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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-18

Myrtle Gonzales, recent Vita
graph star, has Joined the Univer-
sal forces at the big California
studios.
The Oliver Morosco company
continue to deny that Myrtle
Stedman, the golden-haired star,
has signed with another company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-18

shown each week for three days.
This means that Theda Bara will
appear exclusively at the Mel
bourne.
Theda's first film, coming to
the Melbourne tomorrow, will be
THE DEVILS Daughter" said to
be one Of the most powerful YAM
pire dramas in which she has ever
appeared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
As TRUE TODAY AS EvER

With half the world at war, and self
ish interests striving TO embroil the
other half that they may profit from
the blood Of their fellow men, it is we'll
to read and think over this passage,
written long ago, by Thomas Carlyle.
Thirty stands fronting thirty, each
with a gun in his hand Straightway
the word Fire is given and they
blow the souls out of one another; and
in place Of so brisk useful craftsmen,
the world has so dead carcasses, which
it must bury and anew shed tears for.
Had these men any quarrel? Busy as
the devil Is, not the smallest They
lived far enough apart; were the en-
tirest strangers; nay, IN so wide uni
verse there were even uuconsciously
by commerce, some mutual heIpfulness
between them. How then? Their gov
ernors had fallen out; and instead Of
shoating one another, had the cunning
10 make these poor soldiers shoot"
That is literally as true today as
when Carlyle penned II. And It should
give pause 10 every honest man who,
actively or passively, promotes any
propaganda to plunge this country into
war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

ating at an expense ratio Of = per
cent and expects 30 make even fur
ther reduction in the uezt year. The
insurance department allows casualty
corn auIes To devote 1873 per cent Of
premiums 70 expenses, although the
experience Of the state fund has shown
that "A per cent would De a pretty
accurate allowance. with all this,
the state fund has set Up q loss re-
serve Of 1926, 900, q catastrophe sur
plus of sos. 900. and established q sur
plus Of $4,000
The chief objections 70 state activity
in this field have been the comperi-
sion Of the state with private enter
prises and the tendency to honeycomo
such ventures with politics. AS TO
the FIRST objection, # may be- replied
that the general welfare is always
paramount 10 the profits Of a particu-
lar set Of individuals As 70 the sec
ond. It would seem that if New York
can manage q state insurance project
without the faint Of too much politics.
other states should find the task com
parstveIy easy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

Armsby was to be his sunt's heir.
The day ne came of age the old lady
sent for him and thus addressed him;
Bert. 7 wish you to marry. I take
/ it for granted that you are fancy free.
I would not for the world force you to
wed any one you don't love. There Is
a girl who I am sure you would love
if YOU only knew her as I do | wish
you TO become acquainted with her.
and If, after a certain time, you don't
fancy her I shall not insist on your
yielding to my wishes
7 don't wish to marry and I won't ="
But you are not so unreasonable as
TO avoid the girl have mentioned"
Yes. I am"
Perhaps it was the fact of her neph-
ew's Indifference to her fortune, per-
+ haps her great affection for him, per-
haps a desire to have her own way
At any rate. the old lady resolved to
conquer She talked Of other matters
for awhile. then said carelessIy:
How would you like trip abroad ?"
"I should be delighted, but it would
I cost several thousand dollars"
Z viii furnish the amount necessary
T on one condition-that on your return
you spend q week with me"
The conditions we're accepted. Arms
by went abroad and on his return
went directly to his aunt's country
house, where she was at the time. At
dinner he was presented TO Miss Lucy
Ellison He saw at once that he had
+ been drawn into a trap. He had
agreed to spend a week in the house
and was to be besleged by this young
woman
This was true, and there was more
that he was not aware Of Miss Eli
son had a way with her that was very
taking with men. No one could find
out exactly why, but they tumbled
over. one another in endeavoring to
win smile from her Sometimes she
was COY, sometimes aggressive. She
knew when to be the one and when TO
be the other.
Armsby was indignant at the trick
his aunt had played him. After din
ner. finding her alone. he said to her;
Aunt, you have brought me here in
order that this girl may get me for
husband. 7 viii keep my contract
viii remain with you a week, but you
may teu your friend that I viii have
nothing to do with her. I shall expect
you to order my meals served in my
room
Certainly, Bert; anything You
wish"
The next morning Armsby sent
downstairs for The morning paper and
sat himself down by his window 70
read the news Glancing up from It,
there IN a hammock swung between
two trees was Miss Ellison in a pure
white summer costume, a dream of
.Ioveliness. There were no windows in
Armsby's room that did not face in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
The Daily Story
Armsby's Capture-By Donald Chamberln.

