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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05

gator otter skins Macklisfe, good plns tnluchi
You all sameH MacklLsee"
We prevailed on our hosts 10 guide rs through
the Everglades TO Miami stopping ~ the camp Of
Cypress Tiger, twenty miles dsant We found
that camp In mourning, and cutting short our Stay
travelled on to where the State OF Florida n push
ing drainage canal ont from the Miami River.
As We rcared the canal we met two Indians
turning from a trading trip to Miami After they
had passed 1ngraham, with whom they had talked
few minutes, said
"Intun boy tell me niger kill UNI white man.
Miami Think 80 somebody 1ninn hoy catch um
tic nm un. takG nun Miami. Marshall pay fifty dol
lars 1stillustee negro hplowaugus Somebody tell
me 1nJun boy shoot nm, stckum down alligator hole.
tell nobody, nobody no care.r
Coming into the town we faced The question of
finding hotel thnt would take In scoatless, collar
less crowd OF tramps, followed by two bare legged
aporglpes Pushing me to the front the professor
pointed dramatically 70 the clean white shoes which
/ had saved for the occasion. After couple of
failures we were taken In by q mptherly landady.
who said3- isF
81 know You are honest from your faces. can't
say much for the rest OF YOU.
After dinner the Indians slipped away, and when
1 sought them I was directed to moving picture
show. 4 I,Ss lasrs
mo charge forsyou's said the man at the door.
Your boys are The show
chatiey Makes Some Money
The next day lngrala1n Charley, dressed in finery
borrowed OF the professor, buckskn moccasIns and
legglns, silver decorated turban surmounted by
agrette plume beaded belt md shoulder SASH brill
iant shirt and bow and arrows. paradcd
the streets OF Miami A great demand for his pic
ture made him naughty and his price for kodak
snap rose to q dollar.
But civilization was too much for the redmen.
and tile white mans fIrewater laid them low that
night AS we must leave before morning it was
necessary to strip ingrahatn of his borrowed plum
age. 1twas done % the accompaniment of his war
whoop: sa
eylp. Zip. Pee:en'
This continued as Frank and 3the canoenian helped
him to the street Ncckties, fragments of sleeves
and tropser legs marked the progress of the trio
IA guardian pf the peace announced his purpose Of
taking the whole outfit TO the caiaboose but was
persuaded by the professor 10 call hack instead
Therenppn two Indians, with two white boys hold
ing them, drove ioytu1y toward The canoe landing.
Family md more faintly came back the cry
sYipi Iip! Pe.e.ef
J When the pro lessor asked Frank how much he had
paid for the hack the reply was:-
+oh, that's MI right! took out of Jacks pocket
It was their Ride not ours"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05

Miami John became sure VIC were government
men. Camera and plate holder cases helped his de-
fusion. aud from being arrchcnslvc he grew angry.
"1ou fellerS better stop loOEtr so hard" growlCd
Frank; you'll make him so mad that can't do
nothin' with him"
Frank talked to the Indian long and earnestly,
frequently using Little Dtllys name. while tho pro
lessor and l. having been properly admonshcd. snt
absorbed III the study OF our toes. When the pow
WOW ended Franks assurances had been accepted
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rflcs-mad, too, didn't think they'd shoot aips.
cause tho hull tribe was scared lust year when
Willy killed n white man. was gnd, tho, to gt
out o. range. Mouse gon there, less yer ooSn' for
trouble"
Jack Tgertail seemed indignant at the treatment
OF Frank and saId to hIm:-
Your popper MacEIsec, no lie no cheat, NO
steal from Iniun boys, TinE 30 MackIlIsec hienus
tgol MiNmi, set sum up store all Tniun boys think
so. hnkthlc watchIe very goodD bring him nil ALL.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05

