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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29
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Talk. o. the Times
BY SELAH AND CHINA BOY
BY SELAH AND CHINA BOY

Now that the Northwest golf
championship is put in brine for
another year some of our promi-
nent business men and sport
writer's can go to work again.
We see where the third drive
has been started towards Warsaw.
This Rooshin village seems to lie
about as long a way as the W. X.
Tipperary.
Contributions to this Kol are
as welcome as passes to the races
but they must be kept within
10000 words, as our day is quite
full now that we are eating three
again.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
mo fishin there!' the farmer
yelled.
"Can't.you read my sign?"
"Dere u.s." the urchin then re-
belled,
Fer l tried out me line!"
y
STICK THIS ON YOUR DRESSER
The guy who is willing to meet
hard luck half way seldom has TO
go that far to meet it.
The high board fence around
the Stadium makes it hard or
the kids this year.
VIM. Jennings busts into the
hum town with a speech on the
Farmer and Peace If he hangs
on. this new wheeze of hisn as
long as he did on his old one
we're gonna have one lovely time.
$3.50 p. m.-Things are again
quiet in the mayors office.
5:36-Stuff is off A. V. chang
ed his mind. Thinks he'll Join
the Tigers.
Five hundred berry-pickers
wanted In Puyallup. And still we
expect to hear some of the hun
CRY stiffs pull the old vaudeville
gag about the village being too
small.
1t ought to be welcome news
to those with feet which are pro lie
to grow cold when WarNis men.
toned to learn that the kaiser
has accepted the United States
demands.
=
My doctor told me l would
have to quit eating so much
meat"
Did you ridicule him?'
mo. didn't believe him at
first but after | got his bill | saw
he was right.
SELAH.
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marriage that your beautiful COM
plexiOn was retained and made
more beautiful by the copiOus use
Of cold cream and other ungents,
and just the tiniest soupeOu of
powder-did you? Then why in
itjate him into the secrets of your
toilet after marriage?
Neither must you feel called
upon to tell him the things that
your women friends tell you In
confidence. Some of the sweet
est friendships | have ever known
have been ruined because a bride
has told her husband some little
escapade on the part of one of
her chums and he has looked up
on the girlish indiscretion with
horror and forbade his wife to be
friendly with her girlhood COM
panion forever after.
You have no more right to tell
your husband what Is told you In
confidence by some other woman
than you have to tell 1t to some
other man.
If you feel that you cannot
keep these condolences from your
husband, you must meet every
proffer of them with:
do not tell me this unless
you'd Just as soon my husband
should know It'll tell him every
thing"
(Another Schumann-H eink
Article Tomorrow)
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howdyedoo, gorgie, his ant Sat,
to him is your mamma at home
this afternoon
of corse she is replys gorsie
do you suppose / wood be gu,
here wurking my head off in the
garden If she wusent sitting rite
there in the kitchen winder keep
ing an eye on me all the time
ges gorgies ant jane amt got
no little boys of her own or as
menshuned befour she just likes
to ask questions to be talkin
johnny
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

n. y tusdy-i ges sum peepel
just ask questions becaus they
like to talk & gorgie wiffens ant
jane is like that
Z the other afternoon she comes
over to the house where gorgie
lives up in the bronnix and there
was nobody at home when she
rung the frunt bell & she came
tround to the back yard where
gorgie was wurking to beet the
band in the garden which mr.
wiffen started becaus he read
sum garden storeys ritten by mr.
prof spade gorgie told me
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

Missouri" who said, You have to
show me-"
This, like many other slang
expressions, is expressive and it
means much to the successful
wife.
But that is not being secret
ive." you exclaim.
You can show your husband re-
suits. but II you would be happy
] advise you to be chary of giving
him the details In achieving those
results.
You did not tell him before
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

There are many
things which We
should share
With no human
being.
In the first
place, all men
ook for resorts
n their business.
in their pleas
ures. in their
lives.
You Ameri-
cans have a
slang phrase
which l believe
you attribute to
snma imam from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29
MADAME OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ADVICE TO JUNE BRIDES
"Love Is Not the Be All and End All of Marriage"
Declares Famous Opera Singer
BY MADAME sCHUMANN- HEINK

