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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23
PASSENGERS GET
A FLAG REMINDER

A small American flag awaited
each passenger on the ships at
sea of the Pacific Steamship Co.
Thursday. The flags were put there
to remind the passengers of the
great international crisis that the
country is facing. The idea was
originated by H. F. Alexander,
president of the line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23

The lesson brought home
by Troop b is-UNIVERSAL
SERVICE.
II its months Of border
duty had accomplished moth
ing else, the demonstration
Il gave Tacoma on Thursday
would have made the expen-
diture Of time and money well
worth while.
Tacoma saw the youths
leave eight months ago, typi-
cal city boys-you all know
the type.
Tacoma saw them return,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23
ELSEWHERE
WILD CLIMB
CONTINUES

Tacoma grOcers reported
Friday that, In spite Of the
wild upward jump I'm food
prices reported from nearly
all parts of the United States,
local retail prices were vir-
tually unchanged.
Potatoes are still climb
ing, wholesale, and are now
selling at $40 a ton, but
most stores still are asking
only 1925 and $3.50 a hum
dred for their stocks.
Butter Is firm, but the re-
tail price is the same.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23
MINISTER'S URGE
THOUGHTFUL STUDY

Thoughtful and prayerful atten-
ton to the religious interests of
the church and the Bible is urged
Tor the Lenten season by the Con-
gregational ministers of Tacoma.
The ministers met Thursday, and
are asking all Congregational
to unite under this call.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23
PUYALLUP MILL
BEING DISMANTL,ED

Because OF high prices In ma
chinery and steel market, the old.
abandoned valley sawmill is being
dismantled and sold for scrap iron.
J.. L. and F. V. Stevenson. owners Z
announce they are getting more
money Tor the machinery as scrap
iron than they originally paid for
II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23

THE year before the war So
100000 tons of shipping entered
British ports. During the past
year the total was 100000 This
was due partly to the ALLEGATION of
tonnage to our allies. Italy and
France are begging for more ships.
Much Tonnage Lost.
"A considerable portion of our
tonnage has been sunk by subma-
rines during the past 80 months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23
SINKING OF EDDA
WAS "A MISTAKE

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 23.-Sink-
ing of the Swedish steamer Edda
was mistake by a German sub
marine commander" the Swedish
government was Informed today by
the German minister. He ex-
pressed the German governments
promise of an indemnity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23
HUNGER PANIC GRIPS WORLD
Tacoma Retail Prices Today Show Little Change
LLOYD GEORGE WARNS
ENGLAND EVERY TABLE
MUST Yield ITS SHARE
UNITED Press Leased Wire.)


LONDON, a gravity
determined the drastic curtaiment
All will
necessities Premier Lloyd George such
British fe They will practically affect the dining tables every British
citizen
eff such promised
England face the enemy Food lowest reco
lection
sarv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23

port of destitute dependents be-
fore they reach the age of 25 they
will be called out for training and
service with the class of that
yearo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23

We know a certain young ma
iron who is a Christian Scientist.
She has a son, age four.
She was carried by her corner
when going home from town with
the small man an afternoon or
two ago.
AS she got off she remarked to
the conductor her opinion of mo-
tormen who fail to stop at tho
right corner, and when off the car
continued to fume about certain
of l.. Beans employees.
"Oh, dear" sympathized the
four-year-old, lets hurry home,
muv, and read Chi's Sines."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23
Embargo Plan
Again Appears
(By United Press. }

WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
Feb. ga final attempt to
force a food embargo
through congress was made
In the senate today when
Senator MARITIME IN. j., Of
fered resolution prohibit
ing the expectation of sta
pie food products.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23
Trooper Gets
S25O,OOO Estate

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. a.
Trooper Emil Langendorfer was
currying horses at Vancouver
barracks to pay of 65-cent debt
when he was informed that $780,
900 had been bequeathed him by
his grandfather, Jacob H. Langen-
dorfer, who died in New York.
Emil starts east tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23
CHANCE FOR DAVIS
TO SHOW CALlBRE

