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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-28
COAL OPERATORS
BEGIN TO SQUEAL

ment control. limitations of in
functions against President Will
sons bituminous prices were
heard today.
The bitumlnous operators are
also attacking the federal trade
commission in letters to President
Wilson. The absence of prices
for Michigan mines was cited by
operators as evidence of loose
ness in the governments regu-
lation of the coal industry.
When Coal Controller Garfield
turns his attention from wheat to
coal, probably next Friday, the
entire problem will be passed to
him by President Wilson.
Many operators have appealed
to the president for the cost fig
ures on which prices were based.
They also demand to know
why they were not given a hear
ing.
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Tables, folded and hung at the
ships sides when not needed, each
accommodates ten men. At one
end is a cooks galley. Connect
ing are the refrigerating plant
and storerooms.
One man for each table serves
his table, by turn. Each man has
his own mess tins. When the meal
is over. he washes and dries his
own dishes in running hot water.
With the tables removed, the men
have this deck for exercise.
when the troops come down"
explained my officer guide. their
commanding officer is handed a
plan of the vessel and assigns the
battalions to quarters. The men
usually toss coins for top, middle
and lower berths.'
The officers use the ships
cabins. A hospital is part of the
equipment of each vessel. A
medical officer makes a thoro in
spection, and steamboat inspectors
pass upon the life-saving equip
ment. Every transport carries
more than the law requires.
After each trip, the transport
is thoroly fumigated; the cook s
galleys, refrigerators and store
rooms are emptied, cleaned and
disinfected. And the vessels crew
scrubs and rubs every inch OF the
vessel until she literally shines.
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Especial to The Tinles.)

N'PtNatA w INV hfHhtosl
AN AMERICAN PORT, Aug.
28.--Have you boy in the new
army? Are you worrying about
whether he will be comfortable
aboard a transport, whether he
will get good food, good bed,
good medical and other treat
ment?
YOU NEED NOT!
| have just spent an afternoon
aboard an army transport which
made the first trip to France
with Pershing's army.
The boys aboard that transport
get the best possible care. 1t can
carry 1900 men with all their
equipment.
Streaming onto the docks / saw
an endless procession of motor
trucks, and wagons-thousand
of boxes and barrels for France.
And in that freight was the food
supply. There were thousands of
cases of peas, beans and corn, of
the familiar brands you have on
your dinner table. There were
tons of cereals you eat for break
fast. There were hundreds of
quarters of the best fresh beef,
thousands of hams and sides of
bacon. The boys will be well fed.
1t was necessary to take over
commercial vessels as transports.
The quartermaster's department
in two weeks rebuilt the inside of
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Hey, Pershing!

EDITOR THE TIMES:
The paper of Aug. 20 states
that only one person was killed
in the 100000 explosion OF
gunpowder somewhere in Canada.
The same paper tells of a street
car wreck somewhere in England
that killed 16 and hurt 40 per-
sons.
Why not use the street car In
the war?
Modus Operandi: Take Hill
No. 40, run street car line from
top to base. Allies retreat and
let Germans take the hill. Allies
storm hill. Germans, to make a
quick getaway, crowd into street
cars (the brakes of which are not
intended to work., cars run away
down hill, and great slaughter OF
the Germans.
NEWTON BADGER,
Richland Hotel.
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In the
Editors Mail

Times and interested In its devel-
opment and widespread circula-
tion. ! wish to let you know that
j still would like to take your
paper, for | believe in supporting
the only home paper that is not
afraid to print the thing that is
right, no matter whether 1t hits
the rich or the poor.
| have been in San Diego about
three months now and cannot find
a paper yet that will compare
with yours, but that is not limiting
that this town is no good, for this
is one Of the most beautiful towns
on the Pacific coast, with its fine
roads, parks and beautiful harbor
and fine situation and climate.
l do not believe any other city
except Tacoma can compare with
it. There are a few boys here
from Tacoma, and, say, we sure
enjoy this life as a soldier in I'm
Gle Sans army, for the many
strange and new things that are
happening every day make camp
life a great experience for the
young American, and as far as my
experiences have gone ] want to
say that army life is the best and
the most healthful life any young
American can or ever will live.
| want to tell the mothers, IA
theirs and friends of boys down
here in the army that they are in
the very best of health and that
we are having the best of food to
eat and one of the very best sani-
tary camps in this broad free land
of Uncle Sans.
PRIVATE CLARENCE WRYE,
Co. A, 21st Inf.
San Diego, Cal.
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BOYS AT FORT Get
MESS FUND STARTER

