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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
Friends Say Mrs. King
Planned Third Wedding

with the supposedly dissipated
wealth.
Mr.. Swami ordered an investiga-
ton following the recital to him
of amazing disclosures made by
John T. Dooling, assistant district
attorney, who had seized and SUI
perficially examined a trunkful of
financial and other documents
found by him in the apartment of
CASTOR b. Means.
Means, who now is in Asheville,
N. c., was Mrs. Kings confidential
adviser, and was the only person
close to her at the time she was
shot.
Not the least interesting items
found by Dooling, he said, were
papers which showed financial
transactions between Mrs. King
and Mrs. J. B. Foraker, daughter
in-law of the late Senator Foraker
of Ohio.
Big Transactions
Both Mr.. Swami and Mr.. Dool-
ing expressed themselves as
aStouHueu by tne lniOrmatlOn they
obtained from hurried examina-
ton Of the tremendous amount of
papers that were taken from the
Means''apartment.
They showed transactions in
volving many hundred thousands
of dollars.
Nearly all, from the papers in
the possession of the district at
torney, appear to be the personal
transactions of CASTOR B. Means.
Search of Mrs. Kings apartment
in the same building and on the
same floor as the apartment oc-
.cupied by Mr.. Means, disclosed
nothing in the way of papers or
documents of any kind that would
aid in discovering what became of
her estate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
Omitted Press Leased wireJ

LONDON, Aug. 29.-(By mail)
Some people," said the SER
geant, ARE bomb-dotty."
1--WE card tell of chaps at the
front comm away from a she'll
ole because they's used up all
their bombs, tho they 'adn't fired
a shot from their rifles
AN then there's people thinks
that nothing matters but artillery
or tanks or gas helmets or bayo-
nets or any old thing wot they
'appen to take particular inter-
est in. Now, I'm not bloomin
specialist, I'm a soldier; an
say the rifles the first and fore
most weapon that the soldier as
to use!
Bombs is all right when they
1T the 'Uns, of course-but bombs
as their limits. Bombs is 'eavy
to start off with, an you ave to
be a ell of q chap to 'url one
with accuracy more'n go or ~
yards. 1t amt like that with a
rifle. A bullet amt as 'eavy as a
bomb, an it goes darn sight
quicker. While you're foolin'
about with a bomb, you can ave
a bullet in that I'm, an wot's
more. let me tell you, the I'm
can't catch the bullet in is and
an 'url it back at you, same's as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
AVOIDS DRAFT

John c. Holder, 1920 Sixth
ave-, escaped Ddraft into the ma
tional army at the 18th hour
Tuesday.
He had filed claim for exemp-
ton on the grounds of depend
ents, and the claim was rejected
by both the local board and the
district appeal board.
Then he filed an industrial
claim, maintaining that his occu-
patton as a locomotive engineer
made it imperative that he remain
at home.
At 3 o'clock Tuesday, six hours
before the time set for him to
report to the local exemption
board to prepare for going to
camp, the appeal board sent word
that Holders Industrial claim
had been allowed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
UNITED Press Leased WIRE,

CHICAGO. Sept. lS.-Police
today were seeking the slayer of
Miss JoseRhine Parker, whose
body was found last night in the
bathroom of the flat she had occu-
pied alone for more than month.
The girls wrists had been
slashed and she had bled to death.
The walls and floors of the par
lor and bathroom were stained
with blood and a razor lay on the
window sill. She evidently had
been dead about 10 days.
The police were willing to ac-
cept a suicide theory at first. but
later discovered bucket OF
bloody water and a sponge which
had been used in an effort to wipe
off the bloodstaihs.
After losing so much blood.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
(Special to The Times.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-That
Mrs. Maude A. King, wealthy
widow whose death under mysteri-
GUS circumstances two weeks ago
at a lonely spot near Concord, N.
c., is the subject of second in
vestigation, was preparing for a
third marriage, was made known
here today by friends who declare
they are in possession of letters
from Mrs. King, written shortly
before her death, in which she no
titled them of this intention.
Mrs. Kings letters do not state
whom she intended to marry, and
the various detective interests at
work on the case are unable yet
to determine theory for her MUIR
der based on this new fact.
Fortune Gone
That Mrs. Kings fortune has
disappeared Is the opinion of Dis
trict Attorney Swami of New York,
who believes he is in possession
of valuable evidence in connection
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
GERMANY
SCORED
BY LANE
Omitted Press Leased Wire.,

