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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29

IS Billy Shakespeare would say, "Now is the
a winter of our discomfort, I" etc., and it has to
b admitted that at this time the national psychol
ogy inclines TOWARD pessimism.
Almose every fellow who returns from Washing
ton reports that the higher-ups of the war man.
agement pessmistic Investigations show
ing up near-scandas and weaknesses.
The transportation situation is bad. Many of the
newly selected soldiers are drilling with broom
sticks and thousands of the recruits have had to be
taken into private homes. In almost every direc-
ton there appears decided lack of military neces-
saries. The allies are getting nowhere and are
threatened with licking while we're beginning to
get ready.
WHEN Uncle Sam declared war, a little over
" eight months ago, the real proposition was
to turn peaceful democracy into warning autOc-
racy. And just consider what democracy it was
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f, do you mean-and If you mean
anything, what do you know about
it anyway, you old bachelor" l
said
Il mean Just what l say, Mar
gle. A man may love his wife de-
votedly, may admire her above all
other women, but the thrill is
soon gone after he marries her.
And the man need not pity him
self and imagine he is justified
in seeking the thrill somewhere
else, for it is very probable-in-
deed, it is sure-that his wife is
suffering from the same monotO-
nous malady.
what makes you look at me SO
queerly, Margie?"
We'll, l was just thinking that
it is strange that you have these
ideas when you have never been
married"
II have but to look about me
among my married friends to see
what should be perfectly patent to
anyone, even the happiest of my
VOuuCu are hOt lUp-
ers any more. They are good COM
panions and chums, very affection
ate, and they have the habit of
each other, but they are not lovers
as we define lovers in the heyday
of youth"
81 see, Jim, that you know a
lot more than anyone would give
you credit for" / exclaimed.
Thank you," he said gravely,
and we both laughed.
And so am not going to be I'M
happy any more over the absence
of little things that lovers think
necessary to the joy of living, and I
am going to be very thankful that
Dick and I have reached a place
where We can be companions with
out any more friction than comes
to any two people who must be
together daily.
Ito Be COntinued.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29

Suppose You We're They

The postal workers, your employees, are asking an
increase of pay from you, in bill presented in your
congress. How have you been treating them?
You have given them one increase in 40 years
40 years ago. when dollar would go twice as far as
it does now, as you well know. Their minimum
wage is 1922 day, the maximum 1888, or much
less than you'd have to pay to get ordinary ditch
diggers And at that, your postal employees have
to work. the average nine years to get that maxi
mum.
he is also off the payroll. You grant him pension.
You make him buy his own uniform, the cost of
which has advanced 80 per cent since you gave him
that raise.
You make him work long hours overtime, but
pay him the regular hourly wage for it. You work
life with family and friends. When he has Loyalty
stuck by the job for say, 40 years and becomes un
fitted for anything else, you turn him out to grass
himself, exclusively, to find the grass
That's the way you've been treating your postof-
flee clerks and letter carriers And last year, your
postoffice department returned you net surplus Of
Moreover, in the last session of your congress
you raised the pay Of all governmental employees
except those of your underpaid, profit-making post
office department
Now, don't try to dodge the responsibility! Don't
try to satisfy yourself by saying that it's up to
gress It is your congress. The shame and injustice
Of this thing roosting right on your doorstep.
1t is your congress, your money, your employees,
nobody else's and so the whole responsibility is
yours. Write to Congressman johnson and Sena-
tors Poindexter and Jones and urge that they in
crease the pay of your faithful postal employees,
with your money, by at least 25 per cent
It's maintain ds,
Government reports say the Alaskan salmon catch for 1917
worth saoOoOoOo. We probably paid sso.oooOOO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29

