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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28
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DICK PROPOSES INVESTMENTS
When l got home 1 found that
Dick was there before me. He
put check for $1,000 in my
hand, saying, There, Madame
Wealthy, is your quarterly divi-
dend and / have made arrange
ments for you to put it with
some money l have invested in a
safe seven per cent proposition
Why. what is the matter?" he de-
manded rather impatiently as
held the check in my hand and
rolled 1t between my fingers.
Here, I'll get you pen and ink
and you can endorse 1t and I'll
buy the stock tomorrow"
l had to smile, little book. 1t
seemed 90 strange to me that
Dick just would not learn. Here
he was Just after our fuss over
'my voting my own stock trying
the same tactics on how I should
use my own money.
expect you remember, little
, book, that while 1t is only lately
that Dick has become the Least
bit Of financier-indeed, wher
we were married he was awfully
in debt and 1t was my little nest
egg Of money that got US oul
first foothofd in the book concern
yet now he thinks he knows al
about how to make money ant
how to take care of 1t after 1t /.
made.
Ibid not know what to say, lit
tie book. about that check as
knew he would be perfectly furi
GUS II insisted upon keeping IL
But taking my courage in m!
hands I said, II don't think I will
invest this money, Dick"
why not?" he asked in tina
rasping voice that distresses m
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28

SO, while his face took on a gray
ugly look that spoke rage.
We'll, my checking account is
rather low
You don't mean to tell me
that you are thinking OF putting
that money in checking account
when you can get seven per cent
interest on it?'
We'll, you see, they wifi pay
me three per cent on my check
ing account II 1T is over five hun
dred dollars"
But you know you will drib-
BILE 1t away"
well. what II I do" I said
suddenly. 1T is mine, isn't it?"
felt the blood rising to my face.
Yes, he answered as furious
as j "but I can't see that that is
any reason for your throwing 4
to the birds"
mo, l presume you cannot
particularly as you have never
needed any reason to throw your
money to the birds as you pictur.
esquely put It,"
Then, little book, left tn,
room and in a moment I heard
Dick slam the door and I did no,
see him again that night. criet
myself to sleep. That's Just the
reason men make 1t so hard fol
women to help one another"
said to myself. "If Pat got into ,
tight place and Dick wanted Il
help him out. he would Just z,
ahead and do 1t without askin,
anybody's opinion or consent.
| But I've got to make explana
lions, and IL 1 did l know tina
Dick would think was crazy Il
tgive that much money away I,
someone who Is nothing to m,
and who is not at all worthy"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28

Libby Valiant of Camp Lewis and
Miss Helen Collier, leading lady
in Turn to the Right" was
quietly solemnized in Seattle on
Christmas day. The Marriage is
the result Of a romance begun in
Philadelphia some years ago.
Marriage licenses were issued
Thursday to Austin w. White and
Orphia c. Morris of Alhambra,
CAL; Clyde HANDLE and lima
Swanson of Tacoma; Frank R.
Pinentel and Josephine l.. Trout
of Santa Cruz, CAL; Fl. A. Poe
|Of Santa Monica, Cal, and Helen
Dunbar OF Tacoma; G. M. Gau-
dette and Vina V. Harrison of Ia
coma; l.. S. Tenner and Katherin
Foley of Tacoma; William K.
kopee and Izetta G. Schusta of
Houston, Texas; W. A. Butler and
Mrs. Clair Glamm of Orting; OH
yer r. Anderson of Tacoma and
Frances Sell of Puyallup; Fran
els w. Falles Of Albany, Ore, and
Sarah A. Watson of Tacoma;
Daniel Peoples of Puyallup, and
Eva Peterson of Sumner; F. 8.
Anderson and Hazel M. Roberts
OF Arcata, CAL; ]. A. Ball and
Amanda d. Schray az Tacoma
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Custer Women's Relief corps,
No. 2, will give a card party at
the Armory Saturday afternoon.
Refreshments will be served and
all friends are invited.
A large number Of tables have
been reserved for the Saturday
night dinner dance at the Com
mercial club. There will be
some good music during the din
ner hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hotchkiss
will hold informal open house at
their home at the Country club
on New Years day.
Mary Bali chapter, d. A. r.,
will give its annual Christmas
program Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. J. q. Mason. A
beautiful program has been ar
ranged under the direction of
Mrs. Miles l.. Clifford.
The concert of the soldiers Of
the 91st division proved a great
success at the Tacoma theater
Thursday evening. Good music
Of all kinds was given and the
program was enthusiastically re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28

