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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-22
MELBOURNE

A gripping American drama of
society life combined with a touch
OF the underworld, called THE
Turning Point" will be the fea-
ture at the Melbourne theater TO-
day for the mid-week program.
There are three other features.
including They Who Dig Pits
THE Peacock Feather Fam" and
The Battle of Chill and Beans
You don't have to pay $3.50 for
a novel. Get the Times and you
get A Novel Week for the rest
of the summer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-22

A.-Such letters come rs a
fresh breath Of air, and con-
vince us that life Is well worth
living, and love, and home, and
right living, our heaven here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-22

Miss Ruth Chidester and WILL
lam Harmon were quietly married
Monday evening by Rev. F. T.
Webb at the parsonage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-22

Dear Miss Grey: At IA
years of age, attended a
lecture on when Love
Comes to YOU" and | deter
mined then not to marry q
man who was not morally,
mentally and physically as
clean as I, myself, and my
husband always has and al
ways will, of his own free
will, live up to that stand
ard.
We have never regretted
marrying so young, and often
speak of the reason our home
runs SO smoothly, and think
1t is this perfect frankness
toward each other-before
marriage. We knew each
others weak points and
strong points, and We both
went to a physician to be
examined to be sure there
were no serious reasons why
We should not marry. My
husbands physician said,
We'll. / guess il everyone
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-22

original Kentucky Romeo. The
book represents the four SEASONS
In mans life and choice of loves,
and ii you wish to find a spirited
argument for repeating the mar
ried state as many times as cir
eumstances allow, here is the
first novel romance devoted &c
this subject.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-22

SC. Johns English Lutheran
league wiz meet Thursday even
ing in the church parlors, South
9Th and | streets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-22

The first dinner dance OF the
Commercial club since the open
ing of the merry Easter season
will be given this evening in the
spacious club rooms. Miss Lynch s
orchestra will play during the
evening.
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Society

Yeomen lodge, No. 223. will en-
terrain members and invited
friends at a card party Friday
evening at Eagles hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. n. Bibble, 4O05
South A street. are receiving con-
CALCULATIONS over the birth of n
daughter Tuesday afternoon. The
child will be named Georgia Lee.
The Knights and Ladies' of Sc
curity will give card party this
evening at Moose hall.
Miss Genevieye Looney of the
Ladies' Musical club announces
that she has resumed her piano
classes at her studio, 1903 North
Cakes street.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. stevens, ma.
tional president of the Women's
Christian Temperance union, will
make an address tomorrow after
noon at the meeting OF the Cen
trail W. c. T. T., to be held In
the hall, $40 South 9Th street.
Talks will be made during the
meeting on the subject of "Tith-
ing"
DIR. and Mrs. Edward n. Olfen-
buttel are rejoicing over the birth
of a daughter last Monday.
Members of the Woman's club
gave a brilliant farewell reception
yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. f. j. Schug honor
ing Mrs. George ID. Hanscom,
who leaves soon to make her
home I'm Seattle. Mrs. Leonard
Crassweller. the club president,
received with the hostess and
guest OF honor.
Tie Degree of POcahontas will
entertain with a card party at the
Odd Fellows hall this evening.
Mrs. Mary Johnson will be hos
tess, assisted by other members.
One of the notable musical
events of the season Ia the presen-
tation of the cantata, Queen
Esther" this evening by members
of st. Patrick's Musical club. The
cantata will be given In the audi
forum OF st. Patrick's church,
North 18th and J streets. Be-
sides the personnel of soloists,
there will be an unusually large
chorus, featuring many OF the
best vocalists in the city.
Although a quiet ceremony, the
wedding of Miss Bess Martin,
daughter of Mrs. Louise Martin.
aud Pliny Buel Holdridge OF
North Yakima, solemnized at
2:30 O'Clock this afternoon, was
one of the interesting events of
the week. The ceremony was
performed at the home of the
brides grandmother. Mrs. Phoebe
Howe. on North Yakima avenue,
by Rev. c. Y. Grimes, rector Of
Trinity church. The young cou-
pie will go on brief wedding trip
and will make their future home
in North Yakima.
81. Margaret's guild of Trinity
church entertained with a dinner
Monday evening In the parish
house. An election OF officers
was held, as follows: Miss Nan
Ballantyne. president; Miss Stella
Riehl, vice president; Miss Sara
Anderson, secretary, and Miss
Helen Taylor, treasurer.
The first dinner dance OF the
Commercial club since the open
ing of the merry Easter season
will be given this evening in the
spacious club rooms. Miss Lynch s
orchestra will play during the
evening.
st. Johns English Lutheran
league wiz meet Thursday even
ing in the church parlors. South
9Th and I streets.
Miss Ruth Chidester and WILL
lam Harmon were quietly married
Monday evening by Rev. F. T.
Webb at the parsonage.
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had as good Judgment about
such things there would be
SO per cent less divorces"
and l agree with him.
My mother and father
were opposites In their likes
and disllkes, and consequent
ly our home life was always
"A storm-tossed sea--mother
never caring to go where
father went and father never
wanted to do things mother
wanted to do, so | found out
IL my husband-to-be enjoyed
the things | did. or II It was
put on just for courtship
days. I assure you we cant
get away from home very
often, but when we do we
both enjoy IL SO much. We
love good music, good speak
ing and PLAYS, and also love
the best books and the out
door life, and last, but not
least, we wanted home and
children, and pray that our
strength and finances will
permit a larger family than
we have.
A HAPPY WIFE AND
MOTHER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-22

