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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
Cause and Effect

EDITOR THE TIMES:
You have done exceedingly well
in the bond business, now how
about a campaign to get those
starving school children enough
to eat, and do away with the cause
of their starving
Attic the mayor might thing
he is going a great thing in trying
to get some money in the next
budget to give the children a glass
of milk a day, l don't think it is
progressive piece of work by a
long shot.
Whether they get that glass of
milk or not it is almost the same;
1t Will only take a little longer
to starve them to death, a little
cheap charity or an investigation
is about all the por working peo-
pie get in this country, and the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
In the
Editors Mail

effect gets lots of attention but
THE cause always is overlooked
(purposely, OF course).
Without meaning to praise that
skunk the kaiser, he would not
wait till the sweet by and bye to
try to get a glass of milk for
starving children.
He would hunt up the employ
ers of their fathers and compel
them to pay them a living wage
and right then and there he would
do away with the cause, and that
Ia one Of the main reasons that
the German army Is second to
none.
And while I am about 1t,
would like to ask, has this old U.
s. A. ceased to be democracy?
thought a democracy was a gov
eminent for the people, of, and by
the people, and after we vote out
fexistence by 1900 majority
: the worst robbery the workers
ever h adto put up with, five men
who probably never saw the state
of Washington, knock it in the
head; 1t is things like these that
make volunteers conspicuous by
their absence. Yes, you are kill.
ing patriotism among the work
ers every day. The writer of this
letter was once as patriotic as any
one, but the ditry deal we have
been getting has put a damper on
my patriotism and If there Is any
left 1t surely died when l saw In
your paper that we will again have
to pay for the right to work in a
free country, BILL JONES.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
This Wife Doesn't Like
To Be a Limp Mop Rag

She declared that "the only way
she could please him was to be
submissive as a mop rag" And,
she added, anybody would get
tired of that"
He claims he has had to make
the beds and perform other
household duties.
And so the sparks flew in Judge
Clifford's court Tuesday in the
hearing of the divorce suit brought
by Alma N. Gillette, against her
husband William. They were
married Oct. 30, 1912, and have
two small children.
She claimed he struck her, call
ed her vile names and threatened
to kill her. He claims she is lazy.
81 didn't ever try to reduce, be-
cause I didn't ever have to re-
duce," she replied to one question.
THE work would wear anybody
down."
She said she couldn't eat the
things that she wanted to eat, and
admitted that even the things she
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
Inspecting
Headlights

Members of the Tacoma Auto
mobile club and others who are
In doubt as to whether the head
lights on their automobiles meet
with the requirements of the new
state law are requested to present
their ear for examination to Mr..
Anderson, representative of the
state automobile department, now
ut the central police station in
the city hall.
This Is a service which has been
desired ever since the new law
became effective on June 6, and IL
expected that many will take adj
vantage OF the opportunity to
have the official OK placed on
their equipment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
Burglars Busy
Monday Night

Breaking open a rear door,
thieves entered the grocery of A.
A. Rankin, 1902 East Gath street,
Monday night and stole 10 cans
Of pork and beans, a number of
cigars, some candy and bananas.
Three men entered the tide
flats of j. Kurahoke, car cleaner
for the Great Northern, Monday
afternoon and stole 81 and gold
watch. They were seen depart
ing.
A watch and small quantity OF
jewelry weer stolen from the
home OF S. d. Kinnear, 1909
Puyallup ave-, Monday night by
burglars who forced open the
back door.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19


