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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

The Todd shipyard Is real, a
great industry, to employ several
thousand men. a dream Of the
long ago come true. So are some
OF the other shipbuilding plants
real. They launched a ship Tues
day.
The development OF our great
est asset, 1.-The Mountain" under
the election of federal official
with vision and genius. with the
cooperation OF men of means
among our own citizens, that is
real and means millions to our
city.
Best Of all, factional feuds and
jealousies are ended. This much
of this old prophecy Of mine is
already realized, we are together,
"close-knit." shoulder to shoul-
der. brothers all, sincere In our
loyalty to our city, newborn. All
this is real. And 1t is the begin
ming. And we should rejoice.
You are going to have COM
munity Christmas tree in Wright
park. That rs as it should be. Let
us make this the occasion for uni
versal community rejoicing for the
new day that has dawned. Let us
borrow from Providence that
beautiful custom they have bor-
rowed from the old world.
On Christmas eve, let the win
dows of Tacoma homes blaze with
candles, and IL the Christ Child
come not in bodily form to see 1t,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

A year ago, the editor Of
Tho Times handed Mayor
Fawcett the following letter
from State Senator Ralph
Metcalf, which il rekublished
for the benefit of the thou
sands who haveb Joined Ia
cmna's population since that
date:
Hon. A. v. Fawcett, Mayor:
Last Christmastide, in my native
city. Providence, r. l.. found WIN
dows In the homes ablaze with
rows of candles. Roger Williams
descendants had reverted to the
custom OF three centuries ago.
This they told me:
There is legend that on
every Christmas eve the little
Christ child wanders all over the
world, bearing on His shoulders q
bundle of evergreens." Thru city
streets and country lanes, up and
down hill, to proudest castle and
lofliest hovel, thru cold and storm
and sleet and ice, this Holy Child
travels; to be welcomed or re-
jected at the doors at which He
pleads for succor. Those who
would invite Him and long for His
coming set a lighted candle in the
window to guide Him on the way
hither."
And SO the candles shone in the
windows and greeted the Christ
mas choristers passing from
house to house with their carols.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

Dear Miss Grey: M. M. B.
feels appointed to urge a sep
aration between the brother
and sister who unknowingly
married. regardless Of the
shock it would bring to them
or the sorrow that would come
to their children.
Nj. nj. B. thinks the offspring
of such a marriage is a mira
Gle; that these two children
should be sound mentally and
physically. But she does not
know the real facts, evidently.
For three generations every
man in my family has been q
physician and they have OBJ
served numerous such cases,
which come only under the
eyes Of the family physician.
Furthermore they have noted
that where the parent stock
was strong and healthy as in
any other family no deteriora-
ton OF the stock occurred, and
vice versa, of course.
There is a case of a little
island settlement whose inhab-
itants are all fine specimens of
manhood and womanhood. A
ship was wrecked and a broth
er and sister were castaways,
so the settlers all sprang from
the same stock.
II M. M. b. would read re-
search on the subject she might
be better able to handle this
complication. Let her then also
observe what cattle and poul-
try breeders do.
As to the religious phase, let
her remember that He who
watches every sparrow fall also
knew and had q purpose when
He allowed this brother and
sister to unknowingly form an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

tors.
Even IL the doctor were
guilty-as the evidence seems
to imply don't believe he
should have been. sent to jail;
do you?
don't believe in booze" in
any shape or form, but do be-
lieve in fair play.
FAIR PLAY"
Roy, Wash.
certainly DO think this doctor
should have been sent to jail. He
prostituted his high calling OF
for 81 a prescription.
What punishment would have been
the imposition of a small fine on
a man who, 1t was shown, had is
sued hundreds of these illegal pre-
scriptions i'm n short time on one
alone?
Perhaps the buyers of the pre-
scriptions ought to be punished,
too, but surely their offense is not
SO great as that Of the educated,
doctor who deliberately
violates the ethics of his profess
sion and the laws of the state for
alcohol victims dollars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