"The Gloved Hand" is one OF
the best detective stories ever
written. 1t isn't too late to start
it today. 1t runs a week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-22

A novel a week. Greatest Tea
ture ever put out by a newspaper
west of the Rockies. In the
Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-22

Margaret w. Vandercook, the
author of one of the most popular
of this springs novels, THE
Loves of Ambrose" published by
Doubleday, Page & Co., is a ma
tive of Louiville, KY, and she hao
returned to the home of her girl
hood for the scene of her anus
ing story. Ambrose is wholly an
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
FARM POSSIBILITIES
OF ALASKA PRAISED
Fruits, Grains and vege.
tables Do VOL There, Says
Federal Report.

fWAA LIZ AtfEr 4ENr Is,
Washington, Feb. 2.-Contrary to
che general impression. home grown
currants, Strawberries, raspberries
g~ooseberries and cranberries are plen-
dful In Alaska n as determined by
soil, climate n Typographical condi-
tons. farming is possible on approxi-
rnately 100000 a miles Of terri
tory. Stranger yet to those who pic
ture Alaska as an ice locked, frozen
country is the statement. made public
by the department of ~agrfculture to-
day that the mean annual temperature
of Sitka is about the same as that
of Washington, d. c."
Varieties of wheat, oats, rye, barley.
potatoes and many other vegetables
have matured every season since the
department started its work at its two
most northern experimental stations"
says the statement.
zone OF these stations lis within 75
miles OF the Arctic circle, the other ID
in the interior n there are two others
situated In the southeastern and south
western portions OF the territory.
Chicken raising is also proving
feasible n it has been positively
demonstrated that forage crops may
be grown in the southwestern and
central portions as well as vegetables
The department further asserts that
"a number of farm products are
shipped in that might easily be raised
on the ground"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
VOTE PLEA FILED
BY WAGE FARMERS