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Sept.
1S.-In scathing indictment of
Germany that seeks to master the
world with high explosives and
low intrigue" Secretary of the In
terror Lane today declared that
America was making full steam
ahead in the war" and would con-.
tinue fighting until the world has
no cause to fear kaiserism.
Lane spoke at the opening SEES
sion of the war commission of the
chamber of commerce of the Unit
ed States.
IF there is a better Germany
inside of her and she will show
1t, she can again be restored to
the family of nations as friend.
But we have determined that We
will fight the Germany that is re-
vealed, the spying, intriguing, ter
rorizing Germany" Lane said.
He predicted the war would end
when Germany knows that she
must give hostages to keep peace
in the future"
Taught to Fear.
at was an ancient and barbaric
CUSTOM" he continued. ito take
princes and high men as hostage,
and this custom Germany follow
ed when she entered Belgium. But
the world does not ask such hos
tages. This is the problem OF
,.rorId etat Zoe M auuhin IN diconvar
what kind of hostage Germany
can give when she has been con-
WINGED that her dream OF world
mastery cannot come true,
"Under civilization we all give
hostages to each other. We place
in the other mans hands some
thing sacred which we forfeit IL
we break the common law. 1t Is
the price we pay for life among
our fellows. Germany must do
the same.
1.-THE people of Germany have
been taught to fear. The world
should teach them that they have
no reason for fear and give hos
tages against fear. We fear Ger
many. The world has had horri-
BILE reason to fear. When she re-
moves the reason for this fear her
people can live on common with
all other nations"
Why We Are at War.
I'VE shall make war in earnest
for we know that IL Germany
wins the world will turn aside
from the system of law and liberty
which we know and eXalt that
military caste and system which
is the historic enemy of personal
liberty.
I'VE make war in France that
we may not be compelled to do
battle here. Let Germany have
Canada or Mexico or even Cuba,
and we would go to our daily
work like the pilgrim fathers,
with our guns in our hands,
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AWAITING
GER M AN
APOLOGY
Omitted Press Leased wtre.)

tunNcd fress Ienseu WNe.b
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. H.
Argentine expects Germany to for
ward a formal explanation Of the
Luxburg incident.
Until such disavowal Is re-
ceived, thru the ordinary chan
nels Of diplomatic intercourse. the
German ministerial post will be
considered vacant.
Officials in thus indicating Ar
gentine's viewpoint today, init
mated that such formal apology
from Germany might close the in
cident.
Not all of the public today 10
accepting such view, however.
Numerous meetings are being
held urging that Argentine form
ally break relations with Germany.
The strongest pressure IL being
brought to bear on President Iri-
goyen to this end.
The anti-German element ID
caustically commenting on the
fact that Germany is seeking to
clear up the bald phases of Lux
burg's communication by the ex-
PLANTATION of an under secretary
expressing regret and Germany's
absolute disapproval" of the
minister's phrases.
Count Luxburg remained close
ly in his place of refuge In the
Austrian legation today.
The Argentine government, It
was understood, was endeavoring
to arrange for his departure on .
Spanish steamer-either the Leo
XIII, leaving Sept. 28, or the
Reina Victoria, Oct. 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
PEACE TERMS
AREWITHHELD


ROME, Sept. 1S.-The vatican
will not make the central powers
reply to Pope Benedict's peace
suggestions public until the pope
and all the vatican clergy begins
its weeks annual retreat the lat
ter part of September.
In making this announcement
today to the United Press, vatican
authorities laid stress on the fact
that during this retreat special
prayers will be said for the lust
Christian peace" which the Holy
Father has implored of the bel
ligerents.
Announcement was made today
that the vatican expects to publish
its diplomatic papers in full after
the close of war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
NAVY WANTS
ENLISTMENTS

Reports that enlistments in
the navy have been suspended
have caused falling off in enlist
ments lately" said |. b. Wyman,
C. e. U. s. NJ, naval recruiting
officer, at room 200 Bank of Cal
ifornia building, Tuesday, "and
we have been asked by the navy
department to give full publicity
to denial of the reports.
I'VE are still enlisting men for
the navy, and want especially
bakers, cooks, musicians and ma
chinists. The term 'machinist
covers marine engineers and avia-
tors"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
YARDS OF CARPET
IN PERJURY CASE

