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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-24

AMERICAN GARBAGE co. = Re-
kinds. 2lS Puy. av. M. 742. r.. 1854
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-24

sA. J DEPOSIT VAULTS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-24
SCAvENGERs

FIDELITY TRUST CO.'S SAFE DE-
POSIT VAULTS. Ground floor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-24
HOIST e PHILLIPS co.
305-6-7-S Provident Bldg.
$400
BOULEVARD SITE

and Orchard. 60'x120, fronting on
only paved street to Point Defi-
ance park. Lots just above grade.
Sewer, sidewalk and payements,
assessments all paid. Good view
of Sound. Only one block to car
line. Buyer must assume 1916
taxes. amount to ten dollars.
Havelock G. Boyle & Co.
211 California Bldg. Main %.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-24

THOROUGHBRED Orpington eggs.
white and buff. rooster. Embden
geese eggs. 1901 So. Goth. Madison
SAIL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-24

FOR SALE-7-room house. fruit and
berries: lots; all improvements
paid. Owner, Box RS, Times
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-24

WE sharpen safety razor blades.
All work guaranteed. Owl Drug
Co.. 904 Broadway.
The Keota news., 1917-02-16
WHAT 4 JEWElRY FIRM DID
They Invested Some Of Their
Spare Money in Canadian
Lands.

s. Joseph 4 Sons. Of Des Moines,
Iowa. are looked upon as being shrewd.
careful business men. Having some
spare money on hand, and looking for
a suitable investment, they decided to
purchase Canadian lands, and farm 1t.
With the assistance Of the Canadian
Government Agent. ut Des Molnes.
Iowa. they made selection near Cham
pion. Alberta. They put 24O acres of
land in wheat, and in writing to Mr..
Hewitt, the Canadian Government
Agent Mt Des Moines, one of the men,
bers Of the firm says:
Il have much pleasure In advising
you that on our farm five miles east
Of Champion, in the Province of AL
berta. Canada. this year (1918 we har-
vested and threshed 10000 bushels of
wheat from 24O acres, this being an
average Of A bushels and 10 pounds
to the acre. A considerable portion
Of the wheat was No. Northern.
worth at Champion approximately
$1.85 per bushel, making total return
Of $19,61O. or an average of $S1.7O per
acre gross yields. Needless to say, we
are extremely well pleased with our
lands"
1t might not be uninteresting to read
the report of c. A. Wright of Milo,
Iowa, who bought 100 acres at Cham
pion, Alberta, for $500 in December.
1916. He stubbled in the whole lot of
It. and threshed 4,4S7 bushels Grade
No. Northern.
Mr.. Wright, being thorough busi-
ness man, gives the cost of work, and
the amount realized. These figures
show that after paying for his land
and cost Of operation he had $2,472.87
left.
4,4S7 bushels. worth $1.55 at
ChamDiOn S6,0S4.S5
The Keota news., 1917-02-16
UnintentIonai Result.

'The speech you made In congress
created a great deal of discussion"
Eyes" replied Senator Sorghum. 1T
was one of those familiar examples OF
an effort to take up question to set
tie 1t once and for all, and merely fur
nishing more material for an endless
controversy"
The Keota news., 1917-02-16

Hypnotism.
do you believe in hypnOtism!
"What do you mean by hypnotism?'
inquired Miss Cayenne.
'srhe power of one human being to
throw another into slumber and then
play upon his imagination"
''Tll go as far as the slumber part.
Some people can make me sleepy mere
ly by talking to me"
Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
Do not Judge the liquor by the fancy
bottle.
The Keota news., 1917-02-16

