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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-23
YOU CAN'T BRUSH OR
WASH OUT DANDRUFF

The only sure way to get rid OF
dandruff is to dissolve 1t, then
you destroy II entirely. To DO
this, get about four ounces OF Or
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night when retiring; use enough
to moisten the scalp and rub II In
gently with the finger tips.
Do this tonight, and by morn
ing, most If not all, of your dand-
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four more applications will COM
pletely dissolve and entirely de-
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of It, no matter how much dand-
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You will find, too, that all Itch
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You can get liquid arvon at any
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never fails to do the work.
Advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-23

Land Of Lowell" exclaimed the
Captain. THAT was awful Hadn't
1 better go for tho doctor?"
II don't think so. unless he gifts
worse. He had Jest such a turn.
as / told you, last night"
"Did he talk like he did Jest
now?"
"Jest the same"
The Captain gasped. "Then you
knew!" he said.
THAT he set the billiard room
afire? Yes, I've always rather sus-
picioned that he did, and last
night, of course, made me sure OF
It,"
well! we'll! You haven't said
nothin' bout 1t to anybody"
"Of course not"
mo, course you haven't. You
must excuse me-I'm kind of up
set. guess. Dear! dear! Did you
think I knew it,"
81 sort Of guessed that you did"
well. I did. Now, what do you
think of me?"
Think? think you did exactly
right"
you do?"
81 sartinly do"
well. | snum' I've been over
that thing time and time again,
and I've felt like l was sort of a
firebug myself sometimes. I've
heard folks layin' it to fust one
and and then the other, and CAL
ilatn' that Web did 1t himself to
git the insurance, and all the time
I've known who really did do it,
and haven't said anything. l Jest
couldn't. You see, John and mes
been brothers almost. But l didn't
s'pose anybody else would see it
the same way"
Captain Fri, do you s'pose l
blame you for tryin' to keep your
best friend out of trouble that he
got into by bein'-well-out of his
head? Why, land Of mercy! He
amt no more to be held RESPONSE
BILE than a baby. You did what I'd
have done II I'd been in your place,
and | respect you for It,"
The Captains voice shook as he
answered.:
"Marthy Snow" he said, you're
the kind Of woman that I'd like to
have had for sister,"
It was perhaps half-hour later
when Captain Fri started for the
schoolhouse to bring Elsie home.
John Baxter had not Weakened, nor
would he ever again in this world.
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anxiously.
He was so last night"
Did Elsie see him?"
mo, I was alone here, and she
was asleep in the next room. ]
got up and shut the door,"
The Captain glanced keenly at
the housekeeper, but her face was
placid and inscrutable.
"Fire!"
The word was shouted, and the
room rang with it. John Baxter,
whose weakness had hitherto been
so great that he could not turn
himself in bed, was leaning on his
elbow and pointing with out
stretched finger to the open stove
door.
"Fire!" he shouted again. ats
blazin'! It's burnin'! It's wipin'
the plague spot from the earth. |
hear you, Lord! I'm old, but l hear
you, and your servants ready.
Where will it be tomorrow? Gone!
burnt up! and the ways of the
wicked shan't prevail"
They forced him back on the
pillow, but he fought them fiercely
for a moment or two. After they
thought they had quieted him, he
broke out again, talking rapidly
and clearly.
Where's the kerosene? And the
matches? Now softly, softly. The
shavin's. It's dark. Here, in the
corner. All! ha! ah, ha! And all
their goodly castles with fire!
Now, Web Saunders, you wicked
man! Now! Burn! I've done 1t.
Lord! I've done i'll"
"Hush!" almost shouted the ag-
onized Captain Fri. Hush, John!
Be still"
There, there, Cap'n Baxter"
said Mrs. Snow soothingly, laying
her hand on the sick mans fore
head. Somehow, the touch seemed
to quiet him; his eyes lost their
fire, and he muttered absently that
he was tired. Then the eyes closed
and he lay still, breathing heavily.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-23
FEET SWOLLEN FROM
KIDNEY TROUBLE

want to tell you what your
great kidney remedy, Swamp
Root, has done for me. To be
frank can safely say it has saved
my life, when was given up by
Doctors. l was troubled with dis
tressing Kidney trouble for eight
years. could not sleep with
pains In my back. My feet were
swollen so they felt numb. / saw
your remedy, Swamp-Root, adver-
tfsed and thought / would try it.
After taking the first bottle | ex-
porienced great relief, and can
my that / owe my life to your
wonderful kidney remedy, DIR. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root.
MRS. DORA KRETLOW,
Box "a. Sparkle, Ga.
Personally appeared before me,
this 26th day OF January, 1915,
Mrs. Dora Kretlow, who on oath
Gays the above statement is true in
substances and in fact.
X. SINCLAIR, Notary Public,
Berrien Co., Ga.
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fContinued From Our Last Issue. } /