dette Of Tacoma. The marriage
was solemnized at Holy Rosary
church by Rev. Father Mark. Tie
young couple will make their
home at Gate.
The annual rally of the West
ern Washington Baptist Young
Peoples union will be held in Ia
coma on New Years day begin
ming at 1880 p. m. There will
be special music and interesting
talks. After the regular program
there will be q social hour for
the Baptist soldiers from the
camp.
The marriage Of Miss Tekla
Kanga of Hoquiam and Emil An
derson of Gate was solemnizezd
Christmas day at the parsonage
Of Our Savior's Lutheran church,
Rev. o. ]. Ordal officiating.
The Ladies' Aid society Of
lions Lutheran church will meet
with Mrs. Kulket, 2914 South l
st.. next Thursday afternoon.
The regular meeting Of the
Tacoma council of the p. T. A.
will be held in the board room of
the Central school next Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Wheeler
will keep open house on New
Years day at their home. Bis
North 34th street.
Mary Ball chapter, d. A. r.,
will give its annual Christmas
program Saturday afternoon at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
Housing Our Shipworkers

Thousands of skilled ship builders, we are in
formed, will soon pour into Tacoma to triple the
output of the yards here
Where will they liveY
We don't know.
But we know skilled workmen well enough to I'M
derstand that they won't live long in wholesale
buildings fitted up as "dormitories.'
Akron, o., has been trying to meet the sudden
expansion problem by building modern homes by
the thousands, and selling renting them to the
rubber workers.
Tacoma is big enough, and modern enough to
meet this latest test inteigently if she starts in
time
Lets not exploit these workers, who are coming
to help win the
And let's see that they do not have to submerge
any of their living standards when they come out
here.
region starving expected
70 We that the bcad-baskst
= pretty full
Every day day sell saloon soldings
possible
Look pleasant warmi Coal Is s25o the
marx
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29

the home Of Mrs. ]. @. Mason. A
beautiful program of Christmas
numbers has been arranged I'M
der the direction Of Mrs. Miles
Clifford. The program will be-
gin at 2 o'clock.
An interesting wedding took
place Sunday, Dec. %, when Miss
Esther Larson was married to
Bernham ]. Tolland at the home
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank E. Larson, at Edge
wood. Rev. Robert Reid per-
formed the ceremony.
The Soldiers society of John
sons Crossing will meet Saturday
afternoon at the church near
Midland.
Mrs. Ralph @. Granger, wife of
Col. Granger, was hostess at a
charming informal tea Friday aft
ernoon in honor of Mrs. J. G.
AeViuJ VIM 10 NiShluB mere ITOu
Portland. Mrs. Granger's guests
included a group of army women
and a number of the Tacoma
friends of the honor guest.
Marriage licenses were issued
Friday to j. M. Scannell of Oak
land and Sonoma Cooper of
Berkeley, CAL; to e. r. Broadwell
and Dora l.. Cultum of Tacoma;
to Vernon Inghorn of Roy and
Lillian Goeding of McKenna; to
Julius Espinoya and Tessie ALI
vey of Tacoma; to William Lar
kin, jr., of Los Angeles and Ber-
tina Pentecost of Tacoma; to p.
l.. Douyers and c. M. Pearsons of
Tacoma: to Earl Lowell and Rena
Dougherty of Roy.
The Query club will meet at
the home of Mrs. w. w. Hoyt,
2707 No. oath ST., Monday after
noon. A talk will be given by
Mrs. Roger e. Chase on Antique
Shawls."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29

much as ever and urged that
We be married Immediately.
Knowing that this would al
ways stand between me and
any other man and that I was
deserving of all the unhappi-
ness and punishment, / re-
solved to do what consid-
cred to be the only right
thing, and we were married.
Thru my husbands goodness to
me and my honest attempt to
make the very best of the situ-
alton my love for him returned
to me and after nearly two
years we are very, very happy.
L. y. X.
Dear Miss grey: Will you
please solve this puzzle for
me? Dad and mother were
both born in Norway and
later became citizens OF the
United States. Eight children
were born to them here. Seven
years ago they visited Norway,
where a son was born, and
later moved to Canada, where
two boys were born. They live
in Canada now, and he hasn't
become citizen of that coun-
try.
Are mother and dad still
Americans? What country do
the children belong to?
ID. @. L.
Your parents are still cifizeni
Of the United States, which In
turn makes their children borr
elsewhere citizens II. at the az,
Of Fl, they wish to Declare them
selves SO.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
SULLIGER LEAVES
ACTIVE SERVICE

