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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08
HE Is SURE A
BAD LUCK MAN

s. G. Thompson, one of the
proprietors of the Cascade laun-
dry, thus far has the honors for
bad luck in recent Tacoma his.
tory. For two months his home
has been under quarantine with
diphetheria among the children
then their four fancy poodle dogs
took hydrophobia and one bit one
of the children. This necessitated
pasteur treatment. Finally, the
laundry burned down,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08
PREPARE BUDGET
FOR NEXT YEAR

Commissioner Freeland Thurs
day urged the other city dads
to get busy on their budgets for
next year. He wants all to get
their figures in within the next
two weeks SO they can be con-
sidered.
Mills will probably want some
more autofire apparatus, and
Woods is thinking of new street
flushing machines for next year
in the equipment list.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08
SACRAMENTO
HAS HOTTEST
DAY In u. S.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 8.-No
relief is promised from the pres
ent hot wave. The local forecas-
ter predicts another sizzler today
in the Sacramento valley. Mer-
curry jumped to 10S yesterday,
the hottest temperature in the
Uniaed States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08
cARELEssNEss

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. g.
Supreme Dictator E. ]. Northcutt
of Moose lodge, in which two men
were electrocuted in an initiation,
told the coroner's jury that there
was gross carelessness in the work
of the degree team.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08

F.
VI realize that this
the ministry And is
children
brothers and sisters back n
But when go out of prison will
any popuarty any reputation Heneforth the world will
achalienge that
perhaps 1t will be for my eternal good that
There must have been weakness permit me ID
ever lapse into this unworthy thinking. ~
But il IS hard to think Of the my My little
Doy old-he
he mountain We rolled up in the blanket together my
daughter H.
was arrested We were getting along nicely thous
ola had
months Il work have
labor Christian know
matter in the may necessary for me-
H.
ing down from Mount Tacoma Deputy Marshal Franz
Albert He pleaded guilty sending
mails before the commissioner under
oaii to await the action of the grand jury September -
Neither the officers
ed pastor. - ~ y - Srf@
His statement the public indicates
close analogy to the story of DR.. Jekyl
Asked directly by Times made
his
showed something of -~' -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08
Mrs Reed dead andIg
IN AN EXClsoIIE STATEMENT TO TACOMA TIMES
PASTOR GIVES IN DETAIL ACCOUNT OF HIS CRIME

: 50 -
% h
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sane d ssS with
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08

tion for the women even though
they were public prostitutes then
the guilt of the parties would be
established.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08
IST TEST CASE

PROSECUTOR ASKREN CITES
PROPERTY OWNERS TO AP-
PEAR IN COURT TO snow
CAUSE WHY INJUNCTION
SHOULD NOT he ISSUED
AGAINST THEM FOR AII1E1-
ED VIOLATION OF PkOVIS-
IONS OF NEW ACT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08
NATION VIEWS
GRAVE CRISIS
WITHANXIETY

WILSON READY MEET EMERGENCIES
PORT FROM SECRETARY DANIELS THAT NAVY is
PREPARED CALI-ARNiY
READY TO MOVE AT A MOMENTS NOTTCE-IIND is RE
PORTED TO BE ON HIS WAY TO MEXICO CITY,
(BULLETIN)
WASHINGTON, ID. Aug Shy United
Wilson administration eventuaes
Mexico United
presidents
Daniels conferred Wilson
him
the gravest developments.
SAN FRANCISCO Aug S-(By United Press-Headquarters
of Major Murray commanding division
in
quickly however, they field
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug Sit ann today
ports of threats against him the capital.
MEXICO CITY Aug s-(By United Press )-Jingoism is
boiling here today hostility
has been coming
cos
outbreak is certain
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08
Pen1r1amts GSapen Sal 9

Any three coupons clipped from Times consecutive
" numbered when presented The Times office The "want
ADJ Corner Ninth and Commerce with f5 entitle
5Occnt pennant. beautiful Alaska Pennant this
week and Pennants will be by without ad
uonal charge Bring mail to The Tacoma Tmea, Ninth
and Commerce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08

For Tacoma and
vicinity: Showers to-
night; Saturday fair.
For Washington:
Showers west, fair
east portion tonight;
Saturday fair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08
JAMES ARTFUL w1LEs

jamie togs herself in her most beautiful
bathing suit--not to go In the water, but to
make her Toms courage come up to the
proposing mark BY Alice Goddard. page
five today
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-08
WHOM SHOULD SHE?