One afternoon In January Mrs.
Snow and Captain Fri were to-
gether In the sick room. The rest
Of the household was absent on
various errands; Captain Perez
paying q visit to the life-saver' s
sister and Elsie staying after
school to go over some examina-
ftion papers. Captain Baxter was
apparently asleep.
''Let me see," said Mrs Snow,
musingly, in low tone. 1--WE been
here now, two, three, over four
months. Seems longer, somehow"
Seems almost as IL you'd al
ways been here" replied Captain
Fri. II haven't said much about
It, but I've felt enough, and !
know the other fellers feel the
same way. You've been so mighty
good and put up with so many
things that must have fretted you
like the nation, and the way you've
managed-my!"
The whole-souled admiration in
the Captains voice made the
housekeeper blush like a girl.
"Don't say a word, Cap'n Fri,
she protested. ITS been jest a
pleasure to me, honest. I've had
more comfort and-well, peace.
you might say, sence I've been in
this house than I've had afore for
years
when l think" said the Cap
tain, "of what we might have got
for that advertisement. / swan 1t
makes my hair curl. Seems s IL
there was a Providence in 1t;
seems Is II you was kind of sent
there!'
Il don't know what you must
think of me answerin' an adver-
tlsement for a husband that way.
Il makes me 'shamed of myself
when think of it, / declare. And
- that kind Of paper, too"
1--WE wondered more times than
= few how you ever got hold of
that paper. 'Tain't one you'd see
every day, naturally, you know"
Mrs. Snow paused before she
answered. Then she said slowly,
"Well, I'm s'prised you amt asked
that afore. l haven't said much
about myself sence I've been here,
for no p'tic'lar reason that / know
Of, except that there wasn't much
to tell. My husbands name was
Jubal Snow"
"You don't say" exclaimed the
Captain. why, Jerry used to
know him"
Il shouldn't wonder. Jubal knew
: lot of folks in the Cape here. He
was q good husband-no better
hnywheres-and he and l had a
good life together long as he was
well. Our trouble was the same
that a good many folks have; we
didn't cal'late that fair weather
wouldn't last all the time, that's
oil.
1T wasn't his fault any more
than twas mine. We saved lit.
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thing that was alive and moved.
He swung the gun above his head,
and, bringing 1t down with all his
might, knocked into eternal obliv-
ion the little life remaining in the
finest Leghorn rooster.
toner, STOPPING and laying his
hand on the victim, 1--WE killed a
hen!"
Just then there came a scream
from the other side of the hem
house, followed by crash and the
sound of a fall. Running around
the corner, the alarmed Perez saw
his ladylove stretched upon the
ground, grooming dismally.
Great land of Goshen!" he
cried. "Pashy, are you hurt?"
"Oh. Perez!" gasped the fallen
one. "Oh, Perez"
This pitiful appeal had such an
effect upon the Captain that he
dropped upon his knees, and, rails
ing Miss Davis head in his hands,
begged her to say she wasn't
killed. After some little time she
obligingly complied, and then, hav-
ing regained her breath, explained
the situation.
What had happened was this
The fox, having selected his vic
tim, the rooster, had rendered it
helpless, and was pushing it out of
the hole ahead of him The Cap
tain had struck the rooster just as
Miss Patience opened the door, and
the fox, selling this chance of
escape, had lodged by the lady,
upsetting her as he went.
WELL" she said, laughing,
there's no great harm done. I'm
sorry for the rooster, but l guess
the fox had fixed him anyway. Oh.
my soul and body! Look there!'
Perez turned, looked as direct
ed, and saw the henhouse in
flames.
The lighted lamp, which Miss
Patience had dropped as she fell,
lay broken on the floor, and the
blazing oil had run in every direc-
ton. The flames were making
such Roadway that they both saw
there was practically no chance of
saving the building. The fright
ened hens were huddled in the far
thest corner, gazing stupidity at the
fire.
ooh, those poor Leghorns!
walled Miss Patience. "Those hens
Mrs. Mayo thought the world of
and left me to look out for. Last
thing she asked me was to be sure
they was fed. And now they'll
be all burned up! What shall l
do?"
Here the lady began to cry.
"Pashy!" roared the Captain,
whom the sight of his charmer's
tears had driven almost wild,
don't say another word. I'll save
them hens or git cooked along
with 'em"
And Captain Perez sprang
through the door. Miss Davis
screamed wildly to him to come
back, and danced about, wringing
her hands. The interior of the
henhouse was now a mass of black
smoke, from which the voices OF
the Captain and the Leghorns
floated in a discordant medley,
something like this:
Hold still, you lunatics!
C"Squawk, squawk!") Druther be
roasted than have me catch you,
hadn't you? C"Squawk, squawk!'
A-kershew! Land! I'm smother
ed! Now I've got you! Thundera-
ton! Hold still! HOLD STILL, |
tell you'll"
Just as the agonized Miss Pa
thence was on the point of faint
ing, the little window at the back
of the shanty was thrown open
and two hens, like feathered COM
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-23
Letter 10
~. KuBer = Co.
u1sxhamtsn. n. Y.

