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Williams news., 1917-11-01
SLATED FOR BRIGADE COMMAND

Brig. Gen. Francis J. Herman, as- sistant chief of staff, was born in Flori- da, October 19, 1859, and appointed to the military academy in 1877. Upon his graduation in 1881 he was made a second lieutenant and assigned to the infantry, in which arm of the service he has served continuously. He served on the general staff from 1905 to 1909 and was assigned to the Army War col lege in 1914.
 General Kernan is one of the ''war generals" recently promoted when con- gress authorized the raising of the Ma tiona1 army and when Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of the general staff, was placed at the head of the military mission sent to Russia, General Ker- nan was brought to Washington and detailed as assistant to the acting chief of staff, Major General Bliss.
 General Herman first commanded recognition when serving as chief of staff under Gen. Arthur Macarthur in
Williams news., 1917-11-01
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
 DOESN'T HURT A BIT! No fooIIshness! Lift your eorns and caIIuses off with finqers-
 lt's like magicI

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or any kind of corn, can harm1essly be lifted right out with the fingers if you apply upon the corn a few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
 For little cost one can get a small bottle of freezone at any drug store which will positively rid one's feet of every corn or callus without pain.
 This simple drug dries the moment 1t Is applied and does not even irri- tate the surrounding skin while ap- plying 1t or afterwards.
 %This announcement will interest many of our readers. If your druggist hasn't any freezone tell him to surely get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug house.-adv.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
ThS Spirit That's Needed.

G. Bernard Shaw, the Irish play wright, said recently in London that nobody but an idiot could imagine that the pacif1sts and socialists would be allowed to have any say in the peace negotiations which will end the world war.
 If Shaw is right" said a labor lead CT, fits bad thing for the world, and so hope he's wrong.
 T hope the peace negotiations will create among the nations the spirit embodied in a saying which an old grandmother used to quote in my child hood, namely
 eff you want a neighbor, be one.' |" Exchange.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
UNCLE SAWS CHIEF MUSICIAN

Lieut.. John Philip Sousa of the Naval Reserve is one of the most ac- tive men in the United States just at present. The government has con- mandeered his ability for building bands and is using it in the creation of military musical organizations which will serve with the American forces. The huge Naval Reserve band at Great Lakes, near Chicago, was organized by Lieutenant Sousa, and the eyes of the accomplished band leader sparkle with delight as he describes this wonderful body of young men who are making music for Uncle Sam. There are 25O members in the band. When they turn out in force, clad in their snow-white uniforms, they are everywhere greeted with rousing applause.
 During a recent tour in Canada at the head of his own band Lieutenant Sousa found that a large proportiGn of his audience consisted of wounded Ga nadian boys who had been sent home n Toronto he played to an entire au- ed two boys, one of whom had lost a left arm, standing side by side during
Williams news., 1917-11-01
FAMED AS SOLDIER TRAINER

Brig. Gen. James Parker, con- mander Southern department, was born in New Jersey February 20, 1854, and appointed to the military academy from that state in 1872. In 1876 he was made a second lieutenant in the Fourth cavalry, and has continued in that arm of the service except during the Spanish-American war, when he served in the infantry, with increased rank.
 General Parker is looked upon as possibly the best trainer of troops in the United States army. During his many years of active service he has probably trained more new men than any other officer in the service, and in a similar capacity he is expected to accomplish great results from the new National army. He is a medal of honor man.
 He has been stationed on the Mexican border for a number of years and until recently served under Gen.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
SEES TASK FOR UNITED STATES

Lands of untold wealth, with more hidden and interesting secrets than the human mind ever dreamed nto fictional existence, remain for the enterprise of the explorer, says Sir Ernest Shackelton, who braved the dangers of the southern pole. In one ,f the most interesting interviews of Ehe entire war period he outlines what things remain to be done after the war, and how far the daring investi- gator of the future may hope to go.
 Sir Ernest is confident that when the war is over the spirit of daring and adventure that has brought men from all lands to seek excitement on the battlefield will lead them to strike for new trails, and to look for new thrills in the field of exploration.
 For the United States, he cut out a program that is vast. Her task, he says, must be the exploration and de- Velopment of Mexico. The man who nearly lost his life in the southern
Williams news., 1917-11-01
A Bio Plumbers Bill.