Congress is in an inquisitive mood So are we.
Our representatives at Washington do, some
times, reflect the moods of the folks "back home"
Congress wants to know quite a number of
things about governments war activities.
Will congress get to the root of all the trouble
Uncle Sam is having in getting ready for war? Or
will congress whitewash everybody conceneda
It depends pretty largely on how earnestly you
desire information. For this is your war. The
men in charge of America s preparations are your
employees. You are going to do the fighting and
paying
Questions are being asked. Why is there still
car shortage? If private ownership can't rise to
the time emergency in transportation, isn't
Uncle Sam big enough for the job? Why is sugar
high and going higher?
How about that $64O, OOO 900 set aside for avia-
ton work? We have been told nothing about it
because it might "give information to the en-
. envy" Are we getting our moneys worth there?
How about that $1,35O,O00 spent for public in
formation?' We haven't had much.
There is talk of soldiers shivering in floorless
tents, without blankets, and of soldiers drilling
with broomstcks for rifles.
And there is talk Of whipper-snappers wearing
shoulder straps lording it over enlisted men, and
ship.
But folks while we probe and scold, let's be
sensible.
On the whole, our boys are being well cared for
and efficiently trained. On the whole, the gov
eminent is performing prodigies of labor and do
ing them WELL Big men, able men, patriotic men,
are at the head of affairs.
1t is only the occasional scaawag, the occa-
sional misfit the occasional fool and blunderer
who are making all the trouble. These must be
weeded out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

lave,
Bearing their cargoes from ut
termost sea;
Japan and Russia and Britain's
flags free
Float on the breeze as the an
chors weigh;
Chill and France and far Italy,
And China, for whom dawns a
glorious day;
For the trade of the word seeks
the land of the free.
And the worlds entrepot Is
Commencement Bay"
Perhaps you will remember the
banquet OF the Chamber Of Com
MERGE when l read that prophecy.
Then came '93 and the cataclysm;
starvation, suicide, ruin.
There were many good people
whose only real meal for months
came from your bounty. A. v.
The spirit of Tacoma was broken,
that brave, forward-looking con-
fidenoe. shattered, crushed. 1t
never revived until now; now 1t
lives again. We dreamed dreams
in those days. saw roseate visions;
they faded into impalpable haze.
Today the visions are real. The
army post is real. 1t means, In
practical result, the doubling o,
our population. the doubling of
the best market in the world, the
home market, for our producers
and tradesmen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

Dear Miss Grey: l suppose
you'll think me a nut for
sure, but l want to ask IL you
think 1t was right to send DR..
Piersol to Jail.
Don't you think a fine would
have been sufficient?
Especially at this time of the
year when sickness IL the most.
prevalent. Anyway, q lot of
our doctors have gone into the
war, and there are larger
number Of people here than
ever before.
When the judge ordered the
doctor to Jail, guess he
didpt think he was furnishing
the Doctors patients as much
or even more than the doctor,
don't suppose.
IL 1t had been some heino1s
crime 1t would have been q diff
ferent proposition. But l can't
see that the doctors are any
worse than the ones who buy
the prescriptions. DO you?
I think they ought to keep q
record Of the people who buy
and when one Ia getting more
booze than he has any need,
punish him. and not the doc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
WHY NOT CELEBRATE FEAST OF THE CANDLES AGAIN?


race and shade of thought to
place on Christmas eve q
lighted candle in the window
of their homo or store o.
shop, to typify tho light with
I'm our hearts and give Ms all
o part in honoring Christ
mas"
Citizens responded very
generally and gladly.
The year has borne out tho
confidence that marked its
dawn. It has been the great
year i'm Tacoma's life. Tho
dawn Of a greater approaches
Let us repeat and make per-
manent this beautiful Feast Of
the Candies and let 1t typify,
as Mayor Fawcett says, the
light within our hearts, the
light of that close-isnit, sim
cere brotherhood Of which
Senator Metcalf wrote.
What is most fitting, Sena-
tor Metcalf suggests that
this year, with the candle to
light the way to the Christ
Child, let there hang in the
window that other symbol Of
righteousness, ''your flag and
my flag" to light the way and
to make the way and guard
the way thru all the world
for liberty, democracy, and
ultimate permanent peace.
Mayor Fawoett, will you so
proclaim?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