Washington. Feb. 3.-President Will
son gave no encouragement today to a
delegation of 300 working women who
marched on the White House with q
brass band n flying colors to ask his
support for a constitutional amendment
enfranchfstng women.
Twenty-Five of the women were re-
ceived by h president, and FIVE in
short speeches presented their
ment. The president reiterated that as
a leader Of the democratic party, he
was limited only to recommending
those things on which the party had
made up its mind.
w don't want you to break with
your party. but we would like you to
influence Them" said Mrs. Glendower
Evans, of Boston, after the president
had finished speaking.
Its not a question of breaking with
the party" returned the president, 'it
is q question Of speaking for it,
Well. why not speak to it, re-
Joined Mrs. Evans. as the women
laughed. That's what we want. You
work miracles with it."
The president did not continue the
discussion, but expressed q wish to
meet the women who were waiting out
side.
The pleas of the working women
were phrased eloquently and with a
touch of pathos and emotion as they
described the h%ardships of women
workers.
Shaking and trembling" said Miss
Margaret Hinchey, of the laundry
workers. Of New York, I'VE come to
plead with you. You are so square and
On the level, and so much a real dem
ocrat, that I appeal to you to wipe out
the injustice that exists. We could
help every democrat If we had the
vote"
Miss Mary schneiderman. of New
York, representing the cap makers,
spoke with emotion of the hardships of
women in mills and mines.
w suffer side by side with the
men," she said, and in constant fear
of losing our jobs AS she told Of
man cases Of suffering, the presi-
dents face showed his sympathetic in
t.erest.
TT Is not a democracy when only
half have something to say said Miss
senting the cap makers union. we
will be glad If you will mention our
cause in your next message.
The last speaker was Miss Winslow.
Of Pennsylvania, representing the tex-
tile workers Of America. You are en-
tirely too fair and intelligent" she said.
mot to know what is going on in the
world. In many cases with the work.
ing women it Is either the sanatorium
for tuberculosis or the streets. don't
have to make speeches to you as we
are too close"
The president smiled as Miss Wins
low, who stood close to him, dropped
her voice to a conversational tone and
continued her talk.
Mrs. Evans referred in closing to he
fact that she had visited Mr.. Wilson
at Sea Girt when he was a candidate
for president and claimed to nave got
ten some encouragement for the cause
Of suffrage.
why, we worried our finger nails
off to get o elec,1i," said Mrs. Evans.
IT thought from what you said that
you were in favor of our cause. You
were cunning for votes then"
II was much freer to express my
opinions than I am now" smiled the
president.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05

Element Of Mysticism Enters
Fight on win Of the Ikte
Frank r. Holyoke.

Los Angeles. Feb 2-A suggestion
of India's mysticism entered the half
million dollar viii contest OF Frank Y.
Holyoke. q wealthy lumber dealer "
Bangor. Me-, when q swarthy, $dia-
mond bedecked swami, wearinE
turban blazing with gems ana carry
ing a magic wand" was called q =
witness in the superior court In behal1
of Sydney A.. Hoiyoke, O son, who Ii
endeavoring to break the last tesla
ment of his father. The bulk OF the
Holyoke estate was bequeathed to HoI-
yoye's twin nieces. Marjorie and Maids
line Holyoke, while two sons were cut
Off with 500 each. The elder Holyokesu
u-nsoundness OF mind and alleged un-
due influence are the basis OF the con-
test.
The swami who said he was i.
Brahman, of the high priest caste 81
of Holyoke, in October. 1911. to admin
ister phychfc healing, he testified. He
brought into court much OF the para
phernalia OF his art-the wand, Rudd-
histic symbols and briliiants supposed
to exercise some talismanic powers
over humans Sparkling stones SHIN
mered on q gown he wore over a tar
frock suit. His name was recorded AZ
NATL Rail-.
The swami said his method os
treatment was to lay q towel on hia
patients body and then breathe
through 1t. He declared that he boz
Holyoke perfectly sane, az he
obeyed instructions to concentrate his
thoughts. Holyoke could not have done
this a he been OF unsound mind, Ne
said.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
DECLARES SEA MuSSEL
CAN CUT LIVING COST
Economic Crime Not to Eat
Them, Says Professor, Who
Studied Fish.

Worcester. Mass. Feb. 3.-A six-year
study Of the sea mussel has just been
completed by DR.. Irving A. Field. pro-
lessor of biology at Clark University.
acting for the United States bureau OF
fisheries. He finds that the mussel Is
a valuable article of diet, in he same
class with the clam and oyster, n
far more plentiful than either. He CUB
Dlitted the nlussel to numerous tests to
ascertain its food value and the out
come will be a government publicity
campaign In it's behalf as a factor In
reducing the high cost of living.
Musseis sufficient for a full meal for
10 persons cost about rs cents, and the
shell fish is abundant along the shore
of the Atlantic ocean from the Caro-
linas northward and along the shore OF
the Pacific from Alaska to San Fran
cisco. The yield averages nearly 5000
bushels to the acre.
1T is an economic crime" says DR..
Field. ito deny the mussel a place ON
our tables"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
DIGGS FACES CHARGE;
YOUNG GIRL !NVOLV WE'D

San Francisco. Feb. "A warrant
charging an offense against a young
girl was issued last night against
Maury /. Diggs. former state architect,
whose recent trial and conviction here
under the Man act caused nation wide
comment because of it's political coIn-
plications.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fearing, a Doctors
wife, swore to the complaint, alleging
an offense against her daughter, Ida
Fearing, IL years Did.
New Years V is the time named
and warrants also We're sworn to
against John Gilligan and Ohm Doe
Fisher in connection with the same af-
fair. Fisher is said to be an alias.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
OBJECTS TO WIFE
WHO PLAYS X
Starts Fight When She
Comes Home at a "A.
M. And Is Arrested.

