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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
COCKROACH is BOCHE
OF THE INSECT WORLD

We have with us today the
boche of the insect world. He's
a fighter. He believes a deter
mined offensive is the best de-
Tense. He lives off the territory
he invades, and when the house
wife has modified a fly-swatter
and crumb brush he retreats to a
new line of defense.
While Tacoma's climate is not
as attractive to the cockroach as
the hot humidity of Washington,
d. C., for instance, he is modified
here in sufficient numbers to
make eternal vigilance the price
of peace.
The cockroach's camp kitchens
are so efficient he can live on next
to nothing. A few crumbs will
support a regiment-an open
bread box, sugar box or flour bar
rel, a whole army.
Gen. Cockroach poisons the
wells as he retreats. Even II all
kitchen supplies are protected, the
dishes he runs over will carry a
disgusting odor, impaired to food
served on them.
The best shrapnel to NOW down
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

the cockroach army is a mixture
of borax and sugar, and plenty of
it. Mustn't be stingy with the am
munition. Sift two tablespoon
fuls of sugar with a box of borax
and aim in liberal quantities at all
parts of the kitehen-under shelf
papers, around the water pipes, in
the trenches of the cockroach
along the baseboards and other
known cockroach environments.
He'll eat the sugar. but the fine
borax will clog up his breathing
apparatus and suffocate him.
Cocoa may be used for sugar.
To blow cockroaches up with a
mine, grease the vertical sides of
tin pan with rancid butter and
set near the cockroach front as a
trap. The cockroaches will fall
down the sides. and be unable to
climb out. Scald them each
morning and use the trap again
without regreasing.
Don't use such liquid fire and
poison gases as poison roach bait
and fumigants unless you are an
expert professional roach killer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
DRAFT OF wealth
URGED IN SENATE
Omitted Press Lenscd wire.D

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Con-
scription of wealth to pay for the
war and exemption of the earnings
of the nations workers are urged
in a report to the senate today by
three members of the finance COM
mittee who disagree with the rev.
enue raising methods proposed N
the pending $2,006,970,00O war
tax bill.
The report, signed by Senators
LaFollette, Gore and Thomas, OF
Colorado, was presented by LaFol-
lette when the senate resumed
discussion of the bill.
The minority asserts that the
sum the committee bill proposes
is only half enough to meet gov
ornamental needs for the present
fiscal year.
In addition to the sum, $5,917,-
S7S,347 which, quoting Secretary
McAdoo, the minority says is need
ed for government expenses, the
report says that to take care Of
loans to the allies and interest on
bond issues, this country must
raise more than $13,000,000,000
this year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
By a Times Reporter

Who draws Everett True?
Is he Hkeable crouch, like
Everett? Or is he jolly?
Is he fat, like Everett? Or is
he thin?
have been looking thru The
Times files. ! went way back
to the baby DAYS of The Times,
when we were a little four-page
paper. and | found what is proba-
bly, the first Everett True car
toon.
The date is Dec. 90, 1906.
Everett is travelling. The con-
ductor passes.
81 beg your pardon, Mister
Conductor" says Everett, but
what time does"
Dunno" says the grumpy
conductor.
TACOMA SHY ON
GRUMPY CONNIES
We have all of us met grumpy
conductors who return surly an
|swers, and we would all of us like
to do to them what Everett True
did-if we only dared.
That is the secret of the nation
wide popularity of the Everett
True cartoons. True Furnishes
pests familiar to us all.
Everett, / notice. is quite lot
stouter than when he first made
his bow to the public. But he
isn't a day older.
Condo is stouter, too. He, like
Everett, isn't day older.
Conda, you know, invented Ev-
erett True.
I've known Condo a long time
Is years, or Whereabouts.
HE NEVER HAD A
REAL FIST FIGHT
He is as unlike True as any
thing you can imagine. He never
had a fist-fight in his life. He is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
Man Who Draws Ev True Is
the Very Antithesis of Ev

