The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-12
Owe have had an argu-

land started it. Who's
right? e. f. o.
A.-This is an excellent Oppo
unity for me to get into a niue
rOlonged and most futile arg
rent. But, listen, folks, CynthI
efuses to be brought in tn
riendly little trap.
So long as there are British
orn subjects, and German-bor
objects, there will be two distin,
pinions on this question. PerhaI
hen the great war is long owe
nd humanity looks at the who
'onderful and fearful staying fe,
18th the GOODNESS born OF distanc
statement OF the causes of Oh
ar may be generally accepted {
uthor1tative. Until then part
ms and neutrals must draw the
wn conclusions from what the
'ad, and keep cool.
Dear Miss Grey: Sitting
mere this evening looking at
the glazing headlines has Sc.
me to thinking if wa. comes
what then. I am going to
take up the question of II.
{. OF l.. that is bothering
every one al present and tell
you the way my husband and
self gave it a black eye
We have trie1 it for three
years, the first year we did
not meet with as much sue
cess as the last two years. In
our city are many vacant lots,
and unsightly places. Now
these can all be used to a
good advantage by aneone
who will do what we have
done. Next door to us wero
two vacant lots used as a
dumping ground by every
Tom, Dick, and Harry who
came along, until we took
them in hand. We have con-
verted them into a fine gar
den and their owner at no
cost to himself, has found tie
increase of value consider
able. While for our pains,
this year we took off over
and above our summer Iiy-
ing of vegetables, Is sacks OF
potatoes. 40 heads of cab
bage, &c squash, 8 quarts of
dried sweet corn, IS quarts
OF canned peas, 81 quarts of
canned beans, 21a gallons
of pickles, IL quarts cucum-
Der pickles, a box Of beets,
turnips, and nearly a sack of
carrots, so you see for a small
cost of $3.50 for blowing and
1925 for potato seeds, 81 for
small seed, this was our only
cash outlay. A total of 1915
besides our work, which was
done at odd times.
Now Miss Grey say instead
of bothering about Rebel and
deserted wife or abused hus-
band, we all join hands and
try to help ourselves and in
cidentally our country to
knock the God of war out of
business. Spring is coming
so we can all get empty lots
and places to plant our spuds,
get busy, even if it will help
the other fellow to sell his
lot. What do you care, you
have something for yourself
from it also. Just try getting
an old setting hen or two and
raise a few frys and see the
butcher look cross. don't
say raise them for market but
for yourself. Some will say
it is too much work, but Just
remember there is no room
in the hive for a drone, it is
the hustler that gets to the
top.
My advice is stop knocking
and so to SPADING and | bet
the world will look better to
you and remember the Lord
helps those who help them
selves.
A WORKING MAN AND WIFE
Dear Miss Grey: There ap-
peared in your column some
daNs ago over the sigma
ture of j. II. P. the
statement that Ada Jones had
committed suicide because of
a hopeless infatuation for
Billy Murray, her singing
partner.
Miss Jones through the
Rhodes Victor Talking Ma
chine department, and your
valued publication, wishes to
inform her many friends and
admirers that in the words of
Mark Twain "the reports of
her death have been greatly
exaggerated" She Is very
much alive and in good voice.
Hen latest Victor release
which was out January 28th.
is Victor record Is, 205, Put
On Your Slippers" And on
the other side of the same rec
ord Miss Jones and Mr.. MUIR
ray sing "If 1t Wasn't for
YOU"
We invite ]. II. p. and any
other friends of Miss Jones
to come in and hear this
clever record at any time-no
obligation to buy-we're glad
to entertain.
RHODES BROTHERS,
Victor Talking Machine De-
partment.
Dear Miss Grey: I never
fhon0bt xunuld oyor xurifa