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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08
EDITORIALS
We ReuieD a Brochure

We received fine booklet entitled "a Proposed Waste of
$l 100000 Build Government Plant The authors Charles NJ
Schwa and Eugene Grace chairman and president respectively OF the
Bethlehem Steel Co., and of the greatest American patriots
heard of.
The prime motif of this literary effort the house vote down the
senae bill to build plant and thus avoid SHINING by the
Bethlehem Steel Co.
The plot of the wholly patriotism with fine golden thread
of through it, 1t 20 private
plants built request of the L. department By reading
behind the lines Of Chapter easily discover that good little old Beth
hem had only started thus accommodating the T. S. when the vii
lan the shape of The Great Horned Octopus Combine
patriotism
Through several chapters NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. her infant
plant and the Great Horned Octopus live together and plenty
The maiden keeps the house clean garden profits gganicutu
night with nice load of department hides adnas hides
pets' hides and just plain hides, all very valuable.
Suddenly this domestic bliss to smheeens by Ben Till
bill The maiden
that Improbable kid offers
plenty such price fixes but rob
cheild!" she shreks
The booklet unsatisfactory clearly stating what's be-
The Great Horned Octopus Maybe he has deserted his family and
maybe authors Schwab and Grace will i2e sequel However the booklet
dandy whole will remind readers of what the
said v Crockett that time DaVy bead on with his s rifle
IS of O
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08
Denver InUents Another Puzzle

looks like something
Three charter amendments all designed abolish commission
upon Seldom asked
force than ONE OTHER
In the election the citizens will THREE
they AGAINST the favor
FOR the they will their
tried but three and that WHO
opposed before all
their desire
Those who fought for commission 1913 and still
tain according the mathematics of the have all the best
fit.
example precinct
this imaginary FOR
FOR will
And another FOR they will also
against Thus will
and 200 votes against before the 100 who favor retaining
government at ALL
AND THOSE 700 WHO ARE AGAINST VOTING TO MAKE DEN
YER THE FIRST OF MORE THAN 200 CITIES WHICH HAVE ADOPT
ED COMMISSION GOVERNMENT TO REJECT 1T WILL VOTE
AGAINST ALL THREE AMENDMENTS
The will then show that amendment has lost to Of
this s theoretical.
Only the three
what form would voting
fundamental law
would
the
dicates that there unity thought the change
o a dn the Bdd ppomhn ar
he dcadocked
is a amply
u o h
delay A n
to few in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08
I'VE GOT TO FIGHT 1T OUT
WITHOUT DICKS HE'LL

WITHOUT DICKS HELP
Dick came in last night about
seven. l had a table beautifully
set and drawn UP to my bed. My
head was raised little. This
could be done without much trou-
BILE or pain, as / am In a cast and
strapped to peculiar contriv-
ance which allows me to be
moved, like the log that l am,
provided anyone has enough
strength to move me. The doc
tors are going to take the cast
off tomorrow and decidesif there
has been the slightest improve
ment.
1t was CHASTITY dinner, little
book-that first meal Dick had
eaten with me since my accident.
/ don't think he realized until this
time how horrible it all is. He
could not eat my nice dinner of
beefsteak, broiled just as he liked
it, and even after Alice and had
taken so much pains with 1t all.
You see, little book, Alice and
| have grown somewhat occus-
toned to my helplessness. l won
er if those ancient martyrs in
time became accustomed to the
rack.
But to Dick this intimate ex-
hibition of it was all new and
horrible.
| was sorry 1 had planned this
J dinner-but | had become so
tired of eating alone. However,
/ know now that / must take my
meals in private until l am able
to eat them like a civilized be-
ing.
OF course, L was simply miser-
able before the dinner was half
over, but | managed to keep up.
Dick had on what one might call
his society manner" had
never seen 1t before in my life,
and, please God, may / never see
it again!
1t had been a hard day for me
and | had counted so much on
this visit. From one extreme to
, another my thoughts had wan
dered, trying to find solution
of this terrible problem that faces
Dick and me. At last l was
sure we could fall into an easy
sort of friendship that both of US
would find inexpressably tender
and enjoyable.
could and did imagine Dick
coming in with an air somewhere
between that of a most business
like physician and a very gentle,
sympathizing clergyman.
l imagined he would relate to
me what was going on in his bust
ness and perhaps tell me Jim
Edie's last joke. I, on the other
hand, would be bright and cheer
full. l would insist that was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08
In New Flyer
Airman Saves
2 CanoeiSts

