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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
Mans Side
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Having read so many arguments
In The Times in regards to the
Tow morals" of men, l would like
to say few words In their de-
Tense, exceptions considered, of
course.
/ have travelled a great deal,
and was old enough to vote for
William Mckinley, SO l am no
spring chicken
AS to men leading women as
stray, l would like to ask why it
is that women are so much more
severe on a fallen member of
their sex than man is? Also to
ask, If they are aware Of the fact
that one can find quite number
of women who are willing and
anxious to persuade the innocent
to receive certain men, providing
they receive a certain sum for
their trouble? And sometimes it
isn't a very large amount.
l have also known of mothers
who have taught their daughters
that it would be beneficial to them
to do such things. | shouldn't
have called them mothers, but
don't know any other name that
would be fit to write.
Also have known many cases
where one girl would plot against
another. Would suggest that the
women instead of trying to down
fallen sister, and keep her down,
would hold out their hands to her
and help her up. Perhaps 1T
would be a good example to lots
of us men and who knows but
what we may get the habit also.
There are lots of us that make
mistakes, and are holding our
out, so let's not be so quick to
breathe for fear of being found
condemn the one that has been
found out, s. s. q.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07

Mrs. John @. Mason, 25O1
North Washington St, leader OF
Tacoma women, read THE Story
of May" in Tuesdays Times, and
was greatly impressed by the
tragic account of this Tacoma
woman's life.
when / read over the story l
was stunned" said she.
THE first thought that came to
my mind was capital punishment.
l asked myself why it should be
abolished.
There seemed to be at least
one human monster in our COM
munity who merited capital pun
ishment, and nothing better. Then
/ thought of the commandment,
Thou shalt not KILL which has
come down through the ages to
us that must be obeyed. Because
crime has been committed, an
other crime even though it is a
legal one, could not do away with
the other.
Another thing that l thought
of was the little lives sacrificed
for lust. Then | thought of the
empty arms and the aching heart
of the mother. 1t is apparent to
me that the mother love is strong
ly developed in May
"As to the father, We know
that the spiritual laws Of the uni
verse are memorable, and I must
not be the nemesis of that father
and husband.
Zone thought and desire that
stayed with me, and I dreamed OF
lit all night, was to find May and
do something for her to bring
happiness into her life and the
little ones that are left-some-
thing worth while, to restore her
faith in mankind.
81 wish she could known some
of the splendid men there are in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
CHARGE MADE


SEATTLE, March Charges
of unfairness were hurled at the
governments attorneys by the de-
fense's lawyers today during the
first bitter clash in the trial of
Mayor H. c. Gill, Chief of Police
Charles l.. Rockingham, ex-Sheriff
Robert T. Hodge and four city de-
tectives on federal booze graft con-
spiracy charges.
The scrap occurred over the
qualifications of f. H. Talcott, a
local civil engineer, to act as
juror.
Talcott had admitted he was
prejudiced against one of the de-
PENDANTS.
After the defense attorneys had
made their charges of 'unfairness'
Prosecutors Reames and Allen
withdrew their objections, and
Talcott was excused.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
LEGAL NOTICES