that direction, and the only wav M
could shut out the view was 10 drsg.
the shade. This ne did, but the /,
terror Of his room soon grew tiresoms
and he raised it again.
He stood looking down on tina
charmer, trying TO conjure I'D Soma
plan for freeing himself from ~
siege to which he must be subjeotss
for a week. He was free To spen5 a
portion Of each day elsewhere, but be
had no friends in the neighborbo,4
and how can a man amuse hinsa,e
alone? He began TO realize. to speaE
in commonplace language, that he was
in a hole.
He went down to the library. select.
ed book. returned and sat himsalf
down 70 read. But somehow in snira
/ Of all he could do his eyes would wan.
der from the book and out to the girl
in the hammock. Surely II was
pleasing picture, so relaxed. The folds
Of the skirt hung gracefully over
the side OF the hammock the point NJ
dainty white slipper peeped beyond
a fringe of lace,
Armsby sent down word 70 his aupl
that he wished his room changed "a
the other side of the house. After
luncheon he went for a walk. but NJ
did not go far-the day was too warm
Returning. he took a siesta and. whsn
he awoke. went TO the window There
sat or, rather, reclined Miss Ellison on
a rustic bench, propped by half a doz-
en- pillows. She saw him, waved her
hand TO him and smiled.
The smile was a telling shot Arms
by couldn't forget it. He rubbed hts
eyes to get rid Of it, but it would Lot
be downed. There was something SO
unusual in this barefaced attempt to
capture him that it began to interest
him. Barefaced or not. Its very az-
gresstveness captivated BIN He had
a mind to let the girl have her way
Just to see what she would do VITA
him. Besides. how was he to live for
a week by himself? The drst day
seemed intermiuable What would be
the last? An eternity Anyway. he
would rather stand siege. with the
freedom of the house, than smut mp iH
his room.
So he lowered his flag so far as this
was concerned, went downstairs and
Hereafter took his meals with the o-f-
ers. Miss Ellison for five DAVIS con-
tinued her aggressive tactics. then
changed like a south wind hauling to
the north and froze him The remain
ing two DAYS Of the time SET for his
visit she kept him In fortunes relent
ed on the sixth, and on the seventh he
declared that il she didn't love him
he would blow ont his brains.
What Armsbv's aunt wanted was
that the girl. Of whom she was very
fond, should enjov her property as the
wife of her nephew. What Miss E.H-
son wanted was rich husband
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

A lady consulted a physician or two
about her i'll health. The first ply
stefan, for some reason or other. meas
ured her blood pressure, examined her
heart, and tested the urine. He then
informed her that she had low-grade
nephrltjs. He suggested certain pre-
cautions of diet, and prescribed some
simple medication
However, the lady soon tired of the
treatment She visited another ply
stefan. He examined her and inform
ed there was nothing wrong with her
kidneys or heart; that she was just full
Of toxins Whereat she waxed wroth
ar physician No. /, lost faith in the
whole system Of modern healing. and
wrote Us her troubles.
or course we know as much about
the lady's health or III health as We
know about the fora and fauna Of
. the Nfecene age. But We can never
theiess point a little sermon in her
experience
The first physician, al any rate, en-
daavored to substantiate his opinion by
cold scientific confederation. Evident
Iy he didn't divine what allied her: he
just surmtsed, and then carried out
+ the tests necessary to confirm his ten
tative idea But physician No. was
/ apparently more confident Of his own
. secondsight, for he pronounced" his
. near diagnosis without bothering his
head about the scientific tests He
could tell by deviation Just what
didn't all the patient
That the second physician happen
ed to be an osteopathic physician
. doesn't matter fin the least; q doctors
. patbv IS or small moment IN the ques-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
SOME OF THE BENEFITS