Chicago. Feb. 3.-Charles Karl. Of
zoS7 North Kimball venue. who vas
arrested on complaint of his wife. Re-
becca. because he objected to her re-
turning home early In the morning
from card games, was taken before
Municipal Judge SABBATH yesterday.
Your honor. ] have sat many nights
until 4 o'clock in the morning waiting
for my wife. When she finally came
said she was playing cards at a
WoInan's club. / naturally scolded her
and she took exception to It"
I belong to a woman's club, your
honor.' said Mrs. Karl. Once or twice
q week we meet and have a few So
cable games Of cards. When / get
home my husband makes it miserable
for me and / had to have him arrested,
What kind OF games do you play?"
asked the judge.
Bridge whist and poker" replied
Mrs. Karl.
Il believe a woman should be entitled
to the same privileges as a man. said
the judge, but I don't think 1t proper
for a wife to remain ava from home,
unescorted, until early in the morning.
A wife should ask her husbands per-
mission to stay away late at night just
as a husband should ask his wife's per-
mission. Hereafter IL your wife in
tends to stay away from home until
late, l want you to escort her. Sign q
bond to keep the peace
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
OBJECTS TO FLAKE GIRL
BEING PLACED IN SCHOOL

Geneva. Ill, Feb. 2.-Fearing an out
break of the inmates of the state train
Ing school for girls here because Of the
arrival of Julia Flake, the girl Who 1t
Is alleged, plotted with her young step
father. to kin her mother. Supt. Carrie
8. OConnor today appealed to the
state of administration
Mrs. O'Connor asserted the purpose Of
the Geneva school is not to care for
girls accused of crime to which Julia
Flake is said to have confessed and
believes her presence here will have a
demoraltzing effect upon the others.
Julia Flake, arrived at Geneva to-
day. She is registered under an as
sumed name. is isolated in a hospital
and none of the other inmates know
of her identity.
we have many girls here who, I am
afraid would get up Julia Flake as a
heroine" Mrs. O'Connor said. .'They
would idolize her and I fear for the
This is a training school and
not q penal institution and 1 hope she
will De removed at once"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
WATCHES BY BODY OF
DEAD SISTER FOR DAYS

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. miss
Mary Warren. it was revealed today.
has been dead for days and her sister.
Mis- Nanette Warren, is believed to be
hopelessly insane here as a result. it
Is thought, of a determination to
starye rather than let it be known that
they were in want. Nanette a been
watching her sisters body and would
see no one. Mrs. l.. l.. Woods.
the woman at whose house the two
lived, broke into the room with the as
sistance of the police. Mary. it was
found, had been dead for some time
and Nanette's mind was in such a con-
dition that h could not tell the cir
cumstances. The women came here
from Toledo, Ohio, 81 months ago and
each was around SO years old.
A half empty chloroform bottle
found in the apartment suggested that
Miss Mary a not died naturally, and
there was evidence that her sister had
not eaten for more than a week, APP
parently In IN effort to starve herself
to death.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
LARGEST DRAMA EVER
STAGED NOW PLANNED
Totalo of 5000 Actors VIII Take
Part in Production at
st. Louis.

New York. Feb. Announcement is
made here today that Percy Mackaye.
Joseph Lind Smith, Frederick s.. Con-
verse and DR.. Thomas Wood Stevens.
head of thu dramatic school at tho
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh. are to
produce for the city Of St. Louis q
drama in which $500 actors will take
part, the largest yet staged in America.
The drama will be entitled the Pa
geant and Masque OF st. Louis" It
will be given the last week in May in
q natural amphitheater in Forest park
to celebrate the 15Oth anniversary of
the founding Of st. Louis.
The material to be used will include
the ceremonies of Mound builders, the
wanderings Of the Indian tribes, the
coming OF Spaniards and the French, to
pc followed by the early struggles OF
the British n Indians and the heroic
journeys OF Lewis and Clark and Danies
Boone, pioneers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
TRAIN IS DERAILED
and Is PERSONS HURT
Passengers Forced to Leave
Berths in Night Clothes
During Bitter Storm.

