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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
SOUTH BAY

NUMBER from south Bay attend
ed the school entertainment at
Pleasant Glade. Everyone enjoyed
the program, especially the flag drill
by the children. which was excellent
and certainly showed good work by
Miss Littooy the teacher.
Mr.. c. r. Carr visited his wife at
Mrs. Halls Saturday night, where
Mrs. Carr is staying for the present
Mr.. Van Houten spent Sunday
night at G. f. Stearns.
Mrs. Arthur Bryning autoed to
Tacoma Saturday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Sleater to see Mrs.
Bryning and Mrs. Skaters parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Abernethy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Teets have
been visiting relatives in Seattle.
Mrs. Parse and Mrs. Pickett went
to Tacoma Friday on a visit, Mr..
Parse going down Sunday by auto
and bringing them home.
c. H. Sylvester and family, ac-
companied by c. A. Turner and wife,
autoed to Tacoma to see the Haw-
thorne family, who once resided
here. They found them fine, espe-
cially the new baby boy.
J. L. Longmire and family Fred
Moore and family. and J. c. CONNIE,
of Yelm, spent Sunday at Frank
Hannaford's.
Mrs. Leila Ham has returned to
her home, after visiting in Seattle
for several days.
Mr.. ]. w. Dawson has been con-
fined to his bed for several days with
bad attack Of la grippe and some
beautiful "pets"-boils.
Mrs. c. A. Rose visited at Sam
Madden's Wednesday.
We are all feeling fine over the
consolidation of the school districts
and hope to see it prove success to
all.
Too bad some got in such a rush
to dispose of their potatoes, at $40.
Now they could get SIS.
We are all glad to see Mr.. Rogers
able to be about again after being
laid up for three weeks with a badly
sprained ankle. which has been very
painful.
j A number of ladies gathered at
the home of Mrs. ]. R. Robbins as a
complete surprise Thursday after
noon to help her celebrate her sixty
seventh birthday. Each took some
thing to help fill the table. Those
present were: Mrs. j. L. Longmire
and sons, Mrs. NJ. P. Thornton. Mrs.
Frank Hannaford and son George,
Mrs. c. H. Sylvester. Mrs. Fred
Moore and daughters Irene and
Gladys. Mrs. Lenie Pugh, Mrs. John
Rogers. Mrs. Albert Lister. Mrs. J.
w. Dawson. Miss Jessie Robbins,
Robert McAloon, J. F. Robbins and
the guest of honor. Mrs. ]. r. Rob-
bins. She also received many beau
tiful presents. All departed at s
O'Clock, wishing Mrs. Robbins many
happy returns TO the day. n
Quite number from here attend
ed Pomona Tuesday. 81
The community at large wishes
to express sympathy for thee Tilson
family. 4iIla
]. L. Longmire has had j., c. Con-
inc from Yelm visiting at his home
for a couple Of days. Mr.. CONNIE is
q cousin of Mr.. Longmire. #
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
NEWS OF YOUR FRIENDS
-AND NEIGHBORS

ing his auto Monday morning after
leaving Graham's camp. where he
had gone to take Everett back to
work. The break is a painful one,
being close to the wrist joint, but
he is reported to be doing as we'll
as could be expected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
New School District Elects

Election of officers for the new
consolidated school district at Tum-
water. composed of the Tumwater.
Brighton Park and Belmore districts,
resulted Saturday in the selection Of
Arthur G. West as chairman of the
board and Wyman e. Lloyd as clerk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10

