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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08

by invitation I was there TO
welcome the convention as mayor,
as l welcome most conventions. /
saw no occasion for raising q riot.
Judge Rutherford gave his inter-
probation OF Bible prophesy which
connected up the present war with
Bible revelation. He said the
Bible also foretold that after this
war there would be anarchy,
breaking up of all governments
and political chaos, in which con-
dition he suggested our Liberty
bonds would prove a poor invest
ment.
Evidently waiting for some
thing on which he could pounce,
Dyer leaped to his feet and began
believing to me to stop the speak
er and dissolve the meeting. The
whole thing was ridiculous. OF
the 5000 people present have not
yet found anyone outside of Dyer
who saw anything reasonable in
Rutherford's speech. At that it
was just one mans opinion OF
Bible prophesy.
But Dyer was sore because the
Bible Students had the Stadium in
spite OF him. He apparently came
there to get up row toTindicate
his opposition to them. When
refused to be a rowdy and law
breaker with him he got sore at
me also and now he is advertising
himself in the newspapers by call
ing me 'Tacoma's First Stacker
Mayors Activity.
"At the same hour Dyer WAS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08

Friday afternoon which he expects
will be good material for the 316th
engineers; and he was standing
in the rain, hopefully cycling a
small shipment from eastern Ore
gon.
"Fine-looking fellows" he de.
clared. Some of them seem to
be suffering from stage-fright a
little, but they're going to MAXI,
splendid men. And think they'll
find 1t to their liking, too"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08

Especial to The Times.)
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 8.
Americas worst boy, Willie
Zi-mer, isn't such O bad young
ster after all.
firing of life in reform
school, where he was sent after
he shot his mother to death In
New Orleans about a year ago
Willie escaped and apparently
threw away his first real chancs
to make good.
Now he has been found-not in
city street where he learned Of
every crime on the calendar and
committed many of them, but
working on a farm 80 miles from
the reform school at Monroe, La.
Told Real Name.
He told the old couple ana
farmhands his real name, said his
mother was dead, but neglected to
state that he shot her.
In a paper from New Orlean5
the Browns saw Willie's picture
and read the story of his escape.
Willie's only explanation was
that he "just got tired" Like
playing hockey from school, he.
ran away.
So the boy whom thousands
aided by signing petitions to the
district attorney to drop the MUIR
der charge still has his chance in
life.
His First Break.
No disciplinary measures will
be taken, except to see that. he
works and studies all the harder
to make up for lost time.
Save for occasional outbreaks
of bad temper and stubbornness,"
said Supt. H. w. Moore of the re-
form school, willie has made
fair progress during his seven
months here. He has practically
overcome the babyish habit of dis
obedience and imposing upon
smaller boys. His escape was his
first effort to leave the school.
1t might not have occurred II he
had not been entrusted to a car,
penter, inexperienced in the su-
pervision of boys, Just when an
adjacent cornfield offered an at
tractive opportunity"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
FORMER GERMAN
VESSEL COMING

The Coosa, formerly the Ger
man vessel Honeymoon, interned
at Honolulu and seized by the
United States at the beginning of
war. has been chartered by the
Pacific Steamship Co. and will be
put on the coastwise freight run
between Puget Sound and Califor-
MIA ports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
WILL RUSH WORK
ON EIGHT VESSELS

ABERDEEN, Sept. s. = The
Aberdeen shipyards, which were
recently bought by Grant, Smith
& Co., and which have resumed
operation, are planning extensions
and rushing work on the eight
government vessels and three aux
Hilary schooners under contract.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
AMBULANCE UNITS
ORDERED TO LEWIS

United Press Iensed Wire.i
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. s.
Red Cross ambulance units Nos.
10 and IA, of Portland and Eu-
gene, Ore, numbering 119 men
each, have been ordered into ac-
tive service and assigned to Camp
Lewis, near Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
MEN ARE WANTED

Men in the trades or with en-
cheering training are wanted by
Companies B and c, Oregon engi-
neers, LIST battalion. Saturday is
the last day the recruiting office
at 915 Pacific ave. will be open.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
FREIGHT SERVICE
TO THE ISLANDS