Whom should your sister or daughter
marry? This question will be ably answered
by Gouverneur Morris in his wonderful
story, Holding Hands," appearing in the
Tacoma Times tomorrow. Watch for 1t.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
This Weather
Causes Sickness
Grippe, Colds and Pneumonia
Come From Rum Down
Condition.

THE CHINESE DOCTOR
This wonderful man has made life study Of the
properties and actions Of roots herbs buds and
dies which this man uses are scarcely known 10
the scientists Of this country. and in Chinese fam
lilies are handed down from father to son and kept
. profound secret. Most Of these remedies are
imported from far-otf Asia to his large laboratory
ct ls2M First street
Itaesma almost miracle to many patients who
have called ON this famous man and In such short
time become well by his treatment.
fyou live elsewhere than In Portland and wish
70 procure his medicines send cents In stamps
and symptom blank and circular will be for
warded to YOU This you win fill out and proper
remedies win then be sent to you
Open evenings and Sundays.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
Eao Material.


The laying mash has become gen.
orally recognized as the most conve-
nient as we'll as economical method
OF providing hen with egg material.
The following is good formula:
Coarse wheat bran, coarse middlings,
ground corn and oats. alfalfa meal.
meat scraps, each 100 pounds. linseed
meal forty pounds, fine table salt ten
pounds. This $50 pounds of feed. cost
ing around $40. should be enough to
last a flock of 100 hens one month
and should produce during that time.
at December and January prices, from
$50 TO $50 worth of eggs, There Is
not another animal on the ranch that
will show this profit from the same
amount of feed given in addition to
the regular rations.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21

grapes through the winter, but / have
never succeeded In doing SO In my
ordinary fruit room The grapes mus,
not be placed In piles in baskets OF
boxes With me they do the best In
single layers. II one layer is piled on
top of another they are inclined to rot.
Some people cut off portions Of the
vine with clusters on 1t and place the
ends of the vine in bottle Of water
and report good results In keeping the
grapes plump and fresh. Others In.
sert one end Of each stem Of grapes
In a bottle of water, but when the
water evaporates 1t must have atten.
tion, therefore this Is rather an ex-
pensive method The Catawba has
the reputation of being the best keep.
er of the hardy nothern grapes. The
Catawba and even the Delaware are
kept, as / assume In cold storage, and
put on the market in western New
York all through the winter, but ] OBJ
serve there is difficulty In keeping
even the Catawba In prime condition
for the holidays.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
BETTER ROADS ARE COMING
Recent Convention Held at Peoria
Gave Powerful impetus to the
Movement In Illinois.

The recent good roads convention
at Peoria gave a powerful impetus to
the good roads movement in Illinois.
Prospects are that some sort of road
Legislation will be passed by the leg
islature this coming winter.
Opposition to the hard road move
ment will come mainly from two
sources. The first Is that class of peo-
pie who do nd@ trust the state to spend
money wisely and economically. They
believe that the township or county
can use the road money more effec-
lively. The second and largest source
of opposition is from the northern part
of the state, where the main roads are
now pretty thoroughly graveled or
macadamized. The people there say
with some justice that after having
taxed themselves to build their own
roads, they should not be compelled
to help build roads for the rest of
the state.
This should not block the progress
of the good roads movement, however.
1t should be easily possible to devise
a law to provide for an equitable dis
tribution of the state road money. In
the sections which already have mac.
adamized roads. the money could be
spent for concrete pavement on the
roads where traffic is heaviest
AS for the first objection. the state,
with force of trained road makers.
ought to be able to put in permanent
roads much better and at less cost
than the township or county. Expe-
rience does not show that misuse OF
funds is any more likely to occur un-
der state than under county admins
tration.
1t is important that the good roads
question be thoroughly threshed out
this fall and winter, We should like
to hear from our readers on this sub
iect, and will be glad to give space
in the paper to as many letters as pos.
sible. Prairie Farmer,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
WILLOW RIVER
British Columbia.

