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on the stage, Does that In.
terest you?
Why is II that ministers daughters
are unsteady inclined. and that soon.
"r or later the greater majority so
inclined drift to the stage: That In
one OF the puzzles OF stage life. Very
Few OF the big musical shows but
what have several girls of this char,
acger In their choruEcS
Miss Parks In the daughter OF "A
creek minister. located la one of the
larger cities OF the East. She II of
German and Austrian parentage. aud
Nas born In Germany. Miss Parks.
against the strenuous objections OF
h"r parents, began her stage career
~ a member oT the chorus Of the
Winter Garden, New York. A visit
home during the on season earned the
parental blessing,
shortly afterward her two younger
sisters, Marion and Evelyn, decided IL
was about time for them To take the
same plunge, and they ran away
from home, journeyed Ia sNew York,
md Joined their sister there.
They also became members of the
Winter Garden chorus.
The three sisters are inseparable.
ard when THE Passing Show Of 1915
left the big playhouse in New York
all three decided To go ON tour. HaV,
ing forgiven one daughter for adopt
ing a stage career, the others like
wise received the parental blessing,
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
Harold bauer Tells
How He Ftemembers.

~" HERE are at least three
kinds OF memory In piano
playing" says Harold
Bauer. "The first IL pure.
~ musical, in which the player knows
instinctively that one note comes at.
ter another because it/has to. The
second IL visual, In which the printed
page appears continually before the
pianists mental eyes. The third Is
muscular, one that relies upon the
fingers to proceed as they have been
wont to In the execution OF the
phrases. To develop these three In
the teachers task.
An taking up a new work., the
child should be made to play through
every page from beginning to end
Tor the purpose OF obtaining a defi.
mess viii probably be made OF il
technically. but no matter. The pupil
VIII gradually discover where the
places are that require technical
smoothing. BY the time the compost.
acquired. too. Obtaining first a per.
Iect mental picture OF the whole. and
afterward working out the details,
is better than learning a work by
starting with the details before gain.
ing s.r a broad n, impression OF the Whole.
chiid's development. In my opinion.
are familiarity with playing the
violin or singing. and. second. ap.
n.aring In public. Singing or violin.
playing In vast help to correct
phrasing. Appearing before audi.
ences at an early age creates conf.
dence. IL Ia important to notice what
happens when the child grows nery.
Gus before an assemblage, Perhaps
the hands grow cold. perhaps the
knees shake. Perhaps the memory II
affected. Only patience viii correct
hssesshortcominpa by rifss, eetiy feu
"curaging the pupil to follow the
viii ultimately develop"
The Washington times., 1916-12-03

Edna Munsey, one OF the Keith at
fractions next week, posed for many
ures on the buildings at the Panama
Pacific Exposition.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03

Anna Held will begin the second
week OF her triumphant return to the
New York stage In "Tollow Me-" on
Monday night December Z, at the
the direction OF the MeYrs, shubert.
Follow Me" II MUSICAL comedy
from the German of Felix Doermann
and Leo Ascher. The lyrics are by X.
II. Smith, while the music has been
supplied by Leo Ascher and Sigmund
ROmberg
The Washington times., 1916-12-03

Mother Cary's Chickens" a story
by Kate Douglas Wiggin. has beer
dramatized by Rachel Crotherr, and
soon will be placed In rehearsal by
John Cort
The Washington times., 1916-12-03

Julia Arthur. who will soon appear
In New York, gave her first perform
ance OF "Seremonda," a four-act ro-
mantle drama by william Lindsay. at
Hartford. Conn. on November ls. "
the return OF the distinguished star
TO the stage after an absence OF sew
raj years Her new play deals with
the times OF the crusaders and trou-
badors. Tire story has vigor. holds
the interest, and has an unexpected
ending.
Billie Burke will return to the le-
Ultimate stae. about February I In n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-07
TIL f

