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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-19
BY CYNTHIA GREY.

There's not mother in the land who has not made
Mrs. Paulina HOdzimas her own who has not
asked herself this question: "WOuld give my dear
little baby poison were it deformed helpless, idiot
and sure to die sooner later after untold suf-
fering?"
And thousands of mothers answer "No'' with their
ps-but all of the time their brains and their hearts
say eyes"
With most women it is not question Of "would T.
but one of ''could II"
IT Is A QUESTION OF COURAGE.
Seeing a stricken kitten in the same way, almost
any woman would hurry for the drug to end its mis-
ery-and then fail in strength of will to give it.
Women's is often at variance with her
love and tenderness. Moved by diverse emotions,
she does not act at ALL TO do what Mrs. Hodzima is
doing takes reason and love, working together, and
producing bravery.
Life holds many things much worse than death.
The most terrible of it's is to live without know
ing it. Baby Paul is cursed. He does not know
that he lives except thru pain. Breathing which
means life to other babes means spasms of the most
horrible agony-to this idiot babe. That Is all he
will ever know about living. Few women could see
what Mrs. HOdzma has looked on for 30 months with
out wanting to act as Mrs Hodzima is acting. :
But how many would dare so muchg
It is time for women to become honest about some
of their finest emotions. In case like this, for in
stance it is time for them to distinguish between the
actual love of the suffering child, love so strong
that it would give it rest and peace, and the senti-
mental affection which would permit it to drag out
it's ptiful existence thru months and months Of agony
Put it another way. Let mother ask herself
whether she is seeing the babys suffering only thru
herself thru her suffering, her hysteria her
own conventions. Then she will see herself as the
main sacrifice, and she will endure as long as she
can, and make the babe endure also-and she will
say mo to the question asked above
But does she love the baby for itself? Can she
behold it's agony apart from her own love? Then it
seems to me, she must want it to sleep very softly
even tho the sleep last forever; and she will say
EYES," no matter how she is misunderstood. Surely,
this is the way of the greater sacrifice.
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Cynthia
G re US
Answers

q Dear Miss Grey: After
reading a letter that was pub
lished in your columns the 9TH
or evening and being a signer of
the Hoover pledge, l would like
to say a few words.
l wonder If the person that
wrote that letter has ever read
one OF these cards. Certainly
she hasn't or she wouldn't
write as she did. 1t doesn't
ask the housewife to do such
a thing as she mentioned. I
have sugar on my table, but
take care that there is none
wasted. We also have a meat
less day in the week, but that
isn't enough to hurt any fam
lily. The millionaires are the
ones that started this CAM
paign and I think II Zone Who
Believes in Justice" would do
a little more investigating be-
fore writing as she does she
would find that most of these
people are living up to It.
To be sure, the lodges still
entertain as they did, but you
will find they are doing 1t in
the bounds OF the Hoover
pledge. As for the lunch boxes
to the Soldiers. I gave one and
am sure there was nothing It
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faded cOlors.

Dear Miss Grey: In your
columns the other evening
see you were asked II Los An
geles, California, was a sea-
port town which you said 1t
was, therefore I wish to differ
with you. The water Is not
deep enough there for any sea-
going vessel and therefore It is
not a seaport. The nearest Q
sea-going vessel gets to Los An
geles is San Pedro, CAL, 20
miles from there.
Please publish this for the
information wanted and I am
sure il you look It up you will
find ! am right. A READER.
A.-Thanks for the correction.
Dear Miss Grey: "a Believer
in Justice" who so heartily en-
dorses mot An I. w. W. nor
Pro-German" should certainly
be enlightened on the subject OF
Foon Conservation.
1t would really, be beneficial
to her, IL she would listen to
those seeking Hoover signers
instead of slamming doors in
their faces, which act she at
tributes to most housewives.
think she is letting her imagina-
ton run away with her in this
last statement, for there are
many, many windows showing
the Hoover card, indicating that
the pledge has been signed and
is being lived up to, and that
the housewives are happy to do
their bit" It Is not for anyone
of US to say what the million
aires or Others are doing, but
simply to buckle down and do
our own individual duty.
IL this Believer in Justice"
would take a little more inter-
est in a most vital question, she
would find out the Food Conser-
walton Is not to feed our boys at
Camp Lewis, or any Other army
cantonment but to feed our
allies SO this most awful of all
wars may be won at an earlier
date. And II our boys have
wasted food en- route to camp, 1t
Is. to be deplored, and not cited
as an example to show that
the nation should not conserve
AS she says, There il a rea-
son for all things" and I think
the reasons for the stand she
has taken In this most important
matter, is narrow-mlndednesa,
selfishness and not sufficient en-
lightenment upon the subject.
I HOUSEWIFE
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YES.
NO..

