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cover up his alleged dcfalcation1
before submitting 10 arrest.
Accused Ii Only "a.

cover up his alleged dcfalcstiona
before submitting To arrest.
Accused Ii Only "a.
Johnston is 81, and has n wifo
and two small children living at
4O46 Bell street. near South Ta-
ooma. lie was employed last
summer as accountant for the
packing company, and was sta
toned most of the time at tho
Metropolitan market. In check
ing up accounts. the packing COM
paDy officials are said to have
found false entries In Johnston's
books. but Just as they had OBJ
tnined proof. they say, that tho
accountant was short $3.50 In the
firms money, Johnston disappears
ed.
Johnston Ii the son OF Mrs.
Jane Johnston OF Terrace avenue.
Seattle, and brother of Lee John
ston. a prominent attorney In the
l.. G. Smith skyscraper. HiD
mother Is said by Johnston's
friends to be very wealthy.
Babies In Need.
That the accountant needed
money for medicine for his babies
and believed that he could replace
the sums that he extracted from
the packing company's funds II
tthe belief of officials. He Is said
to have made a partial confession.
T johnston had Just forced open
the. door of the Metropolitan mar
ket' this morning when Officer
Gardner captured him. The ac-
countant Is held today on one Of
number of charges against him,
alleging that he embexxled $35 40
OF the $3.50 that IL said to be
missing. >.
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TRADE
GAINS
jun p

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. o..
Seventy million dollars excess
of exports over imports for No
vember is the impressive figure
contained in the estimate just is
sued by the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce.
The estimate is based on tele-
graphic reports to the bureau for
the ten principal customs districts
of the United States which handle
So per cent of total imports and
sc per cent of total exports.
For the last week of November
two additional customs districts
are included.
The twelve districts handle 81
per cent of total imports and sc
per cent of total exports.
The total. Imports for these
rorts for the four weeks ending
November 28 including 22 work.
ing days amounted to $103,360,-
5j4 while the total exports were
$166,549,4S6, showing an actual
excess of exports of $50, 188,922.
This indicates for the entire coun-
Try for the full month of Novem-
Der an export of approximately
$70,000,000.
Good News Increases.
The four November weeks show
a steady growth in export figures
Indicating that the movement of
American business is steadily con-
tiauing. For the first week in
November the export figure was
approximately $36,5O0,000. The
next week it jumped to SAT ,500,-
600.
For the third week 1t went back
to $39,200,000, but for the fourth
week jumped again to $43,09S,-
900.
The figures for November show
an increase in the trade balance
in favor of the United States of
approximately ten millions over
the October figures.
For October the excess of ex-
ports was approximately $780,
geo 900 while for November, as
stated, it will approximate $780,
600, 900. Showing that the ira-
provement i'm business conditions
is steady and sure.
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Pretty Girl Clipped Off Her Hair
and Sold It To Pay Room Rent

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-A young
woman. who cut off her hair and
sold II in order to pay her room
rent told the most pitiful of many
disheartening stories related to.
day at the emergency employment
bIreau4conducted by the Chicago
NVomen's club. She gave her name
as Mary Simpson, her age as 22,
and was the picture of despond-
ency as she sat in the waiting
room with a boys knitted cap
pulled down to her ears to cover
the short hair.
Two weeks ago she was dis
missed from her place as an office
clerk, which paid $3.50 per week.
Her small savings went to buy
coat when the cold weather came.
II had my hair cut off to pay
tho rent on my room, which was
81 back she said. 81 asked n
woman on the street whose hair
was the same color as mine IL she
didnJ want some more. She said
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HINTS
~ II *
GRAFT

Making the charge that City
Controller John f. Meads was ia.
voring certain Tacoma firms. !. In
the disposal of large quantities. OF
city Junk, and that other COM
panies were prohibited from OBJ
tanning contracts. N. Bardee, rep
resentative of the Alaska Junk
company, Seattle, drew the ire
of the city council today.
Bardee declared that he under
stood that the Tacoma Junk
company has its finger in the
pie.'
do you mean to charge me
with grafting?" demanded Con-
troller Meads.
81 am making no charges, re-
piled Bardee. 81 am repeating
what / have heard and what |
understand. l know that ] am Of
fering more money for the copper
wire and brass junk of the city
of Tacoma than other companies
are, yet / am not allowed to re-
ceive the contract"
Members of the council inter-
rupted the argument and told
Bardee to either prove his asser-
lions or be still.
I'VE don't want any accusations
by inuendo against our officials"
declared Atkins.
Controller Meads was ordered
by the council to re-advertise a
lot of copper wire that he re-
fused bids on yesterday, and give
Bardee a chance.
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SHOULD THE GIRL WHO WORKS
ACCEPT THE ATTENTIONS OF
THE MAN WHO EMPLOYS HER?
BY CYNTHIA GREY.