a nucleus around which to build
up a mess fund in each company.
This was done. This money is
spent under the U. S. army regula-
tons.
With the exception OF lack of
butter and milk the committee re-
ported the mess of the men as
good, with plenty to eat.
The Mess Fund association will
visit Troop B soon. About 81 800
has been paid into the fund by
subscriptions Of citizens, and the
association asks still further sub
scriptions until the amount
reaches the sum of 900.
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LABOR'S
BIGGEST
PARADE

To handle what is expected to
be the largest Labor Day parade
ever held in Tacoma, a revised list
of parade marshals has been
adopted.
Collins Turner and James Kee-
ley will be aides to Grand Marshal
Joseph H. Lyons. Division mar
shals will lead their divisions in
the following order;
Division No. Building Trades
council, Ernest Claim marshal,
forms on Market steret, between
18th and 18th street, on lower
side.
Division No. miscellaneous
division, NJ. Ellis, marshal, forms
on upper side of Market street,
between 9th and 18th.
Division No. 3-Miners, forms
on upper side of Market between
9TH and 9th.
Division No. Metal trades.
forms in court off st. Helens ave. /;
marshal not appointed.
Division No. = Milwaukee
shops, A. Garrety, marshal, forms
on the lower side of Commerce,
between 18th and 18th
Division No. 6-South Tacoma
shops, John Waldner, marshal,
forms on lower Commerce between
9TH and 18th.
Division No. Allied printing
trades, Hugh Jennings, marshal,
forms on upper side of Commerce
between eth and 9th.
Division No. S-Waterfront
workers, J. Bjorklund, marshal,
forms on upper side of Commerce
between 9th and l tn.
All divisions must he in line al
10 a. m. The parade will start
promptly at 1890 o'clock.
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Capt. H. G. Winsor, Maj.
Charles o. Bates and f. r. York,
special committee of the Army and
Navy Mess Fund association of
Tacoma, visited For Flagler Sun
day to investigate the condition OF
the four companies of coast artll-
lery recruiting from Tacoma.
They report all the boys at Fort
Flagler in fine condition and in
good spirits.
The committee met with Major
Ellison and the missioned Of
ficers Sunday morning, and went
over the company mess fund situa-
ton. 1t was decided to give each
one of the four companies $500 as
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heap of straw in a corner. In this
manner she commenced living her
own life.
CHAPTER vi.
Three months after this she re-
turned home.
well, Margery," said her
father, how do you like living
your own life?"
81 don't know" replied Mar
gerry, ~ didn't do 1t. discov-
cred that | was living the life of
four artists, three models and five
futurist poets-at least | was sup
porting them and | didn't have a
chance to live for anything else.
And my thousand dollars is gone.
SO I've decided that | don't care
very much whose life | live SO
long as somebody else puts UP
for 1t.
CHAPTER VII.
The only person who ever lived
his own life was Robinson Crusoe
and gosh, he was glad to see
Friday.
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Likes Experiment

