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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-22
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q Miss Grey answers all letters
Of inquiry by mail when postage
Is enclosed.
q Letters of general interest are
answered through this column un'
less the correspondent requests
that they not be. .
q Miss Grey receives callers at
the office from II o'clock to 3
o'clock ON Wednesdays
Owe are in an argu-
ment about what the popu-
ton of London, Eng, is. Ac-
cording to a statement in the
Standard dictionary, 1913
edition, the population Of
London was 7,429,740. The
Worlds Almanac gives 1t as
4,522,964. Which is cor
rect? A. H. N.
A.-Both are correct. London
within various boundaries Is rs
follows: Administrative county
Of London, 4,522, 064 population;
City of London with municipal
and parliamentary limits, 1857 !,
metropolitan parliamentary Dor
oughs Including the city, A.
542,61S; metropolitan and city
police districts (greater London
1882 ,063.)
Q.-I am a girl of IT and
come to you with my prob
lem. It isn't love problem.
not yet. l will finish high
school next year, and / can't
decide what to do then. In
other words, l want you to
advise me what I should fit
myself for. Sometimes I
think l should like to be a
musician, and then again, I
am Crazy to be an actress.
Other times l think l should
like to be business woman.
Please help me, for I cannot
help myself. WANDA.
Al fear l cannot be of as
sistance to you in selecting your
life's work, as 1 think that Is
something each of us should de-
eide for ourselves. You know
your own tendencies, likes and
dislikes better than any one else,
and perhaps as you grow older II
will become more evident to you
what you will prefer to do. In
the meantime, IL you cannot So
lect your course of study along
some special line that You prefer,
/ should advise you to obtain as
good and broad a general educa-
ton as possible.
Q.-Is there really fish
called sardine, or is just any
small fish put up In oil or
mustard called sardines?
read an article one time that
said the true sardines were
caught off the coast of Nor
way; but a friend OF mine
says all small fish are called
sardines after they are can
ned. l.. l..
A.--The name sardine is gen.
eral one applied to various small
fishes of the family Clupeidas
as well as, and less correctly, to
the young OF some of the larger
species. Thus, there are the
Spanish sardine of the West In
dies and Florida; the California
sardine, found along the entire
west coast OF the United States;
the Chile sardine; the oil sardine
Of India, and the sardines of
Japan and New Zealand. But the
sardine par excellence Is the
French sardine. so-caIled from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-22

Georgia Legislators have refused providing of
eynching Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-22

Central W. O. T. U. will hold a
meeting Thursday at the head
quarters at 18th and J sts., at 3 D.
m, to elect officers and delega
to the county convention.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-22

The way these begerent nations try to put Ame
newspaper readers makes mad Not the Germans alone
They all the there although this garing example
German Here recent cable dspatch note closely the
wording:
Germany seriously considering the advisabity OF
asking for the recall Of United States Ambassador Gerard
Mr Gerards approval (get it, apprOvalD Of the Brit
sh censorship is said to have dpleased the German gov
ernment etc., etc.
pretty bad for Gerard doesn't tf American ambassa
dor to Germany approving the British censorship going
but here the cold, bald facts
The correspondents in Berlin presented Gerard
with protest against the the British cut their a
ce during passage the British cable and through the Brit
ish blockade.
Gerard forwarded this protest to the state department and
recommended that action be taken unless modification al
demanded of the German censorship which is fully rigid
against those American correspondents the
British censorship.
If that is approval" of the British censorship is the
made of chocolate creams!
The British censorship and the German censorship equal
ly hurtfu neutral nation cannot ambast without lam
basting the other
Gerard is not only neutral but fair.
Georgia Legislators refused
o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-22

A benefit entertainment will be
held at Mrs. P. A. Neikirk's home,
1901 No. Fife ST., Friday, for the
Ladies' G. A. r. home at Puyal-
lup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-22

the island of Sardinia, i'm the Med
iterranean, about whose shores
the fish are abundant.
Q.-Please tell me what
language Con amore" isl
taken from, and what it
means in English? o. w.
aeon amOre" is from the
italian language and means "with
love" or earnestly"
Q.-Kindly print a recipe
for blackberry cordial, and
oblige COUNTRY WIFE.
A.-Gather the fruit wher
ripe, on dry day. Mash the
berries. Put into a vessel with
the head out, and a tap fitted
near the bottom; pour OH boiling
water, one quart to each gallon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-22