CHICAGO, June 19.-Dr. Har-
old d. Thomas and Mrs. Adelaine
Millspaugh Bryan Thomas, who
were married for the third time
last night, are preparing today to
60 to France.
The doctor intends to head his
own Red Cross unit, while his wife
will be one OF the nurses.
Mrs. Thomas-then Adelaine
Millspaugh-became a party to a
double elopement in April, 1918,
which made her the wife of Lester
Bryant. The marriage was i'm
taediately annulled by the parents.
In July, 1913, she married Robert
presnell. They later separated.
Then Bryant charged the an
nullment of his marriage was IL
legal and had II set aside. This
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19

cooked herself didn't taste good.
Asked why she did not tell her
parents about her marital troubles,
she declared, II was too proud to
admit that ] had such disgrace
full husband"
The husband is under re-
straining order issued against him
as he was about to leave for Alas
ka, May 8. The wife claims he
was going to take all their prop
erty with him, amounting to $5,-
600, which, she said they had
agreed to split $3.50.
Il don't care IL he goes to Alas
ka. He can go anywhere he wants
as long as / get my share" she
said on the witness stand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
Married For Third Time;
Leave Together For Front

automatically annulled the mar
riage Of Presnell. Bryant obtain
ed divorce June IA, 1916. A
month later she married DR..
Thomas In Park Falls, Wis.
The laws Of Illinois prevented
their marriage in the state within
a year after Bryant's divorce.
They went to the coast and we're
married in Oakland, Cal. Oct. 23.
Mrs. R. Livingston Beeokman,
wife of the governor of Rhode
Island and sister of DR.. Thomas,
attended the wedding here last
night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
DEATHS

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. c. Lee died Sunday night at
the family home, 4342 South
Puget Sound ave. The funeral
was held Monday from Storlie's.
Harrison Il. Page, age 81, died
Monday at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. p. Bridgewater, 4709
North Cove ut. One son also
survives him. Funeral private
Wednesday from G. o. Lynn's.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
LEGAL NOTICES

in so days after signing Of contract,
said contract shall become void as
per specifications.
The successful bidder will be
paid by warrant drawn upon the
Road and Bridge Fund, as per Or
dinance No. 66o9.
The Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and all of the
bids.
c. d. ATKINS.
Commissioner OF Public Works.
June 14-15-1e-1s-1s, 1917.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived at the office of the Com
missioner of Public Works, City
Hall. City of Tacoma, between the
hours Of 1900 NJ and 200 p. M. on
the goth day of June, 1917, for fur
nishing labor, tools and equipment
for demolishing and rebuilding
wooden drawbridge over Puyallup
River at South 21st Street Dincoln
Ayenue.) All material is to be fur
nished by City of Tacoma. All in
accordance with plans and specifi-
cations on file In the office of the
the said Commissioner.
Amount of bond required will be
the same as contract price.
Proposals must be made on print
ed form furnished by said Commits
sioner and accompanied by certified
check for five per cent of the
amount of proposal, made payable
TO the order of the Clerk of the
Commissioner OF Public Works.
Work 10 be commenced within 10
days after signing of contract.
Work to be completed within 60
days after signing of contract, but
II said work be not completed with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
LEGAL. NOTICES

LOCAL Improvement District No.
964.--Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of Ordinance No. 6364
of the City of Tacoma, a roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection of the LIST annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
grading to the established grade,
South 32nd Street from East c.
Street to East ID" Street, with a
roadway thirty 600 feet In width.
and sidewalk and parking spaces on
each side thereof twenty-five (25)
feet in width: constructing curbs.
cutters and crosswalks of plank, and
LAYING down on said sidewalk
spaces, cement concrete sidewalks
five (5) feet in width.
Said installment may be paid on
or before July 9Th. 1917, but
II not paid on or before said dat.
added interest, penalty and costs
with attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
June 5-12-19 1871
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
WILL ARREST
1000 SLACKERS

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June
19.-Department of justice Off
Gals announced here today that
1000 arrests will be made In the
Messiba iron range of men who
have refused to register. Two
hundred are now under arrest
and the jails of the district are
Overlooking.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19
Looking Into
Lumber Market
tUnited Press Leased wire.)