The biggest job that Jimmie chairman of the lower house
appropriations committee Olympia do for the state right
is to get off the lid.
This his chance to do something really worth while for all the
people of the state by seeing it that the Adams BILL appopratng
$4,000 Northwest victory Immediately
reported favoraby out of his committee.
This time for playing politics.
1t is no time for satisfying personal animosities.
1t is time to let bitterness against Charles A Reynolds
the attorney who the $3.50 preferential stand the
securing the state the thousands of which has
been robbed by unjust discrimination
The fight is all but Attorney Reynolds the who has
fought it, has been acknowledged by those who his
a successful conclusion
The funds needed and quickly if the complete victory is to
be assured
Attorney General given his the ap
preparation
The organizations Tacoma Seattle Spokane
dozen of smaller cities using effort that the bill is
passed
Even the public service commission has given its endorsement
Will Jimmie Davis try to bury the appropriation in the final
rush of the legislatures business? There evidence today that
someone is trying to rock the bill to sleep
Reynolds has the legislature. Some of them
have been big enough put aside their personal feeling acknow
edgng that Reynolds the back to Washington
the thousands tourists which this state entitled Others
saying nothing
The 10Th session thing the
whole state than the $4,000 appropriation send Reynolds
back to Washington
And Jimmie Davis demonstrate that he is indeed
state representative and not merely petty politician
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23

We wish to warn all readers
against Eddie McDevitt, makeup
man in The Times composing
room. He is a flim-flam artist.
When we spoke to him in our
usual CHEEKY way this morning, he
came back, Got a dime"
Sure" said we, handing him 1t.
He didn't say anything, but in
stead gave us card. This is what
the card said:
Thank you for the dime. You
are now member of .the Irish
and Jewish navy. Don't feel sore
about it. Pass II on"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23
Well, Troop b did get
home.

We are now beginning to feel
the benefits Of the increased cost
OF white paper. Not one daily in
Tacoma has mentioned the Noun
tain View sanatorium rumpus In
three days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23

OF course, the lawyers in
the legislature wouldn't use
their official positions to help
make "a lot more fees for the
legal profession. Oh, certain
ly not.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23

Jane Newcomb, n Pennsyl-
vania State college lecturer,
says women who wear short
skirts have to eat more to
keep warm than women who
wear long ones. But things
sort o. even themselves up,
Jane. The girls who wear
the short ones receive more
invitations to eat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23

AS we understand 1t. the coal
shortage back east is due to the
fact that the loaded coal cars on
the railroad tracks can't be hauled
because the railroads can't get
coal for their engines and they
can't get coal for their engines
because the congestion caused by
the coal trains prevents them.
We may have this a bit mixed.
hut not mora en than the -~s'--- =.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-23

Visitors from the east say
that the brilliancy and unique
moss of sports suits to be In
vogue this season ere "just
maddening." Girisi Girls!
When will you let mp on mad
dening us men?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

This newspaper has been Oble
70 secure the exclusive rights IN
this territory to a series Of short
stories by Rex Beach, an author
whose name is a guarantee of ex-
ceilence in fiction. His stories
Ofthe far north are masterpieces.
He has travelled in the wilder
1esses where herotsms are every
day occurrences. He has made
ca intimate study of the sturdy
characters that abound there. His
descriptive touch in these short
stories is beautiful and the huuor
quaint beyond measure.
In Arms and the Woman, the
first Of the series, there is intro
duced a romance which is unique
IN its setting. Each story teens
with human interest and heart
thrObs. Don't miss them. A fter
yOu read the first you'll watch for
the second The titles of the
stories TO follow Arms and the
Women are:
THE Strategy of Shorty
THE Verdict of Faro Mountain
The Vengeance of Big George"
when the Mail Came In"
'Out of the Night"
The Stampede"
Guthrie Boyd of the Shooting
Star"
'McGill."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

Shorty. Is that your sweetheart, eh?''
Shorty did not answer until his
weight on the brake brought the stage
to a standstiIl; then as the reins eased
his hand slid suddenly to his holster
and the overgrown gun leaped forth.
roaring as it came. Bart's Winchester
whirled from his grasp, leaving him
untouched, the Whirring whine Of the
glancing bullet mingIing with the
scream of the woman.
AS the driver fred he writhed in his
seat, expecting the blow Of a ball from
the other road agents rife. But it did
not come, so he swung about and fred
again, whereupon the stranger. who
had seemed numbed By an unaccount-
able paralysis. swayed grOpingly out
over the bank and slid Imply down
into the road amid a rattle OF gravel
and stones. Bart snatched up his rife
and leaped to cover behind the bouI-
ders of the hillside, moving with the
anfck elttheness Of a panther or a man
accustomed to the spat of rife bullets
He was ysnking vainlY at the ejector
OF his Winchester
I've smashed it's stummickg' yelled
Shorty gleerulTy. Grfng at each ex-
-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

