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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-24

urday for a divorce from Flora Walker.
children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18

"The defense Nation cond
which the
recommend
"FliST-The Council of National Defense should issue state
industrial
necessities
existing When
requiring changes should
Council of National Defense
ampication declaration by the
committee Committee April 1917,
Defense, April 81, 1917. follows:
There be misunderstanding of the
statement Council National advised
shall
tage Of the country necessities to change existing standards In
that that misunderstanding be removed the following
amplifcaon is made:
established Legislation, by mutual
certain stand
hours day
Of continuous
The various and municipalities have established
cc standards safety and sanitation and have provided
enforce the regulations They have also established
hours work and minimum limits for
National Defense Federal State municipal
standards they have
Council National Defense has
safety employers and employees
conditions standards which they
unable to change under normal conditions ="
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
R. R. TO PAY
FOR VIADUCT

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad agreed Saturday to
pay three-fourths of the cost Of a
viaduct across its switching tracks
on the tideilats, where the 18th
street line will cross the railroads
property, according to word re-
ceived by Commissioners Atkins.
The city had not expected bet-
ter than a $3.50 agreement, and
the railroad company's generous
offer cuts off $4,000 of the
city's expenses in building the
new line.
Engineers of the city and rail-
road will rush thru plans for the
viaduct, and lumber will be on
the ground next week.
Construction of the viaduct,
which will be 1900 feet long,
will start by Aug. 27. The Via
duet will carry street cars and
vehicle traffic by an overhead
route across % tracks in the
railroad yards.
Atkins announced Saturday that
ties and street cars are already on
the way. Rails will be shipped
next week. When all materials
are on the ground, rails can be
laid across the 18th street fill to
the Todd plant within a week, he
said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
BOARDS
PLAN A
Sd CALL

Third calls of drafted men will
be necessary in nearly all of the
Pierce county exemption districts,
In order to fill up the required
quota.
Out of 22S men summoned In
two calls by board No. 8, at the
Federal building, only 35 have
waived exemption. The quota Is
63.
A summary of the second call
for men in district No. 3 showed
Saturday that out of ia men
called, 20 did not report, three had
already enlisted, 13 were aliens, Is
made no claim for exemption, 20
were physically disabled and 80
claimed exemption because of de-
pendants.
Out of las called by board No.
/, In two calls, only IA have
waived exemption. The quota is
A. Many exemption claims will
undoubtedly be rejected, leaving
about / 5 more men to be obtained
In the third call.
Controller Shoemaker said SAT-
urday that board No. 2 might b
able to get sufficient available
men in its two calls, but that he
believed a third call OF small
number of drafted men would be
necessary. This board has 16
cases pending. where exemptions
hAa,, ncly Cd trSf To- -
is being obtained on the proofs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
The Publication Then Continues as Follows:

The flowing Il
held April 2
Seereay of w Williams Walter
Association Steel
Tin Workers
mtteeo of
fensean American Federation
WIson:- this
this
either the employ
standards their
adva
to esahl new
IF STANDARDS SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED IN 9TH
Err PARTS C.F THE UNITED STATES DURING EXISTING
ABNORMAL CONDITIONS, WHY SHOULD THEY BE
CHANGED IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST9
IF AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY IS THE PROPER THING
FOR THE LUMBER INDUSTRY OF THE PACIFIC NORTH
WEST WHICH FURNISHES SUCH A SMALL PERCENT
AGE OF THE COUNTRY IS LUMBER PRODUCTION, WHY
is NOT AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY GOOD THING FOR 9TH
Err PRODUCING REGIONS?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18