Hardly a day passes that | do
not receive a letter asking me IL
1t is considered proper for a girl
to accept attentions from her
boss.
II is almost impossible to an
swer this general question. as
generalities, in the language of
the street, never gets you any
where"
Broadly speaking. a girl should
accept no attentions from her
employer. This is a good bust
ness as well as q strong moral
principle.
have written this advice be-
cause today received the fol-
lowing pathetic letter: My dear
Mrs. Grey: ] wish you would tell
me what to do. Six months ago
| applied for the position of
stenographer in the office of the
handsomest and most fascinating
man | have ever known.
Fortunately he chose me for
the place. From inviting me out
to luncheon occasionally he fin
ally fell into the habit of taking
all his lunches and most of his
dinners in my company, | accom-
panied him to the theater very
often. He was perfectly respect
flu! to me, and | have grown to
love him with all my heart.
Lately, however, he has
skipped days together when he
has not invited me to either dine
or lunch with him. Yesterday l
saw in the paper that his en-
gagement was announced to a
society girl. feel that | can
not go on working for him and
yet 1t is absolutely necessary for
me to earn my living. What
shall / do?"
"BROKENHEARTED."
cannot answer this girl better
than by giving another letter
which came to my desk the other
day:
my dear Miss Grey: Some
day will you please write an ar
ticle on the attentions without in
tention that so many business
men feel they can pay to the
women they employ? | do not
believe that many men want to
marry their stenographers or any
other woman who knows their
business.
"A girl, If she has lots of COM
mon sense can go out to luncheon
with her single employer provid-
ed they have something of bust
ness importance to talk about.
But beware of 'platonic affec-
tion," because that usually be-
gins with good intentions and
ends in the place that is popular
ly supposed to be paved with
them.
"If girls will only realize as
men have for centuries that love
is of life thing apart and not
their whole existence, they will
go into business for something
more than meeting a man who
will take them out of it.
EXPERIENCED"
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v. JOHNSTON
ACCUSED AS
EMbEzzLER

After remaining In hiding for
n month, w. Il. Johnston, n young
accountant for the Carstens Pack
ing plant, wanted since November
o on n charge OF having embezzIesl
$3.50 from his employers, was cap.
tnred at 2 O'Clock this morning.
Patr0lman Gardner Of the South
Tacoma police caught Johnston
attempting to burglarizc the Met
ropolitan Meat Market, 54O8
Union avenue, the South Tacoma
branch OF the Carstens plant.
The accountant was armed with
n skeleton key and Ratchet. Of
ficiaIs believe that he was endeav-
oring TO get inside the market aud
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GIRL REVEALS
WHITE SLAVE
GANG CRIMES.

