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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

The Cambria Steel Go. will spend $7,O00,000 at Johnstown, Pa., in the erection of two new blast furnaces and a new plant to manufacture car wheels.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

Owners of the British steamship Telena have filed a $100,O0 libel suit against the Merchants, & Miners, liner Powhatan, ,, with which the Te- lena was in collision in the lower Chesapeake two, weeks ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

X The Stanley Anilfne Chemical Works of LockhaVen, Pa, increased it's capi-
 stal from $1, 900, 900 to $2,OO0,0 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

BOY WANTED-Apply at the White Clothing Store, 639-641 Water street.
 TT .2s b.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

FOR SALE-Printing Press and out fits9x14, Gordon jobber, cabinet and cases, paper cutter padding ma- chine, etc. Fine assortment type, much of it new. 3615 Main St. or Telephone 2479-2.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
Psychology Student Is
Led to Comment On Recent
Article bv Church Editor

EultOf llle Times.
Ny past experience in journal
ism affords me the opportunity to
make contrasts. In The Times |
notice most unique and up-to-
date expression OF new ideas and
advanced thoughts for the general
welfare of your readers.
That which has impressed me
most is the views of The Times
church editor. who is very capa-
BILE OF separating "the chaff from
the wheat" bringing out the es-
sence of good that is to be found
but not administered by those who
are looked up to for such men
tai food and protection. The arti-
Gle You Can Re Spiritual on
Your Everyday Job" moved me to
write this letter.
To develop spiritually one must
study psychology, as it deals with
the subconscious mind, the spirit
ual self, both omnipotent and ON
niprcSent God incarnate)
through Which we owe our exist
ence. Unfortunately the world
has been given religion as sub
stitute for Christianity, yet the
difference is as far apart as the
North and South poles.
Yours very truly,
PROF. S. J. f. STRANACK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
City Prisoners
Get Big Feed
on Chef Jimmie

Jimmy Shiel. chef at the city
Jail, used to be homeless sailor,
and he knows what it is to pass
Christmas day without any good
cheer.
So for II years that he has been
feeding prisoners in Tacoma, jim
ME has dug up the money from
his own pocket for a big feed
for the homeless mortals behind
the bars.
His dinner this Christmas con-
sisted of vegetable soup, roast
mutton, boiled beef, mashed pota-
toes, brown gravy, vegetables
pies, coffee with cream and sug-
arr, nuts, oranges and cigars.
There were "a men and women
in jail this Christmas. The city
doesn't furnish any extra allow.
ance for the holiday feed, so JIM
ME donates it as his share of the
Christmas spirit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
City Controller Thanks
Times for Support of
Municipal Civil Service

Editor The Times:
wish to thank you for your
clear and decisive support of our
lo,ll civil service.
II is source of deep gratifica-
ton TO many of us in the com
munity that we have here a paper
that is not afraid to stand four
square for what it believes to be
right.
Sometimes | do not agree with
you Il followed Senator PoindeX-
ter's lead in supporting Mr..
Hughesl but | certainly do adj
mire your forward LOOKING policy
and your courage, regardless OF
advertising and circulation. 1t is
the policy which is sure to win.
May your kind increase.
Sincerely yours.
+. SHOEMAKER,
city Controller.
Dec. 30, 1916.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
Father Kills Himself
So Daughter May Get
$4,000 Life Insurance

can get another place. Well gel
along" she said.
He tried as only the desperate
can, but he was broken and knew
it. Day followed day and still no
job. The money dwindled down
TO two dollars.
One morning the daughter
wrote this note:
Dear Daddy:
| am leaving you IA dollar
and taking the other dollar.
You can get on your feet bet
ter by being alone and not
having me to support. ! am
going away and will get work.
BE good Daddy.
Your daughter.
BEATRICE.
She went from place to place in
search of work, but was turned
away with, nothing today"
Then she went home. The door
was locked. She knocked. There
was no answer. She sought a
neighbor.
Leaves Her $1,000.
81 can't wake Daddy" she Sob
bed
The door was broken open.
Across the bed lay her father. On
the floor was an empty lysol bot
tie and beside it the answer to
her note.
My Dear Beatrice:
! cannot make living for
you. You will get $1,000 in
surance when l am dead. All
ask in return is that you
he IL good girl God bless you,
darling. Goodbye.
Your father.
FRANZ HUDSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25

