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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-28
|CYNTHIA|
| OR EY'S
|LETTE S.

Dear Miss Grey; think
Husband and Father" and
Wife Who Has Been
Through the Mili's both
gave splendid advice TO Bro
ken-Hearted. But II she Is
q woman whose soul has
never been awakened by
some kindness shown her, or
by the beautiful things of
nature. that God has given
as. such as trees, plants.
flowers birds. then she will
not realize it.
| would like TO say TO
those who dislike 20 split
wood. that IL is as good ex-
ereise as playing golf, and
II the husband is the right
kind OF a man he will APP
preciate a few minutes rest
as much as the wife does
her Easter bonnet. l think
Just as much of giving my
husband a chance to doll
mp" before supper as | do of
being clean and nice for
him. and II more married
people followed these rules
the same as before marriage
there would be fewer di-
vorces.
Here are some verses by
Edgar A. Guest that have
helped me very much, and
think they will help others.
LYDIA.
1T CAN BE DONE
Somebody said that IL couldn'
be done,
But he. with a ehuckle. replied
That maybe IL couldn't, but b
would be one
Who wouldn't say so till h
tried.
So he buckled right in, with
trace OF a grin
On his face. IL he worried h
hid IL.
He started to sing as hs tackle
the thing
That couldn't be done-and b
did IL.
Somebody seoffed, oh, you
never do that;
At least, no one ever has don
it,
But he took off his coat, and h
took off his hat,
And the first thing We kne
he'd begun IL;
With the lift of his chin, and
bit of a grin,
Without any doubling or quiz
dit,
He started to sing as he tackle
the thing
That couldn't be done-and h
did il.
There are thousands to tell 20
IL cannot be done;
There are thousands to pre-
phesy failure;
There are thousands 20 point on
to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to ASA
you,
But just buckle in with q bit {
grin,
Then take off your coat and g
to it,
Just start In to sing as you tackl
the thing
That cannot be done"-an
you'll" do IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-28

LOEW'S E.NPREss
The Celebrated Irish Character
Actor
Thomas J. Ryan Richfiefd Co.. in
Mag ffaggeFty.s Father.
The Cycling NcNutfs
Grace DeWintres Harry Thomson
Leighton and Robinson
Other Attractions
A comedy Movie Delightful Music
Matineess SOC good seats. Toe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-28

Q.-Please tell me how to
remove sticky fly paper
stains from a dark blue serge
skirt. TACOMA GIRL.
A.-Sponge thoroughly with
Denzine or gasoline.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-28
CONFESSIONS OF A Wife
"TroubIe In the Air"

Copyright, 1914, by the News
paper Enterprise Assoeiation.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-28

Dear Miss Grey: wish to
help some who are suffering
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-28

Q.-Am II years old aud
am very much in love with a
girl of Is. know she is
in love with me as she meets
me whenever she can. She
is living at her unele's home
and he will not allow her to
go with me. But / think II
I insisted that she would go
with me anyhow as she
seems to be SO much In love
with me. Please tell me
what 1 ought to do. @. w.
fA.-When a man or boy loves
a woman or girl very much. rs you
say you love this girl. he protects
her. He does not take advantage
OF her feeling for him to insist on
any conduct which would make
trouble for her. He sees 60 IL that
she obeys all of the conventions.
which are designed for her pro-
feetion, and one of these eOnven-
fions requires that she respect
the wishes OF her parents or
guardians. When "A man coaxes n
0isI into dfsobedienee he really
cares nothing whatever for her.
a nd this Is a pretty good thing
for ali girls 20 keep IN mind.
iH
Q.-Have a sealskin coat
of old style which would
make a fine hat and muff.
II is soiled. Can ] wash il
with soap and water. or
RasOlfne7 E. G.
A.-Never wet furs. Water
causes the hide 20 shrink UNI
evenly. Dry clean with hot bran,
or n the fur has much value let
= professional cleaner do the
work
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-28

Decorations. Has Florist. $. a sx.
advertisements"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-28
WITH THE THEATERS
ANDREW MACK an
PLAY At COLONIAL.