One of the great assets of a
successful wife is secretiveness.
Now, my dear bride-to-be,
don't look at me with such hor-
ror, for | know whereof l speak.
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Personal and : Social

Mrs. p. v. Pennypacker, pres.
ident of the national federation
of women's clubs, will be the
guest of Tacoma club women
July 10. A public meeting will
be arranged for her to address.
A tea will be given tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. J.
w. Kennedy by members of Mrs.
Craig's circle of the Emmanuel
Presbyterian women's auxiliary.
In honor of Mrs. A. IL. Comfort
who Is to leave for st. Paul this
week, where she and Mr.. Comfort
will make their home, a number
of luncheons and entertainments
are being given. Mrs. Carroll
Reynolds gave a luncheon today
in her honor. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
f. Yuncker are entertaining the
Comforts as house-guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred M. Martin
have left for Montreal where they
will visit Mr.. Martins mother.
After this visit they will summer
at Murray Bay, Quebec.
Spanish war vets will give a
basket social this evening at the
armory to the Betsy Ross auxil-
larry.
Tacoma branch of Collegiate
Alumnae are planning an enter
tainment for the local delegates
to the San Francisco fair who
will pass through here Aug. IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Miller,
North 18th. are entertaining their
daughter. Mrs. Homer F. Robin
son of Salt Lake, with her two
sons.
Tacoma chorus Of women will
meet tomorrow forenoon at the
Tacoma hotel for the official
picture.
Miss Mildred Dorman. 14f2
South, Fifth street, has as her
guest until after the Fourth, Miss
Lucille Bunce OF Seattle. Miss
Bunce and Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Par
shall, also OF Seattle. were enter
tanned Sunday on sightseeing
trip to the mountain.
The quarterly rally 81 tho Ia
coma district. B. X. r. u. will be
held this evening at the Swedish
Finnish Baptist church, South
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

the Puyallup valley so fast that
the United States immigration
bureau officials have asked for
SEQ berry pickers to 90 to work
At once. I
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

MUTUAL
The Bore-They told me a mo-
ment ago that you were not at
home when / called at your house,
SO / was rather surprised that we
met as you were coming out.
The Girl-So was /.
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By Satterfield
By Altman
By Bert"

23rd and Sheridan.
Besides the usual interesting
musical and literary numbers, the
Rev. f. w. Wightman of the
Sixth Avenue Baptist church will
address the gathering and the an
nual election of officers will take
place.
Prof. Louis Kaiser of the Ger.
man Baptist Theological seminary,
Rochester, N. Y, will speak at
the German Baptist church, South
goth and j SITS, Wednesday even
ing.
The Red, White and Blue club
will hold a picnic at Point Defi-
ance park Thursday, July 1, and
invites Custer post and corps and
the Daughters of Rebecca to bring
their lunch baskets and help
themselves to the clubs coffee
and cream which will be served
at IL O'Clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred M. Martin
have left for Montreal where they
will visit Mr.. Martins mother.
After this visit they will summer
at Murray Bay, Quebec.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

Spanish war vets will give a
basket social this evening at the
armory to the Betsy Ross auxil-
larry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

Tacoma branch of Collegiate
Alumnae are planning an enter
tainment for the local delegates
to the San Francisco fair who
will pass through here Aug. 10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Miller,
North 18th. are entertaining their
daughter. Mrs. Homer F. Robin
son of Salt Lake, with her two
sons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

Mrs. p. Y. PenDypacker, pres
ident of the national federation
Of women's clubs, will be the
guest of Tacoma club women
July 10. A public meeting will
be arranged for her to address.
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The quarterly rally of the Ia
coma district. B. X. r. u. viii be
held this evening at the Swedish
Finnish Baptist church, South
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-29

Tacoma chorus Of women will
meet tomorrow forenoon at the
Tacoma hotel for the official
picture.
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A tea will be given tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. ].
w. Kennedy by members of Mrs.
Craig's circle of the Emmanuel
Presbyterian women's auxiliary.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-07-15