Newspaper Enterprise AssociatiOnD
SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 25.--
Can anyone but a coward take his
own life?
Self-destruction is generally be-
lived the last resort of the craven
heart.
Since the first man, by his own
hand. lifted the latch of the Great
Unknown, the question has been
one of the worlds stock points Tor
argument.
Perhaps Frank Hudson has won
the debate for the affirmative
Read his story and judge.
Dies For Little Girl.
Frank Hudson died for his pal
his little girl; died with a smile
on his lips that she might live.
Second only to the heroism of
the father is that of the daughter
Loving him as she did, she tore
herself from his side TO make his
path an easier one, only to return
home, bewildered by her buffet
ing in the battle for existence, to
find him dead.
They had been chums since she
first toddled to his knee and call
cd him Daddy
When the mother died, the girl
rounding into womanhood, took
] her place.
Hudson toiled increasingly, I'M
til at the factory he heard the
whisper He's getting old"--old
at Al.
The blue slip came recently with
his pitiful check. 1t spelled dis
/ charge-and death.
He went home. His pal cheer
ed him
81 can get a job, Daddy. You
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
Tells How They Used to
Display Candles Back in
Nantucket SO Years Ago

Editor The Times:
have been interested in your
articles on "old time candle il
Elimination for Christmas.
While it sounds good, and
might work out satisfactorily. the
way we used to work it 80 years
ago in old Nantucket was:
Roll up the shade 60 the top,
push back the draperies or re-
move them entirely, cut lath the
width of the window for rs many
rows as desired according to
size of window-so that it will
jam in the frame and hold itself
Before putting in place, drive a
three-quarter inch nail. six OF
eight inches apart through it to
the head.
Cut the candles in two or
three pieces and crowd on to the
nail so the wick will catch which
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25

Dec. 6, 1916.
Mr.. Ethan Allen,
Tacoma. Washington.
My Dear Mr.. Allen:
] have at hand and have noted
your favor of the 5th inst, in re-
lation to q reduction in the pres
ent rate OF interest on delinquent
taxes, and beg to thank you for
your suggestion.
A bin was introduced in the last
legislature, providing a reduction
in the rate from ! per cent to
10 per cent, but the Legislature
did not pass the bill. the senate,
where it originated, postponing it
Indefinitely.
shall keep your letter before
me for further consideration dur
ing the preparation of my message
to the legislature. With kindest
regards, ! am,
Sincerely yours,
ERNEST LISTER,
Governor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
PROBABLY MOST INTERESTING
CORNER OF THE TIMES TODAY

| have learned to whistle without
knowing who wrote them or in
what opus.
This. of course, is on the upper
side of my liking. On the other
extreme, confess to finding pleas
ure in some ragtime, admitting
that any particular tune soon
wears out; the Hawaiian tunes,
granting that they may have been
made in New York; and some of
the current ballads q suppose they
are that, sickly sentimental
though they may be. And still
contend there are depths to which
| will not 60. lot of stuff put out
by the publishing houses and
played mostly in the cabarets that
lacks tune, swing and sense.
A year ago | was astounded at
the pleasure | derived from a pro-
gram by Fritz Kreisler. There
was much that went over me-"
much that did not seem music at
all. but practicing exercises, but
there were many passages strange
ly stirring to my imagination; and
the concert reached what was to
me wonderful climax when
Kreisler played as an encore the
familiar "Humoresque." And in
the paper the next morning some
critic noted the fact the violinist
had seen fit to make a conces-
sion" to the popular will in in
Guiding that number.
At present there is a gulf be-
tween the musical students and ar
lists and the people they claim
should appreciate and admire what
they term standard" compost
tons. Aside from the quality of
endurance, | know of nothing by
which one musical work may be
adjudged better than another. IfI
1t appeals to YOU, for you 1t is
good.
But the lowbrows can be lured
to hear your classical stuff aud
perhaps learn to like it. Most of
us are anxious to agree with the
high moguls if we can, bur we are
not willing to say we do when we
don't. The inclusion of the old
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
Low Brow Reader Gives
Times Circle Ideas on
Music That Satisfies
Editor The Times:

Editor The Times:
| am a lowbrow. | do not bras
about it, but | have been forced
to admit it many times lately. Ar.
tistically, / ooncede that | have
what Mr.. AIDE called the brow OF
a South American anteater.- Nor
have | accepted this situation with
out struggle.
Finding that classical music and
real art" bored me, and being as
sured that if ! only stuck to it |
could convert these pains into
pleasures. / have forced myself to
concerts and recitals. And while
] am far from claiming the music
was not beautiful, | must frankly
admit it did not impress me.
And my only excuse for airing
my poverty stricken mind or soul.
or whatever it is that ought to ap-
preciate art and doesn't, is that ]
believe there are a goodly number
of us lowbrows. If sufficient
number willing to admit it can be
found, it is my opinion that it is
high time we organized in defense
of our class.
There is very great and immi-
nent peril that The Last Rose of
summer Ben Bolt My Old
Kentucky Home" Annie Laurie, >
Believe Me If All Those Endear-
ing Young Charms" and others
that mean something to us, will
disappear altogether from concert
pr )grams.
Perhaps, to find out how many
can stand with me, ! should try to
indicate the limits of my taste.
unsteady, like Dyorak's HUI
moresque," the Tell" overture,
which wears we'll with me; the
sextet from Lucia" which / have
heard done by musicians ranging
all the way from grand opera sing
ers to artists with the musical
glasses; the Toreador song. the
anvil chorus and some others l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
STORE DOOR
DEFIES THIEF

Herman Stusser, proprietor of
a clothing store at 1917 Pacific,
has an innocent-looking back
door to his store, that most any
one could open.
A burglar Christmas eve rip
ped off the outside door-knob, and
then hit the lock with a hammer,
wrecking 1t. But the door didn t
bulge. After working for some
time, the perplexed thief depart
ed
Mr.. Burglar will be interested
to know that Stusser has three
huge iron bars on the inside OF
the door.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
GEORGE RUSSELL.

GEORGE RUSSELL.
George Russell, secretary
Ing Loan association Tacoma resident the
city for 10 years.
He entered the real estate business his arrival here
and served councilman adoption of
the commission form government the
police and license comme
loan association business April 49, 1872 he organized
the
Capitalized originally at So 100000 company
wonderful growth under Mr. Russe management.
the capitalization today approximately 100000 The
in of 100000.
Russell resides at 3S03 North 36th street He is
member the order Els the Commercial club
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
Friend Of White Shield
Home Urges Tacomans to
Give It Their Support

Editor The Times:
The White Shield Home located
at Tacoma is an institution oper-
ated by and under the immediate
supervision of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of
Washington.
II has for its object, primarily.
the care privately of young
girls, who from indiscretion, or
evil influences. have stepped aside
from the path of moral rectitude.
and secondarily, the very certain
benefits to the community when a
woman is saved from joining the
ranks of that already augmented
army, the Under World"
We have recently dedicated
new home. we'll adapted to the pur-
pose, and by reason of the addi-
tional expense, our burdens at
present are unusually heavy.
Strictly speaking, this is not ex-
clusively charitable institution.
as a small fee is charged to each
inmate, although none is refused
admittance for want of funds. In
addition we receive an appropria-
ton from the state, about $500 a
year.
However. this is not sufficient
to maintain the home, and beyond
these sources, we are dependent
upon the good impulses of those
who appreciate the Importance of
the work we are doing, and join
with us in carrying the burden.
We shall be deeply grateful for
any assistance that may be given
MS, either by a lump sum or in
monthly allowances.
Very respectfully yours,
ANGELA G. BURDICK,
Secretary.
2620 No. Sth St, City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
TRY TO BLOW
TRAIN; FAIL

LAREDO, Tex, Der. 25.-At-
tempts by bandits to blow up a
train at Gomez Palacio, near Sal
tillo, December 81, were unsuc-
cessful according to travellers ar
irving here today. The bandits
removed a rail. causing the loco
motive and two coaches to leave
the track, resulting in the death
of the engineer and fireman. Be
fore the bandits could place dy-
Mantle under the other coaches
the Carranzista escort routed
them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
FRISCO DOES
NOT GET SNOW
Omitted Press Leased Wire. }