Chaplain Maj. S. S. Sulliger,
who has been serving with the I'd
Washington, now at Camp Mills.
has been retired from active SER
vice at the age of ga. He left for
Camp Mills with the regiment,
but the severe winter and camp
life were too rigorous for him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29
EDITORIALS

THE TACOMA TIMEsMember of the Northwest
Rates-By n
Building S19 Pacific
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-29

The Bedford Knitting Unit Of
the North End w. G. T. U. will
meet Thursday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. Charles Bedford.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harrison
announce the marriage of their
daughter Vine to George M. Gau-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
RODERICKo MATHESOE. EDITOR
German, Gold In China

THE members of the Chinese cabinet have
y unanimously approved of resolution declar-
ing war against Germany says despatch Of yes
terday, and the premier has expressed his approval
of the declaration. Whether this means that China
will launch an early declaration of war against
the common enemy of free men or whether il will
mean only new political crisis in China remains
20 be seen. a-u
German gold is still potent throughout the Re-
public, according to the North China Daily News
of Shanghai, which exposed the German effort
back of the Manchu plot and attempted coup
d'etat. Failing in the restoration of the monarchy,
II is now the German effort thinks the News, to
keep China "at least in such state of ferment
that she would be incapable of any collective SIM
tervention in foreign affairs " .-....r-s.s.
"The trick" continues the North China publ
cation, SIS as clever it is Enthusiastically sell
fish. OF the convenience of China of business
languishing and reforms delayed while politicians
wrangle, OF the bloodshed that might ensue, Ger
many naturally took no account. The Power that
has committed so many nameless barbarisms
would hardly be deferred by thoughts of suffering
in China from any course whereby its own ends
were to be gained. And in the pursuance of its
scheme, so much useful machinery lay ready to
band, so many high-sounding ideals might be in
yoked to cover up the real purpose. The Kuomin-
tang have had bad name since their inception
The association Of persons like the late Chen Chi
mel and Huang Hsing, Li-Lieh-chun and HUI Han
ming would be enough to damn any party. Yet
among the moderate leaders are men of undoubted
character and sincerity, and until few weeks ago
il appeared If their influence in parliament
would yet succeed in redeenng the actions of that
impractical body 1t would seem that the trend
OF their minds made them easy prey to their
venal associates To their ideas, parliament ought
to be something which it is not in any country in
the world and certainly could not be in China So
they lent, themselves unwittingly to the German
plot without fair consideration of either facts or
reasonable probabilities and the crisis arose which
even yet clogs the footsteps of China. ~
No one is less anxious than ourselves to take
an alarmst view. We hope and believe that the
men to whom all Republican China turned TO take
the lead against Chang Hsun will be strong enough
now to set her affairs on a firm basis But we
cannot overlook either that German money is still
potent or the signs of renewed agitation already
brewing and against these tits necessary to issue
the strongest and earliest possible warning"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
THE HAWAIIAN GAZETTE
EDno nUsS.r nS e. sn THE ADVERTISERS aaNY
THE ADVERTISERS SEMI-WEEKLY
FRIDAY MORNING,
AUGUST 10, 1917.

waite business, and has been successfully operated
for years. In fact through the United States EN-
ployes Compensation Commission civilian en-
ployes Of the government are now insured against
accidents occurring in the Of their employ
ment EtHM htfl.. - ..
The wisdom and justice Of great government
applying the principle to its citizens who for their
country's sake engage in the extra-hazardous en-
pioyment of war apparent to ALL Our soldiers
and sailors in defense Of their country are daily
hazarding their lives and safety and they certainly
deserve the same protection, and their dependents
deserve the same protection, that great business
corporations give their employees and the United
States gives certain Of its employees.
Secretary McAdoo before the conference of in
surance men outlined his views as follows: at
seems to me that we ought not, as we send our
men into this war, say to them that they must
be dependent upon future legislation for the grant
ing OF compensations which have heretofore, under
our policy, taken the form OF pensions. Our brave
men should not be left in uncertainty or doubt as
to what is going to be done for them in case Of
either death total or partial disability. A man
who goes out to fight for the United States is en-
titled to know in advance what Just government
is going to do for him" ID. s,.q....
One of the great uses of the proceeds of the
Liberty Loan Bonds is to protect our fighting men,
to supply them with everything that will make
them powerful, effective and as safe as may be-
That those who meet with disability in the course
Of their duty should be given compensation and
that the dependents of those who die for their coun
try should be given compensation is exactly in line
with and really part of this use of the proceeds
of the Liberty Loan Bonds r. ..a .. - III
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
No Argument Left