The girl whispered her story as
though fearing that the very
stones of the gloomy Tombs cell
in which she sat might open and
blaze forth death--the red and
wanton pistol-death with which
the "gangsters" of New York's
East Side lay low their victims.
For six months Maria Macaluso
has lain In cell, charged with
the murder of Giuseppe Marine.
who was found shot to death in a
flat In East 18th st.
ut was the gang who kill
ed Giuseppe-it was the
gang who killed Luigi" she
declared. Luigi was my
cousin. Ever since was
arrested, after the murder of
Giuseppe, he has been trying
TO get me to tell the police
about the gang. He sent me
a note, when was In the
hospital, begging me to tell
all | know about the white
slaves and about how the
gang killed Giuseppe.
1T was for robbery they killed
Giuseppe. They stole 500 from
his body. They were going to cut
Off his arms and legs, and put
him In bag, and throw him In
the river. But they thought the
police were coming, and they ran
away. Then they said to me,
You must say that you killed
Giuseppe, because he made you
white slave! II you don't we
VIII Kill you as We killed hint"
Il was afraid. | knew they
would Kill me, so | told the police
| killed Giuseppe. But l did not!
only said SO because | was not
so afraid of the electric chair as
was of the gang. But now they
have killed Luigi. | will tell. l
do not care what happens.
After Giuseppe was killed they
put pistols to my head to make
me promise to confess | had MUIR
dered him. / stamped my foot
and said / would not, and one of
them drove a knife into my leg!
III ! had not promised / would be
dead and my body would have
been found in a barrel or in the
river.
Luigi wanted to be good.
He wanted TO go straight. He
tried to keep away from the
gunner. But they kept
watch OH him. One night
they say to him, Luigi, will
yOu give us your sisters?'
He has two sisters, and they
are both pretty-very pretty.
Luiggi, he tell them no, they
cannot have his sisters-he
will sooner die than give
them his sisters!
so he does die. The police find
him in the barrel"
Maria relapsed into silence.
Only 10 years old, she is look
ing straight at death. She has
told the police things she knows
that may lead to the finding of
the gangsters who killed her cou-
sin. She has "squealed," and the
pistols have been loaded that
will make known the gangs swift
punishment for "squealing," once
Maria has left the shelter of
prison.
Only there is she safe.
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she would pay me $3.50 for It,.
Now that is all gone but Z cents.
My landlady said she wouldn't
trust me any more and I had to
give up my room. All this week
| have lived on half a pint Of
cream day, which costs 10 cents
day.
Last night | met girl who
earns Sc week and she took me
to her room and told me to come
back II ] couldn't find work.
This morning I walked from
Fifty-fifth street (seven miles, to
save car fare"
A position paling so a week
was found for the girl.
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ny NORMAN ROSE.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-"Thcy
wanted Luigi's sisters! His sis
tiers are pretty girls. They want
ed them for white slaves! That
was why they killed Luigi!"
Maria Macaluso thus gave the
police their first real clew to .he
murderers of Luigi Macaluso,
whose body, rammed into barrel.
was found in a lonely section of
Long Island City.
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WINTER NOW GRIPS TROOPS

PARIS the a howling gale binding
between the allies and Germans
Belgium hourly intensity The frcex
weather sides the battle assumed
suffering from the bit
soldiers of sickness
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Welsh AS Speaker

CENTRALIA, Dec. John =.
Welsh of South Bend will be the
chief speaker at the Elks' me-
n orial exercises tomorrow.
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9 8 o @ @ o q @ @ O @ @ o O q
9 THE FABLE OF THE 4
@ BAZOO WITH BRAINS'

q q q % g % y " :" " " " " "
Virgil Vichywater had Brains!
He was the most original, clever,
aggressive, thoughtful and all.
round Nifty character In the
Village. Besides Brains, he had
Initiative. Imagination and fine
Gift of Genius. He always got
leo per cent on everything in
school and when he Grew Up, lie
Thought of Many Bright Things
every day. He knew Epictetus,
Confucius, the Koran, Ingersoll,
Ibsen and the cerebelum-ooze of
other Brainy Boys. None of Vir-
gil's chums, however, were gifted
as was Virgil, and their chief
IDEAS of Litterachoor emanated
from the Police Gazette and Dia-
mond Dick, Jr. They wore red
neckties, too. and frequently said
""Dose Guys" for Those Gentle
mem" Many long years elapsed.
Virgil Vichywater plugged on in
his own little way and once-only
once-held job that paid as
much as $50 a week. His old col
Iege chums, however, became gas
filters, automobile statesmen, gro-
Gerry store magnates, cattle ranch
ers and pursued such Other low
Callings, and waxed rich and pros
porous.
THE MORAL:
The only spots where
Brains count are I'm medical
rolIege laboratories, and
there they keep 'em picked
I'm alcohol!
AN APOLOGY
We have got to apologize for
che lack or spontaniety in the
above fable. 1t hasn't the tang
nor the pep that usually marks
our W. k. efforts after Aesop and
G.. AIDE. The trouble is this, dear
reader; 1t is intended as a slam.
We have an associate, low per-
son with whom we must asso-
ciate every day. This person has
no brains. He hasn't discovered
this deformity as yet, and proba-
bly, never will. He makes a great
deal of money and he frequently
twits us upon the sad and shabby
appearance of our garb; upon the
crunching curse of poverty under
which we are daily crushed.
So, we print the fable
timed at him.
But what good will 1t do? He'll
only reply that II he was cursed
with brains he couldn't afford a
motor-car. a town-house, coun
try villa and Sc shoes as he does
at this writing.
FOR SALE
One perfectly good set OF
brains. Will trade for any
thing useful or ornamental.
Apply Mt once to
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AVIATORs DROP
BOMBS ON CITY

