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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08

to bottle of this wonderful liver medicine in every
home in the South
Calomel is poison-it's mercury-it attacks the
bones often causing rheumatism Calome1 Is dangerous.
1t sckens-while my Dodson's Liver Tone is safe.
pleasant and harmless Eat anything afterwards be-
it not savae. Give it to the children be-
it doesn't upset the stomach shock the liver
Take spoonful tonight and wake up feeling fine and
ready for full days work.
bottle! Try it! If it doesn't do exactly what
| say, tell your dealer to hand your money back
Every druggist and keeper in the South knows
and knows of my wonderful discovery OF medicine
that takes the place of dangerous calome.
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Room for Medals.

Bacon-A teacher of singing de-
clares that a twomonths' course Of
proper breathing exercise should in
crease the circumference of the chest
two or three inches.
Egbert-Some of those foreign army
officers ought to take that treatment
so they'll have room to hang some
more medals.
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No Change There.

Bacon-I see nearly one thousand
varieties of rice have been identified
In the Philippines by government sci
entists.
Egbert-And. yet If woman is mar
ried four Or five times she always
gets the same variety Of rice.
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Kill the Flies Now and Prevent
disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do it.
Kills thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers
or six sent express paid for 81. Fl. SOMERS,
$50 De Kalb Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. Adv.
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A man earns his right to heaven by
leading q righteous life. A woman
earns hers by living with her hus-
band.
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RAISING the Limit.

Somebody is leaving the govern
ment $500 for the conscience fund.
This is raising the limit. Hereto
fore a dollar is about the hardest
blow anybody's conscience has re-
ceived.
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How She Sent Him.

"A man dropped in here today to
sell you an acceptance" said the blonde
typewriter.
What did you tell him." inquired
the employer.
Il sent him flying"
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Par value In 1913 Of capitalization Of
railroads in United States was $751;
796.125.712.
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Hicks CAPUDlNE

CURES HEADACHES AND COLDS
Easy To Take-Quick Relief-Adv.
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For inflamed sore eyes apply Han.
ford's Balsam lightly to the closed
lids. It should relieve in five minutes.
Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08

For weak Joints apply Hanford's
Balsam thoroughly and we'll rubbed in.
Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08

The Limit Of Hatred.
Hewitt-You don't like him?
Jewett-No-I hate him as II I
owed him q bill.
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The Son of a Gun.

The Son of a Gun.
Its an i'll wind that blows"
shut up"
ITS long lane that has no"
"Cut it OUT"
"You can lead a horse to water
but
Cheese it,"
What are you, for goodness sake?'
I'm a Maxim silencer. Judge.
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Photograph records imported into
Russia are subjected to government
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08

Compliments are the red IRE tina,
lights up LIES dingy scenery.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08

Made since 1846-Hanfords Balsam
Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for BED, Weak, Watery
Just Eye comfort Write for Book of the Eve
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
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The unsuccessful issue of mans
wooing often can be traced to the fact
that the girls parents approved OF
him.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-05-08
As Usual.

She-I'm sorry l ever consented to
marry you.
He-You didn't. l consented.
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important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28