A long time ago a sage remarked
that it IS an ill-wind that does not
blow good TO somebody. or words 10
that effect Take this awful war for
example A number Of factories in
the east equipped to turn out NUM-
tons Of war have received. enormous
contracts and have been making con-
siderable extra money. and the fac
tory hands have decided to have a
slice The result has been higher
wages and better hours. These
changes are always contagious. and
factories in the same towns having
no connection with war contracts
have been obliged 10 give higher pay
and more comfortable hours to avoid
strikes,
In Bridgeport. Connecticut. where
they make mostly arms for war and
eorsets for the ladies the arms fac
tories promptly granted increases to
save interference with contracts and
now the corset makers are insisting
upon the same treatment. Il IS not
infimated that the Russians attribute
recent reverses 10 want of corsets or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
THE CANCER PROBLEM.

Hope of a means TO conquer cancer
is again held out this time through
experiments conducted By the Rookie
Teller institute.
The investigation was conducted by
Drs. James B. Murphy and John J.
Morton over a period of two years
They discovered that IN the white
lymph cells Of the blood there are the
necessary factors In making animals
immune from cancer. A decided in
crease Of the white lymph cells gives
absolute immunity, the physicians de-
clare they ascertained.
The investigators treated several
mice with a serum Of lymphoid tissue
and say the number OF white lymph
cells in the animals almost doubled
within few days. The increase Of
the cells can either be natural or
through the injection Of lymph tissue.
It was found also that two kinds Of
animals and humans were immune
from cancer-thosa naturally immune
and those 10 whom immunity was in
duced through the previous injection
Of the lymph tissue
II BOOKSELLERS millions uncover
the way 20 free the world from can
Ger they viii not have been accuma-
lated in vain,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
DANGER IN SUN BATHS

The Journal Of the american Med
ical Association, which is regarded by
many people as 4 final authority on
all matters pertaining to medicine,
declares that the prolonged exposure
OF the human body to the bright sun
light by those who have not been ac-
customed to its rays, constitutes a
source Of danger The Journal goes
on to say:
"Grawitz called attention to this
danger some years ago. Romer says
that lying on the sand for hours in
the sun has become such a popular
pastimc that at a single one OF the
Hamburg resorts there were $4,000
taking the sun bath one Sunday. The
damage is more than the sunburn re
sulting, as he shows by two cases
reported in detail, in which headache
and symptoms Of meningitis develop
ed after the youths had been living
several hours in the sunlight with
unprotected head and no clothing but
bathing trunks, Spinal puncture con
drmed the assumption Of meningitis
and relieved the headache. The sun s
rays had evidently penetrated the
skull, he says, thus demonstrating that
sunstroke is the consequence Of direct
exposure to the sun Grawitz warned
that those inclined to be nervous were
particularly predisposed to injury Of
the nervous system from this cause,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

and Romer adds that 1t is the anemic
and nervously predtsposed city indoor
workers with whom these sun baths
are most popular. A tanned and vas
cular skin IS said TO protect better
against injury from the suns rays,
but the city dweller's skin is neither
pigmented nor vascular. Instead Of
being benefited, the nervous are rem
dered more nervous, and when the
summer is over they are tanned, but
otherwise in poorer condition than in
the spring. No one welcomes more
than the physician the back TO ma
ture' tendency Of recent years. but it
is his task 10 warn against excuses
and abuses in the enjoyment Of ma
ture, Even Roller, the most expert
and most successful adherent of hell
otherapy, manages the exposures to
suit the sunlight with extreme care,
exposing only slowly and gradually
larger and larger areas Of the body to
the sunshine Dorno relates that at
Davos the direct sunlight is avoided
almost as something inimicaI Ro-
mer remarks that the physician will
only in rare instances be able to in
fuence this popular 'sunbaths sport,
but he can at least raise a voice of
warning of the dangers Of sunbaths
and urge the necessity for proper
dosage, some persons being more sen
sittTe to the suns rays than others"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
Obsolete Trade Names.

Some obsolete names Of trades sur
vive as suruames-e. g Webster.
Lyster, Walker. In the I4th century
the weaver was known as the web
ster" the dyer was the iyster' and
the workman who trod the cloth in
the dye vat was the walker The
arkwright made the arks or chests in
which clothes or meal were stored.
and the smith was frequently dubbed
the faber," this later being one Of
the rare cases in which the Latfl
translation OF craft has become a
common surname When the cotteler
had forged an edged tool the bIomer
finished it of or put the bloom on: the
chapman Travelled with goods from
door to door and the coke baked cakes
and sold them.-London Taller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
Quincy HERALD .