less they wish 1t.
'If they will not consent to re-
sumo the drug treatment, l will
advise the only other thing that
would tend to relieve its suffering
an operation on the strictured
trachea, which is impairing the
child's breathing and causing most
of its suffering. This is a very
dangerous operation.
81 have been amazed at the
finding of the city health author
tiles that the drugs given the
child we're harmless All Of
them contained opiates and 1t Is
a we'll known fact that opium Is
a narcoatic and a dangerous drug.
Dodge Showdown.
1.-THE city authorities, believe,
adopted that means of avoiding a
definite stand on the subject of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. removal of
hopeless sufferers thru the admin
istration of God-given drugs"
The baby has misshapen skull
and structure of the trachea
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IN o.
Say Writers Of Unsigned
Letters, Intimidating
Mother; Also Coroner,
Who Threatens He Will
Prosecute Doctor.
Especial to The Times.)

-
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-SEN-
FENCED TO DEATH-Baby Paul,
age two years and six months!
And Baby Pauls own mother
has to execute the sentence-HAS
TO KILL HER OWN BABY! i
DR.. Harry j. Haiselden is the
Judge" who imposed the sentence
and who insists that Mrs. Paulina
Hodzima STAY her own child.
The doctor says Baby Paul
would grow up a helpless idiot II
allowed to live.
Poverty Everywhere.
So he said Baby Paul shall die
and left the death potion" with
the mother for her to administer
day after day, until life in the
little body Is snuffed out and Its
baby soul has passed on into eter-
nifty.
The baby's death cell''> is q
poorly furnished bedroom In the
Hodzima home, a tenement flat in
the rear Of 71S No. May street.
All around that room, the home
and the district is poverty.
The mother took the poor little
bit of humanity out of its death
crib" and held IL in her arms as
she talked about Baby Paul.
1T Is hard" she whispered, as
II to keep the baby from hearing
1T Is hard to do 1t, but the doctor
says little Paul can't live long any
way, and IL he does he won't have
his right mind when he grows up.
Gives Medicine.
"You see, he can hardly
breathe"
The little ones face grew pur-
pie from a violent fit of coughing.
He squirmed and writhed in agony
Of pain-trying to breathe into his
lungs the air so free and plentiful
to others.
yes, l have given him the medi-
cine DR.. Haiselden left. I give 1t
to him every few hours. It keeps
him from feeling the pain. He
cries all the time. I didn't know
what to do for him until DR.. HAS
CiuOh SohC. lio tOiu iilC tudTC Was
no hope. that baby never could get
well.
"And SO I give him the medi-
cine"
Head Mis-fOrmed.
And tired and weeping mother
softly drew to her breast the tiny
baby, and her tears wet the little
pain-distorted face turned toward
hers.
That was several days ago To-
day the. little two-year-old defec-
tive is suffering without relief at
forded by "God-given drugs" be-
cause his mother has been fright
ened by letters threatening her
life.
MRS. Hodzima's life has been
threatened by a lot of d-n fools
who have added to her mental suf-
fering and her baby's physical
suffering-thru anonymous let
ters," DR.. Harry j. Haiselden said
today.
Temporarily Stopped.
Gas result, the treatment of
the child with opiates has been
abandoned, at least temporarily.
The matter is entirely in the hands
of the baby's parents and the
treatment will not be resumed un-
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N&dWHG-