hail and bail sticks he wound up with nh nlsrcttc.
saying with sigh:--
Pm afraid thnt's ull"
In the afternoon the pig for the farewell fcast was
Killed before the bargain was fairly closed, saw
the blood caught In howl. but chose not to ask
It's purpose \ Navajo sNuaw would have used It
In making bread and possibly the Seminole added
II to the snfkcc mess, which always In evidence
Two days of easy travelling along we'll marked
trOtl brought lis to the camp OF 1uEraham Charley
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oeHifthoosLes.
and Jack Tgertail Jolly settlement, filled with
the laughter Of women and Children. but unswept
and uhcared for. II one struck the palmetto
thatched room with stick MI the chickens On camp
would hustle toward the SOUND, lnpwing OF the hail
Of reaches that was coming, The camp was poor
in specimens. so we stayed only one night
A Hostile Camp.
Charley Millys camp was eight miles distant and
We proposed TO borrow q papoose TO pilot us, but
were warned TINT WHY had TO shoot any
white man that came to his camp and had made
good his threat the previous year.
II know Willy" said Frank " reckon he won't
shoot me- Mepbe hin gle hint let We in" SO,
taking my canoemqn and q small Indian boy with
him, he started on his mission In the evening he
returned, excited and indienant They had been
stood off by why's band with levelled rifles
"Theey knew me all said Frank, ebut they
wouldn't listen. There were seven of 'em with
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
"1 don't know where I'm going.
But I'm on my way.
l don't know where I'm going,
But I'm on my way"

HTH droning retteratfon my canoe
man chanted tho couplet. Thrust
Ing his long pole against the coral
bottom Of the Everglades. he
forced tho heavy dugout through
the sawgrass.
The canoe Of my companion, the
collector. followed closely. We
were a scientific expedition,
pound for hidden Seminole camps,
where we were to secure sDecE-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04
CABINET
HANGSIN
BALANCE

LONDON, Dec. 4.-Whethor
the cabinet crisis has been def
nitely passed was still uncertain
today-but there were indications
that Premier Asquith was MAIN
tanning his reputation as one of
the greatest political 'placaters
in British history.
The best information today was
that David Lloyd-George, minister
of war, did not resign his place,
as rumored Sunday-nor did he
actually threaten to step down.
But he did firmly express his
belief in the absolute necessity of
a small, compact council with full
authority to conduct the war. APP
parently Asquith acceded in this
belief.
1t was circumstantially report
ed today that the unionist cabi-
net members had advised the pre-
mier to resign, intimating If he
did not take this step the whole
unionist representation in the
cabinet-10 of the 23 members
would. The nature of Asquith's
reply was not revealed, but 1t is
understood the unionists have
now decided to remain.
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Greetings, have you a farm
on the prairie?

Charlie Daniels is authority foi
the truth of this tale.
A certain autoist drove up to a
South Tacoma pool hall.
AS he CHANGED to have a few
bottles OF beer in his machine he
took the precaution, before leav-
ing it, to drop the bottles in his
overcoat and place the package in
dark spot under the wheels OF
his car.
1t so happened that a policeman
saw the maneuver.
When the autoist was safely in
side, the officer took the bottles
from the wrapping and hid them
in the tall grass of a vacant lot.
Then he replaced the coat.
When the owner came forth
there stood Mr.. Cop.
Is that your overcoat?' he
asked, pointing to the bundle.
The autoist took one long, soul
full look at the bundle, swallowed
hard, and gurgled forth, 'N-no,
no; that's not my coat
ITS your machine isn't it,"
persisted the officer?"
Yes, but | never saw the coat
before insisted the civilian.
Thereupon the officer picked 1t
up, unfurled it and threw 1t over
his arm.
The coat is reported to be at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04
BY Edgar @. Wheeler

I have learned you can't tell
anything about preacher until
you get a look in under his skin.
any more than you can tell
whether or not the rough looking
gent sitting next to you on a street
car may be the greatest man In
the world.
l chose to try my luck on the
Rev. A. d. Shaw. Phi. D., at the
East Congregational church yes
terday.
f, / thought IL l should 60 and
tell my impressions of Rev. Shaw
nobody could ever accuse me OF
repenting for what l said about
the performance at the First Bap-
tist church.
Prejudiced Against Him.
Every time | have had occasion
to see the Rev. Shaw-and he
usually comes into the office with
his church notice just when the
office is too busy to hear what
he has to say-he has looked to
me as If he had been drawn
through a knothole.
I'll bet a hat Jim Dege hasn't
a collar in his shop that would
reach all the way from Rev
Shaw's collar bone to his chin.
They tell me my ears are the only
things that keep me from slip
ping through my collar, so I can
sympathiZe.
And the Rev. Shaw has an
Adams apple that hobs up and
down so that you're all the time
afraid he's going to swallow 1t.
All Shorts OF Handbags.
And his voice has a crack in
the middle of it, right between
high C and B sharp.
And he has Phi. d. tackled on
the end of his name.
But | want to tell you right
here that il you had been to the
Rev. Shaw's church with me yes
terday you would have taken
away with you more than you had
when you went.
Going to church didn't look
good to me at all when I got up
yesterday morning. The wind was
blowing the cold rain around in
circles, and the warm downy felt
mighty good.
Besides, / was at one end of
town and Rev. Shaw's church was
at the other.
Hears Church Bell.
When | got off the car at the
East End, I was wet and chilly.
Then the bell began to ring. |
believe it's the first church bell
I have heard in Tacoma. 1t made
me think of the old church back
home. 1t was like a dinner bell,
calling the folks in to warm
meal.
Inside there was a fire blazing
in the stove. The members of the
|
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04
WHEELER DOESN'T LIKE
SHAW'S ADAMS APPLE.
BUTFINDS SERMON fine