HIT BY
MOTOR

Mrs. Mollie C. Dillingham;, As,
lies in serious condition today at
st. Joseph's hospital, ar the re-
suit of being struck this forenoon.
when at + st. and Jefferson ave.,
by the skidding auto of Ernest
&. Perkins, general foreman for
the Sunset Telephone & Telegraph
company.
1t is feared she has a fractur-
ed skull, in addition to other in
juries.
COMMISSIONS Atkins, vino saw
the accident, says Perkins was
speeding 35 or 40 miles an hour
when his machine skidded away
across the street and struck Mrs.
Dillingham;.
Shs lives at 1907 East Morton
street.
Mrs. Dillingham; was crossing e
street when Perkins approached
from the north. According to
Perkins, the woman stood rigid in
the center of the street for a
moment, apparently undecided
which way to turn, ard then
lodged back and forth In front of
the machine.
Perkins told the police that he
was driving at 15-mile speed.
Commissioner Atkins was highly
wrought up as a result of the ac-
cident, and notified the council
today that he believed more strict
regulations should be enforced to
prevent speeding.
1t was reported late today that
Mrs. Dillingham; had regain ed
consciousness, and that, unless
she was injured internally, she
had good chances of recovery.
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we paid her. says Mrs. Shed wick.
She at first planned to leave
during the coming holidays, when
We intended to go east on a six
months visit. On Sept. l / was
forced to reprimand her for some
trivial thing. She decided to
leave at once.
The following day she packed
up her belongings. Most all of
the clothing that she wore had
been given by me. She had new
err been able to hold back enough
from her mother to buy herself
clothing.
Promised to Write.
IL asked her where she was
going, and she replied that she
was going somewhere to hide.
Someplace where no one, espe-
cially her mother, could find her.
She wanted to start all over
again, she said. She had ambi-
ton to make something Of her
self.
II demonstrated slightly, but
gave up when | came to the con-
clusion that her personal affairs
we're none of my business. She
promised to write me some day.
l have never heard from her.
what makes me angry, Is the
fact that Mrs. Oliver intimates
that we have done away with her
daughter. Why should we take
enough interest In q maid--a
hired girl--to want to put her
out of the way? II things go
much further we intend to ask
the courts for protection from
such charges"
= No Unusual Habits.
tAIrs. Shedwick Is beautiful
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GET READY FOR
BIG VALLEY FAIR

of the folks in the car must pay.
President Suzzallo of the Cnl-
versity of Washington will speak.
Teachers of the county will hold
an institute. All exhibits will be
ready.
President Paulhamus expects
pretty close to 100000. people to
get inside the gates.
To Have Baby Show.
All the towns of the valley
have special rates. Seattle, too,
has rate arrangements that insufe
big crowd of boosters.
Some of the best stunts are the
baby show, with $50 entries; the
experiment stations exhibit of
charts, giving practical aid to the
farmers; some apples that will
make eastern Washington scratch
fits head; bunch of poultry prize
winners from southwest Washing
ton fairs; and an unusual show of
bee-swarms.
The regular prices are: Adults,
SO cents; under 6, free; 6 to IL,
Is cents; IL to 10, 20 cents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28

woman of the brunette type, still
in her eos. She says that Ethel
was a model girl, without any
boy friends. or any unusual hab-
its. The girl was completely
wrapped up in Billy Jack. the
LShedwick baby.
Ethel's only diversion was an
occasional swim at the Point De-
fiance tank, picture show, or a
walk through the park with Billy
Jack.
Mrs. Oliver is small, of ner-
vous disposition and extremely
energetic. She Is 35 years of age,
and has acted as trained nurse
for several years. She is d.
vorced. After her divorce, which
occurred in Tacoma two years
ago, she returned to her former
home in Everett, where her fam
lily has lived since pioneer days.
Ethel had a great number of
girl friends In Tacoma, as we'll as
several relatives. The mother de-
clares 1t to be the most remote
possibility that the girl could re-
main here without being recog-
nized.
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50 die in
ARDMORE
DISASTER

ARDMORE, Okla, Sept. 2s. -
With so persons believed dead,
200 wounded and 100000 dam
age done, the work of rescue to-
day proceeded haltingly.
The little town Is stunned from
the effects of an awful explosion
which was set off late yesterday
when a spark from a workman 8
hammer set fire to tank-car full
Of gasoline.
Nearly every family in the city
has some one killed or wounded.
Every window in business houses
and residences Is shattered. Gas
and electricity systems are dis
abled. Men, women and even
half-grown boys and girls have
been on duty from 16 to 20 hours
endeavoring to quench the 20
blazes which resulted from the
terrific blast.
All last night, these fires gave
almost the sole light by which the
work Of rescue went on.
Every room In the hospital is
taken and private residences have
been pressed into service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
ANOTHER OHIO
PRESIDENTIAL
BILITY!.