sort of pulp | rubbed it around on
my teeth with my tongue-my
mouth was so sticky. l was called
violent when | gnawed that wood!
The back section" was hell,
a nightmare. The only persons
who ever cared for me were wom-
en- as crazy as | was-Or craZier--
but | preferred them to the at
tendants. And | stayed there un-
til | carved above my head with
the ring in the end of the sleeve
of my straight jacket: II trust in
God for | felt a divine presence
much nearer to me there where |
was abandoned by all the world
than | ever have out among those
who style themselves sane and yet
permit such conditions to exist.
Soon after this, someone, some
where, relented. I was permitted
to get up and clean myself and
walk about and look out at the
green trees-and they had no fur
Their trouble with me-that is,
they had no further trouble at that
time. Since | left the institution
they have had, for those poor
women are my friends and | shall
always try to obtain the right
treatment for them. Sometimes
think that there are more sane
in their views of life than most
of us in this crazy old world we
live in, anyway.
| wish Ceta Bennett Munsey
could have seen me the first six
weeks | was in the receiving ward
of that hospital. She would
have found me a repulsive crea-
ture in my dirt, yet l venture to
believe l am as keenly sensitive to
beauty in all its form and sweet
strains of music as is she.
wont some one-a sane per-
son-have a heart and get down
to brass tacks?
MYRTLE DE MONTHS.
Gig Harbor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
OFFICERS TO
COME AUC.27

Forty-seven commissioned Of
ficers, the advance guard of the
army to be stationed at the Ameri-
can lake post, are expected to ar
rive Aug. 81.
Maj. Gen. II. A. Greene, COM
handing officer, will arrive next
week.
Capt. Eugene Northington, san
itary officer under Maj. Stone, has
been selected as head of the hos
pital group. Lieut.. DR.. Horace G.
Whitacre of Tacoma will be on
his staff; also Lieuts. A. e. An
derson, w. F. Cunningham, Max
Charlton and Robert N. Hamblen.
The payroll of Hurley-Mason
Co, contractors at the canton
ment, Saturday, is expected to be
about 100000. Materials bought
during the last week have amount
ed to 100000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
CITY TO
VOTE ON
BONDING

A bond election calling for the
spending of 100000 ON new
road to the army post, parallel to
the present Edison boulevard, will
be put before the people of Taco
ma next spring at the municipal
primaries.
This was tentatively agreed by
members of the city council Sat-
urday.
The city is still $4,000 within
its legal limit of debt. This money
cannot be borrowed without a
vote of the people. There is no
other means of raising the money,
and councilmen believe that it
would be far more practicable to
unite the bond election with the
city election, and do the road
building next spring, than to
call a special election at this
time and attempt to do the work
In winter.
The proposed road would be
built on the old right-of-way be-
tween Center street and South
Tacoma, which was abandoned
when the paved boulevard was
built. Union avenue would be
widened at the Tacoma cemetery,
and also between Goth and Rig
ney hill, where 1t is at present too
narrow to accommodate more
than two cars abreast.
This work would give a large
roadway thru the city, with one
way paved roads from Center
street to Union ave. The city's
plans do not conflict with plans
of citizens committee for
new boulevard to the lakes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
A Friendly Statement
From the Lumber
Industry
To It's Employees and the People
of the Pacific Northwest:

= THE ADVISORY COMMISSION OF THE COUNCIL OF
NATIONAL DEFENSE MAINTAINS THAT NEITHER EN-
PLOYERS NOR EMPLOYEES SHOULD ATTEMPT TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF EXISTING ABNORMAL CONDITIONS TO
CHANGE THE STANDARDS WHICH THEY WE'RE UN-
ABLE TO CHANGE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS
On April 1917 the Advisory Commission of the Council of
National Defense approved patriotic declaration of abors at
ude in the emergency the declaration having been submitted
to the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense
by the Committee Labor Council of National Defense of
which Committee Samuel Gompers president of the American
Federation of Labor is chairman The declaration taken
from
VOL. NO. 6, UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABOR
STATISTICS, JUNE 1917 FOLLOWS:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
In the
Editors
Ma IL
AT Steilacoom
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TINES:
In a contemporary publication,
the Sunday News-Ledger of Aug.
IL, appears an article about FIT.
Steilacoom by Mrs. Ceta Bennett
Munsey, describing walk thru
the beautiful grounds of the insti-
tuition.
This recalls to my mind story
by F. Hopkinson Smith-the title
escapes me-of beautiful society
girl crossing the Atlantic on bic
ocean liner. She was charming
and exquisite, surrounded by ev-
cry luxury there in the first
cabin of the ship. her lap filled
with lovely flowers-and yet way
down in the dark, hot, evil-smell-
ing hold of the ship a poor devil
of stoker was dying. She did
not know. She was never to
know.
My sincerest wish is that Mrs.
Munsey will never be confined in
the Western Hospital for the In
sane as an inmate, even were 1t
to afford us another Byron, a Poe,
or a Blakelock.
She touches the keynote of
just what Is the matter with the
! place. There is too much plotting
of charming ladies' to the fish
ponds and too much merciful min
istrations to dear little pigs out
in the grange and not enough real
understanding care of the pa
tients.
When | was insane and in that
institution-and let me tell you I
am not at all ashamed of it for |
saw there poor crazy things
striving to comfort a dying wom-
an beaten by the attendants, while
outside the indifferent world
went about its daily occupations,
self satisfied, complaeent, assured
that the care of the insane was all
1t should be because the lawns are
so pretty. ! was kept strapped
down in straight-iacket con-
stantly for six weeks on a bed of
filth in dirty little room where
there was not blade of green.
l could not see out of the WIN
dow, for that was Opaque and
only open wee bit at the very
top.
used to beg for a sight of the
green trees and woods that | love,
and was laughed at for it. Why
was that window of ground glass?
So proving visitors could not
look In at such patients as | was
not for the good of patient,
surely?
was soon taught that the
greatest crime was to make any
noise that the visitors might hear.
| have often wondered IL the visi-
tor ever remarks the quiet cow
cred aspect of apathy prevalent
when they pass thru the midst OF
the insane women and II they ever
give thought to what schooling
was necessary to bring this about.
i There were no potted flowers
in the back section" bed room
where | was those six weeks be-
cause no visitors ever came back
there. And IL was back there that
the dying ones generally got their
last view of this world-four bare
walls of little prison CELL
/ Once when | managed to unite
myrelf and get out of my straight
| jacket | hurriedly tried to clean
my poor body before was discov-
cred and put in the jacket again,
by rubbing the sheet over me.
Long rolls of dead skin came Off.
II was horrible to behold. My
nails were an inch too long and
all bent like claws. For the most
part the only cleanliness I could
aspire to was chewing a bit of
wood off a projecting piece with
infinite pains In squirming and
twisting to get my head that raf
land after grinding this into a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
MORE MEN NEEDED
FOR ENGINEER co

Capt. James Irvine, Co. B en-
gineers, stationed at the American
Lake enrichment, has received
orders to increase his company
from 164 to $50 men. The en-
gineers expect to leave for France
before long. Men desiring to join
may apply at Hotel Croft, or at
Capt. Irvine's headquarters at
Camp Lewis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
NEW EATING
HOUSE OPENS

The inevitable expansion of ac-
commodations to meet the growing
prosperity of Tacoma is seen in
the announcement of A. Gasperetti,
who will open Sunday a new and
up-to-date restaurant, the Tos-
cano, at 1919 Broadway.
Mr.. Gasperetti is prepared to
offer speeialties in food which will
make his dining room popular with
oldtimers as well as newcomers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
NOT ALL POSTAL
CLERKS EXEMPT

Only skilled workers in the
postal service will be exempted
from military service on the
ground of their occupation, Post
master Calvin w. Stewart has
been notified by the postmaster
general.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
BOY WINS
ARMY PROMOTION

Sec. Lieut.. Richard F. Leahy,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Leahy.
818 North l. ST., has been promot-
ed to the rank of first lieutenane
of cavalry. Lieut.. Leahy is at
Fort Leavenworth, Kas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE z FOR
SEE PAGE SEVEN.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-02
SELECT
ATLANTA HEADQUARTERS
Farmers! Service Organization
Established to Further
Improvements for Soil