NNLY few short months ago the city rendez-
~ vous of the average logger in the Pacific
Northwest was a short pace indeed from the corner
saloon below the Zine" in Portland or Seattle,
says the Timberman, of Portland. A twenty-five
cent room or even ten-cent bed in vermin-infest-
ed lodging house served him we'll enough in the
days gone by. His accumulated pay checks, often
from Christmas to the Fourth of July
melted at the bar like the proyerbial dew before
The rising sun, Ten days to two weeks were often
ample to reduce his roll to the last farthing.
The logger was easily rolled" or trimmed
out of the last remnant of his once tidy little sum
by the leeches Of the lower levels OF society were
any left after John Barleycorn finished with him
few days of such revelry usually suffced to send
him back to his camp with bad taste in his mouth
end feeling of disgust.
With prohibition has come order Of things
This year on the second "dry" Fourth of July
we have observed the logger in the better class
hotels UP town, enjoying room with bath. He
now dresses as well as his superintendent and even
follows the latest whim in white collars. 1t no
longer surprises to hear that he is investing in
agricultural lands, city real estate and municipal
bonds. o..
AS for the prohibition question, we see nothing
more to argue about.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
COMMITTEE NAMED
TO AID RECRUITING

To secure greater enlistments in the
British and Canadian armies, recruit
ing committees have just been APP
pointed by the officer in charge of
that work here. One committee has
been appointed for every island, as
follows:
Honolulu. l.. s. Gordon, British
consul, j. Hay Wilson, John Walker,
J. J. Harvey, Ed. Munro, Frank Muir
ray, Fred Harrison, George Bastard,
Alan Marshall, w. F. Wilson, w. Mae
farlane, John Irvine, Robert Hair,
Peter Tosh and w. G. Chalmers.
=, Hawaii. Medcalf, Hil0; +. Il,
Phillips, Hilo; J. NJ Muir, Hakalau
Allen Boyle, Honokaa; Z. Madden, Ma
hukona; j. N. Phillips, Kohala; Eric
H. Edwards, Naalehdj Robert Wal.
lace, Kealakekua. '". g..
Maui. 5. b. Mackenzie, Kahului /;
H. D. Slogget, Hamakuapoko; w,
Lennox, Hama, ..I... - -
Kauai-G. R. Ewart, Waimea; G. d.
Greig, Makaweli, and H. Berkmyre,
Hanalei,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
THOUSANDS Of SERB
PRISONERS SUCCUMB
Typhoid, Famine and Cruelty
Carry OFF Myriads
(By The Associated Press)

49, ' ~ '-iN' ".'e''' august o-I n
'hte reports received here state that
many thousands of Serbian civilian and
soldier prisoners in Austr;o uuor,,
boyo norishod fron, t,,.Lo;,
J;seoIoo or farli ;o" ~ PLoii iever, otner
camns o. whiin 10 ~ t"o L?nSe Ii
tro'ftaEan hattTe Tn 'ns p "ani the aus,
portor anrroa u i'"''' 2TcoIulhg 10
nerson ~ noait Em"'m n.y. ne he quotes a
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
HONOLULU LOSES .
ANOTHER Liner