BERLIN, Dec. 5.-Hostile avia-
tors, their nationality not discov-
cred, are reported to have flown
over the city of Frieburg yester-
day, dropping four high-explosiye
bombs. The message reached
here from Karlsruhe today. The
extent of the damage was not
stated. The aviators were probo~
bly, French.
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ADJUST
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9 DON'T FORGET 1T! 8
q Mondays colyum will be .
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L
Rich dad;
Wild lad.
III
Dad dies;
Son signs.
Ill
With cash,
Sen rash.
w
Poor blOke;
Soon broke.
".
No jobs;
Son sObs.
vi
End glum;
Son bum!
IL we received our pay Mt
SO much-per-wOrd, like Irv
Cobb of the Statevepost we
wouldn't be SO stingy with
our photography!
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CHEHALIS, Dec. Quilted
States mail was received here yes
terday from eastern states which
lad come by express via the Pa
mama canal.
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I would like to hear from
any girl who works on this I
subject. What you may I
, say may help some other
girl to decide what is best
for her to do under circum- :
stances similar to yours. !
Address, Cynthia Grey, Ia
coma Times.
) o o o 8 o o o 9 = 9 o o o 4
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BARS GAMBLING

CHEHALIS, Dec. ALL games
of chance are barred from local
pool rooms by an order issued by
Sheriff T. c. Foster.
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NSETTLED weather tonight
and tomorrow, although it may
rain tonight. This is the Of
fetal forecast shot across By
Mister Cover today.
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E sure to vote today in the
school election. The polls
open at / o'clock this AFTER
noon and close at s this even-
ing. Vote early. "a
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One perfectly good set OF
brains. Will trade for any
thing useful or ornamental.
Apply at once to
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THE MORAL:
The only spots where
Brains count are I'm medical
college laboratories, and
there they keep 'em picked
I'm alcohol!
Evening journal., 1914-11-14

that. They are eaten in every Chinese
home on the thanks TO the moon
day" Frequent visits are paid and
presents of moon cakes are made by
the callers. During the feast the
diners pour out libauons to the
Moon and thank her for her light
This Chinese custom seems TO eN-
plain the verse written by one or the
old Jewish prophets:
"The children gather wood. and the
fathers kindle the FIRE, and the women
knead their dough to make cakes Tor
the Queen Of Heavenl"
France, Switzerland and Germany.
France, Germany and Switzerland
have their wine growers feast--a day
set apart TO give thanks for the bounu-
full harvest of grapes.
AT Vevay the winegrowers OF the
Swiss fraternity hold a festival includ-
ing prayers in the churches and a
grand parade Several thousand peo-
pie frequently take part and three days
are spent in rest from labor by the
employees Of the winegrowers. This
Thanksgiving in a way is a survival
from the Cerealia OF pagan times
Usually a pretty blonde girl is selected
TO represent Ceres, the goddess OF
corn, and drives through the street,
in a chariot drawn by oxen. Her at
tendants are reapers, binders. snresh
Evening journal., 1914-11-14