SEATTLE, May 8. = Flight
Lieut.. 7. T. Maroney, n. G. W.,
just after the chistening of his
new flying boat Sunday morning,
made use of it for the rescue Of
two men whose canoe had over
turned on Lake Union, 200 yards
out from the hangar.
The machine was run out from
its shelter when the accident 0c-
Cured and without raising 1t
from the water Lieut.. Maroncy
directed it to the two men strug-
Cling in the lake. The older, c.
A. Goddard, refused to trust the
aeroplane and waited for a row.
boat. but his son, Harold F. God
dard, climbed on the boats point
ed nose and rode to safety.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08
Confessions ofaWife

/ getting better; 1 would tell him
the plot of the latest novel | had
been reading, and at last, when
he was ready to go, he would
bend down and kiss me-more
than once-and tell me that he
wanted to spend many evenings
like this one.
The scheme failed utterly, as
almost allsu CHI schemes do.
Dick sat there beside the ia
BILE and miserably tried to make
pretense of eating, while l saw
my pretty air castles fall in ruins.
/ began to feel that | had forced
him into an entirely false posi-
ton. A man cannot make a pre-
tense of social interest when he
is tragically unhappy. Only a
woman, little book, can laugh
while her heart is being scared
as with white-hot irons.
He could see me, lying there
in bed, neither calmly nor phylo-
sophically. | saw / had increased
the load he was carrying until he
began to doubt his ability to bear
it.
At last, he could stand it no
longer, and burst out: at seems,
Margie, as though we had made
a kind of mess of things Of IL all,
doesn't it?"
We" Little book, l could not
understand that I'VE" Although
/ might browbeat and condemn
myself, it seemed to me for the
moment that as Dick should see
me | ought to be pretty nearly all
right. / had not made a mess of
things.
OF course l could not help this
physical disability-that was fate
and l but a hopeless puppet
who must accept whatever came
when destiny pulled the strings.
Then, little book, q strange
thing happened. Dick got up
hastily and / felt him close be-
side me. Almost roughly he drew
my face to him. How beautiful
you are, Margie. In that pinky
lace thing you are the most ex-
quisitely sweet woman have
ever seen. I feel as though l had
never seen you Beforehand
then he drew himself up and in
a totally different tone of voice
said, you must excuse me, dear,
l am tired and moody. I must
go to bed"
A second time he hesitated and
then bending down close to me
he whispered, Don't ask me to
visit you again like this"-and
was gone.
ITO Be Continued.)
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The Old Home Paper

When Shakespeare proves bally bore, and Metz
sche is but fodder Jack London makes my headpiece
swim o. Henry starts to dodder when skies are
murky overhead, and underfoot it's sloppy, HE me
to the paper store and buy another copy copy Of
the old home Sheet, The Rosebud Daily Blister! L
hug it to my bosom like brother or a sister.
HE me to shady spot, forgetting wind and
weather; read the old home paper there for hours
and hours together.
The people passing tap their domes and murmur,
squirrel dinner! He reads that ancient village rag
as though it were winner! He passes up the lat
est dope from presses hot and steamng and CLUES
his goggles to that Sheet though transfxed with
dreamng
But these folks cannot know that I am walking
with my people, in Rosebud, where / know each
man. each paving stone and steeple. So let each
passing cuckoo grin and cut his funny caper. For
me- have an hour of blss-I read the old home
paper. CHARLES B. DRISCOLL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

ider
at Sea?