MEMBER OF THE SCRIPTS NORTHWEST LEAGUE OF
NEWsPAPEs Tegraphc News service the United
Association.
Entered the postofce Tacoma, WASH, as seconeiass
matter Published BY the Tacoma Times Pub. Every
Evening Except Sunday Official Of city
PHONE; All departments.
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without queen, and for the gentle lady-folk he
wasn't very keen. His court was quite stag af-
fair, and rather dull at that He said "When all the
cows come home the skirts may come to bat, but
while I'm master Of this joint the man are good
enough. L can't do much for parties and this low
necked banquet stuff!'
The king spent many Sunday nights in hewing
out Of rock queen to sit upon the throne beside the
family clock. He said, eff I must have queen the
vacant space to fill, I'll chisel me the only queen
who knows how to keep STILL" But poor old King
Pygmalion, his plans went all awry. He looked up
on the stony queen, and straightway heaved sigh
He liked his work, he fell in love- he Rugged her like
the deuce; he cast himself upon the floor and hol-
lered mighty Zeus! Please make my marble lady
TALK I'm lonesome as can be! Just let the dear old
lady bulge, and she may step on me!''
So zeus and Juno for joke gave that stone statue
life, and poor old King Pygmalion had drawn mar
BILE wife! Wheneer she stepped upon his toes he Of
fered up scream her marble feet against his back
gave him polar dream. And so he passed his life
away his heavy wife beside until she fell upon his
back, and poor old Piggy died.
CHARLES B. DRISCOLL
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A LETTER FROM MOLLIE.

am having a deluge Of CORE
spondence. Had a letter from
Mollie this morning. She and
Chad are in Florence, or "heav-
en-" she puts it.
ooh, Margis," she writes, 81
wish everyone in all this world
was as happy as | am.
THE loveliest thing about
Chad is that he loves the same
things l do.
This morr ing l remarked that
/ wanted to go to all the places
mentioned in George Elliot's
Romola and that as / supp, ed
the pilgrimage would bore him
to death he might be excused for
the day.
"He looked at me rather queer
ly for a moment and said; Mol
lie, how did you guess that !
asked you to come to Florence for
that very purpose? l am old
fashioned enough to think that
Romola is one OF the sweetest
books l ever read, and have
wanted all my life to visit the
places that George Elliot has
pictured as having known her
heroine.
"Margie, am so happy that
am afraid l am sure that the
fates will be Jealous. And here
is the queer part of 1t, Margie. I
know that Chad's first wife has
helped to make me happy. You
see, she was so selfish and self
conferred that she never did any
thing he wanted to do II she could
help 1t. She did not like books
nor out Of doors, nor anything, as
far as I can learn from little
things that Chad intimates I'M
knowingly, except to deck her
person and attract attention to
herself.
"Chad is SO appreciative OF
everything and he is SO consider
ate Of me and my little foibles.
Dick seemed to think I would get
tired of having him always
around. He said: "A woman is
a fool to marry a man that has
no interest in life but herself
up to date / find being my
husbands only interest the most
wonderful thing that has ever
happened to me.
1--WE evidently have not talk
ed out yet, for Chad always finds
something to say to me, and | al
ways have new idea that / have
not yet told him.
Last night / talked to him
about you. Margie, and what you
had done for me, how you had
helped me.
" When Dick married Margie,
l said, L was just drifting about.
| had no ambitions, no particular
standards. l was ready to flirt
with almost any good looking
chap to whom / was introduced.
Having a good time was my only
business in life.'
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CONFESSIONS
u OF A WIFE

!, "I thought Margie an awful
prude at first, and then / came to
see that she was not prudish at
all.
Her standards were those OF
selfrespect and respect for the
rights of others.
"I think she Is the one woman
in all the world who sees other
fellows points of views.
"'She never looks at the world
in relation to herself, but always
views herself in relation to the
world
She has never said in all her
life 81 could not do that or !
could only do this" neither did
she say to me you must do that
only this way"
What she said to me was of
the most encouraging nature for
1t was always Think Il out for
yourself. child. Remember that
everything must be paid for In
this world. Count the cost to
yourself and to those you love.
and then il you determine that
what you want to do is the thing
to do, go ahead and do it, and
above all, don't whine II 1t comes
out differently than you ex-
pected.'
81 told him. Margie, you were
too good for Dick, and he said
amy good woman was too good
for any man.
Above all the things l like in
Chad is his tolerance. He never
acts as though his brain was the
least little bit finer or bigger than
mine, and he will thresh out
subject with me as he would do
with man.
Il am so happy that I am apt
to get maudling.
"Have not had word from
mother since we left.
"Is she completely broken
hearted?
Write and tell me all about
yourself. / am sorry for you.
Margie dear, for l know that you
were never as happy as at the
presnt moment is your
Loving
"Mollie."
Continued Tomorrow
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SOLIDIFYING AGAIN.