But he will regard you humor-
ously thru his glasses while he
does it, and You will know, If you
understand him, that he is think
ing about what Everett True
would do to You If you dared
speak sharply to him.
Besides drawing pictures, Condo
likes to walk and walk and walk.
While walking, he thinks and
thinks and thinks.
Sometimes, when he goes
walking. he takes a rod and line
along. But he always fOrgets to
drop the line in the water. lie
was never known to catch a fish,
or even try.
Most cartoonists have a fright
full time thinking up an idea every
day. But 1t isn't any trouble for
Condo at all That's because
there are so many pests in the
world, and because he is such a
timid man.
All he has to do is to go any
where where there are people
encounter pest whom he would
like to punish-but dash 't-and
then return to the office and draw
him.
One of my favorites was of Ev.
biting prominent" capitalist.
asked Condo where he got the
idea.
AN acquaintance of NINE" he
says, told me people 'pesterGd
him into buying a Liberty bond.
He bought a $50 bond-the small
est he could get--to escape both
err This man is rich. 1t made
me so mad | wanted to kick him. "
There you have it. Condo
wanted to kick him. But he didn [
dare. You wouldn't dare. But
Everett dared.
And Everett kicked him exact
ly where | would kick him-if /
dared!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
ATTEMPT TO
INJURE OGDEN
Omitted Press Leased wirc.)

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug.
.14.-Government officials are to-
day investigating an attempt made
last night to destroy Ogden's wat
er supply at the city reservoir.
ogden is 80 miles from Salt Lake
City.
The bomb, an ingenious affair,
made by bending six sticks OF dy-
Mantle together in a paper sack,
was found by Louis Cunningham,
the night guard. 1t was lying just
a few feet from the point where
the wood stave conduit empties
into the smaller of the two city
reservoirs.
The fuse had been lighted and
had burned two feet when the ex-
plosion was prevented by a crink
in the remaining two feet of fuse.
Had the explosion occurred, the
36-inch conduit would have been
broken. This would have emp
tied both reservoirs of water. The
uncontrolled flood would have
poured down Twenty-second and
Twenty-third streets, causing
great damage to property.
Furthermore the force of the
explosion would have broken the
smaller of the two reservoirs. per-
hitting the water to escape upon
the city.
Before the break could have
been repaired the entire city
would have been without water
for two or three days even tho q
large force worked continuousll
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

George A. Randolph, 1905 East
31st street, foreman at the fac
tory of the Tacoma Biscuit q
Candy Co., was hurt Monday when
an automobile driven by F. P.
Nicholas ran him down.
The accident occurred on Puy-
allup av. near East e ST., a block
from the candy factory. Ran
dolph, who is over so, and Is
blind in one eye, was crossing
the street when the auto bore
down upon him.
Workmen constructing a build
ing on the avenue reported to the
police that Nicholas was driving
at least 35 miles per hour. The
car struck Randolph squarely
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
Bond Issue Scored.

The committee bill, says the
minority, has ignored McAd0o's
estimate and would leave the
country without a sound policy
for financing the war.
while this bill and the major
ity report are silent on bond is
sues" observes the minority re-
port, lit is perfectly obvious
bond issue to meet the billions of
dollars LETT unprovided for is In
contemplation.
"Of all forms of taxation, that
involved in bond issues is the
worst. The people must redeem
the bonds, and in a short time the
interest comes to equal or excel
the principal.
Whatever the total amount
necessary, it should be understood
that in the enactment of this rev.
enue measure, congress is fixing
for the war period.
Should Draft Wealth
1--WE claim to have profited by
the military experience OF other
warning countries, particularly
Great Britain, and have the pol
icy of drafting men into the army
from the very start. Why, then,
should we not profit by their
financial mistakes and draft
wealth, in the form of taxation,
into the service of the country
from the very start?
THE British income tax YIELD
ed for the last fiscal year ST.
On that basis, SINH
lar income tax rates in this coun-
try would yield about $2,50O,-
100000.
From two sources, the war
profits tax and the income tax
there can be raised without sub
hitting the country to serious
financial strain, more than dou-
BILE the amount raised by the
committee bill"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
Auto Runs Down Tacoma
Candy Company Foreman

threw him to the pavement, and
rolled his body into the gutter.
He was picked up unconscious and
taken to his home, where physic-
ians worked on him all afternoon.
Besides broken leg, severe
Commissions on the head, and pain
full body bruises, he suffered in
ternal injuries.
Nicholas, who is travelling
man living at the Colonial hotel.
was held by the police on an open
charge. pending the outcome of
Randolph's injuries.
Randolph is prominently iden-
titled with the candy business,
having been foreman at the Taco
ma plant Is years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