determined to talk the whole
matter over with Alice the next
morning. In the meantime I had
to send the money to the bank Ia
make good the note for Harvey.
1t was all so silly, little book.
What did $4,000 mean to me a,
compared to the happiness OF
Alice's married life. Besides, !
determined to make a visit e
Harvey's home and put the mat.
ter up to his father. This would
be very easy as Donna Tenney
was living in the same city and
had asked me to come and visit
her.
1t was very late when went
to bed, but Dick had not come in
yet. I had forgotten it was cleo.
ton night until l heard the boys
crying "Wuxtra, wuxtra!"
ITO BE COntinued.l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28

for them. II you think they are
i'm the wrong, tell them SO frank
ly; but don't magnify their trOu-
bles. Remember that your first
duty is to keep yourself cheerful
and that nothing is gained and
much lost by reducing yourself ia
a supersensitive state of mind be-
cause of circumstances beyond
your control.
Dear Miss Grey: My broth
er is stopping with us and
wish you would tell me what
you think reasonable price to
charge him per month. He
has his room and board. I do
all OF his laundry and mending
and take care of his clothes in
general. and that takes up
good part of my time. He has
the use of the bath and is the
SAME as one of the family. He
is a man of 32 years old. Last
month I asked him $50, and
he seemed to think that too
much. Please tell me what
you think about it as he is my
only brother and I want to do
right by him; but he is we'll
able to pay his way. M. G.
With the ever-soaring wal
prices you would be losing money
on your brother at $50 per
month when you do all of his
laundry and care for his clothes,
Thirty-five or $40 would not be
too much to ask IL he can afford
to nay it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28

N -Four days after war was declared England took
over her railways. Railroad congestion was elm
mated. There were no freight rate increasesno
threatened strikes.
The German and French governments, by con-
trolling their railroads, were able to meet the over
swhelmng demands of war;
The United States, after suffering from inef
ficiency, broken promises, congestion, bungling of
employment problems, and score of other danger
GUS delays for the greater part of year. steps
in today and takes over control of rail lines.
y 1t was the only logical step open to President
Wilson, and the benefits from government control
will not only speed up war operations, but will
crt lasting benefits to the American people.
Tho few of fully realize it, the control of trans
portation arteries determines many Of our daily
living standards.
With railroad management bungled, involved and
managed for profits first and service second every
plain citizen of America suffers
Government control of transportation opera
tons during war times is vital to the nations
istence.
And America will no doubt learn that govern
ment control of railroads is vital to the peoples
welfare, even in peace times.
Complete ownership of our railroads may be
looked forward to as logical after-war step.
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ceived by the audience.
Before the concert the men
we're entertained at dinner by the
Woman's club. After dinner the
men all trooped upstairs where
they danced with the pretty maids
who had served them their sup
per.
The Mason M. Il. Bible school
Will give as its Christmas enter
tainment the cantata, "Who HELPS
Santa CLAUSE" Friday evening.
The proceeds will go to help the
Armenians. There will be no
charge for admission to the enter
tadnment but later a collection
will be taken.
The Soldiers society of John
sons Crossing will meet in the
church near Midland Saturday
afternoon.
Alumni and students Of WASH
fngton State college will hold a
get-together party at the Y. w.
c. A. rooms Saturday evening.
All alumni at Camp Lewis are
cordially invited.
The marrtaye NJ Tieut EranI,
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On the Job

Clinging mud and spongy mires may curb the en-
thusiasm of our GUESSING autoists right now but they
haven't succeeded in stalling the wheels of our six
cylinder Automobile club of Western Washington
(untl just recently known to us as Tacoma Auto
mobile club)
This organization is looking around the corner
thru its rain-spattered wind shield, and is mapping
ou plans for unprecedented tourist traffic in and
out of Tacoma and vicinity next summer
For starter it is building 1900 road signs of a
uniform style to be placed at the cross roads Of the
principal highways of Western Washington They
are to have yellow background with glaring blue
letters, so that no traveller may lose his bearings
v The plan is to have all the roads marked by next
spring.
Sure thing, this Tacoma Automobile club (dog-
gone it, we can't get rid of that name somehow) is
keeping its eyes fixed on the road ahead
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28