Meanwhile the express wagon out
side was driving off, with Rusty tear
ing after it.
Whats the matter?" cried Aunt
Josephine, coming in where the foot
man and the maid were arguing what
was to be done.
She gave one look at her bed, the
clothes, and the servants.
Call Mr.. Kennedy" she cried in
alarm.
Elaine is gone-no one knows how
or where" announced Craig, after
leaping out of bed that morning to an
swer the furious ringing of our tele-
phone bell.
When we arrived at the Dodge house
Aunt Josephine and Marie were fully
dressed. Jennings let us in.
What has happened" demanded
Kennedy, breathlessly.
While Aunt Josephine tried to tell
him, Craig was busy examining the
room.
Let us see the library" he said at
length
Accordingly down to the library we
went. Kennedy looked about He
seemed to miss something.
Where is the armor?" he demand.
ed.
why, the men came for it and took
it away to repair" answered Jen-
nings.
Kennedy's brow clouded in deep
thought.
Outside we had left our taxi waiting.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-07-15

ne took syringe from his pocket and
bent down by the door Inserting the
end under it. he squirted some liquid
through, which vaporized rapidly in
wide, fine stream Of spray. Before he
could give an alarm Rusty was over
come by the noxious fumes, rolled
over on his back and lay still.
Outside, the other crook was wait
ing, looking at his watch. AS the hand
slowly turned the half-hour he
snapped the watch shut With quick
glance up and down the deserted
street, he deity started up the rain
pipe that passed near Elaine's win
dow.
This time there was no faithful
Rusty to give warning, and the second
intruder, after a glance at Elaine, still
sleeping, went quickly to the door,
dragged the insensible dog out of the
way, turned the key and admitted the
Clutching Hand. AS he did so he
closed the door.
Evidently the fumes had not
reached Elaine, or, if they had, the
thrush of fresh an revived her, for
she walked and quickly reached for
the gun. In an instant the other crook
had leaped at her. Holding his hand
over her mouth to prevent her scream
ing, he snatched the revolver away be-
fore she could fire it.
In the meantime the Clutching Hand
had taken out some chloroform, and,
rolling a towel in the form of cone,
placed it over her face.
When Elaine was completely under
the influence of the drug they lifted
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-07-15

ny BEFORE one COulQ FiFe 1t.
Inc door was open ana a new loot
man, James, was sweeping the rug,
when past him flashed dishevelled
hairy streak.
We were all standing there still as
Craig questioned Jennings about the
armor. With a yelp Rusty tore fran
tically into the room. A moment he
stopped and barked. We all looked at
him in surprise. Then, as no one
moved, he seemed to single out Ken
nedy. He seized Craig's coat in his
teeth and tried to drag him out.
Here, Rusty-down, sir, down."
called Jennings.
NO; Jennings, no." interposed
Craig. Whats the matter, old fell
low? ?"
Craig patted Rusty, whose big brown
eyes seemed mutely appealing. Out
of the doorway he went, barking still.
Craig and ! followed, while the rest
stood in the vestfbule.
Rusty was trying to lead Kennedy
down the street.
Wait here" called Kennedy to Aunt
Josephine, as he stepped with me on
the running board of the cab. Go on,
Rusty; good dog"
1t seemed miles that we went, but
at last We came to a peculiarly de-
serted looking house. Here Rusty
turned in and began scratching at the
door We jumped off the cab and fol-
lowed.
The door was locked when we tried
it, and from inside We could get no an
swer. We put our shoulders to 1t and
burst it in. Rusty gave leap forward
with a joyous bark.
We followed more cautiously. There
were pieces of armor strewn all over
the floor. Rusty shifted at them and
looked about, disappointed, then
howled.
looked from the armor to Kennedy
in blank amazement.
Elaine was kidnapped-in the ar
NOR" he cried.
He was right Meanwhile, the ar
NOR repairers had stopped at last at
this apparently deserted house. a
strange sort of repair shop, Still keep
ing it wrapped in blankets, they had
taken the armor out of the wagon and
had laid it down on an old broken
bed Then they had unwrapped it and
taken off the helmet.
There was Elaine!
"Sh, What's that" cautioned one of
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-07-15
SYNOPSIS.

