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mi Black Spot.

The selection OF Arthur Ralfour as
successor to Niscount Grey as Foreign
Minister IL declared IN political circles TO
be the only black spot upon the new ad-
ministration. II IL practically certain
that Balfour does not enjoy public conf
dence, and 1t Is doubtful whether he will
be able TO gather up the struggling
threads which Viscount Grey left behind.
Popular feeling IL indicated by the
evening paper posters tonight. which an
nounce the disastrous rumor' about
Balfour. Lord Northcliffe's Erening
Nous displays the following in bold type
on its first page:
I'm I.ondon and the provinces the sug-
ecstion that Arthur Balfour should go to
the Foreign Office with Lord Robert
Cecil az Under Secretary and Minister OF
Blockade has aroused surprise and In
redulity. Two such appointments at the
outset would impose "A very severe handi-
cap on the new Government.
The attitude OF Lord Robert Cecil as
Mibister OF blockade was most disas-
trous. and any prospect OF p%erpetuation
Of that discredited policy under the new
administration would he greeted With
Genera. opposition In the country. II Is
noped and bel eyed that Lord Robert
,rcii will not be found In ths T. ore!gn
Office when he new posts are an
nounced."
Bonar Law. as Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer. will satisfy every one. The same
will be the case with Sir Richard Car
sen at the Admiralty.
The sun., 1916-12-09

Lloyd Georges concessions to labor
should insure the disappearance OF the
last shreds OF unrest among the munltion
n railway workers. which have been
gathering In an always threatening
cloud. Following such concessions may
come a complete naturalization OF rail-
ways and steamships and supply SER
vices.
The business world OF England Is ap-
plauding the selection Of Lloyd George
OF business men instead OF politicians
for departmental heads. Sir Albert
Henry Stanley, maEasinG director Of
London street railways. who used his
twelve years experience In American
street railways with such striking sue
cess here. Is sure OF popular support.
=. H.. Lever, a chartered accountant,
who came under the Lloyd George spell
and reduced shell prices, Is business per-
sonihed. W. l.. lilchens. chairman of
the Lairds' shipbuilding yards. Is an
other strong business factor and as cir
ergetic as the new Premier.
significant also Is the fact that II. 4.
J.. Fisher. ex-chancellor OF Sheffield
University. and Michael Sadler. Vice
chancellor OF Leeds University. should
enter what used TO be tho political
fray II Is "A sure sign of a CONNER
cial and educational awakening, which
shows that Lloyd George has not rushed
blindly into "A reconstruction scheme.
nut knew what men he could rely upon
TO rally to his support. Politically these
men are AS diverse as the poles, but
every one tonight Is declaring thai they
are unanimously behind Lloyd George
ana his lieutenant. Bonar Law.
The sun., 1916-12-09

to tho newspaper. vas offered to Sir
Frederick L. Smith, Attorney-G General in
the coalition. Cabinet, but he preferred
TO retain the Misunderstanding.
1t is also stated that Sir Robert Fin
lay. former Acknowledgement and menu
Der Of Parliament for Edinburgh and
st. Andrews universities, will be Lord
High Chancellor In the new Cabinet. and
that Lord Robert Cecil will remain Par
liamentary Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs.
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split the Liberal Party.

Events emphasized the fact that Lloyd
George has split the Liberal party into
two factions. The new Cabinet will
command more support from the Con-
.servatives in Parliament than from the
Liberals.
The Liberal conference to-day pledged
itself to support the new Government.
as indeed any party must do in such a
crisis as Great Britain has to meet, but
the old party leaders will occupy in the
House OF Commons a place OF friendly
opposition and criticism. This position
Is not unusual In the British Parliament.
Nearly all the antagonism of the new
administration Is meeting comes from
members OF the Liberal party Inc from
liberal newspapers, although Lord North
clire. who has been one of Premier Lloyd
Georges strongest advocates. made a
strong protest to-day in the Evening
Ncrs when the appointment OF \. J. Bal
four and Lord Robert Cecil to the For
eign Office was reported. His newspa-
pers have been listing Balfour az one Of
The "senile statesmen" and theEuening
Noics attacks Lord Robert on the ground
that his management Of the blockade has
shown more consideration for tho inter-
ests of neutral nations than for British
interests.
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LLOYD GEORGE PUTS
LABOR AT THE FORE
He RevOlutiOnizes Cabinet
Politics Also With Mixture
Of Business.
STORM OVER BALFOUR
His Reported Selection to Sue
coed Grey Assailed as a
Weak Choice.
STORM OVER BALFOUR
Special cable Despdfch to The Sex.