Freight service VIII be given
between Tacoma and Des Moines
and Tacoma and Vashon and Ell
lisport, by the Merchants Trans
portation company, under an ar
rangement made by the transpor-
tation bureau of the Commercial
club Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08

CAN COME HOME

Tacoma coast artillery boys can
get home for week-ends now.
Transportation between Tacoma
and the forts has been rearranged
for this purpose by request of the
civic and transportation bureaus
of the Commercial club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
DANISH BILLBOARD
FROM CANTONMENT

Billboards, signs and unsightly
concessions will be banished from
the American lake cantonment as
soon as title to the land is acquired
by the government, it is an
nounced by Maj. Gen. Greene.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
SILAS WILL
BE MISSED!
Especial to The Times

ELLENSBURG, Sept. S.-Silas
Haskins, who tried to make his
output of Swiss cheese more close
ly resemble the imported product
by blowing air into it while it was
working, and thus charging the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
WILL HAVE CHARGE
OF TEETH AT CAMP

United Press Leased Wfre.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. s.
Capt. Frank II. Weaver of the
dental corps was ordered to Amer
lean lake, Washington, Friday, to
take charge of camp dentists
there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
$500, 900 PAYROLL

In spite Of the advanced stage
of the work at Camp Lewis, and
some decrease in labor due to the
expiration of the August bonus,
the Hurley-Mason payroll Satur-
day will be about 100000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
ADM. ROGERS ON
SHIPPING BOARD

Admiral E. B. Rogers of Ia
coma has been appointed to the
U. S. shipping board and will leave
in few days for Oregon and Cali
fornia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
IS BACK HOME

Especial to The Times)
SOUTH BEND, Sept. 8.-Wash-
ington Smith, a diver, has come
back home alive. He was making
fabulous sums giving exhibitions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08

H. w. OFT, 1901 So. Tacoma av.,
escapes burglar and saves his
money by dropping thru trap doos
n rear of his store.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
TACOMA OFFICERS .
GIVEN COMMANDS

Maj. Robert c. Howard of Ia
coma was given command of the
End battalion of the 361st infan-
try regiment at Camp Lewis Fri
day, and Capt. Gunnar A.. Pande,
also of Tacoma, was given conf
mand of X company, 364th infan-
try.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08

at California resort, staying un-
der water up to five minutes at a
time, until 1t was discovered tina;
he had an air tube. closed at the
bottom by a stopcock. leading to
lifesaving raft near the shore.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
Sociable.

An orderly chosen from among the student officers at Fit. Harrison sits daily outside Brig. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn's office door. A different man Is chosen each day, and the other day the post fell to the lot of Charles B. Shafe of Indianapolis, says the Indian apolis News. Shafe went on an er- rank for the general, and returned just after the general had wished to speak to an officer in one of the other rooms and there being no orderly to summon him, had gone after the man himself.
 By George" Shafe commented to the camp adjutant's orderly, a Tenth infantryman, fresh from five years in Panama, "the general did some of my work for me-"
 "Yeh, ain't that nice, now l" the ad- jutant's orderly returned. "Why don't you go in there now and do some of his work for him, just to be sociable?"
Williams news., 1917-09-06
Quite Happy.

Through the wild way of her good for-nothing husband, a hard-working charwoman had to remove to a little two-roomed cottage, where there was scarcely space to sneeze without shak- ing the ornaments from the mantel- piece.
 '1t's hard lines for you to be brought down like this, after what you've. been accustomed to-" said a sympathetic neighbor. q don't doubt you feel very miserable, Mrs. Jones'"
 "No, don't" the charwoman stout ly denied. I'm happier here by a long way than I used to be in the old place. For one thing, when my hus- band comes home in brute of a tenn per, he can't throw me down the cellar steps, as he used to, Cos there ain't none nowP-Pearson's Weekly.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
SHOW LACK OF PATRIOTISM
Sugar Barons Seek Swollen Profits That May Be Seized Because of
 the Nations Crisis.

