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accabees to Plan br State Convention.

Mrs. Lillian Mason, state comman- Ter, and Mrs. A. R. Ross. state dep- lty, will be guests of honor at a neeting of the Lady Maccabees at 3 Pclock this afternoon, at the rarlors If the Y. M. c. A. building, when plans Fill be discussed for the forthcoming ltate meeting of the organization Which is to be held in Pine Bluff April B and 19. A large attendance is ex- Rected at the convention. Mrs. ID. Beckwith is now residing st the Hoskins home, 415 West Sixth Venus.
 I A box supper will be given at the .ome of Mrs. Joe Pilkington Friday Eening, for the benefit of the White (all church.
 1 St. Martha's guild of Trinity church fill meet at 2:30 o'clock Thursday Fening, with Mrs. J. B. Potter, 1919 ast Sixth avenue.
 The following Pine Bluff delegates
 the Pine Bluff Presbyterial, which Pgins today at Fordyce, will leave pr Fordyce this afternoon: Mes fmes D. w. Richey, w. M. Toney, T.
 Lyle, J. I. Norris, J. w. Scales, ary Lewis, J. H. Morrison, s. N. eeder, and Miss Sallie Byrd. Dr. J.
 Norris goes Thursday afternoon.
 Mrs. J. S. Spillyards and two sons Pve returned from Memphis, where fey have been visiting relatives the Rst fortnight.
 Mrs. c. N. Fucker of Beebe is here visit with her son and daugh- r, MT. and Mrs. Fred T. Fucker.
 MT. and Mrs. G. O. Reynolds have
 ne to Little Rock, called by the seri-
 IS illness in a hospital there of their
 usln, Mrs. Harry Harper of Stamps.
 Mrs. E. E. Moseley will go to For
 ce today to attend the Pine Bluff
 esbyterial as delegate.
 Mrs. Raymond Block has returned
 her home at Little Rock, after a
 slt here with her parents, MT. and rs. Max Eisenkramer.
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hibited, unless it can be shown that the quantity of intoxicant is so small
 that it is intended merely for person. al use while away from home. Judge Trieber said it would not be a viola tion of the federal law for persons to carry small quantity in their pockets. ,lss
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HOUSE OF DEPUTIES MEETS.

Mexico City, April 2.-The Mexican house of deputies chosen as the re- cent congressional elections meets to- day for it's preliminary session. Ac- cording to official assertion, the meet ing is purely for organization pur- poses and will have no international political significance.
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TWO MORE JOIN COLORS.

J. A. Case .Jr., son of J. A. Case, 1919 West Sixth avenue, and Stewart Meeks, brother of Mrs. Ben Dalby, have gone to Little Rock in answer to the call for the mobilization of the First Arkansas infantry, of which they are members.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-04
Thursday. April j.

Current Events club, 8 D. m., with
 Mrs. Jack Bernhardt. Political Eqquality league and w. }. T. U., open meeting, with Mrs.
 Fuller and Mrs. Ellington, 3:3O D. m.. Hotel Pines. Political mass meeting, auspices Political Equality league, Hotel Pines, p. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-04
Wednesday, April II,

Easter dance. Machinists' auxiliary. fraternity hall. Bridge luncheon by Mrs. Bert Pick
 hs, at Walnut Lake, complimentary D Mrs. Flournoy Cross and Miss Vir- linia Walker.
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Friday. Anril G.

Sam Taylor s. I. A., ? p. m., at the
 |choolhouse.
 Sixth Avenue s. I. A 3:30 D. m., .t he schoolhouse. Box supper, at home of Mrs. Joe
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GOODRICH PEOPLE ENTER STATE

Little Rock, April 3.-The B. F. Goodrich Rubber company of Michi- gan, with assets of $4,3S3,653. has filed a copy of it's charter with the secretary of state, and appointed H. Shofner of Little Rock as its Ar kansas agent. The company will em ploy $10,OOO, of it's capital in this state. @
 This country produces nearly $5,- '00O ,OOO worth of natural mineral waters year.
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SOCIAL CALENDAR.