1t will at least warm in every
heart the true Christmas spirit,
the feeling of universal brother
hood.
Will you not, the head of the
city government, in connection
with the community Christmas
tree. proclaim the Feast of the
Candles. request the same capable
committee to take charge and adj
wise the people thru the newspa-
pers, and then let Tacoma now
and for all time.
Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Ring. happy bells, across the
snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false. ring In the
true.
Ring out the grief that saps the
mind,
For those that here we see no
more;
Ring out the feud of rich and
poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind"
For a better, bigger, drawer.
once more united and confident,
forward-lo0king Tacoma,
Sincerely,
RALPH METCALF.
Mayor Fawcett entered at
once into the spirit Of the
suggestion and issued a proc
lamation, 'calling upon our
citizens of every creed and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

NEW YORK.-Here is . veil to
fire the feminine imagination
and cause a good many beholders
of the male persuasion to stop,
look-and muse silently. 1t is so
startling in it's dottiness that it
has already collected long series
of descriptive names for itself
such as Leopard Veil" "Pierrot
Veil" and "Bullseye Veil," but be-
cause the black chenille spots are
the exact size of 50-cent pieces the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
LOVE FOR HUMANITY

LIVE rOh HUMANITY
THE GREATEST THING
AS Mollie said this about her
boy and the mothers of other
blind boys, little book, l caught
a glimpse of something that must
have been in the face of Mary as
she followed her son to the cross.
/ imagined it was the thing
that illumined the rugged face OF
Lincoln as he affixed his name to
the paper that liberated four mil
| lion souls from the bonds of slav-
cry.
Into the brain of Isaac Newton
lit stole and gravitation was born /;
Nathan Hale went to a Disgrace
full death, while in it's ecstasy he
cried, Had l a hundred lives l
would give them all for my coun-
try!"
In a vision 1t came to the little
maid of Domremy and straightway
she followed with steps that did
not falter-whether 1t led to the
|victor's crown at Orleans or the
burning stake at Rheims.
1t touched the pen Of Shakes
lpeare and set the whole world of
poetic fancy aflame with rose and
gold.
1t sang in the closed ear of
Mozart and music trembled down
Times pathway.
1t rested for a moment beside
the canvas of Raphael and left
behind the semblance of Mother
hood divine.
1t silenced the cruel, raucous
tongues of the beasts in Rome's
arena, for in the ears of the dy-
ing martyrs still echoed the words
of Him who, when his trimming
cup Of sorrow overflowed, still
loved so much that he could lift
his face to heaven and whisper,
Father, forgive them for they
know not what they do" 1t was
the greatest thing in the world I
|saw-love Of all humanity.
Little book, I am afraid I have
not yet reached that wonderful
plane on which Mollie stands in
her great human love-a love
which would take the whole uni
verse into her heart and shelter
lit in her loving arms.
/ went over to that dear girl,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

The marriage of Miss Gladys
w. Shank and William H. Hons
son was quietly solemnized Sum-
day at high, noon at the parson-
age of st. Paul M. e. church by
Rev. w. T. Randolph.
The Woman's College league
will meet Tuesday at at the La
dies dormitory, 1914 Division
avenue. Mrs. e. d. Patterson
will be hostess.
The Girls Patriotic league Vt
lC. p. s. will entertain soldiers
Saturday night at the Y. w. c. A.
The girls have prepared an I'M
teresting program.
The engagement Of Miss Alisa
MacMaster of Portland to Lieut..
Reade NJ. Ireland of Camp Lewis
was announced Wednesday.
The civic department of the
Woman's club will hold meet
ing in the Woman's clubhouse
soon. Addresses will be made by
Mr.. Petit, Mr.. Rockhill, Mr..
Bradley and Mr.. Gronen.
Wednesday afternoon at 2
Io'clock the missionary society of
the First Congregational church
will meet In the church parlors.
Mrs. P. d. Savery is the chairman
OF the day.
Mrs. Ward made the formal an
nouncement of the engagement of
her daughter, Madeira, to Fred X.
Hicks OF Tacoma. last Friday ev-
ening at an informal party. The
wedding will take place early this
spring.
The engagement Of Miss Ruby
Knudsen to George Taylor of Au-
burn was formally announced at
the home OF Miss Knudsen's par
ents Thursday evening.
Owing to the Red Gross menu
bership drive, the meeting OF the
South Side auxiliary will not be
held at the Lincoln high school
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
A Kindly Dame