The party of tourists were watching Professor X as he examined the wrapped body of an ancient Egyptian.
 "Judging from the utensils about him." remarked the professor, "this mummy must have been an Egyptian plumber"
 Wouldn't 1t be interesting" said a romantic young lady eff we could bring him to nfe?"
 Interesting but a bit risky" re- turned Professor K Somebody might have to pay him for his time."-Bos- ton Transcript.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
Catarrh of Stomach

Mrs. Mary Fennell, R. F. D., Pc mona, Missouri, writes:
 q wish to say a few words In the praise of Peruna. I have used 1t with good results for cramps in the stomach. Also found it the very thing for catarrh of the head. My sister was cured of catarrh of stom- ach by the use of Peruna"
 Mrs. B. T. Chomer, 69 East 42nd St., Chicago, Ill.,, says: "ManaIia best laxative on the market for liver and bowels, very good for indigestion and heart burn"
 Those who object to liquid medI- @lne0 can secure Peruna Tablets.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
An Exaqoeration.

Crossing the ocean nowadays Is a serious proposition" said J. P. Mor- gan, who crosses the ocean continu- ally, "but 1t isn't, after all, as ter rible thing as certain congregations would make you believe.
 "'Anything to declareT a customs officer said to a man who had just crossed the ocean.
 "'Yes,' said the man. I declare that Pm one mass of black and blue bruises from jolting and pumping for six days over a regular corduroy road of Ger man mines and submarineS.'
Williams news., 1917-11-01

Tommy and the Medicos. Tommy-Mother, I just saved you a lot of money.
 Ma-How so?
 Tommy-Didn't you say an apple a day keeps the doctors away? Ma--Yes.
 Tommy-Well, I kept about six doc tors away today.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
Danuerous Performance.

DanQeroUs Performances. "Rather a bad automobile accident here."
 ''So 1t is."
 "How did 1t happen?"
 Tn the usual way. A young chap in high-powered roadster was trying to drive with one hand and press his suit with the other"
Williams news., 1917-11-01
Not Her Fault

Mrs. short-How did 1t happen that when we got back from the theater last night I saw you let a policeman out of the basement doorf
 Nora-I don't know, mum, unless the play you wuz to see wuz shorter than they generally be.
Williams news., 1917-11-01

Cohens Are Numerous. New York city has more Cohens than Smiths listed In its city direc- tory.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
Help to Save
 Nations Food Supply

In this time of high cost of living, ev- prsVenf waeta and u5e to a bo fea to one means can be more effective than a vigorous campaign to exterminate rats which destroy over two hundred million dollars worth of foodstuffs annually. Keep garbage in rat-proof cans. stop up their holes, and above all exterminate them with Stearns' Paste. which can be bought for a few cents at any store. A two ounce box will usually rid house barn of every rat. It destroys mice, cockroaches and waterbugs as well. Adv.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
An Emphatic Assurance,

''f you don't marry me-" exclaimed the suitor, 'Tll join the army"
 'Let me tell you something" an- swered the girl. eff you don't join the army you won't even be well enough acquainted with me hereafter to ask me to marry you."
Williams news., 1917-11-01
Cautious.

'Dubwaite Is hard man to please" "So I've heard"
 ''He went into a cabaret the other night and complained about the jazz band"
 Didn't 1t make noise enough to suit him?'
 "No. He said he didn't believe the drummer was eXerting his full strength
Williams news., 1917-11-01
Quite Sufficient.

Quite Sufficient. The Amateur Gardener-What do you consider is best for cabbage worms?
 The Market Gardener- never stud fed their diet closely, but mine seem to thrive on cabbages.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
Where He Put Last EmpIoyer-

Billion (engaging new chauffeur)- And have you any references from your last employer7
 Applicant-No, sir; but I can get some In about a week.
 Billton-Why the deIayf
 Appncant-He's in the hospital. sir.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
CLEARS AWAY PIMPLES
Does Cuticura Characterised by
 Cuticura Soap-TrlaI Free.