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10. =
Four lumber trade commission
ers, appointed recently by the bur-
eau OF foreign and domestic COM
merce to investigate probably
markets for American lumber in
Europe after the war, will come
to San Francisco tomorrow to con-
fer with representative of fir
companies.
The commissioner are making
a trip thru the country gathering
data, after which they will leave
for Europe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-19

LOCAL Improvement District No.
5505-Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance Of Ordinance No. 1913
of the City of Tacoma a roll has
been placed in my hands for the col
lection of the first annual INSTALL
ment OF the assessment levied for
Installing a system of street lighting
with single globe metal standards,
-four in number in each regular block.
arranged as shown on diagram OF
district, together with the required
transformers, wiring and under
ground cable.
The said district comprises e.
street from the center line of South
4th Street TO a line parallel to and
1870 feet distant north of the center
line of South 27th Street.
Said installment may be paid on
or before July 18th, 1917, but IL not
paid on or before said date. added
interest. penalty and costs will at
tach.
JAMES C. DRAKE,
CITY Treasurer.
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June 1895, 1917
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
PREVENTABLE FIRES

A recent report of the National
Fire Underwriters board shows that
26 per cent of fires start from pure
ly preventable causes, while Al per
cent are from partly preventable rea-
sons.
There are a few regulation types
of fools who should learn better.
Prominent among them are those
who throw lighted matches into waste
baskets and refuse boxes. Presuma-
bly, they do it not to litter up the
floor with the result that the whole
village is Uttered up by the ashes,
Cheap construction of houses, no
doubt leads to many fires. With prop
er building of chimneys, flues, and
smoke pipes, even an overheated
stove or furnace need not set wood
afire: But where hot pipes rest on
wood it is a pretty sure thing that
that, house will never rot or blow
down. It's life will be ended before
it shows any signs of age.
Every preventable fire is a need
less tax on the community, which we
all pay through our insurance bills.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Nazarene Church.

In spite of the inclemency of the
weather Sunday, congregations were
good both night and morning. We
are contemplating series of special
meetings in the near future. The
pastor will begin the battle" and
will later be reinforced by Rev. ]. T.
Little, former pastor of this church
and present district superintendent.
We are expecting your prayers and
services in this special effort for lost
souls. Sermon subject for Sunday
night will be "Our Place" We are
endeavoring to preach the Bible at
every service. We arc becoming
more and more convinced that there
is no such thing as burned over
district" or a hard place" We be-
lieve people everywhere recognize
their need of a Saviour. We are at
tempting to "lifht up" the Christ.
Results are proving our conclusions
to be correct. "Come and see."-
Dorman D. Edwards, pastor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Obituary

Russell d. Johnson was born in
Union county, Ohio, April 8, 1S41,
and died at his home near Ashland,
Oregon, January 23, 1917. He was
married to Lucretta French in 1862,
to this union four sons were born,
two Of whom and the mother are
living to mourn the loss of the father
and husband. The living sons are
Franklin, of Chicago, and c. E., the
son with whom he was making his
home at the time of his death. Mr..
Johnson lived in his native state un-
til 1889, when he came to Oregon.
He returned to Ohio in 1907. and
came back to this state again after
a residence of five years on the old
home farm, near Pickrclltown, in Lo-
gan county, Ohio. He belonged to a
very talented family of pioneer Meth
odists, his father and four of his
fathers brothers and one of his own
brothers, were Methodist preachers,
men Of sterling ability, the kind Of
men who built up strong Methodist
churches in an early day in almost
every community in Ohio. He Joined
the church in his boyhood and lived
all his life in the faith. The funeral
was held Thursday afternoon from
Dodge's undertaking parlor. Rev. Ed
wards having the services in charge.
Earl Rasor sang two beautiful solos,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Ashland, Ore, Thursday, Feb. 1, II
STATESMEN AND sPECULATORS

