case think that the stealing is the work of a well organized gang of government em- ployes whose operations will be found to cover a considerable period of time.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
AUTHENTIC NEWS OF
 THE WRECK OF TRANSIT

m" wreck of the Transit and the trip of her crew from the point where the vessel went ashnr" is briefly told as follows:
 anchor she struck bows on huge ice cakes smashing d hole in her bow through which water at once began tp flood the hold. The vessel was. how ever. kept on her course and th" pumps were started immediately. In spite of the constant use of all pumps aVaila- hl" the water gained SD rapidly that that the vessel was forced to run into shore and anchor on the beach five miles below Point Barrow in twelve feet "f water. The water continued tr gain on the pumps and after eight hours continuous work the crew wcr" forced [" abandon the work
 \ native boat was then obtained and the vessels bow. Al this time the vcs srl WIS rapidly filling with water and hy hard and quick work and th" use ot native boats the larger part of the carg" was put ashor" "n the beach
 About a week later, after finding that it would he impossible to repair tn" Transit q whalcbnat was procured and with the crew and two natives
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27

press messenger and calmed the fright ened passengers farther down the track but the bandits had disa ppeared into the woods. Bloodhounds have been sent for and the trail will at once be taken up by the sheriff's posse. Railroad and express company mes Scngers are on their way to the scene and 1t is expected that the bandits will be captured as there is not much chance of their being able to get out of the country.
 IL is strongly suspected that the job Was done under the direction of Slit Ear Ronain, who was recently releas- ed from serving a term in the federal prison at Leavenworth for robbing u postollicc in the West. as his presence had been reported in this part of the country and the methods the robbers pcrsued were similar in detail tn other jobs with which he had been connected
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-27
FOUND VEST
 OF CR|NAKER
HULL OF SEDDoN SCATTERED
 ALONG BEACH FOR as MILES.

The vest of l. Grinaker who was lost in the wreck of the Sedon. was found recently near the scene of the wreck. In the pocket of the vest were found his watch and some papers and it is assumed from this fact that he was in bed when the accident took place. Parts of the wreck were found scot tered for 25 miles along the beach but no sign whatevr of the bodies was seen by the searchers.
 Other reports brought down by the Corwin are to the effect that more than half a dozen boats are now tied up by the ice. They include the North Star of the |. s. Mercantile Company which has been away more than two years. The Anno Olga is also tied up and the others are the Polar Bear. the Alaska and the Mary Sachs.