ftaAt Al a0tAf&tA&<
The Ragged Earl." = steFlfa<
comedy drama produced BY the
Alec Feature Film company. with
Andrew Mack in the leading role.
opened today at the Colonial fha-
alter. Mack is Noted a. one of
the best Legitimate" actors whe
has Recently gone ON the movie
stage. and The Ragged Earl u
said to be his biggest and best
play.
The Three EIliots continue to
please the large Colonial aHa~
fences with their sweet Music on
the harps and their trio singing
selections.
1.-THE JUNGLE" IN ptCTCHE
Upton Sinclair's famous story.
The Jungle" a sensational ex-
pose of the beef trust. which has
been one of the most widely read
OF recent writings. has been visn-
allied through motion pictures
under the direction of Augustus
Thomas. the renowned American
playwright. will be the attraction
at the Tacoma theater for fiss
DAYS starting Sunday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-28

Own you kindly tell
me IL there is any liquid or
anything else that will make
a child's rain cape water
proof, again? Cape is in
good condition otherwise.
l thank you.
MRS. TIGHTWAD.
A.-Go over the cape with the
following: Isinglass, alum, soap
equal parts; water. sufficient
Dissolve each separately, and mis-
the solutions, with which Undue
the cloth on the wrong side. Dry
and brush the cloth well, firs'
with a dry brush, and afterward
Qightly) with a brush dipped in
water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-28

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20
A DAMAGING ADMISSION.
ny Liquor Dealers.

when the prohibition amendment to
the national constitution. proposed by
Congressman r. p. Hobson, was under
consideration by the house and senate
committees In Washington few days
ago. William II, Anderson. State su-
perin.endent of the Anti Saloon league.
of New York produced copy of let
ter alleged to have been sent out by
the Distiller's Distributing company. Of
Kansas City. Missouri. recently, which
contained one OF the most damaging
admissions ever made by liquor deal
ers.
THIS letter was written by COM
pany that describes Itself by the AL
lucrative designation Distributors III
rect From Dlstillery''---in other words.
mall order whislsey house II was ad-
dressed to a Kelley institute, whose
business II is to cure drunkards Of the
liquor habit The letter opens with
this statement: Our customers ara
your prospective patients. We can put
on your desk a mailing list OF over
$4,000 individual consumers OF Nauor.
This list is the result of thousands Of
dollars of advertising Each individual
on the list is regular user of liquor.
The list of names is now live and ac-
tive. We know because We have cir
cuisrized it regularly" Then follows
statement OF the price ~ which the
list Of names could be purchased, as
the conn any was going out Of business
The same letter was sent to another
institute for the cure o. the liquor habit
In Chicago In reply to an inquiry AZ
10 whether the institute buying the
list would have the exclusive use OF the
list, a letter was received stating that
q charge of ten cents per name would
be made for the exclusive u-N ~ the
list. Extracts from both letters were
published In the Chicago Tribune" or
Aprff ~ Hut I T, respectively,
And now comes the most dam aging
admission of all Not only did this
company declare that its customers are
the prospective patients OF institutes for
the cure OF the liquor habit, but It de-
clared with startling frankness the aw-
full slavery of the habit In the follow
ing words we know that you can
make our list exceptionally productive
to you. Each man on Il has been a
regular buyer OF liquor by mail and a
constant user OF 1t. and there Is not
a single one who would not like to
qufr the habit. Each man is keenlv
alive to the injury Of his practice and
he Is only awaiting some way of stop
ping, II YOU can convince him of the
permanent efficacy Of your treatment
he Is your patient, and you know how
TO convince him. Christian Observer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20

ALCOHOL. CAUSES INSANITY.

The national convention OF alien.sts
In session at Chicago this week de-
nonnced alcohol as responsible for a
large proportion OF the epilepsy. fee
e-mndedness. insanity and other
forms of degeneracy affecting mankind.
The convention, Tn the same connee-
ton. adopted resolutions favoring ma.
tionwide prohibition
The resolutions say fatty that ~ has
been established that alcohol Is a
poison directly affecting the. brain ana
other tissues and that its effects are
responsible for large part OF the va
rious forms of insanity and degenery
acy''
This was not the action OF a con-
ventfon OF prohibitionists, il was the
cold. matter -of-fact expression of ex-
pert opinion on the part OF a group OF
men who have studied the things they
profess TO know about and whose CON
clusions are the last word SO far as
the rest OF the people are concerned
Neither was 1t A case Of divided
court. The resolutions on alcoholism
as factor of insanity were adopted
unanimously. Whether the portion of
the resolutions that bore on nation .
wide prohibition was adopted unani
mously does not appear from the dis.
patch, but 1t might well have been and
that II was, we think. a perfectly safe
inference.
The action OF the national associa :
ton OF alienists and neurologists ts
one of the hardest blows yet dealt m
the liquor Raleigh News and
Observer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20
pungent and Singing.

