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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02

The Women OF Troop b will
meet at 2 p. m. Thursday, June 7,
in the G. A. r. hall In the armory.
Mothers and friends Of all new re-
cruits invited.
The first actual frolic given by
the Child Study club In honor OF
the nine clubs of the city will be
held in Wright park near the
poplar grove Friday, June 8, from
2 to 4p. m. Miss Charlotte
Dewey and Miss Metzger will lead
the children in kindergarten
games and story telling. Miss
Porter of the library will hold
a story circle consisting OF an
inner circle for children and an
outer circle for mothers. Miss
Weeks and her class OF the Grant
school will demonstrate folk
dancing, songs and games. The
officers council invites everyone
interested in the work to attend.
IL It rains, the frolic will be post
poned two weeks.
Every member Of the Red
Cross is asked to assemble at the
rear of the Stadium high school
Tuesday afternoon, June 8, at .
D. m. to escort the registration
parade into the Stadium. Every
member is asked to wear white
with head dress.
j. p. and Frederick Weyer.
haeuser of Tacoma are stopping
at the Wolcott hotel in New
York, with r. Hefferinger Of Min
neapolis.
Rev. o. ]. OrdaI leaves Sunday
afternoon for st. Paul to attend
the annual Lutheran convention
He will take part in the uniting
of the three large Lutheran
bodies.
After the election Of officers
Monday night, the members OF
tU6 hHlbulS Vi y luldb Will oil
down to a huge banquet.
The members and friends II
the Tacoma Country club will
dance and make merry tonight at
the opening dance of the season.
President and Mrs. Il. H. Todd
will entertain the graduating
class of the College of Puget
Sound at the annual formal re-
ception Tuesday night on the
campus.
Several former students and
friends of the college will act as
patrons and patronesses. Tie
honored guests will be Miss Icel
Marshall, Miss Junia Todd, Miss
Harriet Moe, Miss Erma Olin, Miss
Edith Tenant, Miss Mouan Bige-
law, Miss Marcia Smith, Edward
SchaSer, Charles Miller, Alden
Warman, Miss Laura Gartrell,
Miss Florence SCook. Miss Fran
ces Towne and Miss Ruth Temple.
Marriage licenses were issued
in Tacoma yesterday to William
c. Kruger and Mary e. Kruger,
both of Tacoma; to @. Il. Harri-
man. Vaughn, and Mabel v. Has
kell, Harstine; to J. c. Donald
Chicaum, and Mabel Ballah, Ritz
vile; to Carl ii. Jones and Norma
N. Clowers, both Of Tacoma; e
Edward J. Myrick and Helen l..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02
ANSWERS c eyr7Hi1 GREY

young women-girls of high
standards, bright, good COM
pany, the kind of girls one
would naturally think the
rising young men of today
would seek out. And yet we
are all classed together. We
do not have the opportunity
to meet the same men. l
have neither father nor
brothers. to introduce me. 1
have no home in which to
entertain the young men / do
know. What are we to do
to remedy this condition? 1
have tried to find some way
out but in vain and | am on
the verge of saying yes" to
a young man who has been
more than faithful to me for
three years, a man whom l
know | do not love as | want
to love the man who is to
be my husband.
Is there no way to meet
these men? Not alone with
an idea of marriage, but rath-
err because a normal man or
woman Graves the compan-
ionship of other men and
women?
"ONLY A GIRL"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02
REGIMENT BAND
AT CLUB RALLY

Col. w. NJ. Inglis, George 8.
Long and j. T. Gregory will be
the speakers at the membership
rally at the Commercial club
next Tuesday night. The End
Washington regiment band will
be on hand with some fine music
for the rally.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02
WILL VACCINATE
STUDENTS FREE

Tacoma high school students
who have volunteered to work in
the harvest fields this summer.
will be vaccinated free of charge
by Tacoma physicians, announces
DR.. Charles ID. Hunter. The vac
cination will be only as a matter
of precaution. 1t is not compul-
sorry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02