Adding up the number of yards
in a carpet and determining the
carpets whereabouts occupied the
state Tuesday morning in the trial
of Mrs. q. L. Cloud on charge
of first degree perjury.
1t is alleged that Mrs. Cloud,
in suit against the Union Assur-
ance Co. as the result of a fire in
her place at 1861 Pacific ave.
July 80, 1916, testified 463 yards
of carpet we're burned up.
The state claims the carpet was
not in the building at the time of
the fire and that the woman tes-
tilted falsely.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
TRANSPORTS
NEAR WRECK

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 49,
Wrecking of the United States
army transport Thomas with 1000
men aboard in Oriental waters
was averted only by combination
of seamanship and good fortune,
according to letters received here
today. During typhoon on the
night of August 20, the Thomas
was driven from her course and
toward the storm center.
Suddenly the sheer wall of a
300-foot cliff doomed ahead-so
close it looked as IL a man could
reach out and touch it. Quick re-
versal of the engines and a huge
comber which threw the transport
to seward saved the day, altho
bottom was touched and the YES
sci had to go into the drydocks at
Nagasaki. y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
.IFE'S PARENTS
TO BLAME, HE SAYS

His wife's parents were to
blame for preventing a reconcilia-
ton with his wife after she had
left him, according to the divorce
complaint filed in the superior
court Tuesday by |. p. Braswell
against Edith l.. Braswell. They
were married sin December, 1913.
In May, 1914, Braswell claims his
wife left him, returning to her
parents.
Braswell says he has informa-
tion that a child was BORN to his
wife Feb. /, 1915, tho he mas
never seen it and cannot say
where it is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
GIRL VICTIM
OF MURDE RER

she would not have had the
strength to attempt to erase II,
the police believe.
They also pointed outsthat any
one about to die would not worry
about few blood stains.
The flat was bare of furniture.
A trunk contained a bridal trous-
seau complete. with white satin
gown, tulle veil and white slip
pers. Miss Parker evidently had
slept on pile of newspapers in
a corner.
The girl is believed to have
come here from Decatur, I'll.
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NO SNAP ON
DESTROYER

Continued FROM Page One.)
der of a u. s. destroyer, takint
a few hours sightseeing whit
his ship and crew recuperate'
from long cruise.
No Rest at Sea.
I'VE need what little rest OF
shore we can get" he said
There's mighty little resting dur
ing our long periods at sea. One,
outside a breakwater, we arr
never still a second. Heaving
pitching, tossing, shaking all da,
and all night!
"Oh, it's n jolly life! No
sleep for nights on end. Now
and then we wedge ourselves
into a bunk to catch a few
moments restless sleep, and
like as not wake up with a
bump on the deck amid a
tangIe of jumping gear, one
arm wrenched aud stiff from
its automatic grip on a
stanchion.
"An hours solid sleep is
practically unknown. And SO
also is a square meal. No hot
food, for there can seldom
be fire i'm the little 8X4 gall
ley. Once in a while ket-
tie Is put on, and the ship
sIews suddenly, and the boil
ing water showers over the
adventurous spirit dreaming
of coffee. Mostly we eat In
aboriginal style, standing mp,
with cold grub in one hand
and a stanchion held for
steadiness by the other.
THE best sailor soon feels sicl
on a destroyer. No ventilation
no rest, no hot food, no exercise
no recreation! And this awfu
misery goes on for months, will
intermittent moments of recuper
alton on shore.
Danger Always.
add to that, the Internal un
certainty and danger! In oul
speed there is safety. But imag
inc how we feel when we stop tc
pick up the survivors of a torpe.
doed ship, right over the spot
maybe, where the U-boat is Turk
ing. They Chamber aboard as the
they were made of lead. Hurry!
we howl at them, and how oul
nerves relax when we finally gel
up speed again!
you see, unsuitable life boat!
and RATS are not part of a de
stroyer's cargo. II we were hit W,
would simply vanish.
Tricky, Too.
Funny how the U-boats hav,
got toSknow us. The other da,
we came on a boatload of surviv
ors rowing directly away from
land. 'Why?' we asked them
oh, they replied. the submarin,
officer told us to row over thi
way and we'd find you at abou
this spot!' The beggars know II
by name and number.
"They play tricks, too. Man,
a gunner thinks he's sunk u
boat when he sees 1t go down an,
oil and drift come to the surface
Often that is Just the U-boat'
game. The ship departs and tn
submarine is left unmolested.
But the game doesn't go al
their way. Thanks to my blue
jackets there is already one NOR
| German submarine that will ne'
err get back to its basel"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
MAKE SOLDIERS AT
HOME IN CHURCHES