It is hardly possible that any circuiar~letter
writer In am kind Of campaign in Virginia
has received more pungent and singing re
r>lies to his search for information than are
pouring in on Benjamin 2 Owen, Jr. former
private secretary TO Governor William Hodges
Mann. and the present secretary of the Fir-
rinia Local Self-C1overnment league. Mr..
Owen is mailing letters to the voters of the
State. asking their opinion local self-gov-
eminent vs. Statewide prohibition, and Judging
from some samples have the voters
are only too glad to give Mr.. owen the in
formation he wants. although they are not grv-
ing il to him exactly he had hoped and ex-
pected get il. The Richmond Nirginian is
doing the people of Virginia a real service In
publishing these letters to Mr. Owen, and this
week we reproducing written to Mr..
Owen by Mr. p. y, Camp of Franklin. Mr..
Camp has been for many years a most sim
cere and loyal friend of prohibition and the
temperance cause and what he says Is the OBJ
servaton OF every who has watched the
Improvement in community after liquor has
been voted out, and the experience OF every
employer who has the degrading effects
of intoxicants upon men.-Tidewater News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20
Hardly a Delatable Question

The esteemed Suffolk Herald cour-
teously takes US mp in cur recent STRIFE
lures upon Governor Stuart for not
naming "A Tidewater man as one Of the
Code revisers. on this wise.
Now, We have always Thought and
believed II to be TO the best interest
OF the whole State for the very ahiest
talent that could possibly be secured
to revise the code. Governor Stuart
no doubt-~~after looking the entire
field over---was moved by this one
motive In order to have the work done
thorough and save all future cost and
trouble
While the Herald lays down a policy
OF universal approval we must insist
that the governor did not follow out
what was TO the best interest Of the
whole State" In this caseif he has
done 1t in others. which admits OF
question Had the Supreme court fail
ed TO certify the name of Tidewater
man in the list for the governor to
select from we should have Jumped"
the Supreme court instead OF he gov
ernor. AS IL is, Tidewater has been
denied representation on the two most
prominent boards commissioned by
the General Assembly, namely the
Tax Revision committee and the Code
Revision committee. Will any say that
Tidewater il not one of the grand
that we are not vitality interested and
should have a part IN the work en-
trusted to both these important
bodies? WIN any have the .efrrontery
to declare, In docking the entire fieid
over. that we have not men of equal
calihre who could have been efficient
and proficient, on either board? III so,
there Is no further argument.
ITO have the work done thorough
(iyA ap6 save al sff1trA rasf and
trouble" and ito the best interest OF
Will maintain, that one of the code
resisers should have been from Tide
water-~-or, rather. should have been 4
lawyer having intimate acquaintance
with the fish and oyster subjects
and the vouminous laws on those sub
leeis which take up so much of our
statute room, A governor of the
whole State should have known, 1t
strikes Ms, thai there are but few law
yers in the Tidewater even, and none
in the up-country that are conversant
with our peculiar industries fthe third
largest in the State) and their statutes
Pollard's code have never been en-
tirely accurate when compiling stat
utes on fish and oysters.
Feeling the Importance Of proper
fish and oyster statute compilation,
and the assurance that the above
structures and statements are entirely
accurate, the Virginia Citizen does not
hesitate to thus mildly criticize chief
executive, especially when 1t believes
our people and section unfairly slight
ed; for even governor is not too high
to make mistakes, or a subject to he
immune from criticism Virginia Citl-
zen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20
Irvine's Strong Analysis.