table or banging q tennis ball.
Service" says Mr.. Stanley
Bell, printer, in his advertisement
In the street carr lis giving tho
customer what he wants when he
wants It; II you talk him into tax.
ing what he does not want you
are wasting your time and hia
good time. The talk that gets re-
peat orders Is the continuous con-
versation of the good Job that
speaks for itself"
President Eliot OF Harvard
says Ito be of service is solid
foundation for contentment in
this world"
Puts It at Foundation.
Rev. Shaw was for placing
Service" at the foundation OF
workable Christianity of q mod
ern world OF hustle, rake-in and
grab. He put 1t this way:
Service means, What can I
give?' not What can l get?'"
More than that, he said, the
only kind of service which will
count is the kind where the mo-
tive is unselfish and sincere.
Service is futile without love-"
he said. so much service 10
given In such an ungenerous man
ner that the act Is robbed OF ell
its blessing" It is not enough
to build churches. The church
will win the non-church-going
masses when it leaves its clois-
tered retirement and goes out to
serve them with words of hope
and deeds OF love"
As To Newspapers.
The church which moves with q
moving world, he said, has learn
ed that Christ's reign will come
by love and service. And he add
ed little for my benefit, think.
THAT newspaper which is actu-
ated by fidelity and considers tts
human power a sacred trust, will
seek the human progress OF men
every day. An awakened news
paper soul. soul alive to the pos
sibilities of the hour. will not only
turn on the light on public con-
Germs, but will be a constructive
agency for public purity and good
ness
Remember the other day when
our old friend Everett True got
up in his pew in front of the
whole congregation and bawled
out a wealthy tightwad and q
slave-driver sitting in the front
row?
Have you ever felt like Ev did
on that occasion? have, In soma
churches.
But | didn't feel like that in
Rev Shaws church, because the
church and the people in IL looked
as If it had seen good service.
They looked as IL they had given
out a sight more than they had
taken in. and were willing to keep
on doing It.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04