have seldom seen In them.
'Margie is still there with the
good looks, isn't she, Jim? Do
you know, dear" he said, turning
to me, that you don't look a day
older this minute than you did
the day married you, and you
are even better looking?"
Aren't you well, Dick dear?"
"Why, of course, I'm we'll. Only
a little done up from the trip.
What made you ask"
Because l have learned that
you are much more apt to compli-
ment me when you are i'll than
when you are we'll"
Jim just reared. Nov, will
you be good, old mani I'm NOT
married to you, Margie, SO can
say that you can give any woman
| know cards and spades"
1T is the frock, Jim dear. You
know | always look my best in
this jade green, and any woman
who could not attract attention in
these emeralds would be unfor-
|tunate indeed"
"By jove, they are wonderful
aren't they2" exclaimed Dick az
this was the first time he had seen
me wear them. They make your
eyes look green, Margie."
my eyes are brown, kind sir,
except when you give them q
greenish tinge."
ANY old time" put In Jim
that you should take the trouble
to be jealous of that apology foI
a man, Margie. just remeber thai
| am standing on my tiptoes wait.
ling for YOU"
That's nice thing to say e
q sick mans wife right before
him." said Dick, but could set
that he thoroly enjoyed the tones
of Jim's voice as well as his gay
lbandinage.
at is a shame to waste all tina,
loneliness on just us two old fell
lows" ,tinued Dick. After
eat my dinner I am going right Il
bed. You take Margie to tn,
theater and show her off in Pea
cock Alley and then tomorrow yor
can tell me what sensation sh,
created"
Ito Be Continued.)
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A BECOMING FROCK.

/ couldn't help thinking, little
book, as | curtsied to that girl in
the glass that she was almost q
stranger to me. The girl l had
known during the last two years
had been white and thin and big
eyed and once or twice / had
caught q wrinkle between her
eyes ana ghosts of wrinkles at the
corner of her lips. But this girl,
who WAS smiling at me, was very
different. I don't mind saying to
you, for you will tell no one else,
little book, that she had a youth
full prettiness that had not seen
In years.
As l tossed back her smile l
felt the healthy blood surge thru
al my being. / had a feeling
OF surprise as il came to me that
was happy and, little book,
nodded to that girlish form In the
long glass and whispered, mo one
or nothing shall ever make me
unhappy again.
Thru sorrow unspeakable, thru
physical plain, thru the wreck of
hope and the hurt offmemory, my
girl. you have come to know that
nothing is worth worrying about,
that within yourself is happiness
and unhapppiness and you may
shoose whichever you please"
Not being a woman, little book,
ron will not understand that for
: moment / almost regretted that
! should perhaps never feel the
pain that had been mine. For to
enJoy greatly you must be able to
aGonize.
You look young" / said to the
girl In the glass. "but you are
really very, very old. Only those
Who have been thru it all and
nhod gallons of tears can truth
fulIy say that nothing is worth
one little scalding salt drop to
we'll over the eyelids and probably
drop down your pretty nose"
TTe girl In the glass smiled
back and then I heard Jim come
Int the other room and I opened
fho door and walked In. Jim gave
j Joyous exclamation and even
D1ck's eyes lighted with . look I
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It's the Better WAY, Too

Zone dollar spent in right formation is better
than hundred spent for reformation LATER
That argument, one Of many advanced by the
Congress Of Mothers, has been influential in Gre
ating widespread public sentiment for the best
type of kindergarten training. 1t has resulted in
much successful kindergarten legislation.
But let us not stop with the kindergarten. Let
us continue spending dollars to save hundreds all
during the formative period Of our children's
lives
1t is cheaper to spend dollars on neighborhood
social centers, Fairgrounds, recreation spots,
reading rooms, school gymnasiums and SWIM
ming tanks than hundreds of dollars on reform
schools, reformation FARMS jails, pententiaries
and gallows.
Also it is a much better way!
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contained wasted.
A HOOVER SIGNER.