FVf''Wf " t"f"''
LONDON, Dec. S.-Labor supports Lloyd
George. Great Britain's new Premier.
Newspapers and placards proclaim
everybody CHEEKY"
Labor will now have two Cabinet MIN
listers. one Of them on the select war
ouncil Possibly labor will have three
under secr~etaryshlps. II this u not a
revolution in British politics II is at
least a sudden and determined democ-
ratization. and more Is TO come.
Information reaching the correspond
ent OF THE SrN this afternoon from well
authenticated quarters gives color to the
report which the Daily Chronicle re-
Gently printed, that drastic changes are
to take place In ireland. Sir Edward
Carson. who will certainly be a strong
member OF the new council. has denied
the homo rule suggestion. but Nation
al!st circles tonight are whispering that
home rule by any other name would
smell as sweet.
The sun., 1916-12-09

srcesses and atrocities which are now
reocAing their climax In the Belgian
deportations, but that the landing Of our
troops At salonica can nc more be de-
Tended from a ~juristlc point Of view
than the German invasion by way Of
LleGe in August, 1914.
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own devices--If I had--which
praise be to God did not
would never have known the COM
fort of that blessed baby"
And Annie. II you had not had
the blessed baby would you still
be glad that you worked those
three awful years when Tim YVES
drinking?"
Yes, Miss Margaret" she said
solemnly. II think I'd rather go
back to all the sorrow and hurt
of that time rather than lose Tim
out of my life. He Is my man, Miss
Margaret, and always will be,
whether he is plain Tim Lafferty
or his honor the chief of police.
"But he isn't the chief yet. An
ME-"
"But he will be-" she answered.
"and when he il I'll know l made
him 1t, for he would still lie about
Conways saloon IL I had not stuck
by him."
Then you have them all, little
book, from Eliene to Annie. they
say IL one can just get across the
rough water of the matrimonial
sea, you will surely find safe har-
Dor.
And yet--Well, / can see that
not one of those dear women is
the same since she lost all illusion
and found life only a work-a-day
place after all.
Continued Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23
ANNIE CONFIRMS ELIENE'S
OPINION

Annie brought little Margaret
Anne over to see me, and a more
adorable child I never saw. Mar
garet Anne has the Irish imagi-
nation that will probably get her
into a lot of trouble and the Irish
quick wit that will get her out
of it.
l was huggingi her up to me,
enjoying the luxury Of her dewey
mouth against mine. 1t was as
sweet as a half blown rose when
she looked up in my face and
asked seriously "Auntie Margie,
do you know that dead people
can't talk at all?"
l looked at Annie, who said,
go downstairs, darling, and see
il you can bring up those posies
for Auntie Margie."
After she had gone Annie said,
Margaret Anne has just learned
by sad experience that dead peo-
pie can't talk. She came home,
the other day and told me she had
been run over by the street car
and made all dead" said MAR
garet Anne, you are telling a lie
and / don't know what you would
do II you should really die before
God had forgiven you for It,"
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Wills control the political acIons OF ING oe
states = ..,.. -. .,
THERE yAs PAxROMANA. THERE is JUST PASS
ING A PAX-BRlTANNICA. : - -,
HEREAFTER THE PEACE THE WORLD MUST DE
PEND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE; AND MUCH Else
MUST DEPEND Upon THEM-LEADElStlP, DIRECTION
CONTROL.
might compared with England as one
with his father Long after the son mas
perfea least potentianAepend
Of habit acquired in childhood
o obedience and respect for his father
father continues to require such obedience
and from his
these sets Of habits result In an ahomous
and aughabe situation. .
that the American OF the
father political more
have spite of all their
father father instead OF just
another Individual
II has OF habits-the English and the
habthat long bolstered the Eneish
credt--financial other.
while his heart beeds at seeing
suffering country, cannot refrain
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CONFESSIONS
i OF A WIFE !.