This Is one OF q series OF
sketches of the men who are
candidates for a seat on the
park board. The election
will be held Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02
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D Address this department:
, Cynthia Grey. care The
, Times. Tacoma.
4 II a private reply Is de-
4 sired. enclose stamped en-
Z velope.
a II you do not want letter
= published, say SO and your
= wishes will be respected.
: Miss Grey may be reached
by telephone. Main IL, or
' may be seen personally at
? The Times office on We'd
D nesdays only. IL q. m. to, :
, p. m.
. 9 o . o o . Q o . o o @ o o
Dear Miss Grey: read
your column with great inter-
est each evening and would
like to add my letter to your
list.
Here is a very simple
recipe for war bread Make
bread as usual only using one
half white flour and one half
sifted bran. (The bran that
does not sift may be used as
bran mash for chickens, rab-
bits or dogs by adding lit
tie water.) This bread tastes
exactly like whole wheat and
is not only economical, but
healthful as we'll.
"WAR BREAD" MAKER.
Dear Miss Grey: After re-
siding in your fair city for
two years, l have come to the
conclusion that 1t is impossi-
BILE for a young man who is a
stranger to get acquainted
with any but the gee whiz"
kind Of girl. "One of the
Weaker Sex" whose letter
appeared in your columns
would not dain to look at a
fellow no matter how respect
able he might appear unless
he is pushed up to her and
the word, This is Mr.. So
and-So" said. What good do
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02

Vivian VESSEL and Leone Nor
gan have returned to the cast of
Love o. Mike" the musical COM
edy at Maxine Elliott's theater,
New York, and have assumed
their roles OF Vivian and Leone,
respectively.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02

Dear Miss Grey: In re-
gard to the letter written by
the one who signs himself r.
e. we would suggest that 1t
is not a wife he needs or
wants, It's a savings bank.
II. AND J,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02

Dear Miss Grey: May I
add just a word in this dis
cussion which has been TAX
ing place through your col
umn? l am employed in an
Office of the best type here in
the city. Not one of the doz-
en- or 15 men are single and
for that reason-by our pres
ent standards-are not eligi-
BILE for the friendship of a
young woman.
/ number among my girl
friends some of the finest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02

TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE 2 FOR
INSULTS. SEE PAGE sFyy.N.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02
JAPS RETRENCH
IN SHIPBUILDING

The mobility Of the Japanese
shipbuilding firms to obtain steel
for the construction of the ships
they planned for the year, is
causing the builders to retrench
in the number Of ships to be built,
announces the japan Advertiser.
The Japanese fear that the U.
8. government will take over the
steel plants, which will take away
the source OF the supply OF steel.
TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE 2 FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02
BOYS ESSAY
WINS PRIZE

This esay, by Roy Aldrich,
1924 South 9th street, was
awarded the second prize Of
$5 In the competition of tho
Tacoma Real Estate associa-
ton for essaps on BUY q
Home-First," by students of
the Lincoln high school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02
Direct Action

Jackson Carlisle found his apartment too cold
for comfort.
Whereupon he got hot and, going downstairs,
shot his landlord in the shoulder.
This happened in Chicago, but the case will be
watched with eager interest by large and stead
lily increasing army of flat-dwellers everywhere.
In the between-seasons the matter of apart
ment house heat has become serious problem.
Radiator rapping has proved futile except as a
method of relieving the feelings of the rapper.
Remonstrances with janitOrs are of little avail
when that individuals mind has turned from fir
ing to fly screens.
Shooting the landlord is an extreme applica-
ton of the direct action theory and, of course,
we are properly shocked.
Just the same we hope the peppery Mr. Car
Isle will be tried before judge who is himself
flat-dweller.
The Germans are bombarding the English water
ing places ahead of time this year. The women ant
children haven't arrived yet-St. Louis Post Dis
match
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02

Dear Miss Grey: I am a
young man of % and have
been around considerably in
my time. | have gone with
girls of many types and dis
positions and am of the same
opinion as this Boy of 49,"
In fact some girls have gone
so far as to invite me to take
them to a show after | had
taken them once or twice al
ready that week.
The young lady Of 10 who
signs her letter "A Girl" and
takes pleasure in spending a
quiet evening at home once
in awhile is the kind l have
been looking for. She GER
tainly has the right idea.
M. G. g.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-02

those words do? They do not
make or mar character. They
cannot change the man or
the girl in any form or de-
scription.
Why not invent some sort
of "high-ball' sign for
these girls to use, Cynthia,
and so we fellows will be able
to spot them? Some kind of
a "ketch-step" or something.
Not exactly that either, be-
cause it would look funny to
see a street full of girls do
ing the "ketch-step."
Can't some reader suggest
a scheme?
NORMAN
The sun., 1917-05-27
ODDITIES OF CITY LIFE ON VIEW HERE