The Matson liner Manoa, which or.
rives this morning from San, Francis.
co, is making her last trip for the next
two and a half months. She has been
Withdrawn from the Honolulu Service
and will 60 to Manila, for at least one
run. Z. d. Tenney, manager of Castle
x Cooke, agents for the Matson com
pany, stated last night that he could
not confirm the Manila report, al
though he has been advised that the
Manoa has heen withdrawn for that
length of time. ]. H. Drew, manager
OF the shipping department of the
agency, is quoted as announcing that
the Matson company has been eontem-
plating this action for some time and
that the Manila service will be main
tanned during the slack sugar season
in the Islands. So" '.,s..O' y MI
+ II is reported, but not confirmed,
that Captain Matson has secured FOR
the Manoa guarantees of sixty dollars
a ton for her cargo from Manila, re.
port that is not only improbable but
extremely likely. Recent quotations
on Hongkong freight have been high.
er than that. At this rate, the Manoa
would bring in, for the voyage ono
way, almost half million dollars, and
it is presumed that human flesh could
not Withstand the temptation. r.> .F..
The announcement of this change of
schedule was made in San Francisco
yesterday by. Captain Matson. Mr..
Tenney states that the only cable re-
ceived by the agents on the withdraw
al was from Captain Matson and sim
ply stated "Manoa withdrawn about
two and half months. Writing fully"
The two and half months with.
drawal is not sufficient for two round
trips to Manila. 1t is announced that
the vessel will call at Honolulu both
coming and going from the Philip.
pine port and the possibility has been
expressed without much authority, that
If the first voyage proves successful,
the service might be made permanent.
One of the first American shipping
companies to see the future in Philip.
pines communication was the W.. r..
Grace Company which has been oper.
ating the steamer Colusa between one
Japanese port, Hongkong, Manila and
Cebu and San Francisco via Honolu.
lu. The vessel made two vayages and
is said to have cleaned up fortune
| each time.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
Food Board Shake-up

wv It'll A. L. Castle as executive officer of the
w food commission and J. F. Child as his as
sistant, the work Of the commission should pro-
coed more rapidly in the future than it has. Doc
tor Dean, the retiring executive officer, has not
been able for circumstances possibly over which
he has not had control, to secure more than Ian
guild cooperation from the public. This is per-
baps because the public has never known just
what the food commission is attempting to ac-
complish outside OF the compilation of reports and
in addition to discussions that never appeared to
result in decisions.
Senator Castle is known a man OF action,
without being radical He has the undivided con-
fdence of the community and is widely known all
over the Territory With the system that makes
it possible for member OF the Legislature to ac-
cept even an unpaid Office in a commission created
by the legislature we cannot agree but it appears
to be the system in Hawaii and in this instance
it works out to the general benefit Of the Terri
tory. ~ .'' --
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-10
"A Mindless Many

NVER the head of the secretary OF the navy
~ several sandy naval officers, who spurn to
curry Josephan favor, have appealed to the Presi-
dent for the adoption of offensive naval policy
against enemy submarines. Instead of maintain
ing patrol on this side of the Atlantic they urge
the assistance OF our Navy overseas in an attempt
to bottle up at their bases all enemy submarines
until aircraft be constructed and despatched
in sufficient force to attack them. They urge also
cooperation with the British navy in an effort to
establish mine blockade across the Shager Rak,
another across the English Channel, and another
across the North Sea in front OF the German coast.
Running down individual submarines in mdocean
IS as they believe, temporary expedient at best.
Nor are they willing to pursue policy Of watch
full waiting" until some American inventor pro-
duces detectOr some other instrument to de-
stroy Submarines at the rate of one minute.
The Presidents desk is piled high today with
Important recommendations from many depart
ments, says the Boston transcript commenting on
this That he will have time to consider the appeal
from the officers OF the Navy who have been forced
by the attitude of Mr. Daniels to send to the White
House their round robin is by no means certain.
Nor would it be necessary were not the one
great nation in the today without general
staff, and the Navy that lacks such an organization
lacks mind Doubtless the cuckoo press will
contend that Josephan wisdom is superior to a
general staff, and that the brain Of the present
secretary OF the navy is better reliance in this
war than the mind which the staff would supply.
Whenever the people voice contrary view in a
tone loud enough to reach the ear of the govern
ment, the President will find another secretary Of
the ravy and the congress will legslate into exist
sDce navy general staff