Dear Miss Grey: Could you
tell me is there any possible
way by which one could tell the
age of a fish?
A READER.
1t has been found that the ago
Of a fish may be read from its
scales. These increase In size by
annual growth, two rings being
formed each year. The otOliths
OF ear stones, which lie In two
sacs on either side of the base of
the cranial cavity, afford another
means of determination.
The same as the scales, the
toliths increase by two rings an
nualIy. Each spring a white ring
is formed, and each autumn a
black one. Thus the number of
either white or black rings in an
tOlith gives the age Of the fish in
years. In the case of flatfish the
latter method has been found
more reliable, whereas in the case
of the cod the scales give better
results. Altho varying much in
size and shape i'm different spe-
cies, the otoliths show a remark
able consistency I'm the same spo-
cies; they are of considerable
value In diagnosis Of n species.
Dear Miss Grey: VIII you
tell me when and where Abra-
ham Lincoln made his last
speech before the public. And
also to settle an argument, how
many letters are there in the
Chinese alphabet.
CURIOUS.
Abraham Lincoln made his last
speech before the public from the
White House at Washington, on
April II, 1865.
There are 214 letters in the
Chinese alphabet.
Dear Miss Grey: Would
you kindly tell me the easiest
and quickest way to clean q
large mirror? What will take
out grease spots from the car
pet3 MYRTLE.
For polishing mirrors, nothing
Is better than salt. When apply.
ing 1t, the glass must be wetted
with clear water, then the salt
rubbed on with damp newspaper.
Tho final rubbing may be done
with q dry newspaper or with q
channels skin.
10 remove grease spots from
rings or carpets use ammonia I'm
warm water. II will also revive
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WHICH makes breathing q constant
effort.
The father is a laboring man,
making SIT a week by working at
nights each week.
The mother is evidently a good
housekeeper and a good mother.
She has another son, a boy of 4,
healthy of body and bright of
mind.
"The boy Paul's head is mall
formed" explains DR.. Haiselden.
AN operation might help his
breathing some, but nothing hui
man beings can do will reshape the
skull. He would always remain a
hopeless idiot.
Coroner Threatens.
The treatment l ordered will
cause death to come within one to
three months. The drugs, them
selves, will not kill him. They in
terefere with digestion, and thus
cause loss of his power to resist
the ravages of his trouble.
IF that baby dies as a re-
suit of the sO-called death
pOtiOns' given 1t by DIR. Halls
eden, he will have to face
the grand jury" asserts
Coroner Hoffman of Cook
county.
NO." says the mother of Paul,
they mustn't do anything to the
good doctor. Why can't they let
us alone? l love Paul more than
most mothers love their babies,
more than my other baby, and
he's well and strong. love him
so much that l can't bear to have
him live In agony and grow up an
idiot"
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WOULD YOU VOTE TO THIS BABY?
Above Mrs Paulina Hodzma of Chicago holding her
baby Paul Watching him his life slowly GIBBS
the painless Haelden-the
who allowing Bon
ger" to die.
Haiseldens drugs the latter will be held for
Haseden insists that society will be the
baby If the child not allowed to live He maintains that baby
Paul, if he will be a helpless idiot
WHAT WOULD YOU
you be % decide whether
the child shall live think
titled in accusing the baby
Vote this ballot, and mail it to
PETER M. HOFFMAN,
Cook County Coroner,
City Hail.
Chicago.
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Must Be Renedied

This town has do something transportation The
Camp Lewis soderand civilians being handled
is downright disgraceful and criminal.
The fault handling people
have gone entirely o sleep.
If disgrace will share the
blame.
Sunday and Saturday loaded trains street
and nrban that disgusting and dangerous 1t took
twice including the waits for given distance
that it safety forgotten
Somebody must take hold Of this situation and force the operation Of
enough machines schedules to handle the people from
their homes from the downtown district and back again.
fine place for the reformation begin in the Tacoma Railway
Power which shedding crocodile for TO- these
months because O the shortage of nickels.
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Are Parents and Doctor Haiselden Right?
ssY ES''