Congressman Khn declares have the second
the international a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-22

Hughes
Why valet? What nv ~ 'a'0
Evening star., 1916-08-01
ENTERTAINING PROGRAM
is GIVEN BY CHILDREN

An entertainment by the children at
Camp Good Will. conducted by Miss
Florence Hartman. one of the volun-
teer workers. was the principal event
on the program 49, camp yesterday
evening. This owed by an i'm
promptu entert.. - the mothers.
In the afterno. Mothers Club
met and was addrt b.- Miss "
Hedrick, who talked oi hild training.
The club voted to use part of the money
realized from the dues of the members
to buy a clock for the recreation pa
vilion.
According to Miss Margaret Simpson.
superintendent of the camp. the air at
the camp always is cool. and a fine
breeze blows through the park all day
long. The mothers and children are
improving wonderfully undo the ia
vorable conditions. II was stated.
The outing period Of the present
group at the camp will end next Tues
day. The following group will be COM
posed of mothers and children from the
southeastern and eastern sections OF
the city.
Mrs. Edna K. Bushee, a former su-
perintendent of the camp. was a guest
yesterday evening.
Evening star., 1916-08-01
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
NOW SHOWING EARNINGS
st. Louis Institution Is Only Excep-
ton to Rule-Richmond
Heads List.

All the federal reserve banks of the
country without exception are now
showing earnings in excess Of expenses,
according to figures just compiled at
the federal reserve headquarters in the
Treasury For the six months ending
June 80 last. however. one bank, the St
Louis institution. failed to show net
earnings on its capital The Richmond
institution, which includes Washington
and Baltimore in its territory. heads the
list for the six months named with net
earnings of 5.3 per cent on its capital
stock. The Richmond bank is tied with
the Dallas bank, these two showing the
best earnings. Boston. for the six
months. shows net earnings of Al per
cent: New York. "a: Philadelphia. %;
Cleveland, 81; Atlanta, So Chicago
3.5; Minneapolis. .; Kansas City, 81, and
San Francisco OF.
The Richmond bank has paid divi-
Evening star., 1916-08-01
C0NCILIAToRs ARE NAMED.
Will Strive to Settle New York Gar
ment Workers Strike.

Three persons to act as conciliators
in the garment workers strike in New
York have been appointed by the Labor
Department and are to convene in New
York today. They are Ethelbert Stew
art, assistant commissioner of labor
statistics: John A. Moffit Of Orange. n.
j., and Charles w. Mills. a Philadelphia
coal operator.
The conciliators were appointed as a
result OF a petition to President Will
son for federal aid in bringing the
strike to an end. The petition was
sent to the President by a group Of
New Workers. headed by Henry Nor
genthau. The committee told the Pres
ident that the strike was threatening
the entire countrys supply of womans
garments.
Conciliators were to have been ap-
pointed several days ago. At that time,
however, word was received that a
temporary settlement was in view
Later advices though, showed no pros
poets of an early settlement
Evening star., 1916-08-01
BUSINESS THROUGHOUT
U. S. REPORTED GOOD
Federal Reserve Board Agents Say
Crops Are Excellent and In
dustries Active.

Reports of business conditions
throughout the country. as made to the
federal reserve board by federal reserve
agents. show that general business con-
ditions are good in all districts: crops
are from excellent to fair, industries are
promising and active. labor conditions
unsettled in some districts and good in
others and the outlook for the future
promising.
In building the reports run from fair
Ito Large increase" while bank clear
ings are on the increase.
The Richmond district reports that
heavy loss resulted from the storm
which passed over much of that district
July Is. the damage being particularly
heavy in the Piedmont sections OF
North Carolina, South Carolina and Vir.
Evening star., 1916-08-01
Corn in Fair Condition.
Mrs. Nora C. Kuster Asks Divorce.

