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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04
Women Can't Take a Joke.

Tommy was listening to his "high-
brow" sister discourse on the political
issues of the day to callers at their
home, and, as was his wont, attentive
ly awaited an opportunity TO twit her
as matter of pure mischief.
Though am i'm sympathy with the
feminist movement" his sister was
telling the callers, "yet, like father,
at heart l am Democrat and
"Oh-h-h, Sis" Tommy interrupted,
"how changeable you are. You told
us yesterday that you are an aristo-
crat. How fickle"
What could the poor girl do? Moth
ing more than pull Tommy's ears when
the callers had gone, which elected
the remonstrance:
"Women what can't take joke amt
got no business in politics"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04

tations. The "inattentive" Isaac New
ton. the "dullard" Robert Fulton, the
"indolent" James Russell Lowell, the
''weakminded' David Hume and hun
dreds of others make us challenge our
methods of estimating the powers and
characters of children. These, more
than the disappointment we feel in
the failure of children to develop into
a realization of our great expectations,
make us question our standards and
systems and signs.
In view OF the common failure to
anticipate the ultimate achievements
OF children, it would seem much wiser
to draw all the possible encouragement
and stimulus from the positive mani
festations, to watch constantly for the
best, than to fear and despair tor the
weaknesses.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04

pecially since the ether children or rne
family memorlaed their lessons readily
and recited them with grace and ele-
gance, I'm marked contrast To the con-
fused and stammering Henry.
John Adams gave no sign of abil-
tiles beyond the ordinary until wei
along in years, and but for the cir
cumstances of the Civil War Ulysses
s. Grant would have remained an OBJ
scure, uninteresting and sunsuccessful
drifter. On the other hand, many Il
precocious child seems TO stop short in
its development long before there is
the maturity or the opportunity TO
begin to accomplish things of impor-
lance. We are not to suppose that
every brilliant child will necessarily
become mediocre adult, nor that ev-
cry backward child is to develop into
n genius.
The fact is that the abilities" or a
child are in state of constant change.
At no time may we say of the child
that it has exhibited final manifesto
ton of its possibilities or Of its limi'
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04

into possibilities for achievement. But
it is just as natural to translate the
annoying or unconventional activities
into gnawing fear.
Charles Darwin tells us in his auto
biography of being rebuked by the
schoolmaSter for wasting his time on
such subjects as chemistry. We should
explain this by saying that the school
master had no appreciation of sub
ject of which he was totally ignorant.
But he tells us further that he was
greatly mortified when his father once
said to him: "You care for nothing
but shooting dogs and rat catching, and
you will be disgrace to yourself and
all your family" Now Darwins faith
er was not an ignorant man, and he
was not unsympathetic; but his imagi-
nation was not equal to interpreting
the child's interests and activities in
terms other than those of loafing,
shooting and rat catching.
But If the experience Of Darwin
should lead anyone to predict a great
scientific career for the son Of similar
proclivities, he must be warned. The
youth of Patrick Henry was charac-
terized by alternating spasms of run
ming wild and hunting in the woods
and spells of extreme laziness. "No
persuasion could bring him either to
read or to work." his biographer
writes, land every omen foretold a
life at best Of mediocrity, If not of in
significance" Which only supports the
old suspicion that you must not put
too much trust in omens.
Again and again we find cases of
children who filed their parents with
despair and their teachers with dis
gust, only to emerge later into men
and women OF distinction and high So
cial value. The timid youth, backward
in school and slow to give any sign
of internal fires, develops into leader
I'm thought or in action. This should
not make us translate timidity and
backwardness into signs of leadership.
Henry Ward Beecher was so bashful
and reticent as boy that he gave the
impression, according to his sister, of
"stolid stupidity" In addition to this
he was poor writer and speller, and
had 'thick utterance." No one would
have guessed that this ten-year-old boy
was to become Q brilliant orator, -
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04