EDITOR THE TINES:
Will you please publish the
following. A big logging COM
pany on Anderson island gave the
men the eight-hour day and the
same pay as the Reid Logging
company. 1t is doing good work
and he says it is all right.
Thanking you, | remain,
Your friend,
j. w. G.,
Vega.
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feminine gender were playing
with dolls with a wary eye out for
bad boys who liked to pull their
hair, Margery was reading
Nietzsche and Schopenhauer and
Ellen Key and preparing to live
her own life.
CHAPTER II.
Father" said Margery, when
she was IS, Il am tired of being
a dependent, hinged about win
all the hamperIng and stultifying
barriers of convention. want ia
be free. free to live my own life.
well, who's life are you liv-
ing?" asked her father.
Margery ignored this and went
on, so / wish you would give me
a thousand dollars to start out as
an independent self-supporting
economic unit"
What's the thousand dollars
for?" asked her father.
Well" Margery pointed ont
you can't expect a girl to be sue
cessfully self-respecting unless
she has something to live on, can
you? IL / went out and got a iol
Id be too busy in the office to live
My own life"
CHAPTER iii.
But Margery's father. who wa
a hard, practical man with no rea
soul, refused to give her a thou
sand dollars.
CHAPTER ".
Margery was not to be dauntet
thus. She went up to her room
with gimlet, Ratchet and som'
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Explanation 8

EDITOR THE TINES.
TO correct a wrong impression,
held by some of the owners in
terested in the army post con-
demnation suit, we wish to state
that the Farmers club of Spana-
way has retained the services OF
VIM. p. Reynolds, who will act
as attorney for its individual
members.
Yours truly,
w. c. FOWLER,
Secretary.
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EXPECT ARREST IN
EXPLOSION PLOT

VALLEJO, Cal, Aug. %. -
That an arrest will be made in
the east soon in connection with
the explosion of the black powder
magazine at Mare Island navy
yard last month which killed six
persons, was reported here on
good authority today. 1t is under
stood that at least one suspect has
been trailed across the continent
by secret service men and that he
will be taken into custody soon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-28
BANDITS KILL
AND ROB TWO

United Press Leased wire.'
CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-Fiye mo-
tor bandits today shot and killed
two payroll messengers of Wins
low Brothers, steel implement
manufacturers, cowed a third into
submission, and escaped with
$4,000.
The messengers were returning
from a bank with the payroll ana
had just drawn up before Wins
low Bros plant when five men
sprang from the bushes. Osen,
burg and Allen showed fight and
were shot. Lewis threw up his
hands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-28
NEW REGIMENT
OF ENGINEERS

CAMP FREMONT, MEMO
PARK, Cal, Aug. 2S.-Company
A, Oregon engineers, will be
made the nucleus of a new regi-
ment of engineers to be recruited
in the Pacific coast district soon,
Captain w. c. Parrish, of the
company announced today.
Two companies of California
engineers, also encamped here,
will not be included in the rev
regiment, as they have already
received orders to join the first
rainbow division at Hampstead,
l.. |.
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WOUNDS HIS WIFE;
SHOOTS HIMSELF

VVHTVFU TEtNH f0""N" W III
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2S. -
Calvin Everett today shot and Sc
riously wounded his wife when
she rejected his advances seeking
a reconciliation and then shot her
self, inflicting a dangerous wound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-28

LEAVING
TRIESTE
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug. rs.
Trieste is being evacuated.
Its civil population is deserving
the town, at the order of Austrian
high command, according TO cables
to the Italian embassy here today.
Most of the citizens left yester-
day, taking with them 'all articles
of value the cable stated.
Hourly the Italian offensive be-
comes more certain of military
decision, cable messages say.
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WAR
BY AUSTRIA
Omitted Press Leased Wire.D

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Tre-
mendous increase in assistance CIV
en- by this government to the enc
mi IS of Austria is expected to re-
suit in a declaration OF war on the
United States by the dual mon
orachy.
Admitting such action is believ-
ed inevitable eventually, the state
department said today that If war
comes it will be on Austria's own
initiative.
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MAY FORBID
PEACE MEET

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. Is
Sheriff Langum was under orders
from Governor Burnquist today
to stop the national conference of
the peoples council scheduled
here for Sept. /, if it in any way
threatens to create sentiment
against the government. The
gathering was to be peace
meeting"
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RUSSIANS RETIRE
united Press Leased w'ire1