gan having had the Martha Washing
ton will in his possession. and having
bound and preserved 1t carefully. 1t
was in much better condition than that
of the first president and gave Mr..
Berwick far less trouble. Further. 1t
contains but eight pages.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Morgan's care
of Martha Washington's will, the Vir-
ginians apparently are yet somewhat
resentful that the document was kept
from them so long. The text Of the
inscription over Martha Washington's
will in Fairfax court house Is as fol-
lows:
..The original last will and testa-
ment of Mrs. Martha Washington. 1t
is dated March 4, 1902, and was ad-
mitted to probate by the county court
of Fairfax June Fl. 1902. and was re-
stored to its present form In the year
1916 by William Berwick, under the
supervision OF James NJ. Love, F. w.
Richardson and r. Walton Moore, q
committee appointed by the circuit
court, the Judge of which was ]. B. I.
Thornton. The will was stolen from
Fairfax court house during the Civil
war and returned to the Office 1915 at
ter litigation in the Supreme court OF
the United States"
Thanks to the foresight of the OIL
cials of the library of congress and the
intricate and expert work of Mr.. Ber-
wick the documents as they were writ
ten are accessible to everyone. There
is no charge or fee to view them. The
court house in which they are kept
was built In the same year that Cen
eral Washington's will was probated
and filed. 1900.
General Washington's will as re-
stored Is perfect as 1t came from his
hand and has the few imperfectiOns he
left in 1t, including some occasional
lapses in orthogrnphy and the omission
of his name Mt the bottom of page ~.
Notwithstanding the fact that he. be-
gan: "In the name of God, Amen! !,
George Washington Of Mount Vernon.
a citizen of the United States and
lately president Of the same, do make,
ordain and declare this instrument
which is written with my own hand
and every page thereof subscribed
with my name to be my last Will 4
Testament, revoking all Others"
This omission may have been due
to the fact that the last three words on
that particular page are 'City OF
Washington" 1t Is easy to surmise
that having just written washing
ton," and engrossed In thought, the
Father Of his Country naturally mis-
took the name Of the city for his own
and thought that he had signed as in
the preamble he undertook to do.
The Keota news., 1917-02-16
Y /
GORGE WASHINGTON'S will
was signed at Mount Vernon
July 8, 1900, five months be-
(oso hls 11oafh From hADin.

fore his death. from DeSlu-
ming to end 1t gives evidence of the
firm hand and clear mind of its maker.
It contains many legal phrases. but 1t
was not written under the instruction
of lawyer, and there is reason to be-
lieve that nobody was consulted In Its
construction.
Modern skill has rescued the docu-
ment from dilapidation and impending
destruction and has assured to all
Americans the opportunity to read 1t
exactly as it was written. 1t was hled
for probate in the year 1900 In the
court house Of Fairfax county. Vir-
ginia, in which Mount Vernon is situ-
ated. In the intervening 116 years 1t
has undergone vicissitudes. including
much miscellaneous manhandling ana
one removal and concealment.
At the beginning of the Civil war
the will was taken to Richmond, and
there securely hidden. 1t was re-
turned to Fairfax court house when
peace had been restored. The same
care was not taken Of the will OF
Martha Washington. on file In the
same court house, and it was carried
OF by a Union soldier and was for a
time in the possession OF the late J.
Pierpont Morgan. After suit had
been begun to secure its restoration to
virginia and Fairfax county. 1t was
returned to the court house.
The decades that have passed since
the fling Of General Washington's
will. the Journey to and from Rich
mond. the careless If affectionate han
ding to which the precious manuscript
was subjected did not tend to its pres
eryatton. Finally 1t became thing
Of rags and tatters. Its custodlans'
with the best intentions, added to Its
peril of early and complete oblitera-
ton by persistently folding 1t length
wise, following the original fold OF tne
clerk Of 1900.
In charge of the repair section OF
the manuscript division Is William
Berwick, said to be the greatest living
expert In the restoration Of old manu-
scripts. To him was given the task
Of restoring the immortal document.
Impressed with desire to preserve
the tremendously important and In
terestinR relic. Mr.. Berwick has ac-
complished something very like mir
ocie.
Az soon as he finished with the will
az General Washington he began the
restoration of the will of Martha
Washington, returned by Mr.. Morgan
70 Tairfax county. The elder Mr.. Nor
The Keota news., 1917-02-16

Net profit after paying for
farm and all cost Of opera
ton .................. $2,472.67
advertisement.
The Keota news., 1917-02-16
Husbands Disposed o.
WRITE OR GALL FOR 0ATAC0

Husbands Disposed OF.
They were seatmates in traction
car headed for the port Of Terre
Haute. The seats are rather narrow.
and of course there had to be apollo
gies based on sitting snugly.
marrow seats" he said.
That started them toward more In
innate conversation. And before the
car reached Coatesville she lad con-
fessed that she was widOw-twice.
Had two husbands| he queried.
'Yep, two of EN- she confessed.
"Sodded one of 'em, and the court took
the other one"
The Keota news., 1917-02-16