Joliet. H.. Feb. Fifteen persons
we're injured, some Of them so seriously
that they may die. when Chicago &
Alton passenger train No. z bound from
Chicago to st. Louis. was wrecked be-
tween here n Lockport, early today.
supposedly by a broken rail. Nine cars
left the track and three were over
turned, n car being badly shattered.
Relief trains We're sent to the scene of
the wreck from bloomington and Joliet
and the injured We're brought to this
the sleeping cars which thew were
forced to cave in their night clothes
and seek shelter in nearby farm houses.
Ten physicians We're rushe to tho
wreck from this city in automobiles
through a binding snow storm. There
about In scaEty clothing and wrapped
in blankets hastily snatched from
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
RAID ON PERSIA is
PLANNED BY EX-SHAH

Teheran, Persia, Jan. 3-Anotbar
plan for a raid on Persia is said To
nave been put in progress by the for
mer Shah Mohammed All Mira. who's,
movements are a ource of great anxi.
ely 70 the government. He is report
on the Caspian sea, q short distance
from the great port of Astrabad, about
800 miles northeast OF Teheran'
Application is to be made shortly for
another American army officer to as
gan, Me-, In the organization OF a
force OF military police for the govern
or general Of Ears.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
HEAVY SNOW FALL
TIES UP CHICAGO

Chicago. Feb. 2.-Chicago was buried
under u II inch mantle of snow when
business attempted to start UP this
morning and snow was still falling I'M
abated at noon. Although the official
figures give the fall for the night as
one foot, drifts were six feet deep and
all local transportation was crippled
as was telegraph and telephone ger
vice.
The United States weather bureau
predicted that the snow fall would con-
tinue throughout today and probably
tonight without extreme cold. The
temperature has remained above freez-
ing and there has been less suffering
man might nave been expected from
the first big snowfall Of the winter. Il
has furnished temporary work for an
army of unemployed men waiting for
the opening of the ice harvest. DELAYED
by the mild winter.
The body of a well dressed man. who
supposedly died from heart disease In
the storm, was found in a downtown
drift today.
Chicago, Jan. s1.-A snow storm over
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, TODAY caused
much delay to railroad traffic, and tele-
graph and telephone service was badly
hampered.
In this city all street railroads
brought out snow sweepers early but
much difficulty was experienced T.,
keeping lines open in the outlying dis
tricts. In the a k region of Indiana
and Ohio the snow turned to sleet and
many wires We're Frustrated by the
heavy weight.
By eight O'Clock more than eight
inches OF snow, the heaviest of the
winter had been recorded in this citv
and the storm continued nahatad
Hundreds Of the city,s unemploved
were given work clearing the tracks 81
railroads street car lines and streets
In the downtown section.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
ALIMONY CLUB IS
LOSING VENTURE
State Could Pay Wives and
Es- Wives Cheaper Than
Keep Promises.

New York, Feb. 3.-Sheriff Max C.
Grlfenhagen, in a report to the board
OF estimate on the cost of maintaining
the Ludloy street jail-the home of tho
"alimony club'-declares it would be
cheaper for New York county to pay
the alimony which the prisoners con-
fined in the Jail refuse to pay. allow
them their liberty and close the build
Ing. tina to continue the present rate
of expenditures, The sheriff's report
shows that it costs about $3.50 a day to
mouse and feed each prisoner.
Ludlow street Jail for the last few
years has been given over almost en-
tirely to the incarceration of men de-
llnquent in their payments of alimony
to wives and former wives.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
CITIZENS WILL LEAD
ANTI-WCE CRUSADE
Committee Of 100 vigilantes,
Men and Women, to Clean
Up Paterson, N. j.

Paterson. N. j.. Feb. AT two mas.
meetings. one for men and one for Wo-
men, held here yesterday, a COMMITTEES
OF LOO v%igilantes was appointed to
cleanse the city of vice. This action
soiioWed an Invitation of the minister
1ai alliance. the results of which after
being presented to Mayor Robert II
~F,ordyce, were made public last week
Ihe report dealt with alleged yiola-
ions Of the liquor laws. laxity in the
Gontroi OF dance halls and prevalence
OF white slavery.
Many prominent citizens have volun-
pesrsu TO act on the vigilante COM