Atlanta has been selected for the head
quarters of Athe Southern Fertilizer as
soeiation, and President Harry Hodgson,
of, this organization, announces the es-
adjustment of a FARMERS service organ
ization, with offices in the Rhodes build
ing, effective today.
Prof. ], NJ HarpeF. one of the fore
most agricultural teachers in the south,
has resigned has position as dean of
the Clemson Agricultural college at
Clemson, S. c., and director of the South
Carolina experiment station, to become
director of the service organization of
this association.
Prof. ]. c. Pridmore has resigned the
chair of soils and crops of the University
of Tennessee, located at Knoxville, Tenn,
to become agronomist for this associa-
ton. An editorial manager and assist
ant agronomist will be announced short
ly.
The establishment of service headquar-
tiers in this city was decided upon by
the association at its last convention, to
extend further the work along this line,
which it has been carrying on during
the past four years through it's soil
Improvement committee.
Those in charge of organizing this
nave spent HnuCn TIME III dH CT
fort to secure the men best suited for
the work to be done through this agen-
cy, and feel that in the selections an
nounced, the best possible choice has
been made. ~
The work of the soil improvement
committee will extend through the
states of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Tennessee, Mississippi. Louisiana and
Arkansas. Their work will be in close
harmony with the state experiment sta
tions. colleges of agriculture, both state
and federal departments of agriculture,
for the, betterment of southern agricul-
lures Their. work will include lectures
before agricultural societies, demonstra-
ton agents, agricultural colleges, chau-
tauquas, etc, the preparation and dis
tribution of bulletins, special articles
for. agricultural journals, country week
lies, ETC., and direct correspondence
with the farmers in response to inquir-
les dealing with fertilizers and all farm
problems -s
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-02

to the welcome given the dawning year.
Watch night" services were held in
scores of churches while pastors Offer
ed prayers for worldwide peace.
Several thousand persons who attend
ed a mass meeting in Washington
Square under the auspices of the Amer
lean Neutral conference, Joined in send
ing the following message to President
Wilson:
"Citizens here assembled send New
Year greetings. The year is dawning
brighter throughout the world because
you have dared 20 speak to the warning
governments in the name of peace. The
depressed peoples of the war-ridden ma
tions in the trenches and in countless
homes are thanking you this day. We
are with you heart and hand in your
stand for peace. We pledge ourselves
to support your further effort toward
international good will and liberty for
all nations"
Speeches were made from a stand
erected near the Dewey arch, which was
illuminated by twelve powerful flood
lights Similar demonstrations in the
interest of peace were held in Chicago,
Denver and San Francisco. The crowd
Joined in singing Ring out old wars.
ring in wor1G peace and followed with
America"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-02
FARMERS SHORT COURSE
WILL COVER ALL PHASES
Many Inquiries Regarding
Conference at Athens,
January 3-14
(special Dispa.eh 10 The journal

Especial Dispatch to The JournaI.)
ATHENS, Ga, Jan. 1.-Great interest
is being conferred in the farmers short
courses and conferences to begin at the
Georgia, State College of Agriculture
January 3. The farmers short course
will start on that date and continue tilI
January II. This year two other short
courses have been inaugurated which
give promise of being well attended
Ihey are the farm machinery dealers
short course and the farm women's
short course
Judging from inquiries and reports.
the attendance of farmers, machinery
dealers and women. it is stated by Pres
ident Soule, the attendance is to be I'M
usually large. This is believed to be due
in part to agricultural changes being
brought about by the boil weevU, which
calls for information as to how to go
about making the changes in the best
way.
How to grow cotton under boil weevil
conditions will be an important phase
of the short courses this year Assist
ing the faculty will be farmers from
boil weevil territory who have made a
success growing cotton. Special empha-
sis will also be given TO recognizing
farms. telling what crops, what live
stock, fruits. etc. to grow and how.
The farm machinery dealers will
study various kinds of machinery and
tools recommended for growing other
than cotton crops, also of types of ma
chimes to be used for the economical
production of cotton under boil weevil
conditions A large collection of yari-
Gus kinds of farm machinery are on dis
play in the agricultural engineering
building. During this short course a
state association of farm machinery
dealers will be formed January has
been set as the date for the organiza-
ton.
take up demonstrations in home work,
the farmer is taking the course in agri-
culture. the wife can be taking the
course in their line.
The meetings of the Georgia Dairy
and Live Stock association, the Georgia
Breeders association and the Georgia
State horticultural society will be held
January Is. I6 and II. coming immedi-
ately after the short courses. The coun-
~ agents will also be in annual con-
ference at the time. The Athens cham
Der of commerce is to be host on We'd
nesday, January II. to the visiting
farmers with a barbecue Of Georgia
raised products.
Special railroad rates have been au-
thorized for the short courses and for
the various farmers meetings.
thousand people are expected to make
use Of the rates. Athens is expected to
be full of leading agriculturists of the
state during the first three weeks in
January.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-02
NO CLUES FOUND
TO MURDERER OF
ARTISTS MODEL
Young Woman Found Dead in
Philadelphia Apartment With
Skull Crushed and Stocking
Tied Around Her Neck p
CRr Associated Press }