What possible excuse is there for the exorbitant prices of sugar? There is no present shortage of the refined product, and crop estimates point to no prospective shortage of raw sugar. According to a statement by Herbert c. Hoover, the worlds supply of sugar for the current year will be in excess Of that of last year and only slightly below the average production of 1S,- 712,997 tons for period of five years prior to the war. In Cuba, which for merly supplied the United States with 43"1 per cent of its sugar and now fur n1shes 53.6 per cent, the yield and sur plus are normal. Both the cane and beet sugar crops of the United States are satisfactory. as are the crop condi- tions in Hawaii and Porto Rico, where in each instance production has in- creased.
 Why, then, must consumers pay ex- cessive prices both for sugar and for preserved fruits and canned goods in which 1t is an ingredient?
 The swollen profits of the sugar con- panies give the answer. The prices are war prices only in the sense that they are based on the manufacturers and growers opportunity and the con- sumer's necessity created by the war. They are prices fixed by greed and are wholly without the Justification of in- creased cost of production, as is clear 1y shown by the $5O,OOO,OOO gain made by raw-sugar companies in one year.
 In fine, the reason sugar is dear is that sugar companies are paying extra dividends. The thriving condition of the industry is its own sufficient con- mentary on the patriotism of its own CTS in taking advantage of national crisis to put up the price of a national necessity.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
DENVER WOMAN
 GAINS 30 POUNDS
Tried Every Medicine Recom- mended But Couldn't Get
 Any Relief.
ALMOST LOST HOPE
Declares She Feels Better Now Than For Many Years Since TanIao
 Has Overcome Her Troubles.

T have actually gained thirty pounds and I'm feeling stronger and better than have in years," said Mrs. Denver, Colo., recently.
 'For several years," continued Mrs. Vullota, q have suffered with my stom- ach. got so couldn't eat anything but what would sour, and the gas would rise up into my chest and throat and almost choke me. I suffered ter rtbly with headaches and was very weak and nervous. managed to keep going by force of will but more than half of the time was barely able to drag myself around. took every kind of medicine that was recommended to me, but kept getting worse until al- most lost hope of finding anything that would help me.
 Honestly don't know the time I ever weighed over a hundred pounds until began taking Tanlac. It may be hard to believe, but it's the truth, I now weigh one hundred and thirty pounds-having gained thirty pounds and if anyone could feel like a new person do. I em no longer bilious or constipated and my awful headaches are broken up. My appetite is splen- did and I can eat anything I want without 1t hurting me in the least. My nerves are quiet now. sleep sound ly every night and as I said before, I'm feeling stronger and better than have in years"
 There is a Tanlac dealer in your town.-Adv.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
NOW BUILD SHIPS!
No Possible Excuse for Not Going
 Ahead With Vigor.
Ending of the Denman-GoethaIs Con. troversy Should Mark the Begin- ming of Action That Has Been
 Too Long Delayed.

The president doubtless took the practical road out of the difficulty created by the shipbuilding misunder standing when he accepted regretfully the resignation of General Goethals ana sought reluctantly the resignation or Chairman Denman of the shipping board.
 The need is for ships, and to that necessity all else had to be subordi- mated. The president paid tribute to the public spirit of both of the figures in the unfortunate controversy, but he chose not to beQueath to the men who must create the emergency fleet the harasslng remnant of an unhappy en- mity. With the essential wisdom of his decision the nation will agree.
 Upon Edward N. Hurley of Chicago, who succeeds Chairman Denman, and upon Washington L. Capps, chief con- structor of the navy, who follows Gen. erai Goethals, rests the urgent respon. s1bilfty of immediate construction. Chairman Hurleys usefulness was well shoWn in his administration of the fed- eral trade commission. General Man ager Capps is drafted as was General Goethals himself when the Panama cS- nal project was in trouble A federal department has again been called on 10 supply technical man adequate to national emergency. May Construc- tor Capps win triumphs no less notable than those achieved by the executive or the intercontinental canal.
 Finally it is to be hoped that the President will see fit to grant the re- quest made by General Goethals and assign the master builder to duty in France. There best of all the great engineer can now serve the world. He has earned the opportunity.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
No Cause for Alarm

It would be folly to let ourselves be robbed of the fruit of years of striv- ing toward social and political better ment by sporadic panic born of the rigors of the coming conflict, or by selhshness allying itself with such panic. A president who is alarmed, as MT. Wilson told representatives of labor he is, by the inclination of some legislatures to set aside old safeguards of industrial soundness, may be relied upon to do much to check attempts at such robbery. Having assured la- Dor of his interest in it's fair treat ment, he did well to ask it to assume spirit of cooperation with capital.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
Naturally Grave.