NEW YORK, May 8-Two Ger
man submarines and commerce
raider are believed to have es-
capped from Kiel and to be search
ing the Atlantic today.
1t is reported the submarines
have been ordered to torpedo the
Cunard liner Orduna, carrying a
tremendous cargo of munitions
and 800 passengers.
Cunard officials denied having
such information. The Orduna
has not been heard of since she
sailed, May 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

He looks like an American
boy, a lad who could play a pref
ty hot game of baseball, but
listen to his name-lnfant Al
phonse Pie Christian Edouard
Francois Guillaume Charles Hen
ri Eugene Fernand Antoine Ven
ancio. He is the future king OF
Spain, and on May 10 will cele-
brate his ninth birthday In the
royal palace at Madrid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08
20 OFFER SKIN
TO SAVE CHILD

DR.. A. q. Nace's appeal for vol
unteers to give skin to Leh Sar.
toris, who was badly burned last
February, was answered by 2(
people yesterday at st. Joseph'i
hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

but seem not to be able to
operate the typewriter cor
rectly; that is, do not use
all my fingers. Do you think
l will make a success of it?
ALMOST DISCOURAGED.
All you take dictatiOn accu-
rately and learn to write neat,
acceptable letters, you will sue
coed. Your speed will increase
with practice, no matter how
your work is produced. Many
very good typists do not use the
touch system. Even though their
speed is not the greatest. they are
acceptable operators I'm many of
fices. Accuracy and ability to
spell and punctuate are put above
speed at tipping by many employ.
crs.
Q.-Will you kindly tell
me where | can get pat.
tern or directions for an old.
fashioned log cabin" quilts
| have tried at all the art
stores and was unable to
find anything like it.
EVA.
A.-Perhaps YOU will find
some very handsome examples of
this style of piece work at one of
the homes for old ladies, and
someone to tell you how to make
one of the same kind.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

Mrs. william j, Fisher, 423
North G street, will hold an open
meeting for members of the Wite-
negemote club tomorrow after
noon at | o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

Puget Sound Homestead, No
529, will give the last dance OF
the season Tuesday evening at
Eagles hall. st. jeans orches-
ira will furnish the music.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

Mrs. Elweu Hoyt invites all
mothers to bring their sewing to
her home, 1892 North Prospect
street, Wednesday at a meeting
under the auspices of-the Lowell
Child Study club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

Grant p. T. A. Will meet today
at 3:15 p. IN. in the school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

The First Baptist Aid society
will meet Thursday with Mrs
Webb In Puyallup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
:: IA ~ WERS
Il
= BY CYNTHIA GREY |:
|nIDI|IsH|I|| Observation-Disclosures

Q.-How can remove
blue status on a Georgette
crepe waist caused by per-
spiration? l.. X.
A.-The stains, as well as those
made by one color fading into an
other in washing, are most diff
cult to remove. Saturate the spot
with methylatcd spirit and ammo
mia, rubbing briskly and having
the goods laid upon thick towel.
Q.-Kindly state the du-
ties of a bridesmaid at
church or home wedding.
Should the girl who catches
the brides boquet keep it, or
leave it at the house?
GENEVIEVE.
A young lady asked to
serve as bridesmaid must answer
very promptly; i'm all matters of
dress she must yield absolute SUBJ
mission to the wishes of the
bride elect and her mother. In
the bridal procession she some
times walks with an usher, In 9TH
er cases the maids go down the
aisle i'm pairs. This is arranged
as the bride wishes. At the re-
ceptiOn bridesmaids usually stand
i'm a group near the bride and
groom, ready to assist in social
duties In whatever way presents
itself.
elf the bride throws her boguet
whole, of course the girl who
catches 1t is entitled to keep 1t.
Sometimes the bride divides the
boquet, giving portions of ii to all
her maids. Special significance
attaches to catching the portion
which she designates as the lucky
part.
Q.-Can you tell me any
way | can remove dark col
ored stains from my alumni
mum cooking utensils?
X. @.
A.-Put two or three table
spoons of common bOrax and one
of kitchen ammonia into the
stained utensil- with water and
boil for 10 or is minutes. Though
your discolOred aluminium ware is
unsightly there is no danger in it's
use, as the impurities form no
poisonous compound with the
aluminium.
Q.--How should person
proceed to get Carnegie
medal for a hero? /, with
three others, was saved from
drowning by one man about
year ago. / have written to
you before, but have never
been answered. hope you
will answer this time.
E. w.
Al answered this same ques-
ton for another reader not over
three months ago. II Is not my
intention to repeat. When read
ers are particularly anxious for
an answer, self-addressed, stamp
ed envelope should be enclosed.
Applications for the Carnegie
Hero Fund should be made by let
ter addressed to the manager,
Oliver building, Pittsburg, Pa.
OIL am a girl IS years
old who has been studying
stenography for six months,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