pie with the family.
mot only the one day, but a whole
week Is given over 20 the sleigh rides,
visiting and "reminiscences. Naturally,
fashion has somewhat moulded the en-
tertainments Of the day, and whore
the noble bird formerly came In whole
1t is now brought in by the slice; but
the spirit remains unchanged and,
after all, that Is what really makes or
mars the great family day"
And then, on the heels of his CHEEKY
speech, came the pathetic utterance OF
Senator Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois,
that the experiences OF my most re-
markable Thanksgiving so emblttered
me that / always shun the festivities
OF such a day and merely wish others
the Joy It should bring TO me.
"Yes," dramatically, II well recall
that occasion, when 1, just boy from
the SUNNY South. where 7 had never
seen any great amount Of snow. land
ed IN Seattle. II ls always a hilly
city" continued the Senator, who Is
one Of the English purlsts of the Senate
and to use a popular expression. talks
/ Just like a book "and was then covered
with a deep snow and bleak with q bit
] lHIs MlnAiN WAlNs ANANlNA AlAN AnNNNH
pltable streets without dollar In my
pocket or q friend 20 speak with
who came from the South, where
! Thanksgiving IS always a fete day, and
who had only known snow as a happy
student boy In Europe.
Never Heard OF The Day.
"All that long. dreary, melancholy
day / wandered about and at last. al
night, found a little obscure restaurant
where, for the one dime / possessed
/ could get a bite TO eat. And vividl,
remember that the Scandinavian wait
er who served me replied 20 my re-
mark over having such dismal feas
on Thanksgiving, that he not only dis
not know the meaning Of Il, but ha'
never even heard Of the day.
81 lived many years in that cit
, and" he concluded with a proud vim
E dictiveness, "lived TO represent tina
e State I'm Congress but" pausing in
e. ipressively, Il have never been able
o. enjoy a subsequent Thanksgiving thei
n or anywhere else beneath the sum-"
e Senator william Alden Smith,
IS Michigan, considers Thanksgiving u
81 most appealing OF all the festive day
p 1T makes people reflect on their bles
n ings" he insisted. "and is spent at hon
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ers and cleaners, and bringing up the
rear the millers with a miniature mill.
Bacchus and his followers occupy a
prominent place surrounded by the
grape gathorers, tun makers and wine
makers. The whole affair is delight
ful, especially as rowdyism is entirely
absent.
France celebrates her harvest
thanksgiving in somewhat the same
style only on a much smaller scale.
Germany. with its thousands Of
workers in the grape districts. holds
a regular praise service In the churches
in the grape districts after which the
laborers are served with a dinner and
the afternoons are spent In merry
making. This year the affair will have
to be conducted by old men, women
and children owing to the fact that
all the available men in that section
have gone to war. But the grape har-
vest Is going on, for the German wom-
en- are too energetic and too thrifty
to allow anything 70 go 70 waste while
they are able to work. "Our husbands
and brothers are fighting for the Faith
erland. We will attend 10 the har-
vest" is the answer Of these plucks
women when told that the harves
will rot in the field for lack OF meT
to bring 1t in.
Bavaria has a day Of thanks for I
hop crop which Is especially interest
Evening journal., 1914-11-14

Russia rejoiced and gave thanks to
God for the birth of the delicate little
boy who may some day rule over Rus
sia's millions.
In Japan there is a Thanksgiving
Day set apart when all Japan joins in
praise to their god for having allowed
them a successful harvest"
Chinese Queer Celebration.
Yue-Ping, or "Alooncake Day." is the
Thanksgiving Of the Chinese. and oc-
ours each year at the time of the full
moon In the eighth month Of their
calendar. It is a festival which dates
back for centuries, and Is a day set
apart for praise to the gods for all the
good things the Chinese nation has at
its command for feeding man. The
Chinese believe that "the proof OF the
pudding is in the eating" so they load
their table on this day with every
variety of food and hold a genuine
feast. Roast pig Is the principal dish.
with this the famous moon cakes are
served. In point Of completely and
number Of ingredients they rival our
Thanksgiving mince pies. They are
made of dough cut circular and stuffed
with q hash OF minced pork, water
melon seeds. nuts. ginger and spices
They are supposed to represent the full
moon, but the resemblance Is merely
conventional Chinese convention al
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we knew our provisions had run low
and that. on getting back TO the ranch
house at night after a day OF fasting.
we would have only regulation, every
day stun with which to celebrate
and not any great amount of that.
1T was evening when we reached
camp, on the old Ashurst rancn--a
gray. snowy evening with the wind
howlng more miles an hour than you
Fasteners ever experience; everybody
was dispirited and stiff and half
starved and grouchy. But suddenly
such a shout went up that / can al
most imagine 1 hear its echoes today
"a provision wagon had come out
from Flagstaff WEAKNESS, cold,
everything but the prospective feed
was forgotten, for, while We did not
know what the wagon had brought we
were too familiar with the accomplish
rnents of our cook not TO feel positive
he would make ms a feast"
"And did he?" the interviewer asked
namely.
"He did, Perhaps I may give some
idea Of how / ate when / tell you that
IL / should duplicate that meal today
the senate would have to adjourn out
of respect. one dish which L particu.
larly recall was Usage bread; and oui
cook was one Of the few in the COW
country who could make it properly
/ OF Indian origin, it consisted of brea'
baked IN a Dutch oven with the fat o
a newly killed COW spread over II. AM
we had. besides. the regulation roas