the police would help him. Just then
the telephone bell rang and an ex-
citod WomanS voice at the other end
of the wire said: please hurry up.
Burglars on my roof. | am all alone,
and If they get in they will kill me-"
y squad of detectives were sent on
the double quick to the address ready
for battle with thieves. When the
sleuths made Il search of the roof all
they could find was small stick being
tossed around on the roof by the wind.
Not long after man and woman
entered, both talking SO eXcitedly that
the lieutenant could not ascertain the
trouble.
"Ofiicer, this woman is my wife and
| want little advice. We have been
married ten years. Recently | had to
change my position, so that now ! 20
TO work at in the morning, and she
insists that | cook my own breakfast.
She says It Is tooIearly for her to get
up and refuses to do her part OF the
Job. l told her that If she did not cook
my breakfast I would pack up my
clothes and get out. She said il I left
she would find me and that when she
got through with me my friends
wouldn't know me-"
Tho wife was asked to state her side
of the trouble. 81 have nothing to say.
Let MIR. Mcawber' do the talking"
she replied. with me It Is action and
not words. I am willing to cook his
breakfast, but | cannot cook it on a
shoestring or a lot OF hot air. Let him
come across with some money and I'll
give him a breakfast he could not get
at the Waldorf
The lieutenant after a little good
advice sent tho pair on their way.
And that is the way they come all day
and night n never ending stream of
! people with their troubles.
The sun., 1917-05-27

the bureau from such a heterogeneous
population It is easily understood that
the opportunities for learning about
the woes and misfor,unes OF people
are many 1t was with this thought in
mind that a reporter for THE SCN
passed most of an afternoon recently
in the Third Branch to mako note of a
few cases which are somewha out of
the ordinary.
The first person 20 enter the bureau
was an excited Italian who rushed up
to the desk and told tho lieutenant
that some thief had just taken a small
stove no had bought.
1T leava de stova on de sidawalk in
front of store while I go in to buya
someting. and when ] como out my
stova, he's gone" said the victim. "I
tinka dat crook ees one cheap guy"
The lieutenant sent him on his way,
saying the the police would do their
best TO find his stove. A little while
later the telephone bell rang. A
woman's voice at the other end OF the
wire said somebody had stolen three
apples from the kitchen fire escape of
her apartment and she wanted to
know what could be done about II.
She was told that her losA would have
to be something more than three ap-
pies IL the police took any action. The
next complainant was an excited
young man who said thief had
broken into his room and made Off
with his dress suit.
Not long after man entered and
said he had a favor to ask. "I have
heard that you police do many Won
derful things. and perhaps you can
help me get my wife back home" he
said. 'T believe she has eloped with
another man and that she is some/
where in the city"
! He was told that II he found his wife
The sun., 1917-05-27
are few places in the city
where the student of human
nature can obtain a clearer in

nature can obtain a clearer in
sight into tho humorous, the pathetic
and the tragic side of life than in some
of the branch detective bureaus which
were established in different parts OF
town when Police Commissioner
Woods took office.
The Third Branch. located in East
116th street, includes within its bor-
ders people from nearly all parts of
the world. and for this reason the stu
dent who cares to spend few hours
there any afternoon or evening will
have his time amply rewarded. First
of all this section has some forty thou
sand foreigners OF one nationality.
When the branch was established
three years ago. with acting Captain
William Jones in command, murders
were of almost Weekly occurrence II
had been the rendezvous and hiding
place of many notorious blackhanders
and gunmen, who when they wanted
to settle any of their quarrels ad-
journed to the street and fought 1t out.
With the advent OF Capt Jones and a
squad OF detectives. however. the
criminals packed up and sought other
quarters, 30 that now the many thou
sands of respectable people who reside
In that section are able to live in
peace.
The territory covered by the Third
Branch extends from Fffty-ninth
street south, from Fifth avenue 10 the
East River. and up to 134th street and
the Harlem River. 1t includes the
millionaire colony along Fifth avenue
and east on the side streets. Further
over on the East Side there arc races
from almost every country on the
globe. With complaints pouring into
The sun., 1917-05-27

II IL 1t was there. And you couldn't
fail to miss it IL 1t wasn't. That tooth
was a barometer of his fortunes. II
1t was gone. you knew 1t was in hook
and he was broke. II it was there, you
knew he wasn't down to bed rock any
way and that maybe he was good for
the price of "a drink.
"One night l ran across him when
he had just hooked his tooth for a
quarter. That was all the cash he
had. And l had just 25 cents less,
pointed out to him that we could dine
sumptuously on his quarter, but he
was stony hearted and said ne didn't
see why he should shed his hearts
gold tooth to feed me.
IAN right I said. I'll lodge you
IL you'll feed me-
Lodge mel he said. Have you got
a place to sleep?'
"'Sure!' I declared easily. I've got
a studio
81 did have little hole I'd rented
The sun., 1917-05-27