AS the campaign in the Ninth Vir-
GINA congress district takes shane il
becomes more strongly eyiden, that
the Democrats there have named the
right man. Today We publish an
analysis by r. Tate Irvine, the demo-
cratic nominee. OF the platform adopt
ed by the republicans. of that district.
rms analysis Is convincing proof that
Mr.. Irvine is an able, clear headed
man OF broad vision and incisive
thought 1t goes straight to the mar
row 1t shows wildly the weakness.
the contradictions and the absurdities
OF the republican position. 1t dem
ohstrates that the republicans are
suffering from one of two fatal mis-
fortunes Either they have no cause
the public plausible case, or the
assembled wisdom and leadership Of
their party was incapable of construct
ing an argument. Mr. Irvine literally
tears the platform to pieces.
Assuming that the majority of the
voters of the Ninth of all parties arc
intelligent men who understand plain
English words, Mr.. Irvine's victory
may be REGARDED as assumed. Every
body who reads his comment on the
work Of the republican convention
must be convinced that the attempted
attack of that body on the work of
the democratic administrations is con-
tradicted in every detail by the plain,
known facts and by common sense.
The record of Mr.. Slemp, the, re-
publican nominee. is that OF constant
devotion to political methods and pol
icies which have been outlawed. re-
pudiated and abandoned. He liz ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20
Pennsylvania Lining Up,

Prohibition sometimes moves in mysterious
Way-a fact to which the decision OF the
Superior court Of Pennsylvania, UNFOLDING the
refusal OF the Nenango county Judge to gran
any liquor licenses, bears witness. "Pennsyl-
wanna becomes, the Philadelphia Record
remarks, q local option State by judicial de-
cree not by statute" This is not wholly &C
euratet as the decree. like others before it by
minor courts, is founded on the Brooks law
giving the local Judge absolute discretion In the
licensing Of saloons.
Hereafter any county, n majority of whose
people are opposed TO licenses may carry out
IA prohibition policy simply by eiecting a Judge
IN sympathy with their Jews Several other
counties are already thus no-license territory,
ana IT ls predicted more will follow.
'Fhe decision, according to the Public
Ledger, is far more likely to result In an ex-
tension of the conditions now prevailing in
Fenango and other counties where licenses have
been refused 10 all applicants, than In dis
regard by the courts of popular preud ice
against the liquor traffic. The Judiciary ex-
Gept where It has been buttressed by the nro-
lection OF a powerful political machine IN Il
present very sensitive to public opinion on such
subjects"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20
far and as hopelessly behind tn. time,

far and as hopelessly behind the times
and the thought OF the day as would
be an advocate OF "a monarchy as tho
best form of government for this coun-
try. What he represents has been
condemned by democrats and progress
sives alike and cast aside as hopeless
by the republicans. He has been left
stranded and helpless by the tide OF
progress, Apparently tho conditions
and purposes Of today are beyond his
comprehension. He things and moves
in the bygone times before the politi-
cal flood The platform on which he
stands liz like the dismal attempt OF
a belle Of twenty seasons ago to make
her old and torn and worn out old
gown presentable by httchsng on to IL
a few scraps OF modern finery and
trimming. The result Is "A combination
lacking both the responsibility of age
and the attractiveness of novelty. II
is sour. fiat old wine In leaky and
dila piaated bottles
If Mr. Irvine will talk as well ana
clearly as he writes he Will carry the
people with him wherever he goes
on the stump. II Mr. Slemp under
takes TO defend hts party platform and
his own record he will answer and
confound himself wherever ne seaks
and his campaign Will fall TO pieces
before election day The democrats
of the Ninth may feel now not only
that they will carry the district. but
that the great white section of Viz
ginia Will be represented by strong
man who will make hts mark in the
congress and strengthen the Virginia
delegation, already the strongest ana
most influential in the house of repre-
sentatives Roanoke Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20
MONDAY