LOCAL Improvement District No
420.-Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of Ordinance No. 1920
of the City of Tacoma, a roll has
collection of the 18th annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
improving South 18th Street from
the present paving on South 'G"
Street to the center of Proctor
s1reet s ssTh sh srs Street from
present paving on Tacoma Avenue /;
Pine Street from the south line of
North 9th Street to south line of
South 18th Street, and Sprague Ave-
nue. from the north line of South
18th Street to South 18th Street.
Said improvement shall consist in
grading said portion of said streets
to the established grades. with a
roadway on South 18th Street, forty
t40) feet in width, except from
Sprague Avenue to Trafton Street.
where roadway shall be forty eight
t4S) feet in width; roadway on
Pine Street twenty-four (24) feet in
width, except from Sixth Avenue
north to first alley, where roadway
shall be twenty-nine and five-tenths
(295) feet in width. a roadway on
Sprague Avenue sixty 900 feet In
width. and a roadway on South 18th
Street fifty-siX $3.50 feet in width
and in laying down on said road
ways a pavement of asphalt, except
on South 18th Street, where pave
ment of plank shall be laid on old
stringers, and on South 18th Street,
between South &c" Street and II"
Street, where pavement shall be
sandstone blocks. All except South
18th Street, to be on a concrete
base, with brick cutters, concrete
and granite curbs, together with all
necessary storm water drainage
Said improvement shall also in
clude the construction of cement
concrete sidewalks on Pine Street
and on South 18th Street, west of
Union Avenue, where walks are not
already constructed; changing lines
or grades of any pavement to make
same conform to lines and grades
on new Improvement; extending all
aprons to curbs, taking up and re-
laying same where necessary.
Provided, that the intersections
already in place, and the parts to be
done by the Tacoma Railway and
Power Company, and the Pacific
Traction Company, under their fran
chises, are not to be included in
this Improvement.
Said installment may be paid on
or before March 21st. 1917, but
II not paid on or before said date,
added interest. penalty and costs
JAMES C. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
Feb. 21-2S. March 1, 1911.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
FAVOR EXTENSION

The Presidents Council OF Taco
ma, representing 40 women's clubs
and 1000 Tacoma women, sent a
resolution to the council Wednes-
day favoring house bill No. 257,
which provides for the extension
of municipal street railways be-
yond the city limits.
Since this bill, which allows the
city to extend it's tideflats line
across the bay, passed the senate
Tuesday night, and therefore
needs no further lobbying by Ia
coma, the council took no action
on the resolution.
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Extend Time
Especial to The Times.)

OLYMPIA, March THE SEN
ate and house passed a resolution
today resembling an agreement to
quit passing bills on this date.
This means that fifteen house
bills on the senate calendar and
% senate bills in the house will
get consideration, including the
water code, road bills and Guies
port district bill for Seattle.
No more bills will be added to
the calendar. Speaker Kelly
made a vain attempt to head Off
the resolution after 1t had passed
the senate five minutes before the
noon hour, but was forced to
bring 1t to the floor for vote.
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Impresses Mrs. Mason

every community, some of God's
true and noble great sons. l be-
lieve it is the greatest gift that
could be given her
1T seems to me incredible in
this civilized day that such a con-
dition could exist, as in that fam
lily.
She is wonderful woman
through it all. | can't but help
respect her. The sacrifices that
she made for her husband seems
beyond the ability of any woman.
Everything seemed so helpless to
her, and to think that she thinks
that there is no help for her.
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w ar
EDITOR THE TIMES:
WhaA L. Ia q


What Ia TT
What Is 1t when public opinion
lauds cold-blooded murder, praises
cruelty, SCOTS at chivalry and
deems kindness and compassion
weakness?
What is it that abolishes all de-
cency of custom, all reverence for
sanctity, all these things that man
has wrought out of chaos?
What is all this?
Why Is War?
This, Mr.. Editor, Is a portion
of one of your editorials run a
year or two ago. Your articles
lately have a somewhat different
strain.
Your paper that poses as the
working peoples paper of this
city, Is now running articles that
fairly shrek in their hellish de-
mands for blood.
You would betray the lives of
the people you claim to represent,
in order to keep the murders Of
Europe supplied with guns and
food; food for the lack of which
the class you claim to represent
is starving.
You can ramp and roar about
Senator Jones being a second
Judas, betraying the trust of the
public, ETC., but what about your
self, Mr.. Editor? Where do you
think you will get off at?
CARL V. TRENT.
City,
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The above letter is typical
of the opinion held by a small
minority of the people of
Southwest Washington, and
as such deserves q reply.
War Is everything that Mr..
Trent says it is: everything
that he quotes The Times as
saying Il is, and more. That
will be granted by any sane
person who has been follow
ing the European carnage.
But does not Mr.. Trent see
that peace, under certain con-
ditiOns, might BE EVEN
WORSE?
Does he not see that a
Prussianized or a NippOnized
America, kaiser-ridden and
automatically ruled, might be
infinitely more terrible from
an American viewpoint than
would a war waged in the
name of democracy and hui
manity to crush kaiserism
and militarism?
As Mr.. Trent intimates,
The Times seeks to make it,
self, and, in fact, is the paper
of the Tacoma working peo-
pie i'm matters where the
working people need a cham
pion.
just so The Times seeks to
make itself the voice of the
whole community in this time
of grave national peril when
the whole community lacks
other voice to speak clearly
and fearlessly the thought
that patriotic Americans this
day are thinking. That sem
timent is--the Prussian men,
ace to the world must be
crushed. The dcmOcracies of
the world must have a full,
free chance to develop. A
league Of nations to enforce
peace must come into being.
And as Charles Edward Rus
sell has said, mo more kings,
no more wars."-EditOr.
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In the Editors Mail
Found, a Good Man