The Ministerial Alliance Mon
day appointed Bishop Lemuel H.
Wells, James s. West, Robert
Milligan and d. H. Trimble a COM
mittee on war work to get names
and church preferences of all SOL
diers in the hope of making them
feel at home in Tacoma churches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18

COAST LINERS

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 49,
The two Hill coast liners. the
Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific, have been Communicated
for immediate militaryspurposes by
the federal government, l.. G. Gil
man, president of the Great North
ern Pacific Steamship Co. said
here today.
Gilman wired the federal ship
ping board suggesting the delivery
of the Great Northern at San Fran
cisco Sept. 29 and the Northern
Pacific at San Francisco Oct. 1.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
NEW BISHOPS

tUntted press bensed Wlres1
WASHINGTON. d. c., Sept. Is.
The papal legation here today
announced appointment of the fol-
lowing bishops:
Right Rev. J. Henry Then, Lin
coin, Neb., to be bishop OF Dem
yer, Colo, and Rev. John j. Can't
we'll, San Francisco, to be bishop
at Los Angeles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
PREFERS RIFLES

some of 'em ave done with
bombs!
when you ear anybody run
min about saying as 'ow the rifle
as been superseded by bombs or
some other stunt like that, just
you laugh. OF course, il it's a Of
ficer wot says it, you needn't
laugh too ostentatious, but laugh
all the same. Sort of mentally,
see."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
HOW'D YOU LIKE TO
BE THE CONSTABLE?

CHEHALIS,I Sept. 1S.-When
mischievous boys stole the cloth
ing of Cleo Thomas while she was
bathing in the river two miles be-
low her home town, near here, she
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ter he thought had been written
to her by some unnamed cores
pondent was one, of his own OLE
counting letters. Mrs. Baker told
the court their Life had been sucA
she didn't wonder her husban1
had forgotten that he ever enter&
tanned such sentiments
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18

was forced TO walk in the water
the entire distance to the town
bridge, where she attracted the at
tention of the town constable. A
large crowd gathered before Miss
Thomas made the constable I'M
derstand her plight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18

Paul Willis, the likable young
chap who lately worked with Me-
tro, Is now with Moroseo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
HIS OWN LETTER;
WITHDRAws SUIT

YAKIMA, Sept. 1S.--Silar Bak-
err withdrew his suit FOR divorce
against his wife, Elma, when she
proved in court that the love let
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
TOWN HAS FAT TREASURY
Psotons, H.. In Debt While Wet, Went
Dry, and Has Plenty Of
Money.

Peotone. nl.-Since this town put
the lid down on the legalized saloons
there has been a big change In the
finances Of the treasury.
According to the liquor people q
change was predicted but not exact
ly the change that actually occurred.
This Is what happened to the great
disappointment Of the vets.
Two years ago. according to Mayor
Paul McCollins the town, while nurs-
ing the saloons. ran Itself into debt to
the tune Of $1,000. On January !.
after the town had turned out the sa-
looms, the debt had not only been
paid, but there remained a surplus OF
81, 600 In the treasury. besides credits
amounting to $500 more. In fact, the
bullion accumulated 80 rapidly that
the treasurer got nervous and paid
a water bond of $1,000 that was not
due until 1917. Still the money Is
piling up In spite Of the $4,000 annu-
ally that the town misses every year
from the old grog houses.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
Things Worth Knowing

Bread made with compressed yeast
should always be sponged In the morn
ing. II allowed to remain overnight
unless a very small quantity OF yeast
IA used II will be heavy. In other
words. the yeast outgrows itself ana
dies.
For a small amount Of sausage make
in this proportion: Five pounds OF lean
and fat pork. four teaspoonfuls OF
salt, four Of black pepper. one OF
cayenne, three Of powdered sage, one
each of thyme and summer savory.
Sometimes folks hate to cook onions
and other things that smell pretty
loud because the odor stays In the ket-
tie or pan so long. Next time try this;
Wash the dish well; drop a good sized
piece Of paper into the stove and light
Il: then hold the dish over that mo-
ment and you win wonder what has
become of that onion smell
Ever have your overshoes pull on In
the mud? Provoking. isn't 1T The
next time slip a heavy rubber bano
around the overshoes, over the instep.
This Is not a bit unsightly and takes
only a minute. II necessary. the band
may be doubled to make 1t tight
enough. Try II.
Boiled linseed oil Is the finest thing
for genuine old mahogany, as It hard
ems and preserves the wood. Pour the
oil on to pad Of soft flannel and well
rub the wood. II there are any cracks
In the wood the oil will an these and
harden. Wipe OF the supernuous oil
and polish with a dry. soft clotn. A
little vinegar added to the oil VIII make
q bright, clean, dry finish.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
JOBS GOING BEGGING NOW
Bio Demand for Labor In Washington
10 Attributed Partly to
Prohibition.