T have here," said the party with the unbarbered hair who had elected his person into the editorial sanctum when the office boy wasn't looking, "a little poem entitled, "A Pauper's Grave r"
 Huh !" growled the editor. Nothing remarkable about that. Who has a bet ter right to a grave than a pauper? You certainly wouldn't expect his mirth to slop over, would your'
Williams news., 1917-09-06
Work of Farm Loan Board

The national farm loan board has is- Hued stateEQent at Washington show fng thsr up to the close of business July 15 total of 432 farm loan asso- citations had been chartered and that the total loans of these associations reached $20,69o237.
 Texas still leads in the volume of loans, due to the large acreage of that state. Other states in the first division include California, Colorado, Kansas. Indiana, Maine, Montana, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Washington and Oklahoma.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
Didn't Seem to Be "Free" Sc,

An Indiana congressman recently made a liberal distribution of free seeds, sending them to his constitu- ents in franked envelopes on which ap- peared the regular warning, Penalty for private use, $30O," says the Indian apolis News. A few days later one of his supporters wrote:
 "1 don't know what to do about those garden seeds you sent me. I notice 1t is $500 fine for private use. don't want to use them for the public. I want to plant them in my private gar den. can't afford to pay $500 for the privilege. Won't you see if you can fix 1t so can use them privately? I am a law-abiding citizen, and do not want to commit a crime"
Williams news., 1917-09-06
The True Word,

Two elderly New York clubmen who have retired spend much of their time gazing out upon the Fifth avenue throngs from their leather rest chairs at club lounge window.
 Charles B. Towns was seated near them the other day. A very stunning woman of middle age passed in a handsome turnout.
 q wonder how old she is?" said one.
 "Woman is as old as she looks," was the reply.
 There was pause. And man is not old until he quits looking" said the first-and both resumed their gaz- ing.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
CARE FOR YOUR SKIN
And Keep 1t Clear by Daily Use of
 Cutieura-Trial Free.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol. lowed by a gentle amounting with Cuti- cura Ointment clears the skin or scalp In most cases of eczemas, rashes and itching of children and adults. Make Cnticura your everyday toilet prepara- tons and prevent such troubles.
 Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
countrys Object We'll Defined.

Our object now, as then, is to vindi- cate the principles of peace and justice In the life of the world as against self ish and autocratic power and to set up amongst the really free and self governed people of the world such a concert of purpose and of action as will henceforth insure the observance of those rinciples.-Woodrow Wilson
Williams news., 1917-09-06
Wise PrecautIon.

Visitor-When writing about China do you refer to 1t as a republic or a monarchy?
 Editor-Always the opposite to what 1t is at the moment. It's bound to be the other by the time the ar- tcles gets into print.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
Couldn't Blame Him.

Jie-Do you like romantic girls?
 Jack-No. When you make a hole In your bank account buying them flowers, they tear them apart, saying: He loves me; he loves me not"
Williams news., 1917-09-06
An Apology.

Are you not ashamed to use poi soned arrows?
 I'm doing the best can in my Him. ited way" whimpered the savage. Of course, poisoned arrows only get lem one at time. But we lack the me chanical facilities for wholesale opera lions with U-boats."
Williams news., 1917-09-06
In Fat Berth.

Towne-No; Grafton doesn't work at all now.
 Browne-He doesn't? Why, when I knew him he seemed to be a young man with considerable push.
 Towne-An that's changed now. He's a young man with considerable pull and doesi't have to work.-Catholic Standard and Times.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
Saxon Motor Car Corporation, Detroit
Wise Caddie.

Green Golfer (to caddie)-What are you looking there for? must have driven 1t 50 yards farther than that.
 Diplomatic Caddie-Yes, sir; but sometimes they hit stone and bounce back terrible distance, sir.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
The Ambitious Bride,

Tho Ambitious Bride. Bill-HelloI Home from your hon. eymoon trip already2 Gill-Oh, yes.
 Rather short, wasn't itr "Oh, yes. My new wife seemed rath- CT anxious to get home and Hy her cooking on me"
Williams news., 1917-09-06
His Wife's Little Shot.