The habit Of the thistle bird, which
always sings persistently when 10 tr0u-
BILE Of any sort, Is a good one to fnoi-
tate. A gentleman living ia che VII
lage Of Silver Greek, Neb., had heard
under his window for many successive
days the persistent song OF one Of
these little birds and finally called tbs
song to the attention OF a naturalist
friend who constantly studied birds
and their ways. Upon investiga tfns
the source Of the notes the friend dis
covered that the thistle bird was
captive In its nest. A ladder was
brought, and bird and nest were taken
down for eIanina ton. One leg Of the
little prisoner had become entangied
In the wool which formed the nests
lining. and It took twenty minutes OF
painsta king effort before the leg was
freed When this was done the spec
tat0rs were greatly surprised t0 see
the bird 6y away a trife unsteadIIy.
but apparently not at al Injured. The
birds parents or some % It's featheret8
friends had Kept Il supplied with food
during its captivity. Ba& the rsmaEa-
able part Oe tbs story q taat its hatat
Of singing was the Cause OF It's raseaas.
q z. 3m9th IN Sc. Nleheaaa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11


meister "If you send a mes
senger they'll know there's
treasure aboard. The stage
has been stuck up so often its habitual.
We've got to use ingenuity. I've wired
to Horn for two Wells Fargo men.
They'll meet you at the second relay.
so you pull out alone. as usual. and
pick EN- up there"
Shorty nodded acquiescence.
'Al the same, amt weighed down
with glee at bein' duenna for $50.
even for twenty miles-that is, not In
the vicinities of this neighborhoOd."
''Oh. there's no danger this side OF
No. ,. tin be on the Big Grade IL it's
anywhere"
LET me impress on you Oncet and
forever that there amt no danger TO
me in neither place-I'm the driver.
Black Bart knows that the olive
wreaths OF peace end concord is graft
ed on TO me and sprOutin'. It's the
messenger that fills the exactIn' duties
of target. "A driver amt s'pOsed to ex-
hibit hiSself as a craftsmanship sam
pie All he does is TO straddle the
strong box and gOad the horses on. OF
a walk
The two men spoke cautiously. as be-
fits people under stress Of extreme
care, and the rumble Of the dwarf's
deep voice sounded to the miners at
the front bar like the faint summer
p
Details completed he slid down from
his chair and rolled forth behind the
ruddy German. His wide body sway
ed oddly on its sturdy legs, while the
contrast between his dachshund lower
limbs and the heavy shoulders, with
their long, loosely pendent arms, would
have excited laughter in a stranger.
Not 50 with the local population. AS
Shorty entered the room with the SUI
perintendent an air OF forced uncOn-
sclOusness. tangible and oppressive,
settled heavily over the men lined up
against the counters. Your miner il
not q finished mask. Discrimination
sits gloomily upon him, and this un-
natural naturalnesS that seized the as
sembly bore eloquent witness to the
prOwess OF the diminutive man who
had saddled a punctiious decOrum
upon an irreverent community.
HOffmeister and his companion drank,
the large man wetting the bottom OF
his glass with the vitriOl and tossing
it OF wryly, the other filing his TO the
brim and rolling 1t IN his mouth like
a tOothwash. He swallowed lingering
II. with lazy enjoyment. breathing the
flames through his Rostrils. One felt
that struck match would ignite him
fntO the likeness OF dragon or blue
damned cigar lighter.
II suppose" said the superintendent.
ma wing cOushed the paralysis from his
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

vocal cords, ''you saw the girl thst
came,JIp yesterday with NeWcomb?"
what. Girl here? In this campo"
Shorty suppressed his nervousness.
"Why, l come off UP here on purpose
to get shed of EN-"
Yes, | only caught a glimpse of her
myself, but what | saw looked mighty
pretty"
The driver groaned. ''ItH be just
my Internal luck to run slap into her,
an il do I'll stampede like a. buffalo
calf, see if l don't. Like as not I'll
gallop clean over the bluff into the
river l got tore up fierce oncet back
at the Bar x; the fOreman's wife come
up on me unexpected, an run through
a barb wire fence"
whats the matter with your
"Well, it's this way. The minute
see skirts | go plumb dippy. My eyes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