for which ! never by, any chance paid
the rent. 1t was about as big as this
dressing room end was absolutely
destitute of furniture. The only things
in it were my fathers books. How
ever. didn't explain this to Butler.
So with my promise of a lodging We
started for Thorpe's. a cheap restau-
rant then at Sixth avenue and Thirty
fourth street. We could get coffee
and butter cakes there for 10 cents
apiece.
But on the way We ran across a
newsboy with the Morning Telegraph.
IT was Sunday and about 3 A. NJ. so
the boy asked 10 cents for the paper.
Butler wanted n copy because he
thought he had a piece in il and he
was seized with the authors yearn-
Ing to read his own stun. He ex-
The sun., 1917-05-27

planned this TO the boy and tried "a
beat him down to a nickel. Nothing
doing. So he appealed to me to help.
| told the boy he'd charge Is cents II
he knew the kind OF thing Butler
wrote.
We'll, he would have the paper
even at tho cost OF Il dime. and that
left only 10 cents: not enough to feed
both of us. So he went into the res
tauraut and ordered his coffee and
cakes while | stood outside with my
nose against the glass and watched
him. According to agreement he
drank half the coffee, ate one and a
half butter cakes and went in and
finished them.
Then We started for my studio But
when we got to the house ! found l
didn't have my key TO the outside door
The sun., 1917-05-27
His Best Loved Re.
membranes Are
Of Days Of Cheer.
fulPoverty, When
Life Was Only an
Amusing Game
Not to Be Taken
Seriously

to the cast and the company speedci
me on my way back to New York Will
unfattering demonstrations of ioy
Much I cared! 1t was still huge Joke
to me. But after another period %
bankrupt bohemianism began n
think Of It more seriously. Evidently
/ could make more money painting M
own nose than painting somebody
else's. SO here I am. And now-well
now think the profession OF the actor
is ono of the most beautiful and won.
derful in the world"
"How about your uncle, John Drew"
I asked. Have you memories of him
that yoy would like to dream true'"
MY dncle?"
He thought Q minute. then iaughs
again Nke a mischievous boy.
.I should say I havei Do you ~
member IN Booth Tarkington's Seven.
teen.' where Penrod wears his father
dress suit to the party, and has TO 70
homo and give It up to his indignant
parent7 Almost tho Same thing hap.
pened to me.
Uncle John. you know. has afwap
BEEN regarded a. an uncommonly we'll
dressed man. I had an intense adn,rs.
ton for him. An admiration which eY.
when was going 10 . party I ~
cretiy axrayed myself in some OF h!s
clothes I particularly admired.
Il was 70 beautiful to behold that I
WIS tho sensation OF the evening. Bm
unfortunately had selected q coat
which by some unlucky chance nv un.
Gle wanted to wear himself. OF courm
II he had known I had II on he would
have let me continue to dazzle. BIT
bis valet, who was very much on his
Job, wasn't SO kind hearted.
He found out where the COAT was
and pursued mo TO the party. was
called out and made TO give Il ur
Well. that was a pretty fix for me
See here!' I said to the valet I
can't go back there in my shirt sleeve.
I've got to have a coat. IL You take
this one you'll have to let me hay.
yours
II suppose he thought the honor ..
the family was at stake, so lie took -
his own coat and put !. or.
Naturally the change caused comment
y great deal of comment. So as
sumcd an air Of noble modest trd
explained that poor man had asked
me for my coat and that hadn't tad
the heart To refuse him. don't think
that was SO bad. do yun" That was
while I stlll cnjo! ed tie satisfaction %.
inventing go d lic'
And how about this play" asked
yo,, would ill., =, dro,,, ,,,,I i,a. l.,
is ovorp"
"yos for !, !, ,,,o ta., ,,,i,..- do,
stare ,irc so ,,r :, e. ,L.. -
serious ,,r, 7,a.n I,I
Ceorgo - is +bo ,arr.h, A..
oave ,,o Tho d., hence I o,.o,. ,,.., j.
really s,r,n,s dr,r,,
"W,hon .ro ,,',' ..,,,.t.,.. -, -.
ohout ri,o y,a,. ,,.a .ho . .-,s
DoIl's 1Io,so, 60. 90 ,,t,, ,.a
she showed lo,. rim n, ,,, ..,, -.
me the nart of Doriny pc,I r,o'',
il will s,lrprigo q oo,d oar, ,...o,.
to nnJ tbat his ,,tn,li,. ,,.,,5
Ibsen.
But that WAS ONLY sur..1 rer
formancc. Al Woods gave u.- nv
first real chance with a eerir,. par.
when Kick In was produced 900 o.
three years ago. Everybody tr.cd e.,
Keep MN from H. Ihey SAID l conldn'
do anything hut comedy. He t~joved
| could get away with it, thouC.. are
! snail always be grateful TO him 70.
iettihg me have the chance.
ma a iuhny oNperienC" ~ ''a
pla!' i"ere nTht IN IT, ana 2o''
o"e 100 ~ WAS with the dt.ctu'-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-28
GRAIN And PRODUCE
Cash Wheat Breaks Sharply
When Futures Show Heavy
Price Declines.
ALL CEREAL TRADERS HOLD