quiet, mild. even timid.
That's how he came to in
vent Everett True, the noisy, Wig
orous, bold. Everett True is Con-
dos ideal, because he is every
thing Condo isn't.
Condo, I've been told, is a model
husband from the wife's point of
view. 1t is sometimes necessary
for Mrs. True to wallop her
spouse. Such a need never arises
in the Condo household. Condo
is meek, gentle husband.
Physically, Condo used to be
rather thin. Now he fills his waist
coat better.
MENTALLY CONDO
GIVES YOU A SWAT
He wears plain. almost shabby
clothes, and steel-rimmed glasses.
Speak sharply to him and he will
stammer and apologize, even if
he's in the right.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
MEET AFTER y YEARS

William Murray, Civil had not
other 20 when they together the
They did
other.
A the old soldiers home at Port orchard had
secretly planned meeting the picnic.
know the of W. F. Murray, Isaac was
q brother by that name, said Isaac.
Do you know him."
at table dawned
why, him there" he exclaimed. That's my
brothe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
MOVIE AT THE SUMMIT

A moving picture Tacoma
Sunday clicked off films the but missed
thriller when Strong Seattle, member
slid the within
acct
dental.
The made various points the and at the
T. M will
national parks TO 100000 persons this winter
The taken the by guides.
Those the summit Jake Schidel chief guide
A. Schne H. Crockett, Van Chi
Newman lecturer, Chi
L. Pel of st Paul Charles D. Emery Archie
Wilcox of Diego the packers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
AIRPLANE TO RESCUE

Carried ebb tide half mile out to sea- Otto Peril
might lost his life had 1T Tor the
assistance and given by Ralph Hanson aviator who
ploted his arpane to the rescue
when he found himself poweress
him shore he
hand
his machine the face of strong wind
struggling. Pe reached shore
hausted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
Births.
COMMERCIAL BqNDERY 4
PRINTING co. Main AT. adv
Funerals.

Funeral of John Charles Stef-
fens, at 3 p. m. Tuesday from Bap-
tist church, So. 45th and K, Rev.
II. S. Black officiating.
Funeral of Dorothy e. Haskell,
who was killed In accident on Mt.
Tacoma Sunday, will be held at 2
D. m. Tuesday from G. G. Mellinger
Co. s, Rev. Frank Dyer officiating.
Body will be cremated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
SHOOTS WIFE ON STREET

One shot grazed Mrs. Jaker's
shoulder.
Jaker was arrested on a charge
of assault with intent to commit
murder. The couple had quar-
relied.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
DRYDOCK NEARLYREADY

big floating dry dock for the
will be launched the Carlson yards
Blakey Wednesday under the direction of the
McAteer Shpbuilding Co.
will Tacoma within few days.
dock is completed it will handle ships up to
$4,000 tons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

China is beginning to export
pig iron from what are believed
to be the greatest deposits OF
iron ore in the world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

TURN TIKI THE eJ.lSSIFlrn
WANT ADS ON PAGE FOR
+" ESULTS. SIZE PAGE SEVEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