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II was cal'latin' to 60 horss-
back"
What! and leave me here alone
with the house afire? No, indeed
IL you go, I'm going, too.
"Well, then, the carryall's got
to do, whether or no. Git on q
shawl or somethin', while I hars
ness up"
CONTINUED in Our Next Issue.)
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(Newspsper Enterprise Assocfatios)
The makers Of modes seem to
be giving a great deal of time to
the "flapper."
The "flapper" on the topcoat 10
sometimes embroidered In yarn of
dashing hues, or trimmed with fur
bands or bands of the coat fabric.
The girl at the left is wearing
navy blue olivia cloth coat with
collar, cuffs and pocket trimming
of pontine In dark red. The mar
row belt IL embroidered in yarn In
which blue and red tones pre-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-23

dominate.
The embroidery is repeated at
the bottom of the coat. The dark
red velvet flare-up of the front
brim is the latest note in fashion.
The model at the right Ia the
new "Devonshire" cloth, much
used now for susss and top coats.
The deep cape IL cut In one with
the coat. The belt Is formed OF
three tubes" or ropes of the
cloth stitched together and
finished with ornamental buckle.
The small muff Ii an effective con-
trast to the big cape coat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-07
WARRANT FOR A COP
Ed Ransom Is Charged With Assault
by G. p. Rude.

When, several weeks ago, F. P.
Rude, a gardener, drove his wagon
over Officer Ed Ransom'S toe, Ran
som arrested Rude for violating a city
ordinance which prohibits the obstruc-
ton of traffic.
When Rude's son, c. P. Rude, heard
of the trouble he hurried to his faith
erS assistance. That was several
weeks ago and since then Rude, the
elder, was tried and discharged in po-
lice court. and it did not develop until
today that anything other than this
occurred. But c. P. Rude secured a
warrant in the court of Topeka today
charging Ransom, the police officer,
with assault. He charges that when
he went to the rescue of his father the
officer was so incensed that he struck
the younger Rude.
Rude and Ransom both testified IN
police court in regard to. the wheel
and toe incident but nothing was said
at that time about any assault. Ran
som declared that when he ordered
Rude to move his produce wagon
Rude drove the wagon just far enough
to leave a wheel on Ransom's toe, then
stopped. Ransom was off duty for
two weeks. Rude was not tried on the
charge of damaging RanSom's toe, but
on the charge of obstructing traffic
and he was discharged with the in
junction that if he did it not to do it
q gain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-07
IT MADE HIM SICK
C. r. Messenger Complains to the
Court OF His Wife's Conduct.

Happiness never formed part of
the domestic life of C. r. and Hattie
Messenger according to a petition for
divorce filed IN the district court to-
day. He says they were never happy
and that Mrs. Messenger left him dur
ing the first week of their welded
life and stayed away for nine days
Messir ger doesn't pretend to say
where she spent those nine days but
he declares that was not the last time
mis- wife left home and indicates that
he has some knowledge OF her where
abouts on subsequent occasions He
declares she attended parties where
beer was served and that she drank
beer with men other than her hus-
band.
The Messengers were married in To-
peka August IA. 1914, and they have
one child, boy three months old
Messenger says he worried so much
when his wife left her home unan-
nounced and stayed away for :ndefi-
mite periods that he became sick. He
says Mrs. Messenger frequently told
MIN that she didn't want to live with
him and that if he would leave her
she could have a good time.
The petition was filed by J. H. .Jen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-07
TO BUILD 5 BRIDGES
The County Will Expend Approx
imatcly $4,000 This Year.