Well, folks, we guess Tacoma
must be some political shucks.
Tonight, we're going to enter
tain another presidential POSSIBLE
ity.
OF course, he's presidential
possibility, for he's an Ohioan.
But more than that, he's an ex-
congressman, ex-legislator and a
governor who hasn't had to tack
any ex-prefix to that title yet. He
is often mentioned as a dark
horse candidate.
He's Gov. Frank B. Willis of
Ohio. With him are Mrs. Willis
and Adjt. Gen. B. w. Hough and
G.. A. Jones, political friends.
In private life, Gov. Willis is
a lawyer. Once he was a college
professor, just like Woodie Will
son.
He won the Ohio governorship
in 1914. He has been criticised
by enemies for an alleged disposi-
ton to find a place on the state
payroll for every good and true
G. o. P. voter In the common
wealth. (But that's no nice thing
to say about a visitor.)
He'll be guest at $50 p. m,
Commercial club.
Also, II time permits, of Young
Mems Commercial club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
CONVICT
KILLS 2
OF FOES

ALBANY, Ore, Sept. Is
Despite the efforts of an armed
posse of 200 men. no definite
trace can be found of Otto Hook
er, escaped convict who shot and
killed Superintendent Harry Min
to of the state penitentiary about
midnight last night.
Two hours later he shot and
fatally wounded City Marshal
Benton of Jefferson. The entire
countryside is alive with men
hunting him. No such hunt has
been seen since the days of Tracy
Mimic was shot when he and a
prison guard attempted to arrest
Hooker.
Marshal Benton was shot while
trying to capture the convict.
Mimic shot at Hooker with shot
gun, the bullets failing to take
eject. The convict fired stimuli
taneously with a revolver, and
the bullet pierced the officials
brain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
CONVICT
HULK TN
CHANNEL

Barbarism-walled and IRON
bound and bloodstain wreath
ed with gore-incrusted leg-irons,
and garlanded with torture chains
and brutal whips and thongs,
floats in Tacoma harbor.
The ship Success, the last of
the infamous prison hulks, ar
rived yesterday afternoon from
Seattle, and is moored at the Mu-
nieipal dock. She will be here
for a week. After p. IN. tomOr-
row she will be open TO the pub
lie every day from 10 a. m. to 10
p. m.
The Success, under the COM
mand of Capt. ID. II. Smith, is the
oldest ship in the world. She was
built in 1890, was sunk in Mel
bourne harbor and raised again.
1t is built OF teak throughout.
This morning Mayor Fawcett
and the city commissioners were
guests aboard the vessel. They
were aghast at the methods Of
torture they were shown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
BY E. A. Peters
Where is Ethel Oliver?


Dropping completely out of the
environments she has known since
babyhood, leaving not single
clue behind to indicate her ac-
tons, this pretty Tacoma girl of
II has caused one of the most
battling mysteries that the police
have faced in years.
Missing for 26 days, while her
mother, brother, lifetime friends
and other relatives have secured
Tacoma and the entire northwest,
aided by the entire Tacoma police
department and the prosecuting
attorneys detective force, Ethel's
wherea bouts are daily becoming
moro deeply enshrouded in mys-
terry.
Gives Up All Hope.
Mrs. Lizzie Oliver, hysterical
with grief, SO i'll from worry that
she cannot leave her bed, has
given up hope of seeing her baby
alive.
She was more like sister than
a mother to Ethel, she says, and
she scouts as absurd any theory
that the girl could have volun-
tarily disappeared.
She believes that the girl has
been murdered-probably by
fiend who attempted to assault
her.
Mother-like, she can put cred
ence in no theory but the most
horrible.
She even has made bitter
charges against the Shedwicks,
former employers of the girl. She
has said things that she undoubt-
eddy would not say il she were
not so overweight and hysteri-
cal over her loss.
Fear for Her Mind.
Ethel is gone! That is the. soul
thought of the crazed mother. All
day yesterday and today she lay
in bed, hair streaming about her
face. babbling incoherently over
her missing child during her fire.
quent lapse, of hysteria. During
the nom ents when her mind was
clear, she would whisper weakly
to those about her. goading them
to tear asunder the cloud of mys-
terry and bring Ethel back to her.
Mrs. oliver is physical and
nervous wreck. after weeks
vain search. Physicians fear that
she may lose her mind.
Shedwicks Wrathy.
Mrs, w. ]. Shedwick, 1912
North Mullen street, for whom
the missing girl acted as nurse
and maid. is angry, defiant and
threatening legal action against
Ethet's mother, as result of the
publ<city given her through the
mystery.
HSr husband. employed as a
mineraIogist at the Tacoma
smelter, has also lost his temper
over the affair.
Beth declare that they have
been deeply Inundated through
the KirPs disappearance. They
aver that they know nothing OF
Ethels whereabouts. (
Packs Following Reprimand.
"Ethel had long planned to
disa ppear, because her mother ex-.
torted from her all the wages that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
A
TRACE
FOUND