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.-
Despite predictions of a cold
gray Christmas, white Christ
mas" etc, the 1916 Christmas in
San Francisco dawned like a
May day"
The observance of the day be-
gan last night when a hundred
choirs sang 'Hark, the Herald An
gels Sing" THE Messiah and
other Yuletide classics.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
CHRISTMAS FINDS
JAIL FILLED UP

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 25.-The
spirit of Christmas, ably back
stopped by the spirits of alcohol,
jammed the Boston jails today.
As an echo of BILLY" Sunday,
railroads refused to transport
bibulous celebrators and 542 were
jailed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25

prevents the candle from splitting.
Fold piece OF paper trough
like on the window sill to catch
any drip. At s o'clock sharp.
light up.
Should the candles burn crook.
ed hold a knife against the side
running out until it builds up.
l.. B. NORRIS.
3G14 So. Monroe st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
FINE HOME IS
LOST in FIRE

LOS ANGELES, Dec 26. =
Christmas morning was ushered
in at the home of Mrs. Lille E. De
Klob, prominent society matron,
with a fire which wrecked the
splendid home, and nearly cost the
lives of Mrs. De Klob, her son b.
Fart and daughter, Miss Beatrice,
and a domestic. Only prompt
work by the firemen saved the
women and the valuable work of
rat in Mrs. De Klob's gallery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
Boat, Wrecked,
Sails Again

EUREKA, Cal, Dec. 25.-The
power schooner Coaster sailed
away today after q perilous five
days buffeting by southwest
gale off Trinidad. The vessel was
hurled upon the rocks and two
holes punched in her bottom.
The vessel and crew were
saved through the heroic efforts
of William Glover, a member OF
the crew. who made a perilous
trip through tie. surf in a small
dory, secured equipment and re-
turned to the vessel. The craft
was then repaired.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
LOGGER FALLS 80
FEET AND IS KILLED

Apparently having fallen over
a bannister and landed on his
head 80 feet below, the body of
Jack Mickkola. logger, was found
in a small room of the Chicago
Junk Co., 1922 Broadway, Sunday
afternoon. He had been dead six
hours. Mickola fell from the top
floor of the New York hotel. So
far as known, he leaves no rela-
tives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
CHOIR SINGS CAROLS

The choir of the First Presby-
terrain church, headed by Rev. C..
w. Weyer, sang carols on Christ
mas eve in front of st. Joseph's
hospital, Patients in all parts of
the big institution heard the sing
ing and enjoyed it immensely.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
ATONyILLE-KAPOWSIN-
TACOMA AUTO STAGE

Lv. Eatonville daily a. M; p. m,
$40 p. m. Sunday, s a. m, 2 and Z
u. m.
Lv. Tacoma DAILY 8 a. m, p. m,
p. IN. Sunday s a. m, 4 and 9:15
y. m.
Eatonville p. M; leave Tacoma,
Q.1k N m
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
KING GOES TO FRONT

Omitted Press Leased Wirc.)
ROME, Dec. 25.-King Victor
sacrificed his Christmas at home
today to spend the day of days
wit hhis troops at the front.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
Gov. Lister in Favor of
Reducing Present Usuri
GUS Tax Rate. Saws Allen

Editor The Times:
Noting your editorial in today's
paper, hand you this letter re-
Gently received in answer to a
suggestion from me to the gov
ernor. ETHAN ALLEN.
Dec. %, 1916.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25

ballad favorites or other compost
lions not nearly so popular" will
compensate us for sitting through
a lot of Wagner and the like.
Il. c. S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
GIFT Is FATAL

BAYONNE, n. j., Dec. %. =
Santa Claus brought Frank Barrel
la a revolver and while he investi-
gated the working of the gift 1t
went off and MORALLY wounded
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
CONVICTS GET PIE

OSSINING, \. Y, Dec. %. -
Was it Christmas at Sing Sing
Rather. Every prisoner had a
whole pic for dinner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25

TURN To THE CLASSIFIED
WANT Abs ON PAGE 2 FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-25
MOOSE AUTO STAGE

sthno-SF"t notea, ioiV Iucie ms'
Tacoma and Yelm, Lakeview, Hill
hurst, Greendale, Roy, McKenna.
M. II. Miles.
Nv. Tacoma-11:00 a. m. and 4:3o p.
m; Sunday a. IN. and $3.50 D. m.
Lv. Yelm--7: 30 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Saturday night $50 and Sunday
400 y. m.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-23
LUCKY AND UNLUCKY THINGS
Mole on Your Back, You'll Have Money
by the Sack, Is One of
the Omene.