On rising and retiring smear the af- fected surfaces gently with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. When the skin is clear keep 1t 90 by using Cuticura for everyday toilet and nursery purposes.
 Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept L, Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Williams news., 1917-11-01

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear white clothes. All good arocers. Adv.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
To Get In StronQ.

To Get In Strong. If you do not feel like fattering e woman you can make a hit by knock ing her lady neighbors.
Williams news., 1917-11-01

of balefelds France
Williams news., 1917-11-01

A woman would sooner do anything than be herself.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
Friendly Advice,

The fellow who tells you how ts run your business never offers t< finance the shop.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
Fastening Ills Departure.

Fastening Ills Departure.
 "Is young Boreson making much progress with Miss Gadder?"
 "Net in the sense of winning her affections"
 "Nn?"
 ''It Is currently reported that when he turns his back to put a new record on the phonograph she moves up the hands on the clock anywhere from if teen minutes to half an hour"
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Williams news., 1917-11-01

Good wine needs no bush; and a good actress needs no press agent
Williams news., 1917-11-01

The best antidote to a woman is a long dose of her.
Williams news., 1917-11-01

Reading, Pa., will feed city garbage to municipal hogs.
Williams news., 1917-11-01
True to Ills Word.

True to Ills Word. "I haven't any case" admitted th1 client, ''but have money" "How much?"
 Sixty thousand dollars" "Phewl You have the best cas@ ever handled" said the lawyer. "TT see that you never go to prison witA that sum-"
 And the client didn't-he went therS broke.
 Some Stingy Man. We know a man so stingy that ha can raise onions in a salve box.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-20
NO DANGER OF
POWER FAMINE

There is no great danger of a
famine of electric current in Ia
coma Immediately.
There is also no possibility that
the city dads will try to buy p. H.
Hebb's million-dollar power site
on White river.
These two facts were brought
out in a statement by Commission
er Gronen Saturday morning.
Even If the light department
signs up all the etra power bust
ness that now seems probable, and
should use its full power plant
capacity to supply those patrons,
we can always buy extra power
from the Stone-Webster people
on our trade contract" explained
Cronen.
But of course we could not
afford to buy it for any length of
time, because we could not pur-
chase current from the private
company and resell it at such a
price that we could compete with
the company's own figures.
THE city should make prepare
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-20
In the Editors Mail

by divulging that the former
Justice Hughes-who either
will or will not be president
elect when this article ap-
pears-invaIiably ate two
lamb chops for luncheon while
he was on the bench!"
Can you beat that for silly
fawning?
Thank God that former Justice
Hughes can eat his durn lamt
chops and comb the grease out OF
his royal mutton chops somewhere
besides the white house these next
four years.
And SO on and 30 on ad naus.
cum.
Spend dime and get Munsey's
and read this flap doodle. And
remember that ten years ago this
sort of bunk was common; that
these high tribunals were as sacred
from constructive criticism as they
are today immune from progress
sive thought, and bless your Prov
idence, which doeth all things
well, that remarks like these we
write will twenty years from now
be as common as the Munsey CHEAP
trucking will be uncommon.
Congressional Record, please
Icopy. X. Y. q.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-20
N;ght-Gown with V-Shaped NecL

back being Tapped in surplice
style. Gathered to the upper part
of the gown is two-piece skirt
with deep hem at the lower edge.
To make the gown in medium
size requires yards 36-inch ma
terial, with yards of wide ribbon.
Z yards of insertion, and 6 yards
of edging.
No word in the lesson on the
cutting of the gown needs greater
emphasis than the Arrangement of
the pattern on the material. To
do this properly means half the
success of the garment First fold
the batiste, lawn or nainsook
whichever is used) in half and
place the back gore directly on
the fold. To the right of this
place the front and back section.
The narrow strip of goods above
these two pieces will be sufficient
for the piecing, which should rest
on the selvage of the goods. The
trimming band and front gore are
laid on the lengthwise fold of
goods.
The embroidery design consists
OF simple little flower forms and
both worked in satin stitch. If
preferred, is neat of outlining the
neck and sleeves with insertion
and lace, the edges may be scallop,
ed, then worked with buttonhole
stitch. Embroidery is far more
lasting than lace trimmings and as
almost every woman embroiders
nowadays, the alternative suggest
ed may find greater favor than the
original design.
Pictorial Review Night-gown No.
1880. Sizes, "a to A inches bust
Price, 90 cents.
Embroidery No. 11742. Rhodes
Brothers and Mccormack Bros.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-20
Broke Into Her
Flat, She Says