The frat registered townaite on the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway.
The heart of a country larger than Oregon
rich In natural resources.
On the Fraser river-with over 1000 miles Of
navigaba waterways.
The terminus of the Pacific g Hudson Bay Rail-
way to the Peace River country.
Several other railroads laying plane to build into
the townsite.
Standing timber in large quantities in all direc-
tions.
Agricultural lands IN abundance that can be
pre-emptad or purchased direct from the govern
meuk
Gold In the sands of Willow River for placer
mining and the mining camp, Barkerville. only
ITO miles away.
Coal Is estimated to be sufficient to last all Cam
sds fora century; located in the Bear River dis
trlet. only 10 miles distant.
With these natural resources and the railroads
spending millions building into that great unde-
yelcped empire, isn't that enough TO insure
"City of Importance" What more would you
ask1
Lots are priced low, Terms are easy. Advance
Of 500 per lot on January 10. 1918.
When the Grand Trunk Pacific trains are rum
ming into town next summer from Winnipeg and
the East your lots will be worth several times
what they are today.
Willow River will certainly be another Edmon-
ton, Calgary or Prince Rupert.
Send for plat today--that you may get . good
selection before the advance of prices.
v.PAGE HARRIS, Agt. for Oregon.
800 Henry Bldg. Portland. Or.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
GRAPES FOR USE IN WINTER
Placed In Department of House Cellar
Without Any Artificial Heat
Some Keep Well.

| What pity 1t is that grapes will
mot keep longer Every autumn ]
place in department of my house
cellar, where there is no artificial heat,
baskets of various varieties of grapes,
says writer In Green's Fruit Grower.
| do not expect the Worden, Concord,
Delaware and Niagara to keep long,
therefore consume them first. After
these consume the Brighton, which
lis a fairly good keeper, but which
ishrivels up considerably. Barry has
kept well with me this season Gaert.
iner, red grape, has kept perfectly
up to Thanksgiving.
Mills, black grape with very large
compact cluster, is the best keeper OF
all that have tested, being in per-
feet condition on Thanksgiving day.
] hear of many methods of keeping
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
WASTING OF ROAD MATERIAL
Estimated That So Out Of Every S1o
uselessly squandered Annually
In States of Corn Belt.

It~would be difficult to rive IN ar.
Iuai figures the amount of money that
y annually wasted In road work In
tne states of the corn belt. To say
~ out OF every $40 is uselessly souan.
oered would be putting it too strongly
Ior some communities. but it would
not be wide OF the mark in others.
says the Iowa Homestead. Strange
as II may seem, those very localities
having the worst roads are stanchest
In their support of the oId-fashioned
system whereby the highways are In
charge OF those who know absolutely
notnlng about the scientific construc-
ton of roads.
we are not assuming to give ad-
wee on how to build roads. because
road making is not our profession.
Dut It is sometimes in order to point
out now not to build them. While
travelling recently on highway that
has almost nationwide reputation
for It's excellent condition due to drag.
glng, we found at one place twenty or
thirty teams applying gravel. AL
ready several miles had been gray
eied. application being made to a
surface that was in many places at
least thirty feet wide without the
slightest attempt having been made
70 make grade. For distance of
many rods in places the center of
the highway was considerably lower
than at either side and yet these faith
ful "gravelers" were dumping their
loads In the very middle of what
might be called the saucer" grade.
NO attempt whatever was made to
pack down the loose gravel. SO that
all traffic was being diverted to the
sides. Heavy traffic following wet
spells had resulted in cutting the en-
tire surface into well-nigh impassa-
bic ruts. the situation therefore pre-
senting the pleasing prospect of hav-
ing the ground freeze up this fall
with the surface in frightful condI-
ton
1t requires no expert knowledge Of
road making to conclude at once that
labor expended In this way is prac-
tically wasted. Instead of first get
ting rid Of the water, which has al
ways been the fundamental principle
OF road making, and then applying the
gravel. those In charge of this road
simply because the cash was avail
able for putting so much labor on the
surface began at the wrong end and
1t may safely be predicted that not
two years. will elapse before this
gravel has disappeared into a bot
tomless bog. Here was an expendi-
ture of $500 a mile that was in our
opinion worse than wasted because
this loose unpacked gravel by its di-
version Of traffic to the sides sim
ply means that where formerly some
good could be accomplished with a.
drag, now this benefit cannot be ex-
pected because dragging the soil to
the center will only the more quick
ly bury the surface material-the
gravel
While we have given but one In
stance we believe that similar cases
could be found In great many coun-
ties of the corn belt where gravel Is
available and IL this is true 1t is high
time that some system Is developed
whereby every dollar that is spent on
a highway must be for labor that is
superintended by someone who is
schooled in a practical way on the
scientific principles of road making
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
Quantities OF Water