PETROGRAD, Aug. 27.-Rus-
sian infantry around Boyany re-
tired today, permitting enemy oc-
cupation of the positions, today's
official statement declared. They
retired without being attacked by
the enemy.
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GRIP TIGHTENS
ON GERMAN LINE

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-British
forces in Flanders last night took
a tighter grip on the German third
line, Field Marshal Haig reported
today i'm advances of 1000 yards
astride the st. Julien-Poeicappele
road.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-28
Slackers Live
Like Cavemen

UPLAND, Cal, Aug. 2S.-Long-
haired, roughly clad, barefoot and
their faces effectually masked by
heavy growths of beard, two al
legged draft dodgers were driven
out of their cave-man existence in
the mountains back of here today
and held as slackers.
Both men are of German extrac-
ton and claim exemption on ac-
count of conscientious scruples.
They were Herman Schneider and
Henry Falcher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-28
Choose the Right Doctor

me most i'm
portant thing
for you to do
II you are an
atling man is
to seek the
services of
the RIGHT
DOCTOR.
Don't go to
the first one
you see, SIM
ply because
he happens to
be a physic-
ian. Choose
the physician
who makes a
specially Of
curing the
kind OF all
Inent from
which YOU
suffer. The
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Soldier Life
I'D TILE TIMEC.

EDITOR THE TIMES:
AS | have been resident OF
Tacoma for the last 10 years, up
to the last six months, and have
been an earnest reader of The
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varnish remover. She bored worm
holes IN her mahogany bed with
the gimlet. She removed most of
the varnish with the varnish re-
mover. Then she hacked up the
bed with the Ratchet until it
looked like a wreck. After which
she called. in an antique dealer
who bought it as real antique
for one thousand dollars. Later
he sold it to a munitions million
aire for fifteen thousand as the
bed of Marie Antoinette. But that
hasn't anything to do with this
story.
CHAPTER v.
Margery Daw went to live
among the Bohemians in a studio.
In order to belong she furnished
her studio with IA incense burn
ers and 16 ash trays and a per
ambulating bar; there were nc
chairs and to give the final fin
ishing touch Margery slept on a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-28

pettcoat pantaOons-fOr girls
Toledo factories These employees the
Overal
designed by Herman Saxon head of the company Donned first to
recreation which they
heads The make
waists is the
Toll do verdict
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Deep in the
Cascades

you'll get truly back
to primitive amid the
wonders of the Lake
Chelan country.
You can plan delightful
camping tours from Hotel
Field, at the head of this
wonder-lake. Here are
peaks, passes and glaciers
Chelan National Forest,
Washington National For
est = Snow Tunnel = up
Railroad Creek to Cloudy
Pass to Lyman Glacier.
No end of scenic destina.
tons.
Great Northern Trains make
close connections at Wenatchee
with the Oroville Line train,
which, after an hours run along.
side the picturesque Columbia,
reaches Chelan Station where
auto buses await passengers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-28

ordinary medical man Tedliy hHOWo
hut little about curing the ailments
peculiar to men. lie merely has
general knowledge of such ailments
because his practice is spread OUT
over the whole range of ailments 70
which flesh is heir. He therefore
knows a little about all ailments
and is not an expert in any If you
should go to him he may conscien..
tiously try to cure you, but, not
knowing how, he would have to ex-
neriment upon you. Knowing these
facts, would you want to trXt
your case in his hands? Use tbs
same good, sound Judgment when
Won need n doctor as you would In
other things. Your health Is your
most valuable asset.
I confine my pfactlcc 10 =
MEMS AILMENTS
Ana administer all the latest vac
cines, serums and intravenous rem
NV advice and consultation are
free to the afflicted whether treat
ment is taken or not. | am always
glad to explain my methods and give
friendly advice to those who call,
and you can pay as able, IN weekly
ar monthly installments. My prices
are within the reach OF every man.
J. j. Keefe, Phi. G., M. D.
Db2h Pacific Ave-, Cor. I1th st.
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Omitted Press Leased Wtre.p
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 2S.
operators are making a
concerted drive against govern
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CHAPTER l..