A street car stops near one of Tacoma's great
shipyards. The men pile aboard, after days
work Two of them sit in front of you, and start
conversation.
eve worked pretty fast today" says the pipefit-
ters helper, 'and think wel get thru with the So
and-sO tomorrow
The other grunts.
81 didn't have to do any work." he says. eve
were down where nobody knew whether we were
doing any work or not.'
And then they buy papers and read that the
speedy construction of ships will win the war, and
that Tacoma must assume three times her present
burden to meet the goal set by the government
Men in the shipyards are entitled to good pay.
And they should give good service.
But their individual responsibility is far greater
than that-because the last ship on the seas may
win the war.
The fellow who loafs is Stacker.
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Dear Miss Grey: Please in
form me what date the time is
to be set ahead one hour?
w. w. II.
There has been considerable
comment upon setting time pieces
ahead one hour; but nothing def
mite was decided upon. The SUBJ
ject seems to have been discarded
on the scrap-heap of impractical
ideas, for the present at least.
Dear Miss Grey: am the
Oldest child in our family and
my younger brothers and sis
tiers come to me with their
troubles and their problems. I
do my best to cheer and en-
courage them, but lately l find
that l am growing quite melan-
choly over the situation. It
seems to me that besides my
own worries, l have to bear SO
many others that the load is
too much. What can | do?
GLENORA.
It is quito possible for an affec-
tomato, sympathetic nature to
take tho grievances of others too
seriously to heart and grow NOR.
bid under the strain. Instead OF
brOOding over depressing conf.
dences, do all you can to help your
brothers and sisters to . way out
of their difficulties and let the
obligation rest there. It Is inn
possible for you t. live their live.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28

Democracy in Army

CONGRESSMAN John F. Millers appeal for democ-
racy in the army has stimulated honest thinking
the subject in Washington, ID. G.
The Washington Times, on Dec 16, printed an
editorial entitled, "What Rep. Miller said,"
page one. The editorial follows:
Representative Miller of Washington, saw
american soldiers backing the shoes Of American
officers in France.
That is just one step removed from backing
the shoes of the kaiser.
tsYou may say that it does not hurt the soldier.
Perhaps, but it does hurt the officer.
IAN American officer too feeble to black his
own boots should be put back in the downy nest
from which the war removed him.
Something was said about democracy
rs it democracy to put one man in government
uniform backing the shoes of another?"
IS 10 only country producing fo
pleasure The other countries
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Cynthia
Grey's
Answers

Dear Miss Grey: / should like
to say just a few words OF
cheer to the young wife and
mother who signed herself
puzzled" Yho contemplates
going home 70 her aged parents
with her baby because her hub
by cannot give her all he wishes
to. I have gone thru the same
mill but didn't decide to carry
my burdens to someone else.
Life does not just afford us JOY
and happiness; We must accept
the bitter with the sweet. It's
our duty when taking the re-
sponsibility of marriage unto
us, and the bringing up OF chill
dren to stick thru our battles,
just as our dear soldier boys
will stick to finish.
have two small babes and I
play the cards as life deals them
to me. You do the same and
there Is better day coming.
MOTHER OF TWO.
Dear Miss Grey: Will you
kindly inform me which is the
proper way to address an en-
velope to q minister of the Cos
pei. also how to commence the
letter? The party is a new.
pleasant acquaintance. l will
be grateful for your reply.
SUBSCRIBER.
The envelope may be addressed
"Rev." or "Dr." So and-SO. The
salutatiOn should begin: "My
Dear DIR. So-and-So."
Dear Miss Grey: | wish to
entertain few friends in cele-
bration of the first anniversary
OF my wedding. What would be
proper to serve on such an oc-
casion? BRIDE.
As this will DO your cotton
wedding you can decorate your
rooms with that material and ash
your guests to wear cotton dresses
and suits. You can make YOU
party an elaborate palm Beach
affair, or you can sAnake It 8
"Dixie" party. II you choose the
former you can serve delicate sal
ads, sandwiches, ice cream and
cakes. II you choose the latter
you can serve fried chicken, corr
bread, beaten biscuits with honey
coffee and fruit.
Dear Miss Grey: Why Is II
our boys in camp are not get
ting butter or sugar when we
are using less sugar in order
that they may have it, so the
food administration says? And
in some camps after the boys
purchase their own milk, they
are not permitted to eat bread
In 1t. Also. Is there any rea-
son why boys should DO sent
across the continent with cold
rations with Just money enough
for warm coffee?
ANXIOUS SISTER,
Alt would seem that there
is no apparent reason for this, II
1t Is really true. The food conser.
Walton plan Is yet quite new and
has not been thOroly organized
There is always considerable do.
lay to anything Of this sort because
Of the "red tape" that must b<
gone thru with. So let's bear with
the food administrator until he a
Iaast gets tho machinery Of this
great undertaking running
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28
4 raw, SORE THROAT
Eases Quickly When You
Apply a Little Musterole.