a series of murders of prominent men
The principal clue to the murderer is
the warning letter which is sent the vic
TINS, signed with ''clutching hand" The
latest victim of the mysterious assassin
is Taylor Dodge, the insurance president
His daughter. Elaine. employs Craig Ken
needy. the famous scientific detective, to
try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend
Jameson, newspaper man. Clutching
Hand tries to kill Elaine by means of a
diabolical device which generates a poison
deadly to breathe for any length of time
Again Kennedy's scientific knowledge Is
brought into play just in season to save
che heroine from death.
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Snarched the HeVolVeF AN
her out of bed, the chloroform conc
still over her face, and quietly carried
her to the door, which they had opened
stealthily.
Down stairs they carried her until
they came to the library with its new
safe where they placed her on a
couch.
At an early hour an express wagon
stopped before the Dodge house and
Jennings, half-dressed, answered the
bell.
We've come for that broken suit of
armor TO be repaired" said work
man.
Jennings let the men in. The armor
was still on the stand and the repair
ers took armor, stand and all, laying
it on the couch, where they wrapped
it in the covers they had brought for
the purpose They lifted it up and
started to carry it out.
BE careful" cautioned the thrifty
Jennings.
Rusty, now recovered, was barking
and shifting at the armor.
Kick the mutt off," growled one
man.
The other did so, and Rusty snarled
and snapped at him. Jennings took
him by the collar and held him. as the
repairers went out, loaded the armor
on the wagon, and drove off
Scarcely had they gone, while Jen-
nings Strengthened out the disarranged
library, when Rusty began jumping
about, barking furiously. Jennings
looked at him in amazement as the
dog ran to the window and leaped out.
He had no time to look after the
dog, though, for at that very instant
he heard voice calling, Jennings,
jennings"
1t was Marie, almost speechless. He
followed her as she led the way to
Miss Elaine's room. There Marie
pointed mutely to the bed.
Elaine was not there.
There, too were her clothes, neatly
folded, as Marie had hung them for
her.
Something must have happened to
heri" walled Marie.
Jennings was now thoroughly
alarmed.
See the photoplay of this
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-07-15

See the photoplay of this
series at the new Strand
Theatre, Lambertville.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-23
new ARMY HEAD ARRIVES
Captain and Mrs. 0. A. Sandgren Take
Charge Of Salvation Army Barracks
Were Successful at Brainerd.
MISS PENDRAY TO CRO0KsTON
persons.

Captain and Mrs. o. A. Sandgren
arrived in Bemidji last evening from
Grand Forks where they have spent
a vacation of three weeks and today
assumed control of the Salvation
Army barracks here. They will sue
ceed Captain Pendray and Lieut..
Lane who so efficiently attended to
their duties here during the past six
months
Captain and Mrs. Sandgren for
merly had charge of the Brainerd
barracks. The captain announces
that services here will be conducted
the same as during the past. There
will be meetings on Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday nights of each week
and on Sunday at and o'clock On
Friday nights services will be con-
Quoted in the Congregational church
at Nymore.
Captain Sandgren has been located
at Brainerd since last August and in
speaking of his work the Dispatch
says: "By quiet and persistent
work he has built up the local army
and many new soldiers have been
sworn in" It then speaks of several
farewell entertainments which were
given in honor of the departing army
workers. ..a,s..
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-23
Heavy Penalty is Provided for Viola
tion Of Stringent Banking Law.

- A lbsrt. H. Tufrittin, state superin-
tendent of banks, has issued letter
to state bankers considering the Sc
riousness of overdrafts, one of which,
received by Homer G. Baer, cashier
of the Security State bank of Be-
midi, follows:
The commissioner of internal rev.
enue has recently published ruling
to the effect that all checks which
create or increase an overdraft at the
bank on which they are drawn are an
acknowledgment of debt only, and
must be stamped accordingly, that is,
at the rate of two cents for every
500 or fraction thereof.
A violation of this rule renders the
person drawing the check liable to a
fine of 5000 for each and every Of
fense and the bank paying the check
doubtless becomes a party to the
fraud and is also subject to a fine Of
the same amount.
All bank depositors should, there
fore, be notified that hereafter all
checks which create or increase an
overdraft will not be paid, unless
properly stamped by the person issu-
| ing the check, before presentation.
Your attention is called to Chapter
1862, revised laws of 1915, in regard
to the reserve in state banks
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-23
BECKER TO DIE IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR WEDNESDAY