She looked at me rather queer
ly, as the idea was new to her.
Then she said, How do you know
I was not made all dead by the
street carr"
Because dead people can't
talk. Now you had better 60 up
to your little bed and ask God to
forgive you, and some time this
week we'll tell Father Carney all
about it. too.
Go on, dearie, kneel down by
your little bed and say a prayer
and I'm sure He'll make 1t all
right
"She plunked down on her soft
knees with thud that made me
shudder for her baby bones.
Tightly she closed her eyes and
quickly she opened them again,
and her beautiful mouth curled up
up in fashion SO like Tins that
l wanted to grab her up then and
there and kiss her. But l kept
still. and it was we'll / did, for this
is what that blessed baby asked:
God. can't you take q joker /"
"She has hit the nail on the
head, Annie" ! said, when could
speak from laughing. III God
does not have sense of humor
am much afraid he sometimes
wonders what We poor people are
thinking of when we blindly set
all his laws at naught in our mad
desire to clasp the substance of
dreams"
Annie looked up suddenly. els
1t a dream, Miss Margaret" she
asked, ito want little Margaret
Anne to have all that the world
can give-all that her beauty and
sweetness deserves = Oh, Miss
Margaret, I sometimes think I am
happier than deserve, for you re-
member that there was a time
when was for leaving Tim to his
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on his deathbed
that England
der that the American heir
part of what would be coming through his heirshp
Within O necessity
ican will be intervening
affairssettlng disputes suppressing
such international conflicts by disturbing the world
peace disturb the serenity of the American people.
At this writing there
the of the
naval expansion
OF that budding policy
caution-by a
But consciously unconsousy people whole
adapting themselves situation that
nized be Inevitable.
WHATEVER OUTCOME THE
PRESENT MOVEMENT AGAINST MIIITARSM, THERE
CAN BE NO DOUBT BUT THAT, IN AN EARLY FUTURE,
WHATEVER MAY BE THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS
OF OTHER NATIONS ON LAND AND SEA, THE MILITARY
STRENGTH UNITED STATES, COMPARED
WITH THE REST OF THE WORLDS NATIONS, WILL BE
DOMINANT
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Promoting Tacoma

w. w. Cooley, business man who recently came
to Tacoma makes good suggestion.
He says why not have all Tacomans who are capa-
BILE of writing good breezy letters address to the
editor of their home paper about Tacoma and some
of its attractions.
We happen to know that letters of Mr. Cooley's
authorship telling enthusiastically of coalitions
here, have been appearing in Alameda, Cal, and
other papers.
And suppose they appearing i'm hundreds of
papers from Louisiana to Michigan and from Mon
tana to South Cardinal .Twould help some, eh9
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23
What TO Do TO Get Fat
and Increase Weight
The Real Cause of Thinness