The county commissioners are pre-
pairing to advertise their intention to
build five county bridges. the total
cost of which will be about $4,000
After advertising their intention they
will advertise for bids.
One bridge will be the Frye bridge
over Soldier creek in Menoken town
ship. That bridge went out when
force OF men working for the North
Topeka Drainage board chopped down
tree and allowed it to fall on the
structure. 1t will be a 130-foot span
of truss work with concrete floor and
the estimate of cost made by Walter
Arnold, county engineer, is s13,149.5O.
There is also a bridge to be built
at Mud valley over Soldier creek. 1t
will be a 130-foot structure and will
cost 3d.
The Waveland bridge over the WAX
arusa which went out during the hiSh
water last year will be replaced with "A
100-foot structure costing $I1.46S.35.
A bridge will be erected over
Blacksmith creek on the Topeka-Dov-
er road costing S7.695.96. 1t will be
so feet in length and will be of steel
and concrete construction.
Another viii be built over Deer
creek on East Fourth street in order
70 make a road opened up two years
ago fit for travel 1t will be of steel
and concrete construction and will
cost 1882 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-07
Will TEDDY RUN?
Third Ticket Prediction Comes
From Oyster Bay.
Intimate Friends Say L. r.. Is
Opposed to Hughes.

Oyster Bay, June while Colonel
Roosevelt refrains from making any
public statement officially disclosing
his real attitude toward the political
situation in Chicago it is well known
TO his intimate friends that he is OPP
posed to the nomination of Justice
Hughes and it is their confident be-
lief that if Justice Hughes is nomi-
mated Colonel Roosevelt will himself
become a candidate.
The colonel said this morning there
was no statement he cared to make,
except to repeat that he was neither
fot nor against any candidate"
New Workers Heard 1t.
Chicag go, June New York Re
publicans supporting Justice Hughes
said today that they were informed
from reliable sources two days ago
that under no circumstances would
Colonel Roosevelt support Justice
Hughes if he were nominated by the
Republican convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-07
OOH, STOCKINGS
IN CHICAGO ARE
MOST SHOCKING!

Chicago. June THE womans marty
convention today introduced the Shock
ing Stocking into national politics
with telling effect.
For weeks the women have been cast
ing about for staggering blow to hit
the Republican and Progressive men
delegates between the eyes so they
would pay some attention and today
it was furnished in the exceeding
windiness of Michigan avenue
As a result. and despite the fact
that the Grand Old Parties and Bull
Moosers are preparing for big battle
today. the women are being watched
closely 1t may or may not be signifi-
cant that even during" the weeping
clouds many Informal csucGses are held
on the Michigan avenue sidewalks.
Zebra and lead pencil stripes pre-
dominate. Even in the dreary drizzie
of yesterdays dull evening several
sets of talcdm powder twins from Pea
cock Alley were seen TO be making
the rounds of hosiery row with UNI
breilas. And down in the Blackstone
lobby-go9 Iness gracious
They started with n cerese and I,nr-
pie riot at the ankles, faded to a deli
cate rose pink at the err - err calf
and when last seen at the patelia were
headed northwarf in pure white.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-07
) HURT IN BATTLE
Sapulpa Bank Robbers Shot
and Captured Today
After Beating Two Officers;
Little Girl Was Wounded.

Sapulpa, June 1.-Two officers
were seriously injured and two daring
daylight bank robbers shot here this
morning after an unsuccessful attempt
to rob the Sapulpa state bank.
The robbers who were capturcI
gave their names as Harry Wells and
Herb Farmer. They were placed i'll
keeping from mob violence to Tulsa
at noon.
The men entered the bank about an
hour before it opened for business but
were unable to force the com bination
to the safe. Then they entered drug
store adjoining the bank. Locking the
doors they secured more than $50.
When two police officers arrived on
the scene the bandits unlocked the
door and admitted them. Taken by
surprise, the officers were disarmed
by the bandits and before assistance
came they were hurried about half a
mile from town and both badly beaten
before being released.
Workman Shot Both.
A posse in pursuit chased the rob-
bers down the Frisco right of way on
foot. A glass worker living in the
vicinity hid behind a telegraph post
and as the bandits ran past him fired
two shots Both men fell, shot in the
legs.
A little girl was wounded, probably
not fatally. by a bullet that entered the
room where she was dressing. 1t is
not known whether it was fired by the
robbers or one of the posse.
Farmer is believed to be from Jop-
lin, Mo. The man who gave his name
as Wells has been identified by police
officers as being the man who escaped
from the Tulsa Jail last summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-07
T. R. Bet FAVORITE
Teddy's Chances Quoted at Even
Money in Chicago Today.