Wednesday, April 4. Political Equality league, 3 D. m, Otel Pines.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-04

Miss Emmarie Block has returned to her home at Little Rock, after pleasant visit here with Nr and Mrs. Max Eisenkramer,
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S c c E T Y

Mrs. Lillian Mason of Jonesboro state commander. and Mrs A. R. Ross of Morrilton, state deputy of the Lady Maccabees, are here to arrange plans for the state convention of inc Tadv Maccabees this month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
In the
Editors Mail
Buying Panic

EDITOR THE TINES:
l read with considerable inter
est the article you published q
few days since in regard to the
cause of the continual raise in
price of food stuffs, particularly
flour, potatoes and sugar.
1t seems to be the opinion OF
the editor, and, also a number OF
our leading merchants whom you
quoted, that the abnormal raise
in prices on the necessities OF
life are due to panic among
the people, caused by the idea
that has somehow become preva-
lent that there Is great scarcity
of these commodities, and that
prices are bound to 60 higher.
The logical consequence has
been that all who had money, or
credit have rushed to the stores
and laid In as large supplies as
were at all consistent with their
ability. They did it in self pro-
lection; can you blame them?
II this is a panic without foun-
dation, which is working hard
ship on all, especially on the
poor man that has not the money
to buy in large quantities In that
1t has tended to increase the
prices of hese necessities, who is
to blame for it, If not the news
papers and the merchants who
have done the advertising?
For weeks the papers have
been warning the people that the
wheat supply was never so low
in the country as at the present
time, and, not for many years,
was the prospect for the new crop
more discouraging, and that the
country was threatened with po-
tato famine.
The merchants, in their adver-
Itisements, have been warning the
people that prices were advane-
ing, and urging them to "buy to-
day."
= II there is plenty of food in
the country, and there is no ne
cessity for anxiety, the newspapers
and the dealers in these things,
the two sources the people look
to for information in these mat
tiers, should say so, and not throw
the people into a panic by mis-
representation. If there is
shortage in the food supply of
the country that threatens to be
serious, steps should be taken to
prevent the rich from buying in
undue large quantities so as to
work hardship on the poor.
This is a plea on behalf of the
common people for truthfulness
on the part of the newspapers and
the advertisers in regard to these
things that are of such vital con-
Germ at this time of national cri-
Isis.
Yours for the truth,
J. H. CARTER.
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fore, from man In an official
position In Seattle. Label him
Mr.. II.
H. 1t turned out, had heard the
story from a nurse. He didn't
know anything about it himself.
Early in the hunt, | had enlist
ed the assistance. of another re-
porter. He was enthusiastic. He
had heard the story only a few
days before and knew Just where
he could get hold of, the fellow
who knew all about it.
He got hold of the fellow
call him ]. had had the story
from Miss X, who told It of Miss
l., a university student, and her
sister.
Story Still Elusive,
Headlong search for Miss l. re-
vealed the fact that 1t was not
she who received the letter, but
a friend Of her mothers, in Port
land.
Somewhat aggrieved, my assist
ant sought Miss X and inquired
why she had told ] that Miss l.
had received the letter.
Miss X admitted that she had
done so because 1t made the story
better-which it did. While she
was admitting, she gave the re-
porter the name of Miss M, from
whom she had heard It. Miss M
said she heard from Professor N
of the university.
Thence to Tacoma.
Hot on the trail, my ASSISTANT
now tracked Professor n to his
hole. He said one Of his pupils,
Miss o, had told him she knew a
German woman in Tacoma who
had received a letter from her
daughter in Germany, saying that
her husband had been killed and
the children were starving. Cen
sors had written the woman that
the daughter would be executed.
Professor n added that when he
went home that night he was told
the story again by his wife. who
had heard it from her laundress,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
AS to Overalls
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TINES:
One of your contributors as
sures us that women who wear
overalls are held in no respect
by men. And refers us to Deut.
Chap. %, verse 5, as an unan-
swerable proof of her position in
respect to woman's dress.
would like to refer your read
ers to Kings ii, Chap. 10. verse
16, and ask. Is that the kind of
respect that the men of those
times had for the women2 Let
me recall to her mind the fact
that the women of those times
were perpetual minors, and allow
ed the men to dictate to them
not only in matters of dress, but
absolutely in all other matter. Is
that the kind of respect they
reaped as a reward Of their sub
|serviency?
IL there is law on the statute
books of Washington prohibiting
women from wearing overalls, 1t
should be relegated to, the junk
heap Of troglodyte castoffs, along
with the practices referred to In
Second Kings. They both equal
ly point to the same low status
of male respect for women.
The respect of a man mot a
mere creature) is not forfeited
by a woman, when going about
her proper business dressed in
garments suitable for her work.
~he respect that a woman has for
herself is what counts, the value
she places upon her own indi-
vidiuality.
IDA WRIGHT MUDGEXT,
Cromwell, Wash.
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Care of the Flag
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
In today's paper (the 19th)
we were both surprised and hurt
to note such an unpatriotic DEM
onstration as was made by Tom
Duff.
He handled OUR flag so care
lessly that 1t not only touched
the floor but remained there and
dragged.
1t might be a good idea to take
the matter up with Altman. He
seems to have forgotten the OBJ
ject of last Mondays celebration
or else It meant nothing to him.
Yours for trying to obtain q
greater degree of respect and
reverence for OUR flag, we are,
FOUR PUPILS OF LUCKY
SCHOOL, DIST. NO. 121,
Spanaway, Wash
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Garden Hints
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Many people passing the West
ern State hospital, stop their au-
tos and walk into the garden, ask
ing the gardener how to have a
good garden.
have promised many / will
answer in The Tacoma Times
Monday how I plant garden and
have good crops. Barnyard ma
nure is the greatest of all gar
den fertilizers. l put 1t on two
inches deep, then plant.
The time for planting various
seeds changes according to the
latitude in which the planting is
to be done. The peach trees are
generally a safe guide to follow.
When these are in full bloom II
is time to plant the harder vege-
tables, such as beans, carrots,
beets, onions, parsnips, peas, po-
tatoes, radish and spinach.
About 20 days later, when the
ground has become warm and all
danger of frost is past, 1t is time
to plant such things as cucum-
bers, pumpkins, squash and tur-
nips.
Many seedsmen have been
charged with selling bad seeds
when the fault was not that at
all, but the time of planting.
The seed of a tender vegetable
when planted in the cold ground,
will not germinata hat will rot
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Light Rates
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
In last Thursdays issue of The
Times you published in prominent
headlines: city Light Plant
Proving to be Stupendous Finan-
cial SUGGEST"
May / ask to whom? In 1908
the city collected from the light
users $372,66S and in 1918 Sb7S,-
1917. The consumers paid in 1915
$201,24s more than they did in
|l9OS.
This should make the consum-
ers happy of course. They paid
the enormous sum of S573,917
for what cost only $194,041.
They paid for light tS79,S76 or
nearly three times as much as 1t
cost, and to be Just little sar-
castle, of course this makes them
exceedingly joyous to think by
this little sacrifice they have
caused this "Stupendous Finan-
cial Success"
Were these headlines intended
to be sarcastic--or did you mean
III A few months ago The Times
treating of the water question.
urged that people should pay no
more than the water cost, includ-
ing interest on bonds and the up
keep, and printed letter from no
less q person than one Of our best
and ablest business men, strong
ly supporting the idea. Is not
the light plant logically the sameY
Why should the city speculate off
her own people for the benefit of
those who use little or no light?
Poor mothers with sick babies
use much light.
JOHN w. LINCK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
They'd Better Name It Mt.
Tacoma, Or Seal Will Suffer