TON" Lawson, the noted stock
market operator, says that someone
made $50, 100000 on advance infor-
nation about the presidents peace
note. The public feels comforted to
think that congress is investigating
the alleged leak" But its an elus-
i've subject. Probably the result will
be merely some more black covered
government reports, interesting to
students and valuable to the junk
man.
OF course, our public servants
never speculate. But somebody may
have office boys or second cousins to
whom money could be loaned and
increment thereof received He would
not know where 1t came from.
The stock market dances at the
end of the Washington wire, and
millions can be picked out by fore
stalling the newspapers. The out
slider condemns with fine rectitude
never having had the chance.
You wave a ten thousand-dollar
bill in a public mans face, and he
laughs. Moral standards are really
higher than they used to be. Also
in some cases there is feeling that
more refined methods pay better.
The chance to make million on
Wall street might have no strings
visible, no suggestion of influencing
a public officials course. 1t might
come indirectly involving the betray-
al of no confidence But usually the
tip giver turns up later expecting his
fair return.
The Washington circle includes an
army of camp followers with anxious
ears to the ground for salable or u.s.
able information. II must be diff
cult for public officials not to do busi-
ness with this crowd, as they have
influence at home The chances are
that that $50, 900, 900, if 1t was made
went to this element and their back
ers. The less our public officials
have to do with this crowd the better
for their careers. An inglorious but
safe and clean five per cent is better
business than speculation, II public
official wants to settle down in Wash
ington.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Methodist Church.

The hours of worship are II a. m.
and 1880 p. m. The pastor will
preach in the morning. The Sunday
school and the Epworth League meet
at the usual hours. Prayer meeting
and Bible study Wednesday evening.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety meets at the home of Miss
Tooker on Garfield street Friday af-
ternoon. "The Travellers" will ar
rive at Chewing Gum Land" Friday
evening, February 2, at Mrs. Wheel
er's, 131 North Main street. at 1880
o'clock. All young ladies of the
church and congregation are cordial
ly invited. Admission one stick Of
chewing gum.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Graphite Protects
Auto Inner Tubes

Two inner tubes, one of them with
graphite vulcanized into its surface
in the regular way, and the other
without graphite coating, were re-
Gently subjected to severe test at
the Savage Tire plant, at San Diego
Cal. Both tubes were exposed side
by side under exactly the same con-
ditions, to the sun and weather for
period of 80 days. At the end
of the test the tube with the Crap
hite coating showed very little sign
of deterioration, the other was prac-
tically destroyed.
The graphite coated tube showed
few checks, and was just as elastic
as 1t ever was, the un-graphited one
had lost all OF its life and elasticity.
1t would not hold air at all and was
filled with cracks, in fact, 1t was
just in the condition that any piece
of rubber, exposed for 80 days, might
be expected to be in.
This test is striking proof Of the
claims that are made for Savage Ora
finite tubes. The Savage tube is cov-
cred with graphite, which is vulcan
lied into its surface. 1t is, there
fore, practically light and weather
proof and because u the protection
of the graphite, will deteriorate less
from these causes than any other in
ner tube manufactured.
The graphite coating on the Saw
age tube also prevents sticking and
friction aLd eliminates the necessity
for soapstone or any offer tire powd-
err The Savage people claim that
their process is the biggest advance
in tube making in years. The ex-
cellent service that the Savage gra-
finite tubes are giving to motorists
seems to bear out their claims.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
The Two Landowners

Once upon time there were two
Landowners. Each owned fair
sized Chunk of Mother Earth upon
which they grumbled about Paying
Taxes, Hearing that factory was
to be Installed near His Magnificent
Holdings, the first refused Positive
ly to Sell The other had given up
All Faint Hope and Sold Out at A
Loss. The factory was built Near the
Seconds former Lots. The First was
Stung, The Second was Stung.
Moral-This Fable teaches us that
A Bird in Hand is worth Two in the
Bush and that the Patient Waiter is
No Loser.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01

loose in Ashland. In order to regain
the approval of our harmony-loving
friend we are considering changing
the motto to read, "City OF Ice Two
Inches Thick and Flour So per Bar
REL" but doggone the luck, just as
sure as we changed 1t the weather
would change before the Tidings was
off the press. This is a cruel change
able world, our friend, and it pays to
smile even if your foot is asleep. Your
foot will wake up before you grow
a wrinkle from frowning.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Washday On the Border.

The U. S. soldiers at Juarez
Insisted that the Mex
Should take a bath before they
crossed
The border into Tex.
The Mex are quite averse to baths
And did not care to try it.
They wished to come across unwashed
And started up riot.
Dispatches all neglect to state
The number killed, If any,
But we will bet the shock of baths
viii kill off twice as many.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Died.