A,482.18 81, ,4e2. II
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22

amount Will have to be added? Then
tie the to decide these matters.
The architectural part OF any struo-
ture is the fixed, dominating element
that controls everything else, the eie-
ment to which everything else muss
conform. Once settled nrcn, it ean-
not be radically changed except at
great expense, and even then, only
within certain limits. Decoration.
for example. the final touch" is too
often neglected in the beginning, and
only provided for upon secondary
consideration and with the residue cf
the fund. This condition always ex-
lists where the whole does not eH-
Tend beyond material arrangement
and construction.
After thorough investigation, the
building owner should entrrst his
building operation to someone, who
by training and experience, is cuals-
fed to carry out successfully the par
ticular work involved. 1t should be
someone whom the owner has abso-
lutte confidence, and who will concen-
trate on his problem as a business
proposition.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22
but TO eliminate it entirely.

The owner spoken Of above. who
thought he had received something
for nothing, was like most people la
boring under the impression-he had
not. Free plans are not free When
the successful architect in this little
competition was awarded the CON-
mission, the owner assumed the cost
that all of the losers had been put to-.
How? Because through the practice
of competition the successful archl-
tect in this competition is vas-ih'-- -,
unsuccessful member in many otl'c-
competitions. In other words, the
architect receives only one contrac,
in several attempts. 1t costs him
just as much to prepare the drawing
for each Of the unsuccessful attempts
as it cost to prepare the drawing for
which he is paid Therefore the or
der he obtains must bear the cost
of those he does not get. The owner,
in the building operation the archi-
tect secures, pays proportionate
cost of all the jobs upon which the
architect has wasted his energy.
An owner should pay for one set
of plans-his own. Every person who
mas the desire 0 Ia = inspired by
an ideal. 1t is i: ST. :'e wish to
build enduringly and to attain har-
mony in building He begins with
the intention of ha ing his building
operations conducted successfully,
satisfactorily. speedily, and economl-
cally. TO obtain this result, building
problems should be considered as q
whole. The plans are very impor-
tant matter, but no more so than the
other elements that enter later II
the plans are satisfactory, seeming to
express he ideas of the owner and
serving their purpose adequately, An
important question to be answered is
whether the intended structure ca1l
be erected for the amount that has
been set aside for this purpose And
will that amount include the equip
ment. the furnishings, and the deco
ration? If not, what additional
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22

that the men raised in one state Will
be merged with the fighting and bet
ter organized forces Of another ana
thus be virtually barred from winning
glory IN the war as I'll individua; stGtc
force.
The South Carolinian, who about
two years ago was to have made an
address here to the Red Men, but who
was detained by court trial, arrived
last night and was seen at his hote.
this morning. This is the first time
he has stopped in Danvilie. AS the
accompanying illustration indicates,
the ex-governor is far from conform
ing with the popular conception OF
the noted orators. Most people imagine
him as man with black pompa-
dour and black moustache, but he is
q gray, a strikig figure, though he is
yet ore year this side Of so.
mr.. Blease makes no denial that
he is a pacitist, but he is equally firm
in the belief that now that this ma
ton is at war every man and woman
should do all that Is possible to pre-
serve the unity Of the nation in its
great set purpose If it wasn't for
conscription,' he said this morning,
I could go down to South Carolina
and raise brigade of the finest
fighting men that ever shouldered the
sun He believes that Theodore
Roosevelt should be allowed to raise
his fighting division by the volunteer
method and take them abroad if they
want to go. He believes that this,
t. done earlier, would have given
tremendous impetus to recruiting
throughout the country He is also
ready to serve at his station in the
firing line should it ever become neces-
sary to call out the men Of has class
into the war, and indicated that moth
ing could stop him from fighting
with the men from his state if a Ger
man invasion Of this country or Mex
leo were attempted.
"The ex-governor firmly believes
that at the last election he was chosen
by the people to be governor and as
serted that he had been robbed or
the fruit of victory by the opposition
which supported Governor Manning"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22
THE FALLACY OF FREE PLANS
BY Noble Foster HOggson, President.
Hoggson Brothers, Builders.