Will Menchington, arrested Fri
day night, was bound over to the
superior court Saturday by Police
Judge Graham. Menchington was
arrested on the warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Pearl T. Jensen of the
ALB apartment house, 1905 ~
South X street, charging him with
breaking the lock on the door of
the apartment early Friday morn-
ing and creating a rumpus in the
house,
Mrs. Jensen claims that he
forced his way into her room, and
after few words said that he was
going to choke her. Menching-
ton, in police court Saturday, saie
that he went on an invitation of
Mrs. Jensen and as he approached
the house, saw a man enter her
rooms. When the man did not
come out of the house, he forced
his way in to the Jensen rooms.
He is deaf, so did not hear any
words.
He is being held at the county
jail on a charge of unlawful entry
in a house with intent to commit
murder.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-20
"The present system will
probably be adequate for all
requirements as long as the
government shall last"

That is the earnest hope and in
tention of our national exploiters
1t is the hope of all wise and hon.
est men that the present system
may be speedily changed so that
the people of this nation may en-
act laws for their public good
without having to face the imperi-
al decree of politically determin-
ed, until-death-do-us-part judicial
oligarchy.
Then we are advised that these
justices" wear long black silk
robes, that they require all appear
ing before them to don black, and
that they get real peevish If some
sportive member of the bar dons a
bright tie or fancy vest.
Heavens, and this in a nation OF
freedmen!
Poor, puttering pifflers; perch.
ed like black locusts In their musty
chambers, perpetuating the reign
of the House of Have even unto
the tenth generation.
1.-THE writer cheerfully vio-
Iates the confidence of a gen.
tleman I'm a position to know
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-20