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Have read with much interest
Mays" letters, l only wish that
| could meet her personally.
l think May is justified In her
ideas towards men. With one ex-
ception.
That is IL you had said that
'the majority of men" instead of
every man, was responsible for
some girls downfall" could
agree with you. /, too, have
learned the ways of the world,
May; have seen the good and the
bad, especially in men. Until
three years ago thought, as you
do, that there wasn't good, de-
cent man living, for / had given
up IA years of my life to worth
less, faithless, most INSCRIPTIONS
thing they call man.
! sacrificed everything a wom-
an could, just because 1 believed
in him, and loved him desperate
ly. / became his lawful wife, but
what a mockery, what a one-sided
affair. When | finally came to
! my senses, and left him, life SEEM
ed nothing to me. Fortunately |
had no children. | did not give
up in despair altogether, though l
was still young woman. So l
started out half-hearted to try to
live useful life. { There was no
use trying to forget, as that will
always be impossible for me-
My faith in man seemed abso-
lutely shattered. | will always
think that nine-tenths of them are
faithless, polluted and immoral.
Just a word here in regards to
my opinions as to the woman. l
must admit that they are getting
| bad too and | believe the married
women are worse than the single
girls. 1t is shocking to look
around and see the number of
them living the double life.
But to continue, l lived and
learned.
Another man appeared on the
scene. He looked like a lion in
Sleeps skins. | didn't hesitate to
tell him so, either. He was al
ways a gentleman, but ! avoided
his company. l had occasion to
observe his character and habits
closely, as / saw him every day
and to myself. / surely picked
him to pieces, for l told myself:
the next one, If there ever was to
be the next one, must stand the
acid test.
/ learned that he had a fine
character, though he was man
of the world, and had seen the
good and the bad. He is broad
minded, and his good principles
have always kept him in the
bounds of decency. And, my dear
May, he is one of those very few
that is not responsible for some
good girls downfall. I have
every reason to believe him to be
as true a speciman of good man
hood as 1t is possible for man to
be.
4 That man is my husband now.
/ He has proved to me that there
are some good men after all. l
do not consider him perfect by
any means, or imagine halo
around his head, for he is only
human.
believe men are more easily
tempted than woman, but I do
not think he would wilfully COM
NIT a dishonorable deed, for I
have tested him in more ways
than one.
We have lived very happily to-
gether, and l have never so far
been sorry of my bargain.
Sometimes ] am half afraid to
be happy, as to be happily mar
ried was beyond my Imagination
before, and ! never thought l
could ever trust another man.
So, girls. don't be altogether
discouraged, but by all means
look them over first, before you
taste the bitter cup.
ANOTHER MAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
STEAL AUTO,
SLASH TIRES

Stealing the Oldsmobile 49,
automobile of Patsy Matheson
Tacoma rent chauffeur, at al
early hour Wednesday morning
miscreants drove the car to Cen.
ter and Prospect streets, in Oak,
land addition, and abandoned. II
after slashing open all four tires
and spare tire of the car.
Police officers found the ma
chine Wednesday. Personal ene-
mics are accused by the chauffeur
as being responsible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
LET'S TACOMA
EXTEND LINE
Especial to The Times)

OLYMPIA, March 7. - With
only seven dissenting votes, the
senate last night passed House
Bill 257, introduced by Thomp-
son, Golf and Elliott of Pierce
county, and Reid Of Spokane, au'
thorizing cities of the first class
to extend municipal street cal
lines beyond the city limits, to
distance not more than thret
miles.
The bill was introduced to en-
able Tacoma to extend Its car line
to serve industries on the tideflats
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
EIGHT HOUR DAY
CHARGE DROPPED