Chicago. June Theodore Roose-
Welt was made the favorite for the
Republican presidential nomination by
Chica go bookmakers today. They
quoted Teddy's chances at even mon
ey- Jim O'Leary, Chicagos premier
layer. is strong for the colonel as a
betting proposition.
Looks like T. +. all the way" he
said.
One freak bet was recorded A
western cattleman put up $3.50 against
$4,000 that Roosevelt would be the
nominee of both the Progressives and
Republicans and elected over Wilson.
Supreme Court Justice Hughes was
made second choice at odds of to
5; Elihu Root, to l. Senator Theo-
dore Burton of Ohio, 6 to /: Senators
Cummins of Iowa and Weeks of Mass
achuSetts, to 1.
No bets were recorded on Henry
Ford or Senator La Toilette.
Name your own price on 'em; it's a
go" said O'Leary-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-07
QUAIL MADE TRUSTEE
Washburn Graduate Is Honored BY
His Alma Mater.

Frank A. Quail, a prominent attor-
ney of Cleveland, o., was elected to
the board of trustees of Washburn
college at their meeting this morn
ing. His election will fill one of the
vacancies created by the recent deaths
of A. c. Stitch of Independence and AS.
Fairfield of Alma, Kan.
Appointments to the other vacancy
will be made soon.
Quail is a Washburn a1umnus of the
class of 1856. Following his gradua-
ton he moved to Cleveland where he
has practised law since. He has al
ways been liberal giver to the COL
lege and made a substantial contribu-
ton to the endowment fund last
spring. He is a brother of w. Quail
of 1901 Mulvane street.
That the department of engineering
is to be enlarged was indicated today
by the retention of Luther Tillotson.
Some days ago it was announced that
Professor Tillotson had resigned, ex-
pecting to re-enter the engineering
field. L. c. Lopez. former head of
the department. will return next fall
from a years leave of absence. The
trustees voted to retain both men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-07
OIL And GAS MAD
Thirteen Corporations Make
Applications for Charters
Representing Total Capital
Stock of $S50,O0O.
NEARLY ALL FROM WICHITA
One From Lawrence and An
other From Kingman.
Banks and Other Enterprises
Submit Their Petitions.

Prospective oil and gas corpora
lions, thirteen in number, representing
sS5o,000 capital. applied this morning
to the state charter board for per-
mission to operate in Kansas. And
one of them is not very far from To-
peka. One application is made. by the
Douglas Oil, Gas and Mining company
of Lawrence with capital stock of
$4,000. Directors are: Chris
Schaake, c. H. Hunsinger, F. S. Will
Jams, H. A. Boomer and L. D. Roberts,
all of Lawrence.
Another is the Kinsman County Oil
and Gas company with a capital stock
of $4,000. From the appearance of
the application it is believed nearly
the whole county is interested finan-
cially in the company. Only one APP
plicant is a foreign corporation. Most
of them are COMPOSE of Kansas men
living in the vicinity of Wichita.
Oil Fever at Wichita.
William Pepperell, jr., a Wichita
attorney, and son of w. H. l.. Pep
perell. internal revenue collector, was
one of the hundred or more interested
oil men present at the charter board
meeting. According to Mr.. Pepperel
all of Wichita and vicinity is oil wild
and but few wells drilled in the pres
ent field have proved to be dry.
Applications for banks, for frater-
mites at Baldwin college and prob
ably twenty other enterprises were
made to the charter board today. The
various oil companies applying fol-
charters follow:
Those Applying.
Home Oil and Gas company, Le-
Roy (change of directors).
Wichita Oil and Gas company
100000.
Border Queen Oil and Gas company
| $4,000.
Kingman County Oil and Gas com
pany, $25,O0O.
Ebano Oil company, Washington
Pennsylvania applying to operate il
| Butler county,, $4,000.
Adare Oil company, Sterling. Kan
| (increase in stock from $4,000 to S10,-
0O0).
German American Oil and Ga!
company. Wichita, 100000.
| Crescent Oil and Gas company
| Wichita, 100000.
Big Chief Oil and Gas company
Wichita, 100000.
Hickory Oil and Gas company
Wichita, $4,000
Beaumont Oil and Gas company
Wichita. $4,000. e
Peru Oil company, Wichita, s25, 1000
! Kansas Gas and Petroleum com
pany, Wichita, 100000. r n &