do the revolution discipline coming
the Q s beginning to
But that the Angel Gabriel
Dope the British om
misnformaon would still Perograd the
arch cutting threats and the Ukrainians marching
murder beds
think it is about time Amalgamated
Sons OF Woe afford them much needed
They all begin with ONE FUNDAMENTAL ERROR and then
build resoluey on that making the facts mt their theory
Why? Because they had experience
delegates only governing body Russa)
posed ignorant and because they don't speak
No people except that
speak English something like it.
language and methods THEY ARE NOT AT ALL IGNORANT
the to
the Russian village system presented example of almost
democracy
relations
the national and the Of the national
town meeting.
England town. nothing
in those little village republics that these
effective public
conduct legislative business to judge proposals about public in
terests.
years eectng
assemblies
death with and thus had training
wonder then Tschaidse Tseraei.
Tshernow exactly preside
carry despatch They
have doing something the kind they not In
prison or exie) for many years.
a meeting of the National Coun-
Gil That why they able proceed with their theory that
composed of and unframed men and everything II
does must somehow be bad.
least basis for their mournful dreams,
which haven't this would mighty bad time to be spreading
them and exaggeratng them.
that they playing straight into the
hands the wonderful German propaganda putting forth every
fool the allied countries into truce mnamed peace
Therefore think that trip had better tell of the
the public opinion machine
saw 1t at its work In Russia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10
CAN'T BRING
RANCK BACK

Lee Ranck, former Tacoma at
torney, cannot be brought back
here from Illinois to face charge
of falling to provide for his two
babies.
While Constable Mitchell Is In
Chicago today with authority to
bring him back, Deputy Prosecutor
Selden received a wire that Gov.
Lowden of Illinois had refused to
grant extradltion papers.
Before leaving Tacoma Ranck
obtained a divorce, the decree
stating he should give $25 a month
for the support of his children.
He left town with his stenogra-
pher, whom he married, three
years ago. Finally he was located
In California, but left for Illinois
before he could be arrested.
He was finally arrested in Chi
caQO.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10
The Farmers Side

EDITOR THE TINES:
Some months ago men from
the city of Tacoma were telling
us about the proposed army post
to be established near American
lake.
We were told about the bene-
fit Tacoma and Pierce county
would derive by having so many
non-producers brought to ouI
doors; that the poor land would
be utilized, that we would be able
to sell. all we could produce al
our front doors, that lands would
increase in the district outside
the proposed site and that it was
understood that good farms would
be left alone.
Those in the proposed district
were assured of fair treatment
We were mailed up-to-date infor.
nation from publicity committees
and, the county commissioners {
few days before election.
The press made a public state
ment March 81 from the condem'
nation board. The gist of the
, statement was that we would re
ceive fair treatment and ut is oul
desire that each owner shall bt
paid exactly what the land |!
worth" Here comes the rub
Land is worth" tworth to whom
and for what purpose?).
We do not understand how ap
praisers can get the worth t
whom and for what purpose un
less they get the viewpoint of thu
man living on his farm or thu
owner of the land. We are no
talking about the open or un
fenced prairie. Some folks in thi
district own their lands for def
mite purposes and do not desire t
sell. They have spent days
months or years trying to brini
their farms to the standard sc
In their hearts. Some of thes
folks have been short Of means 81
have not yet accomplished wha
they desire.
VIII Ii be justice for tn
county to take this land, offering
us a fair deal. square deal AM
paying what the land is wort
and then have the appraisers ge
their own viewpoint without get
ting the viewpoint OF the owne
of the land who has plans for 1t
development?
The Tacoma Commercial clu
sent out literature a few year
ago telling about the fertility Q
soils around Tacoma and ho'
handy the markets are and tn
good prices prevailing. Tn
prairies we're given a goo
boost in this pamphlet or bulleti
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10
A Catechism
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
We sure want to see kaiserism
smashed, but we want to Know
that 1t is kaiserism and Prussian-
ism that is being smashed; there
fore the following queries;
Why not confiscate alleged
German stock and bond interests
in the American steel trust?
Why are the present anti
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. not pro-
ceeded against just as were the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS :?
The government has the identical
opportunity.
Why did the most venomous
and persistent opponents of labor
organization, without hardly an
exception, clamor among the loud
est for war with Mexico as well
] as Germany?
Why the recent raids. ordere,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10