No sooner had laundering man accomplished
the ruin of Halifax than Mother Nature sent
blizzard with foot or two of snow A kindly
dame-as kindly as the old lady of Endor
She has her gentle, her amorous moods, in
which we adore her, and write ballads to her
beauty; but we know, if we are wise, that her
beauty is all in your eye to speak in the way of
science, not of slang, and that she is savage as
jungle cat. Like some women and much medi-
cine, she should be well shaken before take, and
always one must keep an eye upon Nature or one
may feel her claws IN one s back
So we have reflected on summers day in
woods; but the forest seemed not less beautiful,
nor was our meditation melancholy. To be sad
dened by the inescapable is a great mistake
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

winner In the name contest Is the
"Half-Dollar Veil"
The foundation veil is of hex
agon mesh, rather fine.
All the wells of the esason are
striking - even extraordinary in
design, with chenille flowers and
designs wandering in bold profit
sion over their delicate back
ground. 1t is safe to say, how
ever, that the half-dollar veil will
hold the record for startling eff
feet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
Helping the Turks

Peace made by any sort of Russian government
with Turkey not only would violate treaties with
the allies but it would release great Ottoman
armies in the Caucasus and Persia to crush the
British in Palestine and Mesopotamia. Such vio-
lation would, in effect be declaration of laid
and comfort for the allies enemies.
Unless we are to waste blood and money by dis
regarding the vital effects and cinging to the
theories and the niceties only how can we afford
to continue helping Russia?
Japan is one of the allies bound by solemn and
special treaty with Great Britain. She has al
ready killed Germans and take German territory,
as Great Britain's ally. If Russ urco treaty
of peace is made, why should not Japan be
urged to raid Russia for all she's worth?
The date is close at hand when if Russia
doesn't find herself she must be "found" by
others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
CHAPTER XVII.

"FOr ways that
are dark a N d
tricks that IRE
valn." says Bret
Harte in describe
Ing the MOngoi-
ian poker player,
"the III e n I Il e n
Chinee In pecu-
liar"
Well, take Ii
from a man no
knows. the Hea-
then Chlnee has
0Otising ON the
Medicine NJ n N,
20 ur "ethicnl'
dentist, who In
willing to go the
limit to keep his
graft from being
exposed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

The tricks they played ON me Ia
New York are dark enough. And,
am thankful to sny, they were vain.
In one year, 1904, they framed up
against me malpractice suits to the
tune of x275,OOO.
where I would have got off. How
vain the sort Of campaigning
against me proved Is shown by the
fact that they never won one OF
those eases, most of them they never
tried to win, just filed these tHws
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
Still Good

"No men can act with effect who do not act in
concert; no men can act in concert who do not act
with confidence; no men can act with confidence
who are not bound together by common opinions,
common affections, and common interests. -
Burke.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
Tuesday.

Marriage licenses were issued
Saturday afternoon to Charles
Wallace Newhall and Alice Sjo-
lander, both of Tacoma; Earl &c.
jerks and Ora o. Blanfield, both
of Yakima; Henry T. Selby Of
Villisca, Ia, and Katie Ferry Of
Tacoma; R. M. Howell of Hills
boro, Or, and Bessie Bates of
Roseburg, Or; Leon s. Felt and
Katherine Reese. both of Black
foot, Ia, and to Ed Unger and
Elma Hemisphere, both of Taco
ma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

We always thought tempera-
ment lived in whiskers--but IL APP
pears not.
John Philip Sousa has shaved
bis off - the whiskers. not the
temperament.
The famous band leader Is
shown here before and after taxi
ing his shippers and razor In
hand.
That's figure of course.
Chances are that some barber
did it.
Looks stern and generalissimo
like, doesn't he? Well, he's lead
ing a United States army band
now, y'know.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
EDITORIALS