Omaha. January 81, 1917.
Following the heavy decline In the fu-
turs market today cash wheat broke sharply
and sold from TO loc under yesterdays
average price
The decline today had demoralixing ef-
feet on the cash grain situation and there
were very few trsders who cared 10 sell
their offerings and as a result large per-
centasc Of the wheat and corn and praeu-
caiiy all the oats samples were held over.
Shc wheat samples OF the better grades
In most instances brought about SC under
the market yesterday, the No. hard sell
ing today at ti.so and the No. hard
going at 31T7h @1.7s. Mixed wheat gener-
ally brought the hard winter price. but du-
rum wheat sold at . discount the No. 3
settling at tl.7s.
consideripg the drop in wheat the corn
market held up very well. but as II was
this market that broke from to sac. the
No Q white and No. yellow selling around
Nk estkc and the mixed selling about
70 under these prices
The sales Of oats were extremely light
At decline Of ING and the only sales re-
ported up to noon were I cars Of No. Q
white. which brought bthc.
Rye sold fairly good at = &c decline and
shers was . pretty good business done In
barley at . 3c Decline the No. 4 grade
selling around Sf.e10i.sS
ciearznces were: wheat and -four equal to
$4,000 bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels; oats.
5000 bushels,
Primsry wheat receipts were sop, 600
bushsls and shipments bss.eeo bushels,
against receipts Of 1,os7,o00 bushels and
shipments Of $4,000 bushels last year.
Primary corn receipts were i.1io,ooo
bushels and shipments s7s.eoo bushels.
against receipts Of i,osS.oeo bushels and
shipments Of $4,000 bushels last year.
Primary oats receipts wero 100000
bushels and shipments $4,000 bushels
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-28

year ago by over 1000 head. The mar
ket during the first half OF the week ad-
vanccd sharply, but eased on near the close
still, after allowing for the weakness, the
market on beef steers Is right close to csc
higher than last weeks close.
Cows and heifers also advanced sharply
during the FIRST half OF the week. easing of
until they were 1901 5c lower than the high
time Of the week, but leaving the market
still little stronger than last weeks close.
Suckers and feeders have been strong
sellers all week and the better grades are
now q little stronger than last weeks close.
On the other hand. the common to inferior
kinds are at least steady.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice year
ling beeves. s10.5e011.5e; good to choice
beeves Sle.261Il.le; fair to good besves.
S6@fo25; common to fair besves. 3soe
as.;S; good to choice hsifsrs, a7.7ses,7s;
good cows. ss.5o@I50; common to fair COWS.
es5o0s5o; prime feeding steers, $4,000
10 90; good to choice feeders, .$s.500s.o0;
fair to good feeders. T.500s.so; common
to fair feeders. ss,so0LSo: good to choice
$50: stock cows. ss.os@7.7s: stock calves,
37.oo0s.0o; veal calves ss.ee611.ee; beef
bulls. stass. ETC.. Tse@sso: bologna bulls,
s6.oo67.0o.
Hogs---A liberal Saturday hog run. which
amounted TO f73 ears or 1880 head.
OIousue tuc WoeH total up 10 luO,lsl neAd.
While liberal, this Is. the smallest run here
since three weeks ago, being 1900 lighter
than last week and 1900 smaller than two
weeks ago, but 5000 heavier than for the
corresponding week last year.
Shipping outlet was broader than yester-
day and orders more urgent. outside buyers
taking at least a fourth Of the offerings.
They took principally the good light and
butcher weights and paid prices that were
at least 6G1oc higher than yesterday.
The early packer offers were generally
steady, and with other markets reporting
a builish trend. seliers priced their holdings
az much a dime higher. the result being
that trade was little draggy at the start.
When movement did start prices showed
the same unevenness that has featured
markets all week. the better Glasses of stun
selling mainly around = nickel higher. while
steady prices bought q good bit Of the IN
derweight and palmer mixed stun at about
steady prices. The packer trade never did
show great deal Of life. though bulk of
the offerings had changed hands by q res-
sonable hour
Representative sales N