The state has advertised the
prairie lands of Pierce county,
and the state literature has given
us the prices these lands sell 1or:
The U. S. government in its SOIL
survey of this district has placed
a value on this land. .
If person buys or owns land
in this district and is advised by
the Commercial club as to its fer
tility, advised by the state and
Y. S. government as to price, how
can this county of Pierce offer
any less, and add to that offer
improvements?
In the announcements made
Friday some men in the district
are offered as little that 1t hardly
covers the improvements, ana why
should we give the land to the
county IL the county only pays
for the improvements?
We are willing to be .patflotlc
but why not give us iaif aeal
and square deal as advertised!
We are not conscious of fight
| ing anyone, put we arc
that the promises made be kept:
1t might not be proper, but why
cannot we be taken into conf
dence when all we have is a
stake? The man handling thi'
I affair should find out from VI
what we value about our farms
and why. Why should We sacri
flee when Tacoma and pierce
! county are or will be reaping th'
| benefits of the post?
From an advertising standpoin
Tacoma and Pierce county shouit
treat us fairly because the people
lin the post district will scatter
over the United States and surel!
thew will let it be known ina
they we're ROBBED by Tacoma
and Pierce county.
] I We do not want to hold I'M
county up, but where can w
dunlicate what we have?
! Where can we buy farms TN
same distance from good MAJ
I kets. with good roads, fine seen
erv mountain and sea breezes
/ coneenial neighbors, good sol
with the money the county aiio"
ne less the cost of moving
CHESTER H. THOMPSON,
| Lakeview, Wash, r. 1, BOX l42
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10

from Washington, on working
class organizations that the afore-
said venomous opponents desire
to have crushed?
Why are high officials and citi-'
zen mobs allowed to openly break
the highest law of the land unmo-
Tested, while working men are
bounded as law violators" and
enemies of society" when strug-
Cling for a decent portion of life
owing to the sudden raise in the
already high cost of living2
Please do not try to deny the
facts indicated in the above
queries. What is here requested
is some kind of explanation.
There are questions in peoples
minds, and with good reason. :
Respectfully yours,
PROLETARIA BILL.
p. S.-If you cannot publish
the above in full as 1t stands,
please return to me. Stamps en-
closed.
CHAS w. GARRETT,
Puyallup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10
Ciigarets
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Is 1t wise for the people OF Ia
coma to obey the call for cigarets
for our boys in France that is
being made by the American To-
bacco Co. thru the Tacoma Daily
Ledger?
DR.. Frank Crane says that
whatever saps the strength of
America lowers its efficiency.
Our job is to whip the enemy hard
and with the least possible loss to
ourselves.
In training our military ma
chinery TO do this we must have
every part healthy, strong and de-
pendable; no part defective, dis
eased or obsolete.
1t lie a well known fact that
hundreds of young men in the
volunteer as we'll as in the draft
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10
LOG SUPPLY
Is. CUT OFF

The Isley Lumber Co. on the
t-deflats, which has been running
on the eight-hour day, was nearly
forced to close down temporarily
Monday because of scarcity OF
logs, as the result of concerted es-
fort on the part of certain lum-
bermen who have been fighting
the demands of the workers to
prevent eight-hour mills from op-
erting.
Altho temporarily short, the
lsley Co. reported Monday noon
that a shipment of logs is on the
way to the mill. and no permanent
shutdown will be forced.
Mills which have resumed or
the eight-hour basis are facing the
difficulty OF having their supply
of logs cut off.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10
THREE WANT
TO SEPARATE

Herbert C. Bach claims his
wife Elsie has neglected her
household duties. Also that she
has said her love for him was
dead. He filed suit for divorce
in the superior court Monday. He
says thy have settled their
finances with an agreement that
he shall pay her flat sum OF
$3.50.
Tho they have four grown chill
dren, three girls and a boy, Flor
>ence and Americas Galloway have
frequently quarreled, according
to the divorce complaint filed by
the wife. Their clashing temper
aments have been aggravated, she
says, by financial difficulties, and
her health is threatened. They
we're married in 1890.
Emma Taller asked a divorce
from her husband Frank, claim
ing he Is cold to her. They have
no children. They were married
in Tacoma in 1890.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10