Mrs. Nora c. Kuster has filed suit
for an absolute divorce from John S.
kuster. a former police officer. They
were married in Frederick county, Nd,
october "a. 1894. and have three chill
dren. Mrs. Kuster says her husband de-
serted her October 80, 1913 and went to
Florida. Misconduct is alleged. and a
correspondent named. Attorney ]. Will
liam shea appears for the wife.
Evening star., 1916-08-01
ARTHUR G. SINCLAIR.

Arthur Gilbert Sinclair died at his
residence. 101s Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. this morning, at S o'clock
after an illness of six months. His wife
Carrie Leftwich Sinclair, died May IA
OF this year.
Mr.. Sinclair was eighty-one years of
age He was Confederate veteran
and a member of Camp No. III. United
Confederate Veterans of the District Of
Columbia, having served in Company
X, 18th Regiment Virginia Volunteers,
under Capt. John Quincy Marr. He
was severely wounded in the battle of
Bull Run.
Born in Warrenton, Va.
Mr. Sinclair was born in Warrenton,
Va, September 20, 1885. He married
Carrie Leftwich. daughter of Rev.
James Leftwich, a Baptist preacher of
Bedford county, Va. January 26. 1870.
For several years after his marriag ge
Mr.. Sinclair was in the merchandise
business at GreenVille, Miss, but left
there in July, 1874, on account of the
prevalence of yellow fever. He came to
Washington in 1880, and was associat ted
with Col william II. Selden at the
Metropolitan Hotel OF this city from
that time until 1900. Before his mar
riage Mr.. Sinclair was engaged in the
hotel business at Memphis, Tenn.
His Surviving Children.
Mr.. Sinclair is survived by Ave chill
dren-A. Leftwich Sinclair. an attor-
ney: C. Blanche Sinclair, Annie Louise
Sinclair and Arthur 6. Sinclair, jr, all
of this city. and Mrs. Harvey w. Reece
Of Springfield. Mass.
One brother survives him. James a
Sinclair an attorney of Louisiana, Mo
Mr.. Sinclair was member of the
Fifth Baptist Church for may years.
and the pastor of this church, Rev DR.
John f. Briggs. will have charge of
the funeral services. which will take
place tomorrow afternoon. lnterment
will be at the Arlington National
cemetery.
Evening star., 1916-08-01
Seven Senators Opposing.

The seven senators who voted against
the resolution pledging defeat of the
immigration rider were Senators Bank
head and Underwood. Alabama; Martin
and Swanson. Virginia; Simmons and
Overman, North Carolina, and Beckham,
Kentucky. 1t stipulates that any
amendment introducing a subject not
germane to child labor legislation shall
be tabled. Senator overman declined
to vote on the binding resolution.
Eighteen democrats were not present
In voting to postpone action on i'm
migration until next session reso-
luton was adopted providing that If
efforts failed to get an advance agree
ment this session on date to take up
the bill 1t should become the first
business to be considered at the open
should be kept before the Senate until
disposed of.
The question of considering immi-
grafton before adjournment was
briefly debated in the Senate earlier
in the day. and a motion by Senator
Poindexter. republican, to take up the
measure tmm ediately was voted down,
S5 to II. all democrats opposing 1t.
Senator Stone Arraigns Others.
During discussion on the motion
Senator Stone arraigned senators who
he said were seeking to displace the
Senate's regular order with matters
purely political and warned his col
leagues that they might as well re-
serve their political arguments for the
stump, because the newspapers would
not print them and they only would
"slumber in the Congressional Rec
ord" Pointing to the Senate press
galleries and addressing himself to
the correspondents, he continued:
IF you fellows exercise good judg-
ment, you will use a f1ngerful of this
political debate. If you use more, your
editors probably will throw it into the
waste basket"
Those fellows up there" he added,
as he turned again to the Senate,
when they hear us wranglnig about
these political questions, merely go
outside and say to each other: The
dogs are barking again."
Senator Jones of Washington ad-
dressed the Senate urging early action
on the immigration bill. He said the
President would not dare to veto the
immigration measure II coupled with
the child labor bill. IF he does" he
added. sit will mean the administra-
tion's funeral"
Evening star., 1916-08-01
nE Mothers!