! T S%st QviSt| /.
Mildred l.. Ensiga and Caroline
b. Asland, Tacoma girls, apply for
Ienrollment as Red Cross nurses.
German airplano passes over
American training area in France.
With Quota of 1GS, no men ARE
certified for service in Yakima
county without claiming exem9-
ton.
Auto Coaster Wagons, Si.2J
and up. Palace Hardware Co,
1911 Pacific ave. adv.
Hoqui@n Sash Il Door Co. at
Hoquiam puts 2 girls to work in
plant, taking places of boys. Girls
work at machines and wear bloom
ers.
Five l. W. W. escape from Che
halls by tearing out brick wall.
Dir. Cozza, dentist, 2O3 Proyi-
dent. adv.
| Maps of Puget Sound coast de-
Ifenses found in possession of Rich
ard II. Lehman, German arrest
ed in Seattle for interment.
Flames destroy town of Sump-
ter, Ore. Loss, 100000.
A fall line of Military Books.
Hofstetter's. adv
Pierce and Thurston county APP
piles are badly infected with cod
ikng moth and soap, reports State
Horticulturist Dean.
Charles Clouting drowned Mt
Silver lake when small motorboat,
overloaded, sinks with five men.
Jose Salayar, former chief of
staff to villa, is killed by home
guards at Nogales ranch.
Second payments on Liberty
bonds falls due in August.
Three day convention of Watch
Tower and B,ble Tract society Will
start Thursday in Tacoma theater.
About 1900 persons are expected
to attend.
SaIads-all kinds-at Duen-
wald's, 1112 Broadway. adv.
Mai. Gen Wood recommends
that 12O to $50 acres at each army
Icantonment be set aside for cult
walton of vegetables to supply sol
diers' tables.
Report southern Iumbermen OPP
pose eight-hour day.
Germans claim they destroyed
1918 allied airplanes In July.
Alyo Won Alvensleben of Seattle
suspected head of German spy sys-
TEN in west, informed in war pris-
on camp at FIT. Douglas, Utah.
American warships may search
Gulf coast for hidden German
wireless stations or supply bases.
Harrison line steamer Warrior,
reported to have been sunk by
U-boat some months ago, arrives
at coast port.
Commerce of Alaska for last
year sets new record with total of
$115,OO0,000.
Births.
The following birth certificates
have been filed at the health office
in the city hall: To Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Teats, 270 So. 18th ST.,
boy, July 81; Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Gordan, 31O1 So. 62nd st, boy,
Aug. 8; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert l..
Wharton, 5637 Union ave-, boy,
Aug. 8; Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean Fen
ton, 6240 So. Alder, girl, July 80;
Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Kinnear, 5S40
So. Washington St, boy, Aug. 8;
Mr.. and Mrs. Dominick Jelusich,
2507 No 2Sth, girl, Aug. 8.
COMMERCIAL BgNDERY &
PRINTING co. Main AT. adv.
| Funerals.
Funeral of John Charles Stef-
fens, at 3 p. m. Tuesday from Bap-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

American warships may search
Gulf coast for hidden German
wireless stations or supply bases.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14
NEW OFFICERS In CAMP
VICTIMS OF GERMANS
UNITED Press Leased Wire.)

BERKELEY, Cal, Aug 1SRev. Bradford Scudder and his
the City Athens when it
off Cape Town and sank according private advces
altho
clothes they The couple
provide their five They
were Belgian
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

Harrison line steamer Warrior,
reported to have been sunk by
U-boat some months ago, arrives
at coast port.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

Omitted Press Leased wire)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10
Isaac Jaker, formerly an insurance
man, today fired three shots at his
wife when he met her on the
street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

Alvo Won Alvensleben of Seattle
suspected head of German spy sys-
tenn in west, interned in war pris-
on camp at FIT. Douglas, Utah.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

Commerce of Alaska for last
year sets new record with total OF
$115,000,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

Three day convention of Watch
Tower and B,ble Tract society Will
start Thursday in Tacoma theater.
About 1900 persons are expected
to attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

Second payments on Liberty
bonds falls due in August.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

Report southern lumbermen OPP
Dose eight-hour day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

SaIads-all kinds-at Duen.
wald's, 1112 Broadway. adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-14

Germans claim they destroyed
213 allied airplanes in July.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-22
TEACHERS ENJOY
WEEKS VACATION

There is no school in Audubon this
week owing to the fact that this is
move week.. The new building is
practically completed and while the
moving process in on, the teachers
and pupils are enjoying a weeks vaca-
ton. HOwaver next Monday work
will be resumed and all of them will
start in for whirlwind finish.
The Manual Training Department
has been moved into the splendid new
quarters which will give the students
every facility necessary to carry out
the work in this new department.
The Domestic Science Department
has been removed to the third floor
of the new building where the girls
will no doubt enjoy their work.
The Gym" will afford the pupils
an opportunity that has heretofore
been denied them. Friday afternoon
number of the boys who assisted
in the moving were given a treat when
they were permitted to enjoy few
hours frn in the Gym"
Friday afternoon the ma iOrity of
the teachers went to Their homes to
spend their vacation. Prof. Pottle
wen: to G 'innell Mr.. Novak. to
Cedar Rapids. Miss Mary Bradford to
IrdianOla, Miss Taylor to Sibley. Miss
Leatherberry to Upton Miss Van
Slyke. to Manila Miss Erickson. to
Hawarden and Miss. George. to Fair
field.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-22