Mrs. N. Sand, 1915 North 18th
street, will entertain the Imman-
ual Lutheran Ladies' Aid society
Thursday.
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Personal
~,,,-and~>,.,-
Social

MIR. and Mrs. Will s. Taylor
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Ida Marie, to William
Vaughn Tanner, of Olympia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

Mrs. w. F. Gras will entertain
the Larchmont guild Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

Mrs. G. H. Kinneas, 8O2 Cush.
man ave., will entertain Tacoma
chapter, o. u. s., Thursday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

The Degree Of POcahontas will
give a card party "Wednesday in
Odd Fellows temple.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-08

Mary Il. Stuart Altruistic So
ciety will give a card party to-
morrow night in the Pythian tenn
pie. Mrs. N. G. Dodson will be
hostess.
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TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE z FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
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Roosevelt p. II. A. will NEE
tomorrow at 3:15 o'clock in the
school.
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there such thing here and
h New York., the shn i'm the lot. lie has invented IL
Ih gasoline
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o. am a girl IS years
old who has been studying
stenography for six months,
The Spectator., 1916-05-05
SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire. after, miraculous escape from the den of the gang of brilliant thieves known as the Black Hundred. lives the life of q re- ciuse for eighteen years. Hargreave ac- cidentally meets Braine, leader of the Black Hundred Knowing Braine will try 10 get him, he escapes from his own home by balloon. Before escaping he writes letter to the girls school where eight cen gears before he mysteriously left on the doorstep his baby daughter, Florence Gray. That day Hargreave also draws $iooo,o0o from the bank, but 1t is reported that this, dropped into the sea when the balloon he escaped in was punctured. Florence arrives from the girls school. Countess Olga, Braine's companion, vis- us her and claims to be a relative. Two bogus detectives call, but their plot is bribing the captain of the Orient Norton lays trap for Braine and his gang. Countess Olga also visits the Orients captain, and she easily falls into the re- through Braine's good luck and only hire
 lings fall into the hands of the police. After failing in their first attempt the Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask neT Tor money, but she escapes, again foiling them. Norton and the countess call on Florence the next day. once more safe at home. The visitors having gone Jones removes a section of flooring and from cavity takes a box. Pursued by members of the Black Hundred he rushes to the water front and succeeds in drop ping the box into the sea. Countess Olga succeeds in breaking the engagement ex- lsting between Florence Hargreave and Norton Accomplices of Braine succeed in Kidnapping Florence while she is shop ping and hurry her off to sea She leaps into the sea and is picked up in dazed condition by a party of fishermen The Black Hundred locate her, and Braine
 disguised as her father, succeeds in talk ing her back to sea with him. Florence sets fire to the boat and is rescued by ship on which Norton has been shang- haied. Norton and Florence. safely ashore and with no longer any misunderstanding between them. take the train for home
 The train Is wrecked and waiting mem bers Of the Black Hundred carry the in- tured Florence to a deserted hut Norton. who tries to rescue her. Is tied to the railroad tracks. Florence saves him and nnally Jones comes to the rescue of both. The Black Hundred recover the box Jones dropped in8fhe ocean. By a clever ruse Norton and Jones regain 1t.
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branch of the secret service and put the matter to him frankly l. Flor ence, Susan, and the rest of us must be arrested The wretches must be- iieye that the house is empty. They'll rove about fruitlessly and will return to their den to report the success Of the coup. All the while you and some detectives will be in hiding up stairs, dictagraph and all that. When the time comes you will follow. This will not reach the heads, perhaps. but 1t will demoralize the organization in such way as to make it helpless for several months to come There is tunnel from the stables to this house."
 What, a tunnel?"
 Yes. MT. Hargreave had it built several years ago. l don't know what his idea was; possibly he anticipated an event like this You and your men will find entrance by this method.
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It can be done without exciting the suspicious of the watchers
 Looks as if my yarn wasn't going to be delayed so long after all. Jones. you ought to have been in the secret service yourself" admiringly.