Consider the kind of plant you are
watering. Soft-stemmed kinds, espe-
cially those with large leaves, will
require much more water than hard
wooded. slow-growing kinds. While
the former. easily recover from drouth
the hard-wooded suffer permanently
from extremes.
The seasons and time of day should
also be watched. Plants not In active
growth should be watered sparingly
until they have regained their foliage
Watering in the evening Just before
dark greatly aids fungous diseases,
as the foliage remains wet through
the night.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
BAD ROADS WASTEFUL
Antiquated Methods in Illinois
Cause Big Loss.
Conference Held at Peoria Approves
Program for "PullIng Illinois Out
Of Mud"--Recommend State
Prisoners to Be Used.

Bankers, farmers. automobilists
educators, labor and business men
from all over Illinois met at Peoria
the other day and approved unani.
mously a general program for pull
Ing Illinois out of the mud"
After three rousing meetings they
prepared resolution to the next state
legislature setting out the lines on
which they think state legislation
should be based.
The Illinois highway improvement
commission, which called the meeting,
declared $55,00O.00O will be wasted in
Illinois during the next twenty years
unless the present antiquated meth
DDS are changed.
To prevent this waste the confer.
ence urges the creation of a small
state railway commission to replace
the present army Of local commission
ers. more active assistance by the
state for the trunk lines, and more
active insistence by tho public on
good roads.
1t Is proposed that prisoners In the
state penitentiaries be used not only
for the preparation of road building
materials. as at present. but, IL possi-
Bile, for actual construction work
through the state.
1t is proposed to follow the Colora-
do method, using the honor system,
and sending the gangs out with
guards.
The legislation recommended by
the conference would provide:
Y State and county cooperation In
the construction and maintenance of
main highways and bridges.
A non-political state highway COM
mission Of at least three competent
members, who shall devote their en-.
tire time to their duties.
Improvement In such counties as
elect to come under the provisions of
the law, Of main, continuous inter-
county highways connecting county
seats and other important cities, prin-
cipally at the expense of the state and
county; such roads to be selected and
improved by county authorities, sub
tect to the approval OF the state high
way commission and after improve
ment to be turned over to the state
for perpetual maintenance.
Improvement, maintenance, and con-
troll OF remaining roads (about so per
cent. of the whole) under supervision
of county and township authorities.
Effective measures to guarantee
maintenance after roads are once con-
structed.
Use OF the state automobiles tax,
together with such other funds as the
legislature may appropriate In the i'm
provement of highways.
Use OF state prisoners-under state
an honor system, In ac-
tual road work when practicable.
Payment of all road taxes In cash.
Compulsory dragging of all earth
roads.
Proper construction and guarding
Of crossings at railroads and inter-
section of street and highways.
The platform" of the conference
Includes resolutions in favor of fed
eral aid for postroads and national
and calls attention OF ILL.,
nois congressman to this position.
Jesse Taylor Of jamestown, o., told
the convention the difference between
hauling cost in Belgium and America.
Is cents a mile, meant waste of
s127 800. 900 In this years farm crops
alone.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
Grlt.