Amid the political chaos now reigning all
over the country there is one fact that stands
out with striking significance and that Is that
democracy's tide is again rising in the south.
Colonel John M. Parker, bull moose candidate
for governor of Louisiana and who was consid-
cred unusually strong with the masses, only
carried one parish in the state over his demo-
cratic opponent Ruffin G. Pleasant.
Peasants majority was over $4,000 in the pri
maries.
With the waning of the bull moose prestige
the territory below the Mason and Dixon line
again becomes the "sold SOUTH and promises
to remain so for a long time to come.
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Why Worry About the Weather
Whether it's cold, or w'ether it's hot,
We rnrst have waathnr uy,ather or =,

No. ente reader ism lr poetry "them'o ntmets!'
be
e
an ad Shines about
theweah Their?
again" Gnyd day all
skies sean udsnedn clpset in
heart
him
r"Di you VIA cklsa last
C e a t ber
ebarmte
goodf wgt together
peh pedals oil bar rail tvath etun,en
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the common people in the midst of their recent
political upheavals.
Land monopoly is to be destroyed-at least
until another revolution upsets the scheme-by
the new "ley agraria" of Yucatan. This law
provides that every Mexican or foreigner living
in the state may have the right to cultivate a
piece of land for the maintenance of his family,
the rent to be paid to the government as tax.
There is no absolute ownership of land, al
though leases may be given for 900 years. Dis
tributions of the land are to be made August
and February first of each year.
Thus the land Of Yucatan is to be nationalized,
and it looks as if old Mexico was beating us to it,
some ways.
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RUSSIA FIXING FOR 1T

Russia appears to be going about her war
job with grim determination to finish the task
all alone, if necessary.
Within thirty days the new railway connect
ing Petrograd with the Arctic port of Alexand-
rovsk will be finished, and connected with
newly organized steamship line subsidized by
the Russian government. BY this new route
goods may be transported from Tromso Nor
way, to Petrograd in five days time.
Alexandrovsk is considerably further north
than Archangel, on the White Sea. But due to
the fact that it is situated on an inlet near the
warm waters of the gulf stream it is ice free the
year round whereas Archangel is closed to navi-
cation six months in the year.
Thus Russia has solved one of her greatest
problems, the one Of transportation For CEN
turtles the Slavs have dreamed of an e-free har-
Dor the year round. Much of Russia's trouble
during this war has been for lack Of one. Spur
red to the task by the stern necessities of war,
she has solved her problem and indications are
that in the spring the Austrian German forces
will face Russian army such as the world has
never before seen.
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An Earlville, ILL.,, undertaken
has equipped his hearse with
fire extinguishers. Business
oughta boom now!
j. R. H. asks II 1t is unlucky
to postpone q wedding. Well, II
you don't postpone it you'll DO
married, SO how can you lose?
Sir: l see by the papers that
DR.. Hailstone lives in sunny Cali
fornia, where they almost never
have 'em. Artie, Jr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-07
BEATING US TO IT!