you've killed him! Oh. you beastg'
Then she addressed the wounded man.
unconscious of their presence: Link,
speak to me- It's Milly-Milly, your
little sister,
Shorty slammed the door abruptly in
the faces of the Others
Cit some water and bandages,
quick" said he. ITS plumb indecent
to butt into the sanctity of the Red
Cross this way"
He moved away. with the messen-
gers following.
Guess we'd better tie him up, hadn't
wee" said Winters jerking his head
toward the painting team
''Tie who up?" Shorty inquired
THAT Teller"
"Why?"
SOS he can't play the 'Maidens
Prayer or bite his finger nails, Of
course" Winters replied with elabor-
ate sarcasm.
Il don't rightly get you" maintained
the driver. Jest because a passenger
is shot up inadvertent. what's the use
Of ropin' him?"
Passenger Both men stared at
Shorty, then the spokesman laughed
hastily, a mocking, dry, mirthless
laugh.
"Oh, l see Thought you had some
thing to show for the hoIdup?"
$50 have Here it is" The driver
displayed his useless left arm. "Jest
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

missed my funny bone" Then, as the
other continued to regard him with un-
winlIing, skeptical stare, the cords
Of his bull neck thickened OminOusly,
while his voice grew raucous with
rage. He exploded harshly, shaking
his fist in Winters face.
Don't look at me like that! If ye
want any o. my game you're on from
two bits to a million dollars worth
I'll stroll into We like an avalanche
into a custard pie. You put the re-
verse English on them sarcasms."
Winters is a mountaineer, also
shotgun guard. Such men do not
brighten by word of mouth. Neither,
on the other hand, do they search the
byways and blind trails Of life for
trouble. When one lives with a short
barreled No. 10 in his lap he grows to
hunger for Already and the pastoral
walks OF harmony. Moreover, the
wilder the wilderness the more gentle
the chiyalry it breeds.
The WeIlS-FargO mans eyes had mar
rowed ominously, whilea sinister white
ness, born Of compression, paled his
lips; then through the stage window be
glimpsed the face of a girl. 1t was
strained and tense, and she listened
breathlessly, hanging upon his words
The iron softened In his voice. and be
said quietly: "All right. Let's have q
drink. It's my mistake
They filed into the low room and
gravely filed their glasses. Shorty still
painting from his anger
''S'ow!" they said and tossed it off.
AS the stOcky driver wallowed forth
and climbed the wheel for his three
mile Auburn drive Winters gazed at
his companion solemnly. Then, with
out facial disturbance, one eyelid fell
slowly in a wink Of great understand
ing, and, delVing into pocket, he drew
forth the sOiled and bloody half Of a
bandanna. 1t had eyeholes and a string
at the upper corners, forming a rude
road agents mask. He tore it up and
tossed it out Of the window into the
river.
"As 1 have always observed" said
he, outside of winner folks there's
nOthin' more unreliable an deceiVin'
than circumstantial evidence when it's
destroyed"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

hang out like loose ulster. buttons, an
them little saleratus glands in my
mouth goes dry till my throat feels like
| was beatin' carpets in a closet. My
speech splinters up and sticks in my
neck like l was eatin' sun perch. Talk
about suspended animation, mines
hung up so high l couldn't reach it
with boat hook"
A man inserted his head through the
door and yelled "Au abOard!'
That was an example of Forest Hills
mild irony, for very rarely did passen-
gers ride with Shorty, now that the
mining season was on, and only such
as had urgent business left the train
at Auburn to toll back up the rugged
divide to the camp at the head Of the
American river.
Two men carried the messenger box
from the rear room, lifting 1T on TO
the boot The postmaster tossed a
dyspeptic mail bag into the stage body
and the driver scrambled to his throne
with dignity. Extracting plug of to-
baeco, he Bit large farewell half
moon therefrom, rolling Sthe quid into
his cheek for company. Then as he
gathered his reins the voice Of Peg
Leg, the landlord, came to him.
Hey! Wait a minutel Passenger
for you, Shorty"
There was a rustic and scurry, and
the jehu's widening gaze beheld a
flashing white clad feminine figure ap-
preaching. 1t launched itself upon
him, more dreadful than a plague, and
he froze in his seat.
"Oh, l want to ride up therew she
cried brightly, and Shorty's heart turn
ed to water. He slid dumbly along IN
til he crowded the edge, while she was
lifted by willing hands and settled be-
Sile him like bit of thistledown. An
odOr of sachet, strange and demOraliz
ing, envelOped the doughty driver so
that he gasped and wriggled, glancing
miserably at Hofmeister. He encOun-
tered only a great expanse Of cleaning,
gold filed teeth, while he heard the
sucker OF the loafers.
''AI right, Shortly said Peg Leg
'GOodby, miss. Come again And
the pOpulace or Forest Hill dotted felt
and fur to sweep the ground in Ches-
terfeldian salute The men at the
rearing horses heads watched the driv-
err, buckled to the swapping reins. vain
ly waiting the signal TO let go, but the
little mans eyes were rowing helpless
". He licked his lips and opened his
mouth. There issued-silence, broken
only by the tramp OF the dancing ami
mails.
1t is said that the bats cry is too
high pitched for the human ear. Per
haps the converse held with ShOrty's
vOiee-mayhap 1t had gone 50 low as
to be under the aursl range where the
sense could grasp it's slow vibration.
Electrically it was q stage wait. 81
lent, agontzing, sweat producing, with
q delighted audience grinning its Rp-
prevail. He swallowed desperately and
too late-felt his guild slipping over
the preciRlce OF his aescphagus like an
Oreskip diving }nt0 q shaft. His body
doubled cenvuls1vely. and there came 3
cough, urheralded and sharp, as sud
den, metallic aud loud as the exhaust
OF q SWITCH engine on a frosty mocn-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11
Arms and the
Woman
BY REX BEACH.
Copyright by Otis l.. Wood.
BY REX BEACH.
Copyright by Otis L. Wood.