And Musterole won't blister lila
the old-fashioned mustard plaster
just spread it on with your fingers
It penetrates b, the sore spot with
gentle Jingle, loosens the congestion
and draws out the soreness and pain
Musterole Is a clean, white ONT
ment made with oil of mustard. q
Is fine for quick. relief from sore
throat. bronchitis, tonsilitis, Group. sti6
neck, asthma neuralgia, headache
congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lum'
bago, pains and aches of the back o.
joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chill.
blains, frosted feet, colds on the chest
Nothing like Musterole for croupy chill
dren. Keep 1t handy for instant use.
30c anf Coo jars; hospital size $3.50
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EDITORIALS

THE TACOMA
Publishing
mail Gents year. carrier n city
month
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
Unemployment Falls
Off to Vanishing
Point in England

London, Jan. 18.-Unemp1oyment
which like the suffrage and the Irish
questions, was formerly one of the
most difficult subjects the government
had to deal with is shown by an official
chart just issued by the government
Board of Trade to have now fallen off
to the vanishing point. In 1908 the
unemployed represented between 9
and 10 per cent. of the working popu-
lation. In 1909 it was between 8 and
9 per cent. These were the years of
labor agitation which led to the law
for government insurance of the unem-
ployed. Up to the time the war be-
gan, the unemployed averaged from
to S per cent. Of the population, from
1909 to 1915.
Since the opening of the war the
percentage of unemployed has run
steadily down. The official chart
shows it was down to 2 per cent. four
months after the war started. BY
June, 1915, it was down to L per cent.
and at the end of 1915 had fallen to
one hall of one per cent Now it has
fallen almost to zero.
This is having the effect of greatly
reducing the governments unemploy-
ment insurance, which was one Of the
main features of Lloyd Georges social
and economic legislation- The re-
turns for last month show there were
2,027 claims weekly, amounting to
486 pounds or about $1.25 for each
claim.
This is reduction Of fifty per cent
since last year, and a much greater
reduction since the war began.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
German Newspaper
Comments on LEAK

Amsterdam, Jan. 1S.-The Leipsic
Neueste Nachrichten, commenting on
the speculation on the New York
stock exchange at the time of the is
suance of President Wilson's note, I'M
der the heading 1.-The Washington
Scandal" says:
What interests us fmost in the
scandal, so characteristic of Amer
lean adroitness in making dollars out
of a horrible slaughter by rustling
peace palms, is the searchlight fall
ing on national institutions and ad-
ministration. The war shows anew
what peace taught to us a hundred
times-Jupiter Mammon is the real
ruler of these states which have free
constitution and so far as they are
linked with our enemies, talk to us
of their aim to liberate us from mill
tarism and monarchy and offer to
bless US win their patented liberties.
Germany with thanks the
offer to improve us. Though there
may be many respects in which we
need reforms and are susceptible of
improvement, the inner purity and
of our monarchical
government raise it high above the
pseudo democratic-rep pro-
duction and cause us to thank God
that we remain protected from this
all too western progress"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
Man WHO SHOT
FELLOW WORKER
N. Y.FUC|TIVE
Police Learn Louis Klunger
Had Escaped From
An Asylum.