The case of w. T. Cunningham
of the Bonneville hotel, charged
with working Eta Collins more
than eight hours day, was dis
missed by Judge Linck Wednes-
day for lack of evidence. The girl
that she couldn't remember the
dates, and that on several occa-
sions she worked overtime on her
own personal will.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
WIFE OF GOLF
CHAMP DIVORCES

WHEATON, ILL.,, March Mrs.
Helen G. Sawyer, wife of Ned
Sawyer, former western amateur
golf champion, has been granted
a divorce here, on statutory
grounds.
The decree was issued follow
ing sensational Testimony of Mrs.
Sawyer and her father, Rev. VIM.
C. Dewitt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
JAPANESE DEMAND
CHINA ENTER WAR

NEW YORK, March THE
Japanese government, according
to the New York Tribune, pre-
sented an ultimatum to the Chi
nese government February 10, de-
handing that China enter the war
on the side of the allies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
STATE USES
CHALLENGES

SEATTLE, March THE state
had exhausted all it's peremptory
challenges at noon today when As
Jurors had been called in the muir
der case against Thomas Tracy,
one of the "A !. w. WIS charged
with the murder of jefferson
Beard at Everett on Nov. 5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
GERMANS WRECK Is
AIRSHIPS, REPORTED

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
BERLIN, via Sayville wireless,
March Fifteen hostile aero
planes we're shot down by the Ger
man forces on the western front,
today's official statement declared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07
CHARGE HUSBAND
WITH NOM SUPPORT

A complaint was filed in Judge
Linck's court Wednesday by
Goldie Parker charging Charles
Coombs with non-support of his
three minor children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07

HOLMES FUNERAL THURSDAY
Funeral of John Edward Holmes
Thursday at from G. o. Lynn's.
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COAST YARD READY
Omitted Press t.-aseI Wire.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. -
Preparations have been completed
at Mare Island navy yard for the
arming of Pacific coast merchant
ships, it was reported here this aft
ernoon.
1t is understood that as soon as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-07

President Wilson announces that
he will instruct Secretary of the
Navy Daniels to act, directions will
be rushed from Washington to
issue deck guns for such merchant
vessels as desire to use them.
WATCH TINES WANT ADS
FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-07
REPORT CONDITION
American National Bank
AT TULSA, IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA,

AT TULSA, IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.
ut the Close OF Business on December %. 1916.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-07
STUDEBAKER GOLD CAR
AUTO SHOW SENSATION
Visitors on Opening Days Of
New York Show Startled
by It's Magnificence.
Specialize The World

Special to The World
NEW YORK, Ian. with n won
dfous array Of new models. the very
latest offerings OF Americas leading
engineers and designers In great
numbers variety OF makes and body
styles and supported by II most spec
tacular decorative scheme, the seven
teenth annual New York Automobile
SHOW opened It's doors to motordom
today at Grand Central Palace. It
is the most comprehensive motor OK
position and most representative OF
the Industry ever held In this country
or abroad.
Trade circles and first nighters"
are buzzing with gossip about some
very original and interesting sur
priscs that were uncovered with the
opening OF the show. After the air
of secrecy about the various exhibits
b, had been lifted and tho public per-
Ntted to gaze upon tho beautiful
crNAtions OF the master builders. II
was apparent that the Studcbaker
god car" was to be the Sensation
of the show. Thousands of people
crowded around the Studcbaker eX
hibit from the opening Of the show
until closing time.
The Studebakcr gold car Is tho
most expensive motor car ever built
in the history of the industry. II Is
an evolution of the famous gold chas-
sis of 4 year ago. yet even more Won
dorful and magnificent. 1t Is Il
series Is Studebaker sX-cylindcr
seven passenger touring car. with the
distinctive Victoria top in place, fin
Ihcd thruout In glistcning white
/enamcl and gold. over -four hundred
ounces OF "a carat gold. IT is stated
were used in finishing this gold car
and as 1t stands at the show IL Is
valued Mt 100000.
All metal parts of this Studebaltcr
car are finished in % carat gold,
with the exception OF the body, which
IS finished in beautiful white
enamel. enriched with hairine
strpings of gold. The Victoria top
Is of white leather. lined inside with
white MORE silk. and the genuine
white leather upholstery OF the car
harmoni2es beautifully with its rich
gold finish.
The gold car is mounted on a huge
French plate mirror, with n floor
spread of rich, lustrous velour. The
mirror reflects the chassis construc-
tion, which is Of "a carat gold thru
cut and enables all wno view the
exhibit to observe its simplicity Of
construction and accessibility. The
gold finish Of this wondrous car OF
gold lights up the little details of both
body and chassis aud shows the re
firemont Of finish and the perfection
of manufacture. II puts the spot
light on the beauty of design, luxury.
refinement. dignity and care OF CON
struction OF the Studebakor cars. and
enc cannot visit the show without
going away with better conception
OF the quality and perfection Of
Studebaker manufacture.
The Studebaker gold car is eX-
4. f..s Inn at ifg n
York show, and occupies the place of
honor in the Studcbaker booth on
tho main floor of Grand Central
Palace
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-07
BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE
Election of Officers. Good Roads. and
Testing of soil.