One good, at least is coming out of the 81 va
rieties of Mexican revolutions. It is an expert
ment in single tax.
Carranza, it seems, has promised that he will
divide the haciendas or great landed estates of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-07
TIMES EDITORIALS
Let the TRUTH PreVailg
WAY Back intellectually

mo
viewpoint" ellison Gardner
reflection says
IN St Age
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dand S1aih odH iy may an
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NzEss4w==N
RiNNNtI>s1N>>M

George Cohan told at the
Lambs club the other night of
meeting a shabby old colonel in
Chicago-an old friend-who
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got into an argument about buy
ing waistcoat. Peeved at the
old mans persistency, Cohan fin
ally advised him to buy a waist
coat of soup color"
NOW COMES THE DANCING
MARATHON, GIRLS
GET IN.
(From the Bristol, Eng. Times
and Mirror.
Tomorrow evening Miss Phyllis
Bedells makes her final appear
ance at the London Empire,
where she has danced without in
terruption for nine and one-half
years.
Sir: A plumbing establish
ment on Madison avenue, Cleve-
land, has got the right bunch.
I'VE loan you tools at 81 an
hour" advertises this firm, "and
the plumber is furnished free"
Wonder where the joker is?
B. B.
IT'S A COLD, COLD WORLD,
BUT :.
there is still a few things that
make life in Tacoma worth liv-
ing. If called upon to list them
we might write 1t down thus:
Blondes.
Brunettes.
NOT BAD
&{|Za
| 4 3'Tt
NJ ~,
She-It's a great scheme Clara
has of giving others the impress
sion thai sha'c atu n utpu ,,,uoio
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-17
WARNS AMERICAN
BANKERSO CRISIS.
Frank A. vanderIip Tells Of
Crash" Which v. S. May
Avert After War.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1I.--Frank 4. Van.
dcrlip, president of the National City
Bank, of New York, gave warning In a
speech before the Chicago Bankers
club last night OF the approach OF n
crisis In American finance at the close
Of the European war. Collective buy
ing. state. aided industries, Govern
ment control OF ocean.borne com
merce and other governmental CO.
operation with business on the part OF
European nations were among tho
problems he declared American bust.
ness may have to face.
Sound economic thinking" Is the
solution he advanced for such prob.
lens. In that connection he con-
demned the "autocratic power of great
labor unions" He said the Federal
Reserve Board ruled unwisely In ad.
vising member banks against invest
ment In short.term obligations of the
belligerent powers. declaring such in
yestments would be wise because they
would restrict further gold importa-
tions, which may lead to dangerous
domestic imitation"
Opportunities Greater.
while emphasizing the dangers of
the coming period, Vanderbilt de-
clared the opportunities were oven
greater than the perils. The present
situation he described as having given
the United states "a responsibility OF
to the world" The coun.
try will gain the esteem OF the world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-17
ROMANCE SHATTERED
BesutlfuI 6unssIo Turns Out to ee
Box Car.

GRAND JUNCTION. Col. Dec. H.
Mrs. Peter Barbsrs, who until ten
days ago was Miss Esther Wells, of
Detroit, Mich. In on her way homo to
her parents today, her dream OF n TO.
mantle future In a pretty bungalow
home shattered.
Using his sister for smanuensis, Bar.
bars wooed Miss Wells by the CORE.
spondence route, painting glowing
pictures of his love and the pretty
bungalow home In which they would
live.
Ten days ago the girl arrived from
Detroit and met her intended. Until
then the Greek nationality OF her
correspondence lover was unknown to
her, but she became his bride. Fol.
lowing the wedding Barbars took his
bride TO his box-car home on the rail-.
road siding. and resumed his labor rs
a section hand. After living ten days
in the box car, the girl rebclled, and
when her parents learned the truth
they sent for her to come home.
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they belong. There are but lew ignor..
ant men among tho hundreds that
the missions shelter. The majority.
Ep oG,. 80 per cent are SUNDAY ss aroS
yates, these being doctors, lawyers,
scholars and clergymcn.
Must Earn Maintenance.
TO remain ut mission a man must
earn his maintenance. unless he is
uncommon sight to see professional
men, striving to return to their place
In the world
Practically every man who is now
at he missions. and there are hun
dreds OF them, In at WORK. Positions
work, and few who Will not work
come to the missions, arc filled BY the
so.called "bums."
These "bums" have made good IN
about 90 per cent OF the cases, and
statistics have been kept. Not all OF
the conversions last, however
.Profcssionnr' Recogrised. +,
Some seek only bed and food. This
type is known as the professional
and In recognized almost Immediately
by experienced workers. That a pro.
fcssionai can play upon the sympa'
thies OF the uninitiated to an almost
unbelievable degree has been proved
many times.
They sometimes youtwit trained So
cial workers. Every step Is taken by
charity officials to discourage pro
miscuous giving on the streets.
when q man asks for money to get
a bed or a supper II IT, probable that
he Is a professional. II Ia stated.
IL IL always wise to ask that man
II he is willing to work. II mega.
tive answer 10 received, u may be put
down that the beRgar is unworthy.
II he akserts that he IL looking for
work, he may be directed to a mission,
where he will be cared for.
An increased number OF both men
and women are expected at all charity
shortly after Christmas;
This In because the spirit OF unrest
seems to strike the rowing population
at about this time, causing them 10
migrate. Those In the South VIII go
North and vice versa. Washlngton,
being an excellent place to make train
obtains It's fuii QUOTA
Of the travellers.
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Capital Institutions Crowded
With Homeless, Most Of Them
Along In Years.
PLEAS FOR FUEL AND SHOES
Many Poor Families Here Found
in Need as Result of
Snow.