Wong Wong, Chinese laborer
who has been working in Josephine
county under a contract for labor
filled through Wah Chung Of this
city, died at a local hospital Tues
day, January 23, at the age Of 68
years. The funeral was held from
Dodge's undertaking parlors We'd
nesday afternoon and interment in
Mountain View cemetery. The fun
eral services were delayed because
of the Chinese custom which prohib-
its burial during the Chinese New
Years festivities.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Harmony and Gloom

Some unknown friend whose spir-
itualistic soul was Jared by what he
or she called Some Harmony" sent
us a clipping pasted onto the little
flag that waves at the head Of the
Tidings, which proclaims "Ashland
Grows While Lithia Flows, City Of
Sunshine and Flowers" The clip
ping referred to the recent cold spell
r'h'ch was sc inconsiderate as to even
freeze the water that stood around
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01

to Ashland from Tillamook about
four years ago, with his wife and two
sons-the family then consisting Of
four sons and two daughters. Two
sons have since died, one here and
one at Salem. Those surviving to
mourn with the wife and mother are
c. V. Atterbury, chief Of police Of
Ashland, Lester and Mrs. Garous Of
Tillamook, and Mrs. Florence Young
of Ashland. Funeral services were
held from the house today at 2
O'Clock.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Write East

Write your friends of summer skies,
babbling brooks and birds,
Write your friends of shady hooks;
fill with joy the words.
Write of balmy August nights, make
your plea a hummer.
Though you've chilblains from the
cold, tell them of next summer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Baptist Church.

Bible school at 9:45 a. m. Preach
ing service at II a. M; subject,
"Edekiel's Vision of Dry Bones" Y.
p. s. c. E. at $50. Preaching serv-
ice at 1880 p. m. Prayer meeting
Thursday at 1880 p. m. Motto, Eff
ciency."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Trinity Episcopal Church.

Vicar, the Rev. P. X. Hammond.
Services 'or Septuagesima Sunday:
Holy communion at 1880 a. m. Sun
day school at 9:45. Holy communion
and sermon at II. Evening prayer
and sermon at 1880. Strangers and
visitors cordially welcomed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01

The rural legislator may not trim
his whiskers with the regularity and
style of the city Adonises, but he
sometimes astonishes his colleagues
by reading over a bill before voting
for It.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Heard and Overheard
(By Lynn D. Mowat.)

(By Lynn D. Mowat.)
Similarity
Say, were you ever out of dough?
And have you ever hooked
Your clothes, and had hunch al
though
This world was overstocked?
And were you saved from the intent
OF blowing off your bun
Because you did not have a cent,
And could not buy a gun?
You say you never have?
Well, isn't that peculiar?
Neither have we.
When snow and slush,
And muddy mush
Lie everywhere around,
Deep our dismay;
Look where we may
Our rubbers can't be found.
But when it's dry,
And home we HE
It always makes us swear.
Though summer gear
Doth disappear,
There's rubbers everywhere.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
Died.

A. w. Atterbury died Monday af-
ternoon at his home, 349 Sherman
street, following a period Of i'll
health covering several years. His
age was 70 years and he was veter-
an of the Civil War. Deceased came
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01

Many people are so busy pursuing
the price of butter and eggs with the
new half dollars, that they haven't
had time to verify the press state
ment that the coins have new de-
signs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
AT THE CHURCHES
First Church of Christ, Scientist.

First Church OF Christ, Scientist.
Pioneer avenue south. Sunday
service at II o'clock. Subject Of les
son sermon, Love" Sunday school
at 10 o'clock. Wednesday evening
meeting at 5 o'clock. Reading room
open from 2 to A daily except Sun
days.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-02-01
How About IL, Girls?

Oh, ladies fair, beneath my hair
A. query's long been stickin'.
'Tis this: Your kind don't seem to
mind
When men folks call you chicken
But II you're near and overhear
Some woman call you hen,
You will not speak for most week
And possibly not then.