New York, July 23.-The Charles
Becker-Bourke Cochran statement
made public yesterday and expected
to have influence on Governor Whit
man has failed of it's purpose. Becker
has just six more days to live, Gov
ernor Whitman said. He intimated
that the condemned man had offered
nothing new in the $1,000 words of
his two statements, except to drag in
to the case the names of two nation
ally known men, now dead-"Big
Tim" Sullivan and Alfred Henry
Lewis. "There is nothing new which
is of Importance" said the governor,
Except the allegation that Alfred
Henry Lewis warned Becker he was
to be framed up Mr.. Lewis was
alive at the time of the first trial.
but Becker made no mention of the
alleged warning then. Had he done
so and been corroborated by Mr.
Lewis, it would have been most i'm
portant bit of testimony"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-23
.M'CANN VISITS BEMIDJI
Former Lumberman of This City Has
Praise for New Summer Hotel.

Thomas A. Mccain, formerly man
ager of the lumber sales department
of the CrOokston Lumber company
here, but now superintendent of a
large mill at Libby, Mont, was a Be-
midi visitor today, being enroute to
his home from Minneapolis where he
spent several days on business. Mr..
Mccain will soon move to Bend, Ore,
where he will be the superintendent
of large lumber manufacturing es-
tablishment. While in Bemidji Mr..
McCann was guest at dinner at the
Birchmont Beach summer hotel, the
party comprising T.. J. Burke, Frank
S. Lycan and DR.. Rowland Gilmore.
The former Bemidji man was de-
lighted with the new hotel and was
loud in his praise of its beauty. He
left this afternoon for Libby.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-23
FLAMES DO s., ,5OOD.AMAGE
Midnight Fire Causes Large Loss at
Netzer Drug Store and Smoke In
jures Property on Second Floor.
FIREMEN DO EXCELLENT WORK

| ~ ( s. e -
Fire, discovered at one o'clock this
morning, caused damages which may
total So, 50Oaat the r. F. Netzer drug
store, in the 3pestoffice block. Had
it not been for the splendid work OF
the volunteer fire department it Is
probable that the entire building,
with those adjoining it, would have
been destroyed -.
The firemen faced the dangers of
exploding turpentine, denatured alco-
hol and other combustibles in their
efforts to stop the flames which
spread rapidly in the rafters of the
main floor. In appreciation of the
excellent work done by the firemen
a check for $25 was mailed to the
department by a. "A. Andrews, a mem
ber of the law firm of Andrews, Glib
bons & Huffman, which has offices on
the second floor of the building.
Considerable, water was thrown on
the fire before it was under control,
large percentage of the Netzer stor-
age stock, kept in the basement, be-
ing a total loss, causing damage
estimated at close to $500. The
drugs kept in back of the prescrip-
tion case were almost entirely de-
stroyed and the fixtures of this de-
partment considerably damaged. The
front part of the store was also dam
aged by smoke and heat. It is be-
lieved that the loss will total about
$780, The store was entirely COW
cred by insurance. .,
-~ The fire was discovered by Patrol
man Thomas Wold while making his
regular trips through the business
district. He Immediately turned in
the alarm and a quick response was
made by the fremen. Much credit
is due the telephone company for the
manner in which it handled the situa-
ton. The home of every fireman
was called and information concern
ing the fire given, demonstrating the
value of the Rotary Fire alarm sys-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-23
TO SERVE PLATE DINNERS
Unique Plan to Be Followed by Sum-
mer Hotel Management.

Ralph B. Lycan, manager of the
Birchmont Beach summer hotel, an
nounced today that three days each
week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat-
urdays, at the regular evening dinner
hour, special plate dinners will be
served. William Briggs, the new
chef, according. to Mr.. Lycan, has
some surprises to spring and invites
the public to watch for the announce
ments in the Pioneer every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, in which will
appear the special plate feature for
the following evening. HI !. &