Even when Margery Daw was a
little child she was not as other
girls. No, far from such. While
other budding members of tile
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-28

All those of twenty years and up,
She registered by tribe or state;
Moses and Aaron, signed them up,
As first of Numbers doth relate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-28

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE SIX FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SIX.
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Note: Please take your Bible,
and beginning at the first chap
ter of Numbers, read the whole
select draft in detail, as COM
manded by God, and we feel sure
you will never again question the
wisdom of this plan of assembling
an army.
II. M. ROUNDDS,
1oao Gnntl, 9Th CT
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]. ]. Keefe, Phi. G., M. D

Ob2H pncIfIc Ave, Cor. IIth st.
Tacoma, wash.
Private Entrance, g51M ComlnercStI
Street.
Hours---9 O. m. to II. m. daily,
Evenings, z to 8. Sundays. 10 to -
only.
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The Selective Draft

EDITOR THE TINES:
OF time We turn the pages back,
To trace the days of long ago,
To find If we their fullness lack,
Or if instead those days were
slow?
King Solomon, the wisest man,
Said, Meath the sun there's
nothing new;
Tho organized by changing plan,
1t but changed our point of
view.
However much we may differ,
To differ much we all incline,
But Gods wisdom, true forever,
And changes not because sublime.
And God in Numbers, tells a tale,
Where Israel for freedom bled,
And that her battle should not
fail,
Her young and strong to battle
led.
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II. NJ. ROUNDDS,
1902 South 18th st.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
THE QUESTION BOX.

I'm reply TO the question of W. II. S.
relative to the use ofold hens and pulIets
in the breeding pen, occasionally substi-
utiug cuckerel for the cock bird as the
head, let me say ~ would suggest
that If you desire to use the pullets at all
Tor breeding purposes, then mate them
with the cock bird and place a good cock
rel at the head of the pen with the old
hens Don't mix the old birds and pul
cts in the same pen nor mate the cock
erels to the pullets. If I were in your
place | should not use the pullets at all,
but cOnhne myself to the three older fe-
males rather than spoil the chances for a
strong and vigorous offspring by mixing
the pullets as breeders. You may how
ever, use cockerels with the older birds
in preference to the cock bird, provided
they are strong, vigorous, we'll developed
and better specimens than the cock bird.
Otherwise | would suggest the use of the I
cock "
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
FRANKFORT.

Harry Walls of Philadelphia is
spending a few days with his parents.
Edgar Long and his sister Roberta,
are spending few days with their
relatives in town.
The revival meetings of the NJ. E..
Church have closed now and will be
open only on Sunday nights
New officers of the Sunday School
of the NJ E. Church were elected on
Sunday morning.
The young people of this town gave
a party Saturday evening in the Odd
Fellows Hall. The evening was very
pleasantly spent in music and games
after which a dainty luncheon was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jehu F. Hudson of
Georgetown spent the week end with
Mrs. Layfeld.
Miss Martha Adkins. who has been
i'll for several months of tuberculo-
sis. passed away Monday, January 5.
Miss Ethel Smith spent the week
end with her parents in Whitesville.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
LONG NECK.

X. ]. Warrington, Sr., and A. ].
Hart, who are victims of rheumatism,
are no better.
Coroner Frank Parsons was called
to Loves Cross Roads last Friday to
hold an inquest over the body of a
young man who was accidentally kill
ed.
Mrs. Charles Goslee of Wilmington
has been the guest of Frank Parsons
and family. She returned to her
home on Friday accompanied By her
mother, Mrs. Catherine Sammons of
Lewes, and Miss Edna Parsons of
Long Neck.
Mrs. Blanche Barber has been a
recent guest of Mrs. K. ]. Warning
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bueford Warrington.
Mrs. X. ]. Warrington and VIM, A
Carey were Milford visitors on Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest, Hudson were
the guests of Miss Grace ~ Lingo on
Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26

Next week we will discuss the care of
young chicks.