New clews in abundance show
cred otday about the beads of
police and county detectives who
are searching for Ethel Oliver.
A dozen city officers combed
the city, following every piece of
information supplied to them.
But at noon the case was as black
as ever, and Captain of Detectives
Smith announced that he was
more than mystified.
Detective Frank Geary inter
viewed Mrs. Shedwiek. lie ques-
toned the girls former employer
closely. but brought to light no
new facts in the case.
Many False Reports.
The Times received report
that Ethel had called an express
man on the day OF her disappear
ance and quietly had sent her
trunk and other belongings to a
storage house.
Every storage and transfer
company in the city was lueried
by atTimes man, together with all
the express men operating in the
North End, but without result.
One report today came from n
man who said he saw Ethel and 4
man companion In an auto, near
the Tacoma Eastern railroad, IS
miles from Tacoma, and that the
macMne had broken down.
Another report said that Ethel
and p young man were seen i'd
ing ON a motorcycle at Hillhurst
last evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
HANDS
WIFE-BEATER
9O-DAY JOLT

- Police Judge Evans yesterday
found way to give A. ], Laf-
ferty, barber, a sentence CORE
spending with the real offense for
which he was arrested.
The officer who first took Laf-
ferty into custody reported an ex-
ceptional case of wife-beating.
For some unknown reason, he
was charged simply with drunk
and disorderly.
But Evans gave him 80 days,
on the grounds that he was an
.habitual drinker.
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Hey, school kiddies!
Hey, auto-owners!

Hey, all you fellows that be-
lieve in high-class agriculture;
high-bred cows and horses; high
class school exhibits; and smiling,
healthy youngsters.
Get ready for the Puyallup fair.
1t starts tomorrow, really, al
though the grounds were open to
many visitors today. 1t will be
the biggest the Northwest ever
has seen.
It's a show of what folks can
do when they put their heads as
well as their muscles into their
work.
School Kids In Free.
: AS a special inducement for to-
morrow, every school kid in the
county will be admitted free. The
interurban will carry 'em free, IL
they don't care to pay.
And the driver of every auto
will get In free, although the rest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
ALL CLUES fail; GIRL Is STILL MISSING
Plucky Girls Will
Wed War Cripples

LONDON, Sept. 2S.-flun-
dreds of English girls have
volunteered to aid their coun-
try's cause by wedding crippled
British soldiers and caring for
them.
The offers followed q sug-
gestion that plucky girls might
be of service in this way. Now
the only thing that stands in
the way is maidenly shyness
''Of course" said one. I'VE
can't walk up to the first one.
legged soldier We see and tell
him well marry him."
So meetings are to be ar
ranged by certain women of
the London West End where
these self-sacrificing girls will,
be introduced to the lifelong
burdens they have agreed 10
take as husbands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28