When, after many mental flights OF
enthusiastic exhilaration, man
makes up his mind definitely to pro-
ceed with a building operation, the
first thing he thinks of is the matter
of planning. He knows pretty We'll
what he wants. He has been COLI
templating the project for consid-
cradle length Of time; he has the site
and a certain sum of money whicn
he expects to put into the operation.
All preliminaries have been decided.
He prepares to go shopping.
He has heard of free plans. Some
one has told him that, by having
several sets of sketches made by dit
ferent architects, he may determine
which. architect displays the ability
to best carry out his ideas and de-
sires. So he gets in touch with a
number of architects. He frankly
tells each Of them that it is a matter
of competition, and that the plans
which seem to suit his needs besl
will be selected; that only the winner
of the competition will be paid for
his work.
Only one Of these architects has a
chance to secure the commission for
the proposed building operation. One
of them will win: all the others will
lose; and, strange as it may SEEM
the owner has obtained nothing Gree. y
1t is considered unethical for AL
architect, who is member Of the
American Institute of Architects, to
submit in competition, plans for
which he is to receive no remunera-
ton. Nevertheless the evil Of "free''
plans-and it is an evil-still -four
ishes, more or less openly. This is
true, despite the vigorous efforts
made by the various State and ma
tional architectural organizations,
not only to discourage the practice,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22
DOZEN BIG CAMPS
Plan for Housing-DfyisiOn Will BE
Placed at Each One OF Posts, with
New Town Built for 1t.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Complete
1:lans for housing $4,000 men at eacn
of 80 divisionali cantonment camps
in which the war army is to be train
ed have been worked out by war oe-
partment officials and construction
work will be undertaken as soon as
commanders of the military depart
ments have designated the sites.
Twelve Of the camps will go TO
the new Southeastern department.
commanded by Maj. Gen. Wood, max
ing 264,G00 troops assigned to that oe-
partment. Six camps will be establish
ed in the central department, SIX IN
the Southern, three in the Western
four In the Eastern and one IN tue
Northeastern departments.
The building will be done py con-
tract under supervision of army OH
GERS. Col. I. W. Littell Of the quar-
terma ster's corps has peen placed IN
general charge Of construction ana
has nearly completed the organization
of his forces. In effect the project IS
to build 80 towns complete with al
necessary equipment and facilities. 1t
will require 100000 feet OF lumber.
There will be 1000 buildings in
each encampment. These will incluco
quarters for officers and men, stables
kitchens, mess halls, bath houses ana
store rooms, in addition to numerous
structures for special purposes.
Each town will cover little more
than a square mile of groundf not IN
cluding the big tracts OF land neces-
sarv for drilling and military opera
tions during training.
In addition to the cantonments, the
oGartermaster's department has laid
plans for the erection of central
groups of warehouses and storage
buildings which will be situated con-
yeniently as to transportation Lines
.aaasTsilf be sthe 1sarply DEPICTS for the
camps.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22
HOW TO TELL TINE.
Hands Of the Clock Do Not Always
Mean Exactly What They Say.
Anderson Mail.

Anderson Mail.
Mr. S. D. Boykin has completed the
job Of repairing the clock in the court
house tower, and says the clock itself
is in perfect working condition, but
that the hands are little loose on
account of wear and weather and need
tie services Of machinist to repair
them. Mr.. Boykin says that on ac-
count of the looseness of the hands,
between the hours of IL and it Will
show minute or two fast, and De-
tween and y minute or two slow,
but at 6 and II o'clock the time wiii
be absolutely correct.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22