Mrs. William Richie of st. Louis
killed herself and two babies when
her husband failed To return home.
He had been out drinking and slept
on the rear porch.
Seventy-two thousand cats and 5000
dogs have been put to death In New
York by the S. =. c. A. since July in
the fight against infantile paralysis.
Unable TO stand criticism which he
felt the public directed at him because
of his connection with the disbarment
proceedings against Attorney j. IL.
Thompson on an alleged tax title
fraud, Henry NJ. Gardner, probate
judge of Ingham county, Michigan,
threw himself into Grand river and
was drowned.
Junk men in the United States col
lected $114,000,0OO worth of scrap iron
and other metals last year, the geo.
logical survey at Washington an
nounces.
AS a result of quarrel over the
race for the Democratic nomination for
sheriff, Jim Smith shot and instantly
killed Robert Majors in crowded Main
street at Ringing, Okla.
Net earnings Of the Steel corporation
in the June quarter were at the rate of
AZ per cent per annum on the sos, 312,-
500 common stock-after allowing for
interest charges, sinking fund require
ments and the regular disbursements
on the preferred stock. An extra
dividend of one per cent was declared
on the junior issue.
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat has
announced an increase In the price OF
its daily edition in st. Louis from one
cent to two cents, effective August 1.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04
unintentionaI PaIindrome.

The "New Palindrome" in the issue
of May A, writes a subscriber, reminds
me of quite unprecedented one that
once saw.
l was waiting in buggy in front Of
a bakery in Yreka, Cal, and my atten-
ton was attracted to the odd fact that,
with the exception Of one letter-B-
the glass of the two doors bore the
same inscription. That stray letter
puzzled me. "Yreka" with final "B"
was quite inexplicable.
In the same white letters on the
windows appeared "Yreka Bakery"
AS looked from one group to another
it suddenly dawned upon me that the
extra letter was on the open door. L
was reading that one backward -
Youths Companion.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04
Sure Scheme.

Young Wife, am determined to
learn at what hour my husband comes
home at night. Yet, do what I will, L
cannot keep awake, and he is always
careful not to make particle of noise.
Is there any drug which produces
wakefulness?
Old Wife-No need to buy drugs.
Sprinkle the floor with tacks.-Rome
Sentinel
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04
Warrington

The American protest against the
British boycott now is in the hands Oh
the British foreign office, says a Wash
ington dispatch. The protest, 1t Is I'M
derstood, as announced by the Brit
ish government, is in direct opposition
to the trade treaties between the two
governments.
The interstate commerce commits
sion at Washington found proposed in
creased rates on bituminOus coal from
Illinois and Indiana, Wisconsin and
Michigan points justified. The sus-
pended rates are effective Septem-
Der /.
The agreement of the United States
to the proposal of General Carranza
for a settlement of the border prob
lem was announced by Acting Secre-
tary of State Frank l.. Polk at Wash
ington.
Foreign trade Of the United States
closed it's greatest year in history June
30 with a balance of $2,136,OOO,OOO In
favor of American exporters. The
years exports aggregated $4,334,OOO,-
600, the department of commerce an
nounced, and imports were valued at
So, 19S, 100000, says Washington dis
patch.
President Wilson has signed the riv-
or and harbors bill, carrying an appro-
priation of S42,Ss6,OS5.
To "weed out" the dlsgruntled mill
tiamen along the border, Maj. Gen.
Tasker II. Bliss will recommend to
the war department that most liberal
construction be placed on its policy of
releasing guardsmen with dependent
relatives, according to an FL Paso dis
patch.
The Democrats of the senate at
Washington yielded to President VIII
sons demand that the child labor bill
be taken up and passed at this ses-
sion.
Nearly $7O0OOO,O00 for national de-
Tense in the fiscal year 1917 is the
aggregate of proposed appropriations
reached in the senate at Washington
with the passage Of the army appro-
priation bill, carrying in round num-
bers 1914 100000.
The senate foreign relations commit.
tee at Washington voted to make an
adverse report to the senate on Sen
ator Martins resolution and all sub
stitutes providing for the president to
intercede In Sir Roger Easements be
half
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04
Foreign

Sir Roger Easement, convicted Of
treason because of his part in the re-
bellion in Ireland, will be executed pub
licly, according to the London Daily
Chronicle.
A dispatch to the London Exchange
Telegraph company from Dresden says
that DR.. Ernest George Gertel, leader
of the Agrarian party in the reichstag,
Is dead.
The Amsterdam TELEGRAPH Is au-
thority for the statement that bread
tickets will shortly be introduced in
Holland.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04
Mexican War NezOS