ballots reading For Statewide Prohibition"
There can be bat one answer the eight hundred
saloons BOW legally doing business in Virginia
must shut up shot And when this is done it
neaus that the State. as such. is no longer a
partner in The liquor business
II What vii be the result If a majority Of
voting Vireinians cast ballots reading Against
Statewide Prohibition ?" The answer is that
these same eight hundred will continue to do
business at the same old stand to debaueh and
ruin men and this means that the State is In
partnership with the liquor traffic still
These two question are before the State those
who answer them must also answer the third
The State in this case means you. Mr. Voter;
you are responsible for what the State does on
: ptenber e. and you are responsible for what
The saloon does after that date. Are YOU willing
10 take that responsibility After that time
10 bou drunkard staggers by. when wife is
murdered, man killed. child crippled a-home
burned. trust betrayed you can no longer say
Liquor did H. the saloon is responsible" You
cannot say that. for the saloon is your work its
products your products, its sins your sins For
every crime OF the saloon you are responsible
when it murders you are a murderer; when IT
curses. You curse when ii steals lies, destroys
you are "parueeps criminis"
The issue is before the voters Of Virginia. IT Is
youT responsibility, by and for your vote on
September 20 YOU must answer or the saloon
Itself will answer for you
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20
CropP essimismM itigated

The Richmond yirglnan in its issue of June
prints editorial headed The Drought
Broken in which it is stated that the greatest
blessing that has to Virginia in a long
day, June IS. breaking one of the IN
precedented droughts Virginia has known
While all duly thankful for such rains
as have come from time to time.
temporary was sadly mistaken in assuming
that the Heaven sent downpour" 1t refers TO
extended all over Virginia and was adequate
to breaking the long drought Unfortunately
the rain in question was merely local, and
Richmond and vicinity but small portion
Of Virginia.
SINCE then this section has had good
rains. and various localities have had refresh
ing showers in the intervals between June %
and today. but while they have done good and
been worth incalculable money, these have
come too late to save the tobacco crop fully
We glad TO be able to add, however that the
extreme pessmism of fortnight ago is dis
appearing and that now most of the calculators
and prophets predicting that the sales of
conditions and that much Of the planted %
tobacco In Danvile during the i9l4-f5 year
will aggregate over 20 per cent of last years
crop Many guessing and some are willing
to wager that the sales this market will
exceed thirty million pounds and some predict
as much as thirty five million pounds, or
course. IL this much tobacco is sold In Danviile.
4 goes without saying that such a quantity
will be produced in the territory contiguous
and usually tributary to this market. It Is
admitted by all who have travelled through
the old bright tobacco belt that conditions are
much improved compared with mid-Junc
bacco which then seemed to he languishing
is now growing. Besides this. the local showers
and rains have enabled many % NOR
plants recently. Some reports that the
crop planted IS looking we'll and apparently Is
Furnishing
One gentleman write 70 this paper from a
neighborfng North Carolina county follows:
II have more living tobacco plants than I had
last year. l have many more tenants, We
planted a great deal more, but have at least
a quarter Of a million hills worked ou and
heathy9" The proha bility is that not a few
large tobacco growers sought to plant more
than last year and that while some OF this
failed to take root and grow, owing TO the
drought In many cases acreage equal +"
last years Is probably living and Furnishing.
Undoubtedly. too, there are localities and in
dividual cases wherein little tobacco is
being grown where only from 80 TO 50 Per
cent OF the number ct plants set and grown
last year are living on the whole however
the consensus of intelligent Judgment seems TO
he that we will that DanyilIe Will sell
from thirty to thrty-fve millions rounds during
the coming sales -years--Seu.herE Tobacco
journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20
Heartily Commends Mrs. Ropp.

tdltot NIfgfnian:
SF,-lhose who have at heart the success OF
the prohfbition cause and. indeed, all people
VINO hke to hear eloquent addresses. should not
taii to attend some of the meetings at which
Mrs. Ropp, the silver tongued orator fton,
shenandoah" Is speaking. under the auspices of
thew -t--ifhts cunsecrated cha7nI,on
presents her cause in a remar kabiy lucid In
'eresnhg ana convincing manner. and is truly
eloquent.
one rarely hears such winsorne pleading for
men not TO take the awful risk of acoujr-nr
the drink habit, and for the Christian and
patlotc voters to remove the temptation from
the pathway Of their feliowmen
Ni"haay night Mrs Hopp will speak at the
Irst or series OF park meetings the w G RI II
mas arranged~-this first meeting being in Mon
roe fark Wednesday night she viii speak at
Jefferson Park
w, VI. BTCKERs
Richmond. Va, July 10. 1914