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Although
score of detectives are working on the
mystery surrounding the murder of
Grace Roberts. young artists model
in her apartments here Saturday. no
definite clue leading to the identity OF
her slayer had been found today. The
girls body was found late Saturday
night by a janitor at the apartment
house where she lived. She had been
brutaIly beaten. her skull crushed, APP
rarently with an electric fatiron, and a
silk stocking was tied tightly about
her neck.
Despite the fact that there were many
evidences of a desperate struggle in the
girls room, other occupants of the
apartment declared they had neither
heard nor seen anything unusual on the
night of the tragedy.
According to Captain Tate, of the. de-
tective bureau. the murdered woman.
who was about twenty three years old,
was widow. She is said by rela-
tives. Tate declared. to have had several
men friends who called on her at her
apa[ lfnShtS- n open OF huOAS pholo-
graphs of men were found in the room,
but whether any. of them have been
identified the police decline to say.
mans silk shirt and collar, both
blood-Stained. were found ina a closet
in the room. The authorities. believe
the owner of these to be the murderer
The young woman was last seen alive
by acquaintance at the apartment house
last Thursday.
Bessie Colbert, a sister, who lives in
West Philadelphia, went to call on her
last Saturday night and when she re-
ceived no response to her summons she
called the janitor. The janitor climbed
in a window and found the girl dead
Miss Colbert advanced the theory of
robbery as the motive for the crime,
but in this the police disagree. Valuable
Jewelry and small sum of money, the
detectives say. were found In her room.
r.Hse. no ataap psaf q shortly aftsf
tns Mufdsr was discoyered. Is beng
sought b. the police.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-02
ATLANTA GREETS
kid 1917" WITH
USUAL BIG NOISE,
Whistles Blow at Midnight and
Automobile Horns Join in
.EnSembIe-But 1t Was
Mighty, Mighty ''Dy"

Atlanta saw Old Man 1916 fade away
Sunday with just about as much noise
and as many rousing cheers as ever
marked New Years eve.
Whistles started blowing at minutes
of II all over the city. Automobile
horns joined the chorus. People stuck
ed. Sleepers started awake, "cussed'
and then smiled. There was as much
celebration over an invisible event as
though the little stranger was as big as
a mountain and could be seen 200 miles
away.
all the hotels stayed open till after
midnight and entertained record crowds
The Ansley had concert in the early
evening. The Piedmont, Terrace, Wine
cof and Kimball hotels were full up
Tonight many of them are planning a
second celebration.
The Atlanta Athletic club had an all
night party at East Lake, serving break
fast soon after 1917 arrived. During the
evening many dinner parties were given
at the Capital City club. Other clubs
were open and at most of them dances
will be given tonight.
After Mr.. Average Citizen got over the
novelty of changing all the dates he
wrote on his letters today he found the
New Year was pretty much the same as
the Old Timer. The banks were closed
but all business houses were open
and the days work went on about as
usual.