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service of the United States; and so
person liable to military service shah
hereafter be permitted or allowed 10
furnish a substitute for such service;
nor shall any substitute be received,
enlisted or enrolled in the military
service of the United States; and no
such person shall be permitted>to es-
cape such service or to be discharged
therefrom prior to the expiration OF
: his term of service by the payment
of money or any other valuable thing
whatsoever as consideration for his
release from military service or liza
bility thereto.
How Drafting is Done.
ssThe president is hereby author
lied, in his discretion, to cretae and
establish throughout the several
States and subdivisions thereof and in
the territories and the District Of Co.
, lumbia local boards, and where, in
his discretion, practicable and desir-
able, there shall be cretaed and estab-
lisbed one such local board in each
county or similar subdivision in each
State and one for approximately each
10000 Of population in each city OF
100000 population Or over, according
to the last census taken or estimates
furnished by the bureau Of census Of
the department of commerce. Sucn
boards shall be appointed by the
president and shall consist of three
or more members, none OF whom
shall be connected with the military
establishment, to be chosen from
among the local authorities Of sucn
subdivisions Or from other citizens
residing in the subdivision OR area in
which the respective boards will have
Jurisdiction under the rules and reg
ulations prescribed by the presiden,
Such boards shall have power within
their respective jurisdictions to hear
and determine, subject to review as
hereinafter provided, all questions OF
exemption under this act, and all
aquastsomsaosoorc elaimss fSor fiaesudiag
.or discharging individuals or classes
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22

"The present war and the workings
of congress was one phase to which
the speaker devoted considerable at
tention. He stated frankly that had
he been a member Of congress or a
senator he would have voted against
war with Germany, also against con-
scription. The comparison of General
Lee as referred to was made in this
connection and was seQuelled by
majestic tribute to the Confederate
army. But we are In the war now,
he continued. Now it is to do and
die and we propose to stand as one
man and fight to the finish. Germany
is reported to have made the asser-
ton that to burn the national capitol
at Washington would be to strike
the greatest blow at democracy, but
I am here to tell you, fellow citizens,
that when this comes there will be
no longer any American citizens lv-
ing The speaker further intimated
that he is a pacifst by nature though
some Of his earlier reported state
nents would seem to imply the oppo-
site. There never was quarrel
which could not be settled upon re-
Election. There would be no sin If the
doctrine of brotherly love was more
generally accepted
Both the Register and the Bee carry
double column cuts Of the Reform
leader of South Carolina. The Bee
thus speaks OF him and his views:
Former Governor Cole Blease told
a reporter this morning in discussing
the worlds history which is now be-
ing rapidly made, that he is unques-
tionably against the selective draft
system which is expected to soon De-
come a law. Mr.. Blease says that
every state of the Union should be
given a full opportunity to raise its
own quota and believes that but for
the overshadowing influence Of the
proposed draft which was talkeN
about before the people had been gi-
an adequate chance to respond as vol
unteers the response would have been
far greater The draft system, in the
opinion of the well-known former
governor. .rwili have the effect he ese-l
eyes, of destroying the identity OF
certain states as fighting units and
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-14

To the People IT Dickson COUNTY;
| have sccepled temporarily the
position bi attorney iot the Re ie'al
Land Bank "a l.nmsyile. Kentucky
which viii necessitate my absenc.
from Dickson iar une ~ two nlnnths
al The end oi which time | will b.
AZ home ready to. stEyp uS Ffiends
to the bes, u my ability la kav'
ing YOU thus. temporarily. | desire
To thank my friends fot the kindness
sheY 4,as~ ~iYvwn" ms' IN fta~ past.
have arranged 40 thAt nothing
" iii have To he done tot the py~sfni
in the lawsuits In which | an 30
a 9ed In this county,
/. hare also made arrangements
wi,l, Frank Frazier aud X L Gul.
ium 10 take ehatge Ut nv loan bust
Meas during nay shaence, and ali
farmers who desire loans GA ttssr
property can se- either NJ these gnn
tlemen. who will give these matters
prompt ai'snsinn.
Th,s December s,h, 1917.
" +. kANNAED.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-14

The United States Crit Services
Commission has announced an ~.
smiasiion tor the County u Dick.
sou. Tennessee, 10 be held Ut Dick
sua and Clsrksyills on January IL.
1918, Ills a. m.. 10 hil the position
OF rural carrier at Slayden and va
cAneis~ THAT may later ocrur on
rural routes from other pos,otiiers
To the aforementioned county.
The examination will be open
only 10 male citizens who are ac.
tually domieiled in the territory Of
postothe~ IN the county and who
meet the osher requirements sci
forth In Form No. 1877. THIS form
and application blanks may be ob.
tanned from the Offices mentioned
above or from the United States
Civil Service Commission at Wash.
iagton, ID. &. Application should
be forwarded tn the Commission at
Washington at the carries, practi.
cable date.