Special TO The World
COLLfNSVILLE. Okla. Jan. C
G.. l.. Carpenter. president Of the
Business Mems league, has called a
n Getting for Tuesday evening in the
city hall for the purpose Of electing
officers for the ensuing year. This
Is being looked forward to as an inn
portant session, as various matters or
interest to the citizens of this com
munity are TO he brought up for con-
sideration that evening. Plans for in
croasing the membership, making il
three hundred strong. will he present
cd to tho organization. II is rumOred
that motion will lbe made to change
the name of the organization from
that Of Business Mems league" TO
that of Commercial club" or some
other name such as may be agreed
upon should the motion prevail.
The ozark trail committee of Col
linsville will be present to make n
report of the progress which it is
making toward getting started the
work of building hard surface road
along the course marked out by j. s.
Jackson. A number OF meetings have
been held by the local ozark trail
committee within the past two weeks.
I'll ey have been going into the road
building project with great care and
study, so that 1t is expected that
something definite will be presented
to the men on next Tuesday evening.
Secretary G. b. Weeks said that II was
the desire of many of the leading
business men that they make no spe-
>cal effort to secure any now indus
Mics or business enterprises for Col
liiNille until they had succeeded in
prtting the hard-surface road thru
the city. A concentration of effort
along good road building is TO be tho
big subject that will be up before
the business Mems league in this next
meeting.
Headquarters for the Business
. Mems league has been established in
the claude McCarty and Middleton
building by G., Il. Weeks, the newly
appointed secretary of this organiza-
tion. Since Weeks has been in Col
linsville he has been getting i'm great
tulks of literature from the agricul-
furc colleges in this and other states
and from the agriculture department
Mt Washington, making preparation
10 begin an early campaign of scien-
tific testing Of the soil surrounding
this city. 1t is his plan to give out
such information as he may he able
to gather in his study Of the soil to
the farmers thru the local papers and
by personal interviews with them in
his office. where the farmer will all
ways find a ready helper in his work
IN the present secretacy. The aeri-
cultural interests have been neglected
so that the Business Mems league will
devote much time to developing this
phase of industry.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-07
Police Court Record.

Special to lhe World
COLLINSVILLE, Okla, Jan. g.
The police court records of Colinsville
reveal some interesting facts for the
year of 1916 under the administration
of Judge william Holloway. who has
acted as police Judge since February
90. when he was appointed by the
city commissioners to that office
which was made vacant by the death
of G.. Priestly. Out of 395 cases
shown upon the police records in this
city, 207 were for drunkenness and
intoxication: G7 for fighting; 2s for
selling intoxicating liquors: 16 for
carving dangerous weapons; for
gambling: 10 for some form of I'M
moral conduct: 10 FOR using obs scene
language: II for speeding on the
streets of Collinsville: for Jay
driving: fcr wife, whipping: the
other cases were entered for va ious
charges not coming under the 'ove
causes.