fed well until this war ends. The
land, money, men, time and ma
chinery for making cigarets
should be conserved for food.
wish the churches of the nation,
the w. c. T. U. and the Y. M. C.
A. and every good parent might
wake up to the fact that this is
their time to protest. Let us ask
President Wilson, Mr.. Hoover, the
secretary of war and of the navy
to do with the cigaret what has
been done with the canteen-put
them out of the army and navy.
ALICE b. BACON,
County Superintendent of Anti
Narcotics, w. c. Il. U.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10
You're Right
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDITOR THE TINES:
have been informed thru
yIa rdsmen stationed in your city
hat steps were being taken or
we're 70 be taken to put an end to
the needlessly exorbitant prices
exacted from soldiers by some of
the tradespeople out here.
One of the chief offenders is
the Post Tailors establishment,
located inside the camp at MUIR
ray. 1t seems to me that the boys
here should be able to get their
tailoring work done at a price
that is at least reasonable.
l took one of our regulation
cotton blouses to the above-named
shop to have about two inches of
surplus width taken in at the
back of the garment, a task that
would not involve more than 20
minutes work on the part of an
experienced workman The price
asked for the work was one dol
lar,
Further inquiry has shown that
this shop asks absurd prices for
all its work, and also that other
tailoring shops outside of the re-
serve proper are doing the same
work as the former at from one
third to one-half the price.
sincerely believe that the pres
ence of large camp such as this
should offer an opportunity fol
legitimate and profitable ven
lures, but not for systematic rob.
berry.
Yours very truly,
A WASHINGTON TROOPER.
Murray, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10

I print the above letter
merely as an interesting
specimen of one form of spe-'
= ciOus augmentation.
1t is as IL I should demand:
Why are all persons living
in Puyallup half-wits?
Why are they permitted to
murder their wives daily?
Why do we law-abiding
and sane people tolerate their
frightfulness?
And then as II I should
add: Please do not try to
deny the facts indicated in
the above queries; what is
here requested is some kind
of explanation.
The only differences the
reader would gain are that
j was lamentably ill-inform-
ed. violently unfair, perhaps
half cracked.
Thank you for the postage
, stamp.-Editor.
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army have been rejected because
of weak hearts, diseased lungs,
shattered nerves and poor eye
sight due to cigaret smoking.
The cream of our young man
hood have gone to war, or will go
later. War and all it means will
send them back sick and MANNED
enough without our sending cigar
cts to further harm, them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10
A Failure
EDITOR THE TINES:
Yellow Harloti

EDITOR THE TINES:
Yellow Harlot!
The U. S. government bought
you and now you deceive all your
former friends and readers b,
yelling yellow patriotism.
This war is a total FAILURE
Do you hear me; a FAILURE.
j. B. MORRELL,
Ex-Sergt. Major.
think that you are right
i'm one regard. The war Is
failure. but perhaps not
for the party you have In
mind.-EditOr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10

Mothers and fathers, you have
been asked for your boys and
have given them. l have given
mine. 1t is our duty and right
to ask for their protection
against things that can harm them
as cigarets can. They have gone
to protect our nation, and must be
fed we'll. This is the time to con-
serve in order that they may be
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10

German investments in Ameri
can securities are placed at fully
81 ,000,0 100000. There is also {
large sum of money held by banks
here for Germans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10

act OF mpey by pungng the country
of
Disaffection spreading rapidly among
the constitutional
been DICTATOR to
there The
have disputes The
whelmed by the radicals
The country hopelessy bankrupt roub
eighth of
Russia The anarchists
tomorrow will blow everybody All is lost
All yes! The Ukranians. Well If there moth
else tinge all the with
Ukranians would still be sufficient for the job The
ranans terrible fellows They have revOled and
clared their independence If they haven't today they will
tomorrow. Then they will march PetrOgrad
all in BEDS and how will feel them
that perhaps there still u on
earth? When the Ukrainans killed everybody they
will make alliance Germany a lag
will that
awhile.
this flood
at it totally
while these
approach of disaster
TERLY UNAWARE THAT 1T IS ALL SMASHED ABOUT
SURELY BETTER
The shock incident to tremendous change
finding themselves percevng they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-10

TOW cdftIe5Sy you may read your newspaper YOU
must have noticed that fact.
In Russia. according to some newspapers
everything is always Going to the Bad
One day Hdeous Anarchy rears its Appalling
Head. The next day the troops are about to revolt
The next Petrograd is about to be evacuated Fin
land is about to revolt. The Russian army is
about to flee In disorder
All Is lost always. There isn't ray of hope
III you were to turn back to the files and re-
read the dispatches of some correspondents you
would see that since the day OF the revolution every
stricken thing has been sodden in gloom OF which
the best that could be said was that the condition
today was not quite so bad as 1t would be tomorrow
Nothing good has happened since the car got
the swift kick. Apparently heaven is avenging that
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QUIT WORRYING ABOUT LIBRARIAN
PERIL. URGES CHARLES E. RUSSELL

BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL
Copyright 1917, by the Newspaper Assocation
Russia is the Land Of Horrible Things To Be.
No read your newspaper VI
The Republican journal., 1917-09-20
SOME PRACTICAL ECONOMIES.