You can't afford to miss the
values in the Boys
Department at P-B's-it's the
end of the season sale time
when prices are at their lowest.
Evening star., 1916-08-01

ginia. Seventy lives were lost and the
property damage aggregated many mil
lions, probably as high as fifteen mil
lions. The Southern and Seaboard rail-
ways suffered heavily from destruction
Of bridges and washouts generally.
Corn in Fair Condition.
Reports generally are favorable.
however. although excessive rainfall
has created spotted and uncertain crop
conditions. The corn acreage through
out the district is large and in fair con-
dition, but has suffered on low grounds
from too much moisture.
The volume Of manufacturing and
merchandise continues to be fair. Con-
Germs in the iron and steel business re-
port prosperity. as do cotton mills and
the furniture plants. Labor is well en-
ployed and farm labor is scarce and
high.
Evening star., 1916-08-01
CHILD LABOR BILLS
ENEMIES CURBED
Senate Democrats, in Caucus,
Refuse to Attach Rider to
immigration Measure.

Efforts to defeat the child labor bill
at this session of Congress by attaching
to it immigration legislation thought
likely to meet a presidential veto have
failed, it was said today. Senate demo-
Gratis are under pledge to postpone ac-
tion on the immigration bill until next
session. and to vote down any attempt
to add the measure to the child labor
bill as rider.
The binding resolution was put
through by party leaders at a caucus of
democrats last night. to whip into line
group of southern senators who had
announced they would support an effort
to saddle the child labor bill, which
they oppose. with an immigration rider
including the obnoxious literacy test
section. in the hope that President Will
son then would veto it.
Evening star., 1916-08-01

dends Of about s per cent for some
time.
The aggregate earnings of all the
banks for the six months ended juno 30
last were $1,S24.436. while total current
expenses were S1,019,9S6.
Evening star., 1916-08-01
IS and Sc Genuine
Panamas at $3.50

South American Panamas-ths
genuine at price that will COM
pei you to throw away the hat
you are now wearing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-04-13
UNCEASING MISERY
Some Alma Kidney Sufferers Get
Little Rest or Comfort

There is little sleep, little rest, little
peace for many a sufferer from kid
ney trouble. Life is one continual
round of pain You can't rest at night
when there's kidney backache You
suffer twinges and "stabs" Of pain.
annoying urinary disorders. lameness
and nervousness. You can't be com
Portable at work with darting pains
and hlinding dizzy spela. Neglect
these ailments and serious troubles
may follow Regir using Doan kij-
ney Pills az the first sign of disorder.
Thousands have testified 20 their
merit. Alma readers viii find con-
vincing proof in the following testi-
mony.
Mrs. H. Cooper. r. r. No 4, Wheel
err Mich. says MY back ached and
had other troubles with my kidneys.
] was nervous and dizzy. Doan's Kid
ney Pills entirely relieved the COM
plant. There is no doubt about
Doan's Kidney Pills being the best
medicine 20 be had. ] think that any
one who gives them a fair trial will
receive good results"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Cooper had. Foster-Milburn
Co, Props. Buffalo n. Y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-04-13