Santiago Ramizez, former gov
ernor of the Mexican state Of Goa
hula, and later Villista general, was
publicly executed on the plaza at Sal
tillo, Mex, according to news reach
ing Nuevo Laredo from an authentic
source.
General Funston has ordered trial
by court-martial for all negro soldiers
of the Eighth Illinois infantry that
were engaged in a riot at San Antonio,
In which three of the militiamen were
shot by the provost guard.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04
Domestic

The building of the Salmondsport
Vintage company at Penn Yam, n. Y,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
$4,000.
DIR. Arthur Warren Waite, awaiting
electrocution In Sing Sing prison for
the murder of his father-in-law, John
Il. Peck of Grand Rapids, Mich, was
found In his cell in the death house"
bleeding from wound In his chest
made in the shape of a cross.
The Nebraska State bank at Sunol,
Neb., was robbed Of 81 200 by two rob-
bers, who locked Cashier w. G. Smith
in the vault and In escaping killed Ira
Paup and Paul Yaclk, farmers, who
tried to stop them. Later the bandits
were captured by a posse.
That the material wealth OF the Sal
walton army is 1888, 179.97. was dis
closed In a petition OF the army for
permission to mortgage property filed
in the Kings county, New York, clerks
Office.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04

The Democrats of the senate al
Washington yielded to President VII
sons demand that the child labor bill
be taken up and passed at this ses
sion.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04

Nearly S7O0.0O0O00 for national de
Tense in the fiscal year 1917 is the
aggregate of proposed appropriation
reached in the senate at Washington
with the passage of the army appro
priation bill, carrying in round mum
hers SILL OOO00O
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-04
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
European War News

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
Girl Wins
Medal for
Heroic Act

Miss Hannah Marguerite Berg,
3112 South d street, who on June
81, 1915. rescued a man from
drowning in Spanaway lake, has
been awarded hero medal by
the Ralston Prina Hero commits
sion of st. Louis, Mo.
The hero commission has sent
the medal to the Rev. o. ]. Ordal,
pastor of Our Savior's church,
South ] and 18th sts., with the
request that he will arrange for
a suitable presentation of the
medal to Miss Berg.
As Miss Berg will leave Sum-
day evening for Ellensburg,
Wash, where she will enroll as
a student at the state normal, II
has been arranged to have the
presentation take place Sunday
morning Immediately after the
services, 1890 noon.
The public and friends of Miss
Berg are invited to be present.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
LITTLE NFALLIBILITY
in CHAPMAN'S SYSTEM

''All my time goes to my work
on the BENCH" says he, and /
find there's plenty of 1t to keep
me busy"
Also, he offers the bold state
ment that being judge is a bust
ness mans business; it isn't hold
ing down soft place on a ma
hogany bench.
1T SO happens that most of the
cases dished out to Judge Chap
mans Sceurt are the kind where
one person has some kale that
doesn'f belong to him, and the
other person claims he hasn't.
Sometimes its only hundred or
so, and other times its thousand
or so.
Right here crops out another
popularity about Judge Chapman.
He's got the idea that the little
cases, with only a hundred or so
of cash involved, need more care
full attention than those where
the big wads are at stake.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01

Hudson was unable to say what
direction the other two men ran.
Wilson Chases After.
Cyril Wilson, employed In the
Ledger mailing room, chased the
men for block before he lost
sight of them.
About this time w. T. Mccall,
colored janitor Of the building.
arrived and with the police start
ed a search of the building.
Mccall discovered Bethel's
body lying near the elevator.
A hole in the hat recovered by
the coroner indicated that Bethel
had beaten one of his asailants
over the head with his cane be-
fore he was shot.
Picketing OFF.
Commissioner Petit declared
Friday morning that a police or
der probably would be issued pro-
hibiting picketing of any kind on
the waterfront as the result of
the murder.
when non-union men begin to
he followed and shot 1t is time to
call a halt" he said.
August Seitz, secretary of the
longshoremen's union, declared
positively that no longshoremep
were responsible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
BY Edgar G. Wheeler