Heaven represents happiness
and joy. God and Jesus Christ,
His Son, represent happiness and
Joy. They smile and give good
cheer
Satan does not smile. Rather,
he sneers and grins in sardonic
bitterness.
Therefore. believe that pull
pit messages should be joyful and
filled with cheer.
Filled With Pity.
AS a contrast, some services
must bring out the sadder, more
sordid things. Because there are
sadness and Joy, alike. in the
teachings of God.
MY heart is filled with pity,
and I know that God pities any
person who enters a house of wor-
ship and hears a message of the
Lord, whether 1t be one of happi-
ness or one of sadness, and then
makes fun.
Il would not exchange the
teachings of God, of Jesus Christ,
OF Saint Paul, the greatest follow
er of Jesus, for the writings of
any newspaperman on earth, no
matter how great-or how small
he may be.
THE Pulpit Gloomy Gus has
answered"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04
SUFFRAGE
WORKERS
HAND!
BY ellison Gardner.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ALI
brands of woman suffragists have
united for the campaign to secure
from congress the passage of the
constitutional amendment en-
franchising women.
Following the lead Of Congress
sional union, the National Associ-
alton for Woman Suffrage has or
ganized a committee to work in
Washington. Announcement has
been made that their most promi-
nent women will be on hand all
winter.
The Congressional union will
have its usual machinery at work.
The big crops of organizers and
speakers which worked in the
western states against the demo-
cratic party, is mobilizing in the
national capital.
The women expect to find con-
gressmen more amenable to their
desires than before the election. It
Is true they campaigned for the
defeat of President Wilson and
democratic congressman. 1t was
the women's vote which defeated
Congressman Taggart, democrat,
in Kansas, their principal oppon-
ent on the house Judiciary COM
mfttee last session.
These activities have made them
both respected and feared.
Efforts Will be made 1t once to
eecnro from President Wilaon CO.
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Editors Note: This is
the second article by Mr..
Wheeler on Tacoma church
es.
A week ago he attended
the First Baptist and wrote
an article in which he ex-
pressed distaste for the en-
phasis that he said was laid
on the subjects of sin and
death. His criticism aroused
wide comment, both among
church people and nom
church-goers.
From week to week other
representative churches will
be visited.
The idea of this series of
articles is: First, to give
the churches the benefit of
an outsiders unprejudiced
viewpoint; and. second, to
inform the large mass of
non-church-goers what the
churches are doing and
teaching these days.
Many pastors and laymen
leaders have assured us that
the discussions aroused by
Mr.. Wheeler's articles are
bound to have a pronounced
and beneficial effect on the
life of the Tacoma churches.
We hope they will.
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Fawcett Calls
For United CITY

Continued From Page One.)
signed the agreement to make the
location on the American Lake
prairie.
This is not a mere army post OF
barracks, 1t is to be the first and
maybe the only great federal mob
ilfzation grounds and division can
Torment. 1t is in fact to be the
real headquarters of the army OF
Uncle Sam.
1t will mean a permanent army
of at least $1,000 men here, with
many more in season. 1t will
bring the artillery, the aviation
camps and all the army equip
ment to our doors. 1t will fasten
the interest of the United States
In our city and county and estab-
fish our destiny for all time.
A Great Project.
Our opportunity came when
congress in August put in the
military bill clause permitting
the secretary of war to accept
sites for such an army post. Ia
comans got busy at once. When
General Bell was here in Septem-
Der he agreed to recommend the
prairie site adjacent to Tacoma.
A committee composed of Ste
phen Appleby, Frank S. Baker and
Jesse Thomas went to Washing
ton and with Ebert Fl. Baker OF
Cleveland assisting worked out
a tentative agreement with Secre-
tary of War Baker.
The secretary of war has now
signed the agreement and Presi-
dent Wilson is pledged to carry il
through. In the great scheme of
army development this big mobfli.
cation and training camp and di.
vision headquarters will be one OF
the first projects carried to com.
pletion.
The land desired is the selec.
ton of General Bell. No local
citizen has any voice in 1t. All
land will be condemned. A jury
will fix the price. Spectators
will have no chance for any grab
Headquarters i'm Hall.
We do not know what it will
cost, but in response to a petition
to be presented to the county
commissioner today we are going
to ask that the county be allowed
to borrow up to 100000.
think it will not cost that much
but only SO much WITH be borrowed
as will cover the figures fixed by
the condemnation jury.
In the furthering of this tre-
mendous project / shall appoint
various committees representing
the diversified interests of our
people.
The headquarters of this whole
movement will be In the council
chamber Of the city hall and am
confident when the election IL
held, which will be some time
ahead, the people will be prac-
tically unanimous for this project
which means more to Tacoma
and Pierce county than anything
since the first railroad came te
the city.
A. v. FAWCETT,
Mayor of Tacoma and Chairman
OF Committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04

Gloomy Gus or any other term
which would indicate that l was
of a melancholic Or sour DISPOSE
ton.
If you do that, 1t will be bet
ter than a vaudeville. For you
will be greeted by the greatest
gale of laughter you ever heard.
II want also to say that when
newspaper reporters Sunday
golf-playing, Sabbath desecrating
person-comes into a church and
then writes a satire or the church
services, he is committing a sad
offense.
For this reporter has already
condemned himself as one who
does not attend church, one who
does not devote any of his time
to worship of God. And to at
tend service for the purpose of
making fun of 1t is one of the
most objectionable offenses that
can be committed against the
church."
Talks About Satan.
Rev. West then explained that
although he devoted most of his
sermons to light topics, and was
always ready to cause laughter in
his congregation rather than tears
there were occasions when laugh
ter was inappropriate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04