 Jones smiled and shrugged T am perfectly satisfied with my lot-or would be if the Black Hundred could be wiped out of existence
 ''Tll see the secret service people at once. l stand in we'll with them all.
 And good luck to you. We'll need good luck"
 Norton was welcomed cordially by the chief The secret service men trusted him and told him lots of tales that never saw light on the printed page. The reporter went directly to the point of his story, without elabora tion, and the chief smiled and handed him the original letter.
 Norton, I've been after this gang of counterfeiters for months and they are clever beyond words. I've never been able to get anywhere near their presses And for a moment thought this note was from a squealer. I've a dozen men securing the country. They find the bogus notes, but never the men who pass them. You see. it's new stuff l know what all the old timers are at; but none of them has had hand in this issue Some foreigners, take it, under the leader ship of a man I'd very much like to know. Now. what's your scheme?"
 Jim outlined it briefly.
 Tt all depends" said the chief. upon the fact that they will be i'm patient If they have the ability to wait We lose. But we can afford to risk the chance. The man who wrote this letter is not counterfeiter. He's an old yeggman. We haven't heard anything of him lately We tried to corner him on a post office job. but he slipped by He may be a stool. Anyhow, I'll draw him in somehow"
 "There'H be some excitement"
 Were used to that; you too. All
  Beggs. There are signs of spite in this letter. Very, well played. if you want my opinion. Whats this Black Hun dred?"
 I'm not at liberty to tell just yet. It's a strange game; half political, half blackmail. It's a pretty strong organization. But if they're back of this counterfeiting. there's a fine chance of landing them all"
 Here the chiefs assistant came in. Got Beggs on the wire. Says he'll conduct you to the home if you'll promise him immunity for some other offenses."
 Tell him he shall have immunity on the word of the chief. But also say that he must come to see me in person..
 All right, sir"
 "I don't believe it would be wise for Beggs to see me here. I gave him a good send-off-Sing Sing-five years ago. He may recollect." said Norton.
 Suit yourself about that Only. keep in communication with me by telephone and I'll tip you off as to when the raid shall take place Lucky you came in. I should have honestly gone there and arrested innocent people, and they would have had a devil of time explaining. It would have taken them at least week to clear themselves. That would leave the house empty all that time."
 Norton did not reply, but he put the blotter away carefully. There was no getting away from the fact, but the god of luck was with him.
 Do you know what's back of 1t all?"
 T can't tell you any more than have" said Norton.
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No; I warned you never to act upon them without first consulting me. And we might have made cap- ture! My child, always show me these things. I will advise you whether to tear them up or not"
 Jones, l believe you are going little too far" said Florence haughtliy. Tt might have been my father"
 Never in this world, Miss Florence. Still, l beg your pardon for raising my voice. What l do and have done Is only for your own sake. There are two things I wish to impress upon your mind before I go. This can be made a comedy or a terrible tragedy. You have already had taste of the latter; and each time you escaped because God was good to us. But he is rarely kind to thoughtless people. They have to look out for themselves. I am act Ing under orders; always remember that"
 Forgive me; acted wrongly. But I'm so weary and tired of this eternal suspicion of everybody and every thing. Can't 1 go somewhere, some place where I can have rest?'
 If l thought for q single moment it was possible to take you thousands of miles from this spot, it would be done this very night But this is our fortress. So far it has been impreg- nable. The police are watching it; and that prevents general assault by the scoundrels. If we tried to leave we would be followed; and they play that game exceedingly we'll Now, goodnight We'll have you out of all this doubt and suspicion one of these days. There will not be any past;
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it. He started out to Riverdale to ac- quaint Jones with the discovery.
 "Humph!" said Jones; not bad idea this So that's what the sneak was doing here last night. I've been wondering and wondering. Let's have a look"
 He went through the books and at length came across the three volumes These held thousand in excellent counterfeit.
 Mighty good work that. What are you going to do?" asked the re- porter.
 Jones rubbed his chin refiectively. How long may counterfeiter be sent up?"
 Anywhere from ten to twenty years"
 That will serve. My boy, this time we'll go and take MT. Black Hun dred right in his cubby hole.
 You know where it is?"
 Every nook and corner of 1t. Now you go ct onca to the chief of the local