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
| AN S WE RS !
BY CYNTHIA G REY ;

alliance which of course to our
eyes is out of the ordinary and
not to be voluntarily chosen in
this day or age.
Two wrongs do not make one
right, and remember we have
no right to break up a happy
home and ruin the lives of our
fellow-men.
AND BEWARE OF THE
MEDDLER WHOSE VISION
REVOLVES AROUND A PIN
POINT.
A SYMPATHIZER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

army phone girls To
Ddter Hindenbmg line?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININH
Tablets. Druggists refund money tf
IL fails to cure. u. w. GROVES sig
nature is on each box ace.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

While choir singing hymn pass hal
yhe poor railways.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

congress- convened It congressman hal
Every little helps
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

Owing to the Red Cross menu
bership drive, the meeting OF the
South Side auxiliary will not DO
held at the Lincoln high school
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

The engagement OF Miss Ruby
Knudsen to George Taylor Of Au.
burn was formally announced al
the home OF Miss Knudsen's par,
ents Thursday evening.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
0F CUNM|NS WILL
 NOT COME UP
Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24- Administration leaders are showing a determined opposition to Senator Cummins' resolution providing that the senate set aside week in which to discuss the address made last Monday before the body by President Wilson, known as the world peace address, The opposition is being led by Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relations committee of the senate
 The Democrats maintain that dis cussion on the resolution will be nothing but a waste of time, when, as a matter of fact, no action can be taken. The resolution, having gone on the calendar under senate rules, can be debated during the first hour of every daily session, but cannot otherwise be brought up.
 Senator Cummins has given notice of his intention to press the passing of the resolution at every possible opportunity.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
STOCK EXCHANGE BROKERS OBJECT
 ID LEAK PROBE
Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-The inves- tigaton of the leak of President Wilson's peace note to Wall street came to a sudden halt today when the brokers on the stock exchange. at the request of their board of governors, refused to turn over their books to the house rules committee for investigation regarding transac- tions between December 10 and 23 The brokers held a meeting last night at which 1t was decided that the books would not be turned over to the Investigating committee with out a legal battle.
 Accordingly, the investigating com mittee today made arrangements to proceed with the investigation in another manner. That is. the meth cd of Investigating the stock trans actions without seeing the names of the customers of the various brokers was suggested by the brokers, and it has been accepted by the commit tee. Under the arrangement the name of the customer viii be placed in one envelope, and the record of the sale involved in that particular transaction in another Both will then be IIarked by a like symbol The committee will uhcu investigate the sales account as contained in the envelope, and if ,.' thing suspi. cious is found the envelope contain ing the names will not be opened.
 The leak investigation has been temporarily suspended, to be re- sumed again on tuesday. This aC ton was necessary in order that the brokers be giver time to pro- duce the records wanted by the in vestigating committee.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-29
5 F0R CHARITY SOCIAL
 IN FULL SWING

Preparations for the big Charity Social to be held at the Auditorium February 10 are progressing rapidly and everything indicates that the af fair will be the biggest success ever given in Fairbanks. The entertain nent and the committee on stunts have secured many attractions al ready, and will add to these from day to day.
 There will be a rehearsal of the chorus this evening at Harmonic hall and the directors desire that all members be present. Also any of those having numbers in the caba- let, who wish to rehearse with music should be at the hall at the same time The public will not be admit ted to these rehearsals, as all the features for the occasion are being kept secret.
 Arrangements have been made with the Panama Valley railroad whereby excursion rates may be ob tained. Manager Joslin states that if a sufficient number of out-of-town people desire to come and take part in the festivities, he will make a special rate to them. The manage ment of the social will send tickets out to the. various creek towns dur ing the coming week, and those who intend coming should buy their tickets there so a line can be ob- tained on the number who will prob ably attend.
 Never before in the history of the camp has there been shown such spirit of cooperation in getting up an entertainment Every member on the various committees is doing his part in the work of preparation. Practically every individual in town is boosting for the event, and only something serious can prevent any body from attending the show.