There are a few wearers of the
honorable black robe in the coun-
try who do not believe in the in
faIlability of the honorable court,
or at least, don't try to make 9TH
err people believe in 1t.
Judge Chapman of the Pierce
county superior bench, candidate
for reelection, is one of them.
To prove it he smokes a corn
cob pipe and strong tobacco.
Also, he doesn't shut Ills door
when he passes into his inner
sanctum. You can go in il you
want to and say: How dye do,
Judge" just like that. And he'll
say, Have seat"
Judge Chapman is a funny sort
of a Judge. He spends most all
his time judging. If he's not on
the bench hearing a case, you'll
generally find him In his office or
at his home. studying it over and
deciding who's right and who's
wrong.
But he isn't a grind, for all
that. It's his idea that getting
out and pumping fresh air into
your system clears the head for
action. So he walks lot and
plays golf little.
He's a dub at golf. He knows
better how to rule on demurrer
than get out of bunker in two.
The judge claims he hasn't any
hobbies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
s CURVE:
SCENE Of
TRAGEDY

A dangerous curve in the South
Tacoma car line at South 54th
and Wapato streets has cost the
life of Lester L. Bishop, a %
year-old student who lives at
5000 South j street.
The boy died in the Tacoma
General hospital early Friday
morning as the result of injuries
when he was hit by an outbound
South Tacoma street car at 5
o'clock Thursday evening.
At the place where the acct
dent occurred the road runs only
on one side Of the car track. We
hicle travel is all on the left hand
side of the track going north.
On the other side of the track
is a narrow pathway used by
cyclists going north.
Bishop was returning to his
home from the South Tacoma
park, where he has been working.
He was following along at the side
of a repair car.
At Wapato avenue the cycle
path runs into bank and ends.
AS the repair car passed this
spot, Bishop shot across the
track to get into the street.
He was instantly struck by a
southbound car which he had
been unable to see.
He was picked up from the
pavement and rushed to the Ia
coma General hospital, where it
was found his chest had been
badly injured.
Bishop has been medical stu
dent in a college at McMinnville,
Ore, and was home on his vaca-
ton.
He was a graduate of high
school in Tacoma and had lived
here Is years.
The car was in charge of Mo-
torman F. A. Ayres and Condue-
tor Sanderson.
No inquest will be held, &C.
cording to Coroner Stewart.
Bishop is survived by his ia
Their. Samuel G. Bishop, three
brothers and one sister.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01

He works on that theory.
The smallest squabble is his
biggest business.
IF ! should make a mistake
with the big ones there is always
another chance in the higher
courts" is the way he puts it.
"But the little fellows all de-
pend on me. If l should make an
error, the wrong and injustice
would be done, and there would
be no remedy"
Most everybody knows Judge
Chapman.
They ought to; he's been on
the Pierce county bench IS years.
His record has been clean.
Chapman's hair has grown
gray on the bench. But even at
that he still insists that his court
isn't ''infallible."
IF anybody thinks I don't do
things right, or IL anybody has a
way for doing things better, 1
want to know about 1t. That's
what I'm here for" says he.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
RUSHING !,
S-HOUR
MEASURE

WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
Sept. 1.-The house today
adopted special rule under
which Il is scheduled to pass
the AdamsOn eight-hOur day
bill at 4:3O this afternoon.
Wilson told his cabinet firmly
that he believed the bill will pass
by tonight. A spirited debate
preceded the adoption of the spe-
cial rule.
Rep. Lenroot, of Wisconsin,
said he did not believe the bill
would stop the strike other re-
publicans called the bill Shot
gun procedure.
Senate Leader Gallinger said
there were no obstructive tactics
and that the bill would probably
pass the senate by tomorrow
night.
Wilson visited Sen. Newlands
and inspected his strike preven-
tion bill. Newlands introduced
the bill at 2 p. m.
Senators plan to rush it
through before adjournment to-
night.
Wilson may receive notification
of the strike cancellation with the
official notification of his NOM
nation tomorrow at Shadow
Lawn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
olice Trail Two Clues In Tacoma Murder Mystery
[0NGSHOREMEN
ARE SUSPECTED