lions for an auxiliary electric sup
ply, to be available within IS
months or two years. Whether
steam unit auxiliary of 5000
kilowats, or another hydro-elec-
trio plant, would be the most feas-
ible, is up to experts to deter
mine"
Gronerl explained his trip with
H. P. Hebb and Arnold Plau of
the Allis-Chalmers Co. to Hebb's
power site.
"Hebb is planning to build his
own power plant and sell it to
Seattle" he explained.
HE will probably buy his ma
chinery from Allis-C Chalmers.
went with Plau to look at the site.
Tacoma hasn't a chance to buy
the site, If it wants to, I don't
believe"
Gronen declared Saturday that
he would probably hire an expert
to gather statistics on auxiliary
plants, and would bring in a per-
sonal report to the council as soon
as the work was done.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-20
Leaves Bad Taste
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Pah!
Ugh!
Bah!
We have a nasty taste in the
mouth, a mean feeling in the stom-
ach and miserable roughness on
the roof of our mental palate.
We have just finished reading
l"Our Highest Court" by Horace
Towner, in the January Munsey.
We have seen before what sub
serviency means; what meek SUBJ
mission to the dictates of the ad
columns means; what editorial
prostitution means; but this arti-
Gle lays it over anything we ever
saw desperate publisher do on a
Podunk weekly, when his ink bill
was past due, and his plate was
held by the express company fol
UNPAID bills.
Let lis give you some choice
excerpts from this fawning, false
and foolish article:
"a court whose DEGREES,
woven like threads of gold
into the priceless and imper-
ishable fabric of our constitu-
tional Jurisprudence, would
bind with cords of love,
liberty and law the members
of our great republic"
We wonder how binding these
golden ties were ON the poor Dan.
bury hatters that were kicked out
of their little homes by mandate
of this wondrous court? Kicked
out because they had dared fight
for a living wage!
ut was largely through the
work of Chief Justice Mar
shall, greatest of the Occu-
pants OF that high office, that
the court grew from its mod
est beginning to its present
trans 9 n dent importance.
Marshall strove always, and
strove wisely, to extend the
power and jurisdiction Of the
supreme court, and the foun-
dation he laid was SO broad
and lasting that after his
death the growth and extern
sion Of the structure contin-
ued without Interruption"
Fine words these, fine words oil
the sort Mark Hanna used to ped.
IDLE when trying to foist the steel
and sugar trust outrages on free
but foolish people.
In short, the writer admits that
the supreme court has become the
Legislative power of the nation, not
judicial, mind you, because Mar
shall was clever enough to outline
program OF arbitrary seizure o.
power that continued to the pres
emit hour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-20
Devil or Satan?
Donegan or Dyer!
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
/ have travelled far. have lived
for many years. ! have attended
many churches of many denomina-
tions In England, in Canada, in
these United States, but not until
now did l know or at least did
surmise from reading THE Times
that Devil and Satan" were
words of different meanings.
Mr.. Donegan seems to think
they are. Well, now let me ask q
question for general all-round en-
lightenment. Where does his
Satanic Majesty dwell?
We have Biographies covering
every foot of the known earth, we
have histories of all nations and
peoples. We have geology going to
the extreme of earth's outer crust
we have the grand and sublime sci
ence of astronomy giving the
movements of all planets, stars
comets, moons, suns and eclipses
and none of these have ever locat-
ed heaven or hell. Jesus taught
The kingdom of heaven is within
you On general principles then
we Judge the kingdom of the devil
is on the inside of human life as
well. In short as many teach to-
day, Heaven and hell are condi-
lions and not localities" Diction-
aries teach me both words refer to
THE principle of evil" Why such
a long TRADE against a man for
not using the word Satan" in
stead of "Devil?"
Just hair-splitting-that is all.
WILLIAM e. BONNEY,
Longbranch, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-20
PETIT HITS
AT CITIZENS
LEAGUE NOTE

Returning the fire of the Citi-
zens' league, which sent a mes
sage to the legislature Friday adj
vocating a defeat of Commissioner
Pettit's proposed statewide mo-
tion picture censorship law, Petit
declared Saturday that the league
was using the personal senti-
ment OF one member for its ex-
cuse.
1T happens that one of the
members of the league owns a
Tacoma moving picture show"
said Petit. "He doesn't want
censorship. That's why the league
does not want censorship of films.
my proposed censorship board
would cost the taxpayers moth
ing, because the film companies
would paw an inspection fee"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-20

i am glad that this gentle
man spoke his mind as he did
in regard to Mr.. Slayden's
position, for l can see where
he, and possibly others, may
have drawn an inference from
the editorial in question
which il was not intended to
give.
My point was simply that,
inasmuch as Messrs. O'Far-
rell and Beliingham have en-
tered into a working agree
ment and thus constitute the
ruling majority of the board
of county commissioners, the
responsibility for acquiring
the 7O,OOO-acre army tract,
along with other county af-
fairs, now rests on their
shoulders and ON those of j.
II. s. Lyle, special counsel
for the county, to whom the
legal work has been delegated.
In saying this 1 made no
reference to Mr.. Slayden, the
third member of the board,
and meant no reflection of
any sort on him.
1 am fully aware of his good
work in helping put the bond
issue through and of his 9TH
err services to the county.
At present, however, he
appears to be the minority
member of the board, and as
such will be helpless to I'M
pede, and unnecessary as an
aid, i'm advancing the project.
This, of course, is no fault
of Mr.. Slayden's, but simply
an example of how one phase
of our county governmental
scheme works out.
l presume that i'm the flu
ture steps to be taken in ac-
quiring the army post site
that he will stand, as before,
for the best interests of the
county. Still, as l tried to
make clear in my editorial,
IL Messrs. Bellingham and
O'Farrell continue to work
as unit, the full responsible
ity for the project will be up
to them.
As to Mr.. Lyle's work in
the Roy tax cases, I think you
do him an injustice, but will
leave any argument as to
that to be settled between
you and him.-Editor.