Inc real cause OF In1nneSS
Most people eat from four to
six pounds of good solid fat
making food every day and still
do not increase in weight one
ounce, while on the other hand
many Of the plump, chunky folks
eat very lightly and keep gaining
all the time. It's all bosh to say
that this is the nature of the in
dividual. 1t isn't Natures way
at all.
Most thin people stay thin be-
cause their powers of assimila-
tion are defective. They absorb
just enough of the food they eat
to maintain life and a semblance
of health and strength. Stuffing
won't help them. A dozen meals
a day won't make them gain a
single stay there" pound. All
the fat-producing elements of
their food Just stay there in the
intestines until they pass from
the body as waste. What such
people need is something that will
prepare these fatty food elements
SO that their blood can absorb
them and deposit them all about
the body-something, too, that
will multiply their red blood cor
puscles and increase their hoods
carrying power.
For such a condition 1t is well
to recommend eating a Sargol
tablet with every meal. Sargol
is not, as some believe. a patented
drug. but is simply a careful
combination of six of the most
effective and powerful assimila-
tive and flesh building elements
known to chemistry. 1t is abso-
lutely harmless, yet has been
wonderfully effective, and a sim
gle tablet eaten with each meal
often, according to reports of
users, has the effect of increasing
the weight Of a thin man or
woman from three to five pounds
week. Sargol is sold by The
Crown Drug Co., 1882 Pacific
ave., and other good druggists
everywhere on a positive guaran-
tee of weight increase or money
back.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23
TRY THIS IF YOU
HAVE DANDRUEF

There 10 one sure way that
never fails to remove dandruff
completely and that h to dissolve
It. This destroys 1t entirely. To
do this. Just get about four ounces
of plain. ordinary liquid arvon;
apply It at night whom retiring;
use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub 1t In gently with the fin
ger tips.
By morning most, II not all, OF
your dandruff will be gone, and
three or four more applications
will completely dissolve and en-
tirely destroy every single sign
and trace of it, no matter how
much dandruff you may have.
You will find, too, that all itch
ing and digging of the scalp will
stop instantly and your hair will
be fluffy. lustrous, glossy. silky
and soft and look and feel hum
dred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t is inexpensive, and
four ounces il all you will need.
This simple remedy has never
been known to fail. adv"
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PART III.

The reason underlying Great Brtans supremacy
in the financial world for so long has been that UNI
til the emergence of the United States Great Brit
ain has been the wealthiest nation in the world.
Just as the money center of any country is bound to
be in the city of the greatest wealth, is the money
center of the world bound to be the territory OF
the wealthiest nation.
Financial supremacy bound, sooner Or later,
to be transferred from England to America, war or
not war. Universal human conservation-that is TO
saw habit and custOm--is great force, and to this
force alone is due the fact.that for decade or more
London, rather than New York, has been the money
center.
For over century Britain has ruled the waves.
For generation or more Prussia has dominated
continental Europe
day has perhaps points of similarity to the Roman
Carthage conflict and the conflict between the
Athenians and Spartans
But in those other two great conflicts the contest
ants were the two most powerful nations Of the then
civilized world. At present, the conflict between
England and Germany lies between two nations who,
had they been united, would have been unequal in
contest either military economic, with the United
States had the latter recognized in time and pre-
pared for conflict.
Even victory by either Germany England
THE SECOND PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY OF NATIONS.
both injured that either is
the OF be raised higher level
compared either both of these two belgeren nations
speaking, then. the I'm Europe today Is
of the United States position of
domination.
the hearchc prevail
private individuals There be doubt but that for long
the individuals amongst the family OF nations must be
governed a similar system.
other from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23
T teachings of the Hen

This is chicken story with moral. Besides,
it's the truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth, according to the Houston police force.
A negro fowl pilferer was caught raiding
chicken roost. A day or so after his arrest, he
told the officers where he had secreted, in some
brush, the fruits of prior raid. The cops found
gunny sack, tied tightly at the top, contain
ing two gallant roosters and Is hens.
And now. Those Is hens, during their dark
and foodless confinement, had laid IL eggs, Of
which only two were found broken.
And morale Even chicken can teach some
folks devotion to duty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23
Logic of the Cinch

1t is proved that we can be prosperous with
out any high-tariff war; therefore, put up high
tariff wall.-Logic Of the N. Y. state convention.
And there are states, like New York and
Pennsylvania, which will swallow that logic on
the ground that, so long as the protein is taken
out of the common folks, you cannot over
fatten cinch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23
MAKE MUNITIONS
ON BATTLESHIPS