Lucky" and "Hnlucky" have come
to be applied to gathering blossoms,
to horseshoes, to the color of hair, to
your manner of Saying things"-in a
word, to every possible event in life
It is uAlucky to have a dead BIOS
SOM" it is unlucky to go out with
your ''shoelaces untied"-the latter
we naturally believe; it is unlucky to
bring hawthorn blossoms within the
house," 1t is lucky to hear the
cricket"
The latter is, of course, supposed to
bring, luck into the house.
Very lucky it is to find a spider on
your clothes; it is called a money
spinner in many parts of the country.
Feather beds should not be turned
en- Sunday. If your teeth grow wide
ly apart you will be a traveller. If
you have mole on your back you
will have money by the sack. On the
other hand, mole at the base of the
neck shows that you viii be hanged. >"
Caesar, Napoleon, Bismarck and
others were not above the supersti-
tion of lucky" and "unlucky'' days.
Thursday was the "unlucky'' day of
Henry VIII, Of his son Edward, and of
his daughters, Mary and Elizabeth.
Isn't it strange that they all should
have died upon this day? But it is a
fact.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-23
The
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g - -
BD
FLORENCE HENDERSON

N~SSsAAsnI @s49s py w. ". Cnapman.l
Gladys Robson uttered . scream as
there was crash. Oh! why had she
ventured down the steep slant of the
slippery. dangerous railroad embank-
ment because 1t was q short cut to
town? It was true she had done 80
several times before, and others made
practice Of it, but who could antici-
pate q freight train in wreck and ruin
all Of sudden. not twenty feet away
from her.
Crashl
Her senses reeled. She saw q bulg-
ing, swaying car strike the spot where
she would have landed in twenty Sec
onds more. Another car piled up on
1t. Pieces Of splintered wood and iron
were raining all about her. The as
cent was difficult. Frantically she
strove to get beyond danger. She
grasped roots, vines, bushes. A strand
of tree root gave in her clasp.
Il am LOST" she said and went slid
ing down towards the heavy mass that
seemed bound to engulf her.
Hold steady!" abruptly spoke a
gentle. but firm voice close to her ear,
and closer still firm-set form halted
her descent and a strong brave arm
encircled her.
Nov then, don't struggle, / can
manage IT," and her rescuer began to
pull her up with him. bracing with his
feet. lifting only when he was sure of
the root or bush he grasped.
Safe and sound" he spoke with re-
lief and satisfaction, as he lifted
Gladys over the edge of the top of
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-23
FOUND MASTER IN TRENCHES
Faithful Dog, Left Behind In London,
Followed Soldier to Fighting Line
In France.

AS curious a story as any that the
war has brought to notice is that of
how dog which British soldier left
behind him in London succeeded in fol-
lowing him to the fighting line in
France, and is now running about at
his heels almost as II they were both
back In their native Hammersmith.
The story would be unbelievable IL it
were not well authenticated, the dogs
owner, James Brown, being a private
in the First North Staffordshire regi-
ment. Private Brown went to the con-
tinent in August, and September 80 his
wife missed the dog, an Irish terrier
named Prince. She heard nothing
more Of the animal until some weeks
ago, when she got letter from her
husband, in which he said:
Il am sorry you have not found
Prince, and you are not likely to while
he is over here with me. It is very
strange thing should have got him.
A man brought him to me from the
front trenches. / could not believe my
eyes till got of my horse and he
made great fuss Of me.
Il believe he came over with some
other troops. Just fancy his coming
and finding me. He Is quite settled
down with me, and have made him
coat out of some old greatcoats, which
will keep him warm. He is the pet Of
the regiment"