Spokane, wash.-Since prohibition
went into effect here there has been
a big demand for laborers. No man
who can work and wants to work is
out of a job.
That this condition Is partly due to
prohibition Is the belief Of A. #. White
Of the A. @. White Lumber company Of
Laclede, Idaho. who is here looking
for laborers. Idaho Is dry and laborers
are scarce there, too, according to Mr..
White. Speaking Of prohibition Mr..
White said:
prohibition has been blessing to
the working man In the lumber camps
and we sincerely hope that spokane
and the state Of Washington will con-
tinue In the dry column"
The White Lumber company en-
ploys 100 men In Its sawmill. planning
mill and frame factory.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
Observation-Disclosures.
!: HANDICRAFT :
!: FOR GIRLS. :
By DOROTHY PERKINS
Observation-Disclosures"
Copyright. by A. Nicely Hall)
SOAP eueBLE FUN.

II is not necessary to have special
soap or q patent blower to blow bub-
bles successfully. There is nothing
better than CASTLE or ivory soap for
a solution, and a clay pipe like that
in Fig. 1. which can be bought at q
drug store, is as good as any blower
on the market. But for large bubbles.
the finest sort OF a blower is q tin
funnel about "a inches in diameter
Zig. ~. Probably your mother has
one in her pantry. Another blower
which you will find handy is . short
lemonade straw (Fig. 81.
To make up the solution, shave the
soap into q pan of warm water. put
ting in as much soap as the water
will dissolve.
To make a bubble with the tin fun
mel. place the end into the solution
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11

Gig. d, then add other tumblers
and see how many bubbles you can
place before the first ones burst.
Fig. s shows how to blow one bub-
BILE within another. First blow q large
bubble on q pie tin having depth OF
one-Quarter inch of solution in It.
Blow the bubble as you raise the fun.
mel. then turn the funnel sidewise and
slide II on of the bubble. The inner
bubble IL blown with Q lemonade
straw.
II you have two clay pipes. you can
blow two bubbles. and then by bring
ing them together cause them to unite
in one large bubble Gig. 10).
Fig. IL shows the steps required. to
blow q bubble over q spool After
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
BUSINESS BOOMING
UNDER PROHIBITION
PROMINENT MEN OF ATLANTA
DECLARE REPORTS or DE-
PRESTON ARE FALSE.

Atlanta, Ga.--Itecently DIR. J. Frank
Norris, pastor at Fort Worth, Tex,
telegraphed friend Of his In Atlanta,
stating that the liquor interests were
circulating In Texas a story that Geor-
gas prohibition law had resulted In
tremendous business depression, and
that Atlanta. the capital city, was suf-
fering greatly because Of the prohi-
bitlon law.
Within few hours Doctor Norris
Atlanta friend sent him the following
telegram, signed by six Of the foremost
business men In the state of Georgia:
ATLANTA, Ga.
"Dr. J. Frank Norris, Fort Worth,
Tex.
Answering your inquiry:
"AntI press announces success pro-
hibitlon law throughout Georgia.
Public road builders complain great
scarcity Of convicts, must hire work.
men. Bank deposits steadily increas-
ing. Improvement all lines Of bust
ness. Collections very good. Real es-
tate inquiries 80 per cent more since
prohibition. Happiness In thousands Of
homes where peace was stranger be-
fore prohibition came.
civilian s. William, banker.
''Henry Y. McCord, wholesale grocer.
"Smith & Ewing. real estate.
81. X. Orr. Orr Shoe company.
"E. G. Galloway. manufacturer.
"W. Woods White. Insurance"
Mr.. Witham Is the founder Of ITO
active banks In 90 Of Georgia's coun-
ties. Mr.. McCord is one Of the leading
wholesale grocers Of the state. Smith
4 Ewing are one Of the two leading
real estate firms In Georgia while Mr..
Orr Of the Orr Shoe company Is wide
ly known throughout the entire coun-
try as one Of the leading shoe manu-
facturers; Mr.. Galloway is the active
head Of five corporations and Mr.,
White is the head Of one Of the three
foremost life INSURANCE. agencies In
Georgia.
The liquor traffic, without a leg to
stand upon, is driven to the manufac
ture of false statements In the effort
to preserve Itself from complete de
struction.