Because the official name OF
Mt. Tacoma may be changed al
the meeting In Washington, d.
c., Of the geographic board next
month. members of the Tacoma
park board Monday decided to
wait until after the meeting be-
fore adopting a new corporate
seal.
A seal had been prepared with
a picture of the mountain on II,
and the words mt. Tacoma,
Wash.," beneath.
"But the geographic board
may change the name of the
mountain" objected Commission
or Heath. I'VE ought to wait I'M
I'll the official name is announc-
ed"
"All right" assented Mottet
but II they don't name the noun
tain Tacoma we won't put any
name on the picture at ALL"
The seal will not be adopted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23

The article to which you re-
fer did not attempt to lay
the blame for the present
high prices on the panic of
stOcking-up which has been
sweeping the city and coun-
try since war was declared,
except in part.
OF course, there are many
other causes operating. The
recent buying in abnormal
quantities, however, sharply
Increased the demand and
thus, inevitably, the prices.
This was testified to by a
half dozen of leading dealers
quoted.
You say that IL there is no
need for anxiety, the news
papers and the dealers should
say so. Well, isn't that en-
actIy what The Times and
these dealers referred to have
Ione?-EditOr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23

The Times always has
stood for the lowest possible
light and water rates consist
ent with good business man
agemenf.
We have fought the rob-
bling of those funds for the
benefit of the general fund,
as our readers all will re-
member.
The financial showing of
which the article treated is a
matter for satisfaction to all
users of city light because IL
demonstrates that the time Is
near when we can begin to
enjoy far lower light rates
than at present.
But, naturally, we have to
pay for our plant before we
can cut off the interest
charges. Yours for 3-cent
light within the next few
years.-Editor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
Judges Get
Mushrooms

Three suspicious looking boxes
which arrived in the court house
Monday morning and which were
delivered to Judges yesterday and
Chapman, and County Auditor
Thomas Morris were found to
contain tall and creamy looking
mushrooms.
They were sent by Maj. A. A.
Putnam, who was formerly bailiff
in Judge Yesterdays court room.
May Putnam now lives at Orting,
and enjoys getting out in the
woods and hunting for the mush-
rooms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
Many War Food
Mass Meetings

Agricultural mass meetings are
being held in various parts of the
county this week. Meetings have
been scheduled for Tuesday after
noon at the Longfellow school:
Monday night at the Roosevelt
school; Tuesday night at the MID
land school, Maurice Langhofn
speaker, the Logan and Manitou
schools; Monday night at Spana-
way, with ]. w. Slayden speaker
Slayden also will speak Tuesday
night at Falkland. wednesday
night Mrs. It. E. Ripley and
Charles Richardson will speak al
Lakeview.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
MAYOR WILL
OPEN SEASON

Mayor Fawcett will pitch the
first ball Tuesday afternoon when
the Northwestern league baseball
season is formally opened at the
Stadium.
DR.. Ernest c. Wheeler, presi-
dent of the Commercial club, win
put on chest protector and mash
with the avowed intention OF
catching the mayors delivery.
A committee to act as judges
in selecting the best decorated car
In the auto parade was selected
Monday. 1t consists Of Ernest
Reynolds Of the Auto Supply Co.,
Chauncey Rouse of the U. s. Rub.
Der Co., and r. w. Schnack OF
the Chanslor & Lyon Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
CITY FRANCHISE
ON FLATS ASKED

A petition for a franchise for
the new municipal tideflats street
car line was adopted by the city
council Monday morning and will
be presented to the county COM
missioners at their first weekly
meeting Thursday.
The petition, prepared by May
or Fawcett, asks for the right to
construct single or double tracks
along 18th street to the Hylebos
waterway, east along Commence
ment Bay boulevard, to Lincoln
ave-, and back on Lincoln ave. to
the Puyallup river. 1t also asks
for franchise on the east side
of the Hylebos waterway between
18th street and Lincoln ave-, so
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
MANY WOULD
JOIN RESERVE

A score of Tacomans submitted
their applications for membership
in the officers reserve corps Mon
day morning, when Capt. A. P.
s. Hyde, U. 8. A., established
eadQuarters on the second floor
of the Tacoma National bank
building.
Capt. Hyde will begin examina-
lions Immediately for membership
in the officers training camp
which is to begin at the Preside
in San Francisco, May s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
PLAN TRIP ALONG
THE WATERFRONT

All Commercial Club membefR
are invited to go on an inspection
excursion along the waterfront
next Wednesday noon. Automo-
biles will be furnished by the Ia
coma Automobile club and the
Members council.
The trip will start at the Pa
cific Cold Storage Co.'s plant, and
will end up at the Babare
Brothers, shipyard. Lunch Will
be served at the Puget Sound
FIGURING mills.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23

that In case the line is ever ex-
tended across the strip of water,
right-of-way will be available
on the bluff.
THE city Is ready to begin
work as soon as the county starts
on the fill," declared Mayor Faw-
cett, Monday. I'VE can do moth
ing until solid street Is built.
We have already ordered our
trolley wire, and l believe | can
get quick delivery on rails thru
cooperation with the railroad
companies.
Delay by the county in build
ing the extension of 18th street
is the only thing holding up the
work"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
Equipment for
Artillery Comes