An investigation of the career of
Louis Klinger, roomer at 496 Brooks
street, who shot Ernest Krupper, of
Grove street, in the abdomen with a
.32 calibre revolver, in the Locomo-
bile factory where both were employed
the night of Jan. 5. has disclosed the
fact that Klinger is a fugitive from
Utica, N. Y.
1t was learned that he has a wife
and three children who have lived in
fear of their lives since his escape from
an asylum, Aug. 5, 1915. Klinger, was
at one time employed by the Savage
Arms Company, and was ar
rested July 6, 1915, and adjudged in
sane. Previous to this he had been
charged with drunkenness and placed
on probation.
He escaped and came to this city
obtaining employment at the, Locomo-
bile factory. He communicated with
his wife, but the latter did not let him
know her street number or address,
moving after the receipt of lettr from
him in which he asked that she send
him valuable tools, a request which
was granted
In letter to Capt. E. o. Cronan,
Ringers wife asked that the tools Of
her husband which are worth consid-
cradle money be forwarded to her
Klinger will probably be sent back to
the institution in New York state from
which he escaped. His victim is re-
ported as rapidly recovering and
discharge from ST. Vincents
hospital will take place within a week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18

Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation OF Danderine you can not find a
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
Will please you most will be after a
few. weeks use, when you see new
hair, fine and downy at first-yes-but
really new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderlne Immediately
doubles the beauty of your hair. No
difference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at, a. time. The effect is amaz-
ing-your hair will be light. fluffy and
wavy, and have an appearance Of
abundance; IAN Incompatible lustre,
softness and luxuriance.
Get Is cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter, and prove that your
hair is as pretty and soft as any that
it has been neglected or .injured-you
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of it II you will just try little DAN
-AAx1nA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
TRAIN CHANGES.

Changes in train schedules, inter-
esting Bridgeporters, and effective
Jan. 20, are announced as follows:
Train No. 406 now leaving SIAM
ford weekdays at 5:35 a. m. for DAN
bury will leave at 5:25 a. M, and be
scheduled 10 minutes earlier at all
stations to South Norwalk, due 5:43
a. M; no change in schedule north of
South NOrwalk.
Train No. leaving New York week
days at 4:41 a. m. for New Haven
will make an additional stop at Darien
$3.50 a. m. and be scheduled three
minutes earlier from Bridgeport to
New Haven, due 7:15 a. m.
Train No. $50 now leaving New
York at sos p. m. for Bridgeport
will leave at 6:03 p. M, omit stop at
New Rochelle and be scheduled from
one to four minutes earlier Port
Chester to Bridgeport due 1904 p. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
Cured His RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting
a trunk several years ago. Doctors
said my only hope of cure was an OPP
Grafton. Trusses did me no good.
Finally I got hold of something that
quickly and completely cured me.
Years have passed and the rupture
has never returned, although I am
doing hard work as a carpenter. There
was no operation, no lost time. no
trouble. have nothing to sell. but
will give full information about how
you may find a complete cure without
operation, if you write to me, Eugene
M. Pullen, Carpenter. 40 c. Marcellus
Avenue, Manasquan, N. ]. Better cut
out this notice and show it to any
others who are ruptured-you may
save Life or at least stop the
misery of rupture and the worry and
danger of an operation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18
Kaiser Disregards
Pleas For Renewal
of U-Boat Warfare

Berlin, Jan. Is. vic London.-Em-
peror William in reply to loyal adj
dress from the Hansa league, occa-
stoned by the Entente's announce
ment of it's war aims, passes over in
silence the leagues reference to the
necessity of the energetic employ
ment Of all weapons with from deter
mination."
The address was one Of hundreds
which are now pouring in on the en-
peror from sovereigns of federal
states. parliamentary bodies, NUM-
cipalities and trade and agricultural
organizations Of all kinds in Germany,
thanking him for the manifesto with
which he responded to the Entente's
announcement of it's conditions for
ending the war and pledging their
loyal and enthusiastic support in the
further conduct of the war.
Several Of these addresses have
touched on the idea of unrestricted
use Of the submarine, referring to it
in some such way as did the. Hansa
league, but the emperor's replies have
uniformly avoided any reference to
this subject.