A community always feels better,
after it has condemned a man. 10
have the man confess his crime. The
circumstances Of sureness and justi-
fcatjon for its act is most comfort
ing
The same sort Of a feeling comes
over this country every day iu jus
Hdcation of its turning down Of
Theodore Roosevelt for president IN
1912 At the time some may have
felt a Bit doubtful about the wisdom
Of the beating given the colonel
Just now. however. all that doubt is
djspelled No one today feels that
Roosevelt himself has not given the
proof which justi6es the verdict Of
the people at the polls three years
ago.
In his speech at PIattsburg. N. Y.
Roosevelt RoosevelJed himself
He made the air blue with his critt-
cism of the administration and let it
be known what he would have done had
he been president He Wants every one
to know that the United States has
played an ignoble part among the ma
rious" He wanted the United States
to plunge into the war with Europe
send its soldiers to Flanders. its sail
ors to the DardanelIes When Bel
GUM was invaded, he insists, the cue
was given to the United States to enter
the war. His whole outburst is caused
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
FRANKNESS ON IMMIGRA
TON.

s. Thurston Ballard supplements
the report Of the industrial relations
commission with this frank state
ment;
zone Of the chief factors in wage
depression IS undoubtedly the encour-
aged, stimulated and probably assist
ed immigration, which has brought to
our shores millions Of unsldlled work
ers I'm the last few years. These i'm
migrants coming from those c0un-
tries where vastly lower wage rates
prevail. develop in America a wage
competition Of which the employer
naturally takes advantage.
1.-THE European war will probably
relieve this immigration situation for
the next few years, but It is q question
10 which our government must give
serious consideration in the near fu-
ture"
There can be no question Of the
serious nature of this immigration
problem with 12,00O0o0 aliens in
the United States who have declared
no intention of assuming the duties
and obligations Of citizenship. it is OBJ
vious that the American worker must
ind the labor market crowded,
All talk Of tariff law which IN
wolves the American worker in com
petition with the "pauper labor Of
Europe" Is absurd IN the face of the
fact that the very beraficiaries of
tariff principles who advance this ar
ument are constantly importing this
cry "pauper labor" themselves at
the expense OF the American worker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
OUT-RO0sEVELTINC ROOSEVELT

By the fact thta the United States has
not yet entered the war thousands Of
miles away.
At the very time when the people
are praying that some way may be
found for this country to keep Qua
OF a conflict whose human toll is the
most hideous and appalling any war
ever eXacted. an ex-president Of the
United States is criticizing an ad-
ministration which Is trying to steer
this nation in the ways of peace.
When wars dreadful cost is most
evident, he is attempting 10 fomeut
the trouble that viii lead this nation
into the very midst Of the fight.
When every public man should do mis-
utmost 10 uphold the man in the
White house. Theodore Roosevelt is
shouting his rampant miIitarism.
Roosevelt is proving TO the people
that he is wholly untitled for the
presidency in these troubled times
and he is giving them the satisfac-
ton of knowing that they wisely re-
jected him in 1912 Had he been
elected. he admits it himself, the
United States long ago would have
been in the midst of the war in
Europe.
And for this reason The people Of
this country are thanking God for. their
wisdom in choosing Woodrow Wilson
in place Of the militarist and rough
rider
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
STATE INSURANCE IN NEW
YORK

II must come as a surprise 10 many
Iliinoisans, who find it difficult to
think Of New York In connection with
any advanced industrial legislation. TO
read that the Empire state has just
finished its first successful year as a
purvesor Of industrial insurance The
New York Tribune states that the
state insurance fund report shows
that employers who took out their in
suranee through this agency obtained
ii 20 per cent cheaper than those who
bought it from private casualty com
panies, Its expense was onIy II per
cent Of the earned premiums The
report declares that It is now oper-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