A carload of equipment for the
9Th company, coast artillery, is
due to arrive In Tacoma Monday
afternoon. Some Of the carload
may be for the 4th company.
Maj. Ellison has asked all men,
bers Of the four companies to re-
port to their company comman-
ders Monday night IL they can
march In the baseball opening
parade Tuesday afternoon.
Monday night at the Troop B
drill, Capt. Cramer expects 10 get
enough men to form q squad to
march In the parade.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
Latest y. S.
Dreadnaught
Takes Water

ANahGu
NEW YORK, April 23.-With
a grim lack of ceremony sugges-
tive of war times, the super
dreadnought New Mexico, the
worlds first electric driven bat.
tleship, was launched at the
Brooklyn navy yard today.
A small crowd, composed most.
ly of yard employees, cheered as
the giant ship took the water.
Whistles shrieked, but the life
and color of peace time launch
ings were lacking. Secret SER
vice men mingled with spectators,
and a guard of marines in their
service uniforms kept close
watch. The public was barred.
Miss Margaret O. DeBaca,
daughter Of the late governor OF
New Mexico, who died shortly aft
er his Inauguration, christened
the vessel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
COUNTIES TO
SELL DREDCE

The Joint board of the Pierce
and King county commissioners
were to meet in Seattle Monday
afternoon and open bids for the
inter-county dredge that has been
used on the Puyallup river work.
The work is nearly completed,
and they hope to get a good price
for the large dredge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
TRUCK TRAIN
MUSTERED in

The Tacoma truck train, with
"a members, was formally mus
tered into the u. s. service Mon
day morning by Maj. Boutelle of
Seattle in the U. s. army recruit
ing station in the Croft hotel.
More members will be mustered
in daily. The train comes under
the supervision of the quarter
master department
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
ORDER $4,000
PAVING JOB

Street paving amounting to
$4,000 was ordered by the city
council Monday morning.
The work is divided into two
small jobs. Grant avenue will be
paved between South 18th and
18th streets, costing s6,043. The
other job to cost $14,220, includes
North NJ street from Sth to 10th.
and No. Sth, 9th and 10th streets
from l. to M.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23

then the gardener blames the
scotsman.
am giving a planting table
for those seeds which are to be
planted in the open ground. In
the column denoting the time to
plant, (A) refers to the time when
the peach trees are coming into
full bloom; OBJ refers to about
20 days later when all danger of
frost is past.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
GOVERNMENT WINS
NOTED LAND CASE

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 23.
The supreme court today de-
cided in favor of the government
in the noted Oregon and Califor-
mia land case, involving millions
of acres of land granted to rail-
roads and claimed by the United
States for forfeiture.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23
Mabel Abbott Had the Biggest Story
Of the Year In Her Grasp--Almost

i am thinking of offering a re-
ward for a photograph of the let
ter and the woman who received
II.
Because 1t has only been locat-
ed in four cities so far, and Olym-
pia, Bellingham, Chehalis, Spo-
kane and other remain to be heard
from.
And It certainly was a great
story.
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| Mrs. p, who had it from a friend
OF hers, Mrs. @.
The young man thereupon tele-
phoned to the home OF Professor
Ms authority, Miss o. Miss O's
mother told him her daughter had
heard the story from Professor
N.
It Was Great Story.
Right there is where the chase
stopped.
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until after the Washington board
meets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-23

JOHN LESKO,
Gardener,
TT. Steilacoom
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-23

line the greatest activity was shown.
So prompt has been the response to
the calls for recruits that the heads
of official and civilian committees had
their hands full in examining, enroll
ing and assigning those who could be
of service. Men, women, boy scouts
and girls made up the volunteers.
Several interesting developments
were announced. An armed boat pat
rol manned from the crews of the
ships at the navy yard is to be estab-
lished to patrol Boston harbor and the
water front of the navy yard from
sunset to sunrise. All craft found in
these waters will be subject to inspec-
ton. Guards at the navy yard piers
were given rifles in addition to their
pistols.
Another call for aviators was made
and five new units of coast defense re-
serve men from Tufts College were
added to the force already being
trained. \ large group of telephone
girls offered their services without pay
for evenings, Saturday afternoons,
Sundays and holidays. a unit of
thirty experienced wireless operators,
all women and girls. already had been
enrolled in the coast defense reserve