Grit and shells are comparatively
cheap, but the cheapest of all ways Ia
to haul load OF sand and gravel and
dump It in the poultry yard. Sand
and gravel from some streams contain
large percentage of broken shells.
which tho hens win soon devour with
q relish. II viii be surprising to see
how soon an average'sixed flock win
make away with q box of grit
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
plaposltlon 81 crlnnIes.

The cripple and the malformed
chicken should be put to death Inn
mediately after Matching. Such little
unfortunates will bring nothing but
disappointment. They will give you
more care than ten well and whole
ones. They will make you sick OF the
chicken business and give your en-
tire flock black eye from the first
Kill 'em the instant they are born.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
Air FLIGHT for Consumption.

II you have incipient consumption
take Q fight In an airship.. Doctor
Fiemming. an eminent authority on
tuberculosis lecturing before the
Berlin Aeronauticai association, de-
scribed the benefits of high attitudes
upon those afflicted, and asserted that
fifteen minu%s' exposure to the suns
rays during an airship flight at high
altitude was certain death to the
hacilli Of tuberculosis.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
Tree lnsuIator.

says the Popular Electricity. It is q
rectangular piece of wood that may
be placed on wire by means Of two
crosswise grooves deep enough to
meet shallow groove on the face.
The wire passes from one crosswise
groove along the face groove and out
by way of the second groove. the mid
die OF the insulator thus held by the
wire bearing against the limb or tree
without the use of nails or other fas-
teners. The wood for the insulator is
thoroughly waterproofed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
Had Kept Her BaruaIn.

An ingenious trick was recently
played on some women OF Mauikjan1,
Madras, India. They handed sums OF
money to a woman who said that she
possessed the power of doubling the
contents. The victims had their
packets returned to them after seven
days, when the silver coins they had
contained were found to have been
changed into copper ones.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21

During an anti-fy campaign"
writes q. X. O. to the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, zone OF the teachers In our
public schools urged the children to
bring In all the flies they could cap
ture. The reward was to be ten
cents q pint. On the following day
the schoolmarm was astonished to get
this question from one OF her small
charges: Teacher, we amt got no
files at out house. VIII bedbugs do
lest as well?'n
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
We Are q Nation OF Froo-Eaters.

Frogs legs. at which people turned
up their noses In disgust only few
years ago. have now become so popu-
lar an article of diet that no fewer
than 100000 frogs year are killed
In Minnesota alone to supply the de-
mand. The northwestern frogs are
the most delicate. but the biggest are
the southern bullfrogs. The latter are
not SO sweet or tender as the former
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
Happlest Home.

But the happiest home is built
when the twain together meet the
trials and catastrophes that come
from the outside world with the good
health, the common sense, the humor,
the patience and courage that will
rout them. It should not be necessary
for these qualities to be used by the
one to combat the faults Of the other.
Barbara Boyd.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21

The "epoch,making advice" of a
bookmaker to colleague In distress
is related In Vanity Fair. The col.
league had been paid a25 on a bet
BY certain captain, who, In fit of
Observation-Disclosures, paid him the same
amount again next day. what shall
do about it?" asked the bookmaker
OF his friend; and prompt came the
answer: ASK him for 1t again"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
LearnIna BY Lovo letter.

Love letters between young men
and women are an excellent method
of teaching literature" says DR.. Ar.
thur Holmes, But 1t must be done
tactfully. We have known young
lady who broke off an engagement
because her ffance returned her love
letters with the spelling errors neatly
corrected in red ink.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
Many Deadly Weapons.

Some persons attribute all crime
to the pistol. forgetting that history
tells US that more crimes were COM
mitted In the world before there were
pistols. What Is to prevent q person
murderously inclined from obtaining
and using carving knife an ice pick.
an AK, or hatchet. razor or baseball
batf These all make deadly weap-
ong.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21
Steel stays stopnsd R,,,..

Steel stays have saved many a wom-
ans life Not long ago Mary Henessy
was taken to Bellevue hospital with
. flesh wound in the side, and DR..
Drury discovered that had it not been
Tor steel stay which detected the
bullet the wound would have been
fatal. for the slug had been travelling
toward a vital organ.