Ladies of Episcopal Church will
have sale of baked goods in Gas Office
on the afternoon of Saturday. April
18th. adv.
Rev, William Beers of the Lincoln
Chautauqua system spent Thursday
in Alma on business with Bishop
Wood.
Dancing School Every Saturday
night from s to II in Odd Fellows
Temple Mrs. o. r. Buccanning, in
structor. adv
Mrs Sherman Harper and little
daughter Vema of Weidman Mich
spent Sunday with her sister Mrs Ed
ward Shaffer
Hon J. w Holmes of Homer. a
former resident Of Alma visited his
son Nj. A. Holmes and family the
first of the week
Alma Lodge No DIS |. O. O. +. will
confer the Second Degree next Mon
day night. Every member is request
ed TO be present.
The W. X. C. Thimble club will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Ellen Par
dee Tuesday afternoon April Is. for
a pot luck supper.
Friends have received word from
Miss Louise Hood of Detroit stating
that she has been very busy for two
weeks entertaining the measles
Roy Burrell and Frank Rockafellow
have purchased the dray line of Roy
Bigelow and have taken possession.
See their advertisement in another
column.
You will find choice baked goods
for sale at the Cos Office on Satur-
day afternoon April 18th The ladies
Of the Episcopal Church will attend TO
your wants adv
Or. l.. G.. Beshgetoor left Thursday
for Detroit TO attend the annual con-
vention Of the Michigan State Dental
Association expecting to remain there
until Monday.
About eighteen men of the NJ. +.
Church made up an auto party to FL
well last Sunday where they attended
the meeting of Dr. Phelps, returning
with him to Alma Sunday evening
Will Moody who has been in the
employ Of Crandell e. Scott for
some time has resigned his position
to take effect the last Of this week
Mr.. Moody expects for the time
being to go home and assist his
father on the farm. Will is very pop
ular and his friends regret his de
parture.
+. W. Ruggles. of the Republic
Truck Co, informs us that the house
question in Alma has got TO such a
desperate condition that his company
is now contemplating on building a
few six story tenament houses on the
fiat iron piece just acquired from the
Board Of Trade. The exhorbitant
price Of property in Alma makes il
almost prohibitive Of buying not only
homes but vacant lots as we'll These
conditions are certainly rctarding the
expansion and growth Of the Republic
Truck Co.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-04-13
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. f. c. Medler is visiting at
Worthwhile.
Clark Decker of Elsie was in Alma
Monday on business
Miss Nina Critics spent Sunday with
her mother in Lansing.
Gen. Nathan Church of Ithaca was
am Alma caller Monday.
Verne Gardner of Saginaw was in
Alma Thursday morning.
A. G.. Leitch was in Saginaw last
Friday and Saturday on business.
Mrs. Brearly spent Sunday with
her son and daughter in Reed City.
Harry Tubbs attended the Holstein
cattle sale at Saginaw last Friday
J. II. Lancashire of New York City,
was in Alma the last of last week.
A. c. Grape of Mt Pleasant
spent Tuesday in Alma on business.
Prof. Schultz left Thursday morn
ing for Kalamazoo on business trip.
Mrs. Clay Of Saginaw visited over
Sunday with Mrs. Wolf on Park Ave.
f. w. Goodies left Wednesday morn
ing for business trip in lonia and
Muir
Dr. +. G. Sluyter. Osteopathic ply
stefan Vermeulen block. Union phone
47.-Adv.
Ivan Brown 1eut Sunday with rel
atives at Lansing returning home
Monday
Miss Amy Hayes returned to Port
Huron with her mother Wednesday
morning.
Remember the baked goods sale at
the Gas Office afternoon Of Saturday,
April 18th. adv.
Miss Ina Young Of Sumner spent
Sunday and the first Of the week with
friends in Alma.
George Frye Of Otsego visited his
cousin Mrs. X. II. Brown on State
street Wednesday.
Mrs. Thomas c. K Browlow will
leave Friday morning for Scottville to
visit with relatives.
Or. ID. n. Day of Houghton was in
town on business Saturday for treat
ment for appendicitis.
Shirley Johnson of Reed City spent
few days last week visiting his
grandmother. Mrs Brearly.
Bert Pulfrey and family Of Sagi-
nav spent Sunday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pulfrey.
Mayor Mckinney and Marshall
! Allen were in Bay City the first of the
week on business with the Sugar Co.
Albert Cosendai, proprietor Of
4 the Cosendai Dye Works Of Saginaw
spent Wednesday in Alma on business
James Kress is moving his Office
from his home on West Superior
! street to the Polasky block down
town.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-04-13
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The next regular teachers eXamina-
ton will be held at the Court House
in the village of Ithaca, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. April %, 2s, and
%, 1916, beginning at 500 a. m. stan
dard time. Certificate of all grades
will be granted form this examination.
For bulletin No. 16, relative TO the ex-
animation, write the County Commits
sioner Of schools.
II. A. Potter,
Commissioner Of schools
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