There VIII Be a Wedding Also.
The approaching marriage of Miss
Chaunce Depew Haslett, the second
daughter of C. ". Haslett. democratic
nominee for mayor and Mrs. Haslett.
and John Earl Chrisman Of Coalt0n
was made known Monday Mr.. Has
let's invitation reads as follows
You are cordially invited to be
present on the evening of Sept 1.
1918, at the celebration Of the culmin-
alton Of my dreams to grow two
blades Of grass where one formerly
grew, and the completion of my ideas
of d sanitary dairy barn. After a long
siege of three years in construction. it
is now ready for your inspection. I'm
mediately thereafter. the marriage of
my daughter, Chaunces. to Earl Christ
man Of Coalton viii take place on the
front steps"
-WeIston (Ohio) Telegram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

Former President William Howard
Taft. in an address recently before
the National Unitarian conference,
condemned the antics Of an unnamed
evangelist. crtucisinE his methods as
an ephemeraI manifestation Of re
ligfous excitement" There is a sus-
picion that he may have been refer
ring to B. Sunday. who will no doubt
reply on general principles with ap-
propriate scoring Of the high brow
staff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

'cates Of woman suffrage in Sweden. is
dead at her home here, aged &c.
Mrs. Osterberg came TO England
from Sweden and was chosen supera-
.tendent Of the physical training depart
ment Of the London schools ir 1850
She left this post i've years later So
become head Of physical training
college for women school teachers Al
few days before her death she present
ed this college to the board of eduea-
ton, and il will be continued SIS q part
of the governments educational work
Mrs. Osterberg also maintained p
residence in Sweden, where she found
ed a college similar 10 tba English Jn-
stitution, but adding agriculture and
horticulture to the curriculum. EE-
pecting that women would shortly aH
eHfranchised in Sweden, she devised an
elaborate scheme designed to prepare
her sex for their new privileges tbs
main feature of tine scheme vaa SER
les Of lectures on government hrEHae
and the place of women iu fhe profess
sions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
Auo. % In History.

1645-Hueo Grotius DE Gr0oo, emf
nent Dutch scholar, diplomat and
law giver, died IN Rostockf born
1883.
1794--Robespierre was executed, ana
the reign Of terror ended.
1s5S-Rev. EIeazer Williams. long sup
posed to be the lost daurhiu'' Ion
IS XVIII Of France. died; born
about 1TST.
19I4-Part Of L0uvain, Belgium burn
ed by Germans. second ZeDrctir
raid on Antwerp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

The number OF birds imported into
the United States annually amounts TO
about 100000. and as many as 1000
have become dwellers IN America
within one day The half million feath-
cred strangers represent 1,500 different
species. but the greater number ef the
importatious are Of canaries. parrots
and game birds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

that they have been placing any rush
orders for boat load shipments to
NIadiyostok, nevertheless. the corset
manufacturers are obliged to fatten
the pay envelopes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
The Snap Diagnosis

ton of diagnosis. Had he been a
homeopath or an eleetic or q regular
so-caIled alIopath a term which no
licensing board recognizes the fault
would have been equally bad.
There are still some people, good
souls enough, but net very circuna-
spect. who imagine a physician can
divine a diagnosis without ezertng
himself to any extent and SO he can
perchance But as a general rule dew
nation is a very disappointing meth
Cd Of determining what is the matter.
It is no longer taught in any Of the
schools The snap diagnosis, so term
ed. because it is a snap to make one
if the patient is one Of the good souls
above mentioned-Is nowadays mainly
employed by the London or Paris crook
who reads your fortune from a lock
of your hair and 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

Il is intjmated that Congressman
Mann is not going TO be a candidate
for president. having decided to be-
come speaker Of the house instead
Congressman Mann. Senator Sherman
and several otba$ gentlemen are hay
ing lots of fun chicken-couutng these
days 1t is an innocent and harmless
amusement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28
AND
DLSCORDS

TEUT, Teut, and the Russians lose
another fortress.
RICH youth and bride are back
after visiting battlefield" Let US hope
they'll have uninterrupted peace at
home.
TIE nation IS safe Thomas =.
Edison is again at his work bench,
SANGAAfON county has a TaIkingtoa
township Must be where most Of the
Springfield orators hail from.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-28

The United States has Declared Its
neutrality in the WAT between Turkey
and Italy The authorities will re
serve the right. however. = wage war
on the Black Hand society.