Says Cynthia Gray After Analysing Case That Has
Stirred Discussion Everywhere, Tho She Adds
That With Practically All Women the Question
Would be "Coud n" Rather Than "Would I7''
It Is Matter of Courage
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Dear Miss Grey: Would you
be so kind as to inform me as to
what rank Gen. Pershing now
holds? / claim he is a major
general, and B. claims he was
made full general.
DOUBTFUL
b. II right. He now holds the
rank Of general.
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Hawthorne and Willard p. T. A.
circles are to meet Tuesday after
noon at their respective school
houses.
Mrs. John Erlick, 1924 North
Fife street. will entertain the
Illahee Study club Thursday after
noon. Mrs. w. e. Burkhart will
read a paper on Argentina.
Seventh Ward w. G. T. U. will
meet at the home of Mrs. J. N.
Nichols, 1924 9Th ave. Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Anna r.. Paulson on We'd
nesday night will become the wife
of Albert Wekell, young Tacoma
business man. The wedding is to
be held at the First Swedish
church. Rev. Bloomquist will per-
form the ceremony.
The third Of . series Of dances
to be held this season by the
Waikiki club will be given Friday
evening. Patrons are Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Maloney, Mr.. aDd Mrs.
A. T. Bonner, Mrs. Laird and Mrs.
Flanagan. Those not on the
mailing list may secure invitations
from the secretary, Julia Ray
mond, Main 6688.
Tacoma court No. 2, Tribe of
Ben Hur, will give social on
next Thursday evening at Frater-
nifty hall, 1117h Tacoma ave.,
to which all the members Of the
order, families and friends are in
vited.
Five hundred will be played
during the early part Of the even
ing, followed by dancing. The
committee In charge are o. o. Nc
Lane, William r. Westlake and
]. G.. Horne.
The committee has arranged
this function to entertain all Ben
Hur members who are in the SER
vice located at Camp Lewis or in
Tacoma, and all such members
are specially invited to attend,
and If possible, send their names
and address to the scribe Of the
court, e. L. Hiberly, 504 Provi-
dent bldg, that list may be
made for the occasion.
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Sir Henry Oliver has fund of good Scotch stories
He tells one concerning certain beadle whose duty
to show some visitors the ruin of old alb
bey Somewhere beyond the Tweed" On one occa-
sion lady, at the close of the inspection, merely
thanked the beadle she went out of the gate and
he remarked: "Weel, my Teddy, when We gang hame,
II We fin DOT that he have lost your purse We maun
recollect that We hav'na had it DOT here"
One of the funny things in this war is that Sec
Rotary Tumulty thinks 1t necessarily to publicly deny
that he's in jail for treason.
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John r.. Thompson auxiliary,
U. 8. w. w., will give q card
party Wednesday evening at the
armory. Mesdames Lillian Rob-
ertson and A. Anderson are to be
hostesses.
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Size Reward. sim.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Il at least
one dreaded disease that science has
beeu able 70 cure In all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls catarzh cure
is the oely positive cure now now known
to the medical fraternity. catarrh he
ing a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh is taken internally. acting direct
~ upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up tbs
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing It's work. The proprietors have sc
much faith in its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars 70:
any case that it fails to cure. send for
list OF testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY a CO., Tole-
do. o.
Sold by all Druggists. Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for eOnsti
patton.
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NOTICE.

Each Auxiliary in the Mount
O we District is expected to raise
the amount OF 75c each and send
said amount to the pres. Mis-. Nj
] Blake. at Unity H.. for rep
resen alton fee and delegates eX'
oense to the Safe General Asso-
ciati IN to meet in Carbondale IN
Tuesday before the 4th Lord s
dav in May With Hopewell Bap-
tst church.
D 4ne by order OF the Board.
NJ. Blake.
President
Willie Greer.
Secretary.
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