LONDON, Feb. 2S.-English
sailors are kept busy during dull
periods by making war munitions
aboard battleships. David Lloyd
George claims that large amount
of the British ammunition comes
from this source.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23
AIR GUNS BRING
ZEPPELIN DOWN

PARIS, Feb. 23.-Another
Zeppelin was brought to earth
yesterday from a height of 5000
feet by one of the new French
air guns The entire crew of
% men persisted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23
TIMES EDITORIALS
Let the TRUTH PreVai1g
America First

(EDITOR'S NOTE-"What shall do make America
I'm the worId? has been leading question for
Ask MOI ore! ALREADY LEADER OF THE
following understanding of uswas writ
American pubicisone
of world
history Reading patriotic American among
will low with pride)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23
BEWAREd

A gentleman in the south end
invited us to come out and sat
some beefsteak with him. The in
vitation Is SO unusual and un-
reasonable that we fear It is a
plot to ambush and assassinate
us, and therefore we regretfully
decline.-The Houston, Texas.
Post.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23
A Question You Should Answer.

Efficiency the crying of the public today and tube
cuoss preventabe disease the drawbacks
to efficiency What doing tuberculosis?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23

That Chicago University club
soup has made more noise than
any soup we ever heard.
"Well, II that Watson isn't the
most conceited, self-satisfied,
self"
Yes. I've heard you say some
thing of that kind before. What's
started you off this time?"
HE just sent telegram of
congratulations to his mother"
"Well?"
"Today's his birthday."-Ev-
erybody's Magazine.
EXPLANATORY INFORMATION
One of e. w. Bishops fine
calves was found violently i'll
Monday evening. In its stomach
was found considerable amount
of the poisonous variety of mush-
rooms, the stomach showing
much information.-The Ravens
wood, Mo-, Gazette.
SAFETY FIRST
Uncle Ike writes that young
Bill Heck, who recently cut his
tongue while shaving with a
safety razor. is again able to talk.
The Toronto, Kan, Republi-
can.
Our idea of nothing to be is
the gazook who picks the names
for the parlor cars.
WE DON'T CARE, DO YOU?
1 do not claim that 1877 miles
Is the correct depth at which cast
iron will float.-From a scienti-
fic weekly.
Caller Ito sculptor)-Well,
old Top, how does the war affect
you?
Sculptor-Not at all. l never
sold anything bfeore the war and
l don't now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-23

Touring Player-My good lady,
the last place l stayed the land
lady wept when l left.
Landlady-Is that so. Well,
I'll do no weeping, because you're
going to pay ME- in advance.
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matter. Published by the Tacoma Times Pub Co. Every
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
THAT IMMIGRATION BILL.

The immigration act which congress seems possessed to pass has stirred up more opposition than had been forecasted, as is evidenced by the protest which is now made by Am bassador Chinda to the provision con tained therein in reference to the Japanese.
 Japan does not like the clause in the bill which refers to or includes its countrymen. It has always op- posed such a move but some years ago it agreed to prevent Japanese la- borers coming to this country and it has. been living up to it's agreement ine this respect for a period of eight years. It was permitted to determine the manner in which the desires of this country should be met and 1t has shown no disposition to depart there from. For that reason there can be little surprise when it's representa- tive remonstrates against any change therein. If Japan had broken faith or if it had attempted to get around the agreement, there would be good and sufficient reasons for such a move as is contemplated under the immigration act, but it has not, for there has been an end put to that inn migration which the Pacific coast op- posed and the number or Japanese In this country has grown less instead of more.
 Thus there appears to be no good reason for stirring up the question again at this time. There is already strong opposition from all sections of the country against the Burnett bill because of the literacy test which it contains. On that ground alone there is sufficient justification for its veto by the president who has already de- clined to sanction it once and the probabilities are that he will do so l again, but an added reason for oppo- | sition is now presented to congress and it should get the timely consid- eration that it deserves. That bill is not only against our interests in cer- tain respects but it is also likely to | be a trouble maker.