Police are following two
clues in the mysterious muir
dering of II. w. Bethel, 81,
former negro janitor In the
Perkins building, whose bull
let-riddled body was found
shortly after $40 Friday
morning lying on the first
floor of the building in which
he used 10 work.
A description of four men seen
running from the building short
ly after the fatal shooting has led
police officials to believe that
striking longshoremen were re-
sponsible.
Bethel had been employed re-
Gently as strike-breaker at the
Milwaukee dock.
Another clue, however, has
come from the fact that Bethel
was recently acquitted in the SUI
perior court on charge of hav-
ing had indecent relations with a
young negro girl living in the
South End. At the time of the
trial, 1t was discovered there were
two distinct negro elements in the
city, highly opposed to each
other.
Since the acQuittal, several
prominent negroes of the side OPP
posing Bethel have appeared be-
fore Deputy Prosecutor -Selden
and have told him, that the result
of the trial was unjust. Bethel
was a deacon in the African
Methodist church.
Have Descriptions.
A hat, with patches of short
hair attached to 1t, and a belt
buckle picked up on the scene of
the murder are in the possession
of Coroner Stewart.
These, with minute descrip-
ton of at leafs two of Bethel's
assailants furnished ly o. f. Hud-
son. boy employed in the mail
ing room of the Perkins Press,
furnish the evidence with which
the police expect to capture the
murderer.
According to the story told to
the police, Hudson was walking
from the mailing room in the rear
of the building at $3.50 Friday
morning when he saw Bethel and
a white man in controversy at
the corner of 18th and A.
Starts For Entrance.
Don't threaten me-" he heard
Bethel say several times.
Bethel then started toward the
entrance of the Perkins building.
The man followed, and was
Joined by four others who came
from across the street. When
Bethel had reached the front en-
trance of the building, he brand
ished stout cane he was carry
ing and cried:
Don't you follow me-"
Seeks Protection.
Bethel, up to 1912, had worked
as ianitor in the building and evil
IDENTIFY was seeking protection in
side. AS he disappeared through
the doorway four men gave chase.
Hudson says the last he saw
of Bethel he was going up the
short stairs that lead to the first
floor proper.
A minute later he heard shot
and a scream, then two more
shots. He ran to 18th and Pa
cific to notify the police. When
he returned he saw the four men
run out of the building.
Two of them dashed down A
street to 18th. Turning down
18th, they ran down an alley at
Tebbett's store and disappeared
down a spur OF the railroad
tracks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01

EDITORS note: The following
Is the first of a series of articles
which will appear in The Times
giving good natured sketches Of
the characters and records Of
some of the leading candidates for
Pierce county superior court
Judge. The office of Judge is per-
haps the most important which
the county has to offer. You will
want to be acquainted with the
candidates when you go to the
polls to cast your vOte.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
N. G. w.
Leaving
HEADQUARTERS WASHING.

HEADQUARTERS WASHING
TON NATIONAL GUARD, Calexi-
co, Cal, Sept. IA military train
In two sections is being loaded
with all its equipment this morn
ing and the first battalion, Sec
ond Washington infantry. was ex-
pected to leave here early this
evening for mobilization grounds
in the North.
Other battalions will follow as
soon as rolling stock can be con-
centrated here.
Oregon troops are not expected
to move until some time tomor-
row.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
Move Camp
to LaWton

Orders to move the business
mems camp from American lake
to Fort Lawton Immediately we're
received at the Cosgrove head
quarters today.
The purpose of the move is to
make room for the Washington
militiamen who are coming home
from California.
Col. McAlexander issued orders
to pack Immediately and the
camp is all abustle arranging for
the transfer. The move will be
made as soon rs transportation is
arranged for.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
Nc B RIDE
All SHOPS

Former Governor Henry Nc
Bride spoke before an interested
audience at the N. P. shops FRI
day noon and left Immediately for
Sumner where he will speak
again tonight.
He will talk at Buckley Satur-
day night. Mcbride is optimistic
as to the results OF his campaign.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
NEW SLIDE IN
PAN ANA CAN Al

WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. l..
"A new slide has blocked the
Panama canal, south of Gold
Hill, according to report from
Col. Goethals today. Two hun
dred feet of the channel are OBJ
structed, and no vessels have
been moved since Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01

Now, then, which of these dealers do you think
sold the greater number of fish? q,
And which sort of spirit if possessed by city, do
you suppose would shove it ahead the faster?
With September here, presaging busy fall and
winter season, why shouldn't Tacoma apply Todys
lesson It's plus ultra town. Let's make it still
more ultra
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-01
EVANS ON
LIGHT JOB

Llewellyn Evans, brother or
Police Judge Evans, began work
in the city hall Friday as the new
superintendent of electric works.
to succeed Ben. w. Collins, re-
signed.