GAINING
TODAY

PARIS, Sept. 70. 49, The
greatest battle Of the war IL
waging on the western front
with more seriousness than
when the great conflist start
ed three days ago.
The staggering Germans forced
the allies to withdraw after one
mighty smash. The allies re-
formed their lines for another
blow, which was dealt last night,
consisting of heavy infantry at
tack following a hail of artillery
fire.
The Germany yielded yard ny
yard In Champagne under the
massed bayonet attacks of the
French. The Teutons are bat
Ting to save Betzen Court-Ar-
gonne railway.
In the north the English are
progressing under difficulties,
where the Germans are aided ty
stronger defenses which run from
Arras to the sea. Against these
the English have been remarkably
successful.
Capture 20 Field Guns.
s After the first shock OF the
battle, Crown Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria pushed up his reserves
and called for endorsements. lie
Then attempted counter attacks.
" General French's troops with
stood these attacks and In addi-
ton made several gains. improv-
Ing his hold on Lens and adding
several sections of the Germans
lines. The English together with
the French captured 10 German
field guns.
Both Sides lose Heavily.
The fighting of the last "a
hours has been attended by heavy
losses on both sides.
Steady streams OF fire are play
ing across the Champagne and
Artois fronts.
The allies continue on the Of
fensive.
Editors note: A picture that
Just arrived in The Times office
today from the western war the
alter shows for the first time a
view of the new and terrible war
weapon mentioned above as the
stream of fire" We print the
picture today on page 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
BUDGET CUT TO.
BONE. He SAYS

Following the meeting yester-
day of the heads of every county
department and the county COM
missioners, the 1916 tbu tget was
cut $4,000.
The road and bridge FIND was
trimmed $4,000, making 1t
100000. y.
The mothers pension suffered
q $1,000 cut. The superior court
funds were cut $1,000, as was the
INDECENT fund.
Chairman Slayden said today
that the budget had been reduced
to the very bone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
$18, 900, 1000 Spent in
the u. s. for HairpinS

Girls, save your halrplns!
1t has been figured out b.
a correspondent of The Times
that 100000 girls and wom-
en- in the United States use
hairpins and that they lose
100000, considerably more
than one apiece, each day.
Now that the supply--which
has been chiefly from the Eu-
ropean countries now at war
has dimipished, they'll have to
be more saving or there will
be a hairpin famine.
Honest to goodness!
The world has mado $41,-
100000 worth of hairpins each
year.
And women of the United
States have used $4,000, 900
worth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28

Drug Fiend. through.
She announced at a W. G. T.
U. session yesterday that she
would endeavor to have the su-
preme court-ers declare ell smok-
ers addicted to the narcotic drug.
nicotine.
Drug-users, under the LAW, are
denied the privileges of any
li1unr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
BERLIN CONFIDENT

BERLIN, Sept. 28.-The allies,
first rush on the western front
has been met and stopped, it is
claimed here.
The second rush, promised by
the enemy, will be dealt with even
more effectively, the war office
declares.
Berlin Is extremely confident
that the offensive will crumble
into mere trench fighting before
the end of the week.
In spite of the fact that the
German defenders are checking
them, the allies will. however, at
tack again, 1t is expected here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
TEUTONS WILL
Invade SERBIA
IN FORTNIGHT?

LONDON, Sept. 28.-The Ex-
change today received a telegram
from its Athens correspondent
saying that he had learned post
lively an Austro-German invasion
of Serbia is planned to begin
within a fortnight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28

privilege OF i'm
porting "a qts.
Of beer a month
under the pro-
hibition law. II
the plan of Mrs.
Matte Sleeth,
{ Q m p e r ance
worker, goes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
DIPLOMATS LEAVING

BERLIN, Sept. 28.-The Ser
bian ambassador to Bulgaria is
leaving Sofia on the pretext of
falling health, according to Buda
Pest dispatches. The Bulgarian
consuls in Macedonia have been
recalled on the same pretext.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28

WASHINGTON. q. c., Sept. 3 !
The 21st annual contoefl6
the National Association d ARM
Nurses of the Civil mr. On
here today. Most Of Ne Hl<<1
are more than 70 yeers o!d
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
Slayden 10 Talk

j. w. Slayden, chairman of the
board of county commissioners,
tomorrow will address the Blue
Smoke club on the county budget.
This Is the second In series
Of such lectures. Commissioner
Atkins last week explained the
city budget.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
SHE'D DECLARE
ALL SMOKERS
DRUG-USERS

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. IS. -
Smokers may be deprived OF the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-28
ToDAY's CLEARINGs
INSIDE STUFF

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How Bethlehem takes Dumba s recall ..... Page Z
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One man who s making Tacoma better town Page 5
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Some editorials you should read Page &
Times great school news department Page 2