'Im glad you're over the draft age" "Why?"
 Think how humiliated I should be to have to admit that was dependent on your stingy salary every week for my living"
Williams news., 1917-09-06

The worlds normal yield of the six great cereals ranges from 16,OOO, ,OOO, ,OOO to 19,O00,00O,OOO bushels.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
Her Idea.

Wifey-James, make little garden for me in the back yard
 Hubby-Going into amateur garden Ing?
 Wifey-Yes; I get some bird seed and I'm going to try to raise canaries
Williams news., 1917-09-06

Smile on wash day. That's when you use Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter than snow. All grocers. Adv,
Williams news., 1917-09-06

Red Gross Bag Blue. much better. zoe farther than liquid blue. Get from an, grocer. Adv.
Williams news., 1917-09-06

Don't talk too much; stiff upper jaw Is as useful as stiff upper lip.
Williams news., 1917-09-06

Southern states yearly produc, 1,45O,00O pounds of cottonseed oil.
Williams news., 1917-09-06

Baking powder causes bread to rise. but gunpowder will raise it quicker.
Williams news., 1917-09-06

A wise bachelor never tells a girl she Is pretty in the presence of her rival.
Williams news., 1917-09-06
When Your Eyes Need Care
 Try Murine Eye Remedy

Eo Smhrting Just Eye Comfort. 50 cents at Druggists or mall Write for Free Eye Book. AURlNE EYE REMEDY CO.,, CHICAGO
Williams news., 1917-09-06

Southern States contain TIT cotton mills. valued at $225, 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-06
SIXTY SHIPS A MONTH

Will Soon Begin Leaving United
States Ship Yards - To Aid the
Allies.
New York, April g. The plans of
the Federal shipping board for the
construction of small, wooden MGR
chant ships to nullify the German
submarine menace call for monster
and practically uneding fleet Of these
vessels, to be turned out eventually
at the rate of 100000 tons month.
They will comprise Americas first
contribution, aside from the navy's
assistance, toward the war. The YES
sells will be armed for oTense and
defense, and manned by American
sailors and gunners.
Details Of the enterprise were given
here yesterday by William Denman, a
member of the board. He said the
first ships of the fleet would soon be
under construction at all available
shipyards on the Atlantic, Pacific and
Gulf coasts and the great lakes.
Within a period of eight months
more than 100000 tons of ships
wooden vessels of from 5000 to 5000
tons - will be leaving the stocks
every 80 days, fully equipped for SER
vice.
According to Mr.. Denman, the
ships are designed to provide for the
benefit of Great Britain and her allies
an amending supply of tonnage by
which they car draw from the United
States at minimum cost the supplies
necessary to feed and care for their
armies. 1t is believed by naval er-
perts that these wooden ships will
supply tonnage faster than submar-
ines can destroy it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-06

five years old, shot and killed him
self Yesterday evening about o'clock
at his home, three miles from Flint
Vile. He shot himself through the
heart with pistol, and death was
instantaneous. No reason is known
for his suicide. He is survived by
his wife, who was Miss Harpsberger,
of Page county, Va, and one daugh-
ter about nine years of age.
The home Of Mrs. Fannie Fulton
Powell in Wytheville has been offered
by her to the Government for nos
pital for convalescents in the event
of war with Germany.
Charles r. Goolrick, son Of Mrs. W.
3. Goolrick, of Fredericksburg, now
living in California, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Thomas, trained nurse of that
State, were married in Visalio, Cal.
a few days ago, by the Rev. Amos
Rabur, according to news reaching
Fredericksburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-06
MEMS OF THE DAY.

Miss Alice S. Jones, home extern
sion worker for Washington county,
Maryland, whose salary will be paid
by the United States Government,
and Mrs. Joseph C. Byron have tax
en- charge of the Office and opened
headquarters in the Washington
County Free Library in Hagerstown.
Fire of undiscovered origin destroy
ed stable on the farm Of John B.
Diamond, jr., near Gaithersburg, Md,
and two valuable horses persisted IN
the flames. The loss is placed at 81
900 and is nearly covered by insur-
ance.
The body of Peter Schrader, So years
old, who came from Heson, Germany,