The Raleigh, North Carolina, News and
Observer publishes column-long article
on the soy bean industry and says that
soy beans are now grown successfully in
every county of that State. 1t also makes
the comment that 100000 gallons of
soy bean oil were imported into this
country last year from Asia. We would
suggest that the good people of North
Carolina communicate these facts to SEN
ator Simmons of that State who is chair
man of the Senate Finance Committee,
and, as such, is the principal factor in
the making or a tariff law. Notwith-
standing the fact that tariff bill must
originate in the House, it's most import
ant features are sometimes determined in
the Senate. We would also suggest that
those people in North Carolina who want
to see North Carolina soy bean oil sub
stituted in our home markets for the pro-
duct of Asia, write letter to the Tariff
Commission, which just now has not
very much to do, and indicate to that
Commission their views upon the desir-
ability of protective tariff which would
discourage the purchase of the products
of Japan and China
The Republican journal., 1917-09-20
EXPENSIVE BLUNDERS.

Thirty millions of dollars is the price
the people will pay as a result of the
Daniels experiment in constructing the
mosquito fleet" of submarine chasers.
Contracts were placed last April for the
construction of about $50 of these boats
at from 500, 900 to 100000 each. The
Secretary Of the Navy recently announced
that no more of these boats would be
constructed as they have proved to be
absolutely untitled for the work for which
they were intended, being too small and
too slow. 1t is blunders of this sort that
explain President Wilson's opposition to
the creation of a Joint committee on ex-
penditures in the conduct of the war.
There have been many others. There
will be many others if the people are not
permitted to know how the money which
is taken from their pockets is spent. A
Joint committee of the representatives of
the people formed to scrutinize these ex-
penditures would put the brake on the
financial joy-riding of such men as Nc
Adoo, Daniels and Baker.
The Republican journal., 1917-09-20
CASTOR|A
For Infants and Children
In Use or Over 80 Years
Always bears ~
the ~ AN4-%
CROSS AND JACKSON REUNION

The annual reunion of the Cross and
Jackson families was held at Honesty
Grange hall, Morrill,, Wednesday, Sept
5th. The weather being beautiful about
seventy-fve people assembled and en-
joyed a very pleasant meeting. A de-
licious dinner was served at noon, fol-
lowed by business meeting The presi-
dent, Mr.. Ray Cross being absent, the
vice president, Mr. Delbert Paul took
the chair, and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Clarence C. Cross of Rockland; vice
president, Mr.. A. X. jackson, Belfast;
treasurer, Mrs. Ida Cross; secretary,
Mrs Annie Cross; food committee, Mrs.
Hattie Paul, Mrs. Ida Cross, Mrs. Mary
jackson; program committee, Miss An
ME Paul, Mrs. Frances Paul. Miss Ada E..
Cross. A short program was given con-
sisting of music, readings and interesting
remarks by several members. A vote
was taken to hold the next meeting at
the same place the first Wednesday in
September, 1918. Among the visitors
from out town were Mr.. Alden Turner
and family of Palermo; Mr.. c. c. Cross.
Mrs. Jennie Gray and Mrs. Ida Barter OF
Rockland; Mrs. Abbie Moody, Miss Mary
Woodbury., Mrs. Sadie Stephenson and
daughter, Fred Jackson, Mrs. Lucy Jack
son, MI. and Mrs Loren Cross of Belfast.
Before leaving at late hour all were
treated to fruit, left from the noon feast,
thus ending one of the most enjoyable
meetings ever held by this society,"
4, Mrs. r. T. Cross, Secretary.