Audubon is completing the erec-
ton of fine modern SIS 100000 high
school building. The building has a
ground floor. and two other floors,
and provides for all of the depart
| ments of high school work. 1t is
to be used exclusively for the high
school. The building is 145 " feet
long by an average width of IS feet.
The manual training department has
bench and machine room. finish
ing room. a stock room. The science
department has two laboratories, a
science lecture room. and a seed
testing room. The commercial de-
partment includes a large bookkeep-
ing room and typewriting room.
The home economics department has
sewing room. kitchen, dining
room, and store rooms. Then there
are the class rooms for regular high
school work, and a splendid gymnas-
ium and assembly room. The gym
nasium is 70x46. The assembly
room has a stage and a built-in
moving picture booth. and can be
very nicely used for community
purpose. The building has the latest
plumbing and mechanical equipment
The fan system of ventilation is used
and in addition. there is a thermos-
tatic system of control on the radia-
ton.
Upon the death, several years ago.
of Mrs. Lois G. Stuart, welthy
resident of this city, it was found
that she had willed a sum of 10000
90 to the local schools to be used as
her executors saw fit. Mrs. Stuart
left number of other splendid be-
quests to churches colleges. and
charitable institutions, but this one
to the school will undoubtedly prove
to be one of the most helpful. Her
executors have decided to permit this
sum to be used in equipping the new
building. and the matter is being at
tended to now by Mr.. H. A. Arnold
of this city. Substantial apparatus
and equipment is being purchased
for each of the departments in the
building. and it is planned to have
one of the best high school plants
in the state. The building will be
ready for occupation in another six
weeks.
Practically all of the equipment,
outside of apparatus, etc.. was plann-
GU AOt az luC tiuIC Vi Pl0uhlh6 IuO
building. In this way rooms and
equipment could both be planned so
as to obtain the maximum amount of
use out of a given amount of floor
space. In addition, 1t was possible
to accurately provide for plumbing,
power. and gas outlets in the differ
ent rooms when these are needed.
In the home economics kitchen,
the old hollow square arrangement
of the tables was abandoned. and
instead the tables are arranged in
two rows facing the front of the
rOom-the rows being somewhat to-
ward the sides. In this way, fair
sized amount of open space Is left in
the center of the kitchen where the
supply table is to be placed. Hot and
cold water is provided for by corner
sinks 1t opposite ends Of this open
space, and In addition there 10 q
vegetable sink In the room. There
will also be coal range and a
locker case for caps and aprons. The
finishing of the room and the equip
ment is in white enamel. The tables
have three gas plates in the center
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-22
ANOTHER LEASANT PARTY

The March social committee of the
Womans Club gave "A st. Patrick's
party at the X. p hall Saturday even
ing. pleasing program was given
consisting of music, recitations and a
repetition of the Guest Day play
Hans Dream
A very attractive number was the
Shamrock song by Miss Mamie
Michaels. little Miss Kerwin dressed
all in green, representing the sham
rock. Miss Ella Schroeder was in
charge of the program and presided
The remainder of the evening was
spent in table games and visiting.
Refreshments were served by Mrs. F.
A. Buthweg and her efficinet COM
mittee.
Although this was the third
Womans Club party In one week.
there was good attendance, and
everyone expressed themselves as
ready for more parties at an early
date
Mrs. Mary Mcmahon is the chair
man of the April social committee.
Their plans will be ready for publ
cation next week
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-22
WE'RE MARRIED MONDAY

E. w. Stager and Miss Laura Akers
both of Brayton were married in this
city Monday afternoon by Rev. Ed.
B. Cousins. Mrs. l.. Akers. mother
of the bride and F. W. Stager and
wife. brother of the groom accompani-
ed the young people to this city and
witnessed the ceremony. They de-
parted on the afternoon train and in
the evening were given reception at
the home of the brides parents. The
contracting parties are well and fav-
Orably known in their section of the
county and number their friends by
the score. They will go to farming
at once and will soon be at home to
their friends. The best wishes of
their friends will follow them to their
new home.