congregation were gathered in
groups, chatting together, just
like it was family reunion. They
made me feel at home.
| was one of 'em right away.
They didn't try to drag me In
and save me on the spot, even
after they learned | was the ter
rible fellow who had been to the
First Baptist church. And they
didn't seem to be at all worried
about the condition Of my soul.
just Ordinary Folks.
Some of them, learned, had
come from as far away as | had.
Two of them had driven Is miles
in the rain to get there!
Rev. Shaw isn't any beauty in a
long coat on the pulpit. And the
old frame church isn't anything
prepossessing; II hasn't even any
golden pipes on its organ.
l couldn't find anything that
looked like a millionaire in the
audience-just everyday, neigh
borIy, Woodworking happy-looking
people.
What Service Is.
Service" was the subject of
Rev. Shaw's sermon.
I'll admit that Service" is a
mighty big word. Webster says
it's all the way from the kind of
service" a public utility corpor-
alton gives to the kind q sheriff
gives when he hands you a war
rant for your arrest.
Also it may be waiting on a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04
WOW! REV. DR.. WEST
C0NS|CNS Ed WHEELER
TO EVERLASTING fire

Rev. James 8. West, of the FIRST
Baptist church, has had the last
word.
In a sermon on 1.-THE Fun of
It, or What Christianity Has to
Offer of Gladness and JOY" he
hit back Sunday night at the re-
view of his last Sunday morning
services, written for The Times
by Reporter Edgar G. Wheeler.
Rev. West not only accus-
ed the reporter Of being a
"Sunday golf playing, Sab
misunderstanding person who
has condemned himself In the
eyes of the Lord by his own
writings" but defended the
Serious and gloomy" tone of
sermon q week before.
81 want to offer a challenge to-
night Rev. West told his con-
gregation.
II challenge anyone to get to-
gether the persons with whom |
have associated during my past
life, my fellow pupils in the SEM
mary, my congregations in other
cities, my friends clear back to my
boyhood.
"Sad Offense."
"And l want these people to
be asked whether or not l have
ever been known as a Pulpit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04
EGG BOYCOTT
in FULL SWING

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. A.
With an egg boycott in full swing
today, housewives Of Portland
began their first organized at
tack on the high cost of living.
Plans for the boycott were laid
at mass meeting. at which the
food barons" were scathingly de-
nounced.
The church is also taking a
hand in the fight. Father Black
of st. Francis church in his
sermon said.
There are reasons to believe
that wicked men gather into CON-
bines from time to time the food
stuffs of the country. This is
serious and perhaps criminal bust
ness"
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Omitted Press Leased Wire.)


THOMPSON FALLS, Mont,
Dec. Vigorous cross-examina-
ton today apparently failed to
confuse DR.. e. S. Kimbail of Spo-
kane, principal expert witness for
the defense in Edith Colby's trial
on charge of numbering A. G.
Thomas, politician.
"For months before Miss Colby
shot Thomas she was on the bor-
derland of Madness declared
Kimball. He made this assertion
repeatedly after answering several
lengthy hypothetical questions.
Public sentiment was making
itself felt in street corner argu-
ments and barber shop debates to-
day following Miss Colby's sworn
statement that e. j. Manire, edi-
tor of the newspaper for which
she worked, showed her how to
hold the revolver and told her
that If she intended doing any
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04
MEANS MANY
MANY HOMES

Half of the commissioned Off
GERS of the army, as a rule, are
married, and about the same per-
centage applies among the non
commissioned officers.
This will mean that there will
be close to 1000 families of Off
GERS brought here, the commits
stoned officers families to live in
specially constructed quarters at
the post, and the non-commis-
stoned officers families in apart
ments and houses in town.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04
SESSION OPENS

proceeded to get out the political
axes. for the coming months will
doubtless witness fights that will
be historically important.
Two subjects-railroad legisla-
ton and the food price problem
sounded out above the din of the
welcome home squads.
Most members were on hand
today, though many will not ar
rive until tomorrow in time to
hear President Wilson's message.
This is understood to make no
recommendations about relieving
the high cost of living, though the
president probably will make that
the subject of another message
soon, if he does not mention it to-
morrow.