Cold winds and chilling snow that
have swept Washington for the past
several days have driven more men
into the missions here than for a con
siderable time.
Several OF the institutions for home
less men arc nearly at their capacity.
Others still are able to care for n con
The great majority of the men are
old, but most OF them are able and
willing to work. They have been EN-.
OF papers saving wood, or handling
freight. Many OF the men now at
the missions and other charitable or.
panizationr merely are stopping over
on their way south.
Many From, North.
Hundreds have been thrown out of
employment through the closing OF
factories and munition plants In the
North. Unable TO stand the hardships
Of. the colder climates. the men are
y central point. for rest before con.
The majority OF help that the mis-.
sicns are at present giving Is nro pr.
Of families in destitute circumstances.
Fuel, during the past week. was
especially. requested. The superin.
,snden,, q one , mis'' ~. told d, OF home
work. the husband being blind, re.
naming at home to care for six small
grandchildren.
Just as the superintendent entered
the man was endeavoring TO break up
the stats OF the bed that fre might
he made. Relief was provided, and
work found for the man. Stories of
entire families OF six or more living
IN one room without IRE and scarcely
any food are common.
Many Need Shoes.
Tho requests that are causing more
trouble than all the others are for
shoes. on every mail and during the
day. far into the night, applications
for shoes come pouring In. Either
the head Of the family has left his
wife and children In a destitute con.
dillon or does not earn enough TO
provide properly the actual neeessi.
ties or life.
Many OF those residents of the
charity homes are converts, but who
are now trying TO earn their way
back to the social strata In which
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$6.98 to $3.50

Rich Broadcloth Coats, trimmed with soft vel
vets fur or fur fabrics Models of plain diagonal
cheviot zibeline paids, velour. WOOL plush boucle,
astrakhan. and chinchla, trimmed with velvet
self materials. Sizes to II years.
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STUDENT SOLDIERS RETURN.

The George Washington University
the District national guard. Will re-
turn to the city this afternoon. The
organization left here yesterday Tor
Fort Washington. Cen. William ~
zation and compiimented its members,
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In the measure that these responsible.
tiles are rightly met, he said.
The country at present II unframed
to think properly FOR the discharge of
these duties, he declared, describing
America as "a country OF economic
illiterates."
Condemns Income Tax.
Vanderbilt roundly condemned the
income tax and urged instead a tax
upon expenditures Tor unproductive
purposes. which he called a double
destruction, robbing society OF the
services OF the capital and destroying
the ability Of the spenders to render
society service.
While deploring the growing ten
dency toward Government interven-
tion In business, he praised the Fed.
eral reserve act.
The elimination of sectionalism
and the growth instead of a feeling
of common interest among all sections
and classes in the United states IL
necessary to the proper handling OF
the situation that VIII arise at the
close OF tho war, hc said.
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