T ~ ERE'S the point" said Hoff-
meister. Of you send a mes
senger they'll know there's
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23
Chances Too Great.

Benjamin Birdie, the famous jockey,
was taken suddenly i'll and the trainer
advised him to visit u doctor in the
town.
Hell put you right in n jiffy," he
said.
The same evening he found Ben.
jamin lying curled up in the stables,
kicking his legs about In agony.
"Hallo, Benny! Haven't you been
to the doctor?'
"Yes?"
"Well, didn't he do you any goodT'
II didn't go in. When I got to his
house there vas a brass plate on his
doOr-Dr. Kurem. Ten TO one'-and
l wasn't going to monkey with a Ions
shot like that!
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23
WHAT TO SELL TO CHlNAMAN
ceIestials Will Not Buy Some Things
Regarded as Necessities, Says
Commercial Attache.

An American commercial attache In
home that the Asintlc demand for
Western articles is still somewhat
primitive.
For example, the Chinamnn is a
liberal purchaser of American barb
wire. He likes the locks we make.
Files from the United States sell well
and n American firm holds n monop'
oily on scoop shovels. But the rnzors
made here have no attraction, for the
Chinaman Is contentcd with the clum-
sy instrument the local blacksmith
hammers out OF a file. Trying to sell
him doorknobs and electrical bells Is
to waste time and breath. Chinese ag-
riculture gets along with the farm I'M
plements devised centuries ago ana
cannot even understand the mechan-
ism of American farm machinery.
Nails, bolts and nuts have n ready
market. being simple, yet when II
comes to knives, the product of high
skill and workmanship. China Is per
fectly satisfied with the cheap stuff
sent out from Europe.
The commercial invasion Of the far
East can be successful only II the
character of the people of the East Is
given careful consideration, says the
Toledo Blade. The American mer-
chant does not try to sell section hands
fountain pens. The American manu-
acturers will lose money who seek an
outlet in China for articles that n sim
pie people look upon as Injuries or
toys.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23
Appropriation Wanted.

"Gladys Twobble has agreed to cor
respond with three soldiers"
"She's a patriotic girl"
IL don't know about that. She
seems to think Uncle Sam ought to
supply her with her favOrite style of
stationery"
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23
slaner Himself.

you'll find my ancestors name on
the Declaration Of Independence"
"Well, you'l find my name on the
registration lists of 10~17."-Kansas
City journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23

There are numerous cures for rheus
matism, and 1t usually fingers long
enough to give the victim a chance to
try all of them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23

Alfalfa SO. sweet clover $12, rye
$3.50. ]. Mulhall, Sioux City, Iowa.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23

An old bachelor says a woman's
change of mind is an effect without a
cause.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23

All things come to him who waits
bad luck included.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23

When a small boy isn't doing any
thing else he eats something.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23
Still Cheap.

1.-THE price of everything has gone
up"
"No; talk is cheap as ever"
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23

A good memory is less desirable than
the forgetfulness of injuries.